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Apocalyptic scenes in Lebanon right now. Israel has launched over 100 airstrikes on Lebanon this morning alone. Striking South Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley simultaneously. Entire families have been massacred. This isn’t a “ceasefire.”

Un 19 de junio de 1953, la pareja Ethel y Julius Rosenberg, eran ejecutados a la silla eléctrica por ser comunistas en EEUU, durante la persecución paranoica anticomunista del macartismo. Fue la primera ejecución púbica de comunistas después de la caída de Hitler en 1945 y sucedió en el pais de la "estatua de la libertad", bajo una campaña de persecución masiva contra profesores, científicos, actores... ideada por el senador anticomunista McCarthy. La detención de Ethel y Julius se produjo por la "confesión" del hermano de Ethel, el sargento estadounidense David Greenglass, quién acusó a su propia hermana y a su cuñado de ser "espías soviéticos" por puro odio contra ella... en 2001, David confesó que se lo había inventado todo y había asesinado a su hermana mintiendo al FBI. Después de saber la sentencia a muerte, Ethel dijo: "Muero con honor y dignidad, sabiendo que mi esposo y yo seremos reivindicados por la historia".

1.3 MILLION PEOPLE ASKED THE EU TO STOP COMPANIES FROM DELETING GAMES THEY PAID FOR. THE ANSWER WAS NO. The "Stop Killing Games" initiative wanted one thing: when publishers pull the plug, don't let them remotely destroy copies people already bought. The European Commission's official response: - It will not require publishers to keep games playable - says forcing them would go too far - Reason given: publishers' copyright and IP rights come first. Your purchase comes second. - The solution: a voluntary code of conduct, developed together with the same industry that kills games - Plus an awareness campaign reminding you of the consumer rights you supposedly already have 1.3 million signatures. Years of work. Multiple hearings. And the part that says everything: according to the campaign, Ubisoft got a seat at a closed-door meeting with the Commission before the decision. The 1.3 million people who signed did not. Publishers can still brick your purchase whenever they feel like it. If buying still isn't owning, then at least now it's official.