Pope Francis was history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change.
Pope Francis was history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change.
Zohran Mamdani for the win
JD went there to see how to make inquisition great again
Ibn Rushd aka Averroès was one of the first to describe the symptoms of Parkinson's disease. It was in the 12th century.
The time distortion first came when a huge number of dense people gathered at the same spot in the white house.
A Moroccan proverb: " The greedy is beaten by the liar"
So, UK has to become a US colony for trade access?
Trump says US will soon announce tariffs on pharmaceutical imports
April 8 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the U.S. will soon announce a "major" tariff on pharmaceutical imports. Speaking to an event at the National Republican Congressional Committee, Trump said the tariff will incentivize drug companies to move their operations to the U.S.
Wow amazing to realize you're a celebrity in a foreign country!
He said this in the far right political party of Salvini, current rival of the far right prime minister Meloni. Weird I thought they were loving each other, Did Meloni push him back?
European far right party in the back taking notes. 'Oh! So you can do that! Interesting.'
Arab speaking Christians also use the same words to describe heretics
I don't mind $100 weird notes. My inbox is open for such weirdos.
Houthis are not attacking European ships. They are enforcing a blockade on Israeli ships in protest of Gaza politic of starvation and more recently US ships due to US bombardments.
The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism.
— Hannah Arendt
A bankster, apart from the posture against Trump it won't be an upgrade from Trudeau. NDP are realy hopeless if they can't benefit from this mess.
Don't give them ideas. They might cut more trees for a new airport.
It only took a day for LA Times' new AI tool to sympathize with the KKK
Arellano’s article focused on the KKK’s place in Anaheim city politics a century ago. The AI-generated alternate viewpoint downplayed the KKK’s history there, saying that “local historical accounts occasionally frame the 1920s Klan as a product of ‘white Protestant culture’ responding to societal changes rather than an explicitly hate-driven movement.” A screenshot of the summary, taken by Mac, also noted that “critics argue that focusing on past Klan influence distracts from Anaheim’s modern identity as a diverse city.”
Unvaccinated, immunocompromised and babies under 2 years old are at risk. Vaccination is a collective effort to protect the most vulnerable.
Twenty people have been hospitalized. Most cases are in children.
It's not Lissan Al-Ghaib?, the tongue of the unknown in Arabic
We've never seen the shadowy spacecraft while in orbit, and still barely know what it's up to up there.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/25934009
We've never seen the shadowy spacecraft while in orbit, and still barely know what it's up to up there.
Semantically speaking Arabs are also semites.
“Are you going to be a coward?” Zül-Qarnain Nantambu asked himself before taking the field for Kendrick Lamar’s show. “Are you going to take a stand?”
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/25418917
With the world watching, Nantambu, 41, made his choice. As the rest of the 400 hired dancers moved in a coordinated rhythm to Lamar’s music, Nantambu reached into his clothes and unfurled a joint Palestinian and Sudanese flag. He took off running, waving a flag adorned with the words “Sudan” and “Gaza” in black ink. After roughly 30 seconds, he was wrestled to the ground by security as the crowd watched. Despite the mere seconds of screen time, his protest captured national attention. https://archive.ph/lFN0q
The Inside Story of the Super Bowl Halftime Performer Who Raised a Palestine and Sudan Flag
“Are you going to be a coward?” Zül-Qarnain Nantambu asked himself before taking the field for Kendrick Lamar’s show. “Are you going to take a stand?”
With the world watching, Nantambu, 41, made his choice. As the rest of the 400 hired dancers moved in a coordinated rhythm to Lamar’s music, Nantambu reached into his clothes and unfurled a joint Palestinian and Sudanese flag. He took off running, waving a flag adorned with the words “Sudan” and “Gaza” in black ink. After roughly 30 seconds, he was wrestled to the ground by security as the crowd watched. Despite the mere seconds of screen time, his protest captured national attention. https://archive.ph/lFN0q
Federal officials say the United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing as well as devastating natural disasters and a surge of migrants in several parts of the country.
The United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing as well as devastating natural disasters and a surge of migrants in several parts of the country, federal officials said Friday.
The former Arsenal player’s legal action against Fifa’s ‘draconian’ rules could lead to the age of Bosman 2.0
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/20336613
The former Arsenal player’s legal action against Fifa’s ‘draconian’ rules could lead to the age of Bosman 2.0
The former Arsenal player’s legal action against Fifa’s ‘draconian’ rules could lead to the age of Bosman 2.0
Gaza's sick and malnourished children die as hospitals collapse from Israel's war
A lethal combination of displacement, disease and malnutrition are killing Gaza's children as they wither away without healthcare.
Our NBA insiders break down their biggest takeaways from Game 1 of the Western Conference finals in Minneapolis.
The NBA's Western Conference finals got off to a dynamic start as the Dallas Mavericks took Game 1 against the Minnesota Timberwolves in a Minneapolis thriller on Wednesday.
Entering the fourth quarter trailing 83-82, the Mavericks rallied behind 15 of Luka Doncic's team-high 33 points in the final period to pull out a 108-105 win.
2024 NBA playoffs: What will decide Celtics-Pacers and Timberwolves-Mavericks in the conference finals?
Our NBA insiders are breaking down the keys to the Celtics-Pacers and Wolves-Mavs series.
The Timberwolves roared back from a 20-point second-half deficit to eliminate the reigning NBA champion Denver Nuggets 98-90 in a Game 7 Minnesota masterpiece
Blinken orders crackdown on leaks
Blinken crackdown on leaks, leaked to the press
California university president put on leave for ‘insubordination’ after meeting Gaza protesters’ demands
California State University placed Sonoma State campus President Mike Lee on leave Wednesday after he agreed to protesters’ demands to involve them in university decision-making and pursue divestment from Israel.
The pro-Israel group is funneling money to Susheela Jayapal’s opponent Maxine Dexter through a “pro-science” PAC, according to two members of Congress.
The pro-Israel group is funneling money through a “pro-science” PAC, according to two members of Congress.
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Thursday on Donald Trump's bid to secure sweeping presidential immunity from criminal prosecution
Sotomayor: If the president decides that his rival is a corrupt person and he orders the military to assasinate him, is that within his official acts to which he has immunity?
"That could well be an official act," Trump lawyer John Sauer says