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"Dozens of tons of cocaine have been taken out of circulation," German authorities said. The drugs were first uncovered in Hamburg last year.

Investigators in Germany have discovered a record amount of cocaine worth several billion euros, authorities reported on Friday.

"Dozens of tons of cocaine worth several billion euros have been taken out of circulation," the Baden-Württemberg State Office of Criminal Investigation and the Customs Investigation Office in Stuttgart, as well as the Düsseldorf public prosecutor's office announced.

The huge quantity of drugs was first discovered in the port of Hamburg last year, and, according to the German news agency DPA, originated in South America.

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French election descends into madcap reality TV (www.politico.eu)

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The French political class is tearing itself apart with feuding and backbiting ahead of this month’s vote.

We’re only four days into France’s election campaign and the vendettas are already boiling over in a melodramatic flurry of grab-your-popcorn vaudeville acts.

Humiliated in the EU election, President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday called a national parliamentary election, hoping to stem the tidal advances of the far right.

His rivals tried to seize on the historic moment to set enmities aside and unite — but things haven’t gone as planned, to put it mildly.

In the country’s main center-right party, the besieged leader barricaded himself in party headquarters claiming he was still in command, until a rival turned up with a spare key to demonstrate that was no longer the case.

On the far right, two prominent figures descended into open warfare, with one accusing the other of setting “the world record for betrayal.”

Meanwhile, on the left, a co-operation agreement has been struck and parties seem intent on putting their differences behind them — but tensions still crackle between two star figures, in terms of both personality and issues including Ukraine and Gaza.

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Canada confirms ‘elements’ of alleged Israeli misinformation campaign targeting politicians - National (globalnews.ca)

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‘Crime is out of hand’: how young people turned to far right in east German city (www.theguardian.com)

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Germans under 25 gave the AfD 16% of their vote in the European elections, with particular support in the east

Paul Friedrich, 16, could not wait to cast his first ballot and had no doubt which German party had earned his support in the watershed European elections.

“Correct, I voted AfD,” he said proudly in the bustle of the commuter railway station in Brandenburg an der Havel, an hour from central Berlin.

The far-right Alternative für Deutschland made particularly stunning gains on Sunday among young voters. For the first time in a national poll, 16- and 17-year-olds could cast their ballots – a reform that had been strongly backed by left-leaning parties.

After overwhelmingly supporting the Greens five years ago, Germans under 25 gave the AfD 16% of their vote – an 11-point rise – helping place the party second behind the opposition CDU-CSU conservatives and well ahead of the Social Democrats of the chancellor, Olaf Scholz.

The AfD tapped deep wells of support in the former communist east, winning in every state including Brandenburg, where it claimed 27.5% of the vote.

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And his concerns echo those of many teenagers and twentysomethings in town: fears of war spreading in Europe, inflation, economic decline, “unchecked” immigration and, above all, violent crime, which they say is rampant when they use public transport or hang out in public spaces at night.

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Earth's core slows down rotation and reverses direction, effects of this phenomenal change on the planet (economictimes.indiatimes.com)

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Chinese scientists develop cure for diabetes, insulin patient becomes medicine-free in just 3 months (economictimes.indiatimes.com)

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Flesh-Eating Bacteria That Can Kill in Two Days Spreads in Japan (www.bloomberg.com)

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Why do most investments and financial infrastructure projects are being diverted to Gujarat under the Modi government. in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Yeah but then most of his votebank is in UP, MP, Rajasthan. Shouldn't he be solidifying his rapport in those regions which keep him in power.

Is the increasing wealth gap in India, that's worse than during British rule a sign of a second colonisation attempt by Gujarati billionaires? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Sure I will. Thankyou.

Is the increasing wealth gap in India, that's worse than during British rule a sign of a second colonisation attempt by Gujarati billionaires? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

Obviously this is not about Gujarati people. They are just the same people as anywhere else in India.

I have specifically mentioned Gujarati billionaires. You know which guys I am talking about.

There are many recent incidents to think of which points in a similar direction.

In Varanasi the livelihood of small boaters is being taken away by large steamers owned by Gujarati billionaires.

In Ayodhya 4500 houses and shops of poor people were bulldozed to build five star hotels owned by Gujarati property tycoons.

In Ahmedabad the biggest semiconductor plant is being built predominantly funded by tax money and low interest loans from Public sector banks but owned by Adani. I mean they literally own the country at this point and if you are paying taxes you are working for them.

Is the increasing wealth gap in India, that's worse than during British rule a sign of a second colonisation attempt by Gujarati billionaires? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I have talked to gujrati middle class people and even they are unhappy with BJP- billionaires rule

Only a handful of billionaires are benefiting from the government policy.

Is the increasing wealth gap in India, that's worse than during British rule a sign of a second colonisation attempt by Gujarati billionaires? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

That's exactly what is happening in India.

Even this contemporary push for hindu nationalism is already making inequality worse than before.

Corruption, unemployment, inflation is getting worse which will further expand the gap between haves and have nots and people are being distracted with culture wars.

Is the increasing wealth gap in India, that's worse than during British rule a sign of a second colonisation attempt by Gujarati billionaires? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] -2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

There is ample of evidence.

Gujarati businesses are taking over others and driving out local businesses with the help of the government.

A case study of this is the large steamers of Gujarati billionaires that are driving small boaters out of their livelihood in Varanasi

4500 Poor people's houses and shops bulldozed to build five star hotels owned by Gujarati property tycoons in Ayodhya

World's largest semiconductor plant being built in Ahmedabad completely bankrolled by taxpayers money but owned by Adani a Gujarati billionaire.

Go search yourself there is plenty of evidence.

How to fix Korea's birthrate? Put girls in school earlier, controversial report argues in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Any sensible country will think about providing more incentives to women & couples to have more children and fix financial stressors that's scaring people away from parenthood.

But no let's try some nutjob theories 😂

J.K. Rowling will not be arrested for comments about transgender women, police say in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

She did send Harry Potter into the ladies toilet though 🤔

She also said she created Harry because she wanted to be a boy.

If She is not against transgender men. Then she may want everyone to be a boy.

https://medium.com/queertheory/harry-potter-transgender-hero-83094e02cd25

“I was supposed to be a boy,” she notes in A Year in the Life, a 2007 documentary

India summons US diplomat over Kejriwal remarks in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

He did the same thing with a German diplomat before.

There is no evidence against kejriwal and on top of that Modi's own party took 6.6 million dollars of donations from the accused businessman in the same liquor policy scam.

The whole thing is political, that's why he is so butthurt. It's so obvious that even foreign diplomats can see it.

Monitoring closely: US reacts to India summoning its diplomat over criticism of Kejriwal's arrest. in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Okay I have added news source in the details

https://www.livemint.com/news/us-reacts-as-india-summons-diplomat-gloria-berbena-arvind-kejriwals-arrest-cong-bank-accounts-11711586270320.html

What kind of network is Lemmy looking to be? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 15 points 7 months ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fediverse

This is the future of social media and you are a part of it. Currently there are only a few people but later on everyone will catch up and this will have most of the population on it.

But because of the federal nature it will be cluttered overwhelming or difficult to manage like other centralised social media.

The biggest advantage is neither the corporate nor the governments or dictatorships can censor content here. Only the community can decide what's best for them.

The future is federated, decentralised and anonymised and open to everyone.

Eventually people are gonna get tired of the toxicity of mainstream social media.

Eventually all of the internet is going to be decentralised and free from control again as it was meant to be.