Why Republicans Should Grant Amnesty to Undocumented Immigrants? Conservatives do not inherently hold anti-immigration stances, in 1986 Ronald Reagan signed an immigration bill that granted amnesty for the nation's then three million undocumented immigrants. The Democrats have not always been pro immigration we need look no further than Bill Clinton's 1995 State of the Union Address or Obama who was called by some the "Deporter in Chief". Yet, from a certain cynical electoral logic, both of the viable American political parties should be in favor of not only of immigration but also mass amnesty. There has been a discussion around liberals trying to steal election via open borders policies.

Check out a new insightful article by Professor Anthony David Vernon.

#usa #politics #immigration #amnesty #urbanphilosophers

New Iranian attack on Israel leaves vehicles on fire, buildings damaged <article data-history-node-id="437431" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/new-iranian-attack-israel-leaves-vehicles-fire-buildings-damages" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/new-iranian-attack-israel-leaves-vehicles-fire-buildings-damages" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">New Iranian attack on Israel leaves vehicles on fire, buildings damaged</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The Israeli military announced that more Iranian missiles have been launched towards Israel.&nbsp;</p> <p>According to Israeli media, several vehicles were caught on&nbsp;fire alongside damage to structures - including a residential building - as a result of the latest attack.&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </article>

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Italy Slams Brakes on US Warplanes: Sigonella Base Denied Amid Iran Tensions Italy has denied US aircraft access to the Sigonella base for Middle East operations. Because Washington failed to request prior authorization and did not consult Italian military leadership, as required by bilateral treaties.

Italy Slams Brakes on US Warplanes: Sigonella Base Denied Amid Iran Tensions

British soldiers in the Grand Mosque in Gaza 1917. British fooled the Arabs into believing that if they allied with British against Turkey. British would give them unity and independence. But at the very moment British conquered Gaza they had promised it to an obscure group of European and American settlers. The British betrayal. The source of everything that happened next.

British soldiers inside Grand Mosques 1917

Shadowbroker: In these tumultuous times, this may be exactly what you need to stay informed! OSINT to Monitor Global Geo-Political Events with Shadowbroker

Shadowbroker: In these tumultuous times, this may be exactly what you need to stay informed!

Prof. Angelo D'Orsi: Mattarella, the Worst President in Republican Italy's History YouTube video by Urban Philosophers English

Prof. Angelo D'Orsi: Mattarella, the Worst President in Republican Italy's History

Angelo d'Orsi: Italian historian and journalist, known for his work in philosophy and political thought.

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#italy #president #mattarella #democracy

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Elena Basile: The Iranian People's Fight and Western Regime-Change Plans YouTube video by Urban Philosophers English

Elena Basile: The Iranian People's Fight and Western Regime-Change Plans

'Democracy in Times of War' event at Camera del Lavoro in Milan: experts discuss the impact of war on democracy.

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#ElenaBasile #Politics #Europe #Iran #Russia

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Prof. Angelo D'Orsi: Russia, EU, Iran & the US-Israel Conflict YouTube video by Urban Philosophers English

Prof. Angelo D'Orsi: Russia, EU, Iran & the US-Israel Conflict

journalist, to get his take on the current geopolitical landscape. On Russia's strategic advantage, EU-Russia relations, and the ongoing conflict between Iran and US-Israel.
#DOrsi #Iran #Russia

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The Strategic Logic Behind China’s Open-Source Push China’s open-source AI wave is not simply collaboration. By commoditizing the intelligence layer, Chinese firms shift competition toward infrastructure and implementation, where the country’s manufacturing scale and cloud ecosystems provide structural advantage.

China’s open-source AI wave is not simply collaboration. By commoditizing the intelligence layer, Chinese firms shift competition toward infrastructure and implementation, where the country’s manufacturing scale and cloud ecosystems provide structural advantage.
#China #AI #Geopolitics

What Killed Mainstream iPhone Jailbreaking: Control, Law, and Market Shifts Once a public hobby, iPhone jailbreaking has receded into private exploit markets and rare research. That shift reflects power rebalancing between platforms, states and markets with wide structural stakes.

In the early 2010s, "jailbreaking" was almost a rite of passage for iPhone power users. Today, the scene looks very different.

#iphone #opensource #IOS

Advertising Apathy The pervasiveness of advertising in capitalist societies is commonplace to the point of mere regularity. Instead, it is a great surprise when advertising is not to be found, for example, only “Four states prohibit all billboards: Maine, Vermont, Alaska, and Hawaii” (Billboard Fact Sheet). This is not to say that those in capitalist societies enjoy advertising, quite the opposite. Regarding billboards again, “A 2007 poll of Texas voters by Baselice &amp; Associates found that 86% thought there were too many or enough billboards already in the state” and “In 2011 the M.J.

“The system of consumerism separates desire from real needs, consumers engage in fantasies for ‘sublime objects’ that can never be fully satisfied” (Bernd Schmitt)

#advertising #consumerism #society #political-economy

China Releases Origin Pilot, the First Publicly Downloadable Quantum OS • Urban Philosophers Origin Pilot is strategic software that reduces setup friction for labs and developers. While not delivering fault‑tolerant advantage, its adoption could shift competitive power from qubit counts to t...

Origin Pilot makes a full quantum operating system downloadable, not just a cloud API, and that changes who gets to build the stack.
#quantumcomputers #china #open-source #digitaltrends

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Speech by "Zaytouna Leipzig" and the BDS movement YouTube video by Urban Philosophers English

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Leipzig, Germany
7 Feb 2023

Speech in support of the BDS action
#bds #boycott #palestine #germany

David Bowie & The Unknown Potential of AI • Urban Philosophers When asked about the potential of the internet in 1999 David Bowie said, “I don't think we've even seen the tip of the iceberg. I think the potential of what the Internet is going to do to society, bo...

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#AI #internet #philosophy #DavidBowie #Ideas

Is the Bubble of Centralised Social Media About to Burst? • Urban Philosophers This is the trap of centralised social media platforms. You never own your digital space, and was given for free and they can take it anytime. Don’t be surprised, invest you energy on future-proof alt...

Centralized social platforms are usually private companies that control the servers and the rules. That means they can change policies, suspend accounts, or disable monetization without needing to justify their decisions.
#socialmedia #digitaltrends #freespeech #decentralised

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“War, What If It Were Here?” by Janne Teller – A Haunting Thought Experiment Janne Teller's "What If War Were Here?" powerfully explores the human experience of war, adapting narratives across regions to highlight universal themes of loss, displacement, and resilience in conflict. #JanneTeller #war #narratives #resilience

“War, What If It Were Here?” by Janne Teller – A Haunting Thought Experiment

Janne Teller's "What If War Were Here?" powerfully explores the human experience of war, adapting narratives across regions to highlight universal themes of loss, displacement, and resilience in conflict. #JanneTeller…

Who Are The Urban Philosophers?

Welcome to The Urban Philosophers: a magazine and community that rejects the image of philosophy as confined to quiet libraries. Inspired by the public, engaged practices of ancient thinkers, we bring philosophy into the streets, markets, and everyday life. We take…

MedLead – Saving Lives at the Edge of Morality MedLead offers kidney transplants abroad for international patients, promising altruistic donors and rapid results. A report raises concerns over donor practices, high costs and the value of human life.

MedLead – Saving Lives at the Edge of Morality

MedLead offers kidney transplants abroad for international patients, promising altruistic donors and rapid results. A report raises concerns over donor practices, high costs and the value of human life.

One Lens, Forty Years and the Changing Face of a Nation: “Cuba and the Cameraman” – Docufilm Cuba and the Cameraman is a 2017 documentary by Jon Alpert that unfolds over decades, revealing Cuba’s soul through the eyes of its people and one filmmaker’s enduring connection to them.

One Lens, Forty Years and the Changing Face of a Nation: “Cuba and the Cameraman” – Docufilm

Cuba and the Cameraman is a 2017 documentary by Jon Alpert that unfolds over decades, revealing Cuba’s soul through the eyes of its people and one filmmaker’s enduring connection to them.

Ibn Al-Haytham-Emphasis on Proof and Evidence “If learning the truth is the scientist's goal, then he must make himself the enemy of all that he reads.”

“If learning the truth is the scientist's goal, then he must make himself the enemy of all that he reads.”

(Ibn Al-Haytham, The Father of Optics and Pioneer of Scientific Method)

#Quotes #Science #Al-Haytham

February 2026: Reflections on the Epstein Files and Conspiracy Theories Years ago, claiming that the world was run by transnational elites, bankers, technocratic powers, converging Big Tech interests, and a deep state bent on expanding absolute power would get you dismissed as a crank.

February 2026: Reflections on the Epstein Files and Conspiracy Theories

Years ago, claiming that the world was run by transnational elites, bankers, technocratic powers, converging Big Tech interests, and a deep state bent on expanding absolute power would get you dismissed as a crank.

Why Social Media Alternatives Are Not Taking Off? For a Simple Reason… Most social media alternatives fail because they ask people to trade what they already have, followers, tools and habits, for only marginal gains. Until a new platform delivers a genuinely different way to create, discover or earn, switching will remain rational only for a committed few.

Why Social Media Alternatives Are Not Taking Off? For a Simple Reason…

Most social media alternatives fail because they ask people to trade what they already have, followers, tools and habits, for only marginal gains. Until a new platform delivers a genuinely different way to create, discover or…

“Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die.” – Herbert Hoover “Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die.” - Herbert Hoover (31st U.S. President, 1929–1933)

Spoken while retired at the #1944 Republican National Convention during World War II, #Hoover echoed a common view that the #USA entered World War I to protect #bankers
and arms dealers
interests, sending young men to fight causes decided by older leaders. A critique he applied to #WWII.

#socialmedia #digitaltrends #wsocial #privacy

W Social: A European Answer to X and Facebook – But It May Require Your ID Built for EU data protection and fewer fakes, yet identity checks and no Fediverse support could turn privacy into surveillance. Worth the trade? #digitaltrends #socialmedia #wsocial #privacy

W Social: A European Answer to X and Facebook - But It May Require Your ID

Why UpScrolled Might Flop and the Fediverse Fix It Needs UpScrolled risks becoming a niche, single-topic platform unless it opens to the wider fediverse.

Why UpScrolled Might Flop and the Fediverse Fix It Needs

UpScrolled risks becoming a niche, single-topic platform unless it opens to the wider fediverse.

#technology #social-media #censorship

UpScrolled: The Antidote to Social Media Censorship? We are currently witnessing an interesting phenomenon: a migration from TikTok to UpScrolled, an Australian social network founded by Issam Hijazi, a Palestinian-Australian app developer.

UpScrolled: The Antidote to Social Media Censorship?

We are currently witnessing an interesting phenomenon: a migration from TikTok to UpScrolled, an Australian social network founded by Issam Hijazi, a Palestinian-Australian app developer.

Gaza Tribunal in Berlin – A call to Action The Gaza Tribunal, convened in Berlin on 25 October 2025, centred on Germany's legal and moral responsibility in the context of war crimes committed in Gaza. The hybrid event, organised under the title "Gaza Tribunal – German Responsibility in the Light of International Law," took place at bUm Berlin and was hosted by the German Lawyers Association for International Law (DJfdV).

Gaza Tribunal in Berlin – A call to Action

The Gaza Tribunal, convened in Berlin on 25 October 2025, centred on Germany's legal and moral responsibility in the context of war crimes committed in Gaza. The hybrid event, organised under the title "Gaza Tribunal – German Responsibility in the Light…