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womanofthehills's JournalSecond Gentlemen Doug Emhoff tests positive for covid
WASHINGTON (AP) Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff has tested positive for COVID-19 after experiencing mild symptoms, his office announced Sunday, but his wife, Vice President Kamala Harris, has tested negative and remains asymptomatic.
Emhoff spokesperson Liza Acevedo said in a statement that the second gentleman is fully vaccinated and three times boosted and that he is currently asymptomatic, continuing to work remotely, and remaining away from others at home.
https://apnews.com/article/emhoff-positive-covid-test-harris-negative-a4a66582ecc6e2d72e1635219a4d79d7
"Crimean sunbathers struck by deadly shrapnel shower from Ukrainian missile
Shrapnel from an intercepted US-made missile fired by Ukraine hit a beach packed with sunbathing tourists in occupied Crimea on Sunday.
Russian officials said at least five people, including three children, had died of shrapnel wounds and they expected the death toll to rise.
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Russias ministry of defence said its air-defence systems had intercepted one of five US-made ATACMS long-range artillery rockets fired by Ukraine at Crimea. It blamed the US for the attack and said that the intercepted missile had been armed with a cluster munition warhead that exploded over the beach.
Responsibility for the deliberate missile attack on civilians in Sevastopol lies primarily with Washington, which supplied these weapons to Ukraine, as well as the Kyiv regime, it said. Such actions will not go unanswered.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ukrainian-atacms-blows-over-crimean-160906716.html
"Israel Used U.S.-Made Bombs in Strike That Killed Dozens in Rafah
NYT s:
The bombs used in the Israeli strike that killed dozens of Palestinians in a camp for displaced people in Rafah on Sunday were made in the United States, according to weapons experts and visual evidence reviewed by The New York Times.
Munition debris filmed at the strike location the next day was remnants from a GBU-39, a bomb designed and manufactured in the United States, The Times found. U.S. officials have been pushing Israel to use more of this type of bomb, which they say can reduce civilian casualties.
The key detail in the weapon debris was the tail actuation system, which controls the fins that guide the GBU-39 to a target, according to Trevor Ball, a former U.S. Army explosive ordnance disposal technician, who earlier identified the weapon on X. The weapons unique bolt pattern and slot where the folding fins are stowed were clearly visible in the debris, Mr. Ball said.
The munition fragments, filmed by Alam Sadeq, a Palestinian journalist, are also marked by a series of numbers beginning with 81873. This is the unique identifier code assigned by the U.S. government to Woodward, an aerospace manufacturer based in Colorado that supplies parts for bombs including the GBU-39.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/29/world/middleeast/israel-us-rafah-bombs.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb
#blockout2024 - kids blocking celebrities
Why are celebrities being blocked en masse after the Met Gala?
Social media users have launched 'operation blockout', where they block celebrities they believe have not used their platforms to shed light on pressing issues in Gaza, Sudan and beyond
https://www.middleeasteye.net/trending/operation-blockout-tiktok-met-gala-gaza-israel-rafah
4 Children From Gaza Arrive in U.S. for Medical Treatment
Among the children was Fadi Alzant, 6, a gaunt boy with pale skin and strawberry blond hair who appeared dazed as the crowd rushed around his wheelchair. An airport employee grew agitated and shouted at people to disperse and to put away their cameras.
Fadi, who has cystic fibrosis and weighs about 25 pounds, is suffering from severe malnourishment caused by famine, according to the Palestine Childrens Relief Fund, which coordinated the childrens journeys with assistance from the World Health Organization.
The other children included Adam Abu Ajwa, 11, from Gaza, whose shelter was bombed on Jan. 16 by a grenade and a rocket, killing his mother and brother, according to the relief fund. The rocket caused Adam to fly into the air, damaging his head and seriously hurting his lower body. His sister, Zaina Abu Ajwa, 26, was also badly injured in the attack and flew with him to Kennedy Airport, where they boarded a flight to South Carolina.
A few feet away, people gathered around Saja Bilal Junaid, 3, the youngest of the children. Sajas head was covered entirely in bandages except for a small opening for her eyes, nose and mouth.
Her face was charred with third-degree burns after an Israeli airstrike hit her home at Jabalia refugee camp, the aid group said. She is being taken to a hospital in Dayton, Ohio, because it was not possible for her to be treated in Gaza, according to the group
(Also a 9 yr old boy in a wheelchair who was under rubble for hrs)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/05/nyregion/gaza-children-us-hospitals.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb
NYTS- Thousands Believe Covid Vaccines Harmed Them. Is Anyone Listening?
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/03/health/covid-vaccines-side-effects.html All vaccines have at least occasional side effects. But people who say they were injured by Covid vaccines believe their cases have been ignored.
At least long Covid has been somewhat recognized, said Akiko Iwasaki, an immunologist and vaccine expert at Yale University. But people who say they have post-vaccination injuries are just completely ignored and dismissed and gaslighted, she added.
Report: Hamas Accepts Gaza Cease-fire Deal; Israeli Officials Reject Prospect of War Ending
Haaretz:
Report: Hamas Accepts Gaza Cease-fire Deal; Israeli Officials Reject Prospect of War Ending
According to the report, Hamas was guaranteed by the U.S. for a full Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and that Israeli forces will not continue fighting once the hostages are released. An Israeli official told Haaretz that 'Israel will, under no circumstances, agree to end the war as part of a deal' and is determined to enter Rafah
https://x.com/haaretzcom/status/1786717441529188604?s=46&t=YZgyyp4w_z7vW3neKxa6cQ
UCLA - all night violent clashes between pro Israel & pro Palestine protesters
Police did not stop fighting till very early morning.
BREAKING: Zionists attacking UCLA encampment with fireworks in the middle of the night, students are trying to defend the encampment.
You stand no chance, old lady!
https://x.com/ryangrim/status/1785622283161067568?s=46&t=YZgyyp4w_z7vW3neKxa6cQ
It's so incredibly clear that the police stood aside and let a pro Israeli lynch mob run wild at UCLA. They did nothing for two hours as violent Zionists assaulted students, launched fireworks into the encampment, and sprayed mace on students.
https://x.com/esqueer_/status/1785637622582309038?s=46&t=YZgyyp4w_z7vW3neKxa6cQ
Brown Univ - protesters & Adm make a deal
At Brown, a Rare Agreement Between Administrators and ProtestersBrown students took down their tents on campus after the university in Rhode Island agreed to discuss their demands for divestment from support for the Israeli military.
As pro-Palestinian protests continued to escalate across the country, officials and students at Brown University set a rare example on Tuesday: They made a deal.
Demonstrators agreed to dismantle their encampment at Brown, which had been removed by Tuesday evening, and university leaders said they would discuss, and later vote on, divesting funds from companies connected to the Israeli military campaign in Gaza.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/us/brown-divestment-deal.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb
Poland could deport Ukrainians for conscription
Poland has suggested it will help transfer Ukrainian men of fighting age back to their homeland, as Kyiv seeks to shore up its depleted armed forces.
Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, the defence minister of Poland, said he was ready to take whatever steps necessary to move tens of thousands of men of military fighting age back to Ukraine.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/poland-could-deport-ukrainians-conscription-131303569.html
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