Israel enforcing Gaza evacuations with grenade-firing drones
Israel enforcing Gaza evacuations with grenade-firing drones
Israeli soldiers tell +972 they deliberately target Palestinian civilians with drone strikes so others will ‘learn’ not to return.Ben Reiff (+972 Magazine)
Zohran Mamdani Shows Democrats How Not to Take the Bait
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/32988812
Yousef Munayyer
July 10 2025, 6:30 a.m[excellent article, with very interesting background on the word "initifada"]
"In the days before the primary, Mamdani was asked repeatedly about the slogan “globalize the intifada” on the assumption that because he has spoken out against Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, he should have to answer for the protest cry. He said that he had not used it himself, but he didn’t cede rhetorical territory to the political establishment by condemning the phrase. Rather than take the bait, Mamdani made clear that many take “globalize the intifada” as a call to demand Palestinian equal rights, and that he doesn’t see it as his role to police speech. "
Zohran Mamdani Shows Democrats How Not to Take the Bait
Yousef Munayyer
July 10 2025, 6:30 a.m[excellent article, with very interesting background on the word "initifada"]
"In the days before the primary, Mamdani was asked repeatedly about the slogan “globalize the intifada” on the assumption that because he has spoken out against Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, he should have to answer for the protest cry. He said that he had not used it himself, but he didn’t cede rhetorical territory to the political establishment by condemning the phrase. Rather than take the bait, Mamdani made clear that many take “globalize the intifada” as a call to demand Palestinian equal rights, and that he doesn’t see it as his role to police speech. "
Zohran Mamdani Shows Democrats How Not to Take the Bait
By refusing to capitulate on "globalize the intifada," Mamdani rejected a long tradition of demonizing Arabic language.Yousef Munayyer (The Intercept)
Zohran Mamdani Shows Democrats How Not to Take the Bait
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/32988812
Yousef Munayyer
July 10 2025, 6:30 a.m[excellent article, with very interesting background on the word "initifada"]
"In the days before the primary, Mamdani was asked repeatedly about the slogan “globalize the intifada” on the assumption that because he has spoken out against Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, he should have to answer for the protest cry. He said that he had not used it himself, but he didn’t cede rhetorical territory to the political establishment by condemning the phrase. Rather than take the bait, Mamdani made clear that many take “globalize the intifada” as a call to demand Palestinian equal rights, and that he doesn’t see it as his role to police speech. "
Zohran Mamdani Shows Democrats How Not to Take the Bait
Yousef Munayyer
July 10 2025, 6:30 a.m[excellent article, with very interesting background on the word "initifada"]
"In the days before the primary, Mamdani was asked repeatedly about the slogan “globalize the intifada” on the assumption that because he has spoken out against Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, he should have to answer for the protest cry. He said that he had not used it himself, but he didn’t cede rhetorical territory to the political establishment by condemning the phrase. Rather than take the bait, Mamdani made clear that many take “globalize the intifada” as a call to demand Palestinian equal rights, and that he doesn’t see it as his role to police speech. "
Zohran Mamdani Shows Democrats How Not to Take the Bait
By refusing to capitulate on "globalize the intifada," Mamdani rejected a long tradition of demonizing Arabic language.Yousef Munayyer (The Intercept)
Zohran Mamdani Shows Democrats How Not to Take the Bait
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/32988812
Yousef Munayyer
July 10 2025, 6:30 a.m[excellent article, with very interesting background on the word "initifada"]
"In the days before the primary, Mamdani was asked repeatedly about the slogan “globalize the intifada” on the assumption that because he has spoken out against Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, he should have to answer for the protest cry. He said that he had not used it himself, but he didn’t cede rhetorical territory to the political establishment by condemning the phrase. Rather than take the bait, Mamdani made clear that many take “globalize the intifada” as a call to demand Palestinian equal rights, and that he doesn’t see it as his role to police speech. "
Zohran Mamdani Shows Democrats How Not to Take the Bait
Yousef Munayyer
July 10 2025, 6:30 a.m[excellent article, with very interesting background on the word "initifada"]
"In the days before the primary, Mamdani was asked repeatedly about the slogan “globalize the intifada” on the assumption that because he has spoken out against Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, he should have to answer for the protest cry. He said that he had not used it himself, but he didn’t cede rhetorical territory to the political establishment by condemning the phrase. Rather than take the bait, Mamdani made clear that many take “globalize the intifada” as a call to demand Palestinian equal rights, and that he doesn’t see it as his role to police speech. "
Zohran Mamdani Shows Democrats How Not to Take the Bait
By refusing to capitulate on "globalize the intifada," Mamdani rejected a long tradition of demonizing Arabic language.Yousef Munayyer (The Intercept)
Zohran Mamdani Shows Democrats How Not to Take the Bait
Yousef Munayyer
July 10 2025, 6:30 a.m
[excellent article, with very interesting background on the word "initifada"]
"In the days before the primary, Mamdani was asked repeatedly about the slogan “globalize the intifada” on the assumption that because he has spoken out against Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, he should have to answer for the protest cry. He said that he had not used it himself, but he didn’t cede rhetorical territory to the political establishment by condemning the phrase. Rather than take the bait, Mamdani made clear that many take “globalize the intifada” as a call to demand Palestinian equal rights, and that he doesn’t see it as his role to police speech. "
Zohran Mamdani Shows Democrats How Not to Take the Bait
By refusing to capitulate on "globalize the intifada," Mamdani rejected a long tradition of demonizing Arabic language.Yousef Munayyer (The Intercept)
Freed from ICE detention, Mahmoud Khalil files $20 million claim against Trump administration
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/32984997
NEW YORK (AP) — On a recent afternoon, Mahmoud Khalil sat in his Manhattan apartment, cradling his 10-week-old son as he thought back to the pre-dawn hours spent pacing a frigid immigration jail in Louisiana, awaiting news of the child’s birth in New York.For a moment, the outspoken Palestinian activist found himself uncharacteristically speechless.
“I cannot describe the pain of that night,” Khalil said finally, gazing down as the baby, Deen, cooed in his arms. “This is something I will never forgive.”
Freed from ICE detention, Mahmoud Khalil files $20 million claim against Trump administration
NEW YORK (AP) — On a recent afternoon, Mahmoud Khalil sat in his Manhattan apartment, cradling his 10-week-old son as he thought back to the pre-dawn hours spent pacing a frigid immigration jail in Louisiana, awaiting news of the child’s birth in New York.For a moment, the outspoken Palestinian activist found himself uncharacteristically speechless.
“I cannot describe the pain of that night,” Khalil said finally, gazing down as the baby, Deen, cooed in his arms. “This is something I will never forgive.”
Freed from ICE detention, Mahmoud Khalil files $20 million claim against Trump administration
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/32984997
NEW YORK (AP) — On a recent afternoon, Mahmoud Khalil sat in his Manhattan apartment, cradling his 10-week-old son as he thought back to the pre-dawn hours spent pacing a frigid immigration jail in Louisiana, awaiting news of the child’s birth in New York.For a moment, the outspoken Palestinian activist found himself uncharacteristically speechless.
“I cannot describe the pain of that night,” Khalil said finally, gazing down as the baby, Deen, cooed in his arms. “This is something I will never forgive.”
Freed from ICE detention, Mahmoud Khalil files $20 million claim against Trump administration
NEW YORK (AP) — On a recent afternoon, Mahmoud Khalil sat in his Manhattan apartment, cradling his 10-week-old son as he thought back to the pre-dawn hours spent pacing a frigid immigration jail in Louisiana, awaiting news of the child’s birth in New York.For a moment, the outspoken Palestinian activist found himself uncharacteristically speechless.
“I cannot describe the pain of that night,” Khalil said finally, gazing down as the baby, Deen, cooed in his arms. “This is something I will never forgive.”
Bash v5.3 Released! New features and syntax in the latest version of the Bash Shell. by You Suck at Programming on YouTube [17:10min]
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I just found this creator who is super excited about the new Bash version. He goes through some aspects of the new changes and features. There is something funny about a guy getting so excited about a new Bash version, that I wanted to share it because of that. 😁
Also its nice to see the changes in action and have an explanation from someone who (seemingly) knows what he is doing.
Video (partial) description:
Source Code: github.com/bahamas10/bash-changes
$ whoami
Yo what's up everyone my name's dave and you suck at programming! Connect with me on my socials below and if you're reading this you're legally required to subscribe to my channel.
$ cat source-code
The source code for my YSAP series (or related videos) is available for free under the MIT License on GitHub:
Source Code → github.com/bahamas10/ysap
Bash v5.3 Released! New features and syntax in the latest version of the Bash Shell. - SkipVids
You Suck at Programming: Bash v5.3 Released! New features and syntax in the latest version of the Bash Shell. - https://SkipVids.comSkipVids
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Freed from ICE detention, Mahmoud Khalil files $20 million claim against Trump administration
NEW YORK (AP) — On a recent afternoon, Mahmoud Khalil sat in his Manhattan apartment, cradling his 10-week-old son as he thought back to the pre-dawn hours spent pacing a frigid immigration jail in Louisiana, awaiting news of the child’s birth in New York.
For a moment, the outspoken Palestinian activist found himself uncharacteristically speechless.
“I cannot describe the pain of that night,” Khalil said finally, gazing down as the baby, Deen, cooed in his arms. “This is something I will never forgive.”
Freed from ICE detention, Mahmoud Khalil files $20 million claim against Trump administration
NEW YORK (AP) — On a recent afternoon, Mahmoud Khalil sat in his Manhattan apartment, cradling his 10-week-old son as he thought back to the pre-dawn hours spent pacing a frigid immigration jail in Louisiana, awaiting news of the child’s birth in New York.
For a moment, the outspoken Palestinian activist found himself uncharacteristically speechless.
“I cannot describe the pain of that night,” Khalil said finally, gazing down as the baby, Deen, cooed in his arms. “This is something I will never forgive.”
Search for survivors after Yemen Houthis sink second Red Sea cargo ship in a week
Yemen Houthis sink second Red Sea cargo ship in a week
At least three of the 25 people on board the Eternity C were killed after it was attacked by the Iran-backed group.David Gritten (BBC News)
geneva_convenience doesn't like this.
Top Reform UK councillor was 'pen friend' of Al Qaeda 9/11 'architect'
A man who became "pen friends" with a top terrorist responsible for 9/11 has been given a senior role by Reform UK, the Express can reveal. Rory Green, who was elected as a Reform UK county councillor in May, made national headlines in 2014 when he began corresponding with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the “architect” of the terror attacks that killed 3,000 people.
Mr Green has now been appointed as the council cabinet member responsible for children and families on Nottinghamshire County Council. At the time, Mr Green said he wrote to Mr Mohammed because he “had this compassion for him” as a result of his Christian faith. He told the media: “He is obviously an educated individual, an intellectual. It must be so lonely in that prison. I just had this compassion for him."
The Reform councillor received a 27-page handwritten reply from the top Al Qaeda organiser, who has been in captivity at Guantanamo Bay since 2006.
Top Reform UK councillor was 'pen friend' of Al Qaeda 9/11 'architect'
EXCLUSIVE: Rory Green is now a senior Reform councillor in Nottingham, 10 years after hitting the headlines over correspondence with evil terroristChristian Calgie (Express.co.uk)
Zeitgeist: Addendum kinda did that for me. But the book Voltaire's Bastards was the real lynchpin well before that. Even before that, back in the late eighties, I read a book about the history of money that I borrowed from the Devonport library that really shaped my views about finances and showed me what a farce it all is, but I can in no way remember the title or author.
A recent post on lemmy mentioned something called 'money dysphoria', and it really hit home.
[SOLVED] How come I've got my NVIDIA GPU to work for every game except Hogwarts Legacy? (More details in post body)
cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/41923801
So, I have this new laptop I got which has an NVIDIA RTX 4090M GPU, and also an integrated Intel GPU. Obviously, I only want to use the Intel GPU for less intensive apps, and to use the NVIDIA GPU for games or other intensive applications, such as AI.Through trial, error, and lucky searches on the internet, I figured out some things that do and don't work.
- Plugging in the laptop makes the NVIDIA GPU run much faster
- The default Fedora NVIDIA drivers work fine, I don't need to install any alternatives
- To make a normal app use the GPU, all I have to do is right click the icon and click 'Launch with discrete GPU' (on GNOME), or to make it open with discrete GPU by default (and launching with the integrated GPU would be an option in the context menu), I have to copy the desktop file to ~/.local/share/applications, and edit the .desktop file so it contains the line PrefersNonDefaultGPU=true
- For Steam apps, the previous method doesn't work (for some reason - maybe it uses a custom launch process?), but after trying many different ways, I was able to get most Steam apps to use the correct GPU (GPU 0) by adding the custom launch option PROTON_USE_WINED3D=0 %command%
- For some reason, this doesn't work for Hogwarts Legacy. It, of all games, really wants to use the Intel graphics - even with the custom launch command, PrefersNonDefaultGPU=true, and in game setting the preferred GPU to my NVIDIA one - yes, it is listed and recognised in game - I can tell both from the Resources app and the abysmal performance that my NVIDIA GPU is not being used and my Intel GPU is
- Other apps like Portal RTX, The Witcher 3, ComfyUI (running through Krita AI Diffusion), Blender, and Civilisation 6 are running great with the NVIDIA GPU
- I do not have prime-run installed and do not need it
My laptop model is MEDION Beast X40.
I'm honestly at my wits end.
Any suggestions?
Israel wants to build the most moral concentration camp in the world
It appears that in Israel they believe that it's sufficient to attach the label "humanitarian" to convert every act into a legitimate one. Just like the term "the most moral army in the world", which is no longer connected to what IDF soldiers are doing, they're now trying to present a concentration camp to be used for the transfer of population as the most moral one in the world.
An Israeli source said Wednesday that "the plan is to move all civilian Gazans southward to a large tent city in Rafah, in which they'll have hospitals and plenty of food." He added: "Just like the prime minister said, as far as I'm concerned, they can be given Ben & Jerry's ice cream." A source of blue-and-white pride: In our concentration camp they have ice cream.
In Israel, you're not allowed to make comparisons, and when you do compare to benighted periods, something always "goes wrong in the translation." As long as the concentration camp isn't a waystation on the way to gas chambers, it's easy to refute the comparison and thereby normalize almost any evil. As long as it's not a Holocaust, everything's okay. Thus the historical comparison, which was meant to be cautionary, becomes a tool for muzzling critics and for normalizing the evil.
Israel wants to build the most moral concentration camp in the world
It appears that in Israel they believe that it's sufficient to attach the label "humanitarian" to convert every act into a legitimate one. Just like the term "the most moral army in the world", which is no longer connected to what IDF soldiers are doing, they're now trying to present a concentration camp to be used for the transfer of population as the most moral one in the world.
An Israeli source said Wednesday that "the plan is to move all civilian Gazans southward to a large tent city in Rafah, in which they'll have hospitals and plenty of food." He added: "Just like the prime minister said, as far as I'm concerned, they can be given Ben & Jerry's ice cream." A source of blue-and-white pride: In our concentration camp they have ice cream.
In Israel, you're not allowed to make comparisons, and when you do compare to benighted periods, something always "goes wrong in the translation." As long as the concentration camp isn't a waystation on the way to gas chambers, it's easy to refute the comparison and thereby normalize almost any evil. As long as it's not a Holocaust, everything's okay. Thus the historical comparison, which was meant to be cautionary, becomes a tool for muzzling critics and for normalizing the evil.
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Goebels filmed Jewish ghettos where they put water in cups with black ink in, to look like coffee, to "show" to the German people that the Jews were being taken care of very well in the ghettos (and later camps).
Plus ça change....
Israel wants to build the most moral concentration camp in the world
\It appears that in Israel they believe that it's sufficient to attach the label "humanitarian" to convert every act into a legitimate one. Just like the term "the most moral army in the world", which is no longer connected to what IDF soldiers are doing, they're now trying to present a concentration camp to be used for the transfer of population as the most moral one in the world.
An Israeli source said Wednesday that "the plan is to move all civilian Gazans southward to a large tent city in Rafah, in which they'll have hospitals and plenty of food." He added: "Just like the prime minister said, as far as I'm concerned, they can be given Ben & Jerry's ice cream." A source of blue-and-white pride: In our concentration camp they have ice cream.
In Israel, you're not allowed to make comparisons, and when you do compare to benighted periods, something always "goes wrong in the translation." As long as the concentration camp isn't a waystation on the way to gas chambers, it's easy to refute the comparison and thereby normalize almost any evil. As long as it's not a Holocaust, everything's okay. Thus the historical comparison, which was meant to be cautionary, becomes a tool for muzzling critics and for normalizing the evil.
VPNs for UK users?
So the UK is going to start requiring IDs to view adult content. I'm in the US, but I've got a friend in the UK who obviously doesn't want to deal with this.
I suggested he use a VPN, but he's apparently heard they sell your personal data. Can anyone recommend a reliable VPN that collects as little data as possible?
ETA: thanks for the suggestions, everyone! I'm gonna research em and pass the info along. 😀
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That being said, they did just send an unrequested marketing notification to my phone out of the blue... So might have to look elsewhere tbh 🤷♂️
Laggy performance on fedora linux
Hello all. I've recently installed Fedora 42 on my laptop, it's a microsoft surface laptop studio so it's running with the custom surface kernel. The feature matrix on their github page says that everything should be supported for my laptop and that's pretty much been my experience so far but I've been having issues when testing out games.
The laptop has a 3050TI and is more than capable of running most of the games that I usually play on windows, and I've almost gotten it working on Fedora. They'll launch and run just fine, everything even looks pretty decent graphically, but it just has really bad stuttery input lag, even in more lightweight games that I've tested such as balatro and stardew valley.
I'm not sure what would be causing this, as far as I'm aware I'm running the right gpu driver, I've double checked that they're using the dedicated gpu rather than the integrated one with nvidia-smi, but honestly that's about the extent of my knowledge. Does anyone have any thoughts / suggestions? It would be much appreciated.
GitHub - linux-surface/linux-surface: Linux Kernel for Surface Devices
Linux Kernel for Surface Devices. Contribute to linux-surface/linux-surface development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
Two things:
- What input device(s) are you using? Are you using the built-in laptop keyboard, or a gamepad of sorts. (By Balatro, I'd assume it might even be happening with mouse.)
- Are you running these games on a platform like Steam, or are you running another way? (I'm assuming the answer is yes to Steam, by Balatro and Stardew.)
For Steam, try messing around with Steam input settings and see what happens.
Russian Foreign Ministry Is Concerned Over Politicization in UN Human Rights Council
Russian Foreign Ministry Is Concerned Over Politicization in UN Human Rights Council
The Russian Foreign Ministry on Thursday expressed concern about the increased level of politicization and confrontation in the UN Human Rights Council, as well as attempts by a group of states to use the council for geopolitical purposes.Sputnik International
Encircled And Outmaneuvered: Kyiv Losing Donbass – And Beyond
Encircled And Outmaneuvered: Kyiv Losing Donbass - And Beyond
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UK Islamophobia working group blocked from consulting Muslim organisations
The new working group has reportedly consulted Trevor Phillips, who was suspended from Labour when Jeremy Corbyn was leader in March 2020 following allegations of Islamophobia, which he denied. His suspension was lifted in July 2021 under Keir Starmer’s leadership, a move which was criticised by some Muslim Labour MPs and members.
The group interviewed the Community Security Trust, which monitors antisemitism. It also invited the neoconservative think tank Policy Exchange - which has also faced accusations of promoting Islamophobia - for a consultation, but Policy Exchange declined, sources told MEE. Policy Exchange did not respond to a request for comment by the time of publication.
Joel Salmon, who has been the Anti-Muslim Hatred and Antisemitism Policy team leader in the communities ministry since March, oversees the working group.
In 2016, Salmon argued in a column for Jewish News that the Jewish community “must be able to define for ourselves what antisemitism is”.
Between 2016 and 2019, he was a public affairs officer at the Board of Deputies of British Jews (BoD), a heavily pro-Israel organisation.
UK government blocked own Islamophobia advisers from consulting Muslim organisations
The British government blocked a working group it set up to advise on a possible definition of Islamophobia from consulting the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), while the group consulted prominent figures and organisations themselves accused of Islam…Imran Mulla (Middle East Eye)
always.
Not only did they broadcast the explosion they also caused it. Haha(not funny)
Richard Feynman was the one who let slip innocently what the cause was during an international press conference and made a lot of people in Washington very very mad.
Basically, the Whitehouse pushed NASA to launch despite the weather being too cold and that caused an expansion joint of an SRB to fail.
Feynman showed the world what happens to the expansion joint material by putting it in some ice water for five minutes during the press conference and showed it crumbled after he took it out of the glass.
That man was an international treasure and I miss him very much.
Arizona study finds car dependency reduces life satisfaction
Depending on a car could be impacting your life satisfaction | ASU News
A viral research study led by Rababe Saadaoui, a PhD planning student in Arizona State University's School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, has uncovered a link between car dependency and life satisfaction in the United States.news.asu.edu
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Israel, EU agree to boost Gaza aid: ‘More trucks, more crossings, and more routes’
Israel and the European Union have agreed upon “significant steps” to increase the flow of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip “in the coming days,” EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced Thursday.
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar confirmed the agreement, saying the security cabinet decided last Sunday on measures “to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza,” including “more trucks, more crossings, and more routes for the humanitarian efforts.”
Could someone help me setup local file sharing? [Fixed]
So I have things working for me at this point. I was never able to get Samba worling properly. My initial issue was not having a / at the end of my folder path in the Samba config file. After fixing that issue I was able to see the shared folder but was prompted to log in each time, which was an issue in my use case. I ended up abandoning Samba and setting up Jellyfin which has been a much smoother experience, but also is providing many more features. So, if you are looking to share media on your local network, my recommendation would be Jellyfin!
Thank you so much to everyone that commented and helped me a long. I hope I get to return the favor in some way.
Hello, I've been working towards fully migrating to linux, but this is one issue I'm having a hard time with. I have a couple of folders on a storage drive that I share on my local network to stream movies and TV, but I can't figure out how to do it in my Linux install. I'm running Linux Mint 22, have installed Samba, and have tried a few different walkthroughs with no success. Can anyone point me in the right direction to get this set up?
Thanks for your time!
China Discovers 490 Million Tons of Lithium Ore in Chenzhou, Hunan
China Discovers 490 Million Tons of Lithium Ore in Hunan
Discover how China's 490 million tons of lithium ore in Chenzhou transforms global battery supply chains and secures their energy future.Discovery Alert
Spain, Ireland and China to join more than 20 states to declare ‘concrete measures’ against Israel
More than 20 countries are convening in Bogota next week to declare “concrete measures against Israel’s violations of international law”, diplomats told Middle East Eye.
The “emergency summit” is due to be held on 15-16 July, co-hosted by the governments of Colombia and South Africa as co-chairs of The Hague Group, to coordinate diplomatic and legal action to counter what they describe as “a climate of impunity” enabled by Israel and its powerful allies.
The founding members of the group included Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Malaysia, Namibia, Senegal and South Africa.
States due to take part in the summit include Algeria, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, China, Cuba, Djibouti, Honduras, Indonesia, Ireland, Lebanon, Malaysia, Namibia, Nicaragua, Oman, Portugal, Spain, Qatar, Turkey, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Uruguay, and Palestine.
Spain, Ireland and China to join more than 20 states to declare ‘concrete measures’ against Israel
More than 20 countries are convening in Bogota next week to declare “concrete measures against Israel’s violations of international law”, diplomats told Middle East Eye.
The “emergency summit” is due to be held on 15-16 July, co-hosted by the governments of Colombia and South Africa as co-chairs of The Hague Group, to coordinate diplomatic and legal action to counter what they describe as “a climate of impunity” enabled by Israel and its powerful allies.
The founding members of the group included Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Malaysia, Namibia, Senegal and South Africa.
States due to take part in the summit include Algeria, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, China, Cuba, Djibouti, Honduras, Indonesia, Ireland, Lebanon, Malaysia, Namibia, Nicaragua, Oman, Portugal, Spain, Qatar, Turkey, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Uruguay, and Palestine.
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I'd take out Ireland faster than Spain. Spain is not scott free but they put in quite some work.
Spain changed the NATO agreement before signing it to make it a useless promise instead of a hard goal.
Spain literally has done nothing, it's all rhetoric it's what i am saying. Every time Sanchez has made an statement, for example about not trading weapons with Israel, it has been proved that the opposite was happening. Also what are you saying about the NATO agreement? they literally signed it, they just pretended not lol.
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No this is false. They changed the NATO agreement for Spain. It contained some absolute term like "everyone who signs this should spend 5%" now it contains some vague term like "allies will spend 5%" which Spain can easily say doesn't include them. Not sure about its details or exact terms anymore but here's an article
Spain reaches deal with NATO ahead of summit to be excluded from 5% defense spending goal
Spain also cancelled Israeli rubber bullet purchase and has closed their ports to ships transporting (weapons?) to Israel. Leaked documents also show Spain and Ireland being the primary drivers in the EU for sanctions against Israel.
This is not to say that Spain is doing full BDS, they still have a massive Israeli lobby group there, but they are probably the best of Europe.
Ireland on the other hand has people hating Israel but its government is much more subservient to Israel allowing weapons transports etc.
This article is all quoting Pedro Sanchez, whom i told you has empty rhetoric, they signed the exact same deal as everyone else and are committed to the spending. This has been a huge scandal for some time already, Pedro Sanchez does the same thing as Trump basically, they try to create a narrative from pure rhetoric to hide the objective reality. This video covers this exact topic btw.
Ireland on the other hand has people hating Israel but its government is much more subservient to Israel allowing weapons transports etc.
Which is also exactly what Spain does lol even if Pedro Sanchez claims otherwise, it has been proved time after time.
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The NATO deal did get adjusted however, and the wording was changed.
I have no doubt that Pedro Sanchez ,whose face is almost as slimy as Mark Rutte, is a chronic liar. However factually some stuff did get cancelled by Spain because their leftists threatened to collapse the government.
There's of course also the recent Israeli arms deal which they did purchase. So Spain doesn't get off scott free. Which is why I said "they are the best of Europe". It is a really low bar.
If you understand the intricacies of Spain.
Spaniards has been very sympathetic to Palestine since decades ago, but the current coalition government is very week. Spain, unlike countries in Latin America or Ireland does have a significant trade with Israel so it has more to loose with commerce restrictions. Let's no mention the amount of pressure Spanish politicians must be facing from US and Germany for its stands on Gaza.
Of course, Spain should do more, but I have a feeling US will penalize it heavily and the extremely fragile government coalition would fall and elections would be called. In this elections, a notable winner would be VOX as the king maker, a party, kid you not, financed early on by anti-iranian groups (AKA... Israel!!). Spain is doing A LOT given the circumstances.
I disagree, You insinuate that Spain acts like Turkey or Saudi Arabia with their leaders saying one thing while completely at the service of Israel. Spain's case is very different, its position inspires to many people worldwide. It is not revolutionary, it does not do justice to the severity of the issue, but it is a beginning of the West to start awaken to the reality. if you take the premise his coalition will fall and loose elections, it is better to resist with little deeds than succumb and another flame of hope vanishes.
Now, Spain may not doing much, but it does not support Israel and Israel is furious at Spain and most likely actively doing covert work to both undermine Sanchez and Spain. Spain banned selling weapons and the usage of its ports to transport of weapons and its components to Israel... if all countries did just that Israel would have behaved long ago.
I think your are based in Mexico, your government has a similar stand as Spain, but as Spain, it has most of its trade with the devil in the north so you have to be pragmatic and make your stand without unleashing havoc to your own people.
Great oaks from little acorns grow.... Mexico and Spain are two of them, and both face similar animosities from their norther neighbors for their standing.
I don't care about excuses. Spain signed both genocide and geneva convention and have the obligation like all the other countries to do concrete measures to combat a genocide.
Spain recently bought arms from israel
US warns ICC member states to drop proceedings against Israel
The warning was direct, blunt and left no room for doubt. "We expect all ICC actions against the United States and our ally Israel – that is, all investigations and all arrest warrants – to be terminated," said Reed Rubinstein, legal adviser at the US State Department, before delegates of the 125 member states of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday, July 8, at a meeting at United Nations headquarters in New York from July 7 to 9.
If the ICC arrest warrants for crimes against humanity and war crimes issued against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant on November 21, 2024, as well as ongoing investigations into crimes committed in the Gaza Strip and the settlement of Palestinian territory, are not dropped, "all options remain on the table," he declared.
US warns ICC member states to drop proceedings against Israel
Washington has threatened the International Criminal Court with further reprisals if it maintains arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant.Stéphanie Maupas (Le Monde)
US warns ICC member states to drop proceedings against Israel
The warning was direct, blunt and left no room for doubt. "We expect all ICC actions against the United States and our ally Israel – that is, all investigations and all arrest warrants – to be terminated," said Reed Rubinstein, legal adviser at the US State Department, before delegates of the 125 member states of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday, July 8, at a meeting at United Nations headquarters in New York from July 7 to 9.
If the ICC arrest warrants for crimes against humanity and war crimes issued against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant on November 21, 2024, as well as ongoing investigations into crimes committed in the Gaza Strip and the settlement of Palestinian territory, are not dropped, "all options remain on the table," he declared.
US warns ICC member states to drop proceedings against Israel
Washington has threatened the International Criminal Court with further reprisals if it maintains arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant.Stéphanie Maupas (Le Monde)
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I know, it's super hard to tell from a moral point of view.
I always thought that Killeen civilians was a war crime but obviously it's more complicated than that. Fortunately the US is here to explain things in a calm and coherent manner.
As Tripoli burns, the West shrugs – and rivals quietly move in
As Tripoli burns, the West shrugs – and rivals quietly move in
Libya has remained divided since 2011, and its people have grown accustomed to living under the threat of renewed conflictRT International
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High-Profile Assassination in Kyiv: SBU Colonel Responsible For Terror In Russia Gunned Down
High-Profile Assassination in Kyiv: SBU Colonel Responsible For Terror In Russia Gunned Down
A brazen daylight assassination shook central Kyiv today as Colonel Ivan Voronich, a senior operative in Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU),...Anonymous103 (South Front)
[theoretical] What would the real impacts of FOSS software becoming more prevalent in all segments of society?
Thumbing through the feed, the news on how this or that organization letting go of commercial options for day to day operations are mounting.
This led me to wonder what would be the impact if FOSS, be it on the OS front, productivity front or whatever, was to become truly a relevant option.
I'm painfully aware of the difficulties I've faced trying to take a few online courses to be faced with borderline desdain for not using Windows/Office/Etc and opting for FOSS solutions.
Paying/supporting a FOSS solution does not offend me. I'm happier when giving money directly to a developer or project than to an opaque company. But I'm just one.
But what could happen if the ones became millions, actively contributing with a few coins per year to projects we use daily?
What could/would happen in the short term (under a year), medium-long (one to three years) and the long term (over ten years)?
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The scalability problem with FOSS is monetary and motivation.
The successful products need longterm financial security in order to plan and support their peoduct(s) - so, do we start seeing more subscriptions as corp. sponsorship fades away?
And, just like XKCD 2347, FOSS needs to step up and support the components they rely on
That's going to need some more maturity from the developers too: it's a great feeling doing something new and interesting, but - like having a pet - you can't just abandon something when you're bored of it, or too busy, without rehoming your project(s)...
That's where I see the industry needs to improve before they're really ready for the big time.
One huge impact mass FOSS adoption would have is that there would be a lot less software and hardware churn. Commercial nature of proprietary technology is the main driver for constant upgrade cycles we see. Companies need to constantly sell products to stay in business, and this means you have to deprecate old software and hardware in order to sell new versions of the product.
Windows 11 roll out is a perfect example. Vast majority of Windows 10 users are perfectly happy with the way their computer works currently, they're not demanding any new features, they just want their computer to continue to work the way it does currently. However, Microsoft is ending support for Windows 10 and now they're forced to buy a new computer to keep doing what they've been doing.
This problem goes away entirely with open source because there is no commercial incentive at play. If a piece of software works, and there is a community of users using it, then it can keep working the way it does indefinitely. Furthermore, in cases where a software project goes in a directions some users don't like, such as the case with Gnome, then software can be forked by users who want to go in a different direction or preserve original functionality. This is how Cinnamon and Mate projects came about.
Another aspect of the open source dynamic is that there's an incentive to optimize software. So, you can get continuous performance improvements without having to constantly upgrade your hardware. For most commercial software, there's little incentive to do that since that costs company money. It's easier to just expect users to upgrade their hardware if they want better performance.
I would argue that non technical software users would be far better off if they had the option to fund open source software instead of buying commercial versions. Even having to pay equal amounts, the availability of the source puts more power in the hands of the users. For example, building on the example of Gnome, users of an existing software project could also pull funds together to pay developers to add features to the software or change functionality in a particular way.
This is precisely what makes licenses like GPL so valuable in my opinion. It's a license that ensure the source stays open, and in this way inherently gives more power to the users.
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