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BerlinFokus

"Chinese analysts have been closely monitoring the #LosAngeles #unrest, which they said had been exploited by #US President Donald #Trump for #PoliticalTheatre, jeopardising public #safety and #stability. (..) Lacking diplomatic wins, Trump may pivot to harsher domestic tactics to assert strength, risking deeper #crises, according to Yang."

scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/

Err .. @EUCommission - seems you can't duck away from a public statement any more.

Or #China will voice "grave concern" first.

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South China Morning Post · Viewed from China, Trump’s crackdown on LA unrest a risky ‘political gamble’Chinese analysts warn US president’s tactics against protesters could jeopardise safety, stability and even spark constitutional crisis.
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h o ʍ l e t t

→ Hopepunk : pour une bienveillance #radicale
aoc.media/opinion/2025/04/20/h

« Au Québec, particulièrement depuis la pandémie, les #crises se multiplient et s’aggravent à un rythme effréné. »

« le #hopepunk est un courant de la #sciencefiction qui rejette la #dystopie, non pas en la niant, mais en la confrontant. [Il s'agit] d’une #insurrection douce et obstinée, d’une conviction que la #bonté, la #solidarité et l’#entraide sont les meilleures armes face au #cynisme ambiant »

AOC média · Hopepunk : pour une bienveillance radicaleBy Guillaume Ouellet
#bienveillance#Quebec
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beSpacific

As #Constitutional #Crises Mount, US #Press Sleepwalks Into #Autocracy. Elon Musk, unelected centibillionaire who threw Nazi salutes at inauguration has wrested control of #Treasury Depart payment system after forcing out most senior career civil servant, #DavidLebryk. As CNN (1/31/25) reported, Treasury #takeover happened after Trump’s team had repeatedly asked about the department’s ability to stop payments, to which Lebryk had insisted, “We don’t do that.” fair.org/home/as-constitutiona #journalism

FAIR · As Constitutional Crises Mount, US Press Sleepwalks Into Autocracy  When President Donald Trump announced an unprecedented freeze on federal grants and loans last week, some of the most prominent US news outlets proved themselves largely uninterested in whether it was legal. Meanwhile, a few braver journalists called out the move as the constitutional crisis that it was (FAIR.org, 1/29/25). When Democratic attorneys general...
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Poujol 𝖱𝗈𝗌𝗍 ✅

Les dix #crises #humanitaires oubliées en 2024 : "Aujourd'hui, neuf sont liées au #changement climatique", pointe la porte-parole de #CARE France

francetvinfo.fr/monde/environn

> Pour la troisième année consécutive, tous les pays oubliés de ce classement se trouvent en #Afrique avec en tête, l'Angola. L'ONG a recensé seulement "2 000 articles" dans le monde le mentionnant contre "115 000 articles" concernant le divorce de […] alors que 2,2 millions de personnes y meurent de #faim.

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Poujol 𝖱𝗈𝗌𝗍 ✅

#Biodiversité, #climat, #santé… : les #crises liées entre elles, alertent des #expertes mandatées par l’ONU | Mediapart

mediapart.fr/journal/internati

> La #Plateforme intergouvernementale sur la biodiversité et les services #écosystémiques a rendu mardi son #rapport, qui avertit des conséquences néfastes de vouloir régler un #problème sans penser aux autres…

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Bij al dat gebakkelei over een niet bestaande crisis is er radiostilte over de echte #crises en zakt bijvoorbeeld de Nederlandse #boer steeds verder in de #stront. En hier probeert #Schoof1 onder maatregelen uit te komen met als gevolg nog vollere #gierkelders.

Na ons de strontvloed e-pages.dk/degroeneamsterdamme

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Poujol 𝖱𝗈𝗌𝗍 ✅

AJ+ on Instagram:
“Why is the #war in #Sudan not getting enough global attention? The head of the World Health Organization says it’s because of #racism. ⁣ ⁣

Since April 2023, Sudan’s military and the Rapid Support Forces have been battling for […]. ⁣ ⁣

With at least 12 million people displaced, Sudan is currently facing one of the largest #displacement #crises in the world. ⁣ ⁣[…]

Producer: Ashley Ogonda⁣„

#SudanWar #WarInSudan #Africa #UkraineWar

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Nonilex

Lest we ignore the other atrocities being committed in the world bc we all have ADD thanks to media & the 24hr news cycle:

The #UN says nearly 7 million people are now internally displaced w/in the #DemocraticRepublicOfCongo due to escalating #violence.

According to the #UnitedNations, the #DRC is facing one of the world's biggest #displacement & #humanitarian #crises.

#Congo #HumanitarianCrisis #Kivu #FARDC #M23 #Rwanda #ViolenceAgainstWomen #WartimeSexualViolence
bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-afri

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Nonilex

#POTUS #Biden on Fri unveiled a $106B #aid package that could redefine his #ForeignPolicy legacy w/ the primary goal of mitigating 2 raging international #crises.

The #ForeignAid proposal is a direct challenge to #isolationist voices in the #Republican #GOP & skeptics of US military support for #Israel. It pairs $14B in aid for Israel w/a full year of funding for #Ukraine, ~$61B,

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The White House · FACT SHEET: White House Calls on Congress to Advance Critical National Security Priorities | The White HouseToday, the President is requesting supplemental funding from Congress that advances our national security and supports our allies and partners. Since the horrific terrorist attack by Hamas, President Biden has surged security, intelligence, and diplomatic support to the people of Israel. This supplemental request will continue to provide the necessary security assistance to Israel, support…
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Vida Latina :mastodonworld:

🎁 Check out this article from The New York Times. Because I'm a subscriber, you can read it through this gift link without a subscription.

Facing a Future of #Drought, #Spain Turns to Medieval #Solutions and ‘Ancient Wisdom’

#Acequias, a network of #water channels created by the Moors over 1,000 years ago, are being excavated and brought back to life to adapt to the #crises of #climate change.⤵️

nytimes.com/2023/07/19/world/e

The New York TimesSpain, Facing a Future of Drought, Turns to Medieval SolutionsBy Constant Méheut
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PhoenixSerenity

#International panel of #scientists has #identified 100 important questions facing #PlantScience to tackle #GlobalChallenges such as #ClimateChange , #biodiversity #crises & #feeding a #GrowingPopulation #sustainably . The #findings are published in a letter in the journal #NewPhytologist .

scitechdaily.com/planting-the-

SciTechDailyPlanting the Seeds of Discovery: Scientists Identify 100 Important Questions Facing Plant ScienceAn international panel of scientists has identified 100 of the most important questions facing plant science. What are the key research priorities that will help tackle the global challenges of climate change, the biodiversity crises and feed a growing population in a sustainable way? Ten years a
#Plants#botany#scientific
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