Barrikoi1

@Barrikoi1@union.place

Well, this is my 2nd Mastodon account: I was a fairly content member of Mastodon.social, but enjoy having the ability to choose a new instance. I began my institutional career in corrections at the 'Magic Kingdom' of Penitentiaries, (avatar pic of tall prison wall with faux castle front). I was fired there for not crossing a picket line in 1977. I now work to bring gardening/forest experiences to people incarcerated and/or justice system involved. #CriminalJustice #Ukraine #Palestine #BDS

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StillIRise1963, to random
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Donald Trump hates Black people.

Barrikoi1,

@StillIRise1963

He doesn't even to think black people are people. He sure knows Leticia James's name, though, and I bet TFG likes her about as much as Putin likes Zelensky. 😉

Barrikoi1,

@StillIRise1963

Yep. When corporate media like CNN gives a racist like Trump a town hall, they may as well call it the KKK Show. CNN: the pro-Apartheid network.

Hey_Beth, to random
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South Carolina's primary is Saturday. Democrats are being asked to cross-over and vote for Nikki Haley to save democracy.

Nikki Haley announced today that she supports the Alabama Supreme Court decision that IVF embryos are babies.

She may not be as crazy as Trump. She may not be besties with Putin. The woman is still a danger.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/nikki-haley-sides-alabama-supreme-court-ivf-ruling-embryos-are-babies-rcna139819

Barrikoi1,

@Hey_Beth

Haley also believes in guilt-free insurrection: she would pardon the insurrectionist Trump.

DrALJONES, to Israel
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    Barrikoi1,

    @Ronial @DrALJONES

    Yes, America and allies believe in democracy everywhere but for Palestine. We rightly provide Taiwan weapons so they may remain democratic, but our weapon supply to Israel is used to suppress the rights of Palestinians to self-determination.

    Barrikoi1,

    @Ronial @DrALJONES

    You are correct that the US system has problems, particularly with the build up of the power of our billionaires over our electoral system after Citizens United. However, one can post negative content about America here freely, while negative content posted in China or Hong Kong will quite probably land you in jail or prison. That seems a significant difference.

    Barrikoi1,

    @Ronial @DrALJONES

    I understand your points - at least the working folks had a few victories this past year through the UAW strike and the UPS wage agreement etc. It is disheartening to see the consolidation of money and power with billionaires and corporations the last few decades.

    ned, to random

    Listen, nobody is saying that Hamas is not a terrorist organization. We all know it, and they own that. What I'm asking is, if Hamas is a terrorist organization then what does that make Israel?

    CHEAT: The answer is, "a much, much, much bigger terrorist organization".

    Barrikoi1,

    @lizstl13 @ned

    I don't understand the distinction between Netanyahu and the Israeli populace: doesn't this ongoing mass murder in Gaza have the support of a strong majority of Israelis? Wasn't his far right coalition popularly elected in the last year or so? Wouldn't I be responsible for causing awful events if I voted for Trump? Why let those who voted for Bibi off the hook? Haaretz, in speaking against the way this offensive is violating human rights, seems a fairly lonely voice.

    Drdind, to random
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    Over the last three years I have learned that if you want to get something done in America, even with a polarized electorate and Congress, it pays to have a guy in the Oval Office with 50+ years of experience navigating the labyrinthine federal government.

    Barrikoi1,

    @Drdind

    The modern version of the Nazis' fifth column is comprised of quasi-journalists from CNN, NY Times and Fox working for click-bait.

    Barrikoi1, to Palestine

    These 2 Palestinian medics risked their lives to drive their ambulance to reach the bullet riddled car in which only a six year old injured child survived, surrounded by the bodies of multiple family members. They died despite waiting 3 hours for authorization to save little Hind's life. They were guilty of having hearts, unlike the nearby IDF.
    reachhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/10/im-so-scared-please-come-hind-rajab-six-found-dead-in-gaza-12-days-after-cry-for-help

    nadiaalbelushi, to Israel

    Remember all the Western uproar, sanctions and occasional military interventions when Syria's Baathist dictator, Bashar Al-Assad, barrel bombed his own cities and razed them to the ground under the pretext of fighting against Western-backed Islamic terrorists? Now that does the same thing to / under the guise of fighting , the West's response is not only silence but complete support for Netanyahu.

    This war was a huge win for the ayatollahs and Islamists. Huge win.

    Barrikoi1,

    @nadiaalbelushi

    I made the same point when I called my senator's office today; America under Biden staying true to Netanyahu's regime as it engages in the mass murder of 11,500 Palestinian children, will reap a harvest of hate for both Israel and America for a generation to come in the Middle East.

    ppatel, to tea
    @ppatel@mstdn.social avatar

    I have a very important decision to make about my trip. I know that there will be Tea in India. I mean it's India. But I am also paranoid and have this intense need to bring with me.

    The decision I need to make is how much and what kind?

    Barrikoi1,

    @ppatel

    Just bring emergency green and your favorite black tea. Save plenty of room to bring back lots of Chai tea! Bon voyage!

    oatmeal, to Palestine

    #Palestine / This is what ethnocide looks like: Israel deliberate destruction of Palestinian academia.

    On January 17th, the last remaining intact university in Gaza, Al-Aqsa University, was bombed and completely destroyed by the Israeli military. The bombing of #Gaza's universities is not collateral damage, but part of Israel's deliberate policy to destroy Palestinian academic and cultural life.

    Israeli academic institutions have not spoken out against this destruction and its consequences.

    Over the past 40 years, Palestinian universities have faced systematic harassment by #Israel, including campus closures and restrictions on faculty, students and academic cooperation.

    Since October 7, the situation has severely intensified. In the occupied West Bank, most studies are online due to restrictions. In Gaza, all academic institutions have been destroyed, along with schools, libraries, archives and other educational sites.

    Hundreds of students and faculty members have been killed in the bombings. At least 94 university staff members in Gaza are reported dead. Prominent academics have been specifically targeted and killed.

    This represents an almost complete destruction of Palestinian academic life that will take years to rebuild. Surviving students and staff are traumatized, grieving and displaced.

    Palestinian intellectual life is critical for society. Israel's systematic targeting of #academia is aimed at erasing not just physical infrastructure but Palestinian cultural and spiritual life.

    Dr. Anat Matar (ענת מטר): "As Israeli academics, we must raise our voices against the killing of students and colleagues, mass arrests, and the annihilation of education in Gaza."

    #Haaretz [Hebrew] https://www.haaretz.co.il/opinions/2024-02-01/ty-article-opinion/.premium/0000018d-6461-d359-a58f-757388d40000 or https://archive.is/87Ja6

    @academicchatter
    @palestine
    @israel
    #WarCrimes
    #domicide
    #IsraelHamasWar

    Barrikoi1,

    @oatmeal @academicchatter @palestine @israel

    South Africa should add Cultural Genocide to the list of war crimes Israel has perpetrated in Gaza, Palestine. Boycotting interactions with Israeli institutions of higher learning is also an appropriate response.

    markhburton, to Palestine
    @markhburton@mstdn.social avatar

    Sleepy Joe is waking up?

    Executive Order on Imposing Certain Sanctions on Persons Undermining Peace, Security, and Stability in the West Bank | The White House
    https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/02/01/executive-order-on-imposing-certain-sanctions-on-persons-undermining-peace-security-and-stability-in-the-west-bank/

    Barrikoi1,

    @markhburton

    How interesting: when Netanyahu's pro-Apartheid settlers commit violence the US is all about individual responsibility, but let a dozen Palestinian employees of the UN commit violence, then the entire UN aid organization is punished.

    Wen, to Palestine
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    Labour's chief whip has suspended MP Kate Osamor from the Parliamentary Labour Party pending an investigation after she said that Gaza should be added to a list of “recent genocides” when taking part in remembrance for Holocaust Memorial Day.

    Barrikoi1,

    @Wen

    Pretty amazing that Labour is apparently not a fan of the International Court of Justice, which just found genocide was likely to be taking place in Gaza. Starmer and Labour need to be honest and come out as pro-Brexit and anti-EU.

    StillIRise1963, to random
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    I want it to get to the point where Melania has to sell her clothes.

    Barrikoi1,

    @StillIRise1963

    Melania should have to replant the Whitehouse rose garden of Jackie Kennedy she destroyed, one rose at a time, under the direction of Michelle Obama. Then she should be expelled to her original 'shithole' country as she lied to our immigration authorities about having a college degree to get a "genius" citizenship. We can put a stripper pole in her memory at an interstate rest stop somewhere, or maybe at the Trump Presidential Library at San Quentin.

    QasimRashid, to random
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    Take note: Aharon Barak is an Israeli judge appointed by the Govt of Israel to the ICJ in the case of South Africa v Israel. Barak is the former Attorney General of Israel, former Justice on the Israeli Supreme Court, and former President of the Israeli Supreme Court.

    Justice Aharon Barak joined the ICJ ruling against Israel, “on the points of preventing and punishing incitement to genocidal acts and allowing enough humanitarian aid to stop severe deprivation”.

    Barrikoi1,

    @QasimRashid

    Aharon Barak, former President of the Israel Supreme Court, shows considerable courage in ruling that Israel does meet two criteria for putting Palestinians at risk of genocide. It is time for President Biden to show similar courage, and demand, not beg, that Israel allow adequate water and food into Gaza. He also needs to not allow our American supplied one ton bombs to be used to kill women & children in crowded urban areas. He acts like a happy hostage of AIPAC.

    ekknappenberger, to random
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    Barrikoi1,

    @ekknappenberger

    ...and VA college benefits earned the old fashioned way: by serving in our country's armed forces. 👍 🇺🇸

    Barrikoi1,

    @ekknappenberger

    Well, it's what you make of it. One of my favorite novelists, Daniel Woodruff, was the first of his family in the Ozarks to attend college, following entering the Marines at age 17. His 'Winter's Bone' is an amazing story.

    DrALJONES, to Israel
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    @DrALJONES

    The Israeli former CEO of Pegasus should be referred to the International Criminal Court: Pegasus sold Saudi Arabia the spyware which Mohammed Bin Salman's security crew used to successfully spy on, and then execute journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as he lived in the US.

    Barrikoi1, to Palestine

    Tens of thousands of pregnant women in Gaza are having to resort to drinking water from potentially contaminated agricultural wells, or sea water. Israel has cut off water supplied by pipes from Israel & caused the closure of the Gaza desalinization plant by denying fuel. Yet another war crime documented in South Africa's case before the ICJ alleging Israel is perpetrating Genocide. A fine article placing Israel's use of water denial in historical context.

    https://www.972mag.com/gaza-israel-water-weapon/

    StillIRise1963, to random
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    Iowa man says he likes Trump because "he can't be bought." wtf Americans.

    Barrikoi1,

    @StillIRise1963 @Lazarou

    Yes! Why can't they remind everyone that he said Mexicans are rapists, that women are just lust targets you grab by the "p#", particularly if you get them in a dressing room, that our military heroes are fools etc? Instead, they pretend he isn't a violent rapist fraud insurrectionist. All these views are not shared by Biden, who has led a decent life, with the exception of his rationalizing support for zionist ethnic cleansing and mass murder.

    futurebird, to random
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    It used to be if racists wanted to blame something on black people they'd need at least... you know a particular black person, a scapegoat, or whatever. Like "This is Janet the black lady who put the plane door on backwards." Or whatever... And then they'd go off.

    But now it's just ... the possibility of black people that has them in a tizzy.

    Theoretical abstract black people who literally aren't even there.

    wtf.

    Barrikoi1,

    @futurebird

    Yep, leaving X would be a great way to honor MLK on his day.

    ncoca, to Taiwan
    @ncoca@social.coop avatar

    Every article I've seen on the #Taiwan #election results has been framed as "China xx" or "Results will anger #China", the exact same framing.

    Another example of western, English-language #media failing #Asia.

    Barrikoi1,

    @ncoca

    It is indeed frustrating, when Taiwan is such a vibrant democratic system, and China doesn't get along with any of it's neighbors, as it usurps fishing areas, and tries to grab other territorial rights, so it's hardly newsworthy that they still are discontent. By not respecting borders, China is just like Russia. Independent journalist Tim Mak of the Counteroffensive, just did a couple of pieces on the dominant religion in Taiwan & local government: it was educational. #China #Taiwan

    Barrikoi1,

    @ncoca

    Perhaps he did. That would be regrettable. One thing I like about his primary reporting in Ukraine, though, is his group highlights a female Ukrainian reporter, Myroslava, and gives her a byline. A lot of his content concerns his fixer, an Ukrainian by the name of Ross, who is given a fairly prominent role.

    chargrille, to random
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    Does the Bush-era warmonger & Trump appointee who's leading Biden around by the nose (Brett McGurk) really think the world is going to be distracted from the evidence South Africa presented today at the of the genocidal intent of 's government against ?

    Relying on a Trump appointee like McGurk has led Biden into shooting his 2024 campaign in the foot - and showed the world the worst face of America.

    Barrikoi1,

    @chargrille

    I think McGurk is just a mid-level diplomat, not a criminal mastermind. He resigned his Anti-Isis Chief job, rather than carry out Trump's betrayal of our faithful allies, the Kurds. The Israel forever campaign is carried out by our Zionist-in-Chief, President Biden, and Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken. The terrorist Houthis, are currently more pro-life than AIPAC's Washington Bureau, also known as the Whitehouse. Who killed 117 children daily this week? Not the Houthis.

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