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What books do you consider must reads? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 14 hours ago

Oh yes definitely The Little Prince is a must-read.

What books do you consider must reads? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 14 hours ago

The Brothers Lionheart, by Astrid Lindgren is one of my childhood favourites. Originally Swedish but has been translated into English.

The Letter for the King by Tonke Dragt another childhood fav., it has been translated from Dutch. Actually, anything by Dragt I loved, but not sure which have translations or not.

In terms of adult fiction, I was hooked on Stig Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series (he only wrote the first 3 though).

Someone mentioned Kurt Vonnegut; I recommend the one I've read of his: Slaughterhouse 5.

The Circle still gives me pause more than 5 years later. It's by Dave Eggers.

They are surrounding me... is it time to give up? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Switzerland is not an EU country...

If the US stayed out of other countries politics and there were no coups or installation of people favorable to the US what would the world look like? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Lol, what? Australia is a US lackee more than anywhere else. And the CIA was definitely involved in the Whitlam sacking.

what addiction have you kicked? no matter how insignificant you feel it was in c/[email protected]
Tulsi Gabbard Completes MAGA Makeover by Endorsing Donald Trump in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

and here I thought it was a parody...

Obscure password requirements in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

The elements in your password must have atomic numbers that add up to 200.

Seriously?

Edit: I think I lost when my pw got burnt up. Is there more?

Edit2: 3rd try (i think) and I quelled the fire this time. Paul hatched. But: 😒

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What Was Your Experience Being Laid Off? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

15yo me gets an angry phone call from the dad where I'd scored a weekly long-term babysitting gig after the first or second night: don't think for a second that you're coming back! (I'm paraphrasing here).

I give a one-word reply and he hangs up.

All I did was leave after getting paid without saying bye while they were checking on the kids. (They were asleep). Because I didn't want to be coerced to get a ride like last time.

Took me years to realise they were in the wrong.

How do you make someone understand that being drafted by force and ordered to invade another country is not a good thing? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I am angry at the politicians in the US etc for their continued support of the mass slaughter and starvation of Palestinians in Gaza.

I'm also angry at the Israeli head of state and political machine, who controls the IDF. When I say 'the IDF' I mean of course the military arm of the state of Israel. The Likud charta explicitly states the aim of one Israel 'from the sea to the river' - oh, the irony!

What Hamas has done on Oct 7, even if all stories are to be believed, pales in comparison to what Israel has done to innocent Palestinians - schools, universities, hospitals, aid workers, journalists, etc -before and since. And it was clearly provoked by years of being occupied in an open-air prison. So I'm sorry if I'm not interested in the 'we're only defending our own' shtick.

A two-state solution is only possible if Israel withdraws, stops occupying Palestine and allows it to exercise full sovereignty of its borders, governancet, and defence.

How do you make someone understand that being drafted by force and ordered to invade another country is not a good thing? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Look it's hard to say if it saved lives in the overall ww2 tally, but surrender to save lives was the rationale of the Generals eg in The Netherlands. They looked at what the Luftwaffe had done to Rotterdam, looked at what weapons they had themselves, considered the prospect of what was going to happen to Utrecht next, and decided that further resistance was futile. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_in_World_War_II#German_occupation

How do you make someone understand that being drafted by force and ordered to invade another country is not a good thing? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Funny story, I was mistaken for an Israeli patriot today, just because of my accent and what I was wearing. I was reassured, if you like, that the world is not going to ostracise Israel and Israel will keep existing. That was the gist of it anyhow. Of course I have no doubt israel will keep existing, what with all the support of the world's hegemons. What worries me is that Israel will keep existing in its current form: a fascist, genocidal ethnostate. Describing the only armed resistance against occupation permitted by Israel to take hold, as an 'army', creates a false sense of equivalence between Hamas's militants and the IDF with all its powerful tech. To describe what's been going on in Gaza for the past 10 months as a war between two armies simply defending their own people is, well stunning, when faced with all the evidence of the IDF's targeted mass killings of Palestinian civilian lives, as well as their callous disregard for Israeli lives (eg Hannibal directive).

How do you make someone understand that being drafted by force and ordered to invade another country is not a good thing? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

First what needs to happen is the US stop unconditionally funding the IDF.

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100 days too long! Free McBride. (sh.itjust.works)
 

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/24046152

Today, the 22nd of August 2024, marks 100 days since army lawyer David McBride was imprisoned in Canberra for exposing war crimes committed by Australian forces in Afghanistan.

David stood up for truth and integrity, yet now he endures death threats and solitary confinement, while those responsible remain free.

This is not how we should treat our whistleblowers in Australia! ⚖️

Demand justice! 📢 Take Action:

  • Contact Mark Dreyfus or your local MP today to express your support for David.

  • Create and share a social media post or a short video using the hashtag #SpeakUp4McBride to spread the word.

  • Donate to support David’s legal appeal to help get him out of jail: https://chuffed.org/project/davidmcbride

  • Hang the provided poster in a high-visibility location, take a photo, and share it online to encourage others to join the movement.

  • 👍 Like, 💬 comment, and ↪️ share this message!

#FreeMcBride. #Justice4Afghanistan.

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How did we get here? - campaign video for ADF whistleblower David McBride's court appeal (www.youtube.com)
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How did we get here? - campaign video for ADF whistleblower David McBride's court appeal (www.youtube.com)
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How did we get here? - campaign video for ADF whistleblower David McBride's court appeal [9:35} (www.youtube.com)
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How did we get here? - campaign video for ADF whistleblower David McBride's court appeal (www.youtube.com)
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Whistling in the dark (www.themonthly.com.au)
 

But while the Albanese government soaked up the plaudits for engineering Assange’s long overdue return, several of the signs on display that evening hinted that not everything was well on the home front. “Assange, McBride, Boyle”, offered one. Another particularly well-worn sign had the demand: “Fix the PID Act”. The WikiLeaks publisher may be free, but the Public Interest Disclosure Act – the whistleblower protection law for federal public servants in Australia – remains broken, as recent high-profile cases demonstrate all too well.

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Who would rule the world if Joe Biden dropped dead tomorrow (of natural causes)? (feddit.nl)
 

Who would run the US empire until the new President is elected and sworn in?

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ADF whistleblower David McBride moved to maximum security and "has no access to natural light & restricted contact with his daughters." (feddit.nl)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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screenshot of https://x.com/MurdochCadell/status/1814279642628710605

ALT text

Dave’s been in jail for 64 days. Due to immediate concerns for his safety, we can’t say more except to say his situation is grim. He has no access to natural light & restricted contact with his daughters. Help #FreeMcBride by donating to his fundraiser👇🏼🙏

https://chuffed.org/project/davidmcbride

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ADF whistleblower David McBride moved to maximum security and "has no access to natural light & restricted contact with his daughters." (feddit.nl)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
13 comments fedilink
 

screenshot of https://x.com/MurdochCadell/status/1814279642628710605

ALT text

Dave’s been in jail for 64 days. Due to immediate concerns for his safety, we can’t say more except to say his situation is grim. He has no access to natural light & restricted contact with his daughters. Help #FreeMcBride by donating to his fundraiser👇🏼🙏

https://chuffed.org/project/davidmcbride

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"I'm in prison for blowing the whistle on the Australian Defence Force" (davidmcbride.com.au)
 

cross-posted from: https://feddit.nl/post/17903564

I told the truth about the Australian Defence Force’s unethical, harmful and highly politicised leadership which fostered a culture of impunity in Afghanistan. As my team and I continue to fight these unjust criminal charges, I am asking for your support!

You can support David's appeal here: https://chuffed.org/project/davidmcbride

(Edit) More information:

David McBride sent to prison | The West Report https://michaelwest.com.au/david-mcbride-sent-to-prison-the-west-report/

What Fate for David McBride? - with lawyer Eddie Lloyd | Consortium News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czj540q8YDQ

Michael West interviews McBride - https://michaelwest.com.au/david-mcbride-full-interview/

video by BoyBoy https://youtu.be/sYt4CxFfQUU?si=P_E2FLkKYMKRbHRT

video by friendlyjordies https://youtu.be/jdYYIVoCvsM?si=Nhc2Uxnj0kadKUIu

[Article] Afghan war crimes whistleblower David McBride sentenced to prison, by Michael West | May 14, 2024 https://michaelwest.com.au/whistleblower-david-mcbride-sentenced-to-jail/

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"I'm in prison for blowing the whistle on the Australian Defence Force" (davidmcbride.com.au)
 

cross-posted from: https://feddit.nl/post/17903564

I told the truth about the Australian Defence Force’s unethical, harmful and highly politicised leadership which fostered a culture of impunity in Afghanistan. As my team and I continue to fight these unjust criminal charges, I am asking for your support!

You can support David's appeal here: https://chuffed.org/project/davidmcbride

(Edit) More information:

David McBride sent to prison | The West Report https://michaelwest.com.au/david-mcbride-sent-to-prison-the-west-report/

What Fate for David McBride? - with lawyer Eddie Lloyd | Consortium News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czj540q8YDQ

Michael West interviews McBride - https://michaelwest.com.au/david-mcbride-full-interview/

video by BoyBoy https://youtu.be/sYt4CxFfQUU?si=P_E2FLkKYMKRbHRT

video by friendlyjordies https://youtu.be/jdYYIVoCvsM?si=Nhc2Uxnj0kadKUIu

[Article] Afghan war crimes whistleblower David McBride sentenced to prison, by Michael West | May 14, 2024 https://michaelwest.com.au/whistleblower-david-mcbride-sentenced-to-jail/

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"I'm in prison for blowing the whistle on the Australian Defence Force" (davidmcbride.com.au)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
10 comments fedilink
 

I told the truth about the Australian Defence Force’s unethical, harmful and highly politicised leadership which fostered a culture of impunity in Afghanistan. As my team and I continue to fight these unjust criminal charges, I am asking for your support!

You can support David's appeal here: https://chuffed.org/project/davidmcbride

(Edit) More information:

The latest from his Twitter / X account - run by his legal team: https://x.com/MurdochCadell

David McBride sent to prison | The West Report https://michaelwest.com.au/david-mcbride-sent-to-prison-the-west-report/

What Fate for David McBride? - with lawyer Eddie Lloyd | Consortium News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czj540q8YDQ

Michael West interviews McBride - https://michaelwest.com.au/david-mcbride-full-interview/

video by BoyBoy https://youtu.be/sYt4CxFfQUU?si=P_E2FLkKYMKRbHRT

video by friendlyjordies https://youtu.be/jdYYIVoCvsM?si=Nhc2Uxnj0kadKUIu

[Article] Afghan war crimes whistleblower David McBride sentenced to prison, by Michael West | May 14, 2024 https://michaelwest.com.au/whistleblower-david-mcbride-sentenced-to-jail/

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