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@kathiroc

Retired ICU Trauma Nurse (40 years). All bleeding eventually stops, one way or another. iNat fan, easily distracted by plants, bugs, rocks. Unaffiliated voter but I never miss an election and watch UN Live.

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Dr Assal Rad—

"The article doesn’t mention the fact that Israel is still preventing aid."

24.01.2026 19:10 👍 369 🔁 173 💬 1 📌 8
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Trump has just declared himself the "acting president of Venezuela" over on Truth Social in case you're wondering about his mental health.

12.01.2026 01:43 👍 5263 🔁 1978 💬 696 📌 309
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x.com/vichygirl/st...

12.01.2026 00:49 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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x.com/abujomaagaza...

12.01.2026 01:28 👍 9 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 0
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x.com/unrwa/status...

12.01.2026 00:59 👍 6 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
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"there are many countries, bad actors who don't obey the rules.. Putins invasion of Ukraine.. Irans actions.."

Lord Mandelson doesn't mention Israel or the UKs failure to abide by its obligations (e.g. under the Genocide convention) to stop arming Israel

11.01.2026 09:52 👍 54 🔁 12 💬 8 📌 0

At least four children have died from hypothermia in the Gaza Strip since the start of winter, as Israel’s blockade on essential aid, including shelter materials, has deepened the humanitarian crisis in the enclave.

11.01.2026 11:10 👍 55 🔁 35 💬 3 📌 0

Just a quick question for everyone...

Does anybody else think that the CIA/MOSSAD & Trump are behind this complete turn of events in Iran?

Now Trump & administration is saying they will 'save' the people of Iran?

11.01.2026 07:57 👍 687 🔁 122 💬 255 📌 28
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Statement from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell Good evening. On Friday, the Department of Justice served the Federal Reserve with grand jury subpoenas, threatening a criminal indictment related to my testi

Listen to Powell here.

www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...

12.01.2026 00:55 👍 1107 🔁 255 💬 59 📌 26

Amid reports that Israel has killed more than 700 relatives of Palestinian journalists in Gaza, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate cited the ghastly number of deaths as evidence that Israel is using collective punishment to crush reporting of its genocidal war in Gaza.

11.01.2026 00:20 👍 718 🔁 417 💬 34 📌 9
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x.com/swilkinsonbc...

12.01.2026 00:56 👍 4 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0

Maybe you should read some history. You're blaming the wrong thing -- whoever has the worst religion has nothing to do with it. It totally depends on who has the biggest guns. Religion had nothing to do with regime change in Iran the first time, in Bolivia, in Brazil, in Chile, etc., etc.

12.01.2026 01:06 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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There’s a bitter irony in these headlines.

11.01.2026 13:58 👍 12457 🔁 3150 💬 1448 📌 550
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Govt minister Heidi Alexander says they want to see "proper democratic values" back in the heart of Iran

Back? A reminder that it was the USA and UK who overthrew democracy in Iran in 1953 in order to protect their oil interests. A look at Venezuela tells us not much has changed

11.01.2026 08:52 👍 207 🔁 86 💬 15 📌 3
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Free Palestine ✌️🇵🇸and the Epstein files

05.01.2026 18:23 👍 5 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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BBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped.

The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.

05.01.2026 13:19 👍 8491 🔁 4327 💬 660 📌 655

If the Security Council can't do what it's supposed to do, if the Member States do not vote on and take Chapter 7 Actions against a rogue state, that is not the Secretary General's responsibility or fault or purview.

Please hold the correct people accountable!

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05.01.2026 18:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

To ask if the UN is irrelevant or "what the UN will do?" completely misses the point of what the organization is. What does a Medical Association do when a doctor doesn't follow their by-laws or a Financial Association do when a bank does not follow their by-laws?

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05.01.2026 18:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

They elect a Secretary General to keep track of what's going on, be a point person for communications from different states, and report back to the Member States on all of that and keep records and files on those incidents, communications, etc. in accordance with the procedures they set up.

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05.01.2026 18:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Member states decided to make an organization dedicated to peace and law. They wrote the protocols, procedures and legal codes. It is their responsibility to follow those and to ensure other member states follow those.

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05.01.2026 18:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General Noon Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

So many of the reporters do not seem to understand what the UN is and what the Secretary General's position is. He is not a Czar or Emperor or President or Prime Minister. He is more akin to a legal advisor, mediator, and manager.

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05.01.2026 18:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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‎نادين نهاد مصطفى | Nadine Nihad Mustafa‎ on Instagram: "It's cold." In this heart-wrenching post, we delve into the lives of those affected by harsh winters, exploring the emotional toll and physical struggle of coping with extreme cold. From freezing temperatures to ...

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28.12.2025 23:41 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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#WATCH | Two Palestinian children, Adam al-Ghoul (9) and Basel Abul Wafa (15), were shot dead by Israeli occupation forces during a brutal military raid on Jenin refugee camp in Occupied West Bank, Ramy Abdu reports

28.12.2025 23:44 👍 22 🔁 19 💬 1 📌 3

Ha! I read the law. You can do it, too. It's easily accessible.

29.12.2025 01:53 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Because who cares about International Law, UN Security Council Resolutions, or the Geneva Convention.

29.12.2025 01:40 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

“YES: Residents of Takoma Park, Maryland, noticed ICE cars lurking every day in a parking lot. So they showed up early to occupy the space, with coffee, music, conversation, knitting... not leaving ICE a single parking space. ICE stopped coming.” I. S. Democratic Socialists

27.12.2025 23:54 👍 3208 🔁 986 💬 69 📌 50
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Israeli soldier filmed forcing elderly Palestinian amputee to the ground in West Bank According to the Palestinian Man's Testimony, He Was Held for Several Hours at an IDF Base While Handcuffed and Blindfolded. He Was Later Released Onto the Road, Where He Says He Was Forced to Hobble ...

Israeli soldier filmed forcing elderly Palestinian amputee to the ground in West Bank, Haaretz reports

28.12.2025 23:45 👍 22 🔁 14 💬 1 📌 2
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A year on, Israel still holds Gaza doctor Hussam Abu Safia without charge Abu Safia's health has deteriorated considerably since he was taken by Israeli soldiers.

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...

28.12.2025 05:44 👍 76 🔁 64 💬 4 📌 2
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"In December 2024, the Israeli occupation abducted Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya from his workplace—Kamal Adwan Hospital. They raided the hospital after besieging it for weeks and arrested dozens of Palestinians...

Prior to his abduction, the Israeli occupation deliberately killed Abu Safiya’s son..."

29.12.2025 01:11 👍 14 🔁 10 💬 0 📌 0