"[Reagan said] a particularly devastating [Israeli] attack on western Beirut in August 1982 had led King Fahd of Saudi Arabia to call the White House "begging me to do something."
"I told him I was calling P.M. Begin immediately. And I did — I was angry — I told him it had to stop or our entire future relationship was endangered. I used the word holocaust deliberately & said the symbol of war was becoming a picture of a 7-month-old baby with its arms blown off."
nostr:npub1mmfwxp0jkw6un7hf75k0p8kpemm4smau2c4m8ea2w7r7v52lhjusx4eknq unremarkable for war time except for Israel’s continued insistence that only the other side behaves this way
nostr:npub1nspeaut3zawfswm4ryynj8sxxg2jqjzfnuwgv3w9c7ncj4m6k6qqvqyc08 I waited 3 months for breast cancer treatment because I was changing insurance. then waited for the hospital to have space in the calendar. a shitshow all around
i mean as a white girl who makes dumb mistakes and cries about it, one thing i recommend is crying with your friends and then using your public voice to keep the focus on the issue you want to change. feelings are valid! we can also be strategic!
drew barrymore crying white girl tears cuz she hadn't yet heard of unions is a reminder to make apologies without centering your own self. especially when you have the attention of the international media! keep the focus on #WGAstrike pls lol
I know mastodon has issues, I know the fediverse is basically a prototype of what it could be. I know it’s annoying when people are snobby about masto despite its faults.
But for real, if we want this shit to succeed, we’ve got to also love what is good here and be growing it. That doesn’t mean yelling about how all other social media sites suck. It means focusing on what we’re getting right here, listening carefully to complaints, and putting a little energy into solving problems
nostr:npub1hcc5kv2zwcnlwdthxru8cf8avcetpet86n9ymtgpm897dvml6wwsgk4xws whatever you’re planning, no jury will convict.
nostr:npub1xsymv0rcpcxj360a5274hx2l8d46lhfrz82w0ra3e0kneqkwkxysyxcevg in this town I would probably be tried for impinging on his right to fossil fuel
Love 2 sit on my porch with my coffee and hear nothing but the unmuffled gas motor of my neighbor’s weedwacker at 8 am on a Sunday morning
nostr:npub1mdky0njswyvy6esxh964apx9e6mmwt8am4wuqk3ds5p4xyaav2dqvlaptk nostr:npub15xlf045s9sutk2chghqq5w6lfsmdkl2mymdtj825pxslfs3s74xqw7dj0q maybe seasoned, maybe also not chasing clout? I have really noticed that one solid demographic that hasn’t dipped a foot in mastodon is the sort of white lefty brocialist set
Toxic positivity kills people. pretending difficult things don’t exist only makes difficult things more difficult and harmful
nostr:npub1hcc5kv2zwcnlwdthxru8cf8avcetpet86n9ymtgpm897dvml6wwsgk4xws that would be a _really_ accessible, and effective, wording for non-tech ppl joining fedi. Thank you!
nostr:npub1sac955537xel5vs9a2r5knejhkq2l9vljj5agsgwa90pj20xf3xqhxapc0 the shoe fits, lets run with it
“Ok so mastodon/fediverse is like a city and you need to pick a neighborhood to live in in order to get started. from there you can stay in your hood or travel as much as you want to… “
instances should be called neighborhoods
nostr:npub1mdky0njswyvy6esxh964apx9e6mmwt8am4wuqk3ds5p4xyaav2dqvlaptk what about turning off all motivations for it? check at will?
btw many people object to the recent popularity of the word “tribalism” to describe hyper modern culture war polarization & ideological differences.
yes tribe can mean many things, but if we’re committed to decolonization maybe we listen more to Tribal people whose identity is also rooted in that word and who keep pointing out the reasons to use alternate language
nostr:npub19cykc89nt3r5txr8rtelan5rpmqt0aavcm930c60esh6q84dmypshvl06z Susan meant to mention IM SO JEALOUS!!! have so much fun, I bet that will be a special time