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…and here comes the Online Safety Act
The UK’s Online Safety Act officially came into force two weeks ago, and they have wasted no time using it.
Alternative social media network Gab has already been threatened with a massive fine for its supposed failures to “police speech” on its platform. Anecdotes are piling up, small forums and communities blocking access from the UK for fear of attracting OfCom’s ire and the like.
But rest assured, an OfCom spokesperson promised the Telegraph they would “only take action where it is proportionate and appropriate”. So that’s alright.
The Financial Timesheadlines……...
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https://off-guardian.org/2025/04/04/and-here-comes-the-online-safety-act/
The UK’s Online Safety Act officially came into force two weeks ago, and they have wasted no time using it.
Alternative social media network Gab has already been threatened with a massive fine for its supposed failures to “police speech” on its platform. Anecdotes are piling up, small forums and communities blocking access from the UK for fear of attracting OfCom’s ire and the like.
But rest assured, an OfCom spokesperson promised the Telegraph they would “only take action where it is proportionate and appropriate”. So that’s alright.
The Financial Timesheadlines……...
Read full article ...
https://off-guardian.org/2025/04/04/and-here-comes-the-online-safety-act/
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Hmeimim Airport, Lattakia | Propaganda & Forced Evacuations Amid Concern Over Civilian Safety
Verified reports from multiple sources confirm that “General Security” forces in Lattakia have begun attempts to forcibly evacuate civilians sheltering inside Hmeimim Airport. Families are reportedly being pushed onto buses against their will, despite their desperate resistance and overwhelming fear for their safety.
This all began when the Governor of Lattakia has requested the relocation of 22 families from the airport to Jableh. However, residents and activists argue that this so-called evacuation is, in fact, a coerced displacement — a dangerous transfer masquerading as a humanitarian measure.
Meanwhile, civilians inside Hmeimim Airport are refusing to leave, fearing for their lives if removed. Due to this, the "General Security" are staging scenes of voluntary departure to manipulate public perception.
Local sources insist that most families reject the notion of leaving and feel safe within the airport.
Verified reports from multiple sources confirm that “General Security” forces in Lattakia have begun attempts to forcibly evacuate civilians sheltering inside Hmeimim Airport. Families are reportedly being pushed onto buses against their will, despite their desperate resistance and overwhelming fear for their safety.
This all began when the Governor of Lattakia has requested the relocation of 22 families from the airport to Jableh. However, residents and activists argue that this so-called evacuation is, in fact, a coerced displacement — a dangerous transfer masquerading as a humanitarian measure.
Meanwhile, civilians inside Hmeimim Airport are refusing to leave, fearing for their lives if removed. Due to this, the "General Security" are staging scenes of voluntary departure to manipulate public perception.
Local sources insist that most families reject the notion of leaving and feel safe within the airport.
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🇬🇧 72hr Survival Kit for the Empire of Delusion
Britain has officially gone full Monty Python, only this time, it’s not satire. The Daily Mail now wants every man, woman, and confused London pigeon to prepare a 72-hour survival kit… in case the “evil Russians” decide to pull the plug. Yes, because nothing says “serious threat” like a Swiss army knife and a tin of baked beans.
This is the same UK that torched its own energy sovereignty in a mad dash toward Net Zero, shuttering coal plants, outsourcing gas imports, and betting the farm on foreign pipelines. But when the lights start flickering? Blame Putin. Not the genius policymakers in Westminster. Not the suicidal austerity. Not the eco-dogmatism that turned a once energy-independent empire into a cold, trembling vassal.
What’s next? “Beware the Slav hiding in your radiator?” Maybe Bojo will emerge from his cave to blame his hair loss on Russian microwave attacks.
Even if Russia wanted to sabotage UK energy infrastructure, which it doesn’t, it wouldn’t need explosives. The Brits are doing a spectacular job imploding their own grid through mismanagement and ideological fanaticism. But funny the projection and almost guilt one can feel below the surface, the Brits know the US and NATO, aka the UK as well, blew up Nordstream in a terrorist attack. So they assume Russia would be plotting to pay them back.
But let’s be clear. This psy-op isn’t about prepping the public for sabotage, it’s about sabotaging public perception. Blame the external boogeyman. Distract from domestic decay. Prop up a rotting NATO narrative. Rinse. Repeat.
So pack your canned beans, comrades. Just don’t forget the real weapon isn’t in the pipeline. It’s in your television.
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Britain has officially gone full Monty Python, only this time, it’s not satire. The Daily Mail now wants every man, woman, and confused London pigeon to prepare a 72-hour survival kit… in case the “evil Russians” decide to pull the plug. Yes, because nothing says “serious threat” like a Swiss army knife and a tin of baked beans.
This is the same UK that torched its own energy sovereignty in a mad dash toward Net Zero, shuttering coal plants, outsourcing gas imports, and betting the farm on foreign pipelines. But when the lights start flickering? Blame Putin. Not the genius policymakers in Westminster. Not the suicidal austerity. Not the eco-dogmatism that turned a once energy-independent empire into a cold, trembling vassal.
What’s next? “Beware the Slav hiding in your radiator?” Maybe Bojo will emerge from his cave to blame his hair loss on Russian microwave attacks.
Even if Russia wanted to sabotage UK energy infrastructure, which it doesn’t, it wouldn’t need explosives. The Brits are doing a spectacular job imploding their own grid through mismanagement and ideological fanaticism. But funny the projection and almost guilt one can feel below the surface, the Brits know the US and NATO, aka the UK as well, blew up Nordstream in a terrorist attack. So they assume Russia would be plotting to pay them back.
But let’s be clear. This psy-op isn’t about prepping the public for sabotage, it’s about sabotaging public perception. Blame the external boogeyman. Distract from domestic decay. Prop up a rotting NATO narrative. Rinse. Repeat.
So pack your canned beans, comrades. Just don’t forget the real weapon isn’t in the pipeline. It’s in your television.
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Israel targets tent full of journalists in south Gaza’s Khan Yunis
Footage shows journalist Ahmad Mansour being burned alive as his colleagues scrambled to rescue him
Footage shows journalist Ahmad Mansour being burned alive as his colleagues scrambled to rescue him
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Palestinian journalist Hassan Eslaih was transported to the European Gaza Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, to undergo surgery after being severely injured in last night's Israeli horrific attack on the journalists' tent at Nasser Hospital.
He sustained lacerations to the fingers of his right hand and a head injury.
He sustained lacerations to the fingers of his right hand and a head injury.
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⭕️ Journalist Ahmad Mansour is in critical condition after he was set ablaze by Israel's attack on the journalists' tents in Khan Yunis early this morning.
Ahmad is a reporter for Palestine Today.
Ahmad is a reporter for Palestine Today.
Forwarded from Vanessa Beeley
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy compiled a genealogical tree of Ahmed Al-Sharaa (Abu Muhammad al-Julani):
🟡 Among his ancestors were merchants and landowners, many of whom took part in the uprising against the French Mandate authorities in the first half of the 20th century;
🟡 cousin Farouk al-Sharaa (born 1938) is a high-ranking official under Hafez and Bashar al-Assad, serving as foreign minister (1984-2006) and then vice president (2006-2014);
🟡 Father Hussein al-Sharaa (born 1944) - Arab nationalist and renowned economist;
🟡 brother Hazem al-Sharaa (born 1975) - General Manager and Deputy CEO of Al Hayat - Pesi Group ; by decision of the new president, he is acting director of the Syrian Investment Agency;
🟡 brother Maher al-Sharaa (b. 1974) — a doctor, until 2023 he worked as a gynecologist in Voronezh, held the position of Minister of Health in the Syrian transitional government, and has now been appointed head of the General Secretariat (presidential administration).
🇸🇾 It is gratifying to see that the revolutionary Syrian leader comes from a very ordinary family and does not drag his relatives into power. Unlike the Assads.
Oleg Blokhin
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💉Stock markets today (Monday April 7, 2025)
🇭🇰 Hong Kong: -13.2%
🇹🇼 Taiwan: -9.7%
🇯🇵 Japan: -8.3%
🇸🇬 Singapore: -7.4%
🇨🇳 China: -7.3%
🇮🇹 Italy: -6.9%
🇸🇪 Sweden: -6.2%
🇳🇱 Netherlands: -6.1%
🇦🇺 Australia: -6.1%
🇫🇷 France: -6%
🇪🇸 Spain: -5.7%
🇩🇪 Germany: -5.6%
🇨🇭 Switzerland: -5.5%
🇬🇧 UK: -4.6%
🇵🇭 Philippines: -4.3%
🇲🇾 Malaysia: -4%
🇮🇳 India: -3.8%
🇷🇺 Russia: -3.1%
🇹🇷 Turkey: -2.5%
🇸🇦 Saudi: +0.5%
🇭🇰 Hong Kong: -13.2%
🇹🇼 Taiwan: -9.7%
🇯🇵 Japan: -8.3%
🇸🇬 Singapore: -7.4%
🇨🇳 China: -7.3%
🇮🇹 Italy: -6.9%
🇸🇪 Sweden: -6.2%
🇳🇱 Netherlands: -6.1%
🇦🇺 Australia: -6.1%
🇫🇷 France: -6%
🇪🇸 Spain: -5.7%
🇩🇪 Germany: -5.6%
🇨🇭 Switzerland: -5.5%
🇬🇧 UK: -4.6%
🇵🇭 Philippines: -4.3%
🇲🇾 Malaysia: -4%
🇮🇳 India: -3.8%
🇷🇺 Russia: -3.1%
🇹🇷 Turkey: -2.5%
🇸🇦 Saudi: +0.5%
🇮🇷 After Ukraine, Iran?, by Thierry Meyssan | Voltaire Net
For the "revisionist #Zionists" (that is, the successors of Ze’ev #Jabotinsky and Benzion Netanyahu—not to be confused with #TheodorHertzl’s "Zionists"), the time has come, after the victory over #Hamas, #Hezbollah, and #BasharAlAssad in #Syria, to crush Iran.
On the contrary, for Donald #Trump (#US), after the pacification of the Ukrainian conflict, the priority must be to pacify the one surrounding #Iran. The press has its eyes on #Palestine, but it is around #Tehran that peace in the Middle East (#ME) is being played out.
US boosts military presence in Indian Ocean ahead of possible escalation against Iran | The Craddle
Iran in the Crosshairs. Avoiding War. The Start of World War III? | Global Research Podcast
Bombing Iran's Nuclear Program: Implications of Preventive Action | The Washington Institute ( #Zionist US Think Tank)
For the "revisionist #Zionists" (that is, the successors of Ze’ev #Jabotinsky and Benzion Netanyahu—not to be confused with #TheodorHertzl’s "Zionists"), the time has come, after the victory over #Hamas, #Hezbollah, and #BasharAlAssad in #Syria, to crush Iran.
On the contrary, for Donald #Trump (#US), after the pacification of the Ukrainian conflict, the priority must be to pacify the one surrounding #Iran. The press has its eyes on #Palestine, but it is around #Tehran that peace in the Middle East (#ME) is being played out.
US boosts military presence in Indian Ocean ahead of possible escalation against Iran | The Craddle
Iran in the Crosshairs. Avoiding War. The Start of World War III? | Global Research Podcast
Bombing Iran's Nuclear Program: Implications of Preventive Action | The Washington Institute ( #Zionist US Think Tank)
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Trump welcomes Netanyahu International War Criminal at the White House.
.. whisky ? A Cigar ?..
Netanyahu | International Criminal Court
About Defendant
Mr Benjamin #Netanyahu, born on 21 October 1949, Prime Minister of #Israel at the time of the relevant conduct.
Arrest warrant issued on 21 November 2024
Accused LastName
Netanyahu
Accused FirstName
Benjamin
Charges :
Allegedly responsible for the #WarCrimes of #starvation as a method of #warfare and of intentionally directing an attack against the civilian population; and the #CrimesAgainstHumanity of #murder, #persecution, and other inhumane acts from at least 8 October 2023 until at least 20 May 2024.
#Palestine #Genocide #Trump #WarCriminal #ICC
.. whisky ? A Cigar ?..
Netanyahu | International Criminal Court
About Defendant
Mr Benjamin #Netanyahu, born on 21 October 1949, Prime Minister of #Israel at the time of the relevant conduct.
Arrest warrant issued on 21 November 2024
Accused LastName
Netanyahu
Accused FirstName
Benjamin
Charges :
Allegedly responsible for the #WarCrimes of #starvation as a method of #warfare and of intentionally directing an attack against the civilian population; and the #CrimesAgainstHumanity of #murder, #persecution, and other inhumane acts from at least 8 October 2023 until at least 20 May 2024.
#Palestine #Genocide #Trump #WarCriminal #ICC
Forwarded from 🇵🇸 Automated Apartheid in Palestine
🇵🇸 On average, Israel has killed 13 journalists each month in Gaza
In the early hours of April 7th 2025, Israel directly targeted a Journalist tent in close proximity to #NasserHospital. Two Journalists were killed in the attack, with seven others injured, with two in critical condition.
Israels targeting of journalists is nothing new. Throughout the Gaza Genocide, 232 Journalists and media workers have been killed.
"More journalists, in total, have been killed in the Iraq War than in war in Gaza since October 7, 2023 but the death tolls are not comparable (due to time frame). From the U.S. invasion on March 19, 2003 through March 26, 2025, 285
journalists and media workers were killed in Iraq - roughly 13 per year.
In Gaza, 232 were killed between October 7, 2023 and March 26, 2025, an average of around 13 killed each month." - Brown University, citing Committee to Protect Journalists Database.
07/04/2025
Via @eyeonpal
#Palestine #oPt #Gaza #Genocide
#Journalist
In the early hours of April 7th 2025, Israel directly targeted a Journalist tent in close proximity to #NasserHospital. Two Journalists were killed in the attack, with seven others injured, with two in critical condition.
Israels targeting of journalists is nothing new. Throughout the Gaza Genocide, 232 Journalists and media workers have been killed.
"More journalists, in total, have been killed in the Iraq War than in war in Gaza since October 7, 2023 but the death tolls are not comparable (due to time frame). From the U.S. invasion on March 19, 2003 through March 26, 2025, 285
journalists and media workers were killed in Iraq - roughly 13 per year.
In Gaza, 232 were killed between October 7, 2023 and March 26, 2025, an average of around 13 killed each month." - Brown University, citing Committee to Protect Journalists Database.
07/04/2025
Via @eyeonpal
#Palestine #oPt #Gaza #Genocide
#Journalist