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fromSmithsonian Magazine
2 days ago
History

The Time When New York City Seriously Considered Seceding From the United States

In 1860 New York City seriously considered secession under Mayor Fernando Wood, driven by cultural and financial divides and backed by elite financiers.
#myanmar-election
#sudan
World news
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

UN welcomes aid supply talks with Sudan army DW 11/11/2025

UN diplomat Tom Fletcher met Sudan's military leadership seeking commitments to improve humanitarian access and deliver lifesaving aid amid a two-and-a-half-year civil war displacing millions.
World news
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Sudan: Reports of executions after RSF seize el-Fasher DW 10/27/2025

RSF seized el-Fasher, with UN reporting alleged summary executions, ethnic-motivated killings, and widespread civilian suffering amid siege, prompting urgent calls to halt violence.
#myanmar-elections
#myanmar
World news
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Myanmar is set to hold phased elections. Here's why they're being called a 'sham'

Myanmar's military plans a staggered Dec–Jan election amid civil war, widespread human rights abuses, arrests over dissent, and exclusion of nearly half the country from voting.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Dozens killed as Myanmar military gov't launches air strike on hospital

An air strike destroyed Mrauk U General Hospital in western Rakhine, killing at least 30 people and wounding about 70 amid intense fighting.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Once whispered, now discussed': the rise of dubious claims of civil war in the UK

It is a darkly dystopian vision of Britain's future, in which tens of thousands die in a bitter civil war in just a few years time. Yet such forecasts are no longer limited to niche corners of the internet or the X feed of Elon Musk, condemned by Downing Street for claiming that war in Britain was inevitable after the post-Southport rioting.
UK politics
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Central African Republic votes as Touadera seeks third presidential term

Faustin-Archange Touadera is poised to win reelection in the Central African Republic amid heavy security, a contested 2023 constitutional change, and ongoing conflict since 2013.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

A comedy show': Myanmar youth in exile slam military-run sham' election

A Myanmar tattooist and many young exiles fled military brutality and now live precariously in Thailand to avoid arrest, deportation, and lethal repression.
History
fromOpen Culture
1 month ago

Discover the First Depiction of Santa Claus (and Its Origins in Civil War Propaganda)

Thomas Nast shaped the modern Santa Claus image by synthesizing earlier Saint Nicholas and northern winter figures, solidifying iconography that influenced global Christmas imagery.
#mexican-american-war
fromWorld History Encyclopedia
1 month ago
History

Friends in Mexico, foes at Gettysburg: West Point's path

The Mexican-American War trained many future Civil War generals, shaping tactics, leadership relationships, and battlefield practices later used by both Union and Confederate officers.
fromWorld History Encyclopedia
6 months ago
History

Mexican-American War

The Mexican-American War resulted from U.S. annexation of Texas, leading to significant territorial gains for the U.S. and deepening sectional tensions.
US politics
fromAbove the Law
2 months ago

It Is Not Only Alright To Shame, And Ultimately Ostracize, Your MAGA Relatives, It Is Your Patriotic Duty As An American - Above the Law

Political disagreements have historically driven American families to violent and permanent splits, so cutting contact is a relatively mild consequence.
fromMadison365
2 months ago

A Native American leader who enlisted in the Union Army has been posthumously admitted to the New York bar after 176 years

was an affair between white men and one in which the Indian was not called on to act.
History
History
fromBig Think
2 months ago

The Civil War hero who stole a Confederate ship - and changed history

Robert Smalls seized a rare wartime opportunity, using intelligence and daring to escape slavery and change the Civil War's trajectory toward Black freedom.
#south-sudan
History
fromThe Atlantic
3 months ago

Lincoln's Revolution

Lincoln appealed to shared Revolutionary memory—the "better angels" and "mystic chords"—to restore national unity amid deepening sectional division.
fromThe Mercury News
4 months ago

'Little Women' playwright finds story's joy and passion in a tempestuous time

"The story is not lace and doilies and sitting comfortably by the fire," Gunderson said. "They're at war, their father might not come home and there's a plague next door that's killing the community. These are really high stakes, and these girls are growing up in this moment of American division and crisis, the real stress-testing of humanity all around them."
Arts
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
4 months ago

Strawberries in Winter

Attachment to everyday comforts and fear of prolonged, generational civil war make most Americans likely to prefer peace over violent revolution.
Public health
fromwww.dw.com
5 months ago

40 deaths from Sudan cholera outbreak in 1 week, says MSF DW 08/15/2025

Cholera outbreaks in Sudan's Darfur driven by water shortages and a failing health care system amid civil war, with over 40 deaths in one week.
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

Sudan cholera outbreak kills 40 in a week as health centres overwhelmed

The medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres reported at least 40 deaths from cholera in Sudan, worsened by a civil war and contaminated water sources.
Public health
History
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

A new reading of Sherman's march shows how enslaved people sought to free themselves

Sherman's march aimed to destroy Southern resources and break civilian support for the Confederacy, often misrepresented in popular culture.
History
fromMedievalists.net
5 months ago

New Medieval Books: Henry III: Reform, Rebellion, Civil War, Settlement, 1258-1272 - Medievalists.net

Henry III faced rebellion and civil strife from 1258 to 1272, which ended with his eventual return to power.
#syria
World politics
fromThe Atlantic
5 months ago

The Atlantic's September Cover Story: Anne Applebaum Reports From Sudan, "This Is What the End of the Liberal World Order Looks Like"

The collapse of the liberal world order has resulted in violence and humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan.
#darfur
#history
Agriculture
fromwww.dw.com
5 months ago

Sri Lanka: Farmers fight solar plans on ancestral lands DW 08/04/2025

Farmers in Sri Lanka have lost their land for nearly 20 years without compensation and are facing new developments that exclude them.
Music
fromTasting Table
5 months ago

How This Classic Southern Snack Inspired A Civil War Song - Tasting Table

Wartime songs like 'Goober Peas' foster camaraderie and nostalgia among soldiers.
US politics
fromwww.dw.com
5 months ago

Colombia: Ex-President Uribe gets 12 years' house arrest DW 08/02/2025

Alvaro Uribe was sentenced to 12 years of house arrest for witness tampering and bribery related to Colombia's civil war.
fromwww.nytimes.com
6 months ago

Their Mass Rape Went Unpunished. Four Decades Later, They Fought Back.

In the early 1980s, a brutal civil war was raging in remote Guatemalan villages, like those around the town of Rabinal, where violence left the countryside dotted with mass graves.
Social justice
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
6 months ago

ICC convicts Central African Republic rebels over war crimes

Patrice-Edouard Ngaissona and Alfred Yekatom were sentenced for war crimes against Muslim civilians during the Central African Republic's civil war.
fromAbove the Law
6 months ago

'I Don't Even Draw, Bro' Is A Really Weird Defense When 'It Was Locker Room Talk' Was Right There All Along - Above the Law

In the past weeks, a MAGA civil war has erupted among Trump supporters over the Department of Justice's claim that no Jeffrey Epstein client list exists.
US politics
San Francisco
fromFuncheap
6 months ago

Free 1860s "Living History Day" at SF's Civil War-era Fort Point

Experience life in the 1860s at San Francisco's Civil War fort with interactive exhibits, period music, and cooking demonstrations.
World news
fromTruthout
6 months ago

"Our First Country Is Palestine," Say Refugees in Syria's Yarmouk Camp

Yarmouk camp in Damascus, once a thriving Palestinian neighborhood, has faced devastation from the Syrian civil war, impacting its residents and infrastructure.
History
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

New book sheds light on Lincoln's misunderstood killer: he's not that person at all'

The book explores the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, focusing on its significance as a crime of the century and its historical parallels to current societal divisions.
World politics
fromwww.dw.com
6 months ago

A look at Eritrea's role as new Tigray war looms in Ethiopia DW 07/16/2025

Concerns escalate in northern Ethiopia over potential renewed conflict as reports of troop movements and clashes emerge.
#yemen
US politics
fromMail Online
6 months ago

Ominous civil war warning as expert predicts date the US will split

California's potential secession could lead to a second Civil War within ten years, with rising political polarization contributing to increasing tensions.
Social justice
fromMail Online
6 months ago

Incredible 'Holy Grail' note feared lost for 180 YEARS is found

A historical anti-slavery document signed by 116 ministers was discovered in a church archive after being thought lost for over a century.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
6 months ago

Opinion: Iran's ceasefire doesn't bring peace. It brings another kind of war.

The missiles have stopped, for now. But peace has not followed. In Iran, the regime's war against its own people never pauses. It only shifts tactics.
Social justice
#irish-history
Food & drink
fromTasting Table
6 months ago

Infamous During The Civil War, This Seriously Old-School Survival Food Has Been Around Longer Than You Think - Tasting Table

Hardtack symbolizes survival and deprivation for soldiers, serving as a fundamental yet uncelebrated ration during the Civil War.
Food & drink
fromTasting Table
7 months ago

This Beloved Football Food Tradition Started On A Civil War Battlefield - Tasting Table

Tailgating has historical roots that date back to the First Battle of Bull Run in 1861, where spectators observed the battle while picnicking.
fromBrooklyn Eagle
7 months ago

June 17: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

The Centennial Anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, which is being celebrated today, at Charlestown, is a glorious attestation of the moral progress of the American people.
Brooklyn
UK news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
7 months ago

New Sri Lanka mass grave discovery reopens old wounds for Tamils

19 bodies discovered in a mass grave in Chemmani, reopening wounds of the Tamil community affected by civil war violence.
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