Oofnik

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Editorial Board: The teen arrested in Georgia school shooting is not an adult, and shouldn't be treated like one in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] Oofnik@kbin.earth 38 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Right. Like the whole point of treating juveniles differently is that they are incapable of understanding the magnitude of what they are doing. If anything, the argument for treating them differently is the strongest when applied to very serious crimes like murder.

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The lib-pilling of the American left (www.newstatesman.com)
 

Kamala Harris’s competence is a relief, not an inspiration.

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Analysis: The Middle East may have backed off from the brink of a regional war – for now | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
 

For nearly a month, people in Lebanon and Israel braced for a wider war. A deadly rocket strike from Lebanon last month on the town of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights was followed by an Israeli retaliatory strike that killed Hezbollah’s top commander in southern Beirut.

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Hurricane Hone moves south of Hawaii's Big Island as Category 1 storm (abcnews.go.com)
 

Hawaii is on alert for Hurricane Hone, a weak Category 1 hurricane moving south of the state's Big Island.

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Russia launches deadly overnight aerial attack on cities and power grids across Ukraine | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
 

Russian forces launched a barrage of drone and missile attacks across Ukraine overnight, killing at least three people, as Ukrainian officials reported power outages in several cities.

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Protesters storm Israeli military bases after soldiers detained for alleged abuse of Palestinian prisoners (www.nbcnews.com)
 

Far-right lawmaker Zvi Sukkot appeared to be among those rioting after at least nine soldiers were detained on suspicion of “severe abuse of a detainee.”

Biden ‘needs to drop out’ campaign official tells NBC News in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] Oofnik@kbin.earth -2 points 2 months ago (5 children)

I'm so tired of people on Lemmy/kbin downvoting news because it doesn't support their narrative. Like argue all you want about Biden staying in the race, that's great and fine. But do you think trying to suppress news of people's legitimate doubts is really the way to win an election?

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Reformist lawmaker Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential vote | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
 

Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian has won Iran’s presidential election, Iranian state news agency Press TV reported Saturday citing the country’s election headquarters, beating his hardline rival in a pivotal vote at a time of tensions at home and abroad.

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Coffee, eggs and white rice linked to higher levels of PFAS in human body (www.theguardian.com)
 

US study that researchers say highlights chemicals’ ubiquity also shows PFAS association with seafood and red meat

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Who is in the new Labour cabinet? (www.theguardian.com)
 

With many MPs who served Blair and Brown, Starmer’s team is one of the most experienced in recent times

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True anarchists only see edges and shadows (media.kbin.earth)