Gaza ain't the only place where genocide is occurring and being ignored by the powerful nations.

Rawanda is definitely trying to whitewash its role in this - for example ICANN had its meeting this past summer in the capital city.

"Children executed and women raped in front of their families as M23 militia unleashes fresh terror on DRC"

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/dec/21/children-executed-and-women-raped-in-front-of-their-families-as-m23-militia-unleashes-fresh-terror-on-drc

https://www.europesays.com/1706721/ Are Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Fighting About Money? #ACTORS #ACTRESSES #celebrities #directors #Films #Hollywood #movies #News #royal #RoyalFamilies #RoyalFamily #royals #stars #television #tv

https://www.europesays.com/1706719/ Inside Meghan Markle and Princess Eugenie’s friendship as the Sussexes follow the Brooksbanks to Portugal #Andrew #beatrice #BritishRoyalFamily #DukeOfYork #Eugenie #Features #PrinceAndrew #PrinceHarry #PrincessBeatrice #PrincessEugenie #RoyalFamilies #RoyalFamily #TheDuchessOfSussex

If someone declines an alcoholic drink, the best question a party host can ask is “What might I offer you instead? We have…” and have some nice options.

If you ask why not, you stand a good chance of making your guest uncomfortable. Or making yourself uncomfortable if you ask a no filters kind of person like me ;)

on beige.party, is anyone else's search function [from:me] broken?

ii am getting recent posts but not older ones.

it is annoying.

And home ... I had a Sunday housecall, fortunately the customer picked me and delivered me home ... Giggles

Hugz & xXx

Ha, you don't say. My theory seems to be progressing on track, lol.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/liberals-freeland-trudeau-successor-1.7417301

#CdnPoli

"A quick #WordPress Super Cache fix"

https://www.phpied.com/a-quick-wordpress-super-cache-fix/ #cache

trains are nicer than planes in almost every way but i do wish someone on the train would periodically come by with a cart of free snacks

https://www.europesays.com/1706717/ Here’s the surprising reason King Charles has not revealed what type of cancer he is battling #BritishRoyalFamily #cancer #celebrities #charles #CharlesIII #Entertainment #KateMiddleton #KingCharles #KingCharlesIii #RoyalFamilies #RoyalFamily

#AfternoonUpdate #AMUpdate Marathon County Public Library Mosinee Branch programs, adults https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2024/12/21/marathon-county-public-library-programs-adults-26/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

New Laura Fryer video just dropped!

And she’s uttering truth bombs about the games industry!

https://youtu.be/dBDf9WtzgBE

“AI has done something that left-wing authors have been interested in doing for centuries: collective artistic production. But these companies have done so in a way that looks more like wide-scale property theft. It’s not merely plagiarism, per se, it’s a kind of primitive capitalist accumulation of intellectual property because the value created by producers is not redistributed to them; in fact, it’s being used to put them out of business.”
https://thebaffler.com/latest/the-poet-is-present-hitzig

Happy Winter Solstice to all! With love and purrs from our Big Kitty ❄️❤️☃️ #caturday #catsofbsky #rescuekitties

Interview: "Enduring the Trauma of Genocide"

A very moving & profound interview on the traumatic & long lasting effects of war.

Dr. Gabor Maté, expert in trauma & childhood development, discusses "the psychology, trauma & reason behind the actions of Palestinians, IDF soldiers, WWII survivors, Nazis & even himself."

https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/enduring-the-trauma-of-genocide-w

#GaborMate #US #GazaGenocide #IsraeliCrimesAgainstHumanity #WarTrauma #Israel-Palestine #Oct7 .

https://www.europesays.com/1706714/ 24th Day of Protests was Fascinating in Tbilisi

Ketchikan, Alaska high temperature Saturday 57F (13.9C). This is easily the highest temperature on record for Dec 21, breaking the previous record of 53F (11.7C) set in 1958. Climate observations in Ketchikan since 1910 with only a few breaks. #akwx #Climate @SilverSalmonAK @LordsofHardwired

Farm workers support Starbucks baristas are ON STRIKE!!
#SolidaritySeason

https://www.europesays.com/1706712/ “Attentat” en Allemagne: le RN qualifie l’attaque d'”islamiste”, la gauche se moque de son empressement #france

May our children forgive us, for we have deprived them of their future, their very lives.

https://www.europesays.com/1706710/ Best German Beer! #germany

https://www.europesays.com/1706708/ My child loves life and living happily #spain

Studies (N=90K, 60 countries) finds when people experience lack of personal control, they gravitate to those who resemble them (race, religion, class, personality). This can lead to homogenous teams, less exposure to diverse perspectives & less innovation. https://hbr.org/2024/12/research-why-forming-diverse-teams-is-harder-in-uncertain-times

This is a very Xmas movie, reminds me in some ways of Pulp Fiction and of Clerks.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3824458/

#Tangerine

Media’s empathetic coverage of Luigi Mangione reveals an obsession with humanizing white male suspects | Brian Thompson shooting | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/21/luigi-mangione-racism-media

https://www.europesays.com/1706706/ PSD, CDS e Chega aprovam aumento de penas para agressões a polícias, médicos ou bombeiros #portugal

https://www.europesays.com/1706704/ Effe retourtje naar station Haarlem, Togo 🇹🇬 #netherlands

Another irritating study.

It concludes, "Children with and without previous infections did not differ in most PCS-associated symptoms."

Next sentence: "Exceptions included physical performance and cognitive problems."

There was no difference in the health of kids with and without #COVID19--except for their physical and mental health?! Seems like THAT should've been the lead sentence in the conclusion! Kids w/ COVID were 8x more likely to have concentration disorders!

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00431-024-05919-3

Four ways to make the world a better place:

Healthcare shouldn’t be a for profit industry.

Prisons shouldn’t be a for profit industry

Online gambling should be illegal.

Billionaires should be taxed out of existence

https://www.europesays.com/1706702/ Kerstsfeer opsnuiven in Grimbergen. Mooie verlichting. #belgium

One major reason why so many countries kowtow to US demands on Israel is the devastating nature of US trade & defense treaties:

The US is able to use its treaties to crush the economies of treaty partners that sanction Israel.

Other reasons for submission to US demands:

Racist settler-colonial genociders support each other.

Countries refuse to admit Israel's genocide in order to avoid ICJ charges of complicity.

https://www.newsweek.com/lindsey-graham-warns-us-allies-over-netanyahu-warrant-1990635

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/jun/10/obscure-legal-system-lets-corportations-sue-states-ttip-icsid

#ISDS #US #Israel #BDS .

As Solstice sunset fast approaches, I'm sitting here sipping some eggnog in celebration.

Baloo wishes you all a very happy festive season!

Honestly, he’s happier than he looks. Promise.

#DogsOfMastodon

Wife (to our dog Pete, while slicing a ham and he watches with begging eyes): "Oh, settle down. I'll let you lick my fingers when I'm done."

Me: "That's what she said!"

I have never been witness to such a look of horror and disgust

Quick advice needed! I have a recipe for a breakfast casserole that calls for a can of biscuits. The bottom of my glass casserole dish will be covered with the biscuit dough. Recipe says: cut biscuits lengthwise and pat into pan. Does that mean each is sliced in half like you slice a bagel OR cut the stack in half making crescents? Photo of my dilemma in first comment.

• Cut stack in half (29%, 8 votes)
• Slice each biscuit (37%, 10 votes)
• Doesn’t matter (33%, 9 votes)

27 voters. Poll end: 3 weeks ago

This is what 💵 for-profit 💵 healthcare does to us…
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A leaked report reveals UnitedHealth Group, the nation’s largest insurer, systematically limits access to critical autism therapy by culling providers, leaving families and advocates outraged.

The damning internal documents obtained by ProPublica show that the company has implemented cost-cutting measures targeting applied behavior analysis (ABA), a widely recognized therapy for children with autism.

UnitedHealth’s report acknowledges ABA as the “evidence-based gold standard treatment” but outlines strategies to reduce its availability. These include removing providers from their network and denying therapy hours requested by clinicians. The strategy primarily targets those children who are the poorest and most vulnerable, covered through state-contracted Medicaid plans.
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FULL ARTICLE -- https://www.mediaite.com/news/propublica-drops-damning-expose-on-leaked-unitedhealthcare-report-about-limiting-child-healthcare-services-to-cut-costs/

#USA #Politics #Healthcare #Economics

Wow. The total bill for my emergency appendectomy last month?

$US41,255 and change.

They knocked off $32,819 as “adjustments” which I guess means... they know what insurance will pay? My medical insurance paid $7,587 and I'm on the hook for $1,043 that I really don't have at the moment.

Our health care system is so completely fucked up. And this is the University of Louisville’s teaching hospital, a non-profit.

A new study of the psychological impact of the war on Gaza’s separated, injured or disabled children has found that 96% feel that death is imminent & that nearly half wish to die because of the war.

~Community Training Centre for Crisis Management

Summary (note introductory sentences not totally accurate)
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/harrowing-picture-study-finds-96-of-gaza-children-feel-death-is-imminent/

https://www.warchild.org.uk/sites/default/files/2024-12/CTCCM_Gaza_Needs_Assessment_Report_2024_WCUK.pdf

#GazaGenocide #USEnablement #IsraeliFascism #IsraeliRacism #GazaChildren .