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Cake day: July 17th, 2023

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  • Paywall, I don’t think [web archive org] link is allowed to be posted, when looking at the list of rules…

    Articles mentioned:

    The Public Defender’s Office, an independent arm of the Justice Ministry, said on Thursday that its lawyers would not represent the Oct. 7 defendants, arguing that the existing legal process for terrorist cases was ill-suited to this situation. It was a significant declaration for an agency created to defend society’s most disfavored, including indigent criminal defendants and people accused of terrorism.

    “Much more needs to be done to protect civilians and to make sure that humanitarian assistance reaches them,” Mr. Blinken told reporters in New Delhi after a diplomatic tour through Middle Eastern and Asian nations. “Far too many Palestinians have been killed. Far too many have suffered these past weeks. And we want to do everything possible to prevent harm to them and to maximize the assistance that gets to them.”

    Hamas and Israel are negotiating two hostage release proposals, one involving a small number of people and one that could involve 100 or more civilians being held in Gaza, according to officials briefed on the talks.

    “We have very serious concerns that these amount to disproportionate attacks in breach of international humanitarian law,” said Volker Türk, the U.N.’s high commissioner for human rights. He cited Israeli strikes on six locations in Gaza, including Jabaliya, Gaza City and Khan Younis.

    Israeli police detained five prominent Arab Israeli politicians for several hours on Thursday, including former lawmakers, as they prepared to hold a vigil in the city of Nazareth to protest Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, two Israeli civic associations said. The groups denounced the action, saying it constituted suppression of free speech.










  • Off topic thought I had when I saw this, more on the system being the problem.

    This made me think of an interview with Richard Wolff and Lex Fridman.

    Richard tries to explain his views on Marxism and Communism, #295.

    He mentions problems with academia, and how it is tied to the corporate world.

    Around 1:41:00, gov’t/academics/corporations are all tied together in keeping the same system going.

    To try and get back to topic, it may have to do with the kind of people needed to excel in competitive areas like a university/company/government.

    Less on taking care of people and more on competing with each other to be the best…

    Reminds me of sports and the fierce environment it produces. Some people adapt and become like them or they feel isolated.



  • jimmydoreisalefty@lemmus.orgtoTechnology@lemmy.worldSo long, small phones
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    Haven’t thought of small phones in a while, unless you look into dumb phones, like Nokia 3310 reboot.

    Great little phone, but does not have smart features that smart phones have.

    Nice to see the sizes being compared, I was not expecting it, but wow have phone become huge.

    I wonder if Pine64 or similar would create a small phone, they have launched phones before…