Notices by katzenberger 🇺🇦 (katzenberger@mastodon.de)

Read the full text of #IbtihalAboussad's mail that she sent out after disrupting #Microsoft's 50th anniversary event, while AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman was speaking.

It gives a bit of insight how Microsoft's deal with #Israel makes their employees complicit in the #WarCrimes committed by in #Gaza.

»For the past year and a half, our Arab, Palestinian, and Muslim community at Microsoft has been silenced, intimidated, harassed, and doxxed, with impunity from Microsoft. Attempts at speaking up at best fell on deaf ears, and at worst, led to the firing of two employees for simply holding a vigil. There was simply no other way to make our voices heard.«

https://www.theverge.com/news/643670/microsoft-employee-protest-50th-annivesary-ai

Look at the faces of the MS employees during her protest, they know what they're contributing to:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BoTBy1aHVM

Also look at how Suleyman goes back to business as usual, after Aboussad has been escorted out:

https://youtu.be/Do6yrtur4AY?si=RBDUgDvAPKCDxFFX&t=69

With #Gaza being under fire by #Israel again, #hospitals are experiencing horrors.

CW: the linked article contains details about wounded children, and about insufficient means to treat them.

»“They had been sleeping so were coming in wearing pyjamas, wrapped in blankets. Often it was neighbours bringing them because the #parents had been killed. It was horrific. We had to stop resuscitating several #kids simply to focus on one who had a chance,” said Haj-Hassan.

Feroze Sidhwa , a 43-year-old trauma surgeon from California, in Khan Younis as a volunteer with the medical charity #MedGlobal, described telling the father of one four-year-old #girl that his daughter was not going to live more than a few more minutes. “I had a look … She had very serious head injuries … I told her dad to take her outside and be with her and pray with her and he did,” Sidhwa told the Guardian.«

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/23/there-was-just-wave-after-wave-gaza-medics-recount-horror-of-the-last-week

@apps

I'm not familiar with your pending work, and how much effort would be involved, and what else would need to suffer if this was worked on.

Would it be possible to present your surveys in a way that forces us to make decisions? I fear in their present form, they resemble more of a "Would you like an ice cream?" question to a bunch of kids.

#UNICEF, the #UN Children's Fund, is providing #humanitarian support for #children world-wide, and also in #Gaza and #Ukraine.

If you can afford it, consider to donate

for children in Gaza:
https://www.unicef.org/emergencies/children-gaza-need-lifesaving-support

for children in Ukraine:
https://help.unicef.org/ukraine-emergency

⚠️ Please note that directly above the "Donate" button, there is a tiny link "Designate to children in…". Make sure the selected region reflects your preferences, or pick "globally". No wrong choices here.

@iryna

What pains me the most is the shameless exploitation of somebody who is in extreme trouble and needs your help.

Zelenskyy being forced to endure this bullying, for the sake of Ukraine, is unacceptable.

@apps

Fedilab on F-Droid is still v3.28.2, which is 2 versions behind, and dates 2024-03-28.

@Tutanota

When you use mathematical bold caps in your posts, you make it inaccessible to #ScreenReaders.

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs #UN #OCHA periodical update on #Gaza:

At least 48,219 Palestinians #killed by now, including¹ at least 13,319 #children (786 younger than 1 year), and 7.216 #women

Currently no updated numbers on levels of food insecurity.

1.1 million cases of acute respiratory infections; 669,000 cases of acute watery diarrhea; 225,000 cases of skin diseases; 132,000 cases of acute jaundice syndrome²

1.875 million people in need of emergency shelters. About 945,000 of them need winterization support.

About 92% of all #housing units either destroyed (160,000) or damaged (276,000)

¹no update since Oct 20th
²no update since Oct 17th

https://www.ochaopt.org/content/humanitarian-situation-update-263-gaza-strip

https://www.ochaopt.org/content/reported-impact-snapshot-gaza-strip-11-february-2025

https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiODAxNTYzMDYtMjQ3YS00OTMzLTkxMWQtOTU1NWEwMzE5NTMwIiwidCI6ImY2MTBjMGI3LWJkMjQtNGIzOS04MTBiLTNkYzI4MGFmYjU5MCIsImMiOjh9

"Weißt Du, in welches #Lager sie uns bringen?"

"Nee, ich interessiere mich nicht so für #Politik."

Erfreulicher weise ist auch #Deutschland dabei, dafür danke, @Bundesregierung:

»In einer gemeinsamen Erklärung haben 79 Staaten die von US-Präsident Donald Trump angeordneten Sanktionen gegen den Internationalen Strafgerichtshof (#IStGH) kritisiert. Die Länder versicherten dem Gericht ihre volle Unterstützung und warnten vor Versuchen, seine "Unabhängigkeit, Integrität und Unparteilichkeit zu untergraben". Sie würden alles tun, um die Fortsetzung der Arbeit des Gerichts zu gewährleisten. Es sei eine "unverzichtbare Säule der internationalen #Rechtsordnung".«

https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/afrika/us-sanktionen-strafgerichtshof-reaktionen-100.html

#ICC

@nadia_z

Zusätzlich kann man sich auch Karl #Lauterbach im Original anhören, von was er so begeistert schwärmt, im Kreise von IT-Verantwortlichen:

https://mastodon.de/@katzenberger/113577021796941229

@evawolfangel

Was in #Gaza jetzt ans Licht kommt:

»Die palästinensischen Gesundheitsbehörden gehen von 10.000 Vermissten aus. Wo es keine offensichtlichen Anzeichen wie herumliegende Kleidung gibt, sind die Suchteams auf Informationen von Verwandten und Nachbarn angewiesen, oder sie folgen dem Geruch des Todes, den die Ruinen ausströmen. […]

„#Aya war ein sehr freundliches Mädchen, und alle liebten sie. Sie liebte alle, ihre Lehrer und den Unterricht, sie war sehr gut in der Schule. Sie wollte für jeden das Beste“, sagt Lina. Als der Waffenstillstand kam, bat Lina Verwandte, die noch im Norden lebten, nach Ayas Grab zu sehen.[…]

"Man sagte uns, dass ihr Kopf an einer Stelle lag, ihre Beine an einer anderen und ihre Rippen an einer anderen Stelle. Der, der nach ihr sah, war schockiert und schickte uns die Bilder“, sagt sie.

„Als ich sie sah, konnte ich nicht verstehen, wieso meine Tochter aus dem Grab geholt wurde, wieso die Hunde sie fraßen. Ich kann meine Nerven nicht mehr beruhigen.“«

Englisch:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6269pd5y2ko

And in the many days before today, thousands of #children in #Gaza have gone silent, too, forever.

Go to hell, #GenocideJoe.

https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250119-today-the-guns-in-gaza-have-gone-silent-biden-says

#genocide

I'm getting tired of pompous "initiatives", "foundations", and "movements" trying to funnel folks (or their money) from the #Fediverse into #BlueSky, after their attempts at opening the gates for #Meta's #Threads were rewarded by #Zuckerberg with another "dumb fucks", straight to their faces.

Here's relieving news: you don't need to be granted absolution. Just dwell BlueSky and be happy.

No need to pretend you were anti-#billionaire revolutionaries now, after kissing their rings didn't end well, for you.

No need to pretend you were interested in #decentralization, sort of, maybe.

No need to ask for #donations so you can underpin your self-delusion by throwing millions of dollars at meaningless, pro-forma infrastructure elements.

No need for your Potemkin villages showcasing "founders" and "boards", as if the same old handful of serial proselytizers were actually spearheading millions.

Worüber man eher wenig in #Welt oder #BILD lesen wird:

#Yad2, ein israelisches Anzeigenportal auch mit tausenden bezahlten und unbezahlten Inseraten für Immobilien im #Westjordanland, gehört #AxelSpringer.

Das Portal inseriert auch in israelischen Zeitungen und wirbt dort ganzseitig mit einer Landkarte ohne Grenzen für seine Angebote, demonstrativ mit einem großen Slogan "From the River to the Sea". Das Westjordanland und Gaza sind dort eliminiert und werden als Teil #Israels gezeigt.

Der Deutschlandfunk dazu: "Menschenrechtler halten diese Geschäfte für nicht legitim. Der Springer-Konzern sagt, er hält sich an israelisches [sic] Recht [sic]."

Jetzt wollen fünf Palästinenser aus dem Westjordanland in Deutschland dagegen vorgehen, über den Weg des Lieferkettengesetzes, das auch zur Verhinderung von Landraub gedacht ist.

• https://theintercept.com/2024/12/03/axel-springer-israel-settlements-palestine-germany/

• https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/springer-portal-verdient-durch-wohnungsangebote-in-israelischen-siedlungen-dlf-kultur-fdbce458-100.html

Frühere Meldungen dazu (Englisch):

• https://theintercept.com/2024/02/05/axel-springer-israel-settlement-profit/

• https://theintercept.com/2024/04/06/axel-springer-yad2-israel-genocide-settlement/

Today, the State of #Palestine is recognized by 146 of the 193 #UN members.

#SimonHarris, prime minister of #Ireland, on #Israel noisily, and with the usual allegations, closing down its embassy in #Dublin:

»Ireland is pro-peace, pro-human rights and pro-international law. Ireland wants a two-state solution and for Israel and Palestine to live in peace and security. Ireland will always speak up for human rights and international law. Nothing will distract from that.«

I wish my country had a government that speaks truth with such integrity.

https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/israel-to-close-its-embassy-in-dublin-due-to-extreme-anti-israel-policy-of-irish-government-taoiseach-expresses-deep-disappointment/a753981536.html

This morning starts with very good news. #Syria is liberated from dictator #Assad. I'm seeing videos of prison doors being unlocked, women and children being liberated.

My hope for Syria is that the #freedom lasts. Having seen similar pictures in a very different context, from Iran, as a child, I sincerely hope that this change will be different.

No mere swapping of prison directors, no takeover of torture chambers by the new powers, no transformation of oppression, to adapt it to a different ideology.

I hope.

@ayoub you can search your account @ayoub directly at https://mastodon.social, click on the profile found, and when it is hidden, you will be told so. I've checked this today, and it was no longer reported hidden, as it was before.

It seems mastodon.social has stopped hiding the profile of @ayoub.

Does not change my assessment of this instance, though.

@MediaActivist

First things first, Jay.
Thank you for your work.