Daniel Lopes

Naturally curious and often ideological. Interested in science, communication, philosophy and politics.

Gamer alterego @c0iso

[Daniel Lopes @Daniel8Lopes]

Não sou muito de partilhar estas coisas, mas não resisti.

Boa gente, apresento-vos o novo membro da família, a Farofinha 😁

Irão, muito provavelmente, ver bastante mais da Farofinha no futuro, peço já desculpa pelo excesso de fofura.

[B.M. @ireallyhateu2]

On this day, 59 years ago, on June 6, 1967, Qalqilya was occupied by Israeli forces. All of its residents, about 15,000 people, were expelled. A significant part of the city was destroyed.
Following massive international pressure, Israel was forced to allow the residents to return.

Later, the mayor of Qalqilya recounted that the soldiers seated him on a jeep, handed him a note in Arabic, and ordered him to call on the residents to leave.

According to the UN envoy, 850 out of 2,000 homes were destroyed by the army. Other estimates are even higher.

Following the expulsion, droves of Israeli civilians living in the area arrived in the city and looted whatever remained.

One Israeli soldier recounted seeing refugees leaving Qalqilya on trucks: "Trucks packed to the brim, mostly with babies and women. Because there were no men. They also traveled on buses." In one instance, a soldier tossed part of his combat rations toward the refugees. "It was horrific to witness. They pounced on it... and it really shook me up."

IDF commander Ze'ev Shaham later wrote: "The instructions regarding it (Qalqilya) were clear: evacuate the residents and destroy the place."

In the photo:
A Palestinian girl returning to her destroyed home in Qalqilya (Photo: AP)

[B.M. @ireallyhateu2]

59 years ago the ancient Mughrabi Quarter of Jerusalem was razed to the ground, in order to build the Western Wall Plaza. Yes, the place where celebrities like to visit and show their support for the racist, genocidal, apartheid state of Israel.
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The Mughrabi Quarter of Jerusalem, established in the 12th century, was located in front of the Wailing Wall, and on the eve of its destruction was home to around 650 Palestinians. Immediately after its occupation in June 1967 it was completely demolished, overnight, by the Israeli authorities.

Although most inhabitants were forcibly evacuated in the hours prior to the demolition, a few people were later found dead amongst the ruins. Some of the corpses were disposed as garbage, thrown out with rest of the rubble.

All of this was done in order to make room for the Wailing Wall Plaza, a spacious, photogenic plaza for Jewish worshippers and tourists.

In the photos: the Mughrabi Quarter in 1917, the demolition in 1967, and the plaza nowadays.

[Arnaud Bertrand @RnaudBertrand]

This is something people pointing to China's demographic decline often forget: for the next few years - at least until the late 2030s (if not early 2040s) - the number of people entering the workforce in China is set to INCREASE, not decrease.

For instance do you know which years recorded the highest birth rates in China in the 21st century? It was, in order, 2012 (14.57 births per thousand), 2014 (13.83) and 2016 (13.57). (src: https://t.co/cTotmhsxLj)

This results in the fact that, as you can see in the age pyramid below 👇, the 10-14 age cohort (kids born in 2012-2016) is actually **larger** than the 3 cohorts preceding it.

2016 kids - for instance - will reach 18 in 2034, and those studying at university (the majority of them) will reach the workforce at the very end of the 2030s, and the early 2040s.

The only cohort that's really dramatically shrunk compared to others is the 0-4 one, meaning China will really only start to have significant significant drops in workforce entrants in the late 2040s.

[DD Geopolitics @DD_Geopolitics]

PM Edi Rama said that no amount of protesters can stop him, so the Albanians took that as a challenge!!!

Protests against Kushner's Epstein Island 2.0 continue into the night.

[sarah @sahouraxo]

Israel dropped a bomb on Mona’s home in Mansouri, South Lebanon, today.

Mona is not a fighter.

She is an environmental activist who dedicated her life to protecting endangered sea turtles.

Because of Israel, Mona is now fighting for her life in a hospital bed.

[Progressive International @ProgIntl]

HAPPENING NOW 🇦🇱 Thousands of Albanians are marching under a single banner: Albania Is Not for Sale.

They are facing down the full weight of a government that rewrote its own laws to hand the coastline to Donald Trump’s son-in-law: Jared Kushner.

[HispanTV @Nexo_Latino]

🎥 Indígenas guatemaltecos🇬🇹 advierten del expansionismo de Israel

🔸Pueblos indígenas de Guatemala expresaron su rechazo a intentos expansionistas de Israel y denunciaron campañas recientes para ampliar su influencia en el país centroamericano.

🎙Miguel Salay, Guatemala

[susan abulhawa | سوزان ابو الهوى @susanabulhawa]

ZIOS: it's antisemitic to say Jews control the media

ALSO ZIOS: controlling all the media is a lot of work. "Instead of trying to control the whole world," [yes, that's a direct quote], all we have to do is control AI, because people trust AI and that's where everyone is getting their information.

[João Ferreira @joao_ferreira33]

A 22 de abril, obra ainda a decorrer, após questionamento da vereadora Ana Jara (PCP), disse Moedas: “Fiquei muito espantado com essa notícia que ia haver um restaurante de luxo (…). Não vamos ter um restaurante de luxo no meio do jardim da Estrela. Não faria muito sentido..”
🤥

[Javier 🇺🇾 @javierellob0]

🚨ARMAS ✡️ SIONISTAS LLEGANDO A 🇦🇷 ARGENTINA❓❓❓DIRECTO A LA PATAGONIA ❓❓❓

[Cristina @AntigoneCris]

Pensavate che si sarebbero fermati al Medio Oriente?

[Luís Cristóvão @luis_cristovao]

Os adeptos chegam ao Jamor e encontram uma única roulote, a vender Bifanas do Continente e sem bebidas. A tomada dos espaços em redor do Estádio pelos patrocinadores transformam a ida ao jogo numa visita de 35 mil pessoas ao Continente dos Olivais 🤷

[Carl Zha @CarlZha]

Evergreen tweet

[shelby @thetrueshelby]

If the Senate is voting for shit at 4am you can bet it’s shady as fuck.

[Jvnior @Jvnior]

🚨🇮🇱 BREAKING: The International Court of Justice has ruled that ISRAEL has committed acts capable of violating the GENOCIDE CONVENTION.

What the hell are we waiting for now?

[Mohamad Safa @mhdksafa]

There has never been a war in history where 80% of the country has been destroyed, 100% of the population displaced, and 50% of the deaths children.

Call it what it is: GENOCIDE.

[Ahmed Ashour 𓂆🇵🇸 @AhmedAAshour8]

These bullets are fired toward the tents of displaced families in Gaza. Imagine one of these rounds piercing the body of a small, defenseless child. What kind of terror do Gaza’s children endure every single day?

[MUSAH ⛓️ @HOWLSMUSAH]

bom saber que aos 80 anos meus pés ainda estarão férteis

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

🇺🇦 A police officer has a gun to this poor guy's head because he doesn't want to fight in the war

This is the part of Ukraine's conscription Zelensky doesn't want the world to see