Johurul Islam, 33, and others move a sandbag to help protect the island from erosion, on the bank of Char Youthnet island. "Geobags have made a huge difference," said Johurul Islam, 39, who lost his home more than 10 times before settling here. "For the last three years, the river didn't take our land. For the first time, I feel a little confident about the future." REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
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Ireland’s new climate justice President
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I'm concerned -
#pakistan just declared #war on #india.
While all war is bad this one makes me particularly paranoid as they both have #nuclear weapons and both have #military policy to allow their use in situations that aren't absolutely desperate.
The world is falling apart, and humans only get better and finding ways to end lives as we get further into the future.
I am on neither side and simply wish everyone there stays as safe as they can.
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“GitHub no longer uses toasts because of their accessibility and usability issues.”
Music to my ears!
Trump has gotten away with everything else. Why does anyone expect a different outcome if (when?) the Epstein files show that he was an active pedophile? His cult will just believe the lies, and rationalize the truth.
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Wait, Are the #EpsteinFiles Real Now?
The White House’s responses get curiouser & curiouser
…the revelations are a bit too damning to be dismissed as a news-cycle gambit, so the WH took a different tack a few hours later. It released a statement noting that the unnamed victim in the #Epstein email who “spent hours” with #Trump at Epstein’s house was #VirginiaGiuffre, who “repeatedly said President Trump was not involved in any wrongdoing whatsoever.”
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Wait, Are the Epstein Files Real Now?
The White House’s responses get curiouser and curiouser.Jonathan Chait (The Atlantic)
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Rapid Response 47, an official White House X account, fired off a message noting that in her new posthumous memoir about surviving #Epstein’s abuse, Giuffre says that #Trump was friendly & that he offered to help her find babysitting work. The account later added, “Democrats redacted the victim’s name because the victim said Trump ‘couldn’t have been friendlier,’ was a ‘gentleman,’ & that she didn’t witness any wrongdoing.”
#law #criminal #EpsteinFiles #rape #SexTrafficking #felon47 #CoverUp
The encounter was *perfectly innocent*—just *several hours* of #Trump brainstorming ideas for babysitting clients, a familiar act of generosity from a man known for his passion for mentoring young people. (Giuffre cannot be subpoenaed, because she died by suicide in April.)
#Congress #DOJ #law #criminal #Epstein #EpsteinFiles #rape #SexualAssault #SexTrafficking #felon47 #CoverUp
The White House’s response raises several questions. First, the conversation Giuffre recalled having with #Trump took place at Mar-a-Lago. The email in question described an encounter at #Epstein’s home, where the interaction may have included more than babysitting tips. Further, contextualizing this email by noting which girl it involved is a strange way to respond to a “fake” document.
#Congress #DOJ #law #criminal #EpsteinFiles #rape #SexualAssault #SexTrafficking #felon47 #CoverUp
#Epstein’s emails also imply that #Trump was aware of his #SexTrafficking scheme. “Of course he knew about the girls,” Epstein wrote in an email. If I met a teenager who I knew to be a likely victim of a sex-trafficking ring, I’d like to think that I’d try to help them contact #law enforcement or get away. Also, if I discovered that a close friend was running a sex-trafficking ring, maybe I’d reconsider our friendship, rather than engaging in long, pleasant chats w/ his victims.
The White House’s responses fit a pattern of suspicious behavior from the president on this matter. #Trump has said of #Epstein’s accomplice, #GhislaineMaxwell, “I wish her well”—a strange thing to say about a #convicted #felon who systematically abused young girls. His admin has granted her a cushy upgrade for her stint in prison, including a transfer to a minimum-security camp & puppy visits. This has the appearance of a #QuidProQuo.
Asked today if #Trump is going to #pardon #GhislaineMaxwell Leavitt replied, “It’s not something he’s talking about or even thinking about at this moment in time.”
“At this moment in time” doesn’t exactly slam the door on that possibility.
#Congress #DOJ #law #criminal #Epstein #EpsteinFiles #rape #SexualAssault #SexTrafficking #felon47 #CoverUp
Are the #EpsteinFiles suddenly real? Or are some of them real (& vindicating) & some of them fake (& incriminating)? All we know is that #Trump wants us to stop talking about the subject. That’s usually what you want when the subject includes evidence that you have behaved in a manner beyond reproach.
#Congress #DOJ #law #criminal #Epstein #rape #SexualAssault #SexTrafficking #felon47 #CoverUp
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also conveniently dead so cannot refute....
It would also mean ANdy got Donalds sloppy seconds.
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in reply to earthling • • •Kosim Uddin, 50, receives fish from a boy after making a purchase, on an island in the Brahmaputra River where he recently relocated his house. For Uddin, a father of seven, moving has become routine. "In my life, the river has taken my home 30 or 35 times—maybe more," he said. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
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in reply to earthling • • •Kosim Uddin sits on a chair in his home with his wife and daughter. "Every time we rebuild, the river comes again," Uddin said, his eyes fixed on the water. "But where can we go? The whole world is water now." REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
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in reply to earthling • • •People carry the roof of the house belonging to Nurun Nabi to load onto a boat, after he was forced to relocate to another island. It is the second time the farmer and father of four has had to move in a year. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
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in reply to earthling • • •Standing atop a sandbag, Johurul Islam points toward the Brahmaputra River while speaking with a neighbor. Some families have managed to stay put for years after local groups installed geobags — large sand-filled sacks that strengthen riverbanks against erosion. "Maybe the river will come again one day," he said, smiling faintly.
REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
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#ClimateChange
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