This what the Israelis are up against and they as well have just the same attitude which is why the conflict between the two warring factions has been going on for so long and will probably never end.

https://old.reddit.com/r/palestinenews/c...lestinian/

It's an insolvable problem I think.

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/po...235030964/

Well worth a read, especially what follows from the View Profile arrow on her picture. (7 slide out pages)

How truly fabulous! Our very generous govt has allowed pensioners a wonderful $4.50 a week enabling us to put a down payment on a loaf of bread or stretch to a few extra rice grains.!




As per usual, very little for those on low incomes, just the usual few crumbs - & they went back on their promise to fund new cancer drugs, so those people will either have to go into debt or give up & die.



They seem to have let people down quite badly.

https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU2405/S...s-need.htm

Quote:Budget 2024 is placing this governments ideological wants before real New Zealanders' needs.
ÔÇ£Tax cuts and spending cuts are favoured over addressing the cost-of-living crisis and delivering the investments that New Zealanders need," said NZCTU Economist Craig Renney.
ÔÇ£Nicola Willis has failed her own tests that she set herself, such as when she said her tax cuts would ÔÇ£not require any additional borrowingÔÇØ said Renney. According to Treasury, the Government will borrow an additional $17.1bn by June 2028. Tax cuts will cost nearly $10bn. Future taxpayers are going to pay for tax cuts today.
ÔÇ£Willis also claimed that she would be able to deliver on all NationalÔÇÖs election promises. Yet the tax cut programme doesnÔÇÖt include the Working for Families changes promised by National in opposition. The gambling tax changes were supposed to bring in $716m over the next four years. They now bring in $190m. ItÔÇÖs now clear that the tax package isnÔÇÖt being delivered as promised.

Might be wise to spend all those hard earned points.

I've received emails for both of our Trade Me accounts today announcing TM's introduction of a Multi factor authentification system. I'm wary of following the links through to this on TM's website as I fear that it will be a path of no return and I'm not interested in complicating my sign in procedure if I can avoid it.

I know many financial websites are bringing in MFA now but to be honest TM is just not worth the effort of phaffing around with text codes or whatever alternative ID procedure they have dreamed up, and the chances of it being bug free from the outset is not great based on their recent functionality overall.

Interested to see what hoops members are pressured to jump through and how seamlessly it goes. My hopes aren't high in either regard

He doesn't appear to think much of the orange one. That must have taken some courage; its a quite a  risk for anyone so well known to oppose Trump, especially when he could possobly lose work because of his stand, well done De Niro.

Quote:https://www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/350293881/two-bit-big-shot-robert-de-niro-unleashes-donald-trump-outside-hush-money


As closing arguments began in the former presidentÔÇÖs historic trial, De Niro made a surprise appearance in Lower Manhattan flanked by police officers who defended the US Capitol building during the January 6 riots in 2021.

Describing Trump as a ÔÇ£tyrantÔÇØ who New Yorkers tolerated ÔÇ£when he was just another grubby real estate hustler masquerading as a big shot two-bit playboy,ÔÇØ De Niro, a native of Manhattan, warned voters about the dangers of a second Trump presidency.
ÔÇ£People thought they could control Hitler, thought they could control Mussolini, it didnÔÇÖt happen,ÔÇØ said the Goodfellas star, as Trump supporters yelled profanities in the background.

ÔÇ£A dictator is a dictator, and thatÔÇÖs what Trump wants to do and be.ÔÇØ

De Niro recently lent his voice to an attack ad for Democrats that paints Trump as a threat to democracy, but his cameo at the court was the first major attempt by the Biden campaign to directly lean into TrumpÔÇÖs legal woes.

I do not like Piers Morgan.

But boy, he has some intetesting people on his Youtube channel. This afternoon as I sat here stitching while the soup burbled on the stove, I watched his interviews with Jordan Peterson - which was totally rivetting, and now, Richard Dawkins is on my screen.

Funny thing, I find myself quite liking these people. Despite their portrayed media images, maybe it is their intelligence that makes me glad I get to form my own opinion.

Thank goodness for the internet.

Apologies for the typo in the heading...

The top UN court, the International court of justice, had ordered Israel to immediately halt war on Gaza. I doubt Israel will stop now, it seems there's no means of forcing their leader to stop the war & Netanyahu will continue as long as he's able to get away with it, regardless of how many people die.

I'd be extremely interested in his explanation as to  how he can claim that this is any different to what the nazis did in the Warsaw ghetto, & how this makes the Israelis any better than they were.


And in what might be done with him,once they have a different govt there, if they ever manage to elect one.

Quote:https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crggvmyz03vo
The UN's top court, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), has issued a dramatic ruling, ordering Israel to "immediately halt its military offensive in Rafah".
It acted in support of a South African application last week which sought a number of measures against Israel, accusing it of stepping up what it says is a genocide.
Presiding judge Nawaf Salam said the situation in Gaza had deteriorated since the court last ordered Israel to take steps to improve it.
Israel has vehemently denied the allegation and signalled it would ignore any order to halt its operation.
Reading the court's ruling on Friday, Nawaf Salam said "Israel must immediately halt its military offensive, and any other action in the Rafah Governorate" which could bring about "the physical destruction" of the Palestinians - alluding to what constitutes genocide under international law.
Israel, he added, must also allow unimpeded access to Gaza to any UN body investigating allegations of genocide.
The ruling also reiterated a requirement for Israel to enable "unhindered provision at scale" of basic services and humanitarian aid for Gaza.

   

How to unplug this from it's connector?  It's a tiny 35mm x35mm fan from a NVR of CCTV box.

I don't want to pull it out by force as it may break something.  There must be a latch holding it.

Can anyone help? 

Cheers

Promises to be extremely interesting; he's not their most popular PM.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/art...ve-sources