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(DIR) Post #AX9bU2hz0OqNgGipns by raymondpert@social.targaryen.house
2023-06-28T04:36:01Z
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Lula Faces Powerful Opposition As He Seeks To Protect the Amazon and Recognize Indigenous Rights>Bolsonaro, a consistent defender of Brazil’s powerful agricultural industry, backed farm and ranching expansion in the Amazon. https://portside.org/2023-06-27/lula-faces-powerful-opposition-he-seeks-protect-amazon-and-recognize-indigenous-rights #Brazil #Bolsanaro
(DIR) Post #AXA0HndDjTzKIeklWq by raymondpert@social.targaryen.house
2023-06-28T19:50:25Z
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Russia expects launch of payment card for foreign tourists by yearend — minister - TASS>Russia’s Economic Development Ministry expects the electronic payment card for foreign tourists to be launched in the country in Q4 2023, Minister Maksim Reshetnikov said on Wednesday. https://tass.com/economy/1640063 #Russia
(DIR) Post #AXA42Dnl46aSeEVeYy by raymondpert@social.targaryen.house
2023-06-28T20:31:01Z
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American website mocked for calling Rotterdam Central Station the largest in Amsterdam | NL Times>Several Dutch news outlets have derided American website 21Ninety for referring to Rotterdam Central Station as the “largest train station in Amsterdam.” https://nltimes.nl/2023/06/28/american-website-mocked-calling-rotterdam-central-station-largest-amsterdam #Netherlands
(DIR) Post #AXBnsTBxmNWQXB4yLA by raymondpert@social.targaryen.house
2023-06-29T00:24:44Z
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President Biden assails trickle-down economics, touts his policies to boost middle class - UPI.com>Biden blasted the long-held economic theory of trickle-down economics, which he said limited the American Dream for all except those at the top. https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/06/28/biden-touts-bidenomics-chicago-speech/9061687987483/ #uspolitics #joebiden
(DIR) Post #AXC1FuImRxoIg8m32u by raymondpert@social.targaryen.house
2023-06-29T17:20:05Z
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Russia begins efforts to seize full control of Wagner abroad: WSJ – Middle East Monitor>Russia has launched efforts to seize full control of the "global empire" built by the leader of the mercenary Wagner GroupSenior figures from Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs contacted the governments of Syria, Central African Republic and Mali https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20230629-russia-begins-efforts-to-seize-full-control-of-wagner-abroad-wsj/ #Wagner #Russia
(DIR) Post #AXC1qnR0weIA5xDPtY by raymondpert@social.targaryen.house
2023-06-29T19:09:36Z
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3 charged in insider trading case related to taking Trump media firm public, accused of making $22M | AP News>NEW YORK (AP) — Three Florida men were arrested Thursday on charges alleging they illegally made more than $22 million by insider trading ahead of the public announcement that an acquisition firm was going to take former President Donald Trump’s media company public. https://apnews.com/article/trump-digital-world-insider-trading-f5da209f43e5e3fd03ea7ca2961ced95 #DonaldTrump #Florida #TruthSocial
(DIR) Post #AXCODO7JRKo9E2B5Au by raymondpert@social.targaryen.house
2023-06-29T23:17:01Z
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Contrary to what is being reported, the Republican controlled US Supreme Court has not prohibited affirmative action. It has only prohibited affirmative action that does not benefit white people.For example, the Republican majority on the court allowed “legacy” admissions. That means that if your daddy (and it probably was your daddy) went to Harvard (and your grandpa also probably preceded him there), then it’s fine for you to have a leg up. https://oaklandsocialist.com/2023/06/29/u-s-supreme-court-did-not-outlaw-affirmative-action/ #uspolitics
(DIR) Post #AXCahcuIDLw5EWGzrs by raymondpert@social.targaryen.house
2023-06-29T23:04:01Z
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Facebook content moderators call the work they do 'torture.' Their lawsuit may ripple worldwide | Euronews>Eight hours a day, his job as a content moderator for a Facebook contractor required him to look at horrors so the world wouldn’t have to. Some overwhelmed colleagues would scream or cry, he said. https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/06/29/facebook-content-moderators-call-the-work-they-do-torture-their-lawsuit-may-ripple-worldwi #Facebook #META #Kenya
(DIR) Post #AXDjLdykdrIQvruYQy by raymondpert@social.targaryen.house
2023-06-30T14:51:43Z
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Mother of teen driver killed by French police officer alleges racial motivation in his death>Nahel M.'s mother, Mounia, said during an interview broadcast on the France 5 TV channel that the police officer "saw the face of an Arab, a little kid" and "wanted to take his life". https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20230630-mother-of-teen-driver-killed-by-french-police-officer-alleges-racial-motivation-in-his-death/ #France #racism
(DIR) Post #AXErVJAZrIIa54WQCG by raymondpert@social.targaryen.house
2023-07-01T03:42:01Z
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Harassment Against Scientists Is Out of Control>Peter Hotez experienced pile-ons, stalking, and bullying after events unfolded on Twitter. So much so that law enforcement got involved.He’s not alone. These [..] are now a common occurrence for scientists and physicians in public health. Both online and offline. For vaccines. For gun violence. For reproductive health. And apparently for wildfires now, too. https://portside.org/2023-06-30/harassment-against-scientists-out-control #uspolitics #farright
(DIR) Post #AXEtRW2oFTWklFCxKC by raymondpert@social.targaryen.house
2023-07-01T04:29:17Z
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@Krez He serves as founding dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine, Professor of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology & Microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine, where he is also Director of the Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development and Texas Children's Hospital Endowed Chair in Tropical Pediatrics, and University Professor of Biology at Baylor College of Medicine.Scientist?
(DIR) Post #AXFime4Ihp0tOHjpFg by raymondpert@social.targaryen.house
2023-07-01T09:44:31Z
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"All Righty then..."Supreme Court saves America from utter socialist, Marxist destruction { ! }>The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling, said Joe Biden cannot use his presidential position to unilaterally declare college students don’t have to pay back their loans — and in so doing, saving taxpayers an estimated $400 billion.America has just been saved from a massive redistribution of wealth, steal from Peter to pay Paul, socialist political payoff. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jun/30/supreme-court-saves-america-utter-socialist-marxis/ #SCOTUS
(DIR) Post #AXHtW9lR61jgaAArtA by raymondpert@social.targaryen.house
2023-07-02T04:04:02Z
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The First Pride Was a Riot, This Pride Is a Strike: Starbucks Workers Shut Down Over 150 Stores>This June, Starbucks implemented a new policy which prevented employees from decorating their stores for Pride. Instead of accepting this hypocrisy from the supposedly queer-friendly corporation, workers at over 150 unionized locations shut things down. https://www.leftvoice.org/the-first-pride-was-a-riot-this-pride-is-a-strike-starbucks-workers-shut-down-over-150-stores/ #Starbucks #LGBTQ #union #labor #labour
(DIR) Post #AXHxWqKHFeiAP13Oka by raymondpert@social.targaryen.house
2023-07-02T15:34:04Z
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@demitasse@pleroma.narrativerry.xyz @queen http://web.archive.org/web/20230702152919/https://pleroma.narrativerry.xyz/notice/AXHu08wQrevJkvFcqu #Fediblock
(DIR) Post #AXIAL6GNTFVzl9xcS8 by raymondpert@social.targaryen.house
2023-07-02T18:06:02Z
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TASS' recent flurry of reports about #Russia 's thwarting Ukraine's barrage of attacks indicates the #Ukraine counteroffensive is in full swing. Russian forces repel 11 attacks from Ukraine in Donetsk direction - TASS https://tass.com/defense/1641573 #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineRussiaWar
(DIR) Post #AXJuL7HqSGKvz4YKvI by raymondpert@social.targaryen.house
2023-07-03T14:32:01Z
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Shadow reserves — how #China hides trillions of dollars of hard currency – The China Project>how (China) manages its #economy and currency matters enormously to the world. Yet over time the way it manages its currency and its foreign exchange reserves has become much less transparent – creating new kinds of risks for the global economy.Those funds have been hidden in the state banks, and largely escaped scrutiny. https://thechinaproject.com/2023/06/29/shadow-reserves-how-china-hides-trillions-of-dollars-of-hard-currency/
(DIR) Post #AXJv3olm9Fl3aKrrmq by raymondpert@social.targaryen.house
2023-07-03T14:36:16Z
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#FranceRiots: Colonial past and racism the root cause? – DW – 07/03/2023>France's President Emmanuel #Macron called the killing of Nahel "inexcusable" and "inexplicable." A description Crystal Fleming, a professor of sociology at Stony Brook University in New York, disagrees with: "It is not inexplicable," she told DW. "It is not a mystery. It is #racism." https://www.dw.com/en/frances-colonial-past-and-racism-play-a-role-in-the-uprising-following-nahels-killing-by-police/a-66098959
(DIR) Post #AXO7ueYKqBJ7KQNgi8 by raymondpert@social.targaryen.house
2023-07-05T15:23:05Z
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The latest #massshooting in Philadelphia puts focus on America’s unique, enduring gun problem - Vox>No other high-income country has suffered such a high death toll from #gunviolence>The incident in Philadelphia was America’s 345th mass shooting — an incident during which four or more people are shot, as defined by the Gun Violence Archive — since the beginning of 2023.>The US gun homicide rate is as much as 26 times that of other high-income countries https://www.vox.com/23142734/philadelphia-mass-shootings
(DIR) Post #AXO9APVscothGtJIhs by raymondpert@social.targaryen.house
2023-07-05T15:37:26Z
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#Meta 's #Twitter competitor #Threads won't support ActivityPub at launch>#Instagram head Adam Mosseri confirmed #ActivityPub would come in the future https://mobilesyrup.com/2023/07/05/threads-meta-twitter-competitor-activitypub-support-launch/
(DIR) Post #AXUXRfynp37UPDhffM by raymondpert@social.targaryen.house
2023-07-03T07:17:05Z
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Not so Pro-Life? As US Maternal Mortality Rates Surge, Idaho Abolishes Panel Investigating Deaths in Pregnancy>On July 1, #Idaho becomes the only state without a specialized committee to review maternal deaths related to #pregnancy.One of the hospitals cited trouble recruiting and retaining OB-GYNs after the state last summer enacted one of the strictest #abortion bans in the country.https://www.juancole.com/2023/07/mortality-abolishes-investigating.html #AbortionRights #prolife #prochoice #healthcare