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What is the diplomatic fallout and how allies and rivals are looking at the US following the Taliban takeover?

by Gavin Lewis / July 3rd, 2021 During the recent G7 summit the corporate media went into pro-US propaganda overdrive.  The BBC’s Global News channel – or UK global propaganda outlet – has spent the years since the Iraq War spinning the US Military’s assault on the Black and Brown homelands of the world as ‘America spreading democracy’.  Media Lens has responded to the brutal consequences, condemning BBC Paul Wood’s misrepresentation “The coalition came to Iraq in the first pl...

Florida State University News FSU student earns esteemed Hollings Scholarship June 1, 2021 | 11:01 am | SHARE: Abril Hunter, a rising Florida State University junior from Belleville, Illinois. Hunter received an Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (FSU Photography Services) A love of science and policy and an awareness of environmental inequities inspired rising Florida State University junior Abril Hunter to pursue the Ernes...

May 18, 2021 There is an important distinction between prediction and warning. No one can now predict how the current fighting between Israel and the Palestinians will end, or if it will even pause for a prolonged period – a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas can easily become the prelude to a new low-level, sporadic war of attrition or Intifada. History teaches all too well that any form of new agreement can become the prelude to new acts of political extremism and polarization – to acquir...

The scalation between Israel and Hamas continues to dominate the UK media. BBC News and The Times report that rockets continue to pound Israel as the IDF ...

Israel-Gaza violence: The strength and limitations of Hamas arsenal By Jonathan Marcus image captionHamas and other Palestinian militant groups in Gaza have a wide variety of missiles While death, damage and suffering have been caused to both sides in the escalating hostilities between Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip and the Israeli military, this remains a hugely asymmetric struggle. Israel is the vastly more powerful player and its air force, armed drones and intelligence-gath...

No casino rally brings dozens of Richmond residents together: We’re going to fight this all the way A small group gathered to show their opposition to the casino proposed for Scotts Addition in Richmond. By: Caroline Coleburn and last updated 2021-04-26 12:34:07-04 RICHMOND, Va.-- Dozens of Richmonders brought signs and cow bells to the corner of North Arthur Ashe Boulevard and West Leigh Street in Scott’s Addition Monday morning to protest a casino proposal at the sit...

Experts warn against social media trend of deep-frying water Share A scientist has warned against a new and unusual social media trend that has seen people essentially trying to deep-fry water in hot oil. Before we go any further, it should go absolutely without saying that you should not be attempting to try this at home. Made using a chemical compound called calcium alginate, which is a gelatine-like substance made from aqueous calcium chloride and aqueous sodium alginate that binds the wate...

Experts have warned against a dangerous trend circulating on TikTok of deep frying water, which they say could lead to fiery explosions.  The pointless trend involves combining water with calcium alginate to form a sphere of water, before coating it in flour, egg and breadcrumbs and dropping it into a fryer. But if the calcium alginate membrane splits and the water leaks into the hot oil, it could give explosive results that could cause a gruesome injury.  Footage posted by TikTok user @trend...

The deep fried water trend explained, including if you can actually deep fry water. The trend started on YouTube a few years ago.