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US Refugee Policy … for White South Africans

John Broich The Conversation
The Afrikaner program treats whiteness as a refugee status and frames a former colonial ruling class as victims. It sits alongside a deportation campaign targeting people the president says are “poisoning the blood of our country.”

This Is No TACO: This Is Complete US Strategic Failure

Phillips P. OBrien Phillips’s Newsletter
Iran has basically proposed a detailed plan for its victory and Trump has accepted it as the basis of negotiations. And in the end, the people who will really suffer are those Iranians who want a different, better future.

“Give Me the Names of All Your Jews”

Daniel Spector Thoughts-letter Substack
Is this a prelude to asking for the names of all Black people on campus who could have experienced or witnessed racism in the workplace? Or all women, queers, or trans people? Probably not – that would be woke DEI and critical race theory stuff.

Is There a Way Out From Trump’s Iran Ultimatum?

Arron Reza Merat Convergence
Panicked, Donald Trump has threatened to destroy Iran’s energy infrastructure by 8 p.m. today unless concessions are made. But Iran’s position is stronger than the president is willing to admit.

Palestine 36 Reclaims a Buried Anti-Colonial Revolt

Interview with Annemarie Jacir by Ed Rampell Convergence
Annemarie Jacir’s Palestine 36 resurrects the mass anti‑colonial revolt that Britain crushed with overwhelming force — and shows how its legacy still shapes the present.