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Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 1h

Tsunami warnings seem to be being relaxed in the Philippines and elsewhere now.

Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 6h

Hazardous tsunami waves of between 1 and 3 metres are possible in the vicinity of the earthquake in Philippines, while waves of between 0.3 and 1 metre are possible for parts of Indonesia and Palau.

Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 6h

PHIVOLCS has issued a tsunami warning, with residents in coastal areas of Mindanao, Philippines, instructed to move further inland and go to a higher ground.

Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 6h

Hazardous tsunami waves of between 1 and 3 metres are possible in the vicinity of the earthquake in Philippines, while waves of between 0.3 and 1 metre are possible for parts of Indonesia and Palau.

Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 6h

Hazardous tsunami waves of between 1 and 3 metres are possible in the vicinity of the earthquake in Philippines, while waves of between 0.3 and 1 metre are possible for parts of Indonesia and Palau.

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Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 6h

The NOAA tsunami website is very glitchy for me at the moment, and maybe related to the US government shutdown. One minute it is saying there’s no tsunami warnings or threats, and the next it’s saying there is.

Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 7h

M7.4 earthquake just off the coast of Davao City and Mati City, Mindanao, Philippines. Hazardous tsunami waves possible within 300km of the earthquake zone.

Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 10h

Israel's cabinet has approved the ceasefire agreement to stop the war in Gaza and free the remaining hostages. How long can Netanyahu’s government or the ceasefire last for, given Jewish Power’s Itamar Ben-Gvir says he will collapse the government? Both can’t continue to co-exist. One has to give.

Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 13h

Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir: “Netanyahu promised me to dismantle Hamas, and if that does not happen, we will dismantle the government.”

Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 13h

Israel is still attacking the Gaza Strip, saying that the ceasefire from their perspective would only begin within 24 hours of tonight’s cabinet meeting. news.sky.com/story/gaza-w...

Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 11h

A reminder of the post Trump did a few weeks ago. It was meant to be private. So far, James Comey and Letitia James have been indicted, which leaves Adam Schiff, who I’m pretty sure Trump will be pushing the highly partisan DoJ to indict as well.

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Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 12h

Netanyahu has openly admitted to funnelling money to Hamas, in the hope they’d attack Israel, and then Israel would have an excuse to attack Gaza and attempt to put to bed the two-state solution. We must accept he also knew beforehand that October 7th was about to go down. Egypt warned him.

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Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 12h

New York Attorney General Letitia James has been indicted on a criminal bank fraud charge. She is the attorney general who successfully prosecuted Trump for fraud last year. Trump has been seeking revenge on opponents since the start of his second term, with a highly partisan DoJ doing his bidding.

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Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 12h

At one of Ben-Gvir’s rallies back in March, which was aimed at Palestinians, he said: "Annihilate, smash, eradicate, erase, crush, shatter, burn, be cruel, punish, ruin, crush. Annihilate!" I’m surprised he’s not been indicted by the ICC yet. He is also a settler and funnels money to settlers.

Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 13h

Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir: “Netanyahu promised me to dismantle Hamas, and if that does not happen, we will dismantle the government.”

Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 13h

Israel is still attacking the Gaza Strip, saying that the ceasefire from their perspective would only begin within 24 hours of tonight’s cabinet meeting. news.sky.com/story/gaza-w...

Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 13h

Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir: “Netanyahu promised me to dismantle Hamas, and if that does not happen, we will dismantle the government.”

Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 13h

Israel is still attacking the Gaza Strip, saying that the ceasefire from their perspective would only begin within 24 hours of tonight’s cabinet meeting. news.sky.com/story/gaza-w...

Gaza war latest: Hamas claims agreement is start of 'permanent ceasefire' - as key Israeli figures meet to sign off deal

Hamas says Donald Trump's Gaza deal amounts to a "permanent ceasefire" - as Israeli ministers meet to sign it off. The US president says it means a "lasting peace". Follow live below and catch up with...

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Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 13h

Israel is still attacking the Gaza Strip, saying that the ceasefire from their perspective would only begin within 24 hours of tonight’s cabinet meeting. news.sky.com/story/gaza-w...

Gaza war latest: Hamas claims agreement is start of 'permanent ceasefire' - as key Israeli figures meet to sign off deal

Hamas says Donald Trump's Gaza deal amounts to a "permanent ceasefire" - as Israeli ministers meet to sign it off. The US president says it means a "lasting peace". Follow live below and catch up with...

news.sky.com

Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 15h

Obama releases a statement following the Gaza peace plan.

Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 15h

My statement on Middle East peace

Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 20h

Despite an imminent ceasefire in Gaza, Israel Defense Force (IDF) tanks were seen in recent hours firing shells at Palestinians along the Gaza coastline.

Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 22h

Could Trump win the Nobel Peace Prize tomorrow? If he did win it, within days to weeks, he’d be attacking Venezuela, and the committee likely knows that. So no, he won’t win it. news.sky.com/story/could-...

Could Trump win the Nobel Peace Prize tomorrow?

Donald Trump has said several times that he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize but experts are not sure he'll receive the prestigious honour.

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Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 1d

I agree with political analyst Yousef Munayyer, a senior fellow at the Arab Center in Washington DC. I am sceptical myself given that Trump and Netanyahu are the central figures of this ‘Gaza deal’. I think right after the Israeli hostages have been released by Hamas, the deal will collapse.

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Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 1d

Hamas says it will release all the living Israeli hostages on Saturday after Gaza deal has been signed.

Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 1d

Trump announces the “first phase” of the Gaza peace plan between Gaza and Israel.

Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 1d

Trump announces the “first phase” of the Gaza peace plan between Gaza and Israel.

Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 1d

Colombia's president, Gustavo Petro, says the latest U.S. strike in the Caribbean hit a Colombian boat with Colombian citizens onboard. He goes on to say there is “no war against smuggling; there is a war for oil and it must be stopped by the world”.

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Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 1d

Lebanon's Al-Mayadeen News Agency, citing sources, reports that Hamas has agreed to the ceasefire agreement and that it will be signed on Thursday in Egypt.

Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 1d

White House Press Secretary Leavitt says Trump will have his routine yearly check up at Walter Reed Medical Center and will then return to the White House. Trump is then considering going to the Middle East, with the possibility of a visit to Gaza, as a breakthrough on a deal is expected imminently.

Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 1d

White House Press Secretary Leavitt says Trump will have his routine yearly check up at Walter Reed Medical Center and will then return to the White House. Trump is then considering going to the Middle East, with the possibility of a visit to Gaza, as a breakthrough on a deal is expected imminently.

Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 1d

Dolly Parton posts a video message today saying she is ok and people shouldn’t worry. It comes as her younger sister, Freida, earlier said people should “pray for her”.

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Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 2d

Police in Portland, Oregon, are beginning to come into conflict with Trump’s ICE goons, who have been witnessed deliberately stoking tensions in the city and driving their vehicles at crowds, resulting in people being run over.

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Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 2d

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said his security forces prevented a “false flag operation” to plant explosives at the US Embassy in the capital Caracas in order to heighten tensions with Washington, amid a US military build-up about 80 miles off the coast of the country.
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Venezuela’s Maduro says US embassy ‘false flag’ bombing foiled in Caracas

President Nicolas Maduro says right wing 'extremists' planned to bomb US Embassy and blame his government for attack.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3d

Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social

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