Days before U.S. President Donald Trump said he would help Afghan evacuees who fled their country and were stuck in the United Arab Emirates, the Emirati government had already begun returning them to Afghanistan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/22/world/politics/trump-afghans-uae-evacuees/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #uae #afghanistan #refugees #taliban #us #donaldtrump #middleeast

Of all the riddles wrapped in the digital wallets sending funds to #Trump’s #WorldLibertyFinancial #crypto business, a little-known entity last month became the biggest.

A venture calling itself #Aqua1Foundation & saying it is based in the #UAE announced in late June it had bought $100 million worth of World Liberty’s crypto tokens, becoming the largest publicly known investor in the business.

#DarkMoney #emoluments
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/trumps-100-million-crypto-mystery-man-2025-07-11/

The US is bombing Iranian nuclear facilities, transferring AI tech to the Gulf states, and enabling Israeli surveillance and weapons tech.

On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke with Laleh Khalili to discuss how the United States wields technology to enhance its power in the Middle East.

Listen to the full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/284_how_the_us_weaponizes_tech_in_the_middle_east_w_laleh_khalili

#tech #israel#gaza #iran#palestine #uae#saudiarabia#unitedstates #politics #geopolitics #ai

The US is bombing Iranian nuclear facilities, transferring AI tech to the Gulf states, and enabling Israeli surveillance and weapons tech.

On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke with Laleh Khalili to discuss how the United States wields technology to enhance its power in the Middle East.

Listen to the full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/284_how_the_us_weaponizes_tech_in_the_middle_east_w_laleh_khalili

#tech #israel#gaza #iran#palestine #uae#saudiarabia#unitedstates #politics #geopolitics #ai