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GrymEdm

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  • Child deaths in Gaza likely to ‘rapidly increase’ amid obstacles to aid: UNICEF [Nick Robertson | 03/03/24 | The Hill]

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  • I read things like this and I think, "Please world. None of this is a surprise - everyone outside the Israeli propaganda machine let us know this was where Gaza was headed almost immediately. I want to stop this horror show of cruelty NOW instead of listening to countries and leaders explain how compassionate they pinky swear they truly wanted to be in documentaries 10 years from now."

  • Man charged after bringing nail gun to demonstration in Thornhill, Ont.: police

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  • It gets better - the real estate event the protestors were almost certainly there to oppose is said to involve selling West Bank settlement homes (which are illegal under international law). The source for this allegation is this 2-minute video of a Jewish man outing his community at a town meeting for illegal sales of property. For transparency's sake, I have not been able to independently verify that man's claims. You can see the events listed here on Home In Israel's site, both in Teaneck, New Jersey (which the video is about), and another event scheduled for the 7th in Thornhill, Toronto, Ont (where OP's story comes from). I wonder if we'll hear about more protests in the other cities.

  • Israel ‘accepts six-week ceasefire deal’ as Hamas response awaited, US officials say

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  • Well now I'm confused, because there's a post from today about how Israel is not sending a delegation to Egypt for ceasefire/hostage talks according to CNN. Here's the direct link to the article, which states:

    • "Israel is not sending a delegation to Cairo for talks on a deal for a ceasefire and release of hostages from Gaza, an Israeli official told CNN Sunday."
    • "Another diplomatic source played down the prospects of an imminent deal, saying progress was slow and it was unlikely there would be a breakthrough within the next 48 hours."

  • [FTC to landlords] Price fixing by algorithm is still price fixing

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  • Society shouldn't be set up to keep people renting for their entire lives. It was like 3 generations ago that you could realistically get a home in your 30's on a single paycheck.

  • Israel not sending delegation to Cairo for Gaza talks, Israeli official says

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  • Roku’s Ultimatum: Surrender Jury Trial Rights or Lose Access to Your TVs

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  • I am not a lawyer, but would such a contract be enforceable? To my untrained eye this has a lot of similarity to the unenforceable NDAs I keep on hearing about when people try to bully others into being quiet about crimes.

  • Far right makes gains in Israeli municipal elections

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  • North American Christian Conservatives are taking notes. I've heard family members pray things like, "God laws supersede man's laws" and "God, remind people that you don't just save, you also punish. People need to fear God again". Israel is serving as a preview of what happens when your country tolerates religion in politics.

  • Netanyahu rival’s visit to U.S. highlights cracks within Israel’s wartime leadership

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  • It's undeniable that Netanyahu needs to go, but he's not the only war criminal in his government. It's good to hear Netanyahu is opposed and disobeyed internally, but I'm not willing to cheer for anyone on his war cabinet to replace him without very good reasons. When Hitler died in WW2, the world didn't just let the next most senior Nazi take over.

  • I swear I wasn't playing with the blinds

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  • You say that as if a cat would ever feel guilty or embarrassed. If my cat was looking at me like that it would mean, "Yeah, I was playing with the blinds, and I will again unless you're more interesting."

  • The New York Times stands by its reporting on the Hamas terror attack after questions are raised

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  • This CNN story omits an important point - co-author of the original article Anat Schwartz was previously an intelligence officer for the Israeli Air Force. She also had no real journalistic experience at all before writing that article for the New York Times. The 2nd of 3 co-authors was Schwartz's nephew.

    So the New York Times hired an ex-IDF intelligence officer without any journalistic experience and her nephew to be 2 out of 3 journalists covering one of the most sensational/impactful stories of the last year. The story was controversial within the newsroom and it's reported that a podcast based on that story was allegedly pulled due to fierce concerns about accuracy (the NYT denies this). It's also reported that Schwartz liked/upvoted social media posts comparing Palestinians to animals and encouraging the IDF to "violate any norm" to kill them. Now the NYT is saying "we don't comment on internal matters" and the CNN articles says:

    "Vanity Fair’s Charlotte Klein reported Thursday that the newspaper had taken the rare step of launching a leak investigation, questioning “at least two dozen staffers” about “how internal details about the podcasts’s editorial process got out.”

    All of this sounds like damage control following a very serious lapse in quality control. There's no denying the violence of Hamas' Oct. 7th attack, but that doesn't absolve journalists from the obligation to be diligent, unbiased, and accurate. I'd argue the seriousness of the situation and the violence of the Israeli response actually makes it much more important for journalists to be very careful. Once a false report is published by a respected outlet, the genie is out of the bottle and misinformation can lead to justification of ugly actions. "A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on it's shoes".

  • Biden calls for 'immediate ceasefire' in Gaza

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  • I think the Michigan vote and subsequent media coverage was meaningful, but I agree there's no denying the shooting had a big impact. Thank you for adding that perspective. My guess is having both happen so close to each other increased the total effect. Regardless, it's going to be an important 10 days coming up.

  • Biden calls for 'immediate ceasefire' in Gaza

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  • I know you're making a joke, but it really is a crazy year to be an American voter. I laughed at Bill Burr's take in December when he said (among other funny things) "I want someone in their 40's. Someone who is going to have to live with their decisions". I'm biased though because I've enjoyed Bill's brutal comedy for years.

    Trump would be a disaster in all respects, so I guess that decides things. Biden's domestic policies don't feature destroying checks and balances on power and revenge/witch hunts as key features. Democracy is supposed to be rule of the people via elected officials who genuinely represent them, so I'm happy to see the beginnings of a change in tone at least (and I dearly hope policy) from Biden. I'm definitely not cheering for another 2016.

  • Biden calls for 'immediate ceasefire' in Gaza

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  • Congratulations "Uncommitted" voters and other protesters, it looks like you are at least part of making Biden's "blank check" support of Israel too politically expensive to continue. It will be interesting to see how this plays out as Biden tries to balance actions around an angry electorate vs. pro-Israel factions and money (which non-profit watchdog Open Secrets says he's the largest recipient of). Especially with the unofficial cease-fire deadline of Ramadan only 10 days away which is expected to be the launch of an Israeli offensive in Rafah barring a temporary cease-fire agreement. I say temporary because Netanyahu is cited in that article as saying, "If we have a deal, it will be delayed somewhat, but it will happen. If we don't have a deal, we'll do it anyway".

    I hope this "no excuses" change in tone will yield meaningful results and most importantly relief for the civilians in Gaza.

  • Death Valley, CA

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  • EU Commission reinstates funding to UNRWA in Gaza after suspension due to Israel's false allegations

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  • Thank you for sharing this news! So many major contributors (including my home nation of Canada) were far too quick to blacklist the whole of UNRWA based on unproven allegations against 12 of about 12,000 (!) staff in Gaza. Especially given the urgency of the humanitarian situation there. It is undeniably important to make sure there are investigations, but the countries that suspended aid sure acted quickly and dramatically given the lack of conclusive evidence. I really hope this spurs other nations to follow suit, and comes with a big serving of humble pie and healthy skepticism regarding future claims.