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Playingwithethenew , to World News in US 'not seeing acts of genocide' in Gaza, State Dept says

Where are they looking?

Jknaraa ,

Hey man, they turned a FULL 360 degrees and didn't see one single act of genocide being committed in Gaza.

vlad76 , to World News in Russia accidentally bombs own village, vows to rebuild homes
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I call bullshit on them rebuilding anything.

gravitas_deficiency ,

I mean, the Russians did invent the concept of the Potemkin Village…

CodeName , to World News in Carrefour says it will not sell PepsiCo goods due to price hikes

The U.S. company said in October it planned "modest" price increases this year as demand held up despite rises, leading it to hike its 2023 profit forecast for a third straight time.

They will simply keep raising prices until demand plateaus. It has nothing to do with production costs or shipping costs- they will gauge us for every single penny simply because they can. And if sales drop they will still make more money than before because a bag of chips that used to be $2.49 is now $5.99.

originalucifer , to News in Trump's Colorado appeal may force US Supreme Court to rule on his future
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i agree with other posters.. their best option is throwing it back to the states. they can rule that the states each get to decide on 'is insurrectionist' that is then only removable by 2/3rds of congress, per the constitution. leaves them without having to actually make a decision.

girlfreddy OP ,
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NAL but isn't Constitutional law a federal issue the must be ruled on by SCOTUS? Otherwise it seems that SCOTUS would, in effect, be redundant if states can individually rule on constitutional matters.

chaogomu , to News in Trump's Colorado appeal may force US Supreme Court to rule on his future

This presents an interesting problem for Republicans, and by interesting I mean an unwinnable scenario.

See, if the conservative judges put Trump back on the ballot, they will instantly give more ammunition to people already screaming for court reform.

That's the one thing the conservative legal movement fears.

On the other hand, if they don't come up with some excuse to justify putting Trump back on the ballot, the maga mob will declare them traitors and might actually try to kill them.

The trick will be threading that needle, and I don't think it's possible.

Hyperreality ,

I assume the Republican establishment wants to get rid of Trump, but they also want to be able to blame it on the democrats so that it helps their preferred candidate and they don't anger their base.

Weirdly, I think some in the democratic establishment haven't learned their lesson, and want Trump to run. Arguably easier to beat for Biden. Super risky strategy though, given inflation.

girlfreddy OP , to World News in For civilians or Hamas? 'Dual use' issue complicates Gaza aid efforts
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Withholding poles but sending tents means that Israel can say they allowed shelters to get through ... even if they're useless without tent poles.

Lies are still lies when they're of omission vs outright false info.

In Rafah, inside Gaza, Reuters reporters saw a pile of what looked like thick canvas tents, discarded on the floor in a corner of the Kuwait Hospital. This was because they had been delivered without poles, according to Dr Suhaib al-Hams, chairman of the hospital's board of directors.

A Gaza social affairs ministry official said he was aware of about 150 tents arriving without poles, out of 30 trucks loaded with tents.

some_guy , to News in LaPierre to step down as National Rifle Association leader

I’ve helped ensure that our ravenous base is completely unable to think about gun-related legislation with any nuance or thought. I’ve done a great job at keeping this country as a threat to children. I’m going to go relax now.

Diva , to World News in US 'not seeing acts of genocide' in Gaza, State Dept says
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"we've investigated ourselves and found no wrongdoing"

America and its accomplices deserve the debacle that's coming.

Marsupial , to World News in Taiwan slams Chinese balloons as safety threat, psychological warfare
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That’s not going to work Taiwan, you have to pop balloons not slam them.

lazynooblet ,
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South Korea?

girlfreddy OP , to World News in Israeli strike on Lebanon kills senior commander in elite Hezbollah unit
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Israel is playing a dangerous game here.

I really have to wonder if they've gotten some kind of pre-emptive support from Biden that is making them believe they'll suffer no harm from retaliatory Lebanese strikes.

CameronDev , to World News in Spain considers nationwide hospital mask rule, as flu, COVID hit Europe

Even if covid didnt exist, in a hospital or doctors office masks just make sense. You have no idea what communicable diseases are sitting right next to you, the uncomfortableness of wearing a mask is well worth it to avoid catching some horrible cold.

ForestOrca ,
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Such a simple step to take to stop transmission.

andrewrgross , to World News in Israeli forces say they locate large underground weapons factory in Gaza
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I just want to preempt any debate over whether these claims are credible by saying that they are fundamentally not relevant to the long-term needs of this situation.

Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Israel need to be afforded their human rights. Israelis need security, and will never get it from violence and ruthless persecution of this ethnic underclass they've created.

My point is that if you diagram out the best of course of action, all nodes on that diagram that are based on what Hamas has or hasn't done lead to no meaningful difference. Their violence is abhorrent. There is no point is debating over their tactics or location however, because none of it changes the harsh realities that only a negotiation that provides Palestinians access to safe homes, education, food, etc. is going to bring an end to the cycle of violence, and I feel compelled to point this out whenever these distractions pop up, as they do on a daily basis.

Kalkaline , to News in LaPierre turned NRA into 'Wayne's World,' NY lawyer says at graft trial
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Wayne's World was a lot cooler than the NRA ever was.

cheese_greater , (edited ) to News in Hackers hit Moscow internet provider in response to Kyivstar cyber attack - source

Rus needs to be cutoff from eenternets eentirely.

FlyingSquid ,
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I wonder if that's something that's really doable at this stage? Are there too many lines in and out of Russia to achieve it?

Ross_audio ,

An iron curtain of the internet is serving who exactly?

If we "Cut Russia off" the state will definitely be able to circumvent the block, ordinary people won't.

At the moment ordinary Russians can and do circumvent the Russian states censorship and that's a very good thing. We don't want to enforce that from our side too.

cheese_greater ,

K, you talked me down hehe. That actually makes sense

cheese_greater , to News in Hackers hit Moscow internet provider in response to Kyivstar cyber attack - source

In Soviet Russia, internet hacks you Ukraine deny you!

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