Peter and 753 others

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[Peter and 753 others @zanosdaddy]

The sad reality of life is that this song will forever be relevant.
https://t.co/nQlkQRIUSs

[Prof Thuli Madonsela #KindnessBuilds @ThuliMadonsela3]

When will it sink that Palestinian children and other civilians in Gaza and West Bank are not Hamas, they are humans like all deserving of human rights, empathy and protection and that killing and harming them in other ways is gratuitous cruelty, an injustice and a violation of humanitarian law #StandUp4HumanRights #StopGenocide in #Gaza

[Arnaud Bertrand @RnaudBertrand]

WOW, this might be THE most important piece of journalism on the war on Gaza since it began, by Israeli newspaper @972mag :
https://t.co/njWGP6RpDO

Essentially they confirm, with unimpeachable sourcing, that the killing of civilians was all calculated and intentional.

Their investigation is "based on conversations with seven current and former members of Israel’s intelligence community — including military intelligence and air force personnel who were involved in Israeli operations in the besieged Strip — in addition to Palestinian testimonies, data, and documentation from the Gaza Strip, and official statements by the IDF Spokesperson and other Israeli state institutions."

What the investigation reveals is that "the Israeli army has files on the vast majority of potential targets in Gaza — including homes — which stipulate the number of civilians who are likely to be killed in an attack on a particular target. This number is calculated and known in advance to the army’s intelligence units, who also know shortly before carrying out an attack roughly how many civilians are certain to be killed."

One source told them: "Nothing happens by accident. When a 3-year-old girl is killed in a home in Gaza, it’s because someone in the army decided it wasn’t a big deal for her to be killed — that it was a price worth paying in order to hit [another] target. We are not Hamas. These are not random rockets. Everything is intentional. We know exactly how much collateral damage there is in every home."

Even more dystopian - and this might be a first in the history of warfare - a lot of the targets are identified by AI: for instance they "use of a system called 'Habsora' ('The Gospel'), which is largely built on artificial intelligence and can 'generate' targets almost automatically at a rate that far exceeds what was previously possible. This AI system, as described by a former intelligence officer, essentially facilitates a 'mass assassination factory.' According to the sources, the increasing use of AI-based systems like Habsora allows the army to carry out strikes on residential homes where a single Hamas member lives on a massive scale, even those who are junior Hamas operatives."

I'm not going to copy the whole article here, you have to read this for yourself. IT IS INSANE. They've essentially been running, as the sources say, a "mass assassination factory" at a terrifying scale with massive and intended "collateral damage" (often the targets' entire families, or even sometimes much of their neighborhood), alongside an objective to destroy much of Gaza to “create a shock”, all on a population that had nowhere to escape. It'll likely remain in history books as one of the most depraved massacres in modern history.

[Peter and 753 others @zanosdaddy]

@Keanubtc Nope, it's chasing down every person who says the sort of stuff they said. We want people like that to think up those things then fight with themselves trying to hold it in. You don't see the beauty of it but take time to think about it.

[Peter and 753 others @zanosdaddy]

@RenaldoGouws @Anele Tswa mo dilong, go keep yourself busy documenting mama Joy's life.

[Peter and 753 others @zanosdaddy]

@Blacksh90139340 @MbuyiseniNdlozi @Lesufi What is the point of having a government that collects rates and taxes if people have to go back to their pockets to fund projects that those taxes and rates should fund?

[Peter and 753 others @zanosdaddy]

@MbuyiseniNdlozi He has nothing to sell. Only hate and false promises. He ditched karoo because his false promises wouldn't carry him through his term.

[Peter and 753 others @zanosdaddy]

@ChristoThurston Sometimes when someone is comfortable in a relationship they think they can get away with saying or doing anything they want. VW is comfortable.

[Peter and 753 others @zanosdaddy]

@IDF So you guys "discovered" tunnels that you built? Interesting.

[S @SibiLFC]

@SaeedDiCaprio Lmao the propoganda isn't propogandering😭

[George Galloway @georgegalloway]

Truly fucking unbelievable you murdering bastards #Israel

[Peter and 753 others @zanosdaddy]

@iAmTCAB @BrandonJT79 @nicksortor Came to say this but you beat me to it. 😂 Most people don't know how indebted America is to China.

[African @ali_naka]

Meet Kenyan Senator Kithure Kindiki who flew in a helicopter to help build a mud classroom for Kamutuandu primary school. We are led by fools

[Peter and 753 others @zanosdaddy]

@MbuyiseniNdlozi Valued at R18000 is taxed R15000*

[Peter and 753 others @zanosdaddy]

@MbuyiseniNdlozi Kenyans are gatvol over what their president is doing. People are abandoning suitcases and valuables at the airport. A personal phone valued at R1000 is taxed R1000 and failure to pay means your phone is confiscated. People have to pay exit tax to leave the country. It is chaotic

[Peter and 753 others @zanosdaddy]

@Mr_PeterM Parking like this is a ticketable offence. They park like that due to a general lack of awareness.

[Peter and 753 others @zanosdaddy]

@LessyJantjie https://t.co/tjTnmJfUfZ

[Peter and 753 others @zanosdaddy]

@LessyJantjie This was in Kenya.

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

This is Princess Lili'uokalani. She would become the last sovereign ruler of Hawaii. The photo was taken in 1853 when she was only 15 years old.

In 1874, Lili'uokalani's brother, David Kalakaua became king, and a few years later, she was named the heir apparent. She spent the next few years building schools for the people of Hawaii.

In 1881, Liliuokalani served as regent while the king was away on his tour of the world. When a smallpox epidemic broke out on the island of Oahu, she made the quick decision to close down all its ports, which helped to contain the spread and ended up saving many lives. However, her decision irked many of the wealthy sugarcane plantation owners.

In 1891, her brother died, and she became the ruler of Hawaii. Unfortunately, her reign would be very short-lived as a coup led by Sanford Dole (his cousin founded the Dole Food Company) and several other white businessmen and lawyers with the backing of the United States would annex the islands. Two years later, when Lill'uokalani and her supporters attempted to return to power, she was charged with treason and forced to go under house arrest. In order to pardon her supporters, she agreed to yield her power to the United States.

"Now, to avoid any collision of armed forces and perhaps the loss of life, I do, under this protest, and impelled by said forces, yield my authority until such time as the Government of the United States shall, upon the facts being presented to it, undo the action of its representative and reinstate me in the authority which I claim as the constitutional sovereign of the Hawaiian Islands."

She spent the remainder of her life in exile until her death in 1917 at age 79.

[Elijah J. Magnier 🇪🇺 @ejmalrai]

For those who don't remember, #Israel's genocide and invasion is business as usual:

In 1982, the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) invaded #Beirut #Lebanon and besieged it for 88 days, killing an estimated 18,000 people. Not a drop of water or a piece of bread was allowed in.

[Prof Thuli Madonsela #KindnessBuilds @ThuliMadonsela3]

Dear fellow humans? How can anybody watch this and not cry or be touched unless they have banished Palestinian people from the golden circle of human consideration to a status of less than human💔💔💔💔💔