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Terrorist ethnostate Israel invades Lebanon in c/worldnews@aussie.zone
[–] zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 10 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (3 children)

I wish anyone at the ABC had the guts to publish a headline as accurate as that.

I would say 'mods won't like it', but the sidebar for this comm doesn't actually have any rules so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Labor threatens to cancel visas for ‘inciting discord’ after protests against Israeli attacks on Lebanon in c/australia@aussie.zone
[–] zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 5 points 21 hours ago

It's because we've hitched our wagon to the U.S. and we're not allowed to say or do anything that'll piss them off. It'll only get worse with AUKUS, and arguably that's the point of it - to lock us in to dependence and obedience to the U.S.

Labor threatens to cancel visas for ‘inciting discord’ after protests against Israeli attacks on Lebanon in c/australia@aussie.zone
[–] zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 23 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

Labor and the Coalition have had a stronger response to this handful of flags and posters than they have to Israel killing 20,000+ kids.

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Israel says it has killed Hizbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah (www.ft.com)
Experts want Albanese to lead on indoor air quality as part of pandemic planning in c/australia@aussie.zone
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Experts want Albanese to lead on indoor air quality as part of pandemic planning (theconversation.com)
Hundreds of parliamentarians from 73 countries say "take Cuba off the list" in c/worldnews@lemmy.ml
[–] zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 34 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

The designation is particularly ridiculous considering it was the US that ran a campaign of terrorism against Cuba: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mongoose

US, Australia and allies call for immediate 21-day ceasefire across Israel-Lebanon border in c/worldnews@aussie.zone
With growing tension in the strait, Taiwan needs to be in the UN, Australian Strategic Policy Institute says in c/australia@aussie.zone
[–] zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 3 points 5 days ago

This would do the opposite of calming tensions...

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US, Australia and allies call for immediate 21-day ceasefire across Israel-Lebanon border (www.abc.net.au)
submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by zero_gravitas@aussie.zone to c/worldnews@aussie.zone
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In short:

A joint statement from a group of countries, including the United States, France, and Australia, called for an immediate 21-day ceasefire across the Israel-Lebanon border to provide space for diplomacy.

Lebanon Prime Minister Najib Mikati publicly threw his support behind the plan, which he said "would put an end to this dirty war".

What's next?

Senior US security officials expect Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to formally accept the plan when he speaks at the UN General Assembly on Friday.

EDIT:

This article has since been updated...

New headline: 'Netanyahu rejects international call for immediate 21-day ceasefire across Israel-Lebanon border'

New summary:

In short:

A group of countries, including the United States, France, and Australia, have called for an immediate 21-day ceasefire across the Israel-Lebanon border to provide space for diplomacy.

Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati has publicly thrown his support behind the plan, which he said "would put an end to this dirty war".

What's next?

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says reports of an imminent ceasefire are incorrect, saying he "did not even respond" to the ceasefire proposal and has instructed the IDF to keep fighting with full force.

U.S. ‘Unimpressed’ With Ukraine’s Victory Plan Ahead of Biden-Zelensky Meeting in c/worldnews@lemmy.ml
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'For those we cherish...' (aussie.zone)
 
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KILL! MAIM! BURN! (aussie.zone)
 
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Oh lawd he comin' (aussie.zone)
 
MORE! MORE! in c/grimdank@lemmy.world
[–] zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 1 points 1 week ago

Unlike GURPS though, they probably didn’t have their offices raided by the FBI because the jackbooted thugs were too stupid to understand the difference between fiction and real life.

lol, I'd never heard about this: https://www.sjgames.com/gurps/Roleplayer/Roleplayer19/Raid.html

The agents who raided our office grumbled loudly in my presence about the "manual for computer crime" that we were publishing, but (aside from holding our hardware and text files) they have taken no further action against the book.

Israeli strikes kill 492 in heaviest daily toll in Lebanon since 1975-90 civil war in c/worldnews@aussie.zone
[–] zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Penny Wong: "deeply concerned"

👏👏👏

Woolworths, Coles sued by ACCC for ‘misleading’ price drop claims in c/australia@aussie.zone
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Lebanon claims over 100 killed as Israel bombards south (www.aljazeera.com)
Woolworths, Coles sued by ACCC for ‘misleading’ price drop claims in c/australia@aussie.zone
[–] zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 6 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Profits have increased as a percentage of revenue (i.e. profit margins have increased).

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-23/supermarket-profits-surge-as-inflation-spikes-coles-woolworths/102004616

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Anura Kumara Dissanayake takes oath as Sri Lanka’s next president (www.aljazeera.com)
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Woolworths, Coles sued by ACCC for ‘misleading’ price drop claims (www.smh.com.au)
 

“We also allege that in many cases both Woolworths and Coles had already planned to later place the products on a “prices dropped” or “down down” promotion before the price spike, and implemented the temporary price spike for the purpose of establishing a higher “was” price.

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Israel unleashes heavy strikes on Lebanon as its allies urge restraint (www.abc.net.au)
 

In short:

The US and UK have called for restraint after Israeli warplanes carried out their most intense strikes on southern Lebanon in nearly a year of war.

The head of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, promised "just punishment" for Israel after pagers and walkie-talkies exploded across Lebanon this week.

What's next?

Israel said it would keep up military action against Hezbollah to ensure " the safe return of Israel's northern communities to their homes", and that Hezbollah would "pay an increasing price" as time went on.

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Magpie-swooping season is here. But you can avoid attack – if you play by their rules (www.theguardian.com)
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At least 20 killed, 450 wounded as new explosions hit Hezbollah walkie-talkies, Lebanese officials say (www.abc.net.au)
 

In short:

A day after exploding pagers caused mass casualties in Lebanon, walkie-talkies used by members of the Hezbollah militant group detonated.

The Lebanese health ministry said 20 people were killed and hundreds were injured.

What's next?

Israel has not commented on the blasts, but Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said it was entering a "new phase" of war focused on the country's northern border with Lebanon.

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