Global politics

[Psy-Fi]

Ukraine's $500 billion rare earths scam: they don't exist, and we should know better

[Marie Monday]

based on the title and quickly skimming through - what a stupid fucking video, regardless of whether he's right about the rare earth stuff. Making it sound as if Ukraine is just trying to scam the US, as if the US isn't trying to bully a country in distress for monetary gain. Tired in general of the below-par shit on politics and news you tend to post without taking any accountability when people call you out on it

[Psy-Fi]

based on the title and quickly skimming through - what a stupid fucking video, regardless of whether he's right about the rare earth stuff. Making it sound as if Ukraine is just trying to scam the US, as if the US isn't trying to bully a country in distress for monetary gain. Tired in general of the below-par shit on politics and news you tend to post without taking any accountability when people call you out on it

Actually, he's suggesting that the U.S. is full of shit and that they're using the "rare earths" messaging for deceptive purposes.

[Psy-Fi]

Here's another video on the same topic...

Renowned Critical Minerals Expert Jack Lifton Says There Are No Rare Earth Deposits in the Ukraine

[Marie Monday]

Actually, he's suggesting that the U.S. is full of shit and that they're using the "rare earths" messaging for deceptive purposes.

that is not the impression I got but since I didn't watch the thing properly I'll give you the benefit of the doubt on it

[Psy-Fi]

Israel has cut off all supplies to Gaza. Here's what that means

Israel has cut off the entry of all food and other goods into Gaza in an echo of the siege it imposed in the earliest days of its war with Hamas. The United Nations and other humanitarian aid providers are sharply criticizing the decision and calling it a violation of international law.

"A tool of extortion," Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry said. "A reckless act of collective punishment," Oxfam said. Key mediator Egypt accused Israel of using "starvation as a weapon."

Hunger has been an issue throughout the war for Gaza's over 2 million people, and some aid experts had warned of possible famine. Now there is concern about losing the progress that experts reported under the past six weeks of a ceasefire.

[Psy-Fi]

Arab leaders set to back alternative to Trump's Gaza reconstruction plan

[Psy-Fi]

Not surprising...

US and Israel reject Arab alternative to Trump's Gaza plan

[Psy-Fi]

Zelensky's conciliatory letter to Trump suggests he's out of options

[Psy-Fi]

Taliban insist Afghan women's rights are protected as UN says bans cannot be ignored

The Taliban issued a message on International Women's Day, saying Afghan women live in security with their rights protected, even as the U.N. condemned ongoing employment and education bans.

Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 2021, they have barred education for women and girls beyond sixth grade, most employment, and many public spaces. Last August, the Vice and Virtue Ministry published laws that ban women's voices and bare faces outside the home.

The Taliban's chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid released a statement on his official X account, without specifically mentioning International Women's Day, which is celebrated on March 8.

He said the dignity, honor, and legal rights of women were a priority for the Islamic emirate, the term used by the Taliban to describe their government.

Afghan women lived in security, both physically and psychologically, he added.

"In accordance with Islamic law and the culture and traditions of Afghan society, the fundamental rights of Afghan women have been secured. However, it should not be forgotten that the rights of Afghan women are being discussed within an Islamic and Afghan society, which has clear differences from Western societies and their culture," said Mujahid.

[Psy-Fi]

Hundreds reported killed in Syria clashes in worst violence since ouster of Assad regime

[Psy-Fi]

Philippines ex-leader Duterte on plane to the Hague after arrest

[Psy-Fi]

A Swiss politician was fined for buying pink water pistols online

ZURICH (AP) — A Swiss politician was fined for buying pink water pistols online because authorities say the toys violated the country's weapons law, a local newspaper reported.

[QuantumSync]

[Lexi Darling]

Taliban insist Afghan women's rights are protected as UN says bans cannot be ignored

This is what MAGA means by "protecting women" btw. "Protection" in a paternalist patriarchal sense.