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#War

Being pro-pluralist democracy isn't easy during war, when everyone wants to flatten groups to single POVs. But it's necessary to defend our full humanity.

Today there was an ultranationalist rally in Israel backed by gov't extremists, calling to resettle Gaza. This is on the back of extremists blocking aid trucks for months.

The US is not the only state in inner turmoil.

This is why we stand for democracy, not hivemind reductions of any given people to solo POVs.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/ben-gvir-calls-to-encourage-emigration-resettle-gaza-at-ultra-nationalist-rally/

@Eulimnadian

Suck it, YouTube … 🖕

Mike McCready of Pearl Jam falls off the stage during a concert in Vancouver, but in true rock star fashion, finished his guitar solo from the floor:

https://metro.co.uk/2024/05/08/90s-rockstar-58-falls-off-stage-guitar-solo-20801029/amp/

#CosoCats & #cosoDogs

I watched the movie Dark Waters tonight in Netflix. It's the origin story of forever chemicals and the dirty deeds of Dupont and 3M in suppressing the information about the health risks. It's a must-see to understand how so many dangerous chemicals are unregulated.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9071322/?ref_=ext_shr
/nosanitize
#CoSoMovies

"While we celebrate the modern version of Mother’s Day on May 12, in this momentous year of 2024 it’s worth remembering the original Mothers’ Day and Julia Ward Howe’s conviction that women must have the same rights as men, and that they must make their voices heard." ~ Heather Cox Richardson

That's the final sentence in Richardson's LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN for May 11, 2024.
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-11-2024

Margaret E Atwood (@MargaretAtwood over on the other site), 12:38 PM · May 12, 2024:

Happy 500,000 years of Mothers’ Days!
Without them, no You. #happymotherday