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How Telegram Built a Social Feature on Straight-Up Piracy
Haykal M. Zaidi|25 May 2026
How Telegram Built a Social Feature on Straight-Up Piracy
Instead of paying for licensing deals, Telegram's profile music feature relies on users uploading ripped MP3s—quietly pushing them into legal and ethical gray zones.
Haykal M. Zaidi|25 May 2026
The Ebola Outbreak in the DRC Shows Exactly Who Global Healthcare Leaves Behind
Haykal M. Zaidi|19 May 2026
The Ebola Outbreak in the DRC Shows Exactly Who Global Healthcare Leaves Behind
As a rare Ebola strain claims dozens of lives in the Congo, the pharmaceutical industry’s reluctance to adapt and fund vaccines reveals a brutal truth about whose lives actually matter.
Haykal M. Zaidi|19 May 2026
YouTube Removes Mustafa Al-Mawmari's Video Mocking Mishary Alafasy
Haykal M. Zaidi|8 May 2026
YouTube Removes Mustafa Al-Mawmari's Video Mocking Mishary Alafasy
A viral video by controversial Yemeni creator Mustafa Al-Mawmari criticizing Kuwaiti reciter Mishary Rashid Alafasy's anti-Iran song has been taken down by YouTube.
Haykal M. Zaidi|8 May 2026
The Human Engine Inside the Efficiency Machine
Haykal M. Zaidi|5 May 2026
The Human Engine Inside the Efficiency Machine
As digital and economic systems demand relentless productivity, we have to remember that a flawed system doesn’t define the well-meaning people trying to survive within it.
Haykal M. Zaidi|5 May 2026
How We Were Trained to Love Fake Food (and Fund the Drugs)
Haykal M. Zaidi|21 April 2026
How We Were Trained to Love Fake Food (and Fund the Drugs)
We don't eat food anymore; we consume hyper-processed, shelf-stable creations engineered for profit. The results are simple: record quarters for food conglomerates, and a lifetime subscription to the pharmacy.
Haykal M. Zaidi|21 April 2026
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How Telegram Built a Social Feature on Straight-Up Piracy
Instead of paying for licensing deals, Telegram's profile music feature relies on users uploading ripped MP3s—quietly pushing them into legal and ethical gray zones.
The Ebola Outbreak in the DRC Shows Exactly Who Global Healthcare Leaves Behind
As a rare Ebola strain claims dozens of lives in the Congo, the pharmaceutical industry’s reluctance to adapt and fund vaccines reveals a brutal truth about whose lives actually matter.
YouTube Removes Mustafa Al-Mawmari's Video Mocking Mishary Alafasy
A viral video by controversial Yemeni creator Mustafa Al-Mawmari criticizing Kuwaiti reciter Mishary Rashid Alafasy's anti-Iran song has been taken down by YouTube.
The Human Engine Inside the Efficiency Machine
As digital and economic systems demand relentless productivity, we have to remember that a flawed system doesn’t define the well-meaning people trying to survive within it.
How We Were Trained to Love Fake Food (and Fund the Drugs)
We don't eat food anymore; we consume hyper-processed, shelf-stable creations engineered for profit. The results are simple: record quarters for food conglomerates, and a lifetime subscription to the pharmacy.
US Marines Deploy as Washington Quietly Relaxes Oil Sanctions
A rapid buildup of US troops in the Middle East is coinciding with quiet economic concessions on Iranian oil. The contrast shows how fragile the global energy market remains under pressure.
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YouTube Removes Mustafa Al-Mawmari's Video Mocking Mishary Alafasy
A viral video by controversial Yemeni creator Mustafa Al-Mawmari criticizing Kuwaiti reciter Mishary Rashid Alafasy's anti-Iran song has been taken down by YouTube.
The Human Engine Inside the Efficiency Machine
As digital and economic systems demand relentless productivity, we have to remember that a flawed system doesn’t define the well-meaning people trying to survive within it.
US Marines Deploy as Washington Quietly Relaxes Oil Sanctions
A rapid buildup of US troops in the Middle East is coinciding with quiet economic concessions on Iranian oil. The contrast shows how fragile the global energy market remains under pressure.
Israel's mission, not the US's mission on Iran
Trump's and Bibi's visions are conflicting with each other.
Darksword and Millions of iPhones Potentially Exposed to via Ukrainian Sites
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a massive surveillance campaign utilizing a new iOS exploit dubbed "Darksword," marking the second major iPhone vulnerability discovered this month.
Syria’s Post-Assad Govt Admits 100 Secret Chemical Sites Remain Hidden Amid Regional War
The new Sharaa government partners with the OPCW to hunt down Bashar al-Assad's clandestine weapons arsenal as the expanding regional conflict threatens the mission.
No Bunkers for Beit Awwa: Palestinian Women Killed by Iranian 'Resistance' Fire
While the elites in Tel Aviv retreat to high-tech shelters, three Palestinian women in Hebron paid the ultimate price for a war they didn't start. Tehran’s cluster munitions turned an Eid hair salon visit into a massacre.
Tel Aviv is the second Gaza
Israeli authority and their media don't let us know