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'He punched me in the face': Arrests as Satanists and Catholics clash in Kansas Capitol

"....event at the Kansas Capitol that pushed boundaries of free speech and the separation of church and state "

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Raw Story · 'He punched me in the face': Arrests as Satanists and Catholics clash in Kansas CapitolBy Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector
#Catholics#Satanists#Kansas
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#AIConversation: a #conversationwithdeepseek 70b:

Q: what would you say, why did the #Ukraine #conflict escalate and what to do to #deescalate it?
<think>
Okay, so I need to figure out why the Ukraine conflict escalated and how to deescalate it. Hmm, where do I start?

I remember that the conflict has been going on for a while. It started in 2014 with some protests, right? That's when #Crimea was annexed by #Russia. But now it's gotten much worse since
February 2022 because Russia invaded Ukraine more aggressively.

Why did it escalate so much this time? Maybe there are deeper reasons. I think it has to do with historical ties between Russia and Ukraine. They were part of the Soviet Union
together, so there's a lot of shared history, but also some tensions, especially over Ukrainian independence.

Another thing is #NATOexpansion. After the #ColdWar, #NATO started including more Eastern #European countries. #Russia didn't like that because it felt threatened by #military #alliances
getting closer to its #borders. So when #Ukraine considered joining #NATO, maybe #Russia saw that as a direct threat and decided to act.

There's also the issue of pro-Russian #separatists in eastern #Ukraine. Since 2014, they've been fighting against the Ukrainian government, and Russia has supported them. That ongoing
#conflict probably kept tensions high and made things worse over time.

In terms of deescalating, I'm not sure what can be done. Maybe a #ceasefire would help stop the immediate #violence
But how do you get both sides to agree?

They might need some kind of
#mediator or #peacetalks facilitated by other countries or organizations like the #UN.

#Economic #sanctions were imposed on Russia because of their actions, but maybe easing those could be an incentive for deescalation.

Though I'm not sure if that would work without other measures in place.

#Ukraine's #sovereignty is really important here.

They should have the right to make their own decisions about alliances and security without interference from bigger powers like Russia
or NATO.

I think a long-term solution needs to address those underlying issues, maybe through #negotiations where both sides can express their concerns. But it's complicated because there are so
many historical and political factors at play. Plus, you have external actors involved, which might make it harder to reach an agreement.

Overall, it seems like the conflict escalated due to a mix of historical tensions, security concerns, and internal Ukrainian politics.

#Deescalating would require careful diplomacy, possibly involving third parties, to find a compromise that respects Ukraine's sovereignty while addressing #Russia's #fear about #NATOexpansion.

</think>

The Ukraine conflict has deepened due to a complex interplay of historical, political, and security factors. To deescalate, a multifaceted approach is necessary:

1. **Immediate Measures**: Implementing a #ceasefire under international mediation can halt the violence. Organizations like the #UN could facilitate this process.

2. **Diplomatic Engagement**: #Peace talks involving Ukraine, Russia, and mediators are crucial. These should address security concerns, including NATO's expansion and regional
stability.

3. **Economic Incentives**: Easing sanctions on Russia might provide an incentive for deescalation, contingent upon reciprocal actions from Russia.

4. **#Sovereignty #Respect**: Upholding Ukraine's right to #selfdetermination and international relations is essential.

5. **Long-term Solutions**: Negotiations should consider historical ties and political tensions, ensuring a balance between Ukraine's autonomy and regional #security dynamics.

In summary, #deescalation requires careful #diplomacy, addressing both immediate concerns and underlying issues through mediated talks and mutual incentives.

#howto #AI #LLM model #deepseek 70GByte in size have a lot of RAM and fast CPU or GPU:

curl -fsSL ollama.com/install.sh | sh
# then
ollama run deepseek-r1:70b

hashtags: #politics #politic #economy #war #worldorder

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El Salvador key to understanding right wing plans here and abroad
peoplesworld.org/article/el-sa
Despite its small size, El Salvador is crucial for understanding the long-term plans of the far right in the Americas. From fomenting violent civil conflict, to stripping away constitutional rights, to the exploitation of natural resources and migrant workers, right-wing extremists have used El Salvador as a laboratory for their global project. At the same […]
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People's World · El Salvador key to understanding right wing plans here and abroadDespite its small size, El Salvador is crucial for understanding the long-term plans of the far right in the Americas. From fomenting violent civil conflict, to stripping away constitutional rights, to the exploitation of natural resources and migrant workers, right-wing extremists have used El Salv...
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'I'm mad as hell': 1,400 fired up Ohioans bash Trump — and their own U.S. senators

and once again, this time in Ohio

the Maga Reps are afraid of their own fellow citizens and are too cowardly to face critical questions in the city halls.

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Alternet.org · 'I'm mad as hell': 1,400 fired up Ohioans bash Trump — and their own U.S. senatorsBy Marty Schladen, Ohio Capital Journal
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Italy: The National Assembly of the USB Industry launches the mobilization for wages and against European rearmament
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More than a hundred delegates and representatives of the USB’s industrial sector met in Naples, from steel, chemicals and mechanical engineering to automotive, aerospace, applied industrial research and information technology. A complexity and richness that reflects the growth of the USB, also in the industrial sector. The workers of Jabil, a recent entrant to the USB, took the floor to support the fight to defend their jobs. The future beyond the factory. An assembly created with the aim of overcoming the purely corporate dimension of delegates and delegates; to break the encirclement and master conditioning that leads to corporatism. The workers’ sectors of the ports and logistics, which are also part of the value chain, made their contribution to the meeting. An axis of work, that of the workers’ category, which aims to rebuild the protagonism and contractual strength of the working class, today divided by the organisation of work, bent by the sell-out and sharing policies of CGIL, CISL and UIL. Both the speeches and the final document approved by the assembly highlighted how the industrial crises, despite their general dimension, have been kept far apart, leaving a free hand to the bosses, who are now preparing to pass on to the workers and the country the costs of industrial restructuring and those of an absent and bankrupt industrial policy. The constant fall in wages, the loss of purchasing power, the crisis in the industrial sector, technological innovation, war and the environmental problem are closely linked. Rearming Europe, or the European Defence Plan, updates Mario Draghi’s industrial conversion plan for the worse, that’s another 800 billion taken from the wealth produced by the workers and allocated to the war industry and the military complex. The assembly launched the mobilisation against the war, for the renewal of contracts, wages and the welfare state, a mobilisation that will take place inside and outside the factories, with banners, leaflets, assemblies and strike initiatives. In a country plundered by banks and multinationals that have taken and continue to take resources from welfare and infrastructure and force already low wages to remain below inflation, Raise Wages Lower Arms addresses the entire working class. A path of struggle that converges and crosses the second and important date of 5 April in Piazza Santi Apostoli in Rome, where a big initiative in the square will see the entire USB confederation demanding increases in wages, pensions, the minimum wage, reduction of working hours, no more contracts, no more precariousness, we need public investment in housing and infrastructure. No to rearmament and no to war. USB – National category of private sector workers
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Italy: National Assembly USB transport delegates  – Bologna 5 march 202
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On March 5, in Bologna took place the national meeting of USB delegates coming from all transport sectors.he USB The debate saw all sectors sharing situations of struggle and opposition that have many themes in common: impoverishment of wages, increasingly stressful working conditions, reduction of public service, murders or injuries at work, increasingly widespread situations of denial of democracy imposed by yellow trade unions. Among many decisions taken, USB transport decide to stand firmly against european rearming policy and against all wars and palestinian genocide. USB transport will oppose against any weapons traffic in our ports, airports, rails etc.. We expressed our full solidarity tò Erik Helgeson, vice president swedish dockworwers Union, fired by his company due to a strike held against loading of weapons to a Vessel directed ro Israel. We leave this assembly with an organizational profile that has never been so advanced. We claim that the real infrastructure of the country is the transport workers! Let’s stop the impoverishment of our work, let’s demand better working conditions that are more protective of health, let’s fight to safeguard the centrality of service, let’s deploy our structures against the rush to war, let’s provide workers with a different perspective, let’s take back the space of dissent.  
#Politic #News

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Important victory of Delivery workers of Greece
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New important victory of Delivery workers of Greece as under the organized struggles and the strike mobilizations of the Union of Employees EFood Athens ratified agreement · securing the right of salaried delivery workers to form their work programme · secured the 5day – 8hour work week against Hatzidakis Law work-time deregulation! In its statement the union notes: “A new victory for our union that once again made the Hatzidakis law “an empty paper”! We proved once again that militant organized struggles against the policy of governments and employers have results! Our big strike mobilisations have been successful. After tough negotiations, the bilateral agreement we had extracted from our 24-hour strike (on January 10) was ratified after the meeting at the labour inspectorate-SEPE with the company on how to determine the working schedule of the distributors’ employees. The key points provided for in the agreement are: 1. That all salaried delivery workers (whatever work contract 8-hour, 6-hour, 4-hour) will formulate through the application a fixed schedule of 1-4 weeks with consecutive days off if they wish. 2. That the 5day – 8hour work schedule is guaranteed, with no “regulation” of working hours (The “regulation”, according to the Hatzidakis Law (Law 4808), means overtime hours that are not paid but are offset against time off, apparently whenever the employer chooses). 3. The working hours will not be on a 24-hour basis but from 8:00 am to 1:00 am. 4. That priority will be given to colleagues with dependents (single parents, large families, families with three children, disabled persons, students), as well as to employees with chronic illnesses or other work. After our continuous mobilizations and actions, the company’s decision to unilaterally define the program changed. Up to the last minute, colleagues had mobilized because we know that our militant participation and presence are a catalyst for developments. For the first time in the years of the union’s existence, the company finally comes to an agreement by putting its signature, something it has several times methodically, cruelly and provocatively avoided. We believe that this development is a first step to continue the struggle for the signing of a Collective Labour Agreement with wage increases and guaranteed rights. A process that is already underway with negotiations and that we know very well that any positive outcome will depend on the participation in the union and the militant mobilizations, the strikes that we will organize in the coming period”. Athens, 14.3.25
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Trump voter shocked after immigrant wife detained: 'I didn’t know how it was going down'

those who vote for fascists and racists and think that it won't affect them personally if they govern and do fascist and racist things are often quickly taught otherwise. Unfortunately it is then often too late

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Raw Story · Trump voter shocked after immigrant wife detained: 'I didn’t know how it was going down'By David Edwards
#USA#ICE#Government
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