USA has sent 26.7 billion dollars to Israel to carry out genocide
We are constantly told that solutions to some of the greatest challenges facing poor and working class people in the U.S. do not exist. Meanwhile, billions taxpayer dollars are being used to fund the genocide of Palestinians.\
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That very money could have ended homelessness in the United States.\
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Money for our needs, not the U.S.-Israeli war machine!
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By all means, vote independent in state and local elections. We need more choices than a two-party system offers. If the candidate seem qualified, then help new parties establish themselves. Once they build enough followers to make a difference, we can start electing senators. Then the presidency becomes a serious option.
Unfortunately, there aren’t currently any third party candidates with a realistic chance of winning. The only responsible thing we can do for now is choose the lesser of two evils.
I wonder if Claudia should rebrand their logo (that they have in the bottom right hand corner of OP) to say something like “*swing state? Vote Harris”
There’s no way she wants 45 to become 47. So she must have some guilt about marketing herself and Karina where a swing state voter might accidentally help get a bad man elected.
(I don’t know anything about her but I’m trusting she has her heart in the right place and is alarmed at all the same things the average Lemming is)
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This is a good article on why pacifism has not helped us overturn injustice historically, and won't in the future.
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The responsible thing to do is to mitigate the damage.
Genocide is inevitable regardless of which candidate wins. I’m not happy about that, but that’s the situation we’re in. The less awful thing to do is pick the candidate who will protect women and immigrants. I am not willing to sacrifice their well being in order to make a political statement.
Cherry-picking statements to make a point is a bad habit to get into. Try to void it in the future.
Genocide is not inevitable if we respect one another, and politicians become more empathetic. Unfortunately, genocide is inevitable in the current US election, because both major candidates support Netanyahu.
Genocide is not inevitable if we respect one another, and politicians become more empathetic.
This is liberal idealist nonsense. Genocide isn’t happening because we’re insufficiently respectful of one another or because our politicians are insufficiently empathetic.
That does tend to be a “flaw” of mine. I expect better of people. I think that “matter” bit is garbage, but that’s not the point.
Are you saying that disrespect and a lack of empathy don’t play a significant role in genocide? That doesn’t seem right, either, though.
The tiny minority of sociopaths that sit at the top of the pyramid of US corporations and its state are the self-selected few who got to where they are because they lack empathy. They're the ones who can't be convinced out of it.
Take any large group of ppl and there will be a few assholes among them. What's unique about the capitalist mode of production, is that it makes sure those people run the entire society, and control the nuke codes.
US aircraft carrier's near miss with missile fired by Middle East rebels
"By some accounts, an ASBM [anti-ship ballistic missile] or other missile arrived at a very shallow trajectory, with minimal warning, without a chance for interception, and splashing down around 200 meters [656 feet] from" the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.
US Aircraft Carrier's Near Miss With Missile Fired by Middle East Rebels
The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower engaged in combat in the Middle East from November last year to June.Ryan Chan (Newsweek)
That sounds...not good.
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Ukrainian men dragged away outside Kyiv nightclubs and restaurants by army recruiters
Ukrainian men dragged away outside Kyiv nightclubs and restaurants by army recruiters
Chaos descended outside some nightlife spots as military recruitment officers checked documentsAlex Croft (The Independent)
NATO shows no sign of letting Ukraine join soon and wants more details about its ‘victory plan’
NATO shows no sign of letting Ukraine join soon and wants more details about its 'victory plan'
NATO is showing no sign it would be willing to invite Ukraine to join its ranks anytime soon. The 32 member countries of the world's biggest military alliance are seeking more information about President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's “victory plan” for endin…LORNE COOK (AP News)
Closing the Gap: Accelerating environmental Open Source
#opensource #openscience #opensustain #climate #climatechange
Closing the Gap: Accelerating environmental Open Source - OpenSource.net
A retrospective of the Open Sustainable Technology project's first four years, focusing on its catalog of Open Source climate software.Tobias Augspurger (OpenSource.net)
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Freedom Fish Ltd och Shannon Fishing Ltd är två fiskeriföretag i Fraserburgh som har Ernest Simpson respektive Allan Simpson som huvudägare med andra familjemedlemmar som eventuella minoritetsägare.
About the same story here. Loved OS/2 Warp 4 back in the day. And I remember playing countless hours of Galactic Civilizations on it. REXX was also my first "serious" programming/scripting language I used after Basic. Nice memories. Still remember what a disappointment it was when father had to switch to Windows since he needed it for some application for work :( Only a couple of years latter GNU/Linux put fun back into computing again.
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UE: la piattaforma X non dovrà rispondere agli obblighi del Digital Markets Act
La piattaforma X di Elon Musk non dovrà rispondere agli obblighi del Digital Markets Act, ovvero la normativa progettata per regolamentare le pratiche delle grandi piattaforme digitali con lo scopo di garantire concorrenza equa e prevenire comportamenti anticoncorrenziali.
Lo riporta il sito ufficiale della Commissione, la quale spiega che la piattaforma non presenta i parametri per rientrare tra le big designate come “gatekeeper” che devono rispondere alle norme Ue.
Commission concludes that online social networking service of X should not be designated under the Digital Markets Act
European Commission found that the online social networking service of X should not be designated as a core platform service under the Digital Markets Act (DMA).Digital Markets Act (DMA)
Netanyahu's Likud Party Issues Invitation to Event Titled 'Preparing to Settle Gaza'
An invitation from Likud, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's party, to an event near the Gaza border has been circulated under the title "Preparing to Settle Gaza."
The event, scheduled for next week, will feature the construction of a sukkah as part of a "city of sukkahs" initiative by the Nachala movement, which is known for establishing illegal outposts in the West Bank
Social Equality Minister May Golan, along with MKs Tally Gotliv, Osher Shkalim and Hanoch Milwidsky, confirmed to Haaretz that they will attend the event. The invitation also mentions that six other Likud MKs are expected to participate.
The Nachala movement stated that "the event is not just a theoretical conference, but a practical exercise and preparation for renewed settlement in Gaza." The movement added that "the return to settlement in Gaza is no longer just an idea but a process that is already in advanced stages, with government and public support."
Netanyahu's Likud party issues invitation to event titled 'Preparing to Settle Gaza'
The event, scheduled for next week, is part of an initiative by the Nachala movement, which is known for establishing illegal outposts in the West Bank. Several ministers and MKs from Likud and Otzma Yehudit are expected to attendNoa Shpigel (Haaretz)
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US says B-2 bombers launched ‘precision strikes’ against Houthis in Yemen
The United States military has bombed a series of targets in areas of Yemen controlled by the Iran-aligned Houthi group, the US defence chief has said.
US Air Force B-2 stealth bombers conducted “precision strikes” against five underground weapons storage locations, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday.
The Houthis’ Al Masirah TV satellite news channel reported air strikes around Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, which the group has held since 2014, and around its stronghold of Saada. It provided no immediate information on damage or casualties.
The latest bombing raids come a day after the United Nations special envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, warned that the country was at risk of being dragged further into the military escalation in the Middle East.
US says B-2 bombers launched ‘precision strikes’ against Houthis in Yemen
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says strikes aimed at countering Houthis’ ‘destabilising behaviour’.Al Jazeera
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TSMC posts forecast-beating profit amid soaring demand for AI chips
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has announced a forecast-busting quarterly profit amid surging demand for chips used to power artificial intelligence.
TSMC, the world’s largest contract chipmaker, reported a net profit of 352.3 billion Taiwanese dollars ($10.1bn) for the third quarter, up 54.2 percent from the same period last year.
The figure marked the firm’s best-ever quarterly performance and was comfortably ahead of market estimates.
TSMC posts forecast-beating profit amid soaring demand for AI chips
World’s largest contract chipmaker reports record $10.1bn net profit for the third quarter.Al Jazeera
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Probably because although there are fabs going up around the world (USA and Europe) TSMC Taiwan seem to hold the latest technology nodes, and aren't they interested in growing capacity. They seem to like having the high end expensive limited process. All the other fabs are coming up with processes 2 or 3 generations back. (5 or 7, not 2 or 3).
All means that although there's a market for the optics, it's not the bleeding edge stuff.
Kraftig personaltillväxt inom polisen. Sen 2017 har regeringens anslag till Polismyndigheten ökat med 80 procent. Personalstyrkan har vuxit kraftigt. Andelen grova brott som klaras upp har dock inte förändrats.
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