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By Brian Rome Republished from Liberation School . A foreign national spoke out against a country he accused of killing his family. After fleeing that country to escape persecution, the U.S.Brian Rome (Hampton Institute)
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BRICS is an informal group of states comprising the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Russian Federation, the Republic of India, the People's Republic of China and the Republic of South Africa.BRICS
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Anthropic rejects the main developer of the library they use
Link: grell.dev/blog/ai_rejection
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
How I helped Claude AI extend its capabilities only for the same AI to reject my job application.Robin Grell
The name Yahya has entered the list of the 100 most popular names for boys born in England and Wales for the first time.ABNA English
Mutual aid in Gaza: “I will continue to help people even if it costs me my life”
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"An interview with Anas Arafat from Plant the Land about the importance of emergency common assistance whilst working on longer-term solutions ~ Will B ~ Anas Arafat is a lawyer and longtime humanitarian aid activist based in Gaza. Anas co-founded the Plant the Land Team in 2015 and since then has
Tamar Meggido & Ronit Levine-Schnur & Yael Barda: »#Israel Has Already Annexed the #WestBank in Practice.
Last month, Israel's Knesset voted in favor of the recognition of the State's right to Judea and Samaria, and the advancement of Israeli sovereignty over Jewish settlements in Area C. In reality, #annexation has already taken place«
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Last month, Israel's Knesset voted in favor of the recognition of the State's right to Judea and Samaria, and the advancement of Israeli sovereignty over Jewish settlements in Area C. In reality, annexation has already taken placeTamar Megiddo (Haaretz)
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Übrigens: Heute wird der sogenannte E1-Plan vorangetrieben - ein neues Infrastrukturprojekt in der WestBank - was dazu dienen soll zahlreiche palästinensische Communities in der #Westbank komplett voneinander abzuschneiden.
Es ist quasi der letzte Infrastruktur-Baustein, der einer 2-Staatenlösung endgültig den Todesstoß versetzen wird, wenn er umgesetzt wird.
»The Government Pushes Forward Plans in E1, Considered a Death Blow to the Two-State Solution«
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The Higher Planning Council will convene on August 6, 2025 to complete the hearing of objections submitted against the plans to build thousands of housing units in E1.Hagit Ofran (Peace Now)
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Damit kann sich wirklich keiner mehr herausreden, der von einer "verhandelten Zweistaatenlösung" als Ziel spricht.
Die einzige Option dafür wäre ein umgehender komplett-Rückzug des israelischen Staats mit allen Siedlern aus den besetzten palästinensischen Gebieten.
Wer das nicht fordern will, und dafür keinen Druck aufbauen möchte, dem bleibt nur noch Apartheid und Genozid übrig - oder eben dass es einen nicht-religiösen demokratischen Staat mit vollen, gleichen Rechten für alle gibt.
PeaceNow meldet, dass die finale Sitzung, in der das E1-Infrastrukturprojekt in der #Westbank, beschlossen werden soll bereits in der nächsten Woche - am 20.8.25 stattfinden wird.
Es handelt sich um den letzten Baustein, mit dem sich der Staat #Israel das Territorium der Westbank endgültig einverleibt, und damit die letzte Chance auf eine Zweistaatenlösung endgültig unmöglich macht.
»Final Approval Hearing for the E1 Plan Scheduled for Next Wednesday in Record Speed«
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Yesterday (13/8/25), the Subcommittee for Objections of the Higher Planning Council published the protocol from its hearing on the objections to the E1 plans, held on 6/8/25.Hagit Ofran (Peace Now)
Wer also nach diesem Beschluss noch immer davon spricht, dass er eine "verhandelte Zweistaatenlösung will", ohne die ganzen Siedlungen, sämtliche Siedler, ihre Unternehmen und Organisationen und das sie unterstützende Militar vollständig und umfassend zu sanktionieren der lügt über seine Motive.
Ohne Komplett-Sanktion von Siedlungen und Besatzungsregime wird E1 sicher gebaut - eine Verhanlungslösung für einen Staat Palästina ist damit völlig unmöglich.
Hier noch ein Thread von Daniel Seidemann darüber was E1 bedeutet
»E-1 has long been considered by virtually all of the int'l community as the "doomsday settlement".«
»E-1 will dismember the West Bank into 2 cantons, making a viable Palestinians State impossible. It will seal of Jerusalem from the West Bank, preventing a Palestinians capital. «
»Should the Plan be allowed to proceed, it will indicate that there is no red line that Netanyahu will not cross«
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@DanielSeidemann: Breaking and of UTMOST importance. 1/ Thread In a move that is likely Netanyahu's greatest "fuck you" to the int'l community, Israel's closest supporters and the prospects of any two-state outcome,...…threadreaderapp.com
Die Pläne existieren seit vielen Jahren und sind hoch umstritten: Nun soll das Siedlungsprojekt E1 im Westjordanland kommen. Finanzminister Smotrich sagte, es gebe keine Chance für einen palästinensischen Staat.tagesschau.de
Reaktion der Bundesregierung:
»"Der Siedlungsbau verstößt gegen das Völkerrecht und einschlägige Resolutionen des UN-Sicherheitsrats, sagte ein Sprecher des Auswärtigen Amtes. "Er erschwert eine verhandelte Zweistaatenlösung sowie ein Ende der israelischen Besatzung des Westjordanlands, wie der Internationale Gerichtshof es fordert."«
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Wahrscheinlich wird man in der israelischen Regierung darüber herzlich darüber lachen und sagen: That's exactly what we want.
Die Pläne der israelischen Regierung, im besetzten Westjordanland Tausende neue Wohneinheiten zu bauen, stoßen auf scharfe Kritik. Unter anderem die Bundesregierung wirft Israel die Missachtung internationalen Rechts vor.tagesschau.de
Solche Statements kann man eigentlich nur erklären, wenn man annimmt, dass die Bundesregierung nicht weiss was sie tut oder genau weiss was sie tut aber halbherzig zeigen will dass sie was anders will.
Kallas wird in ihrem Statement schon etwas deutlicher. eeas.europa.eu/eeas/statement-…
Das entscheidende Problem ist halt dass all diese Äußerungen nicht von Taten unterfüttert sind. Damit kommen wir keinen Millimeter weiter. Nur einschneidende Sanktionen würden helfen.
The decision of Israeli authorities to advance the E1 settlement plan further undermines the two-state solution while being a breach of international law.EEAS
Hundert Akademiker aus #Israel haben an deutsche Parlamentarier geschrieben.
Sie betonen, dass das Zögern, die Weigerung Deutschlands Sanktionen gegen Israel zu erlassen, die Gräueltaten in #Gaza erst möglich machen.
»"Further hesitation on Germany's part threatens to enable new atrocities - and undermines the lessons learnt from its own history,"«
»German hesitation on Gaza could encourage atrocities, Israeli academics say«
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Mehrere Aufnahmen aus der Luft von der systematischen Zerstörung, die #Israel in #Gaza angerichtet hat. Das ist wirklich nur mit einem Motiv konsistent - dem jedes Leben von Palästinensern in Gaza unmöglich zu machen, und jede Spur vom Leben dieses Volks auszulöschen - #Genozid
»A wasteland of rubble, dust and graves: how Gaza looks from the sky.
The Guardian joins a Jordanian military airdrop for a rare chance to observe a landscape devastated by Israel’s offensive«
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Despite handing the colony back to China in 1997, Hong Kong remains a key hub in Britain’s offshore financial empire.ADAM RAMSAY (Declassified Media ltd)
Irish President Michael Higgins has called on the UN to take urgent action in Gaza, asking Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to invoke powers under Chapter Seven of the UN Charter to bypass Security Council stalemate and streamline the delivery of h…The Palestinian Information Center
Online Safety Act and Saville
There was a very good letter in The Times (I know but it can happen) regarding the mud slinging going on over the Online Safety Act
#OSA #Saville #PointScoring #Abuse
Melanie O’Brien, President of the International Association of Genocide Scholars: “It is without a doubt that we are witnessing a #genocide now in #Gaza, and state parties to the Convention are failing in their obligation to prevent and punish genocide.”
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[Melanie O’Brien is Associate Professor of International Law at the University of Western Australia, President of the International Association of Genocide Scholars, and Visiting Scholar with the H…Melanie O'Brien (Opinio Juris)
Show HN: Whittle – A shrinking word game
Link: playwhittle.com/
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
I'm Archiving Picocrypt
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Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
Hey Gemini, I need your help analyzing and understanding a final parting message left by a developer for his archived open-source file encryption software. Can you me with that?HACKERALERT (GitHub)
Sanctions don't work; perhaps diplomacy would help.
The European Union, meanwhile, continues to hurt itself. Last months it sanctioned an Indian refinery for buying Russian oil which promptly led to higher diesel prices in Europe:
The recent EU sanctions on India’s Niara Energy refinery have removed approximately fifteen percent of European diesel imports overnight, sending prices higher and creating significant market volatility....
With alternative supplies needed from the Middle East, Asia, and the US, diesel prices have jumped from $2.40 to $2.47 per gallon, and gas oil has climbed from $700 to $725 per metric ton. The shift comes amid already tight global supply, with Europe now required to pay a premium to attract new barrels.
It is also planning new sanctions on China even as China has proven to have escalation dominance in trade and is certain to hit back.
The attempt to fight Russia by secondary sanctions against its customers is likely to fail.
We can thus expect more attacks on Russia related shipping.
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Fun fact: Microsoft also jumped onto the 'sanctions' train and blocked Nayara Energy's (if same company) entire cloud stack, like M365, Outlook E-Mail, Azure instances etc., despite Nayara having fully paid their licenses!
For IT folks: perhaps there's a lesson somewhere in this?
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#ScottishIndependence 🏴
"I don't think that is an argument that would have any legal force at the end of it, because it's not an agreed process.
“It might be what we would like to do – I would love Scotland to be independent today, but it's not going to deliver that process of Scotland becoming an independent country.”
John Swinney dismisses SNP members' rival independence plan | The National
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SNP leader John Swinney has dismissed an independence strategy backed by more than 40 party branches, saying it is “not going to work” ...Xander Elliards (The National)
You may think of Reform UK as just anti-immigration.
However it’s also anti-civil servants, anti- economic rules, anti-standards
In short, it’s anti-functioning government.
So what would a Reform UK govt look like?
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What happens if Reform UK takes power? The economy might implode before their manifesto reaches final draftMartin Waller (East Anglia Bylines)
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China tackles chikungunya virus outbreak with wide range of measures as thousands fall ill
https://apnews.com/article/china-chikungunya-virus-outbreak-control-measures-3ee97c21152b05ed0912af646594eafd?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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In light of these draconian restrictions imposed by the UK and Australia upon people in the interest of "protecting children", I felt it might be interesting to talk about how the #DPRK protects children.
You find all these articles proclaiming everything from "rape is rampant in the DPRK" but "porn possession is punishable by death" and whatever other contradictory nonsense without a shred of proof (then turning around and saying, actually, violent crime is extremely rare in the DPRK — but only because punishments for it are so harsh, because that's how criminology works, don't look that up). However, if you actually read the DPRK's criminal code, pornography isn't in there at all. It is in China's, and other countries that prohibit porn, but not the DPRK.
And it stands to reason: Kim Jong-il was a big film buff, which definitely included some pornography, and contrary to popular belief, you absolutely can just walk into an app shop (yes, apps are sold in physical stores) in the DPRK and buy western films. I recall an anecdote from a recent tourist who got to talk with a young North Korean woman on the train, and asked if if she'd ever seen Shrek. Her English wasn't wonderful, but she told him to wait when the bus stopped, dashed out and into an app shop, and then dashed back, to show him that Shrek was now on her phone.
The difference, and the reason that porn doesn't need to be punishable by law, is because you'll have a rough time finding it. All media that you can purchase easily is media that is approved and sold by the state. The national intranet, too, is publicly owned.
That having been said, there are more direct ways that the DPRK protects children, which the UK and Australia do not do and probably would not even consider: Article 258 makes it illegal to neglect, abuse, or otherwise fail to protect and care for your children, elderly, or disabled family members (punishable by a sentence of labour of less than one year). Article 181 makes it illegal to compel a minor to work (similar sentencing).
In the DPRK, the principle role of children is to become educated, and it is the principle role of adults to form a society that is conducive to that education. If a child, therefore, gets their hands on pornography, it is not the fault of the child, but the fault of whoever was meant to be protecting them from it.
(Incidentally, the punishment for rape is between 5-10 years of labour at minimum, beaten out only by murder, which is always over 10 years, and crimes around terrorism and conspiracy against the state, which are the only ones which could land you the death penalty within regular criminal law.)
Suggested citations AGLC4 | 형법 2015 [Criminal Law of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (2015)] [tr Daye Gang].Daye Gang (Law and North Korea)
Firstly, neither Zionism nor the Turks could foresee what was happening, therefore, the reaction was rather strange, the parties simply guided themselves based on the situation in real time.Anonymous834 (South Front)
Robert Birsel is a Newsweek reporter based in Asia with a focus on political and general news. Robert joined Newsweek in 2025 from Radio Free Asia and hadBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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"Ceux qui laissent entrer les #migrants sont complices de tous les #assassinats produits sur notre sol : ils doivent être jugés et condamnés, comme en temps de #guerre. C'est une #invasion bien orchestrée et subie : dénoncer l'#islamisme et vous étiez taxés de #raciste, voire envoyés devant les #tribunaux grâce aux lois votées par nos politiques. Ce qui confirme bien que, si les flux migratoires sont étroitement surveillés, leurs contrôles restent politiques.
Cette invasion de l’#Europe par les émigrants des pays musulmans et de l'Afrique Noire est programmée, contrôlée et acceptée. Rien du trafic #migratoire en #Méditerranée n’est ignoré des autorités françaises, militaires et civiles.
La Direction du Renseignement Militaire, qui est leader en France sur le Renseignement d’Origine Imagerie (ROIM) fourni par les satellites-espions militaires, a inauguré le 19 Janvier dernier un très discret Centre d’expertise, le CRGI (Centre de Renseignement Géospatial Interarmées).
Pluridisciplinaire, il intègre une trentaine de spécialistes civils, militaires et réservistes de haut niveau dont la principale fonction consiste à fusionner le renseignement recueilli par la DRM à partir d’une multitude de capteurs (interceptions, satellites, sources ouvertes, cybersurveillance, etc....).
C’est ainsi que la DRM peut présenter au Gouvernement français une situation précise de la présence des migrants subsahariens en Libye, ainsi que les identités exactes, les modes opératoires et les stratégies des « #passeurs » de migrants.
Ces informations sont transmises par la #France à l’état-major de la mission européenne en Méditerranée (Eunavfor Med) lancée en mai dernier.
Le Renseignement français sait où les passeurs échangent leurs cargaisons humaines, où ils les hébergent.
ll les voit préparer les départs vers l’Europe depuis les plages de Tripolitaine et de Cyrénaïque, imposant aux migrants un processus immuable.
Avant tout départ en mer, les passeurs appellent le Centre de Coordination Italien des Secours Maritimes, et c’est ainsi que les bateaux européens vont recueillir directement en mer les masses migratoires, pour les transporter à bon port, de crainte qu’ils ne s’égarent sur les côtes africaines…
Le GEOINT est devenu l’outil idéal pour valoriser des données massives géo-localisées. Il joue le rôle d’un accélérateur de prises de décisions en donnant une vision claire et complète aux chefs militaires et aux décideurs politiques.
L'Invasion n’avance pas au hasard : il n’y a aucun mystère, tout se sait ! On sait où les « passeurs » vont s’approvisionner en bateaux. On sait que la Turquie délivre de faux passeports et que les autorités de réception ferment les yeux....
Le Renseignement Français est donc capable de voir le trafic migratoire en Afrique jusque dans ses moindres détails, et il pourrait le voir également en Europe."
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Lisa Nandy, the culture secretary, is on the morning media round. She is treating the world to a dose of pie theory. She has actually referred to the needFunding the Future
Forget about independence. Start eating processed foods again. Take drugs. Use AI. My future unless Swinney gets a grip. 🤬
"If there is a majority at [[Holyrood]], then the 2029 Westminster election becomes crucial – because if the [[SNP]] were to have leverage in a hung parliament, that in my view has always been the most likely way in which a referendum could happen, sooner rather than later.”
John Curtice on 'most likely' route to new Scottish independence vote
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PROFESSOR John Curtice has laid out the “most likely” way that he believes a second Scottish independence referendum will be held ...Xander Elliards (The National)
Laith sits with fiction author, journalist and translator, Lilian Hamze, to discuss current realities of Unitary Muslims (Druze) in Syria, Lebanon and Palest...YouTube
Trump referenced Ireland’s strength in the pharmaceuticals sector in an interview today.TheJournal.ie
The airdrop by the French military is one of a number being carried out by European countries, including the UK.TheJournal.ie
Sources say full occupation would include operations in areas where hostages are held.TheJournal.ie
An Oireachtas Committee has recommended the government take action to stop the approval of Israeli bonds.TheJournal.ie
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🎨 Design the future look of the euro!
The European Central Bank has launched a design contest for the new euro banknotes.
Open to graphic designers in the EU, submit your proposal for one of two themes:
🖼️ European culture
🌍 Rivers and birds
The designs – reflecting Europe’s shared cultural identity and natural heritage – will shape our currency for years to come!
🗓️ Share your ideas by 18 August 2025, 12:00 CET
🔗 More info: europa.eu/!cWfmdT
The European Central Bank (ECB) is the central bank of the European Union countries which have adopted the euro. Our main task is to maintain price stability in the euro area and so preserve the purchasing power of the single currency.European Central Bank
A new Euro banknote design?
It should be a picture of the destroyed Gaza. European values in action. Total destruction sponsored, paid, supported, tolerated by European governments.
Attached: 1 image 🎨 Design the future look of the euro! The European Central Bank has launched a design contest for the new euro banknotes.European Commission on Mastodon
Prominent Palestinian historian Rashid Khalidi discusses the anti-colonial struggle against Israel, U.S. and European complicity in the genocide and why he won't teach at Columbia in the fall.Drop Site News
A spokesperson for Gaza’s ministry said that dozens were injured in the incident.TheJournal.ie
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