Returning from our trip has been a harsh awakening. The contrast between my personal journey and the world's struggles has been a tough pill to swallow. It's left me feeling creatively blocked and uncertain about sharing our trip photos. They feel insignificant in the face of current events. Yet, I believe it's essential to hold onto hope. I'll continue to post, not in spite of current events, but because of them.
A better world is possible.
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#boricua #photography #PuertoRico #cemetery #SanJuan #ABetterWorldIsPossible
Trumpโs Use of Secret Police Takes โShockingโ Darker Turn
THIS IS DISGUSTING
The most un-American budget in US History
It is a police force loyal only to Trump or as he wishes to be a king?
#KingMushroomDick
We must stop them by any means possible
#Resistance
Thx Greg Sargent
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Transcript: Trumpโs Use of Secret Police Takes โShockingโ Darker Turn
Trumpโs bill gives him vast new law enforcement resources. Democratic strategist Simon Rosenberg reflects on what the coming wave of militarized arrests will do to Americaโand how Democrats should fight it.The New Republic
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Ondertussen gaat GW gewoon door met ophitsen. Zoals altijd zal zijn campagne er zo uitzien. En het PVV-stemvolk trapt er wel weer in.
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Zwolse gemeenteraad stemt ondanks bezoek Wilders voor komst azc
Zwolle heeft zoals verwacht ingestemd met de komst van een azc voor vierhonderd asielzoekers. Voorafgaand aan de stemming zei Wilders dat de demonstranten die uitslag niet moeten accepteren.NOS Nieuws
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gazaโs Deir el-Balah has warned its fuel will run out within hours, putting the lives of hundreds of patients at risk.
The hospital said its shutdown would cut off healthcare services for half a million people in the central governorate.
@palestine
#Gaza
#hospitals
#news
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'Israelโs Manufactured โLooting Crisisโ
Last November, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported the Israeli military was โallowing gangs in Gaza to loot aid trucks and extort protection fees from drivers.โ Those looters were charging each truck a โprotection feeโ of $4,000 or taking over entire trucks and selling the aid in black markets.
Remarkably, the looting was happening at gunpoint while Israeli tanks and soldiers were positioned just dozens of meters away. Those troops usually shoot to kill upon the first sight of any Palestinian that comes within their scope, let alone stand in front of them with weapons.
Haaretz reported that Israel claims it refrained from action against those gangs โdue to concern that harm to aid workers could provoke international criticism.โ But in fact, Israel consistently bombed those same types of aid convoys on multiple occasions whenever local police or even unarmed volunteers carrying sticks approached to prevent looting. Cindy McCain, the World Food Program chief, has condemned Israel on multiple occasions for firing at or bombing aid convoys.
โIt is clear there is collaboration between [the looting gangs] and Israeli authorities,โ said Ayed Abu Ramadan, the chairman of Gazaโs Chamber of Commerce.
โIsrael bombs anyone that gets close to the borders with weapons or even a stick, except for those gangs. They stop and loot trucks, then take cover in areas near the border and receive protection from the Israelis,โ he told me.
Even more astonishing, according to an internal UN memo obtained by the Washington Post, these looting gangs established military compounds from where they launch attacks on trucks and reportedly set up warehouses with forklifts to unload looted truckloads and horde giant quantities of looted aid to drive prices up before selling some at astronomical prices. Those very warehouses are in Rafah, which the Israeli military has fully depopulated and rendered an extermination and destruction zone, meaning any Palestinian who attempts to enter is killed or kidnapped. Israel never raided or bombed Abu Shababโs compound, prompting the UN memo to accuse Israel of providing โactive or passive protectionโ to this gang.
According to Haaretz, the Israeli military said last November that the government considered putting those very armed gangs and the clans behind them in charge of aid distribution. This is despite the Israeli military admitting that โsome of the clans' members are involved in terrorism, and some are even affiliated with extremist organizations like the Islamic State.โ We are now seeing this strategy play out in real-time.
From Criminals to Mercenaries and Collaborators'
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Who Is Abu Shabab? Meet the Gaza Gangster that Israel Armed to Counter Hamas
Netanyahu admits to supporting ISIS-linked Gaza gangs, who have been accused of stealing humanitarian aid and have become a proxy to advance Israel's aims.Muhammad Shehada (Zeteo)
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Information is Beautiful
Distilling the world's data, information & knowledge into beautiful infographics & visualizationsDavid McCandless (Information is Beautiful)
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Israeli โmilitary, terroristโ strikes against Iran lethal blow to diplomacy, NPT: FM Araghchi
The Iranian foreign minister says the Israeli brutal military and terrorist strikes against the country were a lethal blow to diplomacy and to the NPT.PressTV
Conducenti che viaggiano a 60 km/h in zone con velocitร limitata a 30 km/h probabilmente non fanno notizia e non vale la pena nemmeno di monitorarli.
Denunciati tre pirati della strada rsi.ch/s/2959832
Denunciati tre pirati della strada - RSI
Pizzicati due automobilisti e un motociclista, uno di loro viaggiava a 193km/h dove il limite รจ di 100rsi
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The best Fitbits for your fitness and health
https://www.theverge.com/22982833/best-fitbit-watch-fitness-tracker?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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The best Fitbits for your fitness and health
Whether youโre considering the Fitbit Inspire 3, Versa 4, Charge 6, Google Pixel Watch 3, or another fitness tracker or smartwatch, hereโs what to look for.Victoria Song (The Verge)
โก๏ธ๐บ๐ฆTrump and Washington halt delivery of defensive aid protecting civilians, resulting in Ukrainian casualties (War and Politics 24 - Ukrainian VIDEO) #Ukraine #NukesForUkraine #Germany #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
#EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine
#RussiaIsATerroristState #TrumpIsARussianAsset
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Opinion | America mourns
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/07/07/michael-ramirez-cartoon-texas-flood-victims/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Final Fantasy 9 ganha vรญdeo de aniversรกrio em meio a rumores de remake
https://canaltech.com.br/games/final-fantasy-9-ganha-video-de-aniversario-em-meio-a-rumores-de-remake/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Apple appeals โฌ500m EU fine
Apple finds its own terms for using its app store, revised to conform with #EU's Digital Markets Act which allow developers to use its Apple Store to advertise other venues for downloading their application, "confusing" to developers ๐คฃ
I guess Apple should get used to abiding by #EU law now. No more ripping off European developers in a door-less app store cage.
They can still do that to American developers thoughโฆ #technofascism
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Apple appeals against โunprecedentedโ โฌ500m EU fine over app store
iPhone maker accuses European Commission of going โfar beyond what the law requiresโ in rulingDan Milmo (The Guardian)
Heavily armed immigration agents descend on #MacArthurPark in #LosAngeles
By Melissa Gomez, Rachel Uranga, Brittny Mejia, Richard Winton and Ruben Vives
July 7, 2025 12:16 PM PT
"Dozens of immigration agents, some on horseback, others carrying rifles in armored vehicles, swept through MacArthur Park on Monday in an extraordinary show of force at the heart of Los Angelesโ #immigrant community.
"Heavily armored #BorderPatrol officers with a fleet of white minibuses partially blocked the streets surrounding the park, which has become a source of crime and drugs in the area in the last few years. #Activists with megaphones were able to warn locals at the park before the contingent arrived, according to police sources.
"The move comes days after President Trump signed a budget that will provide a mass infusion of funds to the Department of Homeland Security to ramp up its immigration enforcement to levels unseen before in the United States. Los Angeles has become the poster child of Trumpโs mass deportation plan, as more than 1,600 people have been arrested between June 6 and 22.
"The agents appeared to arrive around 10:30 a.m. after amassing at nearby locations. Once they were at the park, they were met with crowds of people screaming 'get the fโ out!' and 'get out!' #MayorKarenBass also showed up to the park, which sits just west of downtown Los Angeles. Activists, who have been on high alert for weeks, appeared to be prepared to deploy lawyers to the scene.
"At some point, Assistant Chief Patrol Agent David Kim handed his cellphone to Bass. Speaking to the other person over the line she could be heard saying, 'Youโre getting ready to leave? Can you leave ASAP?'
"Demonstrators began to chant, drowning out her conversation. When asked to comment, Bass said the federal immigration agents needed 'to leave and they need to leave right now, they need to leave because this is unacceptable.'
"When asked who she was talking to on the other end of the line she said it was 'the head of customs.'
"Bass handed the phone back to a U.S. Border Patrol agent. Shortly afterward, she boarded a black SUV and left the area.
"Itโs unclear if anyone was arrested during the sweep.
" 'This was just one big, perverse publicity stunt,' said #RonGochez, a member of #UniรณnDelBarrio, an independent political organization advocating for immigrant rights and social justice. 'It was just to show force, it was just to take pictures.'
"The chaos on #WilshireBoulevard around MacArthur Park had mostly calmed by 11:30 a.m., though a few protesters and members of the news media lingered afterward.
"Mikema Nahmir, 28, said he was out for his morning walk at 11 a.m. when he saw two women running down the street yelling that '#LaMigra' was at MacArthur Park.
"Nahmir joined the group of #protesters who chased and yelled after the #military-style trucks. At one point, he said, someone from the truck shot out an #irritant toward him and another protester.
" 'L.A. is ours, this is our city,' Nahmir said. 'This is what my morning walk turned into. Theyโre terrorizing our neighborhood.'
"Live video from the scene Monday morning broadcast on social media showed a line of white vans that have been used to transport arrestees as well as several agents on horseback. Agents cleared the scene by 11:20 a.m. and it was not immediately clear how many people they had taken into custody.
"U.S. Border Patrol Sector Chief Greg Bovino, who has been leading the operations on the ground in Los Angeles, was present during the operation.
"Bovino, who is based near the U.S.-Mexico border along with others in the Trump administration, was sued last week by immigrant rights groups seeking to block what it calls an 'ongoing pattern and practice of flouting the #Constitution and federal law' during immigration raids. They say raids have targeted individuals based on race, lack #DueProcess and some practices are akin to #kidnapping rather than legal enforcement. A hearing is set for later this week in federal court.
"Asked for comment on whether any arrests had been made, a senior DHS official, said, 'We donโt comment on ongoing enforcement operations.' "
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#USPol #ICE #ICEKidnapping #MurderPatrol #KristiNoem #DHS #Gestapo #ResistICE #Resistance #Authoritarianism #Fascism #NaziPatrol #GTFO
Heavily armed immigration agents descend on L.A.'s MacArthur Park
Agents on horseback and in armored vehicles participated in a daytime raid in the heart of Los Angeles' immigrant community.Melissa Gomez (Los Angeles Times)
Unas fotos de ejemplo con la hora azul o casi de noche por Madrid con el telรฉfono #POCOM6Pro que repito, para el precio que me costรณ ( 150 โฌ ) nada mal awnqye no estoy satisfecho del todo con la cรกmara.
En el modo Pro puedes ajustar todo en manual, ISO, temperatura color, velocidad, enfoque...
En los ejemplos el ISO lo bajo a valores bajos para tener menos ruido y reduzco velocidad de disparo con el mรณvil bien apoyado o sujeto.
Lo peor la cรกmara angular.
Mamdani started as a field organizer and has a natural gift for coalition buildingโa skill national Democratic leadership often pays lip service to but doesn't seem to understand.
Mamdani Did All the Things the Establishment Hates. He Won Anyway.
Thereโs a growing appetite for something new and innovative growing among the electorateโand an opportunity for Democrats to grow that electorate, as well.The New Republic
#Parrots Mosaic Panel, c.1910
Tiffany Studios, NYC, USA,
under artistic direction of Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933)
Mosaic Favrile glass, patinated bronze
14ยผ x 16ยพ in. (36.2 x 42.5 cm)
sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/20โฆ
#BirdsInArt #ArtNouveau
"Parrots" Mosaic Panel | The Doros Collection: The Art Glass of Louis Comfort Tiffany | 2023 | Sotheby's
Tiffany Studios"Parrots" Mosaic Panelcirca 1910mosaic Favrile glass, patinated bronze14ยผย x 16ยพย in. (36.2 x 42.5 cm)Sotheby's
Travelling around the city during the summertime allowed me to enjoy the gentle breeze and architectural wonders of London Town.
#shotoniphone #photography #london #summer #travel #architecture
The Ruthless Ambition of Stephen Miller
The crisis, from the immigration raids that sparked the protests to the militarized response that tried to put the protests down, was almost entirely of Mr. Millerโs making.
In case you want to know who is responsible for sending trucks with heavy weapons mounted on tripods into LA and creating a network of concentration camps.
Contents of the letters that Attorney General Pam Bondi sent to major tech companies like including Apple, Google, and Oracle claim a shutdown of TikTok would hamper the government's ability to execute national security and foreign affairs. Legal scholars indicate this logic is legally very shaky and future administrations would likely not be bound by these pronouncements.
TikTok's tech partners face massive legal risks by relying on Bondi's promises not to enforce the ban law, as courts rarely protect defendants who count on executive non-enforcement.
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The Governmentโs Astonishing Constitutional Claims on TikTok
The Justice Department is advancing a radical theory of presidential power, nullifying Congressโs foreign affairs powers whenever the president finds them inconvenient.Default
Anthem Is the Latest Video Game Casualty. What Should End-of-Life Care Look Like for Games?
https://www.wired.com/story/bioware-anthem-shuttered-stop-killing-games/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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#Dogs #DogCare #TailWagWisdom
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Donโt Skip the Bowl! Why Water Is Your Dogโs Secret Superpower
Water is something that seems obvious, but it can easily be overlooked as beneficial for our dogs. Itโs an essential part of living for all beings, โฆtailwagwisdom.com - Terri Rodefer
Trump's Victory 45-47 is an idiotic fragrance that he is selling. Makes me think of Sex Panther (without any of the humor).
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Look, I'm sure other people have pointed this out before but it's been increasingly bothering me.
You notice he uses "45-47" on his merchandise, including those ridiculous hats, rather than "45 & 47". Thus, repeating his bullshit claim he was really also the 46th president.
I mean such a fragile little ego.
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"Don't confront me with my failures
I had not forgotten them"
(Note to self)
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Caracas, agenti dello Stato hanno commesso 522 omicidi nel 2024 - America Latina - Ansa.it
https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/mondo/americalatina/2025/07/08/caracas-agenti-dello-stato-hanno-commesso-522-omicidi-nel-2024_a422a9e0-eafa-43c7-9879-6ac89afaad91.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Caracas, agenti dello Stato hanno commesso 522 omicidi nel 2024 - America Latina - Ansa.it
La situazione dei diritti umani e delle condizioni di vita in Venezuela continua a deteriorarsi, denuncia l'Ong 'Un Mondo senza Bavaglio' che lancia un appello "affinchรฉ il mondo non dimentichi ciรฒ che accade" nel Paese sudamericano in emergenza umanโฆAgenzia ANSA
Netanyahu a Washington vede Rubio e Witkoff - Nord America - Ansa.it
https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/mondo/nordamerica/2025/07/08/netanyahu-a-washington-vede-rubio-e-witkoff_c8f59a0f-499b-4585-9a39-8fa948b5a315.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Netanyahu a Washington vede Rubio e Witkoff - Nord America - Ansa.it
Il primo ministro Benjamin Netanyahu ha incontrato questa sera, presso Blair House a Washington, il segretario di Stato americano, Marco Rubio. (ANSA)Agenzia ANSA
Schetsblad met studies van koeien en twee geiten, Gerard Bilders, 1848 - 1865
Gift of Mrs Westerwoudt
paper, h 424mm ร w 286mm
rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/Rโฆ
#rijksmuseum #musea #collection #art #mastodonart #mastoart #random
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