Cartoon: Torching democracy
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A Targeted Campaign To Register More Voters Comes To Hawaiʻi
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Something historic is happening—and no surprise—corporate media is ignoring it.
Right now, boats representing activists from 44 different countries are setting sail toward Gaza as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla—the largest civilian maritime mission ever launched to break Israel’s illegal blockade. It is a global, nonviolent response to the genocide of the Palestinian people.
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The Global Sumud Flotilla Is Making History
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OpenAI Is Scanning Users' ChatGPT Conversations and Reporting Content To Police - Slashdot
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Sgarbi e risentimenti: torna il grande gelo tra Macron e Melon
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Sgarbi e risentimenti: torna il grande gelo tra Macron e Melon
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Mps-Mediobanca il cda valuta il rilancio
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Mps-Mediobanca il cda valuta il rilancio
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What's the Redis Free Software replacement?
Valkey or something else?
#redis #valkey #help #freesoftware
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• Why facts alone often fail
• How conspiracies spread and persist
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National impact
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National impact
Some countries have been very visible with their decisions in 2025—with real consequences for their companiesFrom issue 51 of LucireLucire
Moscow and Beijing will stand strong together again and again
RT delves into history of how China and Soviet Union stood together during WW2.Odysee
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I’ve been catching a little bit of this new channel because he’s very much interested in un-enshittifying
⚡️🇺🇦Kremlin prepares for long term war with Europe (The Kyiv Independent VIDEO) #Ukraine #Paris #Rome #London #Berlin #Brussels #Finland #Poland #Romania #Moldova #Denmark #Sweden #Norway #Netherlands #Bulgaria #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #Germany #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom #EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar #11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState #TrumpIsARussianAsset
'The most moral army of the world'
Last week, after collecting evidence, Israeli human rights organisation B'Tselem reported about two murders of unarmed Palestinian civilians on the Westbank by the IDF earlier this year.
From btselem.org/firearms, regarding the Open-Fire policy (see also the first screenshot):
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Open-Fire Policy - 11 November 2017
Over the years, Israel has killed thousands of Palestinians in the Occupied Territories.
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According to the open-fire regulations, live ammunition may be fired in two situations only. First, shooting to kill is permitted when members of the security forces or other individuals are in life-threatening danger. Even then, the use of firearms is permitted only if there is no other way to avert the danger and only against the assailants themselves. Second, members of the security forces may only shoot at a person’s legs, as the last phase in an attempt to arrest the person in question, only after they have given warning and fired in the air, and only when no one else is in danger of getting hurt.
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Sometimes the regulations are interpreted broadly, such as the artificial expansion of the term “life-threatening” to include circumstances in which soldiers’ lives are not actually in danger, such as stone-throwing or tire-burning during protests, or fear of damage to the Separation Barrier. Another broad interpretation is permission to fire at the upper body instead of the legs during suspect apprehension, along with expanding the understanding of a person suspected of a serious offense to include virtually any Palestinian. Another violation is the use of lethal measures when less injurious ones could diffuse the threat, and illegal use of allegedly “non-lethal” measures such as rubber-coated metal bullets, sponge rounds and tear gas in a way that renders them lethal.
In using firearms in the Occupied Territories, Israel’s actions are also subject to the provisions of international humanitarian law (IHL).
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The principle of distinction requires the parties to the conflict to direct their attacks only against persons taking part in the hostilities and against objects that are used for military purposes. To ensure that this distinction is respected, it is forbidden to mount an attack against an object that is not a specific military target, and to use weapons that do not allow sufficiently precise distinction between military and civilian objects. The principle of proportionality prohibits an attack even where the intended target is a legitimate object of attack, if the damage to the civilian population will be greater than the military advantage anticipated from the attack.
Israel claims to follow these rules. However, its open-fire policy during fighting, and particularly in massive incursions into Palestinian cities and rounds of fighting in the Gaza Strip, ignores these rules almost entirely.
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For years, B'Tselem regularly wrote to the military law enforcement system in order to promote accountability for cases in which security forces harmed Palestinians. But, given the reality described here, in May 2016, we decided to stop contacting the MAG Corps to demand investigations.
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This policy conveys Israel’s deep disregard for the lives of Palestinians and their property, and facilitates continued use of lethal force – a crucial element in Israel’s ability to maintain violent control over millions of Palestinians.
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Screenshots below from:
1. btselem.org/firearms
2. btselem.org/firearms/20250826_…
3. btselem.org/firearms/20250828_…
#FrancescaAlbaneseIsRight #Gaza #Westbank #IDF #OpenFirePolicy #Genocide #EthnicCleansing
![Screenshot from part of https://www.btselem.org/firearms/20250826_israeli_soldiers_fatally_shot_a_teen_who_was_closing_his_familys_grocery_store_and_delayed_his_evacuation
[Photo: a young man sitting outside]
Israeli soldiers fatally shot a teen who was closing his family’s grocery store and delayed his evacuation
Open-Fire Policy - 26 August 2025](https://poliverso.org/photo/preview/640/57683685 "Screenshot from part of https://www.btselem.org/firearms/20250826_israeli_soldiers_fatally_shot_a_teen_who_was_closing_his_familys_grocery_store_and_delayed_his_evacuation
[Photo: a young man sitting outside]
Israeli soldiers fatally shot a teen who was closing his family’s grocery store and delayed his evacuation
Open-Fire Policy - 26 August 2025")
Linux 6.17-rc4 Released With Bcachefs Now "Externally Maintained", Some New Hardware
Linus Torvalds just released Linux 6.17-rc4 as the newest weekly test release of Linux 6.17 in working toward the stable release in late September...
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‘It happened so fast’: the shocking reality of indoor heat deaths in Arizona
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Fried chicken gelato. That’s what my daughter ordered.
Except the fried chicken is the gelato—ice cream wrapped in a Corn Flake crust and topped with strawberry “ketchup.”
Not for me, but she’s happily digging in.
Libcom: **جنبش کمونیستی در تورین**
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جنبش کمونیستی در تورین
یکی از اعضای هیئت ایتالیایی که اخیراً از روسیۀ شوروی بازگشته بود، به کارگران تورین خبر داد که سکویی که در کرونشتات برای استقبال از این هیئت برپا شده بود، با بنری آذین یافته بود که بر روی آن نوشته شده بود: «زنده باد اعتصاب عمومی آوریل ۱۹۲۰ تورین!»libcom.org
#Singapore
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After her mum lost her life savings to a scam, this cybersecurity expert left her job to help others stay safe
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Wer hat’s gesagt? (Auflösung)
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'It infuriates us': Veterans rage at 'abusive' Trump over reports of him stiffing soldiers
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Urge Indonesia to end the dog and cat meat trade action.four-paws.org.uk/page/1…
#AnimalRights #dogs #cats #Indonesia
Stop the dog and cat meat trade in Indonesia⛔
Help make history by making Indonesia dog and cat meat-freeaction.four-paws.org.uk
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Trump diz que pretende endurecer regras para voto nos EUA - Opera Mundi
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"hey how do i transition"
"do hrt and surgery and shit"
hey maybe more people should also just give tips on clothing and makeup and hair, and acknowledge that said things can be done BEFORE hrt too?
3,000-year-old funnel axe found on Borneo – The History Blog
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"A rare Bronze Age funnel-shaped axe that legends suggest may be made of meteorite iron has been found in Paau Village on the island of Borneo. It is approximately 3,000 years old and is the first Bronze Age axe head of its kind found in Kalimantan (the Indonesian part of Borneo)."
Hey, @ai6yr -- I found a couple of "before" photos!
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Plaintiffs have active proceedings before immigration courts across the country, yet Defendants plan to remove them in violation of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, the Immigration and Nationality Act, and the Constitution."
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I guess this is what happens when you accidentally take a nap in the afternoon and as a result are still awake at 1am. You think of your college poetry writing class and are inspired to write a sonnet
A SONNET FOR THE MOON 🌒
I saw the moon tonight.
God, she took my breath away.
A partial view but of that despite
so beautiful as clouds across her swayed.
She sat low on the horizon
not oft seen as if relaxed and happy
A soft smile illuminated and brightened
the darkened night effortlessly.
A breeze brushed my barely clothed skin.
But I could feel a comforting warmth.
It is her tidal pull in my veins again.
Big against the sky I was drawn forth
I haven't seen her that way in years.
I saw the moon tonight and she brought me to tears.
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