What’s interesting to me about the situation in Israel is that Jews and Palestinians are, ethnically, fundamentally the same people; Palestinians were Jews who stayed there and most of them became Christians and then most of them became Muslims with the Arabization; even calling them “Arabs” is a total misnomer. It’s such a tragedy all around.
#SteveBell on #BorisJohnson’s #DowningStreet renovations – #cartoon | Opinion | The Guardian
I am saying goodbye to Brexit support groups because I am saying goodbye to the UK and London, to my chance to live there. It's a damned website, but these groups have been extraordinarily valuable to know 'what's going on'. The number of times I have quoted them to explain the situation or situations that have led me to take the decisions I have taken.
#pandemic #coronavirus #covid #long_covid #johnson #casualties #deaths #bereavement #inquiry #NHS #care #politics #uk
Toot Redux (first published 26th April 2020)
Google and Facebook are two of the most successful web companies because they have managed to convince everyone that their products do not come at any cost. Yet, their ad-based business model harms people & societies on so many levels, it must end now - and you can help. 😀💪
https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/google-facebook-free
YesCymru committee nominee promises to be ‘voice of minorities’ if elected. https://nation.cymru/news/yescymru-committee-nominee-promises-to-be-voice-of-minorities-if-elected/
@gerald_leppert
Are drugs in phase II development ever tested on American children? I'd love to know more about how test subjects are recruited.
Chartists' rebellion inspiration for new Welsh song of freedom. https://nation.cymru/culture/chartists-rebellion-inspiration-for-new-welsh-song-of-freedom/
#johnson #cronyism #chums #books #awards #refrigeration #eu #uk #politics #democracy
Toot Redux (first published 12th November 2020)
Germany vows to boost cycling as part of climate effort
BERLIN — Germany, home to the Autobahn and a powerful motor industry, wants its citizens to spend less time driving and more time cycling to help save the planet.
https://www.delta-optimist.com/the-mix/germany-vows-to-boost-cycling-as-part-of-climate-effort-3651980 #climateemergency #pollution #environment #ecology #bike
Plans approved for hundreds of flats in Butetown with zero affordable homes. https://nation.cymru/news/plans-approved-for-hundreds-of-flats-in-butetown-with-zero-affordable-homes/
No one should ever make the mistake of thinking that a corporation is "good" - even the corporation that does consistent good today is liable to changes in ownership and management in the future that can drastically alter its conduct.
By all means, cheer the things that companies do, when they benefit the public - and condemn the things that do harm.
Always fight for the user, never for the system.
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(canada)
Liberal Party delegates voted to pass not one but two basic income resolutions at their national convention that ran from April 8-10, making basic income the governing party’s second most important policy issue.
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2021/04/19/opinion/canadians-support-basic-income-will-liberals-finally-deliver
I should have posted this govt's track record too:
https://www.polimeter.org/en/trudeau
I'm sure there was a better one I had somewhere... :-(
Climate Change Could Cut World Economy by $23 Trillion in 2050, Insurance Giant Warns
Poor nations would be particularly hard hit, but few would escape, Swiss Re said. The findings could influence how the industry prices insurance and invests its mammoth portfolios.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/22/climate/world-economy-swiss-re-insurance.html #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate
New passport arrives for Brazilian who took Welsh language citizenship oath. https://nation.cymru/news/new-passport-arrives-for-brazilian-who-took-welsh-language-citizenship-oath/
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