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You won’t get an apology. You won’t get a redemptive arc from the Empire. It will smear you, punish you, and tell you you’re crazy.…Strategic Culture Foundation
> Dissent isn’t debate—it’s extremism
Is the existence of the state a necessity?
We are collectively narcissistic for hating the empire, although the definition of narcissism only fits the individual
Figure down from 4% in April, suggesting Israel has continued to target farmland in once-abundant Gaza StripNina Lakhani (The Guardian)
Buenos y antisionistas días ✨
Ser el perrito faldero de los EEUU, nos traerá consecuencias de forma inmediata, nuestra forma de pasar de todo y tragar con todo (Guerra de ucrania, genocidio israelí, aranceles norteamericanos…) nos llevará a una situación de mayor pobreza y a pérdida de derechos como no se veían desde principios del siglo XX. Este era el plan de EEUU y de los grandes capitales, destruir europa para enriquecer (más) wall Street.
Expert says non-profit partners provide a ‘fairy dust’ of legitimacy to beef industry.Rachel Sherrington (DeSmog)
Asian shares mostly climb after a rally for Apple led Wall Street higher
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Al Jazeera’s senior political analyst Marwan Bishara says Netanyahu is ignoring both opposition voices and the families of captives, using the war as a polit...YouTube
Boris Mann gave a talk at FediCon 2025: "Beyond Microblogging: AT Protocol for Building Unique Social Apps".
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FediCon is project of the Open Social Web Society
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The Open Social Web Society (and FediCon) was created by: Charles Iliya Krempeaux
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Germans worry their beloved kebab may get more pricy or even scarce because of factory strike
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More Ukrainians now want a negotiated end to the war with Russia, new Gallup poll shows
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An investigative report by the Guardian and +972 Magazine shows that Microsoft—the second most valuable corporation in the world—is providing cloud computing services that assist the state of Israel in carrying out its ethnic cleansing opera…World Socialist Web Site
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The long read: When Ian Foxley found evidence of corruption while working at a British company in Riyadh, he alerted the MoD. He didn’t know he’d stumbled upon one of its most closely guarded secretsDavid Pegg (The Guardian)
UK protest website taken offline before anti-terrorism law protest. Free speech suppression? Legal info now hosted at wedonotcomply.org.Mike Sivier (Vox Political)
A respected medical group says food distribution run by the notorious Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is "orchestrated killing".Doctors Without Borders, known b...YouTube
This past week was punctuated by a perfect storm of negative US economic reports and events. Together they mean the door to recession in the US has nowJack Rasmus (CounterPunch.org)
Donald Trump’s decision to fire Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), brought his administration to a new level ofDean Baker (CounterPunch.org)
I rarely visit Rome without stopping at the Campo de' Fiori to pay homage to Giordano Bruno, an Italian philosopher who, in 1600, was brutally burned atRamzy Baroud (CounterPunch.org)
Stephen Miller’s dystopian immigrant-hunting system is picking up pace, and asylum seekers like Mohamed Naser are increasingly vulnerable.The Nation
Two startlingly contrasting cases of a notorious Lebanese torturer and a celebrated Lebanese revolutionary expose how western legal systems are manipulated to shield allies and punish dissent.thecradle.co
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A new study shows that heavy rainfall that caused floods that killed hundreds in Pakistan in recent weeks was worsened by human-caused climate change The study by World Weather Attribution was released on ThursdayMunir Ahmed (The Independent)
Nigel Farage is years away from becoming prime minster, and he's already repeatedly betraying his supporters - fucking J.K. Rowling is more rightwing than he is!
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JK Rowling has pulled no punches in her criticism of Nigel Farage after Reform UK's newly appointed justice adviser argued against automatically excluding transgender women from female prisons, advocating instead for case-by-case evaluations.Alex Davies (GB News)
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Scraping the Water at the Top of the Dome!
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I had no idea who this creature was. Looks like a bad tranny. Apparently a popular little girl on youtube.
At 12:01AM on her 18th birthday she opened an OnlyFans and posted explicit content. The explicit content obviously already existed, which means it was clearly illegal. She made over $1,000,000 in three hours.
It's not just cam-whores. It's the degenerate faggots who guy the material.
Tariffs and the US economy
The picture of a booming economy portrayed by the stock markets and strong rhetoric from Trump hides a slowing US economy
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The picture of a booming economy portrayed by the stock markets and strong rhetoric from Trump hides a slowing US economy, argues Michael Roberts Last week, the mega tech companies – the so-called Magnificent Seven – presented their latest earning…Counterfire
In almost any other generation I would have been practically forced into a loveless marriage, kept as an essential prisoner at home only as a cleaner, a sex toy, and a raiser of my husband's children.
Yeah, I was born in the right generation, if only just barely. (The social pressure to procreate was still very high.)
Water can and should be nationalised now
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Our Water Our Way is putting the conversation about the future management of water where it should be, in the hands of parliament and the public, explains Judy Seymour It’s a key moment for the water industry.Counterfire
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There's never been a sweeter voice than Karen Carpenters.
I'm happy I was born during a time that appreciated her.
Gone too soon.
How India ended up facing steep US tariffs despite its strategic partnership
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The grandchildren of 2 men who experienced both A-bomb attacks 80 years ago now work for peace
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here's a cute comic demonstrating the two basic types of children that cops have.
But more importantly I had an unpleasant nightmare!
I was in a world where all the backgrounds were AI generated. So everything looked complete, but it felt impersonal and pointless.
I woke up feeling unrested. As though government spy satellites were stealing my thoughts again...
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Save Our Children. End Child & Human Trafficking Forever
New US tariffs cloud outlook for exporters in Asia and beyond
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Vladimir Dzhabarov, First Deputy Chair of the Russian Federation Council’s Foreign Affairs Committee, joins RT to respond to the sentencing of Gagauzia's leader Yevgenia Gutsul to seven years in priso...Odysee
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Pakistani foods are some of the most vibrant, colorful and flavorful dishes in the world and here are our top 10 favorites!Caitlin Graham (Young Pioneer Tours)
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NASA Lies about Most Everything!
Earth is Flat, We live under a Pressurized Dome!
The Sun and Moon are the same size!
The Earth is Not a Globe!
Earth does not Spin or Tilt!
The Dome is 73 Miles High at the North Star Center!
There is only One Pole, the North Pole!
There is NO South Pole at all!
Water is Flat, not Curved!
Stars are physically Attached to the Dome, IN Water!
Cuban animal lovers struggle to feed stray cats and dogs as economic crisis bites
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Qui est la PAF, ce jeune collectif antifa qui fait parler de lui ?
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"Découvrez la Piraterie antifasciste de Genève, le collectif antifa le plus chou et détér de Genève."
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Lies and More Lies
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced on Tuesday that supermarket giant Walmart has confirmed its continued investment in the country and expressedteleSURenglish
outre la famine, la soif aussi frappe Gaza avec des nappes aquifères pollués et des canalisations cassées
La plupart de l’eau provient de puits qui ont été encore plus pollués par les eaux usées et les produits chimiques qui s’infiltrent à travers les décombres
cela propage la diarrhée et l’hépatite
“He would have turned 21 in two months,” Fatima Mashlab tells Al-Akhbar, her voice filled with sorrow, yet an unwavering pride for her brother Ahmad.
Ahmad left his home in October 2024. He told his family it was for “training.” It was common – almost routine – for young men his age to answer the Resistance’s call, as Israel’s attacks on Lebanese territory were intensifying and the war was looming.
“We never knew his whereabouts, he never disclosed his location,” Fatima recalls. “But we assumed he was in a relatively safe place.”
And then, there was silence, a deafening silence. All communication abruptly ceased before the unilateral ceasefire took effect. No calls. No messages. Nothing.
Assuming communication channels were cut, Ahmad’s father began searching for his son. He later learned he had been stationed in Houla. At that time, anyone who stayed in Houla was either declared missing or martyred. “We were told by the only survivor that Ahmad was last spotted in a house with a group of fighters,” Fatima recounts. “My brother had left briefly with the group to retrieve supplies, when an Israeli airstrike targeted them.” Ahmad’s family, however, remained hopeful. “We thought he might have sought refuge in a nearby facility,” the sister says.
Ahmad left his home in October 2024. He told his family it was for “training.” It was common – almost routine – for young men his age to answer the Resistance’s call, as Israel’s attacks on Lebanese territory were intensifying and the war was looming.
Ninety-eight days passed and Houla was still besieged. “Israelis had set up a checkpoint,” Fatima bitterly recounts. “Anyone who tried to reach the town was shot. They killed an 18-year-old girl and did not even allow us to retrieve her body.” As days mercilessly dragged on, reality came crashing down just a day before Houla’s liberation: “We were told that there was no one in the facility.” No sign of life. Only dismembered limbs and unidentifiable remains were found. And, while Fatima recalls every second of the long days leading up to this moment, the series of events that followed seemed more blurry in her memory.
But, clinging to the last few threads of hope, she waited for the DNA results before announcing Ahmad’s martyrdom. What she still remembers vividly though, is going back to the site with her father, looking for more remains, for twenty slow days, and later her father’s voice over the phone when the results came out. A father having to tell his daughter that some of the limbs that were retrieved were in fact her brother’s.
Nearly 100 days of excruciating uncertainty ended, only to be replaced by grief and gratitude as the family received Ahmad’s remains piece by piece. “Still, I am grateful we could give him the burial he deserved. I would have even taken a strand of his hair. Anything. He is my only brother,” she whispers.
In Ahmad’s world, faith, community, and duty were inseparable. He was a cub master in the Scouts, mentoring children aged between 7 and 11, and a computer science student. He passed with distinction, he was about to graduate with his peers: “he was still missing at the time.”
Fatima stood tall in Ahmad’s funeral. “I cried, alone. I cried a lot,” she admits softly. “Of course I miss him. I miss him terribly, but I am extremely proud of him and his devotion.”
And on the eve of the 10th of Muharram, one of the most sacred nights, Ahmad’s head was returned – “a poignant echo of Imam Hussein’s (a.s.) martyrdom. I keep thinking to myself how lucky he is to rise on a night like this,” she adds with comfort.
In Ahmad’s world, faith, community, and duty were inseparable. He was a cub master in the Scouts, mentoring children aged between 7 and 11, and a computer science student. He passed with distinction, he was about to graduate with his peers: “he was still missing at the time.” Ahmad was a devoted reciter of Latmiyat, moving from one majlis to the next, then to scouts, then back to his studies. “That was his life,” Fatima confirms. Ahmad was a frequent visitor of holy sites in Syria, in Iraq, in Lebanon. He would selflessly recite there too, without expecting compensation. “He never cared about money, he just loved to recite and serve.” The proud sister smiles as she revisits the times he would ask her to film him reciting at home, a shared moment that now brings her solace. “I feel that, in small ways, I got to be part of his incredible work. It gives me relief.”
To Ahmad, the cubs were more than a responsibility, they were his companions – his untouchable sanctuary. He spent most of his time with them, teaching them Latmiyat and chanting together. The children adored him too. The same cubs he once guided stood in line during his funeral, with steady voices, reciting the Latmiyat he had taught them as a final farewell, as a pledge to continue his legacy.
Reflecting on one of the few phone calls they had with Ahmad, Fatima remembers her mother asking him if he was getting sick. “He told her he had the flu for some time and he was receiving treatment at the Islamic Health Organization, but that now he was fine.” At the time, this raised the sister’s suspicions: “Ahmad would never go to a healthcare clinic for the flu. And even if he had to, he would never mention it, especially to our mom.” It was not until much later that the family learned that Ahmad had been wounded and rushed to the clinic . “He did not want to lie to [our mom], but he could not bear to let her worry either. We later learned that he also refused to leave when he was given the choice following his injury. This would not be the first time he chose the Resistance, particularly since he was initially spared as an only child.
So, in many ways, Ahmad’s legacy is his selflessness – quietly bearing the weight of pain and duty so others could be spared. His voice reciting still echoes around Houla, as a reminder of all the sacrifices made daily.
“Chapters in Resistance” is a series of portraits dedicated to those being murdered every day by the Israeli killing machine, and a reminder of our collective responsibility to commemorate martyrs, and to tell their stories in the words of those who knew them.
source Al Akhbar
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Chapters in Resistance – Ahmad Mashlab, The Voice that Still Echoes
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#Trump‘s wide-ranging #tariffs went into effect at 12:01 AM ET on Thurs, just as the economic fallout of his months of threatening them is surfacing in visible damage to the #economy.
The import taxes will reach a level not seen in the #US in almost 100 years, with Americans expected to pay an average of 18.3% more for imported products. That’s the highest rate since 1934….
#inflation #PersonalFinance #business #recession #geopolitics #law #Congress #SeparationOfPowers
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Companies are dealing with the #tariffs in various ways. For example many automakers appear to be swallowing the costs – for now. But most economists say the cost will ultimately be borne by #US #consumers & #businesses to some degree.
#Trump #economy #inflation #PersonalFinance #business #recession #geopolitics #law #Congress #SeparationOfPowers
The White House said that starting just after midnight that goods from >60 countries & the #EuropeanUnion would face tariff rates of 10% or higher. Products from the #EU, #Japan & #SouthKorea will be taxed at 15%, while imports from #Taiwan, #Vietnam & #Bangladesh will be taxed at 20%. For places such as the EU, Japan & South Korea, #Trump also *expects* them to invest hundreds of billions of dollars in the #US.
#economy #tariffs #inflation #recession
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…But so far, there are signs of self-inflicted wounds to America as companies & #consumers alike brace for the impact of new taxes. What the data has shown is a #US #economy that changed in April with #Trump’s initial rollout of #tariffs, an event that led to market drama, a negotiating period & Trump’s ultimate decision to start his universal tariffs on Thursday.
#inflation #PersonalFinance #business #recession #geopolitics #law #Congress #SeparationOfPowers
After April, economic reports show that #hiring began to stall, inflationary pressures crept upward & #home values in key markets started to decline, said John Silvia, CEO of Dynamic Economic Strategy.
“A less productive #economy requires fewer #workers,” Silvia said in an analysis note. “But there is more, the higher tariff prices lower workers’ real #wages. The economy has become less productive, & firms cannot pay the same real wages as before. Actions have consequences.”
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