Must read. “…Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people. Having grown up in a Zionist home, lived the first half of my life in Israel, served in the I.D.F. as a soldier & officer & spent most of my career researching and writing on war crimes & the Holocaust, this was a painful conclusion to reach, & one that I resisted as long as I could. But I have been teaching classes on genocide for a quarter of a century. I can recognize one when I see one.” #Gift https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/opinion/israel-gaza-holocaust-genocide-palestinians.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Wk8.ldNx.u22niYiE5lW1&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

For fuck’s sake.

Wired - DHS urging local law enforcement to consider a wide range of activities as violent tactics, including skateboarding, riding a bike or livestreaming a police encounter. https://www.wired.com/story/dhs-tells-police-that-common-protest-activities-are-violent-tactics/