[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

So Trump spread lies? Nothing new

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A group of LGBTQ climbers and advocates hung a large transgender pride flag in the middle of Yosemite’s famous El Capitan rock formation on Tuesday.

Trans Is Natural, which describes itself as a coalition of transgender, queer and ally climbers, said in a statement that its members unfurled the flag “in an act of solidarity and resistance.”

[Tłumaczenie DeepL] Grupa wspinaczy i zwolenników LGBTQ zawiesiła we wtorek dużą flagę dumy transpłciowej na środku słynnej formacji skalnej El Capitan w Yosemite.

Trans Is Natural, która określa siebie jako koalicję wspinaczy transpłciowych, queerowych i sojuszniczych, stwierdziła w oświadczeniu, że jej członkowie rozwinęli flagę „w akcie solidarności i oporu”.

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cross-postowane z: https://sh.itjust.works/post/38278967

Huwaizah Marshes (Iraq) (AFP) – Plans to drill for oil in the protected Mesopotamian Marshes of southern Iraq have galvanised villagers and activists determined to save the mythical wetlands already battered by years of drought.

"We will never accept it," marshes activist Murtada al-Janubi told a meeting, seeking to reassure anxious residents gathered in a traditional hall made of woven reeds from the wetlands, to discuss the government's plans for the UNESCO-listed area that is their home.

Everyone nodded in approval.

If they fail to save the Huwaizah Marshes, "a historical era... with its heritage and southern identity will vanish for ever", Janubi, 33, told AFP during a tour of the wetlands that straddle the Iraq-Iran border.

The millennia-old history of the marshes -- the reputed home of the biblical Garden of Eden -- "would end with this oilfield", said the moustached, tanned activist.

In 2023, as China became a major player across various sectors in Iraq, the oil-rich country awarded a Chinese firm the rights to explore the Huwaizah field.

Several residents of Abu Khsaf, the village in Missan province where the meeting with activist Janubi was held, said that at the time they did not fully grasp the implications.

Only this year, when heavy machinery was brought in to conduct seismic studies and open a new road, did the residents say they recognised a "threat" to the swamplands that have sustained their traditional way of life.

The government says that the oil and environment ministries are collaborating closely to avoid endangering the wetlands, and that any activity would occur near, not inside, the marshes.

Satellite images of the area from March, which AFP obtained from Planet Labs, show tracks left by heavy vehicles.

Wim Zwijnenburg of Dutch peace organisation PAX said the images point to the "rapid" construction of "a 1.3-kilometre-long dirt road in the vegetation of the marshes".

Missan province already has several oilfields, including one just kilometres (miles) from the marshes.

Its emissions fill the sky with heavy grey smoke, and its gas flares can be seen from the fishing boats that roam the depleted marshes, suffering after years of harsh drought and dwindling water supplies.

Nestled between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, the Mesopotamian Marshes depend on rivers and tributaries originating in neighbouring Turkey and Iran.

Sparse rainfall and reduced water flows blamed on climate change, upstream dams and government rationing have created shortages with severe impacts on the marsh ecosystem.

Residents expect the marshes to dry up in summer, hoping for a long-absent good rainy season to revive them.

The current water level in many areas is less than a metre (three feet) deep. Um al-Naaj lake, once teeming with fish, is now just three metres deep, compared with at least six before the drought.

Rowing his boat on the lake, fisherman Kazem Ali, 80, said that while the new project may create some jobs, "we, the average people, will not benefit".

"All we want is water," he said.

Rasul al-Ghurabi, a 28-year-old buffalo farmer, said he would never quit "the marshes and the freedom that comes with them" even if the oil company offered him a job.

One cool March morning, as he led his buffaloes to the marshes to graze, Ghurabi was surprised to see workers laying cables and drilling holes.

A cable caused one of his animals to stumble, he said.

The marshes contain a core area that serves as a habitat for numerous species, including migratory waterbirds, surrounded by a buffer zone for protection.

Activists have accused authorities of conducting seismic studies within the core, which the state-owned Missan Oil Company denies, saying that the vehicles spotted in the area were carrying out work for a separate field nearby and had since left.

The Huwaizah oilfield was discovered in the 1970s, and Iraq shares it with Iran, which has been extracting oil for a long time.

The Missan Oil Company says that 300 square kilometres (116 square miles) of the field's area overlap with the marshes' buffer zone, but that the oilfield does not encroach on the core.

An environmental impact assessment concluded in 2024 would provide "the baseline for work in the field", the company said, adding that exploration would take place "without harming the natural habitat".

According to environment ministry official Jassem Falahi, the protected status of the marshes does not bar development projects.

"But investment is subject to specific conditions and standards that must not disturb the core area... or affect the site and its biodiversity," he told AFP.

Iraqi activist Ahmed Saleh Neema, a vocal advocate for the protection of the marshes, expressed concerns that oil companies might not adhere to regulations and further drain the marshes.

A UNESCO spokesperson told AFP that "concerns have been raised in recent years" over the potential impact of oil-related activities on the marshes.

Across the border in Iran, local media have long warned against the environmental impact of oil projects.

In a report earlier this year, two decades into oil activities in the wetlands known in Iran as Hoor al-Azim, the Tasnim news agency said energy companies had obstructed water flows and drained areas to build infrastructure.

Tasnim also said that oilfields have polluted water resources.

Environmental activist Neema said authorities should strike "a balance between two great resources: the oil and the marshes".

Iraq is one of the world's largest oil producers, and crude sales account for 90 percent of state revenues.

But while oil is financially vital, the marshes represent the livelihood of its people and "the heritage, the folklore, and the reputation of Iraq", Neema said.

Back in the village of Abu Khsaf, Janubi said: "Our region is already teeming with oilfields. Isn't that enough?"

"Leave our marshes alone."

[-] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

Jeszcze Google czy inny taki, zrezygnuje z gigantycznych inwestycji na poziomie 5 mln$ i cała polska gospodarka legnie w gruzach

[-] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

Całkowicie byłem off, więc liczę na jakieś dobre wrzuty

[-] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

To, że po fikołkach Muska wokół Trumpa i Putina, instytucje państwowe i politycy używają Twittera jest straszne, żenujące.

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The small South Caucasus nation of Georgia has become a multi-billion dollar hub for the international used car market. The vehicles are mostly sourced from the US, and many appear to be ending up in Russia.

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cross-postowane z: https://szmer.info/post/4572970

Crime scenes are not always confined to dark alleyways and abandoned warehouses—sometimes they are hidden in plain sight. Environmental crimes are illegal activities which directly harm the environment, often resulting in significant damage to ecosystems, biodiversity, and human health.

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Jörg Dornau, a member of the far-right Alternative for Germany party in the Saxony state parliament, has used political prisoners to work on his onion plantation in Belarus, a Belarusian news outlet reported Tuesday.

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Nornickel reported a first-half profit on Friday that fell 22%, hurt by weak nickel prices, while the Russian miner also grappled with logistical difficulties and issues related to cross-border payments.

Russian companies have reported delays and cancellations of payments for goods with major trading partners such as China, as local banks strengthen their compliance efforts under pressure from Western regulators.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Dzięki temu można z poziomu fedi obserwować (czytać) wpisy z elonexa (twittera). Działa to jednostronnie, na ścianę dostajesz wpisy, ale już nie skomentujesz. Co o tym myślę? Niestety większość świata uważa, że jak coś wpisze na elonexa, to już nie musi w innym miejscu więc czasem jest to jedyna opcja, żeby się czegoś dowiedzieć.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Po prostu szukał tego zdjęcia z onetu na wolnej licencji ;)

[-] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Nothing to worry about. God's will.

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Konfederacyjne przewracanie stolika, odcinek 2137

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[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Głupio będzie, jak takie zdjęcie zrobi furorę w internetach i PKP przykładnie wywali pracownika, że niby samowolka a nie odgórny prikaz firmy 'do dupy z BHP'.

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Elon Musk is considering taking Twitter out of Europe amid EU compliance investigation

In recent weeks Elon Musk has suggested Twitter could stop being accessible in Europe in order to avoid new regulation enacted by the European Commission.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago

This statue in Poland was few weeks long artist performance made few years ago near place, where Lenin's statue standed in Nowa Huta until 1989.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

You could follow Zack Labe on Fediverse profile and get daily info about ice coverage.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

podstawowa kontrola monopolu raczej wchodzi w skład postulatów współczesnych partii libertariańskich

W jaki sposób libertarianizm chce kontrolować monopole?

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cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/466182

A timeline I created of the total users at the top 10 Lemmy instances.

Wrzucam pod wolny internet, ale przede wszystkim z pewnym zaskoczeniem, ze tak sobie szmerując tworzymy wcale nie małą instancję.

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Jeśli dzięki Krajowemu Planowi Odbudowy toksyczność polskiego transportu samochodowego chociaż trochę spadnie, to nawet bez tej góry pieniędzy warto będzie ten plan wprowadzić.

Dla dziwaków, którzy chcieliby żyć w czystszym, mniej hałaśliwym i bezpieczniejszym kraju, zatwierdzenie KPO jest informacją doskonałą. Unia znów zamierza zaproponować Polsce pewne elementy cywilizacji. I jak zwykle, sporej części Polaków to się niespecjalnie spodobało.

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kolejna, obok Lemmura (link do postu na szmerze) aplikacja do obsługi Lemmy'ego.

F-droid

~~Google Play~~ link nie działa

Ciekawostką jest fakt, że przy dodawaniu instancji, szmer.info pojawia się jako propozycja.

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