Ethiopia accuses Trump of inciting ′war′ over Nile dam | News | DW | 24.10.2020 (loose lips/tweets could start a war)

Ethiopia demanded Saturday that the US “clarify” remarks by President Donald Trump in which he said Egypt may try to “blow up” the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam currently under construction in the East African country.

Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedu Andargachew summoned US Ambassador Mike Raynor to demand an explanation, according to a statement from the ministry.

“The incitement of war between Ethiopia and Egypt from a sitting US president neither reflects the long-standing partnership and strategic alliance between Ethiopia and the United States nor is acceptable in international law governing interstate relations,” read the statement.

Trump made the comments on Friday during a ceremony marking normalizing relations between Israel and Sudan. The new dam is being built just 15 km (9 miles) east of Ethiopia’s border with Sudan.

“It’s a very dangerous situation because Egypt is not going to be able to live that way,” Trump told reporters in the White House.

Source: Ethiopia accuses Trump of inciting ′war′ over Nile dam | News | DW | 24.10.2020

Oklahoma records 1,800 COVID-19 cases, breaking one-day record | TheHill

Oklahoma topped new COVID-19 records Saturday, marking a one-day increase of over 1,800 new virus cases, the state health department reported. Gov. Keven Stitt (R) moved on Friday to extend the state of emergency — an order that was first issued in March — for 30 days, according to an official press release. “This health crisis still exists, and still needs to be addressed in various ways by executive order,” Stitt said.

Source: Oklahoma records 1,800 COVID-19 cases, breaking one-day record | TheHill

Coronavirus Updates: New Jersey Reports Highest Number Of COVID-19 Cases Since May – Gothamist

The state reported 1,994 new cases Friday, making the state’s cumulative total 227,339, said Governor Phil Murphy in a tweet Saturday. Eight more people died Friday as well. “We haven’t seen daily case numbers this high since May. We’re still in the midst of a pandemic and need everyone to take this seriously,” he wrote.

Source: Coronavirus Updates: New Jersey Reports Highest Number Of COVID-19 Cases Since May – Gothamist

Anti-Netanyahu protests take place throughout Israel, reports of violence – The Jerusalem Post

Major protests have been taking place in all of Israel largest cities, including Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa, as well as smaller locales. There have also been reports of violent confrontations and attacks on anti-Netanyahu protesters. Source: Anti-Netanyahu protests take place throughout Israel, reports of violence – The Jerusalem Post

Colour code

Peakspeak

Colours are supposed to be fun, perhaps God created colours to entertain us, make us feel good with abundant variety around us.But the manner in which human race has demonized skin colour is unfathomable.This is as lame as a Cedar tree telling a Banana tree – “Oh! Your leaves skin colour is so light and beautiful!!”it doesn’t work this way…..the diversified flora and fauna is created to relish each one’s uniqueness and not to look down upon the others.The biosphere works on very simple rule of balance and it has enough place for everyone and everything except greed.Unfortunately, human race has been totally taken over by lust, greed and ego which is not only leading to anger and dissatisfaction within them but to everyone around them.

Even in the so very advanced 21st century and from the world’s most civilised and developed societies we seem to have totally misunderstood colour,so…

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What Is the Realistic Value of a Language?

Foundation Operation X for Languages, Cultures and Perspectives

Written by Dyami Millarson

The question of a language’s value is relevant to language preservation. Language has made humans more evolutionarily succesful than any other species on planet Earth. When I think about language deeply and observe what it does, I see it as a system that is mimicking observed reality. Language is a parallel reality of sorts. It took me many years of experience with language-learning to grasp this profound yet simple truth. Language is a simulation of reality, and therefore words are the building blocks of this simulated reality.

Humans gained an evolutionary advantaged by creating their own parallel reality based on the immediately observed reality, and that is also why I think humans gained the mysterious ability of abstraction and imagination. In my view, these are merely an extension of the nature of language: fiction is the product of human beings’ ability to mimick reality by using…

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Facebook pulled 48 Trump ads saying ‘your vote has not been counted’ – Business Insider

  • Facebook removed 48 ads from the Trump campaign for violating their voter interference policy, a spokesperson told Business Insider.
  • They included the phrase “Your vote has not been counted.”
  • The ads were aimed at people who had not yet voted, but would likely have also been seen by people who had voted. Some 399,000 people saw them.

Source: Facebook pulled 48 Trump ads saying ‘your vote has not been counted’ – Business Insider