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In the Desert - Stephen Crane
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ALT In the Desert BY STEPHEN CRANE In the desert I saw a creature, naked, bestial, Who, squatting upon the ground, Held his heart in his hands, And ate of it. I said, “Is it good, friend?” “It is bitter—bitter,” he answered; “But I like it “Because it is bitter, “And because it is my heart.”
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As we await the ICJ's judgment in Gambia v. Myanmar, I want to say that IF the Court finds (a) sufficient evidence of large-scale atrocities against the Rohingya but (b) insufficient evidence that the atrocities were committed with genocidal intent, the headline should be (a).
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Here is how 16-year-old Palestinian American Mohammed Ibrahim described watching Walid Ahmad die in front of him:
Israel to release body of Palestinian teen who died malnourished in prison haaretz.com/west-bank/2026-1…
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Even Haaretz, a good and necessary newspaper, can't be fully honest in describing the horrors of Israeli state policy.
Israel to release body of Palestinian teen who died malnourished in prison haaretz.com/west-bank/2026-1…
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Is it just me or have we stopped using the term Constitutional Crisis to describe these situations? Regardless if you are pro/anti monarchy, these are unprecedented challenges to constitutional roles, so why not call it that?
Or is it because it happens so often, so why bother?
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Blocking AG from challenging Najib's order undermines rule of law, say NGOs dlvr.it/TWF9Cy
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Antara malapetaka berlaku zaman gelap Eropah adalah amalan “indulgence” - surat pengampunan dosa iaitu pencuri / pelaku dosa akan diampunkan oleh gereja jika membayar sejumlah bayaran.
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Why are they still living in tents?
The missing context: Israel blocks shelter aid and reconstruction.
Tens of thousands of tents flooded after heavy rains in Gaza bbc.in/4853YQw
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New publication! On the foreignness of law in India’s constitutional imagination. Beyond postcolonial theory, I argue that law's power to estrange us from particular attachments makes a shared political life possible. Thanks to @twitatreyee for the invite.
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Solidarity message from electronics union in Malaysia to miners on sit-sit strike at the world’s largest nickel mining site in Morowali, Indonesia.
This is what will win for the working class: organization, action, international solidarity, and solidarity along the supply chain
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The Gig Workers Tribunal has found that several practices on GrabCar's digital platform breached the Gig Workers Act, including automatically accepting bookings before drivers were informed of their earnings.
The HR Ministry said the tribunal also identified violations involving temporary booking suspensions and cancellation quotas, citing unclear rules and insufficient information provided to drivers.
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Putrajaya will review the 20% ceiling on e-hailing commissions, amid complaints from drivers that the deductions are affecting their take-home pay.
The review will consider feedback from industry stakeholders and findings from two studies on Klang Valley public transport planning and fair compensation for gig workers, said MOT.
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But how can you even rule it out, though? Have you done a proper environmental inquiry in the *hours* since the floods started?
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How many times do i need to say this. We shouldn't treat institutions of learning as factories that churn out workers to serve capitalist CEOs
Public universities and training institutes must swiftly adapt their curricula to provide graduates with the specialised skills demanded by major tech giants like Google and Infineon, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
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I am now reading up on South African experience with legal pluralism and lamenting again how English-centric our common law is when other jurisdictions facing more directly comparable legal issues and challenges are readily available from which our judges can draw inspiration.
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We left the Supreme Court and walked to the Westminster Arms for a quick pint.
When we got there I said "where's Matt?"
He had been arrested on the way and I didn't notice!
Bless you Craig,
Sorry didn't make it to the pub, I was arrested under the Terrorism Act for...... Pausing.
(allegedly)
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