The ten dumbest things we're being asked to believe about Gaza: 1. That Israel had no idea what Hamas was up to prior to October 7, but ever since October 7 has known about every hospital, mosque, school, refugee camp and water tower that Hamas is hiding in. 2. That the blame for all of the deaths caused by Israeli weapons launched by Israel rests solely on Hamas. 3. That Hamas is using “human shields” — meaning Hamas bases are hidden amidst civilian populations — yet Israel is managing to kill thousands of civilians without doing any meaningful damage to Hamas. 4. That it would be perfectly fine to murder children by the thousands even if they were being used as “human shields” — as though resolving a hostage situation by mowing down thousands of child hostages would be regarded as reasonable and acceptable by the public if it happened in our own country. 5. That is is only by pure coincidence that Israel bombing “Hamas targets” in civilian infrastructure and residential buildings just so happens to look exactly the same as what you’d expect to see if Israel was simply bombing civilian infrastructure and residential buildings and lying about its reasons for doing so. 6. That satellite images of entire neighborhoods reduced to rubble in Gaza have been caused by “precision strikes” directed solely at Hamas and have been carried out with the greatest of care for human life, despite Israeli officials openly saying that “the emphasis is on damage and not on accuracy” in this assault and that “Gaza will eventually turn into a city of tents; there will be no buildings.” 7. That this bombing campaign has anything to do with freeing Israeli hostages — as though the bombing campaign itself has not killed dozens of hostages, and as though anyone believes Israel would stop bombing Gaza after the hostages are returned. 8. That the only reason anyone could possibly oppose the detonation of thousands of bombs on an open air prison full of children would be if they had very strong and hateful opinions toward the members of the religion of Judaism. 9. That Hamas attacked Israel entirely out of the blue and completely unprovoked, solely because they are evil and hate Jews. 10. That Washington is powerless to stop this genocide that it is directly funding and supplying.

For 4 yrs, University of Alberta (@UAlberta) has had a scholarship in Ukrainian Studies named in honour of Yaroslav Hunka -that same Nazi they invited to &applauded in parliament. He didn't appear out of nowhere. Plenty in Canada must've known. #NaziGate #CanadianParliament

Rupert Murdoch is the most poisonous individual of my lifetime.

This bill is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. What it would actually mean is that if you disagree with the other parent about sterilizing your child, you lose custody. Utter madness!

I will never understand Russia - Russia spend billions on a pipeline and destroys it when it can just shut down the gas - Russia goes trough great lengths to capture Nazis & then bombs the prison where they are holding them - Russia bombs Nuclear power plant it is occupying.

srsly? that's a bit extreme

Back in the U.S., a large group of GOP senators released a statement backing Nancy Pelosi's trip to Taiwan. politico.com/minutes/congres…

By traveling to Taiwan, we honor our commitment to democracy: reaffirming that the freedoms of Taiwan — and all democracies — must be respected. Read my opinion piece in the @washingtonpost on why I’m leading a Congressional delegation to Taiwan. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…

what's the fucking point of that? x.com/IFENG__official/status…

Holy shit they just changed the definition of “recession” on Wikipedia And it’s locked from further editing Can’t make Biden look bad before the midterm elections!

Wikipedia has changed the definition of recession. Wayback's last capture was July 11, 2022. Based on Wiki's changelog, the line: "There is no global consensus on the definition of a recession" was added on July 27. The page is now locked.

Here is the revision history from roughly the past 24 hours on Wikipedia's RECESSION page:

Australia has just announced its military will become part of the US military, for all intents & purposes. Defence Minister: “The ADF will move beyond interoperability to interchangeability [with US forces] to operate seamlessly together, at speed.” johnmenadue.com/mr-marles-tu… #anzus

In case you have doubts about the quality of western coverage of Asia, this guy was Japan bureau chief when the Nagasaki mayor was shot by a right wing assassin, but he apparently didn’t cover it.

I’m ok, all clear. Halo saved me today. Thanks everyone for your kind messages!

@TheEconomist @zannymb Is this comparison between pigs and the people of China a lapse in editorial judgment? If so, is an acknowledgment of such in order?

As U.S. intelligence agencies ramp up their efforts against China, top officials acknowledge they may also end up collecting more phone calls and emails from Chinese Americans, raising new concerns about spying affecting civil liberties. apne.ws/U3idfGT

Not only the High Commissioner, but also people from all countries are welcome to visit Xinjiang and get to know a real Xinjiang through their first-hand experience.

Lol, so classic. take the L m8. x.com/Cinqscories/status/152…