20 years jail for rescuing 1000 low income migrants who were forced to put their lives at risk.
Expanded search for rescuing a few billionaires who chose to put their lives at risk.
Criminalizing poverty and excusing opulence.
Smh. We don’t have to live like this.
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NEW: More than 100 artists including Rage Against the Machine, Wheatus, Jill Sobule, Anti-Flag, Speedy Ortiz, Deerhoof and Boots Riley have signed a pledge to boycott venues that use facial recognition.
We launched the letter with a Rolling Stone exclusive this morning. Still taking signers!
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/tom-morello-zack-de-la-rocha-facial-recognition-concerts-boycott-1234775909/
Tom Morello, Zack de la Rocha Boycott Venues Using Face-scanning Tech
The artists are among 100 other performers and venues calling for the ban of facial recognition technology at live eventsEthan Millman (Rolling Stone)
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Systemic white supremacy is thriving in the GOP. Horrific.
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Racist comments, threats Daniel Perry made before killing Austin protester
Gov. Greg Abbott has said he wants to pardon Perry, who was convicted by a Travis County jury last week.Jolie McCullough (The Texas Tribune)
Black Lives clearly don't matter.
There's no wonder people are saying 'Fuck thecsystem'. Because the system clearly doesn't work for everyone.
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Elon Musk's SpaceX and Tesla get far more government money than NPR
Musk, too, is the beneficiary of public-private partnershipsTim Fernholz (Quartz)
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"We, Republican billionaire donors, deplore welfare for the poor, elderly, or disabled.
We, Republican billionaire donors, feel corporate welfare is our due.
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in reply to Qasim Rashid, Esq. • • •Whoa, whoa a minute. Isn't Article 11 of the mariners code to assist those at sea?
When did that become not a thing?
The allies and Germans picked up enemy survivors during battles. It was a war crime to not provide assistance.
Innocent immigrants aren't afforded the same humanitarian consideration by Germany today?
Pankhurst2
in reply to Qasim Rashid, Esq. • • •xs4me2
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in reply to Qasim Rashid, Esq. • • •Jens :debian: :eos: :vegan:
in reply to Qasim Rashid, Esq. • • •Bus Alderaan
in reply to Qasim Rashid, Esq. • • •If there's no profit to be acquired through the act of caring, companies wont.
This is just one of many ways that Citizen's United has changed the way our country and even the world functions. Capitalism was already driving corps towards an unquenchable greed in the name of the shareholder. But now that they've been given personhood and money is a form of free speech, the toxicity of their motivations has become brazenly clear.
Immigrants aren't seen as profitable, so who cares?
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in reply to Qasim Rashid, Esq. • • •I looked up the woman you mentioned and it pains me to see her and others having to endure such a travesty for *helping* people in desperate need. 😖
I'm very intimately acquainted with people like her and immigrants who have been rescued from dire circumstances. It's not even something I'm comfortable speaking about here because of fear of reprisal... and that should never be... never ever ever...
Goodness this can all hurt so much. 💔
I have the AP News app on my phone, which I've always appreciated for the headline news... but every ding about this submarine made my skin crawl. I'm genuinely and truly sorry for the loss of life. There's nothing worse. But... my heart continues to break over how privileged lives are valued so much more than the rest. 😭
People matter.
Life matters.
Humanity matters.
*Not* just for the ones who are "in."
For those interest, here's one of the articles about the woman:
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/german-boat-captain-faces-up-to-20-years-in-jail-for-rescuing-migrants-a4166011.html
Female German boat captain faces up to 20 years in jail for rescuing 'drowning' migrants
Harriet Brewis (Evening Standard)old profileMary625
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in reply to Qasim Rashid, Esq. • • •The UN, see article from #theguardian wants #greece to accept the right to RESCUE migrants at sea, but there is an election in Greece June 25, so peoole die
Thread on #GreeceBoatDisaster
https://mastodon.social/@6G/110590315088710972
Article on Greek Boat Disaster
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/16/greek-coastguard-denies-claims-prevented-boat-disaster
Greek coastguard denies claims refugee boat capsized after tow rope attached
Jon Henley (The Guardian)PirateRo
in reply to Qasim Rashid, Esq. • • •Miramar Vess
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in reply to Qasim Rashid, Esq. • • •xs4me2
in reply to Qasim Rashid, Esq. • • •The irony of this is fully unacceptable… but seems to say it all on the current state of ethics and empathy… disgusting in fact…
Same goes for the coverage of the 500 migrants who drowned in reach of the Greek coast… for God‘s sake, have pitty…
:blahaj: Why Not Zoidberg? 🦑
in reply to Qasim Rashid, Esq. • • •Arosano@hachyderm
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in reply to Qasim Rashid, Esq. • • •René M. Grabow
in reply to Qasim Rashid, Esq. • • •FYI (& for those like me)
2004 -2009 Kapitän Stefan Schmidt und Elias Bierdel
https://www.proasyl.de/pressemitteilung/pro-asyl-und-asyl-in-der-kirche-starten-internationale-solidaritaetskampagne-fuer-kapitaen-stefan-schmidt-und-elias-bierdel-humanitaere-hilfe-ist-kein-verbrechen/
2017 - 2019 Kapitänin Pia Klemp
https://www.hinzundkunzt.de/kapitaenin-pia-klemp-drohen-20-jahre-haft/
2017 - 2020 Claus-Peter Reisch
https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/claus-peter-reisch-malta-freispruch-1.4747048
2019 - 2021 Carola Rakete
https://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/zeitgeschehen/2021-05/carola-rackete-sea-watch-3-verfahren-eingestellt-italien-seenotrettung
2021 Kapitän Dariush Beigui
https://taz.de/Das-Hoechstmass-waeren-20-Jahre-Haft/!5788453/
https://www.focus.de/panorama/welt/wer-wenn-nicht-wir-podcast-als-kapitaen-rettete-dariush-beigui-tausende-nun-ist-er-angeklagt_id_11234414.html
Weitere weniger prominente Fälle gibt es hier:
https://www.sonntagsblatt.de/artikel/seenotrettung-newsticker
https://www.amnesty.de/informieren/amnesty-journal/europa-migration-seenotrettung-aktivismus-resqship-iuventa-crew-emergency-response-center-el-hiblu-3-retten-verboten
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imho: sane people, not criminals.
Claus Peter Reisch in Malta freigesprochen
Süddeutsche Zeitungoatmeal 🐧
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Unknown parent • • •Helgi Crookehorne
in reply to Qasim Rashid, Esq. • • •https://www.dw.com/en/german-boat-captain-pia-klemp-faces-prison-in-italy-for-migrant-rescues/a-49112348
German boat captain faces prison for migrant rescues
Elizabeth Schumacher (Deutsche Welle)nicolaottomano
in reply to Qasim Rashid, Esq. • • •She has NOT been prosecuted for saving immigrants. She is accused of facilitating illegal immigration by communicating with traffickers.
Sarah Savage
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in reply to Qasim Rashid, Esq. • • •Union Made EV since MMXVIII
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