Cuban envoy makes strong plea for his country defying US blockade - Café Pacific | David Robie Asia Pacific Report: Cuba’s Ambassador to New Zealand, Luis Morejón Rodríguez, last night made a passionate plea for his country’s sovereignty in defiance of the illegal US-led fuel blockade of the Ca...

International #humanitarian convoys are bringing #aid to #Cuba to protest against the US fuel blockade, as Cuba continues to fend off US threats of a takeover. #cafepacific #nzpol #cubanenvoy #USblockade #liberation #resistance #humanrights
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Caitlin Johnstone: Iran is forcing the world to care about US-Israeli warmongering - Café Pacific | David Robie By Caitlin Johnstone: Westerners are about to start paying a lot more attention to the war in Iran as massive US-Israeli escalations point to a coming energy crisis set to impact on the whole world.

Caitlin Johnstone: "It’s the first US war I’ve ever seen where a big chunk of the imperial power structure just refuses to get on board. The media’s not playing along . . ." #CafePacific #commentary #IranWar
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Eugene Doyle: Minab school massacre – hands off the children of Iran, Donald Trump - Café Pacific | David Robie By Eugene Doyle: When I heard the terrible news that the Americans and Israelis had killed more than 165 children this week in an elementary school in Minab in Southern Iran it took me back to a wonde...

"Nothing in the UN Charter says it is okay for powerful white countries to attack other countries. The West needs to bring its leaders to justice for the crime of genocide not launch yet another war on innocents. Hands off #Iran, Netanyahu." #CafePacific #WarOnIran
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NZ protesters condemn ‘IDF kill chain’ link to Gaza genocide - Café Pacific | David Robie Asia Pacific Report: New Zealand protesters have again spotlighted the country’s stake in US space militarisation today and speakers branded Rocket Lab as an alleged key link in the “IDF kill chain” a...

NZ protesters condemn ‘IDF kill chain’ link to Gaza genocide #CafePacific #NZPolitics #GazaGenocide #RocketLab #spacemilitary #killchain #Protest @eyeonpalestine.bsky.social @onlinepaleng.bsky.social @palestinechronicle.bsky.social
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Francesca Albanese: Why a revolutionary shift on global justice is underway - Café Pacific | David Robie By Francesca Albanese: I express my appreciation to the governments of Colombia and South Africa for convening this group, and to all members of the Hague Group, its founding members for their princip...

Francesca Albanese: Why a revolutionary shift on global justice is underway #CafePacific #progressiveinternational #FrancescaAlbanese #globaljustice #GazaGenocide @eyeonpalestine.bsky.social @onlinepaleng.bsky.social
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Stuart Rees: Cowardice over Gaza dressed up as authority on Sydney’s streets - Café Pacific | David Robie By Stuart Rees: The violence surrounding protests against the visit of Israel’s president was not an accident of crowd control. It reflects a deeper political failure – where authority suppresses diss...

Stuart Rees on #Sydney police brutality: "Cowardice may be disguised by violence but is demeaning. Courage is a way to speak truths. Courageous action can be mentally and physically life enhancing. Try it." #CafePacific #GazaGenocide #HerzogVisit #protests
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Herzog backlash crushes Albo’s ‘social cohesion’ – thousands protest nationwide - Café Pacific | David Robie By Michael West and Stephanie Tran: Amid revelations of Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s association with Jeffrey Epstein, the Australian government and media have entirely lost control of the Israel ...

"As thousands massed around the country tonight to protest against the visit of President Herzog, the #Australian govt’s claims of fostering 'social cohesion' are a shambles. The MSM, too. Any remaining shred of credibility shattered" #CafePacific #MWM #Gaza #Israel
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Jonathan Cook: The criminal elite exposed in the Epstein files are burying the truth - Café Pacific | David Robie By Jonathan Cook: If you struggle to cope with the endless pressure to communicate in an ever-more connected world, spare a thought for the late serial paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

"Nearly two decades ago, it became clear that Jeffrey Epstein was a predator ... A handful of his most disposable allies will now be sacrificed to satisfy our hunger for accountability. But don’t be fooled." @jonathan-cook.bsky.social #CafePacific #TheEpsteinFiles
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Caitlin Johnstone: Our rulers are psychopaths and they’re making everything awful - Café Pacific | David Robie By Caitlin Johnstone: I don’t know what to say today. We are ruled by abusive monsters.

Caitlin Johnstone: Our rulers are psychopaths and they’re making everything awful #CafePacific #CaitlinJohnstone #commentary #DonaldTrump #GazaGenocide‌ #WarOnIran #Cuba #psychopaths
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Protesters demand freedom for 9000+ Palestinian ‘political prisoners’ held hostage by Israel - Café Pacific | David Robie By David Robie: New Zealand protesters in Tamaki Makaurau today heralded a global demand for the freedom of thousands of Palestinians who have been unlawfully imprisoned by Israel in its illegal occup...

Palestinian academic & theatre practitioner Dr Rand Hazou highlights how #Israel is the only country in the world to detain children under military law & courts on #RedRibbonDay. 9000+ #hostages #CafePacific #Israel #ToitūTeAroha #HumanRights @onlinepaleng.bsky.social
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Eyes of Fire: Gripping tale of adventure, tragedy and testament to environmental activism - Café Pacific | David Robie BookHero Review: Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage and Legacy of the Rainbow Warrior, by David Robie, isn't only a gripping tale of adventure and tragedy but also a testament to the enduring spirit of env...

Eyes of Fire: Gripping tale of adventure, tragedy and testament to environmental activism #cafepacific #bookheroreview #rainbowwarrior #eyesoffire #publishing #environmentalactivism #stateterrorism @greenpeace.org @greenpeaceap.bsky.social @greenpeacenz.bsky.social
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Jonathan Cook: Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ is the nail in Gaza’s coffin - Café Pacific | David Robie By Jonathan Cook: US President Donald Trump has declared the three-month “ceasefire” in Gaza a great success, and now wants to move on to phase two of his so-called “peace plan”.

Jonathan Cook: Trump's plan is to strip the #UN - & thereby the international community - of any oversight of #Gaza’s fate. #cafepacific #MEE #JonathanCook #GazaGenocide‌ #DonaldTrump @eyeonpalestine.bsky.social @onlinepaleng.bsky.social @unitednations1945.bsky.social
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Caitlin Johnstone: In this dystopia you can't vote against wars. But you can gamble on when they'll start - Café Pacific | David Robie By Caitlin Johnstone: I can’t get over the fact that people were casting bets on whether the US would bomb Iran the other day. It just says such dark things about the type of civilization we are livin...

Caitlin Johnstone: In this dystopia you can’t vote against wars. But you can gamble on when they’ll start #CafePacific #CaitlinJohnstone @caitoz.bsky.social #GazaGenocide‌ #imperialism #dystopia #armsindustry #militaryscams #peace
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Israel accused over ‘shameful whitewashing’ bid to sanitise soldier holidays in NZ - Café Pacific | David Robie By David Robie: A pro-Palestian campaigner today accused the Israeli military forces of “once again trying to sanitise its” image in Aotearoa New Zealand, condemning a “shameful” visa programme enabli...

“These are not tourists. They are individuals complicit in a military apparatus that enforces a brutal apartheid & perpetrates genocide against the #Palestinian people." #CafePacific #Israelisoldiers #GazaGenocide‌ @eyeonpalestine.bsky.social @onlinepaleng.bsky.social
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Papua in the Pacific mirror: A path to recognition and reconciliation - Café Pacific | David Robie By Laurens Ikinia: Indonesia needs a fundamental shift in perspective: seeing Papuans not as a problem to be managed, but as equal partners and full subjects of their own destiny within the Republic.

Indonesia needs a fundamental shift in perspective: seeing Papuans not as a problem to be managed, but as equal partners and full subjects of their own destiny within the Republic, writes Laurens Ikinia. #cafepacific #westpapua @westpapuamedia.bsky.social
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"Serious criticisms have emerged over the terms of reference of [the #Bondi #RoyalCommission] & a widespread belief that the real objective is to mute criticism of #Israel & its brutal policies of #genocide & #EthnicCleansing." #CafePacific @wendybacon1.bsky.social
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Fiji PM Rabuka blames ‘insulated’ upbringing for racially motivated 1987 coups - Café Pacific | David Robie RNZ Pacific: Sitiveni Rabuka, the instigator of Fiji’s coup culture, took to the witness stand for the first time today — fronting the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in Suva.

PM Sitiveni #Rabuka, "often referred to as 'Rambo' for his military past, has been a permanent fixture in the #Fijian political landscape since first overthrowing a democratically elected government as a 38-year-old lieutenant-colonel." #CafePacific #coups #rnzpacific
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Caitlin Johnstone: You don’t hate the mass media enough - Café Pacific | David Robie COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone There was another IDF massacre in Gaza on Saturday, reportedly killing dozens of Palestinians. Israel as usual claimed it was responding to a ceasefire violation by Ha...

Caitlin Johnstone: You don’t hate the mass media enough - Western media 'are polluting the entire information ecosystem with a deluge of #propaganda they are churning out day after day, year after year.' #cafepacific #caitlinjohnstone #palestine
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@tropos-de.bsky.social @unileipzig.bsky.social #Leipzig @leibniz-gemeinschaft.de @cenunihh.bsky.social #IAP #Kühlungsborn #HALO #CAFEPACIFIC @dlr-de.bsky.social @mpic.de @hh24.bsky.social

Airplane with the “world's finest nose” As part of the “Chemistry of the Atmosphere Field Experim...

"feinste #Nase der Welt": @SBS German sprach mit Mira Pöhlker @TROPOS_de @UniLeipzig & Hartwig Harder @MaxPlanckChem über #HALO-Mission #CAFEPacific > www.sbs.com.au/language/german/en/podca... / #Klima #Wolken...

Tell the world I’m coming home! 🛩️ As part of the #CAFEPacific project, DLR's #HALO aircraft completed 17 flights, covering 120,000 km in 7 weeks. HALO will now head home, departing from Queensland 🇦🇺 on Wednesday at 2:00 CET. Follow the flight live:...

#HALO flight alert! 🚨 The DLR research aircraft is currently conducting the 'Crocodile' 🐊 measurement flight for the #CAFEPacific mission. Estimated landing time in Cairns, Australia 🇦🇺 is 12:30 CET.🛩️ Follow live on @flightradar24: https://dir.lat/Sk1zBD

‼️ Now live! DLR's #HALO research aircraft is in the air as part of the #CAFEPacific mission. 🛩️ The RF11 'KARUMBA' measurement flight is well underway and expected to last ~8 h before returning to Cairns, Australia. 🇦🇺 Follow the flight on @flightradar24:...

#HALO soars through Pacific skies! 🛩️ DLR’s research aircraft is in Australia for #CAFEPacific. Measurement flights are scheduled over Indonesia and the Pacific warm pool. 🌊 This third & final CAFE campaign explores tropospheric processes. #Timelapse of a prior flight ⬇️

Startschuss für #HALO-Mission #CAFEPacific in #Australien - u.a. mit Forschenden aus #Leipzig > www.tropos.de/aktuelles/pressemitteilu... / #Klima #Wolken @MaxPlanckChem @goetheuni @KITKarlsruhe...