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U.S. government has pumped more money and weapons into supporting the Ukrainian military than it sent in 2020 to Afghanistan, Israel, and Egypt combined. https://theintercept.com/2022/09/10/ukraine-military-aid-weapons-oversight/ Noam Chomsky and Robert Pollin: Humanity’s Fate Isn’t Sealed — If We Act Now https://truthout.org/articles/noam-chomsky-and-robert-pollin-humanitys-fate-isnt-sealed-if-we-act-now/ China is now a more important international supplier than Germany, the U.S. and Japan combined https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/China-s-dominance-of-manufacturing-is-growing-not-shrinking Noam: "A war between the US and China would destroy the possibilities of organized life on Earth. In fact, we can put it differently: Unless the US and China reach an accommodation and work together and cooperatively, it's very unlikely that organized human society will survive." https://podclips.com/c/vWGB8d some good examples of useful #Clojure patterns Combination of warmer water temperatures driven by climate change and wastewater runoff trigger algae blooms that kill thousands of fish in San Francisco Bay area. The estimated cost for the funeral and incarnation are 6.000.000.000 while 1/4 people in the UK cannot afford to turn on the heating this winter. Churchill's policies contributed to 1943 Bengal famine that killed over 3 million people https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/29/winston-churchill-policies-contributed-to-1943-bengal-famine-study Queen Elizabeth II has just died at the age of 96 and according to UK state media, the nation is in mourning. But are these emotions real, forced, or a mix of both? Investigative journalist and UK human rights watcher Luna Nguyen reports. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OAIOfxaM7JY A reminder that the queen had an ongoing exemption from race and sex discrimination laws that allowed Buckingham Palace to ban ethnic minorities from office roles. |
