Tears of joy and celebratory gunfire: how Gaza and Israel reacted to news of ceasefire deal
Tears of joy and celebratory gunfire: how Gaza and Israel reacted to news of ceasefire deal
An initially improbable peace plan put forward by US president Donald Trump was on Thursday agreed to in its ‘initial phase’ by Israel and HamasKate Lamb (The Guardian)
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The world's oldest president seeks an eighth term in Cameroon as youth grumble
The world's oldest president seeks an eighth term in Cameroon as youth grumble
Cameroon's Paul Biya is the world's oldest president at age 92NALOVA AKUA Associated Press (ABC News)
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I really loved when, a few years ago, he fell ill and flew to France (IIRC) for medical treatment. His family was so sure he wouldn't make it, they filled a commercial airliner with people ready to flee the country.
Then he bounced back! GD Methusala over here. And they all had to go home and pretend like nothing happened.
As the central African country prepares for Sunday's presidential election, he said he would not be heading out to vote.
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“He is already too old to govern, and it’s boring knowing only him as president," Nghobo told The Associated Press
Dumb people everywhere
Collapse of China spy case shows ‘UK can be bullied’, says trial witness
cross-posted from: lemmy.sdf.org/post/43755829
cross-posted from: lemmy.sdf.org/post/43755776
ArchivedThe British government’s refusal to testify that China is a national security threat in a major espionage trial has signalled to Beijing that “the UK can be bullied”, according to a former senior diplomat who was due to be a prosecution witness in the now-collapsed case.
The warning comes after Stephen Parkinson, the director of public prosecutions (DPP), revealed that his team had repeatedly tried and failed to obtain witness statements from the government that said China was a threat to UK national security.
Prosecutors had to abandon the trial of two British men charged with spying on parliamentarians for China, just weeks before it was due to start, because of the government’s refusal to provide the evidence, Parkinson said in a letter to MPs on Tuesday.
Charles Parton, a former UK diplomat who spent more than two decades working on China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, had been due to appear as a prosecution witness in the trial.
“In broad fashion, this [collapse] says to the Chinese, ‘yes, we can bully the British, they will crumble if we play hard ball in whatever the negotiation is’ — that’s the worrying thing to me”, he told the Financial Times.
The failed prosecution was, he added, “a missed opportunity to demonstrate clearly China’s espionage efforts, and to say to anyone thinking of betraying our national interest, that you will be caught and punished”.
Parton, now an associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, said: “There is absolutely no doubt China is a threat, and it’s a common sense point. A threat equals hostility, intent and capability. Well, each of those is very easy to prove.”
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UK: Welp, our child has turned into a fascist cunt, so now we seek a new overlord to bend over for.
China: You rang?
France: Our child became a cunt because you used gentle parenting, UK.
Qilin cybercrime gang claims hack on Japan’s Asahi Group
Qilin cybercrime gang claims hack on Japan’s Asahi Group
The ransomware group says it stole more than 9,300 files, or roughly 27GB of data. Read more at straitstimes.com.ST
A deep dive into the rss feed reader landscape
Lighthouse - The feed reader for finding actionable content
A reimagined RSS feed reader, optimized for people who are serious, intentional, and proactive about their content consumption.lighthouseapp.io
my problem with these was that id have one website filling up the feed with a lot of posts and another interesting website that only makes a post every once in awhile and i almost never see it
is there a solution to this?
I’ve been using FeedBin after Google Reader sunset… so, a long time now. Every year I say I’ll bring it in-house, then I get billed for another year and say fuck it. It works fine. And now they have a minimalist podcast app called Airshow that lets me use my FeedBin account to synch my podcasts across devices. So, whatever… take my money. 25$ a year isn’t going to break me.
Edit: want to add that I use Netnewswire (free) to read my feeds. Integrates Feedbin and isn’t overkill on ridiculous feature that turn it into a p.o.s. subscription app.
VIDEO: Hundreds of Palestinian Captives Released in Khan Younis From Israeli Detention
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/37507267
Abdel Qader Sabbah
and Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Oct 13, 2025
In Khan Younis, thousands of people gathered to greet the freed detainees, who arrived in dozens of buses operated by the Red Cross and in Red Crescent ambulances. The crowds gathered in the courtyard of Nasser Hospital and on rooftops and balconies overlooking the medical complex where the freed captives were taken for medical checks. Nasser hospital, which has been repeatedly bombed by the Israeli military, is one of only 13 out of 38 hospitals still partially functioning in Gaza.Freed detainees wearing gray jumpsuits leaned out of bus windows and waved to the crowds. Family members and friends embraced them through the windows as they drove by.
VIDEO: Hundreds of Palestinian Captives Released in Khan Younis From Israeli Detention
Abdel Qader Sabbah
and Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Oct 13, 2025In Khan Younis, thousands of people gathered to greet the freed detainees, who arrived in dozens of buses operated by the Red Cross and in Red Crescent ambulances. The crowds gathered in the courtyard of Nasser Hospital and on rooftops and balconies overlooking the medical complex where the freed captives were taken for medical checks. Nasser hospital, which has been repeatedly bombed by the Israeli military, is one of only 13 out of 38 hospitals still partially functioning in Gaza.Freed detainees wearing gray jumpsuits leaned out of bus windows and waved to the crowds. Family members and friends embraced them through the windows as they drove by.
VIDEO: Hundreds of Palestinian Captives Released in Khan Younis From Israeli Detention
“My message to the people of Gaza: Do not lose hope, do not despair,” a freed Palestinian prisoner said.Abdel Qader Sabbah (Drop Site News)
VIDEO: Hundreds of Palestinian Captives Released in Khan Younis From Israeli Detention
Abdel Qader Sabbah
and Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Oct 13, 2025
In Khan Younis, thousands of people gathered to greet the freed detainees, who arrived in dozens of buses operated by the Red Cross and in Red Crescent ambulances. The crowds gathered in the courtyard of Nasser Hospital and on rooftops and balconies overlooking the medical complex where the freed captives were taken for medical checks. Nasser hospital, which has been repeatedly bombed by the Israeli military, is one of only 13 out of 38 hospitals still partially functioning in Gaza.Freed detainees wearing gray jumpsuits leaned out of bus windows and waved to the crowds. Family members and friends embraced them through the windows as they drove by.
VIDEO: Hundreds of Palestinian Captives Released in Khan Younis From Israeli Detention
“My message to the people of Gaza: Do not lose hope, do not despair,” a freed Palestinian prisoner said.Abdel Qader Sabbah (Drop Site News)
CNN to host town hall with Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and Bernie Sanders | CNN Politics
CNN will host a live town hall with progressive lawmakers Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Wednesday, October 15, the network announced Friday.
The town hall will air at 9 p.m. ET and will be moderated by CNN’s Kaitlan Collins from Washington, DC.
The event comes as the government shutdown is set to enter a third week, leaving roughly 1.4 million federal employees furloughed or working without pay. The funding lapse has already affected travel, and its impact could soon be seen on food assistance programs and the economy overall.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/politics/cnn-aoc-bernie-sanders-town-hall
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Mark Elliott, Professor of Public Law at the University of Cambridge, provides a good analysis on Starmer's comments.
The Prime Minister insists that the dropping of China-related espionage charges occurred for reasons entirely outwith the control of his government — but his argument that his hands were tied by the previous government’s position on China is, at best, highly contestable ...The reality is that it is open to the government today to say that it considers that China was a threat to national security in 2021–23 and to offer that view as evidence for the purpose of criminal proceedings ...
The entire comment makes a good read: publiclawforeveryone.com/2025/…
On China, the Official Secrets Act and ‘enemies’: Is the Prime Minister wrong?
The Prime Minister has claimed that his government’s hands are tied in relation to whether China constituted an ‘enemy’ for the purpose of a now-dropped criminal prosecution under…Public Law for Everyone
Pro-Palestinian protest threat racks up tension for Italy's World Cup qualifier with Israel
During Friday's massive strike action in support of the Palestinians, demonstrators went to the Italian national team's training centre in Florence to demand the match against Israel be called off.As of Tuesday only around 4,000 tickets had been sold for the game in Udine, a small city in Italy's far north-east, which was picked specifically to help limit the potential for disorder.
Pro-Palestinian protest threat racks up tension for Italy's World Cup qualifier with Israel
Italy are struggling to qualify automatically for next year's World Cup finals and the pressure on the team is exacerbated by the tension surrounding next Tuesday's qualifier with Israel in Udine.France 24 (FRANCE 24)
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How Israel denies the right to play for Palestinian children (25min Video)
How Israel denies the right to play for Palestinian children
We look at Palestinian children's right to play in war-ravaged Gaza and in the occupied West Bank.Al Jazeera
Israel and Hamas agree to 'first phase' of plan to end fighting and release hostages, Trump says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Israel and Hamas have agreed to the “first phase” of his peace plan to pause fighting and release at least some hostages and prisoners, U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday in announcing the outlines of the biggest breakthrough in months in the two-year-old war.
“This means that ALL of the Hostages will be released very soon, and Israel will withdraw their Troops to an agreed upon line as the first steps toward a Strong, Durable, and Everlasting Peace,” Trump wrote on social media. “All Parties will be treated fairly!”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on social media, “With God’s help we will bring them all home.” Hamas said separately that the deal would ensure the withdrawal of Israeli troops as well as allow for the entry of aid and exchange of hostages and prisoners.
Hamas plans to release all 20 living hostages this weekend, people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press, while the Israeli military will begin a withdrawal from the majority of Gaza.
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Germany investigating Temu on price-fixing suspicions
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Price fixing? How?
Dumping, possibly.
Abusing the International Postage Union, definitely.
but Price Fixing!?
Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
Some people have the audacity to say that Trump's policies don't lead to misery and death.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio sat before Congress and declared: “No one has died” because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program. Rubio also insisted: “No children are dying on my watch.”
But the data says and projects otherwise.
A study published in The Lancet journal in June said the U.S. funding cuts could result in more than 14 million deaths, including more than 4.5 million children under age 5, by 2030.
The United States could have been a beacon of hope and a model to look up to. For many years, that was the case for people and immigrants all around the world.
In a matter of months, that has all crumbled to its foundation. It's so hard to watch.
https://apnews.com/article/myanmar-usaid-thailand-trump-rubio-aid-7f6919a1863ceea2ddf6708e47bb88f0
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The Right's Secret Plan to Help Billionaires Buy Elections
J.D. Vance and the Right's Plan to Help Billionaires Buy Elections
J.D. Vance and other MAGA interests are working to get the Supreme Court to end restrictions on campaign spending limits.David Sirota (Rolling Stone)
Israeli Soldiers Torched Food, Homes, and a Critical Sewage Treatment Plant in the Wake of Ceasefire Announcement
Israeli Soldiers Torched Food, Homes, and a Critical Sewage Treatment Plant in the Wake of Ceasefire Announcement
Soldiers called the mass arson of Gaza City their “final touches.”Younis Tirawi (Drop Site News)
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India bets big on drones in push for military dominance
India bets big on drones in push for military dominance
With a new school for "drone commandos," the massive "Cold Start" drone war games, and an ambitious air defense reform, India is rewriting its military playbook amid challenges from Pakistan and China.Murali Krishnan (Deutsche Welle)
Both Sunzi ( Sun Tzu, in the old way of naming him: it means Master Sun ) & Clausewitz would have a bit to say about that..
You aren't going to have military dominance, unless you've significantly out-invested your competitors/opponents.
Pretending that India's competitors/opponents are significantly out-invested by Modi's India .. is a pathetic joke.
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LMAO
India's next-year budget is around $80B, whereas China's is around $300B.
( that AND the fact that Modi has "bet the farm" on Russia's aiding India against China, when Russia's now an economic-vassal-state of China: they won't lift a finger against their new puppetmasters )
"Dominance", MY ASS.
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German parliament votes to get rid of fast-track citizenship
German parliament votes to get rid of fast-track citizenship
Crossing fast-track citizenship off the books was a key migration-related election campaign promise from Chancellor Merz's CDU. Critics argue that this will deter highly qualified immigrants from coming to Germany.Elizabeth Schumacher (Deutsche Welle)
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Dubai ports giant pushes for Somaliland recognition
Momentum grows for new country of Somaliland
DP World, the biggest investor in Somaliland, is lobbying to get the self-governing territory recognized.Mohammed Sergie (www.semafor.com)
Poland hit by unprecedented disinformation attack following Russian drone incursion
Poland hit by unprecedented disinformation attack following Russian drone incursion
The provocation on September 10 triggered a wave of social media messages in Poland, originating from Russian and Belarusian accounts, in part blaming Ukraine or NATO for the incident.Jakub Iwaniuk (Le Monde)
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The complete article identifies that the platforms, like Facebook, won't deplatform disinformation, even enemy-of-country disinformation, because it is profitable.
They won't comply.
& .. you will notice that the national-governments therefore are .. capitulating to the platforms, .. not wielding any law, any fines, any jailtime, an ANYthing, to coerce platform-compliance with national-law.
So, the "responsible" authorities are "helpless", then, .. while our countries are intentionally misrailed ( not identical with "derailed", but deliberately put on wrong rails ) by Russia: our governments, due to not having any spine, are "unable" to make that stop.
Enjoy the consequences of that, a few years down the road, when Trump has declared open war on NATO ( using Greenland to seal-off & butcher Canada, for his "continental kingdom" ), ditching Europe to Putin's Russia ( China backed, because of how that'll benefit China once Europe is butchered, in a few years .. "The destruction of the West is the midwife of Chinese dominion" )..
it's fucking inevitable, & it's unfolding as blatently/obviously as it can.
WHEN we have no spine to enforce integrity in our own institutions, AND "our" institutions have no spine to enforce integrity in their domains, AND everybody just accommodates the true-enemy-of-our-viability rewriting our owncountries .. while "wringing their hands", *displacing national-integrity..
it is our population that will be butchered, exactly as the Ukrainian population is currently being butchered because we accommodated Russia's invasion, after promising Ukraine that we'd protect them if Russia ever attacked them, when we got Ukraine to give-up their nukes..
Maybe our-race NEEDS to be butchered from existence, so that our souls might, someday, on some other world, have a speck of motivation to have integrity, then, instead of having any now..
The appeasers-of-Hitler certainly made many others pay for their non-responsibility..
Why would this-generation be any different?
This makes me wonder: when Trump's goons are literally murdering people willy-nilly, anybody who won't insta-grovel to their authority's "lordhood", will the Democrats THEN admit that they aren't going to be taking back the US of A through election??
WHAT THE FSCK DEGREE OF EVIDENCE IS REQUIRED TO CAUSE AUTHORITY TO SOMEHOW BEGIN EMBODYING INTEGRITY??
Infinite?
Species-wide DarwinAward's inevitable, then, & this is our kind's final century.
An organism's immune-system only has actual chance of breaking an infection IF IT IS FIGHTING infection.
If it's accommodating, instead-of fighting, then .. there is ZERO chance of breaking the infection, & the pathogen then OWNS the fate of the organism.
This is true of countries, as well as of individual-organisms.
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Sabag Montiel sentenced to 10 years in prison for attempted assassination of Cristina Kirchner
Sabag Montiel sentenced to 10 years in prison for attempted assassination of Cristina Kirchner
The perpetrator of the attack will serve a total of 14 years, having also been handed a concurrent sentence for distributing child pornographyMar Centenera (Ediciones EL PAÍS S.L.)
Brazilian governor apologies after joking about deadly methanol poisoning crisis
Brazilian governor apologies after joking about deadly methanol poisoning crisis
São Paulo’s teetotal governor, Tarcísio de Freitas, says of scandal that has killed three that he would only worry when ‘they start faking Coca-Cola’Tom Phillips (The Guardian)
Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of preparing for war as Red Sea tensions rise
Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of preparing for war as Red Sea tensions rise
Ethiopia has written to the UN, accusing Eritrea of "funding, mobilizing and directing armed groups" on its soil.Teklemariam Bekit (BBC News)
Ethiopia has a better relationship with Russia than Eritrea and because, weirdly, Eritrea and Israel have a fairly good relationship, so my friends enemy is not necessarily my enemy, in this case, but a good contact to sell weapons to while I look for money to find my special military operation, and take my skim for you know, war effort. Also noted is that Ethiopia and Israel are fairly good friends, but I believe Israel operates some military out of Eritrea.
However, Russia will flip weapons to Ethiopia and Eritrea and watch them shoot it out. That being said, Ethiopia is the bigger monster when it comes to equipment because of its licensed manufacturing deal for old Soviet hardware, up to large field guns, I think, but is battle fatigued. Eritrea has far greater manpower of highly trained but poorly motivated and poorly equipped soldiers. Null sum game.
Also, they aren't going to fight. Aferwerki has enough problems at home, and his own tenure is at risk. Age has caught up and younger upstarts are sensing blood in the water. So while his avenue is to distract with a ports war, conveniently, it is again, a null sum game.
All hail Somaliland. The new powerbroker and infrastructure operator in the region.
Excuse me?
You have seen the massive amounts of weapons going to Ukraine?
Help is going there. Saying nobody wants to help Ukraine is disingenuous at best, and just a flat lie at, well, not even worst, just normal.
Look, I know that it would have been awesome if Europe would send soldiers but there is this thing where you try not to make things worse. Putting European soldiers there might very well escalate the Ukraine invasion to something we will all regret
You have seen the massive amounts of weapons going to Ukraine?
No, I haven't. But I am an engineer and therefore am capable to count to 100. I know even bigger numbers, so, let's say, 15, doesn't impress me at all. I wouldn't call it "massive".
Aaahhh, the previous wars haven't settled yet, the bodies aren't cold yet and here we already are preparing the next one.
The sheer joys of living!
Illegal gold mining clears 140,000 hectares of Peruvian Amazon
Illegal gold mining clears 140,000 hectares of Peruvian Amazon
Armed criminal groups tear down precious rainforest to capitalise on record gold prices, report findsLuke Taylor (The Guardian)
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Tesla's Full Self-Driving software under investigation after railroad incidents
Tesla Full Self-Driving under investigation after train incidents
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that it would investigate how Tesla’s semi-autonomous driving software handles railroad crossings.David Ingram (NBC News)
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We don't look at car features in isolation. e.g. seatbelt or airbag could cause injuries too in a crash, but we have them because it's better than not having them.
In the same token self driving doesn't have to be perfect, it just need to be better than humans. I don't know what Tesla's number looks like, just speaking generally.
As a motorcyclist and bicyclist, I am not afraid of getting hurt by failures of other people's seatbelts and airbags.
I know what you're getting at, but there's more at stake here.
German state replaces Microsoft Exchange and Outlook with open-source email
German state replaces Microsoft Exchange and Outlook with open-source email
Digital sovereignty isn't a phrase you often hear in the US, but it's a big deal in Europe. Here's why.Steven Vaughan-Nichols (ZDNET)
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Future headline:
Microsoft's Windows update will eliminate "side loading" unauthorized programs.
The Surreal and Sublime Photography of Graciela Iturbide
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One of the best-known photographers in Mexico. Her work looks away from the sensational images of violence that have for years defined the nation, and instead looks inwards, to the traditions, faces, and unusual sights seen everyday.
Iturbide came to photography later in life. She was the eldest daughter of a wealthy, conservative couple. In 1962, she married the photographer Pedro Meyer and had three children. It was after the death of her daughter in 1970, aged just 6, that Iturbide turned to photography.
The 5th image is perhaps her best-known photograph. Nuestra Señora de Las Iguanas (Our Lady of the Iguanas), it was originally published as part of her photo essay Juchitán de las Mujeres (1979-86), a project which began with Iturbide's support of feminist causes.
Iturbide was also involved in documenting the indigenous cultures of Mexico. This image, Mujer Ángel, in which a woman carries a tape recorder on her journey to ancient cave paintings. was shot in 1979 in the Sonora desert, when Iturbide was living with the Seri Indians.
In many of her photographs there is a sense of playfulness and strangeness. These qualities are at odds with many people's expectations or experiences of Mexico. Iturbide has always strived to look beyond the lurid headlines, to the absurdity of life.
Folk stories and religious themes are common throughout her work. Particularly when the visual language of the catholic church meets ancient native traditions and the realities of contemporary life.
Iturbide started photographing landscapes and birds. She had heard the Seri Indians talk of the significance of birds, and she began to incorporate living and dead birds into her art; symbolic of strength and fragility, freedom and vulnerability.
In the mid-1980s she photographed Mexican-Americans in Eastside Los Angeles, many of whom were involved in street gangs. The cholos and cholas of the White Fence Gang would later feature in the anthology A Day in the Life of America (1987).
EU lawmakers push to ban term 'veggie-burger'
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EU lawmakers voted on Wednesday to ban the use of the term "veggie-burger" and limit food descriptions such as steak, escalope and sausage to products containing meat, part of a proposed EU law to protect farmers.
https://www.reuters.com/business/eu-lawmakers-push-ban-term-veggie-burger-2025-10-08/
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What's next? Soon you won't be allowed to call it baby oil unless it's made from real babies.
On a more serious note, I did order a "flexi" burger at Max by mistake. I thought it was a gateway burger with one patty replaced by halloumi. All I got was veg.
Ukraine's parliament backs creation of cyber forces in first reading
Ukraine's parliament backs creation of cyber forces in first reading
The bill aims to establish the Cyber Forces as a military command body responsible for Ukraine's defense and security capabilities in cyberspace.Martin Fornusek (The Kyiv Independent)
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I'm more surprised they were every in any such alliance in the first place.
I mean eat stealing and baby killing just auto cancels anything good they may ever try to do it than maybe self destruction.
James Comey pleads not guilty to criminal charges sought by Trump
James Comey trial set for Jan. 5 on charges sought by Trump
"My family and I have known for years that there are costs to standing up to Donald Trump," former FBI Director James Comey said after being indicted.Dan Mangan (CNBC)
How Israel and its 'digital army' work to silence the truth about Gaza
How Israel and its 'digital army' work to silence the truth about Gaza - Ricochet
In Canada, groups weaponizing claims of media bias are being used to intimidate journalists and reshape coverage of Israel and Palestine under the quiet complicity of Canadian newsroomsZahra Khozema (Ricochet)
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Paraglider bomb attack by Myanmar military kills at least 20 at protest
Paraglider bomb attack by Myanmar military kills at least 20 at protest
Dozens more injured by night strike on anti-government demonstration held during national holidayCarmela Fonbuena (The Guardian)
'Unprecedented dieback': Alarming report warns Earth reached 'point of no return'
'Unprecedented dieback': Alarming report warns Earth reached 'point of no return'
Less than two years after researchers at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom warned that the world was nearing numerous climate tipping points, a report out Monday warns that one such “point of no return” has already been reached, with war…Julia Conley, Common Dreams (Raw Story)
Multiplexer
in reply to Severus_Snape • • •Gunfire to celebrate a ceasefire... Nicely shows in what crazy kind of world we are living in...
But also: Phantastic news!
A really positive start into my day for a change!
I now just hope that actually works out as planned.
affenlehrer
in reply to Multiplexer • • •I believe it's common there to celebrate with gunfire. It probably wasn't especially chosen to celebrate ceasefire with gunfire. I could be midtown though.
When I visited Jerusalem with my wife several years ago we were also standing upright in our hotel room when we suddenly heard yelling and gunfire and when we spoke to the hotel guys they told us we shouldn't worry, it was just a wedding celebration.
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Multiplexer
in reply to affenlehrer • • •That is some of the crazy part.
Guns being so common and widespread that they are routinely used in everyday civil life events without anyone bashing an eyelid.
I have the slight fear that it will take a very long time until the Middle East won't regularily erupt into violant outbursts any more...
Kami
in reply to Multiplexer • • •Bro it's a fucking war zone. Get a grip for fuck sake!
Not everyone live your comfortable life in a "first world" country.
Multiplexer
in reply to Kami • • •Wouldn't that not be just another reason to not fire weapons randomly in populated areas?
But what you are saying is basically exactly what I am trying to get at:
War has become so much normalized in the region, that people just don't know otherwise any more.
Quoting the somewhat fitting Cranberries song:
"In your head, they're still fighting".
Even while a glimmer of peace is shining across the horizon.
Kami
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in reply to NoneOfUrBusiness • • •This gives me some hope. Maybe the connection to actual violence is weaker than I think.
Still a crazy form of behaviour, though. People regularily get killed by it (I just now read the mentioned Wikipedia article).
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in reply to whiwake • • •Perhaps this time it is different...
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in reply to Severus_Snape • • •So it isn't even conclusive. There's no way to make sure Israel won't break the cease fire. There's only hostage trade. Hopefully there's more detail coming out soon.
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in reply to Severus_Snape • • •I don't see Israel adhering to this, they've violated every single one thus far
They'll probably wait until the hostages are exchanged and return to annihilation
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Viking_Hippie
in reply to Tomtits • • •Probably won't even wait that long.
While the broader population seem to genuinely consider the hostages extremely important, the decision makers in the government don't care about them except as a convenient excuse for doing what they've always wanted to do.
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in reply to Kami • • •Kami
in reply to Multiplexer • • •Anyone but him, to keep it short.
I mean, I can see that some people are easily fooled by him when he speaks like an idiot, makes silly faces and tells all the possible lies he can, but yeah, he didn't do shit.
testfactor
in reply to Kami • • •If Harris has won and took the exact same actions as Trump as it relates to Israel, which doesn't seem too unlikely given the way all of Washington on both sides kowtows to Israel, would you be taking the same stance that "she didn't do anything to help bring this about?"
Look, I hate Trump as much as the next guy, but I find it unlikely people would be coming out of the woodwork to slam Harris, even if she did the exact same things.
Just because someone is a villain, it doesn't mean that literally every single thing they do is villainous. I'm not gonna stop drinking Coke, just because Donald Trump drinks Coke. And I can recognize the the US was positively involved in this ceasefire negotiation, even if I hate the guy heading the US.
Trump can still be evil, even if he's right sometimes, and even if he does the right thing sometimes. He's not a comic book character. He's a very real, human kind of evil. And just because he's not stomping on puppies every day doesn't mean he's not bad.
And if you're not willing to admit when he does a good thing, your hatred isn't founded in reality, it's founded on purest tribalism.
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in reply to Severus_Snape • • •Oh, he'll love to hear that. I, for one, find it hard to give him any credit beyond 'he was there'. Then again, Biden was so incredibly weak stopping Israel, fighting under him might have dragged on for longer.
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in reply to Severus_Snape • • •Celebratory gunfire aimed at the nearest Palestinian.
This is a lunch break in preparation for the next wave of attacks.
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