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The Israeli Assassination of Journalist Anas al-Sharif and Five Colleagues in Gaza City “We understand these are our last days.”

Pls stop what you are doing and read this entire report on Israel's murder of journalist Anas al-Sharif and five colleagues in Gaza City.

"He characterized Israel’s threats as 'Silence or Death,' and he vowed not to be silent."

It ends with his final message. www.dropsitenews.com/p/anas-al-sh...

Effects of international sanctions on age-specific mortality: a cross-national panel data analysis Sanctions have substantial adverse effects on public health, with a death toll similar to that of wars. Our findings underscore the need to rethink sanctions as a foreign-policy tool, highlighting the...

⚠️ Sanctions linked to higher death rates

Analysis of 152 countries (1971–2021) finds unilateral economic sanctions raise mortality across all ages, with annual deaths comparable to global armed conflict.

🔗 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

#SciComm 🧪 #GlobalHealth #Sanctions

WA’s ‘longest and most intense’ marine heatwave killed coral across 1,500km stretch Scientists shocked by bleaching event that hit reefs from the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo to the remote Ashmore Reef

The “longest, largest and most intense” marine heatwave ever recorded in Western Australia with more than 90% of corals had either bleached or died
Corals are critical for marine life
Our oceans are dying right in front of our eyes
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Raskin: In any event, if he really cared about public safety in DC… he would not have pardoned 1600 insurrectionists and violent cop beaters on his first day in office. 

The killings of Anas al-Sharif, Mohammed Qreiqeh, Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moamen Aliwa by the IDF is a war crime. They are civilians. The IDF must provide evidence of the terrorist claims, and explain why an entire tent was targeted when they would know other civilians would be present.

So true. Long way to acknowledging war crime reality. Politicians live outside history until they are called to court.

The CEO-to-worker pay ratio at S&P 500 companies last year was 285-to-1. The median employee would have had to start working in the year 1740 to earn what the average CEO received in 2024. Is it any wonder why so many think the system is rigged?

It’s about time.

Gold for the mad king

Interesting ay?

Mafia has a strict hierarchy, the better gangster is who you submit to. Trump-Putin is definitely not a peer relation. That’s what Trump may think.

Heart-breaking.

A French lemonade from 1651

18,500 children have been killed by the Israeli military in Gaza.

Despite these war crimes, the US has provided more than $22 BILLION for the war.

Our taxpayer dollars are being used to starve children, bomb schools & gun down hungry people as they wait for aid.

Today we honor the wounded warriors who put their lives on the line for this country.

But let’s be clear—#PurpleHeartDay can’t just be symbolic. If you’re not fighting for healthcare, housing, and justice for our veterans, you’re not really honoring them.

Note to Kristi Noem:

It is far better to be mocked in a cartoon for how you look than to be shoved into the back of a U-Haul and kidnapped for how you look.

Yeah, mad king sense!

Whenever there's any statement about Hamas releasing the hostages, remember that the first time they offered a full release of *all* hostages on October 9th, 2023. Israel refused then, and every time after that Hamas offered. Israel wants to finish its genocide - pure evil.

BrO felt this feeling for the first time..😇🥰 #bluesky

The Politics of Law and Order The politics of “law and order” in New Zealand finds its natural home in the current pro-business coalition government. It is no accident that a central focus on accumulation is complemented by a “tou...

It’s no accident that a focus on wealth accumulation for the few is complemented by a “tough on crime” approach: there has to be a way of managing the fallout, the communities abandoned by austerity – some way of justifying the violence visited on them
#nzpol @papa.org.nz
iso.org.nz/2025/08/07/t...

M Callon made important contributions to economic sociology and STS.

An alternative hypothesis would be that they work less hard since submission to established rules takes them out off the efficiency game. They tend to work hard in keeping their advantages from submission— politicking.

I wish you much illusio for your project then!:)

The Trump Plan is not a plan at all. It’s just Russia’s wish list Trump is peddling.

Must be delicious

Although I live near a wildlife refuge I've never seen pelicans there. As of last weekend, I'm happy to report this has changed. #birds #pelicans #oregon #refuge #wildliferefuge #nature #iloveoregon #oregonwild #wild #happy #morning #goodday #yes #bskybirds

A great horned owl perches in a willow tree, a bit dark against a lighter background.

Bluesky post volume is going down?? I’m doing all I can! 🦉🪶

Interesting. Looks Like a butterfly swim stroke

Political vetting of all scientific grants.
Welcome to post-science America.
🧪 #episky #medsky

Trump Surges Federal Police to Patrol DC After Floating Takeover President Donald Trump moved to increase the presence of federal police around Washington, DC, a day after suggesting he could act to seize control of the capital city.

President Donald Trump moved to increase the presence of federal police around Washington, DC, a day after suggesting he could act to seize control of the capital city.