Gaza ceasefire to help Israel’s credit rating, implementation is key, agencies say
JERUSALEM - The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza reduces the risks to Israel's public finances and could improve its sovereign credit rating, the major credit rating agencies said on Jan 21.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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Map Shows US Watching North Korea’s Moves Ahead of Trump Inauguration
Open-source data has revealed three types of American RC-135 spy planes were flying near North Korea ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday.The U.S.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
A Line By Line Analysis Of Trump's Big Anti-Trans Executive Order by @erininthemorning.com www.erininthemorning.com/p/a-line-by-...
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A Line By Line Analysis Of Trump's Big Anti-Trans Executive Order
Trump released over 70 executive orders on Monday. While orders on immigration and climate got a lot of attention, his anti-transgender order could have sweeping impacts as well.www.erininthemorning.com
What does "First Past the Post" mean? youtu.be/2ReLfPhgT18
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Take part in International Day of Education using the following free resources, documentaries and videos that focus on civics education!TVO Media Education Group
Jim Jordan is a piece of shit.
Jim Jordan signals prolonged probes into Biden family and debunked Jan. 6 conspiracies rawstory.com/biden-pardons-267…
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Jim Jordan signals prolonged probes into Biden family and debunked Jan. 6 conspiracies
House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) signaled Tuesday that he may not be done just yet with investigations revolving around former President Joe Biden and his family members – pardons or not – in a preview of a retribution tour to come.Erik De La Garza (Raw Story)
"Employees in any (US federal) Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility offices will be placed on paid administrative leave 'effective immediately.'"
Tomorrow at 5pm is their last day. Agencies have to make a plan for firing them all by next Friday.
They're salting the earth.
Syria reportedly cancels deal with Russian construction firm following Assad’s downfall
Syria's port of Tartus has terminated a 49-year investment agreement with Russian construction company Stroytransgaz, the independent Russian outlet Important Stories reported on Jan. 21, citing Riad Joudeh, head of customs in the city of Tartus.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Don’t comment on national affairs: AMU to Afghanistan, Iraq & Iran students | India News
AGRA: Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has issued new guidelines for students from Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan, barring them from commenting on national or international incidents on social media and requiring them to seek prior permission for leaving …BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
"... there are many, many instructions in this one executive order, including this directive to HUD to... exclude trans people from various forms of shelter system, under the auspices that a trans person is an inherent threat to nontransgender women..."
Chase Strangio: Trump’s Anti-Trans Executive Orders Threaten LGBTQ+ People While Claiming to Defend Women | Democracy Now!
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Chase Strangio: Trump’s Anti-Trans Executive Orders Threaten LGBTQ+ People While Claiming to Defend Women
On his first day back in the White House, Donald Trump moved to roll back protections for transgender people. In his inaugural address, Trump declared the U.S. government’s policy is “there are only two genders: male and female.Democracy Now!
Canadian catches meteorite strike on camera with sound in a world’s first — luckily no one got hurt from the rock crashing down next to the home at 200 km/h:
Siri, find hell.
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Inside TikTok’s Influencer Party to Welcome Trump
TikTok sponsored an inauguration-eve bash for content creators, proving that the stigma around being MAGA on social media is gone.Taylor Lorenz (Rolling Stone)
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#PPOD: Scientists think six icy moons in our solar system may currently host oceans of liquid water beneath their outer surfaces. Arranged around Earth are images from NASA spacecraft of, clockwise from the top, Saturn's moon Enceladus, Jupiter's moons Callisto and Ganymede, Neptune's moon Triton, Saturn's moon Titan, and Jupiter's moon Europa, the target of NASA's Europa Clipper mission. Shown to scale. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute/University of Arizona/DLR
South Africa's cannabis bill now essentially means that private citizens can no longer be prosecuted for growing and consuming a limited amount of cannabis for recreational purposes — so long as it is grown and/or consumed within the confines of their own private property.
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South Africa Becomes the First African Country to Partially Legalize Cannabis - UNICORN RIOT
South Africa's new cannabis laws have legalized medical and recreational cannabis use in "private spaces," but still bans recreational sales.D (UNICORN RIOT)
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