Russian ofcls claimed the order was in response to comments from the West about the possibility of more direct involvement in #Ukraine. #NATO called the announcement “irresponsible.”
The #Kremlin said the order came in response to comments by 2 European leaders that raised the prospect of more direct Western intervention in the #war.
The exercise, the Defense Ministry said, would involve forces of the Southern Military District, an area that covers Russian - #occupied#Ukraine & part of #Russia’s border region w/ Ukraine. It said the exercise would take place “in the near future.”
#Trump’s anti- #Ukraine view dates to the 1930s. #America rejected it then. Will we now?
by Robert Kagan
The original #AmericaFirst Cmte was founded in Sept 1940. Consider global circumstances at the time. 2 yrs earlier, #Hitler had annexed Austria & #invaded & #occupied Czechoslovakia. 1 yr earlier, he had invaded & conquered Poland. In the 1st months of 1940, he invaded & occupied Norway, Denmark, Belgium & the Netherlands.
#Protest in #GTA - people are angry about #Zionist#RealEstate event. Only Jewish folks who hate #Palestine are allowed into event. They are trying to sell #Palestinian land that they have no rights to sell. #Canada government shouldn't be allowing this event to happen in the first place!
Israel haa stepped up their criminal actions in #Occupied#WestBank and specially in #Jenin. Reports from eyewitnesses say that Israeli APCs and tanks encircled Ibb Sina #hospital in Jenin.
It does not accurately describe either the foundation of #Israel or the tragedy of the #Palestinians.
By Simon Sebag Montefiore
“…Whatever the enormous complexities…, one truth should be obvious among decent people: killing 1,400 people & kidnapping >200, including scores of #civilians, was deeply wrong.
“>7k #Palestinians, including many #children, have died so far in this war…. This is (absolutely) a #TRAGEDY —but this is not a genocide….
“…Israeli rule of the #Occupied Territories of the #WestBank is different &, to my mind, unacceptable, unsustainable, & #unjust. The Palestinians in the West Bank have endured a harsh, unjust, & oppressive #occupation since 1967. Settlers under the disgraceful #Netanyahu govt have harassed & persecuted Palestinians in the West Bank:
Israel Orders More #Evacuations Amid Fears of Conflict Widening
As Israel readies its troops for a #GroundInvasion of #Gaza, escalating clashes on its border w/ #Lebanon & violence in the Israeli-#occupied#WestBank raised fears the conflict could spill over.
#Israel on Sunday issued a formal #DeclarationOfWar against #Hamas & pounded #Gaza w/ strikes, promising retaliation for an unprecedented attack by the #militant group that surprised Israeli #security forces. The #DeathToll has risen to 600 in Israel, & thousands have been injured…, while Palestinian authorities said ≥370 were killed & 2,200 injured in Gaza.
Fears of a regional spillover grew after Lebanese militant group #Hezbollah said it attacked Israeli targets near the border “in solidarity” w/ #Hamas & #Israel said it struck back.
Israel & #Lebanon’s powerful armed group Hezbollah exchanged artillery & rocket fire… on Sunday. Hezbollah said… it launched guided #rockets & #artillery at 3 posts in the #ShebaaFarms, a slice of land #occupied by Israel since 1967 that Lebanon claims.
#UNIFIL deems the #ShebaaFarms Israeli-#occupied land. Israel considers the area part of the Golan Heights, which it #annexed from #Syria in 1981, & Lebanon & Syria consider the farms Lebanese territory. Recent attacks from #Lebanon into #Israel have typically been launched by Palestinian factions & tempered by #Hezbollah, whose behavior had indicated an aim of avoiding escalation w/ Israel. Sunday’s attack…(is) fueling fears that…(what) began in Israel & #Gaza could turn into a wider #conflict.
Sept 17, 2023, Israeli forces attacked Palestinian worshippers at Bab as-Silsila, one of the main entrances to the #AlAqsaMosque compound in #occupied East #Jerusalem….
Israeli forces imposed tight security measures, ejecting worshippers from Al-Aqsa Mosque & intensifying their presence around it, denying access to any Palestinian below the age of 50 to clear the way for #ultranationalist Israeli settlers in celebration of Rosh Hashanah….
October 4, 2023 dozens of Israeli settlers forced their way into the flashpoint #AlAqsaMosque complex in #occupied East #Jerusalem to mark the fifth day of Sukkot….
Since Oct 1, thousands of settlers have been carrying out provocative tours of the mosque complex following calls by #ultranationalist Jewish groups.
I stand by what I've long said. Attacks on civilians are never justified. Hamas terrorist attacks, which have killed 200 Israeli civilians, are condemnable, inexcusable, and horrific. My deepest condolences to the loved ones of those lost.
Furthermore, Hamas is not Palestine. Israel's attacks, which have killed 230 Palestinian civilians, are condemnable, inexcusable, & horrific. Israel now cutting off electricity to 2M+ Gazan civilians is collective punishment & violates international law.
@QasimRashid
Bloody long time since #apartheid#israel was either held accountable or even questioned about their treatment of civilians in the #Occupied#Territories. Hardly surprising after 50 years of the occupation.
'A #Russian government document obtained by The Associated Press dating to January outlined plans to create 25 new #prison#colonies and six other #detention centres in occupied #Ukraine by 2026.'
'Vladimir #Putin signed a decree in May allowing #Russia to send people from territories with #martial law, which includes all of #occupied#Ukraine , to those without, such as Russia'
'Many #civilians are picked up for alleged transgressions as minor as speaking #Ukrainian or simply being a young man in an #occupied region, and are often held without charge. Others are charged as terrorists, combatants, or people who “resist the special military operation.”
'Hundreds are used for #slave labour by #Russia ’s military, for digging #trenches and other fortifications, as well as mass #graves .'
Thoughts on a #TV show and some real science notes.
I watched the #BBC miniseries Last Light -- a look at what would happen to the world if all #oil production were stopped overnight. In this fictional scenario, eco-folks introduced oil-eating bacteria into oil sources.
A mediocre script, nothing special about the cinematography, and a too straightforward approach to the storytelling. But, a lot about it feels real and it maybe a reasonable guess was to what would happen. Societal collapse, mass deaths, panic, lack of transport, chaos and all the rest. It focused on the human experience, not nature's response.
REAL SCIENCE. An interesting tidbit is there really is such as thing as oil-eating bacteria and archaea. Extremophiles. Several varieties, in fact. I once wrote an article about one type. The oil industry has a problem with a type of archaea (primitive bacteria) that sticks to the inside surfaces of pipelines. Colonies of the archaea build up thick layers of slime as they grow there and block the flow of oil. They are anaerobic (don't need oxygen), hang off the pipeline walls with tendrils that hang down and catch sulfur, which they eat.
Some of these oil-eating organisms are being use to help clean up oil spills.
@AskPippa Sounds terrible TBH, so thanks for enduring it and reporting back! A similar premise as #Occupied but global. Interesting for #petrocultures researchers! :blobcatthumbsup:
the circus that currently performs in finnish government is getting so out of hands that im just waiting for the day it just implodes in on it self like couple billionaires in a submarine.
This is second school squatting this week, held against the inhumane policies puahed forward by the nazi-government. Another one is in process in Helsinki University, rumours circle that this is just the beginning.
#introduction: taking this opportunity (meltdown at .lol) to open a professional account here and a separate personal one (still looking), all a bit chaotic so apologies if you see me following you from a million accounts today!
Prof of Film Studies at NTNU Trondheim (links in profile)
Working across environmental humanities, film / TV studies, intersectional feminist cultural studies on topics like: