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UN finally passes a resolution recognising one of society's most marginalised groups (www.thecanary.co)
The UN Human Rights Council passed its first ever resolution on Thursday 4 April over tackling discrimination against intersex people, despite opposition from several countries to the terminology used. The resolution passed in the 47-member council with 24 votes in favour, none against and 23 abstentions....
Palestinians in Northern Gaza Only Have Access to 245 Calories a Day (truthout.org)
For months, Israel has been forcing Palestinians in northern Gaza to starve on a tiny fraction of their regular daily calorie needs, a report finds as experts warn of an unprecedented widespread famine across the region....
Swiss federal ministers are giving up their free ski passes (www.semafor.com)
Swiss federal ministers are giving up their free annual ski passes worth around $4,000....
Tensions with China Drive Investors Towards Vietnam (www.ipsnews.net)
HO CHI MINH CITY, Apr 3 2024 (IPS) - In recent months, several European representatives embarked on trade missions to Vietnam. German President Steinmeier visited Hanoi in January. The Netherlands sent Prime Minister Mark Rutte, with the Dutch royal couple, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima, soon to follow suit. Notably,...
Report: Israeli Army Uses AI to Mass-Produce Palestinian Targets for Assassination (truthout.org)
The Israeli army is making heavy use of an artificial intelligence (AI) system that mass-generates assassination targets in Gaza in order to reach certain thresholds of killing of Palestinians every day, a new explosive report finds. This AI generated information is used by the military to kill targets as soon as they step into...
France 'Intends Legal Action' Against French-Israeli Soldiers Complicit in Gaza War Crimes (www.palestinechronicle.com)
According to Haaretz, the “underreported announcement” came after “pressure from members of the far-left France Unbowed party,” as well as the release of “various unverified videos” on social media platforms which show Israeli soldiers “engaged in illegal acts against prisoners of war.”...
Ditching Chrome: My Journey to a Better Mobile Browser (inv.nadeko.net)
YouTube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6jM5-d-jXc...
‘60 Minutes’ Links "Havana Syndrome Victim" to Alleged Russian Spy (www.thedailybeast.com)
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Hungary’s Support for Israel Exposes Its Fake Pacifism (jacobin.com)
Far-right Hungarian premier Viktor Orbán has claimed that his refusal to help Ukraine is a “pro-peace position.” Yet Hungary is also the only EU state that openly backs an Israeli attack on Rafah — showing the hypocrisy of Orbán’s supposed pacifism....
Israeli Forces Assault 3 Gaza Hospitals in 1 Day, Committing Massacres (truthout.org)
The IDF reportedly ordered Palestinians to leave al-Amal Hospital “naked” and ran over survivors at al-Shifa with tanks....
HP is in the rent-a-printer business now (www.theverge.com)
Friends don’t let their friends buy HP.
Fox News guest decrying “migrant crime” previously arrested after getting violent over a grilled cheese sandwich he deemed too cheesy (www.mediamatters.org)
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A growing hunger: Argentina’s soup kitchens battle Milei’s spending cuts (www.aljazeera.com)
Under President Javier Milei, Argentina’s government has cut funds to community kitchens, sparking mass protests....
Ghana’s parliament passes anti-LGBTQ bill (www.aljazeera.com)
Rights activists condemn the law that would punish LGBTQ people as well as those who promote gay rights with years in prison....
Hunger leaves children dead in Gaza as aid trickles in (www.aljazeera.com)
Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza has also gone out of service due to a lack of fuel for generators....
Israel Made False Claims About Its Own Evidence in ICJ Defense, Analysis Finds (truthout.org)
In one example, Israel claimed an image showed aid trucks entering Gaza when they were actually driving away....
Exxon CEO blames public for failure to fix climate change (thehill.com)
China has raided seven American businesses in Beijing and arrested employees on suspicion of espionage, ambassador Nicholas Burns reveals (www.dailymail.co.uk)
NYC Housing Authority Paid $708 to Replace a Lightbulb (www.truthdig.com)
The no-bid micro contracts awarded to vendors at the center of a bribery scandal are rife with wildly inflated costs, an analysis finds....
Saudi Arabia puts seven men to death in largest execution in years (www.middleeasteye.net)
State media says men were convicted by court which has been criticised for punishing activists and protesters under guise of terrorism...
Norwegian salmon farms gobble up fish that could feed millions in Africa: Report (news.mongabay.com)
Norwegian salmon farms are taking huge amounts of wild fish from West Africa, mining the food security of the region, according to a report from the U.K.-based NGO Feedback. The analysis comes as the industry faces a wave of public opposition after revelations of high mortality rates and the sale of fish deemed unfit for human...
Palestinian singer running to represent Iceland at Eurovision contest (www.aljazeera.com)
Bashar Murad said he wants to use his song to ‘illustrate’ the difficulties Palestinians face in order to be heard....
Israeli soldiers chow on McDonald's while carrying out genocide (electronicintifada.net)
McDonald’s Israel announced in October that it would be donating thousands of meals to members of the Israeli army and state security forces....
Thousands of artists call for Israel’s exclusion from Venice Biennale (www.aljazeera.com)
Art Not Genocide Alliance says that any works that represent Israel are an ‘endorsement of its genocidal policies’ in Gaza....
American Media Keep Citing Zaka — Though Its October 7 Atrocity Stories Are Discredited in Israel (theintercept.com)
Yossi Landau is the head of operations for the southern region at Zaka, an Israeli search-and-rescue organization. Assigned to collect human remains after the October 7 Hamas attack in Israel, Landau and his fellow Zaka members riveted media outlets worldwide with the horrific atrocities they saw....
Thousands of Ugandans may sue over U.S. security work in Iraq, Afghanistan (www.semafor.com)
KAMPALA, Uganda — Thousands of Ugandans who guarded U.S. government buildings in war zones are preparing to sue their former employers who they claim failed to pay their agreed wages and cover medical bills, leaving many badly injured and mired in debt....
The growing controversy over Israel’s Eurovision song entry (www.semafor.com)
They couldn’t resist breaking the rules lmao, but face no consequences, besides being mad about it...
Tumblr and Wordpress to Sell Users’ Data to Train AI Tools (www.404media.co)
this could not be timed worse for Tumblr which is in huge hot water with its userbase already for its CEO breaking his sabbatical to ban a prominent trans user for allegedly threatening him (in a cartoonish manner), and then spending a week personally justifying it increasingly wildly across several platforms. the rumors had...
US Soldier Sets Himself on Fire outside Israeli Embassy in Washington to Protest Gaza War (www.news18.com)
“I will no longer be complicit in genocide [in Gaza]. I am about to engage in an extreme act of protest,” the man apparently said before setting himself alight and repeatedly shouting “Free Palestine!”...
Palestinians call for China to step up pressure on Israel as they seek an end to ‘collective punishment’ on Gazans (www.scmp.com)
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Britain Wants To Ban Boycotts Of Israel. Does That Mean They’re Working? (znetwork.org)
The Tories want to stop public bodies engaging in ‘BDS’ campaigns – but that’s unlikely to stop grassroots organisers...
Customs and Border Protection's top doctor tried to order fentanyl lollipops for helicopter trip to U.N (www.cbsnews.com)
The chief medical officer for the Customs and Border Protection agency repeatedly asked staff members to order fentanyl lollipops for him to take on a helicopter mission to the United Nations in New York City in Sept. 2023, according to a whistleblower report by the Government Accountability Project....
CBP’s Top Doctor Tried To Obtain ‘Fentanyl Lollipops’ For ‘Pain Management’ (www.techdirt.com)
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Exclusive: ADL pushed BMG to drop Roger Waters by threatening to weaponize company’s Nazi past - The Grayzone (thegrayzone.com)
The Grayzone has obtained a private letter authored by ADL director Jonathan Greenblatt threatening to weaponize the Nazi past of the BMG music company unless executives terminated a major deal with Roger Waters. BMG has publicly denied Israel lobby influence on its decision to nix Waters’ contract.
Which countries are still funding UNRWA amid Israel’s war on Gaza? (www.lemkininstitute.com)
Philippe Lazzarini, head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), visited Ireland this week following the country’s decision to pledge 20 million euros (just under $21.5m) in support for the crisis-hit agency....
Turkey detains six people accused of spying on Uyghurs for China | Semafor (www.semafor.com)
El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele Committed Blatant Election Fraud (jacobin.com)
This month, incumbent Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele seemed poised to easily win reelection and sweep the legislature with his New Ideas party. But when his legislative supermajority appeared in doubt, Bukele and his supporters resorted to outright fraud....