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London’s Massive Pro-Palestinian Rallies
UK’s tame Pheasant Shooting War happening NOW. And a year-round Massacre makes it Possible
Class politics is nowhere more visible than in the protected slaughter of game, with disastrous effects on the countryside.
./from thefreeonline on 15th Oct 2023 George Monbiot at Monbiot.Com/
It’s one of the bluntest expressions of class power in the United Kingdom. Like all expressions of class power, it has become normalised until we treat it as a fixed fact of national life.
I’m talking about the bronze plague that spreads over the British lowlands every year, wiping out much of our wildlife: pheasants.
The pheasant shooting season has begun, appropriately coinciding with the Conservative party conference. Killing them requires no physical exertion and a limited skillset, as the birds are driven over the heads of the shooters by people hired to flush them out of the woods.
The men (almost all are) with the guns spray shot at the low-flying birds, killing some, wounding some, missing others. One estimate suggests that between 30% and 40% of all the pheasants shot are wounded and not recovered, dying slowly in the woods.
As always with politically protected activities, there’s a dearth of reliable data. The government agency, Natural England, estimates that between 39 and 57m pheasants and 8 to 13m red-legged partridges are released in the UK every year.
This means that, at the time of their release in August, there is as great a weight of these non-native birds at large in Britain as of all wild birds put together.
Pheasants and red-legged partridges hoover up everything from flower seeds, fungi and insects to lizards and baby snakes, frogs and baby birds, radically altering the ecology of the countryside.
An extraordinary pre-slaughter takes place year-round, to prepare for the great massacre that begins on 1 October.
Foxes are snared or shot in their tens of thousands, members of the crow family are relentlessly persecuted, weasels and stoats (among our most fascinating and least-appreciated mammals) are trapped and killed in unknown numbers – and these are just the legal assaults on nature.
Continue reading “UK’s tame Pheasant Shooting War happening NOW. And a year-round Massacre makes it Possible”Turkey slams Israeli Blitz of Gaza while Bombing civilians, and Ethnic Cleansing in Syria with 100% Impunity
from thefreeonline on 15th =ct 2023 by Turkish Minute
Critics of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have accused him of hypocrisy for harshly criticizing Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip after Hamas attacked Israel, pointing to the civilian casualties caused by his government’s airstrikes on Kurds in Syria.
On Saturday Hamas fighters carried out an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel, launching thousands of rockets from the Palestinian enclave of Gaza and crossing the border with hundreds of militants.
This morning, a UAV targeted the refugee camp #Mexmûr, leaving 50-year-old women Ayşe Muhammed Ahmed wounded. People came together on the spot & later held a protest in front of the local hospital, criticizing the
for not protecting the camp, as it is their responsibility.
We invite the world to have a close look on who #Erdogan is attacking
This is a war against civilians, a war against a people!
The Islamist group killed more than 1,100 Israelis and more than a hundred people, prompting Israel to retaliate by pounding Gaza.
“Water is not being provided to Gaza. There is no electricity, it’s not being given. We don’t know the situation of the hospitals, whether they can operate or not. Unfortunately, places of worship, hospitals and schools, all are being ruthlessly struck; while these things happen, the world is silent. No one is saying anything. What about human rights?” Erdoğan posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Tuesday.
Erdoğan’s tweet drew the ire of many, who branded his plea for preventing civilian suffering as hypocritical, highlighting the Turkish government’s airstrikes targeting Kurdish settlements in northern Syria.
The official X handle of the pro-Kurdish Green Left Party (YSP) quoted Erdoğan’s tweet and said, “A large portion of Northern and Eastern Syria is unable to receive water and electricity, multiple hospitals have been bombed and rendered unusable. Agricultural areas have been bombed, and those responsible have openly admitted to committing this war crime!”
Invasion beginning- Israeli air raids smash Gaza as Palestinians seek safety – 320 more killed -Al Jazeera Live Blog
Al Jazeera Live updates here.. BREAKING
from https://wp.me/pIJl9-yZW on October 14th 2023 by Mersiha Gadzo, Usaid Siddiqui, Joseph Stepansky and Ted Regencia at Al Jazeera
Gaza’s terrified children all too aware Israel’s bombs steal their joy About 500 children have been killed by Israeli air attacks – one-third of Palestinian fatalities so far in the Gaza Strip.
By Mersiha Gadzo, Usaid Siddiqui, Joseph Stepansky and Ted Regencia
- More than 320 Palestinians have been killed in past 24 hours, including many women and children killed in Israeli air raids on convoys fleeing Gaza City, according to health officials in besieged enclave.
- The rising toll comes as Israel continues bombing Gaza a day after telling 1.1 million residents to head south ahead of a looming ground offensive following Hamas’s attack inside Israel last week.
- Dozens killed while fleeing Gaza homes as Israel conducts ground raidsSome Palestinians say they have decided to stay in their homes as there is nowhere safe they can escape to.
- At least 2,215 Palestinians were killed and 8,714 wounded in Israeli air attacks on Gaza. The number of people killed in Israel has reached 1,300, with more than 3,400 wounded.
- In the occupied West Bank, the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in the past week has topped 50. More than 1,000 have been wounded and dozens arrested.
- ‘Nowhere safe to go’: Confusion, fear after Israel’s warning to evacuate.. Gaza residents say they are unable to leave following Israel’s call to move south ahead of a threatened ground invasion.
- Dozens killed while fleeing Gaza homes as Israel conducts ground raids. Some Palestinians say they have decided to stay in their homes as there is nowhere safe they can escape to
- Gaza’s terrified children all too aware Israel’s bombs steal their joy About 500 children have been killed by Israeli air attacks – one-third of Palestinian fatalities in the Gaza Strip.
- When a family dies under Israel’s bombs, part of Gaza’s history disappears.. Palestinian Ministry of Health reports at least 20 families have been killed, and entire neighbourhoods lie in ruins.
- At least 16 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in occupied West Bank.. Death toll rises to 51 in the occupied West Bank since Hamas launched attack on Israel on October 7.
- Israeli air raids kill 2,215 Palestinians: Ministry.. The health ministry in the Gaza Strip has updated the death toll in Israel’s bombardment.At least 2,215 Palestinians, including 724 children, have been killed and 8,714 others wounded.
- Ambulances targeted as they evacuated injured in Gaza: AJ correspondent
- Palestinians with their belongings leave Gaza City as they flee from their homes following the Israeli army’s warning [Mahmud Hams/AFP]
- Attacks intentionally targeting journalists, as civilians, constitute war crimes. The Al Jazeera Media Network said it holds Israel legally and morally responsible for the attack
- .Civil Defense workers remove the dead body of a journalist killed by Israeli shelling, at Alma al-Shaab border village with Israel, south Lebanon on Friday
Israel-Hamas live: Israeli air raids pound Gaza as Palestinians seek safety – 320 more killed -Al Jazeera Live Blog
Al Jazeera Live updates here.. BREAKING
from thefreeonline on October 14th 2023 by Mersiha Gadzo, Usaid Siddiqui, Joseph Stepansky and Ted Regencia at Al Jazeera
Gaza’s terrified children all too aware Israel’s bombs steal their joy About 500 children have been killed by Israeli air attacks – one-third of Palestinian fatalities so far in the Gaza Strip.
By Mersiha Gadzo, Usaid Siddiqui, Joseph Stepansky and Ted Regencia
- More than 320 Palestinians have been killed in past 24 hours, including many women and children killed in Israeli air raids on convoys fleeing Gaza City, according to health officials in besieged enclave.
- The rising toll comes as Israel continues bombing Gaza a day after telling 1.1 million residents to head south ahead of a looming ground offensive following Hamas’s attack inside Israel last week.
- Dozens killed while fleeing Gaza homes as Israel conducts ground raidsSome Palestinians say they have decided to stay in their homes as there is nowhere safe they can escape to.
- At least 2,215 Palestinians were killed and 8,714 wounded in Israeli air attacks on Gaza. The number of people killed in Israel has reached 1,300, with more than 3,400 wounded.
- In the occupied West Bank, the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in the past week has topped 50. More than 1,000 have been wounded and dozens arrested.
- ‘Nowhere safe to go’: Confusion, fear after Israel’s warning to evacuate.. Gaza residents say they are unable to leave following Israel’s call to move south ahead of a threatened ground invasion.
- Dozens killed while fleeing Gaza homes as Israel conducts ground raids. Some Palestinians say they have decided to stay in their homes as there is nowhere safe they can escape to
- Gaza’s terrified children all too aware Israel’s bombs steal their joy About 500 children have been killed by Israeli air attacks – one-third of Palestinian fatalities in the Gaza Strip.
- When a family dies under Israel’s bombs, part of Gaza’s history disappears.. Palestinian Ministry of Health reports at least 20 families have been killed, and entire neighbourhoods lie in ruins.
- At least 16 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in occupied West Bank.. Death toll rises to 51 in the occupied West Bank since Hamas launched attack on Israel on October 7.
- Israeli air raids kill 2,215 Palestinians: Ministry.. The health ministry in the Gaza Strip has updated the death toll in Israel’s bombardment.At least 2,215 Palestinians, including 724 children, have been killed and 8,714 others wounded.
- Ambulances targeted as they evacuated injured in Gaza: AJ correspondent
- Palestinians with their belongings leave Gaza City as they flee from their homes following the Israeli army’s warning [Mahmud Hams/AFP]
- Attacks intentionally targeting journalists, as civilians, constitute war crimes. The Al Jazeera Media Network said it holds Israel legally and morally responsible for the attack
- .Civil Defense workers remove the dead body of a journalist killed by Israeli shelling, at Alma al-Shaab border village with Israel, south Lebanon on Friday
Israel demands 1m people leave nth Gaza in 24 hrs!.. Turn off your TV news and watch this instead
Israel Orders Unprecedented Evacuation of 1 Million in Gaza
Israel Orders an Unprecedented Evacuation in Gaza. Here’s What to Know
Israel Orders Mass Evacuation from Gaza Amidst Rising Tensions
Israel’s Gaza Strip Evacuation Order Sparks Controversy at UN
Palestinians flee northern Gaza after Israel’s evacuation order ahead …
Mania for ‘miracle’ Weight loss drug could tank junk food stocks, deprive Diabetics, bankrupt entire countries…
/from thefreeonline on 14th Oct 2023 from Wikipedia/ News/ /Bloomberg
The wild popularity of Ozempic is bad news for McDonald’s, a British bank told investors
British bank Barclays is urging investors to short stocks in junk food retailers like McDonald’s and Pepsi due to the surging popularity of weight loss drugs such as Ozempic.
More than 40 percent of U.S. adults, including about 20 percent of children and teens, are considered obese. These Americans face elevated risks for type 2 diabetes, heart disease, liver disease, and various cancers, along with mobility issues associated with being overweight.
28.7 million of mainly poor US people have been diagnosed with diabetes and many are dependent on the drug Ozempic. When it was seen that Ozempic causes strong weight loss it was repurposed under the name Wegeby costing up to $1500 a month.
Even so its now so crazily popular with the rich its often hard for diabetics to find their medication.
If every obese US person were on semaglutide (the active ingredient) at its current price of $15,000 a year, the total cost would be roughly 10 percent of the entire U.S. economy, or $2.1 trillion. That’s not going to happen.
In the past six months, Hollywood Ozempic stories have reached an obnoxious level of ubiquity. TikTok has become overrun with #myozempicjourney testimonials and week-by-week photo collages of disappearing waistlines.
Endorsed by celebrities, Ozempic has already made its manufacturer the most valuable company in the EU.
In a note to investors on Tuesday, Barclays strategist Jigar Patel warned that the share price of firms such as McDonald’s Corp., PepsiCo Inc., and Altria Group Inc, the last of which owns multiple cigarette brands, may be set to take a dive.
Pharmaceuticals known as GLP-1 agonists may be responsible for this, Patel noted, according to a report by Bloomberg. GLP-1 agonists are used in the treatment of diabetes and can aid weight loss by slowing digestion and boosting the body’s consumption of its own fat reserves.
Anecdotal evidence also suggests that these drugs reduce cravings for addictive substances such as alcohol and nicotine.
see also .. Weight-loss drugs probed over ‘suicidal thoughts’
Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk has been developing these drugs for more than a decade, and markets them under the names Ozempic and Wegovy.
Novo Nordisk’s share value has more than tripled since 2020, pushing the company’s market capitalization above Denmark’s entire GDP and briefly dethroning French luxury conglomerate LVMH as the EU’s most valuable company.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk credited Wegovy as making him feel “fit, ripped, and healthy” last year, while the drug has been endorsed by a host of Hollywood actors.
“The impacts of GLP-1s potentially introduce disruption into a number of industries,” Patel wrote, with Bloomberg noting that an index of packaged food companies on the S&P 500 has fallen 14% this year, even as the entire S&P has risen by around 10%.
However, Patel advised investors that some firms will benefit from the weight loss craze, including CVS Health Corp., which owns the CVS pharmacy chain and Aetna health insurance company.
While strong sales and a rash of good publicity has made Novo Nordisk extremely wealthy, European regulators are currently probing Ozempic and Wegovy over reports that they cause suicidal thoughts and self-harm among some users.
The EU and other western states are not far behind, with cheap fattening addictive ‘junkfood’ priming the obesity plague.
Most obese people can’t stop eating, their body and organs are hooked. So at a reasonable price semaglutide can stop their hunger pangs, slim and trim them and restore them to health.
The obvious solution is to force the profiteers to allow it to be a generic drug,and make it cheaply or freely available to obesity sufferers under national health systems,
In early 2023, however, they represent an elite cultural scam more than a medical intervention. The market is symptomatic of criminal predator exploitation, medical, vaccine and big pharma speculation and fake dangerous weight-loss cures, rather than any concern for public health, especially in the US.
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