‘I had to get out’: the US military officers filing for conscientious objector status over Gaza - "Disillusioned members of the US military have turned to Vietnam war-era policy to terminate their service because of religious or moral convictions" #kudos
21,000 laborers so far dead building #NEOM, #SaudiArabia's futuristic city in the desert - "Locals have been violently evicted from traditional lands, and workers are faring even worse, according to a new documentary."
HarrisX Final #Georgia 2024 Exit Poll Analysis Reveal Statistically Unexplainable Data Discrepancies - "in Marneuli district, noting that according to the HarrisX exit poll, Georgian Dream won 40% of the vote there in 2024, but the official CEC results show 80% of the vote for Georgian Dream."
#UN should consider suspending #Israel over ‘genocide’ against Palestinians, says special rapporteur - "Francesca Albanese, who was stopped from appearing at US Congress this week, said Israel defied UN resolutions" #gaza #lebanon
#Botswana president concedes defeat in election after party’s six-decade rule - welcome change for someone to concede like this #africa
EU emissions fall by 8% in steep reduction reminiscent of Covid shutdown - "Decline over 2023, helped by switch to renewable power, means greenhouse gas pollution is now 37% below 1990 levels" good to see, but much more work to do #ClimateCrisis
World must act to prevent ‘ethnic cleansing’ of #Gaza, António Guterres warns - it hasn't and clearly won't #israel
Russian court fines #Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 - "The court imposed a fine of 100 thousand rubles ($1,025) per day, with the total fine doubling every week." #russia
Dear Jeff #Bezos: The ‘Hard Truth’ Is That Cowardice Like Yours Is Why People Don’t Trust The Media -
Solar power to the people: how the sun is bringing light – and TV – to Amazon villages - "Their fuel resources have long been plundered by others, while national grids have failed to connect them. Now, solar panels could give more than electricity to Indigenous people"