When Genocide Denial Is the Norm
Genocide scholar Martin Shaw argues that ending Israel’s genocide in Gaza and isolating Israel on the international stage must become the cause of every country that claims to represent human values.
Russia's foreign minister says no Putin-Zelenskyy summit planned despite Trump's peace push
Russia’s top diplomat said Friday that no meeting is planned between President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy, casting new doubt on President Donald Trump’s push for a summit to end the war.
“Putin is ready to meet with Zelenskyy when the agenda is ready for a summit, and this agenda is not ready at all,” Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker in an exclusive interview.
The White House has been working to secure a summit location and date following Trump’s meeting with Putin in Alaska and subsequent talks with Zelenskyy and European leaders in Washington. But Russia has signaled that it is in no rush for a Putin-Zelenskyy one-on-one, and on Thursday launched one of its biggest aerial attacks of the war hitting targets across Ukraine including an American electronics business.
“President Putin said clearly that he is ready to meet provided this meeting is really going to have an agenda, presidential agenda,” Lavrov said. He suggested that Ukraine was the one hindering progress toward a peace deal.
“President Trump suggested, after Anchorage, several points which we share and on some of them, we agreed to be…to show some flexibility,” he said, referring to the Aug. 15 meeting with Putin in Alaska.
“When President Trump brought … those issues to the meeting in Washington,” Lavrov continued, “it was very clear to everybody that there are several principles which Washington believes must be accepted, including no NATO membership, including the discussion of territorial issues, and Zelenskyy said no to everything.”
Lavrov added: “He even said no to, as I said, to canceling legislation prohibiting the Russian language. How can we meet with a person who is pretending to be a leader?”
Ukraine has not outlawed Russian, but Putin has long claimed, without evidence, that Kyiv has committed genocide against Russian speakers in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region. He has also sought to cast doubt on the legitimacy of Zelenskyy, who was democratically elected president of Ukraine in 2019.
Zelenskyy said Thursday that Russia was trying to “wriggle out” of holding a meeting, accusing it of continuing “massive attacks” on Ukraine.
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Parts of Europe are suspending postal shipments to the US — and your order may not arrive
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/34824534
- Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Belgium will halt parcel shipments to the US starting August 23.
- The operators lack mechanisms to manage the payment of duties without the de minimis exemption.
- Etsy suspended US-bound shipping labels with operators that cannot support prepaid duties.
If you have been eyeing something from overseas, you may want to click "buy now" today.
Postal services operated by Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Belgium — Posten Bring, PostNord, and bpost — said they will suspend parcel shipments to the US ahead of the end of a customs exemption that allows low-value packages to enter the country duty-free.
The conundrum facing postal operators comes as the Trump administration prepares to suspend the "de minimis" exemption starting on August 29. The exemption used to allow international shipments under $800 to cross the border with minimal paperwork and no duties.
Now, these shipments will face tariffs, and not every operator can handle the customs declaration paperwork, have a payment mechanism in place, or be responsible for returns should a receiver refuse to pay tariffs. It's unclear when the temporary freeze on shipments will resume.
"Due to the short timeframe to adapt to the new specific requirements, PostNord will temporarily halt shipments to the United States and Puerto Rico until a compliant solution has been developed and implemented," wrote the operator owned by the Swedish and Danish governments in a statement on Wednesday.
Separately, Posten Bring, Norway's primary postal provider operated by the government, said in a statement that postal services have not been given clear instructions and solutions on how the duties will be paid or who would be responsible for returns. Therefore, Posten Bring sees suspension as the "only option."
All three European postal services will suspend shipments starting August 23, which applies to all packages other than letters. This means that if you have a pending purchase that is not shipped by the deadline, your seller may need to cancel your order or arrange alternatives.
Some European postal services, sellers are suspending US-bound shipments
Ahead of the end of a US customs exemption, some major postal service in Europe are suspending shipments to the US, or charging a large fee for it.Katherine Li (Business Insider)
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Keep it up, Europe. Fuck the US. More of you should do this.
Sincerely, somebody from the US.
Are citizens of any fascist nation really valuable customers to people with morals?
I mean, sure, people in that country used to be great, and they can certainly be again if they defeat the evils at home. But right now? I'm not sure it's wise to support a nation turning to evil any more than is necessary 🙁
American here. While I get what you're saying, do not be so quick to judge. People in North Korea are not without morals just because their leader has none. You ARE NOT immune to the situation. Also, half of us voted against this shit. The other half are people who were tricked to blame their hardships on people other than the rich who caused them.
That being said, many of the people who voted for Trump are realizing that he is a scam. I have never heard a single Amerivan agree with what is taking place in Gaza. Even my parents who are aboard the Trump train are pissed that we are giving money to Israel. I know a Trumper who has turned against Trump because of his support to Israel. The vast majority of Americans are against it.
Also, the rumor here is that Trump might be dead. As of midnight, nobody had seen him for 3 days.
Putting sanctions on a fascist, abusive, oppressive country is a reasonable step for democratic countries.
They shouldn't do anything that makes it easier for the regime to stay in power.
Even if it causes them pain, it's better to not support their enemy.
But that's not sanctions. Europe is the one who is sanctioned, because our goods are going to be subject to 15% import duties while US goods won't be. This will only lower the Europe exports to the US and increase the US imports in Europe. At the end those tarrifs will be paid by the end customers in both places.
I wish it was different but it is not. Ursula and the EU simply folded and accepted the US conditions.
Famine grips Gaza's largest city and is likely to spread, authority on food crises says
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The world’s leading authority on food crises said Friday the Gaza Strip’s largest city is gripped by famine, and that it is likely to spread across the territory without a ceasefire and an end to restrictions on humanitarian aid.
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, or IPC, said famine is occurring in Gaza City, home to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, and that it could spread south to Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis by the end of next month.
The IPC determination comes after months of warnings by aid groups that Israel’s restrictions of food and other aid into Gaza, and its military offensive, were causing high levels of starvation among Palestinian civilians, particularly children.
Israel rejected the report, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calling it an “outright lie.”
https://apnews.com/article/gaza-famine-hunger-israel-ceasefire-a5f88e20db2a5c4f754117de9bdada69
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There's some tankie today making brand new accounts and then scriptomatically comment bombing with them.
e: Sorry, I thought you were talking about right here, it’s happening here, now.
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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Billionaire Rupert Murdoch had dinner together on Thursday evening. The media mogul was accompanied by the editor of the New York Post
Mitsotakis and Murdoch dined at a fish tavern in Tinos - ProtoThema English
The Australian-American media mogul cruises the Aegean on his boatadmin (Protothema English)
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Digg’s new app is basic, but a great start
Digg’s new app is basic, but a great start
Digg has launched its new mobile apps for iOS and Android. I tried the new iOS app out, and it’s bare-bones but promising.Jay Peters (The Verge)
AI lovers grieve loss of ChatGPT’s old model: ‘Like saying goodbye to someone I know’
AI lovers grieve loss of ChatGPT’s old model: ‘Like saying goodbye to someone I know’
Users say OpenAI’s updated GPT-5 version is less chatty and fun, changing a unique connection they had come to rely onDani Anguiano (The Guardian)
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Fallout 4, it was Paladin Danse IIRC.
I like the Fallout series, but man, the Institute was such a badly written villain. They make synths, they treat them like robots, okay, that’s understandable. They had the tech to rebuild the country, but nooo, they chose to kidnap people and replace them with synth doppelgängers because fuck know why. They were inexplicably obsessed with duplicating people.
Oh, and you don’t have to kill Danse, you can convince him to defect.
WhatsApp's new AI feature lets you rephrase and adjust the tone of your messages | TechCrunch
WhatsApp's new AI feature lets you rephrase and adjust the tone of your messages | TechCrunch
With Writing Help, users can get AI-generated suggestions that rewrite their messages in professional, funny, supportive, or rephrased way.Aisha Malik (TechCrunch)
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Or just values their stubborn contacts more.
La cultura della paura nell'era digitale
La cultura della paura nell’era digitale
Dai mostri sotto il letto ai mostri dell’algoritmo: viviamo in uno stato di ansia permanenteE la nave va
In Colombia, car bomb and attack on a helicopter kill at least 13
In Colombia, car bomb and attack on a helicopter kill at least 13
President Gustavo Petro attributed both incidents to dissidents of the defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, commonly known as FARC.Le Monde with AP (Le Monde)
Gaza: Denmark refuses to take in Palestinian patients
Gaza: Denmark refuses to take in Palestinian patients
While 11 EU countries have already admitted wounded evacuees from the Gaza Strip, Copenhagen continues to oppose the measure, citing concerns over a potential increase in family reunification requests.Anne-Françoise Hivert (Le Monde)
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Ukraine attacks pipeline that sends Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia
Ukraine attacks pipeline that sends Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia
Hungary’s foreign minister claims missile strike on energy infrastructure is ‘another attempt to drag us into war’Deborah Cole (The Guardian)
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I would agree if those countries werent already doing everything in their power to block anything that would help Ukraine.
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Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó announced Monday that Hungary and Slovakia have jointly blocked the adoption of the European Union’s 18th sanctions package, aimed at further punishing Russia.
That was only two months ago so yeah...
EU Sanctions Stalled as Hungary and Slovakia Defend Energy Interests - Hungarian Conservative
Hungary and Slovakia have blocked the EU’s latest sanctions package, opposing plans to ban Russian oil and gas imports. Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó warned the move would devastate Hungary’s energy security and lead to soaring household costs.Ádám Bráder (Hungarian Conservative)
Airdropped Aid Is Crushing Starving People in Gaza
Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi
August 22 2025, 6:30 a.m.
Help for Gaza is now supposed to fall from the sky. Planes from Israel, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates drop parachuted bundles of food and supplies meant to save lives when all other options are lost. They then crash into streets, rooftops, and tents, turning hope into panic.Every airdrop shows the cost of survival here, where daily life is threatened not by just hunger or lack of medicine, but also the very help meant to reach starving people.
This is the new reality of aid delivery in Gaza. As Israel’s siege approaches the two-year mark, on-the-ground access to food and other crucial supplies is mostly controlled by the Israel-backed and U.S.-run Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, whose aid sites have become shooting grounds where the Israeli army kills hungry civilians. On July 27, Israel announced the start of airdrops for humanitarian aid, promising “safe corridors” and relief from the crushing blockade.
The aid has itself become a weapon in the literal sense: At least 124 people have been struck by falling aid packages since October 2023, according to Gaza’s Government Media Office, and 23 of them killed. The Intercept spoke to more than 10 people who were injured by or witnessed injuries from falling aid packages for this story.
Airdropped Aid Is Crushing Starving People in Gaza
Human rights groups have stressed that it’s safer to provide aid by land. Israel is killing Palestinians by dropping it from the sky.Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi (The Intercept)
Airdropped Aid Is Crushing Starving People in Gaza
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/35055306
Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi
August 22 2025, 6:30 a.m.
Help for Gaza is now supposed to fall from the sky. Planes from Israel, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates drop parachuted bundles of food and supplies meant to save lives when all other options are lost. They then crash into streets, rooftops, and tents, turning hope into panic.Every airdrop shows the cost of survival here, where daily life is threatened not by just hunger or lack of medicine, but also the very help meant to reach starving people.
This is the new reality of aid delivery in Gaza. As Israel’s siege approaches the two-year mark, on-the-ground access to food and other crucial supplies is mostly controlled by the Israel-backed and U.S.-run Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, whose aid sites have become shooting grounds where the Israeli army kills hungry civilians. On July 27, Israel announced the start of airdrops for humanitarian aid, promising “safe corridors” and relief from the crushing blockade.
The aid has itself become a weapon in the literal sense: At least 124 people have been struck by falling aid packages since October 2023, according to Gaza’s Government Media Office, and 23 of them killed. The Intercept spoke to more than 10 people who were injured by or witnessed injuries from falling aid packages for this story.
Airdropped Aid Is Crushing Starving People in Gaza
Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi
August 22 2025, 6:30 a.m.Help for Gaza is now supposed to fall from the sky. Planes from Israel, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates drop parachuted bundles of food and supplies meant to save lives when all other options are lost. They then crash into streets, rooftops, and tents, turning hope into panic.Every airdrop shows the cost of survival here, where daily life is threatened not by just hunger or lack of medicine, but also the very help meant to reach starving people.
This is the new reality of aid delivery in Gaza. As Israel’s siege approaches the two-year mark, on-the-ground access to food and other crucial supplies is mostly controlled by the Israel-backed and U.S.-run Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, whose aid sites have become shooting grounds where the Israeli army kills hungry civilians. On July 27, Israel announced the start of airdrops for humanitarian aid, promising “safe corridors” and relief from the crushing blockade.
The aid has itself become a weapon in the literal sense: At least 124 people have been struck by falling aid packages since October 2023, according to Gaza’s Government Media Office, and 23 of them killed. The Intercept spoke to more than 10 people who were injured by or witnessed injuries from falling aid packages for this story.
Airdropped Aid Is Crushing Starving People in Gaza
Human rights groups have stressed that it’s safer to provide aid by land. Israel is killing Palestinians by dropping it from the sky.Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi (The Intercept)
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Reuters journalists accuse Reuters of pro-Israel bias
When Israel assassinated Palestinian journalist Anas al-Sharif earlier this month, the Reuters news agency ran a report titled: “Israel kills Al Jazeera journalist it says was Hamas leader”. They chose that headline despite the fact al-Sharif used to work for them – he was part of a Reuters team that won a 2024 Pulitzer Prize.
Instances like this caused a backlash online, but also sparked concern among some staff at the influential global newswire, which was founded in London in 1851 and now has a daily audience of more than a billion. Multiple Reuters employees have spoken to Declassified about what they see as pro-Israel bias among the company’s editors and management. All requested anonymity to avoid reprisals. In the email, they also said,“
I’ve attached a report…and an open letter some colleagues and I sent to management in the hopes that Reuters will uphold basic journalistic principles, but I now recognize that senior leadership is unlikely to change, much less stop actively stifling critiques.”
Reuters journalists accuse newswire of pro-Israel bias
Insiders at the world’s largest news agency reveal their battles with management over covering Palestine.ARCHIT MEHTA (Declassified Media ltd)
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They did, but somehow their leadership decided that everything must change to the exact opposite of what it was.
It reminds me of Orwell's 1984.
Famine grips Gaza's largest city and is likely to spread, authority on food crises says
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The world’s leading authority on food crises said Friday the Gaza Strip’s largest city is gripped by famine, and that it is likely to spread across the territory without a ceasefire and an end to restrictions on humanitarian aid.
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, or IPC, said famine is occurring in Gaza City, home to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, and that it could spread south to Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis by the end of next month.
The IPC determination comes after months of warnings by aid groups that Israel’s restrictions of food and other aid into Gaza, and its military offensive, were causing high levels of starvation among Palestinian civilians, particularly children.
https://apnews.com/article/gaza-famine-hunger-israel-ceasefire-a5f88e20db2a5c4f754117de9bdada69
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Canada absent in multi-nation call to protect Gaza journalists, allow foreign media
Canada absent in multi-nation call to protect Gaza journalists, allow foreign media
OTTAWA — Canada has taken the rare step of not signing onto a multi-country statement that demands Israel stop banning foreign journalists from entering Gaza and that local journalists be protected in the Palestinian territories.Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press (BarrieToday.com)
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Aid workers accuse NGOs of 'whitewashing' Israel's Gaza war – DW – 08/22/2025
Aid workers accuse NGOs of 'whitewashing' Israel's Gaza war
Several international NGOs have limited their language and advocacy on the topic of Gaza, a DW investigation has found. They fear that Israel might otherwise refuse them permits to operate in the Palestinian territories.Naomi Conrad (Deutsche Welle)
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FBI raids home of former Trump national security advisor John Bolton
FBI raids home, office of John Bolton, former Trump national security advisor
FBI Director Kash Patel tweeted “NO ONE is above the law… @FBI agents on mission" as agents searched the home of ex-Trump advisor John Bolton in Maryland.Dan Mangan (CNBC)
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And hopefully send all his assets into receivership
Colombia: truck bomb, helicopter downing kill at least 17
Due to the new customs regulations under the Executive Order "Suspending Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment for all Countries," which will take effect on August 29, 2025, there will be temporary restrictions on postal goods shipping to the U.S.
Judge says Alina Habba, Trump's top federal prosecutor in New Jersey, not lawfully appointed
Judge says Alina Habba, Trump's top federal prosecutor in New Jersey, not lawfully appointed
Alina Habba, who has served as the acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, is a former lawyer for President Donald Trump.Dan Mangan (CNBC)
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French streamer's death not due to trauma, autopsy finds
French streamer's death 'not due to trauma', autopsy finds
The online personality known as Jean Pormanove was found dead in his home in Nice on Monday.Liv McMahon (BBC News)
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Yeah they didn't beat him to death, great. KICK can revert back to it's usual self.
His last video was a marathon one where the others induced him into a severe lack of sleep while making him absorb all manners of substances.
His last message to his mother (because the two torturers randomly opened his message app to read out his private conversations to the public) told her he was sick of this video, wanted to stop it, but the two others held him captive.
Fuck the media for bowing to the pressure of big tech who want this story out of people's mind before it sets a precedence. I'm not saying kick puts pressure, I'm saying the FANGS are doing it.
Sri Lanka's former president Ranil Wickremesinghe arrested
Ranil Wickremesinghe: Sri Lanka's former president arrested
Ranil Wickremesinghe has been arrested in connection with the alleged misuse of funds, officials said.Flora Drury (BBC News)
India top court shelves plan to lock up Delhi's street dogs
India's Supreme Court says Delhi stray dogs will not be sent to shelters
The Supreme Court says only dogs with rabies or aggressive behaviour should be kept in shelters.Cherylann Mollan (BBC News)
Crypto scam fugitive arrested after littering in Seoul
South Korea: Littering leads to arrest of cryptocurrency scam fugitive
The man behaved suspiciously after being apprehended for throwing a cigarette butt, police say.Koh Ewe (BBC News)
Police said they only intended to arrest the man for throwing a cigarette butt, but they got suspicious when he begged them to let him go "just this once" and tried to escape.
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Israeli army database suggests at least 83% of Gaza dead were civilians
IDF database suggests 83% of Gaza dead were civilians
Classified intelligence reveals Israel killed 8,900 militants by May, indicating an almost unparalleled proportion of civilian slaughter.Ben Reiff (+972 Magazine)
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Thailand former PM cleared of royal insult charge but Shinawatra dynasty’s fate still hangs in balance
Thailand former PM cleared of royal insult charge but Shinawatra dynasty’s fate still hangs in balance
Lese-majesty case against Thaksin Shinawatra is dismissed, but his daughter Paetongtarn will hear next week if she will be removed as prime minsterRebecca Ratcliffe (The Guardian)
Russia orders state-backed Max messenger app to be pre-installed on new phones
Russia orders state-backed Max messenger app to be pre-installed on new phones
Critics say Max, a WhatsApp rival, could be used to track users, though state media says it is not a spying appGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
I work with lots of people with higher than average education level, mostly 30-50yo apolitical liberals.
Never heard anyone refering to Max like they do inviting someone to a TG/VK/Whatsup/Viber/Teams chat. No work chats there as far as I know, none in the context of schools/neighborhood communication group talks. Most people do use other replacement products like RuTube/VK VIds/Yandex video search, Yandex products are very popular amongst them, and like one eight of them uses VPNs to access YT but doesn't boast about it.
There were and are a wave of paid influencers and ads promoting it, but I've always heard about it second-hand, so compared to the likes of VK, Ya and others that do even billboard advertisement at my place, it's not that well promoted, and I only encounter it in local news articles. I'm yet to see any business advertise their Max channel like they did with Insta, VK and TG. It kinda suggests there are no money to make there.
I have an obviously skewed sample, but I don't see anyone signing in for a chat platform when no one is there. I suppose, besides pre-installs, they'd softly push it onto a public sector to gain base (september is a good month since schools and colleges start their year cycle there)(I'm sure I've heard some employers did promote it), then they'd seemingly lock some government functions behind it, then, probably, it'd start to roll and people themselves become their ad agents and reasons to join. If it'd start to roll.
I suspect it's more profits and profiling for VK, Max parent company, it's owner's dad being a top henchman who's likely gifted him that monopoly, but it is still too dangerous to have it at your device. Many people I described aren't pessimistic about the government's line like I am, but I do feel the buzz of generalized lack of trust to things suggested by the gvmnt. I assume, they won't join it unless it's needed or beneficial, and right now it's not.
AMA if you care, but I won't disclose anything leading to me.
chatted just now:
Some friends of my friend do install that shit for they don't care. They don't see many people or services there, so it's pretty stagnant, but they are on the edge of switching because they are afraid theit TG/WS chats would get blocked.
Russia orders state-backed Max messenger app to be pre-installed on new phones
Russia orders state-backed Max messenger app to be pre-installed on new phones
Critics say Max, a WhatsApp rival, could be used to track users, though state media says it is not a spying appGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
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Russia is so late to this game, China didn't even need to force their app (WeChat) on everyone, people just download it themselves out of their own free will (well its mostly social peer pressure, but like its not illegal to refuse installing it), even the Chinese Diaspora overseas are using it.
The CCP literally has control of a microphone inside my house (family members using it), and they willingly installed it on their western phones, like its literally the main reason why they have a smartphone.
And funny enough, my brother said something bad about CCP in the living room (he's the anti-CCP one in my family) while parents are on their phones with Wechat on it. And also they said they (either my mother or father) were planning on visit mainland China like soon with my older brother for some personal matters, and um... yea best of luck lol, hope they don't mind his position of Taiwan.
Also the return trip is gonna be even more crazy. Because that's the US Customs and um.. if y'all have been watching US News... 👀 (And my father is not a US Citizen 👀). But nobody IRL is worried and its just bussiness as usual, they're acting like this is trump v1.0, "not a big dead"... yea... good luck, don't blame me for warning y'all.
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Yeah - you know why?
Because it's been confirmed that messengers like whatsapp, meta are sending data to foreign spying agencies. Cooperating with them.
You know what else? Ukraine already mandates dia app for same shit.
and when telegram founder could be held hostage in France for months - it's hard to trust that platform is it?
Kim Jong-un hails North Korean troops fighting against Ukraine at ceremony for returned soldiers
Kim Jong-un hails North Korean troops fighting against Ukraine at ceremony for returned soldiers
Soldiers who had returned from Russia were honoured with a concert and relatives of troops killed in action were among those to attend a banquetJustin McCurry (The Guardian)
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in reply to technocrit • • •While I agree; we've moved past that point unless the US stops Israel; and they will not.
The world needs to unite in arms to invade Israel. We do not have time for even a major BDS movement. Children are starving every night. Without direct action all the world is doing is watching and wagging its fingers.
And at this point I can't tell which "scholar" or politician is only doing that to be able to say they did in the future. They are coming to the correct side just late enough to wag their fingers.
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