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2 weeks agoIran demands international action after attacks impact hospitals, schools
Iranian authorities report hospitals and schools damaged by US and Israeli strikes, calling for international intervention and adherence to Geneva Conventions protecting civilian infrastructure.
US politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
3 months agoTrump doesn't care about drug trafficking. All he cares about is distracting us. - LGBTQ Nation
Service members, veterans, negotiators, and activists who risk their lives are patriots; administration officials allegedly violated military justice and Geneva Convention rules.
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 months agoTop Dem Calls Double Tap' Video One of the Most Troubling Things I've Seen in My Time in Public Service'
But Himes added, quote, What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service.' Congressman Himes continued, saying, quote, You have two individuals in clear distress without any means of locomotion, with a destroyed vessel who were killed by the United States.' MS NOW played a clip of Himes saying outright that the U.S. attacked shipwrecked sailors, which is against the Geneva Conventions.
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3 months agoCNN's Elie Honig Points Out Alleged US Strike on Defenseless' Survivors Is Literally a Textbook Example of a War Crime
A second strike ordered to kill shipwreck survivors violates the law of war and Geneva Conventions, making such orders potentially illegal and constituting war crimes.
fromThe Mercury News
5 months agoLetters: Fair corporate taxes could bail out cities like Oakland
Just like every other city in California, Oakland desperately needs new revenue sources. California cities don't even have enough money to fund the bare minimum of public services, with essential services like BART shutting down frequently. This is a problem that has gone back decades, ever since 1978, when Proposition 13 passed, and has since robbed hundreds of billions of dollars from our communities.
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