Hooverx

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FISA Court Adviser Warns About ‘Overly Broad’ Spy Bill Language (news.bloomberglaw.com)
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US about to pass bill with "one of the most dramatic and terrifying expansions of government surveillance authority in history": senator (twitter.com)
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US House votes to renew FISA spying tool after earlier Republican revolt (www.nbcnews.com)
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"This is the first night in 190 days that we have slept without listening to the sound of airplanes overhead" - Palestinian journalist (twitter.com)
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ISIS-K Is Waging a New War in Afghanistan—This Time Against China (www.vice.com)
Draft-dodging plagues Ukraine as Kyiv faces acute soldier shortage in c/worldnews@lemmy.ml
[–] Hooverx@lemm.ee -2 points 3 months ago

What is the context of the phrase "Heil Hitler" now? Context is everything and you can't just point at the history books and twist the meaning of what someone said.

Languages change and morph over time. They always have.

Taipei hid collision between Coast Guard vessel and capsized mainland fishing boat that killed two in c/worldnews@lemmy.ml
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Taipei hid collision between Coast Guard vessel and capsized mainland fishing boat that killed two (www.pekingnology.com)
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DEI killed the CHIPS Act (thehill.com)
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Let’s Ditch the ‘Rules-Based International Order’ - Bloomberg (www.bloomberg.com)
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Hidden prison labor web linked to foods from Target, Walmart (apnews.com)
Nancy Pelosi asks pro-Palestinian protesters to ‘go back to China’ in video in c/worldnews@lemmy.ml
[–] Hooverx@lemm.ee 86 points 5 months ago (5 children)

The absolute disregard for Palestinian lives.

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Nancy Pelosi asks pro-Palestinian protesters to ‘go back to China’ in video (www.hindustantimes.com)
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Hong Kong is becoming less of an international city (www.economist.com)
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China Is Trying to Have It Both Ways in the Middle East (www.nytimes.com)
Maldives gives port clearance to a Chinese ship. The move could inflame a dispute with India in c/worldnews@lemmy.ml
[–] Hooverx@lemm.ee -5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Senator Marco Rubio had this to say on the issue:

The Chinese Communist Party continues to expand its unlawful and aggressive maritime presence throughout the Indo-Pacific.

The U.S. must continue to strengthen our partnerships w/ nations in the region and advance our capabilities to counter China’s aggression.

Russia recognizes death of IL-22 commander in c/worldnews@lemmy.ml
[–] Hooverx@lemm.ee -3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

If anything, this makes the A-50U downing less likely given that there's been no indication that any A-50U crew are dead and Russia clearly isn't censoring reports on such.

Huawei claims HarmonyOS NEXT kernel is 3x more efficient than Linux in c/worldnews@lemmy.ml
[–] Hooverx@lemm.ee 8 points 5 months ago

Mods here don't do weekends lol

Chinese PM not on my level – Zelensky in c/worldnews@lemmy.ml
China rejects Ukraine's meeting request in Davos amidst geopolitical tensions in c/worldnews@lemmy.ml
[–] Hooverx@lemm.ee 23 points 5 months ago (1 children)

President Zelensky stated that he had no plans to meet with the Chinese Prime Minister, clarifying that he is not the leader of the country. "Our Prime Minister may meet with the Prime Minister of China. I would very much like to meet the leader of China. As far as I know, Xi Jinping makes decisions, and I make decisions in Ukraine. I don't need any dialogues; I need important decisions from the leaders who make these decisions," Zelensky said.

Chinese PM not on my level – Zelensky in c/worldnews@lemmy.ml
[–] Hooverx@lemm.ee -3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

There's a quote, what more do you want?

Chinese PM not on my level – Zelensky in c/worldnews@lemmy.ml
[–] Hooverx@lemm.ee 11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

“There is a Chinese Premier – then our prime minister will meet with him. I would love to meet with the leader of China. As far as I know, [in China] Xi Jinping makes decisions, and in Ukraine, I make decisions. I don’t need just any dialogues; I need important decisions from the leaders who make these decisions,”

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