Katarina Gray-Sharp, PhD

Studies responsibility & anthropogenic mass extinction.
Thesis A* fan. Ia (she/her).

[Katarina Gray-Sharp, PhD @DrGraySharp]

tl;dr:
The current extinction rate for all IUCN-assessed species is 7.28 times greater than the background rate evidencing anthropogenic mass extinction.

(This thread uses IUCN Red List's 2022-2 data. 2023-1 data is expected in December.)
https://t.co/ePIqD7V2dK

[Katarina Gray-Sharp, PhD @DrGraySharp]

The following update of current chordate extinction rates calculation uses 2022-1 data.

A new workbook containing the 2022 calculations (and a comparison with previous data) has been added to the Open Science Framework project at https://t.co/SgVpWRwT33

[Katarina Gray-Sharp, PhD @DrGraySharp]

“In 1997, police officers in New York City raped … Abner Louima …. [and] were prosecuted.

“That sent a powerful message throughout the police force: Those who assault detainees may be punished. And that’s the message that must be sent throughout the Israeli security forces.”

[Nicholas Kristof @NickKristof]

This is a hard article to read, but I hope you'll do so. I've spent some time reporting on widespread rape and other sexual violence of Palestinian male and female prisoners by Israeli authorities, and the article is now published. The assault victims were warned not to give speak of what they endured -- they were sometimes told they would be killed or raped if they gave interviews -- but they found the courage to do so. One man described being raped three times in a single day in Israeli prison, the third time after he tried to protest. A young woman said the guards would come in at the beginning of each shift and strip her naked and abuse her. Another reported that she was shown photos of herself being raped and warned they would be released unless she cooperated with Israeli intelligence. Even three children who had been detained told me they had been sexually abused. Look, whatever our position on the Middle East, we should be able to agree on being anti-rape. Sexual assaults were horrific when Israeli women were targeted on Oct. 7, and they're equally horrific when Israeli authorities use them against Palestinians day after day after day. We should be able to find common ground in opposing rape. Here's a gift link to the article: https://t.co/aMMHId49OO

[Katarina Gray-Sharp, PhD @DrGraySharp]

@NickKristof “Israel employs ‘systematic sexual violence’ that is ‘widely practiced as part of an organized state policy.’”

“American tax dollars subsidize the Israeli security establishment, so this is sexual violence in which the United States is complicit.”
https://t.co/iwh9H5aPdc

[Nicholas Kristof @NickKristof]

This is a hard article to read, but I hope you'll do so. I've spent some time reporting on widespread rape and other sexual violence of Palestinian male and female prisoners by Israeli authorities, and the article is now published. The assault victims were warned not to give speak of what they endured -- they were sometimes told they would be killed or raped if they gave interviews -- but they found the courage to do so. One man described being raped three times in a single day in Israeli prison, the third time after he tried to protest. A young woman said the guards would come in at the beginning of each shift and strip her naked and abuse her. Another reported that she was shown photos of herself being raped and warned they would be released unless she cooperated with Israeli intelligence. Even three children who had been detained told me they had been sexually abused. Look, whatever our position on the Middle East, we should be able to agree on being anti-rape. Sexual assaults were horrific when Israeli women were targeted on Oct. 7, and they're equally horrific when Israeli authorities use them against Palestinians day after day after day. We should be able to find common ground in opposing rape. Here's a gift link to the article: https://t.co/aMMHId49OO

[Katarina Gray-Sharp, PhD @DrGraySharp]

The last speaker is EatKinda co-founder Milli Kumar. Her business produces cauliflower ice cream: https://t.co/Ocl9flZKyI

[Katarina Gray-Sharp, PhD @DrGraySharp]

Attending Manawatū Innovation Showcase: https://t.co/wOv6dHVs9h

[Katarina Gray-Sharp, PhD @DrGraySharp]

Mac Williams of Swiggin’ introduces his business that produces an automated lamb feeding system. Williams is a past regional winner for FMG Young Farmer of the Year: https://t.co/wPsXqouTjr

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[Katarina Gray-Sharp, PhD @DrGraySharp]

“Genocide is evil. We need to name it. We need to fight it….. Life is a test. How will we rise to it?”

“It’s about truth and compassion, justice and love…. This is our moment as Christians…. Let us be the light in the darkness.”

[Katarina Gray-Sharp, PhD @DrGraySharp]

Attending a presentation by Katrina Mitchell-Kouttab on a Vision of Hope for Palestine: https://t.co/LrrYeZwDKT

[Katarina Gray-Sharp, PhD @DrGraySharp]

“It does not matter what religion you are, Muslim, Christian, Pagan, Buddhist, or Atheist. Being Palestinian is not about your religious identification, but about our special culture and our beautiful land.”
https://t.co/PNioxH7vKL