A key week for Nato and defence deals
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Israël voert aanvallen uit op Iran en Gaza, VN ziet ‘huiveringwekkend patroon’ in Gaza
Terwijl alle ogen zijn gericht op de Verenigde Staten na diens nachtelijke aanvallen op Iran, blijft Israël zondag zowel Iran als Gaza bombarderen. Volgens Iraanse media raakten Israëlische aanvallen zondag tien steden in Iran.Babette Stolk (NRC)
“Every year, the Black and Latino caucuses hear how polling suggests we need to talk about... immigrants less," says Colorado lawmaker Jennifer Bacon. "But we believe in this, so let’s do it.”
She sponsored a law to improve access to ballots in Spanish. boltsmag.org/colorado-language…
Colorado Strengthens Access to Ballots in Spanish - Bolts
The state adopted a Voting Rights Act to stand in for quickly eroding federal protections. Still, local advocates warn there’s much more Colorado can do to ensure multilingual access.Daniel Nichanian (Bolts)
Geopolitical Market Risk: Israel-Iran War And Oil
With the US striking Iranian nuclear sites, there is a concern that a spreading conflict could ... More impact oil supply and thus choke global economicBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
The unravelling of American exceptionalism: The inevitable decay of hegemony built on crassness - Part 1
In early May 2025, as Roman Catholic Cardinals gathered to pick the next Pope, US President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of him as the Pope shortly after saying, “I would like to be Pope.”johnmenadue.com
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4 ways Tehran could retaliate after U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear program
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4 ways Tehran could retaliate after U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear program
Iran has spent decades building multi-tiered military capabilities at home and across the region that were at least partly aimed at deterring the United States from attacking it. By entering Israel's war, the U.S.PBS News
Suns trade Kevin Durant to Rockets for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, 1st-round pick: Sources
The Phoenix Suns are trading Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the No. 10 pick in the 2025 draft and five second-roundBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Der nun propagierte Slogan "Zurück in die Bewegung" ist angesichts dieser Geschichte ein Hohn.
Legality of Trump Iran strikes questioned by some lawmakers in both parties
WASHINGTON — Several members of Congress in both parties Saturday questioned the legality of President Donald Trump’s move to launch military strikes on Iran.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Neuroimmune pathophysiology of long COVID
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"we provide a narrative overview of the nervous system in COVID-19 and how the immune system contributes to the pathophysiology of neurological #LongCOVID"
@longcovid
#LongCovid #PwLC #PostCovidSyndrome #LC #PASC #postcovid
#CovidBrain #NeuroPASC
@covid19 #COVIDー19 #COVID19 #COVID #COVID_19 #SARSCoV2 #CovidIsNotOver #auscovid19 @auscovid19
Exhibition Execs Think ‘Traditional Moviegoing’ Has Less Than 20 Years
More than 50% of exhibition executives polled in a new survey believe that the “traditional cinema experience” has less than 20 years remaining as a viableBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Russia's former President & PM Dmitry Medvedev:
#Iran #IranIsraelWar #Russia #War #Trump #Israel #IsraelTerroristState
This is both true and highly partisan; Medvedev is part of a regime that is actively seeking the downfall of the US-controlled global Empire.
Which just goes to show how bad a disaster Trump is for the USA, that their enemies don't even have to lie in their propaganda any more.
(Slava Ukraine!)
@CassandraVert @MrInappropriate
Not my observation:
Orwell worried about people who would ban books. Huxley worried nobody would want to read them.
Als die größte Hitze weg war, wie ich annahm, fuhr ich zur Tankstelle. Ich wählte die Strecke so aus, dass ich alle vier Stolpersteine für Josef Gelbart, Harald Mirosch, Otto Grösch und Gustav Meyer besuchen und fotografieren konnte.
Vier Schicksale, die uns daran erinnern, dass wir es nie wieder so weit kommen lassen dürfen.
#Erinnerungskultur #Stolpersteine #Kaltenkirchen #NieWieder #FckNZS
NAB Islamabad, Rawalpindi embrace advanced AI technology
National Accountability Bureau team visits National Centre of Artificial Intelligence (NCAI) and meets Chairman Dr Yasir Ayaz, Islamabad. — NCAIBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
“Wat ik zag was een partijleider die het heeft over elkaar omarmen en oog hebben voor de pijn van een ander, maar die niet ingrijpt als partijprominenten met zichtbare en naar ik hoop navoelbare pijn worden weggehoond en uitgejoeld.”
“Wat een blamage. En dat voor partijen die solidariteit en inclusie hoog in het vaandel zeggen te hebben staan.” omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/471152…
Discussie over steun aan Israël leidt tot vertrek van voorzitter GroenLinks
Een discussie binnen het landelijke GroenLinks-PvdA over steun aan Israël leidt tot vertrek van Paola Vonk als voorzitter bij GroenLinks Den Bosch. Ze laat dit weten op Facebook: “Ik vind het een inktzwart weekend.Omroep Brabant
The GOP budget bill’s $75 billion in supplemental funding for ICE
is now under increasing scrutiny
as reports and viral images emerge of protests against indiscriminate immigration raids and the violent arrests of U.S. citizens by masked and heavily armed federal officers.
Trump has made it clear that he is intentionally using ICE to terrorize blue cities with Democratic mayors and large immigrant communities.
truthout.org/articles/trumps-i…
Trump’s ICE Agents Are Arresting US Citizens. GOP Budget Would Hire 10,000 More.
Billions of dollars for ICE and border patrol in Trump’s budget bill would supercharge the chaotic crackdown.Mike Ludwig (Truthout)
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