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peterbrown

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Volunteer director of community wind company and new community distillery. Locally owned businesses are the drivers of development in the Hebrides. También soy guía turístico en Escocia desde hace muchos años.

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eharlitzkern , to histodons group
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Best team name ever in my summer course Medieval Culture goes to this year's group doing research on medieval England:

Serf and Turf.

😎

@medievodons @histodons

peterbrown ,
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@eharlitzkern @medievodons @histodons dangerously close to serf and terf

DamnInteresting , to Random stuff
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A century ago, anti-immigrant backlash almost closed America’s doors
https://theconversation.com/a-century-ago-anti-immigrant-backlash-almost-closed-americas-doors-228589?utm_source=DamnInteresting

peterbrown ,
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@DamnInteresting just after some of my ancestors arrived!!

bibliolater , to History
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A United States of Europe

“A free and unified Europe was first imagined by Italian radicals in the 19th century. Could we yet see their dream made real?”

https://aeon.co/essays/could-we-recover-the-radical-vision-of-a-free-and-united-europe

@histodon @histodons @philosophy

credit: David Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries. Page URL: https://archive.org/details/dr_europe-00224068

peterbrown ,
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@bibliolater @histodon @histodons @philosophy it was Winston Churchill’s dream as well

electrek , to Random stuff
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GM says EV hurdles are ‘not an issue now’ as new models roll out https://electrek.co/2024/05/20/gm-ev-hurdles-not-an-issue-now-new-models-roll-out/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

peterbrown ,
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@electrek still fitted with child killer hoods

w7voa , to Random stuff
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President Biden, at a campaign fundraiser in Georgia, says former President Trump is “unhinged.”

peterbrown ,
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@w7voa not for him indeed. Perhaps he should stand aside and let a more able person lead the Democrats.

mattblaze , to Random stuff
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The secret to a good marriage is to have a clear mutual understanding of which partner is responsible for the flag in front of your house.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/16/us/justice-alito-upside-down-flag.html?unlocked_article_code=1.sk0.ya83.n8G49DAhJEPK&smid=url-share

peterbrown ,
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@mattblaze or live in a civilised country where people don’t put flags outside their houses

dangillmor , to Random stuff
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Democrats ask America's most corrupt Supreme Court justice, Clarence Thomas, if he would be kind enough, pretty please, to explain more about his corruption...

He is, of course, not explaining anything -- and daring anyone to do something about it.

https://newrepublic.com/article/181627/clarence-thomas-rv-loan-democrats-letter

peterbrown ,
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@dangillmor “We subject all federal judges—including the justices—to financial disclosure rules because we are worried about even the appearance that they are deciding cases in ways that are consistent with their financial interests,” Vladeck said, stressing that the Democrats are raising legitimate questions about Thomas.”

Brad , to Random stuff
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May 15, 2024- I don’t want to do bird flu AND Covid, on my timeline but here ya go 🙈 “First case of human contracting bird flu from a dairy cow confirmed by officials: ‘The virus has jumped’ “ - https://www.thestar.com/news/first-case-of-human-contracting-bird-flu-from-a-dairy-cow-confirmed-by-officials-the/article_ad1055dc-12b7-11ef-add0-e782fe0897e8.html

peterbrown ,
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@Brad not really an adequate description to say dairy farm.
More like “warehouse milk factory”

oatmeal , to israel group
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/ Settlers looted and desecrated food intended for Gaza in front of soldiers, peace activists were attacked, and two trucks were set on fire

Dozens of settlers and far-right Israelis looted yesterday the humanitarian aid trucks making their way to the Strip through the Tarqumiya crossing near Hebron. The humanitarian aid was blocked at two points in the area south and west of Hebron Hill - near the Tarqumiya checkpoint and near the Negohot settlement. After being blocked and looted, two trucks were set on fire near the Tarqumiya checkpoint.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

B'Tselem stated that the looting continued for hours, "in front of soldiers and police officers, as well as security personnel at the crossing, who did not lift a finger to stop the desecration of food. This conduct by the Israeli authorities grossly violates the interim orders of the International Court of Justice, which demanded that Israel allow the supply of humanitarian aid to Gaza."​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

H/t Zoha

@palestine
@israel

peterbrown ,
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@JapanProf @DropBear @oatmeal @palestine @israel the only possible explanation that occurs to me is that because their education system puts so much emphasis on the abuses by the nazis and other populations against the Jews that they have unintentionally normalised such behaviour and desensitised the Jewish population to horrific levels of murder and violence.

People brought up to believe violence and killing and cruelty is normal will use violence, killing and inhumane cruelty themselves.

DamnInteresting , to Random stuff
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Pushing Cars Down Hills, Throwing Them off Cliffs: How Crazy Crash Tests Impact Modern Vehicle Safety
https://www.thedrive.com/news/pushing-cars-down-hills-throwing-them-off-cliffs-how-crazy-crash-tests-impact-modern-vehicle-safety?utm_source=DamnInteresting

peterbrown ,
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@DamnInteresting people need to understand that in the USA these massive SUVs are not considered to be private cars and so are not subject to the crash testing that private cars are submitted to.
So forget your crumple zone.
Forget your safety cage.
Forget even stability tests and be prepared to roll over if you are T-boned.

Cars (any size) are much safer than 3-ton SUVs

w7voa , to Random stuff
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Hong Kong court bans a protest song, claiming it could be used as a weapon. https://hongkongfp.com/2024/05/08/breaking-govt-bid-to-ban-glory-to-hong-kong-protest-song-approved-by-appeals-court/

peterbrown ,
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@w7voa in 1746 the British government banned the highland bagpipe for exactly the same reason.

The penalty for playing the Highland bagpipe or wearing a kilt or tartan was transportation to his majesty’s colonies .

rbreich , to Random stuff
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Call me crazy, but maybe presidents who get themselves indicted shouldn't have their criminal trials presided over by judges they themselves appointed.

peterbrown ,
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@rbreich it would at least give a better impression of the administration of genuine Justice.

mondoweiss , to israel group
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On April 15, Chicago police aggressively prevented marchers during the worldwide A15 day of action. Organizers say the repression was a message from the city ahead of the upcoming Democratic National Convention in August.

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/04/police-brutality-and-mass-arrests-of-palestine-protesters-in-chicago-may-be-precursor-to-the-dnc/


@palestine @israel

peterbrown ,
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@mondoweiss @palestine @israel

appassionato , to palestine group
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A man in Rafah has described the night of heavy Israeli attacks. Here’s his account:

“Intense bombardment, very very intense bombardment.

“Air strikes, rockets, artillery shelling, tank shelling, drones – all firing at us!

“Never in my life – I am 69-years-old – have I ever seen bombardment like this, and I have witnessed several wars. I have never seen a war like this one."

@palestine

peterbrown ,
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@appassionato @palestine not much of a war if only one side is doing the bombing.

Sounds to me more like a massacre.

plink , to palestine group
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from
Israeli precision-guided munition likely killed group of children playing foosball in , weapons experts say

[ stonewalled as usual, in spite of clear facts]



@palestine @israel

https://amp-cnn-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/05/02/middleeast/israeli-precision-guided-munition-maghazi-deaths-intl?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQGsAEggAID#amp_tf=From%2520%251%24s&aoh=17148108312638&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F05%2F02%2Fmiddleeast%2Fisraeli-precision-guided-munition-maghazi-deaths-intl%2Findex.html

peterbrown ,
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@plink @palestine @israel since their prime motive seems to be to make remaining life in Palestine insufferable, merely seeing carefree children playing will be sufficient trigger to blow them all to kingdom come.

And it’s not a war. For a war, you need two sides that are more or less equally matched, both fighting.
It’s a bombardment ending in a massacre, with genocidal intent.

peterbrown ,
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@plink @palestine @israel “you and your friends went out to play together for the last time and none of you knew it” 😪

MeanwhileinCanada , to Random stuff
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Canadians have figured out why it's called May

peterbrown ,
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@MeanwhileinCanada ne’er cast a cloot, till May’s oot.
Hasta el 40 de mayo no te tires el sayo.

DamnInteresting , to Random stuff
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Why We Still Use Postage Stamps
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/04/stamps-museum-modest-technology/677950/?utm_source=DamnInteresting

peterbrown ,
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@DamnInteresting real mail still has a role to play. It’s also inherently much more secure than any electronic communication.

mondoweiss , to israel group
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Since October 7, many in the U.S have have grown to understand how our tax dollars fund the genocide in Gaza. This knowledge is inspiring a boom in an old form of resistance — tax resistance.

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/04/tax-resistance-movement-grows-in-response-to-u-s-support-for-gaza-genocide/


@palestine @israel

peterbrown ,
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@DrALJONES @mondoweiss @palestine @israel and the same should be true of any country which isssues its own currency.

peterbrown ,
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@DrALJONES @mondoweiss @palestine @israel yes well in that respect they would be foolish to borrow for essentials. They should find something that they need to export or just do without.
Sometimes tourism is a good way to bring in foreign currency, if there are no other obvious exports.

mondoweiss , to israel group
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Walid Daqqah died in Israeli prison as a revolutionary and literary icon. But when he and his wife Sana' gave life to their daughter through his smuggled sperm, Walid was given a second life.

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/04/a-parallel-birth-on-the-second-life-of-walid-daqqah/


@palestine @israel

peterbrown ,
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@mondoweiss @palestine @israel don’t tell the Isreali army or they will assassinate them

CrimethInc , to Random stuff
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While police around the country are raiding campuses and brutalizing student protesters, the authorities are once again trotting out narratives about "outside agitators."

They do this whenever a movement gets out of their control. It is one of the most basic tactics in their playbook, and they employ it indiscriminately.

As we wrote in 2014, during the demonstrations in Ferguson in response to the murder of Michael Brown,

"Rhetoric about 'outside agitators' is a military operation intended to isolate and target an enemy: divide and conquer. The enemy that the authorities are aiming at is predominantly black and brown, but it is not just a specific social body; it is also an aspect of our humanity, a part of all of us. The ultimate goal of the police is not so much to brutalize and pacify specific individuals as it is to extract rebelliousness itself from the social fabric. They seek to externalize agitation, so anyone who stands up for herself will be seen as an outsider."

https://crimethinc.com/texts/agitators

peterbrown ,
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@CrimethInc I think they are also probably quite annoyed that they don’t have any inside placed people to act as agents provocateur.

Free_Press , to Random stuff
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In the US, a train carrying gasoline and butane derailed and caught fire

The incident occurred near the border of the US state of Arizona with New Mexico. Six cars containing gasoline and propane caught fire. Local police are investigating the cause of the incident, reports the Associated Press.

The interstate was closed. Residents of houses near the incident were also evacuated as a precaution due to the wind, which carried away thick smoke.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=G6VDX8vPyKs&si=LD0rFs1I7EeaptNn

peterbrown ,
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@Free_Press in Europe derailments are rare as the railways are maintained as state infrastructure not private assets

peterbrown ,
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@rhythmisaprancer @Free_Press difference is that anybody can use the roads, not just one single company.
On maintenance yes, well that’s because successive governments have reduced their tax take and there’s no money left anymore.

Simple!

mondoweiss , to israel group
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Despite its claim that the goal of the war in Gaza is the elimination of Hamas, Israel's actions reveal its true intention: the collapse of Palestinian society

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/04/engineering-social-collapse-in-palestine/


@palestine @israel

peterbrown ,
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@mondoweiss @palestine @israel since Hamas as the ruling party have been in control of the government, the civil service, the health service, the education system, all the infrastructure of roads and communications, yes, attacking Hamas is pretty much attacking the whole structure of society.
Imagine if Russia decided to eliminate the Republicans in the USA ? Or the Democrats?

CoinOfNote , to History
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ANZAC day, the 25th April, is one of the most solemn days in , commemorating the first great battle Australia took part in as a nation - the storming of the beach in what is now known as "ANZAC Cove", Türkiye on April 25, 1915 as part of . stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, the name for the joint force of the two young nations, forever joined in solidarity and mateship.

Lest, we forget.

@histodons @numismatics

Medallion featuring an army bugler playing "The Last Post" with "THE ANZACS" above and "APRIL 25, 1915" below.

peterbrown ,
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@CoinOfNote @histodons @numismatics it took a man from Peebles to encapsulate the horror.
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=waltzing+matilda+eric+bogle&t=iphone&iax=videos&ia=videos&iai=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DcnFzCmAyOp8

eunews , to Random stuff
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Council of Europe calls on UK to scrap Rwanda migrant plan

Europe's highest rights body on Tuesday called on Britain to scrap a controversial plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, saying it raised "major issues" over their rights and the rule of law.

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240423-council-of-europe-calls-on-uk-to-scrap-rwanda-migrant-plan

peterbrown ,
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@eunews if they get chucked out the council of Europe it will be a long time before they can get a chance to rejoin and without being in the council of Europe they can’t rejoin the EU.

Cue Brexiteers salivating at the prospect of a deeper rift between London and the EU

georgetakei , to Random stuff
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It’s the dog’s house, you just live there.

peterbrown ,
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@georgetakei yes, people who live at the beck and call of their dog are actually living in the dog’s kennel.
Dogs are pack animals, and if you do not assert yourself as higher up than them then you become lower than them. They will do what they like and you’ll be expected to do what they want you to do .

And they will decide when to bark, who to bark at and who to bite.

mondoweiss , to israel group
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As Passover begins, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is once again using the bible to justify genocide in Gaza as he compares Hamas to "Pharaoh" and promises to "land additional and painful plagues" upon the Palestinians.

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/04/netanyahu-exploits-passover-for-more-biblical-genocide-propaganda/


@palestine @israel

peterbrown ,
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@mondoweiss @palestine @israel mad bad and dangerous to know

ChrisMayLA6 , to Video Games
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While its good to see that books still hold their own (in revenue generating terms) with films & music (they outperform both), the big news is that video games generated more revenue globally than books & music combined.

As someone who has never played a video game, but reads a lot of books, I'm not sure how I feel about this... but it tells us something about where the globe's creative & receptive energies seem to be spent.


@bookstodon

peterbrown ,
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@leighms @ChrisMayLA6 @bookstodon surely if the electricity comes from renewables there is no issue?

peterbrown ,
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@leighms @ChrisMayLA6 @bookstodon Scotland is at 110% just now. Just waiting for England to catch up.

georgetakei , to Random stuff
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Worth a try!

peterbrown ,
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@georgetakei bit risky. They’re just as likely to take your driving license.

EU_Commission , (edited ) to Random stuff
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We are a Union of 27 countries and 450 million people sharing one future.

Diversity is what defines, unites us.
Diversity is also what makes us love the fediverse.

As we mark two years on Mastodon, thank you for enlivening the conversation with insightful comments and content.

Love does not increase after the first day, but it deepens.

Let's make this journey even more engaging!

What topics did you like the most and would like to see more often 👇

peterbrown ,
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@EU_Commission I know that legally we are no longer part of the EU but in our hearts and mind we never left 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺

petergleick , to Random stuff
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I know the US, UK, and France helped defend Israel from Iranian missiles/drones.

I know this will never happen, but maybe the US, UK, and France should now help defend Iran against Israeli missiles/drones. That would send a message.

-escalate

peterbrown ,
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@petergleick and help Ukraine against Russian missiles

susurros , to palestine group
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"Israel has reportedly deployed extra artillery and armoured personnel carriers to the Gaza Strip periphery, suggesting that the military is preparing for its long-threatened ground offensive on Rafah, the only place of relative safety for at least 1.4 million displaced Palestinian civilians.

Israeli daily Ma’ariv also said on Wednesday that troops had been put on alert and 'the governing principle of the operation' had been approved by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) general staff and Yoav Gallant, the defence minister. The IDF declined to comment on the reports.

"The IDF confirmed on Tuesday it was buying 40,000 tents to prepare for the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of displaced civilians who have sought shelter in Rafah, the southernmost town in the Gaza Strip, which is only major urban area in the territory that Israeli ground forces have not yet entered."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/17/israel-reportedly-deploys-extra-weapons-for-assumed-rafah-offensive

@palestine

peterbrown ,
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@susurros @palestine so presumably Hamas are assembling their tanks, navy, Air Force and artillery on the Palestinian side to defend themselves.
Oh silly me, I forgot.

They don’t have any.
😳

GottaLaff , to Random stuff
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Attorneys for were in NY appeals court Monday in 11th-hour bid to try to delay his impending criminal trial on charges he falsified business records related to hush $ payments/interference.

Lawyers filed papers at the state Appellate Division arguing the trial should be pushed back while Trump challenges a partial gag order against him and argues the setting of the trial in Manhattan would be unfair, a source with direct knowledge of the action

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-lawyers-ask-new-york-appeals-court-delay-weeks-criminal-trial-rcna146867?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=66142f321a8c700001404d93&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

peterbrown ,
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@GottaLaff for a man who has spent so much time in the courts suing other people, it is surprising to see he finds them unfair

georgetakei , to Random stuff
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Donald is more deranged by the day. https://secondnexus.com/biden-campaign-trump-nelson-mandela?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

peterbrown ,
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@georgetakei loopy

w7voa , to Random stuff
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US Central Command says it and the Royal Jordanian Air Force today, using three USAF C-130 planes, airdropped into northern Gaza 38,000 meals consisting of food provided by Jordan.

peterbrown ,
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@w7voa correct me if I’m wrong but is that 38,000 meals for 2.5 million people?
Even in northern Gaza I believe there are more than 100,000 people.
However, I suppose it’s a start.

HeavenlyPossum , to Random stuff
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So the World Central Kitchen convoy a) cleared its route with the IDF beforehand, b) traveled on an approved route, and c) departed at an approved time, so d) the IDF knew exactly who it was killing when it struck the convoy three (3) times.

It was so obviously deliberate, and so deliberately cruel—not just to murder these people, but to terrorize other aid workers into abandoning the Palestinians to be starved to death. To prove the IDF’s impunity and reach, and to compel the IDF’s defenders into apologizing for yet another unforgivable atrocity.

peterbrown ,
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@HeavenlyPossum the vehicles were all hit with surgical precision

peterbrown ,
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@simon_brooke @HeavenlyPossum I think so. To both

w7voa , to Random stuff
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Lunar Standard Time? The White House today directed NASA to establish a unified standard of time for the moon and other celestial bodies, as the US aims to set international norms in space amid a growing lunar race among nations and private companies. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/white-house-directs-nasa-to-create-time-standard-for-the-moon/ar-BB1kXEHY

peterbrown ,
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@w7voa so long as the USA remembers that nobody else in the world uses month day year.

w7voa , to Random stuff
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IDF says its spokesperson, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, has spoken with World Central Kitchen’s founder, chef Jose Andres, to express “the IDF's deepest condolences to the entire World Central Kitchen family” after seven members of the food aid group were killed in an airstrike in Gaza. https://wck.org/news/gaza-team-update

peterbrown ,
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@w7voa future aid convoys should have unarmed IDF soldiers accompanying them to ensure they are not blown to eternity.  One unarmed Israeli soldier for each aid worker.

Failing that they should be accompanied by Israeli politicians.

eunews , to Random stuff
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Hungarian natural demographic decline highest in Europe

A Central Statistical Office publication reveals demographic trends in Hungary. From fewer births to an ageing population, there are significant differences when it comes to districts of the country, as well as within the European Union.

https://dailynewshungary.com/hungarian-demographic-decline-highest-europe/

peterbrown ,
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@eunews emigration too. Lots of young Hungarians working in Scotland

w7voa , to Random stuff
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"RSF strongly denounces the Russian court’s latest decision to extend Russian-American RFE/RL journalist Alsu Kurmasheva's detention until June 5. Though disappointing, this decision is hardly surprising considering the Kremlin's track record of wrongfully imprisoning journalists. Russia is currently detaining at least 35 journalists and media workers, while scores of independent reporters and media outlets have been forced to either shut down or flee abroad." -RSF USA Exec. Dir. Clayton Weimers

peterbrown ,
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@w7voa some consolation, that they don’t just execute them and their families, like the Israelis do

BicycleDutch , to Random stuff
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The city centre motorway of Utrecht (NL) feels like a distant memory. It was in use from 1973 to 2009.
I compared Google Earth images from 2009 and 2024.
So much asphalt gone!

video/mp4

peterbrown ,
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@BicycleDutch watch and learn,

w7voa , to Random stuff
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The Likud Party says Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu will ensure the closure of Al Jazeera as soon as the Knesset passes a law enabling such an action. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-794745

peterbrown ,
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@w7voa when is the USA going to finally realise that by hindering Ukraine and helping Netanyahu they are laying the groundwork for a worldwide conflict?

Miro_Collas , to palestine group
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A Genocide Foretold - The Chris Hedges Report
https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/a-genocide-foretold

"The genocide, which the U.S. is funding and sustaining with weapons shipments, says something not only about Israel, but about us, about Western civilization, about who we are as a people, where we came from and what defines us. It says that all our vaunted morality and respect for human rights is a lie."


@palestine

peterbrown ,
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@Miro_Collas @palestine This ought to be compulsory reading for all politicians.

oatmeal , to Random stuff
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References

peterbrown ,
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@oatmeal @palestine @israel @histodons “it is not known for arrangements have been made for the Arab community” 😳

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