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Please consider forking and spreading

10 Jul 2024 2 minute read 0 comments Lochard

Wrote a new incomplete encapsulation about the years-long insult and damages I suffered. https://github.com/locharp/asylum_diary/ (The years-long insult and torture are backed with power abuse and impunity. They might claim what they do are nothing...

The Greek Coast Guard's systematic and illegal pushbacks of asylum seekers - supported by EU funding.

7 Jul 2024 3 minute read 2 comments Vladan Lausevic

TLDR The Greek Coast Guard's systematic pushbacks of asylum seekers, supported by EU funding, violate international law and highlight significant failures in EU migration policies. These illegal practices continue with little accountability despite i...

Meanwhile in the UK

6 Jul 2024 1 minute read 3 comments Vladan Lausevic

  Chris Grey critiques the end of the Conservative rule in the UK, highlighting recent leaders' failures and the damage their governance caused. He argues that Brexit was central to their downfall and suggests the recent election was more about rejec...

Cities and local levels as better suited for human rights?

6 Jul 2024 2 minute read 3 comments Vladan Lausevic

  TLDR  Morales and Chase argue that cities, rather than nation-states, are better suited to implement human rights due to states' retreat from their obligations. They highlight failures at the national level, such as harsh EU migration policies and...

Brutal treatment of refugees and asylum seekers by the UK government

5 Jul 2024 1 minute read 7 comments Vladan Lausevic

Sixty Sri Lankan asylum seekers in Diego Garcia have been confined in a camp for nearly three years despite a court order allowing them to leave. British authorities have ignored this order, citing unsubstantiated security concerns and imposing harsh...

Trump should not be above the law

4 Jul 2024 1 minute read 2 comments Vladan Lausevic

  TLDR  The Supreme Court's decision in Trump v. United States grants ex-presidents broad immunity from prosecution, significantly undermining accountability and inviting corruption. The ruling's expansive definitions and prohibition on investigating...

Alarmist anti-terrorism is dangerous as terrorism

2 Jul 2024 2 minute read 2 comments Vladan Lausevic

Alarmism and irrational fears about migration lead to costly, ineffective policies and significant societal harm. Despite the shallow risk of foreign-born terrorism, alarmist rhetoric drives expensive and intrusive security measures, infringes on civ...

Why the Russian ruble is not money

1 Jul 2024 7 minute read 1 comment Ship Shard

Publication in Russian on the Zen bloghttps://dzen.ru/a/ZnPxLmkrwzCvUFxh The banned Russian ruble. The ruble is not a currency. The Russian ruble is not money. The Russian ruble does not exist in any sense or understanding of money. Carl Menger von W...

Meanwhile in the USA

30 Jun 2024 2 minute read 2 comments Vladan Lausevic

TLDR The recent presidential debate has brought to light significant issues with Joe Biden's cognitive decline and the Democratic Party's failure to address it. Biden's incoherence and visible struggle have underscored his unsuitability for re-electi...

Meanwhile in Haiti

29 Jun 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic

TLDR The Kenyan-led Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission has started in Haiti to help regain control from gangs and prepare for elections. Despite opposition and concerns over transparency, the mission aims to support the Haitian National Pol...