All I really want is to have my morning swim interrupted by a mysterious stranger who has a plane waiting to take me to the Vatican to help solve a murder, find the four missing cardinals and have Angels guide me on my lofty quest. Maybe solve a murder on a train too...
“A fire broke out backstage in a theatre. The clown came out to warn the public; they thought it was a joke and applauded. He repeated it; the acclaim was even greater. I think that's just how the world will come to an end: to general applause from wits who believe it's a joke.”
― Soren Kierkegaard
Today marks one year since the Gaza genocide, and now Israel seems to be heading in the same direction in Lebanon.
Beirut is currently under aggressive bombing, with civilians, women, and children being killed.
Pray for Beirut, Lebanon. 💔
#IsrealiNewNazism#Netanyahu#Iran
This is Beirut last night. The complete lack of coverage of these war crimes is part and parcel of the dehumanization of middle eastern, Arab, and Muslim people in the western world.
Bombing civilians in the middle of the night is terrorism. We need to stand up to racism and hold those accountable who continue to manufacture consent and execute these atrocities.
More broadly the acceptance of lies to justify targeting civilians puts all of us and our families at risk as conflicts around the world escalate. Standing up for the people of Lebanon and Palestine is standing up for ourselves and our shared humanity.
On the same day Iran tactically targeted only Israeli military sites thousands of miles away, Israel bombed an orphanage in Gaza just miles away, massacring orphans.
Western leaders have only condemned Iran.
I've read a lot about how the experience of Palestinians resonates with Black South African's experience of apartheid. What has struck me when looking at Israel are all the resonances with white South African society during apartheid . A 🧵 of a few resonances:
Netanyahu approving the strike on Beirut today from New York at the UN is a perfect illustration of 1) US complicity in Israeli crimes, 2) the UN’s complete failure to stop Israeli terror, and 3) the need for a new world order.
main character syndrome will have you believing in “self made” & doing it alone
but so many career inflection points depend on someone batting for you & betting on your ability 🎰🎰
ESPECIALLY when you aren’t in a room when decisions are made
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