Maire Davies

Anas al-Sharif, prominent Al Jazeera correspondent, among five journalists killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza — The Guardian Israel admits deliberate attack on the journalist, known for frontline coverage, in a strike on a tent outside al-Shifa hospital

Israel, which does not allow foreign journalists into Gaza…has killed 237 journalists since the war started, according to Gaza’s government media office.

The Committee to Protect Journalists said at least 186 journalists have been killed in the Gaza conflict.

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Arresting 400+ people for the "terrorist" offence of protesting against mass murder while large segments of the right are openly encouraging riots against immigrants is a tale of a very unhappy country and government.

Letter of the day (in the Times)

Deeply shocked by Israel’s deliberate killing of the Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif, his colleague Mohammed Qreiqeh and cameramen Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moamen Aliwa. Israel has now killed at least 186 journalists in this war.

Yeah JD, we remember. We will never forget your boss was best friends with the guy who ran a literal child sex trafficking ring.

And then that guy was "silenced" forever.

And now we will just not talk about anything else until they...

#ReleaseThe_EPSTEIN_Files

Al Jazeera says its correspondent Anas al-Sharif has been killed in Gaza, and Israel confirms it Broadcaster Al Jazeera says its correspondent Anas al-Sharif has been killed in Gaza City, and Israel’s military confirms it.

Broadcaster Al Jazeera says its correspondent Anas al-Sharif has been killed in Gaza City, and Israel’s military confirms it.

The Israeli military just killed him.

(Look at the photo caption)

Sad news. An important woman for British children and British culture. A true innovator. RIP

Sound familiar?

Pure evil Israel. We will never forget

Barely an hour ago, Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif warned us all:

“If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”

Israel just killed him.

jesus christ what government agency uses a Fraktur-adjacent typeface unless they are sending the most blatant dog whistle of all time

When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in all the signifiers of literal 1940s Nazi Germany because lol nothing matters

While we live in a Fox-News nation, Finland has started teaching school children how to identify fake news and propaganda as a part of its curriculum.

Be like Finland.

AI industry horrified to face largest copyright class action ever certified Copyright class actions could financially ruin AI industry, trade groups say.

Their defence really is: ‘But if we have to pay EVERYONE for their work, it’ll destroy us! Our entire business model is based on taking other people’s stuff for free and making money off it!

‘And it could ruin everyone else who’s stolen people’s work too!’

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Covid protection racket GOVERNMENTS are very good at covering up. so what hope is there of proving that health and care workers died or were seriously harmed by Covid because they weren't given adequate protechon against what was known to be an arbome virus? The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has a duty to prevent workplace death, injury and ill health, with legal enforcement powers against any dangerous practices. In April 2020, it issued guidance to its inspectors confirming that the SARS-CoV-2 virus "transmits when someone breathes in acrosolised droplets from an infectious Person* ",and that people were at risk of airborne infection if "they were within a metre of someone aerosolising the virus (eg through coughing)". To protect health and care staff who would invariably come into close contact with infected patients would require them to wear efficient respirators such as FFP3 or powered respirators. Alas, the UK didn't have nearly enough. The optons were for the govemment to be honest about the lack of protective equipment, giving staft the choice to devise or seek alternative protection. Or to downgrade the threat of the virus, pretend it wasn't airborne and pretend that simple surgical masks with gaping side holes provided adequate protection in most health and care settings The government chose the latter. Not only did the UK suffer one of the highest rates of death among health and care workers, but also inadequately protected and infected workers passed the virus to patients. More than 14,000 patients died of Covid-19 that they acquired in hospital. This could be another hugely expensive scandal the government is keen to avoid The decision to downgrade respiratory protection during the pandemic lies squarely with the Department of Health and Social Care, Public Health England and NHS England. But the HSE should have objected. Instead, it helped prepare an FAQ document for staff reassuring them they would be safe, However, HSE knew that surgical masks a…

I can’t keep posting this enough. Bravo @privateeyenews.bsky.social

Science is telling us that our civilisation - & BILLIONS of people - will not survive a 4C world.

How old will your kids be when we get there?

Yes, USA is a dictatorship.
And the worst is yet to come.
This is just the beginning.
And Americans are gradually getting used to it, like boiling frogs.

For ex:
In 2005 when Israel decided to pull troops + settlers out of Gaza, they did so without conferring with the Palestinian Authority, who they wanted to undermine in favour of Hamas.

In 2018 when PA decided funds should no longer reach and sustain Hamas, Israel ensured funds did get to them.

I expected the massive upward redistribution of wealth and income. The utter disdain for human life, health, well-being, tolerance, science, education, the rule of law and the constitution, and relish for cruelty, has gone so much further than I expected.

Good on you! Save us all.

Treatments are being developed for long Covid but people are still getting long Covid and there is currently no cure. No treatment sadly can undo blood vessel damage or lung damage at present. This is why it’s so vital to protect yourself and your loved ones during this time.

Wear an ffp2/3

The Royal Navy should lead a coalition of the willing to land aid and establish field hospitals along the coast of Gaza. They have the capability. This would regain us some of the respect that we have squandered by Starmer's pro-Zionism.
#gaza #genocide

‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians Revealed: The Israeli military undertook an ambitious project to store a giant trove of Palestinians’ phone calls on Microsoft’s servers in Europe

Israel is storing recordings of Palestinians daily phone calls - millions of them - that they analyse to plan airstrikes / kill people - in Irish data centres

Sweet Jesus

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The Mediterranean is choking on smoke.
Thick plumes from massive #wildfires in Ribaute Aude, #France, are stretching across #Spain, the Balearic Islands, and far into the sea. A stunning yet troubling view of transboundary air pollution driven by heatwaves, dry winds, and a #ChangingClimate🔥🌍 06 Aug

New study sheds light on ChatGPT's alarming interactions with teens New research from a watchdog group reveals ChatGPT can provide harmful advice to teens. The Associated Press reviewed interactions where the chatbot gave detailed plans for drug use, eating disorders, and even suicide notes.

ChatGPT will tell 13-year-olds how to get drunk and high, instruct them on how to conceal eating disorders and even compose a suicide letter to their parents if asked, according to new research from the Center for Countering Digital Hate, a watchdog group.

Leading global scholars sign letter urging UK to end Palestine Action ban Exclusive: Naomi Klein and Angela Davis among those demanding stop to ‘attack on fundamental freedoms’ of assembly and protest * Letter: Palestine Action ban is an attack on fundamental freedoms Naomi Klein and Angela Davis are among dozens of international scholars and writers who have signed a letter to the Guardian calling on the UK government to reverse the ban on Palestine Action. The letter applauds what it describes as a “growing campaign of collective defiance” against the ban and commends the “courageous stand” of hundreds of people who plan to risk arrest by declaring their support for Palestine Action during a mass protest in London on Saturday. Continue reading...

Leading global scholars sign letter urging UK to end Palestine Action ban

The Origin of Language by Madeleine Beekman review – the suprising history of speech It takes a village to raise a child – and that’s why we started speaking, argues an evolutionary biologist

The Origin of Language by Madeleine Beekman review – the surprising history of speech

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Netanyahu is seriously out of control. Firing the AG who is prosecuting him, ignoring the Supreme Court’s ruling to void the firing. Ordering a full occupation of Gaza and increased military operations. Single handedly destroying the world’s good will and solidarity. All to stay in power. Pure evil.

From 1972, so with language of its time and references to the disgraced Cosby (you really realise how much more of a role model for kids he was thought to be in the States), but a brilliant piece nonetheless.