#German state news agency, DPA Intl on X (ShiTwitter):
EU leaders negotiating the bloc's top jobs have agreed to nominate Ursula von der Leyen for a second term as European Commission president, sources in the talks tell dpa.
Ursula DeVil will stay in power with disastrous consequences for Europe and the world peace.
its click bait to trigger us, there is no microdosing involved, its all a scam
..."The website also contains reports of laboratory analyses on their products, some of which indicate the absence of select known fungal toxins and compounds such as the hallucinogen psilocybin and cannabinoids."
This morning I feel shame and disgust at what the 'so-called' sovereign parliament in Westminster passed into law last night - the Rwanda Bill. This is the parliament that the #DUP want us to be part of!
What the hell is wrong with them? It is a inhumane piece of legislation that was created as distraction by the human haystack to save his ass, carried on by a weak man who isn't a human being never mind a Prime Minister.
Zomi Frankcom, an Australian aid worker who was killed in an IDF attack in Gaza.
Australian PM Anthony Albanese says the death of an Australian aid worker in Gaza is “completely unacceptable” and “beyond any reasonable circumstances”, saying the government will call in the Israeli ambassador and contact Israel’s government.
Albanese says the government is demanding “full accountability” over the death.
@appassionato@palestine if the "allegations" (obviously lies) that UNRWA members were involved in October 7th was enough to cut funds, shouldn't this "accident" be enough to stop exporting weapons and supporting Israel?
Nah, business comes first!
Well done Albo and Wong
"Joe Biden laid out one after another policy that voters overwhelmingly support. Behind him, Speaker Johnson squirmed, often shaking his head. Republicans sat sourly, usually in silence.
Joe Biden orchestrated a public event where voters could see that Republicans collectively want government to fail, want popular policies to fail.
We could do with a lot more shame in the United States."
"It’s immoral", says UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese
"At least a dozen countries have announced they will be suspending funds for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).
"UNRWA has been a crucial provider of humanitarian aid in Gaza, so why, during a time of crisis & based only on allegations, have countries pulled their funding?"
I'm disgusted by the suggestion donors of good faith should be ashamed of themselves for #Hamas and other #terrorists taking advantage of #freepalestine in #unrwa.
How much effect the ICJ ruling has on the status quo depends on how great of a role shame has in influencing state policy. I happen to think it has a very small role, hardly enough to alter the overwhelming force of history, of capitalist expansionism, of white supremacy, of religious messianism, all of which point toward continued atrocities in Palestine.
Some western politicians may feel a slight twinge of shame upon being exposed for the monsters that they are; they can and will be replaced by others more amenable to the task, as long as unconditional support for Israel is a profitable and politically viable position.
The Israeli state and its most important sponsors have already indicated that they will ignore the ruling. This year marks the twentieth anniversary of another "landmark" ICJ ruling: the one that demanded Israel tear down its apartheid wall in the West Bank and compensate Palestinians for the damage caused in its construction. International law has been against Israel's occupation for a long time. It doesn't matter.
Let's hope this ruling acts more as a boost to those who are already committed to ending the war and the occupation (and who understand that the courts can't do it for them), and less as a calming reassurance that international law and sacred institutions mean fuck all when the interests of empire are in question.
From the Guardian, July 2004:
'International court rules against Israel's wall'
'"This is an excellent decision," Mr Arafat said. "We thank the court in The Hague. This is a victory for the Palestinian people and for all the free peoples of the world."'