@jgarren.bsky.social
Over-educated old potter. Cares: (1) growing US fascism; (2) what isn’t told in western media re Palestine. Posts from non-west sources & anti-musrump matters=FB suspension. Elephant’s Child: politics/science/art/history/theatre/kitties/books/garden/etc.
WORTH SAYING AGAIN: READ THIS BOOK!
November 18, 2025 at 2:32 PM
WORTH SAYING AGAIN: READ THIS BOOK!
AND IN THE OCCUPIED WEST BANK...
SALFIT, November 16, 2025 (WAFA) – Israeli forces uprooted approx 135 olive trees, each over 7 years old, belonging to three local farmers. Forces & settlers have carried out 2,350 attacks since Jan: army responsible for 1,584 attacks; settlers 766.
SALFIT, November 16, 2025 (WAFA) – Israeli forces uprooted approx 135 olive trees, each over 7 years old, belonging to three local farmers. Forces & settlers have carried out 2,350 attacks since Jan: army responsible for 1,584 attacks; settlers 766.
November 16, 2025 at 5:55 PM
AND IN THE OCCUPIED WEST BANK...
SALFIT, November 16, 2025 (WAFA) – Israeli forces uprooted approx 135 olive trees, each over 7 years old, belonging to three local farmers. Forces & settlers have carried out 2,350 attacks since Jan: army responsible for 1,584 attacks; settlers 766.
SALFIT, November 16, 2025 (WAFA) – Israeli forces uprooted approx 135 olive trees, each over 7 years old, belonging to three local farmers. Forces & settlers have carried out 2,350 attacks since Jan: army responsible for 1,584 attacks; settlers 766.
WAFA 11-16-25
Gaza: Death toll rises to 69,483 since October 7, 2023
Gaza: Death toll rises to 69,483 since October 7, 2023
November 16, 2025 at 5:44 PM
WAFA 11-16-25
Gaza: Death toll rises to 69,483 since October 7, 2023
Gaza: Death toll rises to 69,483 since October 7, 2023
& NO SHELTER SUPPLIES ALLOWED IN
(10:15 GMT) GAZA RAIN = DANGER, MISERY Rept from GC“... raining for 2 days...areas are completely submerged...inside bombed-out buildings...leaking &...risk that with the heavy rains, the buildings could collapse...tents near the coast are at risk of strong tides...”
(10:15 GMT) GAZA RAIN = DANGER, MISERY Rept from GC“... raining for 2 days...areas are completely submerged...inside bombed-out buildings...leaking &...risk that with the heavy rains, the buildings could collapse...tents near the coast are at risk of strong tides...”
November 16, 2025 at 5:12 PM
& NO SHELTER SUPPLIES ALLOWED IN
(10:15 GMT) GAZA RAIN = DANGER, MISERY Rept from GC“... raining for 2 days...areas are completely submerged...inside bombed-out buildings...leaking &...risk that with the heavy rains, the buildings could collapse...tents near the coast are at risk of strong tides...”
(10:15 GMT) GAZA RAIN = DANGER, MISERY Rept from GC“... raining for 2 days...areas are completely submerged...inside bombed-out buildings...leaking &...risk that with the heavy rains, the buildings could collapse...tents near the coast are at risk of strong tides...”
OF COURSE. WHY? THE PRESIDENT IS FOR SALE.
NYT 11-15-25 "A Tiny West Wing Office Is Big on Trump Messaging - The Oval Office study has become a room for Trump merchandise." [article has a paywall]
NYT 11-15-25 "A Tiny West Wing Office Is Big on Trump Messaging - The Oval Office study has become a room for Trump merchandise." [article has a paywall]
November 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
OF COURSE. WHY? THE PRESIDENT IS FOR SALE.
NYT 11-15-25 "A Tiny West Wing Office Is Big on Trump Messaging - The Oval Office study has become a room for Trump merchandise." [article has a paywall]
NYT 11-15-25 "A Tiny West Wing Office Is Big on Trump Messaging - The Oval Office study has become a room for Trump merchandise." [article has a paywall]
PICTURE OF THE DAY Daily Maverick 11-14-25
“Blue Cranes – South Africa’s national bird.”
📷 John Yeld
Agulhas Plain, Overberg
“Blue Cranes – South Africa’s national bird.”
📷 John Yeld
Agulhas Plain, Overberg
November 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
PICTURE OF THE DAY Daily Maverick 11-14-25
“Blue Cranes – South Africa’s national bird.”
📷 John Yeld
Agulhas Plain, Overberg
“Blue Cranes – South Africa’s national bird.”
📷 John Yeld
Agulhas Plain, Overberg
(06:45 GMT) ISRAELI SETTLERS SET FIRE TO MOSQUE near West Bank’s Salfit: Report...according to the Wafa news agency. Quoting a local activist, the agency reports that Israeli settlers poured flammable material at the entrance of the mosque and wrote racial slurs on its walls. [pics:Sawafta/Reuters]
November 13, 2025 at 7:06 PM
(06:45 GMT) ISRAELI SETTLERS SET FIRE TO MOSQUE near West Bank’s Salfit: Report...according to the Wafa news agency. Quoting a local activist, the agency reports that Israeli settlers poured flammable material at the entrance of the mosque and wrote racial slurs on its walls. [pics:Sawafta/Reuters]
english.wafa.ps/Pages/Detail...
JERUSALEM, November 13, 2025 (WAFA) – Israeli forces demolished on Thurs. a public park in the town of Qubeiba, northwest of occupied Jerusalem. Local sources reported that...bulldozers demolished and razed the park located in the Jabal al-Sheikh area of the town.
JERUSALEM, November 13, 2025 (WAFA) – Israeli forces demolished on Thurs. a public park in the town of Qubeiba, northwest of occupied Jerusalem. Local sources reported that...bulldozers demolished and razed the park located in the Jabal al-Sheikh area of the town.
November 13, 2025 at 6:44 PM
english.wafa.ps/Pages/Detail...
JERUSALEM, November 13, 2025 (WAFA) – Israeli forces demolished on Thurs. a public park in the town of Qubeiba, northwest of occupied Jerusalem. Local sources reported that...bulldozers demolished and razed the park located in the Jabal al-Sheikh area of the town.
JERUSALEM, November 13, 2025 (WAFA) – Israeli forces demolished on Thurs. a public park in the town of Qubeiba, northwest of occupied Jerusalem. Local sources reported that...bulldozers demolished and razed the park located in the Jabal al-Sheikh area of the town.
They ARE out to kill you. “And we cannot confront and dismantle modern antiscience without first understanding it.” On:
• plutocrats – petrostates – “pros” – propagandists – press – & the path forward
• plutocrats – petrostates – “pros” – propagandists – press – & the path forward
November 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
They ARE out to kill you. “And we cannot confront and dismantle modern antiscience without first understanding it.” On:
• plutocrats – petrostates – “pros” – propagandists – press – & the path forward
• plutocrats – petrostates – “pros” – propagandists – press – & the path forward
(AJ@20:30 GMT) Photos: Palestinians in the occupied West Bank face settler, Israeli military attacks
Family stands beside the rubble of their home in Masafer Yatta after it was demolished by Israeli authorities 11-12-25 (AP/Mahmoud Illean)
Family stands beside the rubble of their home in Masafer Yatta after it was demolished by Israeli authorities 11-12-25 (AP/Mahmoud Illean)
November 13, 2025 at 2:15 AM
(AJ@20:30 GMT) Photos: Palestinians in the occupied West Bank face settler, Israeli military attacks
Family stands beside the rubble of their home in Masafer Yatta after it was demolished by Israeli authorities 11-12-25 (AP/Mahmoud Illean)
Family stands beside the rubble of their home in Masafer Yatta after it was demolished by Israeli authorities 11-12-25 (AP/Mahmoud Illean)
(15:20 GMT) ISRAELI SETTLER ARSON ATTACKS IN PALESTINIAN AREAS NEAR TULKAREM Multiple fires struck industrial facilities & farmland; destroyed property, burned trucks, factory, ag fields; threatened Bedouin encampment. Israeli military accompanied settlers, blocked CD from reaching burning areas.
November 11, 2025 at 10:27 PM
(15:20 GMT) ISRAELI SETTLER ARSON ATTACKS IN PALESTINIAN AREAS NEAR TULKAREM Multiple fires struck industrial facilities & farmland; destroyed property, burned trucks, factory, ag fields; threatened Bedouin encampment. Israeli military accompanied settlers, blocked CD from reaching burning areas.
(AJ@07:00 GMT) ISRAELI SETTLERS SET FIRE TO DOZENS OF OLIVE TREES belonging to Palestinians in the village of Majdal Bani Fadil, south of Nablus in the occupied WB, blocking villagers from reaching the burning trees to put out the fires. The fires affected a large area to the south of the village...
November 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
(AJ@07:00 GMT) ISRAELI SETTLERS SET FIRE TO DOZENS OF OLIVE TREES belonging to Palestinians in the village of Majdal Bani Fadil, south of Nablus in the occupied WB, blocking villagers from reaching the burning trees to put out the fires. The fires affected a large area to the south of the village...
ABSOLUTELY PRESCIENT. AN OLDER BOOK (2009) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED TODAY. First chapter ("The Illusion of Literacy" - about pro wrestling) is the best explanation of Donald Trump I've ever read:
November 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
ABSOLUTELY PRESCIENT. AN OLDER BOOK (2009) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED TODAY. First chapter ("The Illusion of Literacy" - about pro wrestling) is the best explanation of Donald Trump I've ever read:
(17:15 GMT) Another (of several today) settler attack reported in WB under protection of Israeli soldiers... Per UN figures Palestinians are experiencing the highest level of settler violence since 2020: ≥126 incidents in 70 towns/villages since September, >4,000 olive trees and saplings destroyed
November 9, 2025 at 12:54 AM
(17:15 GMT) Another (of several today) settler attack reported in WB under protection of Israeli soldiers... Per UN figures Palestinians are experiencing the highest level of settler violence since 2020: ≥126 incidents in 70 towns/villages since September, >4,000 olive trees and saplings destroyed
(15:30 GMT) Photos [AFP]: Paramedics, journalists injured in settler attacks arrive at hospital
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November 8, 2025 at 5:42 PM
(15:30 GMT) Photos [AFP]: Paramedics, journalists injured in settler attacks arrive at hospital
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Senator Hickenlooper today:
"Barbara...is facing a $922 increase in her monthly premium...she and her husband will pay nearly $39,000 a year just to stay on the same plan in 2026. Another constituent...showed us their family’s new expected 2026 monthly insurance costs. It’s expected to QUADRUPLE..."
"Barbara...is facing a $922 increase in her monthly premium...she and her husband will pay nearly $39,000 a year just to stay on the same plan in 2026. Another constituent...showed us their family’s new expected 2026 monthly insurance costs. It’s expected to QUADRUPLE..."
November 8, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Senator Hickenlooper today:
"Barbara...is facing a $922 increase in her monthly premium...she and her husband will pay nearly $39,000 a year just to stay on the same plan in 2026. Another constituent...showed us their family’s new expected 2026 monthly insurance costs. It’s expected to QUADRUPLE..."
"Barbara...is facing a $922 increase in her monthly premium...she and her husband will pay nearly $39,000 a year just to stay on the same plan in 2026. Another constituent...showed us their family’s new expected 2026 monthly insurance costs. It’s expected to QUADRUPLE..."
Ballotpedia 11/7/25:
November 7, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Ballotpedia 11/7/25:
IT'S LOTS WORSE THAN WE THOUGHT ...
November 7, 2025 at 11:51 AM
IT'S LOTS WORSE THAN WE THOUGHT ...
TODAY IN HISTORY
NOVEMBER 5 - 1872: Susan B. Anthony defies law, casts vote for president [AP]
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NOVEMBER 5 - 1872: Susan B. Anthony defies law, casts vote for president [AP]
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November 5, 2025 at 3:51 PM
TODAY IN HISTORY
NOVEMBER 5 - 1872: Susan B. Anthony defies law, casts vote for president [AP]
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NOVEMBER 5 - 1872: Susan B. Anthony defies law, casts vote for president [AP]
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(AJ@14:30 GMT) The Balfour Declaration, which resulted in the mass expulsion of Palestinians from their land, was issued on November 2, 1917.
November 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
(AJ@14:30 GMT) The Balfour Declaration, which resulted in the mass expulsion of Palestinians from their land, was issued on November 2, 1917.
IN GAZA 11/2/25 (AJ06:03 GMT)
1. Israel has allowed x̄145 aid trucks per day, 24% of the ceasefire 600 daily
2. Israel is demolishing, bombing & shelling Khan Younis, Rafah, Beit Lahiya (& other “yellow” areas). Goal: leave nothing for Palestinians to return to
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
1. Israel has allowed x̄145 aid trucks per day, 24% of the ceasefire 600 daily
2. Israel is demolishing, bombing & shelling Khan Younis, Rafah, Beit Lahiya (& other “yellow” areas). Goal: leave nothing for Palestinians to return to
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
November 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
IN GAZA 11/2/25 (AJ06:03 GMT)
1. Israel has allowed x̄145 aid trucks per day, 24% of the ceasefire 600 daily
2. Israel is demolishing, bombing & shelling Khan Younis, Rafah, Beit Lahiya (& other “yellow” areas). Goal: leave nothing for Palestinians to return to
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
1. Israel has allowed x̄145 aid trucks per day, 24% of the ceasefire 600 daily
2. Israel is demolishing, bombing & shelling Khan Younis, Rafah, Beit Lahiya (& other “yellow” areas). Goal: leave nothing for Palestinians to return to
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...