39 tanks, HIMARS and ammunition: Germany covertly hands over huge shipment of weapons to Ukraine – Euromaidan Press (Me: Covertly? Then how is it you are reporting it… glad arms being upplied but tired of slanted headlines)
At the end of June and beginning of July, Berlin sent Kyiv an additional military package for the Ukrainian Armed Forces virtually in secret and largely unnoticed. Among other things, this involves 39 tanks and three HIMARS multiple rocket launchers…
Thousands march to Jerusalem demanding hostage deal – UPI.com
Families of hostages held in Gaza were joined by thousands of protesters in a march from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem trying to force Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree to a hostage deal. The four-day march, which set out from Tel Aviv, was expected to reach Jerusalem by Saturday evening. Organizers planned to assemble in front of the prime minister's house, coinciding with other mass demonstrations…
Banksy’s Olympic Street Art: Truths About the Games
As we gear up for the 2024 Olympics in Paris, it’s the perfect time to remind on the powerful statements made by Banksy’s street art during the 2012 … Banksy’s Olympic Street Art: Truths About the Games
US white supremacists ordered to pay millions more for deadly 2017 rally | Virginia | The Guardian
Four years after deadly violence erupted during the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, a jury ordered white nationalist leaders and organizations to pay a total of more than $26m in damages to people with physical or emotional injuries from the event. Most of that money, $24m, was for punitive damages, but a judge later slashed that amount to…
A group of illegal Israeli immigrants to Palestine have burned crops on land near the town of Asira al-Qibliya, south of Nablus, the head of the village council Hafez Saleh has said. The issue of Israeli settlers in the West Bank is deemed illegal under international law, violating the Fourth Geneva Convention. These settlements lead to the displacement of Palestinian communities, the expropriation of land,…
New York Times Should Drop Out of Publishing to Best Serve Interests of Readers After Showing Bias in Not Condemning Convicted Felon's Running for US Presidency! - says a former 20+ year subscriber...Me
Oklahoma: Supt. Ryan Walters Orders Public Schools to Teach the Bible | Diane Ravitch’s blog
Ryan Walters, the far-right Superintendent of Schools in Oklahoma, was inspired by the passage of a law in Louisiana requiring every public school classroom to post The Ten Commandments. He decided that he could go even further. He just ordered every public school to teach the Bible. Given the religious diversity of students in Oklahoma, will he mandate the sacred texts of…
Israeli hostages families express their anger after Netanyahu dismisses cease-fire proposal – YouTube
The viability of a US-backed proposal to wind down the 8-month-long war in Gaza was cast into doubt on Monday after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would only be willing to agree to a “partial” cease-fire deal that would not end the war, comments that sparked an uproar from families of hostages held by Hamas. #Israel#Gaza#ceasefire
Honoring Vincent Chin on the anniversary of his death – AsAmNews https://asamnews.com/2024/06/23/honoring-vincent-chin-on-the-anniversary-of-his-death/ On June 19 1982, Chin, a Chinese American draftsman, was out at a bar for his bachelor party in Detroit when he was confronted by two white men. The men were upset about potentially losing jobs to Japanese autoworkers and beat him with a baseball bat.
The murderer of Christina Lee pleads guilty – AsAmNews
via Go Fund Me Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. announced today that Assamad Nash has pleaded guilty to the murder of 35-year-old Christina Yuna Lee, who was fatally stabbed in her Chinatown apartment in New York on February 13, 2022. Nash was charged with Murder in the Second Degree and Burglary in the First Degree as a Sexually Motivated Felony.
Weakening or collapse of a major Atlantic current has disrupted NZ’s climate in the past—and could do so again
Recent assessments suggest the ocean current known as Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is slowing down, with collapse a real possibility this century. — Read on phys.org/news/2024-06-weakening-collapse-major-atlantic-current.html
How to Stop Caring What People Think: 9 Powerful Steps
‘Want to know how to stop caring what people think so that you can experience the kind of freedom you were meant to have? Caring what other people … How to Stop Caring What People Think: 9 Powerful Steps
Long time activist/researcher. Was an editor in days gone by. Focussed now on #environment, #climate, and #pandemic issues along with human rights, animal rights, and immigrant rights. https://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com Authored/co-authored three books on quality management, #innovation and organizational change. Worked in Democratic politics as researcher and #speechwriter for two #Democrat city council members. My father and grandfather emigrated from Oldham, England in 1912.