Had You Told Me That Was Looked Down Upon Here...

Google employees fired for protesting their employer and saying something along the lines of Google being responsible for genocide.  

Funny, you can't collect a salary for that...

In seriousness, read some of these articles - a lot of these "protestors" actually don't work for Google. It seems like these protest groups try to recruit people within institutions to open their doors and then use the institutional profile to gain attention for their cause. 

I Can Think Of Two Reasons

Carol Baum on Sydney Sweeney. 

“I said to my class, ‘Explain this girl to me. She’s not pretty, she can’t act. Why is she so hot?'” she recalled. “Nobody had an answer.”

Polycule

Well...I thought Hamas were the worst people on the planet, but I'll confess I'd rather be a kidnapped hostage of Hamas that have to endure living in a polycule like this: 

Last night I was at a party that was full of poly people, and at the end of the night we wound up in this big cuddle pile. There were eight of us fit together like puzzle pieces, snuggling. It felt so cozy, so much oxytocin flowing. We were all envisioning living together, not having to worry about individual mortgages, just having some big house. Can’t we just do that? Why can’t we do that? An adult sleepover camp, that’s the vibe. It is my mission to make that happen for me and whoever wants to join me.

There is a ton of laughable stuff in the article but also some disturbing, straight up child abuse. This is directly endorsed by the NY Times who offers no critique of this "lifestyle." This is a cult, people! And supports the right wing pedo taunts...

Here is a funny bit:

Poly-saturation is different for different people. For me, the maximum seems to be three partners at once, especially because I gravitate toward long-term committed in-depth relationships. I mean romantic partners. We have play parties that are intended to be a sexual space but more of a casual connection, and I’m not only with my partners there.

Here is a disturbing bit: 

I have one partner now with three kids. He is transmasc, and he’s radical about the way he raises them. They’re radically home-schooled. They’re 17 and nonbinary, 6 and 5. They know everything in age-appropriate ways. They’ve seen their mommy undergo the transmasc experience, seen their mom become who they really are. I was up late last night with him in a hotel room, and the 17-year-old was in the room snoozing, so we just sat on the bathroom floor chatting about our relationship all night, and while that was happening my husband was texting to say, Oh, I got a last-minute match, so I’m going to meet this girl for a date. And then I get a text while we were still on the bathroom floor vibing, it was 4 in the morning, and he said, We had a great date, a great connection, she’s looking for friends with benefits, we had sex. And I was smiling. You know you’re really poly when you’re with one of your partners talking about how much you love each other and you’re so happy your husband had this awesome night. Of course, I experience pangs of jealousy, but there are these moments, these gems, of being so happy for someone else’s happiness.

 There's a word of these feelings: madness.

This Doesn't Work When You Talk About It

US proposed fake Israeli strike on Iran for Israel to save face. 

I worry that most elites in America spend the majority of their time in the realm of perception and are losing track of the thing known as reality.

Lock Her Up and Throw Away The Key

Activist threatens to murder Bakersfield City Council members for not passing a ceasefire resolution. I know this sounds absurd and is almost laughable but unfortunately this is what the kids are now doing. They've lost their minds. We need to punish them to full extent of the law. They'll get the message. Or the won't. Either way, the rest of us will be better off. 

Muted Response

Does anyone else think Iran's muted, fake response to the killing of some of their top military commanders suggests Israel's destruction of Gaza is having a deterrent effect? 

War as Theater

So Iran fired missiles and drones at Israel and gave a heads up to the US so we could shoot them all down. Iran gets to look like it responded. The West gets to look like we're competent. 

Interesting equilibrium.

Settlers

The difference between Israel and Palestinians - when settlers commit acts of terror, the IDF and Israeli society attempts to reign them in. When Palestinians do the same, their society cheers. 

At Least a Semi-Reasonable Position

This is what I would call a pro-Palestinian position that is at least not bat shit crazy. 

Although, hidden beneath this is a suggestion of a one-state, UN formed secular democracy that would essentially eliminate the State of Israel. Which strikes me as a bit of a non-starter. What other country in the world would voluntarily say: sure, we'll peacefully dismantle our country and allow outsiders to dictate our political future?

Honest Discussion About Race

How come people are always saying "we need to have an honest discussion about race." All we ever seem to talk about is race. What's lacking in honesty about the discussion? What they mean is: we need everyone to agree with ME about how I feel about racism. Which by the way...would accomplish what?

Nature

Yale students demand divestment from Israel or they'll go on hunger strike. 

They'll balk after a few hours, but I hope they go through it!