Fun fact, it was quite common for people to live into their 80s in the past. The shorter life expectancy myth (1) comes with averaging age of death infant mortality, which was far higher and (2) the drop in life expectancy during industrialization.
A few thousand years ago we had a similar life expectancy and worked far less. There are other tradeoffs of course.
The best recruitment tool for Hamas is Israeli violence. Israel kills many civilians but a manageable number of Hamas. There are many Palestinians in prison camps with no trials, Hamas negotiates for their own.
Their calculus is one of triage, they want an effective fighting force to liberate Palestine and not become another West Bank (effectively dissolved with Palestinians treated like cattle). So the need for their organization takes priority over the general population.
They're right wing, imagine how MAGA types would respond to the US being occupied and genocided by China.
My favourite DE has got to be Cinnamon, as much as I like KDE and XFCE, I prefer the simplicity of cinnamon where as in KDE has a bit too much of everything in the customization scene and XFCE I find a little tricky to get tiling working right....
Also KDE here, but largely without modifications from defaults. I turn off a few things, but more or less it's exactly what i expect from a DE without taking up too many resources. I really buy in to the K-suite apps for almost everything too, so it all works together nicely.
Hamas says it has launched a rocket attack towards the Tel Aviv area in central Israel for the first time in nearly four months. At least eight rockets were launched from the Rafah area in southern Gaza and several were intercepted, the Israeli military says. No injuries have been reported.
Is it war when one group is wholly reliant on another for access to food, water, communication, electricity and other forms of aid?
It's ridiculous to call this a war when there's such a dependency. Israel wants Palestinians in gaza over the southern border or dead, an ethnic cleansing and genocide.
Not to mention the West Bank, which is not controlled by Hamas, being a center of settler violence and concentration camps for Palestinians.
I think it's more helpful to see Trump, Putin, whoever as the logical results of oligarchy, rather than 4 dimensional chess of Russia. Capital like strong men who defend the interest of capital, and don't like democracy because they aren't popular with the majority.
First, shitting on folks who are new to left politics and (god forbid) harbor excitement for these new insights. At least we have folks leaving comments like this to grind that eagerness out of them.
Then, it failed a narrow expectation you fully put on it. Maybe it was using an a medium to express an idea in a novel way. What a concept. Let's call it Art. It can be something other than homework.
You're allowed to not be into it and express why, and if you have ideas for improving it, even better. But essentially saying "I'm above the target audience and it's pointless"...cool, share something you made
Israeli military rescues four hostages alive from Gaza, including Noa Argamani (www.nbcnews.com)
Biden: ‘every reason’ to believe Netanyahu is prolonging Gaza war for political gain (www.theguardian.com)
US president’s remarks to Time magazine about PM’s role in conflict draw heavily critical response from Israeli government...
Spain, Norway and Ireland formally recognize a Palestinian state as EU rift with Israel widens (apnews.com)
You can't take it with you, but you can't leave it for someone else either: Valve says you aren't allowed to bequeath a Steam account in a will (www.pcgamer.com)
Far-right Israeli settlers step up attacks on aid trucks bound for Gaza (wapo.st)
This is a gift article link, so there should not be a paywall.
Criticizing Israel? Nonprofit Media Could Lose Tax-Exempt Status (theintercept.com)
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Additional $7.7 Billion in Approved Student Debt Relief for 160,000 Borrowees (www.ed.gov)
This brings the total under this administration to $167 Billion in relief for 4.75 million borrowers.
Favourite DE
My favourite DE has got to be Cinnamon, as much as I like KDE and XFCE, I prefer the simplicity of cinnamon where as in KDE has a bit too much of everything in the customization scene and XFCE I find a little tricky to get tiling working right....
Hamas launches rocket attack towards Tel Aviv area (www.bbc.com)
Hamas says it has launched a rocket attack towards the Tel Aviv area in central Israel for the first time in nearly four months. At least eight rockets were launched from the Rafah area in southern Gaza and several were intercepted, the Israeli military says. No injuries have been reported.
Hades 2 already plays like a perfectly ambitious follow-up to one of the greatest-ever roguelikes (www.gamesradar.com)
Former GOP insider: Trump has "reprogrammed a generation" to fight against democracy (www.salon.com)
Nancy Pelosi Among 40 House Democrats Demanding Biden Halt Weapon Transfers to Israel (www.rollingstone.com)
Trump would "level" Gaza without a thought, ex-aide warns (www.newsweek.com)
JPMorgan Chase is about to let advertisers target customers based on their spending (qz.com)
If you’re considering opening a Chase account, here’s some food for thought.
The New York Times Simulator - A free casual game about manufacturing consent (www.youtube.com)
Fully playable in the browser here!