@PersistentFrog2wks2W
Onslaught of violence against women and children in Gaza unacceptable: UN experts
UN experts* today condemned the continued and systematic onslaught of violence committed against Palestinians in Gaza, with most victims being women and children over the past seven months.
“We are horrified at details emerging from mass graves recently unearthed in the Gaza Strip. Over 390 bodies have been discovered at Nasser and Al Shifa hospitals, including of women and children, with many reportedly showing signs of torture and summary executions, and potential instances of people buried alive,” the experts said.
They noted that women, girls and children overall are among those… Read more
The fact that Israel banned Al Jazeera hours before beginning its assault on Rafah is not a coincidence.
After everything we’ve seen in the last 7 months, imagine what they’ll do when they think no one is watching.
Why aren't there any foreign journalists in Gaza?
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Oh... Hamas doesn't let them in...
Hamas has no say in it, since it's territory occupied by Israel. But you're right, Israel won't let them in.
@Ind3pendentHareDemocrat2wks2W
Hamas kicked out Al Arabiyah (saudi) years ago. Their correspondents sit in jerusalem now. Hamas liked Al Jezeera's narrative, which is why they allowed them to stay.
@FreedomShadsSocialist2wks2W
Hard to overstate how catastrophic a full-scale Rafah invasion would be. Northern Gaza is now experiencing famine. The Kerem Shalom crossing is now closed. There is no safe place for people to go. No infrastructure. No plan for how to get aid into Gaza.
@F1libusterCalGreen2wks2W
The issue is that this feels already as yesterday’s news. It was spoken about for a week, now quiet on this topic. Rafah is under attack, people have to move again, so focus is on that. In two weeks more mass graves are found and the cycle continues 😔
@LovesickOryxRepublican2wks2W
In case anyone missed the significance of this particular tweet, the point is that
THIS IS A UN OHCHR REPORT
@ISIDEWITH2wks2W
Thousands of Chinese Electric Vehicles Pile Up At European Ports
Imported vehicles are seriously piling up at European ports, turning them into “car parks.” Automakers are distributors are struggling with a slowdown in car sales as well as logistical bottlenecks that make it hard to alleviate the buildup of new, unsold vehicles.
Some Chinese brand EVs had been sitting in European ports for up to 18 months, while some ports had asked importers to provide proof of onward transport, according to industry executives. One car logistics expert said many of the unloaded vehicles were simply staying in the ports until they were sold to distributors or end users.
“It’s chaos,” said another person who had been briefed on the situation.
@ISIDEWITH2wks2W
How do you feel about the environmental impact of thousands of unsold electric vehicles sitting unused in ports?
@9M7HYZNRepublican 2wks2W
They are wasting away, useless manufacturing, the batteries are acidic and could be bad for the waters surrounding the port.
@9M7JLWR2wks2W
The use of private electric vehicles may address the environmental impacts of cars, but otherwise is ineffective at addressing other issues
@9M7J8X72wks2W
I feel that they do not affect anything so long as they are not polluting areas and it is the equivalent of coca cola having a large supply of coke not being sold.
@9M7J6RP2wks2W
I think it's terible and they should be removed. And if people are abanding them they should be fined.
The greenies fail again.
The Rainbow Unicorn crowd seems intent on poisoning the planet.
There is nothing "green" about E.V.'s; they are worse that Internal Combustion Engines (I.C.E.'s).
More waste in production, petroleum or coal fired electricity to charge, and huge toxic time bombs of plastic and chemicals when junked.
Closer to home here in the USA...
In Chesterfield MO, of all places, you can find hundreds of new, unsold Teslas, including Cybertrucks, parked at a soon-to-be demolished shopping mall.
Beyond asking why they are there, isn't the local Fire Department concerned about the concentrated fire risk?
Or is that the plan? Burn down the old mall via the Tesla conflagration?
Insurance pays both ways?
I'll be sure to be up-wind when that fire starts!
@VoterPumaRepublican2wks2W
Remember in 2020 when Wall Street 'priced in' the growing EV market? You had small companies with only 80million in revenue that didn't make any profit being valued as a multi-billion dollar company (BLNK).
Now if you do a pump and dump you go to jail, but if Wall Street blatantly does it (EV, AI) well... 'it's just the free market...' . Nah, it's all a fraud pump and dump and their boy Gensler at the SEC is in on it.
@ISIDEWITH2wks2W
Hamas accepted a ceasefire proposal, but Israel said it was unacceptable
Hamas announced Monday it has accepted an Egyptian-Qatari proposal for a cease-fire to halt the seven-month-long war with Israel in Gaza, hours after Israel ordered about 100,000 Palestinians to begin evacuating from the southern city of Rafah, signaling that a long-promised ground invasion there could be imminent.
It is not clear whether the deal will meet Hamas’ key demand of bringing about an end to the war and complete Israeli withdrawal.
Hamas said in a statement its top leader, Ismail Haniyeh, had delivered the news in a phone call with Qatar’s prime minister and Egypt’s… Read more
It looks like Hamas didn’t agree to “the ceasefire.” It agreed to “a ceasefire,” i.e to a proposal Israel hasn’t agreed to and maybe hasn’t even seen. That’s not how negotiations work, but it is how media manipulation works.
@C4pitalistKangarooGreen2wks2W
Hamas is in agony and seeks to thwart the military operation in Rafah by any means necessary. We must not yield to its deceptive maneuvers.
@SpiritedPorcupineGreen2wks2W
@Bureaucr4tFishPatriot2wks2W
The conditions of surrender were for hamas to surrender plus the hostages.
This does not meet the conditions for surrender.
I don't understand. I thought they agreed to the terms.
@Bureaucr4tFishPatriot2wks2W
The only condition which is not met is leaving Hamas in power. Israel has stated for many months prior that they would not accept any surrender that allowed Hamas to remain in power.
This is what Hamas approves: Israel withdrawals and Hamas keeps subjugating and torturing Gazans, keeps receiving billions in aid, steals half and uses the other half to build tunnels and buy weapons.
@ISIDEWITH2wks2W
82-year-old U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders runs for fourth Senate term
ighty-two-year-old liberal U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont announced Monday that he is running for re-election, saying American democracy is in question during difficult times for the country and the world.
Sanders, seeking a fourth Senate term, is an independent. He was a Democratic congressman for 16 years and still caucuses with the Democrats.
In an announcement video, he said that in many ways the 2024 election “is the most consequential election in our lifetimes.”
“Will the United States continue to even function as a democracy, or will we move to an authoritarian form… Read more
@Nick_1956Libertarian2wks2W
By the end of his next term, he’ll be 89 years old.
Why don’t these people want to live out their last days with their families rather than try and destroy our nation?
@BallotBoxPonieDemocrat2wks2W
And for some reason, some people are celebrating this. Is there really nobody younger?
I like Bernie, but it's high time for him, and others in Congress to retire and hand the reins to younger lawmakers.
@CoatiCodyGreen2wks2W
Absolutely! Why have someone like Bernie in office when we can fill the halls with youth like: josh Hawley, MTG, gaetz. Should I go on? Don't vote for age over character!
@J0intComm1tteeFoxGreen2wks2W
This country needs Bernie especially when a 2nd Trump term could be on the horizon.
And they complain that there isn't enough people of color in office. This is one of the main reasons why. They keep voting for the ones who want the deep state active by voting in these life long politicians getting rich off their scams
@ISIDEWITH2wks2W
Florida Law Prohibits Chinese Citizens From Buying Homes
More than three dozen states have enacted or are considering similar laws restricting land purchases by Chinese citizens and companies, arguing that such transactions are a growing threat to national security and that the federal government has failed to stop Chinese Communist Party influence in America.
Florida’s law, which went into effect in July, is among the furthest reaching. In addition to barring Chinese entities from buying agricultural land, it effectively prohibits most Chinese individuals without a green card from purchasing residential property. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the… Read more
@SugaryLionRepublican2wks2W
Can I buy a house in China? No. Can I buy land in China? No. Can I own a company in China? No. Are US based social media companies allowed to Operate in China? No.
And people are complaining about this Florida law? There should be a federal policy that says that if China does not allow US citizens or companies freedom of commerce, then those same laws should apply here. It’s a simple concept actually.
There are some restrictions around the purchase, but you can buy a house in China. China allows foreign buyers of real estate, including housing.
@FabulousOatmealPatriot2wks2W
Can I buy a house in China? No. Can I buy land in China? No. Can I own a company in China? No. Are US based social media companies allowed to Operate in China? No.
And people are complaining about this Florida law? There should be a federal policy that says that if China does not allow US citizens or companies freedom of commerce, then those same laws should apply here. It’s a simple concept actually.
@ContentFreedomForward2wks2W
This is a good law. In many parts of rural America, foreign speculators have bought up all sorts of real-estate- and they just let the properties rot, banking on property values just continuing to rise. They have no actual interest in the community.
@EmptyChameleonDemocrat2wks2W
The exact same applies in the most populous, expensive cities in the country. Those gigantic towering eyesores in NYC? They're all empty--investments for the world's oligarchs and their children.
I don't see the problem with this. Most countries have pretty strict rules around who can buy property, prioritizing citizens. This helps keep property values manageable without foreign investment driving up prices. If anything, I'd love to see this become the norm across all states. I can't just got property wherever I want.
@EagleSophiaDemocrat2wks2W
in California there are large numbers of homes owned by Chinese nationals who do not live in these residences. It is artificially driving up real estate costs at a time when many Americans cannot afford homes here.
I hate to stand with Ron DeSantis, however, I fully agree that enough is enough with foreign purchase of American land. I do not mind foreigners purchasing of a basic vacation home, however, the purchase of multiple homes, majority ownership of US businesses and land other than the acre, or less land a home sits on should be denied. Our government is lax on this and the purchase of land by foreigners in any form is not guaranteed in our Constitution. Many of these countries like China and Russia do not offer this freedom to us, therefore reciprocally, it should be denied of them. At this point Congress must act and any of the afre mentioned purchases by foreign national;s beyond a vacation home of reasonable size should be sold to an American, or American business. If they lose on the sale, so what.
@JudiciaryTiger2wks2W
Canada’s ‘Wacko’ Drug Policy
On April 26 the province said it wants the federal government to “recriminalize” drug consumption in public spaces such as in hospitals, parks and buses. In his intervention from the floor Mr. Poilievre blamed the Trudeau government’s drug decriminalization last year in British Columbia for feeding a crisis and linked it to the 2,500 drug deaths annually in the province. In particular Mr. Poilievre was upset about the deterioration in the quality of life for children, families, hospital workers and anyone who uses public transit. Mr. Poilievre, a member of the Conservative… Read more
@Lobby1stChrisSocialist2wks2W
Drugs radically alter the user's brain chemistry. By definition, that alteration changes the user's experience of reality and therefore, their ability to cope constructively.
How does anyone think widespread drug use is going turn out well for the individual user or the community they live in?
@BallotBoxJohnnyDemocrat2wks2W
It's not about increasing drug use through "widespread use" as you put it; it's about decreasing the black market/crime and increasing safety through regulation. The US can't even regulate a safe food market, so I wouldn't expect them to be able to tackle the drug problem wholistically. We can't even provide or treat mental health problems, which in lies the main the problem and why people turn to drug use in the first place.
@EgalitarianSnipeVeteran2wks2W
..where state resources were used to enable personal destruction
This is where I draw the line. Here in CA, homeless camps are filled with drug addled people who get a monthly check from the government, which pays for their self-destruction. IMHO, the government is worse than the pushers who helped to get these people addicted.
Until the late 90s, you could not by beer, wine, or spirits in any privately owned store in Ontario, only in the government's Beer Store. I wonder if now they have government-owned Dope Stores to keep the dopes stoned with dope while profiteering the government.
