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Rights, Not Pawns: Libertarian Critique of War Power in Gaza Crisis 🕊️⚖️

Rights, Not Pawns: Libertarian Critique of War Power in Gaza Crisis 🕊️⚖️

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Jerome 17 August 2025
Thousands of Israelis walked off the job in a nationwide strike to demand an immediate end to the Gaza campaign and a direct effort to secure the release of hostages. Cafés and shops closed,
Fragile ceasefire offers Ukraine a brief respite as West weighs guarantees and potential land concessions 🕊️⚖️🌍

Fragile ceasefire offers Ukraine a brief respite as West weighs guarantees and potential land concessions 🕊️⚖️🌍

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Elvira 17 August 2025
The theatre of diplomacy rehearses the old tragedy anew: a ceasefire offered as a fragile intermission, a pause that might grant Ukrainians a brief respite yet promises no guaranty against the
Washington Ukraine Talks Deemed PR Photo-Op by Critics, Aims to Preserve Sanctions and the Status Quo 🗽🎭🕊️

Washington Ukraine Talks Deemed PR Photo-Op by Critics, Aims to Preserve Sanctions and the Status Quo 🗽🎭🕊️

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Ronny 17 August 2025
European leaders including German Chancellor Merz will join Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in Washington for talks with President Trump after Trump’s Alaska meeting with Putin. Also in the mix are
Partisan Redistricting Tests Liberty and the Rule of Law 🗳️⚖️🌐

Partisan Redistricting Tests Liberty and the Rule of Law 🗳️⚖️🌐

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Friedrich 17 August 2025
Texas’s party plans to redraw voting districts in Texas to tilt the result toward a Trump-favored slate sparked a wave of protest across the country, with demonstrations in dozens of states and
Serbia’s protests demand transitional government and workers’ democracy ✊🏽🪧🤝🇷🇸

Serbia’s protests demand transitional government and workers’ democracy ✊🏽🪧🤝🇷🇸

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Kim 17 August 2025
Across Serbia, people have kept the pressure on, nine months after a catastrophe at the Novi Sad station exposed the fragility and arrogance of the ruling regime. In Belgrade, Novi Sad, Valjevo and
DC deploys National Guard; safety drive clashes with fears of militarized streets and lost driving freedom 🚔🛣️✊

DC deploys National Guard; safety drive clashes with fears of militarized streets and lost driving freedom 🚔🛣️✊

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Leo 17 August 2025
They’re rolling hundreds of National Guard into Washington in a move billed as protecting federal property and keeping officers safe, with various states sending forces as a show of public-safety
Libertarian Response to Crisis: End Forced Relocation, Protect Rights, Rely on Private Relief 🗽⚖️🤝

Libertarian Response to Crisis: End Forced Relocation, Protect Rights, Rely on Private Relief 🗽⚖️🤝

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Jerome 17 August 2025
The core error on display is the same old disease: the state believes it can orchestrate life, objective outcomes, and even survival by force and centralized planning. Hayek would remind us that
West Pushes Frozen Fronts and a Moscow Deal, Ukraine’s Sovereignty at Risk 🇺🇦🧊🤝

West Pushes Frozen Fronts and a Moscow Deal, Ukraine’s Sovereignty at Risk 🇺🇦🧊🤝

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Ronny 17 August 2025
Ukraine’s diplomacy is moving fast: European partners want to map Zelensky’s Washington trip, and there’s talk of reopening Russia’s demand for territorial concessions. After meeting Putin,
Nation at a Crossroads: Economic Strain, Indigenous Sovereignty, and a Climate-Justice Reckoning 🌍💧🕊️🌱

Nation at a Crossroads: Economic Strain, Indigenous Sovereignty, and a Climate-Justice Reckoning 🌍💧🕊️🌱

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Luisa 17 August 2025
A country stands at a crossroads, a people breathing through a storm of prices, shortages, and urgent choices. A leader who once gave a voice to the Indigenous majority faces legal shadows, while his
Air Canada strike highlights why government-forced settlements undermine market signals ⚖️💡🧭

Air Canada strike highlights why government-forced settlements undermine market signals ⚖️💡🧭

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Friedrich 17 August 2025
Hundreds of Air Canada flight attendants are on strike, and the government has stepped in to urge an end to the disruption through arbitration. Labour officials directed the country’s industrial
West lukewarm; Moscow touts talks on multipolar order—no binding deal 🕊️🌐🤝

West lukewarm; Moscow touts talks on multipolar order—no binding deal 🕊️🌐🤝

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Alexander 16 August 2025
Western reactions to the Alaska conclave were lukewarm at best in the West, while Moscow clutched its pearls of triumph. Putin was celebrated, even by Trump, who hailed the meeting as a perfect ten.
Record Iberian wildfires and heat; calls for private cars to lead emergency relief 🔥🚗🧭🚨

Record Iberian wildfires and heat; calls for private cars to lead emergency relief 🔥🚗🧭🚨

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Leo 16 August 2025
Record heat and wildfires are sweeping across Portugal and Spain, with the countries calling on EU help to fight the blazes. Swedish air-tankers are arriving to bolster firefighting efforts,
Putin Wins the Peace Show as Ceasefire Fails and Ukraine Faces Fresh Pressure 🤝💥🗺️

Putin Wins the Peace Show as Ceasefire Fails and Ukraine Faces Fresh Pressure 🤝💥🗺️

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Ronny 16 August 2025
The meeting in Alaska was mocked by low expectations and stayed there: no real outcomes. Kyiv voices said Trump looked weak and Putin talked him into submission, boosting Putin’s ego. A ceasefire
Alaska Talks Fall Short; Embrace Earth-First Peace, Reparations, Indigenous Rights 🌍🤝🕊️🌱

Alaska Talks Fall Short; Embrace Earth-First Peace, Reparations, Indigenous Rights 🌍🤝🕊️🌱

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Luisa 16 August 2025
Gentle readers awaken to how the world speaks when rulers gather and the cameras glow. Across democracies where press freedom lives, the Alaska encounter was read as a mix of spectacle and
External guarantees won’t end the war; peace requires verifiable, time-bound institutions 🕊️⚖️🏛️

External guarantees won’t end the war; peace requires verifiable, time-bound institutions 🕊️⚖️🏛️

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Friedrich 16 August 2025
The gathering of leaders turned on a familiar hinge: promises and counter-promises, guarded by the stubborn insistence that great power security is something that can be etched in a single document
Air Canada cabin crew strike exposes capitalism’s wage squeeze ✊✈️💥

Air Canada cabin crew strike exposes capitalism’s wage squeeze ✊✈️💥

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Kim 16 August 2025
Air Canada halted its operations as more than ten thousand flight attendants walked off the job, grounding the carrier during the peak travel season and leaving travelers stranded around the world.
Hundreds dead as climate-linked floods devastate Pakistan and Kashmir; rescue and relief under way 🌧️🏔️🆘

Hundreds dead as climate-linked floods devastate Pakistan and Kashmir; rescue and relief under way 🌧️🏔️🆘

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Alexander 16 August 2025
Catastrophic flash floods have ripped through the region, leaving more than 300 people confirmed dead and warnings that more heavy rain could follow. In Pakistan’s northwest, rescuers by torchlight
Alaska Summit Signals Push for Broader Security Pacts and Possible Putin‑Involved Trilateral as Europe Seeks Ukraine Guarantees; Libertarians Warn Against Coercive State Power 🕊️🤝⚖️

Alaska Summit Signals Push for Broader Security Pacts and Possible Putin‑Involved Trilateral as Europe Seeks Ukraine Guarantees; Libertarians Warn Against Coercive State Power 🕊️🤝⚖️

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Jerome 16 August 2025
Trump and Putin met in Alaska, and Zelensky heads to Washington to press for talks that could broaden into a trilateral format with Putin, while Europe seeks a say on security guarantees for Ukraine.
Putin Draws Trump In, Washington Falters, Western Order Frays 🌐⚖️⏳

Putin Draws Trump In, Washington Falters, Western Order Frays 🌐⚖️⏳

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Elvira 16 August 2025
Under the cold glare of a frozen theatre, the Alaska encounter unfolds not as triumph but as a fracture in the optic of power. The veteran observer—a silhouette against the map-drawn
Alaska Talks Prove a Circus; War Drags On as Drones and Profits Drive It 🎭🛰️💰

Alaska Talks Prove a Circus; War Drags On as Drones and Profits Drive It 🎭🛰️💰

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Ronny 16 August 2025
Russia pressed Ukraine with drones and one ballistic missile overnight, hitting front‑line areas in Sumy, Donetsk, Chernihiv and Dnipropetrovsk. Ukraine says 85 Russian combat drones were used and
Soft Accord Keeps MPD Under Local Chief With Light Federal Authorization, Framing Safety as Green, Restorative Justice 🏛️🤝🌿⚖️

Soft Accord Keeps MPD Under Local Chief With Light Federal Authorization, Framing Safety as Green, Restorative Justice 🏛️🤝🌿⚖️

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Luisa 16 August 2025
A soft accord has formed in the capital, where the breath of governance settles onto the streets that cradle the MPD. The path is no longer a burning torch of confrontation, but a quiet seam:
Spectacle Over Substance: Summit Delivers No Durable Peace 🤝🚫🕊️

Spectacle Over Substance: Summit Delivers No Durable Peace 🤝🚫🕊️

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Friedrich 16 August 2025
What unfolded in Alaska was a display rather than a foundation. A summit between the American president and the Russian leader resembled a production in which the camera lens, not the compass of
Anchorage Summit: Momentum, Not a Binding Ukraine Pact Yet 🤝⏳⚖️

Anchorage Summit: Momentum, Not a Binding Ukraine Pact Yet 🤝⏳⚖️

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Alexander 16 August 2025
The Alaska summit unfolded as a grand, gilded theatre of diplomacy: two leaders spoke at length, claimed progress, and left without binding agreements or concrete terms on ending the Ukraine crisis.
Anchorage Talks Exclude Kyiv as Leaders Push for Ceasefire, Fear of Backroom Deals 🚗🗺️🕊️🌍

Anchorage Talks Exclude Kyiv as Leaders Push for Ceasefire, Fear of Backroom Deals 🚗🗺️🕊️🌍

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Leo 15 August 2025
Two world leaders met in Anchorage to talk about the war in Ukraine, but Ukraine’s representatives were notably absent. They began with a grand red-carpet moment and a surprise ride in a limousine
Fatal crash at unguarded crossing spurs libertarian call for privatized rail safety ⚠️🚆🔒

Fatal crash at unguarded crossing spurs libertarian call for privatized rail safety ⚠️🚆🔒

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Jerome 15 August 2025
A fatal crash at an unguarded railway crossing near the Danish-German border shows once again the fragility of state-dominated infrastructure and the human cost of coercive safety regimes. A
Arctic Summit Tests Western Unity as Putin’s Patient Diplomacy Meets Trump’s Urgency; Ukraine’s Fate Hangs in the Balance 🧭🤝⏳🇺🇦

Arctic Summit Tests Western Unity as Putin’s Patient Diplomacy Meets Trump’s Urgency; Ukraine’s Fate Hangs in the Balance 🧭🤝⏳🇺🇦

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Elvira 15 August 2025
In the cold calculus of iron and ice, the hour arrives at a northern edge where memory itself feels compelled to stand still. At Elmendorf-Richardson, on the U.S. soil that has learned to translate
DC AG Sues to Block Federal Takeover of MPD, Defends Local Control 🏛️⚖️

DC AG Sues to Block Federal Takeover of MPD, Defends Local Control 🏛️⚖️

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Ronny 15 August 2025
Summary: DC’s attorney general filed suit to block the federal government from taking over the Metropolitan Police Department and to keep local control intact, arguing the president overstepped his
Seaside city roiled as mayor switches camps amid coercion claims and probes; calls for transparent justice and ecological healing 🌊🏛️⚖️🌿

Seaside city roiled as mayor switches camps amid coercion claims and probes; calls for transparent justice and ecological healing 🌊🏛️⚖️🌿

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Luisa 15 August 2025
A gentle current carries the news: a mayor shifts from one political cradle to another amid murmurs of coercion, while a cloud of investigations and arrests of several mayors gathers like storm birds
Alaska Bargain Threatens Endgame Peace in Putin–Biden Talks: Resource Access, Sanctions Relief on the Table 🤝💰⚖️

Alaska Bargain Threatens Endgame Peace in Putin–Biden Talks: Resource Access, Sanctions Relief on the Table 🤝💰⚖️

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Friedrich 15 August 2025
A summit between the American president and Vladimir Putin is described as a listening session aimed at discerning how the war in Ukraine might end, with talk of a broader, potentially consequential
Lebanon’s Disarmament Dilemma: Hezbollah Keeps Sway as Army Takes Control of Weapons 🛡️🏛️🇱🇧

Lebanon’s Disarmament Dilemma: Hezbollah Keeps Sway as Army Takes Control of Weapons 🛡️🏛️🇱🇧

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Alexander 15 August 2025
A grand drama unfolds in Lebanon, with Hezbollah’s leadership, under Naim Qassem, warning that disarming the pro-Iranian militia could ignite civil strife, accusing Beirut of playing the pawn for

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