wurzelgummidge

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[–] wurzelgummidge@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

They are all over social media and news aggregators pushing nakedly pro-US narratives about everywhere the west doesn't like, feverishly downvoting anyone who has the temerity to offer a different point of view

[–] wurzelgummidge@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Perhaps you could share some details

[–] wurzelgummidge@lemmy.world -4 points 5 days ago

Mum, Look! I'm waving my dick at China again!

It's mainly for the benefit of their own constituents. A day later there will be a big black headline reading something like China Slams US long-range bomber. Few places outside the western media bubble will bother to report it.

[–] wurzelgummidge@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Since the 1960s, the United States has systematically punished the Cuban people through a stringent blockade on its economy for having declared and built a political and economic model different from the one advocated and directed by the United States.

[–] wurzelgummidge@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

The US also has about 750 military bases (not including black sites) scattered across 80 countries around the world

[–] wurzelgummidge@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

HK$20,000 is nothing when you consider that is not much more than a months rent in Hong Kong.

[–] wurzelgummidge@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

Isn't that a bit like asking the fox to guard the hen house?

 

Diplomats walk out on Israeli prime minister’s speech at UN to protest against devastating war on Gaza and latest attacks on Lebanon

 

An effort led by France and Britain to secure a joint statement by the UN security council calling for a ceasefire in Lebanon has stalled in the face of US objections.

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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by wurzelgummidge@lemmy.world to c/travelphotography@lemmy.world
 

In years gone by it was said to be a haven for pirates and smugglers and, as you wander around its narrow lanes, alleys and duckboards, it is easy to understand why. But while there is no evidence that pirates ever had hideouts in Tai O, piracy in the surrounding seas was rampant.

 
 

Australian PM Anthony Albanese was referred to the International Criminal Court in a communiqué presented to ICC prosecutor Karim Khan KC on Monday.

The nation’s leader stands accused as an accessory to the genocide occurring in the Gaza Strip, as do key members of his cabinet and Australian parliament.

 
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