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* Scots Jew hoping to find some community & safe haven
* chronically ill, often bed bound, limits to how much stress can subject myself to, which complicates most attempts to socialise incl online
* niche joy is Thai 🇹🇭 films & telly; writing a lakorn🤯
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as always, in need of hope 🪷 @tikvahchai.bsky.social · Jul 25
Locked out of DMs until I find a way to circumvent the UK requirements. Don't use them enough to worry about it much, BUT if you'd like I'm on Signal and I'll share that with those I trust.
What I'd prefer as my actual pinned post below.
tikvahchai.bsky.social
Worth noting for those unaware that at that time, the word Palestine didn't mean a particular Arab people by any stretch. It was the name imperialist powers gave to the land and used for the indigenous homeland of the Jews.
kristinmreid.bsky.social Kristin Reid @kristinmreid.bsky.social · 4d
“The great tragedy of Zionism, is that it was right.”

Insight that cuts like a knife from Haviv Rettig Gur at his talk at Haverford College.
February 16, 2026 at 9:29 AM
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kristinmreid.bsky.social
It is incredibly bigoted and infantilizing to perpetually strip Hamas, the IRGC, Venezuelans, or insert group here, of their moral agency and pretend their every action only exists in the context of what Western nations are doing around them.

@kiyahwillis.bsky.social breaks it down perfectly. 👇
Kiyah Willis- the left strips Iranians, the IRGC, Hamas and other groups of moral agency.
YouTube video by Truth Teller
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February 12, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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ronanfarrow.bsky.social
(11/11) In this new normal, costs are individually adjusted to a consumer’s maximum threshold and wages to a worker’s minimum floor.
The next time you see a price, know that it may not reflect what the item is worth—but what the algorithm believes *you* are worth.
February 11, 2026 at 8:41 PM
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sheepchase.net
This is what happens when you take a theoretical framework and use it to justify everything.

www.timesofisrael.com/nyc-public-l...
NYC public law school to host event on Hamas tunnels as ‘resistance to colonization’
Talk next month, led by Columbia University academic, advertised as describing Gaza's underground terror infrastructure as 'decolonial land use'
www.timesofisrael.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:27 AM
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chadbourn.bsky.social
The Harbinger of Doom who killed the Queen has a new mission.
Trump and Liz Truss
February 15, 2026 at 10:55 PM
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sheepchase.net
So far nothing on the BBC site. Possibly they don’t want to show up their ‘BBC Verify’ and how the BBC has been running stories basically from the hospital.
February 15, 2026 at 9:32 AM
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sheepchase.net
“How can we use patients as human shields if you’re not there for us?”

www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
February 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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ocjoseph424.bsky.social
Hamas has been killing Gazans in hospitals, but nobody believed Israel when they said it.
letatcestmoi.bsky.social L’Etat C’est Moi @letatcestmoi.bsky.social · 1d
Israel was accused of all sorts of treachery after telling Doctors Without Borders (MSF) to leave Gaza because it wouldn’t guarantee non-cooperation with Hamas.

Now MSF has admitted the truth itself. Hamas has been torturing and murdering Palestinians in Gazan hospitals.

Just as Israel said.
Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib • @afalkhatib X.com The Great Hospital Con: Doctors Without Borders (MSF) pulled out of the al-Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, and just yesterday explained its decision. It has said exactly what I have repeatedly talked about for over a year and shared personal examples of friends of mine being imprisoned, interrogated, and tortured within various facilities inside the hospital from Hamas's intelligence and security services. MSF is two years late to this recognition but it is ultimately confirming what even a child in southern Gaza could have told the organization or the NYT, Washington Post, BBC, Al Jazeera and countless others had they bothered to ask - which is that Hamas has literally turned Gaza's three main hospitals into headquarters for security, ministerial, and administrative operations. When I said this time and again, people would yell and scream how I was irresponsibly justifying Israel's targeting of the hospital, even as the same people would not utter a word about their favorite terrorist fascist organization jeopardizing the safety of medical facilities for two years of the deadly war. Congratulations "pro-Palestine" activists: you have been conned by your beloved resistance organization which has caused the death of tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians by its conduct and behavior. Get Hamas out of Gaza's hospitals now! nd stop some medical activities at Nasser hospit facility in Gaza, as of 20 January 2026, due to concerns regarding the management of the structure, the safeguarding of its neutrality, and security breaches. In recent months, in Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, patients and MSF personnel have seen armed men, some Get Hamas out of Gaza's hospitals now! nd stop some medical activities at Nasser hospit sion to suspend all non-critical medical operations in! s of 20 January 2026, due to concerns regarding the m ality, and security breaches. hospital in Khan Younis, patients and MSF personnel f the large compound of the hospital. This had not bee of the hospital compound. With an uptick since the ce ptable acts, including the presence of armed men, inti ion of suspicion of movement of weapons. These incid ients. r strong concern to the relevant authorities, and emph: medical mission. Hospitals must remain neutral, civili: re the safe and impartial delivery of medical care. facility in Gaza, as of 20 January 2026, due to concerns regarding the management of the structure, the safeguarding of its neutrality, and security breaches. In recent months, in Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, patients and MSF personnel have seen armed men, some masked, in different areas of the large compound of the hospital. This had not been in areas where MSF has activities, but in other parts of the hospital compound. With an uptick since the ceasefire, MSF teams have reported a pattern of unacceptable acts, including the presence of armed men, intimidation, arbitrary arrests of patients, and a recent situation of suspicion of movement of weapons. These incidents pose serious security threats to our teams and patients. MSF formally expressed our strong concern to the relevant authorities, and emphasised the incompatibility of such violations with MSF's medical mission. Hospitals must remain neutral, civilian spaces, free from military presence or activity, to ensure the safe and impartial delivery of medical care. 6:20 PM • 2/13/26 • 214K Views
February 15, 2026 at 4:22 AM
tikvahchai.bsky.social
"I am sure plenty of people who don’t properly know me dislike me....
I’m not part of the relationship they believe they have with me so it’s not up to me to try to make reparations to it."
dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 1d
Much as I like Pride & Prejudice I find it impossible to deny that this is the greatest review of it of all time. www.tom-cox.com/why-reading-...
"Just a bunch of people going to each other's houses."
February 14, 2026 at 5:14 PM
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amydbacklash.bsky.social
There is no way they didn't know before now that Hamas has been using these hospitals as terrorist bases. It's gotten too big to ignore and now, imo, they're running scared to protect themselves.
February 14, 2026 at 3:29 AM
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amydbacklash.bsky.social
The pro-Hamas crowd have been denying that Hamas uses hospitals for years, now one of the largest organizations has admitted it. Yet, there are still articles being posted with titles like "Israel destroyed their hospitals, now they're banning doctors." Yeah, because the aided and abetted Hamas!
February 14, 2026 at 3:19 AM
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amydbacklash.bsky.social
Doctor's without borders admitted to there being armed men in Nasser Hospital and you wouldn't know it with how everyone is talking about Israel banning them. Gee, I wonder why?

Under "Why did MSF suspend and stop medical activities at Nasser Hospital" at the bottom.
www.msf.org/addressing-f...
Addressing frequently asked questions and allegations about MSF work in Gaza Palestine | MSF
MSF provides answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) about MSF work in Gaza, Palestine, and addresses allegations.
www.msf.org
February 14, 2026 at 3:12 AM
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hils.bsky.social
Oh god if you’ve never seen it do give it a watch. This show converted me to sci-fi as a genre it’s so good
February 13, 2026 at 9:00 AM
tikvahchai.bsky.social
is it sunny and lovely today after a month of thick sky duvets. but it is also seizure trigger cold so i am indoors looking out at it.
February 13, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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mrburnsns.bsky.social
You need to watch Howard Jones geek out about the Roland Jupiter 8 he’s had since 1983.
Revisiting the Jupiter 8, I've had this since 1983 and it still excites me.
YouTube video by Howard Jones
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February 13, 2026 at 3:32 AM
tikvahchai.bsky.social
zohmigawd it exists. the sun is real.
February 13, 2026 at 9:40 AM
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strangphotography.bsky.social
Pattaya is more than just the clichés you see on TV, Thailand
I’m using my camera to strip away the stereotypes (Sex for Sale) and show you another and different reality of Pattaya
Explore the full gallery and the story behind my journey on my website:
www.strangphotography.com/pattaya-more...
February 13, 2026 at 8:32 AM
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danjohnsonhymns.bsky.social
“To love another person is to see the face of God”

One the most insidious things the anti-immigration voices have done is reduced immigrants to their economic output. And so I hear myself wanting to say “but this person does XYZ”. No, they’re people who are intrinsically deserve respect and dignity
February 12, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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brainnotonyet.bsky.social
Do not let the massive propaganda campaign convince you otherwise ice is absolutely hammering the city and surrounding areas.

Multiple convoys are being reported around the city, abductions are still happening and the secret police are still on the ground openly.
elliottpayne.org Elliott Payne @elliottpayne.org · 3d
Someone was abducted at 10 AM by ICE on Central Ave. Their coworker says they’ve lived here for over 20 years, are documented, and have 3 kids who were born here.

Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.
February 12, 2026 at 5:38 PM
tikvahchai.bsky.social
omg. it's nearly 5 pm and the street light hasn't gone on yet. not that it's exactly light out.
February 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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danielsugarman.bsky.social
This may not go down well on here, but you can't really understand how antisemitism & anti-Zionism interweave without:

a) Knowing "anti-Zionist" rhetoric which began life on the far-right has jumped to the far-left

b) Knowing what happened in Communist Poland

www.jewishnews.co.uk/our-homes-ar...
Excerpt from the piece: "But of course, the last example of a campaign of nationwide state repression of Jews in Europe was not the Holocaust. It took place in Communist Poland, from 1967-1970, and it was specifically marketed as “anti-Zionist”, rather than antisemitic. This, of course, was a deep and insidious lie. Jews – or even those who merely had some Jewish ancestry – were accused of dual loyalty, and were purged from politics, universities, the law, the armed forces. "To add to the horror, a significant number of those targeted were Holocaust survivors. In 1967, the Jewish population of Poland was a little over 30,000 – less than 1% of its pre-World War Two level. By 1970, approximately 25,000 of that small remnant had fled. “Zionists to Israel!” was a popular exhortation at the time from those seeking to drive the Jews out – adding another level of grotesque irony to today’s exhortations among a cohort of the pro-Palestinian left that Jews in Israel should “go back to Poland”. It would only be after the collapse of Communist rule that the Polish government would acknowledge that the campaign was antisemitic and had hid behind the guise of “anti-Zionism”
February 12, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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typejunky.bsky.social
Pleased to report Small Prophets is ace, a Joy. Mackenzie Crook is a national treasure.
February 12, 2026 at 12:20 PM
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ritchietorres.bsky.social
From 1945 to 1973, the US saw the emergence of the largest middle class the world had ever seen. Public investment was one of the most important ingredients in the prosperity of postwar America.

The golden age of American productivity growth coincided with the golden age of public investment.
February 12, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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citizen190.bsky.social
There are too many documented cases of intentional fabrications and misleading information on Wikipedia for it to be considered a reliable source. This is why it's alarming that when I do a Google search, it often lists Wikipedia as the first source.
www.neutralpov.com/p/wikipedia-...
February 12, 2026 at 5:59 AM
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kristinmreid.bsky.social
The Islamic regime in Iran has just been elected Vice-Chair of the U.N. Commission for Social Development, whose priority theme will be promoting democracy, gender equality, and ensuring tolerance and non-violence.
I shit you not.

Chair: “I hear no objection.”

The UN is IRGC fan-girl trash.
February 11, 2026 at 6:51 PM