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UN officials accuse Israel of attempting 'extermination' of Palestinians in Gaza (www.usatoday.com)

‘Brazen aggression’: China used tear gas, sirens, weapons vs Filipino troops (www.rappler.com)

Videos show the China Coast Guard (CCG) brandishing knives, ramming ships, and using tear gas against Filipino soldiers. China says the CCG was 'professional and restrained.'

Trying to buy right size bicycle wheel online

Needed a replacement 700C front wheel for my commuter bike after the old aluminum rim exploded like a looney tunes cannon. It’s hard enough to find the right size when there are 3 competing tire/rim sizing systems currently in use, it doesn’t help when the people selling the wheels have no idea what the numbers mean either!...

Finally, I'm allowed to smoke. (lemmy.world)

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EU chat control law proposes scanning your messages — even encrypted ones (www.theverge.com)

Astronomers detect sudden awakening of black hole 1m times mass of sun (www.theguardian.com)

China’s war games near Taiwan threaten international peace and security, researcher says (theconversation.com)

By Kuan-Wei Chen, Researcher, Air and Space Law, McGill University...

I’m ashamed I asked but this post is not about me (lemmy.sdf.org)

Never trust hydraulics. (lemmy.world)

This is why you turn your wheels when you're parked on a hill. (imgur.com)

I feel bad for the big guy (lemmy.world)

China Changes Hundreds of Uyghur Village Names as Part of Broader Government Effort to Erase Uyghur Culture in Xinjiang (www.hrw.org)

Chinese authorities in Xinjiang have been systematically changing hundreds of village names with religious, historical, or cultural meaning for Uyghurs into names reflecting recent Chinese Communist Party ideology, Human Rights Watch said....