DRC is seeing its worst mpox outbreak — but has no vaccines or treatments yet. Why?
With nearly 5,000 cases reported so far this year — and concerns about a new strain — the Democratic Republic of Congo is considering the declaration of a public health emergency. #press
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This generations Cambodia.
Horror upon horror, where are the Palestinian people supposed to live?"Gaza’s 37M tonnes of bomb-filled debris could take 14 yrs to clear, says expert. Clearing & rebuilding them will be slow & dangerous work bc of the threat from shells, missiles or other weapons buried in collapsed or damaged buildings. On average ~10% of weapons failed to detonate when they were fired & had to be removed by demining teams."
#IsraelHamasWar #WarCrimes #Ecocide #HumanRights #Domicide https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/26/gazas-37m-tonnes-of-bomb-filled-debris-could-take-14-years-to-clear-says-expert
Gaza’s 37m tonnes of bomb-filled debris could take 14 years to clear, says expert
Top UN demining official outlines scale of devastation as Egypt officials fly into Israel in attempt to revive ceasefire talksEmma Graham-Harrison (The Guardian)
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New historical marker commemorates Syrian Quarter in downtown Indianapolis
New historical marker commemorates Syrian Quarter in downtown Indianapolis
The history of Syrian immigrants in Indianapolis is inscribed on a new state historical marker downtown. A public dedication was held this week for the Syrian Quarter marker.Jill Sheridan (WFYI)
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😂🤣😂 An #ArtificialIntelligence bot used by a #Catholic church ⛪️ claimed it was a priest, & declared it was ready to take confessions from humans. 😂
The human priests were not thrilled by this action! 🤣
👉🏾 A Catholic 'priest' has been defrocked for being AI https://www.businessinsider.com/catholic-priest-ai-defrocked-2024-4
A Catholic 'priest' has been defrocked for being AI
An AI chatbot for a Catholic group claimed to be a real priest and said baptism in Gatorade was OK. He was quickly defrocked.Katie Notopoulos (Insider)
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Gigantic Jurassic raptor footprints unearthed in China
Scientists have discovered the tracks of a 5 meter-long raptor dinosaur, challenging what was previously known about the species' size range.Science X (Phys.org)
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Opinion | Nikki Haley's Pennsylvania fans sent a clear message this week. Team Biden heard it.
The GOP is still Donald Trump’s party. His coronation is set for July in Milwaukee. But the New York trial, plus Pennsylvania primary results, offer a...Charlie Sykes (Yahoo News)
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Half of Americans — including 42% of Democrats — say they'd support mass deportations of undocumented immigrants.
@axios explores the U.S. immigration debate in this collection of stories: https://flip.it/SavyIO
For more stories about immigration, follow @immigration-AxiosNews
#Immigration #Migrants #Border #USPolitics #Politics
Axios Vibes: Why America is warming to mass deportations
Half of Americans — including 42% of Democrats — say they'd support mass deportations of undocumented immigrants, according to a new Axios Vibes survey by The Harris Poll.Axios (Flipboard)
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@Incognitim But they LOVE to talk about deporting 11MIL people like they could just wave a wand and people would disappear.
WE know that that isn't at ALL how things go down. US Govt. agents under Lump deported a whole bunch of ACTUAL AMERICAN CITIZENS to Mexico, bc when you give psychopaths a badge, a gun, and some power, they go fucking gaga. They deported whoever they FELT like deporting.
Tate sexual assault trial to go ahead in Romania
Controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother deny allegations of rape and human trafficking. #press
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68907298?utm_source=press.coop
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Interesting idea that frames rich countries as having a "climate debt" to poor coutries:
"The economist Fadhel Kaboub suggests a way out: the World Bank and IMF could lend money to historical polluters to help them pay for their #ClimateDebt to poor nations. "
(But when Keynes proposed it in a different context, the US vetoed it).
The Guardian view on globalisation’s discontent: it’s not right for poor countries to fund the rich
Editorial: Wealthy nations exploit their position as the world’s bankers to siphon off hundreds of billions from the needyEditorial (The Guardian)
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Across the Western world, public opinion on Palestine is finally shifting
The brutality of Israel's war on Gaza has opened Western eyes to the suffering of the Palestinian people. #press
Across the Western world, public opinion on Palestine is finally shifting
The brutality of Israel’s war on Gaza has opened Western eyes to the suffering of the Palestinian people.Othman Moqbel (Al Jazeera)
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Trump advisors considering plans to dramatically revamp the Fed, WSJ report says
[#Trump would be part of interest rate decisions.]
Trump advisors are considering plans to dramatically revamp the Fed, WSJ report says
Trump's political operatives are putting together a plan that would give him unprecedented influence over the Fed, the report states.Jeff Cox (CNBC)
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Surprise!!
Report
US says military battalions with the IDF committed "gross human rights violations" against Palestinian civilians in the West Bank.
However, the battalions "will remain eligible for U.S. military aid because of steps Israel says it's taking to address the problem."
The administration assessment was outlined in an undated letter by Blinken to Mike Johnson obtained by ABC News.
Biden won't sanction Israeli military units accused of human rights violations in West Bank before start of war with Hamas
A letter from Secretary of State Blinken said U.S. military aid can continue.Anne Flaherty (ABC News)
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If we can be partners with Saudi Arabia with way more human rights violations per person there is no reason why we can't with China other than because of xenophobia.
China and US should be ‘partners, not rivals’, Xi tells BlinkenChina says it prefers to bolster its ties with the United States, but considerable challenges remain. #press
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I know not everyone has the freedom to do this, but there have been two times in my life when I didn’t get paid on time, and both times I told them wow I’m really sorry but I don’t actually have enough gas money to come to work tomorrow. I’ll be in as soon as payroll hits though.
The first time it happened they were really mad about it and they figured out a way to fire me later on that month. I got a new job on my way home from work so it was no big deal.
The second time it happened the owner of the company wrote me a personal check for $100 and I just had to pay him back when payroll hit. I was kind of mad about that, I was looking forward to taking the day off.
Long-term research shows herring arrive earlier in the Wadden Sea due to climate change
Due to the changing climate, young herring arrive in the Wadden Sea earlier and earlier in spring. That is shown in a new publication by NIOZ ecologists Mark Rademaker, Myron Peck, and Anieke van Leeuwen in Global Change Biology.Science X (Phys.org)
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Most people in the #Netherlands learn to #bike as small children.
But more than 6,000 older #immigrant #women learn to bike here every year.
This beautiful video shows how.
🚲#BikeTooter #bikenite #bikelove 🚲
De meeste mensen in Nederland leren fietsen als kleine kinderen.
Maar ook jaarlijks leren ruim 6.000 oudere allochtone vrouwen fietsen.
Deze prachtige video laat zien hoe.
film by Fade Hindash / Mama Agatha – how migrant women learn to cycle in Amsterdam
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Explainer
"Constitution in the Crosshairs"
Far-right groups plan to radically rewrite the Constitution.
Bankrolled by Big Oil, Koch Industries & mega-donors — they want to take America back to when it was largely devoid of federal oversight.
At stake are all of our rights & a century of progress in making America a more just society via workers’ rights, social security & affordable health insurance.
exposedbycmd.org & defendtheconstitution.org
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=z2ZP1R4MCNU
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The issue of free speech on campus
Christian Parenti & Norman Finkelstein
Well worth watching - thoughtful & nuanced views on a difficult issue.
How can marginalised voices best protect themselves from loud money?
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=OoSmAtVN19Q
Finkelstein's talk begins at 25min in
#FreeSpeech #USPol #Finkelstein #Parenti ..
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I remember in 2020 in my city, police were extremely pissed off about covid-aware protestors who chose to protest in their neighbourhoods rather than travel into central.
Central city districts are hostile to us. The roads are easily blocked, there aren't as many alleys and buildings to escape through, cameras are everywhere and there aren't as many witnesses. By contrast, residential districts are full of routes and hiding places and the cops will be seen if they decide to split someone's skull open.
A thousand little protests in residential neighbourhoods was their nightmare.
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Rooting for Trump to fail has made his stock shorters millions
Rooting for Donald Trump to fail has rarely been this profitable #press
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Good. I hope they succeed and we see the rest of the “gig economy” in the loop by the end of the decade.
Happy to pay more for Amazon and Uber Eats if I can live in a society without a underclass of people paid peanuts to be managed by algorithms.
‘A lot of health and safety issues’ as Amazon workers try to unionize
'Working conditions are just horrible,' alleges union president who is leading effortShane Mercer (Canadian Occupational Safety)
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Quite the mind fuck being an American Jew and descendant of Holocaust survivors right now, as nazis and republicans call Jewish protesters “antisemitic.” I don’t blame anyone for being confused by it all. Just know that your Jewish friends have been angry about it for a long time. And remember that anyone claiming to speak for all Jews probably isn’t.
We have long watched as the worst people use us as an excuse to enact their power fantasies. Please don’t believe them when they do.
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I admit I'm one of the confused people. As a lefty who's been against the settlements and general authoritarian side of Israel and who thinks Palestinians deserve a state, I was frankly shocked by anyone on the left defending the Oct 9 massacre. I didn't expect that to be ok with anyone -- anyone on the left, anyone with an ounce of humanity -- let alone be defended as necessary.
If we are somehow putting that aside, then I just don't understand the current demands.
@jorge I’m with you.
I have had to learn the hard way that a lot of my compatriots on the left crave violence as much as people on the right. It’s fucking scary.
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Palestinian Australian advocates call for transparency after home affairs department cancels visa of Fatma Almassri, a diabetic living in a displaced persons’ camp, without warning
#australia #palestine #immigration #refugees
Relatives ‘surprised and shocked’ after 68-year-old Gaza woman’s Australian visa cancelled on security grounds
Palestinian Australian advocates call for transparency after visa of Fatma Almassri, a diabetic living in Rafah, cancelled without warningDaisy Dumas (The Guardian)
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I hope they make it.
“Demand Safe Passage’ – Gaza Freedom Flotilla Ready to Set Sail”
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/demand-safe-passage-gaza-freedom-flotilla-ready-to-set-sail/
‘Demand Safe Passage’ - Gaza Freedom Flotilla Ready to Set Sail - Palestine Chronicle
Organizers of the Freedom Flotilla to Gaza say all technical and crewing requirements have been completed in order to set sail on Friday.admin (Palestine Chronicle)
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instead of making memes all day Occupy Democrats should be screaming at Jack Smith to do his job.
Us sharing this just pisses people off when they are reminded 3 years after an insurrection where PEOPLE DIED the organizers and instigators have never even been charged.
This half hour report (with transcript) is a pretty good condensation of where things are in North Gaza with the discovery of mass graves - 3 sites with a total of about 700 bodies found at the time of the report.
The call for a no-fly zone is such a "no shit" moment but it's way past overdue.
https://www.democracynow.org/2024/4/25/gaza_mass_graves_war_crimes
Bodies Recovered at Mass Graves in Nasser Hospital Bear Signs of Torture, Mutilation & Execution
At least 320 bodies have been discovered buried in a mass grave at the destroyed Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, just weeks after a similar mass grave containing up to 400 bodies was discovered amid the ruins of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.Democracy Now!
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As some universities negotiate with pro-Palestinian protestors, others quickly call the police
Students protesting the Israel-Hamas war are digging in at Columbia University for a 10th day, part of a number of demonstrations roiling campuses from California to Connecticut #press
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Joe Quinlan 🇵🇸 🇮🇪
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