Lebanese Druze leaders urge ceasefire, unity amid Sweida clashes english.almayadeen.net/news/po…

The laws of physics say if we can build a spacecraft to travel nearly the speed of light, then distances shrink. So we can travel to the Andromeda galaxy in a minute, however, when you came back four million years would have passed.
#speedoflight minds.com/newsfeed/17921964607…

"CODERE, MONTORO Y UNA JUEZA DE MADRID

En el año 2017 la trama corrupta en el ministerio de hacienda del PP con Montoro acabó archivada en un juzgado de Madrid.

La juez Patricia Jiménez-Alfaro Esperón archivó la causa porque no vio delito en la actividad de Estudio Económico.

Hoy sabemos por la investigación del juez de Tarragona que #CODERE pagó 679.000 euros a la consultora de #Montoro para que le hicieran leyes a medida.

¿Quién es uno de los altos directivos de CODERE? José Antonio Jiménez-Alfaro Esperón.

Sí, la JUEZA que archivó el caso sobre Estudio Económico ES LA HERMANA de uno de los directivos de la empresa que pagaba sobornos a la consultora."

Antonio Maestre

Portuguese author and former politician Bruno Maçães took to social media to criticise a post by Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz. Katz had shared a screenshot from a video showing Israeli airstrikes on Syria, captioned: “The painful blows have begun.”

In response, Maçães wrote: “Not sure what to call this. Psychologically it’s a mental disease. Politically it reminds us of the old European fascism like nothing else since then.”

#IsraelTerroristState

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The exchange followed a wave of powerful Israeli airstrikes that hit Damascus on Wednesday, 16 July. According to Syrian state media, the attacks targeted the Syrian defence ministry, military headquarters, and areas close to the presidential palace.

Footage aired on local TV channels showed a large explosion in central Damascus. Thick plumes of smoke were seen rising around Umayyad Square.

Police Claim 6 Guerrilla Cadres Killed In Skirmish With Security Personnel In Narayanpur District abolitionmedia.noblogs.org/204…


Police Claim 6 Guerrilla Cadres Killed In Skirmish With Security Personnel In Narayanpur District


Narayanpur District, July 18, 2025: At least six persons police claim to be cadres of the CPI (Maoist) were killed in a firefight with security personnel in the hilly forested terrain of Abujhmad region in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district, about 400 km south of Raipur, State Inspector General of Police (Bastar Range) P. Sundarraj announced to the press today.

A combing operation was launched by a joint team of security forces in the Abujhmad region based on intelligence inputs about the presence of Maoist cadres in the area. An exchange of fire ensued on Friday afternoon and continued intermittently in the forest. Six bodies have been recovered so far from the encounter scene, the IGP stated in his report to the press, adding that the security forces have recovered one AK-47, a Self Loading rifle and other weapons, as well as explosives materials and items of daily use from the site of the gun battle.

The IGP concluded his remarks to the press by saying that as the search operation remains underway, further operational details could not to be shared, adding that there was however no report of any injury sustained by the security forces.

According to police officials, Abujhmad region in Narayanpur district, is among the seven Maoist-affected districts in Bastar Region, and is cited by police authorities as an epicenter of Maoist activity in south Chhattisgarh.

Source : newindianexpress.com/nation/20…


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#asia #guerrilla #india #naxalites #resistance


Making Sense of the PKK’s Self-Dissolution
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"What Does It Mean for the Middle East? On May 12, 2025, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê, PKK) announced its dissolution after more than four decades of armed struggle against the Turkish government. This came on the heels of a call from imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan to disband the organization. On July..."

These French villages have no more drinking water. The reason? PFAS pollution

lemonde.fr/en/environment/arti…

> Nearly 3,500 residents across 16 rural villages have been unable to drink tap water since July 10 due to a record-breaking contamination by PFAS, a group of toxic substances known as 'forever chemicals.'

#PFAS #France #Environment #Nature

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I'm thinking about how to make high rigidity complex (complex meaning lots of surfaces, holes, etc) parts at home.

Idea:

3d print multi-part assemblies which have:
1. Internal pockets that can receive rectangles of cut granite tile for rigidity, and/or metal plate that has been burned to shape on a CNC plasma cutter.
2. A hollow inside with fill and vent ports for casting

Then after assembling the part with all of the granite and/or steel support structures, you pump epoxy granite paste in through the fill port, forcing all of the air out through the top vent ports.

The result will not be precise, but it will be fairly rigid, and if you require precise surfaces, you can clamp ground metal parallels into a jig which holds them in the correct orientation, and then use more epoxy to glue the main assembly onto those metal parts.

So far, more than 650 educators have signed an open letter resisting the push for AI, rejecting "the narrative of its inevitability" and warning that ChatGPT, etc. are "corrosive to the agency of students, educators, and professionals."
Want to add your signature and spread the word? openletter.earth/an-open-lette…

Venezuela Captures Narco-Submarine Carrying More Than 3000 kg of Cocaine orinocotribune.com/venezuela-c…

Histoire de patriarcat ordinaire : Des amis veulent refaire leur salle de bains et cherchent un miroir. Le père de mon amie lui dit : "je vous conseille de prendre ce modèle de cette enseigne. Ça fait 6 mois qu'on l'a, on l'a jamais nettoyé il est toujours propre". Sur ce, sa femme lui rétorque : "mais, tu te fous de moi ? Bien sûr que si je le nettoie le miroir". Le mec, un boomer, pensait sincèrement que le miroir était resté propre car c'était de la bonne qualité et n'imaginait pas un instant que sa femme passait derrière lui tous les jours... Depuis, elle nettoie uniquement son côté.
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I'm leaning toward this being a fake story. #1, you wouldn't leave the name of your tow truck visible. #2, this Explorer should tow with the rear wheels off the ground, so why the dollies? When you're trying to snatch a vehicle, you aren't going to take the time to use dollies, so something else is up with this vehicle. It also appears to me as the truck turns the corner their is an ICE agent sort of walking away. (man in brown uniform)

Beit Hanoun’s Fury: How Gaza’s Obliterated Northern Town Defies Israeli Victory #Palestine ramzybaroud.net/beit-hanouns-f…

This is not an exaggeration.
If aid doesn’t enter within the next 48 hours,
prepare to witness one of the largest mass death crimes in modern history.
#ThisIsMassMurder
#GazaFamine
#LetGazaLive
#IsraelIsStarvingGaza
#starvation #Genocide #Israel
#FamineByIsrael

#BlockadeIsWar

#IsraelIsTheFamine

#SiegeIsAGenocide
@palestine@lemmy.ml @palestine@a.gup.pe @israel

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God our Father,
fountain and source of our salvation,
may we proclaim your glory every day of our lives,
that we may sing your praise for ever in heaven.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
Amen.

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May the Lord bless us, protect us from all evil, and bring us to everlasting life.
Amen.

German newspaper: Since the beginning of this year, the Russian army has taken control of a territory the size of Luxembourg in the Ukrainian conflict en.topwar.ru/268246-nemeckaja-…

Shakira - La Tortura ft. Alejandro Sanz


Official HD Video "La Tortura" by Shakira ft. Alejandro Sanz

Lyrics:
Yo sé que no he sido un santo
Pero lo puedo arreglar, amor
No sólo de pan vive el hombre
Y no de excusas vivo yo
Sólo de errores se aprende
Y hoy sé que es tuyo mi corazón
Mejor te guardas todo eso
A otro perro con ese hueso
Y nos decimos adios

#Shakira #AlejandroSanz #LaTortura #OfficialHDVideo #HD #Remastered

Vídeo oficial HD de Shakira ft. Alejandro Sanz de su tema “La Tortura”

Letras:
Yo sé que no he sido un santo
Pero lo puedo arreglar, amor
No sólo de pan vive el hombre
Y no de excusas vivo yo
Sólo de errores se aprende
Y hoy sé que es tuyo mi corazón
Mejor te guardas todo eso
A otro perro con ese hueso
Y nos decimos adios

#Shakira #AlejandroSanz #LaTortura #VideoOficialHD #HD #Remastered

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Just revisited (Shakira - La Tortura ft. Alejandro Sanz](tube.matrix.rocks/w/kKF8qjcPbJ…) and it still hits as hard as ever! As a long-time fan of Shakira, I’m always amazed by the raw energy and chemistry on display in this classic.

Released in 2005 from Shakira’s album "Fijación Oral, Vol. 1," "La Tortura" became an anthem for Latin pop and reggaeton fans worldwide. The song dominated the charts, spending an incredible 25 weeks at #1 on Billboard’s Hot Latin Tracks and holding the top spot in Spain. Its global impact was massive, with chart appearances in over a dozen countries and more than 329 weeks in various international chart rankings!

The music video itself is iconic - Shakira’s passionate sexy latina dancing and emotional storytelling, paired with Sanz’s heartfelt vocals, created a new standard for Latin music videos. Fun fact: "La Tortura" was the first Spanish-language music video to be featured on MTV’s Total Request Live, breaking language barriers and bringing Latin music to a global audience.

What I love most is being able to watch this on tube.matrix.rocks, an ad-free, tracking-free PeerTube instance. This platform prioritises privacy and is part of the My Privacy DNS project, upholding fundamental human rights and online privacy as detailed in their Human Rights and Online Privacy article. It’s a breath of fresh air to enjoy legendary music without being bombarded by ads or having my data collected.

Do you remember when you first heard "La Tortura"? How do you think it compares to today’s Latin hits? Share your favorite memories or moments from the video below—let’s celebrate this classic together!

#Shakira #AlejandroSanz #LaTortura #LatinPop #MusicVideo #BillboardCharts #PrivacyMatters #MyPrivacyDNS #HumanRights #OnlinePrivacy #2000sMusic


Shakira - La Tortura ft. Alejandro Sanz


Official HD Video "La Tortura" by Shakira ft. Alejandro Sanz

Lyrics:
Yo sé que no he sido un santo
Pero lo puedo arreglar, amor
No sólo de pan vive el hombre
Y no de excusas vivo yo
Sólo de errores se aprende
Y hoy sé que es tuyo mi corazón
Mejor te guardas todo eso
A otro perro con ese hueso
Y nos decimos adios

#Shakira #AlejandroSanz #LaTortura #OfficialHDVideo #HD #Remastered

Vídeo oficial HD de Shakira ft. Alejandro Sanz de su tema “La Tortura”

Letras:
Yo sé que no he sido un santo
Pero lo puedo arreglar, amor
No sólo de pan vive el hombre
Y no de excusas vivo yo
Sólo de errores se aprende
Y hoy sé que es tuyo mi corazón
Mejor te guardas todo eso
A otro perro con ese hueso
Y nos decimos adios

#Shakira #AlejandroSanz #LaTortura #VideoOficialHD #HD #Remastered


Shakira, Artista Invitado Alejandro Sanz - La Tortura (Video w/ Shaketon Remix Audio)


"Music video by Shakira;Artista Invitado Alejandro Sanz performing La Tortura. (C) 2005 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT"
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What a treat to watch "La Tortura" with the Shaketon Remix on a platform that actually respects our digital rights! For those who don't know, tube.matrix.rocks is part of the My Privacy DNS project, championing our fundamental right to privacy while we enjoy great music.

"La Tortura" was an absolute phenomenon when it dropped in 2005 on Shakira's "Fijación Oral, Vol. 1" album. The chemistry between Shakira and Alejandro Sanz is off the charts! This collaboration dominated Latin music charts, spending a record-breaking 25+ weeks at #1 on Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks, and charted for over 329 weeks worldwide, ranking #1 in Spain and dominating Latin airwaves everywhere.
Fun fact: It was the first Spanish-language music video to air on MTV's Total Request Live!

The iconic music video, with those famous black paint scenes and urban dance moves, revolutionized how Latin music was presented globally. Shakira's belly dancing mixed with reggaeton beats in the Shaketon remix version adds an extra layer of spice to an already caliente track!

What makes this viewing experience special is enjoying it on tube.matrix.rocks, where our personal data isn't being harvested while we groove to these Latin rhythms. That's real digital freedom right there!

Anyone else remember where they were when this hit first came out? And how do you feel about the Shaketon remix compared to the original? Drop your thoughts below!

Posted: 2025-07-19 11:27:49 UTC

#Shakira #AlejandroSanz #LaTortura #PrivacyMatters #MyPrivacyDNS #LatinMusic #MusicWithPrivacy #HumanRights #DigitalFreedom

Geert, Dilan en Lientje: ze komen eraan!

No way dat Ethiopië, Indonesië en/of of Libië 5 miljoen Palestijnen willen opvangen.

(Te zien zijn de, door mij, onherkenbaar gemaakte criminelen en oorlogsmisdadigers Bibi N. en Donald T.)

P.S. het wordt niet "tijdelijk"

#WieEenGrafGraaft #PVV #VVD #BBB #Ja21 #NSC #FrancescaAlbanese #FrancescaAlbaneseIsRight #Migratie #AsielZoekers #Palestijnen

Palestinian Students Accepted by Irish Universities Are Stranded in Gaza—and The Irish Government Won’t Help dropsitenews.com/p/palestinian…

CHROME OS Flex is a BAD operating system


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#chromeosflex #chromeos #google

00:00 Intro
00:42 Sponsor: 100$ free credit for your Linux or Gaming server
01:42 Install process: unnecessarily complex
03:09 Desktop: simple and good, on the surface
06:17 Issues: it's not ChromeOS
07:55 App switching is completely broken
09:45 Interacting with windows is sub-par
10:44 Big UX errors in the Settings app
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The interface is extremely simple. You have a basic bottom bar with a main menu and search field at the far left, app icons that also serve as a task bar in the middle, and a calendar and system menu on the right. If you have something playing in an app, you also get a media indicator next to the calendar to let you control playback.

You can't change anything apart from the wallpaper and the position of that task bar: bottom, left or right, no top option. You also have a dark mode.

You have touchpad gestures, with a 3 finger swipe up to display an overview of all your windows and virtual desktops, and 4 finger swipes left or right to switch between desktops.

Windows use the windows button layout, on the right hand side, wit minimize, maximize and close, plus a menu to interact with the window.

You can run any webapp from the CHrome Web store, which has a lot of stuff, you can add any website as a shortcut that will appear in the main menu and be usable as an app, or you can enable the Linux development environment from the settings.

It gives you a Debian container, with access to basic repos, but you can install faltpak, add flathub, and run anything you'd like, although since it's a container, some stuff won't work, like OBS for example

The problems:

First, the killer feature for ChromeOS is that it has its own Android container that runs any Android app really well. CHrome OS Flex can't do that. It doesn't have access to Android apps, which is a big bummer.

Then, we have more factual, UX based problems, like the window inconsistencies. Chrome OS uses web apps and passes them for desktop applications. The problem is, not all apps are treated in the same way. Opening youtube, or the file manager brings a window that looks like an application: short title bar, and standard controls. But if I open Google drive, then I get a browser window with a URL bar, tabs and a different title bar. Then, if I open Google sheets, I don't get a separate application window, it opens in a tab inside of the Google drive window, so I don't get an app icon in the task bar.

It's completely illegible: you never know what to expect when opening an application, where it's going to open, where your tab or window is, and if it's been minimized by another application.

Then you have that horrible visual aid when resizing a window: as your mouse pointer gets towards a window's side, you get this black bar that appears around that side.

Moving windows around sucks. See, the theme is either completely white, or dark. The title bar merges with the header or toolbar. Except you can only drag a window from its titlebar, and you don't know exactly where it starts or ends, because the title bar doesn't show a window title, just buttons. And you can't press Super or Alt while dragging anywhere on the window to move it either.

The settings are all displayed in a single page, with a sidebar. CLicking the sidebar moves you to the relevant section of that single settings page. Moves you, not scrolls you, so you don't immediately realize it's a single page. If you scroll yourself, the sidebar selected item doesn't change. So the sidebar is now telling me I'm in the Accessibility settings, when I'm looking at the network settings. Pretty bad design.

And then the overview. It lists all your open windows, pretty useful. But ChromeOS doesn't know what is a window or not, so no, I don't see all my windows, I see all individual apps, and then a Chrome window with multiple tabs that should be separate apps.

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The same people who in recent decades played along - willingly or not - with #US, #Zionists and #Turkey in their efforts to dismantle #Syria as a sovereign state and bring Al Qaeda to power, are the exact same people who are now complaining about Zionazi bombing Syria and the purges of the #Druze by Al Qaeda, which they themselves brought to power.
Stupidity is invincible.
Dude, geopolitical games are harder than your newspaper crossword puzzle.

"Humanitarian" aid to Gaza?

(This is an English version of infosec.exchange/@ErikvanStrat… - in NL).

Tuesday July 15, the Dutch foreign minister Caspar Veldkamp told journalists, in Brussels, after the EU meeting discussing sanctioning Israel that the amount of aid is already increasing following EU "pressure" (translated from nos.nl/artikel/2575144-veldkam…):

For example, I saw that yesterday 180 trucks entered Gaza, and the day before 160".

THAT IS, BY FAR, NOT ENOUGH!

The Israeli website gaza-aid-data.gov.il/main/ has meanwhile been updated with data through July 14. According to that website, the following number of trucks carrying aid entered Gaza:

July 13: 160 trucks (Veldkamp said 160)
July 14: 173 trucks (Veldkamp said 180)
(A few more details from that site in a minute in🧵2/2).

So Veldkamp exagerrated a bit. To clarify that the amount of aid is WAY to little, while essential stuff is fully missing (among other things, tents, water, gas for cooking), I've copied data from gaza-aid-data.gov.il/main/, a site that (deliberately?) makes information hard to comprehend, and put that into two tables - see below (I may have made a few typo's, don't shoot the messenger).

Data merged by me in the aid-type "Other":
- Essential infrastructure equipment;
- UN and International organizations equipment;
- Shelter Equipment;
- Mixed Aid;
- Medical Equipment - for field hospital.

The truncation "MedS " means Medical Supplies.

The Israeli website does not mention tonnage _and_ the number of trucks for each type of aid. Therefore I've split each table in aid-type specified in tonnange, and the other types in number of trucks. You can find more info and a summary in the Alt text.

Tip: open the image below in a new browser tab. In particular on smartphones this eases zooming and scrolling.

@palestine

#EU #GazaDealEU #Veldkamp #Kallas #CasparVeldkamp #KajaKallas #Gaza #GazaHumanitarianAid #Uithongeren #GHF #UNRWA #UNRWAisRight #FrancescaAlbaneseIsRight

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🧵2/2 Gaza aid

Please find a table below showing the amount of aid trandported into Gaza between July 8 through 14, according to gaza-aid-data.gov.il/main/.

Adding the number of trucks per day yields:

July 08: 141
July 09: 95
July 10: 124
July 11: 0
July 12: 0
July 13: 160
July 14: 173

I fail to observe a spectacular improvement.

#EU #GazaDealEU #Veldkamp #Kallas #CasparVeldkamp #KajaKallas #Gaza #GazaHumanitarianAid #Uithongeren #GHF #UNRWA #UNRWAisRight #FrancescaAlbaneseIsRight

Shakira - Underneath Your Clothes


Official HD Video "Underneath Your Clothes" by Shakira

Lyrics:
You're a song
Written by the hands of God
Don't get me wrong
'Cause this might sound to you a bit odd
But you own the place
Where all my thoughts go hiding
And right under your clothes
Is where I find them

Underneath your clothes
There's an endless story
There's the man I chose
There's my territory
And all the things I deserve
For being such a good girl, honey

#Shakira #UnderneathYourClothes #Pop #HD #Remastered

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Vídeo oficial HD de Shakira de su tema “Underneath Your Clothes”

Letras:
You're a song
Written by the hands of God
Don't get me wrong
'Cause this might sound to you a bit odd
But you own the place
Where all my thoughts go hiding
And right under your clothes
Is where I find them

Underneath your clothes
There's an endless story
There's the man I chose
There's my territory
And all the things I deserve
For being such a good girl, honey

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Just discovered this beautiful classic from Shakira on tube.matrix.rocks - what a breath of fresh air to watch it without those annoying ads! As a 50-year-old man who's been following Shakira's career, I have to say this song from 2002 still gives me goosebumps.

The way she expresses vulnerability and devotion in "Underneath Your Clothes" is so genuine and powerful. The music video, featuring Shakira's then-boyfriend Antonio de la Rúa, perfectly captures the intimate nature of the song. I love how they shot those tender black-and-white scenes backstage during her tour - it feels so authentic and personal.

Fun fact: This was Shakira's second English single from her crossover album "Laundry Service," and it became a massive hit! It reached #3 on the UK Singles Chart and peaked at #9 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song showcases her unique voice perfectly - that mix of power and emotion that only Shakira can deliver.

What I appreciate most about watching this on tube.matrix.rocks is the focus on just pure music without all the tracking and data collection. It's like going back to the golden age of MTV, but with better privacy!

What's your favorite Shakira ballad? And does anyone else remember where they were when they first heard this song? Would love to hear your stories! ❤️

#Shakira #UnderneathYourClothes #2000sMusic #ClassicMusicVideo #PrivacyMatters #NostalgicHits #latinpop #latinRock #ballade

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We have started to work on dropping the 'user' designator and switching them out for more friendly and respective forms. Big tech has users. Drugs has users. The Fediverse and small web don't.

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The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine (PIJ), held the Israeli occupation the United States, and the international community fully responsible for what it described as mass deaths and acts of genocide against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.

“The widespread starvation and mass deaths in Gaza are the result of systematic starvation policies imposed by the occupation since October 7, 2023—and intensified since March, ” the group said in a statement on Friday.

The occupation and the US administration bear full responsibility for this crime, along with the so-called international community, whose governments have shown blatant hypocrisy and complicity, according to the statement.

The group held accountable the submissive Arab regimes—those who have surrendered to US dictates, and some of whom are actively complicit in the occupation’s crimes.

The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine concluded by saying, ” We remind Arab and Islamic peoples—most of whom remain paralyzed in the face of this horrific betrayal—that what is happening in Gaza will not remain far from them.”

en.ypagency.net/363313

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