Israeli strikes kill 50 children in northern Gaza, officials say
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Pentagon audit says Boeing cleaned up on Air Force parts, including soap dispensers marked up 8,000%
Pentagon audit says Boeing cleaned up on Air Force parts
According to a Pentagon audit, Boeing has overcharged the Air Force on spare parts for a major cargo plane, including marking up the price of simple lavatory soap dispensers by 8,000%.TARA COPP (AP News)
Claudia Sheinbaum de-privatizes two major oil and energy companies
Claudia Sheinbaum de-privatizes two major oil and energy companies : Peoples Dispatch
The measure de-privatizes two large Mexican companies, one dedicated to the extraction and commercialization of oil, and the other dedicated to providing electricity and internet to Mexicans.Pablo Meriguet (Peoples Dispatch)
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While a Kamala Harris or Donald Trump presidency would differ in style, the impact on US-Europe relations may ultimately be one of nuance
What a new US presidency might mean for Europe : Peoples Dispatch
While a Kamala Harris or Donald Trump presidency would differ in style, the impact on US-Europe relations may ultimately be one of nuanceAna Vračar (Peoples Dispatch)
As Russia Advances, U.S. Fears Ukraine Has Entered a Grim Phase
As Russia Advances, U.S. Fears Ukraine Has Entered a Grim Phase
Weapons supplies are no longer Ukraine’s main disadvantage, American military officials say.Julian E. Barnes (The New York Times)
American military and intelligence officials have concluded that the war in Ukraine is no longer a stalemate as Russia makes steady gains, and the sense of pessimism in Kyiv and Washington is deepening.
So what's next? A Vietnam and Afghanistan style rapid collapse of the US-supported government? Something entirely different?
1975 Fall of Saigon
2021 Fall of Kabul
202X Fall of Kyiv...?
It must be quite the shocking turn of events for those who were convinced Ukraine was going to win.
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I think it might get partitioned like Germany did. It would help the Western narrative engine to draw those parallels and it would allow the West to continue operating and building power while requiring Russia's constant attention.
Russia cannot occupy Ukraine and is unlikely to physically invade and occupy Kyiv directly. It is also unlikely that Russia will spend the resources to do to Ukraine what the US did to Korea.
How a Secluded 1984 Conference Forged Israel's Unprecedented Influence Over US Media
How a Secluded 1984 Conference Forged Israel's Unprecedented Influence Over US Media
Kit Klarenberg explores the 1984 conference that fortified Israel's narrative control, highlighting the troubling dynamics between media, politics, and public perception in the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict.Kit Klarenberg (MintPress News)
i'm convinced that hasbara is the reason why we banned tiktok and i sometimes wish my own government put this month thought into anything.
there's no way these guys couldn't see the parallels between hasbara and "1984" and it makes you wonder what arguments they used to justify doing it to themselves to help them ignore that fact that they've effectively turned themselves into the ministry of information or the ministry of peace.
Mossad behind Italian 'blackmail' spying scandal
Mossad behind Italian 'blackmail' spying scandal
A Mossad-linked private intelligence firm is accused of hacking Italian government data for blackmail and extortion operationsthecradle.co
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"I'm sorry, I don't have any information about 'CANCEL CANCEL.' Is there something else I can help with today?"
"I'm sorry, I don't have any information about 'CANCEL YOU NUMBNUT SHITE FOR CHRIST'S SAKE FUCKING CANCEL.' Is there something else I can help with today?"
AppImage of MediaElch won't detect my USB Drive
I downloaded the AppImage file from the GitHub Repo and I did check that my USB Drive is connected which I can access it through my File Manager as well as Gnome's Disk Utility.
Oddly, when I tried to set an directory for Movies and TV-Shows in MediaElch, it acts like I hadn't plug my USB drive.
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US asked Lebanon to declare unilateral ceasefire with Israel, sources say
BEIRUT, Nov 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. asked Lebanon to declare a unilateral ceasefire with Israel to revive stalled talks to end hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, a senior Lebanese political source and a senior diplomat said - a claim denied by Lebanon's prime minister.
But a unilateral declaration was seen as a non-starter in Lebanon, the sources said, where it would likely be equated with a surrender.
Hochstein told them that if Hezbollah unilaterally declared a ceasefire, he "could have something to present" to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a diplomatic initiative.
Russia faces a crisis regardless if Putin ends or continues the war in Ukraine, economist says
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/21521751
SummaryRegardless of Putin’s decision regarding the war in Ukraine, Russia’s economy is facing a crisis due to factors such as sanctions, a shrinking sovereign wealth fund, and a labor shortage. The war has boosted growth, but Russia cannot sustain it without significant economic consequences.
Russia economy: Nothing Putin can do to avert crisis now, economist says
Continuing the war means the economy faces stagnation, while ending it would shut off the massive defense spending that's driven growth, Alexander Mertens writes.Jennifer Sor (Business Insider)
Xi urges China, India to facilitate each other's pursuit of development aspirations
Xi urges China, India to facilitate each other's pursuit of development aspirations
Xi urges China, India to facilitate each other's pursuit of development aspirations-english.news.cn
A retired railroader looks at China’s fantastic railroad system
A retired railroader looks at China’s fantastic railroad system
A telling comparison between capitalist decay in the United States and surging economic growth in the socialist People’s Republic of China is in their railroad systems. Between 1950 and 2000,…www.struggle-la-lucha.org
People's China and Western Marxism
People's China and Western Marxism - Friends of Socialist China
On Thursday 24 October, Friends of Socialist China participated in an event in New York City to celebrate the release of two revolutionary books: People’s China at 75: The Flag Stays Red, and Western Marxism by Domenico Losurdo, translated into Engli…Friends of Socialist China
VMware Workstation Shifting From Proprietary Code To Using Upstream KVM
VMware Workstation Shifting From Proprietary Code To Using Upstream KVM
This isn't an off-schedule April Fools' Joke or anything like that but an exciting sign of the times: VMware Workstation will be shifting off its proprietary base and onto leveraging the upstream Linux Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) for virtualiz…www.phoronix.com
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I've questions about this.
People are talking about it like it is the greatest thing ever, however, isn't this yet another result of the Broadcom acquisition? After firing a bunch of people , now this. Maybe they just don't want to maintain the "existing proprietary virtualization code" so they're moving to KVM. Less costs, less people.
I honestly don't know how this could turn out.
It could be an amazing change that results in much more progress for hardware acceleration on guests of various types (since that is what vmware is good at) in kvm...
Or it could mean that they are dropping that feature from vmware altogether.
Regardless, I like this change because it means I would be able to run vmware machines and libvirt kvm machines at the same time, at least when I am forced to use vmware workstation.
I also dislike proprietary software in general, so I think less proprietary software and more FOSS is a good thing.
It could be an amazing change that results in much more progress for hardware acceleration on guests of various types (since that is what vmware is good at) in kvm…
Yeah but VMware was good. And I'm not seeing Broadcom investing into porting the "proprietary goodness" of VMware into KVM. I just see then looking at KVM and saying "that's good enough" and seeing it a cost reduction measure.
KDE's New Distro: Btrfs-Based, Immutable Linux OS, with Flatpak and Snap
KDE's New Distro: Btrfs-Based, Immutable Linux OS, with Flatpak and Snap
Ready to be surprised? KDE Linux, a new Arch-based immutable OS featuring Btrfs, Flatpak, and Snap, made by KDE's devs, is now in development.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Well if it were closed source, it would be harder to repackage proprietary apps because you would not know how the snap "root filesystem" translates to $DISTRO root filesystem.
Because some apps are only packaged as snaps so if you want them to be accessible to users, you have to install snapd. Flatpak can still be the default which on non-Canonical distros already is. Which why I don't even worry about snap becoming the standard.
DPRK test-fires new ICBM Hwasongpho-19
DPRK test-fires latest ICBM Hwasongpho-19
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) conducted a crucial test of its latest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Hwasongpho-19 on Thursday, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Friday.The missile flew a distanceCGTN
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"landing on a preset area in open waters".
yeah sure.....
EDIT - OOPS, I'm on a .ml site. whoops, I'll see myself out.
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in reply to geneva_convenience • • •How is this not a war crime? Precision bombs? Not targeting civilians? Genocide? Am I the only one who didn’t take a crazy pill today?
So very, very, very many questions. Trump thinks this is a strong response? Fuck.
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along with extreme sanctions on Ben Gvir, by robbing him of his challah, every Shabbath
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