Yes, the point of the embargo and sanctions is to pressure Israelis to elect leaders who will adopt different policies. Unfortunately none of the potential prime ministerial candidates support adopting different policies.
But I thought the point of the embargo and sanctions was to pressure Israelis to elect leaders who would adopt different policies?
It sounds like Congresswoman Tlaib doesn't think Israel should exist at all.
“The federal government went on tv and lied about Alex. They tried to slander his memory to cover up their crime. Not only was it wrong. It was shameful, unfair, and unacceptable. We want our sons killers brought to justice once and for all.”
Alex Pretti’s family holding their first news conference addressing the media this morning. It’s been 9 months since their son was disarmed before being shot to death by federal agents in Minneapolis.
No one has been held responsible.
“We tried to explain to them many times that we’re not putting this line in,” Matari said. “Say you had a Black author talking about slavery in the United States. You would never demand that they put in a clause stating that the slave rebellions were an act against international law.”
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Alt text lol also do it lol I fucking dare u the people ARE yearning for a Best of Erin Fogg Unsolicited Email Newsletter That Explicitly Violates Multiple Federal Laws
growing up you think Frankenstein is the monster, then you realize Frankenstein is the doctor, but when you grow up you find out Frankenstein is the monster
The only reason I can think of for this news not being absolutely everywhere is that large media orgs don’t want to be seen as putting their thumbs on the scales a week before election day. And that’s cowardly as shit.
Beyond disgusted by even more rape allegations against the President of the United States.
"In total, more than 25 different women...have independently accused Donald Trump of rape, sexual assault, or other sexual misconduct."
Report w/ new details: democrats-judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
Just a reminder that there is no good data to support these uses in K12, we are just testing it live all on kids who won’t ever be these ages again and can’t get them back if we fuck it up.
"AI can draft an essay for you, especially if you give it a high quality prompt."
Really? This is what MIT thinks high schoolers should learn?
MIT's "Day of AI" dayofai.org provides materials for K-12 teachers and claims to have reached over 5,000,000 students to date. 1/2
Autonomous drones following running people through the woods, without GPS. Developed, with military funds at a public university.
This is not dual use anymore, this is single use. There is only one use here.
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Happy #IntersexAwarenessDay!
Today I'm reposting my old Intersex 101 thread from Twitter - with new improvements, resources, and more!
It's starting right here, read on!
"Do you think it is acceptable or not for a job candidate to bring a coffee for themselves to an in-person job interview?"
Unacceptable: 54%
Acceptable: 26%
YouGov / Oct 26, 2026
A lot of Musk lore is well-enough-known that you can read something into a writer’s choice of how they characterize it.
Roose tells us that Musk helped launch OpenAI because he was concerned that Larry Page had radical beliefs about digital life replacing humanity.
That’s Musk’s narrative. (…)
My pal Danielle Koenig shared that her father Walter Koenig passed away last night at age 90. A performer whose kindness and warmth shone through the screen. He will be well remembered.