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Internet Shutdown, Day 9

9 Feb 2026 2 minute read 6 comments Melina Mehr

  I know I sound like a broken record, but just so you know: the internet is still completely cut off.   Another full day has slipped away in this suffocating silence. I run an online shop, so my entire livelihood has ground to a halt. I try to fill...

“From Instability to Superpower Politics: Japan’s New Conservative Era Begins”

8 Feb 2026 2 minute read 0 comments Marekiaro

   🇯🇵 A New Conservative Era in Japan: Takaichi’s Historic Victory and What It Means for Asia.    Japan just witnessed a dramatic political moment.   After dissolving the government and calling new elections — held today — Prime Minister Sanae Takai...

Silent Scream - Summary

8 Feb 2026 5 minute read 0 comments rah

Yesterday I posted a real life story and today I am going to explore what the story was about. The story can be found here if you wish to go back to it. On 9th March 2022, nineteen days into Russia’s war with Ukraine, a Russian airstrike hit the ma...

“When Power Pretends to Care About Freedom: The Illusion of Democracy in the Digital Age” ⚡

7 Feb 2026 2 minute read 2 comments Marekiaro

  “Under Siege”: Cuba’s Call to the Global South Against U.S. Imperialism Cuba is once again at the center of a geopolitical storm, as President Miguel Díaz-Canel declared his nation to be “under siege,” rejecting narratives that the Caribbean state...

“Is the European Union Ready for a Digital Rebellion?”

7 Feb 2026 3 minute read 2 comments Marekiaro

  Elon Musk Calls for the Dissolution of the European Commission.  Bureaucracy vs Democracy in the Age of Digital Power.  In a world increasingly shaped by technology, decentralized finance, and digital sovereignty, the clash between institutions an...

Internet Shutdown, Day 8

7 Feb 2026 4 minute read 10 comments Melina Mehr

  Every morning when I wake up, the first thing I do is unlock my phone and stare at that little icon in the top right corner—the one that should mean connection to the world.   And how bitterly it hurts when you see it crossed out, silent, dead. Cut...

The Bridge, Power, and the Voice of Dissent!

6 Feb 2026 2 minute read 2 comments Marekiaro

  The heretic has never been simply a rebel. In every era, the heretic is first of all a priest of truth and freedom.   Not a destroyer of order, but a guardian of the most fragile thing a society owns: the right to think, to doubt, to criticize, an...

The Pendulum’s Final Swing: Why a “New Sparta” is Europe’s Only Chance at Survival (and Why It Matters for Ukraine)

6 Feb 2026 4 minute read 0 comments Bogdan Karasiov

The End of the Era of Rose-Tinted GlassesWe are living through a tectonic shift that future historians will likely call “The Great Sobering.” For decades, the West has built a fragile illusion of a perfect world—a world where borders are arbitrary, c...

Parihaka and Kahui Roads - 4/2/26

4 Feb 2026 1 minute read 0 comments lowededwookie

This was pretty much the longest ride I have done so far on the Himalayan. I headed along the main road past Okato and turned in at Mid Parihaka Road. From there I crossed over Wiremu Road to Upper Parihaka Road which is all dirt road. The wind wa...

#WhatToRead: "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" by William Shirer. A Warning from 1939 to 2026

3 Feb 2026 2 minute read 1 comment Bogdan Karasiov

I am writing this post in English today because my message is primarily for a Western audience. Most of you, even as of 2026, are still living on the "Planet of Pink Ponies." It has been four years since the Third World War began — are you aware of t...