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Repression against whoever resist the death politics of Capital increased in every country in the West. Journalists prefer to reproduce the repression fairytale instead of focusing on the damage caused by the capital itself. It's time to take counter-measures against repression. mastodon.social/@stuut/1148337âŠ
@snarkweek Alt text: screenshot of article: A concentration camp it truly is For President Donald Trump's attention: When the person submitting your name as a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize is promoting the construction of a concentration camp - into which the entire population of the Gaza Strip will be herded, with no ability to leave unless people "choose" to emigrate-it's not clear whether he is being a sycophant or sabotaging your candidacy. The support given by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the criminal plan being promoted by Defense Minister Yisrael Katz, involving the construction of a "human-itarian city" on the ruins of Rafah, which would incarcerate all the enclave's residents, is a moral and historic nadir for the State of Israel and the Jewish people. No matter how they try in Israel to wrap this move with laundered epithets, they are talking about a concentration camp. It appears that in Israel they believe that it's sufficient to attach the label "humanitarian" to convert every act into a legitimate one. Just like the term "the most moral army in the world", which is no longer connected to what IDF soldiers are doing, they're now trying to present a concentration camp to be used for the transfer of population as the most moral one in the world. An Israeli source said Wednesday that "the plan is to move all civilian Gazans southward to a large tent city in Rafah, in which they'll have hospitals and plenty of food." He added: "Just like the prime minister said, as far as I'm con-cerned, they can be given Ben & Jerry's ice cream" (Liza Ro-zovsky, Hebrew Haaretz, July 9). A source of blue-and-white pride: In our concentration camp they have ice cream. In Israel, you're not allowed to make comparisons, when you do compare to benighted periods, something always "goes wrong in the translation." As long as the concentration camp isn't a waystation on the way to gas chambers, it's easy to refute the comparison and thereby normalize almost any evil. As long as it's not a Holocaust, everything's okay. Thus the historical comparison, which was meant to be cautionary, becomes a tool for muzzling critics and for normalizing the evil. But nothing is okay. On Wednesday, 26 people were killed in the Gaza Strip, and at least 80 the day before that. Most of them had been uprooted from their homes, including women and children. The IDF attacked densely crowded areas, including a schoolyard, shelters, tents and an aid distribution center (Jack Khoury, Hebrew Haaretz, July 9). The Red Cross has warned that medical services are about to collapse due to the spike in the number of people hurt at aid distribution locations. Most of the dead were trying to obtain food. Among the wounded are children, youths, mothers and elderly people. "The extent and frequency of these events are unprecedent-ed," said sources at the Red Cross. The Gaza war has no military or diplomatic objectives, other than unacceptable ones: a second Nakba and/or a "voluntary" transfer of all Palestinians. This war must be stopped immedi-ately. The hostages must be brought back, and the army must withdraw from the enclave. Control must be transferred to the Palestinian Authority within an Arab-international frame-work, and the rebuilding of the Strip must be allowed to begin. One cannot lend a hand, whether by assent, silence or indiffer-ence, to a plan over which a black flag is fluttering.
I've heard WAY too many people who simply know better saying things like "well, this is an 'act of god'" about flash flooding.
No. It is not. And we need to fix the law to get rid of that ridiculous ancient construct. There are no "acts of god", according to the law, or there shouldn't be. I have freedom of religion. How do I have that if my insurance company can say "act of god" and I'm not allowed to collect on the insurance? When I acknowledge no such entity?
Flash floods, wildfires, mudslides, polar vortices, all of this. None of it is an "act of god". They're all acts which are the direct consequence of HUMAN BEHAVIOUR.
We have to stop allowing people to say "oh, well, sky daddy did it" and shrugging when it comes to helping people live through climate change.
A 1953 training film for a mechanical fire control computer aboard Navy Ships. Amazing how problems of mathematical computation were solved so elegantly in ...
Die Kommission zur Wahrnehmung der Belange der Kinder (Kinderkommission, KiKo) gibt es seit 1988. Sie ist ein Unterausschuss des Ausschusses fĂŒr Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend....
Lighting this bonfire a day early to protect a grotesque display of dummies in a boat doesnât just shame our community - it exposes the real dummies behind it. Thereâs nothing cultural about racism, intimidation, or mocking those fleeing war and persecution. This was a calculated act to spread hate, not to celebrate tradition.
Letâs be clear: the vast majority of bonfires are peaceful and bring people together in celebration. But every year, a small minority try to pass off this poison as culture. Our communities know better. We stand with those targeted, not with the cowards who hide behind bonfires to parade their bigotry. Racism and intimidation are not culture - theyâre a burning shame we refuse to accept.
All of this! âŹïž. And more idiots in Belfast spreading asbestos and threatening two hospitals because âour cultureââŠ.. while the courts and the police avoid dealing with thuggery and terrorism: but if a pensioner put a sticker on a bank wall ⊠well thatâs a hate crime and supporting terrorists. đ€Ź. Neither the courts nor the PSNI are doing their job: and some political party leaders are followers, not leaders.
Antiwar News with Dave DeCamp, 07/11/25: Israel Urges the US To Bomb Yemen Again, IDF Killing Civilians With Grenade-Firing Drones, and More youtube.com/watch?v=ZZoKwkpunsâŠ
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Even by the Govt.'s child poverty is rising and around 1.6m children live in families who are worse off due to the two child benefit cap... and still they will not remove it.
Its a policy intended by the Tories to punish the 'feckless' poor & as such should have been a priority to remove... that it hasn't is yet one more (continuing) disappointment.
What possible reason would a Labour party continue this policy?
"America goes not abroad in search of monsters to destroy ... She might become the dictatress of the world, But she would no longer be the ruler of her own spirit.
I guess if âTheyâll come for you nextâ motivates people, then go for it. But damn, I really wish people could start from the assumption that the people theyâre coming for *now* are also worth fighting for without any further explanation.
Originally published at TomDispatch. In a world where so much else is happening including, only recently, savage American and Israeli strikes against Iran, Gaza has become little more than background noise.
As the genocide of Palestinians continues with the daily massacres of hundreds of starving people being targeted and killed by the Israeli military as they come to attempt to get food, another ship of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla coalition âHandalaâ is âŠ
On todayâs Ron Paul Liberty Report: Testimony yesterday that the US Administration relied on the shadowy, Israel-linked Canary Mission to identify students for harassment and deportation raises serious questions about its stated commitment to the FirâŠ
All of this illustrates once more the terrible strategic situation the EU is in; they've somehow achieved the impressive feat of digging a hole for themselves where they're at odds with all 3 of the world's great powers. They're treated as a vassal by an increasingly aggressive Washington, they're in open conflict with Moscow and they're getting history lessons from a Chinese foreign minister who's barely hiding his contempt for their naivety.
Crazy to me that over 3 years into the Ukraine war the EU still lives in the same mental Lalaland where they seek to convince China to side with them to defeat Russia.
As Australiaâs dear friend Israel announces its plan to move Gazaâs entire population into concentration camps to prepare them for deportation and murder them if they refuse, the Australian government is laser-focused on tackling the problem ofâââyou guessed itâââantisemitism.
A landmark judgment by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in 1974 makes it unequivocally clear that under international law, unilateral oral declarations made by state representatives can be legally binding, provided they meet specific criteria. This judgment came in the case Nuclear Tests (Australia v. France), where Australia challenged Franceâs atmospheric nuclear tests in the Pacific despite prior French assurances to the contrary.
Not only is the historical record on Western promises to the USSR regarding NATO expansion crystal clear, there is also an ICJ ruling confirming that verbal commitments are legally binding.
The international recognition of the âSrebrenica Genocideâ appears to contrast with the denial of Israelâs current genocide in Gaza. Yet Srebrenica was also comprehensively denied at the time and continues to be denied by Serbia.
On the 30th anniversary of the largest mass killing in Europe since 1945, Martin Shaw contrasts the tragedy and its aftermath with the West's support of Israel in Gaza.
Ever find yourself with a few minutes to spare and a craving for something thatâs both challenging and instantly gratifying? Then let me introduce you to Slope Game, a deceptively simple yet utterly addictive online game that will test your reflexes and spatial reasoning to their absolute limit. You can find it at Slope Game, and trust me, once you start, you might find it hard to stop!
This isn't some flashy, story-driven epic. Slope Game is pure, unadulterated gameplay. It strips away the unnecessary bells and whistles and delivers a raw, engaging experience that's perfect for a quick burst of fun or a longer session of competitive high-score chasing. So, how exactly do you play? Let's break it down.
Getting to Grips: The Gameplay of Slope Gamerward: you control a rolling ball as it navigates a procedurally generated, downward-sloping course made of blocks. Think of it like a never-ending rollercoaster, but you're in control of the car, and the tracks are constantly shifting and disappearing.
The controls are minimalist, relying on just two keys: the left and right arrow keys (or A and D, if you prefer). These keys steer your ball left and right, allowing you to dodge obstacles like red blocks that instantly end your run, and navigate the constantly changing terrain.
The beauty of Slope Game lies in its increasing difficulty. As you progress further down the slope, the speed increases, the gaps between blocks widen, and the overall challenge intensifies. The game cleverly introduces subtle variations in the terrain, like slightly angled blocks that require more precise steering, and even blocks that suddenly change color, adding an extra layer of visual complexity. What makes it truly engaging is the sense of momentum. You're constantly gaining speed, and the feeling of barely avoiding an obstacle by the skin of your teeth is incredibly exhilarating. The procedural generation also means that no two runs are ever the same, keeping the experience fresh and unpredictable. It's a simple premise, yes, but its elegant design and addictive gameplay loop make Slope Game a compelling experience for players of all skill levels. Even just a few minutes of playing can provide a surprisingly intense and satisfying challenge.
Vaccinated women conceived about a third fewer children than would be expected from their share of the population. Unvaccinated women conceived at about the same rate as all women before the pandemic. Thus, a strong association between COVID-19 vaccination status and successful conceptions has been established.
Charts show falling birth rates for countries across Europe beginning in 2022, and datasheets break down the COVID-19 vaccination status of new mothers in the Czech Republic.
The amusing Elias video means people like the former Clinton lawyer are worried that not only conservatives, but friendly audiences at places like MSNBC might begin exploring what actually happened in 2016-2019. If those audiences put even minimal effort into learning the basics of these cases, itâs possible mainstream public opinion will finally turn â not on Trump, but on the concocted Trump-Russia mania of those years, which deserves a place in history next to or even above the WMD scandal as the biggest intelligence fiasco of our time.
Attention, believers in the Trump-Russia conspiracy: you are being lied to. Side by side, here's what you've been told, next to the reality that's being hidden from you.
After years working a propane job in Saudi Arabia to earn their retirement nest egg, Hank and Peggy Hill return to a changed Arlen, Texas to reconnect with o...
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Elina Bakunova aka "Eli from Russia" visited Iran before the military conflict between Iran, Israel, and the US began. Before she left, her friends were like, "You're going to Iran? It's so dangerous!" But she found once she arrived in Iran, she never felt in any danger. The Iranian people were kind and curious. She feels the reality of Iran is different from how the media portrays it. She explores the city of Shiraz, visits geographic and historical landmarks, tries the local food, and so fourth. Her English-speaking guides (the whole video is conducted in English) are very good. Officially, Iran is an Islamic country with many restrictions, but many people have little interest in the religion and the restrictions, especially young people. People comply more in public but often in private people ignore the restrictions all the time. There is a difference between the government and the politics and the regular people. The video has very good music.
âNo amount of genocidal carnage, ethnic cleansing fantasies, Western backing or battlefield strategy can offer Israel a path out of Gaza without a permanent ceasefireâ
No amount of genocidal carnage, ethnic cleansing fantasies, Western backing or battlefield strategy can offer Israel a path out of Gaza without a permanent ceasefire.
"Al-Qassam has lost nearly its entire top leadership inside the Gaza Strip, including legendary figures Yahya Sinwar and Mohammed Deif, through the course of the ongoing genocide, but its operational capabilities have only sharpened. Resistance operations have improved both qualitatively and quantitatively as the genocidal assault on Gaza has dragged on. According to Walla, the resistance has replaced its leadership seamlessly and new commanders are carrying out operations without missing a beat: âSecurity sources estimate that Hamas has managed to appoint new field commanders and is managing guerrilla operations through a series of orders passed from leadership in Gaza City and the central camps to the other fighting centres.â
Leadership roles in Hamas and Al-Qassam donât come with the luxury of retirement. They come with a near-certain guarantee of martyrdom. As a result, Palestinian resistance has developed a deep-rooted resilience regarding leadership succession. Resistance in Gaza has demonstrated the futility of Israeli assassination campaigns."
Prices are starting to rise in the US because of #tariffs, as previously stocked inventories are depleted. Economists say it will only get worse. edition.cnn.com/2025/07/10/ecoâŠ
It is not just prices rising, but we are finding that some imported components we use to build our company's products are becoming difficult, or impossible, to obtain. (And there is seemingly no US based alternative.)
Elina Bakunova aka "Eli from Russia" visited Iran before the military conflict between Iran, Israel, and the US began. Before she left, her friends were like, "You're going to Iran? It's so dangerous!" But she found once she arrived in Iran, she never felt in any danger. The Iranian people were kind and curious. She feels the reality of Iran is different from how the media portrays it. She explores the city of Shiraz, visits geographic and historical landmarks, tries the local food, and so fourth. Her English-speaking guides (the whole video is conducted in English) are very good. Officially, Iran is an Islamic country with many restrictions, but many people have little interest in the religion and the restrictions, especially young people. People comply more in public but often in private people ignore the restrictions all the time. There is a difference between the government and the politics and the regular people. The video has very good music.
"Palestine solidarity gestures have multiplied in footballâoften referring to Handala, an iconic cartoon character and symbol of hope ~ Yann Dey-Helle, Dialectik Football ~ At MetLife Stadium in suburban New York, Wessam Abou Ali recently celebrated his second goal against FC Porto by posing with one hand behind his back and the other making the The post The footballing lives of Handala
Palestine solidarity gestures have multiplied in footballâoften referring to Handala, an iconic cartoon character and symbol of hope ~ Yann Dey-Helle, Dialectik Football ~ At MetLife Stadium in suburban New York, Wessam Abou Ali recently celebrated hâŠ
The European Space Agency (ESA) successfully established a transmission-reception optical link with NASAâs Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) experiment onboard its Psyche mission, located 265 million kilometres away, using two optical grounds stations developed for this purpose in Greece.
ID soldiers testify to systematic killing of Palestinians in Gaza via weaponized drones
[Warning: story contains graphic descriptions]
Testimonies from soldiers who served in Gaza reveal extensive use of weaponized commercial drones modified to drop grenades on Palestinians. The soldiers describe frequently targeting unarmed civilians, including women and children, often to force them out of their homes.
[...] S said he saw some of the bodies through drone cameras. According to him, because the killing is done far from where the soldiers are, "the bodies aren't collected. The dogs eat them. You can see it through the cameras. I wouldn't be able to see a dog eating a body at any moment. The people around me did. The dogs are already conditioned to run to places where there's gunfire or explosions, as they understand this means a chance of finding a body."
Videos of such attacks, originally shared by soldiers, show grenades being dropped on fleeing civilians. Survivors and residents attest to the use of drones to displace large populations in line with military objectives and policies of evacuation. xcancel.com/ytirawi/status/194⊠(via Younis Tirawi)
IDF routinely denies allegations of targeting non-combatants.
Quoting Sergey Brin: "The use of the term genocide in the context of Gaza is very offensive to Jews, I would not rely on an anti-Semitic organization like the UN."
One might argue that companies profiting from genocide may react defensively... #ProjectNimbus is a $1.2 billion cloud and #AI contract between #Google, #Amazon, and #Israel that has been criticized internationally for enabling Israel's war on #Gaza, including surveillance and AI-driven tactics that contribute to the ongoing #genocide.
[follow up] Autel Robotics accused of selling drones to Israeli military used in Gaza
Autel Robotics, a Chinese drone manufacturer, is facing accusations of selling its drones to the Israeli military, which reportedly used them to fire grenades at unarmed civilians in #Gaza, including children. The company denies knowingly selling to #Israel and claims the sales were unauthorized. However, evidence suggests otherwise, including a public tender by the Israeli Defense Ministry for Autel drones and statements from an Israeli distributor who claims to have facilitated these sales. Autel is considering legal action against the distributor.
[âŠ] Autel Robotics announced after the outbreak of the war in 2023 that it would stop selling drones "to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict zone," in accordance with regulations in China that prohibit the sale of civilian drones for military use. The company stated in response to the exposure by "Shecha Mekomit" that it "believes that technology should not be used as a means of harm or oppression," and strongly condemns this use. According to the company, not only was it unaware of the offensive military use of the drones, but it also did not make any sales to marketers or importers in Israel â either directly or through a third party â and it is unknown how they ended up in the hands of soldiers in the army.
In the first months of the war, Israeli army units received ample donations from the general public, mostly in Israel and the United States. Alongside food and shampoo, drones were among the items that soldiers requested the most.
âSoldiers independently launched crowdfunding campaigns,â L. explained. âOur company received around NIS 500,000 (approximately $150,000) in donations, which we also used to buy drones.â C., another soldier, recalled being asked to sign thank-you letters to Americans who had donated EVO drones to his battalion.
"(I'm aware the term genocide in the context of Gaza is very offensive to Jews, but that's what's happening in Gaza)"
Correction: the term is offensive primarily to people who hold Zionist commitments, some of whom are also Jewish. It is the reality of ongoing genocide, apartheid, forced displacement, and other crimes against humanity that is offensive to the overwhelming majority of Jewish people I know who are not also committed to Zionism as a political project.
Aral Balkan
in reply to murchadhfinn • • •For President Donald Trump's attention: When the person submitting your name as a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize is promoting the construction of a concentration camp - into which the entire population of the Gaza Strip will be herded, with no ability to leave unless people "choose" to emigrate-it's not clear whether he is being a sycophant or sabotaging your candidacy. The support given by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the criminal plan being promoted by Defense Minister Yisrael Katz, involving the construction of a "human-itarian city" on the ruins of Rafah, which would incarcerate all the enclave's residents, is a moral and historic nadir for the State of Israel and the Jewish people. No matter how they try in Israel to wrap this move with laundered epithets, they are talking about a concentration camp.
It appears that in Israel they believe that it's sufficient to attach the label "humanitarian" to convert every act into a legitimate one. Just like the term "the most moral army in the world", which is no longer connected to what IDF soldiers are doing, they're now trying to present a concentration camp to be used for the transfer of population as the most moral one in the world. An Israeli source said Wednesday that "the plan is to move all civilian Gazans southward to a large tent city in Rafah, in which they'll have hospitals and plenty of food." He added: "Just like the prime minister said, as far as I'm con-cerned, they can be given Ben & Jerry's ice cream" (Liza Ro-zovsky, Hebrew Haaretz, July 9). A source of blue-and-white pride: In our concentration camp they have ice cream.
In Israel, you're not allowed to make comparisons, when you do compare to benighted periods, something always
"goes wrong in the translation." As long as the concentration camp isn't a waystation on the way to gas chambers, it's easy to refute the comparison and thereby normalize almost any evil. As long as it's not a Holocaust, everything's okay. Thus the historical comparison, which was meant to be cautionary, becomes a tool for muzzling critics and for normalizing the evil.
But nothing is okay. On Wednesday, 26 people were killed in the Gaza Strip, and at least 80 the day before that. Most of them had been uprooted from their homes, including women and children. The IDF attacked densely crowded areas, including a schoolyard, shelters, tents and an aid distribution center (Jack Khoury, Hebrew Haaretz, July 9). The Red Cross has warned that medical services are about to collapse due to the spike in the number of people hurt at aid distribution locations. Most of the dead were trying to obtain food. Among the wounded are children, youths, mothers and elderly people.
"The extent and frequency of these events are unprecedent-ed," said sources at the Red Cross.
The Gaza war has no military or diplomatic objectives, other than unacceptable ones: a second Nakba and/or a "voluntary" transfer of all Palestinians. This war must be stopped immedi-ately. The hostages must be brought back, and the army must withdraw from the enclave. Control must be transferred to the Palestinian Authority within an Arab-international frame-work, and the rebuilding of the Strip must be allowed to begin.
One cannot lend a hand, whether by assent, silence or indiffer-ence, to a plan over which a black flag is fluttering.