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Ovi is an online eMagazine that offers opinion and comment upon contemporary issues, along with articles on a wide range of subjects: philosophy, poetry, literature, cartoons, art with 20 years of history online.
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February 15, 2026 at 2:30 PM
After the alliance by Gabriele Schmitt

A “deep rift” between Europe and the United States is no longer a hypothetical whispered in policy corridors; it is a condition to be managed perhaps endured.

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#EuropeDefense #MunichSecurityConference #FriedrichMerz
After the alliance by Gabriele Schmitt
There was something bracing about Friedrich Merz’s warning in Munich. A “deep rift” between Europe and the United States is no longer a hypothetical whispered in policy corridors; it is a condition…
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February 15, 2026 at 8:44 AM
#eBook Searching For Henri by Richard Stanford

George suspected that the bar with its brightly lit windows bathing the dark stream of the outer boulevard in a sheet of flames would be a good place to start.

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#OvieBooks #OvieBookshelves #OviPublishing #Ovi
#eBook Searching For Henri by Richard Stanford
George suspected that the bar with its brightly lit windows bathing the dark stream of the outer boulevard in a sheet of flames would be a good place to start. He figured that any man who grew up a…
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February 15, 2026 at 8:42 AM
When the cure becomes a casualty by Virginia Robertson

It is a day for grief and grit, for statistics that wound and stories that redeem. It is not or should not be a day for politics.

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#InternationalChildhoodCancerDay
When the cure becomes a casualty by Virginia Robertson
On International Childhood Cancer Day, the world pauses to consider bald heads wrapped in superhero capes, IV poles festooned with stickers and hospital rooms where birthdays are celebrated between…
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February 15, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Carpond #008 #Cartoon by Thanos Kalamidas

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February 15, 2026 at 8:38 AM
And then …silence became strategy by Thanos Kalamidas

When Jeff Bezos acquired the Post, many hoped that his wealth would function as armour, insulating journalism from political pressure.

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#FreedomOfPress #usamedia #WashingtonPost #jeffbezos
And then …silence became strategy by Thanos Kalamidas
The Washington Post’s decision to bend, quietly and politely before Donald Trump did not arrive with the drama of a shouted decree or a slammed newsroom door. It arrived instead like fog, seeping i…
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February 14, 2026 at 8:43 AM
The Memories Of Love #Poem & #Painting by Nikos Laios

It was destiny,
They held hands
In silence and looked
Into each other’s eyes,
They had nothing else to say,
They felt numb and the memories

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The Memories Of Love #Poem & #Painting by Nikos Laios
It was destiny,They held handsIn silence and lookedInto each other’s eyes,They had nothing else to say,They felt numb and the memoriesOf their love now seemed meaningless,But they had lived and lov…
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February 14, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Grants with a loyalty clause by Virginia Robertson

Applicants are “particularly welcomed,” according to cover letters, if their projects align with President Donald Trump’s vision for America.

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#LibraryGrant #museumgrant #grants #GrantsForArtists
Grants with a loyalty clause by Virginia Robertson
A library once stretched a thin budget to run a Wi-Fi hotspot so children could download homework from the parking lot. A children’s museum dreamed of expanding a Little Science Lab where curiosity…
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February 14, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Nuttley #48: Love @ FS #Cartoon by Patrick McWade

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February 14, 2026 at 8:38 AM
A board without a map by Mathew Walls

The White House is planning a leaders’ meeting for the Gaza “Board of Peace” on February 19.

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#BoardOfPeace #DonaldTrump #Authoritarianism
A board without a map by Mathew Walls
The White House is planning a leaders’ meeting for the Gaza “Board of Peace” on February 19. The name alone feels like a parody drafted by someone who has never watched a war from the inside of a b…
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February 13, 2026 at 8:23 AM
prayer #Poem by David Sparenberg

because I love life
genuinely
love the adventure of being alive
I must oppose you

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prayer #Poem by David Sparenberg
because I love lifegenuinelylove the adventure of being aliveI must oppose you you the enemy of lifedestroyer of livesyou the betrayer I need my love to befree from politicsfree from political ranc…
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February 13, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Agreements written in sand by Timothy Davies

The bridge itself is almost beside the point. It was planned, negotiated, financed and built through years of cooperation between Canada and the United States.

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#uscanadabridge
Agreements written in sand by Timothy Davies
When a sitting U.S. president can publicly threaten to block the opening of a jointly beneficial bridge unless a neighboring ally surrenders ownership and accepts new, vague demands, something deep…
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February 13, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Ephemera #147 #Cartoon by Thanos Kalamidas

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February 13, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Stop hiding from reality
Because reality has no hashtags or likes.

Despite progress in some regions, nearly 19.5 million children (24.2%) remain at risk of poverty or social exclusion.

#EUPolitics #ChildPoverty #SocialJustice #EuropeanUnion #EndPoverty #HumanRights #Ovi #OviMagazine #TheOvi
February 12, 2026 at 9:04 PM
The line we pretended didn’t exist by John Reid

There are moments in American politics when the argument about tone finally collapses under the weight of content.

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#DonaldTrump #Racism #prejudice
The line we pretended didn’t exist by John Reid
There are moments in American politics when the argument about tone finally collapses under the weight of content. When the US President circulates imagery that reduces the first Black president an…
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February 12, 2026 at 8:39 AM
America, sung in Spanish by Markus Gibbons

There are moments when politics expects a fight and culture answers with a mirror.

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#SuperBowl2026 #BadBunnySuperBowl #RepublicanParty #prejudice
America, sung in Spanish by Markus Gibbons
There are moments when politics expects a fight and culture answers with a mirror. The Super Bowl stage, usually reserved for fireworks, nostalgia and corporate-safe noise, became something sharper…
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February 12, 2026 at 8:35 AM
A medal of fear, not freedom by Kasie Hewitt

Senator Rick Scott’s latest outburst is less a defence of patriotism than a confession of insecurity.

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#WinterOlympics2026 #Authoritarianism #DonaldTrump #MAGA
A medal of fear, not freedom by Kasie Hewitt
Senator Rick Scott’s latest outburst is less a defence of patriotism than a confession of insecurity. His demand that U.S. athletes be stripped of their Olympic medals if they voice criticism of Am…
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February 12, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Worming #124 #cartoon by Thanos Kalamidas

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February 12, 2026 at 8:31 AM
February 11, 2026 at 4:04 PM
A Fractured Polity and a Flawed Civic Sphere: Can Civil Society Lead Bangladesh Forward? By Habib Siddiqui

Bangladesh stands at a rare and delicate historical juncture.

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#Bangladesh #BangladeshElection2026
A Fractured Polity and a Flawed Civic Sphere: Can Civil Society Lead Bangladesh Forward? By Habib Siddiqui
Bangladesh stands at a rare and delicate historical juncture. After years marked by heavy‑handed governance, systemic corruption, and widespread human‑rights abuses, the political order that domina…
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February 11, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Ovi History #eMagazine #16: Mandela freed

The air that day I would learn later held the particular polished stillness that follows a historic rupture. It was February 11th, 1990.

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#eMagazine #OviThematiceMagazine #OviMagazine #Ovi #OviHistory #NelsonMandela
Ovi History #eMagazine #16: Mandela freed
The air that day I would learn later held the particular polished stillness that follows a historic rupture. It was February 11th, 1990. In living rooms, townships, and offices across a fractured w…
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February 11, 2026 at 8:48 AM
The dress rehearsal for dystopia by John Kato

There is a temptation when watching footage from Haiti to reach for the language of fiction. Dystopia. Mad Max. Failed state.

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#Haiti
The dress rehearsal for dystopia by John Kato
There is a temptation when watching footage from Haiti to reach for the language of fiction. Dystopia. Mad Max. Failed state. The streets ruled by gangs, the government absent or ceremonial, the or…
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February 11, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Ghostin’ #123 #Cartoon by Thanos Kalamidas

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February 11, 2026 at 8:44 AM
Revisiting India and Pakistan Perpetuated Animosities by Mahboob A. Khawaja, PhD.

History exists on facts of life and shallowness of a nation’s history are the inept and egoistic leaders.

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#India #Pakistan #indiapakistanborder #IndiaPakistanRivalry
Revisiting India and Pakistan Perpetuated Animosities by Mahboob A. Khawaja, PhD.
Leaders to See the Mirror History exists on facts of life and shallowness of a nation’s history are the inept and egoistic leaders. In wars, logic fails to define foes and friends. India and Pakist…
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February 10, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Safety glasses for a burning screen by Robert Perez

February 10 arrives with the ceremonial optimism of Safer Internet Day, a day that asks us to believe the web can be domesticated with better habits and brighter posters.

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#SaferInternetDay
Safety glasses for a burning screen by Robert Perez
February 10 arrives with the ceremonial optimism of Safer Internet Day, a day that asks us to believe the web can be domesticated with better habits and brighter posters. It is an earnest invitatio…
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February 10, 2026 at 7:45 AM