wurzelgummidge

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

That’s the absolute last thing you want to do if you’re trying to cover something up.

And that's exactly what they want you to think.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Instead, the US on Wednesday approved a further $20 billion weapons package to Tel Aviv, showing exactly how committed the Americans are to securing a permanent ceasefire.

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In years gone by it was said to be a haven for pirates and smugglers and, as you wander around its narrow lanes, alleys and duckboards, it is easy to understand why. But while there is no evidence that pirates ever had hideouts in Tai O, piracy in the surrounding seas was rampant.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

There will be no end, no meaningful discussions even, while Netanyahu remains in power. Israel wants war with Iran.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

No need to choose, Australia is easy to bully

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago (5 children)

They are terrified of repercussions from the US.

[–] [email protected] 95 points 1 week ago (4 children)

“I won’t stand for it. Would we see the same reaction if the activists were far-right?”

Not at all, Liz, not at all. The far-right would use violence

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

That has always been the plan

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It is saying that the intermediary who compiled the student's application added content that the student didn't sumbit:

The person in charge, “Xiao Rui”, told Zhang that a certain country’s tertiary institution had opened a “green channel” for Chinese students who intend to study abroad.

“Xiao Rui” claimed that the application documents needed to be “properly polished” to increase the chances of admission. Instead, the documents ended up being “implanted” with large amounts of false content containing anti-China prejudice and reactionary political speeches, said the ministry.

“Without his knowledge, Zhang went from a student with a simple resume to an anti-China ‘vanguard’ - a victim of this overseas study agency’s illegal behaviour,” the ministry noted.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's a Reuters story

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Maya Bay back in 1986 before anyone had heard of it.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 week ago

Voice of America is a CIA mouthpiece

 
 

Australian PM Anthony Albanese was referred to the International Criminal Court in a communiqué presented to ICC prosecutor Karim Khan KC on Monday.

The nation’s leader stands accused as an accessory to the genocide occurring in the Gaza Strip, as do key members of his cabinet and Australian parliament.

 
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