Colonial Outcasts

So what happened on Friday? Well, THE ICJ RULING CONFIRMS WHAT PALESTINIANS HAVE BEEN SAYING FOR 57 YEARS: Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories is illegal, a form of apartheid, and must end, says the U.N.’s high court at The Hague. While this is hopeful, bear in mind that the ruling does little to immediately change the lived reality for Palestinians.

Check us out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ColonialOutcasts Neutralizing a shooter that gets off eight shots, kills a spectator, injures two more and hits a Former President in the head isn’t a win. There were egregious failures in coverage and protocol within law enforcement and the Secret Service at the Trump Rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday.  It should have been impossible for the 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks to gain access to a rooftop 400 feet from the podium and set up a sniper position in the most obvious vantage point imaginable. 

https://www.patreon.com/ColonialOutcasts NATO: 75 years of endless war! Being not really into Empire or the subjugation of less powerful nation states, we generally take a dim view of NATO, so we really enjoyed the three day NATO Summit that ended yesterday, Thursday the 11th of July, because there was just such good material. Join us for a riveting discussion!

https://www.patreon.com/ColonialOutcasts Happy 4th of July. All empires fall. We are joined today by professor Butch Ware. What this episode is about is in the Title. Let's go! Follow Professor Butch Ware on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/butchware/

A social media comrade from TikTok Live 'glory days' discusses the genocide of Palestinians, hypocrisy of the west, Islam, racism, solidarity with Palestine in Latino community, conspiracy theories, revolution, and making white liberals cringe in a therapeutic bro-dad conversation.

Two Lebanese dudes discuss escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, biased media coverage in Lebanon, potential conflict risks, espionage in Southern Lebanon, speculation on colonial project decline, and potential US and Israeli intervention in Lebanon.

Dr. Mohammed Altalla, a dedicated doctor in Gaza's last functioning hospital, shares the challenges of providing medical care amidst a genocidal siege. He discusses shortages of equipment, emotional turmoil, and the impact of limited aid. The podcast highlights the discrepancies in reported death toll numbers, the malnutrition crisis in Gaza, and the tragic Al Nusirat massacre. Despite the risks and challenges, Dr. Altalla remains committed to his critical work.

What is soft power, digital diplomacy and how has the game of nations changed since October? Dr Jennifer A. Cassidy is a diplomatic scholar at the University of Oxford, where she lectures on Diplomacy and International Law, Digital Diplomacy, and Gender and Diplomacy. Her PhD (2017) from the University of Oxford focused on the emerging discipline of Digital Diplomacy, with a specific focus on the changing nature of digital diplomatic signalling and online strategic narratives during times of political crisis.

We're on Patreon now if you want extra content: https://www.patreon.com/ColonialOutcasts So, the situation in Southern Lebanon and Northern Israel is escalating and Cyprus is getting dragged in. I personally don’t think a wider war will kick off this weekend, but Israel is no longer a rational actor. We’ve already talked about what that will look like if it happens in a previous episode so today we’re going to try something different. Let's start geopolitically micro and go macro. We’ll begin with this Israel/Hezbollah situation and bring Cyprus into it. We’ll use that as a demonstration of the US's political quagmire, expand and draw parallels to Ukraine which will most likely end in a frozen conflict and a Russian "ugly victory," then talk about the overall loss of US soft power to BRICS and discuss, if we have time, Saudi getting off the Petro Dollar.

Prominent Palestinian activist and journalist Zeena Aqel discusses the 'Tactical Pause' in Gaza, highlighting discrepancies in news reports, dire humanitarian crisis, challenges faced by aid workers, and false justifications for blocking aid. The podcast also explores price gouging in crises, perspectives on blame and liberalism, and frustrations with collective punishment in Gaza.