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Agent Orange trial opens as woman seeks 'historic' ruling as first Vietnamese civilian victim

Fourteen multinationals went on trial on Monday accused of causing grievous harm to a French-Vietnamese woman by selling Agent Orange to the

"A recognition of Vietnamese civilian victims would constitute a legal precedent", international law specialist Valerie Cabanes told AFP. NGOs also hope it will bolster a drive to pressure states to recognise “ecocide” as a crime. Almost 20 per cent of Vietnam’s forests were affected by the chemical.

The case centres on 78-year old Tran To Nga who worked as a journalist and activist in Vietnam in her 20s.

She filed the lawsuit in 2014 against 14 firms that made or sold Agent Orange, including Monsanto, now owned by German giant Bayer, and Dow Chemical.

Speaking before the trial, Ms Nga said: ”I’m not fighting for myself, but for my children and the millions of victims.”

Today she suffers from typical Agent Orange effects, including type 2 diabetes and an extremely rare insulin allergy. She said she also contracted tuberculosis twice, developed a cancer and one of her daughters died of a malformation of the heart.

“I was the first generation to bear the scars, my daughters were also victims and now my granddaughters have diseases. In my family alone, three generations have already suffered,” she said beforehand.

“I’m almost 80. I’m the only person who can do this. If I disappear, then everything disappears with me. What I truly want is for millions of victims to take hope after this trial.”

大天狗與九尾狐（unofficial!）

so the new wonder woman movie is black hawk down levels of racist that’s fun

me whenever anyone looks at me: *peace sign*

SKAM FRANCE LANGUAGE DETAILS & CONTEXT E3S3

Here we go again. Some important slangs and context to explain in this episode.  “Elle a quoi ta mère gros” Translated as “man” or not translated at all. “Gros” laterally means “fat” but it’s used by young “cool” boys to call one an other like “bro/buddy”. It regularly used in the show. Just so you know, the insult “fag” in french is “PD” (pédé). The forum message use this word saying “it’s the supreme insult” and it kind of is, even it’s still used by bigot adults and elderly people to say “gay”…… “vénère” verlan for énervé = angry/to get angry. Once again, this derivation of the original word is not used above a certain age usually… ALSO. In addition to verlan, we shorten words by removing one syllable at the end of the word. MANY everyday words are used by their short version instead of the original, by everyone and all the time. Like Resto (restaurant), fac (faculté), promo (promotion), ciné (cinéma), ordi (ordinateur=computer), sympa (sympathique=nice), perso (personnellement=personally) and sooooo on. But young people use it even more, for the same aim as verlan : to sound cooler.  In episode 2 Eliott “Je peux te dépan’” (I can help you) it’s short for ‘dépanner” Episode 3 (6:53) , Forum message “Donc c’est tout bénèf’” (It’s all positive) it’s short for “bénéfique” which means beneficial/positive effect. Basile 7:39 “… mais je balance ton porc grave” “I’ll denounce pigs” ‘balance ton porc’ is the expression used for the “me too”  movement in France basically (#MeToo/#BalanceTonPorc). It means “denounce your pig” and the goal was to denounce sexual harassment and perverts. So here, Basile says “I just wanna fuck, but I’m “mee too’ too !” basically. grave is just to emphasize on the message he just said.  “Kiffance” (party password) translated as “Amazeballs” Basically, this word doesn’t exist. You can hear pretty often the verb “kiff/kiffer” in the show (tu la kiff/elle te kiff/je kiff!) which means to like. And it’s  one of those words that young people use all the time. My grandmother or even my father would never use this word, they would say “j’adore” or “j’aime bien” which means to like. “Ils vont vraiment ken là ?” / “Are they seriously gonna fuck?” Ken is verlan for niquer : Quéni / Kéni / Ken. Niquer means to fuck or to beat someone up. Very young-ish word. 19:35 Lucas says  “Allez” to Eliott. It’s translated as “Okay”.  But more than an “okay”, here, he is saying “Let’s go”. Like he is letting himself go, letting his barriers down to follow Eliott in whatever he is going to do with him.

Previously explained “cool”-words used in this episode : meuf, chelou, pécho, ouf, téma.

Let’s remember that the words in verlan I explain here is to show you how “cool” and young they sound ;-)

Geto/Gojo

suguru geto

Zhang Luyi as Wang Miao & Yu Hewei as Shi Qiang in THREE-BODY | 三体 (2023) Ep 1.17 (Kun's 61/∞ Three-Body gifsets)

Haven’t posted art in a million years :/………. (since march here…? Jan) But I really love JJK so here’s some doodles. 

Let’s help those in need in Aleppo right now.

PraOn December 12th, over 100,000 people in East Aleppo were trapped in a 5 square kilometer range as they were being bombarded by airstrikes from Russia and the Syrian government to attempt to overtake the rebel-held area. “The Russia-backed ground offensive, which began on November 26, followed an intensive aerial bombing campaign that knocked out most of the medical facilities, targeted civil defence and municipal vehicles and blocked roads with rubble.” The world is sitting and watching a genocide happen before their eyes as civilians are being massacred. Families posted on various social media platforms to say their final goodbyes.

#saveAleppo #PrayForAleppo

Donate to:

Syria Relief: They work to provide many life-saving essentials including food, medicine and medical care, winter provisions including warm blankets and bedding, as well as an orphan support programme. 88.8% of your donation goes into relief, the remaining go into raising money, and a small portion into admin.

https://www.syriarelief.org.uk/donate/?aleppo-appeal

Save The Children: Provides food and water, helps repair water systems, supports hospitals, helps schools, and provides emotional help for children. They have helped over 500 000 children in besieged areas so far. 88% of your donation goes into relief, the remaining goes into fundraising efforts. 

https://secure.savethechildren.org.uk/donate/emergency?sourcecode=SA4006001&_ga=1.158660734.551543489.1481608383

Islamic Relief Worldwide: They distribute food packs, clothes and medical supplies to communities under siege within Syria and displaced people along the Turkish border. They are also running or supporting camps and providing livelihood programmes, education and psychosocial support for refugees in Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq. 90% of your donation goes into relief and development, the remaining goes into delivery of relief, campaigning, and generating future income.

https://donations.islamic-relief.com/?   (Click Current Appeals and donate to Syria Crisis Appeal)

Karam Foundation: An NPO that develop Innovative Education programs for Syrian refugee youth, distribute Smart Aid to Syrian families, and fund Sustainable Development projects initiated by Syrians for Syrians. They distribute clothes, food, water, flour, blankets, infant formula and other basic necessities. 100% of profit goes into building programs, providing relief, and sustaining development.

https://app.moonclerk.com/pay/m084arkxtho

I also sell items on www.arabstreet.co and will be donating $10(CDN) of each sale until the end of 2016.