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GaryRLundberg

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Oh hi đŸ‘‹đŸŒ Here for the news, local thru global; journalists; thought leaders; thinkers; collaborators; fact based honesty. Retired from a career in print media. From paper, film and metal through photography, prepress, pixels, desktop publishing to digital media and public. Imaging R&D at quad.com (ret).

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GaryRLundberg, to random
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Clearly, the Biden Administration is making a point that this story come out now. Netanyahu’s “glorious war” cabinet has probably already calculated they have what they need. There’s not much of Gaza left to annihilate. I can’t escape the thought this Israeli government is executing a final solution.

US paused bomb shipment to Israel to signal concerns over Rafah invasion, official says

https://apnews.com/article/432aa51e3569d1a73b22273295b1a53f

GaryRLundberg,
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@RememberUsAlways

A final solution to annihilate Palestine, đŸ‡”đŸ‡ž Palestinians, Gaza
 any/all remaining autonomy of a people in their homeland, forever in diaspora, or dead.

I wonder how many #hostages are crushed under Israeli bombardment along with Palestinians. There are many corpses in the rubble and tunnels.

There is reporting Hamas leaders believe they have already won, even if they don’t survive. Israel’s atrocities unforgettable. Forever branded in “genocide”, victims AND executioners.

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It’s a shame Joe Biden can’t seem to see or speak to the complexity of the students position. It’s mostly anti-war, anti-annihilation-of-Gaza, anti-genocide. Yes, it’s mixed and fraught with massive agitprop and inflammatory incitement. With active and malicious influence by Putin, Pro-Israel PACs, and Iran proxies alike.

Biden condemns current antisemitism in Holocaust remembrance during college protests and Gaza war

https://apnews.com/article/f2f84c9e7c52345c35e5cb4c2d00a417

GaryRLundberg,
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Anti-war ≠ antisemitism

Anti-Palestine-civilian-carnage ≠ antisemitism

Anti-Netanyahu ≠ antisemitism

Anti-apartheid-Zionism ≠ antisemitism

Anti-famine ≠ antisemitism

Anti-USA-offensive-weapons-to-Israel ≠ antisemitism

Anti-war-crimes ≠ antisemitism

Anti-genocide ≠ antisemitism

GaryRLundberg,
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@RememberUsAlways

No.

I’ve said many times. I believe two self-serving and atrocity saturated realities can exist at the same time. Hamas are brutal anti-Israel terrorists who lashed out in the worst barbarity only humans can inflict. The Netanyahu far-right government has unleashed a “glorious war” of annihilation against Hamas, Palestinians, Gaza itself. Final solution? After decades of apartheid repression and taking of their land.

Terrorism vs Apartheid.
Symbiotic Carnage.
By “leaders”.

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We’re in big trouble. Netanyahu’s government is in league with the world’s genocidal authoritarians. It makes little difference whether it’s implicit or explicit, useful idiots or active agents. Many active measures hope to precipitate and stoke violence in America. I hope protesters can be steadfastly peaceful.

Netanyahu vows to invade Rafah 'with or without a deal' as cease-fire talks with Hamas continue

https://apnews.com/article/f5e14fd176d69f9c4e23b48f3ab5af6a

GaryRLundberg,
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@FrankFrank @RememberUsAlways @palestine @israel

Yes. “Glorious war”. However asymmetrical. With massive global influence operations layered on, raging. Obliteration vs embedded terrorists with hostages. Even now there will be generations of discovery about the autocracies in this war. Psychopathic brutality and hostage taking vs unprecedented civilian killing and infrastructure/societal decimation. Grenades vs 2000 pound bombs. Genocide all.

GaryRLundberg,
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@RememberUsAlways @FrankFrank @palestine @israel

War and genocide cohabit “glorious war”.

Good point about the forever history of siege in the land of Palestine and Israel. Of course empires have always had a heavy hand in that history. I suspect repression and genocide have also.

When you take it in context of Palestine being almost completely eliminated since 1948 you can’t help but think war + settler colonialism apartheid is a culprit.

GaryRLundberg,
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@RememberUsAlways @FrankFrank @palestine @israel

Yes. I was only framing the recent history of Israel since WWII. The most recent generations. Colonial genocide happens over generations or less, not millennia.

Even if all history and origin by indigenous occupation and religion are claimed as the heritage of a place does not validate slaughter inflicted today.

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@Scmurcott @RememberUsAlways @FrankFrank @palestine @israel

Yes. Many competing religion origin stories. Judaism, then Christianity, then Islam. Over ridden often by the empires of democratic republics, kings and pharaohs. Guess not a lot has changed?

My understanding is Zionism — a nationalist movement to live in their indigenous homeland — predates fascism. Immigration and settlement began after the failed Russian revolution in 1905.

GaryRLundberg,
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@FrankFrank @RememberUsAlways @palestine @israel

Propaganda; damed if you do, damned you don’t. Was/is there only one genocide?

“Whereas proponents of the singularity thesis regard the making of any comparisons as a blasphemous mockery of the Holocaust’s victims, its opponents raising an analogy to the accusation of Holocaust denial argue that the singularity thesis amounts to a denial of all other cases of genocide.”

GaryRLundberg,
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@RememberUsAlways @Scmurcott @FrankFrank @palestine @israel

It’s unfortunate, blaming and attacking “the other” is inherently the human animal’s means of “justice” it seems. Something “leaders” have always used to accumulate and wield power? I doubt we out grow it in our lifetimes.

GaryRLundberg,
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@RememberUsAlways @FrankFrank @palestine @israel

Yet, history includes just yesterday. Saturated in the life and death of today. So, I’m afraid bias travels across, through, and over time. Inherited and handed down. Replayed by new actors.

GaryRLundberg,
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@RememberUsAlways @FrankFrank @palestine @israel

Is it terrorists? Or, massive communications media that enables the reach of terror and divisive bias, implicit and explicit?

I think humanity is living a horrendous and dangerous time of limited ability to digest and understand all we are exposed to.

As for brutality, I think it’s always been inherent among us. Probably ebbs and flows. We always make it more mechanized and condensed though.

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@FrankFrank @RememberUsAlways @Scmurcott @palestine @israel

Perfect share. Thanks! I watched on C-SPAN. I’ve been following Dr Snyder closely since 2016. And, was attentive before that.

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Foreign aid bills pass. Amazing that “a majority of Republicans” in the House are essentially .

“Each portion of the package — which was broken down into separate bills — received bipartisan support. A majority of Republican members — 112 — voted against aid to Ukraine, with one member voting "present." Thirty-seven Democrats voted against aid to Israel.”

House passes aid bills with funding for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/20/1245993370/house-ukraine-israel-aid-bills

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Yep. In sync with .

Russia Amps Up Online Campaign Against Ukraine Before U.S. Elections

Moscow has found better ways to conceal influence operations that spread arguments for isolationism, officials and experts say.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/27/us/politics/russian-ukraine-us-interference.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

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“Russia has intensified its online efforts to derail military funding for Ukraine in the United States and Europe, largely by using harder-to-trace technologies to amplify arguments for isolationism ahead of the U.S. elections, according to disinformation experts and intelligence assessments.”

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Murder by bullying? Bullying (over an extended period of time) > culminating in a bathroom attack by multiple individuals > physical and psychological trauma inflicted > suicide. Should that type of terrorism be ruled only suicide? Similar probably happens many type of abuse.

Death of nonbinary teen Nex Benedict after school fight is ruled a suicide, medical examiner says

https://apnews.com/article/88f403bfd5436a53b636dcc2bc59ebf8

GaryRLundberg, to random
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Trump’s delay, distraction, disruption legal tactics are working. He’s been doing this is whole life. He’s a master of subversion; legal, financial, marketing, personal, and political. All his instincts and experience are being applied to his hostile takeover of America. He plans to own US. He already owns the Republican Party. Vote accordingly.

Judge dismisses some charges against Trump in the Georgia 2020 election interference case

https://apnews.com/article/46e0b68c25719c404130f7e6eab69dcd

TheConversationUS, (edited ) to news
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With having all but settled the presidential nominees, what would you rather do than have 8 more months of a Trump vs. Biden campaign?

(In all seriousness, this political scientist says apathy and avoidance of democracy this early is a bad omen, especially among young people, and we really should try to stay engaged)

https://theconversation.com/after-super-tuesday-exhausted-americans-face-8-more-months-of-presidential-campaigning-225047

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@TheConversationUS @uspolitics

Stay engaged, and get plenty of exercise. Avoid alcohol, drugs, hydrate, eat healthy, stay safe, help others.

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This is what fascist-wannabes do when they fully control a party AND a nationalist cult mob movement. Get out the vote AND suppress the vote. While eliminating any competition. No paywall.

Trump’s Allies Ramp Up Campaign Targeting Voter Rolls

Calling themselves investigators, activists are using new data tools and disputed legal theories to urge officials to drop voters from the rolls.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/03/us/politics/trump-voter-rolls.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Z00.3fVR.K5v1z2AG_k6Q&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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Good. Unfortunately a ruling like this wouldn’t happen in a lot of states. Stand your ground laws, etc. I’ve even read that stand-your-laws may be used as a defense for the Kanas City Super Bowl celebration shootings.

NY man sentenced to 25 years to life for killing woman who wound up in his driveway after wrong turn

https://apnews.com/article/cdca1723c6ba7afb89102a1e1aaa3fe0

GaryRLundberg, to random
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With Trump it’s always a scam and/or fraud. Always a “deal” as he would say. The law and any judgements don’t ever apply him.

Trump Offers Court a $100 Million Bond to Pause a $454 Million Judgment

The former president, who is appealing the judgment in his civil fraud case, asked an appeals court to let him avoid paying the full amount in the meantime.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/28/nyregion/trump-bond-civil-fraud.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

GaryRLundberg,
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Trump lacks the money, AND can’t find anyone anywhere willing to take a risk on Trump’s ability to pay, or actual follow through to make good on a bond deal.

“Donald J. Trump offered a New York appeals court on Wednesday a bond of only $100 million to pause the more than $450 million penalty he faces in his civil fraud case, a clear sign that the former president lacks the money to cover the full amount.”

GaryRLundberg,
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Boom! Whack! Smash! Pay the whole amount, or get bond for the whole amount secured by Trump corporation assets!

Appellate judge refuses to halt Trump's $454 million fraud penalty while he appeals

https://apnews.com/article/3093352e94274f9daba3d84f0c43467e

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