"None of this carnage is possible without assistance from the United States: we supply two-thirds of Israel’s foreign weapons and sent $12.5 billion in military aid in 2024 alone. While other countries reckoning with Israel’s war crimes have restricted or ended weapons transfers to Israel, the U.S. is contemplating legislation to fill in the “gaps” created by those embargoes.",
#WesternComplicity @palestine #Genocide #UBS #IsraelWarCrimes
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To End the Genocide, We Must Hold Weapons Manufacturers Accountable (or Shut Them Down) - CounterPunch.org
Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank just passed its 800th day (and 77th year): at least 70,000 have been confirmed dead, including 20,000 children – and Israel shows no sign of stopping.Sophie Shepherd (CounterPunch.org)
This seems like a circular argument. Amazon owns Whole Foods. Amazon is also investing in this startup that's looking to help Amazon reduce food waste. Collected waste will be turned into chicken feed for .... "Whole Foods’ private label egg suppliers." Unless Whole Foods is 100 percent organic, then what goes into the chicken feed?
What Whole Foods says about its chickens: wholefoodsmarket.com/quality-s…
Tech Crunch: techcrunch.com/2025/12/16/whol… @TechCrunch #Amazon
Whole Foods to install smart food waste bins from Mill starting in 2027 | TechCrunch
The food waste startup founded by Nest alumnus Matt Rogers also received an investment from Amazon's Climate Pledge Fund.Tim De Chant (TechCrunch)
How Luminar’s doomed Volvo deal helped drag the company into bankruptcy
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/16/how-luminars-doomed-volvo-deal-helped-drag-the-company-into-bankruptcy/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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How Luminar's doomed Volvo deal helped drag the company into bankruptcy | TechCrunch
Luminar says trouble with Volvo started as early as 2022, and that the Swedish automaker made -- but then backed away from -- large orders of its lidar sensors.Sean O'Kane (TechCrunch)
Court battle begins over California's new congressional map designed to favor Democrats
https://apnews.com/article/california-redistricting-trump-administration-gerrymandering-lawsuit-f066fb8a48e983568fdf8092b05e8c79?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Pro-Palestijns, anti-Amerikaans, ecofascistisch? De verwarrende politiek van ‘Avatar’
Politiek in film: De eerste ‘Avatar’ riep zeer uiteenlopende reacties op: van blauw geschminkt activisme, tot conservatieve woede. Iedereen zag wat ze wilden zien. Dat geldt ook voor de vervolgen.NRC
OpenAI continues on its ‘code red’ warpath with new image generation model
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/16/openai-continues-on-its-code-red-warpath-with-new-image-generation-model/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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OpenAI continues on its 'code red' warpath with new image generation model | TechCrunch
OpenAI rolls out GPT Image 1.5 for ChatGPT, promising 4x faster generation, better instruction-following, and precise edits. The launch escalates its rivalry with Google Gemini.Rebecca Bellan (TechCrunch)
Elgin News Digest: Duke’s 10th annual ‘Food Is Love’ community set for Saturday; Kane County offering free firearm restraining order classes
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/16/dukes-food-meal-kane-firearm-satellite/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Homer Township seeks community input on unfinished civic center
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Tapestry v1.6 is out and features a simplified color theme for all those users who asked for a more unified appearance in the timeline.
I didn’t want to lose Tapestry’s unique colorful character completely, but the end result is a nice compromise that tones the timeline down while retaining much of the ability to tell various feeds apart at a glance.
Download / update Tapestry today - tapestry.iconfactory.com
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Attached: 1 image It’s started. Expect to see more of me in embarrassing outfits over the next couple of weeks. #dogsofmastodon #dogs #dogWyatt (Mastodon)
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Ok. looks like everyting is back online.
We need to check whether its the hardware failure or firmware or possibly RAM?
We are planning a big maintenance day in the beginning of january, which will include tasks like server's main OS update. Since that calls for a small hour or two downtime, it's good time to do firmware upgrades as well.
Farrell southpaw Joe Raimonda will strut his stuff for Central Florida’s baseball team
https://www.silive.com/highschoolsports/2025/12/farrell-southpaw-joe-raimonda-will-strut-his-stuff-for-central-floridas-baseball-team.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Farrell southpaw Joe Raimonda will strut his stuff for Central Florida’s baseball team
The 6-foot-6 hurler will be a three-year varsity player for the Lions this spring.Charlie De Biase Jr. | debiase@siadvance.com (silive)
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