"Before Rome fell, it expanded... It was the overreach that killed it. Every new province required a garrison. Every garrison required supply lines..."
What just might be happening as the #USA under #Trump struggles to retain Global Dominance.
#Superpowers #GeographyTeacher #Empire #History
NEW: The Fall of the American Empire. Traces the pattern from Rome's collapse through the 'adaptive cycle' to show that America is doing exactly what dying empires always do: expanding outward at maximum aggression as their material foundations give way.
ageoftransformation.org/the-last-emp...
How about #Ireland showing such #moralcourage ? @micheal-martin.bsky.social @simonharrisireland.bsky.social
#warcrimes #iran #stopUSA #lebanon #StopIsrael
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
Pedro #Sanchez is the only #EU leader standing up for intl law in #Ukraine, #Gaza & #Iran.
His leadership has proven exactly why we need more social democratic governments in #Europe.
If the Taoiseach goes to the White House next week - and he shouldn’t - he must defend Spain & our entire Union.
"A new chokehold on #Gaza.
Once again, Israel is renewing its ban on supplies entering Gaza."
Read the full statement by UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini: www.unrwa.org/newsroom/off...
"They inspect the books and backpacks… as if searching through the pages for laughter that never had the chance to bloom, and dreams cut short at the very beginning.
Torn schoolbooks and small backpacks stained with blood bear witness to an unbearable tragedy"(Sana Aljamal) #Iran
The Israeli-US strikes that targeted an elementary school Minab, in southern Iran’s Hormozgan province, have killed at least 40 schoolgirls.
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"I live with constant pain after 2spinal surgeries. Mona remains silent with a shoulder injury that needs urgent treatment. We cannot afford her medicines-not even simple pain relief or skin creams to calm her scars. Majd walks with great difficulty after being shot."
please help Aya & Majd 💜
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Aya and Majd have a new campaign.
We have known them for long time. We know their story.
So let’s stay in touch and let’s keep fighting for their future.
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Hello everyone here on Blue Sky.
I am Ahmed and this is my future wife,Salsabeel,from Gaza City.
I'm preparing for my wedding, and I have some time left.It wasn't easy to escape the war of extermination on my city, and the siege and restrictions are still holding us back.Any donation will help us
My dear friend Ahmed is getting married!
I am so happy for him and his soon to be wife Salsabeel. Joyous celebration is meaningful after so much loss.
I hope you will join me in supporting them so they can have a modest wedding.
tinyurl.com/jtcpyjhz
please help Ahmed and Salsabeel so they can have their wedding 💜
Hello,I'm Ahmed from Gaza🇵🇸
I'm just steps away from a modest wedding🎊👩❤️👨, but I really need some money,and that's what's delaying my wedding
I'm posting this to get some support from you.If you care about making others happy,please share my post.Here's the donation link👇🏻
chuffed.org/project/help...
Ahmed is getting married ! He needs your support to make this very special event a beautiful start for his new life.
Please share and donate if you can 🙏
chuffed.org/project/help...
A woman holds her hand out showing her engagement ring. A man gently holds her hand, supporting her wrist.
Ahmed is getting married!!!
Life can be hard, so it is important to celebrate the good things and embrace joy when you can.
Let's help make their wedding a wonderful celebration. tinyurl.com/jtcpyjhz
Congratulations, @1ahmed0.bsky.social!
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Great, the link in the new email works 👍👍
@1ahmed0.bsky.social is engaged‼️He's still working at the bakery in Gaza & would love our help so he's able to have a beautiful wedding with his fiancé‼️Ahmed & his bride deserve happiness‼️Do the right thing‼️
🆘️ SHARE 🔗🔁🔗🔁
🆘️ DONATE 💲💲💲
🆘️ ACKNOWLEDGE THEM❤️🩹🇵🇸🫂
chuffed.org/project/help...
Hi @ktkeg.bsky.social just to let you know: the link ("click to read the full update") in the email from Chuffed isn't working - it goes to a chuffed page saying "Page not found"...🤔 However, the link here is working fine for me👍
Congratulations Ahmed! This is brilliant news, much deserved with all the heartbreak and hardship you have endured and are still enduring. I am super happy for you 💖💍✨💕
She said yes 💍🕺🏻💃🏽..
🖐🏻I am Ahmed from Gaza. I really want a happy wedding and I have some time to prepare.
🇵🇸🎊Can I count on you to donate to make this beautiful?
Wherever you look, it's all really worrying 😞😭
The World Food Programme continued to provide flour to bakeries to provide bread for tents and people in the Gaza Strip.
Oh no, Ahmed, I am so sorry 💔 Thinking of you and sending condolences to you and your family 🫂
UNRWA’s Kalandia Training Centre in the occupied #WestBank is unique, providing life opportunities to #Palestine Refugee students from low-income families.
“If the centre were to be forcibly closed, there is no educational alternatives for these students,” our Jonathan Fowler tells the press.
UNRWA continues to work in #Gaza.
“We have the knowledge, we have the trust of the community, and we have the mandate from the United Nations General Assembly. We must remain and we must be able to continue doing our work,” our Jonathan Fowler tells the UN Geneva media.
#UNRWAworks
