Brian K. Murphy
@murphyslog.bsky.social
Looking at life slantwise
Lifelong activist and internationalist, organiser, educator, and writer. And a dad, and a grandpa.
Lifelong activist and internationalist, organiser, educator, and writer. And a dad, and a grandpa.
Myanmar's fate is at a crux, and will be determined on the battlefield, not through the theatre of elections
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Myanmar's war headed for a tipping point in 2026 - Asia Times
In the backwash of Myanmar’s protracted exercise in military-engineered elections, the coming months will see much media commentary on the new frontmen of
asiatimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Myanmar's fate is at a crux, and will be determined on the battlefield, not through the theatre of elections
asiatimes.com/2026/01/myan...
asiatimes.com/2026/01/myan...
Leaked “Board of Peace” resolution reveals Trump's absolute executive power in U.S plan to rule Gaza.
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www.dropsitenews.com/p/leaked-boa...
Exclusive: Leaked “Board of Peace” Resolution Outlines U.S.-Led Plan to Rule Over Gaza
The draft framework, obtained by Drop Site, would bestow sweeping authority on Trump to determine all aspects of Gaza’s governance and future.
www.dropsitenews.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Leaked “Board of Peace” resolution reveals Trump's absolute executive power in U.S plan to rule Gaza.
www.dropsitenews.com/p/leaked-boa...
www.dropsitenews.com/p/leaked-boa...
Indigenous femicide: "...almost all — 97 per cent — of female Indigenous victims in the IJB’s database whose outcomes were known were killed by someone they knew. The figure is also high — 90 per cent — for non-Indigenous victims."
ijb.utoronto.ca/news/the-jus...
ijb.utoronto.ca/news/the-jus...
‘The justice institution has failed us’: The numbers behind the Indigenous femicide crisis in Canada - Investigative Journalism Bureau
Indigenous women and girls are killed at rates six times higher than non-Indigenous women — yet the perpetrators are frequently convicted of lesser offences than those guilty in the deaths of non-Indi...
ijb.utoronto.ca
January 26, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Indigenous femicide: "...almost all — 97 per cent — of female Indigenous victims in the IJB’s database whose outcomes were known were killed by someone they knew. The figure is also high — 90 per cent — for non-Indigenous victims."
ijb.utoronto.ca/news/the-jus...
ijb.utoronto.ca/news/the-jus...
"This militarized occupation still feels like a test run for something that I’m not fully imagining. I’m unsure I have the right language for any of this."
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lithub.com/letter-from-...
Letter From Minnesota: Can You Hear Us, America?
Since early December of last year, thousands of ICE officers have streamed into Minnesota to carry out a violent and grossly unconstitutional campaign of state intimidation upon the people of Minne…
lithub.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:29 PM
"This militarized occupation still feels like a test run for something that I’m not fully imagining. I’m unsure I have the right language for any of this."
lithub.com/letter-from-...
lithub.com/letter-from-...
Lawmakers, activists, and organizers from Latin American and the Caribbean met in Bogotá at the Nuestra América conference: "we will forge a future for the Americas that fosters unity, sovereignty, and peace over fear, violence, and foreign domination."
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NUESTRA AMÉRICA
San Carlos Declaration
progressive.international
January 26, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Lawmakers, activists, and organizers from Latin American and the Caribbean met in Bogotá at the Nuestra América conference: "we will forge a future for the Americas that fosters unity, sovereignty, and peace over fear, violence, and foreign domination."
progressive.international/wire/2026-01...
progressive.international/wire/2026-01...
The Syrian defense ministry said in a statement that the extension was in support of an operation by U.S. forces to transfer accused Islamic State militants who had been held in prisons in northeastern Syria to detention centers in Iraq.
apnews.com/article/syri...
apnews.com/article/syri...
Ceasefire with Kurdish-led force extended for another 15 days, Syrian army says
Hours after the expiration of a four-day truce between the Syrian government and Kurdish-led fighters Saturday, Syria’s defense ministry announced the ceasefire had been extended by another 15 days.
apnews.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:03 PM
The Syrian defense ministry said in a statement that the extension was in support of an operation by U.S. forces to transfer accused Islamic State militants who had been held in prisons in northeastern Syria to detention centers in Iraq.
apnews.com/article/syri...
apnews.com/article/syri...
Drop Site breaks down video showing CBP’s killing of Alex Jeffrey Pretti on Saturday.
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www.dropsitenews.com/p/customs-bo...
CBP Agent Guns Down Minneapolis Nurse: Video Analysis
Meghnad Bose, Rana Roudi, and Ryan Grim break down video obtained by Drop Site showing CBP’s killing of Alex Jeffrey Pretti on Saturday.
www.dropsitenews.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Drop Site breaks down video showing CBP’s killing of Alex Jeffrey Pretti on Saturday.
www.dropsitenews.com/p/customs-bo...
www.dropsitenews.com/p/customs-bo...
Art Gallery of Ontario decision to decline artwork in connection with its Jewish artist’s views on Israel has prompted dissension, resignations and a wholesale governance review, and raised questions about the influence of powerful donors.
www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/art-...
www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/art-...
AGO trustee, major donor Judy Schulich led internal push to prevent Nan Goldin acquisition
Some gallery committee members alleged Jewish-American artist’s views on Israel were ‘antisemitic’
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Art Gallery of Ontario decision to decline artwork in connection with its Jewish artist’s views on Israel has prompted dissension, resignations and a wholesale governance review, and raised questions about the influence of powerful donors.
www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/art-...
www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/art-...
ON DONALD TRUMP AND THE POLITICS OF NARCISSISM: What happens when an “American psycho” moves into the White House?
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American Psycho: How Donald Trump Brought the “Bateman Doctrine” to the World
There is a moment in American Psycho when Patrick Bateman realizes that the rules do not apply to him. Not because he has outsmarted the system, and not because the system has collapsed, but becaus…
lithub.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:13 PM
ON DONALD TRUMP AND THE POLITICS OF NARCISSISM: What happens when an “American psycho” moves into the White House?
lithub.com/american-psy...
lithub.com/american-psy...
Political protest folk music makes a revival as resistance to Trump's ICE stormtrooper militia grows. Watch and sing along:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=61I4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=61I4...
"Join ICE" - Jesse Welles (LIVE on The Late Show)
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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January 25, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Political protest folk music makes a revival as resistance to Trump's ICE stormtrooper militia grows. Watch and sing along:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=61I4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=61I4...
"Trembling and genuflecting before the global rampage of the US-Israel Axis, a cowardly world has, once again, offered up the Palestinian people for sacrifice, and, with them, the global system of international law itself."
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/a-wo...
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/a-wo...
A world on its knees: Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ and the darkness it promises
Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” is the result of the world bowing before the global rampage of the US-Israel Axis. Once again, the Palestinian people are being offered as sacrifices, and along with th...
mondoweiss.net
January 25, 2026 at 9:59 PM
"Trembling and genuflecting before the global rampage of the US-Israel Axis, a cowardly world has, once again, offered up the Palestinian people for sacrifice, and, with them, the global system of international law itself."
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/a-wo...
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/a-wo...
The U.S.-sanctioned 'Board of Peace' is "the latest example of the 'shock doctrine', with the U.S. and Israel attempting to transform Palestinian society in Gaza after destroying it through genocide.
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/how-...
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/how-...
How Israel and the U.S. are using the ‘shock doctrine’ to impose a new administration in Gaza
The U.S.-sanctioned “Board of Peace” is imposing a colonial mandate in Gaza. It is the latest example of the “shock doctrine,” with the U.S. and Israel attempting to transform Palestinian society in Gaza after destroying it through genocide.
mondoweiss.net
January 25, 2026 at 9:57 PM
The U.S.-sanctioned 'Board of Peace' is "the latest example of the 'shock doctrine', with the U.S. and Israel attempting to transform Palestinian society in Gaza after destroying it through genocide.
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/how-...
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/how-...
The U.S.-sanctioned 'Board of Peace' is "the latest example of the 'shock doctrine', with the U.S. and Israel attempting to transform Palestinian society in Gaza after destroying it through genocide.
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/how-...
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/how-...
How Israel and the U.S. are using the ‘shock doctrine’ to impose a new administration in Gaza
The U.S.-sanctioned “Board of Peace” is imposing a colonial mandate in Gaza. It is the latest example of the “shock doctrine,” with the U.S. and Israel attempting to transform Palestinian society in G...
mondoweiss.net
January 25, 2026 at 9:57 PM
The U.S.-sanctioned 'Board of Peace' is "the latest example of the 'shock doctrine', with the U.S. and Israel attempting to transform Palestinian society in Gaza after destroying it through genocide.
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/how-...
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/how-...
To defend sovereignty, and democratic values, “Canada and its allies must do more than challenge the American state. We must also confront the influence of US corporate power, the ultra-wealthy, and the ideology that continues to serve their interests.”
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
What Mark Carney gets wrong about the end of the ‘rules-based order’
To re-establish power, defend sovereignty, and strengthen democratic values, Canada and its allies must do more than challenge the American state. We must also confront the influence of US corporate p...
canadiandimension.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:44 PM
To defend sovereignty, and democratic values, “Canada and its allies must do more than challenge the American state. We must also confront the influence of US corporate power, the ultra-wealthy, and the ideology that continues to serve their interests.”
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
Reposted by Brian K. Murphy
Satellite imagery shows that the Israeli military is constructing earth berms—large, raised mounds of earth—in areas along the yellow line to create a physical separation for the Palestinian population forced to live in the western half of the enclave.
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www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-yello....
Israel Is Turning the Yellow Line Splitting Gaza into a Physical Barrier
Last month, the Israeli military began constructing earth berms in areas along the yellow line, physically cutting off Palestinians from the Israeli-controlled zone and the rest of Gaza.
www.dropsitenews.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Satellite imagery shows that the Israeli military is constructing earth berms—large, raised mounds of earth—in areas along the yellow line to create a physical separation for the Palestinian population forced to live in the western half of the enclave.
www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-yello....
www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-yello....
Reposted by Brian K. Murphy
How do you take #feminist values into building governance systems for a whole state?
Let's find out. Join us for a live chat:
📅 January 28
⌚ 12 p.m. EST
📍 Facebook livestream: www.facebook.com/events/34046...
Let's find out. Join us for a live chat:
📅 January 28
⌚ 12 p.m. EST
📍 Facebook livestream: www.facebook.com/events/34046...
January 23, 2026 at 7:50 PM
How do you take #feminist values into building governance systems for a whole state?
Let's find out. Join us for a live chat:
📅 January 28
⌚ 12 p.m. EST
📍 Facebook livestream: www.facebook.com/events/34046...
Let's find out. Join us for a live chat:
📅 January 28
⌚ 12 p.m. EST
📍 Facebook livestream: www.facebook.com/events/34046...
Reposted by Brian K. Murphy
URGENT UPDATED ACTION: Send a quick email urging the Canadian PM & Foreign Affairs minister to bring all Canadians detained in NE Syria home before they are rendered to Iraq where they risk being tortured! nwmd.social/s/twitter/5A... #cdnpoli #Canada #humanrights
Canada must repatriate all Canadians detained in NE Syria now! - International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group
Since you’re here… … we have a small favour to ask. Here at ICLMG, we are working very hard to protect and promote human rights and civil liberties in the context of the so-called “war on terror” in C...
nwmd.social
January 23, 2026 at 9:16 PM
URGENT UPDATED ACTION: Send a quick email urging the Canadian PM & Foreign Affairs minister to bring all Canadians detained in NE Syria home before they are rendered to Iraq where they risk being tortured! nwmd.social/s/twitter/5A... #cdnpoli #Canada #humanrights
“Almost all of the EV subsidies in the IRA were repealed as part of Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Now thanks to that betrayal, plus Trump’s lunatic trade and foreign policy in general, the American auto industry is bleeding out.”
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How Trump Doomed the American Auto Industry - The American Prospect
Ford and GM made a big bet on electrification. Then Trump plunged a knife into their backs.
prospect.org
January 23, 2026 at 9:46 PM
“Almost all of the EV subsidies in the IRA were repealed as part of Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Now thanks to that betrayal, plus Trump’s lunatic trade and foreign policy in general, the American auto industry is bleeding out.”
prospect.org/2026/01/20/h...
prospect.org/2026/01/20/h...
What does acelerating global resouce extraction mean for the much-hyped 'energy transition'?
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Gimme More | Thea Riofrancos
The notion of any single “energy transition” masks the more complicated process of accumulation that undergirds capitalism.
thebaffler.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:37 PM
What does acelerating global resouce extraction mean for the much-hyped 'energy transition'?
thebaffler.com/latest/gimme...
thebaffler.com/latest/gimme...
Before the U.S. snatched Nicolás Maduro, Delcy Rodríguez and her brother Jorge, head of the national assembly, pledged to cooperate with the U.S. once the strongman was gone, assuring officials ahead of time that they would welcome Maduro’s departure.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez assured US of cooperation before Maduro’s capture
Exclusive: sources say powerful figures in the regime secretly told US and Qatari officials they would welcome Maduro’s departure
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Before the U.S. snatched Nicolás Maduro, Delcy Rodríguez and her brother Jorge, head of the national assembly, pledged to cooperate with the U.S. once the strongman was gone, assuring officials ahead of time that they would welcome Maduro’s departure.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...