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World risks up to $39 trillion in economic losses from vanishing wetlands, report says The global destruction of wetlands, which support fisheries, agriculture and flood control, may mean the loss of $39 trillion in economic benefits by 2050, according to a report by the Convention on Wetlands released on Tuesday.

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Israeli gunfire, strikes kill 120 Palestinians in Gaza, many at aid sites Palestinian death toll in Israel’s genocidal war surpasses 55,000 amid ongoing bombardment and killings at aid sites.

Israel has massacred another 120 in just the past 24 hours. Most while trying to access aid.

Utterly barbaric.

This is what genocide looks like.

Over a 1,000 Israeli & Palestinian activists are awaiting them, and thousands more are coming from around the world to meet in Egypt. Hold on Palestine 🇵🇸

‘If I die, I want a loud death’: Gaza photojournalist killed by Israeli airstrike Fatima Hassouna, who had been documenting war in Gaza for 18 months and was subject of new documentary, killed along with 10 members of her family As a young photojournalist living in Gaza, Fatima Hassouna knew that death was always at her doorstep. As she spent the past 18 months of war documenting airstrikes, the demolition of her home, the endless displacement and the killing of 11 family members, all she demanded was that she not be allowed to go quietly. “If I die, I want a loud death,” Hassouna wrote on social media. “I don’t want to be just breaking news, or a number in a group, I want a death that the world will hear, an impact that will remain through time, and a timeless image that cannot be buried by time or place.” Continue reading...

‘If I die, I want a loud death’: Gaza photojournalist killed by Israeli airstrike

Leaked Data Reveals Massive Israeli Campaign to Remove Pro-Palestine Posts on Facebook and Instagram A sweeping crackdown on posts on Instagram and Facebook that are critical of Israel—or even vaguely supportive of Palestinians—was directly orchestrated by the government of Israel, according to inter...

Largest mass censorship operation in modern history

America is done. We are witnessing the fall of the American Empire into narcissistic stupidity. #USPolitics

The bill sparked controversy due to its potential impact on Muslim religious autonomy and property rights and fostering communal polarization.

the recession of 2008 was a walk in the park compared to the depression of the 1930’s. strap up.

How Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs impact Asia: 5 things to know Asian nations large and small hit by reciprocal tariffs for 'unfair' practices

Weaponization of trade policy

Trump Says He’s ‘Not Joking’ About Seeking a Third Term in Defiance of Constitution In wide-ranging remarks to “Meet the Press,” Mr. Trump said “a lot of people” wanted him to serve a third term and vowed to impose tariffs on global rivals, according to a transcript of the interview ...

Trump Says He’s ‘Not Joking’ About Seeking a Third Term in Defiance of Constitution

Column | Trump’s war on universities puts U.S. in an autocratic club Rumeysa Ozturk’s arrest reflects a wider global trend of nationalist leaders targeting universities as hotbeds of radicalism, such as in Hungary, India and Turkey.

War on universities

If Palestine is the litmus test everybody has failed it, so it's not a surprise the West is in a dire State. The same men bombing brown & Black people indiscriminately will also snatch your white elderly Mom's social security. That's why fighting for rights can't be selective. Everybody or nobody.

Justice for Mahmoud Khalil—Urgent Support Needed Dear Friends, Allies, and Supporters,

Mahmoud Khalil is a Palestinians student at Columbia. He was abducted from NYC to LOUISIANA and incarcerated by DHS and ICE because of his protest against genocide. He will need to literally fight the Trump administration so he needs help with his legal fees.

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A new law targets India’s third-biggest landowner: Allah Narendra Modi’s government seeks control of thousands of Muslim sites

Critics see this as a fresh front in the ruling Party’s efforts to erode the rights of India’s Muslims.

Everyone else:

"Relations with the US look irreparable if Trump remains President and Vance remains VP."

In case you missed it, Israel took your TikTok. American youth were getting too well-informed about the genocide.

What China Got Right About Big Tech Unlike Trump, Xi understood that a new class of business titans could hijack his country’s political system.

‘China has not reined in its tech sector out of any belief in democracy, but rather through a seeming understanding that the new forces of wealth, data, intelligence, information, commerce, and communications can hijack a country’s political system and lead it into dangerously uncharted territory.’

U.S. TikTokers flock to Xiaohongshu, baffling and bonding with Chinese users Americans are joining the Chinese social media app en masse to protest an imminent TikTok ban.

The sudden influx has created an unusual space for exchanges between Chinese and American users.

New users (and some old ones) may find this useful. #newskies

YouTube video by Unicorn Riot Three Stories of Displacement From Israel's War on Gaza

NEW: Caring for five kids alone as her husband and father are held captive by Israel and her brothers were killed, Mayada Saber Abu Anza has been continually displaced throughout Gaza.

She shared her story of finding shelter under the stairs of a bombed out UNWRA school.

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America’s internet giants are being outplayed in the global south From e-commerce to online banking, regional competitors are innovating rapidly

Internet firms in the global south are moving from adaptation to invention.

The US is manufacturing doubt about Gaza’s famine The Biden administration is attempting to foster a fake dispute over famine numbers in Gaza to obscure the reality of genocide.

The Biden administration is attempting to foster a fake dispute over famine numbers in Gaza to obscure the reality of genocide.
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China approves the world’s most expensive infrastructure project It has China’s neighbours on edge

China plans to build the world’s largest hydroelectric dam on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo, which flows from Tibet into India and Bangladesh, where the Yarlung Tsangpo is known as the Brahmaputra and is depended on by millions.

Santa killed on way to deliver presents to Bethlehem – The Chaser Israel claims a Hamas base was located inside Rudolf

"Tragic news as jolly icon & the only ethical billionaire Santa Claus has died after being shot entering Jesus’ home country of Palestine.

"—flying through delivering presents as he travelled towards Bethlehem, where he was mistaken for an aid worker & gunned down."
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Imagine the response from Western govts (and news media) if China had murdered 45,000+ Taiwanese (incl. 14500 children) and destroyed 80% of Taiwan's buildings. And then it invaded Mongolia, and then South Korea (bc it wanted to secure a "buffer zone"). 🤔 #IsraeliWarCrimes #GazaGenocide

The Economist’s country of the year for 2024 The winner toppled a tyrant and seems headed for something better

'For toppling a despot and taking strides towards a more liberal government, Bangladesh is our country of the year.'

How Facebook restricted news in Palestinian territories Palestinian news outlets have seen a steep drop in audience engagement since October 2023.

Meta - "One person, who spoke anonymously, shared leaked internal documents about a change made to Instagram's algorithm, which toughened the moderation of Palestinians commenting on Instagram posts."- BBC News - How Facebook restricted news in Palestinian territories
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Column | The West’s liberal establishment keeps crumbling In Canada, Germany and even France, center-left leaders are tethered to a liberal establishment that has lost the public’s favor.

Western liberalism is a farce