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Ben Waterhouse
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Editor of Oregon Humanities magazine, occasional theater critic, plant enthusiast.
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This Langston Hughes poem is relevant af.
Tired I am so tired of waiting, Aren't you, For the world to become good And beautiful and kind? Let us take a knife And cut the world in two - And see what worms are eating At the rind. Langston Hughes
January 5, 2026 at 4:27 PM
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Al Jazeera, last month, quoting a prof at Leiden University.

Where, WHERE is this kind of clear explanation in the US press.

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...
Screenshot of article text reading: Is there any legal basis to US claims on Venezuelan oil? No. International law is clear that sovereign states own the natural resources within their territories under the principle of Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources (PSNR). This means that sovereign states have the inherent right to control, use and dispose of their resources for their own development. The concept of PSNR emerged after 1945 during the decolonisation of former European colonies. It was solidified by the United Nations General Assembly in a resolution adopted in December 1962. Under this law, therefore, Venezuela owns its oil. It would be illegal under international law for the US to lay claim to it. “A blanket claim of US ownership of Venezuelan oil has no credible basis in international law,” said Regilme. “The more legally recognisable claim is narrower – namely demands for compensation tied to alleged unlawful expropriation of specific investments, which is the terrain of investment arbitration and enforcement litigation.”
January 4, 2026 at 8:07 PM
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Given there's no one else on council who can plausibly win 7 votes, I don't think she will.
January 5, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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They were supposed to announce awards in September. That never happened.
December 19, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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I assume this is as likely to actually happen as the sculpture garden.
December 19, 2025 at 2:10 AM