“You can now open Google Earth and see what was done to Gaza.

Whole neighbourhoods have been reduced to rubble. Homes, schools, universities, hospitals, roads, water and sanitation systems, infrastructure that people depended on to survive have been damaged or destroyed.

UN satellite analysis found that, as of 16 June 2026, 82% of Gaza’s structures had been damaged. Roughly two-thirds of those damaged structures were assessed as destroyed.

As winter approaches, 1.98 million people or 94% of Gaza’s population need shelter assistance and essential items. Aid and shelter materials continue to face restrictions and delays.

Google Earth shows the physical destruction with extraordinary clarity.

What it cannot show is what it means to live among it, what happened to the families who were killed, and what life is like for those who survived.

What happens next matters.

People need shelter before winter.
Humanitarian aid needs to reach civilians at the scale required.
Hospitals need medical supplies.

And the conditions that allow civilians to rebuild their homes, schools, hospitals and communities need to be created.

The destruction is visible. The needs are known. What matters now is whether they are met.”

Two very different yet equally valid points, I say.

Zach's the best. Did you know he and Olivia Rodrigo brought back babydoll dresses? 🙃

Does Ed and do other celebrities realize that the whole world has woken up and is...doesn't want this?"

A major scandal appears to be brewing.

Details: After the World Cup match between France and Paraguay, Paraguayan senator Celeste Amarilla delivered a harsh tirade against Kylian Mbappé.

In her speech, she used offensive and derogatory language, targeting the French striker’s origins and appearance, and claimed that the French national team won “only thanks to luck.”

“Mbappé? That savage never even learned to write. Instead of drinking his mother’s milk, he sucked coconuts, and the most educated beings he ever heard were chimpanzees. A Cameroonian from a former colony who pretends to be French – vindictive, arrogant, and ugly. He was nervous and utterly terrified throughout the match, just like his whole team. They only won because of luck. The only thing you could blame Paraguay for is that no one slapped him at the end of the match.” — Paraguayan senator Celeste Amarilla

The politician’s remarks sparked widespread public outrage and criticism due to the racist and offensive nature of her statements.

https://dailysports.net/news/he-sucked-coconuts-and-lived-with-chimpanzees-paraguayan-senator-celeste-amarilla-launches-crude-insult-at-kylian-mbappe/

She also confirmed in a now deleted comment the “Ladybug” lore.

Macklemore has announced that he’ll be donating the $1 million in net earnings he received from supporting Ed Sheeran on his Loop Tour to organizations working to support the Palestinian people, and invited billionaire Robert Kraft to match his donation.

“With everything that has happened over the last 48 hours, I want to bring the conversation back to where it belongs: to the Palestinian people who are still being killed, still living under military occupation, and still fighting for their freedom,” he wrote. “I will be donating the entire $1 million of my net earnings from Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour to six organizations working directly to support the Palestinian people. And I invite Robert Kraft to match my donation. Whatever we disagree about, perhaps we can agree on this: Palestinian lives are worth protecting. A Palestinian life is no less valuable than any other life on this earth.”

Link to full ‘It’s Giving’ podcast (this part starts around 31:08): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bB6JDlXhAoE

Paloma Faith’s point is pretty fair. Ed says he doesn’t like discussing politics, but he’s previously taken part in a concert with Paloma to raise money for Ukraine. So I understand why she’s questioning where he draws that line. Ukraine was political too, even if it was framed as humanitarian.

The difference in how these situations are being treated is worth talking about.