Pro-Israel PACs Are Subverting Open Debate and Free Elections
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Fearful that Israel is losing support among Democrats, especially progressive Democrats, elements of the pro-Israel community have developed a number of "dark money" entities with the express purpose of defeating "progressive Democrats."
Why are US War Criminals Immune from Prosecution?
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Theirs But Not Ours? No War Criminal Should Be Immune From Prosecution
Isn't it time for the major military powers to give up the notion that their war criminals should be allowed to operate with impunity?Lawrence Wittner (Common Dreams)
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The ICC’s most serious problem, however, is that 70 nations, including the world’s major military powers, have refused to become parties to the treaty. The governments of China, India, and Saudi Arabia never signed the Rome Statute. Although the governments of the United States, Russia, and Israel did sign it, they never ratified it. Subsequently, in fact, they withdrew their signatures.
There is no dark side of the moon, really.
Even as he signed the treaty, President Bill Clinton cited “concerns about significant flaws” in it, notably the inability to “protect US officials from unfounded charges.” Thus, he did not submit the treaty to the Senate for ratification and recommended that his successor, George W. Bush, continue this policy “until our fundamental concerns are satisfied.” Bush, in turn, “unsigned” the treaty in 2002, pressured other governments into bilateral agreements that required them to refuse surrender of U.S. nationals to the ICC, and signed the American Servicemembers Protection Act (sometimes called the “Hague Invasion Act”) which authorized the use of military force to liberate any American being held by the ICC.
Talk about your Evil Empire...
Sinema Received Over $500K From Private Equity Before Shielding That Industry From Tax Hikes
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"Remember the days when taking half a million bucks from an industry, and then passing legislation that only benefits that industry, while passing the costs onto everyone else, would be called corruption?" asked one critic. "Today it's just lobbying as usual."
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The securities and investment sector as a whole has donated more than $2.2 million to Sinema since she was elected in 2017, according to OpenSecrets. Former U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich quipped last week, amid reports of Sinema's plans to undermine her party's efforts to hike taxes on corporations and the wealthy, that Wall Street is "getting a huge return on their investment."
No joke. Not unless monkey business is funny.
New York Times has become a closed garden
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To the New York Times – “We Thought We Knew Ye” - CounterPunch.org
In 1980 we produced a report titled How to Appraise and Improve Your Daily Newspaper: A Manual for Readers, authored by David Bollier, one of ourRalph Nader (CounterPunch.org)
ABC is holding a vote for Australia's favourite tree! abc.net.au/news/science/2022-0…
It was a tough one for me but I ended up voting for:
- Moreton Bay Fig - not only are they glorious, I used to sit in one at lunchtimes in school with my friends
- Bunya pine - spectacular, local, and good food source
- Macadamia - same as the Bunya pine really!
What's your favourite native tree? Vote in our poll to determine Australia's most loved
Which tree will be crowned Australia's favourite? Go out on a limb and vote for your most loved species.ABC News
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High Level Michigan Republican under investigation for tampering with voting machines
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the Michigan State Police and the attorney general's office have been investigating a series of voting machine breaches that took place in several counties around the state last year. According to the documents released Monday, that probe has led investigators to Kalamazoo-based lawyer Matthew DePerno
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[...] that killed at least 12 people, including a five-year-old girl [...]
And people keep feeling bad when I talk bad about Israel, just shut the fuck up, and fuck Israel
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Israeli jets pound Gaza in second day of attacks
More homes are flattened, and Gaza’s sole power plant shuts down after running out of fuel.Al Jazeera
And, no more of them
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upptime/pri-tos.md at master · EsmailELBoBDev2/upptime
Monitor all pages! because why not. Contribute to EsmailELBoBDev2/upptime development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
Gamer life in Egypt: MOST ONLINE GAMES ARE BLOCKED
r/Egypt - Services and websites that are still blocked in Egypt for no actual reason
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I'm Squid (they/them), a Canadian artist specializing in watercolour and india ink. I paint mostly pet portraits and wildlife art in a rainbow style. I run a sticker and print shop on Etsy and love noodling new, cartoony designs. Cats and reptiles are my jam!
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Open Source Seed Saving Workshop with Aimee Fenech
Saving seeds from the fruits of your current harvest for your plants in the next season is a thousands of years old key practice to grow plants and cultivate new breedings. Not to forget, it is actually the main technology that enabled humankind to finally stop nomadism and to settle down.
Still, many of us do not know how to save seeds and so we decided to offer an interactive online workshop presented by Aimee Fenech last year. This is the recording of our session back.
Thanks go out to Aimee for holding the session, to Björn for preparing the video and to the Center for the Cultivation of Technology for letting us record the session.
If you like the video/workshop, spread the word! Help others, saving their seeds!
Open Source Seeds saving workshop
Seed saving is not only food saving ... it is in the very heart of the centuries-old tradition and art of plant cultivation. Next Tuesda...OSG's handwritten notes
Perez, Maria, 1917-1942, aka La Jabalina
A short biography of Spanish anarchist Maria Perez, who fought with the Iron Column and was murdered by the Francoists in 1942libcom.org
Republicans block cap on insulin prices
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Because, that is what Republicans Do.
Republicans block cap on insulin costs for many Americans from Democratic deal
Republican senators on Sunday voted down a cap on the price of insulin in the private market, removing it from Democrats' sweeping climate and economic package.Christina Zhao (NBC News)
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Once feared, illicit fentanyl is now a drug of choice for many opioid users
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Gee, and Purdue Pharma does not even make fentanyl...
Once feared, illicit fentanyl is now a drug of choice for many opioid users
Drug users are seeking out fentanyl, a powerful opioid that people often tried to avoid. Smoking fentanyl is growing more common.Erika Edwards (NBC News)
Taylor Swift, Kylie Jenner and the very real climate consequences of private planes
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it’s the carbon hypocrites who really stand out, the people like Bill Gates who travel around the world speaking about climate change while racking up hundreds of thousands of air miles in their private jets.
Taylor Swift, Drake and Kylie Jenner have private plane problems
Taylor Swift, Drake and Kylie Jenner have private plane problems after scientists and fans criticized the celebrity travel habits and Co2 climate change impactBeatriz Barros (NBC News)
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“Anxiety and depression sleep together in my bed, but gradually depression stole the covers.” @OpEdJkr on mental illness, suicide, and survival.
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All the forging is done. Now I just need to paint it and it’ll be ready to install.
I opted to wire-wrap the curly bits on, could have used hot collars, but wire wrap is also ok.
#blacksmith #metalwork #decorative
A quick test install of the finished product with the letterbox placed behind.
The letterbox is awaiting installation from the electrician that destroyed the last one (pending a slab).
#blacksmith #metalwork #decorative
Poor Egyptians 🙁
Top 10 are xnxx and xvidoes, I think they do not know about pornhub yet
Uncharted 3 Drake's Deception يا صباح الفلافل والحمص والبابا غنوج
لا تنس الاشتراك في القناة وتفعيل الجرس ليصلك كل جديدترجمــة: أحمــد زليــطwww.facebook.com/ahmed.zelat ahmed_zelat@yahoo.com wolfaz2010@gmail.com https://sub...YouTube
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Is this efficiency or what 😂
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This Week in Linux #208 #Podcast!
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Linux 5.19, @Linux_Mint@twitter.com 21, #Dreamworks, @fedora@twitter.com Linux, #scale19x, @q4osteam@twitter.com 4.10
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208: Linux 5.19, Linux Mint 21, DreamWorks, Fedora Linux, SCALE 19x and more Linux news!
On this episode of This Week in Linux: Linux 5.19, Linux Mint 21, My Trip to SCALE 19x in Los Angeles, Slax 11.4 & 15.0, QPrompt 1.1, Fedora to Disallow CC0-...YouTube
Firefox vs chrome
If you wonder why my site sucks on chrome, because I design it on firefox (and only firefox)
#introduction #MastoArt
Hello, I'm Vane ^^
I'm new here, because I was curious for a while what Mastadon is like and I also want a calmer place to show my art :3
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Bunny Bunny! (Remake + Original)
Yes it is the bunny that appears in Tiger & Bunny xD
I made it a remake to celebrate the arrival of season 2 :3
#introduction #mastoart #FanArt #tigerandbunny #株式会社サンライズ
Igual que nos preocupamos de comer de forma más sana y sostenible, la "dieta" digital va a ser cada vez más importante en nuestras vidas.
De eso va uno de mis proyectos para este año: de ayudar a otras personas a usar más #softwarelibre.
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Finished my first ever music project! With 14 guitar and drum tracks, I recorded my own cover of Whirling in Rags, OST from an amazing game Disco Elysium. I hope my fedi friends will like it 
! #mastoart #mastomusic #music
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There are so many things i'm not satisfied with but years of software engineering experience told me I should scope small and finish a project then try again. So here we go I'm very nervous publishing it but also super excited!
Disco Elysium OST - Sea Power - Whirling in Rags (Day) - Cover
Gears used:* Drums: Roland TD-17KVX* Guitar: Squier Bullet Stratocaster* Audio Interface: Scarlet 2i2* Virtual Amp: Bias FX 2* Software: Logic Pro & iMovieGo...YouTube
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