LULA UNFAZED BY ISRAEL - Brazilian President takes a brave stand doubles down accusation of Israel committing genocide, despite being pushed to apologize and declared persona non grata in Israel.
Refusing to be bullied like others into retracting his opinion, insists he "will never give up dignity for a falsehood".
"I want to say loud and clear that the Prime Minister of Israel is carrying out genocide against women and children. This is a fact." - Lula.
German politicians and media outlets are outraged that a jury member and the directors of the award-winning documentary “No Other Lands” condemn Israel for its war crimes at the Berlin Film Festival.
Véréna Paravel who presented the award stated, "Now there can be no more denying the relentless abject horror of Israel, illegal military occupation, and settlements." The Palestinian activist and filmmaker Basel Adra urged Germany to respect UN decisions and stop exporting weapons to Israel.
📷 an artist's illustration of Mimas in orbit around Saturn. The small moon resembles Star Wars' Death Star, thanks to a massive crater. Credit: Frédéric Durillon/Animea Studio/Observatoire de Paris - PSL, IMCCE
“The prey is already dying when the hunters arrive.
The sky is dark gray, the air thick with the threat of rain. But that hasn’t stopped over a dozen from gathering. They’re mostly, but not exclusively, older folks—frequently retirees with the ability to take a weekday morning off—and they’re armed with Digital SLR cameras and macro lenses. ...”
I really had fun putting this one together for @TexasObserver magazine's Postcard feature. It's always fascinating to meet someone who has such specialized knowledge as Valerie Bugh, and all her photographer/admirers were good company too. Even though the piece is a lighter one, they're very aware of the toll that #ClimateChange is taking on #Texas:
The naturalist bug hunters are strongly aware of the harm climate change has brought on our region, and there’s a bittersweet feeling to parts of the morning, a subtle sense that someday soon could be the last day one of these fauna appear in a count.
“The ecosystems are moving east, including tornado alley. It’s not great for the people in the way, and not great for us on the edge of deserts. Think of Austin without any trees. I really like trees,” Bugh says wistfully.
NEW: WhatsApp will soon make it possible to chat with people who use other messaging apps. It's revealed some more details on how that will work.
— Apps will need to sign an agreement with Meta, then connect to its servers. — Meta wants people to use the Signal Protocol, but also says other encryption protocols can be used if they can meet WhatsApp's standards — WhatsApp has been testing with Matrix in recent months, although nothing is agreed yet. Swiss app Threema says it won't become interoperable
"... the website loads in a special browser built into the app, rather than your phone’s default browser. In 2022, privacy researcher Felix Krause found that Meta injects special “keylogging” JavaScript onto the website you’re visiting that allows the company to monitor everything you type and tap on, including passwords. Other apps including TikTok do the same thing."