Report: Several US & Canadian universities hire Israeli firms to curb protests
After Trump's election, the universities turned to Israeli security firms to manage anti-genocide protests.
Eg, CUNY signed a $4m contract with Strategy Security Corp owned by Yosef Sordi, a former NYC police officer trained in Israel.
& Concordia Uni enlisted Israeli security firms Perceptage International & Moshav Security Consulting.
#OtD 6 Dec 1928 the banana massacre took place in Ciénaga, Colombia, when soldiers killed up to 2000 striking workers of the United Fruit Co., and their wives and children, who were fighting for one day off per week and pay in money rather than coupons https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/10599/banana-massacre
Report: List of "Israeli violations of Lebanon cease-fire agreement" published 28 Nov
"Israel has committed several violations of the cease-fire agreement with Lebanon since it took effect early on Wednesday, Lebanese authorities have said.
"There have been at least 18 violations, with 13 on Wednesday alone."
Oxford scientist resigns from Royal Society over Elon Musk’s continuing fellowship
Prof Dorothy Bishop said fellowship was ‘a contradiction of all the values’ of UK’s national academy of sciences
Retired software engineer & woodworker.
Anglo-francophone.
Detest tories. Subscribe to green, leftish radical politics but not to any particular political party!.
Love the EU and all it stands for, moreover, I spent the last 10 years of my career working at an EU agency.
Enthusiastic photographer, especially wildlife and most especially butterflies.
Slightly knowledgeable gardener.
Atheist; loathe almost all religions and pity the people deluded enough to follow them. I make exceptions for Buddhism as it isn't really a religion in the strictest sense of the word as it doesn't postulate the existence of any god, and Jainism which is the epitome of peace.
For anyone who is interested, my header photo is of the most stupendous sunset I have ever seen. On the right is the waterfront of Vientiane, the capital of Laos, on the left is Thailand and in the middle, acting as the border between the two countries is the mighty Mekong river.