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The Scourging of Gaza

Bomb, Banish, Annex

BY JEFFREY ST. CLAIR

+ Biden seems to have aged 10 years that he didn't have in the last week. The bombing of the Gaza hospital (regardless of who did it, though we know damn well who did) also blew up his entire strategic approach to Israel. Instead of turning back to DC, his plane landed in Tel Aviv and he chose to embrace the man who is pursuing total war on a captive population–men, women, children, doctors, nurses, firefighters, ambulance drivers, and UN workers. In doing so, he threw away any pretense of being a peace broker.  That role will now be played by China, Brazil, Russia and South Africa. What an incredible act of self-sabotage.

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Religion Meets Climate Change - CounterPunch.org

Global warming is the biggest challenge of all time. It impacts every living species. However, the inherent dangers are very difficult to comprehend, as such, people brush it off as one more issue in life that will somehow be handled, fixed, no worries, human ingenuity will prevail. But, what if it’s not that simple? More

by Robert Hunziger | A spirit told him... In the following article, a detailed piece on the influence of global climate activist, Scott Stuart - the person who helped launched Greta - there's a section on how spirits whispered affirmations to him. It's an interesting article, demonstrating the interconnection between climate activism, the scientific community, interfaithism and world religious leaders, and the murmurings of "serene ethereal voices."

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Bringing The Enemy’s War Home: The Mountains Sing by Nguyen Phan Que Mai — CounterPunch.org

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— by Matthew Hoh: I was born near New York City in 1973, the year the United States officially ended its war in Vietnam and brought home the last of its combat troops. The Vietnam War, known to the Vietnamese as The American War, was always something removed from me, even as I read history after history, watched documentaries and, as a Marine Corps officer,…

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“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.”

“The question is,” said Alice, “whether you can make words mean so many different things.”

“The question is,” said Humpty Dumpty, “which is to be master — that’s all.”

– Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll