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Military and militias now shooting at Israel's aircraft passing through in Iraq without permission.
De jure such "passing through" without permission does mean that a state of war exists unless resolved diplomatically, but Israel's planes do this whenever they feel like because Iraq's forces can't fight back because that was USA's obligation and USA is the world's worst, least trustworthy ally ever.
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"Iran says parliament is preparing bill to leave nuclear non-proliferation treaty"
reuters.com/world/middle-east/…
Congratulations to Trump for the "great negotiating" here, by Trump breaking the previous agreement at end of previous term thereby leaving EU to try to but failing to get a new agreement in place to prevent nukes and now letting Israel go ahead with the war of aggression, they won this: increased threat for everyone worldwide.
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"Iran: Weeks away from having nuclear weapons since 1995"
youtube.com/shorts/JC56Ltg5zDE
From youtu.be/3Q08a7BI9XI?t=379 the Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
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"In wars between nation-states, it is societies, and particularly women and children, that pay the heaviest price. The conflict between Israel and Iran is no exception. [...]

It must be emphasised that this war is not a war for the liberation of societies, especially for women. The demands of the people, particularly women, are not part of Israel's or Iran's agendas. Representatives of nation-states chanting slogans such as 'Jin, Jiyan, Azadî' (Woman, Life, Freedom) cannot herald freedom or promise a beautiful future for society, especially when they lack a genuine understanding of the importance of women's struggles.
[...]
KJAR emphasises the importance of organising and building grassroots strength in pursuit of freedom for society, and especially for women. Amid a war of authoritarian powers and patriarchal systems, KJAR stresses that there is no glimmer of light, freedom, or equality."
anfenglish.com/women/kjar-the-…
KJAR is the "Free Women's Union of Rojhelat", where Rojhelat is the Eastern, Iran-held, part of Kurdistan.
They are one of the three organizations that brought the "Women! Life! Freedom!"-slogan with its antiauthoritarianism and feminism there from whence it spread through all Iran and became the main slogan of the most recent antiauthoritarian uprisings against the theocracy.

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"Iran Intensifies Repression Under Pretext of War; Widespread Arrests and Enforced Disappearance of Political Prisoners"
iranhr.net/en/articles/7674/
The Netanyahu Gang has in several statements and videos falsely associated itself with primarily antiauthoritarian, feminist, antiracist opposition in Iran, which it must be aware of and therefore intended to cause that opposition to be targeted, just as it did during the widespread uprisings a few years ago whereby they directly contributed to getting people sentenced to be murdered by the Iran-theocracy's courts system,
while in actual reality the Israel-regime is also authoritarian, sexist, racist, etc just like their counterpart in Iran.
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Criminal president Trump of USA in violation of both international theguardian.com/world/live/202… and domestic (constitutional) law theguardian.com/world/live/202… directly bombed Iran at 02:30 using a dozen B-2 stealth bombers dropping GBU-57 bombs at Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow (where the video of the event reportedly is from).
There was no congressional approval and no casus belli.

This further increases the risk of global hot war for everyone and the risk for every entity in some way associable with USA in particular,
but since primarily USA's Republican party elite have been cheering and literally singing and for war with Iran for decades, they don't care about the constitution they so often claim to have read but instead just cheer theguardian.com/world/live/202… the now very plausible new "forever-war".
At least Bush had fraudulent authorization, at least pretended.

Note, the Iran-theocracy is despicable, murderously oppressive, racist and sexist. This has absolutely nothing to do with that.
State vs State war is never a good thing.

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Through the governments of Israel+USA war attacking the government of Iran "A new order is being established in the Middle East under American hegemony." and "If the regime accepts American demands and surrenders, or if a different kind of agreement is made with the U.S. and Israel, you can be sure of this: the first thing this regime will do is turn on its own people and launch a massive wave of repression, executions, prison sentences, arrests, and similar measures in order to re-establish its sovereignty in Iran." explains anfenglish.com/features/prof-d… Professor Abbas Vali (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbas_Va…).
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'Five more Kurds arrested in Iran [...] without a court order and no information has been obtained regarding the fate of those affected.
[...]
A wave of arrests has been taking place in Iran in recent days. According to the same sources, at least 151 people have been detained on “security” grounds in Eastern [Iran-held part of] Kurdistan and various cities across Iran in the last three days alone.'
anfenglish.com/kurdistan/five-…
This extremely probably is directly related to the governments of Israel and USA's war attacking the government of Iran, as Netanyahu and Gang have been once again striving to baselessly connect the antiauthoritarian feminist antiracist "Women! Life! Freedom!"-movement and related to their authoritarian sexist racist regime, which they must have known would only result in falsely legitimizing further persecution by the Iran-theocracy, as Netanyahu and fellow world "leaders" statements to same effect had that outcome previously too. It therefore seems probable that this is intentional and may be for the purpose of disabling the antiauthoritarian movements from resistance when Israel and USA intend to impose their replacement regime, which is likely the restoration of the Shah.

The place stated as "Sine" in the article is more widely known as Sanandaj.

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The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) now:
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The intensification and spread of major military operations in the Middle East risk engulfing the region—and the world—in a war with irreversible consequences.

The world cannot absorb limitless war. Upholding international humanitarian law is not a choice—it is an obligation.

Civilians must be spared from the conduct of hostilities. Medical personnel and first responders must be allowed to carry out their lifesaving work safely. This includes our colleagues at the Iranian Red Crescent Society. It also includes those at Magen David Adom.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has delegations in both Iran and Israel and is mobilising teams and supplies to scale up to address increasing needs—but no humanitarian response can substitute for political will to prioritise peace, stability and human life.
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icrc.org/en/statement/statemen…

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In the first 9 days of the government of Israel's war against the government of Iran, 98 civilians have been killed in Iran, out of which 26 were children as young as 2 months old (in addition to 600 of the military and "security").
hengaw.net/en/reports-and-stat…
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At least "263 people detained in Iran in 10 days [...] for posts on social media" as "Iranian forces have launched a major wave of detentions and arrests in Eastern [Iran-held part of] Kurdistan and Iran" anfenglish.com/news/263-people… in exactly the the way predicted, as Israel's war of aggression is used as a false legitimization to even more harshly crush the freedom- and equality-seeking opposition, or anyone mistaken for being in any way related to it, because Netanyahu through self-serving exploitative PR-statement statements painted a target on all their backs.
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The incompetence of the US VP JD keeps baffling.
Now claims the State USA is "not at war with Iran – we’re at war with Iran’s nuclear programme" theguardian.com/world/live/202… which is not a thing that is possible.
The definition of when a war between States starts is when the first bullet, other missile (what to do in the case of hostile Internet-packets is still being debated by scholars and other experts) or military force passes the border without invitation from the de jure (or by modernized definitions also other de facto) territory holder.
Unless USA had an invitation from the Iran-theocracy to come bomb, then USA is at war, committed an act of war of aggression, crime against peace, and is as a result at war until diplomatic resolution of one form or another is achieved.

A State can be at war against another State or against some domestic groups with Geneva Conventions compliant armed units.
States can NOT be at war against abstract concepts like "terrorism", "cubism", a "nuclear programme" (doubly so as even its existence is disputed), "gravity" or "the color chartreuse".
It is by the relevant definitions of the words not possible.

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Another prisoner State-murdered by Iran in apparent retaliation for Trump's attack bringing USA to war for Israel. This time Mohammad Amin Mahdavi Shayesteh, accused of Mossad-related online activities in the form of speech against Iran's military and anti-"Iran" (presumably meaning regime, not people) websites.
Such "Mossad"-accusations usually have "confessions" extracted using torture. Was there a Mossad-link?
We'll never know. We do know State-murder is the worst, most immoral and destructive, form of murder.
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Israel latest hours bombed around the Red Crescent building in Tehran lbcgroup.tv/news/middleeastnew… as well as bombed the Evin Prison theguardian.com/world/live/202… in Tehran holding political prisoners including on "death row" as part of the "Women! Life! Freedom!"-uprising retaliations, and huge bombardment in many other cities in Iran.
Here are a few videos related to this.
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For future reference, adding this todon.eu/@CrimethInc/114731635… toot from @CrimethInc to my thread dedicated to the topic of that war.
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More on Israel's recent "Bombardment targets Evin Prison in Tehran", including that "Some social media accounts report that prisoners were injured. Parts of the wall and ceiling of the women's wing reportedly collapsed.",
where "Journalists, human rights defenders, political activists, and opponents of the regime are held in Evin Prison, which is notorious for serious human rights violations.

There are many female political prisoners currently imprisoned in Evin, including Pakshan Azizi, Warisha Moradi, Mahboubeh Rezaei, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi. Additionally, many male detainees who have been convicted of political crimes are also being held there."
anfenglish.com/kurdistan/bomba…

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Video showing the Red Crescent rescuing people after Israel bombed around the Red Crescent's building in Tehran.

In a separate video I saw a person under a lot of concrete rubble being dug out and at least apparently surviving.

IRIB is regime media and should be treated with extreme caution, but the video is without commentary and of an otherwise already known event.

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"Members of the Iranian Red Crescent Society place flowers and petals on a Red Crescent vehicle that was attacked during an Israeli airstrike on 19 June in Tehran. Israel and Iran have been exchanging fire since Israel launched strikes across Iran on 13 June as part of Operation ‘Rising Lion’"
Pic: EPA

(EPA in this context is the "European Pressphoto Agency", not USA's "Environmental Protection Agency")

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"These are not wars of liberation — they are power struggles waged by patriarchal, authoritarian states"
Regarding the Israel's war in Iran" and "The nation-state has failed. It has produced only tyranny, forced displacement, and destruction",
said Paiman Fiyan, co-chairperson of the "Free Life Party of [eastern, Iran-held part of] Kurdistan" (PJAK),
regarding the war of aggression by the government of Israel against the government of Iran.
Continue reading here:
medyanews.net/stop-state-led-w…
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More on Israel's bombing political prisoners in Evin Prison, Tehran, in a partial rough translation, from "Free Women's Union of Rojhelat [Eastern, Iran-held part of Kurdistan]" (KJAR) one of the theee sibling orgs who brought "Women! Life! Freedom!" to Iran:
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This afternoon, on [June 23, 2025], the administrative buildings, courthouse, visitation hall, Infirmary, entrance of Evin Prison, and particularly wards 8 [=political prisoners and prisoners of conscience] and the women's ward getting most damaged.
According to the families present at these wards: "In the women's ward of Evin, the wall, part of the ceiling and windows of the ward have been destroyed. However, in the absence of medical care and failure to transfer the injured to the hospital, there is no complete information regarding the physical and mental health of these prisoners."
Additionally, in ward 8, despite some prisoners being injured, the prison guards attacked the prisoners, preventing them from escaping the horrifying situation.
Furthermore, according to some reports (which require confirmation from the families of these prisoners), detainees from the security ward 209 were transferred to a location outside the prison.
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Israel bombed in particular the heroes of the "Women! Life! Freedom!"-uprisings.

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More on that Israel bombed the political prisoners in Tehran:
"‘Helpless and trapped’: political prisoners stuck in Tehran jail with no way to flee bombings"
theguardian.com/world/2025/jun…
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An Israeli strike on Evin prison in Tehran on Monday is completely irresponsible and puts prisoners "in mortal danger", said Noemie Kohler, the sister of French national Cecile Kohler who is jailed there.
[...]
"This strike is completely irresponsible. Cecile, Jacques and all the prisoners are in mortal danger," Noemie Kohler told AFP.
"This is really the worst thing that could have happened," she added.
"We have no news, we don't know if they are still alive, we're panicking," Noemie Kohler said.
She urged the French authorities to "condemn these extremely dangerous strikes" and secure the release of the French prisoners.
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AFP: rfi.fr/en/middle-east/20250623…
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"Israeli strikes on Iran may have violated international law, UN mission says"
reuters.com/world/middle-east/…
Note that when UN workers say things like "may have violated international law", that should be understood as spoken in not normal English, but the separate Diplomatese language where "may have" or "raise serious concerns" is the strongest terms a person can use unless they are an actual judge ruling on the matter at hand.
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"'Regime change' is only solution in Iran, Shah's son says"
reuters.com/business/media-tel…

"Yes! Yes! Pick me! Pick me! Make me King!", desperately screams the person who has almost no support at all domestically but almost exclusively by people who fled when the oppressive torturer elitist regime now up for potential "restoration" fled, now suddenly finding Netanyahu and Trump may restore the old oppressor because that oppressor also had oppression enforcement collaboration agreements with Israel, in spite of the people rejecting Israel's occupation of Palestine back then too, back when it was in power.

Yeah, no. Not you.

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"Iran intensifies crackdown in [Iran-held part of] Kurdistan: civilians, activists targeted" because of Israel's war of aggression in Iran.
kurdistanhumanrights.org/en/ne…
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"Trump reportedly in situation room with Hegseth and Caine amid Iran attack on US bases"
theguardian.com/world/live/202…

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Iran says missile attack matched number of US bombs, signaling likely desire to de-escalate

Iran said its missile attack on Al Udeid air base in Qatar matched the number of bombs dropped by the United States on Iranian nuclear sites this weekend, signaling Iran’s likely desire to deescalate, AP reports.

Iran made the announcement on Monday night in a statement from its Supreme National Security Council after the attack, which Qatar said caused no injuries.

Iran also said it targeted the base because it was outside of populated areas.
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theguardian.com/world/live/202…

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"Reuters is [...] reporting that Iran informed the US via two diplomatic channels hours ahead of the attack [on USA Qatar base]"
theguardian.com/world/live/202…

"The main remaining base in northeast Syria hosting U.S. troops is on full alert and mobilized for possible attacks by Iran or Iran-aligned groups [...]"
lbcgroup.tv/news/middleeastnew…

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From the Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers' Trade Associations (teachers' union), roughly translated:
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Additional report on today's Israeli attacks on Evin Prison
• A large number of conscript soldiers, prison staff, several inmates, and some non-military individuals who visited the Evin court have been killed.
• The entrance to Ward 4 of Evin Prison, the clinic of Ward 4, the visitor's hall, and the security wards 209, 240, 241, and 2A as well as the Evin and Kachui security courts have been attacked and seriously damaged. The women's ward of Evin Prison has also been damaged.
• Political and non-political prisoners of Evin are being transferred from Evin. So far all prisoners of Ward 4 of Evin have been completely transferred to Greater Tehran Central Penitentiary.

• The Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers' Trade Associations, while condemning Israel's attack on civilian compatriots, especially today's attack on Evin Prison, calls for an end to the war and attacks on civilians.
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Luke Pollard, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces of the U.K. said 'that additional RAF Typhoon jets have arrived in the ["Middle East"] region, and he does not “rule out sending further capabilities if they are required”'
theguardian.com/politics/live/…
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Collective statement from Evin Prison, Tehran, in rough translation,
part 1 of 2:
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Today, Monday, June 23, 2025, Evin Prison was targeted by an airstrike. As a result of the impact from fighter jets attributed to Israel, parts of the administrative buildings, medical facilities, and the judicial office of the prison were severely damaged and destroyed.

Following this attack, a section of Ward 4 collapsed, windows and glass were shattered, and the interior space of the prison was destabilized. Simultaneously, many prisoners, in fear and seeking to save their lives, took refuge on lower floors, which resulted in injuries to several of them.

The prison's medical facilities have been effectively destroyed, and there are no initial resources available to address the condition of the injured inmates. Despite the deteriorating condition of some of the wounded, prison authorities have refused to transfer them to medical centers outside the prison, effectively leaving them without any care.

Meanwhile, instead of providing aid, security forces and prison guards have heavily secured the prison by deploying extensively in the wards, creating a highly secure environment. Threats, intimidation, and pressure on prisoners have increased, and we are facing double repression.
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See part 2 →

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Part 2 of 2 of collective statement from Evin Prison, Tehran, in rough translation:
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Outside the prison, all routes leading to Evin have been completely blocked, and families are prevented from entering. Nevertheless, some families, despite the danger, have gathered in front of Evin Prison to learn about the fate of their loved ones.

We, the defenseless prisoners under siege, declare: In the face of bombardment, we had neither shelter nor an escape route; and in the face of the organized crime that has cast a shadow over our bodies, lives, and dignity for years, there is no shield left.

We appeal to the people, families, activists, and awakened consciences:
Do not remain silent.
Gather immediately in front of Evin Prison to save our lives.
We are injured, threatened, and may lose our lives at any moment.
A group of prisoners from Evin Prison
June 23, 2025
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An interview with Parastoo,
an Iranian who in spite of being Internet-deprived by the regime so lacking information made it to a border still allowing crossing out of Iran,
after the Europe-resident Iranian was in Iran to visit family when Netanyahu launched the criminal war of aggression.
Excerpts in English from Public Service TV of Sweden, on location.
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As the Iran-regime continues State-murdering prisoners (whether falsely or not) associated with Israel in apparent retaliation against Trump's aggression in Iran,
now the time may have come for the Swedish citizen being held under execution threat, previously for hostage-diplomacy leverage against Sweden, but now,
"Concerns Over Imminent Execution of Ahmadreza Djalali Amid Transfer of Political Prisoners From Evin Prison"
iranhr.net/en/articles/7681/
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Iran’s foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has responded to reports of a ceasefire with Israel, saying in a post on X.

'As Iran has repeatedly made clear: Israel launched war on Iran, not the other way around. As of now, there is NO “agreement” on any ceasefire or cessation of military operations. However, provided that the Israeli regime stops its illegal aggression against the Iranian people no later than 4 am Tehran time, we have no intention to continue our response afterwards. The final decision on the cessation of our military operations will be made later.'
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theguardian.com/world/live/202…

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If you're confused as to whether there is a ceasefire between Israel and Iran now as Trump claimed, then don't worry it seems everyone is confused.
It seems to me there was no agreement, but Trump says there is one with unclear terms, so some regime officials on both sides of the war claim they're following those terms as of the would-be-deadline regardless of not having actually agreed, while others seem to be continuing as previously.
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In chronological order published:
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U.S. President Donald Trump told Israel Tuesday, "Do not drop those bombs" on Iran, hours after he had said a ceasefire between the two arch-foes had taken effect.

"ISRAEL. DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS," Trump said on his Truth Social platform. "IF YOU DO IT IS A MAJOR VIOLATION. BRING YOUR PILOTS HOME, NOW!"
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AFP: lbcgroup.tv/news/middleeastnew…

"Iranian media outlets are reporting an Israeli attack on the northern city of Babolsar"
lbcgroup.tv/news/middleeastnew…

"New Israeli strikes reported by media despite Trump's command to stop"
reuters.com/world/middle-east/…

"Iran media report explosions in country's north"
AFP: lbcgroup.tv/news/middleeastnew…

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@LightFIAR Hmm, I think Trump wanted to come out of this with a diplomatic achievement, to be able to make claims of having achieved peace through ordering USA to bomb Iran, to further the ridiculous claims that "I should have gotten the Nobel Peace Prize five times", as well as to get the anti-war GOPers you mention to get back under control.
But who knows what that clown wants.

Sad and hilarious: China twists Trump’s arm into giving up on his plans to go after Chinese students in the US, and he capitulates in order to…just get back to what he already had before he started his trade war.

“This is a Chinese TACO” says one trade expert.
mastodon.social/@thejapantimes…

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Der weltgrößte Rückversicherer Munich RE verläßt Klimaallianzen.


Die brächten ohnehin nix, und die USA unter Trump machen es vor, dass es ohne geht.

tichyseinblick.de/meinungen/mu…

#KlimaLüge #KLimawandel #KlimaKirche #Abzocke
#Klimawandel #CO2 #Klimakirche #Carnivore #Erdüberlastungstag #Misswirtschaft #Ökozid #Umwelt #Sommer #Sonne #Wärme #Hitze #Klima #KlimaLüge #KlimaKirche #KlimaLüge #GreatReset #Kommunismus

The Cradle en X: "BREAKING | Leaked documents released by Iranian media reportedly reveal that International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi has been fully coordinating with Israel and carrying out its directives.

These files are part of the sensitive intelligence cache Iran t.co/cmnjIIJL3X" / X
x.com/TheCradleMedia/status/19…

Esto es gravísimo; se acusa a Grossi, entre otras cosas, de facilitar información de los científicos iraníes a Israel y EE.UU. para sus asesinatos.

Thread about the two Palestinians invited to speak at Kehilla Community Synagogue in Piedmont, who were instead detained at SFO with their visas arbitrarily canceled:
social.coop/@raph/114674710005…

Wo sind denn hier die #Öko- #Aktivisten mit ihren #Protestcamps?


Im Reinhardswald bei Kassel - auch bekannt als Märchenwald der Brüder #Grimm - wird im großen Stil abgeholzt, um 18 Riesen-#Windräder aufzustellen.

Ohne #Staatsknete protestiert offensichtlich niemand.

bild.de/politik/inland/18-ries…

#KlimaLüge #KLimawandel #KlimaKirche #Abzocke
#Klimawandel #CO2 #Klimakirche #Carnivore #Erdüberlastungstag #Misswirtschaft #Ökozid #Umwelt #Sommer #Sonne #Wärme #Hitze #Klima #KlimaLüge #KlimaKirche #KlimaLüge #GreatReset #Kommunismus

En la fase final, el règim colonial de Sud-àfrica va atacar a tots els països veïns.

Israel ha atacat i perpetrat massacres en Líban, Síria, Iraq, Iran, Egipte, Iemen. I abans en Tunísia, Líbia, Sudan. També ha participat en massacres contra kurds i armenis. I va crear el seu estat colonial al damunt de Palestina.

El III Reich i ISIS també van obrir mil fronts.

L'arrogància és el taló d'Aquil·les.

Cal saber-ho.

#Palestine #Palestina #Gaza #Genocide

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#France #macronie
Beaucoup de morts rapides depuis quelques temps, parmi les oppositions influentes à tout ce qui se passe dans divers domaines.....

🔴 ERIC #DENÉCÉ EST MORT.
Éric Denécé (62 ans) a été retrouvé sans vie hier.
Ancien officier du renseignement, il a ensuite fait carrière dans l’intelligence économique et était le fondateur et directeur du CF2R.
La thèse du suicide ne semble pas convaincre ses proches pour le moment et nous nous renseignons dès à présent à ce sujet.
Notons qu’il était l’un des premiers à avoir analysé et documenté la guerre économique que les États-Unis mènent à la France.
En cette qualité, il était aussi l’un de nos contributeurs réguliers.
La radio adresse ses plus sincères condoléances à la famille.
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J'ai appris hier soir le décès soudain, inexpliqué et inquiétant d'Eric Denécé, 62 ans, ancien officier du renseignement de la Marine, Directeur du Centre français de recherche sur le Renseignement, que j'ai eu l'honneur de rencontrer dans ma vie professionnelle intense et diversifiée.
"Soudain, inexpliqué et inquiétant" car sa famille, ses proches et ses collaborateurs ne croient absolument pas à l'hypothèse d'un suicide au moment ou il travaillait sur un dossier important au profit d'Histoire Magazine.
Je sais qu'il attendait avec impatience la publication du deuxième volet de ce passionnant dossier, qui était le reflet des cinq volumes de son Histoire du Renseignement publié chez Ellipses.
Eric était un analyste influent et reconnu dans les domaines de la défense, du renseignement, de l’intelligence économique et de la géopolitique. Docteur en science politique (Université Panthéon‑Assas, 1988) et habilité à diriger des recherches depuis 2011, il fut officier-analyste de la Marine nationale puis du SGDN (Secrétariat général de la défense et de la sécurité nationale). Il a ensuite travaillé dans le secteur privé — Matra Défense, NAVFCO — avant de cofonder le cabinet d’intelligence économique Argos, puis de rejoindre le groupe GEOS.
Fondateur et directeur du CF2R (Centre français de recherche sur le renseignement) en 2000, il en assurait la direction. Ce think tank, d’inspiration « réaliste », était indépendant des institutions et des pouvoirs publics.
Il a évidemment critiqué la vente de la filiale énergie d’Alsthom à General Electric, qui a fortement impacté notre souveraineté nationale.
Éric assumait en effet une position indépendante et non alignée à propos de la guerre en Ukraine, sujet sur lequel il divergeait des lignes officielles de l’Union européenne et du gouvernement français.
Il n'affirmait jamais rien qui ne soit serieusement vérifié et solidement étayé.
Avant comme après l’invasion de l’Ukraine par la Russie de Poutine, Éric soulignait les responsabilités croisées des néoconservateurs à Washington et des ultranationalistes à Kiev avec une logique qui ne pouvait que conduire à l’agression russe.
Il était l'auteur prolifique ou l'éditeur d’une trentaine d'ouvrages, consacrés notamment à l’histoire du renseignement (Première et Seconde Guerres mondiales, Révolutions arabes, terrorisme…).
Il enseignait également l’intelligence économique et stratégique dans de nombreuses institutions : universités, ENA, Collège interarmées de Défense.
Eric était un vrai professionnel du renseignement et de l’analyse géopolitique. Il était brillant, intègre, sérieux, respectable, amoureux de la France et dévoué à la servir sans relâche avec son regard lucide, réaliste et détaché de tout biais idéologique.
Il laisse un œuvre riche et une très grande contribution à l’intelligence des conflits et des crises de notre temps.
Avec son décès, et d'autres, Il est devenu dangereux de démanteler la pensée unique européenne et surtout celle de la macronie sur les deux questions sensibles de la guerre en Ukraine, du Proche-Orient et de la reconnaissance d'un État palestinien.
Tout semble en place pour briser l'élan de la vérité, pour empêcher de voir et de dire le réel, pour contrôler le narratif officiel et, surtout, pour ostraciser et éliminer les dissidents.


Y. Bizien

Caitlin #Johnstone

Future New York Times headlines:
- Iranian strikes rock Israel in unprovoked attack.
- Israeli families take shelter amid antisemitic terror bombing.
- Israeli defense minister: U.S. campus protesters somehow knew about Iranian strikes in advance, indicating Tehran coordination.
- Trump privately voices frustration with Netanyahu over Iran conflict the U.S. is just passively, innocently witnessing.
- American Jews feeling anxious, unsupported amid spiraling wars in the Middle East.
- Opinion: I feared for my life during airstrikes on Tel Aviv. Nobody in the world can possibly understand what this is like.
- Opinion: Is the U.S. at risk of being drawn into another Middle Eastern war?
- Opinion: Is the U.S. stumbling into another Middle Eastern war?
- Opinion: Is the U.S. accidentally oopsie poopsie bungling into another Middle Eastern war?
- Opinion: Is the U.S. being dragged kicking and screaming into a war in the Middle East, something it historically tries to avoid at all cost?
- US launches strikes on Iran in preemptive attack.
- Opinion: Is the U.S. being sucked into a third world war?
- Opinion: Is the U.S. tumbling headlong into a nuclear exchange with Russia and China?
- Opinion: The sky is darkening as nuclear radiation creeps across our land, so we must all come together and condemn Hamas.
Opinion: The earth is a barren wasteland. Nothing remains. Check on your Jewish friends.

caitlinjohnst.one

#US #US-Israel #US-Israel-terrorism #Israel #Iran

Switching away from Google Maps : Here Maps, Bing Maps, OpenStreetMap...


I'm still looking for alternatives to popular Google services, just to see if it would be feasible to not have all my data in one provider's hand. In this one, I'm going to take a look at map services.

Google Maps
Google maps is widely known. It's probably the richest map data-wise, with the added benefit of street view, a well-stocked satellite view, data from points of interest and businesses, and a good interface.
We're going to take a look at other services, with the requirements that they use something other than Google maps for data. I'm not expecting a Street view replacement in any of these alternatives.

Open Street Maps
OSM is like the wikipedia of maps, with anyone being able to contribute to it, trace roads, buildings, and add points of interests, and more. OSM is accessible from their website, www.openstreetmap.org, and has the basics, such as directions, and search. It lacks a satellite view, street view, and doesn't have any informations about businesses. It also doesn't have the most elegant tile set there is.

MapQuest uses the OSM database to build their maps. It's been around for a while, but it seems more focused on the US market.

Qwant Maps use OSM as well, but it's still an alpha-level product. It doesn't have a mobile application, and doesn't have directions yet. It does look nice, and has basic informations when clicking on any POI, with favorites support.

On smartphones, the choice is a bit more varied, and that's what matters. OSMAnd seems to be the best choice out there on Android, with downloadable maps for offline access, and a ton of different options including which points of interest you want to display, the look of the map, a dark theme, a car GPS mode, and many more.

It's also interesting to note that there is a project called Open Street Cam which aims to provide an alternative to Street View.

Here Maps
Here Maps was formerly a Nokia product. They provide a web interface, as well as a mobile app, called Here We Go. The web interface is pretty slow to load tiles, and returned a very limited set of Point of interests, in my tests. It does have a few informations on each of them, though, so that's a plus.
It has directions, which are actually pretty well done, letting you choose between car, bike, on foot, as well as ride sharing or even a taxi.
It also has a satellite view, and can even show some public transportation information. Here maps also have access to traffic information in certain cities.

The mobile app is alright, it is pretty clear right at startup about what kind of data it collects, and has most of what you'd expect, including directions, favorites, and traffic data. It also can change the view mode from normal to satellite, and even download offline maps, if you're preparing a trip abroad and want to make sure you'll get a functioning GPS service.

Here maps is a good proposition that could definitely replace Google Maps in my admitedly simple uses.

Bing Maps
Bing Maps is Microsoft's map service. It's a smaller proposition, including only a web interface and no mobile application. Bing maps has points of interest with a lot of data supplied by TripAdvisor, and local data providers, such as Pages Jaunes in France. It has pretty complete directions, including the ability to avoid highways or ferries, and it has traffic data to help you navigate or use it as a GPS while driving.

Bing Maps also supports a satellite view, and what they call "streetside", which is a street view equivalent. It seems to work in major cities, for example, in France, Paris had a pretty good coverage, but this feature is not available as widely as Google's.

Bing Maps doesn't seem to have a mobile application though, which is a shame, since it's where most people will use it anyway.

All in all, Bing maps is probably the best proposition on the web, outside of Google Maps, but without a mobile application to use, I just could not see myself switching to it.

Other alternatives
The first is Wikimapia, a collaborative effort to give free maps to anyone who might need them. It's distributed under the open source Creative Communs BY-SA license.

Yandex Maps is also a good proposition, but if you're trying to escape the internet giants, the Russian Google might not be the best choice.

Duck Duck Go uses Apple Maps, which looks good, but they don't provide a separate map service.

All in all, while Here Maps and Bing Maps are pretty good, I still feel they lack the polish and overall nice finish of Google Maps. Their tilesets look a bit dated and bland, and even though data-wise, they don't seem to lag behind Gmaps too much, presentation matters, and the user experience is not as polished. They both are perfectly usable though.

Qwant Maps might one day have a user experience closer to the one Google delivers, but as of now, it's just not ready. For now, I'll replace Google Maps with Here Maps, but I'm not 100% satisfied.

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Switching away from GOOGLE - Web browser and search engine alternatives


Google is pretty much embedded in all of our lives. I've grown more and more conscious about that over the last year, and I'd like to try something: de-googling most of my life.

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As of now, I use a few Google services: Google Photos, Android on my Galaxy S8, Google Maps, Gmail, and obviously YouTube.

In this series, I'll try and find alternatives to these popular Google services, with a few conditions

Web browsers
There are quite a few browsers available on Linux, but almost every one of themr runs on Blink, Google's engine. Contributing to the hegemony of a single engine is obviously a choice I want to avoid, so choices are much reduced. In the end, the only credible choice out there with a strong engine is Firefox. It's free, open source, it renders webpages fast and while it's not exactly lightweight, is a bit less RAM hungry than Chrome. It supports account sync, a ton of extensions, and while it collects some technical data by default, you can turn that off in the settings.
Firefox is, in my opinion, the obvious choice for privacy-conscious Linux users. It has plenty of derivatives which add or remove features, any of these can also do the trick.

Web search
Google search is huge, and efficient. Its results are often on point, and it offers cards and info to help you get what you're looking for without opening any webpage. Replacing Google search is tougher than it seems.
I could find 2 alternatives that match my criteria, namely Duck Duck Go and Qwant.

Duck Duck go is the one I use right now. It's reliable, and search resultats are good. It also adds cards to display relevant information from wikipedia, as well as video miniatures, and mini-maps when you're looking for an adress. These maps are powered by Apple Maps, which is an odd choice, but since Apple is pretty much the only major hardware and services company that doesn't sell any user data to anyone, it's not that ridiculous. You can set another provider for itineraries, choosing from Apple Maps, OSM, Here, Google, or Bing Maps, if you find the default results are not to your linking.

It has powerful image search tools, though, with the ability to filter through type of image, including images which have a transparent background, as well as colors. It lacks the ability to specify an exact image size, and filters to look for images based on their license and rights, and I'd love for them to add these filters. They do allow to filter by region, which is a plus.

Duck Duck go also has "video" and "news" filters, and can display contextual filters as well. For example, looking up "Bitcoin" will add a currency converter to check out how much 1 bitcoin is worth.

Looks-wise, Duck Duck Go looks... bland. I know, its a search engine, and we d'ont really care how it looks, but I find the duck icon a bit cheesy, and the grey and orange colors are a bit dull. You can change the theme, though, with a few options in cluding a dark mode. If you really want to go further, you can change the font used, the colors of the various links, and even select to show or hide site icons in the results ! If you want to save these configurations, you can do so, by typing a passphrase that will allow you to download them on other devices, without using an account and giving away your email adress.

Qwant, on the other hand, is less well known. It's basically trying to give services to match Google's, but in keeping with the EU regulations, and with a privacy focused mind.

Qwant agregates date classified as news, social feeds, and regular old links on the same results page, and they obviously allow you to filter through News, Social, Images, Videos, and Shopping. Their image search tools are great, combining the best filters from Google and Duck Duck go.

Qwant looks very colorful, and bright, which I like, even though it can get distracting sometimes. Qwant also has a dark mode.

In the end, getting away from Google search can be done pretty easily. Whether you're more into Duck Duck Go or Qwant, it's mainly a matter of aesthetics, features are similar across the board, and even though results aren't exactly similar to Google search, I never felt like I was getting incoherent webpages, or useless results. It's still important to know that Qwant has its own indexation engine, and only uses some of Bing's results to complete searches where it doesn'ty have anything relevant to show. Duck Duck Go, on the other hand, is a meta-engine, and as such, uses results from its own engine and some reference websites, but also from Bing, Yandex, Yelp, and Yahoo. Qwant is not globally available yet, though, so you might not be able to access it, depending on where you live.

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Switching away from Google Maps : Here Maps, Bing Maps, OpenStreetMap...


I'm still looking for alternatives to popular Google services, just to see if it would be feasible to not have all my data in one provider's hand. In this one, I'm going to take a look at map services.

Google Maps
Google maps is widely known. It's probably the richest map data-wise, with the added benefit of street view, a well-stocked satellite view, data from points of interest and businesses, and a good interface.
We're going to take a look at other services, with the requirements that they use something other than Google maps for data. I'm not expecting a Street view replacement in any of these alternatives.

Open Street Maps
OSM is like the wikipedia of maps, with anyone being able to contribute to it, trace roads, buildings, and add points of interests, and more. OSM is accessible from their website, www.openstreetmap.org, and has the basics, such as directions, and search. It lacks a satellite view, street view, and doesn't have any informations about businesses. It also doesn't have the most elegant tile set there is.

MapQuest uses the OSM database to build their maps. It's been around for a while, but it seems more focused on the US market.

Qwant Maps use OSM as well, but it's still an alpha-level product. It doesn't have a mobile application, and doesn't have directions yet. It does look nice, and has basic informations when clicking on any POI, with favorites support.

On smartphones, the choice is a bit more varied, and that's what matters. OSMAnd seems to be the best choice out there on Android, with downloadable maps for offline access, and a ton of different options including which points of interest you want to display, the look of the map, a dark theme, a car GPS mode, and many more.

It's also interesting to note that there is a project called Open Street Cam which aims to provide an alternative to Street View.

Here Maps
Here Maps was formerly a Nokia product. They provide a web interface, as well as a mobile app, called Here We Go. The web interface is pretty slow to load tiles, and returned a very limited set of Point of interests, in my tests. It does have a few informations on each of them, though, so that's a plus.
It has directions, which are actually pretty well done, letting you choose between car, bike, on foot, as well as ride sharing or even a taxi.
It also has a satellite view, and can even show some public transportation information. Here maps also have access to traffic information in certain cities.

The mobile app is alright, it is pretty clear right at startup about what kind of data it collects, and has most of what you'd expect, including directions, favorites, and traffic data. It also can change the view mode from normal to satellite, and even download offline maps, if you're preparing a trip abroad and want to make sure you'll get a functioning GPS service.

Here maps is a good proposition that could definitely replace Google Maps in my admitedly simple uses.

Bing Maps
Bing Maps is Microsoft's map service. It's a smaller proposition, including only a web interface and no mobile application. Bing maps has points of interest with a lot of data supplied by TripAdvisor, and local data providers, such as Pages Jaunes in France. It has pretty complete directions, including the ability to avoid highways or ferries, and it has traffic data to help you navigate or use it as a GPS while driving.

Bing Maps also supports a satellite view, and what they call "streetside", which is a street view equivalent. It seems to work in major cities, for example, in France, Paris had a pretty good coverage, but this feature is not available as widely as Google's.

Bing Maps doesn't seem to have a mobile application though, which is a shame, since it's where most people will use it anyway.

All in all, Bing maps is probably the best proposition on the web, outside of Google Maps, but without a mobile application to use, I just could not see myself switching to it.

Other alternatives
The first is Wikimapia, a collaborative effort to give free maps to anyone who might need them. It's distributed under the open source Creative Communs BY-SA license.

Yandex Maps is also a good proposition, but if you're trying to escape the internet giants, the Russian Google might not be the best choice.

Duck Duck Go uses Apple Maps, which looks good, but they don't provide a separate map service.

All in all, while Here Maps and Bing Maps are pretty good, I still feel they lack the polish and overall nice finish of Google Maps. Their tilesets look a bit dated and bland, and even though data-wise, they don't seem to lag behind Gmaps too much, presentation matters, and the user experience is not as polished. They both are perfectly usable though.

Qwant Maps might one day have a user experience closer to the one Google delivers, but as of now, it's just not ready. For now, I'll replace Google Maps with Here Maps, but I'm not 100% satisfied.

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@bifouba Again though, that's arguing entirely within their (States') rules system, because that was the context used.

That should not be taken as an endorsement from me of that rules system or of the States-based system underlying that. I am still actually an anarchist even though I happen to have read their rules for themselves. Like a medical doctor knowing about diseases isn't an endorsement of everyone getting every disease. ;-D
I just wanted to say that, even though you in no way indicated believing so.

Nouvelle-Calédonie: le leader indépendantiste Christian Tein et ses camarades sont remis en liberté

La cour d’appel de Paris a confirmé, jeudi 12 juin, la libération du président du FLNKS et de trois autres militants kanak, détenus en métropole depuis un an, dans la foulée des révoltes qui ont embrasé l’archipel le 13 mai 2024. «La preuve que toute personne qui lit ce dossier sait qu’il est vide», selon l’une de leurs avocats.

Par @ellensalvimediapart.fr/journal/france/12…

in reply to Elías Fraguas

Hasta a Hitler le gustaban los perros, la pintura, la música ¿qué te gusta a ti, Feijóo? ¿Que te hace esperar con ilusión un ratito de soledad? No lo sabemos, Alberto. Por lo que sabemos te apagas y te metes en el armario. Pero Pedro llora si le pinchas, Pedro sufre las traiciones. Pedro ríe, Alberto. Ríe. Pedro juega el loco juego de la vida con nosotros ¿tú? ¿Qué demonios eres tú?

So yes, we have all been seeing the news about a US senator being forcibly removed from a press conference by DHS Secretary Noem.

But are we also going to mention this was right after she stated that federal government is going to use military force to institute regime change on the largest state and city in the country?

It happened after Noem said, “We are not going away. We are staying here to liberate the city from the socialist and the burdensome leadership that this governor and this mayor have placed on this country and what they have tried to insert into this city.”


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Facebook banned @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social for this essay, "Some Notes on the City of Angels and the Nature of Violence." So, make sure to read it and share it! "The Trump Administration is a huge surge of almost every kind of violence." www.meditationsinanemergency.com/some-notes-o...

Some Notes on the City of Ange...

Starmer called the Israeli strikes concerning, and called on “all parties to step back and reduce tensions urgently”.

“Now is the time for restraint, calm and a return to diplomacy,” he said.

Esto es increíble. Israel ha declarado abiertamente la guerra a Irán, ha asesinado a los tres líderes militares del país, y al menos seis (editado) científicos, y Europa pide calma y volver a la diplomacia.

La única forma de evitar un conflicto mayor sería empezar a castigar a Israel por su aventurismo.

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#Mondoweiss | The Israeli government has effectively legalized the annexation of over 60% of the West Bank, but no one’s talking about it. Here’s what this means for Palestinians.

“When I hear people talking about the risk of annexation, I tell them: this is annexation. It has already begun, and it is advancing.”

“Most of the lands of our town are in Area C,” the Taybeh landowner emphasized. “They have names. They are in our songs, our traditions, memories. Our families lived off these lands for generations, and all of this is being denied.”

mondoweiss.net/2025/06/israel-…

#WestBank #Palestine #Colonialism

Another Israeli violation of the ceasefire ⬇️

Israel initiates an unprovoked large-scale bombing attack on Lebanon

So far the airstrikes have impacted areas throughout South Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley area. Hezbollah continues to stick to the ceasefire despite daily Israeli attacks, while the Lebanese army refuses to resist Israel and protect its country. - MPN

#IsraelTerroristState #Lebanon #Hezbollah

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stephie

@GRA3432
Naja nutzt deren Militär ja ohnehin schon ausgiebig.
Aber ja nach Maßstäben israelischer Kriegsführung, würde das rechtfertigen Israel bis auf den letzten Stein zu zerstören. Die israelische Politik kommt auch nie auf die Idee, dass es ihr Ende wäre, wenn sie andere so behandeln würden wir sie andere behandeln.

#Netanyahu lleva desde que tengo memoria intentando que #EEUU🇺🇸 bombardee #Irán🇮🇷 por él. El hecho de que haya decidido ir por su cuenta —con el riesgo que eso supone en un país con la población de Portugal— muestra lo desesperado que está por mantener las ruedas de la #guerra girando. La “amenaza existencial” más importante a la hora de tomar la decisión ha sido el riesgo de ir a la cárcel —y eso lo sabe todo el mundo, dentro y fuera de #Israel🇮🇱

elpais.com/internacional/2025-…

Hundreds of thousands of people are "slowly starving" in Kenyan refugee camps after US funding cuts reduced food rations to their lowest ever levels, a United Nations official has told the BBC.

Malnutrition in Kenya's Kakuma refugee camp after US aid cuts
bbc.com/news/articles/c1dew7zy…

Brazil to auction oil exploration rights months before hosting Cop30 theguardian.com/environment/20… #Amazonrainforest #Climatecrisis #Fossilfuels #Environment #Worldnews #Americas #Brazil #Energy #Cop30 #Oil #Oil

amg-news.com/bombshell-report-…

De un grupo de WhatsApp, sobre la marcha a Gaza, una activista de un grupete español:

Hola. Último integrante ya en El Cairo en el hotel sin ningún problema. Las otras 4 han pasado el día jugando al gato y al ratón y ahora están descansando y bien. Hoy han continuado las deportaciones pero la mayoría estamos entrando

En paralelo, autoridades egipcias han cerrado frontera con Libia para evitar paso del convoy Sumud y la sociedad civil se está movilizando para que les dejen pasar

#MarchaAGaza

«“No se debe tener piedad con los niños de Gaza, hay medidas (matar niños) que no queda otra que usarlas, así lo quiso dios. Si el creador nos bendice diciendo que hay que borrar la semilla de Amalek, hay que aniquilar desde el bebé al niño. Es una guerra total.”
Estas palabras repugnantes no las pronunció un iluminado solitario ni un loco sin púlpito. Las pronunció Meir Eliyahu, rabino sionista de gran proyección mediática en Israel, asesor ideológico de sectores ultrarreligiosos y cercano al partido Otzma Yehudit. No es marginal: su discurso circula en programas de televisión, en academias religiosas, en yeshivas castrenses y en las redes de los rabinos que asesoran al Tzahal, el Ejército israelí. Y no es nuevo.»

Pero ojocuidao si les llamas asesinos y genocidas, que igual eres tú el que se come una denuncia por un delito de odio.

Hier sehr ihr dass NIEMAND die Beweise anguckt. Ihr wisst ja, dass dem Kinderpsychologen und mir Polizei, LKA und Zoll nicht antworten. Alles wird ans Jugendamt weitergeleitet. Das Gericht weigert sich Beweise anzugucken da es so dringend ist mich mit körperlicher Gewalt in ein #Kinderheim einzusperren. Also guckt NIEMAND die Beweise an, dass das alles Lügen sind wofür ich ins Kinderheim soll!

Here you can see that NOBODY is looking at the evidence. You know that the police, prosecutor, and customs did not answer to the child psychologist or me. Everything is being forwarded to the #CPS. The court refuses to look at the evidence because it is so urgent to forcibly lock me up me in a children's home. So NOBODY is examining the evidence that all of this is lies for which I am supposed to go to the children's home!

in reply to Frodo

Kann mir jemand erklären wie es ein Eilverfahren sein kann wenn ich seit 5. Februar 2024 gejagt werde? Es hat seit dem 5. Februar niemand Zeit Beweise zu überprüfen obwohl ich am 5. Februar in der Schule war und nicht wie vom Schulleiter gelogen zu Hause Schule schwänzen?

Can someone explain to me how it can be an expedited procedure when I have been hunted since February 5, 2024? Since February 5, no one has had the time to review the evidence, even though I was at school on February 5 and not, as the school principal lied, skipping school at home?

@Rundfunkautist @fasnix

Las consecuencias de este desastre, jamás serán conocidas con exactitud.
Cerremos las nucleares con urgencia. Yo solo votaré a quien lo lleve así en su programa electoral.
catalunyapress.es/articulo/soc…

The Nanjiecun Resident Rating System Explained: Inside the Radical Rules of China’s Existing Maoist Commune 2025 youngpioneertours.com/nanjiecu…

Dans les grands fonds de l’âme, il n’y a que miséricorde.

notesandsilence.com/2025/04/04…
#zen #silence #méditation #prière #pratique #spiritualité

breitbart.com/clips/2025/06/12…

And nobody really knows because Biden admin hid the numbers of those that were flown in and the border crossing into US. Tes less we know the better is fo them.