People have a right to exist and to self-determination, not nations. "Israel has a right to exist" is just a strawman argument.
Especially since the Israeli people already have self-determination and overwhelmingly support their government committing countless crimes against humanity to ensure that Palestinians never do.
In a post on social media, the incoming US President Donald Trump described fees charged to use the key shipping lane as a "complete 'rip-off.'" He also warned of it falling into the "wrong hands."
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/23416568
> Summary > > Donald Trump criticized Panama Canal fees as “ridiculous” and demanded lower costs or the canal’s return to the US. > > In a Truth Social post, Trump also expressed concern about potential Chinese influence over the waterway, despite no direct Chinese control of canal operations. > > The canal, transferred to Panama in 1999, is vital for global trade, handling 5% of maritime traffic. > > Trump’s comments follow record revenues of $5 billion announced by the Panama Canal Authority. Panama has not yet responded to his statements.
Yeah, it's the brilliant song A Mistake by Fiona Apple lol
The opening line is "I'm gonna make a mistake, gonna do it on purpose" 😁
A military statement said that a Hamas "command and control centre... was embedded inside" the school
Yeah, I'm gonna go ahead and doubt the fuck out of that..
Everything tastes better from a bag. Fact.
15 cm or so, if memory serves. They haven't been available here for over a decade 😔
That combination of consonant and vowel sounds is just naturally pleasing in a humorous way IMO 😁
Yeah, because the US "justice" system famously never treats juvenile defendants as adults in order to mete out draconian punishment that eliminates all chances for rehabilitation..
So basically, killing Luigi would not make copycats less likely, but it WOULD make it more likely for copycats to shoot CEOs AND cops?
Hmm.. The killing of Luigi itself would be awful, of course, but the consequences of it sound like a win to me 🤔
Reminds me of one of my favorite passages from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Arthur Dent: "what's causing all this?"
Ford Prefect: "eddies in the spacetime continuum"
Arthur Dent: "is he now?"
Well it's a Coca Cola brand, so I wouldn't rule out any nefarious corruption of it tbh 🤷
Robert Evans threatening to nuke the Great Lakes again?
I mean, if it is a gallon jug, I see value.
Not really, no..
Especially when it's Dasani.
Not at the Springfield Try n Save! They have daylight savings for, well, days!
I don't usually have any problems, but going from browsing in black mode in a dark room at 11 pm to getting a screenful of white was quite jarring..
Lawrence Hecker declined to apologize to his victims at emotional hearing that closed book on grueling legal saga
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/23282951
cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/20487039
> [R] There ain't no you in United Health
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/33363498
> Motörhead – Eat The Rich (Official Video)
I nominate this NYT opinion piece for shittiest take of 2024!
President-elect Donald Trump rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange after being recognized by Time magazine as its person of the year.
cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/49608730
> EDITED: Change link to proper article instead of a stupid video, and changed associated text to match new URL. > > Disgusting, in my opinion.
A new middle school sex education curriculum in Orange County, Florida, obtained by Popular Information, eliminates previous lessons on the reproductive system, contraception, and consent.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22978365
A Florida woman who traveled to Australia to "get into clown school" and was stopped when Australian Border Force officers found a pistol and ammunition in her luggage said Google told her it was "OK."
From Florida, of course 😄
cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/29189128
> 8 December 2024
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/15943711
> Amber Richards, described years of manipulation and sexual abuse that began when she was 14. > > Testifying during the trial, she recounted waking up to find Richards beside her bed and enduring repeated assaults while pretending to be asleep. > > The abuse, she said, escalated after he sent her a message about taking their relationship “to the next level.” > > Source: https://thartribune.com/david-lynn-richards-jr-a-former-tennessee-pastor-was-convicted-of-raping-his-adopted-daughter-at-16-after-years-of-abuse-during-her-teens-he-received-a-reduced-sentence-with-the-court-citing-his/ > > > Original post > https://www.reddit.com/r/TerrifyingAsFuck/comments/1h90dxs/david_lynn_richards_jr_a_former_tennessee_pastor/