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Ukraine war briefing: Putin warns of ‘new level of escalation’ if Tomahawk missiles supplied to Kyiv

Cosmicman @cosmikman.bsky.social · 5d

This is so absurd.
Ukrainians must defend themselves by all means.

Putin gets North Korea military support, engages foreign troops on the battlefields, and uses Iranian drones to kill civilians.

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy tells European leaders that Moscow’s war ‘was never just about Ukraine’. What we know on day 1,318

Gaza aid flotilla: more than a dozen vessels intercepted by Israeli forces; Greta Thunberg arrested – live

Cosmicman @cosmikman.bsky.social · 6d

Netanyahu and IDF absolute pursuit of starving Gazans is happening live for everyone to witness.
This genocide is happening right now before our eyes.

Gazans are not hamas.
Israel is not Netanyahu.

History will never forgive us.

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Israeli foreign ministry posts video of Thunberg’s arrest; vessels carrying about 500 activists intercepted about 75 miles off coast of war-torn territory

Pope Leo hits out at critics of global warming

Cosmicman @cosmikman.bsky.social · 7d

As it seems, even God recognises the emergency to protect this planet.

The Pope made his voice heard.

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In his first major statement on climate change, the pontiff criticises those who minimise climate change.

US comedians defend decision to play in Saudi Arabia: ‘They’re paying me enough to look the other way’

Cosmicman @cosmikman.bsky.social · 7d

"What's wrong with us making a few bucks from a state that kills journalists?"

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Usual supporters of free speech are under fire for signing on to Riyadh comedy festival despite the government’s human rights abuses

Trump trusts Blair, others don't - could he govern Gaza?

Cosmicman @cosmikman.bsky.social · 8d

- Tony Blair?

The chap who led the UK into the war in Irak with false pretexts and fabricated evidence?

Bush's buddy? Who helped light the fire in the whole region, still burning today?

Yeah! He'd be great for that job!

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Sir Tony Blair's presence on the Gaza "Board of Peace" comes as no surprise but he remains a divisive figure.

Afghan women lose their 'last hope' as Taliban shut down internet

Cosmicman @cosmikman.bsky.social · 8d

Afghanistan is regressing to stone age.

Afghan women are deprived of absolutely any right. They are only uteruses for the talibans who treat cattle better.

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For many women, the internet was their last resource. An internet shutdown threatens to end this.

Trump says US cities should be military training grounds

Cosmicman @cosmikman.bsky.social · 8d

The President announcing US cities are military training grounds has finally lost what was left of his mind.
This is insane...

Ice agents have already become Trump's brown shirts. And the army will police the citizens.

It's done, democracy has died in the USA.

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The US president warned military leaders of a "war from within", and signals they will be tasked with intervening.

Zelensky condemns 'vile' Russian strikes lasting 12 hours

Cosmicman @cosmikman.bsky.social · 10d

So young and already so opportunist and immoral.
The grandfather must be very proud.
Really, what a family...

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Cosmicman @cosmikman.bsky.social · 10d

Putin's guns have spoken loudly for 12 long hours, hitting the capital and several cities across Ukraine.

Doesn't look like someone who is trying to end a conflict, more like one who's torturing relentlessly a whole country.

Putin is just an unrestrained sociopath...

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More than 600 drones and missiles, predominantly aimed at Kyiv, hit factories and the Institute of Cardiology.

'We can end HIV': Groundbreaking preventative drug to be rolled out for $40 a year from 2027

Cosmicman @cosmikman.bsky.social · 11d

Generic versions will be made available from 2027 at around $40 a year in more than 100 low and middle-income countries.

"Cheaper generic versions are critical for the scale-up of prevention of HIV"

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Global health agencies announced Wednesday that generic versions of a groundbreaking injectable drug to prevent HIV will be made available from 2027 at around $40 a year in more than 100 low and middl...

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Elon Musk and Prince Andrew named in new Epstein files

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TheColfaxxx 🐢 @thecolfax.bsky.social · 12d

Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them. -
Assata Shakur

Pic of the day

#photography

The tall red mountains of Zion national Park

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Cosmicman @cosmikman.bsky.social · 12d

Has Elon Musk been to Epstein's island in 2014?

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The documents by the estate of convicted paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein were released by Congressional Democrats.

Netanyahu vows to ‘finish job’ in Gaza during UN speech as delegates walk out

Cosmicman @cosmikman.bsky.social · 12d

The only job to finish is to get rid (democratically) of this corrupt and bloodthirsty prime minister.

Israel is not Netanyahu!

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Israeli prime minister said recognition of Palestinian state is ‘insane’ days after countries such as UK and France did so

Namibians warned against holding parties at cemeteries after 'disgraceful' event

Cosmicman @cosmikman.bsky.social · 12d

If I could choose, I'd be buried in a Namibian cemetery !

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One resident said the cemetery in the capital had been left littered with discarded bottles and cans.

Sarkozy says he will ‘sleep in jail but with head held high’ after conviction

Cosmicman @cosmikman.bsky.social · 13d

Sarkozy will soon sleep in jail (maybe...).

O sweet, sweet justice!

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Former French president receives five-year prison sentence for criminal conspiracy over pact with Gaddafi regime

China makes landmark pledge to cut its climate emissions

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UNITED24 @u24.gov.ua · 14d

Zelenskyy spoke at the Fifth Summit of the International Crimea Platform, emphasizing that the world cannot continue turning a blind eye to russian murder and occupation: “There must be no normalization of Russia’s war.”

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Rami Jarrah @ramijarrah.bsky.social · 14d

Zelenskyy, a leader at war, uses the podium to plead not just for Ukraine, but for Syria too. I hope Al-Sharaa doesn’t return the favor with an overdose of pragmatism with Moscow. Russia might no longer murder our children, but it still murders Ukraine’s.

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Cosmicman @cosmikman.bsky.social · 13d

China makes pledge to cut its climate emissions.

While it is insufficient, China is willing to take a better way.

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It is China's first firm goal to reduce emissions but falls well short of what is needed to meet global targets.

A statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands in D.C. is removed as fast as it appeared

Cosmicman @cosmikman.bsky.social · 14d

In honour of Friendship Month :
"Best Friends Forever"

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The statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands mid-frolic wasn't the first anti-Trump artwork on the National Mall in recent months. But it was the first to be removed, despite having a permit.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14d

The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

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Cosmicman @cosmikman.bsky.social · 14d

"Turkish democracy is under grave threat"

It has been so for quite some time...

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I was elected mayor of Istanbul, but I write this from jail: Turkish democracy is under grave threat | Ekrem Imamoğlu

If our nation slides deeper into autocracy, the consequences will reverberate far beyond Turkey’s borders, says Istanbul’s suspended mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu