Open Thread - Thurs 18 Apr 2024 - Headlines Mislead, Again
18 April 2024 - Headlines Mislead, Again
According to recent news articles (two on different stations with the same message, think this is orchestrated?) the number of anti-semitic incidents has been way up this past year. One headline says, 'Antisemitic incidents skyrocketing in Western Washington and across U.S'. Another says 'Anti-Defamation League reports record-high antisemitic incidents in Pacific Northwest'. The articles say most of the incidents were 'harassment or vandalism' but bomb threats are up too. The picture that the local Seattle news station, KOMO (see link above) shows with their article is of a synagogue which was vandalized with graffiti that says 'Shame on Israel' and 'Stop Killing' and 'You Know Better'.
Image of local vandalism from Komo article. Image by Lori Turck-Rogers.
Err, how is this anti-semitic? Doesn't the word semitic refer to Palestinians (and Arabs and others from that location of the world) as well as Israelis? Isn't that graffiti anti-Israeli? Not anti-semitic? I know it's on a synagogue so I guess that makes it anti-Jewish? I can kinda agree with that, maybe.
I find it interesting that, even though the graffiti is on a synagogue and so I guess that makes it 'anti-semitic', the graffiti says nothing about Jews, nothing about religion at all. It says, basically, stop the genocide and that Israel should be ashamed and that they should know better. And I gotta agree with that, completely.
A graph at the end of the KOMO article shows 'anti-semitic' (this obviously only refers to anti-Jewish or anti-Israel incidents, not anti-every-other-semitic-out-there) incidents from 2022 and 2023. Wow, umm, the vandalism went DOWN. Reported harassment is way up, though. There are no bomb threats on this graph, but there is one assault. Which is sad. And vandalism went down.
Graph from KOMO News article.
Ok, something fun!
The other day my husband was feeding the peeps (chicklets) some worms we had collected. He threw the worms one by one over the little fence that keeps the peeps in their current home and out of the goat pens and a peep would grab the worm and go racing, with all the other peeps following. It was funny. And he said something to them about how we don't have maggots, but if we find any, we'd feed them to them.
And a song popped into my head, immediately. 'Maggots 1, Maggie 0' by Attila the Stockbroker. So I'm posting it here, because it should pop into your heads too!
Thanks for reading! Here's the open thread - and remember, everything is interesting if you dive deep enough, so tell us about where you're diving!
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Happy Thursday!
I hope it's a nice day for everyone. Busy day here, family coming over. We are going to have some amazing blossoms on the apple trees soon. I hope I can get some pictures! I'll post some pics of the little peeps soon, worm, maggot, in their beaks or not! They are very pretty in a peep way
. Ohh, the tooth/gum/wev infection cleared up good. I'm feeling fine now. I've tried to make an appointment with a specialist as recommended by my dentist. But that hasn't happened yet. I'll try again tomorrow!
Post about whatever is interesting you, got you ticked off, you are having fun with, whatever! Love to read it!
If you're poor now, my friend, then you'll stay poor.
These days, only the rich get given more. -- Martial book 5:81, c. AD 100 or so
Nothing ever changes -- Sima, c. AD 2020 or so
Hey, good morning
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Two clumsy efforts by our federal legislative bodies to obscure the distinctions
between "antisemite" and anti Zionism is typical of AIPAC efforts to control US
law in favor of the Israel state.
H.R. 894 was passed in December.
"the language of the GOP resolution is overly broad and would effectively
define any criticism of the Israeli government or its policies as antisemitism."
“That is either intellectually disingenuous or just factually wrong,” he said.
“The authors, if they were at all familiar with Jewish history and culture, should know
about Jewish anti-Zionism that was, and is, expressly not antisemitic,” he said.
And the Senate recently introduced a bill called "Countering Antisemitism Act"
What about Muslims, Bhuddists, Hindus or Atheists? Let's be fair. I want a month to celebrate
Unitarian Univeralists. And let's us remember the long suffering animists and worshippers
of RA. Like so many other assaults on the Constitution, separation of church and state
is reduced to the status of a quaint notion.
Glad the jaw is better. Enjoy your spring chickies!
question everything
Gads, I hope these don't...
pass into law. Talk about abridging the right of free speech. Sheez. Can separate church and state, but ONLY if the church is not Jewish? Sheez!!
Hope your Thursday was great, and Friday will rock
If you're poor now, my friend, then you'll stay poor.
These days, only the rich get given more. -- Martial book 5:81, c. AD 100 or so
Nothing ever changes -- Sima, c. AD 2020 or so
I agree with you, Sima. The
I agree with you, Sima. The graffiti belongs on government or public buildings, in public spaces. Damn write it across the skies. It is the USA government "ironclad" support of whatever Israel does, including escalating against Iran, that is the source of bringing all of us to the edge of destruction. Painting the graffiti on the doors of a synagogue is what makes it antisemitic. No question.
Yep, write it on anything...
That's the way to go. But then someone writes it on a synagogue and... ohh, anti-semitic.
Thank you for stopping by and commenting, and have a great weekend!
If you're poor now, my friend, then you'll stay poor.
These days, only the rich get given more. -- Martial book 5:81, c. AD 100 or so
Nothing ever changes -- Sima, c. AD 2020 or so
Anything other than
full-throated support of Zionism has been now defined as "antisemitic".
I'm glad I'm not Jewish. They'll be in a world of hurt post-collapse, when the hordes with the guns are looking for someone upon whom to ballistically express their anger.
There- now I'm an antisemite too.
Goebbels would weep.
Twice bitten, permanently shy.
Yea, I'm glad I'm not Jewish either...
Because it's always equated now, it seems, with Israel. And that sucks but, here we are. A lot of people of the Jewish religion protest Israel. We seldom here about it, and when we do, it seems like they are portrayed as 'exceptions', 'crazy' or whatever.
If you're poor now, my friend, then you'll stay poor.
These days, only the rich get given more. -- Martial book 5:81, c. AD 100 or so
Nothing ever changes -- Sima, c. AD 2020 or so
Don't you love the way...
Zionism is equated with Jewish?
I'm off to get a load of wood chips for the garden alley and pathways. If it isn't raining tomorrow we should be able to get it out. We put down cardboard and then cover with wood chips. It'll last 2-3 years before needing it again.
Thanks for the OT and everyone have a good day!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
@Lookout
As someone who was born Jewish, I find it frightening and it also leads me to wonder, as much of the geopolitical insanity does these days, what the agenda might be for the TPTB to conflate Judaism and Zionism. Qui bono? I sense it is part of a way to silence dissent but also to create more division and possibly even civil society breakdown, as usefewersyllables alludes to.
Love the idea of putting down cardboard...
Never tried that. We put down big gravel for our paths, but the grass grew through it. Never thought about cardboard. I may have to try that!
Hope all went well today and Friday rocks!
If you're poor now, my friend, then you'll stay poor.
These days, only the rich get given more. -- Martial book 5:81, c. AD 100 or so
Nothing ever changes -- Sima, c. AD 2020 or so
Ben Norton review of anti-China litany of lies
...there have been some tepid gestures lately of purported attempts to ameliorate relations with China. I won't bother detailing them, because I think they're an effort to deceive. Ben Norton does a great review of the Matt Pottinger, Mike Gallagher propaganda piece in FP magazine. This is a more candid expression of the US imperial views toward its empire in Asia. I had mentioned this article several days ago with a resigned attitude, because it contained so many obvious untruths, I considered it too time consuming to address point by point. I'm glad that Ben Norton took it up.
I regard what is going on now with the Israel-US anti-Iran program as actually a part of a larger plan to attempt to remove Iran from the Russian-Chinese orbit. Brian Berletic has a recent video and article which argues this US anti-Iran scheme has been in the works for at least 15 years and all the US moves are choreographed to take advantage of the current "opportunities."
Glad you are feeling better Sima. Thanks for the OT.
語必忠信 行必正直
The same can be said of the empire efforts
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against RUS and CHI as pertains to Iran. Although China is a relatively recently
designated adversary, the globalists are in full anti-multiporal mode. They are using
their vassal states of US, GB, FR, AU, ISR and others in the EU to fracture threats.
Some of the global south, portions of Africa and western Eurasia so far have put a
glitch in their plans. This why they are pushing a WW3 'solution'.
I feel the CIA is in on the ruse to forward the globalist agenda. Used to think Wall
Street was also a player, but they are also being used to destroy economies.
Buy a couple of goats, a few chickens and learn a trade before it is too late.
question everything
Its weird..
wouldn't being friends with Iran remove them from the Russia/China influence easier? Wouldn't it be less harmful to everyone, wouldn't WW3 not be on the horizon? Ohh but that would take sympathy, thought, knowledge and feelings. Our leaders seem to never have all four at once.
Thanks for stopping by and for posting the video!
If you're poor now, my friend, then you'll stay poor.
These days, only the rich get given more. -- Martial book 5:81, c. AD 100 or so
Nothing ever changes -- Sima, c. AD 2020 or so
That's my view also
Good will is much more effective than sanctions and threats. Because what we're doing in the Mideast in connection with Israel alienates virtually the entire region it affects the world balance of power. It does risk WWIII.
語必忠信 行必正直
The grafitti would have
made a clearer point if it had been painted on Rev. Hagge's evangelical Christian megachurch.
You can be an Israeli without being a Jew, but to criticize Israel's government is anti-Semitic.
I just do not get it, likely never will at my age and stage in life.
We are nearing a point where being anti-war and anti-genocide is a bad thing.
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
"Nearing"?
I think we're past it. To a sizeable fraction of the people in this country, being anti-wholesale-death is already regarded as utterly un-American.
A great example of this can be seen at Zerohedge, where the commenters have largely self-selected as being significantly to the right of Atilla the Hun. It is interesting to watch the pig-pile that occurs when some poor misguided wight posts an opinion that doesn't reflect the "nuke 'em 'til they glow blue so we can strafe 'em in the dark" narrative. Such a person will immediately be excoriated as a communist muslim DEI transsexual gookxican, or worse yet, a Democrat. All evil can be laid squarely at the feet of progressives, it seems. It is "othering" on steroids.
I no longer believe that there will be any healing of that rift. They regard us as mentally defective, and I have to admit that I have come to believe the same about them. Anyone who can hold those beliefs is fundamentally broken, IMNSHO.
The die is cast: now, all that remains is the denouement. Will the collapse come from within, or will it occur as a result of the rest of the world finally deciding to be rid of us? I'm finally, at long last, simply hoping that it is over soon, so that I can rest. At least I won't have to pay any more bills.
Twice bitten, permanently shy.
Well, I am overly optimistic
that mass death is undesirable to readers on Zerohedge and Daily Kos, especially when bombs start to drop all around the neighborhood.
It is impossible to take anyone seriously who consider Biden and Schumer commies.
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
I wish that
I could recapture some of my old sanguinitude...
I like this song from Peter Gabriel's collaborative "Big Blue Ball" album for many reasons, not the least of which is the Gaelic chorus. But this particular lyric describes my current mental state very well:
Wish I'd written that.
Twice bitten, permanently shy.
The tide is turning
I read comments on both sites and more people are supporting Palestinians on ZH and lots of shitlibs are upset with Biden. But of course they will still vote for him, but don’t get HR'd for criticizing him.
ZH also criticize Trump for his Israel first policies. Truly amazing watching the tide turn.
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists.
~Hannah Arendt
That is nice to hear!
And see. I don't read those sites regularly, so didn't see that some are changing. I think that's great.
If you're poor now, my friend, then you'll stay poor.
These days, only the rich get given more. -- Martial book 5:81, c. AD 100 or so
Nothing ever changes -- Sima, c. AD 2020 or so
Turning tide
ZH just posted a pro Israel thread and people are calling him out for it.
I see more pro Palestinian comments than pro Israel ones and they get down voted.
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists.
~Hannah Arendt
Nothing new
‘Saddam Apologist' ‘Putin Puppet' 'Hamas Lover' ….
My favorite:
If you can’t get behind the troops then get in front of them!
Not much has changed. America can do no wrong when it comes to war or supporting our allies. Putin wants to take over Europe because the teevee told them that. Hamas broke the truce out of the blue except for Israel’s slow genocide, its plans to destroy the Al Aqsa Mosque and the upcoming deal with the Saudis to cut Palestinians out of their own country. Yeah totally unprovoked…but that’s what people believe.
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists.
~Hannah Arendt
Even my friends are getting that way...
Being anti-war is BAD. Well, not my older friends, we all remember. Mostly the younger ones...
If you're poor now, my friend, then you'll stay poor.
These days, only the rich get given more. -- Martial book 5:81, c. AD 100 or so
Nothing ever changes -- Sima, c. AD 2020 or so
Yep, no criticism of Israel allowed...
That's anti-Jewish! Nope, it's anti-Israeli, anti- that country's current direction and leadership. I'm too old for this too, I think. I will always be anti-genocide and anti-war. I say, 'Phhhhbbbbbbt' to TPTB
If you're poor now, my friend, then you'll stay poor.
These days, only the rich get given more. -- Martial book 5:81, c. AD 100 or so
Nothing ever changes -- Sima, c. AD 2020 or so
Sima,
glad your mouth is in a better place.
Thanks for the OT!
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
Thanks for stopping by!
Good to 'see' you
If you're poor now, my friend, then you'll stay poor.
These days, only the rich get given more. -- Martial book 5:81, c. AD 100 or so
Nothing ever changes -- Sima, c. AD 2020 or so
Well that’s what happens when a foreign government
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buys another one. They make them do your bidding.
Congress says that saying, "from the river to the sea" is anti semitic if you’re taking about Palestine, but if an Israeli says it and it means that Israel gets all the territory from the river to the sea it isn’t a bad thing.
And don’t forget how many states have made it illegal to BDS Israel because that’s Holocaust territory baby!
Gawd I’m glad I’m old, but I don’t think I’m old enough to avoid the shitshow that’s coming!
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists.
~Hannah Arendt
Wish we could clone Massie
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I skipped the woman congress questions because it’s apparent that she’s not interested in letting him answer…..
…. and listened to Massie brilliantly who dinged the FDA .
BTW is that woman a doctor? I love how lay people think they know more than doctors. Remember that it was known before the jabs were approved that they weren’t even tested for efficacy and that 95% effective was a lie. Meds can only get approved if they are above 50% effective…Pfizer’s was below 10%. People should be in prison.
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists.
~Hannah Arendt
Good morning Sima. Glad to hear tooth issue is better.
You can get bulk mealworms cheep, heh, in person and by mail, and toss whole handfulls to the peeps at a time triggering avian firedrills.
The ADL is infamous and notorious for seeing anti-semitism where there is none, they've long been Joe McCarthy clones, looking into every nook and cranny and under every bed for enemies and, should they fail to find some, they just make some up.
be well and have a good one
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Avian Firedrills...
Great name for the peep races. We should stop by the farm store and get some mealworms, I think
If you're poor now, my friend, then you'll stay poor.
These days, only the rich get given more. -- Martial book 5:81, c. AD 100 or so
Nothing ever changes -- Sima, c. AD 2020 or so
I would guess that he is not planning to return to the US in
the near future.
Great comment by Snowden...
And yea, I don't think he's planning on returning to the US any time soon, if ever.
If you're poor now, my friend, then you'll stay poor.
These days, only the rich get given more. -- Martial book 5:81, c. AD 100 or so
Nothing ever changes -- Sima, c. AD 2020 or so
Russia's representative to
The rest of the tweet:
Oh, but Israel will not allow such a thing
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To do so would call into question the legitimacy
of an occupying state forcing a population out of
the lands they have owned since before Israel was
even a thing. Even if members of the UN pass such a
measure, don't count on Israel to abide.
question everything
Biden: Genocide is fine, but
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don’t attack Iran.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/388699
Again why haven’t other countries used right to protect laws stopped this fcking genocide? Well are the real numbers of dead that has been stuck on 33,000 for months? 50k? 60’? How many children have starved to death? People post pictures of emaciated kids on Twit and they break my heart, but that’s not the right word…. This shitshow has been televised for 7 months now and still nothing is being done. I’m out of words to express my disgust with world leaders! Babies for gawd’s sake are being born and their die immediately because mom can’t feed them because they are fcking starving! But the anti abortion Christian hypocrites are silent on this.
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists.
~Hannah Arendt
Isn't that 'funny' how...
anti-abortion Christians support the killing of babies in Palestine? I guess it's because the little ones are 'born' and they've already sinned or something? I dunno. I don't see how it can be justified.
If you're poor now, my friend, then you'll stay poor.
These days, only the rich get given more. -- Martial book 5:81, c. AD 100 or so
Nothing ever changes -- Sima, c. AD 2020 or so
What a fcking idiot!
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Anyway….
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists.
~Hannah Arendt
Oh my!
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/17/politics/biden-uncle-cannibals-new-guinea...
UAW votes
VW today
Alabama Republicans really hates unions
It is funny how Detroit shipped many of their plants
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to the south to avoid the unions
putting many workers out of jobs
but now, the new workers figured out
the big corps are screwing them, so they
organize for rights. How long before the
corps offshore (more) to avoid paying a
living wage? More lay-offs and closing of
plants so executives can get their millions
including the UAW bigwigs
It is a cycle, the US values profits over
jobs. Expect a lot of push back from the PTB
on this recent iteration. Short sighted greed.
question everything
Shawn Fain for president
unlike several uaw presidents before him he isn't backing down. He actually cares about the membership
Isn't that spelled Sinn Fein?
be well and have a good one
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
I'd support him for president!
Like you said, he's not backing down. That is good!
If you're poor now, my friend, then you'll stay poor.
These days, only the rich get given more. -- Martial book 5:81, c. AD 100 or so
Nothing ever changes -- Sima, c. AD 2020 or so
Hmmm! FAFO
OT ~ cooking up a dish
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a local group in the wellness center meet once a month
to share recipes from a cookbook we choose
the librarian is in on it, getting everyone a copy from the
state system. Tonight is Magnolia Table by Joanna Gaines.
Guess she has a restaurant in Texas and a U-tube channel.
This is volume 3. We all get different ones. I chose the Lobsta'
Mac and Cheese. Substituting shrimp instead. A form of creating
community. All good.
question everything
That sounds like fun
It gives me an idea of something to do with hubby. Maybe we pick a new recipe to try every couple weeks or something. Thanks for the inspiration!
If you're poor now, my friend, then you'll stay poor.
These days, only the rich get given more. -- Martial book 5:81, c. AD 100 or so
Nothing ever changes -- Sima, c. AD 2020 or so