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Cake day: July 2nd, 2023

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  • NYTimes makes it sound a bit less concrete:

    Negotiators from Israel and Hamas have provisionally agreed to the broad outline of a cease-fire in Gaza, though they have yet to confirm its start date and other technical issues, according to a senior official from one of the mediating countries and two senior Israeli officials.

    The deal still needs to be formally ratified by the Israeli cabinet, according to the officials. Two other officials said there was last-minute wrangling over the Egypt-Gaza border, which is currently controlled by Israeli forces — which could still delay a final agreement.

    Based on recent actions, I’ll believe it when troops withdraw instead of deciding to blow up more hospitals (if any are left).





  • And it seems like that’s the use the article focuses on:

    The very richest live lives that are truly profligate in their use of the world’s remaining carbon budget. Previous research on climate inequality by Oxfam found that the two private jets owned by Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder, spent nearly 25 days in the air over a 12-month period, releasing as much carbon as an Amazon employee in the US would in 207 years.

    The three yachts of the Walton family, heirs of the Walmart retail chain, had a combined carbon footprint in one year of 18,000 tonnes – an amount similar to that of 1,714 Walmart shelf-stackers.

    I think it’s helpful to point out what they’re doing, if we can legislate it away, but I’d like to hear more about the $140k+. I assume it’s airplanes, cars, and beef.