Mass Walkout Leaves UN General Assembly Chamber Mostly 'Empty' for Netanyahu Speech
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The protests against Netanyahu came as Israel is causing a famine in Gaza with its near-total blockade on humanitarian aid, which has killed hundreds of Palestinian civilians. Israel has launched a full invasion of Gaza, and its right-wing government has explicitly said that it plans on expelling all Palestinians who are still living in the exclave. The Israel Defense Forces’ assault has killed more than 65,000 Palestinians since October 2023, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
Israel has become increasingly isolated on the international stage in recent weeks, as the governments of France, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia have all formally recognized Palestine as an independent state.
Mass Walkout Leaves UN General Assembly Chamber Mostly 'Empty' for Netanyahu Speech
"I don't recall seeing such a large walkout for quite some time at UNGA," said one observer. "Israel has chosen to be a pariah and is increasingly treated as such by the international community."brad-reed (Common Dreams)
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Trump wants Tony Blair for Gaza transition; Netanyahu says Israel must “finish the job in Gaza”; Comey indicted
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/36712284
Israeli bombardments continue throughout the Gaza Strip, with at least 47 Palestinians killed on Friday. Medical infrastructure is breaking down in Gaza City, with the situation at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City being described as catastrophic. The U.S. is reportedly backing a plan to install former British PM Tony Blair as the head of a “Gaza International Transitional Authority.” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov blames the West for the war in Ukraine and its continued escalation in his speech at the UN. The Department of Justice indicts former FBI Director James Comey. Trump signs a memorandum directing increased measures against “domestic terrorism,” with a particular focus on the “Antifa” threat. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth calls hundreds of U.S. generals and admirals to attend an urgent, unscheduled meeting next week in Quantico, Virginia. Israel’s heavy airstrikes in Yemen kill at least nine and wound scores. Italian dockworkers block a ship carrying oil destined for Israel. The Indian government attempts to quash protests in the northern province of Ladakh.
Trump wants Tony Blair for Gaza transition; Netanyahu says Israel must “finish the job in Gaza”; Comey indicted
Israeli bombardments continue throughout the Gaza Strip, with at least 47 Palestinians killed on Friday. Medical infrastructure is breaking down in Gaza City, with the situation at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City being described as catastrophic. The U.S. is reportedly backing a plan to install former British PM Tony Blair as the head of a “Gaza International Transitional Authority.” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov blames the West for the war in Ukraine and its continued escalation in his speech at the UN. The Department of Justice indicts former FBI Director James Comey. Trump signs a memorandum directing increased measures against “domestic terrorism,” with a particular focus on the “Antifa” threat. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth calls hundreds of U.S. generals and admirals to attend an urgent, unscheduled meeting next week in Quantico, Virginia. Israel’s heavy airstrikes in Yemen kill at least nine and wound scores. Italian dockworkers block a ship carrying oil destined for Israel. The Indian government attempts to quash protests in the northern province of Ladakh.Trump wants Tony Blair for Gaza transition; Netanyahu says Israel must “finish the job in Gaza”; Comey indicted
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Trump wants Tony Blair for Gaza transition; Netanyahu says Israel must “finish the job in Gaza”; Comey indicted
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/36712284
Israeli bombardments continue throughout the Gaza Strip, with at least 47 Palestinians killed on Friday. Medical infrastructure is breaking down in Gaza City, with the situation at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City being described as catastrophic. The U.S. is reportedly backing a plan to install former British PM Tony Blair as the head of a “Gaza International Transitional Authority.” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov blames the West for the war in Ukraine and its continued escalation in his speech at the UN. The Department of Justice indicts former FBI Director James Comey. Trump signs a memorandum directing increased measures against “domestic terrorism,” with a particular focus on the “Antifa” threat. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth calls hundreds of U.S. generals and admirals to attend an urgent, unscheduled meeting next week in Quantico, Virginia. Israel’s heavy airstrikes in Yemen kill at least nine and wound scores. Italian dockworkers block a ship carrying oil destined for Israel. The Indian government attempts to quash protests in the northern province of Ladakh.
Trump wants Tony Blair for Gaza transition; Netanyahu says Israel must “finish the job in Gaza”; Comey indicted
Israeli bombardments continue throughout the Gaza Strip, with at least 47 Palestinians killed on Friday. Medical infrastructure is breaking down in Gaza City, with the situation at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City being described as catastrophic. The U.S. is reportedly backing a plan to install former British PM Tony Blair as the head of a “Gaza International Transitional Authority.” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov blames the West for the war in Ukraine and its continued escalation in his speech at the UN. The Department of Justice indicts former FBI Director James Comey. Trump signs a memorandum directing increased measures against “domestic terrorism,” with a particular focus on the “Antifa” threat. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth calls hundreds of U.S. generals and admirals to attend an urgent, unscheduled meeting next week in Quantico, Virginia. Israel’s heavy airstrikes in Yemen kill at least nine and wound scores. Italian dockworkers block a ship carrying oil destined for Israel. The Indian government attempts to quash protests in the northern province of Ladakh.Trump wants Tony Blair for Gaza transition; Netanyahu says Israel must “finish the job in Gaza”; Comey indicted
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Netanyahu's UN speech contained at least eight blatant lies
Netanyahu's UN speech was nothing more than “misleading rhetori aimed at justifying war crimes and genocide against the Palestinian people
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Antisemitism—but not criticism of Israel—associated with support for political violence
A new study published in Studies in Conflict & Terrorism provides evidence that antisemitic attitudes, rather than anti-Israel sentiment alone, are linked to support for political violence in the United States. The findings suggest that while criticism of Israel can motivate legal activism, it is antisemitic prejudice that tends to predict a willingness to support illegal or violent political actions and general aggression.
The research was led by Sophia Moskalenko of Georgia State University, along with co-authors Tomislav Pavlović and Mia Bloom. The team aimed to address a gap in the literature by empirically distinguishing between attitudes toward Jews and attitudes toward Israel, especially in how they relate to political radicalization and violence.
Antisemitism—but not criticism of Israel—associated with support for political violence
Research in Studies in Conflict & Terrorism finds that while anti-Israel sentiment may motivate legal protest, it is antisemitism that tends to predict support for violent or illegal political actions, offering insight into distinct psychological pat…Eric W. Dolan (PsyPost Psychology News)
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Facebook and Instagram ad-free subscription arrives in the U.K.
Meta is introducing a subscription service in the U.K., allowing Facebook and Instagram users to pay a monthly fee for an ad-free experience.
https://www.neowin.net/news/facebook-and-instagram-ad-free-subscription-arrives-in-the-uk/
Microsoft spots fresh XCSSET malware strain hiding in Apple dev projects
Upgraded nasty slips into Xcode builds, steals crypto, and disables macOS defenses
Microsoft spots fresh XCSSET malware strain hiding in Apple dev projects
: Upgraded nasty slips into Xcode builds, steals crypto, and disables macOS defensesCarly Page (The Register)
Pentagon can call DJI a Chinese Military Company, court rules
DJI loses its lawsuit against the US government.
Case file: s3.documentcloud.org/documents…
Pentagon can call DJI a Chinese Military Company, court rules
A district court “cannot conclude” that DJI is “indirectly owned by the Chinese Communist Party,” but found the DoD can call it a Chinese military company.Sean Hollister (The Verge)
Kristi Noem Fast-Tracked Millions in Disaster Aid to Florida Tourist Attraction After Campaign Donor Intervened
But records obtained by ProPublica show how one locality found a way to get FEMA aid more quickly: It asked one of Noem’s political donors for help.
The records show that Noem quickly expedited more than $11 million of federal money to rebuild a historic pier in Naples, Florida, after she was contacted by a major financial supporter last month. The pier is a tourist attraction in the wealthy Gulf Coast enclave and was badly damaged by Hurricane Ian in 2022.
Frustrated city officials had been laboring for months, without success, to get disaster assistance. But just two weeks after the donor stepped in, they were celebrating their sudden change of fortune. “We are now at warp speed with FEMA,” one city official wrote in an email. A FEMA representative wrote: “Per leadership instruction, pushing project immediately.”
Kristi Noem Fast-Tracked FEMA Funds for Naples After Donor Intervened
The DHS chief has been widely criticized for slowing down FEMA’s response after natural disasters. Texts and emails obtained by ProPublica point to an effective way to get help faster: have one of Noem’s big donors make the ask.ProPublica
Federal Bureau of Prisons moves to end union protections for its workers
The federal Bureau of Prisons said Thursday it is canceling a collective bargaining agreement with its workers and stripping them of union rights, the latest move by the Trump administration to gut labor protections for federal employees.
Director William K. Marshall III told the agency’s nearly 35,000 employees that the union, the Council of Prison Locals, had become “an obstacle to progress instead of a partner in it.” The contract, he said, “too often slowed or prevented” changes meant to improve safety and morale.
“The whole purpose of ending this contract is to make your lives better,” Marshall wrote in a message posted to the agency’s website. He said the agency will “move forward with solutions that work, without roadblocks, without excuses, and with one goal: to make the Bureau a place where people are proud to serve.”
The union’s president, Brandy Moore-White, said ending the collective bargaining agreement, which was supposed to run through May 2029, will jeopardize the safety and livelihoods of workers who endure dangerous conditions to keep inmates, staff and communities safe.
https://apnews.com/article/federal-prisons-contract-labor-trump-e88fda8ce31a99f81ff88e52220054d1
Nursery hackers threaten to publish more children's profiles online
Kido nursery hackers threaten to publish more children’s profiles
Criminals calling themselves Radiant say they will post additional private data online unless they are paidRachel Hall (The Guardian)
Trump's latest threat is nothing short of domestic terrorism
Trump's latest threat is nothing short of domestic terrorism
If Donald Trump's lips move, he’s lying. Or trying to solicit a bribe. Or slandering Democrats. Or, now, taking hostages.Thom Hartmann (Raw Story)
Slovakia passes law to recognise only two sexes and restrict adoption
Critics are warning the change would make life more difficult for LGBT people.
Archived version: archive.is/20250926154817/bbc.…
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Hacking Campaign Has Breached Cisco Devices in US Government
Hackers Have Breached Cisco Devices Within US Federal Government, Says Official
Hackers compromised firewall devices within the US government, according to a senior federal official, amid broader warnings of cyberattacks on widely-used devices manufactured by Cisco Systems, Inc.Patrick Howell O'Neill (Bloomberg)
Israeli loudspeakers broadcast Netanyahu’s speech to UN into Gaza
Operation prompts outrage as Israeli PM criticises western countries for recognising Palestine as a state and pledges to continue war
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ICE Agent Filmed Throwing Asylum Seeker to Ground at NYC Court in 'Egregious Act of Excessive Force'
An ICE agent violently threw an asylum seeker to the ground in front of her kids at a NYC immigration court. "Over [in Ecuador], they beat us there too," she said. "I didn’t think I’d come here to the United States and the same thing would happen to me."
ICE Agent Filmed Throwing Asylum Seeker to Ground at NYC Court in 'Egregious Act of Excessive Force'
"Over [in Ecuador], they beat us there too," said Monica Moreta-Galarza. "I didn’t think I’d come here to the United States and the same thing would happen to me."stephen-prager (Common Dreams)
Spy drones flew into Ukraine from Hungary, Zelenskyy says
Relations between Kyiv and Budapest get worse and worse … and worse.
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Libyan militia fires on Sea-Watch migrant rescue ship, escalating EU tensions
The incident mirrors an attack on Aug. 24, when the rescue ship Ocean Viking came under fire from a Libyan patrol boat.
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Libyan militia fires on Sea-Watch migrant rescue ship, escalating EU tensions
The incident mirrors an attack on Aug. 24, when the rescue ship Ocean Viking came under fire from a Libyan patrol boat.Elena Giordano (POLITICO)
Turkey abandons bid to force doner kebab rules on Europe
Turkey abandons food fight to force doner kebab rules on Europe
The case had alarmed Germany's kebab industry in particular, who make doners very differently.Paul Kirby (BBC News)
California dumps its Trump-battered electric truck rule
The rule requiring private fleets to buy increasing percentages of zero-emission trucks never officially took effect.
Sorry about the sourcing. No other coverage yet
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/25/california-trump-electric-truck-rule-00581778
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Hypx! You’re back!
I missed your oil lobby talking points, still pushing hydrogen in the year of the production Sodium battery?
Is there a point where you will accept that Hydrogen is only going to be useful in the most nichey of niche of applications?
A Flagship Smartphone With Kill Switches? Meet the Murena-Powered HIROH Phone
A premium smartphone running de-Googled /e/OS, complete with hardware kill switches.
How James Comey moved to the top of Trump’s list of enemies
How James Comey moved to the top of Trump’s list of enemies
The former FBI director was fired by Trump in 2017, and has been a longtime target for the presidentRobert Mackey (The Guardian)
US Plans to Use Emergency Powers to Save More Coal Plants
US Plans to Use Emergency Powers to Stop More Coal Closures
The Trump administration plans to continue using emergency authority to stop coal-fired power plants from retiring, according to people familiar with the matter.Ari Natter (Bloomberg)
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I was disappointed but not at all surprised when I reread it.
I’m a climate scientist. Trump’s U.N. address is a fire hose of misinformation
Trump’s U.N. address is a fire hose of climate change misinformation
What President Donald Trump is doing is advancing a plan laid down years ago by plutocrats and polluters, and making a mockery of our country as he does so.Michael E. Mann (San Francisco Chronicle)
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Kido nursery hackers threaten to publish more children’s profiles
Criminals calling themselves Radiant say they will post additional private data online unless they are paid
[Article] Scientists want to treat complex bone fractures with a bone-healing gun
It’s a bit like a handheld 3D printer, with all the accuracy challenges that implies.
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As millions face climate relocation, the nation’s first attempt sparks warnings and regret [Louisiana, US]
Three years after a federally funded move, Indigenous residents of Louisiana’s Isle de Jean Charles report broken homes — and promises
China is the child amongst toddlers.
In this analogy. Children and toddlers would likely do much better than the current adults.
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Half of global emissions covered by 2035 climate pledges after UN summit in New York
Analysis: Half of global emissions covered by 2035 climate pledges after UN summit in New York - Carbon Brief
Half of global greenhouse gas emissions are now covered by a 2035 climate pledge following a key UN summit this week, Carbon Brief analysis finds.Carbon Brief Staff (Carbon Brief)
Human Impacts on Ocean Could Double or Triple by 2050, a New UC Santa Barbara Study Warns
As climate change, fishing and other human activities threaten marine ecosystems, scientists predict which areas are most at-risk to better inform decision makers.
The paper is here
‘Hidden costs’ of climate emergency are worsening California’s affordability crisis
University of California, Berkeley, study found that those who experience severe effects will see up to a $1m in costs
The report itself is here
‘Hidden costs’ of climate emergency are worsening California’s affordability crisis – report
University of California, Berkeley, study found that those who experience severe effects will see upto a $1m in costsDani Anguiano (The Guardian)
Lukashenko to Zelensky: 'Calm Down, There Is a Good Proposal on the Table'
Lukashenko to Zelensky: 'Calm Down, There Is a Good Proposal on the Table'
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko urged Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky to sit down for direct talks, warning that without an agreement, Ukraine risks losing everythingAnton Kulikov (Pravda English)
Why banks’ credit risk models are blind to climate shocks
cross-posted from: mander.xyz/post/38752499
ArchivedA recent global survey by UNEP FI and Global Credit Data found that only 18 per cent of banks integrate climate risk into their internal ratings-based models [IRBs], which drive regulatory capital requirements. The study cites data gaps and methodological hurdles but does not explain the deeper problem: credit risk and climate risk models are built on fundamentally different logics.
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Unless supervisors adapt, the IRB models of today will remain blind to one of the most significant credit risk drivers of this century.
Credit risk models are precision tools honed on the past. Under the IRB approach, they calculate probabilities of default, losses given default, and exposure at default using deep pools of historical data.
Defaults, losses and macroeconomic patterns from years gone by are fed into these systems, with the underlying belief that yesterday’s relationships will largely hold tomorrow. This backward-looking design is reinforced by strict regulatory requirements: every risk driver must be de facto statistically significant, rigorously validated, and continuously monitored.
The result is a disciplined, data-heavy framework built to forecast the next 12 months of creditworthiness — and nothing beyond.
Climate risk models speak a different language. They are not grounded in borrower default histories but in climate science and policy pathways. Instead of asking “what happened last year, and will it repeat?”, they ask “what could happen in the decades ahead and how prepared are we if it does?” — on the premise that past performance is no guarantee of future results.
"“A factory in a flood zone may operate for years without incident, then suffer catastrophic losses from a single storm wiping it out overnight.”"[...]
Why banks’ credit risk models are blind to climate shocks
Regulators need to change the rules to ensure adequate climate risk managementRémy Estran-Fraioli and Frédéric Ducoulombier (The Banker)
Move Slow and Mend Things — The Department of Small Works
This poster is a collaboration with Joe Schofield and Cally in response to Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook poster MOVE FAST AND BREAK THINGS. They are A3, letterpress printed on a cotton-based 175gsm off white paper.The Department of Small Works
China’s empty promises on the road to COP30: When you parse the Paramount Leader’s video message to world leaders, any vestige of optimism begins to melt away - [Opinion]
cross-posted from: lemmy.sdf.org/post/42981736
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[China's Xi Jinping's] promise to cut emissions by 7-10% from their peak was indeed a landmark pledge, in the sense that the country responsible for a third of global CO2 pollution has never before committed to cutting it by so much as a puff. But when you parse the Paramount Leader’s video message to world leaders, any vestige of optimism begins to melt away.
Let’s leave aside the question of which “peak” Mr Xi had in mind – some estimates suggest Chinese greenhouse gas pollution may have plateaued last year, but his carefully worded statement leaves room for another peak yet.
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Firstly, some logic. A commitment to a 7-10% cut “while striving to do better” is a commitment to a 7% cut. That is all.
And let’s not forget it’s a “net” cut, meaning the parallel pledge to “scale up the total forest stock volume to 24 billion cubic metres” will subtract the presumed amount of CO2 locked away in wood.
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What else does Beijing promise? “Expand the installed capacity of wind and solar power to over 6 times the 2020 levels, striving to bring the total to 3,600 gigawatts.”
There’s that weasel word “striving” again. Signatories to the Paris Agreement said they would strive to limit temperature rise to 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels (specifically, the climate during the latter half of the nineteenth century). That is now considered politically impossible.
But we risk getting tied up in data. The nationally determined contribution (NDC) may not have been the most significant part of Xi’s intervention, if you read between the lines: “In the course of global green transition, fairness and equity should be upheld and the right to development of developing countries fully respected.”
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It might surprise many to learn that China – while asserting itself as a major geopolitical force and very close to tying with the EU as the world’s second-largest economy – claims to be a “developing country” in the context of global climate talks, allying itself with the likes of Kiribati, Somalia and Zimbabwe.
In other words, it is the wealthy West that should pay for having had their industrial revolutions earlier. Beijing’s intransigence on this point was a major bone of contention at the COP29 summit in Azerbaijan last year.
Then comes the kicker: “It is important that countries strengthen international coordination in green technologies and industries to address the shortfall in green production capacity and ensure free flow of quality green products globally so that the benefits of green development can reach all corners of the world.”
China has invested a tremendous amount of political and actual capital in turning itself into the global workshop for green tech production. Trump is not only tossing tariffs around: He’s declared climate action a “con job” and is doing his best to shut down wind and solar development, both at home and abroad.
Meanwhile Brussels is actively pursuing a “buy European” policy. Beijing probably has reason to be concerned about its export market.
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The Brief – China’s empty promises on the road to Belém | Euractiv
When you parse the Paramount Leader’s video message to world leaders, any vestige of optimism begins to melt awayEuractiv
The undeniable science of extreme weather | Dr. Kevin Trenberth explains how global warming is supercharging droughts, floods, and storms
The undeniable science of extreme weather
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Newsrooms Can Learn From Bill McKibben’s Climate Journalism | Some traditional journalists complain that he’s an advocate — the same criticism Woodward and Bernstein faced during Watergate
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Newsrooms Can Learn From Bill McKibben’s Climate Journalism
Some traditional journalists complain that McKibben is an advocate — the same criticism Woodward and Bernstein faced during Watergate.Mark Hertsgaard (Rolling Stone)
What World Leaders Told Us About Trump, China and Climate Change
At the Climate Forward live event, we spoke to top policymakers about China, the Trump effect on climate policy and the boom in artificial intelligence.
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