Chicago police shot at 26-year-old Dexter Reed 96 times in 41 seconds
The extreme violence of the trigger-happy police reveals an extreme level of hostility to the lives and the rights of all citizens characteristic of an occupying military. It is well known that many US police forces, including Chicago’s, have for decades received regular “counterterrorism” training with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and that police forces recruit heavily from veterans of America’s neocolonial occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan.
#DexterReed #ACAB #Chicago
Not your typical Ramadan’: Muslim Americans focus on Gaza in holy month
“End the siege on Gaza now. Free, free Palestine,” the crowd chanted as the rain intensified, drenching a large Palestinian flag fluttering on the edge of Pennsylvania Avenue. “Not another nickel, not another dime, no more money for Israel’s crimes.”
#ramadanmubarak #FreePalestineNow #FreeGaza
Taiwan earthquake: Natural disaster expertise helped limit death toll
“Local rescue capabilities and resources are abundant,” said Interior Minister Lin Yu-chang, who also heads the Central Emergency Operation Center, on Saturday.
#taiwanearthquake #China #Taiwan
Study finds 17 mountains at high risk of losing biodiversity under climate change
“The mountainous regions of Taiwan, like Japan, are more affected by humidity-induced high velocities than continental regions. Our study suggests that accounting for humidity is critical to fully understanding the variability of temperature isothermal shifts in mountainous areas worldwide,”
#Mountains #ClimateChange #environmental
Evolving Man Project 