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🌍🌎🌏 👋 “Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.” – Chief Seattle, Duwamish

Acknowledging that I live on the land of the #Atfalati tribe of the #Kalapuya people who inhabited this land before colonial settlers arrived

#PNW #Cascadia #knitting #crochet #gardening #BloomScrolling #SilentSunday #LichenSubscribe

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The only upside of this clearly politically motivated CBS firing is that Stephen Colbert has 10 more months to say exactly what he thinks of the Trump administration. Turned up to 11.
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"In striking moment of editorial independence WSJ published Free exclusive report linking Trump to disturbing artifact from life of convicted sex offender #Epstein birthday album compiled in 2003 by #GhislaineMaxwell includes bawdy letters from Epstein’s powerful circle of friends. 1 letter allegedly from Trump features sexually suggestive text inside hand-drawn outline of naked woman. letter concludes w words, “Happy Birthday & may every day be another wonderful secret.” https://www.wsj.com/politics/trump-jeffrey-epstein-birthday-letter-we-have-certain-things-in-common-f918d796?mod=djemwhatsnews
Flight Manifests Reveal Dozens of Previously Unknown People on Three Deportation Flights to El Salvador

Hacked data obtained by 404 Media reveals dozens more people on deportation flights to El Salvador who are unaccounted for. “We have not heard from these people’s families, so I think perhaps even they don’t know," one lawyer said.

404 Media

Head's up, the "you must confirm your profile" scam is proliferating on the Fediverse. I wonder if they are trying to gather driver's licenses and credit card numbers? It's a scam.

#scam #MastoAdmin #cybersecurity

WSJ - Trump’s letter to Epstein for his 50th birthday has the outline of a naked woman, small arcs denoting breasts with a squiggly ’Donald’ signature below her waist, mimicking pubic hair. It concludes: “Happy Birthday — and may every day be another wonderful secret.” https://www.wsj.com/politics/trump-jeffrey-epstein-birthday-letter-we-have-certain-things-in-common-f918d796

Paramount settles with Trump, and then cancels the Late Show.
If it walks like fascism, and talks like fascism, and shuts-up-opposing voices like facism…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20n4q0q9zqo

What an incredibly dark time in America.
#TheAmericanFascist #Colbert #LateShow #Paramount #CBS

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to end in May 2026, CBS says

The network called it a financial decision tied to the "challenging backdrop in late night" television.

Every financial advice article: If you deprive yourself of all joys in life, then you can save up enough money to maintain your joyless lifestyle until you die.

FT: "Donald Trump is preparing to open the $9tn US retirement market to cryptocurrency investments ..."

Trump is seeking to direct Americans' retirement funds to a sector in which he and his family are heavily invested.

https://www.ft.com/content/07906211-5ab8-4917-bcad-5397c0bc3170

#crypto #cryptocurrency #USpol #USpolitics

Client Challenge

Due to tariffs, Americans are likely to hear a lot about farm mental health as harvest approaches this year. Especially farmer suicide.

So let's get it on the record now. The "farmer suicide epidemic" of the last few years in the US is not real.

It's a lobbying tactic.

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A reminder about the prohibitions in the Geneva Conventions against starving civilians, destroying foodstuffs or drinking water installations, or forcing civilians to move away. Here's the text of Article 54 of Protocol I of the 1977 Geneva Convention (alt-text is embedded in the image):
@petergleick I honestly don't know if you're referring to Israel or the United States.
@alisynthesis Would it shock you to learn that neither the United States nor Israel has ratified the 1977 Geneva Convention Protocols?
@petergleick @alisynthesis
I was considering sending this to my US senator in regards to Israel 🙃

@petergleick @alisynthesis

That is helpful. Thanks for sharing.

I went and reviewed and found Israel and the United States have not signed Protocol I and II according to:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_parties_to_the_Geneva_Conventions

List of parties to the Geneva Conventions - Wikipedia

@rowlandm @petergleick @alisynthesis

...every military adventure in my living memory has been a test: "are there any real consequences if we do serious war crimes?"

And the answer is nope. Repeatedly.

It is sickening. I don't understand how people could give such orders, or follow such orders if given.

@petergleick @alisynthesis Not really surpised. They even voted against water and food as human rights.

Israel will continue as long as the west will ignore the genocide. It is sickening. There should have been consequences long, long time ago.

@petergleick @alisynthesis geneva conventions? More like geneva suggestions!

@petergleick @alisynthesis

It wouldn't shock me at all.

Has the US ever ratified banning land mines, or banning enlisting children under 18 as soldiers?

@petergleick

there is no right to food enshrined in the U.S. Constitution thus starving the poor huddled masses won't even require the scotus to look the other way

@petergleick

That we even have rules that say what you can't do during war, is obscene. It implies that there are things that are fine fuddafucka, just go ahead and kill and maim people. We're a fucked species is what.

@petergleick But should you get caught doing any of these things, there is a "safe word" - antisemitism.
@anne_twain don't worry, we see you anyways
@jenzi It's working with too many people, especially those in governments.

@petergleick the Geneva convention at this point is a historical set of rules. There are currently two active multi-year imperialist invasions and occupations in Europe and Palestine. Both wars have routinely broke this rule and more than one other (I don’t know them by heart).

There are zero consequences for ignoring the Geneva convention.

@petergleick

I remember. I remember being taught many of these rules and agreements were made because of what was done to Jewish people. Their stories broke my heart, and I admired their 'never again' stance and advocacy. Which makes this even more hard to bear accordingly.

In every sense of the word, these deaths are wrong.

"The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

@petergleick
What Israel & the US & their accessories are saying to the UN & to the world: Your Rules & Resolutions & Conventions etc. are worth diddly squat without teeth! Whatchagonnado? 🤷
@petergleick Israel ignores all international conventions. The leadership is behaving like the leaders responsible for the Holocaust. Disgraceful.

@petergleick

And the world is watching… like it did with the genocide of 6 million jews…or the genocide of the Armenians. In a world where the UN are a dead letter.
Shameless…

@petergleick

Israel whines continualyy about the German driven partial Genocide, they do not care in the slightest for any conventions and continue to starve maim kill citizens of Gaza. Men Women Children brutally murdered.

Antisemitism is growing rapidly and it is deservedly so....

@petergleick
Separate from the egregious example, I wonder if electrical installations may join that in a subsequent revision.
@petergleick @gombang sorry to say that the Geneva Conventions is about as useful as the United Nations nowadays