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Resisting Humanity's Downward Spiral

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Israel’s election and the Gaza genocide countervortex.org/blog/israe…
Israel’s election and the Gaza genocide

Israel’s election and the Gaza genocide

A new report from the UN Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territories finds that Israel has continued to commit "genocidal acts" in the Gaza Strip since the signing of a ceasefire...

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Iran executes five convicted in January protests countervortex.org/blog/iran-…
Iran executes five convicted in January protests

Iran executes five convicted in January protests

Amnesty International stated that Iran's execution of five individuals in one week was based on unfair trials, and called on the international community to respond. Iranian authorities brought...

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Protest wave of executions in Libya countervortex.org/blog/prote…
Protest wave of executions in Libya

Protest wave of executions in Libya

Human Rights Watch reported that at least 31 people have been executed in Libya after unjust military trials overseen by the Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF) since late August. The LAAF, led by...

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Colombia: protests greet new far-right president countervortex.org/blog/colom…
Colombia: protests greet new far-right president

Colombia: protests greet new far-right president

Thousands of Colombians peacefully rallied across the country against the far-right policies of President Abelardo de la Espriella, little more than two months after he took office. They criticized...

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Brazil: Amazon deforestation plunged under Lula countervortex.org/blog/brazi…
Brazil: Amazon deforestation plunged under Lula

Brazil: Amazon deforestation plunged under Lula

In the year to July 2026, deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon dropped by nearly 42%, according the National Institute for Space Research (INPE)—the steepest decline since monitoring began in...

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Podcast: Satanic techno-fascism (yes, really) countervortex.org/blog/podca…
Podcast: Satanic techno-fascism (yes, really)

Podcast: Satanic techno-fascism (yes, really)

Peter Thiel of Palantir, most aggressively reactionary of the Trump-linked nexus of fascist tech bros, now openly invokes the Faust story, in which a scientist sells his soul to the Devil in exchange...

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CounterVortex on one-week hiatus countervortex.org/blog/count…
CounterVortex on one-week hiatus

CounterVortex on one-week hiatus

The CounterVortex is going to be on hiatus for the next week, while chief ranter, blogger and editor Bill Weinberg is traveling abroad on a secret mission. We will resume our didactic blogging and...

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The latest @CounterV0rtex weekly headlines from #Gaza, the #WestBank, #Afghanistan, #Pakistan and the #PersianGulf... countervortex.substack.com/p…
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US imposes full sanctions on ICC classic.countervortex.org/no…
US imposes full sanctions on ICC | CounterVortex

US imposes full sanctions on ICC | CounterVortex

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio placed full sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Oct. 9 in response to investigations into potential war crimes committed by US and Israel.

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Podcast: West Bank at the genocidal threshold countervortex.org/blog/podca…
Podcast: West Bank at genocidal threshold

Podcast: West Bank at genocidal threshold

The three-year commemoration of the October 7 attacks saw ugly manifestations around the world of the growing atmosphere of polarization and dogmatism on the Israel-Palestine dilemma. There is, alas,...

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Israel's 'elimination project' on West Bank advances classic.countervortex.org/no…
Israel's 'elimination project' on West Bank advances | CounterVortex

Israel's 'elimination project' on West Bank advances | CounterVortex

Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem issued a comprehensive report last month charging that Israel is carrying out an "elimination project" on the occupied West Bank, seeking to dismantle...

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Renewed conflict along Durand Line classic.countervortex.org/no…
Renewed conflict along Durand Line | CounterVortex

Renewed conflict along Durand Line | CounterVortex

In an ongoing counter-insurgency operation dubbed "Azm-e-Istehkam" (Resolve for Stability), Pakistani security forces carried out deadly raids Oct.

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ICC unseals warrants for senior Taliban officials classic.countervortex.org/no…
ICC unseals warrants for senior Taliban officials | CounterVortex

ICC unseals warrants for senior Taliban officials | CounterVortex

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Oct. 5 unsealed four arrest warrants against senior Taliban figures, accusing them of persecuting women and girls in Afghanistan, acts that the Court's...

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Trump prepares new escalation in Persian Gulf classic.countervortex.org/no…
Trump prepares new escalation in Persian Gulf | CounterVortex

Trump prepares new escalation in Persian Gulf | CounterVortex

The US is preparing a major naval buildup in the Middle East, including up to three aircraft carriers and their escort ships, as President Trump weighs whether to intensify the war with Iran. The...

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The latest @CounterV0rtex headlines from #Mali, #Ethiopia, #Somalia, #India, #Pakistan, #Tuvalu, #Guatemala, #Minneapolis and #cyberspace... countervortex.substack.com/p…
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Podcast: #ResistRobotRule countervortex.org/blog/podca…
Podcast: #ResistRobotRule

Podcast: #ResistRobotRule

CounterVortex editor and ranter Bill Weinberg faces imminent cancelation of his landline service by corporate oppressor Verizon. As fiber-optic is not available in his building, this makes cable the...

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Ethiopia: drone strikes on Addis Ababa classic.countervortex.org/no…
Ethiopia: drone strikes on Addis Ababa | CounterVortex

Ethiopia: drone strikes on Addis Ababa | CounterVortex

If Ethiopia's federal government thought Addis Ababa was insulated from the conflict in its restive Tigray and Amhara regions, drone strikes have forced a reappraisal. Blasts were heard overnight...

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Malian forces, Wagner Group accused of war crimes classic.countervortex.org/no…
Malian forces, Wagner Group accused of war crimes | CounterVortex

Malian forces, Wagner Group accused of war crimes | CounterVortex

Amnesty International on Sept. 29 condemned the Malian armed forces and its partners from the Russian private military company Wagner Group for perpetration of war crimes, including the murder and...

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US weapons to Guatemala classic.countervortex.org/no…
US weapons to Guatemala | CounterVortex

US weapons to Guatemala | CounterVortex

Guatemala received a shipment of weapons and military equipment from the United States on Sept. 21, the first in a series of commercial exchanges set to total $5 million.

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Somaliland offers Trump a deal on recognition classic.countervortex.org/no…
Somaliland offers Trump a deal on recognition | CounterVortex

Somaliland offers Trump a deal on recognition | CounterVortex

Breakaway Somaliland is pulling out the stops to win US recognition, offering access to its strategic Berbera port, mineral deals, and even a Trump Tower. Recognition may not immediately be in the...

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