Trump walks back from Ukraine ceasefire calls, aligning closer with Russia’s push for permanent peace deal

#Trump has walked away from his ceasefire demand, saying that he supports its concept but can push for a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine without one

Ignoring #Ukraine and #Europe’s repeated calls that a peace deal be preceded by a ceasefire that would end Russia’s indiscriminate #killing of #Ukrainians

https://kyivindependent.com/trump-walks-back-from-ukraine-and-europes-ceasefire-calls-aligning-closer-with-russias-push-for-peace-deal/

#TrumpIsARussianAsset #ComradeKrasnov #StandWithUkraine

Saturday, August 16, 2025

That meeting was sickening; Putin loved it — Russian strike hits central Sumy just hours before Trump-Putin summit — Half of Starlink terminals sent to Ukraine found in Russian-occupied areas — Ukraine strikes oil refinery in Russia’s Samara Oblast, command post in Donetsk Oblast … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/08/saturday-august-16-2025/

Sammy Obeid provides the best argument against the ridiculous defense from Israeli apologists that the people in Gaza voted for Hamas as their government: he uses numbers.

Following those, he shows that less than 8% of the people in Gaza voted for Hamas.

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That is not even taking into account that Israel prevented Palestine from having new elections since 2006. Israel supported Hamas because they wanted a boogeyman.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0JhMXKZkwcA
#Israel #Inhumane #Gaza #Starvation #Killing

#putin pretended not to hear and ignored the journalist's question about the #killing of #civilians in #Ukraine

#US #russia #Trump #Alaska

No Glorious Twelfth this year as low grouse numbers cancel shoots

Moorland estates forced to cut back shooting days to protect species depleted by two particularly poor breeding seasons

My hear bleeds for the estates. I wonder how much lead will NOT be dispersed now (most still appear t use it rather than rechoking their firearms)

http://archive.today/2025.08.12-182942/https://www.thetimes.com/uk/environment/article/no-glorious-twelfth-low-grouse-numbers-cancel-shoots-77t3npgk0

#Grouse #Hunting #Killing #Environment #Lead

Licensed cruelty

I was reminded that today is the ‘(in)glorious 12th’ so in the next few day I expect to hear more bangs and to come across more injured birds during our runs and cycle rides.

#Glorious12th #Birds #Killing #Barbarity #Waste #Lead #pollution #cartoon

A quotation from Wendell Berry

Wendell Berry (b. 1934) American farmer, educator, poet, conservationist
Essay (2003-02-09), “A Citizen’s Response,” sec. 4, Citizenship Papers (2003)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/berry-wendell/78306/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #wendellberry #biologicalwarfare #collateraldamage #killing #nuclearwar #terrorism #terrorist

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/8/11/live-israel-claims-responsibility-for-murder-of-al-jazeeras-al-sharif

“Al Jazeera has condemned Israel’s targeted assassination of five of its staff, including correspondent Anas al-Sharif, saying the order to kill him and his colleagues “is a desperate attempt to silence the voices exposing the impending seizure and occupation of Gaza”.

#aljazeera #israel #killing #journalist #anasalsharif #gaza #pressfreedom