Apple has landed the rights to turn ‘MISTBORN’ into a film franchise & ‘THE STORMLIGHT ARCHIVE’ into a TV series.
Brandon Sanderson will write, produce and consult on all projects.
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Mate.
He's playing Dalot and Dorgu in the same position as Vinícius, Kvaratskhelia, Leão, Doku, Nico Williams, Luis Diaz, Barcola, Raphinha, Gakpo, Rashford, Garnacho, Coman, Semenyo, Gordon, Martinelli, and whoever the hell else you want to mention.
Israel tortured and sexually humiliated Greta Thunberg.
Some excerpts from her interview with the Swedish paper Aftonblatet:
"They grab me, pull me to the ground, and throw an Israeli flag over me."
"They dragged me to the opposite side from where the others were sitting, and I had the flag around me the whole time. They hit and kicked me."
"They moved me very brutally to a corner that I was turned towards. ‘A special place for a special lady’, they said. And then they had learned ‘Lilla hora’ (Little whore) and ‘Hora Greta’ (Whore Greta) in Swedish, which they repeated all the time."
In the corner where Greta was sitting, the police placed a flag.
"The flag was placed so that it would touch me. When it fluttered and touched me, they shouted ‘Don’t touch the flag’ and kicked me in the side. After a while, my hands were tied with cable ties, very tightly. A bunch of guards lined up to take selfies with me while I was sitting like that."
"They were thrown to the ground and beaten. But I could only see it out of the corner of my eye, because every time I lifted my head from the ground, I was kicked by the guard standing next to me."
Greta was then taken into a building to be searched and undressed. "The guards have no empathy or humanity, and they keep taking selfies with me. There’s a lot I don’t remember. So much is happening at once. You’re in shock. You’re in pain, but you go into a state of trying to stay calm."
Outside, she was forced to take off her clothes again, she says. "It was mockery, rough handling, and everything was filmed. Everything they do is extremely violent."
"It was so hot, like 40 degrees. We begged the whole time: Can we have water? Can we have water? In the end, we screamed. The guards walked in front of the bars the whole time, laughing and holding up their water bottles. They threw the bottles with water in them into the trash cans in front of us."
"When people fainted, we banged on the cages and asked for a doctor. Then the guards came and said, ‘We’re going to gas you.’ It was standard for them to say that."
"This shows that if Israel, with the whole world watching, can treat a well-known, white person with a Swedish passport this way, just imagine what they do to Palestinians behind closed doors."
Thunberg says the Swedish government greatly downplayed the abuse she and her fellow Sumud Flotilla activists suffered, and wouldn't even bring them water.
"We were together and told them about the treatment we received. About the lack of food, water, about the abuse. The torture. We showed them the physical injuries we had – bruises and scratches. We gave them all our contact details – I gave them my father's number and the number of our contact in the organization. We were clear: everything we say now must be released to the media."
"They didn’t do anything, they just said: ’Our job is to listen to you. We are here and you are entitled to consular support.’"
"We said over and over again: we need water. And they saw that the guards had water bottles. The embassy staff said: ’We’ll make a note of that.’ One of us, Vincent, said: ’Next time we meet you, you must bring water.’
Then it took two days before the embassy staff showed up again.
"They didn't bring any water, except for a small bottle of their own that was half empty. Vincent, who was in the worst shape, got to drink it. We kept asking the guards, 'Can we have some water?' but they just walked around with their water bottles and didn't answer."
"I said, 'Are you going to leave us like this? If you leave now, they will beat us up.' But they just kept walking."
When Aftonbladet compares emails sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to relatives, with what the captives describe telling embassy staff, it becomes clear that the seriousness of the situation has been downplayed.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs describes the scene at the port, where Greta Thunberg was beaten for hours, as follows: “She told us about harsh treatment and that she had been sitting on a hard surface for a long time.”
On Saturday, several media outlets published testimonies that Greta had been subjected to torture.
Aftonbladet has spoken to three other members of the flotilla who largely confirm what Greta Thunberg says and who have all experienced various types of abuse and humiliation. We have also spoken to relatives. Everyone is highly critical of how the Swedish embassy staff acted.
South Africa’s ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa, died after falling from the 22nd floor of a hotel in Paris. Authorities claim that a sealed window in his room was forcibly opened.
He agreed that Israel is committing a genocide.
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@PresidencyZA@CyrilRamaphosa Just look at the response under this tweet. Everyone who is not white is in solidarity, but everyone else can't stop with the "whataboutism".
Do better white people 🤡
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA ABDUCTEES*
President @CyrilRamaphosa has called on the Government of the State of Israel to release South Africans and other nationals abducted as part of Israeli authorities’ interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla.
The flotilla comprises humanitarian vessels seeking to deliver aid to Gaza.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the interception in international waters off the coast of Gaza reinforces Israel’s continued violation of international law and infliction of suffering, including starvation, on the Palestinian people.
South Africans who were on board the flotilla include Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela, Zukiswa Wanner and Reaaz Moolla, while confirmation is pending on the abduction of Zaheera Soomar, Fatima Hendricks and Carrie Shelver.
President Ramaphosa said: “The interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla is another grave offence by Israel of global solidarity and sentiment that is aimed at relieving suffering in Gaza and advancing peace in the region.
“On behalf of our government and nation, I call on Israel to immediately release the South Africans abducted in international waters, and to release other nationals who have tried to reach Gaza with humanitarian aid.
“The interception of the flotilla in international waters is contrary to international law and violates the sovereignty of every nation whose flag was flown on the dozens of vessels in the flotilla.
“This action also violates an International Court of Justice injunction that humanitarian aid must be allowed to flow unimpeded.
“South Africa calls on Israel to ensure that the life-saving cargo transported by this flotilla reaches the people of Gaza, as the flotilla represents solidarity with Gaza, not confrontation with Israel.
“South Africa supports the call by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for Israel to urgently lift the blockade on Gaza and allow the entry of life-saving material through all means possible.
“My thoughts are with all of the abductees and their families and it is my expectation that Israel will release the human rights activists as these abductions serve no purpose in the context of efforts to secure peace in the Middle East.”
ISSUED BY THE PRESIDENCY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
🚨 THE BBC JUST TURNED ON ISRAEL
"The BBC World Service has compiled material on over 160 cases where children have been shot in Gaza & found that in 95 cases the CHILD was SHOT IN THE HEAD or chest. In most these cases, the victim was UNDER 12 years old"
Wow.
United advertising for a head of recruitment half way through our most important transfer window in decades. It's like sending a strongly worded letter to an asteroid after it's already hit the planet – the damage is done, mate!
🚨BREAKING: There is growing belief from ALL parties, that Manchester United are on the VERGE of reaching an agreement with Brentford for Bryan Mbeumo. 🇨🇲
#mufc
🇮🇱: Steals land for 80 years
🇮🇱: Builds settlements, bulldozes homes
🇮🇱: Treats Palestinians like subhumans
🇵🇸: Resists
🇮🇱: “Terrorism! We have the right to defend ourselves.”
🇮🇱: Flattens Gaza, kills 20,000 children
🇮🇱: Bombs Lebanon “preemptively”
🇮🇱: Illegally annexes part of Syria
🇮🇱: Bombs Iran, kills civilians
🇮🇷: Responds
🇺🇸: “Israel has the right to defend itself.”
🇮🇱: “We are under attack!”
🇪🇺: “We strongly condemn Iran.”