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Turkish intel chief discusses situation in Gaza with Hamas delegation — media tass.com/world/1982871

Turkish intel chief discusses situation in Gaza with Hamas delegation — media

According to the newspaper, the sides exchanged views on Turkey’s and international efforts to prevent a humanitarian disaster in the enclave and ensure immediate relief deliveries there
TASS

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Porcelain vs. Ceramic: The Best Tile for Your Luxury Project


 Both are often pitched as premium bathroom tiles, sitting side by side in stores, but they're not the same. Choosing the right one is key for spaces that need to impress and last.

Tackling a bathroom renovation, a kitchen upgrade, or a flooring refresh? You're likely after tiles that look sleek, feel high-end, and stand up to daily use. That's where luxury bathroom tiles come in.

The question everyone faces: Porcelain or ceramic? Both are often pitched as premium bathroom tiles, sitting side by side in stores, but they're not the same. Choosing the right one is key for spaces that need to impress and last.

Here's the no-frills breakdown to help you decide.

What Sets Them Apart?


Porcelain is a type of ceramic, but it's denser, fired at higher temperatures, and less absorbent. This makes it tougher, more resistant to cracks, and better suited for demanding conditions. Ceramic is lighter, easier to work with, and typically more budget-friendly.

Think of porcelain as ceramic's sturdier, more elegant sibling.

Porcelain's Edge in Luxury


For high-end spaces, porcelain often takes the win. It's built for durability, making it ideal for premium bathroom tiles or high-traffic floors. You'll see it in luxury homes, upscale hotels, or custom-designed offices. It handles radiant heating, heavy foot traffic, and even outdoor settings effortlessly.

Porcelain's low water absorption makes it perfect for wet areas like bathrooms or patios. It resists mold, stains, and swelling better than ceramic. Plus, it can mimic high-end materials like marble or stone with less maintenance.

Where Ceramic Shines


Ceramic isn't second-rate—it's just better for specific uses. It's great for walls, backsplashes, or low-traffic areas. It's easier to cut, install, and more affordable.

But for luxury bathroom tiles or busy floors? Ceramic might not deliver the durability or premium vibe you're aiming for.

Style and Feel


Both porcelain and ceramic offer endless styles—matte, glossy, textured, or patterned. You can find premium bathroom tiles in either category. But porcelain has a solid, weighty feel that elevates a space. It's like the difference between a good chair and one that feels crafted—one just feels more luxurious.

The Cost Factor


Porcelain costs more upfront. That's the reality. But its longevity and low maintenance can save you money over time, with fewer repairs or replacements needed.

On a tight budget? Ceramic works well for walls or less demanding spaces. But for a luxury space, cutting corners on materials can hurt the final result.

Why Your Tiles Supplier Matters


Tile quality varies widely. A reliable tiles supplier will guide you to premium bathroom tiles that fit your project. They'll share details on the tile's origins, durability, and performance—not just push a sale.

Shopping online? Check reviews thoroughly. In a showroom? Ask about quality and suitability. A good tiles supplier ensures you get tiles that look great and last.

The Bottom Line


For high-end, high-use areas, porcelain is the smarter pick. It's tougher, more elegant, and perfect for luxury bathroom tiles. Ceramic is fine for walls or secondary spaces but doesn't match porcelain's durability or upscale feel.

Start with a trusted tiles supplier to find the right tiles. It's about creating a space that's as durable as it is stunning.

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昨晚锻炼完回家，一直想最近发生的事，天热很多事懒得计较，但是时间久了，分辨不清是懒得还是懦弱了，恰逢前面一对小情侣骑着自行车慢悠悠的骑着占满2米的自行车道，要超过他们，只能从机动车道超，8.9点多机动车车道还有不少汽车，一下火就上来了，趁没车迅速超过去，别了一下男生 ，女生那边还叮铃铃按铃，当时就骂了一句，按你妈呢你按，槽。直接骑走了。事后想想还是有点冲动了。
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Sophienomenal

I highly disagree. Transphobia is not a majority opinion, and the only reason trans issues have gotten a political spotlight as of late is as a scapegoat. For instance, take the results of a poll of US citizens by Pew Research Center in 2022:

Americans’ Complex Views on Gender Identity and Transgender Issues - Pew Research Center

I would thus argue that opposition of trans rights has in recent history been radical. Very few US voters stood in opposition of protections of trans Americans less than 3 years ago.

Americans’ Complex Views on Gender Identity and Transgender Issues

Most favor protecting trans people from discrimination, but fewer support policies related to medical care for gender transitions; many are uneasy with the pace of change on trans issues.
Travis Mitchell (Pew Research Center)
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rumschlumpel

According to your link, 60% think that your sex must be the sex assigned at birth (54% in 2017, better but not great). Kind of at odds with the first number that has most people in favor of protecting trans people from discrimination. Using trans people as scapegoats wouldn't work if a lot of people weren't already at least on the fence about trans people.

It's true that according to that poll, I've overestimated the transphobia of the average american, though.

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We accidentally solved robotics by watching 1M hours of YouTube

Link: ksagar.bearblog.dev/vjepa/
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…


how we accidentally solved robotics by watching 1 million hours of YouTube

this: you've just spent $640 billion training the chonkiest language model known to humanity (lol) and decide to call it "Behemoth". it can annoy you on wh...
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#bandstand 1980
Billy Brown, American R&B vocalist (The Moments - "Love on a Two-Way Street"; Ray, Goodman & Brown) is 79
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Ray, Goodman & Brown: Special Lady - American Bandstand - 3/29/80 (My "Stereo Studio Sound" Re-Edit)

Ray, Goodman & Brown: Special Lady - on American Bandstand - March 29, 1980 (My "Stereo Studio Sound" Re-Edit) With Dick Clark Interview. For additional vid...
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Amerikanischen Söldnern - bekannt für ihre Zimperlichkeit - sind ihre israelischen Kollegen zu schießfreudig. Noch Fragen?
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Zeteo

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EXCLUSIVE: American Security Contractor Unloads On US-Israeli ‘Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’

"The Israeli military will take any opportunity available to fire... Any excuse the military can come up with to say someone is a threat, they’ll take."

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EXCLUSIVE: American Security Contractor Unloads On US-Israeli ‘Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’

I thought I was signing up for an aid mission. But what I've witnessed in Gaza is horrific.
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British government’s Strategic Defence Review hypes war threat against China socialistchina.org/2025/06/29/…

British government’s Strategic Defence Review hypes war threat against China - Friends of Socialist China

The British government published its new “defence” strategy on June 2. According to a summary carried by the South China Morning Post (SCMP), it “aims to put a ‘stronger, more lethal’ Nato at the forefront of British defence plans as the country boos…
Friends of Socialist China

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I had a friend who worked at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

At its peak, it was an amazing force helping to protect everyday americans from the usurious behavior of banks, lenders, and anyone in the money business

Annie Lowrey also has a friend who works there -- but who was caught up in Musk/DOGE/Trump's push to dismantle the agency ...

... even as her friend got cancer

Lowrey wrote a remarkable story: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Unpaywalled: archive.is/BmG7e


Fired by DOGE and Sick With Cancer

The quiet heroism of my friend in government
Annie Lowrey (The Atlantic)

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#ChrisHedges | Gaza’s Hunger Games

"The blockade of food and humanitarian aid, imposed on Gaza since March 2, is reducing Palestinians to abject dependence. To eat, they must crawl towards their killers and beg. Humiliated, terrified, desperate for a few scraps of food, they are stripped of dignity, autonomy and agency. This is by intent."

chrishedges.substack.com/p/gaz…

#Gaza #Genocide #IsraelIsATerrorState


Gaza’s Hunger Games

Israel is weaponizing starvation. The objective is to dismantle all remnants of civil society and reduce Palestinians to herds of desperate scavengers who can be driven from historic Palestine.
Chris Hedges (The Chris Hedges Report)

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Soul-destroying —>

Arwa Mahdawi: "It’s clear now that nothing will shame the West into stopping Israel from carrying out its “total victory” in #Gaza. But I’ve written this to serve as yet another reminder that we all knew what was coming. Nobody can feign ignorance. Nobody can pretend they didn’t know.”

theguardian.com/commentisfree/…


‘Gaza must be eliminated’: Israel’s airwaves are filled with pro-genocide propaganda

Here is a collection of 20 of the more outrageous statements by Israeli lawmakers or public figures since 7 October 2023
Arwa Mahdawi (The Guardian)
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Labor Must Take the Lead in Building an Anti-Monopoly Coalition #WFTU labortoday.luel.us/en/labor-mu…

Labor Must Take the Lead in Building an Anti-Monopoly Coalition - Labor Today

US society is at a critical crossroads. The path society takes can lead the country into a stronger democracy that allocates its resources for the good of humanity over the profits of private monopolies. Conversely, society can also move further…
Tyler Rosen NWU Member (Labor Today)

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Would anyone six months ago have predicted this headline in an establishment journal like Foreign Policy ? Even I assumed it would take Trump years to get to this point #uspol

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Trump's Harvard Threats: University Should Move to Protect Academic Freedom

CEU’s experience in Hungary shows that no amount of prestige or endowment can shield a university from determined state hostility.
Maciej Kisilowski (Foreign Policy)

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#Medizinphysiker und #Krebsforscher über die artgerechte #Ernährung des Menschen


Dr. Rainer #Klement
youtu.be/G8mF_vTDdqo
Jasmin #Kosubek

#Carnivore #Fleischzeit #RFK #RFKennedy #Gesundheit #Ernährung #Pflanzenöle #LeakyGut


Medizinphysiker und Krebsforscher über die artgerechte Ernährung des Menschen | Dr. Rainer Klement

❤️ WOLLT IHR MEINE ARBEIT UNTERSTÜTZEN?💳 ÜBERWEISUNGNAME: Jasmin Dantas KosubekIBAN: DE46 5001 0517 5423 7119 78BIC: INGDDEFFXXX💰PAYPAL: info@jasminkosubek...
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Moritz #Bleibtreu: “Unsere nationale #Identität ist kaputt”


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Schauspieler Moritz Bleibtreu ist neuerdings auch als Regisseur tätig. Als Schauspieler zählt er zweifellos zu den Besten, die wir in #Deutschland haben. Um nur eine herausragende Leistung zu benennen, sei seine Darstellung des Bruno #Klement in Oskar #Roehlers Verfilmung aus dem Jahr 2006 des Weltbestsellers „Elementarteilchen“ von Michel #Houellebecq erwähnt. Was für eine Zusammenarbeit mit Bernd #Eichinger und Oliver #Berben als Produzenten und Corinna #Harfouch sowie weiteren hochkarätigen deutschem Personal auf der Besetzungsliste. Die Frankfurter Allgemeine nannte den Film damals zwar eine „kleine lebenszeitvernichtende Ewigkeit“, andere aber schauen #Elementarteilchen heute schon wie einen #Kultfilm in Widerholungsschleife. So verhält sich eben bisweilen die Diskrepanz zwischen Filmkritik und Filmpublikum. Zwischen Geschmack und Gefallen.

[…]
Zunächst einmal bezieht Moritz Bleibtreu seine überraschende Kritik auf die Situatin des deutschen Films. Der wäre am Boden, weil die Deutschen ihre nationale Identität verloren hätten. So hätte es der deutsche Film beispielsweise verlernt, von Heldenfiguren zu erzählen, mit denen sich der Zuschauer identifizieren könnte. Interessant dürfte hier sein, inwieweit Bleibtreu erst im Rahmen seiner eigenen Regiearbeit erahren musste, was gerade auch in der Filmförderung, auf die fast jeder neue deutsche Film angewiesen ist, wie da mittlerweile schon verbindliche Diversity-Checklisten #Grundbedingung für den Antrag von #Fördergeldern sind.
Und wenn der alte weiße heterosexuelle deutsche Bleibtreu in seinem Regiedebüt auch gleich die Hauptrolle spielt neben der deutschen weißen Nadja Uhl, dann kann es eben eng werden für #Fördergelder – aber das bleiben #Mutmaßungen.
Moritz Bleibtreu möchte von diesem „blöden Minderwertigkeitskomplex“ der Deutschen wegkommen. Das wäre aber auf „absehbare Zeit“ kaum zu schaffen, angesichts besagter „kaputter nationale® Identität“ sei das leider nicht möglich, sagte er in einem kurzen Interview mit der Nachrichtenagentur Teleschau. Jetzt ist die Vita von Bleibtreu alles andere als geprägt von einer Suche nach einer deutschen Identität. Seine Filmografie erzählt bisweilen eher das Gegenteil als einen künstlerischen Blick in die deutsche Seele – wie auch immer. Jedenfalls dann, so man davon ausgeht, Bleibtreu verstehe unter „nationaler Identität“ das Gleiche wie mutmaßlich die Mehrheit der Deutschen. Diese Mehrheit allerdings ist aktuell zunächst unter dem Eindruck einer jahrelangen Massenmigration und zuletzt den Corona-Maßnahmenpaket der Regierung nachhaltig verstört.

#Förderstaat = #Sozialismus = #Propaganda


Moritz Bleibtreu: „Unsere nationale Identität ist kaputt.“

Schauspieler Moritz Bleibtreu ist neuerdings auch als Regisseur tätig. Als Schauspieler zählt er zweifellos zu den Besten, die wir in Deutschland haben.
Alexander Wallasch (Tichys Einblick)

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China Dominates 44% of Visible Fishing Activity Worldwide

Link: oceana.org/press-releases/chin…
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China Dominates 44% of Visible Fishing Activity Worldwide | Oceana

Oceana released an analysis of China’s global fishing* activity worldwide between 2022 and 2024, showing 57,000 of their industrial fishing vessels dominated 44% of the world’s visible fishing activity during this period. 
Oceana

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Forests, roads and mega fires
"More roads are associated with more fires"

"A problem arises when forest managers look at forests exclusively “through the lens of timber and dollar signs on trees."
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Char Miller, "Burn Scars: A Documentary History of Fire Suppression, from Colonial Origins to the Resurgence of Cultural Burning" (Oregon State UP, 2024)
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osupress.oregonstate.edu/book/…
#LoggingImpacts #LoggingIndustry #NSWLogging #roads #bushfires #timber #extractivism #thinning #PrescribedBurns #FireSuppression #megafires #colonialism #CounterNarratives #IndigenousPeoples #CulturalBurning #ecology


The Trump administration claims roads in forests prevent wildfires. Researchers disagree.

Experts say repealing the "Roadless Rule" won't help stop fires, but it will help loggers.
Joseph Winters (Grist)
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The billions and billions of dollars this bill pumps into ICE far exceed any conceivable legitimate need the agency could have, even if you agree with its mission.

This bill takes the same masked, anonymous gunmen who have been kidnapping people off the streets and gives them a budget the size of a military.

This is not about honoring the law. This is not even about immigrants.

This is about creating a police state.

I see no other way to read these numbers.
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MJ Muse (@MJmusicinears@mastodon.world)

Attached: 1 image "If the Nazi death party reconciliation bill passes, Gestapo ICE gets funding through FY2029: - $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion - $14.
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Iran's government has blocked international communication by internet for most people, which has made it hard for Iranians in Iran to communicate securely with each other. Reportedly the state fears a student uprising.


‘It’s like being walled in’: young Iranians try to break through internet blackout

Desperate for news and contact during a 13-day shutdown, Iranians searched for proxy links outside the country• Middle East crisis – live updates
Deepa Parent (The Guardian)

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Canada orders Chinese CCTV biz Hikvision to quit the country ASAP

PLUS: Broadband blimps to fly in Japan; Starbucks China put ads before privacy; and more! Asia In Brief Canada’s government has ordered Chinese CCTV systems vendor Hikvision to cease its local operations.…
#theregister #IT
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Canada orders Chinese CCTV biz Hikvision to quit the country ASAP

Asia In Brief: PLUS: Broadband blimps to fly in Japan; Starbucks China put ads before privacy; and more!
Simon Sharwood (The Register)

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The scammers, with the help of stolen identities, bots and artificial intelligence join classes and stay enrolled until they receive their financial aid checks, according to The Los Angeles Times.
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Trump admin targets 'ghost students,' AI scammers stealing tens of millions in federal college aid

Within California's system of 116 community colleges, 31% of applications last year – or 1.2 million – were found to be likely fraudulent.
Anna Poff (Just The News)

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Good to see. Hopefully the beginning of the end for that authoritarian creep Órban.
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They tried to ban Pride. Instead, they got Hungary’s biggest anti-government protest in years

#Hungary #Pride smh.com.au/world/europe/they-t…


They tried to ban Pride. Instead, they got Hungary’s biggest anti-government protest in years

More than 180,000 protesters took over the streets of Budapest, many saying they marched not just for LGBTQ rights but in opposition to what they see as an increasingly authoritarian government.
Rob Harris (The Sydney Morning Herald)

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Dragged off by ICE in front of her kids. No warrant. Neighbors thought it was a kidnapping. Her kids cried: “Don’t let go!” “I can’t lose my mom!”

ICE came back — took her anyway — then admitted they got the wrong person. “Blatantly unconstitutional” to detain someone without reasonable suspicion — LA County officials. ktla.com/news/local-news/ice-a… #press

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RESPECT w/ Mark: Child Trafficking w/ Patriot Streetfighter

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TONIGHT ON RESPECT, I have the honor and pleasure of sharing the stage with THE PATRIOT STREETFIGHTER himself, SCOTT MCKAY! Patriot Streetfighter is extremely passionate about many subjects, but none as strongly as CHILD TRAFFICKING. Don’t miss this enlightening, powerful discussion with SCOTT MCKAY, THE PATRIOT STREETFIGHTER, only on RESPECT!


RESPECT w/ Mark: Child Trafficking w/ Patriot Streetfighter

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Partial Google translate:
We move from one place to another, from one bombardment to the next, in an attempt to keep up with the insane escalation on Gaza City and the north. With every talk of negotiations or deals for a ceasefire, the bombing intensifies, scenes of evacuation and displacement expand, and the stranglehold tightens on over a million Palestinians, trapped between death, hunger, and siege.

#Palestine #Gaza #Israel
#AnasAlSharif
@palestine

We move from one place to another, from one bombardment to the next, in an attempt to keep up with the insane escalation on Gaza City and the north. With every talk of negotiations or deals for a ceasefire, the bombing intensifies, scenes of evacuation and displacement expand, and the stranglehold tightens on over a million Palestinians, trapped between death, hunger, and siege. In this war, journalists pay with their lives for the truth. They chase events amidst body parts and rubble, to convey what is happening despite the dangers that pursue them at every moment. Perhaps a picture, or a scene, succeeds in shaking consciences, and becomes a reason to stop this war.

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“Desperate, hungry people in Gaza continue to face the inhumane choice of either starving to death or risk being killed while trying to get food.” theintercept.com/2025/06/27/is…

Israeli Soldiers Killed at Least 410 People at Food Aid Sites in Gaza This Month

The U.S.-backed system for food aid in Gaza is a “tactical intervention in humanitarian wrapping,” per an Israeli professor.
Sanya Mansoor (The Intercept)

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RedFred88

@phlfie
IMO, it turns out that there is only one issue in the world,
the JQ.

Dont like blacks, you would never have to see blacks,
except for the jew bringing them around.

Dont like poverty, you would be able to earn your fair share,
without being robbed of it, without the jew around.
Dont like world wars?

It turns out that EVERY problem in the world,
can be explained, by SIMPLY NOTICING THE JEW!

I wish they had told me that in the first place.
Day one!

Whaaa,
Spank,
its all a jew problem!

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Desenberg - Public Domain

Weiße Rose

#dwr #foto #fotografieren #mywork #fedibikes #MdRddG #MdRgD #MdRzA #obob #fahrrad #FahrradStattPorsche #jamendo #CC

#TousledCraneonTour


#Welt! Bist du noch da?

Habe gestern nachgeschaut …


… und kann es mit "Ja" beantworten. Ufff, ist warm im Moment und das ist nicht so mein Ding. Versuche aber das Beste daraus zu machen und war dann eben von 6 bis 8Uhr unterwegs. Is schön hier, muss ich schon sagen (-:

Jetzt, bei schlappen 20°C, rauf auf's #Rad und zur #Arbeit gestrampelt. Der Rückweg wird heiß werden. Daher jetzt noch was "kühles" aus der #Mottenkiste:

inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=uyd6OLy…

Bleibt senkrecht und gesund!

CC0 - Creative Commons

“No Rights Reserved” CC0 enables scientists, educators, artists and other creators and owners of copyright- or database-protected content to waive those interests in their works and thereby place them as completely as possible in the public domain, s…
Creative Commons

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Worldwide actions denounce U.S. bombing of Iran iacenter.org/2025/06/29/worldw…

Worldwide actions denounce U.S. bombing of Iran - International Action Center

By G. Dunkel June 26, 2025 People in Pakistan and other Asian countries as well as London, Paris, Bern, Rome and Berlin were among those worldwide the second week of June protesting Israel’s genocide and war crimes in Gaza.
Janet (International Action Center)

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Batteries are so cheap, solar doesn’t sleep. Thanks to plummeting prices, analysts say that solar plus batteries can now provide round-the-clock power in the sunniest parts of the world, undercutting fossil gas and reshaping grid planning. Cities like Muscat, Oman, and Las Vegas can already hit that steady power mark for up to 99% of the hours in a year, while Hyderabad, Madrid, and Buenos Aires can get 80-95% of the way there using the same setup. Ember ember-energy.org/latest-insigh…
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Solar electricity every hour of every day is here and it changes everything | Ember

Batteries are now cheap enough to unleash solar energy’s full potential, getting as close as 97% of the way to delivering constant electricity supply 24 hours across 365 days cost-effectively in the sunniest places.
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