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[Mo @rolllingwaves]

probably the coolest thing I’ve ever done … backing up @fontainesdublin for their @nprmusic Tiny Desk Concert !! It’s out today!!

[Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts]

The Vanity Fair photographer.

[Alissa Wilkinson @alissamarie]

Pope Leo on cinema, today at the Vatican, could not be more right (and, dare I say, holy):

https://t.co/ae4o67MrwJ

[Alan MacLeod @AlanRMacLeod]

Now is a good time to remember that Dick Cheney's post 9/11 wars killed (conservatively) 4.5 million people and displaced over 38 million more, according to a study by Brown University.

[Bill Pourquoimec @BillPourquoimec]

Hunter S. Thompson aims at his IBM Selectric typewriter, Woody Creek, 1989

[cinesthetic. @TheCinesthetic]

James Cameron: "In Star Wars the good guys are the rebels, they're using asymmetric warfare against a highly organized empire, I think we call those guys terrorists today."

George Lucas: "When I did it they were Vietcong. That was the whole point."

[Eman Abdelhadi @emanabdelhadi]

2 years of genocide. 2 years of mass graves, children covered in rubble. 2 years of it’s too complicated. 2 years of hospitals, schools, homes turned to dust. 2 years of starvation, thirst. 2 years of the living envying the dead. 2 years. Nothing will ever be the same.

[Mo @rolllingwaves]

‘At your expense’ : Amid calls for transparency, Thornton Township officials detail strains created by Henyard tenure https://t.co/7gvQq0kaIV

[Samuel 🇲🇽 @resisres]

🚨🇲🇽 BREAKING — The Washington Post is FORCED to admit Mexico lifted 8.3 million people out of poverty in 2 years with SOCIALIST policies.

[The Harvey World Herald @hwherald]

Harvey City Council took the home from an 87-year-old woman and turned it over to a developer based in Ohio. The sale was for $2,000. The home is worth $169,000, the family says.
https://t.co/foUFjJUS2N

[The Harvey World Herald @hwherald]

Over 92 percent of Thornton Township High Schools District 205 of graduating seniors from the class of 2025 were accepted into a college or university, according to a district official.
https://t.co/U2zFJw1Se7

[dramaturgically it tracks @YasminZacaria]

mind if i just —

[WIND VILLA @WindVilla]

Our guesthouse’s “Pledge of Non-involvement in War Crimes” applies not on the basis of “nationality,” but rather to individuals who have belonged to a military organization that has been determined by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to have committed war crimes. Therefore, this policy does not constitute “discrimination based on nationality.”

The very definition of “discrimination” is the unequal treatment of individuals based on factors beyond their personal control. To give an example, subjecting someone to unjust violence, confiscating their home and land, denying them legal protection, or detaining them indefinitely without trial simply because they are Palestinian clearly constitutes “discrimination.”

In contrast, joining a military — regardless of whether it is through conscription or voluntary enlistment — falls within the scope of personal choice and responsibility. Responding differently to individuals based on such choices is not discrimination. This is especially true when the commander-in-chief of that military has been internationally indicted for war crimes. In such cases, differing treatment is even more justifiable.

If Israeli nationals are more likely to be asked to sign the pledge, it is a consequence of the policies and actions of the Israeli government. If this results in disadvantages for Israeli citizens, the responsibility lies with their government. This is the natural and logical conclusion.

Should an individual involved in the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks attempt to stay at our guesthouse, we would likewise ask them to sign the same pledge. The fact that Hamas committed war crimes and whether an individual Israeli soldier is a war criminal are entirely separate issues. Using the former to justify the latter is nothing more than a typical fallacy called “ignoratio elenchi.”

It was the ICC that determined the Israeli military committed war crimes. If there is disagreement with this, then it is the duty of Prime Minister Netanyahu and Former Defense Minister Gallant — who have been issued arrest warrants — to appear before the ICC and assert their innocence in court. This is the appropriate course of action for those who claim to uphold international law.

While we do not represent Japan or Kyoto, this is our personal and principled stance that, at the very least, we do not believe that those who disregard international law and humanitarian values are entitled to receive “hospitality and respect.” We sincerely hope that the day will come when we can wholeheartedly welcome Israeli guests. For that, we respectfully urge the Israeli government to immediately cease its disregard for international law and to adopt policies grounded in humanitarian principles.

[Basel Adra @basel_adra]

For the first time in the U.S., our film No Other Land is available to stream online. It doesn’t just show our past — it captures our ongoing struggle. Watch it now -- all proceeds go to support the communities of Masafer Yatta.
https://t.co/E11LJ55P2z

[The Harvey World Herald @hwherald]

The revision comes after the Trump administration declared English as the country's official language, worrying advocates about language access.
https://t.co/lzSshEKx0u

[Mo @rolllingwaves]

20: the meeting adjourns at 7:22 p.m.

Its next special meeting is Monday 4/28 at 6:30 here at the Lindblom Fieldhouse. Follow @CHIdocumenters for more public meeting coverage!

[Mo @rolllingwaves]

Good evening Chicago!! I’ll be livetweeting tonight’s 7th Police District Council meeting at Lindblom Park for @CHIdocumenters Follow along this thread for updates

[Mo @rolllingwaves]

19: Williams plays a clip of himself being interviewed on ABC7 in 2021 about how 86% of ShotSpotter’s alerts don’t end in an arrest. In it, he advocates for the money the city spends on the contract to be allocated directly to communities.

https://t.co/kR6hTW8JSA