TokenBoomer

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"Numerous credible reports of gross violations of human rights by Israeli security forces have rightly placed U.S. enforcement of the Leahy Law in sharp focus."

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Paying taxes to fund the bombs that kill you:

 

*anarcho-skibidiism

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

Education, so, no.

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Harris doing a bOtH SiDEs

 

As people move away from flooding and heat, new research suggests that those who remain will be older, poorer and more vulnerable.

 

apnews.com

 

thecanary.co

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

All Headline Lives Matter

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I agree it was taken out of context. But, I disagree with the interpretation of “Russian interest level” propaganda. Unless the civil servants who wrote the letter to the Hague work for Russia. Purely speculative, but I don’t think it would be in Russia’s interests to stop the genocide in Gaza, it is clearly hurting the reputation of America and the West.

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Sorry, it was supposed to be funny. Here is an archived link to the article. I agree, it is misleading. But the letter to the Hague contains a paraphrased statement that conveys the sentiment in the leaked memo.

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago

I translated the NRC article. I could not find the quote. It seems to be a paraphrased quote from the contents of the leaked memo from the civil servants that wrote the letter to The Hague.

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

Google-Fu is an art. It’s in an anonymous letter a group of civil servants from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs wrote to the Court of Appeal in The Hague:

“A request from the Ministry of General Affairs to the Legal Affairs Directorate at Foreign Affairs reads as follows,” NRC quoted from the officials’ letter: “What can we say so that it appears that Israel is not committing war crimes?” nltimes.nl

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“A request from the Ministry of General Affairs to the Legal Affairs Directorate at Foreign Affairs reads as follows,” NRC quoted from the officials’ letter: “What can we say so that it appears that Israel is not committing war crimes?” nltimes.nl

 

"Remember that members of Congress are permitted to own stock in war manufacturing, so when they vote to send more bombs or send our loved ones to war, they profit personally," said Rep. Rashida Tlaib.

 

Axios.com

 

The decision comes after a ProPublica investigation revealed that the EPA had found that one of the fuels had a cancer risk more than 1 million times higher than the agency usually considers acceptable.

 

"It is hard to open social media without seeing cellphone videos from the cars-washing-down-steep-streets genre; everywhere the flows are muddy-brown, and swirling with power," Bill McKibben said.

 

TheConversation.com

 

The president called Israel’s attack, which flattened a residential city block, “a measure of justice.”

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