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  • This article doesn't mention that -once more- this famine is due to british colonial biopolitics:

    The colonial strategies and utilitarian principles by the British authorities exacerbated the Bengal famine. Utilizing Foucault’s concept of biopolitics, I point out how the British viewed Indian bodies discursively. To reaffirm their sense of superiority, they reduced their Indian subjects to animal-like beings’ incapable of controlling their own reproduction.

  • That's what Haaretz wrote:

    According to a police source, the investigation also indicates that an IDF combat helicopter that arrived to the scene and fired at terrorists there apparently also hit some festival participants.

  • I totally see point. Maybe if Hebrew was called an Israeli language it would have been a more accurate term?

    Ghil'ad Zuckermann, a 35-year-old graduate of Tel Aviv University with doctorates from Oxford and Cambridge, argues that modern Hebrew should be renamed "Israeli" and give up its claim of pure descent from holy writ."Israelis are brainwashed to believe they speak the same language as (the prophet) Isaiah, a purely Semitic language, but this is false," Zuckermann told Reuters during a lecture tour to promote his soon-to-be-published polemic "Hebrew as Myth".

    For Zuckermann, the proof of linguistic discontinuity between ancient and modern Israel is that Hebrew had to be revived, by 19th-century Zionist pioneers and lexicographers, after 1,700 years in which it was no one's native tongue.

    from Hebrew or Israeli? Linguist stirs Zionist debate - Reuters - 2007

  • Smotrich last year claimed:

    “There is no such thing as a Palestinian nation. There is no Palestinian history. There is no Palestinian language,” he said in France late Sunday. He spoke at a memorial event for a French-Israeli right-wing activist who denied the existence of a Palestinian nation and advocated annexation of the West Bank. The lectern was adorned with what appeared to be an image showing the map of Israel that included the occupied West Bank, Gaza and Jordan.

    (from Associated Press :: Top Israeli minister: ‘No such thing’ as Palestinian people - March 21, 2023)

  • The Neglected History of the State of IsraelThe Revisionist faction of Zionism that ended up triumphing adhered to literal fascist doctrines and traditions.

    I USE THE WORD “FASCIST” in the literal sense. Do not flinch from it. The founders of Revisionist Zionism certainly didn’t. Respect them enough to take them at their word.

    In 1928, a prominent Revisionist named Abba Ahimeir published a series of articles entitled “From the Diary of a Fascist.” They refer to the founder of their movement, Ze’ev Jabotinsky (his adopted first name is Hebrew for “wolf”), as “il duce.” In 1935, his comrade Hen Merhavia wrote that Revisionists were doing what Mussolini did: “establish a nucleus of an exemplary life of morality and purity. Like us, the Italian fascists look back to their historical heritage. We seek to return to the kingdom of the House of David; they want to return to the glory of the Roman Empire.” They even opened a maritime academy in Italy, under Mussolini’s sponsorship, for the navy they hoped to build in their new Israeli state. “[T]he views and the political and social inclinations of the Revisionists,” an Italian magazine reported, “are absolutely in accordance with the fascist doctrine … as our students they will bring the Italian and fascist culture to Palestine.”

  • This article from New America has some interesting numbers on top drone sellers, byers and their relationships. Including a mapping of global import and export relationships. I think it dates from 2022?

    Introduction: How We Became a World of Drones

    TOP SELLERSThe United States and Israel are the biggest producers and sellers of drones.(...)Israel is the largest exporter of drones in the world. Israel accounted for 41 percent of all drones exported between 2001 and 2011, according to a database compiled by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), though Israel refuses to release the full list of countries to which it has sold military arms.(..)China is a growing drone exporter and has filled gaps in the market with its more liberal export policy.

    Israel exports to 56USA exports to 55China exports to 37Austria exports to 13France exports to 11Canada exports to 5Germany exports to 5Iran exports to 5Estonia exports to 4Turkey exports to 4

  • Focusing on assumptions and assumptions are not very convincing.

    This video focuses on lies, not assumptions.

    Also, when talking about sexual misconduct/abuse and related matters the way we think of justice can be very tricky and I think we need to reconsider the notion of

    concrete evidence

    For example, it's not a given that a 24-year-old can prove that 10 years back they were sexually abused or raped by Epstein. Or anyone actually.

  • What is problematic about his open letter?

    I guess the answer to that depends on how one sees proprietary software. I like the free and open source community and this is why I find this letter problematic, to say the least.

    In the first 10 minutes or so of the Revolution OS documentary -which is very old btw- one can get a general overview of this time period.

  • I have not read the book, I've read enough about Gates by now to have my own thoughts on how dogdy he is. What is this article in defense of Bill Gates? The author met Gates a few times and he feels confident to claim that

    That man was very far from the sexist, arrogant, miserable predator that Schwab portrays.

    And what is this conclusion?

    The world needs their money; maybe managed by party bureaucracies, that much is not clear. Bill Gates’ money, that is, but not Bill Gates himself.

    Really?

    Anyways, here is another article that talks just about the tip of the iceberg of the "Bill Gates Sexism Problem", let's call it this way.Long Before Divorce, Bill Gates Had Reputation for Questionable Behavior - The New York Times - Oct 2021

    Melinda French Gates voiced concerns about her husband’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and a harassment claim against his money manager. He also had an affair with an employee.

    Maybe the first problematic thing I can think of about Gates dates back to 1976. It is called:

    An Open Letter Hobbyists

  • News @lemmy.world

    Gaza hostage relatives burst into Israeli parliament, calls for action

    www.reuters.com /world/middle-east/relatives-gaza-hostages-storm-israeli-parliament-panel-2024-01-22/
  • World News @lemmy.ml

    Gaza hostage relatives burst into Israeli parliament, calls for action mount

    www.reuters.com /world/middle-east/relatives-gaza-hostages-storm-israeli-parliament-panel-2024-01-22/
  • Not The Onion @lemmy.world

    Former Pentagon UFO Investigator Is Pissed Because Congress Believes In Conspiracy Theories

    www.vice.com /en/article/wxjydq/former-pentagon-ufo-investigator-is-pissed-because-congress-believes-in-conspiracy-theories
  • Bitcoin @lemmy.world

    Trezor reveals 66,000 users could face phishing attacks

    coinjournal.net /news/trezor-reveals-66000-users-could-face-phishing-attack/
  • Not The Onion @lemmy.world

    A Belgian port seized tons of cocaine. Criminals tried to take it back.

    www.washingtonpost.com /world/2024/01/20/antwerp-cocaine-cartels-ecuador/
  • Not The Onion @lemmy.world

    As folks freeze to death in Milwaukee, Ohio pastor charged for offering shelter

    www.jsonline.com /story/opinion/columnists/james-causey/2024/01/16/ohio-pastor-charged-homeless-opening-milwaukee-cold-deaths-wind-chill/72236928007/
  • Not The Onion @lemmy.world

    Far-Right Congressman Complains There Aren’t Enough White People Joining the Army

    www.vice.com /en/article/n7embg/far-right-republican-paul-gosar-white-military-recruit-decline-wokeness
  • World News @lemmy.ml

    Israel Intensifies Raids Against Palestinians in West Bank

    www.wsj.com /world/middle-east/israel-intensifies-raids-against-palestinians-in-west-bank-424cb246
  • World News @lemmy.world

    Israel Intensifies Raids Against Palestinians in West Bank

    www.wsj.com /world/middle-east/israel-intensifies-raids-against-palestinians-in-west-bank-424cb246
  • Not The Onion @lemmy.world

    They’re not aliens. That’s the verdict from Peru officials who seized 2 doll-like figures

    madison.com /news/nation-world/peru-aliens-mexico-congress-extraterrestrials/article_a5f2ab86-a38d-585c-914b-73d49735b3ba.html
  • News @kbin.social

    Israel forbids doctors from speaking to UN group investigating Oct. 7 atrocities - Times of Israel

    www.timesofisrael.com /government-forbids-doctors-from-speaking-to-un-group-investigating-oct-7-atrocities/
  • Videos @lemmy.world

    Gaza Genocide Unmasked By Irish Lawyer's HISTORIC Speech At The ICJ

    yewtu.be /watch
  • Politics @beehaw.org

    Gaza 100 days on: Stop the War on Children

    plan-international.org /blog/2024/01/17/gaza-100-days-on-stop-the-war-on-children/
  • World News @lemmy.ml

    Gaza 100 days on: Stop the War on Children

    plan-international.org /blog/2024/01/17/gaza-100-days-on-stop-the-war-on-children/
  • World News @lemmy.world

    Gaza 100 days on: Stop the War on Children

    plan-international.org /blog/2024/01/17/gaza-100-days-on-stop-the-war-on-children/
  • World News @lemmy.ml

    How watermelon imagery, a symbol of solidarity with Palestinians, spread around the planet

    apnews.com /article/israel-palestinians-gaza-watermelon-symbol-protests-832c9a21b82015356f0ef99d17df2633
  • World News @lemmy.ml

    In Gaza, Israel has turned water into a weapon of mass destruction

    www.972mag.com /gaza-israel-water-weapon/
  • News @kbin.social

    Students walk out of class to stand with Gaza - Yale Daily News

    yaledailynews.com /blog/2024/01/17/students-walk-out-of-class-to-stand-with-gaza/
  • News @lemmy.world

    Students walk out of class to stand with Gaza - Yale Daily News

    yaledailynews.com /blog/2024/01/17/students-walk-out-of-class-to-stand-with-gaza/
  • Not The Onion @lemmy.world

    Newsmax Interview Gets Weird As Some Guy In His Underwear Wanders In

    www.huffpost.com /entry/newsmax-dick-morris-underwear-man_n_65a740b8e4b041f1ce63e61b