Recently Updated! Experience "The Case of the Disappearing #Dandelions - A Musical Mystery" my eLiterary, cyber satiric love story and work of armchair activism. linkedin.com/.../case-disapp…… Or contact me for an easy to navigate PDF. #LoveStory #eLiterature #Novel #Musical #Shalom

Corporate greed is killing us. $281 billion. That’s how much these oil giants have made in profit since the start of the Ukraine war — while scaling back their 'climate goals' and driving households deeper into crisis. Their profit = our loss.

Powerful words by 102 years old philosopher Edgar Morin, one of France's most revered intellectual figures, as well as a Jewish WW2 resistant who fought as a lieutenant in De Gaulle's France combattante. twitter.com/Bob30031583/stat… Here are his words on Gaza: "I am both astonished and outraged by the fact that those who represent the descendants of a people who were persecuted for centuries for religious or racial reasons... That the descendants of this people who are today the decision-makers of the State of Israel, that they could not only colonize an entire people, partly drive them out of their land and seek to expel them for good... But also, after the massacre of October 7, engaged in a real massive slaughter on the populations of Gaza and continue, incessantly, hitting civilians, women, and children. And to see the silence of the world, the silence of the United States, protectors of Israel, the silence of the Arab states, the silence of the European states who claim to be defenders of culture, humanity, human rights. I think we are living through a horrible tragedy because we are also powerless in the face of this thing that is unleashing. At least, I say: bear witness! The only thing that remains if we cannot resist concretely is to testify. Let's resist in our minds, let's not be fooled, let's not forget, let's have the courage to face things head-on."

Gratitude. Shalom.

Today's Poetry Thread: HOPE Here's a lovely poem by Katy Luxem (@bluejayway). Feel free to add poems.

Anna Brown Ehlers, master weaver of the Tlingit tribe, Pacific Northwest Coast #UnravellingWomensArt

NO HANDS Two brain cells Fell in love From different brains How they sang ― Nancy Sendler

Her Greatest Companion I love the mysterious possibilities not knowing (exactly) which of these three we think we see (we think we see) is she (is she)

A CEO earning $20M/yr pays Social Security taxes on ~1% of their income due to the cap on the payroll tax. In fact, they stopped paying into SS last week. Meanwhile, the typical worker pays SS taxes on 100% of their income for the entire year. It's time to scrap the cap.

PRESS RELEASE: the #ICJ will hold public hearings on the request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by #SouthAfrica in the case #SouthAfrica v. #Israel on Thursday 11 and Friday 12 January 2024. Watch live on @UNWebTV bit.ly/48kg5Yo

If only we could start the #NewYear2024 with #PeaceForAll

Muhammad Muharram is a wheelchair user living in #Gaza. He speaks about the terrors of daily life. During conflict, people with disabilities face life-threatening challenges—difficulty in evacuating, shelters out of reach, and little access to healthcare and even food, water, and toilets. WHO calls for access to health services for all, including vulnerable people who may need specialised care.

Here's to a greener, kinder and more loving year 💚

— Beau Taplin, “And You”

The Christmas Waltz - A holiday kiss with less extravagance and schmaltz. youtube.com/watch?v=k0DnboTZ…

We are Jewish elders, bubbies, tetas, and grandmothers chaining ourselves to the White House, demanding the US stop funding and arming genocide against Palestinians.  @POTUS, ceasefire NOW. This is not complicated. Never again means never again for anyone.

We are devastated by the UN Security Council’s failure to adopt a resolution demanding a ceasefire in Gaza—blocked by a solitary veto from the United States. “By vetoing this resolution, the US stands alone in casting its vote against humanity.” msf.org/msf-calls-us-veto-ga…

What future for a country that is educating neither its girls nor its boys? #Afghanistan

- John Keats