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Axios: Iran’s distrust clouds path the peace

Posted on March 25, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

 Iran’s distrust clouds path to peace   Photo illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios. Photos: Majid Saeedi and Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images Iranian officials have told the countries trying to mediate peace talks with the U.S. that they have been tricked twice by … Continue reading →

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Axios: Mystery trading patterns follow Trump. Personal comment: Let’s hope a band of people are now selected with the task of insider trading … highly illegal

Posted on March 25, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Mystery trading patterns follow Trump   Data: Yahoo Finance. Chart: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals An epidemic of suspicious trading has emerged around President Trump’s most consequential decisions, Axios’ Zachary Basu reports.  On Monday, $580 million in oil futures flooded the market roughly 16 minutes before … Continue reading →

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The Conversation: Adi Imsirovic Lecturer in Energy Systems, University of Oxford. “On March 19, Ras Laffan, the largest liquified natural gas (LNG) terminal in the world, supplying one-fifth of the world’s super-chilled fuel, was hit by Iranian missiles and drones. The Qatari terminal suffered substantial damage in the strikes – fires were raging across the gas-to-liquids facility within the complex, which covers 295 square kilometres – the size of a large city.”

Posted on March 24, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Academic rigour, journalistic flair Arts + CultureBusiness + EconomyEducationEnvironmentHealthPolitics + SocietyScience + TechWorldPodcastsInsights Author Disclosure statement Adi Imsirovic does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their … Continue reading →

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AL JAZEERA: 8th August 2025 Trump and the global rise of fascist anti-psychiatry

Posted on March 22, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Navigation menu BREAKING OPINION OPINION, Opinion|Mental Health Trump and the global rise of fascist anti-psychiatry Trump’s new executive order uses psychiatry to dismantle social care, expand policing and imprisonment, and exploit public disillusionment. We have seen this before, and we … Continue reading →

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Berrett Koehler Staff: 31/07/25 Roy Cohn, what did he teach President Trump? Are we talking about the Dark Triad?

Posted on March 22, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

The Six Dark Lessons Roy Cohn Taught Trump (That He Still Uses Today) Berrett-Koehler Staff Roy Cohn taught Donald Trump the six rules of managing and dominating situations and people. These are those rules and you can see them being utilized … Continue reading →

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Axios: Iran’s economic shock pile

Posted on March 21, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Iran’s economic shock pile   Illustration: Lazaro Gamio/Axios   The Iran war’s economic consequences risk outlasting the war, Axios’ Courtenay Brown reports. Why it matters: Any swift ceasefire or arrangement allowing safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz won’t undo supply shocks that … Continue reading →

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Be Aware, it may happen in Russia but soon could happen in other countries. He denounced Putin & ended up in a psychiatric facility. Source: Independent UK

Posted on March 19, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Russian blogger who unexpectedly denounced Putin ‘has been put in psychiatric facility’ Ilya Remeslo made a career denouncing Putin’s critics until he became one himself Lucy Papachristou Thursday 19 March 2026 13:44 GMT Bookmark popover Removed from bookmarks Close popover … Continue reading →

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Gov.UK: What can Ireland learn? Yes Children need to get swifter justice…new courts need to be provided nationally. TULSA needs a root and branch investigation to immediate action urgently

Posted on March 18, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Children to get swifter justice as new family court approach expands nationally The newly named Child Focused Courts will be rolled out across England and Wales, following a particularly successful pilot which saw cases in the family court resolved seven … Continue reading →

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The Conversation: No US president in living memory has gone to war with less public support than Donald Trump has for the war in Iran. Even Barack Obama’s much-maligned Libyan intervention began with 60% of Americans in support in 2011. There is no poll that shows a majority of Americans supporting the Iran war, and multiple polls showing clear majorities against it. And wars usually lose public support as they go on.

Posted on March 17, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Academic rigour, journalistic flair Arts + CultureBusiness + EconomyEducationEnvironmentHealthPolitics + SocietyScience + TechWorldPodcastsInsights Author Disclosure statement David Smith does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their … Continue reading →

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Gov.UK: Ireland what can we learn? … Major funding boost to divert women from a life of crime

Posted on March 17, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Press release Major funding boost to divert women from a life of crime Thousands more vulnerable women trapped in a revolving door of crime will receive drug, employment and housing support as part of £31.6 million funding boost. From:Ministry of … Continue reading →

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