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The Freedom Flotilla Coalition plans second sailing after earlier attempt saw ship targeted in drone attack.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 days ago

Putting their lives where their mouths are. "Bravery isn't being unafraid. Bravery is feeling the fear and doing it anyway."

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They'll claim Greta is Hamas.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

I also know if they assassinate her it may be the end of them. She's certainly internationally loved to a degree.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

This was months ago, no? They bombed the boat with a drone the day before it was scheduled to leave the port.

Edit: the news here is that they have a new boat. She was scheduled to go out since the last one before it was bombed too

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Climate connection was also in my feed this AM.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/30/carbon-footprint-of-israels-war-on-gaza-exceeds-that-of-many-entire-countries

Carbon footprint of Israel’s war on Gaza exceeds that of many entire countries

Exclusive: Climate cost of war is more than than the combined 2023 emissions of Costa Rica and Estonia, study finds

Nina Lakhani 

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

In like a Greek tragedy way.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago

That literally is the opposite of a comedy.