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  • The US is not the only country that has enacted laws governing jurisdiction in cases of genocide that has occurred outside their borders. Many of these countries also have laws that are automatically in force when a determination of genocide has been made by the UN. These laws generally cover sanctions and doing business with “those who perpetrate or support genocide”.

    https://thesentinelproject.org/2013/06/14/when-to-act-a-states-obligations-and-responsibilities-regarding-genocide/

    Many other States have adopted statutes pursuant to Article VI, which explicitly provide not only for territorial jurisdiction, but also for universal jurisdiction over genocide. Examples of such statutes include: the 2002 German Code of Crimes Against International Law (Völkerstrafgesetzbuch) Section 1 of which recognizes the jurisdiction of German courts over genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes committed outside the German territory and to which Germany has no specific link. Likewise, Section 2, § 1(a) of the Dutch International Crimes Act of 19 June 2003 makes provision for universal jurisdiction over genocide provided that the alleged perpetrator is physically present in the Netherlands. Moreover, the Canadian’s Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes Act, adopted on 24 June 2000 sets the basis for universal jurisdiction for genocide; Section 6, §1 of this Act reads as follows:

    Every person who, either before or after the coming into force of this section, commits outside Canada (a) genocide […] is guilty of an indictable offence and may be prosecuted for that offence in accordance with section 8.

    Many other countries, including France, Switzerland, Spain, Belgium, and Austria, have adopted national legislation, as required under Genocide Convention Article VI, that allow for the prosecution of genocide committed outside their territories.






  • Here’s his justification, so he doesn’t have to make one up out of thin air:

    On 22 April 1808, during the Finnish War between Sweden and Russia, a Russian army landed on the southeastern shores of Gotland near Grötlingbo. Under command of Nikolai Andreevich Bodisko 1,800 Russians took the city of Visby without any combat or engagement, and occupied the island. A Swedish naval force rescue expedition was sent from Karlskrona under the command of admiral Rudolf Cederström with 2,000 men; the island was liberated and the Russians capitulated. Russian forces left the island on 18 May 1808.

    So, you see, it was Russian territory for almost a month.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotland#Early_modern_period

    Its position in the middle of the Baltic Sea and more or less off the coast of Kaliningrad would make it an excellent military outpost from which to control shipping and spy on their neighbors.



  • Somehow, I find it interesting he lives in Caesarea. The site of the martyrdom of Palestinian Jews. I wonder how Bibi spells irony.

    During the Bar Kokhba revolt of 132–135 ce, the Romans tortured and killed the 10 greatest leaders and sages of Palestinian Jewry, including Rabbi Akiba. Caesarea was almost certainly the place of execution of Rabbi Akiba and the others according to tradition (c. 135 ce). The death of these Ten Martyrs is still commemorated in the liturgy for Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement).


  • https://www.snopes.com/articles/466491/ages-founding-fathers-july-4-1776/

    The signers of the Declaration of Independence. Lots of young 'uns in there.

    Adams, John MA 40

    Adams, Samuel 53

    Bartlett, Josiah 46

    Braxton, Carter 39

    Carroll, Charles 38

    Chase, Samuel 35

    Clark, Abraham 50

    Clymer, George 37

    Ellery, William 48

    Floyd, William 41

    Franklin, Benjamin 70

    Gerry, Elbridge 32

    Gwinnett, Button 41

    Hall, Lyman 52

    Hancock, John 40

    Harrison, Benjamin 50

    Hart, John 65

    Hewes, Joseph 46

    Heyward Jr., Thomas 30

    Hooper, William 34

    Hopkins, Stephen 69

    Hopkinson, Francis 38

    Huntington, Samuel 45

    Jefferson, Thomas 33

    Lee, Francis Lightfoot 41

    Lee, Richard Henry 44

    Lewis, Francis 63

    Livingston, Philip 60

    Lynch Jr., Thomas 26

    McKean, Thomas 42

    Middleton, Arthur 34

    Morris, Lewis 50

    Morris, Robert 42

    Morton, John 52

    Nelson Jr., Thomas 37

    Paca, William 35

    Paine, Robert Treat 45

    Penn, John 36

    Read, George 42

    Rodney, Caesar. 47

    Ross, George 46

    Rush, Benjamin 30

    Rutledge, Edward 26

    Sherman, Roger 55

    Smith, James 57

    Stockton, Richard 45

    Stone, Thomas MD 33

    Taylor, George PA 60

    Thornton, Matthew 62

    Walton, George 35

    Whipple, William 46

    Williams, William 45

    Wilson, James 33

    Witherspoon, John 53

    Wolcott, Oliver 49

    Wythe, George VA 50







  • So Earth had been slowing down until 2016. There have been no leap seconds added since then. Due to the ice melting at the polar caps the weight is off at top and bottom and that land has been rising, making Earth more spherical. This has led to the Earths speeding up in its rotation. They’re saying we might have to add an inverse leap second, or rather just subtract one.

    I’d read a few years ago, there’s a particular industry that has become very dependent upon the atomic clocks that are attached to the GPS system. That industry is finance. Now, we’re not talking about your check clearing for your car payment, but rather immense transfers of money. The article discussed how one or two seconds of interest on your mortgage payment is nothing, but once you start getting into corporate buyout amounts, you’re talking about real money. I’m sure the money people will find a way around this issue and account for any differences in calculations. What are you going to do if one country decides, out of whatever kind of stupidity, to not add a leap second or remove one?


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    You could run Kodi, Emby, or Plex and get local access through DLNA access.

    I have a QNAP RAID set up that Emby catalogs and handles access for. An Emby app on my LG TV, and a Roku on other TVs. Some RAID systems will just plug into your network and allow you to install apps on them directly.

    Another option is to use MediaMonkey to catalog and provide access. They even have an Android app.

    Lastly, regular external HDD are meant for occasional access, not continuous work. Most have a duty cycle of about 25%, meaning they should only be run about that amount of time before dying. This is why I went with NAS HDDs. If you have the money, go with an expandable RAID. Once you start using that capacity, you’ll find you want more.