People from other countries may not realize the number and variety of elected positions, aside from the President, that are on American ballots thebeaverton.com/2024/11/world…
The doctrine, which takes its name from the Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut and entails the large-scale destruction of civilian infrastructure to pressure a hostile government or armed group, was devised in the context of Israel’s 2006 war on #Lebanon
Israeli jets dropped more than 80, 2000-pound “bunker-busting” bombs that have a destruction radius of 35 metres (115 feet) on their target. The strike that killed Nasrallah also flattened six residential buildings
1/2 The doctrine, for example, was clearly in play during Israel’s “Operation Cast Lead” in 2008 that killed 1,400 Palestinians, including 300 children, in Gaza. The Goldstone report from the UN’s post-war fact-finding mission found that Israeli soldiers “deliberately subjected civilians, including women and children, to cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment… in order to terrorize, intimidate and humiliate them”.
2/2 It also detailed that the Israeli forces systematically destroyed Gaza’s civilian infrastructure, including flour mills, farms, wastewater treatment plants, water installations and residential buildings.
Israeli soldiers continue to bomb and destroy Kamal Adwan Hospital in war-battered northern Gaza, the territory’s Health Ministry says, suggesting that the plan seems to be to execute medical workers who refused to evacuate.
Mark Longo, who rescued an orphaned squirrel that became a social media star, describes how authorities raided his New York state animal sanctuary and seized the furry creature, along with a rescued racoon. Both animals were later euthanized.
100 more horses going for slaughter in Japan from Canada's Edmonton International Airport. The horses came from Grover feedlot near Hanna, so besides the time and stress of being loaded onto the trucks and the 3+ hour drive to Edmonton, they now face the loading onto the plane here and then a grueling journey to Japan. All this without food, water and rest. #horses #animalrights Bill C-355 banning live export, is stalled in the Senate, largely due to delaying tactics by several Conservative Senators (led by Senate Opposition Leader, Don Plett).
Canadians can reach out to their provincial Senators. Go here to find your Senators sencanada.ca/en/senators/?v=li… Then choose Province (Designation) to locate your provincial Senators. Phone numbers and email addresses for each Senator are to be found by clicking on individual names.
4 Lebanese civilians have been reported killed due to Israeli airstrikes targeting multiple areas in the ancient city of Tyre in southern Lebanon earlier today.
Just like the #Taliban and #ISIS, Israel is destroying #UNESCO sites, but with American and German bombs and money.
Our latest Honest Government Ad is out , and it features a very special guest actor:
her name is Ingyin Hlaing Hlaing and she is a refugee from the 2021 military coup in Myanmar. If you know about the conflict in Myanmar, you'll appreciate how brave it is of her to front this video. And If you don't, then this HGA will give you a good overview in under 5 minutes!
The Juice Media is the only source that can delay the feeling of disgust and horror long enough for me to learn anything about the absolute worst of what goes wrong in the world.
I remember first learning about mastodon and other federated media from other people's tweets announcing their #twittermigration. That's why I'm here now, it's a better model, and I want to be part of the early days of a better web.
But now I think back, I can't remember which of #elonmusk 's actions were the last straw for me.. maybe his treatment of his employees? What about you?
2/2 Followup question: Do you still use any commercial social media? The only legacy #socialmedia I'm still on is #Facebook to keep up with local events that don't post elsewhere and a few people . I actually think it could be a good place for doing what it was originally designed to do, if only it had stayed there. But then I get hooked by the sponsored posts and end up scrolling through a bunch of trivial stuff I didn't want to spend time on.
I moved a bit earlier from the twitter migration and Melon taking over it. A previous coworkers was rightfully criticizing twitter on a bunch of aspects (unclear algorithm, oversold hype, etc ...) and pointed me toward mastodon.
It was cumulative for me. First, the constant appearance of Elon’s childish tweets though I don’t follow him. Then all the “pay for this” and advertising crap. Finally his promoting of Neo Nazis.
@douggreenfield Oh yes, I remember that day, when everybody had to see a Elon tweak. I think that was after Elon called in his (remaining) engineers to work on an "engagement emergency" because President Biden got more likes on a tweet than he did.
Nelson Mandela’s grandson Zwelivelile Mandla Mandela was reportedly denied entry to the UK ahead of a planned speaking tour at pro-Palestine events. #Palestine 🇵🇸 #FreePalestine #Gaza #OpIsrael #Anonymous #OpGaza - Keeping you informed.
A screenshot of a social media post with text that criticizes a charity organization for their actions. The text says that the charity, BTC, has not donated money to the organizations it claims to be helping in Ukraine and Serbia. It also mentions the organization's involvement in Gaza. The post concludes by expressing sadness for the animals of Gaza and the people who donate to BTC, who may be unaware of the organization's real activities.
Israel's unabated bombardments across the war-torn Gaza Strip have claimed the lives of 36 Palestinians, including 34 from northern Gaza, since dawn today, medical sources told Al Jazeera.
Israeli troops are besieging Al Awda Hospital in Jabalia, the only remaining partially functioning one in Jabalia after they raided Kamal Adwan Hospital.
163 patients and staff are trapped inside with no one to help them.
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The doctrine, for example, was clearly in play during Israel’s “Operation Cast Lead” in 2008 that killed 1,400 Palestinians, including 300 children, in Gaza. The Goldstone report from the UN’s post-war fact-finding mission found that Israeli soldiers “deliberately subjected civilians, including women and children, to cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment… in order to terrorize, intimidate and humiliate them”.
aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/10…
@palestine
#Gaza
#DahiyehDoctrine
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It also detailed that the Israeli forces systematically destroyed Gaza’s civilian infrastructure, including flour mills, farms, wastewater treatment plants, water installations and residential buildings.
aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/10…
#Gaza
#DahiyehDoctrine
#OperationCastLead
Farhad
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#Lebanon
Don't forget to mention those bombs were gifts from #GenocideJoe