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The intra-Palestinian meeting in Moscow has precedent
— Hanna Notte (@HannaNotte) February 29, 2024
Russia's hosted such meetings in the past, most recently Feb 2019
Russia has long lamented the US' "monopolization" of the peace process & tried to carve out a niche for itself: mediating among the disunited Palestinians/2
Here's what I told them: https://halginsberg.com/vote-for-jill-stein-again/
Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force https://t.co/pCoDg05irX
— Gareth Harris (@garethharr) December 28, 2023
Location: U.S. Embassy and residential compounds
Events: Heavy gunfire is occuring around the area of the U.S. Embassy and residential compounds adjacent to the Trutier area of Tabarre. All Embassy personnel have been instructed to remain indoors and shelter-in-place until further notice. All others should avoid the area.
Actions to take:
- Avoid the area;
- Avoid demonstrations and any large gatherings of people;
- Do not attempt to drive through roadblocks; and
- If you encounter a roadblock, turn around and get to a safe area.
By The Editorial Board @ Bloomberg.com, December 8, 2023
A mass expulsion of Afghan migrants could destabilize the region and fuel radicalization. The West should pressure Islamabad to change course.
All eyes on #Chad right now
Chad has two internet trunks coming into the country: One from the Red Sea via Sudan; the other from Cameroon. Not possible for the totality of the country's internet network to be shut unless done centrally. A lot of rumors swirling; few facts. https://t.co/N6bDJZ2ixO
BREAKING: Three loss prevention employees in Macy’s across the street from Philadelphia City Hall stabbed, one of them has died from stab wounds, @PhillyPolice sources tell me. Police converged on the store as the three workers were rushed to Jefferson Hospital. pic.twitter.com/4U1eKycL4W
Former US Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As Secret Agent For Cuba https://t.co/LDwo4ZJI1K
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) December 4, 2023
[Chapter I news is HERE, Oct. 7 til today]
You don’t get it.
— George Deek (@GeorgeDeek) December 2, 2023
It’s not about an UNRWA teacher who held an Israeli kid hostage in his house.
It’s all about how for 75 years you have destroyed the future of generations of Palestinians, including my family.
My cousins in Arab countries are still not citizens - not even the… https://t.co/nv6anubGhc
Note 'Community Notes' attached to UNWRA's statement.
Imperialism for me but not for thee?
It's wild that Venezuela is now holding a vote on whether 2/3 of Guyana actually belongs to them! Analysts suggest that Modoru may want military action to pump up his sinking popularity.
Could we have a war in South America?!?
"The people who live in Essequibo are largely… pic.twitter.com/QvMEjkkgwy
The lack of a cohesive delegation has allowed attention-seeking lawmakers to act on their own.
McCarthy: “You have [Rep. Matt] Gaetz, who belongs in jail…”
Gaetz: “Tough words from a guy who sucker punches people in the back. The only assault I committed was against Kevin’s fragile ego.”https://t.co/LctPuz6Pcf
By Martinn Pengelly in Washington DC for TheGuardian.com, Nov. 30
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tells Ryan Grim life in Congress ‘completely transformed’ after Democratic leader stepped down
"Both the AU and the intl community place more weight on whether elections are held than whether they are free and fair. Sanctions/expulsions occur when there is a coup but not necessarily when elections are rigged or if an “institutional coup” occurs." https://t.co/m9dNimJP0D
— Cameron Hudson (@_hudsonc) November 28, 2023
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Comments
Struck me as iconographically significant! This is the great empire land of the Industrial Revolution belching coal fire's black smoke to prove that man could blot out the sky, where all the architecture of its greatest city was once covered with a thick black patina. Where shivering little poor urchins ran after the coal truck to pick up stray pieces for a few minutes warmth that their parents couldn't afford or their Fagan didn't want to buy for them. (Aside: Would Charles Dickens serials been as popular if readers didn't feel a need to escape from their environment?)
Ah, coal mining, part of their romantic 19th-century heritage:
The Welsh mining village of How Green Was My Valley
by artappraiser on Sat, 04/22/2017 - 4:05pm
nice old London postcard, no need to get into the greenhouse gas debate, coal just sucks:
I'd venture a guess that once other methods of heating homes started to gain favor is when it became a bad thing to get it in your XMas stocking.
by artappraiser on Sat, 04/22/2017 - 5:28pm
Cavaet: only related to the general topic of "coal".
This post reminded me that last night in some news program on while working, for Earth Day I saw a segment of someone interviewing some Chinese gummint functionary explaining how China's energy needs were so yuge that they couldn't give up coal as part of the equation yet but were making great strides in using clean coal technology because the people demanded a environment where life could still exist. And proudly explaining some of that technology. And i went to googling the news trying to find that story.
And I couldn't find it.
What I did find was actually more interesing. The Donald Pumpkin president may actually have made a coal-related deal as in the mostly bullshit "art of the deal"
China Turns Back Norks’ Coal Cargoes
@ The American Interest blatantly describes what may have happened by giving the chronology, that which many other articles on topic by more objective news outlets only suggest. If this was a The Donald deal, it totally explains his flip-flop on China and what he tweeted about China helping with North Korea, not to mention China turning round to buy American coal to keep those American miner voters working. (When the new figures come out it will be LOOK HOW SALES OF AMERICAN COAL HAVE SUDDENLY GONE UP!)
by artappraiser on Sat, 04/22/2017 - 4:21pm
P.S. Unfortunately for the "it's all due to the Donald making a deal" narrative, China has been tough on trying to starve North Korea by not taking it's coal since Feb. 26, way before the meeting @ Mar-a-lago. What is really seems to suggest is that this is what Trump was referring to when he said after the meeting that after a ten-minute talk on North Korea with Xi, he learned that "it's complicated" and tweeted that Xi was a great guy who was helping with North Korea. And no doubt great for buying more American coal, too....
by artappraiser on Sat, 04/22/2017 - 4:34pm
Reports: At least 35 killed in Iran coal mine explosion, A.P., May 4;
In this picture released by the Tasnim News Agency, miners and rescue personnel carry an injured mine worker after a coal mine explosion, near Azadshahr in northern Iran, Wednesday, May, 3, 2017. Iranian state media said Wednesday that a large explosion struck the coal mine, trapping dozens of miners and killing at least two. Ambulances, helicopters and other rescue vehicles raced to the scene on Wednesday in Golestan province as authorities worked to determine the scale of the emergency. (AP Photo/Tasnim News Agency, Mostafa Hassanzadeh)
by artappraiser on Thu, 05/04/2017 - 5:49am
Appalachia comes up small in era of giant coal mines analysis via graphs, maps and photos @ WaPo, May 5
As the coal industry is squeezed, the most productive mines employ huge machines and relatively few people.
by artappraiser on Mon, 05/08/2017 - 5:42pm