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Sunday news:
Chaos rising in EU
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/18/rule-of-law-declining-across-eu-report-warns
bombs another hospital
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/mar/18/middle-east-crisis-live-israel-gaza-palestine-al-shifa-live-updates
Banks fuelling
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/18/banks-driving-increase-in-global-meat-and-dairy-production-report-finds

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China, which hasn't as much as fired a single bullet on foreign soil in 45 years,
vs
the US which has been in 13 wars in the 21st century alone, the immense majority of which it directly caused.

https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/02/04/china-war-military-taiwan-us-asia-xi-escalation-crisis/

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68006607

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In his words it's "a set of ever varying, constantly vacillating rules devised by the United States for the benefit of the United States and its Western allies."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5TtAebVT7g

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Novelist Lana Bastašić cut ties w/ her German publisher over its silence abt the genocide in Gaza & the censorship of pro-Palestinian voices in Germany.

She was then disinvited from a prestigious literary festival in Austria. Her response is remarkable https://lithub.com/read-novelist-lana-bastasics-blazing-response-to-yet-another-act-of-literary-censorship/

astraea, to Stoicism

“Anti-Semite of the Week”

American actor John Cusack chosen by Stop Anti-Semitism USA for his public expression of his pro-Palestinian views.

The actor said in his words:

▪️ “I pity those bastards who think I care about my future projects in Hollywood while committing in Gaza.”

▪️ “We reject the lie that the security of one country depends on the destruction of another people.”

▪️ “Oh my God, whoever does not want a has no soul. We cannot stop until these attacks stop.”

Staying silent is the most shameful thing I can imagine.

▪️ “The of the West’s position is unparalleled, and words are insufficient to express it

. “Imagine that October 7 (Hamas attack) lasted for 115 days?

Well done Cusak. It's very competitive these days as nearly everyone is pro-, pro-, pro-, anti-, and generally , which seem to be the criteria for selection as "Anti-semite of the week". I'm sure Cusak hasn't said said a bad word against Judaism ...

astraea,

@nilsskirnir Thanks! I'm finding that out. a former acquaintance who is now divisional MD at RBC Capital (so he's wealthy and in command of huge wealth) aimed this ranting BS at me:
"The side you support cut a baby out of a pregnant woman’s belly while she was alive. They must be eliminated. I hope you can see the righteousness in pursuing that goal. We didn’t worry about German civilian casualties when fighting the Nazis. We will not worry about Palestinian casualties in pursuit of today’s Nazis who use Mein Kampf as their guide. The Palestinians cheered when Hamas brought back sexually abused women, elderly and babies. Instead of calling for a cease fire, why dont you first call for the unilateral and unconditional release of the hostages before anything else happens? Remember, on October 6th, there was no violence. And then Hamas, voted in by the Palestinians, committed the worst war crimes since the Holocaust including the brutal rape of women. And you expect the Israelis to conduct the war to eliminate the perpetrators of such barbaric acts in what manner - they hide themselves amongst the civilian population (in itself another war crime) and in hospitals and schools and residential buildings. Jews and Israelis have offered the Palestinians peace innumerable times, all rejected. We left Gaza of our own volition. And all we got in return was a tunnel network larger than the Underground used to perpetrate war crimes all supported by the Palestinians themselves. The Israelis drop leaflets and announce to the Gazans that they should leave their buildings because Hamas is amongst them before they attack. It is the most consciously army in world history. The Palestinians are the genocidal people because they want to kill all Jews. Do you realize that 20% of the Israeli population are Arabs who live with full rights? Do you realize that the Palestinians throw gay people off of buildings whereas in Israel they have full rights? You are on the wrong side of the argument. Please read the Wall Street Journal as a starting point to get a view that does not comport with yours so at least you would be able to measure your opinion with people who think differently."

astraea,

@nilsskirnir now I'm just swearing in my head ... ;-~

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What do we eat when the oil runs out?
A window on
https://astraea.net/events/feast-upon-the-earth-imma/feast-upon-the-earth-gallery#gid=gallery698ed3d3b9b8c59667d682c3e21921af&pid=3

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Amazon river now vs back in July (winter) - it's gone!
please

rbreich, to random
@rbreich@masto.ai avatar

The CEO-to-worker pay gap at America’s largest public companies is now 399-to-1. In 1965, the ratio was 20-to-1.

This explosion in CEO pay relative to the pay of workers isn’t because CEOs have become so much more valuable.

They've just gamed the system to line their pockets.

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@rbreich the pyramid of power, aka capitalism. #CapitalismKills

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