#Trump’s #Gaza proposal rejected by allies and condemned as ethnic cleansing plan -
the Guardian
Trump’s Gaza proposal rejected by allies and condemned as ethnic cleansing plan
US president has suggested Palestinians should leave Gaza for neighbouring countries to ‘just clean out’ whole strip
 "US president has suggested Palestinians should leave Gaza for neighbouring countries to ‘just clean out’ whole strip" so there's that...
2021 Gibraltar -
2021 Gibraltar
The Rock of Gibraltar and its airport landing strip 19.10.21 On the 9th floor of the Eliott  Hotel, looking out across the Bay of Gibraltar ...
 in case you missed it, now with pix... #travel image
#DOGE Will Allow Elon #Musk to Surveil the US Government From the Inside -
WIRED
DOGE Will Allow Elon Musk to Surveil the US Government From the Inside
A former USDS employee called the repurposing of the Digital Service into DOGE an “A+ bureaucratic jiujitsu move.” It will give Musk and his as...
 "A former USDS employee called the repurposing of the Digital Service into DOGE an “A+ bureaucratic jiu-jitsu move.” It will give Musk and his associates access to unclassified data in every government agency."
2021 #Gibraltar -
2021 Gibraltar
The Rock of Gibraltar and its airport landing strip 19.10.21 On the 9th floor of the Eliott  Hotel, looking out across the Bay of Gibraltar ...
 a short trip I made a few years ago during #Covid. an unusual time in an unusual place... now with #photos #travel
Government overturns Tory measure and bans emergency use of bee-killing #pesticide -
the Guardian
Government overturns Tory measure and bans emergency use of bee-killing pesticide
Emergency use of Cruiser SB, a neonicotinoid pesticide highly toxic to bees, to be outlawed in UK in line with EU
 "Emergency use of Cruiser SB, a neonicotinoid pesticide highly toxic to bees, to be outlawed in UK in line with EU" good move by UK gov
UK will not accept EU offer to join pan-European customs union ‘at present time’, minister says -
the Guardian
UK politics: ‘It’s not a customs union’: No 10 leaves door open to joining pan-Europe scheme – as it happened
Downing Street says EU’s suggestion of UK joining agreement would not cross its ‘red lines’ for closer ties
 #starmer confirms he is a witless fool with no ideas #brexit
European Commission Fined For Violating Its Own Data Protection Rules; Also Found To Have Used Privacy-Violating Ads -
Techdirt
European Commission Fined For Violating Its Own Data Protection Rules; Also Found To Have Used Privacy-Violating Ads
Love it or loathe it, there’s no denying that the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the most important piece of data protection...
 bad @European Commission #gdpr
#Trump executive orders threaten #healthcare of millions of Americans -
the Guardian
Trump executive orders threaten healthcare of millions of Americans
Orders repeal directives expanding healthcare access and options for lower-income and middle-class Americans
 those face-eating leopards are a-coming...
#Spain's PM accuses tech billionaires of wanting to overthrow democracy -
Davos day two: Spain’s PM warns tech billionaires threaten democracy; Jamie Dimon says ‘get over’ Trump tariffs - as it happened | Business | The Guardian
Rolling coverage of the second day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, as Pedro Sanchez blasts social media owners for harming democratic systems
 "Sanchez went on to argue that social media is a common resource for humanity, like the oceans, and they should be managed accordingly." #commons
‘The end of women and children’s rights’: outrage as Iraqi law allows child marriage -
the Guardian
‘The end of women and children’s rights’: outrage as Iraqi law allows child marriage
The Iraqi parliament has passed a ‘terrifying’ law permitting children as young as nine to marry
 #iraq legalises child rape...