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  • jamesrandi@lemmy.ziptoWorld News@lemmy.world•Iran steps up attacks on Kurdish opposition groups in northern IraqEnglish
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    22 hours ago

    The Iranian regime strikes, which had occurred in the past, have intensified since the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran on February 28. These attacks place the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in a difficult position. The autonomous region maintains close relations with Western countries while also sharing a long border with Iran. Kurdish Iranian opposition groups have established themselves in the region over many years. The KRG leadership in Erbil has been critical of the Kurdish Iranian groups and wary that they might drag the region into conflict.

    Half a year ago it was an open secret that CIA and Mossad are arming them and using them to invade Iran. And now we are supposed to be shocked that Iran is striking those groups?

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    According to [ITV News](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITV_News “ITV News”), since the start of last year, weapons have been smuggled into western Iran to arm thousands of Kurdish volunteers, and Kurdish sources have told the outlet that US and Israeli forces were asked to provide air cover when any such ground operation begins.[\[20\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Kurdish%E2%80%93Iranian_crisis#cite_note-:8-20) These reports were corroborated by [CNN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNN “CNN”), which stated that the [CIA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIA “CIA”) was working to arm Kurdish forces to spark an uprising in Iran.[\[51\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Kurdish%E2%80%93Iranian_crisis#cite_note-CNN-2026a-51) According to [Axios](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axios_\(website\) “Axios (website)”), US and Israeli officials told the outlet that the idea of supporting Iranian Kurdish factions and using them as a force for a possible ground offensive from Iraq into Iran originated with Israeli Prime Minister [Benjamin Netanyahu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu “Benjamin Netanyahu”) and the [Mossad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mossad “Mossad”), with the CIA later joining the effort.[\[52\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Kurdish%E2%80%93Iranian_crisis#cite_note-52)

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    Article from CNN - march 2026

    Interestingly enough the internet is getting flooded right as we speak with new articles about how the west should support the kurdish fighters.

  • jamesrandi@lemmy.ziptoNews@lemmy.world•Mass dumping of mostly dead chickens in Ohio
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    2 months ago

    This is the unseen side and eventually the crux of the romantic idea on “ethical animal production”, there is not enough land to cover the demand from consumers AND let them have a decent life at the same time. Reduce your consumption of products containing eggs, try out vegan recipes, by leaving out eggs of your cake or replacing them with alternatives, keeping the demand at the same horizon by buying local & organic is not a long-term solution sadly.

  • jamesrandi@lemmy.ziptoNews@lemmy.world•Mass dumping of mostly dead chickens in Ohio
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    2 months ago

    Because it is economically not worth it processing those exhausted egg-laying hens into anything. A tiny fraction of the chickens are given a second-life through “give-away actions” by animal-welfare agencies like the one i linked but thats only for small batches since there isn’t enough demand for those millions of sub-optimal hens yearly and sadly the major selling point for the agency is that it is just cheaper to give them away than ordering the gassing-truck to put them to death. I know that the breeders are planning the spikes into the breeding process so there is enough chicken eggs to cover the market on christmas and easter, i’d guess they also weigh in factors like disease and heat waves in to manage the supply of fresh hens.

  • jamesrandi@lemmy.ziptoNews@lemmy.world•Mass dumping of mostly dead chickens in Ohio
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    2 months ago

    Wall of text incoming explaining this totally “normal” process in the egg-industry:

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    (Translated from german, source linked at the end)

    Egg laying hens in conventional agriculture have a short and deprived existence. After only ten to twelve months of intensive egg production, in which they are exploited to the limits of their performance, the so-called “Mauser” follows. However, this natural resting phase, in which her body regenerates and renews the feather dress, means for the hens the end of their “usability”.

    The Mauser goes hand in hand with a laying break of at least three weeks, which means an unacceptable slump for the profiteers of the animals. Instead of giving the hens this well-deserved recovery, they are mercilessly eradicated. In Switzerland, 3 million laying hens suffer this sad fate every year and are gassed or otherwise killed after only a few months of their lives to make way for young, “more capable” chickens.

    (source: swiss-german animal-protection website)

    Note: This is one of the reasons people (often vegans) avoid consuming eggs or products that have eggs in them.