So let me see if I've got this right. There is an "International Rules-Based Order". The key institution which underpins this order is the #ICJ. The ICJ has ruled that #Israel must take action to prevent #Genocide in #Gaza. The main agency succouring those at risk of genocide in Gaza is #UNWRA. In an apparently-coordinated demonstration of contempt for the ICJ ruling, a number of key nations have withdrawn financial support for UNWRA, citing unproven allegations against some staff. >>>
Imo the so-called International Rules-based Order is a complete misnomer! It’s a lie! It’s a joke! It’s a euphemism for “Obey the Imperium or else we will destroy your country and murder millions of your people through sanctions and, if that doesn’t work well enough, we’ll find an excuse (by fair means or foul) to bomb the shit out of you”!
For a bit more than a year, that I'm in the Fediverse, I had the chance to read and learn from #gardeners and #wildlife enthusiasts around the globe.
You are a generous bunch of people, thanks for sharing!
"Amid the discovery of a lost city in the Amazon rainforest, scientists are uncovering a different kind of relic underground — one that's still being used today."
BBC reports on the "'dark earth' revealing the Amazon's secrets."
Gee, it's almost like people in the Americas are just like those in the Old World. 🙄
maybe their primitive level had something to do with disease and war of some kind
"It changes the way we see Amazonian cultures. Most people picture small groups, probably naked, living in huts and clearing land - this shows ancient people lived in complicated urban societies," says co-author Antoine Dorison." - BBC article
""European drug use is the fundamental pillar of violence in Ecuador,” said organized crime expert Chris Dalby. "The number one transatlantic cocaine trafficking route is Guayaquil to Antwerp … [although] you’re now beginning to see Ecuadorean cocaine showing up in smaller ports – Le Havre in France, Lisbon, Gioia Tauro in Italy, Portsmouth in England."
Recent geological studies suggest that for millions of years the Amazon River used to flow in the opposite direction - from east to west. Eventually the Andes Mountains formed, blocking its flow to the Pacific Ocean, and causing it to switch directions to its current mouth in the Atlantic Ocean.
Deforestation in the Amazon may be decreasing the frequency of thunderstorms in South America
In most areas of the world, global warming has resulted in an increase in the number of thunderstorms, but in this study, we discovered that precisely in those areas where deforestation has increased the number of storms actually decreased, even with rising temperatures
The city of Dourados in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul on Wednesday began the country's first mass vaccination against dengue, the city's government said....
The long-eared owl (Asio otus), also known as the northern long-eared owl or, more informally, as the lesser horned owl or cat owl, is a medium-sized species of owl with an extensive breeding range. The scientific name is from Latin. The genus name Asio is a type of eared owl, and otus also refers to a small, eared owl. The species breeds in many areas through Europe and the Palearctic, as well as in North America. This species is a part of the larger grouping of owls known as typical owls, of the family Strigidae, which contains most extant species of owl (while the other taxonomic family of owls are the barn owls, or Tytonidae).
This owl shows a partiality for semi-open habitats, particularly woodland edge, as they prefer to roost and nest within dense stands of wood but prefer to hunt over open ground. The long-eared owl is a somewhat specialized predator, focusing its diet almost entirely on small rodents, especially voles, which quite often compose most of their diet. Under some circumstances, such as population cycles of their regular prey, arid or insular regional habitats or urbanization, this species can adapt fairly well to a diversity of prey, including birds and insects. All owls do not build their own nests. In the case of the long-eared owl, it generally utilizes nests that are built by other animals, with a partiality in many regions for those built by corvids. Breeding success in this species is largely correlated with prey populations and predation risks. (Text Source: Wikipedia)
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro is expected in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on Thursday to meet with Guyanese President Irfaan Ali, amid high tensions over a dispute involving a potentially oil-rich border area.
Javier Milei promises to begin "redrawing the ideas of freedom" after inauguration as Argentina’s president.
CNN reports: "Milei, a social conservative with ties to the American right, opposes abortion rights and has called climate change a 'lie of socialism.'”
Burials holding mummies with false heads have been discovered from the Wari Empire in Peru. Archaeologists in Peru have unearthed the burials of at least 73 people dating to around 1,000 years ago, a few hundred years before the Inca took over parts of western South America. ...
Brazilian city begins first mass vaccination against dengue (www.reuters.com)
The city of Dourados in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul on Wednesday began the country's first mass vaccination against dengue, the city's government said....
Venezuela, Guyana presidents to meet amid territorial dispute (www.reuters.com)
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro is expected in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on Thursday to meet with Guyanese President Irfaan Ali, amid high tensions over a dispute involving a potentially oil-rich border area.
73 Pre-Incan Mummies, Some with 'False Heads,' Unearthed in Peru (www.scientificamerican.com)
Burials holding mummies with false heads have been discovered from the Wari Empire in Peru. Archaeologists in Peru have unearthed the burials of at least 73 people dating to around 1,000 years ago, a few hundred years before the Inca took over parts of western South America. ...