@Dsire_HEis Of course that’s not even a question. Drake just has more consistency in making hits. But the hits Kanye made? They moved mountains and still do.
This is one of @Apple top issues imo! Sometimes I wait 3-4 minutes to load a 30-40 second video that’s IN MY OWN GALLERY 🙃
Quitting and restarting my photos album just to be able to watch something I took 2 days ago. How is it that u can load a 10 min YouTube video in 2mins 🧐😂
Israel is the only country in the world that can bomb 9 countries and invade 3 neighboring countries in one year; kill 100,000 people—including 25,000 children—in 1,000 days; displace nearly 6 million people in 3 countries; starve 2 million people in Gaza; violate Geneva and Vienna Conventions, international law, human rights, and state sovereignty; kidnap, rape and torture children and women; shoot, imprison and murdering; and still be perceived as the victim.
Norman Finkelstein has been telling the truth about Gaza longer than anyone else in academia. Naturally the media have dismissed him as an antisemite or ignored him completely.
0:00 The Gaza Concentration Camp
11:37 The Military and Intel Operations Focused on Destroying Gaza
14:05 Evidence of Israel's Genocide in Gaza
27:58 The Attacks Against Anyone Who Criticizes Israel
46:29 Israel's Targeting of Children, Medics, and Journalists
52:04 The Corruption of Benjamin Netanyahu and Denying Jewish Americans Entry
55:41 Has Finkelstein Faced Backlash in the US for Speaking Out?
59:39 Propaganda in the Classroom
1:11:34 Why They Kicked Finkelstein Out of Hunter College
1:25:50 Is Finkelstein Bitter About the Consequences He's Faced?
1:31:07 Are These Reports About Hamas Accurate?
1:45:31 Will Anyone Be Held Accountable for These Actions?
I think King Charles dressed beautifully for much of his life.
Like many men, the King experimented with his style when he was young. He often wore single-breasted jackets with narrow lapels and drainpipe trousers, as was fashionable at the time. But as he grew older, he eventually settled into a groove. He developed a relationship with Anderson & Sheppard, practitioners of the British tailoring style known as the "drape cut."
I've mentioned the drape cut on here before. The Dutch-English tailor Frederick Schlote invented it in the early 20th century after noticing that a man could look more athletic and heroic if he belted up his guard's coat, which cinched the waist and puffed out the jacket's chest. So he built this idea into his pattern drafting techniques.
The English drape cut — also known as the London blade cut — is distinguished by its relatively soft shoulder (by British standards), nipped waist, and full chest, which results in a bit of excess material "draping" near the armhole. It's my favorite tailoring style.
To me, the King's golden style period was somewhere between the early 1980s and early 2000s. Except for his military and ceremonial clothes, nearly everything he wore during this period was a drape cut and always in the same style: 6x2 double-breasted (six buttons, two for fastening) worn with a semi-spread collar and a diminutive four-in-hand tie. I think the small knots — only achievable with the right interlining — look very tasteful.
The King has always been very supportive British production, promoting British craft trades and industries every chance he gets. So in 2012, he gave a speech at London's first Men's Fashion Week. At the time, GQ had just named him one of the top fifty best dressed men alive. In his usual self-effacing manner, he said:
"I am finding it very hard, ladies and gentlemen, to live with myself after I discovered that somebody has suggested I might even be an icon of fashion. [Over 64 years] I have lurched from being the best-dressed man to being the worst-dressed man. I'm not sure why — it likely sells publications. I have gone on, like a stopped clock — and my time comes around every 25 years."
I admire that Charles found his style relatively early in life and stuck with it, whether fashion editors and influencers declared the thing to wear was slim fit or baggy, or whether suits are in or out. To me, he's the opposite of a "try hard." He found his style and stuck with it.
Unfortunately, I think his outfits are less inspiring nowadays. Sometimes they look very old, so they don't have the same shape. That has also been a signature of his throughout his life — patched-up Barbour jackets, black John Lobb oxfords, and even grey Anderson & Sheppard worsted suits, each showing signs of repair but still worn. That kind of quality is admirable, but his tailoring today just doesn't inspire me as much.
Still, I think he dressed beautifully for much of his life. And much like many other men of his generation — who have direct experience with the mid-20th century, when tailoring was best worn — I think he carries tailored clothing much better than younger people.
His son Prince William dresses better with each passing year, but I'm not sure he'll ever match his father's elegance.
BREAKING: Tonight, a United Airlines flight from Newark to Tel Aviv is set to carry onboard 5 cargo shipments destined for the weapons giant Elbit Systems.
Past shipments by United — on passenger flights! — have included parts for fighter jets and tanks https://t.co/TWg1CsHPzO
"The United Nations has long valued its partnership with Qatar."
@antonioguterres remarks at the Tribute to the Memory of His Highness, the Late Father Amir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani: https://t.co/5onAREr0cY
Today, at approximately 3:00 p.m. NY time, Secretary-General @antonioguterres will speak at the Tribute To The Memory of His Highness The Father Amir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al‑Thani.
👇Watch here:
https://t.co/c4LTwlZo0B
In a difficult and dangerous world, a decade on from Brexit, there is a risk that Britain loses the confidence to lead and stand up for its values.
I’m not prepared to let that happen. It is more important than ever that Britain stands for something.
We have called for years for a two-state solution in the Middle East, but we must recognise that those words are meaningless unless we back them up with action.
For too long, we have been hesitant to act, fearful of being accused of being anti-Israel.
Today we are announcing carefully judged, targeted steps that are not aimed at the Israeli people, but at the unacceptable policies of the current Israeli government.
The suffering of the Palestinian people is a scar on the conscience of the world. Innocent Palestinians, including children, continue to be killed in Gaza. And there is still a humanitarian crisis, with far too little aid getting in.
The scale of destruction is hard to comprehend. More than 70,000 people lie dead - at least 20,000 of them children. Families and communities have been torn apart. Millions displaced. And the population of Gaza is now penned into just one third of the territory.
I know that people across the UK feel very deeply about this issue - and so do I.
Before I became Prime Minister, I said our country’s response had been too slow and simply not good enough. That’s why I committed to changing the government’s approach.
I will not stand by as the horrific suffering continues to grow and the prospect of a two-state solution - the best hope for peace and stability in the region - comes under attack.
More settlements have been approved under the four years of this Israeli government than in the previous 20 years. The UN has reported more than 1,500 incidents of settler violence so far this year, aimed at driving out Palestinians. And the situation is growing worse, fast.
The Israeli government has now approved 104 new settlements since it took office in December 2022, and ahead of the October elections in Israel, it is allowing tenders for the construction of the E1 mega settlement to go ahead. This would cut a swathe through the heart of the West Bank - snuffing out the hope of realising a two-state solution. It cannot be allowed to happen.
That’s why we are announcing a new package of tough measures to put pressure on the Israeli government:
First, we will ban the trade in goods with illegal settlements in Palestine.
Second, we have formally changed the view of the British government to say for the first time that the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory is unlawful - independent of, but in line with, the conclusion of the international court of justice.
And third, we will sanction individuals and companies that support, facilitate or profit from illegal settlements. That includes any businesses or investors that take part in the construction of the E1 settlement.
In addition, we are announcing a new package of desperately needed humanitarian aid to Gaza.
We are taking these steps because it is the right thing to do.
I have condemned the monstrous terrorist attack on Israel on 7 October 2023 in the strongest possible terms - and continue to condemn Hamas. However, it does not justify the Israeli government’s actions in Gaza or the West Bank.
The measures we are taking are about targeting illegal settlements and increasing the pressure on the Israeli government to change course. We are not imposing sanctions on Israel as a whole, which would punish the Israeli people, many of whom disagree with their government’s position.
The Israeli people are not responsible for the actions of their government. And nor is the Jewish community in the UK. Blaming British Jews for the actions of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is wrong, plain and simple. And it is antisemitism, plain and simple.
I met the representatives of the Jewish community just last week. I know the fear they live with day by day. My government will stop at nothing to ensure they are safe and to stamp out antisemitism in every part of our society.
The measures we are announcing today are about protecting the only solution that could see the Israeli and Palestinian people living side by side in peace and security - something that people up and down the UK desperately want to see.
The government I lead will keep working with our partners around the world to keep that hope alive.
BREAKING: Twelve countries issued a joint statement announcing national bans on trade in goods from illegal Israeli settlements:
🇫🇷 France
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
🇨🇦 Canada
🇩🇰 Denmark
🇪🇸 Spain
🇫🇮 Finland
🇮🇪 Ireland
🇮🇸 Iceland
🇳🇴 Norway
🇵🇱 Poland
🇵🇹 Portugal
🇸🇪 Sweden
Macron, UK PM Burnham, and Canadian PM Carney agreed the situation is deteriorating with "unprecedented" settler violence and settlement expansion, specifically calling the E1 project "inadmissible."
They salute measures already taken by Ireland, Spain, Netherlands, Norway, and Belgium.
The statement demands Israel immediately stop settlement expansion, hold violent settlers accountable, and investigate allegations against Israeli forces.
They "firmly oppose any action resulting in the annexation of Palestinian lands or forced displacement."