if it were easier, i wouldn't be here

we might have a ceasefire in gaza tonight.

work all week for a story, only for it to get canned. nice!

You know why so many rivers run through France?

Because they take the path of least resistance.

Tony Blair. Text on image reads: Tony Blair seeks to play key role in Gaza under Trump’s peace plan

The former British prime minister has been discussing postwar arrangements for the besieged strip with the US president, according to people briefed on the proposal on.ft.com/4pIG1pI

Zohran Mamdani Pulls Out of ABC Town Hall After Kimmel Suspension

All of this shit sucks ass but it's insult to injury that not one of these people are attractive. We're under the boot of a bunch of hatchet face dweebs. I saw a video of Trump in the UK and that bronzer made him look like a rack of ribs.

Ta-Nehisi Coates on Charlie Kirk’s record.

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It is over for the genocide deniers.

Even the BBC is now splashing on the UN commission of inquiry concluding that Israel has committed genocide.

Those who supported Israel's onslaught:

You backed a genocide.

You will never scrub the shame away.

Such an interesting interview!

The Future of Flood-Fighting Is Being Charted in Hong Kong Intense storms in recent years has pushed the government and businesses to upgrade their responses to rain and flooding, and those efforts are working.

In Hong Kong, intense storms in recent years has pushed the government and businesses to upgrade their responses to rain and flooding. Those efforts are working.

two years of genocide, and thousands of videos go through. i need therapy after this story

Charlie Kirk Shot at Utah Valley University Event Turning Point USA cofounder Charlie Kirk was shot at an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. A suspect is in custody, according to campus police, but details remain murky.

Charlie Kirk, the internet personality and cofounder of Turning Point USA, was shot on Wednesday afternoon at Utah Valley University (UVU), where he was holding an event. His condition is currently unknown.

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India’s Book Ban in Kashmir Is a War on Memory Twenty-five titles — including a work by Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy — have been banned in Kashmir. The crackdown has left authors, students, and booksellers navigating fear and defiance, as the...

Things weren't shitty enough in #Kashmir, so sure, this latest book ban makes perfect sense

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AI art does not exist. It is an oxymoron.

Global famine deaths rise as leaders use food as a weapon After decades of decline, the number of people dying from hunger is increasing as starvation spreads from Sudan to Gaza

Global famine deaths rise as leaders use food as a weapon on.ft.com/3JuVjxK

The booming business of Trump’s deportation flights Companies are jostling for billions of dollars to fly immigrant detainees out of the US

The booming business of Trump’s deportation flights on.ft.com/4mvzOva

Attorneys General To AI Chatbot Companies: You Will ‘Answer For It’ If You Harm Children Forty-four attorneys general signed an open letter on Monday that says to companies developing AI chatbots: "If you knowingly harm kids, you will answer for it.”

Schools doing deals with these companies and integrating these systems into classrooms without consent should also be held accountable.

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Ahhh so it's not genocide if it takes longer than an afternoon?

Why is Netanyahu engaging in Holocaust denial now?

‘Systematic demolitions’: Israel intensifies attacks in Gaza City offensive Israel is intensifying attacks on Gaza City, which it plans to seize, as world leaders condemn E1 settlement project.

Israel is intensifying attacks on Gaza City, which it plans to seize, as world leaders condemn E1 settlement project.

Honestly this is an excuse.

I know plenty of people who are not “naturally gifted” who do art.

It requires effort to learn. I feel you did not approach it correctly or think things happen over night.

Also hard work and skill is not “naturally gifted” as that undermines their efforts to draw.

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@susieprotschky.bsky.social Hello Professor, would it be possible for you to DM your email? This is an interview for a story I am doing on Indonesia and its struggle against colonialism. Thank you

two weeks. straight shifts. migraine knocks inside my head. i need sleep, maybe more.

Memories are still winter

The world is failing the Palestinian people [FREE TO READ] As starvation stalks Gaza, western allies must press for an end to Israeli offensive

FT Editorial Board: The world is failing the Palestinian people on.ft.com/3H7ou9a

The First Planned Migration of an Entire Country Is Underway The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu could be submerged in 25 years due to rising sea levels, so a plan is being implemented to relocate its population to Australia.

The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu could be submerged in 25 years due to rising sea levels, so a plan is being implemented to relocate its population to Australia. www.wired.com/story/the-fi...

French President Macron says France will recognize Palestine as a state The mostly symbolic move puts added diplomatic pressure on Israel as the war and humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip rage. France is now the biggest Western power to recognize Palestine.

The mostly symbolic move puts added diplomatic pressure on Israel as the war and humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip rage. France is now the biggest Western power to recognize Palestine.

Gaza killings denounced as ‘disgrace to humanity’ by Belgian king The EU’s top brass has not publicly responded to the reported deaths of over 100 aid seekers in Gaza over the weekend.

Belgium’s King Philippe said Europe “must show stronger leadership” on the crisis in Gaza, adding that “the current situation has gone on far too long” and “is a disgrace to humanity.”