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Inciting rioters in Britain was a test run for Elon Musk. Just see what he plans for America
The presidential election is three months away. What if the billionaire contests the result? What if he decides democracy is overrated?
> The presidential election is three months away. What if the billionaire contests the result? What if he decides democracy is overrated?
Archived version: https://archive.ph/BiZMV
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Israeli Soldiers Flaunt War Crimes on Social Media. Why Aren’t They Held Accountable?
In video after video, soldiers document their atrocities, marking a new era of impunity.
> In video after video, soldiers document their atrocities, marking a new era of impunity.
Archived version: https://archive.ph/60XRz
Make No Mistake: Destroying Hospitals Is Part of the Kremlin’s Strategy --
Opinion | The news from Kyiv on July 8 about another attack on Ukrainian cities, with missiles hitting medical infrastructure – including Ukraine's largest children's hospital – is shocking.
cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/644459
> Archived link > > The news from Kyiv on July 8 about another attack on Ukrainian cities, with missiles hitting medical infrastructure – including Ukraine's largest children's hospital – is shocking. Alas, these events come as no surprise when we look at how attacking hospitals is not unintentional, but part of a strategy Russia has deployed before. > > We saw this in Syria following Moscow’s 2015 intervention. If the trend in Ukraine continues, it is plausible that the Russian army will continue to use its toolbox that we have already seen in Syrian cities. > > Russia sent military forces to support President Bashar al-Assad's regime at a time when Syrian rebels were mere miles away from the presidential palace in Damascus. Taking advantage of the civil war, Moscow expanded its existing positions and built new bases for its forces deep inside Syrian territory, which are still active today. These bases played an important role in stabilizing the Syrian regime and pushing rebels out of many areas of the country. > > The firm foothold in Syria that the Russian army, together with Iran, built over three years came the cost of civilian casualties and destruction. This alliance with Tehran is active once again in Ukraine, as Iranian-origin drones targeted civilian infrastructure in Ukrainian cities. > > [...] > > The Kremlin provided diplomatic cover to the Assad regime after Damascus used chemical weapons against its own citizens. Furthermore, Russia targeted hospitals and other critical infrastructure, including those whose coordinates were shared with the Russian command by the UN, to undermine the morale of rebel forces and force them to disperse. > > Russia is trying to do the same in Ukraine today, acting with special brutality when its war is not going to plan. The Russian army is attacking civilian areas to disperse the resources of the Ukrainian forces currently concentrated along the front. Moscow knows that Ukraine needs additional air defense systems to defend its cities and skies, and it is exploiting this weakness with devastating consequences. > > [...] > > Attacks on hospitals and other infrastructure will not stop even if there are negotiations. The purpose of the invasion of Ukraine was to seize, occupy, and exploit territory that Russia believes is its own, not to sit around a table talking. > > Attacks like the one on the children's hospital in Kyiv and the medical center in Dnipro are just part of this strategy and should remind Ukraine's allies – some of whom have wavered – that Kyiv urgently needs military support and guarantees that it will be able to defend its skies. Reality is not just knocking at the door – it is blowing up cities.
Biden Must Resign
If the president wants to protect American democracy, he should hand over his office to Kamala Harris.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.one/post/16476649
> For the good of the republic and to demonstrate new leadership before the election.
Lays out an argument about how to navigate the difficulties ahead, addressing the challenges that would result.
Greece Just Became the First European Country to Impose a 6-Day Workweek
Years of brutal neoliberal capitalism combined with the left’s betrayal have led to widespread political demoralization.
> Years of brutal neoliberal capitalism combined with the left’s betrayal have led to widespread political demoralization.
Archived version: https://archive.ph/G9HS9
Tech Firms Prey on Poor Under Guise of Expanding Access to Financial Services
Finance, technology and social media companies often position themselves as solutions to problems they helped create.
> Finance, technology and social media companies often position themselves as solutions to problems they helped create.
Archived version: https://archive.ph/0WXgW
Campus Crackdowns Have Exposed Authoritarian Rot at the Heart of Universities
The greatest threat to democracy on many campuses has turned out to be the schools’ own trustees and administrators.
> The greatest threat to democracy on many campuses has turned out to be the schools’ own trustees and administrators.
Archived version: https://archive.ph/m3Gm7
Biden Continues to Provide Israel Billions for War Crimes
Biden’s administration is violating US law by continuing to send military aid to Israel despite its war crimes in Gaza.
> Biden’s administration is violating US law by continuing to send military aid to Israel despite its war crimes in Gaza.
Archived version: https://archive.ph/nQFiO
The Pentagon Continues to Exonerate Itself of Harming Noncombatants
It has set aside just 0.00035 percent of its $849.8 billion projected budget to pay for civilian casualty claims.
> It has set aside just 0.00035 percent of its $849.8 billion projected budget to pay for civilian casualty claims.
Archived version: https://archive.ph/StPYT
Biden’s Response to Israel’s ICC Prosecution Is an Attack on International Law
This marks the first time in US history that a sitting president has openly sided with suspected war criminals.
> This marks the first time in US history that a sitting president has openly sided with suspected war criminals.
Archived version: https://archive.ph/mwj9s
Why is the west defending Israel after the ICC's request for Netanyahu’s arrest warrant? | Kenneth Roth
It is disappointing, if not surprising, that the west’s response to the ICC accusations was to defend Israel despite its war crimes
> It is disappointing, if not surprising, that the west’s response to the ICC accusations was to defend Israel despite its war crimes
Archived version: https://archive.ph/Br7gq
I’ve never felt more disillusioned as a Palestinian | Ahmad Ibsais
My classmates and school at large, like most of the west, see the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians as a far-removed problem
> My classmates and school at large, like most of the west, see the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians as a far-removed problem
Archived version: https://archive.ph/ieP29
University Leaders Are in the Wrong. Students and Faculty Won’t Back Down.
Campus activism for Palestinian liberation won’t be halted by university administrators' lawless crackdowns.
> Campus activism for Palestinian liberation won’t be halted by university administrators' lawless crackdowns.
Archived version: https://archive.ph/GxwQ5
Campus Protests Are Fighting Militarism and Corporatization at Home and Abroad
Student protesters know the fight for Palestinian freedom requires resisting militarization and fascism at home.
> Student protesters know the fight for Palestinian freedom requires resisting militarization and fascism at home.
Archived version: https://archive.ph/z1Fbc
Which is worse, Israel’s lies about Gaza or its western backers who repeat those lies? | Mehdi Hasan
Useful idiots keep parroting provably false Israeli talking points. Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me …
> Useful idiots keep parroting provably false Israeli talking points. Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me …
Archived version: https://archive.ph/HxmdH