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– someone who thinks their emotional desires are more important than yours.
Tabiat Bridge, Tehran, Iran

Genocide does not require mass graves, it also includes efforts to destroy a people's capacity to bring the next generation into being. Israel’s systematic use of torture and sexual violence against Palestinians meets that definition.

https://mondoweiss.net/2026/03/israels-widespread-use-of-torture-is-a-core-element-of-its-genocide-against-the-palestinian-people/

#Palestine #Israel #Gaza

Israel’s widespread use of torture is a core element of its genocide against the Palestinian people

Genocide does not require mass graves, it also includes efforts to destroy a people’s capacity to bring the next generation into being. Israel’s systematic use of torture and sexual violence against Palestinians meets that definition.

Mondoweiss

Those who know me know what a big Tolkien nerd I am.

If the IP for Lord of the Rings becomes owned by transphobes, I will stop engaging with new stuff they make entirely. I will be very sad if this happens, but I would rather disengage than follow it into dark places.

Tolkien was a Zionist, in the 1920s version of that word's meaning. He wrote his Zionism into some parts of his books, especially in the Dwarves seeking to recolonise Moria and the Westrons lamenting for lost Númenor. If someone were to adapt Tolkien's work to support modern-day Zionism and its innately genocidal nature, I would be very fucking angry and would certainly not engage with it.

You cannot use my love of fiction to make me support hate. I will not let you do that, no matter how much I like that fiction.

I am cautiously optimistic about the Potter fandom doing the same about Rowling's new version. You're a pretty good fandom, by and large. Please don't disappoint me.

Justice Dept. close to finalizing deal to hand over states' voter roll data to Homeland Security, sources say - CBS News
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/justice-dept-finalizing-deal-voter-roll-data-homeland-security/
Justice Dept. close to finalizing deal to hand over states' voter roll data to Homeland Security, sources say

DOJ plans to turn over voter data it's collecting from states to DHS for use in immigration and criminal investigations, sources say.

I don't want this important news to go unnoticed: the National Library of Scotland's Access team have given names to collection trolleys including: Trolly Parton, George Orwheel, Wheeliam Shakespeare, Daphne du Trollier, Rene Descart, Cart Cobain, JRR Trollkein, Cart Vader, and Mary Wheelstonecraft.

Via @cawston.bsky.social's https://cawston.ghost.io/weeknotes-12-monsters-only/

Weeknotes #12: Monsters Only

A week of interesting chats, admin churn and unexpected tribulations. What happened this week? Monday began with a useful chat with one of our Board members about a large-scale AI roll-out across a multi-national organisation. Initial scepticism has been replaced by seeing dedicated agents delivering huge time savings. Context is

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Una de las cosas de las que me acordé es de las toneladas de mierda que nos cayeron por parte de la prensa seria por hablar de redadas racistas y por sostener nuestra versión contra la "verdad policial". Algo hemos mejorado.
Ayer me resonaron muchas cosas del episodio de la muerte de Mame Mbaye que cuenta Seringe Mbaye en esta entrevista de @[email protected] www.eldiario.es/desalambre/e...

Try to unsee it

Level: impossible.