Ben Schiff
@bschiff.bsky.social
Retired professor of international politics and law, Oberlin College. Wrote books on IAEA, UNRWA, Afrikaners after Apartheid (with June Goodwin), and the International Criminal Court. Garage woodworker.
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Israeli occupation forces abducted Sheikh Dawood Abu Seir after raiding his home in Nablus city in the occupied West Bank.
February 16, 2026 at 6:07 AM
Israeli occupation forces abducted Sheikh Dawood Abu Seir after raiding his home in Nablus city in the occupied West Bank.
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NEW: The FBI interview implicating Trump for raping and assaulting a 14 year old took place one day before Epstein was found dead in his jail cell, and emails about the credible accusation came around the time Blanche visited Ghislaine Maxwell in pirson. substack.com/home/post/p-...
FBI Interviewed Trump Accuser, Epstein Files Show
Trump was credibly accused of sexual assault in the Epstein files. It's unclear what became of the DOJ's investigation.
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February 15, 2026 at 8:50 PM
NEW: The FBI interview implicating Trump for raping and assaulting a 14 year old took place one day before Epstein was found dead in his jail cell, and emails about the credible accusation came around the time Blanche visited Ghislaine Maxwell in pirson. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Abolish for-profit prisons
February 16, 2026 at 6:10 AM
Abolish for-profit prisons
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Israeli occupation forces abducted several Palestinians during a raid on the town of Kafr Aqab, north of occupied Jerusalem.
February 16, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Israeli occupation forces abducted several Palestinians during a raid on the town of Kafr Aqab, north of occupied Jerusalem.
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Israeli artillery fire struck Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip throughout the night.
February 16, 2026 at 5:52 AM
Israeli artillery fire struck Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip throughout the night.
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Israeli tanks fired toward the eastern areas of Al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip throughout the night.
February 16, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Israeli tanks fired toward the eastern areas of Al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip throughout the night.
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Israel’s move to register land ‘systematises dispossession’ of Palestinians https://aje.news/xcymbw
February 16, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Israel’s move to register land ‘systematises dispossession’ of Palestinians https://aje.news/xcymbw
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Approximately 20,000 Palestinians require urgent medical evacuation from Gaza.
February 16, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Approximately 20,000 Palestinians require urgent medical evacuation from Gaza.
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Democrats should propose amendments to the SAVE act that require the government to furnish free IDs to all eligible voters before requiring them, automatically register all people to vote, expand mail-in voting, and create a national voting holiday. Then watch republicans block them.
February 15, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Democrats should propose amendments to the SAVE act that require the government to furnish free IDs to all eligible voters before requiring them, automatically register all people to vote, expand mail-in voting, and create a national voting holiday. Then watch republicans block them.
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What sort of boot suckery is this?
NYT: President Trump has engaged in a spree of self-aggrandizement unlike any of his predecessors, fostering a mythologized superhuman persona and making himself the inescapable force at home and around the world.
"Inescapable buffoon" would be the correct phrasing.
"Inescapable buffoon" would be the correct phrasing.
February 15, 2026 at 8:09 PM
What sort of boot suckery is this?
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"Though HHS officials have said RFK Jr. was not involved in the Moderna flu-shot decision, it’s difficult not to see his influence at work given his long (and dishonest) record of attacking mRNA technology."
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This Is What Destroying the Vaccine Market Looks Like
A shocking move by RFK Jr.’s team has the industry spooked—for good reason.
www.thebulwark.com
February 15, 2026 at 7:31 PM
"Though HHS officials have said RFK Jr. was not involved in the Moderna flu-shot decision, it’s difficult not to see his influence at work given his long (and dishonest) record of attacking mRNA technology."
www.thebulwark.com/p/this-is-wh...
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So the United States will only use empty warehouses to house people it wants to terrorize, not people it wants to shelter from the cold.
We really are not a very good-natured country.
We really are not a very good-natured country.
February 15, 2026 at 7:24 PM
So the United States will only use empty warehouses to house people it wants to terrorize, not people it wants to shelter from the cold.
We really are not a very good-natured country.
We really are not a very good-natured country.
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IMPORTANT CONTEXT FOR "ILLEGALLY VOTED"
February 15, 2026 at 7:24 PM
IMPORTANT CONTEXT FOR "ILLEGALLY VOTED"
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It's hard to sum up just how revolting it is that we are paying for mile-high adventures of Kristi & Corey. 🤢 Two grifting, sadistic sociopaths in this pedophile-protecting regime. Two of many.
At least @thewarningses.bsky.social delivers a satisfying rant on this madness.
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At least @thewarningses.bsky.social delivers a satisfying rant on this madness.
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February 15, 2026 at 5:57 PM
It's hard to sum up just how revolting it is that we are paying for mile-high adventures of Kristi & Corey. 🤢 Two grifting, sadistic sociopaths in this pedophile-protecting regime. Two of many.
At least @thewarningses.bsky.social delivers a satisfying rant on this madness.
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At least @thewarningses.bsky.social delivers a satisfying rant on this madness.
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Nobody at the time of the American Revolution would have thought of themselves as part of "Western civilization" because the term really didn't even exist yet. It started percolating through elite discourse only in the late 19th C. and didn't become a common vernacular term until the early 20th.
rubio’s invocation of “western civilization” — defined here as racial and religious chauvinism, if not outright supremacy — is a rejection of the more egalitarian and universalistic notions that came out of america’s two revolutions.
February 15, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Nobody at the time of the American Revolution would have thought of themselves as part of "Western civilization" because the term really didn't even exist yet. It started percolating through elite discourse only in the late 19th C. and didn't become a common vernacular term until the early 20th.
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And never let Elon forget it.
An American-made hunger crisis. A worsening cholera epidemic.
Our reporters journeyed to some of the places most devastated by Trump’s dismantling of foreign aid.
They spoke to hundreds of people who witnessed and experienced how political appointees cut programs in arbitrary ways:
Our reporters journeyed to some of the places most devastated by Trump’s dismantling of foreign aid.
They spoke to hundreds of people who witnessed and experienced how political appointees cut programs in arbitrary ways:
What Really Happened When USAID Was Cut
YouTube video by ProPublica
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February 15, 2026 at 5:01 PM
And never let Elon forget it.
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Wow! This is some top-notch investigative journalism. The report claims the 3 million Epstein files released are only 2% of the total.
The massive scale of what’s still missing is hard to comprehend.
The massive scale of what’s still missing is hard to comprehend.
February 15, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Wow! This is some top-notch investigative journalism. The report claims the 3 million Epstein files released are only 2% of the total.
The massive scale of what’s still missing is hard to comprehend.
The massive scale of what’s still missing is hard to comprehend.
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This is why I tell everyone to watch the documentaries on Epstein and Maxwell.
He kept meticulous records.
He was operating for a few decades.
He had clients all over the planet.
He took pictures and recorded audio and video from what seems to be everyone he interacted with.
Hence their fears.
He kept meticulous records.
He was operating for a few decades.
He had clients all over the planet.
He took pictures and recorded audio and video from what seems to be everyone he interacted with.
Hence their fears.
February 15, 2026 at 6:56 AM
This is why I tell everyone to watch the documentaries on Epstein and Maxwell.
He kept meticulous records.
He was operating for a few decades.
He had clients all over the planet.
He took pictures and recorded audio and video from what seems to be everyone he interacted with.
Hence their fears.
He kept meticulous records.
He was operating for a few decades.
He had clients all over the planet.
He took pictures and recorded audio and video from what seems to be everyone he interacted with.
Hence their fears.
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“This is the Epstein Administration.”
Massie: "Donald Trump told us that even though he had dinner with these people in NYC and West Palm Beach, that he would be transparent. But he's not. He's still in with the Epstein class. This is the Epstein administration."
February 15, 2026 at 4:21 PM
“This is the Epstein Administration.”
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China's Xinhua news agency has just published this editorial cartoon in response to Trump's rejection of climate policies.
It is pretty clear that China views this as a HUGE geopolitical fumble by the US leaving the field clear for China's to win the global race to clean-tech hegemony
It is pretty clear that China views this as a HUGE geopolitical fumble by the US leaving the field clear for China's to win the global race to clean-tech hegemony
February 14, 2026 at 12:20 PM
China's Xinhua news agency has just published this editorial cartoon in response to Trump's rejection of climate policies.
It is pretty clear that China views this as a HUGE geopolitical fumble by the US leaving the field clear for China's to win the global race to clean-tech hegemony
It is pretty clear that China views this as a HUGE geopolitical fumble by the US leaving the field clear for China's to win the global race to clean-tech hegemony
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👀❗"The naturalization documents, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of NY, show #Maxwell checked “No” to 2 critical questions on her N-400 Application for Naturalization..."
One was “Have you EVER been a prostitute, or *procured anyone for prostitution*?”
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One was “Have you EVER been a prostitute, or *procured anyone for prostitution*?”
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SCOOP: Ghislaine Maxwell Lied On Her U.S. Citizenship Application
Court documents reveal convicted sex trafficker checked "no" to questions about criminal conduct and prostitution-related activities.
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February 15, 2026 at 3:26 PM
👀❗"The naturalization documents, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of NY, show #Maxwell checked “No” to 2 critical questions on her N-400 Application for Naturalization..."
One was “Have you EVER been a prostitute, or *procured anyone for prostitution*?”
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One was “Have you EVER been a prostitute, or *procured anyone for prostitution*?”
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February 15, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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NOT HARD to make* the argument & win: "Yes, it's true. Someone took your job, your healthcare, your ability to take kids to Disney. If you want to know who took your money, it's the people with all the money. And if they can convince you it was anyone else, they will keep screwing you."
February 14, 2026 at 5:17 PM
NOT HARD to make* the argument & win: "Yes, it's true. Someone took your job, your healthcare, your ability to take kids to Disney. If you want to know who took your money, it's the people with all the money. And if they can convince you it was anyone else, they will keep screwing you."
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We will never advance morally nor will Dems gain durable power electorally unless we actually MAKE THE ARGUMENT. And it's not hard: immigrants are great. Continuing to shit on or apologize for or insist only on mitigating evil against immigrants means we will never actually win.
February 14, 2026 at 4:54 PM
We will never advance morally nor will Dems gain durable power electorally unless we actually MAKE THE ARGUMENT. And it's not hard: immigrants are great. Continuing to shit on or apologize for or insist only on mitigating evil against immigrants means we will never actually win.