Gaza
Dear President Biden, We voted Noncommitted today
Gaza cost Harris more votes than the DNC will likely admit.
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Palestine
A Hypothetical Letter from Two Children in Gaza to the Children of America
I've copied Ralph's post this week in its entirety. How anyone of faith or conscience can stand by while this is happening is beyond my understanding. A Hypothetical Letter from Two Children in Gaza to the Children of America By Ralph Nader October 3, 2025 In
Trumpism
South Park - proud to be a Coloradan
South Park is knocking it out of the park this year. Here's a clip from this season's 27, episode 1: It's not that I hate the right. It's just that we disagree. And we're so far off, we can'
Gaza
Bono is a charade
I wrote about Bono in another post. Here's a more in depth view on Mint Press News. The Frontman of Empire: How Bono’s “Activism” Serves the PowerfulAlan Maclead uncovers U2 lead singer Bono’s ties to war criminals, murky government-funded think-tanks and megacorporations.MintPress NewsAlan
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Bono launders what he knows nothing about
Bono made this speech at the Ivor Novello Awards in May. Here's the text: "I used to introduce this next song by explaining it wasn't a rebel song. "It was because believing in the possibilities of peace was then and is now a rebellious
Gaza
The extermination and genocide started long before October 7
A while back I was critical of the campus protestors for not showing concern for all the other atrocities that are happening in the world. It wasn't that I was against their protests, I just thought they were Johnny-come-lately's. Since then I've
Gaza
Led By Donkeys presents the Labour Party with life in Gaza
Renee and I are proud supporters of Led By Donkeys, a UK based activist group that's about art, activism, and accountability. LBD makes videos (art) from the direct actions they take (activism) that speak truth to power (accountability). Their YouTube channel is here: Led By DonkeysArt, activism and
Gaza
How Israel Weaponizes Archaeology
Readers of this blog know I've been studying the Israel Palestine conflict since Hamas fought back against Israel on 10-7-23. At the core, Israel claims Palestine as theirs because of passages in the Old Testament that reference Judea and Samaria as the historical homeland of Jewish
Norman Finkelstein
Norman Finkelstein on free speech and antisemitism
Norman Finkelstein has devoted 40+ years of his life studying the Israeli Palestinian conflict. He doesn't refer to the conflict as a war, he calls it an extermination. In that, the Israeli government has been systematically exterminating the Palestinian population in Gaza. Finkelstein lists pages of references as
Ralph Nader
Ralph Nader: Stop Repeating the Vast Undercount of Gazan Deaths. It Is Far Greater.
"Enough already of the media’s lazy indifference to the vast undercount of the Palestinian death toll from Netanyahu’s genocidal daily bombing and shelling of Gaza’s defenseless civilian population."
Palestine
The Last Days of Gaza
by Chris Hedges This is the end. The final blood-soaked chapter of the genocide. It will be over soon. Weeks. At most. Two million people are camped out amongst the rubble or in the open air. Dozens are killed and wounded daily from Israeli shells, missiles, drones, bombs and
Palestine
Kamala Harris is the lesser of two evils on Palestinian rights
Howdy, I see a lot of chatter on Mastodon about voting 3rd party, primarily because of Gaza. Like so many, I thought the Israel/Gaza conflict was too complicated to understand. I was for a two state solution, but that was the extent of my knowledge. Then October 7th happened.