A short story about things that grow slowly.
"After sitting in there for some time, she thought she might make a little something for Stanley."
I'm actively limiting myself to the bare minimum #uselections coverage because it's so grim.
New plan: for every news article you see treating this farce as normal politics, buy yourself 1 (one) item of non-perishable food.
#Israel / The UN is reportedly taking the unprecedented step of blacklisting Israel over alleged grave violations against children during the 2023 conflicts
Israeli Channel 13 reported that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has informed Israel's military attache in the U.S. that his decision is final to include Israel on the UN's blacklist of countries and groups harming children in conflict zones, alongside Russia and terror groups like ISIS, Al-Qaeda and Boko Haram.
The report, covering 2023, will accuse Israel of killing and injuring thousands of Palestinian children, bombing civilian facilities, and preventing humanitarian aid access, citing over 20,000 alleged violations against children.
Israel fears this could lead to practical consequences like weapons embargoes from other countries, in addition to the reputational damage of being on such a list alongside dictatorships and terror groups.
[cont'd] Why Ireland Is Recognizing the State of Palestine (Sonya McGuinness)
Sonya McGuinness is the Irish Ambassador to Israel.
[...] Ireland is recognizing a Palestinian state not out of hostility towards Israel but because we desperately want to see – and contribute to – a future where Israelis and Palestinians alike live in security and dignity.
https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2024-05-22/ty-article-opinion/.premium/why-ireland-is-recognizing-a-palestinian-state/0000018f-9ed8-d6da-a1cf-fffa8a4e0000 or https://archive.ph/9uMGj
#US / Ben & Jerry's board says anti-War campus protests are essential to democracy
[…] The company sees the current pro-Palestinian campus protests as part of a "rich history of free speech and non-violent protest" that is essential to a strong democracy.
By linking together in a single piece of legislation the war spending for #Ukraine, #Israel and #Taiwan, the bill signifies that the Biden administration and the US ruling elite as a whole do not view these conflicts as separate and distinct.
Biden signs bipartisan bill for world war - World Socialist Web Site
I know a guy about my age (which is my forties). I don’t want to give his name, because I don’t want to promote him in any way. Let’s call him Poochie.
Poochie has a podcast. I know it’s hard to believe this, but it's true.
Smoke billows during Israeli shelling on the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila near the border with Israel on January 31, 2024 [Rabih Daher/AFP]
Smoke or white phosphorus munitions?
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