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You're also blocked for being a racist.

I don't think we're getting anywhere. I'm going to block you. Nothing personal just I don't think there's anything more to be gained.

I'll ask you again, please point to any specific information carried in the article that you find false.

About Mondoweiss

Mondoweiss is an independent website devoted to informing readers about developments in Israel/Palestine and related US foreign policy. We provide news and analysis unavailable through the mainstream media regarding the struggle for Palestinian human rights.

Founded in 2006 as a personal blog of journalist Philip Weiss, Mondoweiss grew inside the progressive Jewish community and has become a critical resource for the movement for justice for Palestinians. We continue to follow debates over the role of Israel and nationalism in Jewish American life while seeking to reflect a diverse community of views on issues of international importance. We recognize that Jewish voices are often prioritized in discussions of Israel and seek to challenge that dynamic by bringing a universalist focus to an issue that is commonly dominated by narrow points of view.

We publish original on-the-ground reporting, analysis by scholars and personal stories. As the site has grown, we have developed a large group of regular contributors who are committed to high journalistic standards of documentable evidence and reliable sourcing.

Mondoweiss editors select content for the site on the basis of our shared commitment to news professionalism as well as justice for Palestinians. We do not have a single editorial position on specific issues, but aim to build a diverse online community, with special focus on viewpoints generally ignored by large media outlets. Writing published on Mondoweiss represents the views of its authors and does not necessarily represent the opinions of the site or its editors.

If you have problems with specific content, point it out and we can debate it. If you simply don't like the website then you should block me.

What part of knowing people who take drugs recreationally and having had chats on the subject - and seen that people can infact take drugs without issue made you think I’m preaching about Abstinence? I am just really curious.

Fixing addiction can’t start with a pill. That has to be a last resort Maybe we should stop trying to fix things with pills, making pharmaceutical companies billions for patching a problem they in effect created

I agree with a couple of the points you made but in general, I don't agree. No one recovers when they're dead and in the middle of a toxic unregulated drug crisis that is killing people, the first line of defence is to get people to use safe substances. Abstinence may be fine for you but you have no right to preach it to other people. The most important thing is to keep people alive.

ZNetwork, formerly known as Z Communications, is a left-wing activist-oriented media group founded in 1986 by Michael Albert and Lydia Sargent.[2] It is, in broad terms, ideologically libertarian socialist, anti-capitalist, and heavily influenced by participatory economics, although much of its content is focused on critical commentary of foreign affairs.[citation needed] Its publications include Z Magazine, ZNet, and Z Video.[3] Since early November 2022, they have all been regrouped under the name ZNetwork.

I am a socialist. Why do you assume that makes the information any less credible? Do you think the Wall Street Journal is any less partisan?

Manufacturing Consent Noam Chomsky and the Media (Documentary) https://youtu.be/Li2m3rvsO0I?si=5uWUjsP3VqcnVXqY

The author is hardly some bloke down at the pub. https://lsa.umich.edu/history/people/faculty/jrcole.html

This is what I get when I ran the Arabic article through a translator. We must have chosen different articles.

Reports: Egypt threatened to suspend the peace agreement with Israel

Dubai - Mahmoud Abdel Razek - Egypt renewed its “complete rejection” of any military operation in the city of Rafah, warning of “serious consequences” that might result from that, according to a statement issued by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday.

Egypt affirmed in the statement that it “will continue its contacts and movements with various parties, in order to reach an immediate ceasefire, implement the truce, and exchange prisoners and detainees.” The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs called on influential international powers to intensify pressure on Israel to respond to these efforts, and to avoid taking measures. It increases the complexity of the situation, and causes harm to the interests of everyone without exception.” The Egyptian threat to suspend the Camp David Accords, which has represented the cornerstone of stability between the two countries for nearly half a century, came after the Israeli Prime Minister announced that he had ordered the army to prepare for a military operation in the city Rafah. The prominent Egyptian parliamentarian and media personality, Mustafa Bakri, had previously warned of the danger that might happen to the peace agreement between Egypt and Israel, due to Israel’s practices.

More than half of Gaza's population of 2.3 million people were displaced to Rafah to escape fighting in other areas, and were crowded into sprawling camps and UN-run shelters near the border. Egypt fears that thousands of Palestinian refugees will flow into its territory, while relief groups have warned that the attack The Israeli movement will exacerbate the already catastrophic humanitarian situation. The Palestinian Hamas movement said that any attack in Rafah would “blow up” the talks brokered by the United States, Egypt and Qatar regarding the exchange of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and Palestinian prisoners.

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Founded in 1995, ZNet (also known as ZNet, ZNetwork and Z Communications) is a website with contributors that include Noam Chomsky,[8][9][10] Eduardo Galeano,[8] Boris Kagarlitsky,[8] Edward Said,[8] Chris Spannos[11] and Kevin Zeese.[12][13] John Pilger has described it as one of the best news sources online.[8] Rene Milan of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies called the site a rich source of information about participism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZNetwork

People who use drugs are at great risk because they do not have equal access to health services and supports that allow for a life of dignity. We need non-judgmental, non-coercive provision of services and resources. B.C.’s chief coroner Lisa Lapointe again made a plea for an expansion of safer supply and a “systems change” that treats substance use as a health issue, not a criminal problem.

I am aware that R-street is a right wing free-market think tank. As a former smoker and someone who has employed nicotine replacement for more than 15 years now I think there is something to be said for enjoyable smoking alternatives.