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Marco Rubio launches campaign to dismantle international criminal court:

“It is not the ICC that Rubio is dismantling brick by brick – but the rules-based international order that grew out of the ashes of world war two.”
July 16, 2026 at 1:34 PM
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If you had no other information about the legitimacy and moral status of a country's foreign policy, this alone would tell you everything you needed to know:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Marco Rubio launches campaign to dismantle international criminal court
Trump’s secretary of state claims the global tribunal is interfering with US military and law enforcement operations
www.theguardian.com
July 14, 2026 at 12:12 PM
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From a humanist perspective, this is spot on.

When we die, the people we loved will miss us.

And the legacy we leave is determined by the good deeds we did in life and the love we gave.

We find comfort in the fact that this can ripple across generations, perhaps even millennia...
May 22, 2026 at 10:43 AM
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An enduring humanist message from Bertrand Russell. In an increasingly polarised society that is becoming more and more interconnected, it is vital that we uphold the humanist principles of tolerance, charity, and rational thinking. #HumanistHeritage
May 18, 2026 at 10:46 AM
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May 5, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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'If you want a healthy and harmonious civil society, invest in the humanities and the arts'

Jules Verne’s dystopia was a world without humanities. Don’t let his nightmare come true, writes Elif Safak
https://bit.ly/4a0ROtL
Jules Verne’s dystopia was a world without humanities. Do...
When arts education is dismissed as a waste of time it damages us as a society. The focus of learning is not just to enrich our economy but also to enrich our souls
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February 6, 2026 at 1:12 PM
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"Our national morality assumes that men, like nations, are the better for staggering through life fully armed."
-E.M. Forster, Howards End
February 11, 2026 at 12:38 PM
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February 2, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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One can’t help but wonder what Thomas Paine – the American Founding Father who fought for liberty, democracy, and the separation of church and state – would make of today’s United States, with authoritarianism on the rise and Christian nationalism increasingly assertive.
January 20, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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A timely reflection, perhaps even a New Year's resolution, by psychologist, educationist, and humanist James Hemming, as featured in The Little Book of Humanism.
January 7, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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Lovely words by Bertie for today ❤️
December 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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December 31, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Norway‘s Foreign Minister Eide on the Situation in Venezuela:

‘International law is universal and binding on all states. The American military operation in Venezuela is not in accordance with international law.‘

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January 5, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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Humanism is six words!

🎄🎅🎁❄️🎊🧦
December 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Recognising that this is our one and only life gives kindness a terrible urgency. We don't have an eternity to make things right or to offer comfort – we only have now. To be kind is to acknowledge the precious, fleeting nature of everyone else's existence.
Spreading more kindness this December
Humanists UK is encouraging supporters this year to download Action for Happiness’s 2025 Do Good December calendar, which offers simple daily ideas for small acts of kindness to create a better world....
humanists.uk
December 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Caring for each other is ordinary and profound: a hand reached out, time made, help offered. It’s what makes us human.

For humanists, that’s the heart of our non-religious outlook: human wellbeing first, and a society built on how we treat one another.
December 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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'One is responsible to life: It is the small beacon in that terrifying darkness from which we come and to which we shall return. One must negotiate this passage as nobly as possible, for the sake of those who are coming after us.'
James Baldwin #HumanistHeritage. heritage.humanists.uk/james-baldwin/
Humanist Heritage: James Baldwin (1924-1987)
If the concept of God has any validity or any use, it can only be to make us larger, freer, […]
heritage.humanists.uk
December 1, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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"Guillou, you see, has been sanctioned by the United States, putting him on a 15,000-strong list alongside al-Qaida terrorists, drug cartels and Vladimir Putin. Why? Because alongside two other judges ... he approved arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu"
This French judge approved Netanyahu’s arrest warrant. Now Trump is targeting him | Owen Jones
Three ICC judges have been put on a sanctions list with terrorists after approving an arrest warrant for Israel’s prime minister. This is the charade of the ‘rules-based order’, says Guardian columnis...
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November 27, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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you can measure freedom with a simple question: What happens if you insult the most powerful men in your country?

Nothing? Years in jail? Death penalty?
It's fairly obvious that president Erdoğan does not want to see Demirtaş walk free.

The prosecutor seeks 7-year sentence for him for "insulting the president" - a crime that should not exist
🔴 Selahattin Demirtaş'a "Cumhurbaşkanına hakaret" suçundan 7 yıla kadar hapis istemi
www.dokuz8haber.net/selahattin-d...
November 27, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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By the way, if you haven't already, we highly recommend following the Humanists UK Starter Pack.

It's full of lovely people - Humanists UK patrons & activists; writers, scientists, experts; @newhumanist.bsky.social folk; and good people from across the UK charity sector.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:59 AM