I follow the great newsletter "what happened last week" for years now. it´s content curation centered on Africa, Asia and the Americas. Now you can also read the news here without subscribing to their newsletter https://gishty.com/

Interview with a leftist journalist in Venezuela: https://gishty.com/interviews/inteview-with-gabriela-mesones-rojo

And some of you might have missed this story between X-mas and NYE. Israel recognised Somaliland. Somaliwhat? The only other national entity who did so before was interestingly Taiwan. https://gishty.com/issues/2025-12-22/somaliland-got-recognized-sort-of

Song of the Day ❤️‍🔥🥲: https://youtu.be/wUGyZM9rcnY

chillet libs, das nennt sich schwarze humor 😉

Song of the Day ☔️👮‍♂️: https://youtu.be/TW_yivbejME

Zollabkommen: Der Bundesrat kapituliert vor Big Tech

Die Schweiz erfüllt alle Wünsche von Donald Trump: US-Techkonzerne sollen weder besteuert noch reguliert werden.

…mehr

via WOZ Die Wochenzeitung - Schweiz (author: Renato Beck)

Today I learned
https://gtaforums.com/topic/1004182-rockstar-games-alleged-union-busting/#comment-1072605777

Iran: An Uprising Besieged from Within and Without
Three Perspectives

https://crimethinc.com/Iran2026

Starting on December 28, 2025, a new wave of protest broke out across Iran, triggered by economic distress and escalating to call for the toppling of the government. This is at least the fifth such movement in a decade, drawing on previous waves of labor unrest and feminist resistance. Yet within this uprising, the grassroots movement contends with reactionary monarchists, largely based outside Iran, who seek to win the backing of the United States and Israel to seize power.

The stakes are high. We owe it to grassroots movements in Iran to learn about them and support them, both because they are confronting a desperate situation and to ensure that a puppet regime serving the United States and Israel cannot come to power.

Here, we present three perspectives on the uprising from Iran and the surrounding region.

Good idea: protect children from ads

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq5y2vzlyldo

Junk food adverts are banned on television and online starting on Monday as part of a drive to tackle childhood obesity.

The UK-wide ban stops food and drinks high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) being advertised on TV before 21:00 and at any time online.

It applies to products considered to be the biggest drivers of childhood obesity, including soft drinks, chocolates and sweets, pizzas and ice creams.

#junkfood , #children, #advertising

https://ieji.de/@MinistryOfGoodIdeas/115859131680705894