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lynn, 27 days ago to Palestine

He also compared Zionists to white supremacists and Nazis. “These are all the same people,” he said. “The existence of them and the projects they have built, i.e. Israel, it’s all antithetical to peace. It’s all antithetical to peace. And so, yes, I feel very comfortable, very comfortable, calling for those people to die.”
And, Mr. James said, “Be grateful that I’m not just going out and murdering Zionists.”#palestine #columbia
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/26/nyregion/columbia-student-protest-zionism.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

lynn, 28 days ago to Palestine

Many people have no clue what they’re protesting for. #palestine #lgbtq

lynn, 1 month ago to random

Secret Russian foreign policy document urges action to weaken the U.S.
document provides official confirmation and codification of what many in the Moscow elite say has become a hybrid war against the West. Russia is seeking to subvert Western support for Ukraine and disrupt the domestic politics of the United States and European countries, through propaganda campaigns supporting isolationist and extremist policies, according to Kremlin documents previously reported on by The Post. It is also seeking to refashion geopolitics, drawing closer to China, Iran and North Korea in an attempt to shift the current balance of power.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/17/russia-foreign-policy-us-weaken/

lynn, 1 month ago to random

What I’m working on. Porcelain and Sterling Silver. It will be a brooch with a convertible for a pendant. #jewelry

lynn, 1 month ago to Jewish

So many places Jews can’t go back to. #jewish #Israel

lynn, 1 month ago to Israel

Hamas has failed to provide Israeli negotiators with a list of the remaining hostages, raising fears that the group lost track of them amid the war — or worse, that it might not want to reveal how many have been killed.

Israel says that 133 hostages are still in captivity, ranging from toddlers to the elderly, and that 36 of those hostages are confirmed dead.
But the fates of about 100 hostages — including Israelis and foreign nationals, peace activists and soldiers, mothers and grandfathers — are still unclear, six months after the start of the war. The uncertainty is not only complicating negotiations but also leaving the hostages’ families in anguish.
#israel #hamas #gaza
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/10/gaza-hostages-hamas-israel-ceasefire/

lynn, 1 month ago to Israel

“Hamas smuggling tunnels below the Philadelphia route raise two challenges for Israel, as they enable the illicit transit of weaponry into Gaza and may facilitate the escape of Hamas leaders, thus circumventing Israeli apprehension or attacks.”
“Israel has made it clear that one of the primary goals of the war is to demilitarize Gaza. If Egypt wants to see an end to the war, it should neutralize the tunnels that have provided a critical artery for supplying weapons to Iranian-backed terror organizations in Gaza. Cairo must also ensure that Hamas leaders don’t use those tunnels as an escape hatch to avoid the consequences of their atrocities.”
#israel
https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2023/10/28/hamas-tunnels-to-egypt-played-key-role-in-arming-hamas/

lynn, 1 month ago to random

The global media consistently quotes Hamas' figures regarding the casualties in Gaza. As of this writing, the number they cite uncritically is 33,000 Palestinian deaths in Gaza, but these numbers are inflated and hide the fact that, in this war, the civilian casualty mortality rate is relatively low. It's imperative to understand these figures, as Hamas' sole way to survive is by increasing and inflating the civilian casualty figures, in order to pressure the international community to stop Israel's just war on the perpetrators of the October 7 massacre.
#Hamas #gaza
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/sydqaxqlr

lynn, 1 month ago to random

Iran is operating a clandestine smuggling route across the Middle East, employing intelligence operatives, militants and criminal gangs, to deliver weapons to Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

The goal is to foment unrest against Israel by flooding the enclave with as many weapons as it can.

The covert operation heightening concerns that Tehran is seeking to turn the West Bank into the next flashpoint in the shadow war on Israel.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/09/world/middleeast/iran-west-bank-weapons-smuggling.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

lynn, 1 month ago to random

Replacing existing power lines with cables made from state-of-the-art materials could roughly double the capacity of the electric grid in many parts of the country, making room for much more wind and solar power.
This technique, known as “advanced reconductoring,” is widely used in other countries. But many U.S. utilities have been slow to embrace it because of their unfamiliarity with the technology as well as regulatory and bureaucratic hurdles, researchers found.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/09/climate/electric-grid-more-power.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

lynn, 1 month ago to random

Amtrak is far cleaner than flying where its tracks are electrified, along the Northeast Corridor, from Washington to Boston. But outside the Northeast, Amtrak trains run on diesel, a highly polluting fuel.
What’s more, Amtrak’s trains are decades old. (Its single-level Amfleet cars were built in the late 1970s.) Add to that generous seat pitches, large old-fashioned private rooms for longer-distance trains, a longer, winding route across the country and “per-passenger-mile emissions go through the roof,”

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/04/climate/trains-planes-carbon-footprint-pollution.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

lynn, 1 month ago to iran

Iran has succeeded in projecting its military power across a large swath of the Middle East. Its reach equals — if not eclipses — that of traditional power centers like Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
armed groups that Iran has fostered over the past 45 years have mobilized simultaneously toward similar goals: diminishing Israeli power and confronting the United States.
Iran has tried to capitalize on its outsider position by seeking out disempowered Shiite populations and offering to train and arm them, and by working with the sympathetic government of Syria.
#iran
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/04/06/world/middleeast/iran-hamas-hezbollah-houthis-iraq.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

lynn, 1 month ago to random

The Taliban’s oppression of women is apartheid. gender apartheid describes inhumane acts committed for the purpose of establishing domination of one group over another. term enables a clearer understanding of the reality facing Afghan women under the Taliban’s interpretation of Islamic law, “the most comprehensive, systematic, and unparalleled assault on the rights of women and girls.” Indeed, he called it “an institutionalized framework of gender apartheid,” Taliban’s campaign against women and girls is comprehensive and calculated. Its aim is to destroy women’s agency by targeting rights such as liberty, work and education, and ruthlessly threatening, harassing, arresting and detaining female protesters.
#apartheid
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/01/taliban-women-gender-apartheid/

lynn, 1 month ago to random

The IDF has telegraphed almost every move ahead of time so civilians can relocate, nearly always ceding the element of surprise. This has allowed Hamas to reposition its senior leaders (and the Israel hostages) as needed through the dense urban terrain of Gaza and the miles of underground tunnels it's built.
Hamas fighters, unlike the IDF don't wear uniforms, have also taken the opportunity to blend into civilian populations as they evacuate. The net effect is that Hamas succeeds in its strategy of creating Palestinian suffering and images of destruction to build international pressure on Israel to stop its operations, therefore ensuring Hamas' survival.
#hamas #ceasefire
https://www.newsweek.com/israel-has-created-new-standard-urban-warfare-why-will-no-one-admit-it-opinion-1883286?fbclid=IwAR3d4zMhEXmv_Xe-ITQxZXb3KJhA-K_Y1Km2nhRslTPimV8k_MGdF_AsC38_aem_AW6SdbJUclrvNzA8K5beyq2RDT6vnGUx2pTh5vfPV2vSJgMeSzi78fpCRmuS1BR86xk

lynn, 1 month ago to Russia

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.
In recent days, intelligence agencies have warned that Russia has found better ways to hide its influence operations
#russia #misinformation
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/27/us/politics/russian-ukraine-us-interference.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

lynn, 1 month ago to random

What I’m currently working on #porcelain #wip

lynn, 1 month ago to random

Some porcelain earrings I made. #earrings #porcelain

lynn, 1 month ago to Jewish

Hello, here’s a brief introduction.
I am an artist working primarily in Porcelain and silver.
I was raised Atheist/Jewish.
The amount of antisemitism I experienced made me seek more education about my Jewish heritage starting in college. I couldn’t understand why people hated me for something I knew little about other than eating Gefilte fish and chopped liver.
I am interested in credible news and learning different perspectives.
I share articles I find interesting or useful and if you want a free article that I didn’t link please let me know. #Introduction #jewish #Babka #artist

lynn, 2 months ago to Jewish

Hello, Lynn here.
I was kicked off another Mastodon server for posting support for Israel in a sarcastic post. Oh well.
Wanted to be on Babka anyways.
I lost anyone I was following or who was following me. Fresh start.
#Babka #jewish