People wonder why I take a somewhat dim view of humans. They apparently didn't grow up watching the nature documentaries of the 1980s and 1990s, all of which basically went:

Here we see the Paraguayan pygmy elf vole, an adorable and playful little creature whose feces can cure leprosy and whose mere existence raises the average cuteness of all mammals by 17%. Look at this mother nursing her young with almost human-like emotions.

Sadly, because these voles nest exclusively in the prime molybdenum mining territory of Paraguay, humans have been hunting them for sport, and the species is due to go extinct next Tuesday. A few miserable specimens have been kept alive in captivity, but as you can see from their screaming faces, they pray for the sweet release of death.

*Upbeat National Geographic theme music plays*

This documentary sponsored by Chevron!

#MASH on #war

Hawkeye: War isn't Hell. War is war, and Hell is Hell. And of the two, war is a lot worse.

Father Mulcahy: How do you figure, Hawkeye?

Hawkeye: Easy, Father. Tell me, who goes to Hell?

Father Mulcahy: Sinners, I believe.

Hawkeye: Exactly. There are no innocent bystanders in Hell. War is chock full of them - little kids, cripples, old ladies. In fact, except for some of the brass, almost everybody involved is an innocent bystander.

"War: a massacre of people who don't know each other for the profit of people who know each other but don't massacre each other."

— Paul Valéry (1871–1945)

How the US and Israel are waging war on Iran’s medicines, vaccines
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/3/how-the-us-and-israel-are-waging-war-on-irans-medicines-vaccines?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Global News @global-news-AlJazeera

Canadian miner threatens the Amazon with a tailings dam three times bigger than at Brunadinho, which killed hundreds of people.

https://sumauma.com/en/belo-sun-com-barragem-tres-vezes-maior-do-que-a-de-brumadinho-mina-canadense-ameaca-amazonia/

Oh, Canada, Canada, the absolute devastation you do to Indigenous people and Wild Nature around the world.

Why did people despise Apartheid South Africa? Because the Western backed government:
•Annually killed hundreds of Indigenous with impunity, including children
•Annually took at least 10K+ hostages, including 1000+ children
•Stole Indigenous land and built hundreds of thousands of illegal homes
•Enforced separate facilities for the "racially inferior" Indigenous

And guess what?

Israel does ALL OF THE ABOVE, and now also passed a law that kills Palestinians only by hanging. Israel Is Apartheid.

“the past two weeks, Israeli military officials have called leaders of at least eight villages and told them to expel Shiites who had sought refuge in their communities, municipal officials and local Christian, Druse and Shiite leaders said in interviews. All complied, fearing that if they did not their towns could be hit next in the Israeli bombardment, they said. Most spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive, private conversations.“

#Israel #WarCrimes

https://archive.ph/2sK0S