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Andrea Mazzarino and Tom Engelhardt: Illness and Endless Wars original.antiwar.com/Andrea_Ma…

Illness and Endless Wars - Antiwar.com

Reprinted from TomDispatch. Hey, you remember that guy, right? You know, the candidate who, in his third campaign for president in 2024 insisted that he was the one who would remove this country’s “warmongers and America-last globalists” and that ret…
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Ron Paul on Flip-Flopping Trump Vows More Weapons to Ukraine - Antiwar.com Blog

On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: In a bizarre day in which we learned that there actually is no Epstein client list after being promised its release, Trump one-upped his hapless administration and announced that he was turning his back on one of t…
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Socially-acceptable forms of social change entail:

1) Refusing to question structures of power, leaving them exactly as they are

2) Asking those with power within those structures to behave a certain way.

3) When that fails, then adhering to the (rigged) rules of the game, to try to acquire official power oneself, which is costly, time-consuming, and likely to fail.

That's it. And given the fascism of the 2020s, those forms of social change will fail.

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Aaron

So there are two ways forward:
Colonialism 3.0, where we try to patch the whole thing together yet again.

Or we could actually build a new system which emerges from the wreckage of the old, which pulls people and resources in, electively, as nation states fail further.

This, however, would require imagination and a historical and anthropological lens on how humans could organize themselves, and how they have organized themselves.

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📑 #recommended #oped

Minerals for peace? How to make the Rwanda-DRC deal stick.

By Lewis Mudge 🟦 HRW JUL-07

"A #US.-brokered peace deal, signed on June 27 between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, will link economic integration and respect for territorial integrity with the promise of Western investment. It is a mineral deal first, an opportunity for peace second. (...)"

#rwanda #DRC #peace #law
#humanrights #africa

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Minerals for peace? How to make the Rwanda-DRC deal stick.

A U.S.-brokered peace deal, signed on June 27 between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, will link economic integration and respect for territorial integrity with the promise of Western investment.
Human Rights Watch

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EU giving a f... about employee:

"Palestinian man who worked for the EU in #Gaza has appealed to the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, after the closure of his office left him in Cairo without a job or residency rights.

He was “not consulted or warned” that he would be let go after nearly two decades of working for the EU."

Remember this when they want your money and kids to defend European values!
Be the diplomat, who has intervened on his behalf!

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Palestinian who worked for EU in Gaza accuses Brussels of ‘abandoning’ him after office closed

Exclusive: Mohammed Baraka asks von der Leyen for help, saying he is stranded in Cairo without residency rights
Lisa O'Carroll (The Guardian)

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Oliver Knabe

Germany's government giving a f... about its own promises:

Bundesregierung:
Aufnahmeprogramm der Vorgängerregierung beenden.

Gericht:
Die Bundesregierung muss einer afghanischen Staatsangehörigen und ihrer Familie Visa zur Einreise nach Deutschland erteilen, nachdem entsprechende Zusagen gemacht wurden.
#Afghanistan
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Aufnahmeprogramm - Gericht: Bundesregierung muss Afghanen Visa erteilen

Die Nachrichten

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Hallo @Friendica Support ich habe da eine Verständnisfrage:
Wenn ein Benutzerkonto gelöscht wird, dann dauert es ja 7 Tage, bis dieses endgültig gelöscht wird. So weit, so gut.
Wieso werden mir aber dann unter "/moderation/users/deleted" die gelöschten Benutzerkonten immer noch angezeigt, obwohl die 7 Tage vorbei sind? Hat dies einen bestimmten Grund?
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Steffen K9 🍮

Weil das Löschen aus der Datenbank sehr wahrscheinlich noch nicht abgeschlossen ist. Wenn viel Content gelöscht werden muss, dauert das je nach Anzahl von Accounts gerne mal mehrere Wochen. Erst wenn alles gelöscht ist, wird ganz zum Schluss der Nutzer selbst gelöscht.

Es kann aber auch sein, dass es ein Problem beim Löschen gibt. Stichwort: foreign key constraints - dann siehst du aber entsprechende "DB error" Meldungen im Log.

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Tuxi ⁂

@Steffen K9 🐰 @Steffen K9 🍮
Okay, heute tauchen genau sollche Logeinträge auf:

2025-07-10T12:30:34Z worker [ERROR]: DB Error {"code":1451,"error":"Cannot delete or update a parent row: a foreign key constraint fails (`dbname`.`post-engagement`, CONSTRAINT `post-engagement_ibfk_2` FOREIGN KEY (`owner-id`) REFERENCES `contact` (`id`))","params":"DELETE FROM `contact`  WHERE (`id` = 5468731)","worker_id":"126cb6a","worker_cmd":null} - {"file":"Database.php","line":786,"function":"e","request-id":"686fb2694fbb2","stack":"Database::e (1273), Database::delete (369), DBA::delete (265), Contact::deleteById (31), Remove::execute, Worker::execFunction (378), Worker::execute (112), Worker::processQueue (91), Worker::doExecute (108), Console::execute (171), Console::doExecute (108), Console::execute (233), App::processConsole (25)","uid":"bcfbe4","process_id":714516}

Und nu? Kann ich da irgendwas machen?

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Steffen K9 🐰

Musst du was manuell in 'post-engagement' löschen. Ist nicht ganz trivial rauszufinden, was genau.

Grundsätzlich betrifft es die id 5468731 in der Tabelle contact. Dieser Datensatz kann nicht gelöscht werden, weil er noch eine Referenz in post-engagement hat.

Ohne jetzt nachgesehen zu haben, hat wahrscheinlich der 'contact' mit id 5468731 auch eine owner-id. Die musst du per SELECT ... FROM contact WHERE ... rausfinden. Diese owner-id müsste sich auch in der Tabelle 'post-engagement' wiederfinden lassen.

Dann musst du erst in post-engagement die Datensätze löschen, die diese owner-id haben. Dann löst sich der Rest von selbst.

Das Ganze ohne Garantie. Bitte doppelt prüfen, ob du auch den richtigen Zusammenhang zwischen beiden Tabellen erwischst, sonst löscht du was falsches. 😀

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m0xEE

15-20 is still formidable! In my most active years I could pick like… seven, and drop 4 more after 3 episodes 😅
I was referring to reviewers at Anime News Network because they cover every episode of 25 shows each season. Not sure they still do it, but they used to — and those were reviews from the point of view of 3-4 editors, so I assume they do watch every show. Maybe they indeed do it at x15 speed like @romin@shitposter.world said — hardly enjoyable this way, but their reviews win them bread so at least that would be understandable.
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Alarc'h

Décidemment dans tous les domaines les stupidités et les délires criminels sortent à flot si tendu qu'il devient impossible de tout collationner. Ça finit par donner le tourni, ce qui est sans doute voulu. Les priorités deviennent difficiles à gérer, l'UE qui achève de se transformer en tyrannie, les guerres immondes un peu partout, les délires civilisationnels, les tentatives d'annihilation du réel... Impossible d'élaborer une réflexion, tout semblant changer le lendemain.

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I have now found 1070 verified accounts from media organizations in the #Fediverse, but only on #Mastodon, #Flipboard, #Threads, #Bluesky, #Ghost and #Peertube.

Just one is on #Sharkey (👋🏻 @heiseBotti) and none on #Pixelfed, #Lemmy, #Piefed, #Misskey & Co. Are there really none there, or did I miss some?

Source:
fingolas.eu/fediverse/overview…

@fediverse


Media in the Fediverse

All verified accounts by media organizations available from the Fediverse
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Launching a Website for Your Startup Without Spending a Fortune


 You don’t need to spend thousands to get online. A **cheap website** that’s mobile-friendly, fast, and clear can do the job just fine. Focus on the basics now and upgrade as your business grows.

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Affordable web design is a smart choice for new entrepreneurs. You don’t need a custom, high-end site to establish your presence. A cheap website, built with focus, can connect you with customers and keep your budget in check.

Essentials for a Budget-Friendly Site


A low-cost website needs to hit a few key points. It should work seamlessly on mobile, load fast, and clearly communicate what your business offers and how people can reach you.

  • For many startups, a simple site is enough. A freelancer might need a single page with a portfolio and contact form. A small shop could use a product page and checkout system. Keep it lean and focused on what your audience needs.


Templates: A Cost-Effective Solution


Custom web design is pricey and often unnecessary for new businesses. Platforms like WordPress, Shopify, or Wix offer templates that are modern, responsive, and easy to customize. They’re a key part of affordable web design.

With your logo, images, and text, a template can feel unique without the custom cost. Plus, you can launch in days, not weeks, which is crucial when you’re starting out.

Focus on What You Need


When your budget is tight, prioritize what your site needs most. A booking tool? A product catalog? Or just a homepage with contact info? Many startups overspend on features they don’t need yet, thinking it’ll drive growth.

Build a minimal site with only the essentials. It’s cheaper to maintain and easier to manage. You can add more features later when your business grows.

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Some designers offer affordable web design that’s high quality, while others might deliver rushed work. Check their portfolio—look at their standard projects, not just the best ones. Ask what’s included and if they’ve built sites for businesses like yours.

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Using one platform for hosting and your domain simplifies management, especially if you’re not tech-savvy.

Spend Smart on Content


A beautiful design won’t help if your message is unclear. A cheap website needs clear, engaging text to explain what you do, who you serve, and how to connect with you. Spend time—or a small budget—on writing that resonates.

If writing isn’t your strength, a freelance copywriter can make a big difference. It’s a better investment than extra design tweaks.

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You don’t need to spend thousands to get online. A cheap website that’s mobile-friendly, fast, and clear can do the job just fine. Focus on the basics now and upgrade as your business grows.

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It's occurred to me that the only real application, in theory, for blockchain-enforced "smart contracts" would be something like international security guarantees.

For instance, if you want a Palestinian state to agree to be demilitarised, sure, if there's a system such that an attack by Israel would ⋅immediately and automatically⋅ trigger a comprehensive sanction regime, stop all international bank transfers in and out of Israel, invalidate all trade licences, etc.

Apart from political feasibility, it's not practical, of course. What ⋅exactly⋅ would be the triggers? Who gets to decide whether and when to roll back? Besides, whatever anyone tries to tell you, blockchain's are NOT safe from manipulation, even in principle, especially when we are talking about state actors.

Just in terms of if there WERE a use case, that's what it would be.

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Bilal Barakat 🍉

@funbaker

This was not a proposal. We can flush all "blockchain technology” down the toilet today and lose nothing, as far as I'm concerned.

I was trying to work with the premise of people who try to make the case for "smart contracts" (that are predicated on a system where, yes, certain actions are algorithmically ⋅enforced⋅) to see what might conceivably be a valid use case at least in theory.

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Bilal Barakat 🍉

@funbaker

In other words: the fundamental premise of "smart contracts" is that there are situations where you need an agreement between parties who you cannot ask to trust each other, so they can instead trust the algorithm. And I was just noting that asking a Palestinian state to be demilitarised fits that description. But since, as you correctly note and I also pointed out, it wouldn't work even then, that just shows that actually there is no use case.

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La haine blanche


Ce soir, en ce moment, sur #Arte.
arte.tv/fr/videos/124647-000-A…

Depuis la fin du XXe siècle, le terrorisme d’extrême droite s’organise et fait de plus en plus de victimes dans le monde. Comment cette #violence #raciste se nourrit-elle et comment la contrer ? Une série #documentaire qui s'appuie sur de riches témoignages (de victimes, de repentis, d’enquêteurs...) recueillis sur quatre continents.


#Racisme #Haine #HaineBlanche #Extrême-droite #Droite #Terrorisme #GrandRemplacement #GreatReplacement #Neonazi #KKK #Suprémacisme #Blanc #Blancs #Suprémaciste #Occident #Politique #Europe #France #USA

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Court ruling: Stickers with political warnings must be removed from books

The Münster Higher Administrative Court has ruled that a sticker with political warnings must be removed from a book in the Münster City Library. Library users are "responsible citizens" who should not be manipulated.

The Higher Administrative Court in Münster ruled on Tuesday that stickers reading "This is a work with controversial content. This copy is provided due to freedom of censorship, freedom of opinion, and freedom of information" must be removed from two books in the Münster City Library. One of the affected authors had filed an urgent appeal against the decision of the Münster Administrative Court, which had permitted the stickers.

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Stadtbücherei Münster - Gerichtsurteil: Sticker mit politischen Warnhinweisen müssen von Büchern entfernt werden


Das Oberverwaltungsgericht Münster hat entschieden, dass ein Sticker mit politischen #Warnhinweisen von einem #Buch in der #Stadtbücherei Münster entfernt werden muss. Bibliotheksnutzer seien „mündige #Staatsbürger“, die nicht gelenkt werden sollen.
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#libraries #books

Gerichtsurteil: Sticker mit politischen Warnhinweisen müssen von Büchern entfernt werden - Apollo News

Das Oberverwaltungsgericht Münster entschied, dass ein Sticker mit politischen Warnhinweisen von einem Buch in der Stadtbücherei entfernt werden muss.
Marie Rahenbrock (Apollo News)

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Stadtbücherei Münster - Gerichtsurteil: Sticker mit politischen Warnhinweisen müssen von Büchern entfernt werden


Das Oberverwaltungsgericht Münster hat entschieden, dass ein Sticker mit politischen #Warnhinweisen von einem #Buch in der #Stadtbücherei Münster entfernt werden muss. Bibliotheksnutzer seien „mündige #Staatsbürger“, die nicht gelenkt werden sollen.

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Eyal Benvenisti, who represented #Israel before the #ICJ, co-writes:

Our Duty to Explain Israel’s Operation to “Concentrate and Move Population” in #Gaza is a Manifest War Crime

justsecurity.org/116459/israel…


Our Duty to Explain Moving Gaza Population is Manifest War Crime

Essay by leading Israeli scholars on the Israeli government's "Gideon's Chariots" order to move Palestinian Gaza population.
Chaim Gans (Just Security)

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Canada needs to reduce its dependence on US tech companies — and cloud infrastructure is a perfect place to start.

For the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, I explain the threat posed by our dependence on US-owned data centres and why we need a public cloud that isn’t shaped by the pressure for shareholder profits.

policyalternatives.ca/news-res…

#tech #cloud #datacenters #cdnpoli #cdntech #canada #markcarney


Canada should build public cloud infrastructure rather than relying on U.S. tech giants | CCPA

During the 2025 election campaign, prime minister Mark Carney made a striking admission about Canada’s dependence on U.S. tech companies.
Paris Marx (CCPA)

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Malik Lutfi contemplated which of his family's belongings to salvage in the few moments he was given while Israeli troops carried out home demolitions in the Tulkarm refugee camp where he grew up in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

Now 51, the father of six has rented a small room in the nearby city of Tulkarm, but without access to his electronic repair shop in the cordoned-off camp, he has no income to meet the rent.

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🕎 🇵🇸 ☮️
#Gaza #Palestine
#Press #News

'Ghost camp': Israeli operations in West Bank push wave of Palestinians from their homes.

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どんぐりを粉にして
吸引したら
思いの外
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In the town of Raba, in the Jenin Governorate of the northern occupied West Bank, Palestinians are fearful of an Israeli decision to seize the summit of Mount Salama, a move that would strip the town of an important economic resource.

Last Wednesday, the town’s residents received an Israeli order to seize 600 acres for the purpose of establishing a military zone that includes Mount Salama and its surrounding fields.

watanserb.com/en/2025/07/08/is…

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#Gaza #Palestine
#Press #News


Israel Moves to Seize Iconic Mount Salama in Jenin, Sparking Fears of Land Theft and Settlement Expansion

Watan-In the town of Raba, in the Jenin Governorate of the northern occupied West Bank, Palestinians are fearful of an Israeli decision to seize the summit of Mount Salama, a move that would strip the
Watan News (Watan)

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Netanyahu, with the most morally repugnant army in the world and the avaricious Israeli population display themselves to the world as abusive psychotics relentlessly raping an enclosed captive society they are intent on exterminating

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#gaza #genocide #palestine
#israel #netanyahu #trump
#lavender #ai #palantir


‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza

The Israeli army has marked tens of thousands of Gazans as suspects for assassination, using an AI targeting system with little human oversight and a permissive policy for casualties, +972 and Local Call reveal.
Amjad Iraqi (+972 Magazine)

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#musik #music #musique #musica #nosferatu #vampire #movie #soundtrack
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"Nosferatu" Akt I.2 (Musique et traduction française : Loop Ar Vro)

Video source (with music from Hans Erdmann) : • "Nosferatu" (1922). HD (720p). HANS ERDMAN... Picture : Marco FontaniliFrench translation : Loop Ar VroM...
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The current regime ruling the United States is trafficking people to various countries against their will.

But people seem to have quite bad memories and seem to believe that it's Trump that's just a bad actor.

Let me remind you that under the Bush regime, the CIA created a network in which it trafficked people, with no due process, for the express purpose of having them tortured.

Trump is not an aberration. The Empire is rotten, and it is dying.

justiceinitiative.org/voices/2…


20 Extraordinary Facts about CIA Extraordinary Rendition and Secret Detention

After the 9-11 attacks against the United States, the CIA conspired with dozens of governments to build a secret extraordinary rendition and detention program that spanned the globe.
www.justiceinitiative.org
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Dear @EUCommission,

X’s AI (in other words, X Corp.) is spewing blatant antisemitism. Will you do something about it or is your defense of the Jewish people limited to your members legitimising, censoring criticism of, arming, and profiting financially from the Israeli genocide of the Palestinian people?

gizmodo.com/round-them-up-grok…

#x #twitter #elonMusk #grok #antisemitism #israel #genocide #ethnicCleansing #apartheid #settlerColonialism #Palestine #Gaza #WestBank


'Round Them Up': Grok Praises Hitler as Elon Musk's AI Tool Goes Full Nazi

Grok even endorsed another Holocaust against the Jews.
Matt Novak (Gizmodo)
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a fish named dog 🎗️✡️♾️

for what it's worth, from what I can tell, even quite pro-Israel Jewish news sources are calling it for what it is (Jerusalem Post, Times of Israel, Arutz Sheva, Jewish Chronicle) and so are more mixed/unknown sources (Forward, Yeshiva World News--I don't know if they're antizionist Orthodox or very Zionist or carefully offending everyone).
...I wish there was a way to forcibly educate people that's not presumably illegal for kidnapping or trespassing or something.

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❞
Kirsch sees “the concept of settler colonialism” as activist “nonsense”…
By highlighting [his] text’s many elisions and obfuscations, Khalili makes clear that Kirsch has no clue what he’s talking about. That’s no surprise: He is, after all, a literary critic with zero expertise on Israel/Palestine or the discipline his book attempts to invalidate. Khalili’s review rigorously deconstructs Kirsch’s arguments before turning to a virtuosic micro-history of Zionist settler colonialism, drawn from the very primary sources and scholarship, especially by Palestinians, that Kirsch neglects. It’s a harrowing account—and a persuasive argument, for anyone willing to face the facts.
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@palestine


History Lesson

On Adam Kirsch and settler colonialism
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Francesca Albanese, the #UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, has demanded answers from #Italy, #France, and #Greece over their decision to grant airspace and safe passage to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—despite an active arrest warrant request from the International Criminal Court (ICC).

In a post on X, Albanese wrote: “Italian, French and Greek citizens deserve to know that every political action violating the international legal order, weakens and endangers all of them.”
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#warcriminal #warcrimes #IsraelWarCrimes #crimesagainsthumanity


UN expert slams Italy, France and Greece for allowing war crimes suspect Netanyahu to use their airspace

Middle East Eye

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Une recette efficace pour éteindre son âme et causer la souffrance consiste à faire de l'étranger l'intime, et de l'intime, l'étranger.

notesandsilence.com/2025/04/29…
#prière #méditation #spiritualité #psychologie #relations #souffrance


Éteindre son âme en croyant l’allumer (recette)

Une recette efficace pour éteindre son âme et causer la souffrance consiste à faire de l’étranger l’intime, et de l’intime, l’étranger. Ainsi, détournez-vous brutalement de …
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Can Israel Survive without the West? The Answer Reveals Our Collective Power - CounterPunch.org

The Israeli genocide in Gaza, along with the escalating regional wars it has ignited, has brought two chilling truths into our focus: first, Israel is deliberately and aggressively undermining the security and stability of the entire Middle East and,…
Ramzy Baroud (CounterPunch.org)

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De Gaulle talking about the dollar.
Extract from a press conference , February 1965 (machine translation)

Journalist

Mr. President, by exchanging part of its dollar assets for gold, France provoked reactions that themselves revealed certain flaws in the current international monetary system.

Are you in favor of reforming this system, and if so, how? My question, Mr. President, follows on from the previous one.

Could you clarify your policy regarding foreign investment in France, and particularly American investment?

Charles de Gaulle

Well, I will try to explain my thoughts on these points.

As the Western European states that were ruined and decimated by wars recover their substance, the relative situation they were in tends to appear inadequate and often even abusive and dangerous.

There is nothing here, moreover, in this observation, which implies, on their part, and even more so on the part of France, anything unfriendly towards any country, and in particular, towards America.

But the fact that these states want to act more and more on their own every day, in every area of international relations, is a natural part of things.

This is true of the monetary system that is being put into practice, of the monetary relations, if you will, that have been in practice in the world since the trials undergone by Europe caused it to lose its balance.

I was speaking, of course, of the international monetary system that appeared in the aftermath of the First World War and was established following the Second.

We know that this system, starting with the Genoa Conference in 1922, granted two currencies, the Pound and the Dollar, the privilege of being considered equivalent to gold in foreign trade.

It is true that the Pound was devalued in 1931 and the Dollar in 1933.

And at that time, it was believed that the privilege, this signal privilege, this signal advantage of these two currencies was compromised.

But America was overcoming its great crisis and then, afterward, the Second World War ruined the currencies of Western Europe by unleashing inflation.

Since almost all the world's reserves were then held by the United States, and they were the universal suppliers and consequently they had been able to maintain the value of their currency, it could seem natural that states would indiscriminately include dollars or gold in their foreign exchange reserves.

And that the differences in the balance of payments were settled by transfer of credit or American monetary sign as well as precious metal.

And this international monetary system, this Gold Exchange Standard, has consequently been accepted practically since then.

But it turns out that it no longer corresponds in the same way to the realities of today.

And that consequently it has disadvantages that are becoming more and more serious.

As this question which interests the world must be considered with serenity and with objectivity, what the current situation allows us to do, which in this respect does not contain anything that appears either very pressing or very alarming, it is the moment to do it.

Let us note that the conditions which had created the Gold Exchange Standard have changed profoundly.

The currencies of the Western European states have been restored to such an extent that the gold reserves that these states possess, let's say these six states, the six, the total of their gold reserves is equivalent to that of the Americans.

And it would exceed it even if these states wanted to convert into gold all the dollars they have to their account.

So, this kind of transcendent value that was recognized in the dollar has lost its initial basis, which was America's possession of the largest part of the world's gold.

But in addition, the fact that many States accept dollars in principle as well as gold for the settlement of differences that exist to their advantage in the American balance of payments, this fact leads Americans to get into debt and to get into debt gratuitously vis-à-vis foreign countries because what they owe them, they pay them at least in part with dollars that it is up to them to issue and not with gold which has a real value, which one only possesses because it has been earned, and which one cannot transfer to others without risk and without sacrifice.

But also in this way, this sort of unilateral facility which is attributed to America, contributes to fading the idea that the dollar is an impartial and international sign of exchanges whereas it is a means of credit appropriate to a State.

Obviously there are other consequences to this situation.

There is in particular the fact that the United States, for lack of having settled in gold at least completely, the negative differences of their payment, contrary to the practice which was formerly adopted, and by virtue of which the States were led to take, and if necessary with rigor, if necessary, the measures required to establish their balance, the United States I say, suffer from year to year deficit balances not certainly because the total of their commercial exchanges are to their disadvantage.

Their exports of materials exceed their imports.

But this is also the case for dollars whose outflows always exceed the inflows.

Then there is created in America by means of what must be called inflation, capital which in the form of loans in dollars granted to States or to individuals is exported abroad, and of course this increase in American fiduciary circulation makes investments within the United States less profitable.

Hence a growing propensity among them to invest abroad.

This results in some countries having a sort of expropriation of one or other of their companies.

It must be said that this practice has long encouraged and still encourages to a certain extent the multiple and considerable aid that America provides to many countries.

And from which we ourselves, in other times, have benefited greatly.

But circumstances have changed, and that is why France advocates that the system itself be changed.

That this sort of fundamental imbalance, which is now a fact, be brought to an end.

France advocated this, as you know, at the Tokyo Monetary Conference.

Given the consequences that a crisis that would arise in such an area could have, we believe that measures must be taken in time to avoid it.

We consider it necessary for international trade to be established, as was the case before the world's great misfortunes, on an indisputable monetary basis that bears no mark of any country in particular.

What basis? In truth, we do not see how there can really be any criterion, any standard other than gold.

And yes, gold, which does not change its nature, which can be put into ingots, bars, or coins in different ways, which has no nationality, which is eternally and universally held to be the unalterable and fiduciary value par excellence.

However, in the midst of the immense trials we have all gone through, whatever one may have imagined, or said, or written, or done, the fact remains that today no currency is worth anything except through a direct or indirect, real or supposed relationship with gold.

Naturally, no State can be forced to do what it must do within itself.

But in international trade, the supreme law, the golden rule, it is indeed the case to say it, which must be restored to honor and force, is the obligation to balance the balances of payments resulting from their trade from one monetary zone to another through the effective entry and exit of precious metal.

Certainly, the end without a harsh shock of the Gold Exchange Standard, which is the restoration of the gold standard, as well as the complementary and transitional measure that would be indispensable, in particular, the organization of international credit, on this new basis, all this must be examined calmly between States.

And in particular between those States to which their economic and financial power confers a special responsibility.

Moreover, the appropriate frameworks for these studies and these negotiations already exist.

The International Monetary Fund, which was established to ensure the solidarity of currencies, to ensure it as much as possible, the International Monetary Fund is certainly a very suitable place for such negotiations.

The Committee of Ten, which, as you know, is composed independently of the United States and England on the one hand, and of France, Germany, Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands, on the other hand, from Japan, Sweden and Canada, the Committee of Ten would prepare the necessary proposals and finally it would be up to the six States which appear to be on the way to creating a Western European economic community, it would be up to them to develop among themselves and to promote it abroad, the solid system which would be in accordance with common sense and which would respond to the resurgent economic and financial power of our ancient continent.

France for its part is ready to contribute actively to this great reform which is necessary in the interest of the whole world.

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Conférence de presse donnée au palais de l'Elysée le 4 février 1965. Dans le décor et avec le cérémonial habituel, le général de Gaulle prononce une courte formule de bienvenue, puis aussitôt il invite l'assistance à l'interroger.
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La canicule de juin 2025 a au moins fait 2300 morts en Europe, dont 1500 à cause du changement climatique. le changement climatique a triplé le nombre de morts. Voici le vrai visage de l'écologie punitive :
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253 morts à Paris, 1500 en Europe : le changement climatique a triplé le nombre de morts de la canicule de juin 2025

C'est une hécatombe. Selon une analyse du Grantham Institute, le changement climatique d'origine humaine a intensifié la récente
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2024 Election Results Under Scrutiny as Lawsuit Advances
The lawsuit could renew debate about the 2024 election, though it won't change the outcome since Congress has certified the results declaring President Donald Trump the winner.
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2024 Election Results Under Scrutiny as Lawsuit Advances

A judge has ruled that a lawsuit questioning the election results in Rockland County, New York, can proceed to discovery.
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There's no excuse for Ann Coulter's statement that "we didn't kill enough Indians." As Lakota Law director Chase Iron Eyes points out, #america was built on treaties with — and the generosity and genocide of — #native #people #us

"When those who display no regard for human lives, rights, and dignity control the levers of power, it’s important that we come together in common cause to raise our collective consciousness."

#history

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(Chile) Words of the Anarchist Comrade Mónica Caballero


I once heard that intimate life should not be mixed with politics, that is, that within the ideal, what we do individually and/or collectively to destroy the hegemony of power would have to be separated from our relationships with the beings we love, such as our parents, lovers, children, etc. As the years go by, these types of statements seem to me more and more distant from my reality and from the way I understand and intend to conduct politics.

I see no other way to construct and understand political work if it is not with the necessary and nourishing mixture of all the edges that converge in the development of each individual.

In this sense, mixing intimate life with “politics”, what could be more intimate than the pain of the loss of someone who came out of your womb? That pain, perhaps indescribable for those of us who have not lived through it, Luisa Toledo suffered in each of the murders of her three children, and carried in her heart until her last heartbeat.

That immense pain was transformed into the love that managed to forge some of the foundations for many to rise up against those who enrich themselves at the expense of the perpetuation of domination.

For this reason, among many other things, Luisa Toledo is the resilient mother of Rafael, Pablo and Eduardo, and she is also the comrade of dozens of demonstrations, she is the firm and passionate voice capable of delivering a clear message against the powerful, she is the one who stood up in solidarity with the prisoners… Luisa Toledo was, and always will be part of the construction of one or more generations of young combatants.

With these words I take this opportunity to send an affectionate greeting to the Vergara Toledo family.

Mónica Caballero S.
Anarchist Prisoner
Winter 2025

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(Chile) Palabras de la compañera anarquista Mónica Caballero – Informativo Anarquista

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If You Change Yourself You Can Change The #World


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'Japan #BDS, the local formation of the international Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement for Palestine, is claiming a special responsibility to end Japanese robot makers’ complicity in #Israel’s campaign of extermination.' truthout.org/articles/japanese…

Japanese BDS Activists Are Ramping Up Their Campaign Against a Robotics Company

Japan BDS is claiming a special responsibility to end Japanese robot makers’ complicity in Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
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Colons israelians cremen el monestir de Sant Jordi.

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Situat al poble palestí de Taybeh, a Cisjordània, és un dels monestirs cristians més antics del món.

El sionisme odia per igual a cristians i musulmans.

Especialment odien a Sant Jordi, sant i patró de Palestina. Com odien a Maria i a Jesús.

No cal ser ni creient per rebutjar aquest odi i violència colonial.

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#Palestina #Gaza #SantJordi #Catalunya #Palestine #genocide

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Els Ports catalans són un dels cors mediambientals, patrimonials i culturals de Catalunya.

Connecten amb la Tinença de Benifassà i els Ports valencians.

Enllacen amb el Matarranya aragonès.

És on més català es parla.

Ni en València ni en Barcelona sabien ni on estaven. Les dues capitals han copiat el model de Madrid i Paris: hipercentralisme, narcisisme i urbanocentrisme.

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#IfPaüls #Incendi #Catalunya

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David Segarra

Curiosament, Barcelona i València, les grans i importants capitals dels tan superbs i tan ufanosos països estan castellanitzades i americanitzades a nivells de caricatura.

Als Ports catalans i valencians, a Terres de l'Ebre i als Maestrats valencians és on més valencià-català es parla de tots els països.

Per a València són mig catalans, per a Barcelona són mig valencians. Oblidats, menyspreats i abandonats pels governs, els polítics i els tertulians.

Curiosament, el vertader cor del país.

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David Segarra

Mireu com de connectats estem.

El fum de l'incendi de Paüls als Ports catalans arriba fins al sud d'Alacant...

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La fumeguera de l'incendi de Tarragona arriba fins a la Marina i el Baix Segura

La direcció de les ratxes espenta l'olor de cremat a través del Mediterrani cap a poblacions com Torrevieja, a més de 400 quilòmetres
À Punt NTC (À Punt)
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