Anand

"Building by building, Gaza is being erased."

I thought this was interesting — a useful set of insights about what I've always heard as a success story

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Fartium isn't a real element

I think it was @prisonculture.bsky.social who said something to the effect of "all the deportation captivity horror stories are what we've been saying is happening in normal prisons for years" and it continues to be largely correct.

Researcher: "We let the data speak for itself."

Earlier that day:

Investigate domestic violence properly and you stop very many crimes, because perpetrators are often repeat offenders.

No Proof Hamas Routinely Stole U.N. Aid, Israeli Military Officials Say

Think of all those pro-Israel pundits you saw on your television screens this past year trying to sociopathically justify the mass starvation of Gaza by robotically claiming Hamas steals the aid. They were all lying. Shamelessly. Even the Israeli military confirms it now.

Sometimes the historical dictionary offers solace through the existence of an obsolete word that is sorely needed now. One of them is ‘respair’, recorded just once, in the 15th century. It means fresh hope, and a recovery from despair.

this is totally useless, and just like the US temporary jetty, a meaningless distraction as desperate people starve

Denver had it's own "Ugly Law," but also, during the depression of 1893, the city used funds raised by the Chamber of Commerce to give lumber and supplies to unhoused people so they could build flatboats and literally float away down the South Platte River. At least two people died in the attempt.

brilliant

crogardile clip

wrong coast but there were also Sikhs farming in California, and some attempts to rediscover that history

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A *third* of the Commons has called on the PM to recognise Palestine as a state. Never seen anything quite like this.

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spectacled bear holding a newspaper

A four panel comic titled Bird Sounds. In panel 1, labeled thrush, a wood thrush sings its beautiful eeohlay song against a forest background. In panel 2, labeled wren, a winter wren delicately sings tweedly tweedly tweedly. In panel 3, labeled warbler, a yellow warbler delicately sings sweet sweet. In panel 4, labeled heron in a death metal font, a heron screams KRAAGH against a background of fire.

Bird sounds.

a STEM kitty 😻

Smiling sibling gang gang cockatoos 😍

A reminder: since the 1980s, framing homelessness as a problem of mental illness or addiction has been politically manufactured to deflect attention from its *actual* causes—rising rents, stagnant wages, gutted social supports—and to justify the removal of unhoused people from public space.

Doctor accuses IDF of 'playing a game' in Gaza shootings A surgeon who has worked in Gaza has accused Israeli soldiers of "playing a game" when shooting people in Gaza, saying the pattern of gunshot injuries sustained was "almost like the Israeli soldiers w...

A surgeon who has worked in Gaza has accused Israeli soldiers of "playing a game" when shooting people in Gaza, saying the pattern of gunshot injuries sustained was "almost like the Israeli soldiers were having target practice"

if someone is hungry,
you must feed them

There's never enough money for healthcare or housing, but somehow there's ALWAYS enough money for prisons.

Some people don't feel as close to this as they ought to. Most of us are just a bad break or two away from winding up on the streets, and addiction & mental health crises can affect anyone. They're gutting services and rendering more of us disposable, and there's a carceral disposal system waiting.

Evergreen remind that it costs California taxpayers ~$130,000 a year to incarcerate someone. We could house and provide health care for struggling folks for less than that. But our system prioritizes cruelty rather than results.
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are Maasai cattle part of nature?

some of the most vulnerable people in society, next in line 😔

This is all happening within view & kilometres from places where people have unlimited food, water etc. etc.

Mass starvation stalks Gaza as deaths from hunger rise Aid agencies warned for months that Israel’s harsh limits on food aid would bring acute malnutrition and widespread suffering to Gaza’s 2.1 million people.

“Their small bodies are shutting down — they can’t breathe, their immune systems are collapsing.” Children are dying from starvation.

Nearly 1 in 3 people are going days without food. This is preventable. They need food, water, care — urgently.
#BlueSky #MedSku #NewsSky #PedsSky #NurseSky

Joint statement from over 100 humanitarian organisations ​As mass starvations spreads across Gaza, our colleagues and those we serve are wasting away.

We have added our name to this statement from over 100 humanitarian organisations in solidarity with our partners.

This is an emergency. Palestinians are being bombed and starved. They are dying by the hour.

There is no time or reason to wait for others. The government must act now.