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Is NATO Ready for World War 3?. AI-Generated.
Is NATO Ready for World War 3? Behind the Drills, Diplomacy, and Silent Preparations In public, NATO leaders speak of “containment,” “deterrence,” and “stability.” But behind the polished podiums and diplomatic handshakes, a more urgent question looms:
By Ali Asad Ullah8 months ago in The Swamp
Why the U.S. Revoked Bob Vylan’s Visas: Music, Protest, and the Politics of Expression
In the ever-evolving intersection of music, activism, and politics, few stories highlight the fragile boundary between free expression and international diplomacy as sharply as the recent visa revocation of British punk-rap duo Bob Vylan by the United States. This unprecedented move has not only sparked outrage in artistic communities but also opened a broader conversation on the role of protest in music, the consequences of political speech, and how international artists are treated when they challenge dominant narratives.
By Ikram Ullah8 months ago in The Swamp
“The July Revolution 2024: A New Dawn That Shook Bangladesh”
In July 2024, Bangladesh experienced a watershed moment. What started out as a protest by students turned into a national call for justice. The “July Revolution” wasn’t just another movement—it was the awakening of a nation’s suppressed hopes. With youthful leaders at the helm and a united chorus of “justice, not the state,” this was a moment when courage lit the way forward.
By kaykobad8 months ago in The Swamp
SCOTUS vs LGBTQ. Top Story - July 2025.
What is the purpose of schools? To educate the next generation of citizens for our country. To prepare them to become a functional member of society. When you live in a country created from a diverse set of cultures, then schools need to prepare the next generation to collaborate with a diverse workforce. Most educators would agree with this ideology of education and design classrooms to accommodate a diverse range of students from any background and culture. On June 27, 2025 the Supreme Court ruled against diversity, excluding LGBTQ+ representation in public schools.
By Iris Harris8 months ago in The Swamp
Russia vs Ukraine: What’s Really Happening in 2025 (A Brutally Honest Breakdown)
I’ve been following this war since the day it began. Not as a soldier, not as a politician, not even as a journalist. Just as a human being who cares deeply about truth, suffering, and the ripple effect of violence. And as I write this in mid-2025, I’m painfully aware of how numb we’ve all become to the phrase Russia vs Ukraine. It’s been over three years. Thousands of headlines. Millions of lives changed. And yet, how many of us really know what’s happening right now?
By Bevy Osuos8 months ago in The Swamp
Turn Out the Lights When You Leave
I stayed longer than I should have. For years, I told myself this country was in a rough patch — that democracies wobble, that we’d find our footing again. I watched the rise of disinformation, the gerrymandering, the purges, the rise of armed “poll watchers,” the normalization of lies. I saw ICE raid homes at 2 a.m., I saw journalists arrested, I saw peaceful protests treated like insurgencies. And still, I stayed.
By Jeff Olen8 months ago in The Swamp
Progress is woven, not layered
Within the 21st Century version of Capitalist “Democracies” that we all live under, especially for those of us born after 1980, so Millennials, Gen Z, etc. We’ve come to grow fond of Social Justice issues such as; LGBTQIA+ Rights, Abortion Rights, Women's Rights, Immigrant rights, etc. As much as I am also fervently in favour of all of these and much more, there is an issue with the way that we’ve gone about them, and I don’t think the issue lies with the issues themselves nor the policy changes that have been achieved in correcting them. The issue lies with what we think progress is, or how it's applied to societies. Within the “liberal” framework of things, progress is layered on top of society, and this comes with one big issue. These layered policies can be stripped away by another government, very, very, easily. And there is no buyers remorse button for many western countries, once a country has voted in a Government there is very little that can be actualised to course correct a government that’s trying to strip back these layers.
By Ashyr H.8 months ago in The Swamp
What I Learned Growing Up in a Cult. Top Story - June 2025.
Earlier this week I was talking to a coworker about life. After a while, we somehow got on the subject of religion. I had to explain that I have an aversion to most organized forms of religion, having been raised in a church that at the time was very cult-like, and later after a split, the faction that stayed with the original leader went full cult. But that begs the question.
By Atomic Historian8 months ago in The Swamp
Radio Free California: Resistance Handbook Chapter 3
[Opening Theme Music: static, shortwave tuning, faint siren wail in the background.] ANNOUNCER (calm, serious, resolute): This is Radio Free California. Day 19 of the creeping coup. Broadcasting from the occupied zone.
By Jeff Olen8 months ago in The Swamp
Own It or Get the F* Out”**. Content Warning.
An Open Statement to President Trump and the American People By Jasper Blackwood I’m not here to sugarcoat anything.
By Jasper Blackwood8 months ago in The Swamp
Healing Through Cultural Disconnection and Reconnection
For many of us, culture is a quiet ache we carry. Not because we rejected it— but because we were pulled away from it. Sometimes by migration.
By Irfan Ali8 months ago in The Swamp
Just Following Orders
The tribunal hall is utterly silent, except for the sniffling and suppressed sobs. The uniformed soldiers keeping the peace are statuesque in their quiet survey of the defendants. Still, whether it was a trick of the light or just fanciful imagination, tear tracks carved down the stony faces as the horrific images played on the large plasma screen.
By CT Idlehouse8 months ago in The Swamp