@SimplyZippy Oh, sure, understandable. I only use social media for trying to share what I think is important or actionable information, so that frequently includes the news and _that_ frequently includes bad things. :/ How kind of you to reach out, tho. I really appreciate it, Z.

@SimplyZippy I am as good as always (maybe even somewhat better!). What has you concerned, friend?

The civilian proportion of deaths in the Gaza war is higher than the average in all world conflicts in 20th century at 61%: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/09/civilian-toll-israeli-airstrikes-gaza-unprecedented-killing-study

#yagillevi #gaza #gazawar #israelgazawar #israelhamaswar #warcrimes #atrocity #death #haaretz #israel

@LlamaMountainStudioArts That is just a tautology: of course healthy diets are healthy. Who would dispute that?

@LlamaMountainStudioArts Of course. If you just eat corn chips and drink soda, that is a wildly unhealthy vegan diet.

@LlamaMountainStudioArts Not for the cholesterol benefits: you can get some crazy hi “bad” cholesterol from dairy and eggs.

@NiveusLepus For sure. Most Christians would be familiar with the story, even if a substantial subset of Western Christians would not be. Unfortunately.

@NiveusLepus I and II Maccabees are in the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Oriental Orthodox canons (minus the Ethiopian church), as well as the Assyrian Bible.

@LlamaMountainStudioArts If you know someone who can pony up the resources for an eight-month long twin study, I bet those researchers would take it.

@LlamaMountainStudioArts Eight weeks.

In this randomized clinical trial of 22 healthy, adult, identical twin pairs, those consuming a healthy vegan diet showed significantly improved low-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentration, fasting insulin level, and weight loss compared with twins consuming a healthy omnivorous diet.: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2812392

In response to desperate saber-rattling imperialism from Venezuela, Guyana has appealed to the international community for defense of its sovereignty: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/06/venezuela-annex-guyana-maduro

#guyana #venezuela #imperialism #irredentism #nationalism #authoritarianism #theivery #theft #corruption #guardian #theguardian #nicolasmaduro #nicolásmaduro #irfaanali #luketaylor

@AkomoCombine @tirebiter73 There is, of course, functionally no single Palestinian state or even proto-state entity, but there needs to be one. And I am doubtful that Israel can really _destroy_ Hamas: all their leadership lives abroad and every time Israel commits some atrocity, it just encourages more desperate jihadis.

@tirebiter73 I hope that the Israeli public did and realize that these reactionaries in their government are not keeping them safe. Safety of any real lasting kind will come from a comprehensive peace and stable, prosperous Palestine.

Bibliophiles may like the Neglected Books Page: https://neglectedbooks.com/

#neglectedbooks #books

In addition to warnings from Egypt, the Israeli government had a detailed plan of attack that closely followed what Hamas did on Yom Kippur 2023 over a year ago, but failed to act in preparation: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/world/middleeast/israel-hamas-attack-intelligence.html

#newyorktimes #israel #jerichowall #hamas #israelgazawar #israelhamaswar #ronenbergman #adamgoldman #nyt #incompetence

@DavidKMresists As a man whose 41st birthday was a couple of weeks back, my female friends looking for men to date have some slim pickins... The op-ed focuses on Gen Zers, but American Millennials have got some garbage options, really.

@ReneeVoiceBrand As am I, but at least _I_ have the dignity to not tell you to shut up about it and get over it so you can get married. This op-ed is shockingly bad.

The Washington Post has published an opinion piece parroting right-wing talking points and telling women to just stop having opinions so they can get married: https://fair.org/home/wapo-tells-women-if-you-want-marriage-compromise-with-misogyny/

#washingtonpost #wapo #misogyny #culturewar #fair #fairnessandaccuracyinreporting #juliehollar #jimnaureckas #instituteforfamilystudies #nonsense #patriarchy #overtonwindow #badpolling

For anyone who cares about baseball, the East Bay, or just sticking it to greedy capitalists, the Oakland Ballers were announced a few hours ago: https://www.oaklandballers.com/

#oaklandballers