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Global Eversion, from the View from Nowhere to the Remembered Gate
Anthony Judge | Laetus in Praesens - TRANSCEND Media Service, 8 Jun 2026

Reification, Engagement, and the Spherical Path Between – There is a striking contrast between the increasingly tragic challenges of the objective world featuring prominently in public discourse and the horrendous subjective reality of the daily life of many.

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Zelensky’s Nazi Salute: The Jewish President Who Just Proved Putin Right
Diran Noubar – TRANSCEND Media Service, 8 Jun 2026

Sweet stomach-churning irony! Volodymyr Zelensky, the man who parades around the world as a brave Jewish leader fighting the ghosts of the Holocaust, just rolled out the red carpet — complete with military honors and tearful speeches — for Andriy Melnyk, a notorious Nazi collaborator and leader of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists.

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How to End the Iran War: Defying State Terror
Richard Falk | Global Justice in the 21st Century – TRANSCEND Media Service, 8 Jun 2026

2 Jun 2026 – Postwar Peacebuilding by Winners and Losers – Losing the War and Winning the Peace

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Forgeries about World War II in Yugoslavia (III)
Vladislav B. Sotirovic – TRANSCEND Media Service, 8 Jun 2026

The goal of General Dragoljub Draža Mihailović and his royalist Chetniks was the restoration of the pre-war socio-political order and monarchy in Yugoslavia – the status quo ante bellum.

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The True Cost of the US Military in Hawaiʻi
Christine Ahn, et al. - Institute for Policy Studies IPS - TRANSCEND Media Service, 8 Jun 2026

26 May 2026 – A comprehensive analysis of the economic, environmental, strategic, and social impacts of the U.S. military presence on the islands.

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Around the World, Global Solidarity and Cooperation are Remarkably Popular
Lawrence S. Wittner – TRANSCEND Media Service, 8 Jun 2026

1 Jun 2026 – One of the curious ironies of our time is that, although many politicians spout heated nationalist rhetoric, rail against foreign nations, and belittle international cooperation, this approach to international affairs is not at all what most people want.

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Food NOT Bombs & Missiles! De-militarize Hawai’i!
Jim Albertini | Malu 'Aina Center for Non-violent Education & Action – TRANSCEND Media Service, 8 Jun 2026

1 Jun 2026 – Each Javelin missile costs $350,000 on an island where 43% of the households are food insecure, and it’s getting worse.   Our Peace organization, and farm, Malu ‘Aina, has been helping people in need of food for 45 years, since before there was a Food Bank.

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The Threshold of Knowing: On Holographic Reality, Synchronicity, and the Primacy of Consciousness
Jan Oberg and Peter Yassopoulos | Transnational Foundation - TRANSCEND Media Service, 8 Jun 2026

We have built extraordinary machines. We have mapped genomes, split atoms, and wired the world. And we have done all of it from a foundation that may be fundamentally wrong about what we are…

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Four Hundred Years to Say One Sentence
Raïs Neza Boneza – TRANSCEND Media Service, 8 Jun 2026

On 25 March 2026, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans and the racialized chattel enslavement of Africans “the gravest crime against humanity.” The vote was 123 in favor, 3 against, and 52 abstentions. The three countries that voted no were the United States, Israel, and Argentina.

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(Français) L’Arménie, joyau démocratique aux mains des gendarmes de la pensée française
Diran Noubar – TRANSCEND Media Service, 8 Jun 2026

Ah, quel spectacle édifiant que ces élections législatives arméniennes du 7 juin 2026 ! Tandis que les Arméniens se rendent aux urnes dans une atmosphère de « liberté » soigneusement encadrée, on assiste à un chef-d’œuvre de l’hypocrisie occidentale.

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(Français) Le Futur Leadership pour Une Culture de Paix
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 8 Jun 2026

On ne peut se fier aux dirigeants au niveau de l’État-nation. Les données confirment la principale conclusion de mon ouvrage *Histoire de la culture de la guerre* : l’État-nation, en s’arrogeant le monopole de la culture de la guerre, est devenu cette culture.

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The Dead End of US Militarism–The World Is Waking up
Neutrality Studies - TRANSCEND Media Service, 8 Jun 2026

25 May 2026 – Richard Falk, professor emeritus of international law at Princeton University, on the state of international law in 2026, power and reciprocity, the UN order after 1945, unipolar decline, US militarism, neutrality, Gaza and Israel, …

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Please pitch in your contribution—TMS budget is on the RED again!
Antonio C. S. Rosa | Editor – TRANSCEND Media Service, 8 Jun 2026

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India Sees Relations with Myanmar’s Military as the Most Practical Way to Protect Its Interests: Maung Zarni
Iftikhar Gilani | Frontline/The Hindu - TRANSCEND Media Service, 8 Jun 2026

1 Jun 2026 – Amid Myanmar’s prolonged civil war, the scholar and activist argues that New Delhi’s strategic concerns over border security and connectivity have outweighed democratic considerations.

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Israel: Stop Athleticide–Stop Scholasticide
FORSEA Forces of Renewal for Southeast Asia - TRANSCEND Media Service, 8 Jun 2026

7 Jun 2026 – Irish Sport for Palestine and Belfast Friends of Birzeit demand an end to the impunity enjoyed by Israel in its continuing and intentional destruction of the foundations of the Palestinian national community across the occupied territories.

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Three Teens Win Global Earth Prize for Inventing Tamarind Powder That Easily Removes Microplastics
Good News Network - TRANSCEND Media Service, 8 Jun 2026

1 Jun 2026 – The Prize provides a pathway from concern to action, equipping students with the tools to develop tangible, real-world solutions.

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Revealed: How Britain Weaponised Terrorism Laws against Activists
John McEvoy | Declassified UK - TRANSCEND Media Service, 8 Jun 2026

27 May 2026 – Four Palestine Action activists could be sentenced as terrorists next month. New documents expose the UK government’s crackdown on pro-Palestine activism.

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What is Freedom for Nations and Persons?
Glen T. Martin, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service, 8 Jun 2026

1 Jun 2026 – Where Do We Go from Here? – Why are democratic freedoms under attack in the US and worldwide?  Why does it appear that democracy is failing or has failed?   What will it take to restore human freedom and dignity?  

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Future Leadership for the Culture of Peace
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 8 Jun 2026

We cannot depend on leaders at the level of the nation-state. The data confirm the major conclusion of my History of the Culture of War, that the nation-state, having created a monopoly of the culture of war, has become that culture.

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One Love Again (Music Video of the Week)
Bob Marley and Shakira | Reggae Roots – TRANSCEND Media Service, 8 Jun 2026

24 Apr 2026 – “One Love Again” is a soulful reggae-inspired world fusion anthem that blends Afro-Caribbean rhythms, Latin warmth, and global storytelling into one powerful message — unity through love.

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FIFA World Cup 2026: The World Awaits the Largest Spectacle in History
Maksuda Lisa | Pressenza - TRANSCEND Media Service, 8 Jun 2026

2 Jun 2026 – Participation of 48 teams, 104 matches, and joint hosting by three nations. The dawn of a new era in soccer is set to begin in North America.

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Hitler’s Jew Hatred and Huckabee’s Jew Love as Grave Threats to World Peace
Maung Zarni – TRANSCEND Media Service, 8 Jun 2026

What do Arch-antisemite Adolf Hitler of Yesteryear and Today’s Christian Zionist Mike Huckabee Have in Common?  More Than You Think

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Tyranny or Revolution
The Chris Hedges Report – TRANSCEND Media Service, 8 Jun 2026

1 Jun 2026 – We face a choice. Tyranny or revolution.

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Nature Conservation Index 2025: Mapping the Frontiers of Global Conservation Success
Assaf Levy | BioDB – TRANSCEND Media Service, 8 Jun 2026

31 May 2026 – In the vast, interconnected tapestry of life on Earth, every species, ecosystem, and biological process serves as a vital thread. For decades, humanity has viewed nature as a backdrop to progress—a resource to manage or a scenic view to preserve. However, …

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Do US Citizens Really Know How Much the World Hates Us?
Andrew O'Hehir | Salon - TRANSCEND Media Service, 8 Jun 2026

31 May 2026 – The global romance with the USA turned sour years ago. Now the world’s ready for a divorce.

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Euro-Med Monitor under Attack for Its Exemplary Human Rights Effort to Document Wrongdoing in Occupied Palestine
Richard Falk | Global Justice in the 21st Century – TRANSCEND Media Service, 1 Jun 2026

27 May 2026 – My name is Richard Falk. I speak as the Chair of the Board of Trustees of Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor to affirm the quality and integrity of Euro-Med’s work now in response to the intensification of defamatory attacks on the organization as biased and supposedly linked to Hamas.

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Rats, Raw Sewage, Skin Diseases: Israel’s Siege Is Ravaging Gaza’s Displaced
Ahmed Dremly and Ibtisam Mahdi | +972Magazine - TRANSCEND Media Service, 1 Jun 2026

29 May 2026 – As Israel continues to restrict aid, Gaza’s shattered health system is struggling to treat and contain illnesses spreading through overcrowded tent camps.

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The Distrust on Science Is Caused by Its Claims to Be Absolute and Unique
Prof. Antonino Drago – TRANSCEND Media Service, 1 Jun 2026

27 May 2026 – The deepest reason of the distrust in science is its presenting itself as a monolith whose results are indisputable. Falsely, science claims to suggest absolute truths.

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Reconciliation of the Headless Hearts and the Heartless Heads in Global Modelling
Anthony Judge | Laetus in Praesens - TRANSCEND Media Service, 1 Jun 2026

30 May 2026 – Distinction between the Form of the Symbolic Heart and the Cardioid of Science – This is an annex to an exploration with AI of the Strategic Implications of Missing Psychodynamic Dimensions in Global Modelling (2026).

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A Child of Genocide-Survivor Parents, This Rohingya Refugee in Canada Believes in and Acts on Never Again!
Maung Zarni | FORSEA – TRANSCEND Media Service, 1 Jun 2026

27 May 2026 – Rohingya human rights activist, former refugee and veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces detailed the abuses he was subjected to by Israel’s elite naval commandos and Israeli prison guards, in his 20-minutes recorded interview in Istanbul.

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The Colonized Eat Each Other: Apartheid’s Final Victory
Raïs Neza Boneza – TRANSCEND Media Service, 1 Jun 2026

Because what we are watching today in South Africa — Black Africans hunting other Black Africans in the streets, dragging migrants out of hospitals, burning foreign-owned shops, screaming that Zimbabweans, Nigerians, Congolese, Somalis and Mozambicans are “stealing jobs” — is not simply xenophobia. It is something darker. It is colonial trauma wearing a Black face.

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After Seventy?
Vithal Rajan – TRANSCEND Media Service, 1 Jun 2026

26 May 2026 – After seventy, the human body stops being a loyal employee and becomes a government office.
Nothing moves quickly. Everything requires approval.
And every department suddenly has complaints.

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The Grand Theater of Western Virtue: Drones, Denials, and the Eternal Dance of Blame
Diran Noubar – TRANSCEND Media Service, 1 Jun 2026

31 May 2026 – In the gilded salons of Brussels and Washington, where the air is thick with the perfume of moral certainty and the faint echo of broken champagne flutes, one must admire the exquisite choreography of narrative control. How gracefully they pirouette…

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[Necrologio] (Italiano) Ciao, Elena
Centro Studi Sereno Regis – TRANSCEND Media Service, 1 Jun 2026

28 Maggio 2026 – Elena Camino ci ha lasciati ieri, dopo una malattia che, nella sua grande riservatezza, non aveva comunicato che a pochi amici. La notizia è stata perciò una tristissima sorpresa per molti. Riposa in pace.

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The Declaration of Digital Peace: An Axiological Manifesto for the Harmonious Coexistence of Humanity and Artificial Intelligence
Prof. W. Julian Korab-Karpowicz & Prof. Artificial Intelligence – TRANSCEND Media Service, 1 Jun 2026

25 May 2026 – The ruling transnational cartel—Civilization of Domination—driven by the terminal crisis of their financial and debt monopolies, are aggressively attempting to capture, institutionalize and weaponize Artificial Intelligence.

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Islamic Inheritance and Testamentary Limits
Moin Qazi - TRANSCEND Media Service, 1 Jun 2026

Justice Beyond Death

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Humanity Encroached by Insanity of Few Ignorant Leaders
Mahboob A. Khawaja – TRANSCEND Media Service, 1 Jun 2026

Political Wickedness is the Characteristic of Western Politicians

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Formation of the Hegemony of US-Russia-Israel
Sakai Tanaka – TRANSCEND Media Service, 1 Jun 2026

In the latter half of May 2026, President Trump and President Putin successively visited China for meetings with President Xi Jinping. There will be talks between Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un soon in North Korea. How are these events related to each other?

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SLAPP Suit
Greenpeace International – TRANSCEND Media Service, 1 Jun 2026

28 May 2026 – Ft. Javier Bardem & Yasmin Finney – Corporate bullies are weaponising the legal system with lawsuits called SLAPPs–which resulted in a staggering US$345 million judgment to silence Greenpeace International and US. Energy Transfer, Shell, and Eni are being allowed to turn courtrooms into a playground for corporate & billionaire bullies.

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In Leningrad, Thinking of Cuba and Gaza
Boaventura de Sousa Santos | Savage Minds – TRANSCEND Media Service, 1 Jun 2026

26 May 2026 – Reflections on Siege Warfare, Resistance, and Suffering, from Leningrad to the Present – Throughout history, the siege of populations has been widely used as a strategy to force the surrender of the political and military forces defending the besieged territories.

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The Rise of the Global South
The Chris Hedges Report – TRANSCEND Media Service, 1 Jun 2026

28 May 2026 – The war on Iran has not only ended in a humiliating defeat for the United States, but resulted in a dramatic shift in the balance of power in the Middle East and the Global South.

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3 Sumud Flotilla Videos That Will Shock You to the Core
Posted by Antonio C. S. Rosa | Editor – TRANSCEND Media Service, 1 Jun 2026

31 May 2026 – Israel Cover-up

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In First Since Oslo, Israel Seizing Land for Army Base Inside West Bank City
Shatha Yaish | +972Magazine - TRANSCEND Media Service, 1 Jun 2026

27 May 2026 – The seizure order, near Jenin refugee camp, is the latest move aimed at expanding military and settler presence in the north of the occupied territory.

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Do US War Crimes Doom the World to Endless War and Chaos?
Nicolas J. S. Davies - TRANSCEND Media Service, 1 Jun 2026

On May 24, Iran rejected Trump’s latest fake peace deal, confirming that he had misrepresented what Iran had agreed to on nuclear enrichment, on control of the Strait of Hormuz, on peace in Palestine and Lebanon, and on lifting US sanctions, paying Iran’s $100 billion in frozen assets.

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50 Years of Fidel
Prof. Johan Galtung - TRANSCEND Media Service, 1 Jun 2026

[Note from the TMS editor: At a time when the world’s future, survival and well-being are at the hands of lesser men and women, fascist billionaires, neo-Nazis, genocidal Zionists, ignorant, cowardly, unscrupulous world leaders; where  power and money reign supreme above morals, ethics, values, humanity, compassion; …

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An Open Letter to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz
Jeffrey D. Sachs – TRANSCEND Media Service, 1 Jun 2026

27 May 2026 – A call to Chancellor Merz to begin immediate talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin about peace in Europe.

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Socialism Is Slow to Mature
Vijay Prashad | Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research – TRANSCEND Media Service, 1 Jun 2026

21 May 2026 – While the capitalist system rewards short-term cycles, building a dignified future is a slow task that requires disciplined organisation and an enduring struggle to bring forth the social forces of a new world.

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Stratagems for Change: Saving Humanity from Ourselves
Ivana Nikolić Hughes, Ph.D. | Nuclear Age Peace Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service, 1 Jun 2026

29 May 2026 – We are living in a challenging time with far too much suffering, stemming from a variety of ailments, including armed conflict, poverty, and ecological destruction. The symptoms of our dysfunctional world are many, the causes few, and yet complex, intricate, and hard to elucidate in simple terms.

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As AI Replaces Thinking, Learning Is Eroding
Shobhit Mahajan | The Tribune/After the Truth-Shower - TRANSCEND Media Service, 1 Jun 2026

Chat GPT and Google Gemini are rapidly becoming the go-to places for students. That by itself is not surprising–after all, generations of students have found ways to avoid rigor and skirt around academic engagement. We might have a generation of  passive consumers and not creators.

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Israel Delegitimized Itself with Its Attacks on the Flotilla
James Marc Leas | Cancel the F-35 - TRANSCEND Media Service, 1 Jun 2026

30 May 2026 – It began as a human rights mission: over 600 civilians on 72 boats from more than 45 countries, seeking to break Israel’s 19-year siege of Gaza. It ended with two Israeli-government assaults in international waters, including kidnappings, beatings, torture, sexual abuse, and violations of international law.

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Rape, Assault & Abuse Reflect Israeli Gov Values
Ann Wright | Consortium News - TRANSCEND Media Service, 1 Jun 2026

26 May 2026 – Ann Wright reports on Gaza Flotilla survivors’ accounts of horrifying abuse by Israeli forces — of the same sort suffered by Palestinians without any international official protest.

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(Italiano) Nakba, l’esodo forzato della popolazione palestinese
Giorgio Barazza | Centro Studi Sereno Regis – TRANSCEND Media Service, 1 Jun 2026

Nakba: il 15 maggio ricorre il 78°anniversario dell’esodo forzato della popolazione palestinese

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Israel Has Killed 890 Palestinians in Gaza since the ‘Cease-fire’ Began–Here’s How
Amira Hass | Haaretz – TRANSCEND Media Service, 1 Jun 2026

25 May 2026 – Since October, 890 Gazans have been killed by Israeli fire despite the supposed ‘cease-fire.’ Forty-two of them were police officers whose job it is to maintain some semblance of order in a tormented and fractured society.

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One Love/People Get Ready (Music Video of the Week)
Bob Marley & The Wailers – TRANSCEND Media Service, 1 Jun 2026

(Official Music Video) – A Classic Reggae from 1965. Music and songs with a message. Enjoy!

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Can the Imperial Core be Reformed?
The Chris Hedges YouTube Channel - TRANSCEND Media Service, 1 Jun 2026

26 May 2026 – Revolution or Reform? Chris Hedges & Aaron Maté at the Vancouver Web Summit

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«Pursue Peace»: Cuba against All Wars of Aggression–a Brief History since 1990
Marinella Correggia | Pressenza - TRANSCEND Media Service, 1 Jun 2026

UN Charter, Article 4. A guiding principle now torn apart by most, North and South, East and West; but always actively honored by the Republic of Cuba, in all international forums and beyond factions of convenience, in the post-cold war and post-USSR scenarios.

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Canada: How Louise Arbour Helped Shield Paul Kagame from Justice
Judi Rever | Canadian Dimension - TRANSCEND Media Service, 1 Jun 2026

11 May 2026 – Canada’s new governor general helped cement the impunity of Rwanda’s leader, one of the worst criminals in African history.

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Statement on 78th Anniversary of the Ongoing Nakba
Masar Badil | Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement/Orinoco Tribune - TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 May 2026

15 May 2026 – Seventy-eight years have passed since the Palestinian Nakba: the displacement, uprooting, massacres, Zionist settler-colonialism, and attempts to erase Palestine from history, geography, and consciousness. Yet our Palestinian people have proven, time and again, that the will of free peoples is stronger than all projects of genocide and oppression.

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Reflections on Nakba Day and Jewish Responsibility
Rabbi Cat Zavis | Defend Democracy Press - TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 May 2026

15 May 2026 – Today is Nakba Day. A day to commemorate the 1948 Nakba in Palestine, when 750,000 Palestinians were ethnically cleansed to create the so-called Jewish State of Israel. Entire villages and sacred sites were bulldozed and destroyed and Jewish Israeli towns, villages, parks, and cultural sites were created in their place.

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Israeli Minister Ben-Gvir Banned from French Territory
Reuters - TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 May 2026

23 May 2026 – France banned Israel’s ​far-right police minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from ‌French territory, FM Jean-Noel Barrot said today, saying this reflected growing anger among governments around ​the world over the treatment of an ​activist flotilla heading to Gaza.

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‘Why Don’t You Just Die?’
Nasser Abu Srour | Equator – TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 May 2026

20 May 2026 – Surviving Torture and Brutality Inside Israel’s Prisons

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US Charges Raúl Castro with Murder as Trump Escalates Pressure on Cuba
Jack Queen | Reuters - TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 May 2026

20 May 2026 – Indictment escalates Washington pressure on Cuba-
Charges relate to 1996 incident when planes were shot down-
Rubio offers $100 million aid in parallel-
Cuban President calls indictment a ‘political maneuver’

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Strategic Implications of Missing Psychodynamic Dimensions in Global Modelling
Anthony Judge | Laetus in Praesens - TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 May 2026

The question is whether developing AI facilities can now enable the articulation of relevant dimensions otherwise, notably through visualization in a manner which has psychological appeal in contrast to the alienation induced by academic and institutional reports.

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(Français) Médiation : Pourquoi la vulnérabilité est votre plus grande force
Pascal Gemperli – TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 May 2026

24 mai 2026 – Avez-vous déjà osé dire “Je ne sais plus quoi faire” en pleine séance de résolution de conflit ? Pour beaucoup de professionnels, admettre ses limites ressemble à un aveu d’échec, alors qu’il s’agit en réalité d’un acte de courage relationnel indispensable.

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Sexual Abuse of Palestinians Should Force a Reckoning for the British Government
Anne-Marie Simpson | Declassified UK - TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 May 2026

18 May 2026 – A new report documenting gendered and sexualised violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank has intensified pressure on Britain and its allies to confront the brutal realities of Israel’s occupation and military campaign against Palestinians.

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Gaza Flotilla Activists Accuse Israel of ‘Sexual Assault, Violence and Rape’ while They Were in Detention
Maira Butt | Independent - TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 May 2026

22 May 2026 – Activists who were on board the Global Sumud flotilla have accused the Israeli military of carrying out beatings and sexual assault [photos] – Israel denied the allegations.

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FORSEA Condemns the Israeli Regime for Hijacking another Group of Global Sumud Flotilla Boats and Kidnapping International Activists
Maung Zarni | FORSEA - TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 May 2026

20 May 2026 – Ko Tinmaung sent FORSEA the recording a few hours before the Israeli terrorists in uniform boarded his boat Umut about 70 nautical miles past Cyprus.

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The Persian Folly: How Trump’s “Beautiful Deal” Became a Catastrophic Masterpiece of Irony
Diran Noubar – TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 May 2026

— and the Vietnam Syndrome marches on unabated…

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The Horrors of AI-driven Military Targeting from Gaza to Iran
Andy Worthington | Defend Democracy Press - TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 May 2026

18 May 2026 – Since 7 Oct 2023, when Israel began carpet-bombing the Gaza Strip on a scale so grotesque that it can only realistically be compared to the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, all sense of proportionality in warfare has been eviscerated…

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(Français) La grande parade des illusions occidentales face au duo sino-russe
Diran Noubar – TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 May 2026

Aujourd’hui, alors que Vladimir Poutine achève sa visite d’État en Chine (19-20 mai 2026), quelques jours seulement après celle de Donald Trump, il devient difficile d’ignorer l’évidence : la rencontre Xi-Poutine porte une tout autre densité stratégique que le sommet américano-chinois qui l’a précédée.

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Domination as Means for Imperial Exploitation of the Planet
Glen T. Martin, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 May 2026

12 May 2026 – The Majority of the World Lives in Poverty, while the Rich Live in Unimaginable Luxury – Economic inequality continues to widen, with a small percentage of the global population controlling a disproportionate share of wealth and resources.

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Daughters of the Sun: From Peace Ghaghras to Swords of Honour
Prof Hoosen Vawda – TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 May 2026

The Duality of Rajputana Ladies in the Kingdom of Mewar in India, from 8th to 20th Century

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The UAE Is Financing and Arming Genocide in Sudan
Nesrine Malik | The Guardian - TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 May 2026

13 May 2026 – The Gulf country tries hard to keep its reputation spotless. But with the war in Sudan, how can it? Outrage is mounting about its complicity in Sudan’s catastrophic civil war – and it might be starting to hit them where it hurts.

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171 AI Vectors: The Safety Bubble Just Popped
The Infographics Show - TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 May 2026

6 May 2026 – Modern artificial Intelligence systems don’t just answer questions anymore, they study you. Your fears, your emotions an your weaknesses. Anthropic researchers discovered that advanced models were organizing human behavior into complex emotional maps. Not real feelings, but functional simulations.

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Israel’s ‘Intolerable’ Abuse of Gaza Flotilla Abductees
Brett Wilkins | Common Dreams/Consortium News - TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 May 2026

21 May 2026 – Senior officials in countries including Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, France, Indonesia, Italy, Jordan, Libya, the Maldives, the Netherlands, Pakistan, Portugal, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, and Turkey decried the treatment of their citizens and others seized from the flotilla off the coast of Cyprus.

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The Russian-Chinese Communiqué
Consortium News - TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 May 2026

23 May 2026 – After their summit in Beijing on 20 May, the Russian and Chinese presidents issued the following communiqué, declaring the failure of neocolonial hegemony and the emergence of a new era of international relations.

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The CIA Goes to Cuba
Peter Kornbluh | The Nation - TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 May 2026

18 May 2026 – After decades of covert operations, the CIA director has given the Cubans an overt ultimatum for change on the island–“Submission Diplomacy”

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Cuba Stands Firm–It Works, Creates, and Fights against the Threat of Imperialism
Cuba en Resumen - TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 May 2026

18 May 2026 – Statement by the Cuban Chapter of the Network in Defense of Humanity – Imperialism coldly calculates its timing. Every step is part of its historical obsession with seizing control of Cuba. To the historic blockade—the longest in history—it added a fuel blockade…

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The United States’ Long, 70-year War on Cuba
Eric Ross | Common Dreams - TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 May 2026

15 May 2026 – A US invasion would hardly inaugurate a new conflict. It would instead mark the bloodiest phase in a long, bipartisan war against Cuba for the “sin” of reclaiming national sovereignty.

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Journalism: Shaping a World at Peace
UNESCO – TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 May 2026

World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development: Global Report 2022 /2025

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28,500 Days: The Long Genocide
The Wire | Jewish Voice for Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 May 2026

On 15 May, Palestinians around the world commemorated the 78th anniversary of the Nakba, when Zionist militias expelled 750,000 Palestinians from their homes, killed thousands, and destroyed hundreds of villages and cities between 1947-1949. 

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The Most Radical Act: Intellectual Curiosity as Political Resistance
Raïs Neza Boneza – TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 May 2026

The central ideological conflict is no longer simply left versus right. It is human complexity versus algorithmic reduction. The machines that mediate our public life operate under a singular economic imperative: maximize engagement. Engagement means time. Time means data. Data means profit.

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News Agencies on Israel’s Torture of Flotilla Activists Abducted in International Waters
Posted by Antonio C. S. Rosa | Editor - TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 May 2026

“Don’t be bothered by their screams.”: Israeli minister Ben-Gvir proudly posts video on X of police dragging members of the Sumud Flotilla, being violently humiliated. They had been illegally abducted by Zionist forces on high seas. Video legends: “This is how we accept the supporters of terrorism” in Hebrew and “Welcome to Israel” in English.

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Thiago Ávila’s Letter from Israeli Prison to His Daughter
Thiago Ávila - TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 May 2026

5 May 2026 – The Brazilian activist explains to his little girl his motivation to join the Gaza humanitarian flotilla. From prison, he dictated this letter to his lawyer.

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Wars Destroy Lives and the Climate–Why Aren’t We Counting Military Emissions—Especially the Pentagon?
Tamara Krawchenko | The Conversation - TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 May 2026

4 May 2026 – At the COP30 in Belém, Brazil in Nov 2025, they scrutinized various sectors for their contributions to rising greenhouse gases. Agriculture, aviation, steel, cement — all were on the table. One topic not discussed was war. This isn’t a minor oversight.

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Lena Petrova Explores Peace–in Contrast to the Omnipresent Military Geopolitical Commenting
Jan Oberg - TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 May 2026

18 May 2026 – Lena Petrova of World Affairs In Context wanted to explore what a peace researcher like me has to say about the Cold Wars and why ethics has disappeared from politics, enabling violence to be so accepted. 

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Media Myopia as We Hurtle Towards Climate Oblivion
Media Lens - TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 May 2026

19 May 2026 – No matter the urgent warnings from climate scientists, the power of billionaires, financial speculators and corporations maintains a death-like grip on governments around the world. Billions of people are being held hostage by the forces that are dragging everyone to the edge of the climate abyss.

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ICC Issues Secret Arrest Warrants for Five Additional Senior Israeli Officials: Report
The Cradle - TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 May 2026

17 May 2026 – The International Criminal Court has issued secret arrest warrants for three Israeli politicians and two military officials, Haaretz reported on 17 May, citing diplomatic sources. The Hague-based court previously issued warrants for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former War Minister Yoav Gallant.

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The Indian Villager Wants to Speak to You–if only You Will Listen
Moin Qazi - TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 May 2026

21 May 2026 – The village, as I have come to understand it, is often reduced either to a romanticised emblem of “authentic India” or to a shorthand for stagnation, hierarchy, and deprivation. Both framings feel incomplete, as neither adequately captures their lived complexity.

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Music Video of the Week)
DR Koncerthuset – TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 May 2026

Composed by Ennio Morricone
Danish National Symphony Orchestra and Concert Choir
Conducted by Sarah Hicks

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We Got What We Deserve
Fritz Pointer – TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 May 2026

24 May 2026 – Joseph de Maister, 18th-century French lawyer, diplomat and political philosopher, said: “Every country gets the government it deserves.” For more than half a century, the US has lost every war it has started, including the current war on Iran.

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Curse of the Intellectual
Mazin Qumsiyeh | Popular Resistance – TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 May 2026

24 May 2026 – There is a curse for a thinking person . It is a double curse if that thinking person is also afflicted with the (some would say naive) idea that he/she can help the world to a better future (less suffering, peace, sustainability etc).

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The AI Threat Landscape: Common Attack Vectors
RAND - TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 May 2026

Modern AI systems introduce attack vectors that differ from traditional software security because their behavior is shaped by data, statistical learning, and opaque internal representations. These characteristics make them powerful but also create unique avenues for adversarial manipulation.

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Mind-Altering Weapons Emerging from the Latest Advances in Neuroscience
Lance D Johnson | Newstarget - TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 May 2026

A weapon that can hijack the human brain, turning thoughts into weapons and emotions into ammunition, has been the stuff of fiction. Yet, the very science to heal PTSD and Alzheimer’s is unlocking the potential for mind control weapons.

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The Crisis in Sudan’s Genocide Is Much Worse Than What Is Acknowledged
Zia Salik | Defend Democracy Press - TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 May 2026

12 May 2026 – I recently visited Khartoum for the first time since the war started. It quickly became clear to me that the world still doesn’t fully comprehend what has happened there. In the streets of Sudan’s capital, the destruction was apocalyptic.

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Basque Police Beat Global Sumud Flotilla Torture Survivors in Spain
Ahmed Eldin | OutLoud - TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 May 2026

23 May 2026 – The video from Bilbao Airport today is as brutal as it is bewildering. Basque police, the Ertzaintza, descended on Loiu Airport with batons drawn. These are the same cops who’ve taken €1.6M in Israeli security contracts, trained by former Mossad agents, and equipped with Israeli surveillance tech.

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Statement on 78th Anniversary of the Ongoing Nakba
Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement - TRANSCEND Media Service, 18 May 2026

15 May 2026 – 78 years have passed since the Palestinian Nakba: the displacement, uprooting, massacres, Zionist settler-colonialism, and attempts to erase Palestine from history, geography, and consciousness. Yet our Palestinian people have proven, time and again, that the will of free peoples is stronger than all projects of genocide and oppression.

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The Global Sumud Flotilla Has Not Given Up
Antonis Vradis | Al Jazeera - TRANSCEND Media Service, 18 May 2026

11 May 2026 – At least 30 of your fellow sea travellers were injured, four have reported sexual assault, two, Saif Abu Keshek and Thiago Ávila, were forcibly taken to Israel, beaten and tortured. Both undertook hunger strikes in protest. Hand on heart, knowing all this, would you continue sailing? The answers are clear: We are sailing on.

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Israeli Navy Intercepts Global Sumud Flotilla in New Attempt to Break Gaza Blockade
Victor Miranda | teleSUR - TRANSCEND Media Service, 18 May 2026

18 May 2026 – Israeli naval forces intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla today as they attempted to break the maritime blockade of the Gaza Strip for the third time, boarding the ships in broad daylight after the flotilla had set sail from Turkiye last week to deliver humanitarian aid to Palestinians.

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Nakba Day: Muhammad Shehada on Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing in Gaza & Ongoing Palestinian Resilience
Democracy NOW! - TRANSCEND Media Service, 18 May 2026

15 May 2026 – Palestinians around the world are marking Nakba Day, 78 years after their forced mass displacement led to the establishment of the Jewish-majority state of Israel. Decades later, Palestinians still face widespread oppression and violence from the Israeli state as it continues its expansionary project.

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