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American Airstrikes Rally Iraqis Against U.S.
Iraqi leaders say the United States violated Iraqi sovereignty with attacks that killed 24 people in retaliation for the death of an American contractor.
Photo shooting with love.. grandmother – nadiaharhash
When it comes to grandmother… not even pictures can tell the story of love and gratitude I feel… yet … even next to a Lamborghini with a matching scarf and a copy of Mariam can eradicate the pain and sorrow behind her fatigue tired life that shows undoubtedly in her eyes.
— Read on nadiaharhash.com/2019/12/30/photo-shooting-with-love-grandmother/
Top EU lawmaker raises prospect of easy Scottish return to EU

An independent Scotland could return to the European Union after Brexit, says David McAllister. The German chair of the EU parliament’s foreign affairs committee has hinted he’s ready to assist.
India’s founding values are threatened by sinister new forms of oppression | Madhav Khosla

By employing drones and facial recognition against the opposition, Narendra Modi seems heedless of civil liberties and justice
The anger is extraordinary for its depth and ferocity. In protests that have spread across the world’s largest democracy, Indians of all stripes have taken to the streets. Two weeks ago, the government amended the citizenship law to speed up applications for refugees from surrounding countries who are Hindu, Christian, Parsi, Jain or Buddhist – but not Muslim. The law coincides with an attempt to create a new list of India’s citizens, a task whose precise mechanism has evolved in recent days. Regardless of the details, it will be a Kafkaesque exercise during which poor people with few official documents will have to prove their citizenship. If they happen to be Muslim, the citizenship law means the consequences they face will be different. Detention centres mushrooming across India reveal what those might be.
The pan-Indian nature of the outcry is striking. India has long been home to disobedience, but the scale and reach of the present discontent is rare. Though the protests have been painted as a conspiracy limited to Muslim and elite forces, elements that have come together to suppress the real India, there seems to be genuine and diverse opposition to the plainly exclusionary citizenship law. As the drama and horror have unfolded, both the protesters and the state have acted in familiar ways. We have seen student agitations, silent marches, legal orders, police brutality and recriminations. Yet there is something special about this episode, something new on each side.
Government exposes addresses of new year honours recipients
Thank Tory non-competent leadership-management

Cabinet Office apologises after details of more than 1,000 people posted online in error
More than 1,000 celebrities, government employees and politicians who received honours in the new year list have had their home and work addresses posted on a government website, the Guardian can reveal.
The accidental disclosure of a tranche of personal details of those being celebrated for their service to British society is likely to be considered a major security breach, particularly as senior police and Ministry of Defence staff were among those whose details were made public.
Flu activity high, at least 2,100 deaths this season
Spotify suspends political adverts to fight fake news
Music streaming service Spotify joined Twitter in suspending political advertising on its platform and podcasts in 2020. Fake news is increasingly a problem with fears of foreign manipulation of the US election in 2020.
Open Thread | Some Folks Are About Business | 3CHICSPOLITICO
There are some elected officials who spend their time running towards the cameras, and seeing how they can boost their social media profiles. And, then, there are those who came to work and better …
Source: Open Thread | Some Folks Are About Business | 3CHICSPOLITICO
We Might Not Be Planting the Right Kinds of Forests | WIRED
As the world scrambles to combat deforestation, experts warn our efforts could have far fewer benefits than we think.
Source: We Might Not Be Planting the Right Kinds of Forests | WIRED
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