A fascinating, horrifying, perplexing look at Hamas strategy: https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/what-was-hamas-thinking

#israel #palestine #gaza #hamas #islamism #authoritarianism #occupation #warcrimes #newyorker #adamrasgon #daviddkirkpatrick #abumarzouk

@DavidKMresists @ReneeVoiceBrand Straight thru the looking glass here.

@ReneeVoiceBrand Marry me.

@ReneeVoiceBrand They are welfare queen drains on society.

@LnzyHou Never! I have been on Mastodon since a few months after it launched: I am as integrated as I will ever be. Nice photo yourself, tho.

Twitter/X is a waste of time sinkhole: https://niemanreports.org/articles/npr-twitter-musk/

(Also, Reddit sucks.)

#npr #neimanreports #gabebullard #twitter #x #x.com #socialmedia

The recent Afghanistan earthquakes were devastating and they will be moreso if aid comes slowly to the region: https://time.com/6322308/how-to-help-afghanistan-earthquake-victims/

If you can give, please do.

#time #afghanistan #afghanistanearthquake #afghanistanearthquakes #giving #aid #help #disaster #disasterrelief #relief #annagordon

A Muscogee court ruling allows for citizenship in the nation for the descendants of black slaves held by Muscogee: https://www.npr.org/2023/09/28/1202417288/muscogee-nation-freedmen-citizenship

#npr #associatedpress #ap #muscogee #racism #slavery #justice #citizenship #law

@MrGoat Agreed: there is no money in Heaven.

More than 1 in 3 American high school seniors vape, with many starting in junior high and some turn to smoking to quit vaping: https://airmail.news/issues/2023-9-9/the-voice-of-a-generation

#airmail #vaping #drugs #drugabuse #vocalfry #teens #youth #genalpha #generationalpha #youthculture #nicolaiarips

@AskTheDevil The problems are systemic and no one seems motivated to try to solve them.

@MrGoat What would be the alternative for deciding how to lend or give insurance?

As Haiti devolves closer to complete mob rule, Kenya and the United States appeal for international intervention: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/21/haiti-jimmy-barbecue-cherizier-overthrow-prime-minister-ariel-henry

#haiti #theguardian #guardian #tomphillips #haroldisaac #jimmychérizier #jimmycherizier #mobrule #violence #unitednations #un #arielhenry #kenya #unitedstates #us #usa #unitedstatesofamerica #lawlessness

@MrGoat Agreed, but this is still encouraging.

In the United States, the federal government may have medical debt removed from the credit scores of millions of Americans: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/vp-harris-announces-first-steps-to-remove-medical-debt-from-peoples-credit-scores

#pbs #pbsnewshour #newshour #kamalaharris #debt #medicaldebt #creditscore #equifax #transunion #experian #joshboak

@KazzyH Agreed, but I was pleasantly surprised to see them explicitly not using false balance and pointing out how the Republicans are the bad guys.

Desperate Republicans routinely resort to anti-democratic measures to hang onto power instead of (e.g.) having messages that resonate with the majority or helping the public with effective policy: https://apnews.com/article/republicans-power-elections-impeachment-wisconsin-carolina-0f5b2915bf0b9325165a28aa60b55c7d

#associatedpress #wisconsin #northcarolina #republicans #conservatives #conservatism #authoritarianism #desperation #nicholasriccardi #garyrobertson

Those of us who feel like there is too much light pollution experience sky grief or noctalgia: https://www.space.com/light-pollution-loss-dark-skies-noctalgia

#space #space.com #spacedotcom #nostalgia #noctalgia #lightpollution #skygrief #paulsutter

@danielbsmith This is what good-faith conservatives seem unable to grasp: the spending in Ukraine is an _investment_ and is a stitch in time saving nine. There are also bad faith ones who are just Russian disinformation actors, of course.

Flooding in Libya has killed over 5,000, left 10,000 missing, and displaced over 30,000: https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/13/world/how-to-help-libya-flood-victims/index.html

Please give if you can.

#libya #cnn #impactyourworld #flooding #aid #rescue #help #libyaflood