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  • Kremlin welcomes Turkey's reported desire to join BRICS

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  • BRICS is a trading bloc not a military alliance.

    Also, BRICS is rumored to be starting its own currency and we have already seen stuff like Sri Lanka using rupees to deal with its economic crisis. That's going to be very attractive to some countries hence the clamour to join.

  • Israeli jets kill two paramedics in Rafah after ‘deliberately’ bombing ambulance

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  • They are trying a genocide, looking like the villain while doing it kind of comes with the territory.

  • Top Level Lemmy Discource

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  • I have some kind of a Samsung but it doesn't have that button.

    At least, I don't think it does.

  • Top Level Lemmy Discource

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  • Nice. I need to get a better phone.

  • What's the most popular activity you could never get into?

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  • Probably Twitter.

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    Key misinformation “superspreaders” on Twitter: Older women

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  • I think you're right - women are also socialized to seek out social/interpersonal connections more than men; this is a big factor in why the suicide rate for elderly men tends to be significantly higher than for elderly women.

    This doesn't explain the 60 year olds but with the elderly (70+) women in my life, the vulnerability to misinformation is also an artifact of their comparatively poor levels of education. They were schooled with the expectation that they would be SAHMs.

  • Top Level Lemmy Discource

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  • @Lupo how do you get such long screenshots?

  • Labour deselecting left-wing candidates and women of colour in first week of campaign

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  • They're basically fancy ways of saying "non white".

    There's a use case for making that distinction but it's a lot narrower than expecting people to self-identify in those terms.

    Which, within that use case (e.g talking about wide and systemic oppression by white-led cultures) I guess that could be like the argument some people from certain countries have made that "Third World" is useful term because it does retain the history of its useage, whereas when it's exchanged for terms like LDCs>Global South>LICs>etc that sort of obscures the historical material conditions and relational aspects which inform the present. Or something.

  • Labour deselecting left-wing candidates and women of colour in first week of campaign

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  • Thanks, those were both really good articles!

    Seems "BAME" is being rejected mostly for qualities it shares with the term "PoC".

  • Israeli campaign against ICC may be ‘crimes against justice’, say legal experts

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  • * She. It was the previous one, not the one that has actually laid the charges.

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    Rightwing NZ government accused of ‘war on nature’ as it takes axe to climate policies

    www.theguardian.com /world/article/2024/may/30/rightwing-nz-government-accused-of-war-on-nature-as-it-takes-axe-to-climate-policies

  • Labour deselecting left-wing candidates and women of colour in first week of campaign

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  • Pretty sure the UK term was BAME, but US culture is pretty pervasive.

  • Israeli campaign against ICC may be ‘crimes against justice’, say legal experts

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  • If you read the articles on this, the timeline makes sense. No one has to be "psychic".

    • In 2015 Palestine applied to join the ICC.

    • Mossad's harassment of the ICC’s chief prosecutor seems to have begun straight after that.

    • Israel was already breaching international law with the settlements and flouting of the Geneva Conventions, and had been accused of war crimes in e.g. 2014.

    If an entity is repeatedly accused of committing crimes it's not really some crazy conspiracy if prosecutors start taking an interest in their activities. And the more they escalate their criminal activity the more likely it is that an investigation and eventual warrant will follow.

  • For Ghoramara islanders, India election is about climate change and survival

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  • From the article:

    Situated 150 kilometres (94 miles) south of Kolkata, media has dubbed Ghoramara the ‘sinking island’. It has lost nearly half of its area to soil erosion in the last two decades and could completely disappear within a few decades more if a solution is not found. In the decade to 2020, the population has fallen to around 4,000 from 7,000.

    “We want the banks reinforced with stone boulders or rehabilitation in other places. Probably rehabilitation is the only answer,” said Patra, who once had acres of land that have now been lost to the sea.

    Patra said his house was once a kilometre from the river’s edge but now stands just 150 metres away.

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    Researchers say as climate change has forced a rise in sea surface temperatures, seasonal, cyclonic storms barrelling in from the Bay of Bengal have become more fierce and frequent, particularly in the last decade.

    The island’s inhabitants were once predominantly dependent on agriculture, with most families farming rice and betel leaves. But cyclones in 2020 and 2021 flooded the fields with water high in saline, leaving the soil barren.

    As people have migrated away from the island, especially youths, transport links with the mainland have fallen to just five ferries a day.

    Patra lives alone. His wife works as a nursemaid in Kolkata, his two daughters, who are married, and his teacher son live on the mainland.

    “It’s encouraging to see people in this rural area prioritising this issue (environment). It’s unfortunate that no one is listening to them,” said Sugata Hazra, the former head of the school of oceanographic studies at Jadavpur University in Kolkata.

    “Cities across India are already facing drinking water scarcity. They (urban dwellers) should be more conscious of (the) environment and make it a primary issue alongside the economy and jobs.”

    Some Ghoramara residents have planted mangrove saplings to try to reduce waterfront erosion, while the local administration displays notices across the island banning single-use plastic and polystyrene. A solid waste management system has been put in place.

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    For Ghoramara islanders, India election is about climate change and survival

    www.reuters.com /investigates/special-report/india-election-climate/

  • South Africa election: ANC seen losing majority, DA and Zuma's party performing well

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  • From the article:

    The ANC has won national elections held every five years since the landmark 1994 election, which marked the end of apartheid and the ascent of Nelson Mandela as president.

    But since those heady days the ANC's support has declined because of disillusionment over issues such as high unemployment and crime, frequent power blackouts and corruption.

    In the previous election in 2019, the ANC won 57.5% of the vote, with 20.8% for the DA and 10.8% for the EFF, on a turnout of 66% of registered voters, which the commission has already said is likely to be higher this time.

    At provincial level, the early results showed the ANC on 35.7%, the DA on 29.6%% and the EFF on 10.8% in the key province of Gauteng, which includes the country's business capital Johannesburg and the sprawling townships of Soweto and Alexandra.

    In KwaZulu-Natal, a populous eastern province where the major city of Durban is located, Zuma's MK was performing strongly, with 43.2% of the vote versus 21.7% for the ANC. KwaZulu-Natal is his home province and he is popular there.

    Zuma was forced to quit as president in 2018 after a string of scandals and has since fallen out with the ANC leadership, leading him to throw his weight behind MK. The party, named after the ANC's armed wing from the apartheid era, appeared to be costing both the ANC and the EFF votes.

    "MK is going to be a real player. That it tracks close to the EFF is significant because they are going after the same voters," said Dooms.

    By law, the electoral commission has seven days to declare full results, but in practice it is usually faster than that. In the last election, in 2019, voting took place on a Wednesday like this year and final results came on the Saturday.

    The new parliament must convene within 14 days of final results being declared and its first act must be to elect the nation's president.

    This means that if the ANC is confirmed to have lost its majority there could be two weeks of intense and complex negotiations to agree on how

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    South Africa election: ANC seen losing majority, DA and Zuma's party performing well

    www.reuters.com /world/africa/south-african-election-results-trickle-after-wide-open-vote-2024-05-30/
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    How to increase engagement of cis women on Lemmy?

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  • Worth noting that's Hexbear not Lemmy as a whole. Hexbear has a unique culture.

    To answer the question, the way you attract openly cis women is create spaces where they are definitely not bullied, trolled, and stalked. The fediverse is young and has relatively few mod tools.

    There are plenty of cis women on mastodon as far as I can see.

  • How to increase engagement of cis women on Lemmy?

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  • This. Lemmy.world is probably the most vanilla. I suspect there are probably more cis women on instances like Beehaw as well.

  • I have an ancient laptop, need recommendations on which distro to install

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  • Let us know what you go with!

  • Netanyahu blasts Biden admin for rejecting GOP effort to sanction ICC

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  • I feel the same way. He's not my friend and he's not a cute kid or something. He's a genocidal war criminal.

  • Alpacas test positive for H5N1 bird flu for the first time

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  • Noooo not the alpacas!! They deserve better.

    For real tho I'm not looking forward to pandemic 2.0.

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    20 Years of Africa Union Peace and Security Council: Leaders Reflect on Old Conflicts, Resurgence of Unconstitutional Change of Government and Terrorism Challenges - The Chanzo

    thechanzo.com /2024/05/27/20-years-of-africa-union-peace-and-security-council-leaders-reflect-on-old-conflicts-resurgence-of-unconstitutional-change-of-government-and-terrorism-challenges/
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    Researchers decode how elephants form "sentences," lending insight to their complex communication

    www.salon.com /2024/05/27/researchers-decode-how-elephants-form-sentences-lending-insight-to-their-complex-communication/
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    Feature: Myanmar: Young insurgents changing the course of a forgotten war

    www.bbc.com /news/articles/c0600jgey2po
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    Dozens killed in cold lava mudslides on Indonesian island of Sumatra

    www.theguardian.com /world/article/2024/may/13/indonesia-mudslides-sumatra-cold-lava-floods-death-toll-mount-merapi
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    Tongan diaspora blasts PM Hu‘akavameiliku over leaked document supporting China against Australia, NZ over involvement in Solomon Islands

    www.kanivatonga.co.nz /2024/05/tongan-diaspora-blasts-pm-huakavameiliku-over-leaked-document-supporting-china-against-australia-nz-over-involvement-in-solomon-islands/
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    Students Storm Out Of Jerry Seinfeld's Commencement Speech At Duke

    nz.news.yahoo.com /students-storm-jerry-seinfelds-commencement-235352807.html
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    Belize, Jamaica and St. Vincent and the Grenadines eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and Syphilis

    magneticmediatv.com /2024/05/belize-jamaica-and-st-vincent-and-the-grenadines-eliminate-mother-to-child-transmission-of-hiv-and-syphilis/
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    In Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, Congolese protest following Sassou Nguesso's ceding of part of their land to Rwanda.

    www.digitalcongo.net /article-en/in-brazzaville-congolese-protest-following-sassou-nguesso-s-ceding-of-part-of-their-land-to-rwanda/
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    Crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing occurring against the Massalit in West Darfur: Human Rights Watch

    www.jurist.org /news/2024/05/crimes-against-humanity-and-ethnic-cleansing-against-the-massalit-in-west-darfur-hrw/
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    Israeli whistleblowers detail horror of shadowy detention facility for Palestinians | CNN

    edition.cnn.com /2024/05/10/middleeast/israel-sde-teiman-detention-whistleblowers-intl-cmd
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    ‘I’ve only the clothes on my back’: lives swept away by floods in Kenya

    www.theguardian.com /global-development/article/2024/may/07/floods-kenya-
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    Brazilian authorities bury deceased migrants who drifted in African boat to the Amazon

    apnews.com /article/brazil-amazon-migrants-adrift-africa-mauritania-2c98d960650b4e57f145884b3a5abceb
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    Israeli army tells Palestinians to temporarily evacuate parts of Rafah ahead of an expected assault

    apnews.com /article/israel-palestinians-gaza-hamas-war-humanitarian-aid-8659eae6e0a7362504f0aa4aa4be53e0
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    Lagos homeowners decry demolition, seek compensation

    punchng.com /lagos-homeowners-decry-demolition-seek-compensation/
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    Panama election: Voters to choose president after front-runner sentenced

    www.bbc.com /news/world-latin-america-68935251
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    Flooding in Brazil kills 39 people with 68 still missing and 24,000 displaced

    www.abc.net.au /news/2024-05-04/rains-in-southern-brazil-kill-at-least-39-68-still-missing/103804944
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    Some 540 Peguis First Nation residents still displaced after 2022 flooding

    winnipeg.citynews.ca /2024/04/30/flood-peguis-first-nation-residents-still-displaced/