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W odpowiedzi na nieudane wprowadzenie stanu wyjątkowego przez prezydenta, ruch któremu sprzeciwili się nawet parlamentarzyści jego własnej partii, związki zawodowe ogłoszenie podjęcia strajku genralnego. Według oświadczenia ma on trwać do czasu odejścia prezydenta.

The British band Sports Team have been robbed at gunpoint on the first day of their US tour.

The indie group, who have scored two top 10 albums in the UK, lost their passports, stage equipment and personal belongings in the incident, as a thief looted their tour van in the city of Vallejo, in the Bay area of California.

South Korean opposition lawmakers submitted a motion Wednesday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, hours after the president briefly imposed martial law in an unanticipated move that rattled the nation.

Labour MP Sarah Champion’s comments come after an investigation found that tomato puree sold in four leading UK supermarkets appeared to contain tomatoes produced using harsh and coercive forced labour in Xinjiang.

Some of the products have “Italian” in their name others have “Italian” in their description.

[...]

In an urgent question in the House of Commons on Tuesday, Champion described the UK’s product labelling as “weak and confusing".

The chairwoman of the International Development Select Committee also called for consumers to be given more information on which countries the product ingredients come from and stronger legislation to effectively ban the importing of products made with forced labour.

Champion said UK supply chains are "awash with Uighur forced labour products" because human rights due diligence is "optional" for British companies.

"To supermarkets, I say, all of you are complicit in putting profits above human rights and I hope the British public do the right thing and make their mark with their pocket, in their wallet," she said.

[The investigation found that] most Chinese tomatoes come from the Xinjiang region, where their production is linked to forced labour by Uyghur and other largely Muslim minorities.

The UN accuses the Chinese state - which views these minorities as a security risk - of torture and abuse.

[...]

The CW's DC era officially ended with the series finale of 'Superman & Lois,' after a combined 10 shows, 46 seasons and 800-plus episodes.

cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/21473136

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#C16 #CommodorePlus4 #TED #chiptune

Today's game is Portal 1. I didn't really have time to start the Hospital in Silent Hill 2's New Game+, but i wanted to play something. So i downloaded Portal 1 and played through a few of the challenge maps for the Gold Medals. I've been meaning to get the achievements out of the way at some point anyways. I got Gold in 5/6 of the Portal Count categories, but stopped at the last one. This screenshot comes from my 2 portal run of one of the chambers. It was difficult because i had to bounce the pellets of the cube at just the right angle to get it into the receiver.

This one i took right before a failed run where i had to portal peek. Luckily i saved right before dying, but it was harder than i thought, especially because i got turned around.

There was also the Test Chamber with the turrets. It was hard and i had to save scum it. I ended up using cubes to shove them over and the running back into cover before they could get me. I also built this fun staircase of Cubes to get over a wall. I ended the run with two portals just to get through a mesh fence.

for the non-pedologists:

Sandy clay is a textural box on the soil triangle. It's small and requires the absence of silt. The reason we joke about them not existing is because of the size of the box and how far apart the two grain sizes are. There are very few scenarios where sand and clay would be deposited and not silt.

A South Korean company has allegedly exported 240,000 satellite receivers with DDoS attack capabilities to an overseas client.

#DDoS #SouthKorea #satellite #CyberSecurity #infosec

https://cnews.link/korean-firm-exporting-satellite-receivers-ddos-1/

"People were frothing from their mouths, the 81-year-old recalls. "Some had defecated, some were choking in their own vomit." His response to the deadly fumes was as brave as it was foolhardy. He tied a handkerchief over his nose and used a pushcart to ferry his neighbours to hospital.

Gas Devi was born as the poisonous plumes of smoke seeped into the city of two million souls on 2 December 1984. Four decades on, the daily wage labourer says she has constant pain in her chest, the result of a lung that has not fully developed. She complains that she keeps falling sick. [...] "I believe this name is a curse. I wish I had died that night."

Twenty-seven tonnes of methyl isocyanate (MIC), used in the production of pesticides, escaped into the cold night air after one of the tanks storing the chemical burst. As well as those who perished in the immediate aftermath, up to 25,000 people are estimated to have since died in what remains the world's deadliest industrial disaster.

"We don't know when the horror will end," Rachna Dhingra, an activist who heads the Bhopal Group for Information and Action, told RFI. "Children in utero at the time of the disaster were born sick. The new generations have an alarming rate of cancer. "Bhopal didn't happen 40 years ago. Bhopal has been going on for 40 years."

Union Carbide's negligence was quickly established. In 1989, in a partial out-of-court settlement with the Indian government, Union Carbide agreed to pay 450 million euros in compensation to the victims. But the victims themselves were not consulted in the negotiations, and received just 300 euros each. Dow Chemical, the current owners, have refused to pay further compensation for the catastrophe.

In 1991, Warren Anderson, Union Carbide chairman and chief executive at the time of the disaster, was charged in India with culpable homicide not amounting to murder. But he never stood trial and died aged 92 in Florida in 2014. A plea seeking compensation of 500,000 rupees (6,000 euros) from the Indian government for each victim diagnosed with cancer or kidney ailments is languishing in courts.

"Not a single individual has gone to jail – even for a day – for killing more than 25,000 people and injuring half a million people, and contaminating the soil and groundwater," said Dhingra. "People in the city are continuing to fight because there is no legal mechanism to hold these corporations accountable worldwide."

A report in the medical journal The Lancet published on 1 December to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the tragedy, highlighted the gruesome legacy in the capital of Madhya Pradesh state. "It is estimated that more than 150,000 people exposed to methyl isocyanate are still battling respiratory, gastrointestinal, neurological, ophthalmological or psychiatric illnesses," the report reads.

hundreds of children seeking medical help at the Chingari Trust struggle to speak, walk or eat their meals. Rashida Bee, co-founder of the charity organisation, believes those who died were fortunate. "At least their misery ended," she said. "The unfortunate are those who survived."

She blames the disorders on the accident and the contamination of the groundwater. Tests of groundwater near the site has revealed cancer and birth defect-causing chemicals 50 times higher than what is accepted as safe by the Environmental Protection Agency in the United States. "This tragedy is showing no signs of relenting," said Bee, 68, who has lost several members of her family to cancer since the accident. "The soil and water here are contaminated and that is why kids are still being born with deformities."

Activists say that Union Carbide and Dow Chemical have been evading responsibility since December 1984. "They are using techniques known to multinationals: delaying deadlines, not going to court, refusing to recognise Indian justice as competent," rights campaigner Satinath Sarangi told RFI.

Sarangi, 70, said the MIC fumes damaged the immune system of affected populations and caused chromosomal aberrations, something corroborated by medical research. "Children of gas-exposed parents have much higher prevalence of congenital malformations," he said. "Bhopal has taught corporations how to get away with murder. None of those responsible have been convicted, and the US government has always opposed their extradition. This is the biggest industrial crime in history, and it goes unpunished."

“The Bhopal disaster could have been avoided, and it could also have enabled the players involved to rectify their mistakes,” said Deb, a professor at California Polytechnic State University. “Instead, India's state and private actors who are driven by increasing privatisation and a desire to have more foreign investment have exacerbated people's suffering."

On Monday, campaigners organised the mass posting of thousands of victims' letters to India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling for him to take action over their claims for compensation. “The sad reality is that in India you get all the permits and escape all the controls by paying the right person,” said Sarangi.

“Today, the country is dotted with mini Bhopals, industrial zones that contaminate the local population, often from the lower castes. “But we will keep fighting because Bhopal is the biggest industrial crime in history and concerns the whole world."

Axl Rose heeft geschikt in de misbruikzaak die een voormalig model van het blad Penthouse tegen hem had aangespannen. De vrouw klaagde de Guns N' Roses-zanger vorig jaar aan omdat hij haar eind jaren tachtig seksueel zou hebben misbruikt.

Next year I'm going for quadruple digits.

Sleep is catching up to me again, so here's some FICSMAS.

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Da man indførte pebersprayen, var det nemlig også med troen på, at man ville mindske brugen af for eksempel stav, forklarer Adam Diderichsen. Men evalueringen fandt altså ikke nogen reduktion af andre former for magtanvendelse hos politiet, efter at man indførte pebersprayen i 2008.

»Hvis man tog argumentet alvorligt, så tog man skydevåbnet fra politiet for at erstatte det med strømpistolen. Det, vil jeg mene, er mere fornuftigt,« siger han.

Linket til evalueringen er her: https://doi.org/10.7146/ntfk.v100i1.70124

Der indgår en ret interessant figur:

While I don't hate the standard lineup of holiday music, I always appreciate variety. All I know of is "Punk Goes Christmas" and maybe a handful of singles from over the years. Anyone have anything they know of to suggest? Would prefer originals and not just covers of the classics, but that's not a hard rule or anything.

Also, if possible, bandcamp links would be appreciated. With the upcoming bandcamp friday, it'd be nice to have some good bands to support.

Anybody else has had that? I read they’re testing this so maybe not everyone is affected.

A 3rd person hack n' slash, rated M because of all the gore.

Fred Hampton Assassinated (1969)

Thu Dec 04, 1969

On this day in 1969, the Chicago Police Department assassinated revolutionary socialist and Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton and fellow Panther Mark Clark. "You can kill a revolutionary but you can never kill the revolution."

Hampton also served deputy chairman for the national Panther party. In this capacity, he founded the Rainbow Coalition, a multi-racial class-conscious organization that included the Black Panthers, the Young Patriots, and the Young Lords, as well as an alliance among major Chicago street gangs to help them work for social change rather than fight amongst each other.

In 1967, Hampton was identified by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as a threat. The FBI attempted to subvert his activities in Chicago, sowing disinformation among activist and placing a counterintelligence operative in the local Panthers organization.

On December 4th, 1969, Hampton was assassinated in his bed during a predawn raid at his Chicago apartment by a tactical unit of the Cook County State's Attorney's Office, in conjunction with the Chicago Police Department and the FBI. During the raid, another Panther, Mark Clark, was killed and several more were seriously wounded.

At a press conference the next day, police announced the arrest team had been attacked by the "violent" and "extremely vicious" Panthers, and had defended themselves accordingly.

In a second press conference on December 8th, police leadership praised the assault team for their "remarkable restraint", "bravery", and "professional discipline" in not killing all Panthers present.

Photographic evidence was presented of bullet holes allegedly made by shots fired by the Panthers, but this was soon challenged by reporters. It was later found that all but one of nearly 100 shots were fired by police.

Hampton's death was ruled a justified homicide at the time, although a civil lawsuit filed on behalf of the survivors and the relatives of Hampton and Clark won $1.85 million dollars in damages in 1982.

"You can kill a revolutionary but you can never kill the revolution."

- Fred Hampton

• Date: 1969-12-04
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• Source: [www.apeoplescalendar.org](https://www.apeoplescalendar.org/calendar/events/fred-hampton-assassinated -1969)