Dale Matthew
@dcmatt1.bsky.social
Philosopher (philosophy of race, political philosophy) | Basketball fan | Trying to fix my microbiome.
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This will seriously disrupt aid getting into the county. Any country that even wants to pretend to care about Cuba and sovereignty needs to bring jet fuel to Cuba immediately
Cuban government has informed airlines that they only have about 24 hours worth of fuel left for planes.
Beyond the obvious damage that suddenly shutting down any country's air travel would have, a not at all small % of food and medicine in Cuba comes by luggage on airlines
efe.com/economia/202...
Beyond the obvious damage that suddenly shutting down any country's air travel would have, a not at all small % of food and medicine in Cuba comes by luggage on airlines
efe.com/economia/202...
Cuba comunica a las aerolíneas que en 24 horas se queda sin combustible para aviones - EFE
El Gobierno de Cuba advirtió a las aerolíneas internacionales que operan en la isla que a partir de este lunes el país se queda sin combustible para aviación.
efe.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:34 PM
This will seriously disrupt aid getting into the county. Any country that even wants to pretend to care about Cuba and sovereignty needs to bring jet fuel to Cuba immediately
Note the reason why talks were briefly cancelled. Trump should be asked: If he's only interested in preventing Iran from getting the bomb, as he says, why did the US threaten to walk away from Iran-US talks if non-nuclear issues (missiles, etc) were off the table? Trump is clearly lying.
JUST IN: Plans for U.S.-Iran nuclear talks on Friday are back on, after several Middle Eastern leaders urgently lobbied the Trump administration this afternoon not to follow through on threats to walk away, two U.S. officials told Axios.
U.S.-Iran nuclear talks back on after Arab leaders lobby White House
"We told them it is this or nothing, and they said, 'Ok, then nothing.'"
trib.al
February 4, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Note the reason why talks were briefly cancelled. Trump should be asked: If he's only interested in preventing Iran from getting the bomb, as he says, why did the US threaten to walk away from Iran-US talks if non-nuclear issues (missiles, etc) were off the table? Trump is clearly lying.
Israeli TV presenter explaining why so many more people have been killed in recent days in Gaza:
"For the first time, there are no Israeli hostages - living or dead - on the soil of the Gaza Strip. This completely frees the IDF to attack, and you see the results."
From @ireallyhateyou.bsky.social
"For the first time, there are no Israeli hostages - living or dead - on the soil of the Gaza Strip. This completely frees the IDF to attack, and you see the results."
From @ireallyhateyou.bsky.social
February 4, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Israeli TV presenter explaining why so many more people have been killed in recent days in Gaza:
"For the first time, there are no Israeli hostages - living or dead - on the soil of the Gaza Strip. This completely frees the IDF to attack, and you see the results."
From @ireallyhateyou.bsky.social
"For the first time, there are no Israeli hostages - living or dead - on the soil of the Gaza Strip. This completely frees the IDF to attack, and you see the results."
From @ireallyhateyou.bsky.social
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Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza.
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
A Day for Gaza
Today, The Nation is turning over its website exclusively to stories from Gaza and its people. This is why.
www.thenation.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza.
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
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Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.
DHS Hunts Down 67-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Who Criticized Them in Email
The Department of Homeland Security is using a little-known tool to go after its critics.
newrepublic.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.
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BREAKING: At least 25 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn, according to medical sources speaking to Al Jazeera.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/yd606g
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/yd606g
January 31, 2026 at 10:43 AM
BREAKING: At least 25 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn, according to medical sources speaking to Al Jazeera.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/yd606g
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/yd606g
"[Araghchi] stressed that Iran will not negotiate over its ballistic missile program..."
As I have been saying, the reason there hasn't been any real negotiations since the 12-day war is Trump's insane insistence that Iran must agree to become defenseless to Israeli bombing. 1/2
As I have been saying, the reason there hasn't been any real negotiations since the 12-day war is Trump's insane insistence that Iran must agree to become defenseless to Israeli bombing. 1/2
Iran's Foreign Minister Says Tehran Ready To Resume Nuclear Talks With U.S. @axios.com #Iran
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said at a press conference Friday that Iran is ready to resume nuclear talks with the U.S. but stressed the Trump administration needs to stop threatening an attack…
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said at a press conference Friday that Iran is ready to resume nuclear talks with the U.S. but stressed the Trump administration needs to stop threatening an attack…
Iran's foreign minister says Tehran ready to resume nuclear talks with U.S.
Turkey and other countries are working on a "framework" for potential talks between the U.S. and Iran.
www.axios.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:33 PM
"[Araghchi] stressed that Iran will not negotiate over its ballistic missile program..."
As I have been saying, the reason there hasn't been any real negotiations since the 12-day war is Trump's insane insistence that Iran must agree to become defenseless to Israeli bombing. 1/2
As I have been saying, the reason there hasn't been any real negotiations since the 12-day war is Trump's insane insistence that Iran must agree to become defenseless to Israeli bombing. 1/2
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The justifications for war with Iran keep changing. First it’s nukes, then it’s conventional missiles, then it’s protesters, and now it’s back to nukes again. Kinda seems like war with Iran is itself the objective, and they’re just making up excuses to get there.
Caitlin Johnstone
Caitlin Johnstone
January 29, 2026 at 2:30 AM
The justifications for war with Iran keep changing. First it’s nukes, then it’s conventional missiles, then it’s protesters, and now it’s back to nukes again. Kinda seems like war with Iran is itself the objective, and they’re just making up excuses to get there.
Caitlin Johnstone
Caitlin Johnstone
Iran is open to negotiating about its nuclear program, but Trump wants it to limit its missile program so that its missiles can't reach Israel - a completely unreasonable demand, as the NYT notes here. So Trump is going to send young people to their deaths so that Israel can bomb Iran with impunity.
January 29, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Iran is open to negotiating about its nuclear program, but Trump wants it to limit its missile program so that its missiles can't reach Israel - a completely unreasonable demand, as the NYT notes here. So Trump is going to send young people to their deaths so that Israel can bomb Iran with impunity.
One thing that should be clear about the coming war: it will be waged for Israeli regional hegemony. It is emphatically not about nuclear weapons; Trump's own conditions for a deal include limits to Iran's conventional missiles, because Israel should be able to attack it without fearing retaliation.
January 28, 2026 at 1:40 PM
One thing that should be clear about the coming war: it will be waged for Israeli regional hegemony. It is emphatically not about nuclear weapons; Trump's own conditions for a deal include limits to Iran's conventional missiles, because Israel should be able to attack it without fearing retaliation.
Yet Western leaders keep telling us that Israelis are the good guys.
‘Wet tent syndrome’ is killing Gaza’s infants
Israel’s restrictions on shelter and medicine have left displaced families helpless as newborns succumb to exposure and preventable disease.
www.972mag.com/gaza-wet-ten...
Israel’s restrictions on shelter and medicine have left displaced families helpless as newborns succumb to exposure and preventable disease.
www.972mag.com/gaza-wet-ten...
'Wet tent syndrome' is killing Gaza's infants
Israel’s restrictions on shelter and medicine have left displaced families helpless as newborns succumb to exposure and preventable disease.
www.972mag.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Yet Western leaders keep telling us that Israelis are the good guys.
Trump: "'If there was a different president Iran would have the nukes, and they would have attacked first,' he added."
For a person who so compulsively lies, Trump is remarkably credulous.
This is going to be a continuous problem given how much Netanyahu lies.
For a person who so compulsively lies, Trump is remarkably credulous.
This is going to be a continuous problem given how much Netanyahu lies.
Exclusive: Trump says Iran wants a deal as U.S. "armada" arrives
Exclusive: Trump says Iran wants a deal as U.S. "armada" arrives
"We have a big armada next to Iran. Bigger than Venezuela."
www.axios.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Trump: "'If there was a different president Iran would have the nukes, and they would have attacked first,' he added."
For a person who so compulsively lies, Trump is remarkably credulous.
This is going to be a continuous problem given how much Netanyahu lies.
For a person who so compulsively lies, Trump is remarkably credulous.
This is going to be a continuous problem given how much Netanyahu lies.
I used to think that people like @milestaylor.bsky.social, John Kelly, etc. who worked in the first Trump administration did a service in thwarting his worse impulses. But I now wonder if it might not have been better to let him do more crazy stuff to let voters better see how unfit for office he is
January 24, 2026 at 4:00 PM
I used to think that people like @milestaylor.bsky.social, John Kelly, etc. who worked in the first Trump administration did a service in thwarting his worse impulses. But I now wonder if it might not have been better to let him do more crazy stuff to let voters better see how unfit for office he is
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Board of Peace - Season 1
January 24, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Board of Peace - Season 1
A first-hand account of the Iran protests by someone living in Tehran which confirms that organic protests initially prompted by cost of living issues were hijacked by organized groups intent on causing mayhem. Some of those who died were killed by these groups.
www.instagram.com/p/DTvaMLjjDh...
www.instagram.com/p/DTvaMLjjDh...
Kaveh Rostamkhani on Instagram: "My latest dispatch addressing how I've directly experienced, and tried to contextualise the tragedy of Iran's bloody January.
© Kaveh Rostamkhani, 2026
Please feel f...
694 likes, 61 comments - kavehjan on January 20, 2026: "My latest dispatch addressing how I've directly experienced, and tried to contextualise the tragedy of Iran's bloody January.
© Kaveh Rostamkha...
www.instagram.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:10 AM
A first-hand account of the Iran protests by someone living in Tehran which confirms that organic protests initially prompted by cost of living issues were hijacked by organized groups intent on causing mayhem. Some of those who died were killed by these groups.
www.instagram.com/p/DTvaMLjjDh...
www.instagram.com/p/DTvaMLjjDh...
Given that Trump has 3 years left, it wouldn't be the worst thing if he took Greenland by force. This will result in the destruction of NATO. But it'll also free the EU to uphold the rules-based world order, instead of being browbeaten into silence or cooperation in Trump's lawless actions to come.
Senior European officials increasingly believe it’s time to face the truth that Trump’s America is no longer a reliable trade partner, still less a dependable security ally.
The big conversation about what comes next has already begun.
🔗 politi.co/4b70TCe
The big conversation about what comes next has already begun.
🔗 politi.co/4b70TCe
January 21, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Given that Trump has 3 years left, it wouldn't be the worst thing if he took Greenland by force. This will result in the destruction of NATO. But it'll also free the EU to uphold the rules-based world order, instead of being browbeaten into silence or cooperation in Trump's lawless actions to come.
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TODAY: Israeli authorities demolish the UNRWA headquarters in Jerusalem.
January 20, 2026 at 11:51 AM
TODAY: Israeli authorities demolish the UNRWA headquarters in Jerusalem.
The war against Iran was postponed, but it is coming. The question is: Where is the American antiwar movement? It doesn't exist. This is why I said what I said below: the US is the most dangerous country in the world not merely because of its strong military, but the disinterest of its citizens.
January 17, 2026 at 9:58 PM
The war against Iran was postponed, but it is coming. The question is: Where is the American antiwar movement? It doesn't exist. This is why I said what I said below: the US is the most dangerous country in the world not merely because of its strong military, but the disinterest of its citizens.
The killing in Gaza goes on.
At least 100 kids killed during Gaza ceasefire. "‘UNICEF has recorded... at least 60 boys & 40 girls killed...' ....[UNICEF spokesman James Elder] said children have been killed by ‘airstrikes, drone strikes, …. tank shelling,... live ammunition... & quadcopters.'" news.antiwar.com/2026/01/13/u...
UNICEF: Israeli Forces Have Killed More Than 100 Children in Gaza Since 'Ceasefire' - News From Antiwar.com
A spokesman for the UN's child relief agency, UNICEF, said on Tuesday that Israeli forces have killed at least 100 children in Gaza since the start of the US-backed ceasefire, which the IDF has consta...
news.antiwar.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:40 AM
The killing in Gaza goes on.
Something tells me that Trump saw the interview with Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi on FOX today in which he talks about all the violence rioters were committing, and that that was the first time he heard that the so-called peaceful protesters were not that peaceful after all. Information bubble.
Trump echoes Islamic Republic of Iran talking points here.
“They said people were shooting at them with guns, and they were shooting back — and, you know, it’s one of those things.”
But remember, nothing is over until it’s over.
Clip via @acyn.bsky.social
“They said people were shooting at them with guns, and they were shooting back — and, you know, it’s one of those things.”
But remember, nothing is over until it’s over.
Clip via @acyn.bsky.social
January 14, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Something tells me that Trump saw the interview with Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi on FOX today in which he talks about all the violence rioters were committing, and that that was the first time he heard that the so-called peaceful protesters were not that peaceful after all. Information bubble.
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🚨 NEW: Iran’s foreign min. Seyed Abbas Araghchi accused Israel of openly pushing the U.S. toward war, citing Israeli media claims that “foreign elements” are arming Iranian protesters w/ live weapons. Araghchi said Israel is now “saying the quiet part out loud,” pointing to a Channel 14 report by...
January 14, 2026 at 5:56 PM
🚨 NEW: Iran’s foreign min. Seyed Abbas Araghchi accused Israel of openly pushing the U.S. toward war, citing Israeli media claims that “foreign elements” are arming Iranian protesters w/ live weapons. Araghchi said Israel is now “saying the quiet part out loud,” pointing to a Channel 14 report by...
The Trump EPA has effectively abandoned the regulation of air pollution, and with it the EPA's responsibility to protect human health and the environment. Can't make this stuff up.
Breaking News: The EPA will stop considering lives saved when setting pollution limits and instead calculate only the cost to businesses.
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved by Limiting Air Pollution
In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show.
nyti.ms
January 14, 2026 at 2:03 AM
The Trump EPA has effectively abandoned the regulation of air pollution, and with it the EPA's responsibility to protect human health and the environment. Can't make this stuff up.
In the short-term, this will be disastrous for Israel, as neither Israel nor the US is in a position to strike down Iranian missiles at the rate at which they did last June. The US will also suffer many casualties. At which point neo-cons will go into overdrive arguing for a full scale war.
January 13, 2026 at 3:30 PM
In the short-term, this will be disastrous for Israel, as neither Israel nor the US is in a position to strike down Iranian missiles at the rate at which they did last June. The US will also suffer many casualties. At which point neo-cons will go into overdrive arguing for a full scale war.
I thought the US new national security strategy abjured imposing democratic change in its foreign relations. The truth is that if the US attacks Iran, it won't be to advance freedom or democracy. American military power now serves to assuage the ire of Trump as much as anything else.
January 12, 2026 at 5:37 PM
I thought the US new national security strategy abjured imposing democratic change in its foreign relations. The truth is that if the US attacks Iran, it won't be to advance freedom or democracy. American military power now serves to assuage the ire of Trump as much as anything else.
Everyday, they're showing the continuing need for wokeness.
Anti-wokeness is just the freedom to be racist, sexist and anti-LGBT.
Anti-wokeness is just the freedom to be racist, sexist and anti-LGBT.
Looking back, everyone will one day realize that all that woke stuff was right. Unfortunately, being right won’t erase the suffering.
January 8, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Everyday, they're showing the continuing need for wokeness.
Anti-wokeness is just the freedom to be racist, sexist and anti-LGBT.
Anti-wokeness is just the freedom to be racist, sexist and anti-LGBT.