I want to learn about how things became the way they are over there and what the people go through but, you know, not from someone in the CIA.

Edit: I got Iran: A Very Short Introduction from a library near me. Don’t at me. Before I’m through, gimme some recs or I’ll get another book and before you know it, I’ll have read all the lib books on Iran and y’all will have no one but yourselves to blame for turning me anti-Iran.

Link to the post

Billboard article for some amazing context.:

The guys arrived in Los Angeles from Israel to work on their debut album on Oct. 6, 2023

The group is composed of... Sadik Dogosh, a Palestinian Bedouin Muslim from Rahat; Palestinian Christian Aseel Farah from Haifa...

A complete psyop.

I know Hasan had Dave 1 from Chromeo atleast a couple times, so that's a good Jewish-Arab music duo to listen to. Other than that, a Palestinian artist I found is Nemahsis through this Lorde cover she did to which Lorde said:

I am so grateful for my Palestinian sister for reminding me why I make art – it speaks when I cannot.

Nemahsis was dropped from her label after October 7 so support her if you can.

Oh, also, I almost forgot. Macklemore did Hind's Halland recently released a sequel, Hind's Hall 2, featuring Palestinian artists. He was recently dropped from his Las Vegas show after he said Fuck America at a Seattle show.

Drop more awesome music recs for people to follow instead of this garbage psyop.

Link to the twitter post and to the original propublica report.

Nothing will happen here, obviously.

When we point it out as it is happening, these left-adjacent liberals wring their hands helplessly. Then, months later, they act horrified when this shit gets leaked and pretend they didn't know. I'm mad but I'm tired.

They'll do the same for Lebanon and who knows what else.

I don't know, I think right now I'm understanding the scale of evil that exists and how powerless we are.

TLDW: There is no expectation of privacy when using your phone re: calls, messages, even your location. Hackers can gain access to it all and prevent these from getting to your phone without you even knowing it.

Use internet-based apps for messages, 2fa and calls like signal, telegram, WhatsApp etc (not endorsing any, just giving examples). The location hack is NOT based on gps so disabling it doesn’t protect you either. You’ll have to leave your phone behind, or power it off to be safe.

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We met at work and have a lot in common. But I’m an awkward s.o.b. and have been so hesitant to talk despite wanting to talk really bad. Anyways, we still managed to talk over the next few months at work and then exchanged numbers (she initiated). Now I texted her and we had a nice chat and she said she wanted to keep chatting! It genuinely feels so good ngl.

Like? Is anyone who starts a war a “war criminal” now?

If it’s because Russia’s killed civilians (whether intentionally or just because they didn’t care enough in pursuit of their military objectives), then, like, isn’t basically every Western leader + Biden a “war criminal”? How would you ever create a standard that could include him but not others?

And if they are all “war criminals” then why would you support one over the other? I don’t get this conversation.

And even if you had to, like, in what world would it make sense to think that Putin is worse than Netanyahu or the Western leaders who arm and support him?

She obviously got ratio’d including by Jill Stein herself.

Well @AOC, you supporting genocide was NOT on my bingo card, but the Democrats have a way of changing people who say they're going to "change the party from the inside".

What's the value of Democrats winning if you won’t fight for raising the minimum wage, Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, or any other policy you took from the Greens, and instead end up supporting fracking, caging kids, and genocide? Maybe it's time to watch these parties die.

Turns out, she is leading among Muslim voters in several key swing states which might be worrying some DNC officials. But rather than changing their stance, they send their “progressive” attack dog.

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