2.09.2016
What Clinton said in her paid speeches Recalled one attendee: 'She sounded more like a Goldman Sachs managing director.'
***** How Pope Francis shakes up what it means to be ‘pro-life’
2.07.2016
***** ‘Barbarism by an educated and cultured people’ — Dawayima massacre was worse than Deir Yassin
Help requested: if you know who is playing in this year's Super Bowl, please make absolutely certain, not to tell me. Yes, I am not kidding. I always hated our worship of this type of competition, from my earliest memory. It is absolutely how we prepare our children and ourselves for colonial wars, and justifying the wars of economy that we participate in against each other, thinking that it is virtue. I hate it.
Help requested: if you know who is playing in this year's Super Bowl, please make absolutely certain, not to tell me. Yes, I am not kidding. I always hated our worship of this type of competition, from my earliest memory. It is absolutely how we prepare our children and ourselves for colonial wars, and justifying the wars of economy that we participate in against each other, thinking that it is virtue. I hate it.
***** I was kindly asked if I knew of any Muslim Americans who distance themselves from so-called Islamic terrorists and I replied: By a factor of 100, or 1000, or 10,000 Muslims are the victim of so-called Muslim terrorists. Frankly, I question the decency of Muslims in America who publicly decry so-called Muslim terrorists. Had......
***** I was kindly asked if I knew of any Muslim Americans who distance themselves from so-called Islamic terrorists and I replied: By a factor of 100, or 1000, or 10,000 Muslims are the victim of so-called Muslim terrorists. Frankly, I question the decency of Muslims in America who publicly decry so-called Muslim terrorists. Had I been alive in the time of slavery, or more particularly the time of Jim Crow, I would have decried the blacks who spoke out in favor of the white oppressors and against the black people struggling for their basic human rights. We Americans have slaughtered millions of Muslims in the last 50 to 100 years. Between us and the French and the British we have colonized, disrupted, terrorized, carved up the Muslim Middle East so that we could divide, conquer, oppress, and rape their resources. We have bombed advanced civilizations of Iraq back to the Stone Age, and Yemen, Libya, Lebanon and Palestine. I have trouble respecting a Muslim that speaks against resistance to this colonial oppression. But there are many. America and Britain have absolutely created Muslim terrorists. Without dispute Britain and America funded and armed the Taliban, a brutal, KKK version of Islam, as a proxy army against Russia in Afghanistan. Beginning in the 18 hundreds Britain, followed happily by America, funded the small KKK like Muslim sect now called Wahabi, that the vast majority of Muslims around the world they are not Muslims at all. Decade after decade after decade through today America and Britain fund them, now, as their proxy army against the government in lran. All that I have just stated is very clear, my point being, that each and any point that I have just made can be quickly determined to be lie or fact by anyone with an interest to do so. And I have not spoken about how Britain and America have tormented, humiliated, desecrated the Muslims in the Middle East by thwarting the government that they seek to establish and installing instead of oppressive puppet regimes who screw their people, skim off oil revenues for themselves, but pass on the bulk of their people's wealth to western corporations. If Islam were not profoundly profoundly profoundly a religion of peace I can't explain why 1.5 billion Muslims in the world aren't at perpetual war against we Western barbarians.
***** 2010. This Saint, this Jew, is risking his life everyday in Palestine, Israel, to tell us the truth. Must read. Is Gideon Levy the most hated man in Israel or just the most heroic?
***** Some of us crave social power, social significance, the way a crack addict craves the drug, and or fears the lack of these things the way some people are terrified of torture and death.......
***** Some of us crave social power, social significance, the way a crack addict craves the drug, and or fears the lack of these things the way some people are terrified of torture and death.
Now Democrats, you educationally intellectually emotionally advantaged... what is it that you still don't understand about white male Republican's bullying, guns, hatred of human rights, women's rights, and minorities?
Till they recognize a better way to achieve social power, social significance, or a preferable substitute for these, they are not going to change their ways. They prefer death over feeling weak (preferably your death... but even their own.)
How Hillary Clinton sold out working women and never apologized
2.06.2016
WATCH: Israelis and Palestinians join hands to say no to occupation
***** To paraphrase the newsroom, you know why the right hates you lefties? Because you fail to pay the price to achieve your platitudes so goddamn always.
***** To paraphrase the newsroom, you know why the right hates you lefties? Because you fail to pay the price to achieve your platitudes so goddamn always.
Oscar swag bag includes ten-day VIP trip to Israel worth $55,000
Israeli demoKKKracy: Israeli forces close down village of 25,000 following deadly attack by three teen boys
Israeli demoKKKracy: Tel Aviv housecleaning service advertises higher rates for European help than Africans
I love this man Bernie Sanders. I am grateful for his life. I will vote for no one unless and until.....
I love this man Bernie Sanders. I am grateful for his life. I will vote for no one unless and until Bernie comes out squarely against the 69 year genocide we white Europeans have been waging on Palestine. Genocide is supposed to be the uncrossable red line for all of us.
"James, you yourself are a gift of love it's true, you are Love. No beginning and no end. Love eternal," my facebook friend said. "Your kind words bring tears to my eyes. If what you say is at all true.......
Your kind words bring tears to my eyes. If what you say is at all true about me, well, that is the only thing I want to be, it is the only thing I try to be, out of the most intense, enlightened, greed, with my every breath.
***** We are taught that sexual relations are the heart of a life worth living, in this sickkkkkk culture. I lived that theory for most of my decades. I wish I had every second wasted in that pursuit back. I wish that.....
***** We are taught that sexual relations are the heart of a life worth living, in this sickkkkkk culture. I lived that theory for most of my decades. I wish I had every second wasted in that pursuit back. I wish that the circuitry and hormones that I have had never been part of me. I have pushed all of that totally and completely and actively out of my consciousness, out of my daily life. My life is so much richer, filled with such infinitely more gratifying things, as a consequence. We don't choose rape, being raped, war, evil, anger, hatred, exploitation, inequality.... We choose selfishness and the results are these things.
2.05.2016
Israeli DemoKKKracy: Israel may revoke press cards over 'negligent' reporting of terror attacks. 'We cannot be silent when it comes to the all-too-common phenomenon of foreign media getting it wrong,' says Tzipi Livni.
***** "47 percent of the UK's Jewish population believe that the Israeli government is "constantly creating obstacles to avoid engaging in the peace process". 75% said that the expansion of settlements on the West Bank is a "major obstacle to peace." Just under a 33% even said they wouldn't demand that Palestinians must recognise Israel as a Jewish state......"
2.04.2016
***** Regarding the recent death of an Israeli at the hands of a Palestinian, an Israeli soldier I'm told, but I view that nearly all of the Israelis are actively responsible so either way: I think I have as much compassion as most people, and.......
***** Regarding the recent death of an Israeli at the hands of a Palestinian, an Israeli soldier I'm told, but I view that nearly all of the Israelis are actively responsible so either way: I think I have as much compassion as most people, and some would say that, actually, it has been said, that I have a tragic case of runaway compassion. Somewhere in the recesses of my compassion I can feel sorry for the soldiers of Germany that exterminated Jews and were killed themselves. Theoretically, I'm sure I can. Theoretically, I'm sure I can find the compassion to feel sorry for people in the South African Secret Service that tortured and murdered native Africans and were killed themselves. But that's a theoretical proposition that I could do that. My concern is with the vast preponderance of the victims, and in this case it's the Palestinians. I'm perfectly willing to be hated for this flaw. I do not hate myself for this flaw, I think it is sanity.
2.03.2016
“As a leading source for news in the United States and in the world, the New York Times has a responsibility to its readers to provide fair, balanced, and fact-based coverage. Our paper reflects the news that we wish the Times and other papers would report,” said Jewish Voice for Peace New York organizer Candace Graff. “It includes the context and facts too often missing from the New York Times and other U.S. media outlets.”
***** PLS READ THIS. Israel seems to think that what worked well in its society and succeeded in almost totally wiping out all consciousness and awareness, will work just as well in the rest of the world. That the brainwashing campaign that was such a dazzling success here will be just as effective abroad – it’s all just a matter of “hasbara,” the Israeli euphemism for propaganda – and of budgets, of course
2.02.2016
***** !!!!! Hooray! Parody New York Times ‘supplement’ criticizing paper’s coverage of Israel/Palestine distributed on streets of NYC
Smokers in Italy Hit With New Fines to Protect the Young
Inequality is the central value of America, no? Is not competition, that is, establishong who is the most dominant, the most superior... Central to what we believe in? Yes, Satanic.
Inequality is the central value of America, no? Is not competition, that is, establishong who is the most dominant, the most superior... Central to what we believe in? Yes, Satanic.
To my friend that Sanders is giving hope: I understand, but for me, genocide is a red line. Unless and until Sanders comes out centrally and unequivocally to stop the US genocide of Palestine I frankly don't give a f*** about America or humanity. Unless and until......
To my friend that Sanders is giving hope: I understand, but for me, genocide is a red line. Unless and until Sanders comes out centrally and unequivocally to stop the US genocide of Palestine I frankly don't give a f*** about America or humanity. Unless and until that happens America is already Dead and I say let it decompose as fast as possible. I mean that from the bottom of my heart. But if, as I'm sure he will not, if and when he comes out unequivocally against the genocide of Palestine I, in all likelihood, will devote every penny and every breath and to the campaign he is waging.
The film offers an answer almost immediately: a religious fundamentalist driven by messianic ideology who believes Jews have the exclusive right to the West Bank and may use all manner of subterfuge, violence and law breaking to fulfill the divine imperative of settling the Holy Land.
Tom Cotton's New Law Would Allow A Product Made In Gaza To Be Labeled 'Made in Israel'
Wow. In the eyes of most Israelis, democracy consists of two Jews arguing over the fate of a Palestinian.
2.01.2016
Hunger-striking Palestinian journalist can no longer speak
***** Haaretz. Almost all West Bank land deals for illegal settlements forged, investigation finds From straw men to cash-stuffed suitcases, new investigation reveals that 14 out 15 acquisitions by right wing Amana of West Bank lands from Palestinians were forged.
The Clintons' Cynical Race Game: No One Will Say It, but the Clintons' Rise Was Premised on Repudiating Black Voters Here's what Bill and Hillary mean to me: Sister Souljah, welfare reform, Ricky Ray Rector and the crime bill.
***** Housing in DC for James work. Wanna help?
You may know that I have been joyful in the clarity of turning down the housing that is available for me because by a factor of infinity I would rather buy one more sleeping bag for one of my children, for 1 more minute of Doctors Without Borders healing one of them, in Palestine than have a roof over my head for one year. But contrary to popular opinion I am NOT an extremist, not a zealot. I am a very practical person. I know what I want far clearer than most people, and I am pragmatically determined to achieve it as best I can.
I do not deny that reducing the likelihood of my untimely demise, or, illhealth is better for my Palestinian family than otherwise. A third of my 2x poverty retirement income going to a roof over my head is inconceivable, but half of that he is something I would have to consider. Among the reasons I am detested by the activist community in DC is because just as dr. King came to see that the church was a fraud, that is what I see among my activist brothers and sisters in DC. They are a social club with a thin veneer of religiosity. And probably that horrific void has a lot to do with why Thomas couldn't stand to be in the world anymore. But to my understanding of it Thomas had one, 1, kindred spirit and she soon became a kindred spirit to me for the same reason. I'm always at war, I don't socialize, and this beloved lesbian turrets sister of mine has a wonderful life of her own, but she saw me on post yesterday and took me to a simple vegan meal. She wants to help me have a roof over my head. She seems to be offering an offer that I can't refuse. Offsetting some of what I would pay for a place by making donations to Palestine each month that I otherwise wouldn't be able to make, and that she otherwise would not be making. She might rise up, and pull out, but she might not.
If you know of any one, or people, that would be interested in helping to make this happen, now would be a good time to let me know. If you know of any people that would like to make small donations each month to charities for Palestine that I would identify that I otherwise would be donating to now would be a good time to let me know.
.... These are some of the Palestine related donations. There are some domestic donations that I make as well.
Wi-Fi
use of restroom facilities in Dc daily
food (friutes, veggies , rice, legumes...)
elf insurance
vigil essentials
Healthcare incidentals
Electronic Intifada
International Solidarity movement
MSF
Mondoweiss
TruthDig
Haaretz
Christian peace maker teams
JVP
Palestine children's relief fund PCRF
MAP medical aid for Palestine
breaking the silence
students for justice Palestine
BDS
Syrian relief
Church World Service
United Palestinian appeal
anera
Southern Poverty Law Center
ACLU
Sea Shepherd
common dreams
(Palestine) Welfare Association
Tikkun
(Jewish)Forward
open Hillel
972
US campaign to end the occupation of Palestine
***** oh my god, through tears, what a magnificent soul. Just died. ", a 95 year old Sabra (native born Israeli Jew), who has plowed its fields, planted trees, built a house and fathered sons, grandsons and great-grandsons, and also shed his blood in the battle for the founding of the State of Israel, Declare herewith that I renounce my belief in the Zionism which has failed, that I shall not be loyal to the Jewish fascist state and its mad visions, that........
Hooray! Israeli Academics Face Growing Boycott Pressures
Don’t Shoot the Messenger, Israel
1.31.2016
"There is no limit to our cruelty. We have no humanity." Netanyahu to Hamas: Israel will strike with 'greater force' than 2014 war if attacked from tunnels
Israeli scum. Demands grow on Israel to release circus teacher for disabled children
***** The foundation, the very foundation, of privilege is blissful ignorance of the human suffering they......
***** The foundation, the very foundation, of privilege is blissful ignorance of the human suffering they flood upon the world; and the mass murder, torture, deprivation, theft, plunder... that the privileged incessantly wage is largely to maintain their own blissful ignorance. This is an important new insight for me. For this reason there is nothing they won't do to destroy the truth, and those who discover and speak it, and/or live it.