FCC rejects protests because Charter and Cox don't compete directly in most places.

TEHRAN, IRAN—As groups of families and others gathered Sunday evening at cafes around Niloofar Square—a middle-class area in eastern Tehran—after breaking their fast for Ramadan, a series of explosions struck the area, leveling several buildings and killing over 20 people, according to witnesses at the scene and later reports from local news sources.

Witnesses who spoke to Drop Site said two explosions hit the area—a smaller strike in the vicinity, followed by a larger one that devastated much of the neighborhood, a tactic known as a “double tap” strike that is used to inflict maximum casualties.

Videos of the immediate aftermath of the attack showed several individuals dead and wounded as well as massive destruction on the street outside. In Cafe Ahla, next to the square, blood and debris soaked the floors. Several patrons who had been sitting there when the attack struck could be seen dead on the floor or with their mutilated bodies still sprawled across their seats.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/39351554

Samtime tries out a Fairphone 6 running Ubuntu Touch and it seemed pretty fine. Noted issues were the second camera not working, GPS/Map app being a bit weird, and imo, the screen showing all the apps you have open is terrible. But with the reg app store and waydroid, I think it could be almost managable to use.

My mom is a battery life fiend though, so that part she won't let go of. What's your thoughts?

No se les a pasado por la cabeza la idea de que... Tal vez la publicidad actual sobre los estandares de belleza y exito irreal a la hora de formar parejas, y que esto se puede deber a una crisis del capitalismo que se avecina. En la que los obreros son reemplazados por maquinas definitivamente, desaparecera la clase media, y la clase baja no tendra empleos con los que ganar dinero para comprar productos basicos. Mientras habrán mega ricos que estaran en sus barrios privados. Y exista la posibilidad de que todos aquellos que quedaron fuera del sistema definitivamente, se unan a atacar a esos millonarios. Para prevenir ese escenario las elites occidentales promueven estandares irreales, guerras y una desigualdad social terrible, para que la natalidad baje y afecte a la demografia. Puesto que si ya no seremos útiles ahora solo somos una amenaza, a la cual ya no tiene sentido explotar. Sinceramente no se si mi idea es muy estupidamente simple o tiene valor. ¿Ustedes que opinan? Gracias por leer

Perhaps she should've thought about that when she was cheerleading the crowd of neocons who are perpetrating all of this.

watch out for the bees I put under your cushion

BRUSSELS (AP) — The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and Tehran’s retaliatory strikes across the Middle East are quickly dragging Europe in, forcing the continent into defensive action to protect military bases and evacuate citizens caught up in the conflict.

Iranian attacks on Dubai and the closure of its airport have triggered a scramble among the wealthy to leave the emirates via alternative routes on private jets.

The normally glitzy city – a playground for billionaires, influencers and millions of international visitors – has been on edge since drones and missiles fired in response to US and Israel strikes on Iran damaged the airport and struck several high-profile hotels and landmarks.

The UAE defence ministry said it had continued intercepting incoming missiles and drones on Monday, as the country announced the closure of its embassy in Tehran amid the widening regional war.

Some in Dubai have headed for Oman, a four-and-a-half-hour drive, which has seen little disruption and where Muscat airport continues to operate, albeit with delays.

The majority of commercial flights from Muscat to Europe are fully booked until later this week, according to booking sites.

Samsung and the State of Texas have reached a settlement agreement over the alleged unlawful collection of content-viewing information through its smart TVs

More than 120,000 locals have signed petitions opposing a proposed Trump-branded tower in Surfers Paradise, arguing the project threatens the Coast’s identity, infrastructure and public beachfront.

“The return of famine to Gaza is what we fear most, even more than the shelling,” said Sobhi Al-Zaaneen, a 50-year-old father of seven, originally from northern Gaza.

"The Europeans, Canada, Mark Carney, the United States, the American president… All for one, one for all, because everybody supports, here in Europe, the fact that [Ayatollah Ali] Khamenei is gone, that the nuclear capability is gone, that the ballistic missile program has been now degraded — which was a big threat for Europe, for Israel, for the whole region," he said.

Rutte commended Trump for crippling the Iranian regime’s military capabilities and eliminating Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, saying European leaders expressed broad backing during conversations over the weekend.

Rutte said he personally spoke with several top European leaders in the immediate aftermath of the strikes and views their responses as supportive.

Case In point I own 10 acres of land in the USA and find the world biggest oil reserve or the world biggest Uranium reserve and I really really hate Britain for whatever reason you can pick. Does that give the UK to enter and bomb my 10 acres back to the stone age?

Did President Donald Trump order a deadly military strike on a girls’ elementary school in Iran because the Pentagon was using an out-of-date map?

The UK gave £90,000 to an Israeli report seeking to prove that sexual violence by Hamas on 7 October was “systematic”, a weakly evidenced claim Israel made central to justifying its genocide in Gaza, Novara Media can reveal.

In September 2024, Israeli government-aligned research group The Dinah Project applied to the Labour-run Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) for funding for a report seeking to establish the “systematic and premeditated nature” of Hamas’ sexual violence during and after the 7 October attack.

Following a seven-month battle with the FCDO, Novara Media has been partially granted its freedom of information (FOI) request, indicating that the department, then overseen by David Lammy, granted The Dinah Project £90,000, 75% of its budget for the four-month project. An Israeli official went on to describe the report as “a significant public diplomacy tool for us”.