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U.S. forces formally withdrew from Iraq on Wednesday, ending a two-decade military presence that stoked years of devastating bloodshed, and leaves behind a battered nation. 🔷 A war of choice, ambitious agenda, and uncertain outcomes ! www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/w...

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After Two Decades, U.S. Forces Leave Iraq to an Uncertain Future (Gift Article)

Some Iraqis are celebrating the end of an American military presence that unleashed waves of bloodshed. Others fear what happens next for their country, trapped between Washington and Tehran.

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 1h

Glaciers in Switzerland – the home to the most in the Alps – lost 5.5% of their ice volume this year, the second-biggest percentage drop on record due to heat waves and low winter snowfall, experts. 😳 apnews.com/article/swit...

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Swiss glaciers lose over 5% of ice volume in 2026 as heat waves, low winter snow accelerate thaw

Experts report that glaciers in Switzerland have lost 5.5% of their ice volume this year due to heat waves and low winter snowfall.

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 10h

“Morally binding” and making profit don’t go together. . . 🤷🏻‍♂️

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 14h

"we can disagree and still love each other, unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist" —James Baldwin

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 23h

“When I am with you, we stay up all night. When you’re not here, I can’t go to sleep. Praise God for these two insomnias!” — RUMI 💙

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Pakistan vows to defend Saudi Arabia against Iran-backed Houthis by ‘whatever means’. Pakistan’s defense minister did not explicitly confirm Pakistani participation in any strikes. 🔷 Seems more like cheap talk than a real commitment! apnews.com/article/paki...

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Pakistan vows to defend Saudi Arabia against Iran-backed Houthis by ‘whatever means’

Pakistan's defense minister says his government will use “whatever means are available” to defend Saudi Arabia against Iran-backed Houthi rebels.

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I want to save this photo!! 😆😆

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Today in History : September 29, 1938 British, French, German and Italian leaders concluded the Munich Agreement, which was aimed at appeasing Adolf Hitler by allowing Nazi annexation of Czechoslovakia’s Sudetenland.

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A sitting Senator talking about people this way… Head explodes 🤯🤯 “Listen to this sh*t.”

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward." ―Martin Luther King Jr

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“Freedom is never really won. You earn it and win it in every generation.” — Coretta Scott King

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“I have lived on the lip of insanity, wanting to know reasons, knocking on a door. It opens. I have been knocking from the inside.” — RUMI 💙

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Pope Leo XIV said Monday that concerns about artificial intelligence going rogue are not “fake news” and should be taken seriously, insisting that safety issues raised by AI experts should be discussed and acted on. apnews.com/article/pope...

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Contradicting Trump, Pope Leo says artificial intelligence safety concerns not 'fake news'

Pope Leo XIV says concerns about artificial intelligence going rogue are not “fake news” and should be taken seriously.

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Trump disputed that he asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping if he wanted to buy weapons from the United States, contradicting an account from the U.S. ambassador to China. 🔷Embarrassing . . . 🙈 apnews.com/article/trum...

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Trump disputes his ambassador's account that he asked China's president if he wanted to buy US arms

President Donald Trump has asked Chinese President Xi Jinping if he wanted to buy weapons from the United States, the U.S. ambassador to China said.

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Huh! People worrying about their future and humanity is “Chinese psyop” 😳🤪

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Spaceship Extraterrestrial

ALT: Spaceship Extraterrestrial

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented." — Elie Wiesel

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Interesting data about the use of veto in the UN Security Council. The veto power the UN Charter gave to the five permanent members of the Security Council is a primary source of its dysfunction and paralysis. The Security Council needs serious upgrades and changes.

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Well. . . As people say: “duh”. . . Then again, rules about “public” and “private” don’t exist in a personalistic cult-based Onagrocracy! 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Donald Kimball: No Duh Why Didn't I Think Of That

ALT: Donald Kimball: No Duh Why Didn't I Think Of That

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

“Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.” — Frederick Douglass

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

“Government is instituted for the common good; for the protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness of the people.” — John Adams

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The intensifying aerial war between Moscow and Kyiv came as Trump said he hoped Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy would “settle” with Russian President Vladimir Putin. 🔷 Why would Ukraine 🇺🇦 settle now? apnews.com/article/russ...

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Russian and Ukrainian strikes leave 10 dead as Trump calls on Zelenskyy to 'settle with Putin'

Russian attacks killed four people in Ukraine as the aerial war between Moscow and Kyiv intensified.

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Today in History : September 26, 2005 Army Pfc. Lynndie England was convicted by a military jury in Fort Hood, Texas, on six of seven counts stemming from the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal. (The infamous Abu Ghraib Prison scandal. . . So shameful and disgusting!)

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

President Clinton explains some of the characteristics of ONAGROCRACY!

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

From Foreign Policy : Hedging is the practice of avoiding exclusive dependence in a world of unreliable partners. Hedging has become central to international relations, shaping how powers great and small approach trade, technology, finance, energy, and security. foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/29/h...

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Hedging Is the New Normal

For the foreseeable future, successful statecraft will depend on hedging.

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“A lie doesn't become truth, wrong doesn't become right, and evil doesn't become good, just because it's accepted by a majority.” — Booker T. Washinaton

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“Great men are under no illusion with respect to their superiority; they see it and know it, but they are none the less modest. The more they have, the better they know what they lack.” — Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"If it is bread that you seek, you will have bread. If it is the soul you seek, you will find the soul. If you understand this secret, you know you are that which you seek." — RUMI 💙

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I call it “Cult effect”!👇

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

About time. . . Right before the midterm !! 😆

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Trump’s rare welcome of Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, at the airport, as well as the bilateral and cultural events the leaders attended were closely covered — and praised — by Chinese state media. Those who watched at home saw a China elevated in status. apnews.com/article/trum...

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In China, the Xi-Trump summit is seen as projecting image of the country’s rise

U.S. President Donald Trump’s elaborate reception of Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington, D.C., has impressed the Chinese public.

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The Trump administration on Friday ramps up its use of U.S. government-funded political advertisements promoting President Donald Trump, airing its second TV ad in three days while expanding its spending on the first to at least $443,000. 🔷 Taxpayers funded $443000! 🤯🤯🤯🤯 apnews.com/article/paid...

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Taxpayer-funded pro-Trump TV ad campaign grows with new spot, wider reach

The Trump administration appears to be expanding its campaign of taxpayer-funded TV ads promoting President Donald Trump.

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This is just crazy 😝 I tell my students not to use AI for their writing assignments!! 🤷🏻‍♂️

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

These whimsical luny trade policies are entirely predictable, but an overwhelming majority of them voted for the Cult ( and will probably do it again in November 2026)!

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Will Smith Shrugs: I Mean...

ALT: Will Smith Shrugs: I Mean...

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"If we can't think for ourselves, if we're unwilling to question authority, then we're just putty in the hands of those in power." — Carl Sagan

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

From NYT: If President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia was hoping to heap pressure on Ukraine’s closest allies, he’s succeeded with a series of provocations that Western officials have blamed on Russia and said could put citizens of NATO countries in danger. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/w...

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Europe Warns of Russia’s Hybrid Attacks but Struggles to Counter Them (Gift Article)

If President Vladimir V. Putin was hoping to get Europeans’ attention, he’s succeeded with a series of close-call incursions. The question now is what they will do about it.

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

From Foreign Policy: When Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with U.S. President Donald Trump this week for a high-stakes summit, he’ll be armed with a powerful card: rare earths. 🔷 A chokepoint China could use as a bargaining chip ! 🎁👇 foreignpolicy.com/2026/09/22/c...