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First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist.Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew.Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.
Silence in the face of injustice is complicity. History teaches us that those who fail to defend the vulnerable when they can eventually find no one to defend them.
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Sykes-Picot: How Two Men in a Room Carved Up the Middle East
In 1916, a British diplomat and a French diplomat drew lines on a map that would shape a century of conflict. The Sykes-Picot Agreement, along with contradictory promises to Arabs and Zionists, created the modern Middle East—and its endless wars.
Dec 11, 2025
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Pardons for war criminals, sanctions on prosecutors investigating American troops, $7.8 million from foreign governments, and an attempted coup. This is the documented record of corruption in the Trump administration—with primary sources.
Dec 11, 2025
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