Cultural Tourism rebuilding bridges: a rare Turkish-Greek festival in the coastal resort of Side, Türkiye, near Antalya, honouring Cretan gastronomy and culture as preserved by the third generation of refugees. www.kathimerini.gr/society/563585569/i-mikri-kriti…

Η μικρή Κρήτη της Τουρκίας | Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ

Η «Κ» βρέθηκε στη Σίδη της Τουρκίας, στο πρώτο φεστιβάλ πολιτισμού και γαστρονομίας προς τιμήν των Τουρκοκρητικών.

Do watch award-winning Louis Theroux's unsettling documentary "The Settlers" which has just been released on BBC (also available on other places online). It is a brave and successful attempt to shed light into the mindset of extremist settlers, a key parameter of the seemingly intractable middle east puzzle. The brave journalist is the son of the famous travel writer Paul Theroux. We need...Do watch award-winning Louis Theroux's unsettling documentary "The Settlers" which has just been released on BBC (also available on other places online). It is a brave and successful attempt to shed light into the mindset of extremist settlers, a key parameter of the seemingly intractable middle east puzzle. The brave journalist is the son of the famous travel writer Paul Theroux. We need equally brave and cool-headed politicians (not clowns), local and international, who can finally stop the slaughter and build the bridge to a lasting peace. If we fail, the wound and the hatred will keep getting bigger and eventually swallow us all. More broadly we need (to build from the ground up) a new culture of fairly sharing everything on this planet. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/apr/27/the-s… Show more

The Settlers review – this vital film forces Louis Theroux to do something he’s never done before | Television | The Guardian

The documentarian manages to stay calm and polite as guns are repeatedly pointed at him in the West Bank. Then someone shoves him …

The old method (trick) of match funding: where institutions, usually NGOs ask you to donate an X sum so that a benevolent mega-donor, often a corporation, matches your contribution. Usually, the (often greenwashed, social-washed) mega-donor has already committed to a fixed amount, so the trick involves convincing you to back the cause since such a serious patron is behind it and has apparently...The old method (trick) of match funding: where institutions, usually NGOs ask you to donate an X sum so that a benevolent mega-donor, often a corporation, matches your contribution. Usually, the (often greenwashed, social-washed) mega-donor has already committed to a fixed amount, so the trick involves convincing you to back the cause since such a serious patron is behind it and has apparently checked its legitimacy, while you must also contribute by a fixed (fake) imminent deadline because otherwise the glorious donor will supposedly ignore your meagre contribution rather than double it - quelle horreur! Since this old trick is alive and well it means enough 'consumers' still consume it. Suggestion: choose crowdfunding, it is a lot more transparent and democratic. Show more

Thought of the Day: the staunchest supporters of the ghost of "Capitalism" are those who blame it for all evils and call for its overthrow before anything can be fixed/changed. The truth is that we are already living in a post-capitalist global economy & world and every little or larger change is both doable and useful! There is nothing really preventing (each one of) us from peacefully creating and...Thought of the Day: the staunchest supporters of the ghost of "Capitalism" are those who blame it for all evils and call for its overthrow before anything can be fixed/changed. The truth is that we are already living in a post-capitalist global economy & world and every little or larger change is both doable and useful! There is nothing really preventing (each one of) us from peacefully creating and supporting the new, non-capitalist, ways and platforms, like this one! Show more

Merlin Bird ID: a great app and a free global resource for birdwatchers and bird enthusiasts, from Cornell University's Lab of Ornithology. merlin.allaboutbirds.org

Covid: Even though we lived through it (we were the lucky ones), we still don't understand what, where, why and how, and whether a similar, or worse pandemic will revisit us. Its long-term consequences, medical, psychological, social and political, are also unknown. Friend Nelly Psarrou and her team are trying to answer these and other questions with a new documentary, which, like her previous...Covid: Even though we lived through it (we were the lucky ones), we still don't understand what, where, why and how, and whether a similar, or worse pandemic will revisit us. Its long-term consequences, medical, psychological, social and political, are also unknown. Friend Nelly Psarrou and her team are trying to answer these and other questions with a new documentary, which, like her previous ones (the last one was "The Plan" about the wildfire disaster in Northern Evia), when completed will be made available online for free. Among the hot issues to be addressed are "How were people persuaded or forced to disregard all international treaties and become guinea pigs for big pharma?" and "Were any adverse events of these new mRNA vaccine formulations known to the manufacturers and the governments before licensing?" If you want to support their effort, please visit :
gogetfunding.com/i-dont-want-to-know-%CE%B4%CE%B5%… Show more

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Is Trump's shock tariff global assault going to work? Michael Roberts, a leading marxist economist, explains why it will not. But one does not have to be an economist to understand that one country, however powerful, cannot win against all others, especially if its government is backed by a razor-thin majority. Even though services are not yet included in the brawl, the Tourism sector should...Is Trump's shock tariff global assault going to work? Michael Roberts, a leading marxist economist, explains why it will not. But one does not have to be an economist to understand that one country, however powerful, cannot win against all others, especially if its government is backed by a razor-thin majority. Even though services are not yet included in the brawl, the Tourism sector should also be bracing for the unavoidable tsunami. thenextrecession.wordpress.com/2025/04/09/trumps-s… Show more

Trump’s slump – Michael Roberts Blog

Today, President Donald Trump implemented his new range of tariffs on US imports called reciprocal tariffs.  In addition to those announced last Wednesday (Liberation day),…

Tourists on ICE, a cautionary tale... it's not just poor Latin American immigrants that may be thrown into jail for crossing the border, tourists from the affluent EU with a visa waiver can also do time if an official thinks you may be there for work. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/03/ice-german…

‘Like a horror movie’: Ice detaining German tourist in California indefinitely | US immigration | The Guardian

Jessica Brösche has spent more than a month in detention center after being denied entry at San Diego from Mexico

Unsurprisingly, the vast majority of eco-minded consumers are not far-right... so in the EU Tesla is already paying the price of it's bosses' preferences for post-fascists and less regulation, and possibly of the tariffs and trade wars his favourite prez is bringing. www.reuters.com/world/musk-rallies-far-right-europ…

The Geopolitics of Peace, a seminal, hopefully, speech by Professor Jeffrey Sachs at the European Parliament, 19 February 2025, exposing the warmongers and profiteers. Full transcript at: www.other-news.info/edited-transcript-professor-je…

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