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I did NOT have inner core!

So your source… And the one that got the most upvotes against a written article that is based on articles written by actual scientists… is TikTok ADHD girl who has what qualifications? Cause you know… https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/25/world/earth-core-turning-scli-scn-intl/index.html which is linked in another comment around the same time this one was created… cites at least 3 separate people who claim that the data is sound. Your girl even admits we know very little about the core of our planet itself and yet can resoundingly claim that she’s right?

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It’s Time To Go Back to Web 1.0

Who is “we”? Technoactivists can’t even get people to use free software when it works and there’s like five of us over here in AP land. Who is out there willing to create a movement to go back to navigating an page index or a webring? In what universe? Multiple governments freaked out about TikTok because the data was going to the bad spies they didn’t like and they STILL couldn’t get people off TikTok and into anywhere else. I mean, if you have a time machine I’d happily blow up Skynet and tell 90s communication scholars that they were right about every single thing they were saying about search engines and algorithmic content, but that genie got out of the bottle, regained his freedom from the kindly street rat-turned-prince with his third wish and is halfway through Disney World by now.

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TikTokers are calling LA ICE raids 'music festivals' to trick the algorithm

I like Tiktok for funny and helpful videos, but I deleted it because I realized the algorithm was controlling too much of what I was seeing. I realized it was starting to shape my opinions and split. Their algorithm is a drug and spreads propaganda just like Facebook. Stay far away.

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German court overturns previous ruling that ad blocking isn't piracy

Let’s take a deep breath and consider what’s happened. The Federal Court of Justice has sent the case back to the lower court. They have not ruled on anything. They have not said ad blocking is piracy. They have essentially said: lower court, you had 25 boxes to tick but you only ticked 24 in your ruling. Go back and do one that ticks all of them. It’s entirely possible that the lower court will change its ruling based on the intricacies of German copyright law, which is shit. But it’s not very likely if you ask me. Regardless, whoever loses will appeal it again. This rodeo is far from over. And when it’s eventually over the technology will have moved on, with any luck the law along with it, and the only beneficiaries will have been the lawyers. So the headline should read more like “German court does not rule out that ad blocking could be a copyright infringement.” The argument that Axel Springer is just doing it for their love of democracy is also comical. Media pluralism is important, I agree with them that far, but they are stuck in an outdated mindset. They launched a silly tabloid Fox News wannabe TV channel and failed. They are trying to force eyeballs on their content like you are at a news agent. Meanwhile, news is happening on TikTok and so-called AI is going to reduce their page views to dust. By the time we get a final ruling they will have pivoted strategy 10 times to keep the c-suite in caviar while the established media business that made them successful is rotting away under their assess.

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Ms Rachel: How it started vs. how it's going

There’s a lot of moms constantly talking on tiktok about how they’d go to war for Ms Rachel. I think the Zionists are barking up the wrong tree here

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Bulletins and International News Discussion from October 27th to November 2nd, 2025 - The War on Health + Further Latin America Escalations

Fed rate cut remains the best predictor of China cutting a deal with the US (no pun intended). I don’t know what other news mega heads think, but I am starting to believe that there is a lot of truths in my hypothesis. Let’s recap. Back in January when Biden wanted to ban TikTok, I wrote this: Just last month, Fed’s Powell released more mixed signals, citing uncertainty in inflation and said that the Fed may only cut once or twice in 2025. Of course, interest rate has very little to do with inflation in the US, but it should be seen as an imperialist tool that controls foreign economies. So Trump has a lot of leverage here: if he can get the Fed to cut more rates this year, then the PBOC can also cut their rates, this will then allow the local governments to borrow at an even lower interest to pay back their outstanding debt, and thus bringing huge relief to their current budgetary situations. Here, you can see how the Fed’s interest rate directly impacts China’s local government finances. This is just one weapon the US can use. Tariffs, sanctions, interest rates are all “threats” that can be negotiated down if China gives in to what the US wants. What we will have to wait and see is how Trump and Xi deal with these issues in their ensuing negotiations. On September 15th, China sold TikTok. The following day, the Federal Reserve cut its key rate for the first time of the year. Last month, when China imposed rare earth export restrictions, I wrote this: The US has no choice but to negotiate. China showed just how difficult it is for Trump to decouple from itself. The is a lesson that Trump will continue to have to learn until he concedes the point. However, China also cannot keep going with this because it cannot afford to see inflation going up in the US. This is because China has huge local government debt that desperately needs the Fed to lower its interests, way more than what was done last month. On October 29th, the Federal Reserve cut its key rate for the second time of the year. Simultaneously, Trump and Xi agreed on a deal after nearly an entire year and at least five rounds of negotiations. That’s two Fed rate cuts for two biggest US-China deals of the year, happening within 24 hours of one another. It is becoming clear that China’s maneuvers are centered on lessening the burden on the local government debt level, which must have been taking a heavier toll on the economy than expected. I’m actually surprised nobody picked up on this, that the Fed rate is an imperialist weapon. Too many people (both mainstream and alt media) focus on the trade war aspect between US and China and fail to see that this is actually a financial war in disguise, and the primary target isn’t even China, but Europe and the rest of the Global South exporter countries. Remember that when Trump first launched the global tariffs back in April, the narrative of the pro-BRICS alt media circle was all about the US is shooting itself on the foot and the rest of the world will just trade with one another without the US. Well, the exact opposite has happened - that Europe doubled down on its anti-China policy while many Asian exporter countries are scrambling to sign new trade deals with Trump, including South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and Cambodia in the last few days. I had warned back then that this whole decoupling from the US cannot happen without China transitioning into a domestic consumption economy. BRICS has failed to offer any alternative because they all want to run trade surpluses against each other, which is mathematically impossible. As a result, the US consumer market still dictates what happens. Thankfully, it seems that the Chinese leadership is finally admitting that consumption growth is going to be the priority of the next Five-Year Plan Reuters: The five-year plan recommendations reaffirmed last week’s official remarks that China will increase the proportion of government investment for people’s livelihoods and raise the percentage of household consumption of GDP “significantly” over the next five years. “The allocation of resources will shift more towards consumption, as large-scale expansion of traditional industries and infrastructure has reached its limit,” said a policy adviser who spoke on condition of anonymity. “Future investment will focus on high-tech industries and new infrastructure.” China may aim to increase the household consumption rate by about 5 percentage points over the next five years, but policy advisers say it is unclear whether the government will set a specific target in the upcoming five-year plan. Attempts to boost consumption and related reforms over the past decade have been slow to take root in the real economy. Consumer confidence has remained low because of inadequate social welfare, slowing income growth and a property crisis that has eroded household wealth. The services sector has also taken time to develop. Whether this can be achieved without the central government running up the deficit, I have my doubts. It will be very difficult to have a meaningful shift towards consumption without resolving the massive wealth inequality problem in the country, which will require the government to run a very high deficit i.e. spends way more than it taxes back. But at least it is going in the right direction.

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Tech giants face new levy to pay for Australian news as Meta calls position ‘simply wrong’

Anthony Albanese has urged Google, Meta and TikTok to make deals with Australian media outlets to avoid a dedicated 2.25% levy on local revenues, warning digital giants should not be able to exploit the work of journalists to boost profits. But tech giants Google and Meta have criticised the government’s change. Google rejected the need for the reform and was scathing Labor didn’t include AI platforms, while Meta – which manages Facebook and Instagram – said the government’s position was “simply wrong”… A joint statement from some of Australia’s biggest publishers – including executives from the ABC, News Corp, Nine and Guardian Australia – said journalism was “under threat” and that all platforms “need to step up.” “If digital platforms fail to pay for the use of the news content from which they profit then journalism becomes unsustainable. It is also in the public interest that reliable, professionally created news and information remains accessible and visible on the digital platforms used by millions of Australians,” the statement said.

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Australia aims to tax tech giants unless they pay news outlets

Sydney (AFP) – Australia unveiled draft laws on Tuesday that would tax tech giants Meta, Google and TikTok unless they voluntarily strike deals to pay local outlets for news. Traditional media companies around the world are in a battle for survival as readers increasingly consume their news on social media. Australia wants big tech companies to compensate local publishers for sharing articles that drive traffic on their platforms. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said tech giants Meta, Google and TikTok would be given a chance to strike content deals with local news publishers. If they refused, they faced a compulsory levy that amounted to 2.25 percent of their Australian revenue, he said. “Large digital platforms cannot avoid their obligations under the news media bargaining code,” Albanese told reporters. “At this point the three organisations are Meta, Google and TikTok.” The changes aim to close a loophole under a previous media law which allowed organisations to avoid a levy if they removed news from their platforms. The three firms were singled out based on a combination of their Australian revenues and large numbers of domestic users. The draft laws have been designed to stop the tech giants from simply stripping news from their platforms – something Meta and Google have done in the past. “What we are encouraging is for them to sit down with news organisations and get these deals done,” Albanese said. When Canberra mooted similar laws in 2024, Facebook parent Meta announced that Australian users would no longer be able to access the “news” tab. Meta had previously announced it would not renew content deals with news publishers in the United States, Britain, France and Germany. …

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Deadliest day in Lebanon since “ceasefire”; Militant surge in Mali; SCOTUS weighing Roundup return

Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi goes on weekend diplomatic tour to Russia and Oman. Trump cancels U.S. negotiating trip to Pakistan. Israel deployed Iron Dome battery to UAE, Axios reports. Iranian official threatens fourfold retaliation against U.S.-allied Gulf state infrastructure. Iran attempts to repair damaged economy. Israeli attacks continue on day 11 of “ceasefire.” Hezbollah: Ongoing Lebanese-Israel talks irrelevant to the resistance. Israeli forces kill 14 in Lebanon on Sunday, including children and women—and at least 14 over the weekend in Gaza. 1,500 patients have died awaiting medical evacuation as Israeli restrictions block treatment abroad: Gaza Ministry of Health. Palestinian teen dies of heart attack during Israeli pursuit. Settler attacks sweep occupied West Bank. Abbas loyalists win Palestinian municipal elections after Hamas was barred from running. Bennett and Lapid merge parties to form unified opposition bloc against Netanyahu ahead of Israeli elections. Six Israeli teens arrested in deadly restaurant worker stabbing. Gunman opens fire at Washington Hilton during White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Suspect Cole Tomas Allen to be arraigned in federal court. Wall Street billionaires funnel millions into super PAC targeting Graham Platner with new attack ad. Supreme Court set to hear oral arguments on Bayer-Monsanto’s cancer-causing pesticide. Justice Department to allow firing squads for executions. U.S. military kills three in latest vessel strike in the Pacific. Insurgents launch attacks across Mali. RSF drone strike kills seven, wounds 22 in El-Obeid. Leaked photos contradict Uribe’s denials of a relationship with Noboa. Russian attacks kill five across Ukraine. FARC dissidents kill 14 in highway bombing. Peruvian authorities raid former election chief’s home. U.S. modifies Venezuela sanctions to allow government to fund Maduro’s legal defense. U.S. agents killed in Mexico were not authorized, Mexico says. NEW from Drop Site: As Trump’s narrative on negotiations flails, Iran is setting its wn terms for ending the war: the latest from Jeremy Scahill.Maine’s House Majority Leader Matt Moonen is getting paid by Gov. Janet Mills’ Senate campaign (Details below from contributor Nathan Bernard). Displaced Lebanese pool money to buy satellite images to see what remains of their homes. Drop Site is now live on WhatsApp. Get our latest reporting, podcasts, and breaking news, delivered directly. Join the channel here. This is Drop Site Daily, our free daily news recap. We send it Monday through Friday. Today’s edition is being sent to more than 750,000 subscribers. Help us grow that number by forwarding and recommending this newsletter. Subscribe now A display of the herbicide Roundup in St Louis, Missouri, May 21, 2009. Photograph by Brent Stirton/Getty Images. Iran and Ceasefire Iranian FM weekend diplomatic tour: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Russia on Monday for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and other officials. Araghchi again blamed the United States for the failure of ceasefire talks: “The U.S.’s approaches caused the previous round of negotiations, despite the progress that had been made, not to reach its objective—the excessive demands they made and the incorrect approaches they adopted,” he said. Araghchi also met Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said in Muscat on Sunday, with talks covering navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, security in the Persian Gulf, and the ongoing negotiations with the U.S. After the visit, Araghchi returned to Islamabad for talks aimed mainly at laying out Iran’s position regarding a potential deal with the U.S. Trump cancels envoy trip to Pakistan: After reports that Iran’s Foreign Minister and an American delegation were set to convene in Islamabad for an informal round of talks over the weekend, with Iran insisting there would be no negotiations and the visit was for “bilateral” discussions,President Donald Trump told reporters Saturday that he canceled plans to send U.S. envoys to Pakistan. Iran has continuously demanded the lifting of the U.S. blockade on its ports prior to a second round of talks. Trump summed up the U.S. position by saying, “Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. Very simple,” and claimed that the U.S. has “all the cards.” Axios: Israel deployed Iron Dome battery to UAE: Israel sent an Iron Dome air defense battery and several dozen Israel Defense Forces operators to the United Arab Emirates early in the war with Iran, according to a report from Axios. This marks the first time Israel has ever deployed the system to another country and the first time it has been used operationally outside of the U.S. and Israel. A senior Israeli official said the battery intercepted dozens of Iranian missiles. “It was a real eye-opening moment. To see who our real friends are,” a senior Emirati official told Axios. “We are not going to forget it.” Iranian official threatens fourfold retaliation against U.S.-allied Gulf state infrastructure: Iran’s Vice President and Head of the Organization for Energy Optimization and Strategic Management, Ismail Saqab Esfahani, issued a direct threat warning that any damage to Iranian oil infrastructure caused by the U.S. naval blockade would be met with retaliation four times as severe against the same category of infrastructure in countries supporting the U.S. “We will respond to any act of war,” Esfahani wrote on X. The warning is directed at Gulf state energy facilities—including those of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, and the UAE—whose oil infrastructure and ports have already sustained damage during the war and remain highly vulnerable to Iranian strikes. Iran attempts to repair damaged economy: Iran’s cabinet reinstated a preferential exchange rate of 285,000 rials per dollar—far below the open-market rate of 1.55 million rials—to fund up to $3.5 billion in subsidized imports of wheat, medicines, medical equipment, and baby formula, as the war with the U.S. and Israel continues to strain the economy. Authorities also authorized drawing up to $1 billion from the National Development Fund to replenish strategic reserves of sugar, rice, barley, corn, and meat, while the Food and Drug Administration said it would begin centralized distribution of strategic medical goods within two days. Millions of jobs have been lost or suspended during the war, food prices have risen dramatically, and some residents of Tehran have begun stockpiling canned goods and water, with fears over long-term food security in the country persisting. Lebanon Israeli attacks continue on day 11 of “ceasefire”: At least one person was killed in an Israeli drone strike on the town of Al-Qulaylah in southern Lebanon on Monday, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency. Israeli warplanes and drones carried out multiple strikes targeting areas around Majdal Selm, Al-Mansouri, Tebnine, and Kafra in the Bint Jbeil and Tyre districts. Artillery shelling also hit several southern villages. Additionally, Israeli forces carried out demolitions of houses between Yaroun and Bint Jbeil. The casualty toll due to Israeli attacks on Lebanon from March 2 to April 26 has risen to 2,521 killed and 7,804 injured, according to the Ministry. At least 38 people have been killed in Israeli attacks since the announcement of the “ceasefire” on April 16. Hezbollah: Ongoing Lebanese-Israel talks irrelevant to the resistance: Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem rejected direct negotiations with Israel, stating any reported agreements between the Lebanese government and Israel are “as if they do not exist” from Hezbollah’s point of view. He reaffirmed that the group “will not give up weapons and defense,” and criticized the Lebanese government, accusing it of “abandoning Lebanon’s rights,” and giving up land. Qassem said any solution must be based on five conditions: ending Israeli attacks, Israel’s withdrawal, the release of detainees, the return of displaced residents, and reconstruction. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun defended the direct talks with Israel, saying in a statement on Monday, “What we are doing is not treason. Rather, treason is committed by those who take their country to war to achieve foreign interests,” he said in a reference to Hezbollah’s ties to Iran. 14 killed by Israel on Sunday, including children and women: Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Sunday killed 14 people, including two children and two women, and injured 37 others, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry, in the deadliest day since the “ceasefire” was announced on April 16. An Israeli airstrike struck a café at a crowded displacement hub in the southern Lebanese town of Kfar Tibneet in the Nabatieh district Sunday, killing at least six people and wounding many others. The IDF later claimed it carried out strikes targeting “Hezbollah terrorists and military infrastructure” in Lebanon. Israel attacks on Saturday: At least six people were killed in Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon, four of them in two strikes on Yohmor al-Shqif, the Lebanese Health Ministry reported. Israeli airstrikes hit the southern Lebanese towns of Hadatha, Sultanieh, Bazourieh, Zebqin, Safad al-Battikh, and al-Jmayjmeh in the Bint Jbeil district, according to Al Mayadeen. Two people were dead and 17 injured in southern Lebanon following an Israeli raid on the southern town of Safad al-Bateekh, Bint Jbeil. Hezbollah drone killed Israeli soldier, wounded six after tank became stranded: A Hezbollah drone strike killed one Israeli soldier and wounded six others—four seriously—after an Israeli tank from the Golani Brigade’s 12th Battalion became stranded in the village of Al-Taybeh in southern Lebanon, roughly four kilometers from the Israeli border, the Israel Defense Forces said Sunday. When a rescue crawler was deployed to retrieve the tank, a Hezbollah drone struck the site at around 9:30 a.m.; as an Israeli Air Force helicopter landed inside Lebanese territory to evacuate the wounded, Hezbollah launched two additional drones at rescue forces, one of which was intercepted while the second fell within meters of the evacuation helicopter. On Monday, Hezbollah said it targeted Israeli troops and vehicles near Kfarkela with a guided missile, claiming a direct hit. Israeli forces destroy solar panels and strike power substation serving dozens of villages in southern Lebanon: Israeli forces destroyed solar panels supplying electricity and water to Debel, a Christian village surrounded by Israeli troops whose residents have refused evacuation orders, Al Jazeera English journalist Heidi Pett reported Sunday from southern Lebanon. A nearby electricity substation serving Tebnine and 27 other locations was also struck in an Israeli airstrike. Debel is the same village where an Israeli soldier was previously filmed destroying a statue of Jesus, prompting a public apology and replacement by the Israeli military. Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel Casualty count: The total recorded death toll since October 7, 2023 has risen to 72,593 killed, with 172,399 injured. Since October 11, the first full day of the so-called ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 817 Palestinians in Gaza and wounded 2,296, while 762 bodies have been recovered from under the rubble, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. Israel kills at least 14 over the weekend in Gaza: A 15-year-old boy, Aiham Al-Omari, was killed by Israeli gunfire Monday in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, according to WAFA. Israeli forces killed at least seven Palestinians Sunday in a series of strikes across Gaza, according to Palestine Online, citing Civil Defense and local sources. Three Palestinians were killed near the Kuwait Roundabout and the Al-Saqa Mosque south of Gaza City, and two others were killed by an Israeli drone strike south of Gaza City. A displaced woman was also shot and killed by Israeli forces south of Khan Younis. At least six people were killed across Gaza on Saturday. Israeli warplanes struck a densely populated Ramzun area of Gaza City’s Sheikh Radwan neighborhood Saturday evening, killing three people and wounding several others. One Palestinian was shot in the head by Israeli forces in Jabalia, and another Palestinian, a child, died from gunshot wounds she sustained from Israeli fire in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza. A man also died from injuries sustained in an Israeli strike on Beit Lahia. Hamas official accuses “Board of Peace” mediator of pushing Phase Two talks while Israel skips phase one obligations: Senior Hamas political official Dr. Basem Naim marked 195 days since the Gaza ceasefire agreement Saturday with a public rebuke of mediator Nickolay Mladenov and Trump’s Board of Peace, accusing Mladenov of pressing for Phase Two negotiations without compelling Israel to fulfill its Phase One commitments. “All he asks for is ‘dismantling the resistance project’ in exchange for improving prison conditions and empty promises,” Naim wrote in Arabic on X. He closed the post with “No pasarán”—the Spanish anti-fascist phrase meaning “they shall not pass.” Gaza health ministry: 1,500 patients have died awaiting medical evacuation as Israeli restrictions block treatment abroad: The head of Gaza’s Ministry of Health reported Sunday that more than 1,500 patients on the medical evacuation list have died while waiting for treatment abroad due to Israeli restrictions blocking their departure, with 20,000 patients still trapped and unable to access care outside the territory. More than 90 percent of Gaza’s hospitals have been severely damaged by Israeli attacks or are entirely out of service. Palestinian teen dies of heart attack during Israeli pursuit: 17-year-old Obada Montaser Asaad Al-Qadi died after suffering a heart attack while being pursued and detained by Israeli occupation forces. He was from the town of Surif, north of Hebron in the occupied West Bank. Settler attacks sweep occupied West Bank; six Palestinian deaths recorded in the past week: Armed Jewish settler groups carried out widespread attacks across the occupied West Bank on Saturday, including forced displacement, arson, and armed assaults monitored by the Settlement Observatory, with incidents recorded in the Qalqilya, Nablus, Salfit, al-Khalil, and Jordan Valley governorates. Around 20 families in the Arab al-Khawli Bedouin community near Kafr Thuluth were forced to flee after settlers attacked their tents and land, while armed settlers opened fire and burned Palestinian vehicles and equipment in Qusra and Jalud, and an Islamic preacher was assaulted and worshipers detained in Khirbet Tana by settlers and Israeli soldiers. Abbas loyalists sweep Palestinian municipal elections as Hamas barred from running: Palestinians in the West Bank and Deir al-Balah voted Saturday in their first municipal elections since the 2007 Fatah-Hamas split, with Fatah-aligned slates sweeping the West Bank—often running unopposed. Turnout reached 54% across 522,000 ballots cast across the West Bank, with women winning 33% of seats. Hamas and other political factions were barred from participating under a November 2025 decree by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas requiring candidates to commit to agreements made by the PLO with Israel. In Deir al-Balah—the sole Gaza constituency included—turnout was just 23% among roughly 70,000 eligible voters; a Fatah-backed slate won six of 15 seats, with Hamas-aligned candidates taking two. Hamas deployed over 500 personnel to support the process logistically. Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, Secretary-General of the Palestinian National Initiative, praised the symbolic significance of holding any vote in Gaza while sharply criticizing the structural weaknesses of the broader municipal election process, noting that out of 429 local councils in the West Bank, competitive elections took place in just 83, while 197 councils saw only a single slate submitted and 49 had no candidates at all. Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem called the vote “an important and necessary step” and for presidential and legislative elections to follow. Polls continue to show Hamas as the most popular faction across both territories. Bennett and Lapid merge parties to form unified opposition bloc against Netanyahu ahead of Israeli elections: Former Prime Ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid announced Sunday the merger of their parties—Bennett 2026 and There is a Future—into a new party called Together, with Bennett as its leader, in a bid to unite a fragmented opposition ahead of elections expected later this year. The alliance joins a right-wing and a centrist former prime minister whose primary common ground is opposition to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with Bennett pledging to establish a national commission of inquiry into failures leading up to the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack and Lapid having called the recent ceasefire with Iran a “political disaster.” Six Israeli teens arrested in deadly restaurant worker stabbing: Six Israeli teenagers aged 13 to 17 were arrested in the killing of 21-year-old pizzeria worker Yemanu Binyamin Zelka in Petah Tikva, Israel according to the Times of Israel. Zelka was stabbed to death after asking a group of youths to stop using party spray inside the restaurant where he worked. The group allegedly waited outside for Zelka to finish his shift before assaulting and killing him. U.S. News By Julian Andreone, with Ryan Grim. Have a tip on Capitol Hill? Email Andreone at [email protected]. Gunman opens fire at Washington Hilton during White House Correspondents’ Dinner: A gunman opened fire Saturday night in the lobby of the Washington Hilton during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and senior administration officials were evacuated from the ballroom, and hundreds of journalists and celebrity guests were ordered to shelter under tables as heavily armed guards swarmed the venue. No injuries among dinner guests or officials have been reported; Trump had returned to the event this year as both guest of honor and keynote speaker after skipping it throughout his entire first term and the first year of his second. Suspect Cole Tomas Allen to be arraigned in federal court: Authorities identified Allen, 31, of Torrance, California—a Caltech-trained mechanical engineer and indie game developer, and part-time tutor once named “teacher of the month”—as the alleged shooter. Allen was reportedly armed with a shotgun, handgun, and knives, exchanging gunfire with law enforcement before being tackled and taken to a hospital without a gunshot wound. Minutes before the attack, Allen sent family members a note stating that Trump administration officials were “targets, prioritized from highest-ranking to lowest.” He wrote: “I am a citizen of the United States of America. What my representatives do reflects on me. And I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes.” Allen had never been flagged by the FBI’s domestic counterterrorism apparatus, a senior FBI official told Ken Klippenstein. Allen faces two counts of using a firearm during a crime of violence and assault on a federal officer. He is expected to be arraigned in federal court today. Wall Street billionaires funnel millions into super PAC targeting Graham Platner with new attack ad: Pine Tree Results PAC, a super PAC backing Republican Sen. Susan Collins, is spending nearly $2 million for attack ads against Democratic primary frontrunner Graham Platner ahead of Maine’s June 9 primary. The PAC has drawn funding from powerful figures in American finance, including Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman ($2 million); Elliott Management CEO Paul Singer ($1 million); Reyes Holdings executives ($1 million); Apollo Global Management CEO Marc Rowan ($50,000); and Palantir CEO Alex Karp ($100,000). Platner, a Marine veteran and oysterman running on Medicare for All and a billionaire minimum tax, has outraised both Collins and his primary opponent, Governor Janet Mills, for two consecutive quarters on small-dollar donations. NEW from Nathan Bernard in Maine: FEC filings show Maine House Majority Leader Matt Moonen has received more than $28,000 from Gov. Janet Mills’ U.S. Senate campaign since October. The Mills campaign paid him nearly $5,000 in biweekly salary installments throughout the fall, while the state legislature was in session. Majority Leader Moonen has not publicly endorsed Gov. Mill despite the campaign payments. To date, he has not attended any campaign events or made public statements in favor of the Governor’s Senate bid. As Majority Leader, Moonen controls floor scheduling, directs the House Democratic caucus, and determines which bills advance to a vote. He also chairs the Joint Rules Committee, governing how legislation is procedurally reviewed, and sits on the Legislative Council, the body that decides which bills are considered at all, including those sent by Mills’s own administration. Neither Majority Leader Moonen nor the Mills campaign responded to requests for comment regarding these potential conflicts of interest, or if they would support Graham Platner if he becomes the Democratic nominee. Supreme Court set to hear oral arguments on Bayer-Monsanto’s cancer causing pesticide: RoundUp weedkiller, a Bayer-Monsanto commercial product, has become the subject of tens of thousands of lawsuits filed by customers who claim it caused their cancer diagnoses, specifically non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Nonetheless, the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency, led by former congressman and BlackRock consultant Lee Zeldin, has called the pesticide “safe” and is formally supporting Monsanto in its legal battle before the Court to keep the product on the market and dismiss claims against the company. The position marks a seismic reversal from the Biden administration’s stance. The majority conservative U.S. Supreme Court, known to take pro-corporate and deregulatory stances in recent years, will hear arguments today. Justice Department to allow firing squads for executions: The Justice Department announced on Friday it will adopt firing squads as a permitted method of execution to kill condemned federal prisoners as it moves to ramp up and expedite capital punishment cases. The Justice Department also said it was reauthorizing the use of lethal injections with pentobarbital, which was banned by the Biden administration over concerns about the potential for unnecessary pain and suffering. Only three defendants remain on federal death row after former President Joe Biden converted 37 of their sentences to life in prison, though the Trump administration has so far authorized seeking death sentences against 44 defendants. Other International News U.S. military kills three in latest vessel strike in the Pacific: The U.S. military conducted a strike against a boat in the Eastern Pacific on Sunday, killing three people, according to U.S. Southern Command. SOUTHCOM posted a video of the strike and said, “Three male narco-terrorists were killed during this action” without providing evidence. Over 185 people have been killed in dozens U.S. strikes on vessels in the Caribbean and Pacific since September. Insurgents launch attacks across Mali: Mali saw one of its largest coordinated insurgent operations in recent years over the weekend, with the West Africa al-Qaeda affiliate Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, known as JNIM, partnering with the Tuareg-dominated Azawad Liberation Front to strike simultaneously in more than half a dozen locations, including near Bamako’s airport and in Mopti, Sevare, and Gao. Mali’s Defense Minister Sadio Camara was killed in one attack on Saturday after a suicide bomber drove an explosives-laden vehicle into his residence in Kati, roughly 15 kilometers north of Bamako. The strategic northern city of Kidal—a former Tuareg stronghold—appeared to have fallen to insurgents, with the Azawad Liberation Front claiming a deal was struck to allow Russian mercenaries to withdraw from a besieged camp outside the city, though Mali’s army chief of staff said forces had “tactically repositioned” and that operations were ongoing. RSF drone strike kills seven, wounds 22 in El-Obeid: The Rapid Support Forces launched a drone attack Saturday on residential neighborhoods in El-Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan, killing at least seven people and wounding 22, the Sudan Doctors Network reported. The network said the drones deliberately targeted densely populated civilian areas, calling the strike a “grave violation” of international law, and warned that local hospitals are struggling to cope with the wounded. Leaked photos contradict Uribe’s denials of meetings with Noboa: Drop Site News published photos posted on Instagram last year showing former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe Vélez meeting with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa and First Lady Lavinia Valbonesi inside what appears to be the couple’s residence, revealing a longstanding relationship that Uribe has denied. Allegations have circulated that Uribe coordinated with Noboa to interfere in Colombia’s presidential race ahead of the May 31 vote, with Uribe’s visits having coincided with Ecuador’s imposition of tariffs on Colombian goods that escalated first to 50%, then to 100%. President Gustavo Petro accused Noboa of “handing over the border to the mafia,” and his allies suspect that Noboa is attempting to engineer a crisis to undermine Iván Cepeda Castro, Petro’s favored successor to the presidency. FARC dissidents kill 14 in highway bombing: A bomb detonated Saturday on the Pan-American Highway in the El Tunel sector of Cajibio, in Colombia’s Cauca region, killing at least 14 people and wounding more than 38, including five minors, in an attack Colombia’s Armed Forces commander General Hugo López attributed to the network of a fugitive known as “Iván Mordisco” and the Jaime Martínez faction—both dissidents of the demobilized FARC armed group. Southwestern Colombia has seen at least 26 violent incidents in over two days, including a shooting at a police station in Jamundi, an attack on a civil aviation radar facility in El Tambo, and vehicle bombs detonated near military units in Cali and Palmira on Friday. Syria opens first public trial of Assad-era official: Syria opened its first public trial of an official from Bashar al-Assad’s government, with proceedings beginning in Damascus on Sunday against Atef Najib—a cousin of al-Assad and former head of political security in the southern Deraa province. His charges include “crimes against the Syrian people” related to his oversight of the violent crackdown on protesters during the 2011 uprising. Al-Assad, his brother Maher, and other senior security officials were charged in absentia on counts including killings, torture, extortion, and drug trafficking. Authorities also recently arrested Amjad Yousef, the main suspect in the 2013 Tadamon massacre in Damascus, where nearly 300 civilians were killed. Russian attacks kill five across Ukraine: Russian attacks killed at least five people across multiple Ukrainian regions over the weekend, with drone strikes killing two civilians in the Sumy region’s Bilopil district, two more in the Zaporizhzhia region, and one person in Dnipropetrovsk. Seven people were wounded in shelling in Kherson. In Odesa, Russian forces struck port and logistics infrastructure, damaging warehouses, cargo storage tanks, and a civilian vessel flying the flag of Palau that was loading at the time, though its crew reported no injuries. Peruvian authorities raid former election chief’s home: Peruvian police raided the Lima home of Piero Corvetto, the former head of the National Office of Electoral Processes, on Friday as part of a judicial warrant, seizing mobile phones, laptops, and documents, with five other officials’ homes and offices of ballot transport company Galaga also targeted. Corvetto resigned Tuesday—denying any wrongdoing—amid mounting public frustration over the slow count from the April 12 presidential election and an effort by political elites in the capital to avoid a runoff vote that would include a left-wing challenger to four-time candidate Keiko Fujimori. China drills off Luzon as Japan joins U.S.-Philippine exercises: Beijing conducted live-fire military drills in waters near the Philippines this weekend, activities that coincided with annual U.S.-Philippines military drills, which kicked off this week with over 17,000 troops. For the first time the U.S. exercises also included Japanese combat forces participating, amid growing tensions between Tokyo and Beijing. China’s decision to drill on the Pacific-facing side of Luzon, rather than the western South China Sea approaches, has been widely read as a signal that Beijing can project military force beyond the first island chain in a naval conflict.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ U.S. modifies Venezuela sanctions to allow government to fund Maduro’s legal defense: The United States agreed to modify its sanctions on Venezuela to permit the government to pay legal fees for kidnapped President Nicolás Maduro, backing away from a restriction that had threatened to derail his federal “narcoterrorism” case, according to a court filing made public Friday. Manhattan-based U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein had signaled skepticism toward the sanctions restriction at a March 26 hearing, noting that Maduro and Flores “present no further national security threat” and that the right to constitutional counsel was “paramount over other rights.” U.S. agents killed in Mexico were not authorized, Mexico says: Two CIA agents who died in a car crash in northern Mexico were not permitted to conduct operations there, Mexico’s government said Saturday. The agents were allegedly returning from destroying a drug lab in Chihuahua when their vehicle drove into a ravine and “exploded.” Two Mexican officers also died. Mexico’s security cabinet said one agent entered as a visitor, the other on a diplomatic passport, adding that foreign agents cannot take part in local operations. The CIA has declined to comment. If you want to continue getting this newsletter, you don’t have to do anything. 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How Eating on Camera is Helping College Girls Pay Tuition

I didn’t know about “mukbangs”—a portmanteau of the Korean words “meongneun” (eating) and “bangsong” (broadcast)—until Enid Frances appeared on my TikTok account’s explore page. Enid, wearing a pink tank top and bright lipstick, taps on the plastic packaging of a chocolate cake. She’s silent, making intense eye contact with us. She lifts the lid. She gulps milk. Her fork enters. The chewing is exaggerated and loud. Two minutes pass, and a quarter of the cake is consumed. Enid flashes a thumbs up. Videos like Enid’s, seemingly innocuous by nature, have managed to incite international controversy. In 2024, sensationalistic reports surfaced about 24-year-old Pan Xiaoting, who supposedly ate herself to death on air. She promised followers she would consume 10kg of food in one sitting, and was said to have eaten until her stomach tore. Though there was skepticism about the veracity of Xiaoting’s story, additional influencers have since allegedly perished. China now bans the filming and streaming of mukbangs. The Philippines proposed a similar ban. Meanwhile, in South Korea, a crackdown on public health guidelines to address mukbangs are raising questions about government infringement on freedom of choice. For American viewers, the mukbang is an unregulated and relatively new form of entertainment. How is this a thing? I rarely enjoy watching people eat across the table.

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Peace Trolling

By Jane Banfield, World BEYOND War, April 27, 2026 I’m a social media user. You likely are too. In today’s fast-moving society, platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok, and X seem the best way to interact with like-minded others, connect with friends and keep in touch with loved ones overseas. Yet, like me, you may worry about the influence social media has on society. You may be considering deleting your account. A new “Peace Trolling” project may present a favourable alternative. In contrast to the actions of trolls who deliberately post inflammatory comments, my vision is to normalise active nonviolent responses. Rather than feel fearful about the subversion of the collaborative principles which have guided civil society, we can utilise social media platforms as opportunities for nonviolent connection on a vast scale, conduits for world unity. We humans naturally connect. Babies are born with a collaborative instinct yet socialised to argue, to take sides, to see themselves (and others like them) as right, to judge others as wrong. We come to accept these learned behaviours as normal, yet they fail to keep us safe; instead they disconnect us, particularly now that these social norms are leveraged by social media designers. Wrongness of others drives us to engage, algorithms strategically amplify existing tensions, echo chambers affirm polarised views — but is there another option? For several years, I have been trialling how to actively infect social media threads with nonviolence. My vision is that a grassroots online movement can restore collaboration and human empathy as the basic principles for social media engagement. Whatever their belief and however hostile their expression, I choose to honour commenters on social media, using a SOFNR orsoftener’ style of engagement derived from the nonviolent communication research of Marshall Rosenberg. I like to choose the most incendiary commenter I can find! These are actual examples of how after 3 or 4 interactions back-and-forth responses soften: John (Political debate Facebook) “I’m the same. I don’t even know that we see things differently. You seem to want the same things I do.” Red Robyn (Vax debate Twitter). “I just found this person. And whilst I may disagree with her on division being a bigger issue than disease, I’m going to try to do better. We could do with more peace spreading here.” Slippery Gaming (Twitter). “Thank you, sorry I wasn’t nice. I grew up on social media (that’s my excuse) so could do with some softening around the edges!” My nonviolent responses also impact readers: Ruth (Facebook). “You are role-modelling some good stuff – thanks for reminding me that it is possible to refute a point with grace.” Focusing on fundamental feelings and needs changes me too. As I drop my judgements, I hone my ability to think, speak and act from the values I espouse as a Quaker. Social media wasn’t on George Fox’s radar when he enjoined us to be “patterns and examples […] in all countries, places, islands, nations” four hundred years ago. Yet I sense Peace Trolling can enable today’s Quakers with busy lives to respond to this call to answer that of God in everyone. Our empathic nonviolent response to a stranger’s provocative Facebook comment while we wait in a supermarket queue or our reply to a particularly challenging comment on X while dinner cooks are surely direct engagements with the divine. So how does someone begin to Peace Troll? Let’s follow David, a friend who longs to humanise social media threads where a leader they respect is being verbally pilloried. This January 2026 actual post by NIGEL FARAGE, Reform party leader, about the Green party leader, “ZACK POLANSKI is a lunatic.” The 772 comments in the thread include Nigel C. “There all lunatics in The Green party.”(sic); Rhian L. “He really is. Get the broccoli gone”; and Steve B. “Correct! That guy is seriously unhinged and dangerous.” David selects Steve B and briefly checks his profile to discover a 45 year-old male with family and a pet dog, who with 4K of posts seems unlikely to be a bot. David will use the SOFNR habits to respond: . S – slows to take time to breathe deeply, using self-empathy to acknowledge personal feelings and what unsatisfied need may lie underneath. Before going further, reminding themselves of the Peace Trolling premise that however expressed, a comment is simply ‘the best way at that moment that person could find to meet their need.’ O – seeks to recognise the point the commenter is trying to articulate; F/N – guesses fundamental feelings and unsatisfied need(s) which led them to say what they did; R – finally, making a request if appropriate. David writes his reply. He seeks to honour Steve B by his respectful restatement of the point Steve seems to want to make. It seems appropriate to guess Steve’s feelings and needs and to finish with a request so this is David’s response to Steve’s comment that “[Polanski] is seriously unhinged and dangerous“: “Steve B. I’m curious about your comment. I sense you long for wisdom in our political leaders. I do too. I’m guessing you are fearful that if he is elected, Polanski’s policies could harm you and your family. Would you be willing to share one Green Party policy that concerns you in this way?” David may interact with Steve several more times. If all goes well either or both may shift their viewpoint a little and confidence in the humanity of those who seem different may grow. Others reading the thread may also be changed, reminded how empathy and integrity can be part of the discourse. Imagine the impact when ten peace trolls engage within a single thread. Or what if ten thousand peace trolls across a nation’s online political arena grow a culture which expects people will be “seen” and differing needs acknowledged. This then is the vision: to grow a community of micro-peacebuilders. A growing community who collaborate, swap learnings, reach out for support when interactions get tough, encourage each other. Perhaps there is a parallel with Early Quakers. They too challenged accepted social norms of behaviour. We are no longer called to address landlords as ‘thee’ or to refuse to doff our hats yet in online spaces we can refuse to argue and instead ground ourselves in active nonviolence. We can show up with integrity in an increasingly virtual world, more visible as Quakers. Social media doesn’t have to be the aggressive forum it appears today. Remember when it first appeared how we envisaged enhanced connection with loved ones and wider forums for discussion? As Quakers we are enjoined to be patterns and examples in all places wherever we may come. As this second quarter of the 21st century unfolds, is Peace Trolling a way to keep hope and the spirit of the divine alive? If you are curious about becoming part of a collaborative Quaker group to try out peace trolling for yourself and build confidence peace trolling together, then do contact me at [email protected] or here. The post Peace Trolling appeared first on World BEYOND War. From World BEYOND War via This RSS Feed.

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‘STAGED’: Conspiracy Theories Are Everywhere Following White House Correspondents' Dinner Shooting

In the immediate aftermath of the attack on the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night, influencers, pundits, and random posters lit up social media platforms like X, Bluesky, and Instagram with conspiracy theories about the attack and the alleged shooter. Both left- and right-wing accounts claimed, without evidence, that the attack was staged. President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and dozens of other high-profile administration officials and journalists were attending the dinner at the Hilton hotel in Washington, DC, when a suspect, later identified by media reports as Cole Tomas Allen from California, allegedly ran past security towards the event. He was detained by law enforcement while the president and vice president were evacuated. Police said they believe Cole acted alone, but did not expand on who his intended target was or what his motive may have been. “We believe the suspect was targeting administration officials,” acting attorney general Todd Blanche told NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday morning. On Bluesky, which has a predominantly left-leaning user base, many people simply wrote the word “STAGED” over and over again, echoing the response to the Trump assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, in 2024. On X, many claimed the shooting was staged as a way to bolster support for Trump’s plan to build a new ballroom in the White House. The president referenced the ballroom in a press conference after the incident and a Truth Social post on Sunday morning. Many prominent online Trump boosters echoed the need for the ballroom, including far-right podcaster Jack Posobiec, Libs of TikTok creator Chaya Raichik, and Tom Fitton, the right-wing activist who runs Judicial Watch. Their quick response, conspiracy theorists claimed, was evidence of a coordinated campaign following the shooting. “Is this another staged event,” one X user asked in a post that has been viewed more than 5 million times. Other social media users who claimed the incident was staged pointed to a Fox News clip that featured the station’s White House correspondent Aishah Hasnie speaking from the Hilton hotel. Hasnie told viewers that prior to the shooting, press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s husband allegedly told her, “You need to be very safe,” before the call was cut off. “Fox News just cut one of their reporters off as they seemed to indicate the shooting was a preplanned false flag,” one X user wrote in a post that has been viewed more than 2 million times. Hasnie later clarified in an X post that her cell service had cut out in a location with notoriously bad service, adding: “He was telling me to be careful with my own safety because the world is crazy. He was expressing his concern for my safety.” “I don’t want to be fomenting conspiracies,” wrote Angelo Carusone, the chair and president of Media Matters, on Bluesky about the Fox News interview. “But I mean … this was super weird. Super weird.” Leavitt herself was also the focus of conspiracy theories after she said “shots will be fired” in an interview ahead of the dinner, referring to the jokes Trump was scheduled to deliver. Following the attack, X users claimed the comment was “strange,” “sus,” or a “curious choice of words,” while sharing memes that suggested the shooting was staged. At least one mainstream outlet appeared to amplify the conspiracy theory as well, describing Leavitt’s comment as “eerie” and “bizarre.” “A lot of people are saying they think the WHCD shooting was staged, as a way to change the narrative from his abysmal approval ratings and his bumbling of the Iran War,” Majid Padellan, a progressive social media influencer known online as Brooklyn Dad, posted on X to his 1.3 million followers. “What do YOU think? Staged or not staged?” A debate ensued in his comment section, with many followers claiming it was indeed staged. There were also some right-wing figures raising the possibility that the attack was staged. “Was this staged,” Sam Parker, a self-described America First nationalist with a large online following wrote on X, referencing Leavitt’s comments and footage of Erika Kirk leaving the event in tears. These conspiracy theories have continued to spread without evidence. Nothing new has been uncovered about the alleged shooter’s motivation, and conspiracy theories around incidents tend to evolve rapidly in the days and weeks following the event. Opinions are still being formed: Far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, for example, went from questioning whether Saturday night’s incident was staged to saying it wasn’t in the space of a couple of hours. Former congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, another noted conspiracy theorist, hasn’t appeared to have made up her mind. “Many questions about Cole Allen,” she wrote on X on Saturday night. “People researched quickly and found some interesting things.”

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[Araç] ProtonVPN

Hemen hemen tüm VPN’ler gizlilik vaat eder. Proton VPN de gizliliği standart olarak belirlemiş VPN servislerinden biridir. Proton VPN; 14 Göz’ün dışında, %100 açık kaynaklı, kayıt tutmayan ve bağımsız güvenlik firmaları tarafından düzenli olarak denetlenip raporlanan bir VPN’dir. ^Gizlilik Politikası^ Bir de bu arkadaşın Stealth denilen bir zımbırtısı var: Geleneksel ağ protokolleri (WireGuard ve OpenVPN), gelişmiş ağ filtreleri (DPI) tarafından kolayca fark edilip yasaklanabilir. Stealth protokolü, VPN trafiğini standart bir HTTPS/TLS gibi göstererek bu yasaklamaları aşmanızı sağlar. Çalışma Mantığı: Siz (Şifreli Veri) —> Stealth —> HTTPS Maskesi —> Güvenlik Duvarı (VPN Fark Edilmez) —> VPN Tüneli —> Güvenli Bağlantı Bu protokol sayesinde VPN engeli olan ağlarda bağlantınız normal bir internet gezintisi gibi görünür, asla kesilmez. Bu protokolden yararlanmak için: Proton VPN —> Ayarlar —> Connection —> Protocol —> Stealth’i seçin. İyi günlerde kullanın 😊.

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Got to go to my first Cathedral Day at St. Mark's today

Visited Cathedral Day at St. Mark’s in Seattle today, it turned out to be a truly memorable and uplifting experience. The cathedral itself had a post-modernist vibe on the outside with a more traditionalist inside. The main attraction seemed to be their massive organ, “The Mighty Flentrop.” It was an extraordinary accomplishment when it was installed in 1965. Designed, built, and installed by the Dutch firm of D.A. Flentrop, it contains over 3,944 pipes, ranging in size from 32 feet to less than one inch. The Church itself has amazing acoustics, as demonstrated by the combined voices of everyone there somehow managing to not sound like a hoard of dying geese. The antiphons were also beautifully chanted. I ran into several Priests I’ve met in the past and even a few I used to follow on TikTok, even got a selfie with The Rev. Elizabeth Riley of St Dunstan’s Parish, Shoreline, Washington. I posted a video of the Procession Of The Banners on Loops. All in all, it was an amazing experience. Though next year I will be packing my own lunch.

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Bulletins and News Discussion from October 16th to October 22nd, 2023 - If It Hadn't Been For Genocide Joe

A younger family member alerted me to the fact that there seems to be a big push right now to pay influencers, predominantly on TikTok, to produce pro-Israel propaganda content. Other content creators who have posts supportive of Palestine in their past have apparently had brands and agencies offer to double their money for content deals already signed if they remove them and issue retractions. It also seems that those who refuse are often being targeted, usually semi-anonymously but immeadiately afterward on their personal numbers, with threats. The most active campaign seems to be the Hostages & Missing Families Forum, which has also been petitioning the Red Cross, pressuring other Arab governments politically, and spending big money on TV & online ads, and projecting messages onto UN buildings. Google them for a variety of articles on each action. They pitch themselves as Israeli physicians and family members of the kidnapped who only want to display pictures of their missing loved ones and are supposedly campaigning simply for humanitarian aid to reach their relatives held in Gaza. Behind the scenes they actually seem to be a well funded, professional lobbying group trying to AstroTurf support for Israel in general. They have no website or public details I can find, but there are hundreds of articles quoting them, seemingly based upon their press releases, and some mention having been to their offices. Not to mention that some of their statements to friendly or Israeli media and figures cast doubt on their support for humanitarian aid: “Children, infants, women, soldiers, men and elderly, some with serious illnesses, wounded and shot, are held underground like animals” the Hostage and Missing Families Forum said in a statement. “But the Israeli government pampers the murderers and kidnappers” - from the National Post