Notices by Miro Collas (miro_collas@masto.ai)

US saw record high of 5,668 books banned in libraries in 2025, says agency | US news | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/22/us-libraries-banned-books

#Books #BookBans #Censorship #RightWing

Viktor Orbán concedes defeat as opposition wins Hungarian election | Hungary | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/12/viktor-orban-concedes-defeat-as-opposition-wins-hungarian-election

"Win for Tisza party ends rightwing populist’s 16-year grip on power and will likely reshape country’s relationship with EU"

#Hungary #HungaryElections

UN expert says world has given Israel ‘licence to torture Palestinians’ | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/23/un-expert-says-world-has-given-israel-licence-to-torture-palestinians

'“Israel has effectively been given a licence to torture Palestinians, because most of your governments, your ministers, have allowed it,” she said, as she presented her latest report to the UN Human Rights Council.'

#Palestine #Israel #UN
#FrancescaAlbanese
@palestine@lemmy.ml @palestine@fedibird.com

Spanish king reopens debate on conquest of Mexico by acknowledging 'abuse'
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c33j3ne2mjlo

#Colonialism #Mexico #Spain

‘Dangerously hot conditions’: millions in US west prepare for extreme heatwave | West Coast | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/16/west-coast-extreme-heatwave

While the east coast is the exact opposite.

#ClimateCrisis

‘Shockingly bad’: Nissan Leaf drivers voice anger over app shutdown | Electric, hybrid and low-emission cars | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/14/nissan-leaf-app-shutdown-nissanconnect-ev-app

#Capitalism #Enshittification

Greenland says 'no thanks' to Trump US hospital boat
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy7jnvdzpr7o

'Greenland's prime minister has asked US President Donald Trump to talk to him instead of making "random outbursts on social media", after Trump said he was sending a US hospital boat to "take care" of people on the island.'

LOL!

#Greenland #Denmark #USA #Trump

What Is the US Really Seeking in Cuba? Analyst José Ramón Cabañas Responds (Interview) – Orinoco Tribune
https://orinocotribune.com/what-is-the-us-really-seeking-in-cuba-analyst-jose-ramon-cabanas-responds-interview/

Highly recommended read. Great analysis of Cuba and the US, I think.

'That country that wants to give Cuba lessons in democracy has never voted for a Constitution. In the US, the constitutional text that begins by saying “We the People” was negotiated by 57 individuals and signed by 39.'

#Cuba #USA

Any Gaza-related steps must be based on full end of aggression: Hamas | Al Mayadeen English
https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/any-gaza-related-steps-must-be-based-on-full-end-of-aggressi

'Hamas issues a statement on the Gaza "Board of Peace" meeting, calling for an end to Israeli aggression, lifting the siege on Gaza, and immediate reconstruction efforts.'

#Palestine #Gaza #Israel #USA
#BoardOfPeace
@palestine@lemmy.ml @palestine@fedibird.com

Trump officials plan to build 5,000-person military base in Gaza, files show | Trump administration | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/19/trump-gaza-military-plan

"The Trump administration is planning to build a 5,000-person military base in Gaza, sprawling more than 350 acres, according to Board of Peace contracting records reviewed by the Guardian."

#Palestine #Gaza #USA #Israel #BoardOfPeace
@palestine@lemmy.ml @palestine@fedibird.com

Gaza death toll in early part of war far higher than reported, says Lancet study | Gaza | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/19/gaza-death-toll-higher-than-reported-lancet-study

"Research suggests more than 75,000 killed in the first 16 months of conflict, 25,000 more than announced at the time"

#Palestine #Gaza #Israel
@palestine@lemmy.ml @palestine@fedibird.com

Jeffrey Epstein’s 'one single cause': Israel | The Take - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1AoPlJgEBQ

Epstein’s Israel links and everything else ignored by mainstream media | The Listening Post
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ5vqgPbeAs

Compromised peace? Oslo Accords figure deeply linked to Epstein network
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/2/12/compromised-peace-oslo-accords-figure-deeply-linked-to-epstein-network

Epstein Files: Analysts question muted 'mainstream media' response to Israel ties
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/epstein-files-analysts-question-muted-mainstream-media-response-israel-ties

#Israel #Palestine #USA #UN #Zionism
#JeffreyEpstein #Epstein
@palestine@lemmy.ml @palestine@fedibird.com

"It was one of the finest and most beautiful areas
Instead of tents, there were mosques and amusement parks and restaurants and spacious halls and simple rest stops—people would change their insides, and the sound of the sea held a special meaning for every person who visited this place. ...."

Video on
https://xcancel.com/MusabAlShareef0/status/2021291167090983325

#Palestine #Gaza #Israel
#MusabAlShareef
@palestine@lemmy.ml @palestine@fedibird.com

Gavin Newsom attacks Europe’s ‘complicity’ over Trump Greenland demands | Gavin Newsom | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/20/california-newsom-europe-comment-trump-greenland

He's not wrong.

#Greenland #USA #Trump #GavinNewsom

Medieval gold ring found in Tønsberg – The History Blog
https://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/75042

"An archaeologist working alone in the historic center of Tønsberg, Norway, discovered a medieval gold ring with elaborate decoration and a blue oval gem set in the middle. Only 63 other gold rings from the Middle Ages are in the joint database of the Norwegian university museums collections, and it’s been 15 years since a gold ring from the period was found in Tønsberg."

#History #Archeology

"Right now they are bombing Caracas. Alert to the whole world, they have attacked Venezuela

They are bombing with missiles.

The OAS and the UN must meet immediately."

https://xcancel.com/petrogustavo/status/2007347473073999942

Gustavo Petro

#Venezuela #USA

US pledges $2bn in new UN model for delivery of humanitarian assistance | US foreign policy | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/29/us-pledge-un-model-humanitarian-assistance

"But some areas that are priorities for the UN, including Yemen, Afghanistan and Gaza, will not be receiving US funding under the new mechanism, UN aid chief Tom Fletcher said, adding that the UN will seek support from other donors to find funding for those."

#USA #UN #Trump

"The situation in Gaza is growing increasingly dire as heavy rain and a severe storm intensify. People are crying out from the cold, and today a child died after drowning in the winter rains.
Where are the mediators?
Where are the guarantors?
And where is the world?"

https://xcancel.com/Gaza24Live/status/2005021106022080678

#Palestine #Gaza #Israel
@palestine@lemmy.ml @palestine@fedibird.com

'Israel' may use Somaliland to expel Gaza residents: Israeli media | Al Mayadeen English
https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/-israel--may-use-somaliland-to-expel-gaza-residents--israeli

#Palestine #Gaza #Israel #Somaliland
@palestine@lemmy.ml @palestine@fedibird.com

LIVE: Hamas says Israel’s ‘blatant, outrageous’ violations threaten deal | Gaza News | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/12/16/israeli-raids-across-west-bank-as-gaza-reels-from-aftermath-of-storm

- Lebanon Health Ministry confirms two killed, five wounded in Israeli strikes
- Hamas official condemns Israeli plans to make Jerusalem army hub
- Palestinian killed by Israeli settler gunfire near Bethlehem named
- Gaza’s Civil Defence recovers 30 bodies from building rubble

#Palestine #Gaza #Israel
@palestine@lemmy.ml @palestine@fedibird.com