GHF Guards Gassed Starving and Fenced in Palestinians, Causing a Deadly Stampede dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-humani…

Greece: A new mass and militant mobilization took place on Wednesday night at piers 2 and 3 in the port of Piraeus, against the transport of military material to the murderous state of Israel #WFTU wftucentral.org/169856/
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Not really. His base will excuse authoritarian power grabs, blatantly racist policies, sexual assault, etc but this one might be the one that breaks him. The Q-anon stuff was all about a bunch of elite politicians having secret pedophile rings. They thought Trump was sent by God to expose that. The phrase "Epstein didn't kill himself" is probably more unifying than any flag. Pam Bondi made a big deal about releasing the Epstein files. His base was frothing at the mouth to finally let the world know. With the administration's sudden course shift, even his supporters are wanting answers.

Evening Reflection: In just a few days, it will be BSD Cafe's second birthday. Two years ago, I never anticipated what would follow. What was once a dream - this kind of community - has transformed into a reality. I set the table, but the Cafe isn't just me; it's all of you.
It's the Fediverse, it's Matrix, it's a group of people who want to communicate, who want positivity, who want to grow, who have a passion and an interest. This morning, I announced the Journal, and the enthusiasm shown was comparable. And that, for me, was a gift.

Even though it's not yet Tuesday here, it already is in many places. While I might sound repetitive, I feel compelled to dedicate this #ThankYouTuesday to you all: friends of BSD Cafe (both in and outside the cafe), of the Fediverse, of Matrix, of every communication channel.
Because FREE communication channels are tools, and they are merely extensions of people.

Wonderful people, who make the world a little less bleak.

Thank you.

#ThankYou #BSDCafe #Fediverse #World

Standing in the bakery line at Safeway in a small town.
Old fellow, kind who has enough tools in his truck to change your engine, is in front of me.
He orders a sheet cake, and asks the worker to "put some gay stuff on it", since his son has just come out.
The worker draws a rainbow, dad picks out rainbow flags. Asks her what else is "gay".
After he leaves it takes the young baker and I a moment to stop smiling at each other.

@lgbtqia
@lgbtq
@lgbtq_plus
#trans #lgbtqia #happypride

Michael Hudson: How the Global Majority can free itself from US financial colonialism
* The success of China’s model poses a threat to the neoliberal order
* Taxing economic rent is a precondition for economic sovereignty
* Debt remission is a precondition for economic sovereignty
* China’s success has made a global alternative attainable
* The strategy of creditor-rentier nations to prevent withdrawal from their global control
* How U.S.-centered financial colonialism replaced European colonial occupation
* Moves toward a multipolar world order
* Summary

In this article: #banks #BRICS #China #colonialism #dollar #finance #imperialism #MichaelHudson #Russia

@Acta Populi2025-07-18 17:52:03
Michael Hudson: How the Global Majority can free itself from US financial colonialism geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/0…

Sex Fox Friday
She thinks herself a seductress and she wouldn't be far off in that thought. The wisdom filled whispers played at the exact right moment. A "chance" encounter planned far ahead in advance. A tube fox does as she likes.
youtube.com/watch?v=nPpXI53yDV…

Sheikh Qassem: Let's unite around the priority—once the threat is gone, we're ready to discuss a defense and national security strategy. english.alahednews.news/fastne…

"After all, you don't need a thousand-node cloud to write something worth reading."

This phrase appears in the "under the hood" section of my blog.
Just now I was reading a post by an "influencer" on a well-known social media platform. The post was biased, lacking in content, useless. Digital waste. A waste of bits and energy. Shortly after, I read a fantastic post written by a user of a #snac instance, and I know it's running on a Raspberry Pi, at their home.
And that phrase immediately came to mind.

Goodnight, world.

#Reflection

Intel Announces It's Shutting Down Clear Linux

The most depressing news of the week: Intel is ending their performance-optimized Clear Linux distribution. Over the past decade the Clear Linux operating system has shown what's possible with out-of-the-box performance on x86_64 hardware... Not just for Intel platforms but even showing extremely great performance results on AMD x86_64 too. But with the cost-cutting going on at Intel, Clear Linu…
phoronix.com/news/Intel-Ends-C…

Russian courts have sentenced 135 people to prison for taking part in a mass anti-Israel protest in Dagestan in 2023. The sentences range from 6.5 to 15 years.

qudsnen.co/135-sentenced-in-ru…

#Russia #Protest #Dagestan #Israel #Gaza #Genocide #Fascism #Politics

@palestine@lemmy.ml @palestine@a.gup.pe

This is a war crime.

"It is forbidden to destroy the enemy's property unless it is imperatively demanded by the necessity of war"

#Israel levelling thousands of #Gaza civilian buildings in controlled demolitions - BBC News
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#EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced Tuesday that the EU chose not to #sanction #Israel over its actions in #Gaza, following a meeting of EU foreign ministers. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar called it a “diplomatic victory,” praising efforts to block sanctions pushed by #Ireland, #Spain, and others.

Kallas acknowledged “positive signs” after Israel’s recent agreement to increase aid to Gaza but emphasized that “more concrete steps” remain necessary.

Just days later, Gaza is facing unprecedented #famine with hundreds flooding already overwhelmed hospitals due to severe starvation.

This morning, Palestinians seeking aid in #Rafah were shot dead as Israel continues to block vital fuel supplies critical for Gaza’s medical facilities.

I AM ASHAMED TO BE PART OF THIS CRIMINAL GENOCIDE PROTECTING ENTITY .

#Genocide #Starvation #Complicity #Shame #EUppl #Politics #Palestine

@israel @europe @palestine@a.gup.pe @palestine@lemmy.ml

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Record advances for Russia’s armed forces in Ukraine while neo-Nazi ideology continues its rise in Kiev

In May 2025, JPMorganChase financial analysts predicted a ceasefire by July 2025, with the most likely scenario being along the lines of the truce in Georgia, which followed the brief war there in 2008. According to this scenario, Ukraine after the war would not receive reliable security guarantees from the West, would remain unstable, and eventually, after one or two changes of government, would fall into Russia's sphere of influence. Although Georgia is not a country friendly to Russia, the West considers it so because of the persistent refusal by the government there to consider launching a second, suicidal conflict with Russia.

english.almayadeen.net/article…