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randahl , 11 days ago to random

The Kremlin has sent out video of Putin arriving in North Korea to demonstrate that Russia has alliances.

Ukraine is allied with the world's strongest economy the US with a GDP of

USD 25,744 billion

and many others.

Russia is allied with North Korea, the world's 143th with a GDP of

USD 15 billion

jerry , 1 month ago to random

Apparently flipper zeros can destroy cell phones? https://komonews.com/amp/news/nation-world/student-using-hacking-device-wreaks-havoc-at-utah-high-school-grand-county-moab-flipper-zero-handheld-device-disrupting-school-operations-search-warrant-student-disciplined

breadandcircuses , 1 month ago to random

Earth's climate being tipped out of control? Our precious ecosystem ravaged? Biodiversity in steep decline?

Killer heat waves? Storms and floods? Droughts and famines? CO2 emissions at an all-time high?

Capitalism doesn't care. Oil companies don't care. Banks don't care. Not as long as there is more money to be made. 💵 💵

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The world’s big banks have handed nearly $7 trillion in funding to the fossil fuel industry since the Paris agreement to limit carbon emissions, according to research.

US banks were the biggest financiers of the fossil fuel industry, contributing 30% of the total $705 billion provided in 2023, the report found. JP Morgan Chase gave the most of any bank in the world, providing $40.8 billion to fossil fuel companies in 2023, while Bank of America came in third. The world’s second biggest financier of fossil fuels was the Japanese bank Mizuho, which provided $37.1 billion.

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FULL STORY -- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/13/banks-almost-7tn-fossil-fuel-firms-paris-deal-report

#Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Capitalism #BusinessAsUsual

randahl , 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to random

Confirmed: Russia is using chemical weapons in Ukraine.

The chemical used is Chloropicrin, known as one of the poison gasses of World War I.

This is consistent with video evidence I have encountered, where white plastic containers are dropped into Ukrainian fortifications, and Ukrainians are seen rushing outside to put on gas masks.

A Telegram post alleged to be from a Russian assault group says: "Pigs start their mornings not with coffee, but with chloropicrin."

1/n

https://www.state.gov/imposing-new-measures-on-russia-for-its-full-scale-war-and-use-of-chemical-weapons-against-ukraine-2/

randahl , 2 months ago to random

If you use Ivory for Mastodon, could you check if you are seeing a 🎬 icon next to my profile picture, or if it is only shown as part of my name?

For other accounts I see, Ivory moves any icon placed in the profile name up to the profile picture as a badge, which I think is a nice feature.

But for some reason, it does not work for my own icon, at least not when I view myself.

Perhaps @ivory has a bug?

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randahl , 2 months ago to random

Scientists in New Zealand explore the deep seas and find 100 new species.

https://youtu.be/ILFZtdLM-Gk?si=IXX9gs2xN7sk8qSb