How sad. Aid workers depend on neutrality to avoid hostilities, and that neutrality is now in doubt.
Palestinians already harbored deep doubts about the pier given the lead role of the U.S., which sends weapons and other support to its ally Israel, said Yousef Munayyer, a senior fellow at Washington’s Arab Center, an independent organization researching Israeli-Arab issues.
It must be hell to live in a police state, having to intermittently interact with police, and to have daily or hourly flashbacks to past trauma caused by their fraternal brothers. Kinda seems like the opposite of pursuit of happiness.
Search says Massachusetts law allows homegrowing up to 6 plants indoors. People who like to smoke pot should just grow their own. Unfortunately, growing indoors is more demanding of knowledge and expenses than outdoor growing. 😱
My point was we are almost all prisoners of the corporatocracy. If you're lucky and born into extreme wealth then you can escape the need for employment.
Supporters of Measure J would force at least two dozen Sonoma County poultry and livestock operations to either downsize or shut down within three years. Farmers say it is an effort to push a “vegan mandate” to end animal farming and that the initiative would close more farms and have spinoff economic effects, both immediately and in the future.
For those who do eat eggs, should this Measure J pass, I imagine California egg prices will increase.
Christians are always so concerned about teaching others, particularly kids. If they would actually learn to practice instead of preach, they may find more folks believing there was truth in their new testament.
What is the population of Gaza? Maybe 2.1 million in the Gaza strip? Various search engines give results between 1/2 million and 5 million, a rather wide variance. This article says the U.S. hopes to deliver 1 million pounds of food every 2 days. The average person eats between 3 and 5 pounds of food per day. It's not enough food even for the lowest population estimate. OTOH, every bit of additional food helps and is good news.
And the White House is baffled by Netanyahu's claim about not supplying enough weapons to Israel. Is torture allowed under the Geneva Conventions?