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Environment: Death Cap Mushrooms are Extremely Deadly—and They’re Spreading

The Invasive Death Cap Mushroom is thriving in North America. While it can be difficult to distinguish from an edible one, make no mistake: It can do a number on you.

— By Emily Martin | August 31, 2023

The Death Cap is the World's Deadliest Fungus, responsible for 90 percent of the World's Mushroom-related Poisonings every year. Native to Europe, Death Caps have spread around the World over the past Century. Photograph By Yves Lanceau/Nature Picture Library

The name itself is both alarming and self-explanatory: the death cap mushroom.

Scientifically known as Amanita phalloides, death caps are responsible for 90 percent of the mushroom-related fatalities that occur every year, making them the world’s most lethal mushroom. The infamous fungus was recently in the news after three people in Australia died after ingesting what investigators suspect were death caps.

The mushroom originates from the U.K. and parts of Ireland, but over the past century, it has hijacked trips around the world, spreading to Australia and North America.

Since arriving on the West Coast, the invasive mushroom has spread rapidly throughout California and has even appeared as far north as British Columbia, but much about its arrival remains a mystery. Why the mushroom spread so quickly, when exactly it arrived, and how it will impact the environment it grows in are the topics of ongoing research.

Here’s what you need to know about this deadly mushroom—and how to spot one—in case it emerges in a forest near you.

How The Mushroom Earned Its Name

The unassuming mushroom can grow up to six inches tall with a similarly sized domed cap, sometimes tinged yellow or green. Under its cap are white gills and an off-white stem—characteristics that make it difficult to distinguish from an edible mushroom.

Yet unlike an edible mushroom, it can cause extreme damage to the liver and kidneys, or in some cases, death.

That’s because the mushrooms contain a unique set of toxins, says U.S. Department of Agriculture plant pathologist Milton Drott. Though it is safe to the touch, a death cap contains amatoxins, which prevent cells from creating proteins, ultimately causing cell death and organ failure.

Drott notes that these toxins may have allowed the populations spreading through the U.S. to thrive, serving up a defense against any new predators the fungus encounters in its environment.

But studying the death cap mushroom can be difficult. It’s challenging to replicate ideal environmental conditions for a mushroom in a lab, and studying plucked mushrooms requires complex DNA sequencing.

Some fungi can damage the environment, like the fungus that wiped out American Chestnut trees, but so far, there’s no strong evidence that death caps are a threat to their new environments. In fact, trees and other plants benefit from their presence.

Death caps are a mycorrhizal fungi, which means they form a relationship with plants that’s mutually beneficial for both plant and fungus. The plant receives nutrients from the soil that the fungus extracts, while the fungus receives sugars from the plant.

A Mysterious Move Around The World

It’s nearly impossible to pinpoint the actual moment the deadly mushroom made its way to the western U.S. and why exactly it’s continued to spread since then, says Anne Pringle, a mycologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a leading expert on death caps.

The earliest record of the mushroom in California is from the 1930s. Some researchers theorize that death caps immigrated in the soil of a cork tree transported from Europe to California to make corks for a then burgeoning wine industry. Others say the mushroom may have hitched a ride on a mystery plant imported to beautify college campuses.

Regardless, both Pringle and Drott say the only thing they’re certain of is that the fungus was likely dormant—and thus hidden from human eyes—in an imported plant’s soil.

Scientifically known as Amanita Phalliodes—Death Caps were first spotted in California in the 1930s. Some scientists think they were imported in the soil of cork trees, used to make corks for California's wine makers.

“When they planted that tree in the ground, they also effectively planted the fungus. So, what exactly is the smoking gun, who did it, and when—that's the thing I think we'll never truly know,” Pringle says.

Pringle can’t say for sure what makes the state such a friendly habitat for the invasive species, but she does note that the fungus can tolerate different environments throughout Europe, growing as far north as Sweden and as far south as southern France.

Since arriving, Pringle says its geographic extent has grown larger and spread to other States; most recently it appeared in Idaho.

Retracing Their Steps

When scientists first spotted death caps in the U.S., they thought they may be native to the region because of how widespread they are.

In 2009, Pringle was the first to label the population in California as invasive, a discovery she made by inspecting the mushrooms’ DNA.

“When they planted that tree in the ground, they also effectively planted the fungus. So what exactly is the smoking gun, who did it and when, that's the thing I think we'll never truly know.”

— Anne Pringle

And when scientists did realize the death cap had newly spread into the U.S., there wasn’t any preexisting data to provide clues about where exactly it entered North America and how quickly it multiplied.

“There's so many ideas to test, it’s hard to even know where to get started,” Pringle says.

Research on invasive fungi in the environment is quite new, Pringle says, so answers to questions of why death caps are spreading and its impact on local ecosystems may still be years away.

Drott thinks the mushroom may be proliferating because it thrives in its new soil and with its adoptive plants, or there may be a lack of predators in these new habitats to keep death cap populations in check.

His research has revealed at least one clue: the genes responsible for producing toxins in American death caps are extremely unique, distinct from their genetic cousins in Europe, and may be the key to understanding how the invasive plant has thrived in North America.

Earlier this year, scientists published preliminary research suggesting the death cap can reproduce both with and without a mate, and that a single fungus can live a long, reproductive life.

Encountering A Death Cap

Spotting a death cap requires vigilance.

“It’s scary that these [pass for] delicious mushrooms,” Drott says.

He adds that, in addition to an unalarming physical appearance, the death caps’ toxins don’t smell or provide any other obvious giveaways. Its toxins are also extremely stable when heated and don’t break down when cooked, unlike other edible fungi that are only dangerous to eat raw.

That’s why scientists suggest erring on the side of caution and steering clear of foraging mushrooms. Pringle also emphasizes the importance of learning the plants in your local environment.

“If you can tell the difference between Swiss chard and spinach, you can learn difference between edible and poisonous mushrooms,” Pringle says, emphasizing the small but recognizable differences between the two greens. “People want a magic rule, but there’s nothing I can hand you in a sentence or paragraph."

Rather, she says identifying physical differences between death caps and a safe mushroom can become easier with exposure.

Spreading Awareness

Many death caps have been found in National Parks, including Point Reyes National Seashore in California, where Pringle assisted with a study on the invasion in 2010.

National Park Service (NPS) science advisor Ben Becker notes that parks are constantly seeing new invasive species with the frequent movement of people and equipment, and the death cap is a good example of how humans can transport tiny fungal invaders around the world.

Becker says NPS works with local mushroom science groups like the Bay Area Mycological Society to spread public awareness about the dangers of foraging mushrooms.

If you’re concerned about something you have eaten, go to the emergency room and if possible, take pieces of the mushroom you ate for identification.

And as many foragers and scientists say, don’t munch on a hunch.

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spaceshipsandpurpledrank · 2 years

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brian-in-finance · 5 months

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Lewis McAskie as Will in Belfast

Remember when the film was finally on Netflix? 🇬🇧🇮🇪

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girlactionfigure · 4 months

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HERE is the list of the 134 countries that are NOT supporting South Africa's 🇿🇦 claims of genocide against Israel 🇮🇱:

🇦🇩 Andorra

🇦🇴 Angola

🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda

🇦🇷 Argentina

🇦🇲 Armenia

🇦🇺 Australia

🇦🇹 Austria

🇧🇸 Bahamas

🇧🇧 Barbados

🇧🇾 Belarus

🇧🇿 Belize

🇧🇹 Bhutan

🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina

🇧🇼 Botswana

🇧🇬 Bulgaria

🇧🇮 Burundi

🇨🇻 Cabo Verde

🇰🇭 Cambodia

🇨🇦 Canada

🇨🇫 Central African Republic

🇨🇱 Chile

🇨🇳 China

🇰🇲 Comoros

🇨🇬 Congo

🇨🇷 Costa Rica

🇭🇷 Croatia

🇨🇺 Cuba

🇨🇾 Cyprus

🇨🇿 Czech Republic

🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo

🇩🇰 Denmark

🇩🇲 Dominica

🇩🇴 Dominican Republic

🇹🇱 East Timor (Timor-Leste)

🇪🇨 Ecuador

🇸🇻 El Salvador

🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea

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🇪🇪 Estonia

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🇫🇯 Fiji

🇫🇮 Finland

🇫🇷 France

🇬🇪 Georgia

🇩🇪 Germany

🇬🇭 Ghana

🇬🇷 Greece

🇬🇩 Grenada

🇬🇹 Guatemala

🇭🇹 Haiti

🇭🇳 Honduras

🇭🇺 Hungary

🇮🇸 Iceland

🇮🇳 India

🇮🇪 Ireland

🇮🇹 Italy

🇯🇲 Jamaica

🇯🇵 Japan

🇰🇪 Kenya

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🇰🇷 Korea, South (South Korea)

🇽🇰 Kosovo

🇱🇦 Laos

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🇱🇹 Lithuania

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🇲🇬 Madagascar

🇲🇼 Malawi

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🇲🇭 Marshall Islands

🇲🇺 Mauritius

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🇲🇨 Monaco

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🇳🇷 Nauru

🇳🇵 Nepal

🇳🇱 Netherlands

🇳🇿 New Zealand

🇳🇮 Nicaragua

🇲🇰 North Macedonia (Macedonia)

🇳🇴 Norway

🇵🇼 Palau

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🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea

🇵🇾 Paraguay

🇵🇪 Peru

🇵🇭 Philippines

🇵🇱 Poland

🇵🇹 Portugal

🇷🇴 Romania

🇷🇺 Russia

🇷🇼 Rwanda

🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis

🇱🇨 Saint Lucia

🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

🇼🇸 Samoa

🇸🇲 San Marino

🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe

🇷🇸 Serbia

🇸🇨 Seychelles

🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

🇸🇬 Singapore

🇸🇰 Slovakia

🇸🇮 Slovenia

🇸🇧 Solomon Islands

🇪🇸 Spain

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka

🇸🇪 Sweden

🇨🇭 Switzerland

🇹🇼 Taiwan

🇹🇿 Tanzania

🇹🇭 Thailand

🇹🇴 Tonga

🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago

🇹🇳 Tunisia

🇹🇲 Turkmenistan

🇹🇻 Tuvalu

🇺🇦 Ukraine

🇬🇧 United Kingdom (UK)

🇺🇸 United States of America (USA)

🇺🇾 Uruguay

🇻🇺 Vanuatu

🇻🇦 Vatican City

🇻🇳 Vietnam

🇿🇲 Zambia

🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

#Israel #October 7 #Hamas Massacre #Hague #south africa

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laweyd · 5 months

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Pre-order of my horror comic is now available in my online shop !

Hello everyone!

Now that ShortBox Comics Fair and the Thought Bubble comics festival is finished; I’m very happy to announce that my horror comic «It all Ends with Me» is now available for pre-orders through my online shop until the 10.december!

I also added in my previous sb comics fair comic from last year (See you again, maybe), my artzines as well as some new original- and fan- art prints !

⭐️Shop link: laweyd.bigcartel.com

A few friendly reminders before you order:

- pre-orders (and other books/prints etc that you bought with it) will be shipped out between 1-10. january!

-Unfortunately, the book won’t be arriving by chrismas or new year. You will also receive shipping notification by email once it has been shipped out.

-Regular non pre-orders will be shipped out every 1-3 days.

- After the comic had it’s debut at the ThoughtBubble festival; I dropped off some copies at these stores if you live nearby !

⭐️ GOSH! Comics, London, UK 🇬🇧

⭐️ Little Deer Comics, Dublin, Ireland 🇮🇪

⭐️OUTLAND, Oslo, Norway 🇳🇴

#comic #horror comic #pre orders #original character #original characters #originals #laweyd #reblogs and such is deeply appreciated thank you so much for the support 🙇‍♀️!!#online shop

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tejennnn · 1 year

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Today is supposed to be England's Day only but I want to upload the bros altogether 👀 🇬🇧🇮🇪

The UK bros + Ireland with each country's liquor! 🍻🥃

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮 England: Bombay Sapphire Gin 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland: Chivas Regal Scotch Whisky 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales: Black Mountain Liquor ☘️ Northern Ireland: Baileys Irish Cream Liqueur 🇮🇪 Ireland: Guinness Draught Beer

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soon-palestine · 3 months

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The following 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 have suspended Unrwa funding based on Israeli claims that 12 of the agency's 30,000 employees took part in Hamas attacks:

🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 Canada 🇬🇧 UK 🇫🇮 Finland 🇦🇺 Australia 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇱 Netherlands

🇳🇴 Norway and 🇮🇪 Ireland said they would not follow suit. Switzerland said no decision till accusations are clarified.

𝐔𝐧𝐫𝐰𝐚 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬:

It has 30,000 employees, 13,000 of which are in Gaza.

Most of them are Palestine refugees and a small number of international staff.

In Gaza, it runs 183 schools, 22 health facilities and seven women's centres, among several other facilities.

Its schools are attended by 286,645 students in Gaza, while its medical facilities have 3.4 million average visits per year, according to UN data.

also :

+ Germany

+ France

+ japan

#palestine #gaza #free palestine #permanent cease fire #end the active genocide #end gaza starvation #end the occupation #thanks anon

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aimeedaisies · 28 days

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The Princess Royal’s Official Engagements in March 2024

01/03 In Dubai Princess Anne; 🇦🇪

As President of the Mission to Seafarers, visited Dubai Ports World in Port of Jebel Ali. 🚢

As President of the Mission to Seafarers, attended a Women in Shipping and Trading Conference Panel Discussion at Dubai Ports World Pavilion. 👩‍💼🛳️

Opened Donnelly Lines British Forces Headquarters at Al Minhad Airbase. 🛫

Called upon HH Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum (wife of the Vice President and PM of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai). 👑

Attended a Royal British Legion Reception on board the QUEEN ELIZABETH II floating hotel. 🍾

As President of the Royal Yachting Association, visited Dubai Offshore Sailing Club. 🛥️

As President of the Mission to Seafarers, this attended a Dinner at the One and Only Royal Mirage Hotel. 🍽️

02/03 Departed Dubai International Airport and returned to Heathrow Airport 🇦🇪✈️🇬🇧

04/03 As Guardian of the Chaffinch Trust, held a Management Team Meeting at Gatcombe Park. 🤝

As Guardian of Give Them A Sporting Chance, held a Management Team Meeting at Gatcombe Park. ⚽️

unofficial Along with the Duke of Kent (President of the RNLI), Sir Tim (Vice President of the RNLI) attended a Service of Thanksgiving to commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the RNLI at Westminster Abbey. 🛟

05/03 As Patron of Livability, visited New Court Place, to mark its 180th Anniversary. 🦼

Opened First Garden Cities Homes' Sheltered Housing Scheme at John Coxall Court in Letchworth Garden City. 🏡

As Patron of the Butler Trust, visited HMP/Young Offenders Institute Aylesbury. 🔗👮

06/03 On behalf of the King, held two investiture ceremonies at Windsor Castle. 🎖️

07/03 As President, attended the 32nd National Equine Forum at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. 🐴

As Grand Master of the Royal Victorian Order, attended Evensong and a Reception at The King’s Chapel of the Savoy. ⛪️🎖️

08/03 As Chancellor of the University of London, visited King’s College London’s Portable MRI Project at the Denmark Hill Campus. 🩻

As Patron of Save the Children UK, attended the International Women’s Day Luncheon at Bluebird on Kings Road. 👭💪

10/03 Attended the Global Fraud Summit at the Guildhall in London. 💻👾

11/03 Attended the Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey alongside The Queen, The Prince of Wales, The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, The Princess Royal, The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and The Duke of Kent. 🌎🌍🌏

Attended a Commonwealth Day Reception at Westminster Abbey. 🌍🥂

With Sir Tim As Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Butchers, attended the Annual City Food and Drink Lecture at Guildhall. 🍽️🍾

12/03 With Sir Tim Attended a luncheon on board Hebridean Princess to mark its 60th Anniversary in Greenock. 🥪

With Sir Tim Visited Peel Ports Group Limited Greenock Ocean Terminal. 🛳️

13/03 unofficial Attended Style Wednesday at Cheltenham Festival. 👒

14/03 unofficial Attended St. Patrick’s Thursday at Cheltenham Festival. ☘️

15/03 With Sir Tim Attended Gold Cup Friday at Cheltenham Festival. 🏆

16/03 With Sir Tim As Patron of the Scottish Rugby Union, attended the Six Nations Rugby Match between Scotland and Ireland at Aviva Stadium in Dublin. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🏉

18/03 As Patron of Save the Children UK, attended the International Financial Review Annual Awards Dinner at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.🏅

19/03 As Patron of Sense, opened Sense Hub Loughborough.🦻👨‍🦯

On behalf of The King, with the Duchess of Edinburgh, held a Reception for Korean War Veterans at Buckingham Palace. 🪖

As Patron of the Butler Trust, held the Annual Awards Ceremony at St James’s Palace. 🏆

With Sir Tim As President of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, attended a Presidential Dinner at Fishmongers’ Hall. 🐟🍽️

20/03 Held a morning and an afternoon investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle. 🎖️

21/03 As President of the Benenden Society and Founders’ Patron of Benenden School, attended the Centenary Service in Canterbury Cathedral. ⛪️👩‍🦰

Attended the Commonwealth Youth Orchestra and Choir Presentation Concert at Spencer House. 🎻🎼

22/03 Opened the new North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Allied Rapid Reaction Corps Headquarters Accommodation at the Officers’ Mess in Imjin Barracks. 🌊

Visited the Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre and Ministry of Defence Medal Office at Innsworth House in Imjin Barracks. ⛑️🎖️

As Patron of Stroud Hospital League of Friends, visited Stroud Maternity Unit. 🏥👶

25/03 Visited MacRebur Limited. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🛣️

Visited the Lockerbie Air Disaster Memorial at Lockerbie Garden of Remembrance. 🌹👼🏻

As President of the Scotch Chef’s Club, opened Browns Food Group’s new facilities at Kelloholm Industrial Estate. 🐄

As Royal Patron of Friends of TS Queen Mary, attended a Reception at the Hilton Glasgow. ⛴️🥂

26/03 Opened the Rural and Veterinary Innovation Centre at Scotland's Rural College in Inverness. 🩺🐑

As Chancellor of the University of the Highlands and Islands, attended the Integrated Land Use Conference. 🚜🧑‍🌾

As Royal Patron of the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, visited the Saving Wildcats Project at Highland Wildlife Park in Kincraig. 🐯🦁

As Patron and Honorary Member of the Grand Antiquity Society of Glasgow, attended a Dinner at the Trades Hall of Glasgow. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿📜

Unofficial Sir Tim, as Chair of Trustees, attended the opening of the Adani Green Energy Gallery at the Science Museum 🌍🍃💚

31/03 unofficial With Sir Tim Attended the Easter Mattins service held at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle ⛪️🐣

Total official engagements for Anne in March: 49

2024 total so far: 134

Total official engagements accompanied by Tim in March: 6

2024 total so far: 29

FYI - due to certain royal family members being off ill/in recovery I won't be posting everyone's engagement counts out of respect, I am continuing to count them and release the totals at the end of the year.

#hardest working royal 🫡#a busy bee #princess anne #princess royal #tim laurence #timothy laurence #always there to support his wife 🥰#march 2024 #unofficial engagement count 2024

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magz · 20 days

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Palestine Summary from LetsTalkPalestine, from April 6 to April 8, 2024. Quote:

April 6. Day 183

•⁠ Today marks half a year of the Gaza genocide. Israel has killed over 33,000 Palestinians, but @ euromedhr estimates the real number to be over 41,000, including the thousands buried under the rubble

🇮🇪 Ireland’s sovereign investment fund to divest in the coming weeks from 6 Israeli firms incl. some of its largest banks, amounting to $3.2 million, for operating in the occupied West Bank

🚚 No aid trucks entered through reopened Beit Hanoun crossing to north Gaza; Israel maintains aid blockade despite claiming otherwise to ease international pressure

🔻 Hamas says it killed 14+ Israeli soldiers in Khan Yunis today

🇩🇪 Team of lawyers sue Germany demanding immediate halt of weapons sales to Israel; could place political pressure for the gov’t to be more transparent on arms sales

🇯🇴🇲🇦🇪🇬 Thousands protest in Jordan, Morocco & Egypt to end relations with Israel; yesterday Egypt arrested 10 protestors

•⁠ IOF abduct 16 worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem

April 7. Day 184

• After being held captive in Israeli prison for 38 years, 62-year-old Walid Daqqah was killed today by Israeli medical negligence, a part of a “slow killing” policy. Terminally ill, he suffered from chronic lung disease & bone marrow cancer. Walid was one of the most prominent faces of the resistance movement in Israeli prisons, publishing multiple novels. His legacy is that of a Palestinian hero

• 38 Palestinians killed, 71 injured in Gaza in past 24 hours

🔻 Israeli forces withdraw from Khan Younis after intense bombardment & fighting. Hamas claims tactical victory, Israel says it was a tactic to prepare Rafah invasion. More analysis tomorrow (April 8)

🇺🇸🇬🇧 US & UK announce possibility of conditioning support to Israel on safety of aid workers & civilians; significant shift but still not enough pressure

🌍 Israel closed 28 of its embassies including Turkey & Morocco after Iran threatens retaliation for Israeli attack on its consulate in Syria that killed 7 Iranian personnel

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April 8 message, analysis.

Did Hamas beat Israel in Khan Younis?

Yesterday, Israel withdrew all its troops from Khan Younis (south Gaza) except 1 battalion, after weeks of intense fighting with Hamas, which escalated in the past few days. This marks the lowest level of Israeli military presence in Gaza since Oct 7

Israel says it has “eradicated” Hamas in Khan Younis and the withdrawal is a tactical move to prepare to invade “safe zone” Rafah which shelters 1.5 million+ displaced Palestinians. But analysts say the withdrawal is likely due to Israeli combat & intelligence exhaustion

Hamas claims victory. Analysis shows Hamas retained its presence & combat effectiveness in Khan Younis, continuing to launch multiple attacks with small rockets from close distances from its tunnels, without suffering casualties. Hamas fighters yesterday killed 4 Israeli soldiers & day before killed 14+ soldiers

Many displaced Palestinians can now return to a fully destroyed Khan Younis, but the few intact houses are uninhabitable

#text post #o post #palestine #on palestine #letstalkpalestine

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The following 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 have suspended Unrwa funding based on Israeli claims that 12 of the agency's 30,000 employees took part in Hamas attacks: 🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 Canada 🇬🇧 UK 🇫🇮 Finland 🇦🇺 Australia 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway and 🇮🇪 Ireland said they would not follow suit. Switzerland said no decision till accusations are clarified. 𝐔𝐧𝐫𝐰𝐚 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬: • It has 30,000 employees, 13,000 of which are in Gaza. • Most of them are Palestine refugees and a small number of international staff. • In Gaza, it runs 183 schools, 22 health facilities and seven women's centres, among several other facilities. • Its schools are attended by 286,645 students in Gaza, while its medical facilities have 3.4 million average visits per year, according to UN data.

In response to the suspension of funding, Norway and Ireland said the following ⤵️ 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫: "The situation for the population in Gaza is catastrophic, and Unrwa is the most important humanitarian organisation there" 𝐈𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫: "Unrwa's 13,000 employees [in Gaza] provide life saving assistance to 2.3m people and at incredible personal cost - with over 100 staff killed in last 4 months. [Ireland] provided Unrwa €18m in 2023 and will continue our support in 2024"

Palestinian officials have denounced the US and UK decision to pause Unrwa funding and call for an immediate reversal.

— Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) January 27, 2024

#palestine #free palestine #free palestine free palestine free palestine #from the river to the sea palestine will be free #never forget #You can't convince yesterday's colonizer that today's colonizer is wrong.

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cutulisci · 3 months

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Percentage of black people in European populations:

🇫🇷 France: 8.43%

🇵🇹 Portugal: 4.35%

🇬🇧 UK: 3.95%

🇧🇪 Belgium: 3.57%

🇸🇪 Sweden: 3.09%

🇳🇱 Netherlands: 2.83%

🇳🇴 Norway: 2.50%

🇨🇭 Switzerland: 2.11%

🇮🇪 Ireland: 1.31%

🇮🇹 Italy: 1.20%

🇪🇸 Spain: 1.17%

🇩🇰 Denmark: 0.91%

🇫🇮 Finland: 0.85%

🇩🇪 Germany: 0.65%

🇦🇹 Austria: 0.51%

🇪🇪 Estonia: 0.10%

🇭🇺 Hungary: 0.08%

🇨🇿 Czechia: 0.04%

🇷🇴 Romania: 0.03%

🇵🇱 Poland: 0.02%

🇷🇺 Russia: 0.02%

🇱🇻 Latvia: 0.02%

🇷🇸 Serbia: 0.01%

🇺🇦 Ukraine: 0.01%

According to Eurostat and other countries sources. 2020 or latest available data.

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xtruss · 30 days

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Eurovision Contestants From Ireland, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Switzerland, the UK, Denmark, Lithuania and Finland Signed a Statement Regarding the War in Gaza, Forever Palestine 🇵🇸, Calling for "Peace, an Immediate and Lasting Ceasefire, and the Return of All Hostages."

"We Firmly Believe in the Unifying Power of Music, Enabling People to Transcend Differences and Foster Meaningful Conversations and Connections," the Statement Read.

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ojacksonscohen · 2 years

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ojacksoncohen: Emily out today in cinemas in UK and Ireland 🇬🇧🇮🇪 Frances O’Connor is masterful. The movie is truly breathtaking. Also I wear a straw hat. Talk about God. Emma Mackey and I do bits. And I have curly hair. You don’t want to miss this. 🤍

#emily #emily movie #emily 2022 #oliver jackson cohen #oliver jackson-cohen #emma mackey #frances o'connor #alexandra dowling #fionn whitehead #amelia gething #adrian dunbar #happy emily premiere day 🎉#ojc

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sugaofbts9 · 14 days

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BTS ARMY 🫰💜💜

Hello Fans, Where are you supporting from??

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wearemozzerians · 1 year

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Morrissey 2023 UK and Ireland Tour!! 🇬🇧🇮🇪

Tickets go on sale at 9:30am on Thursday 6 April via GigsandTours.

#morrissey #moz #mozarmy #the smiths #uk #true to you #england #music #morrisseytour2023 #bonfire of teenagers #without music the world dies #ireland #dublinireland #live concert #live music

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stegal · 8 months

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Food annual inflation rate

🇻🇪 Venezuela: 403%

🇱🇧 Lebanon: 278%

🇦🇷 Argentina: 116%

🇪🇬 Egypt: 68.4%

🇹🇷 Turkey: 60.7%

🇵🇰 Pakistan: 39.5%

🇮🇷 Iran: 37.1%

🇳🇬 Nigeria: 26.9%

🇭🇺 Hungary: 22%

🇪🇪 Estonia: 16.4%

🇵🇱 Poland: 15.6%

🇬🇧 UK: 14.8%

🇧🇪 Belgium: 13.8%

🇺🇦 Ukraine: 13.3%

🇫🇷 France: 12.7%

🇮🇳 India: 11.5%

🇳🇱 Netherlands: 11.5%

🇨🇱 Chile: 11%

🇩🇪 Germany: 10.9%

🇮🇹 Italy: 10.9%

🇪🇸 Spain: 10.8%

🇸🇪 Sweden: 10.5%

🇦🇹 Austria: 10.5%

🇿🇦 South Africa: 9.9%

🇧🇩 Bangladesh: 9.7%

🇳🇴 Norway: 8.8%

🇮🇪 Ireland: 8.8%

🇯🇵 Japan: 8.8%

🇫🇮 Finland: 8.2%

🇨🇦 Canada: 7.8%

🇦🇺 Australia: 7.5%

🇲🇽 Mexico: 7.3%

🇩🇰 Denmark: 6.6%

🇵🇭 Philippines: 6.3%

🇸🇬 Singapore: 5.3%

🇨🇭 Switzerland: 5.3%

🇺🇸 US: 4.9%

🇦🇪 UAE: 3.86%

🇻🇳 Vietnam: 3.79%

🇰🇷 South Korea: 3.39%

🇷🇺 Russia: 2.23%

🇧🇷 Brazil: 2.2%

🇭🇰 Hong Kong: 2.1%

🇮🇩 Indonesia: 1.9%

🇶🇦 Qatar: 1.5%

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: 1.3%

🇨🇳 China: -1.7%

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