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[ad_1] From State v. Zapata, decided May 12, by Wisconsin Court of Appeals Judge Sara Geenen, joined by Chief Judge Joseph Donald and Judge Pedro Colón (for more on the specific whistleblower argument, see this Courthouse News Service article [Destiny DeVooght]): [T]he State charged {the Deputy Director of the City of Milwaukee Election Commission, Kimberly D. Zapata} with misconduct in public office (acting in excess of lawful authority) and three counts of making a false statement to obtain an absentee ballot…. [T]hrough the “MyVote website,” [Zapata] “fabricated three individuals who did not exist, … used those fabricated names to have…

[ad_1] Ramzy Baroud on Danny Danon and the mountain of evidence that cannot be shouted away about Israel’s systemic use of sexual violence and other abuses against Palestinians. Danny Danon, Israel’s U.N. ambassador, addressing the Security Council last month. (UN Photo/Manuel Elías) By Ramzy BaroudZ Network Whether Israelis will ever comprehend the irreparable damage inflicted upon their country’s reputation by their U.N. ambassador, Danny Danon, is a moot point. The damage Israel has done to itself through its barbaric practices in occupied Palestine is simply impossible to overcome. Danon, however, utilizes a peculiar approach to defending Israel within international institutions: he…

[ad_1] Apologies if you’ve been seeing weird keyword links popping up in random places on the page recently – turns out Google just decided to do that themselves. It’s now turned off, so hopefully you won’t see them again. But here’s some links you’ll probably enjoy: Neanderthals and modern humans may have shared culture 59,000 years ago in Turkey, study finds. Tikabook Peak, legendary Area 51 viewing location, closed by the US government. So much for disclosure… Archaeologists race to document Egypt’s disappearing ancient desert petroglyphs. Superintelligent AI in space could explain the Fermi Paradox. Something is very wrong with…

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[ad_1] Paul Rogers OpenDemocracy.net )  The US/Iran Memorandum of Understanding remains just about intact despite several exchanges of fire. Oman’s recent decision to release $6bn in frozen Iranian assets has helped to ease tensions, but it is also a reminder that the Strait of Hormuz issue is only one of the problems ahead. Another is the vexed issue of the proxy wars, with the Israeli/Hezbollah conflict being the most difficult. The on-off discussions between Israel and the Lebanese government might imply that this conflict is also subject to talks, but this is simply not so. Beirut does not control Hezbollah,…

[ad_1] Photo by Sunguk Kim Humanitarian education refers to educational initiatives developed or supported by humanitarian organizations to reduce suffering, protect vulnerable populations, and help communities recover from conflict and disaster. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees defines humanitarian education as an initiative that “is implemented in a humanitarian context and is inclusive of refugee and other marginalized learners.” With wars and conflicts becoming increasingly common in the 21st century, education has taken on greater significance. According to a 2025 United Nations article, of the 234 million school-age children affected by conflict worldwide, 85 million are completely out of…

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[ad_1] Juan Cole Statement by US Scholars Speak: Amid pivotal elections underway, a growing coalition of historians are demanding accountability for war crimes in Gaza and election interference at the oldest historical association in the United States. Preface The American Historical Association (AHA) was founded in 1884, a time of continuing dispossession, displacement, and assault on Indigenous peoples; systematic discrimination and violence targeting Black, immigrant, and other marginalized communities; and when women were denied the right to vote. The early AHA was often complicit in such exclusionary practices, with non-US and non-European histories relegated to the association’s sidelines. Thanks to the…