Busch hits 3 homers and Cubs set club record with 8 in 11-3 rout of Cardinals
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Wimbledon: No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka holds off home favorite Emma Raducanu at Centre Court
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An incredible resource collated by the amazing team at #Israel Exposed. Historians and researches will be trawling through this for decades to come.
And a stark reminder of how craven and complicit #Australia, #UK, #US and other enabling governments are.
Also, imagine how dark and cynical you have to be now, 20 months in to this killing spree, to claim ignorance of these crimes against humanity?
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Based upon a memo issued by the Justice Department last month, Donald Trump's administration wants to ramp up efforts to purge the country not only of undocumented immigrants but also naturalized citizens.Tom Boggioni (Raw Story)
The New Republic reports members of the U.S. military are spending July 4 demanding answers about the consequences of following the orders of “Trump’s far-right authoritarian government.Adam Lynch (Alternet.org)
You know what one of the crazies things about the US is?
A cop can pull you over on the side of the road and be like "Please take this breathalyzer test" and you can say "no" because that's your right.
But he can also say "please step out of the car" and if you say "no" then he'll beat your ass and claim you're resisting, because that's not your right.
So the word "please", in US legal parlance, has 2 meanings:
1. Would you please wave your right not to do this?
2. By my authority I am compelling you to do this.
And they won't tell you which one it is, or they may lie about which one it is, and if you do it and you had the right not to then it's assumed you waved that right.
(AFAIK)
#géopolitique #impérialisme #guerre
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Today in Labor History July 4, 1910: African-American boxer Jack Johnson knocked out white boxer Jim Jeffries in the 15th round, leading to race riots throughout the U.S. 11 separate riots occurred in NYC, alone. There were riots in 50 cities, including New York, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Houston, New Orleans, Atlanta, and St. Louis. At least 20 people died in these riots. Johnson, who was also known as the Galveston Giant, became the first black World Heavyweight champion in 1908, which made him unpopular with the predominantly white audience of boxing. He held that title from 1908-1915 and quickly became the most famous black man of the era. The racism against him was so intense that many, including socialist writer Jack London, called for a Great White Hope to fight him and take away his title. Jeffries, a former heavyweight world champ, came out of retirement specifically to prove “that a white man is better than a Negro.” Johnson’s victory in this fight earned him $65,000 ($2.1 million in today’s dollars).
With his winnings, Johnson opened a multi-racial restaurant and nightclub, Club Deluxe, which he ran with his white wife. Because of this, the authorities arrested him for violating the Mann act (transporting women across state lines for immoral purposes). President Trump pardoned him in 2018, something Reagan, both Bushes and even Obama refused to do. Johnson fled the country to avoid arrest, but continued boxing abroad. Eventually he turned himself in and served time at Leavenworth Prison.
#workingclass #LaborHistory #boxing #jackjohnson #racism #trump #obama #reagan #riots #prison #socialism #jacklondon #jimcrow #BlackMastadon
Frédéric LORDON interviewé par Judith Bernard.
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"The rich and powerful don’t care if you dye your hair or pierce your nose or kiss a member of the same sex or say Hail Satan. They don’t care if you support one mainstream political faction over the other, or if you yell empty words about anarchy and revolution that aren’t pointed toward any real material goals. They care very much, however, if you are undermining public consent for military and geopolitical agendas they’ve worked very hard to propagandize the public into accepting.
The establishment never dropped the hammer on Marilyn Manson. Lady Gaga never ran into trouble with the state for singing that gay people are Born This Way. Ozzy Osbourne is living in the lap of luxury with an estimated net worth of $220 million. But groups like Kneecap and Bob Vylan are being subjected to police investigations and visa revocations for taking a stand on Palestine.
Which, of course, is only going to make their position more popular among young people with a defiant streak in them."
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#Israel #Palestine #Gaza #BobVylan #Kneecap #CounterCulture
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):Caitlin Johnstone (Caitlin’s Newsletter)
These guys are actually very, very good ->
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Today in Labor History July 4, 1977: The George Jackson Brigade planted a bomb at a power station in Olympia, Washington, in solidarity with a prison strike at the Walla Walla State Penitentiary. They were a revolutionary group founded in the mid-1970s, based in Seattle, named after George Jackson, a prisoner and Black Panther who was shot and killed during an alleged escape attempt at San Quentin Prison in 1971. The Brigade was composed of both communist and anarchist veterans of the women's liberation, LGBTQ and Black Nationalist movements.
#workingclass #LaborHistory #racism #liberation #nationalism #georgejackson #lgbtq #anarchism #communism #feminism #prison #incarceration #strike #blackpanther #bomb #solidarity #BlackMastadon
Synthetic Man takes on the latest piece of Woke Soyny slop that the game journos try to pass off as a masterpiece:
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Death Stranding 2 is one of the most subtly disturbing games I've ever played, and a complete waste of everyone's time.#deathstranding2 Join this channel to ...YouTube
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"It just increasingly affirms your bullshit and blows smoke up your ass so that it can get you f*cking hooked on wanting to engage with it"
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OpenAI Says It's Hired a Forensic Psychiatrist as Its Users Keep Sliding Into Mental Health Crises
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OpenAI said it's hiring a forensic psychiatrist to help research the effects of its AI products on users' mental health.Frank Landymore (Futurism)
A clinic in Republican southwest Nebraska announced it’s closure this week due to anticipated Medicaid cuts from President Donald Trump’s new budget — approved by its own Republican lawmakers.Adam Lynch (Alternet.org)
Dr. Anthony Fauci may have to testify about COVID-19 origins, Rand Paul wrote on X. RFK Jr. said a pandemic “truth commission" could investigate Fauci and others.The Defender
This July 4th, revisit the Declaration as a strategic guide to legitimacy, separation, and cognitive warfare.Mark McGrath | OODA Strategist (The Whirl of ReOrientation: Escape the Script. Win the War.)
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On the 4th of July, NBC News reported that the U.S. Department of Defense under Secretary Pete Hegseth "held up a shipment of U.S. weapons for Ukraine this week over what officials said were concerns about its low stockpiles.Alex Henderson (Alternet.org)
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"Microsoft previously cut six-thousand jobs in May this year, hitting product and engineering-focused positions. Employees in the gaming division had been expecting layoffs ever since. Some outlets and social media posts have claimed Microsoft is attempting to re-open these positions later, and offer them to H-1B workers for cheaper pay.
Another case is the Perfect Dark reboot, which was already had troubled development and little progress. Not only is it cancelled, but one of its development studios, The Initiative, has shut down."
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Microsoft announce massive layoffs, including Xbox. Multiple games are cancelled, and rumors claim Phil Spencer won't remain at the company.Ryan Pearson (BoundingIntoComics.com)
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Trump plans to sign his tax and spending cut bill at the White House July 4 picnic
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🇩🇪 Germany is considering the purchase of up to 2,500 GTK Boxer armored vehicles and 1,000 Leopard 2 tanks, following NATO’s request for Berlin to form seven new combat brigades over the next decade amid growing threats from Russia, Bloomberg reports.
The estimated cost of the program could reach €25 billion, making it one of the largest defense contracts in modern German history
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Apparently #KierStarmer says he shares Trump's 'values' as Trump starts setting up a network of mass concentration camps and funds a new #Nazi style SS with more money than any other US law enforcement agency.
WTF planet is Starmer on?
He and #UKLabour are a malevolent force and need to be removed from power asap.
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#US Deports son of US soldier - born on US base in #Germany - to #Jamaica. - YouTube m.youtube.com/watch?v=hCb9g3y6… o
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USA has been a shithole country for a LONG time. This is fucking ghastly. Now the killings will begin in earnest. I'll be quite surprised if I see another spring on this planet.
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Counterinsurgency against U.S. social movements has evolved since the 1960s. What was once the exclusive domain of state agencies has now been privatized. This is seen perhaps most clearly in the ongoing campaign to neutralize the Palestine movement.Carrie Zaremba (Mondoweiss)
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"Hayatta öğrenebileceğiniz en iyi derslerden biri nasıl sakin kalacağınızı öğrenmektir. Sakinlik, süper bir güçtür.."
-Bruce Lee
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I've got coca-cola, brandy, and enough bananas to last me till dawn.
what else could I need?
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The world is going through a difficult time with many countries involved in direct or indirect war, right from Russia-Ukraine conflict to Israel-Iran-HamasUnited Kingdom
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Texas Hill Country currently having flash flooding.
Emergency personnel have found bodies and locals are trying to keep their communities updated.
Ce qui est fantastique, c'est que dans la version originale pour violon seul, on entend aussi bien toutes ces notes. Mais bon, c'est Bach. Le Maître.
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...and the original:
Heifetz made it his iconic encore piece. Although I feel this recording isn't his best, was made a bit late in his career, and he maybe was a bit jaded about doing it yet again, you can still appreciate the mastery. When I was a kid I would lie under my mother's piano listening to Heifetz playing the Bach unaccompanied stuff on the old LP.
Listen about 25 seconds in to hear him play a melody line sounding as though that were the only thing he was playing despite all the stuff going on around it. Listen for variety of volume and tonal quality in different sections. IMO he distinguishes the effects better than anyone else before or since.
Heifetz' playing was unique in many ways. I have read interviews with famous violinists who said that when listening to recordings of other top violinists playing they were not really sure who it was but with Heifetz there was never any mistake.
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Here is a more contemporary and perhaps more accessible version by the wonderful Hilary Hahn. Where Heifetz frequently played Bach at what most performers would consider high speed, Hahn's rendition is probably slower than average.
If you have 16:47 available do yourself a favor. It'll grow in you as it goes.
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Hilary playing in the background as I write this and I have tears in my eyes. Say what? With Bach?
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Und der Witz ist ja, dass Grüne und SPD Israel schon derart skrupellos gedeckt haben, unter Bruch sowohl nationaler Gesetze als auch Völkerrecht, dass Deutschland unter ihrer Führung buchstäblich dafür vor Gericht steht.
Aber diesen Fanatikern ist es nie genug. Das war noch so sehr zu wenig Enthusiasmus für tote palästinensische Babys, dass er sie abstrafen und Merz wählen "musste". Israelunterstützung 2025 ist eine lupenreine Sekte. bird.makeup/users/keremschambe…
Nächster Take: in meiner Verzweiflung habe ich dann AfD gewählt. bird.makeup/@xileffff/19408316…Es ist nicht leicht, unter Linken zu Israel zu stehen. Mein Freundeskreis ist geschrumpft, ich meide Diskussionen über Nahost. In meiner Verzweiflung habe ich sogar Friedrich Merz gewählt.
Bekenntnisse eines Israel-Verstehers
We went to Three Oaks, Michigan to sing here and had such a great time! 10/10 recommend #PubChoir.
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At dawn on Wednesday, June 25 in Massarosa (in the province of Lucca), there was a search at the home of an anarchist, in connection with the investigation carried out by the Bologna prosecutor’s office for the burning of two railway police cars, which took place in Rimini on April 20, 2023 (see here). The action was carried out in solidarity with Chilean anarchists Monica and Francisco, who were soon to be tried for several bombings in Santiago, Chile, and with Alfredo Cospito, who had just ended a six-month hunger strike.
The charges are articles 423 (arson), 270 bis para. 1 (subversive association with the purpose of terrorism), 110 (participation in a crime or misdemeanor) and 635 (damage). Fifteen anarchists, from different regions of Italy, are under investigation. The next day, the police showed up, still at dawn, at the home of another anarchist for a search in connection with some tags that had appeared in the Massa court during one of the hearings of the Scripta Scelera trial under art. 639 of the Penal Code (slight damage and defilement).
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À l’aube du mercredi 25 juin, il y a eu, à Massarosa (dans la province de Lucca) une perquisition chez un anarchiste, en relation avec l’enquête menée par le parquet de Bologne pour l’incendie de deux voitures de la police ferroviaire, qui a eu lieu …secoursrouge.org
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Brazilian hiker buried after fatal fall from Indonesian volcano
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LL Cool J says he won't perform at Philadelphia's July Fourth festival in support of workers strike
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Jeff Bezos and his "wife"
What do you notice about "her"?🤔🤣😅🤡🙏
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"Hayatta öğrenebileceğiniz en iyi derslerden biri nasıl sakin kalacağınızı öğrenmektir. Sakinlik, süper bir güçtür.."
-Bruce Lee
“We need a new flag,” the agitators yelled, adding “no justice, no peace.”Katie Daviscourt (thepostmillennial.com)
lefties calling themselves "we the people" when they
appoint kamala for presidential candidate with no party vote
and rig the 2020 elections
Do black lies matter
There is no v in lies
Yankee Doodle Dandy medley. My favorite July 4th movie. Cagney was a good dancer, too.
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'Give my Regards to Broadway' & 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' scenes from the 1942 film 'Yankee Doodle Dandy'. James Cagney shows his versatility in these two song ...YouTube
“Le coupable est celui à qui le crime profite. ” Sénèque
#Israël est responsable de « l’un des #génocides les plus cruels de l’histoire moderne », a déclaré jeudi la rapporteure spéciale de l’ #ONU sur le territoire palestinien occupé, Francesca #Albanese, accusant Tel-Aviv d’utiliser #Gaza comme un terrain d’expérimentation militaire et appelant à une action internationale forte, incluant un #embargo total sur les #armes ainsi que la suspension des relations commerciales et des investissements.
« La situation dans les territoires palestiniens occupés est apocalyptique », a-t-elle affirmé devant le Conseil des droits de l’homme, où elle a présenté son dernier rapport. « À Gaza, les Palestiniens continuent de souffrir au-delà de l’imaginable. Israël est responsable de l’un des génocides les plus cruels de l’histoire moderne. »
Francesca Albanese a souligné que si les chiffres officiels font état de plus de 200 000 Palestiniens tués ou blessés, les experts médicaux estiment que le bilan réel est bien plus lourd. Elle a également qualifié de « piège mortel » la « Fondation humanitaire à Gaza » – nouveau mécanisme d’aide mis en place par Israël « conçue pour tuer ou forcer à fuir une population affamée, bombardée, émaciée et vouée à l’anéantissement. »
Elle a mis en lumière les profits réalisés pendant la guerre : en vingt mois, les entreprises d’armement ont engrangé des bénéfices record en fournissant à Israël des armes utilisées pour bombarder Gaza. « Ces sociétés ont fait des profits proches des records en équipant Israël avec des armes de pointe qui ont permis de larguer 85 000 tonnes d’explosifs, soit six fois la puissance d’Hiroshima, pour détruire Gaza », a-t-elle déclaré.
Selon son rapport, la Bourse de Tel-Aviv a enregistré une hausse de 213 % depuis octobre 2023. « Un peuple s’enrichit, un autre est effacé », a-t-elle résumé.
Elle a accusé Israël d’avoir transformé cette guerre en laboratoire d’expérimentation militaire, testant de nouvelles armes, systèmes de surveillance personnalisés, drones létaux et radars.
La vulnérabilité de la Palestine en ferait un « laboratoire idéal pour le complexe militaro-industriel israélien ».
Albanese a nommé 48 acteurs économiques, fabricants d’armes, banques, entreprises technologiques, multinationales de l’énergie et institutions académiques qu’elle accuse d’être directement liés à « une économie de l’occupation » qui soutient les actions israéliennes.
« Des armes et des systèmes de données brutalisent et surveillent les Palestiniens. Des colonies s’étendent, financées par les banques et les assureurs, alimentées par les énergies fossiles, et normalisées par des plateformes touristiques, des chaînes de supermarchés et des institutions universitaires », a-t-elle dénoncé.
Elle a rappelé qu’en droit international, même un lien minime avec ce système implique une responsabilité claire. « Il existe une responsabilité prima facie pour chaque État et entité commerciale de s’abstenir totalement ou de mettre fin à toute relation avec cette économie de l’occupation. »
Francesca Albanese a appelé les États à des mesures audacieuses : « Les États membres doivent imposer un embargo complet sur les armes à Israël, suspendre tous les accords commerciaux et relations d’investissement, et garantir que les entités impliquées soient tenues légalement responsables de leur participation à de graves violations du droit international. »
Elle a également exhorté les entreprises à agir : «Les entités commerciales doivent immédiatement cesser toute activité et rompre tout lien contribuant directement aux violations des droits humains et aux crimes internationaux contre le peuple palestinien. »
Albanese a conclu en s’adressant à la société civile: « Les syndicats, avocats, ONG et simples citoyens doivent encourager les entreprises et les gouvernements à changer de comportement, en exigeant des boycotts, désinvestissements, sanctions et poursuites judiciaires. La suite dépend de nous tous. »
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« La situation dans les territoires palestiniens occupés est apocalyptique », a-t-elle affirmé devant le Conseil des droits de l’homme, où elle a présenté son dernier rapport - Anadolu Ajansıwww.aa.com.tr
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La France, état de #droit ? L’expression « état de droit » est un oxymore. Là où il y a état, il n’y a de droit que celui que l’on mendie auprès de ceux qui se sont unilatéralement et par la force emparé du pouvoir exclusif de le dire. Autrement dit l’état peut, et est le seul à pouvoir, décider qui, dont lui-même, peut bafouer la loi, laquelle n’est qu’une promesse tenue que tant que le respect des apparences importe.
Amira #Zaïter a été condamnée à 6 mois de port de bracelet électronique, un an de sursis et une amende de 6 000 € pour un tweet dénonçant un soldat franco-israélien.
Amira #Zaiter, militante propalestinienne, a vu sa peine, pour "apologie du #terrorisme" réduite en appel, à Aix-en-Provence (Bouches-du-Rhône), ce mercredi.
En première instance à Nice, la cofondatrice de l’association #Nice à #Gaza, avait été condamnée le 4 novembre à 3 ans de prison, dont un an ferme
Amira Zaiter a été condamnée à 6 mois de bracelet électronique, 1 an de sursis pendant 2 ans, et à verser près de 6000 euros, dont 1500 à un soldat franco-israélien de Tsahal basé à Nice, pour l’avoir publiquement dénoncé.
Son tort : avoir soutenu la Palestine, dénoncé les crimes commis à Gaza et pris position contre le soutien #politique affiché par Christian #Estrosi.
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