Clara Listensprechen @ClaraListensprechen4@social.cleverlibre.org

#silentsunday

Ryan J. Higgins: Texas Needs Strong Public Schools, Not Vouchers! - This is a voice from the US military in Texas pointing out reality. https://dianeravitch.net/2023/10/22/ryan-j-higgins-texas-needs-strong-public-schools-not-vouchers/ via @dianeravitch #privatization

Trees are more than carbon sticks https://www.nature.com/articles/s44221-023-00143-z The concept that planting trees will help mitigate climate change by storing CO2 is too simplistic, ignoring the large effect that plants have on the water cycle. Careful restoration of native plant ecosystems can rebalance that cycle, further mitigating climate change while also reducing flood and drought extremes

Quote from Mahmoud #Abbas speech at the #Cairo #Egypt summit:

"We will never accept relocation, we will remain on our land whatever the challenges."

Abbas is head of the #Palestinian Authority, which has control over areas of the occupied West Bank, but not the #Hamas -run #Gaza Strip.

Egypt and other Arab states have previously said a massive influx of Palestinian refugees fleeing the war would be unacceptable because 'it would amount to the expulsion of Palestinians from their land'.

V Guardian:
Bedouin 'herders report violence driving them from their homes in accelerating, aggressive and highly effective campaign' in the West Bank
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/21/the-most-successful-land-grab-strategy-since-1967-as-settlers-push-bedouins-off-west-bank-territory?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

This Haaretz excl. article quotes an official in the security establishment saying " #Netanyahu is on on the campaign trail." He alleges the PM "is collecting materials against the army and explaining in background conversations with reporters why he is not guilty and the intelligence didn't reach him"

https://www.haaretz.co.il/news/politi/2023-10-21/ty-article/0000018b-4e19-dc3c-a5df-deb943180000?utm_source=App_Share&utm_medium=iOS_Native

V agencies
Explosion reported near #Israeli embassy in #Cyprus

Palestinians under attack as settler violence surges in the West Bank

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67173344

V CPJ:
Since the conflict started with an unprecedented #hamas attack on #Israel two weeks ago, 22 journalists have been confirmed dead:
18 Palestinian,
3 Israeli,
1 Lebanese.

8 journalists were reported injured.

3 journalists were reported missing or detained.

https://cpj.org/2023/10/journalist-casualties-in-the-israel-gaza-conflict/

#JournalismIsNotACrime

#Egypt is holding a peace summit today to discuss the deepening conflict between Israel and the Hamas group in Gaza.

The list of attendees compiled by Reuters include #Egyptian Pres al-Sisi, #Palestinian Pres Abbas, UK Foreign Sec Cleverly, UN sec gen Guterres, and several heads of state in the Arab region, among others.

Notably, there are no #Israeli, #Hamas, US and #Iranian representatives on the list.
The Egyptian organisers say the main goal is a ceasefire.

The #Palestinian Red Crescent says that #Israeli forces have issued an evacuation order to Al-Quds hospital in #Gaza.

The hospital is currently home to over 400 patients and 12,000 displaced civilians, according to the Red Crescent.

Meanwhile #Israel's defence minister, Yoav Gallant, has said Israel will sever all ties with the #Gaza Strip once its war with #Hamas is over -- it would, as he put it, end its "responsibility" for life there.

The #Hamas authorities say #Israeli attacks have now killed more than 4100 people.

Over 1400 Israelis were killed in Hamas' unprecedented extremist attacks within Israel earlier this month

V #BBC Hugo Bachega:
the question about what #Hezbollah will do next hangs over Lebanon:
Hezbollah - which fought a devastating war against #Israel in 2006 - has a vast arsenal of weapons, incl guided missiles, as well as tens of thousands of well-trained, battle-hardened fighters.

The group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, has remained silent since the Israel-Hamas war broke out.

Hezbollah, like #Hamas, is considered a #terrorist organisation by countries including the UK and the US.

Tory donors from JCB empire could face £500m bill to settle tax inquiry https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/oct/22/tory-donors-anthony-mark-bamford-jcb-empire-could-face-500m-bill-to-settle-tax-inquiry

The concept of absolute free speech just about to end up in the list alongside Russian TV and radio channels banned in #Europe. Interesting business conundrum. https://www.reuters.com/technology/musk-considers-removing-x-platform-europe-over-eu-law-insider-2023-10-18/ #Twitter #Musk

OTD in 794 Emperor Kanmu relocated the capital of #Japan from Nara to Heian-kyō, today's #Kyōto https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/japan/kyoto/nishiki-koji-dori/?s=mb #travel #history

Symbolist painter and illustrator Kristjan Raud, born OTD in 1865, who was one of the founders of the Estonian National Museum https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/estonia/?s=mb #travel #Estonia #art

So it’s going to be an “Everything app” as long as you don’t live or travel to Europe, or want to communicate with anyone who does? 😂

#Twitter #X #Elon #ElonMusk

https://www.reuters.com/technology/musk-considers-removing-x-platform-europe-over-eu-law-insider-2023-10-18/

oh yeah, Angertinian elections

…….kinda terrified rn