Adam S.
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Travel Risk Director of Operations | 15+ years in mitigating travel risks & enhancing duty of care globally. Based in Dakar.
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Today, as Gaza continues to be stuck in a bloody limbo, we are turning our website over to Gaza and its people in an initiative we are calling “A Day for Gaza.” There will be no pieces published on our website today that do not come directly from Gaza.
A Day for Gaza
Today, The Nation is turning over its website exclusively to stories from Gaza and its people. This is why.
www.thenation.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Today, as Gaza continues to be stuck in a bloody limbo, we are turning our website over to Gaza and its people in an initiative we are calling “A Day for Gaza.” There will be no pieces published on our website today that do not come directly from Gaza.
The ticketing industry seems to operate under the assumptions that 1 everyone will sell their tickets if people are willing to pay more than face value, and 2 there is no way they can stop bots from buying tickets.
Great article on the world cup though!
Great article on the world cup though!
With AT&T Stadium poised to host more World Cup matches than any city, backlash rages over ‘absolutely shameful’ ticketing strategy.
As fans scramble for World Cup tickets, FIFA is ‘here to bleed us dry’ with prices
With AT&T Stadium poised to host more World Cup matches than any venue, FIFA's ticketing pricing and process continue to face sharp criticism as the random...
www.dallasnews.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:18 AM
The ticketing industry seems to operate under the assumptions that 1 everyone will sell their tickets if people are willing to pay more than face value, and 2 there is no way they can stop bots from buying tickets.
Great article on the world cup though!
Great article on the world cup though!
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🚨 UNHCR is calling for urgent de-escalation as the Israel-Iran conflict intensifies, deepening humanitarian fears.
June 21, 2025 at 9:24 AM
🚨 UNHCR is calling for urgent de-escalation as the Israel-Iran conflict intensifies, deepening humanitarian fears.
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For the FT, I wrote an essay about why the daily experience of the Internet keeps getting worse, tipping us into madness and conflict. I gather ideas about slop, enshittification, and dead internet theory under what I call "the hostile Internet."
www.ft.com/content/5d06...
www.ft.com/content/5d06...
Welcome to slop world: how the hostile internet is driving us crazy
The last bits of fellowship and ingenuity on the web are being swept away by a tide of so-called artificial intelligence
www.ft.com
April 19, 2025 at 12:03 PM
For the FT, I wrote an essay about why the daily experience of the Internet keeps getting worse, tipping us into madness and conflict. I gather ideas about slop, enshittification, and dead internet theory under what I call "the hostile Internet."
www.ft.com/content/5d06...
www.ft.com/content/5d06...
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🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA: TC Alfred suspends shipping operations at Port of Brisbane, Queensland - Update | https://www.riskline.com
March 4, 2025 at 4:57 AM
🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA: TC Alfred suspends shipping operations at Port of Brisbane, Queensland - Update | https://www.riskline.com
Democrats Must Become the Workers’ Party Again newrepublic.com/article/1920... via @newrepublic.com
Democrats Must Become the Workers’ Party Again
Reconnecting the Democratic Party to the working class is an electoral and a moral imperative, and it will be my mission for the rest of my life.
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March 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Democrats Must Become the Workers’ Party Again newrepublic.com/article/1920... via @newrepublic.com
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Powerful Open Letter to Donald Trump from 16 former Guantanamo prisoners.
"Guantanamo is not just a prison – it is a place where law is warped, dignity is stripped, and suffering is hidden behind barbed wire. We lived it..." 1/2
"Guantanamo is not just a prison – it is a place where law is warped, dignity is stripped, and suffering is hidden behind barbed wire. We lived it..." 1/2
An open letter to Trump from former Guantanamo prisoners
The 16 signatories condemn Trump’s order to detain undocumented people in the military prison.
www.aljazeera.com
March 2, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Powerful Open Letter to Donald Trump from 16 former Guantanamo prisoners.
"Guantanamo is not just a prison – it is a place where law is warped, dignity is stripped, and suffering is hidden behind barbed wire. We lived it..." 1/2
"Guantanamo is not just a prison – it is a place where law is warped, dignity is stripped, and suffering is hidden behind barbed wire. We lived it..." 1/2
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The lawsuit alleges the migrants have been "disappeared into a black box" and are unable to communicate with attorneys.
ACLU and other advocates sue for access to migrants moved to Guantánamo Bay
The lawsuit alleges the migrants have been "disappeared into a black box" and are unable to communicate with attorneys
www.npr.org
February 13, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The lawsuit alleges the migrants have been "disappeared into a black box" and are unable to communicate with attorneys.
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WSJ sub: “Indian Partition went smoothly enough, right? Will try to remember to check this before publishing.”
February 13, 2025 at 11:15 AM
WSJ sub: “Indian Partition went smoothly enough, right? Will try to remember to check this before publishing.”
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🇨🇩 DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: M23 continue advance into South Kivu amid clashes with FARDC - Update | https://www.riskline.com
February 13, 2025 at 11:31 AM
🇨🇩 DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: M23 continue advance into South Kivu amid clashes with FARDC - Update | https://www.riskline.com
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🇨🇩 DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Authorities close airspace to aircraft registered or based in Rwanda | https://www.riskline.com
February 12, 2025 at 2:34 AM
🇨🇩 DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Authorities close airspace to aircraft registered or based in Rwanda | https://www.riskline.com
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February 11, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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🇹🇿 TANZANIA, 🇺🇬 UGANDA: Ebola and Marburg surveillance measures enforced at border crossings between Tanzania’s Kagera region and Uganda | https://www.riskline.com
February 6, 2025 at 9:29 AM
🇹🇿 TANZANIA, 🇺🇬 UGANDA: Ebola and Marburg surveillance measures enforced at border crossings between Tanzania’s Kagera region and Uganda | https://www.riskline.com
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🇷🇸 SERBIA: Protest march reportedly underway in Belgrade | https://www.riskline.com
February 5, 2025 at 10:37 AM
🇷🇸 SERBIA: Protest march reportedly underway in Belgrade | https://www.riskline.com
@financialtimes.com getting this error on occasion (including now) on your site trying to access articles since last week. Unable to access "myaccount" also to contact support about it.
February 3, 2025 at 11:34 AM
@financialtimes.com getting this error on occasion (including now) on your site trying to access articles since last week. Unable to access "myaccount" also to contact support about it.
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🇧🇫 BURKINA FASO, 🇲🇱 MALI, 🇳🇪 NIGER: Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger leave ECOWAS - Update | https://www.riskline.com
January 30, 2025 at 7:48 AM
🇧🇫 BURKINA FASO, 🇲🇱 MALI, 🇳🇪 NIGER: Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger leave ECOWAS - Update | https://www.riskline.com
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🇨🇩 DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Arrests reported amid protest in Kinshasa - Update | https://www.riskline.com
January 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
🇨🇩 DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Arrests reported amid protest in Kinshasa - Update | https://www.riskline.com
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January 29, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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NEW | Rwandan-backed M23 rebels are advancing towards Goma, a provincial capital in eastern DRC, and say they intend to capture the town.
The move is a major escalation in the eastern DRC conflict and would exacerbate the already dire humanitarian situation in the area.🧵
The move is a major escalation in the eastern DRC conflict and would exacerbate the already dire humanitarian situation in the area.🧵
January 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
NEW | Rwandan-backed M23 rebels are advancing towards Goma, a provincial capital in eastern DRC, and say they intend to capture the town.
The move is a major escalation in the eastern DRC conflict and would exacerbate the already dire humanitarian situation in the area.🧵
The move is a major escalation in the eastern DRC conflict and would exacerbate the already dire humanitarian situation in the area.🧵
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"Senegalese President Diomaye Bassirou Faye, evoking the 80th anniversary of the massacre by French soldiers of Senegalese troops recently freed from German prisoner-of-war camps...told Le Monde that “soon there will be no more French soldiers in Senegal.”
responsiblestatecraft.org/senegal-fran...
responsiblestatecraft.org/senegal-fran...
Senegal and Chad just sent the French military packing. Why?
Washington should learn a lesson and ditch the counterterrorism lens now
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December 5, 2024 at 7:13 PM
"Senegalese President Diomaye Bassirou Faye, evoking the 80th anniversary of the massacre by French soldiers of Senegalese troops recently freed from German prisoner-of-war camps...told Le Monde that “soon there will be no more French soldiers in Senegal.”
responsiblestatecraft.org/senegal-fran...
responsiblestatecraft.org/senegal-fran...
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#BreakingNews #SouthKorea Martial Law Commander Army General Park An-Soo has announced their First Martial Law Command Proclamation.
December 3, 2024 at 2:36 PM
#BreakingNews #SouthKorea Martial Law Commander Army General Park An-Soo has announced their First Martial Law Command Proclamation.
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I'm still not seeing posts in Arabic in Blue Sky. When I posted in Arabic the formatting seemed awkward (couldn't do right to left script). This excludes a great many people. What's being done about it?
December 2, 2024 at 12:59 PM
I'm still not seeing posts in Arabic in Blue Sky. When I posted in Arabic the formatting seemed awkward (couldn't do right to left script). This excludes a great many people. What's being done about it?