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exador23

@exador23@m.ai6yr.org

esoteric thinker, egg chair philosopher, permaculture advocate, pattern literate human being. The clock is ticking for all life on this planet. we need change. landscape designer.

Fair Warning: Very little of my descriptive content will have CWs. I will put sensitive media blocks on any photos or vids though.

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Israel is in violation of a WH directive requiring recipients of American military assistance to comply with int'l humanitarian law & permit the unimpeded delivery of US-funded humanitarian support, USAID officials concluded in a confidential paper reviewed by Devex* https://www.devex.com/news/exclusive-usaid-officials-say-israel-breached-us-directive-on-gaza-aid-107545

In a submission to Blinken, USAID “assesses the government of Israel does not currently demonstrate necessary compliance.” Blinken is required to formally certify to Congress in the coming weeks whether Israel complies with the WH memo.

*Devex is new to me. They sound VERY legit. details to follow...

exador23,
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Devex is the world’s leading independent news organization covering global development.

Our journalists come to Devex from Bloomberg, Foreign Policy, LA Times, Politico, The Guardian, The New York Times, The Washington Post, VICE, and other leading news outlets.

Devex is an official media partner for events from the World Economic Forum, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, OECD, United Nations, Clinton Global Initiative, and other institutions.

i.e. it's news by and for the NGO & global development community.

"We give members of Parliament, Congress, development agencies, philanthropists, researchers, multilateral banks, and NGOs the news they need to do their job."

exador23, to climate
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UNRWA: Over the past few days, has been undergoing an unusual This made the already inhumane living conditions even worse for 1.5 million people, mostly living under plastic sheets in . We received reports that at least two children died due to the heat.

What more to endure: death, hunger, disease, displacement, and now living in greenhouses-like structures under scorching heat. We cannot afford on top of this misery, a major military operation to go ahead.

~Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of
UNRWA

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I probably need a more encompassing hashtag for the taking place in Ukraine instead of just and

This is a Ukranian DIY (based on sheet metal rivets) ground based unmanned vehicle designed to distribute DIY anti-personnel mines (left) and traditional mines (right)

exador23,
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@ai6yr lol. I see what you did there : )

exador23, to random
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argh. I thought we were mostly past offshore wind season.

ai6yr, to random
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Sigh, the right wing is all on the bird flu in dairy as a massive conspiracy to make you drink soy milk. 🙄

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@ai6yr

Daddy, why did Republicans go extinct?

Friendly fire in the culture wars.

exador23,
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@ai6yr Don't forget the suggestions to inject bleach, use horse de-wormer, or ingest fish tank cleaner.

exador23, to random
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Purported to be an old Paramount Studios map of California areas to scout based on the setting you want to simulate.

might be helpful for geolocating scenes from older films @ai6yr

ai6yr, to food
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Tonight's food experiment: horehound tea!

exador23,
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@ai6yr

gif of person taking a drink then making a weird face reaction.

exador23,
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@ai6yr

I had a really bitter concoction called "spring wine" which was a chi-based taoist recipe with all manner of weird chinese herbs.

Then I made it much worse by steeping wormwood in it to make home-made absinthe.

It wasn't only horribly bitter and twangy, but the aftertaste simply did. not. go. away. The only thing I found to cut through it was Lagavulin - a very peaty, smokey Islay scotch.

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No. that's a paywall. If I can't see content without giving you something (in this case, personal data,) then it is a paywall.

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damn. that seems a little... excessive.

DemocracyNow: In Iran, a court has sentenced hip-hop artist Toomaj Salehi to death for supporting the 2022 popular uprising in his songs. Toomaj Salehi, who is already serving a six-year jail sentence, is appealing the ruling.

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At this time, I highly recommend you go to AlJazeera's website at least once a day to at least get a rough feel for what is going on.

Western media is way too focused on student protests and culture war framing to provide any meaningful news about the whole reason for those protests.

exador23, to climate
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AlJazeera: Gaza Civil Defence issues warning to displaced Palestinians

As temperatures soar in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Civil Defence has warned that conditions are ripe for “the expansion of the spread of epidemics & diseases among [displaced Palestinians], especially among children & pregnant women”.

“Drink plenty of water, try to ventilate the place, keep children away from the sun’s rays, especially at peak heat times, & be sure to wipe their bodies with cold water constantly”, spokesperson Basal said in a statement on Telegram, speaking to the thousands of displaced Palestinians currently sheltering in tents.

meets and

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Now they've cancelled the whole commencement ceremony. Would have been easier to just let the valedictorian speak.

NBC: USC announced Thursday that it was canceling its main graduation commencement ceremony on May 10, citing safety concerns.

ai6yr, to random
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Hmm, it might be cheaper for me to buy another weed trimmer (on special pricing) for the spare parts and battery, than it will be to buy a spare battery. 🤔

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@ai6yr

I recently got a Milwaukee 10" chainsaw - which comes tool only, no battery.

It was cheaper to get a drill & impact driver combo that came with 2 batteries and a charger than it was to get 1 battery and a charger separately.

exador23, to DuckDuckGo
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Why does #DuckDuckGo give so many #News #Search results to #MSN? and #Yahoo? And is there any way to change that?

I want a link to the organization that did the journalism, not some scraping site where I can't trust that the link won't go away at some point.

exador23,
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"news" tabbed search for "UN News" gives 29 first page results.

12 of them are MSN scrapes of other news orgs including AFP, CNN, Reuters, LATimes, Bloomberg, AP, etc. and 2 unknown sourced Yahoo articles. That's nearly 50%.

And it's front loaded. Of the 1st 13 hits, 11 are MSN or Yahoo. 84%

exador23,
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@ai6yr their 'custom date' interface is very buggy too, which is frustrating. Sometimes you need to cut out the last week or month of results when researching something.

As a related aside, some current event article I posted today had the preview here come up claiming it was from 1969. lol.

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Say what now?

Secret Service agent assigned to Kamala Harris hospitalized after exhibiting "distressing behavior," officials say https://www.cbsnews.com/news/secret-service-agent-assigned-to-kamala-harris-exhibits-distressing-behavior/

Two sources briefed on the situation told CBS News the agent spouted gibberish, was speaking incoherently and provoked another officer physically.

According to sources, the agent in question pushed the special agent in charge while they were near the lounge of Joint Base Andrews.

The agent was immediately handcuffed and detained by other Secret Service agents who intervened, sources said, and ambulances were called to the scene. After an initial medical evaluation, the agent was admitted to a hospital, sources said.

exador23, to random
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lol.

students facing down Texas Department of Public Safety stormtroopers at UT Austin chanting:

Who failed Uvalde? DPS! Who failed Uvalde? DPS!

ai6yr, to random
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Missing persons seearch at the Grand Canyon National Park.

On April 21, 2024, a vehicle belonging to Thomas L. Robison of Santa Fe, NM was found abandoned at Lees Ferry within Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Thomas Robison, 58, is believed to have attempted to travel down the Colorado River with his small dog on a wooden raft.

Robison is described as a white male, 5’10” in height and 160 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes.

Anyone who may have seen Thomas Robison are asked to contact Grand Canyon Dispatch at 928-638-7805. A missing person investigation is on-going and no further information is available at this time.

https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/missing-person-search-underway.htm

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@ai6yr I'm not sure a few boards held together with a ratchet strap qualifies as a 'raft'

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Was not expecting to see this editorial in Haaretz today. and no byline - meaning it's by the editorial board.

The U.S. Must Recognize Palestine https://archive.is/tpfqg

The attempt to portray the Palestinians' application for UN membership as a substitute for negotiations is an Israeli manipulation...because Israel is not taking a single step that would seem to advance direct negotiations

It is not at all clear why the U.S. is [vetoing] a move that advances the diplomatic solution. There is no reason not to recognize a Palestinian state alongside Israel while at the same time working toward negotiations to achieve a two-state solution. Only in this way will this solution have a chance.

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Police in Jerusalem shooting skunk water* indiscriminately, contrary to police standing orders and risking the health and even lives of those targeted. ~ Noga Tarnopolsky

Skunk Water has been used by Israeli Security Forces for 15 years now. https://science.howstuffworks.com/skunk-water-weapon-control-crowds.htm

It or something similar was used on Columbia students at a protest some months ago, reportedly by some pro-Israeli group (not by authorities). Its use and lack of follow-up, investigation, disciplinary action, or even support for the victims by the university admin arguable contributed to Columbia students being more committed and radicalized.

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