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Even with an agreement, Israel said they would invade Rafah to continue their genocide.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/report-us-rejected-proposed-plan-by-pa-arab-nations-for-palestinian-statehood/

The rest of asia should do this often

A Tyson Foods plant in New Holland, Lancaster County, released more than 38 million pounds of pollutants into local waterways between 2018 and 2022, according to a report by the Union of Concerned Scientists. The facility is one of several Tyson meat and poultry processing plants in the U.S. that researchers say discharged pollutants, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, by piping wastewater into streams, rivers, lakes and wetlands. Tyson Foods released more than 371.7 million pounds of pollutants nationwide over four years, according to the study, which relied on effluent data reported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. "We were not expecting pollution at that level to almost go unchecked and be given a free pass to pollute," said researcher Omanjana Goswamim. "That is an insane amount of wastewater to pipe into clean surface water sources and contaminate pristine waters that people use for recreation, and that are home to flora, fauna, aquatic plants and animals, and are often habitats for endangered species." Tyson Foods did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Meat and poultry processing plants produce wastewater when they wash animals, meat and equipment. The wastewater is taken to treatment plants, sprayed onto fields or piped into waterways. Often, contaminants impact water quality for aquatic species and can seep into groundwater that makes its way to peoples' taps. Tyson Foods' New Holland plant, which is part of the Mill Creek watershed that flows into the Chesapeake Bay, discharged millions of pounds of nitrogen and phosphorus over four years. These contaminants can significantly increase algae, which can impact water quality, food resources and habitats and decrease oxygen that fish rely on to survive. Pollutants from wastewater can also impact drinking water supplies. Exposure to high levels of nitrates, a form of nitrogen, in drinking water has been linked to some cancers, as well as blue baby syndrome among infants. Nitrates from animal waste have impacted drinking water supplies in several rural communities across the U.S. Private wells have been particularly impacted because they are not regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Full article: https://whyy.org/articles/tyson-chicken-pollution-waterways-nitrogen-phosphorus/

Can't wait for him to call American students Nazis on US soil now that Schumer is inviting him to do so

UPDATE MAY 15, 2024: 149 DEAD Source At least 29 people (updated to 32 by the end of the day) have been killed and 60 are missing after heavy rains drenched southern Brazil, prompting a state government to send rescue helicopters in search of stranded residents, the authorities said on Thursday. The torrential rains that poured over the state of Rio Grande do Sul in recent days were well above normal for this time of year, according to experts. In the last four days of April, the state received about 70 percent of the precipitation it typically records for the entire month, according to National Institute of Meteorology data analyzed by The New York Times. The rains swelled rivers across the state's low-lying central valley region, flooding towns, causing a bridge to collapse, blocking roads and setting off mudslides. One town, Canudos do Vale, was left isolated with no electricity or communication. In the town of Candelária, residents awaited rescue helicopters on the roofs of their flooded homes. Nearly 10,000 people have been forced to flee their homes, the civil defense agency in Rio Grande do Sul said in a statement. The crisis prompted Grande do Sul's governor, Eduardo Leite, to declare a state of emergency late on Wednesday. "We are experiencing, in Rio Grande do Sul, the worst moment — the worst disaster in our history," Mr. Leite said at a news conference on Wednesday. "And unfortunately, it will get worse." Authorities have struggled to reach isolated residents, with search-and-rescue teams unable to travel to some areas because of high river levels and heavy flooding. With nowhere to land, some helicopters have used winches to pull up residents from flooded areas. "We will not be able to make all the rescues," Mr. Leite said on Wednesday.

Georgia (the country) is currently experiencing massive protests against their pro-Kremlin government that has implemented an authoritarian law against "foreign agents". Anti-West/pro-Kremlin/pro-China Twitter has assumed that these protests are happening in Georgia (the US), accidently endorsing pro-West/pro-EU protesters.

https://www.newsweek.com/iran-shiraz-protesters-palestinian-1896011

Remember how pro-Kremlin ATRL users told us that Europe would freeze to death without russian gas, and russia would do just fine because it would be able to pivot to China? Well, they were terribly wrong. Russia's Gazprom has recorded enormous losses after being dumped by Europe, and there is no demand for russian gas in China. To put this into context, Gazprom used to be the world's third-biggest company in 2008 when Germany's ruling elites were still busy gaslighting us about how Europe needed russian gas. Russian energy giant Gazprom plunged to its biggest loss in at least a quarter of a century after gas sales more than halved in the fallout from Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine. The loss of Rbs629bn ($6.9bn) in 2023 underlines how the Russian president's invasion of Ukraine has ravaged the state-owned natural gas monopoly, leading to plummeting sales in Europe, its main source of income. The Kremlin and Gazprom have trumpeted growing Chinese purchases of Russian gas as an eventual replacement. Those exports, however, were only 22bn cubic metres last year against the 230bn cubic metres a year Russia exported on average in the decade before the Ukraine invasion. https://www.ft.com/content/f6ba327b-5200-4deb-ba95-fba3bbd6536a

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The Biden administration is set to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III controlled substance, marking a significant shift in U.S. drug policy. This move would acknowledge marijuana’s potential medical benefits and reduce restrictions on its research and pharmaceutical use. The Department of Health and Human Services supports this change, highlighting marijuana’s lower health risks compared to other controlled substances. The rescheduling could benefit the $34 billion cannabis industry by easing tax burdens and potentially reducing the black market. However, some critics argue that it could lead to increased marketing targeted at children and ignore the risks associated with high-potency marijuana. The decision is still subject to a public review period and potential congressional intervention. Source

'Sex is biological fact, NHS declares in landmark shift against gender ideology Campaigners welcome change to constitution, which will ban trans women from female-only wards, as 'return to common sense'' The Telegraph: https://archive.is/hEdp5