the_afflicted11

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“No brother Qasim. You don’t understand. I cannot go any further than this location.”

I responded to my Palestinian host, “But that Israeli family just walked past us no problem?”

”The Israelis can walk there, but we cannot.”

“You cannot walk on your own streets?” I vocalized my disbelief.

“No, only the Israelis can walk on these roads. We are not allowed to walk here.”

”Why not? When did this start?”

Part 2 in my series titled "My Journey in Occupied Palestine"
https://www.qasimrashid.com/p/my-journey-in-occupied-palestine-1f5

My Journey in Occupied Palestine - Part 2

Apartheid in Hebron

Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid

A primer for people who are wondering how a movement that claims to be all about law and order could be led by a twice-impeached convicted felon and adjudicated rapist:

For fascists, "law and order" means "the law is whatever we order."

Fun fact: the code which took Apollo 11 to the moon is available on github https://github.com/chrislgarry/Apollo-11/blob/master/Luminary099/LUNAR_LANDING_GUIDANCE_EQUATIONS.agc#L179

And if you look through it you'll see that - joyfully - it also includes original comments.

My absolute favourite thing about the Moon Code is that it includes comments like this: "TEMPORARY - I HOPE HOPE HOPE"

Apollo-11/Luminary099/LUNAR_LANDING_GUIDANCE_EQUATIONS.agc at master · chrislgarry/Apollo-11

Original Apollo 11 Guidance Computer (AGC) source code for the command and lunar modules. - chrislgarry/Apollo-11

GitHub

Registration is open for the EFF Awards! Join us on September 12 in San Francisco to celebrate those leading the fight for freedom online.

Everyone interested in digital rights is welcome to join! You can even get discounted tickets for EFF members and students. Register today to celebrate this year's honorees, meet digital freedom leaders, and enjoy a variety of drinks and appetizers! www.eff.org/effawards

The arrest of Telegram’s CEO, Pavel Durov, marks an enormous escalation by a state’s authorities. We are monitoring the situation closely and will continue to do so. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/08/french-detention-why-were-watching-telegram-situation-closely
The French Detention: Why We're Watching the Telegram Situation Closely

EFF is closely monitoring the situation in France in which Telegram’s CEO Pavel Durov was charged with having committed criminal offenses, most of them seemingly related to the operation of Telegram. This situation has the potential to pose a serious danger to security, privacy, and freedom of...

Electronic Frontier Foundation

The same people who claimed Kaepernick’s kneel during the national anthem to protest police brutality was offensive to the troops are also the people who claim Trump’s illegal campaign stunt & thumbs up at Arlington Cemetery is NOT offensive to the troops.

Just know they lied both times.

2/3 of Supreme Court "Justices" have taken bribes and refused oversight

And that's how you get this:

@Radical_EgoCom so many people when I've said this argue there'd be no progress.

it annoys me greatly that it's assumed we need to destroy lives and the planet so we can have progress.

we more than likely wouldn't have crap like this
https://kotaku.com/funko-pop-harry-potter-disney-mandalorian-landfill-1850278083

to protect profits

Here’s What $30M Of Funko Pops Going To The Landfill Actually Looks Like

Harry Potter, Nightmare Before Christmas, and more are getting shredded

Kotaku

You receive a call on your phone.
The caller says they're from your bank and they're calling about a suspected fraud.

"Oh yeah," you think. Obvious scam, right?

The caller says "I'll send you an in-app notification to prove I'm calling from your bank."

Your phone buzzes. You tap the notification This is what you see.

Still think it is a scam?
1/3

lol get fucked

i didn't expect to see the Hague Invasion Act be tested in my lifetime

https://www.bnr.nl/nieuws/internationaal/10545882/vs-dreigt-met-maatregelen-tegen-strafhof-den-haag

‘VS dreigt met wraak tegen Strafhof Den Haag’

Het Internationaal Strafhof in Den Haag (ICC) kan maatregelen verwachten vanuit de Verenigde Staten mochten er arrestatiebevelen komen voor Israëlische functionarissen. Zowel de Democraten als de Republikeinen uit het Congres hebben het Strafhof daarvoor gewaarschuwd, meldt Axios. ‘Het ICC heeft geen jurisdictie in deze situatie en we steunen zijn onderzoek niet’, liet het Witte Huis weten.

BNR Nieuwsradio