cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17580001 > ## Lebanon Crisis (1958) > > ### Tue Jul 15, 1958 >  > > Image: *Lebanese people greeting a USMC LVTP-5 entering Beirut* > > --- > On this day in 1958, the U.S. invaded Lebanon with 54,000 troops in the name of anti-communism, occupying the Port of Beirut and Beirut International Airport, its first overt military action in the Middle East. > > The pro-Western president of Lebanon, Camille Chamoun, had asked for U.S. assistance after armed groups in Lebanon began rebelling against his administration. While not overtly communist in character, the rebels had burned down a U.S. propaganda outlet and were generally aligned with Gamal Nasser and the United Arab Republic (UAR). > > Using the anti-communist "Eisenhower Doctrine" as justification, on July 15th, President Eisenhower authorized "Operation Blue Bat", a military occupation of Lebanon with more than 14,000 footsoldiers, supported by a fleet of 70 ships and 40,000 sailors, to keep Chamoun in power. > > Occupying the Port of Beirut and Beirut International Airport, the forces remained in Lebanon until October 25th, when President Chamoun completed his term as president of Lebanon. > > According to historian Maurice Labelle, "this was the first overt U.S. military intervention in the region", demonstrating the U.S.'s willingness to act as an imperialist power in the Middle East, willing to commit to overt military action to manage its interests in the region. > > --- > - Date: 1958-07-15 > - Learn More: [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_Lebanon_crisis), [www.aljazeera.com](https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2013/07/201371411160525538.html). > - Tags: #Communism, #Imperialism. > - Source: [www.apeoplescalendar.org](https://www.apeoplescalendar.org/calendar/events/lebanon-crisis-1958)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/24055488
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cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/11404872 > Complementary coverage by [the BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpwwdyye4vgo) and [South China Morning Post](https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3269960/japans-okinawa-outrage-mounts-over-government-silence-sex-crimes-involving-us-troops)
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/23492059 > Part 1 of a 2023 Pultizer-winning article series by Hannah Dreier > > Arriving in record numbers, they’re ending up in dangerous jobs that violate child labor laws — including in factories that make products for well-known brands like Cheetos and Fruit of the Loom.
cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/3177784 > Pentagon ran secret anti-vax campaign to undermine China during pandemic > > ##### This is an automated archive made by the [Lemmit Bot](https://lemmit.online/post/14692). > The original was posted on [/r/aboringdystopia](https://old.reddit.com/r/ABoringDystopia/comments/1dgnvmr/pentagon_ran_secret_antivax_campaign_to_undermine/) by [/u/Beelzebubs-Barrister](https://old.reddit.com/u/Beelzebubs-Barrister) on 2024-06-15 18:08:50+00:00. >
No amount of whitewashing is going to fix that. Almost half of them in-fact celebrate it.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/3156098 > Oklahoma Supreme Court dismisses Tulsa race massacre case 8-1 > > ##### This is an automated archive made by the [Lemmit Bot](https://lemmit.online/post/14692). > The original was posted on [/r/aboringdystopia](https://old.reddit.com/r/ABoringDystopia/comments/1dep8c2/oklahoma_supreme_court_dismisses_tulsa_race/) by [/u/Beelzebubs-Barrister](https://old.reddit.com/u/Beelzebubs-Barrister) on 2024-06-13 03:17:58+00:00. >
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/16028772 > Every Place America Has Bombed (and why)
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/9685932 > Texas Governor Pardons and Frees Far-Right Gunman Who Killed Garret Foster Who was Pushing Girlfriend’s Wheelchair at a Black Lives Matter Protest > > [Full article](https://itsgoingdown.org/texas-governor-pardons-far-right-killer/)
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yolo 4 months ago • 71%
You don’t have to find a way to shoehorn Biden, Democrats, and Israel into every topic just to further your agenda. It’s slimy, and we all see it.
Your attempt to deflect the limelight away from Biden and administration is what's most slimy and I've seen this cult like behavior elsewhere as well (Election campaign push?).
Keep kissing that ass to paint him as a good person, we all see through it.
And yes, Fuck Trump too, if you were deciding to try and deflect using the textbook deflection tactic.
Technology
Proton Mail Discloses User Data Leading to Arrest in Spain
yolo 5 months ago • 94%
Upon receiving the recovery email from Proton Mail, Spanish authorities further requested Apple to provide additional details linked to that email, leading to the identification of the individual.
I like how no ones talking about how Apple (the one its fanboys say is most privacy centric company) was the one that helped identity the individual.
Mildly Infuriating
Google Play Store listing apps installed from F-Droid that it cannot update
yolo 6 months ago • 100%
yea, and people here suggesting f-droid to change package names are crazy. F-Droid's goal is not to mess with developers code at all and provide builds as is from the source code.
Essentially the apps have same package name but different signatures and the app store that installed it should be the only one to recognize and update it. But Google is likely trying this dark pattern to sway people away from F-Droid or alt stores by making users uninstall these apps and install it from the Google Play Store. It's been going on for a while and is annoying af. https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/253727/why-is-googles-play-store-suddenly-trying-to-update-apps-installed-via-f-droid
Technology
Google Will Stop Telling Law Enforcement Which Users Were Near a Crime
yolo 9 months ago • 75%
Apple users every time any criticism comes up
Other companies do it too…
Ya no shit, we know other companies are bad, however, keeping Apple at the pedestal no matter what is annoyingly cringe.
Opensource
Evernote restricts free users to 50 notes. Time for open-source alternatives?
yolo 9 months ago • 100%
I recently switched to Standard Notes and it is just perfect.
Technology
Google Will Stop Telling Law Enforcement Which Users Were Near a Crime
yolo 9 months ago • 77%
pushing digital privacy as a selling point and living up to it doesn't add up when you do compromise privacy behind closed doors
Technology
China poised to break 5nm barrier — Huawei lists 5nm processor presumably built with SMIC tech, defying U.S. sanctions | Huawei and SMIC quietly rolled out a new Kirin 9000C processor.
yolo 10 months ago • 100%
Real or not, it'll be fun seeing responses to this on reddit. Lol
E: https://safereddit.com/r/technology/comments/18dlwsv/china_poised_to_break_5nm_barrier_huawei_lists/
Technology
China poised to break 5nm barrier — Huawei lists 5nm processor presumably built with SMIC tech, defying U.S. sanctions | Huawei and SMIC quietly rolled out a new Kirin 9000C processor.
yolo 10 months ago • 50%
World News
US vetoes UN resolution calling for Gaza ceasefire
yolo 10 months ago • 100%
UN is the change.org of the real world. The idea is great but it only works on extremely rare cases. I know its purpose is to stop next world war but it should stop trying to seem like a platform for discussion as there is no discussion to be had when you give someone power to veto any resolution.
Lemmit online is a lemmy instance that mirrors content from some subs from reddit. It seems to be federated and not blocked but when you subscribe to any of its community, you don't get any new posts in your feed. Any clue about why?
Technology
Firefox is giving Android users a sneak peek at its open extensions
yolo 10 months ago • 100%
They should add the ability to switch the "Home" button to Addons button for quick access. I don't remember if I ever used that home button, but I'm constantly using the menu button, going to addons, then the add-on itself. It would make it much easier since extensions are one of the main highlights of Firefox Android.
Technology
Google Drive misplaces months' worth of customer files
yolo 10 months ago • 50%
Technology
*Permanently Deleted*
yolo 10 months ago • 72%
He wasn't really in good standing before the conflict.