Four months later, the Epstein Files still have vanished from the conversation, as if one of the biggest scandals in American and Israeli politics never happened.
I want my relationship with God to exist beyond emergencies. It's easy to pray when life hurts. I also want to remember gratitude, quietness, and conversation when life is going well.
I renew my appeal for an end to the ongoing violence against the Palestinian civilian population in the West Bank, and I urgently call on the international community to work toward advancing the two-state solution, for a just and lasting peace.
I’ve been on Lindsey Clancy Trial TikTok for like 2 hours and lawd help me I don’t even know where to begin…. What you mean her husband was googling ways to commit s*icide on her laptop at the house while she was at a doctors appointment with the kids?
What you mean her husband sent an email to his coworker from the computer in their basement when he was supposed to be on his way to CVS?
What you mean he had different shoes on at CVS than he did at the restaurant where he picked up dinner even though he didn’t go home between the two?
What you mean her internal body temperature was 82° after being outside just 15 minutes?
What you mean she was conscious and confessed to her husband when he got home but she was unconscious when the police arrived minutes later?
What you mean he went vacationing in Costa Rica and was leaving hiking trail reviews less than 3 weeks after his babies were buried?
What you mean he moved to NYC and started dating a woman who looks EXACTLY like his wife who just killed his babies 4 months after the fact?
What you mean the police never investigated this man or considered him a suspect?
Like…. WTAFFFFF????????
God bless her defense attorney, that’s all I can say. I can’t wait to watch him work next week if he was able to expose all this and MORE during the prosecutions case
People are allowed to care deeply about one human rights crisis without first issuing a press release on every other atrocity on Earth.
You can speak about the international human rights flashpoints that matter most to you. That doesn't mean you are indifferent to the rest. It means you're human.
When I raised my voice against gender-based violence, it didn't mean I didn't care about food insecurity. When I spoke out against corruption, it didn't mean I was indifferent to drug abuse. We all choose where we can make a meaningful contribution. No one has the capacity to be everywhere, every day, speaking about everything.
Yet somehow, Israel's most ardent defenders insist that unless you have an equal-opportunity outrage portfolio, your criticism of Israel's actions is invalid. It is an intellectually dishonest standard that they apply almost nowhere else. For many of us, Gaza is the defining moral test of our time.
Rwanda was that test in 1994. Humanity failed. Srebrenica was that test in 1995. Apartheid was that test for decades. Darfur was that test in 2003, and Sudan still demands our attention today. The persecution of the Rohingya has been another such test.
People did speak. People still do speak. The record exists for anyone prepared to look.
The accusation that "you only care about Gaza" is not a serious argument. It is whataboutism. It is a tactic designed to move the conversation away from Israel's conduct and onto the supposed inadequacies of its critics.
NO! NO!
We are entitled to judge Israel by its actions. We are entitled to listen when members of its own leadership make public statements about their genocidal intentions. We are entitled to condemn conduct we believe violates international law and basic human decency. We do not need permission to do so. Atleast I DON'T!
And let's stop pretending this is just another conflict. Few states command the level of international lobbying, diplomatic protection, information warfare, political pressure, and organised campaigns against critics that surround Israel. That extraordinary global footprint is one reason the scrutiny is extraordinary too.
So spare us the outrage about where our attention is directed. Our attention is right where it ought to be! And it will remain there for as long as Israel and its allies and supporters continue to unleash their GLOBAL bullying on us.
Some sisterly advice from me to tou:
If Sudan matters to you, speak!
If Myanmar matters to you, speak!
If Congo matters to you, speak!
If Ukraine matters to you, speak!
But do not demand that the rest of us earn the right to speak about Gaza by first solving every injustice on the planet. That's a rubbish argument.
And it won't work.
You want to stay home, bake sourdough and have 9 kids? Wonderful!
But if another woman wants to go to med school and become the ob-gyn who helps you deliver those 9 kids, you don't get to guilt or shame her for HER CHOICE.
Just because you lobbied to have the man who issued the war crimes taken down doesn’t mean the war crimes disappear or your guilt is assuaged. You will not outrun justice. You will not lobby history. You are a murderous maniac Benjamin Netanyahu. You will always be remembered as such.
This is my host, Wanie. I spent the day with him to experience his work day. He is proud of the content we created together. Enjoy!
Note: He doesn’t represent the entire Coloured community. His friends were happy to feature in the video and were compensated #thepopishow
Fellow South Africans, kindly note that Tyla has earned FOUR nominations at this year’s American Music Awards #AMAs in the following categories:
- Social Song of the year (CHANEL)
- Best Afrobeats Artist
- Best Music Video (CHANEL)
- Best Female R&B Artist
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My "Roman Empire is the realization that my life is a lottery win. Somewhere in Sudan, Pålestine, iran, Afghanistan, Iraq or Congo, there is a boy smarter than me. He is more disciplined, more resilient, and holds more potential in his single finger than I do in my entire career.
The only difference? I am siting in a train and he is sting in the rubble of his dreams.
My "bad days" are his wildest dreams.
My "burnout" is a luxury he can't afford because his only job is staying alive.
It's geographical luck and it's a haunting injustice that we all refuse to acknowledge and look away
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A young Letta Mbulu leads a choir singing Miriam Makeba's Nongqongqo in the 1973 film 'A Warm December', directed by and starring Sidney Poitier. Credit: Black Excellence (YT)
4-YEAR-OLD BOY REPORTED MISSING IN TEMBISA.
A 4-year-old boy, Hope Thuto Lekgothoane, has been reported missing in Winnie Mandela Zone 6 in Tembisa.
According to information provided by the family, Hope was last seen at around 17:00 on Saturday near Ngwenya Tavern. The circumstances surrounding his disappearance remain unclear.
The case has been officially reported to the Tembisa Police Station, and authorities are aware of the situation.
The family is appealing to members of the public to assist in locating the child. Anyone with information that may assist in the search is urged to contact the family directly on 082 297 0358 or report to the nearest police station.
Police investigations are ongoing.