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Girondins : Soufiane Bahassa prolonge officiellement pour deux saisons à Bordeaux

© Iconsport En fin de contrat avec les Girondins de Bordeaux, Soufiane Bahassa prolonge pour deux saisons supplémentaires,…
#Bordeaux #FR #France #Actu #News #Europe #EU #actu #Actualités #annonce #Bahassa #contrat» #deux #europe #Girondins #montee #national #NouvelleAquitaine #officiellement #option #plus #pour #prolongation #prolonge #Républiquefrançaise #saisons #Soufiane
europesays.com/fr/220970/

“The Samson Option: How Israel, Not Iran Poses The Real Nuclear Threat”

by The Dissident on Substack

@palestine
@israel

“Iran does not have nuclear weapons, but Israel does and is willing to use them if they believe they are about to lose”

open.substack.com/pub/the307/p

The Dissident · The Samson Option: How Israel, Not Iran, Poses The Real Nuclear Threat.By The Dissident
#Press#Israel#US
Replied to Michael Blume

@BlumeEvolution

Nö - bloss nicht. #Schweigen ist nie eine #Option.
Auch wenn man ins #Fettnäpfchen tritt.
Man sieht ja gerade wieder in den #USA, wie selbst #Behördenmitarbeiter stumm gemacht werden sollen. #Drohungen, dass dann alles nur noch schlimmer wird, kann man doch eigentlich nicht #akzeptieren. Hatte kürzlich mal wieder "The Sound of Silence" von #Simon&Garfunkel gehört. Die #Lyrics handeln genau von dieser #Problematik. Fantastischer #Song.

My #xray & #bloodtest results.

Significant changes in my knees due to severe #arthritis.

Given the #option of #kneereplacement #surgery or managing the pain.

I’ve opted for pain management for now.
I’ve seen how my better half was after her knee surgeries!

My hand X-ray just showed the severe arthritis. No recommendations for that.

Blood test shows possible signs of early #diabetes. Previous tests have shown none.

Have to change my diet for a couple of months & get another blood test.

I tried going #braless as a #trans #person, here’s how it went

But as a #transmasculine #person, this change in weather also brings with it a fresh set of #challenges because of my #chest (and #topsurgery in this #economy is not the most #affordable #option).

Although my chest doesn’t define who I am, I’m still learning to forgive myself for being hyper-aware of the existence of my breasts.

#TransMen #Nonbinary #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Australia #BratSummer

fashionjournal.com.au/life/goi

UN expert attacks ‘exploitative’ world economy in fight to save planet

David Boyd -- who served as UN special rapporteur on human rights and the environment -- said:
"I started out six years ago talking about ⭐️the right to a healthy environment ⭐️having the capacity to bring about systemic and transformative changes.
But this powerful human right is up against an even more powerful force in the global economy
-- a system that is absolutely based on 💥the #exploitation of people and nature. 💥
🔥And unless we change that fundamental system, then we’re just re-shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic.”🔥
The #right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment was recognised as a fundamental human right by the United Nations only in 2021-22.
Some countries, notably the US, the world’s worst historic polluter,
-- argue that UN resolutions are legally influential -- but not binding.
The right to a healthy environment is also enshrined into law by 161 countries -- with the UK, US and Russia among notable exceptions.

Boyd, a Canadian environmental law professor, said:
“Human #rights come with🔸 legally enforceable obligations🔸 on the side of states, so I believe that this absolutely should be a game-changer
– and that’s why states have resisted it for so long.

“By bringing human rights into the equation, we now have institutions, processes and courts that can say to governments 🔹this isn’t an #option 🔹for you to reduce your greenhouse gas emissions and phase out fossil fuels.
♦️These are #obligations♦️ which include regulating businesses,
to make sure that businesses respect the climate,
the environment
and human rights.

theguardian.com/world/article/

The Guardian · UN expert attacks ‘exploitative’ world economy in fight to save planetBy Nina Lakhani

#China fines KFC franchise, others for rejecting cash payments
"PRC's central bank fined 7 businesses, incl'g a local #KFC franchise, for rejecting #cash payments, as part of a campaign to ensure physical currency remains an #option amid widespread preference for #digital #payments. Economic penalties hv been levied against both companies & individuals involved, w fines on businesses rang'g fr 3,000 yuan ($414) to 55,000 yuan, a Tues notice fr #PBOC shows"
#ConsumerRights
asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Caix

Nikkei Asia · China fines KFC franchise, others for rejecting cash paymentsBy Staff Writer