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Plans by Israel’s defence minister to force all Palestinians in Gaza into a camp have been condemned by legal experts and academics, who described the scheme as a blueprint for “crimes against humanity”.

Israel Katz said he has ordered Israel’s military to prepare for establishing a camp, which he called a “humanitarian city”, on the ruins of the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, according to Haaretz.

thenational.scot/news/25296296…

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#Gaza #Palestine
#Press #News

Israeli plan to force Palestinians into camps 'crime against humanity'.

Israeli plan to force Palestinians into camps 'crime against humanity'

PLANS by Israel’s defence minister to force all Palestinians in Gaza into a camp have been condemned by legal experts and academics, who described…
Alasdair Ferguson (The National)

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The UN human rights office on Tuesday raised alarm over reported proposals that Israel is working with other countries, including the US, to potentially facilitate the so-called voluntary movement of Palestinians out of Gaza, warning that such plans could amount to forcible transfer under international law.

"This raises concerns with regard to forcible transfer," spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani told reporters.

aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israe…

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#Gaza #Palestine
#Press #News


Israeli plan on moving Gazans out raises concerns of forcible transfer, UN warns

Rights office says notion of 'voluntary' movement highly questionable under current conditions - Anadolu Ajansı
www.aa.com.tr

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DOJ update from the acting US Attorney for the Northern District of Texas on the July 4 ICE ambush in Alvarado TX (south of Ft. Worth). youtube.com/watch?v=9VK9M-uxm_…

TEXAS ICE FACILITY AMBUSH: 11 SUSPECTS CHARGED IN JULY 4TH TERROR ATTACK

Federal authorities have charged 11 suspects in a coordinated ambush on the Prairieland ICE Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas. The attackers, dressed in bl...
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Anthony

I don't have great resources on hand but these look OK to me:

- visual-paradigm.com/guide/uml-…
- agilemodeling.com/artifacts/se…
- sequencediagram.org (for playing around)


UML Sequence Diagrams: An Agile Introduction

UML sequence diagrams model the flow of logic within your system in a visual manner, enabling you both to document and validate your logic.
The Agile Modeling (AM) Method

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More good news! Another government is freeing itself from tech giants and vendor lock-in. The Danish Ministry of Digitalisation is dropping Microsoft Office/365 and moving to #LibreOffice, to get back control: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #foss #OpenSource #freesoftware
Danish flag and text "Danish Ministry switching from Microsoft Office/365 to LibreOffice"

Danish Ministry switching from Microsoft Office/365 to LibreOffice - The Document Foundation Blog

Following the example of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, which is moving 30,000 PCs from Microsoft Office/365 to LibreOffice, the Danish Ministry of Digitalisation is doing the same.
Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)

reshared this

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“As global temperatures continue to rise, European cities are experiencing extreme heat for far longer than the traditional summer months…

“Cities never designed for heat now face new heat shocks and stresses””

euronews.com/green/2025/07/06/…

#Climate #ClimateCrisis #Heat #Heatwave #Weather #Europe #EU #Cities #Urban


Europe’s summer is getting longer: Heat now lasts up to 5 months in cities like Athens and Tirana

Prolonged hot weather is reshaping Europe’s cities, as temperatures above 32°C stretch into autumn.
Euronews.com

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Chinese defense industry manufactures equipment comparable or superior in quality, but always much more affordable than #NATO.
Moreover, the West is already facing problems as they lose #Russia's and #China's rare earths.
#Iran is in talks to buy an entirely new air force with J-10C and AWACS aircraft from China.
If China were to arm Iran, it would reshape the military and diplomatic landscape of the entire Asia.
Checkmate

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BBC | #Israel 's defence minister says he has instructed its military to prepare a plan to move all Palestinians in Gaza into a camp in the south of the territory, Israeli media reports say.

One Israeli human rights lawyer condemned it as nothing less than an "operational plan for a crime against humanity".

"It is all about population transfer to the southern tip of the #Gaza Strip in preparation for deportation outside the strip,"

#Palestine

bbc.com/news/articles/c8rp31lk…


Israel defence minister plans to move Gaza's population to camp

Israel Katz tells Israeli media the so-called "humanitarian city" in Rafah will eventually house 2.1 million Palestinians.
Ione Wells & David Gritten (BBC News)

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Central Gaza’s Al-Aqsa Hospital to run out of fuel within hours

It is one of the barely functional hospitals left in the central area, and this chronic shortage will have severe repercussions on the lives of many patients who are receiving treatment inside, and will lead to the potential suspension of a number of medical services, including kidney dialysis treatment.

@palestine
#Gaza
#hospitals
#fuel
#news

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ALEX JONES SAYS A DEAL WAS MADE WITH THE DEEP STATE CONCERNING EPSTEIN

( No Deals! )

====Bullhorn Barry📢 (Opinion / News)

According to Alex, the Deep State is supposedly going to roll over and let Trump do his thing—as long as he backs off the Epstein disclosures.

Yeah… no. That’s never going to happen.

You can’t make deals with devils.

Now, I’m not even saying I believe that claim—but IF there’s any truth to it—NO DEALS CAN BE MADE! Personally, I think what's happening is something else, but I don't think anyone knows for sure except for those on the inside.

ARRESTS, INDICTMENTS & CONVICTIONS!

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El Gobierno 🏛️🇪🇸 autoriza a Defensa a comprar tecnología a Israel 🇮🇱 para su plan de rearme

Alegan “la carencia de capacidad industrial” para abordar “avances urgentes” en sistemas antimisiles, guerra electrónica y sensores de última generación”.

👇
electomania.es/el-gobierno-aut…


Gobierno autoriza a Defensa a comprar a Israel - Electomanía

El Ejecutivo ha decidido permitir al Ministerio de Defensa adquirir tecnología militar israelí en el marco del plan de rearme, justificado por la carencia de…
electomania (Electomanía)

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Trying to explain "How Capitalism Works" without mentioning its disastrous structural flaws for the masses is just a cover-up, albeit an entertaining one, I must admit.

#Capitalism needs "suckers" on an individual level, all the way to colonies on an "empire" level.

Fortunately, -although I have some doubts about stupidity-
both of these "characteristics" are beginning to disappear.
And this is precisely the path that capitalism will inevitably take.

the path of extinction

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San Antonio City Council Candidate Calls For the Killing of ICE Agents – and the DHS is Already Tracking Him Down!… “We’ll See You Soon”

thegatewaypundit.com/2025/07/s…


San Antonio City Council Candidate Calls For the Killing of ICE Agents - and DHS is Already Tracking Him Down! — "We'll See You Soon" | The Gateway Pundit | by Cristina Laila

          A San Antonio City Council candidate called for the killing of ICE agents on Monday evening and the DHS is already tracking him down.
Cristina Laila (Where Hope Finally Made a Comeback)

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Jessica Tarlov Shredded by Co-Hosts on ‘The Five’ for Suggesting ICE Detainees Are Being Sexually Abused by Federal Workers (VIDEO)

thegatewaypundit.com/2025/07/j…


Jessica Tarlov Shredded by Co-Hosts on 'The Five' for Suggesting ICE Detainees Are Being Sexually Abused by Federal Workers (VIDEO) | The Gateway Pundit | by Mike LaChance

           Today on the popular FOX News panel show, The Five, liberal host Jessica Tarlov suggested that people being held in ICE detention centers are reporting sexual abuse by the workers at these facilities.
Mike LaChance (Where Hope Finally Made a Comeback)

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Steve Bannon Goes There, Slams Ted Cruz on War Room: “Ted Cruz Was the Shill for Big Tech on the AI Bill, He Held MAGA Movement Hostage” (VIDEO)

thegatewaypundit.com/2025/07/s…


Steve Bannon Goes There, Slams Ted Cruz on War Room: "Ted Cruz Was the Shill for Big Tech on the AI Bill, He Held MAGA Movement Hostage" (VIDEO) | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hoft

          On Monday Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) attended the press briefing on the flooding disaster in Kerr County Texas this past weekend.
Jim Hoft (Where Hope Finally Made a Comeback)

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🇸🇾 "New Syria" is burning. Charred bodies are being found on the coast. This is what the UK,US, Israel and Turkey with help from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the whole satanic alliance did to this beautiful country with 10,000 + of civilisation

x.com/VanessaBeeley/status/194…

#Gaza #Palestine #Syria #iran #lebanon #Genocide #geopolitics
@palestine @lebanon @yemen @irannachrichten #SettlerColonialism
#AntiImperialism #tiktok #cdnpoli
#canada #usa #yemen
@blackmastodon #freePalestine #GazaGenocide

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I think one of the reasons I tend to enjoy "retro-styled" games (eg. pixel art and possibly chiptune music) isn't really about nostalgia at all - there were no games like Eastward, Animal Well, Kingdom: Two Crowns, Stardew Valley or even Undertale when I was a kid with an Amiga. Playing them feels nothing like what playing games felt like when I was a kid with an Amiga either.

Rather, I think it's because pixel art and that sort of gameplay feels much more like a piece of artistic craftsmanship someone cared about. I get the same feeling from hand-drawn vector art (ranging from the simplistic-looking art in eg. Don't Starve and Oxygen Not Included to the "cartoon you can play" style of eg. Spiritfarer). I only very rarely get this feeling out of modern 3D-rendered game art - for lack of a better term, that often feels a lot more "alienated", even when it's technically much better.

(Possibly I'm just better at judging pixel art than 3D rendering, which would be because I'm old. 😀 )

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Anthony

One 3-d rendered game that stands out for me is The Long Dark. Its art style borders on cartoony: it's 3-d, but highly stylized and not hyperrealistic. This video gives a sense of it. It's one of the few games I've played as an adult where I felt like I had an experience. I remember and still think about it from time to time.

Hyperrealistic 3-d game art tends to trigger unpleasant feelings in me. Usually either it's the uncanny valley, where everything feels creepy, or it's one I can't easily describe where I feel like I'm smelling cellophane the whole time (everything's too shiny) and just want to leave before I'm sick from it. It's disorienting, almost dizzying, and I can't suspend disbelief enough to enjoy the game a lot of the time (while also acknowledging some of these games are visually very impressive). I've had this reaction to modern digital television shows too. I'll admit that maybe I'm unusual, but anyway I have a kind of "alienated" response to this kind of game art too.


The Long Dark -- VISUAL ENHANCEMENTS for High-End Systems

Visual Enhancements for THE LONG DARK, coming for free in May (PC) and June (consoles).Please note the enhancements mostly apply to: High-End PC (Win, Mac, L...
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givehim15.com/post/july-8-2025
GH15 prayer for July 8, 2025
“When Darkness Seems to Hide His Face”
Dutch Sheets

youtu.be/RY0HPwmy3tY

“When Darkness Seems to Hide His Face” | Give Him 15: Daily Prayer with Dutch | July 8, 2025

The set is now complete. Order your copies today! https://dutchsheets.mybigcommerce.com/Learn more about Give Him Fifteen here:Website: https://www.givehim15...
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Brazil’s most revered Indigenous leader, Raoni Metuktire, has said he believes that one of the former president Jair Bolsonaro’s goals while in office was to “exterminate” the country’s Indigenous peoples.

“He really wanted to exterminate us. But Indigenous peoples across Brazil united to resist his government,” he says, adding that “from now on, every president elected in Brazil must respect Indigenous peoples”

theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…


Bolsonaro wanted to exterminate us, claims Indigenous leader Raoni Metuktire

Kayapó chief tells in memoir of seeing former president in his dreams and of warning Lula not to repeat past mistakes
Tiago Rogero (The Guardian)

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@RichardJMurphy hits the nail on the head (as so often):

'if any political party wishes to truly succeed — not just scrape by, but build lasting loyalty and transform this country — it must make the promise that it will put people first, meet their needs from cradle to grave, and offer them freedom from fear'!

However, our political class seems quite some way from that agenda....

#politics

taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/0…


We need a politics that meets needs

I recorded a podcast with Tony Groves and Martin McMahon from the Echo Chamber Podcast in Ireland yesterday, which I do every few weeks or so. This is now published, but only for subscribers.
Funding the Future

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It’s made to order. First, eliminate the aid system after creating circumstances of enormous suffering. Then, kill, starve, vanquish and displace those in need of that aid. Finally: give the pretence of humanity by ensuring some aid to those whose suffering you created in the first place.

As things stand, the system of aid distribution in the Gaza Strip is intended to cause suffering and destruction to recipients.

middleeastmonitor.com/20250708…

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#Gaza #Palestine
#Press #News


Gunfire Communication with “Zombie Hordes”: The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and the IDF

...
Middle East Monitor

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On Tuesday, The Guardian published an opinion piece by Colombian President Gustavo Petro, in which he accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of orchestrating a "campaign of devastation" in Gaza and called on the international community to move beyond symbolic outrage toward concrete action in defense of international law.

Petro has emerged as one of the most outspoken world leaders condemning "Israel’s" war on Gaza.

english.almayadeen.net/news/po…

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#Gaza #Palestine
#Press #News


'Condemn 'Israel' or be complicit in genocide', says Gustavo Petro

Colombian President Gustavo Petro, in a Guardian op-ed, accuses Netanyahu of genocide in Gaza and urges global action.
Al Mayadeen English ('Condemn 'Israel' or be complicit in genocide', says Gustavo Petro)

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I keep meaning to write up an analysis of LLM use based on systems-thinking—the core issue is that their volatility is bad for organisations and leads to gambler behaviour in individuals—but then I come across some fresh bullshit and realise there's nothing I can say to change people's minds. The people who are against it are already against it and the people who are for it, or even on the fence, aren't likely to listen to my style of argument.

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📢 Message de Standing-together (Israël) diffusé sur #bluesky le (2025-07-08)

- bsky.app/profile/standing-toge…

Ca s'appelle un camp de concentration, et nous ne devons pas laisser cela arriver.

- haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-0… (Defense Minister Says Israel Plans to Concentrate All Gaza's Population in 'Humanitarian' Zone Built on Rafah's Ruins)

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# English version

It’s called a concentration camp, and we must not let it happen.

#ConcentrationCamp #CampDeConcentration #Gaza #Israel


Defense minister says Israel plans to concentrate all Gaza's population in 'humanitarian' zone built on Rafah

Israel Katz said the plan, set for a proposed 60-day cease-fire, would relocate 600,000 Palestinians after security checks and bar them from leaving.
Yaniv Kubovich (Haaretz)
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Ils et elles n'ont pas de papiers mais veulent se sentir utiles en lançant une ferme maraîchère près de Rennes. Reportage 👉 basta.media/quand-un-collectif…

Ce groupe de demandeurs d’asile de Rennes a décidé de cultiver la terre sur une parcelle d'un hectare prêtée par un agriculteur. Leur récolte est destinée aux Restos du Coeur et à leur propre consommation.

Quand un collectif d'agriculteurs migrants lance une ferme maraîchère. Reportage à Rennes.

Quand un collectif d'agriculteurs migrants lance une ferme maraîchère

Pour se sentir utile et recouvrer un peu d'autonomie, un groupe de demandeur·es d'asile de Rennes a décidé de cultiver la terre sur une parcelle prêtée par un agriculteur. Les récoltes sont en partie données aux Restos du cœur. Reportage.
Nolwenn Weiler (Basta!)

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Kathmandu Post - More than two dozen people are dead or missing after a flood caused widespread destruction, sweeping away the Miteri Bridge — a key piece of infrastructure linking Nepal and China.
kathmandupost.com/nepali-diasp…

18 missing, 7 dead as flood hits Rasuwa; key infrastructure damaged

Among the missing are three Nepal Police personnel, six Chinese nationals, and nine civilians.
The Kathmandu Post

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📢 The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF), a Brussels-based legal advocacy group pursuing Israeli officials for alleged #warcrimes - announced this week that the ISR government has imposed sanctions on 50 individuals associated with the organization

🔹 Among those targeted are the foundation’s chairman, Diab Abu Jahjah, two of its co-founders, and three lawyers involved in its international legal campaigns

📰 Report: The Palestine Chronicle JUL-06

palestinechronicle.com/hind-ra…

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Deadly floods could be new normal as #Trump guts federal agencies, experts warn - theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j… "Cuts and chaos instigated by Trump come as threat from extreme weather grows due to human-caused #climatecrisis"

Deadly floods could be new normal as Trump guts federal agencies, experts warn

Trump’s ‘cuts and chaos’ to agencies are opposite of what’s needed for era of worsening weather disasters, experts say
Nina Lakhani (The Guardian)

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libertytree.ca/quotes/Louis.Br…

"The makers of our constitution undertook to secure conditions favorable to the pursuit of happiness... They sought to protect Americans in their beliefs, their thoughts, their emotions and their sensations. They conferred, as against the government, the right to be let alone -- the most comprehensive of the rights
and the right most valued by civilized men."

-- Justice Louis D. Brandeis
(1856-1941) US Supreme Court Justice
Source: Olmstead v. United States, 1928

Quotation by Justice Louis D. Brandeis

LibertyQuotes

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President Trump Says U.S. to Send More Weapons to Ukraine Just Days After Pentagon Warned of Depleted Stockpiles | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hoft

           In a whiplash reversal that has infuriated America-First conservatives, President Donald Trump now says the United States “has to” ship still more arms, missiles, and ammo to Ukraine — just days after the Pentagon froze deliveries because …
Jim Hoft (Where Hope Finally Made a Comeback)
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