I’ve seen from my youth the darkness on the horizon - I never sensed how deep the darkness could be. May the candle that lights the heart and mind always be protected no matter how dark darkness becomes.
If the international institutions have any meaning, and it is questionable for how long, we cannot allow Israel to escape the legal consequences of their war crimes. The Hind Rajab Foundation has, among other things, filed a case with the ICC against 1,000 Israeli soldiers for war crimes in Gaza.
They have taken further steps in recent days, and vacations are becoming a lot more difficult for IDF soldiers, worldwide. The Hind Rajab Foundation can use our help. Please join me in making a contribution.
To know more about The Hind Rajab Foundation, there are a couple of really good interviews that Glenn Greenwald did on his Rumble platform, and Ali Abunimah of the Electronic Intifada, did with the head of this organisation, Dyad Abou Jahjah. It was very informative.
Here's a petition calling for accountability for the arrest of Ali Abunimah in Switzerland for the crime of speaking about Palestinian rights::
Light candles in your hearts for the arts -- writing, painting, drawing, sculpture, music, and any other creative act that supports freedom of the mind. For without them to liberate us from the bondage of our daily human stupidities and anxieties, we'd be totally lost.
Two days ago I was sharing a dream to my wife that I had had the previous night.
I dreamed that I was writing up a mathematical proof with others standing near kibitzing over my shoulder.
Out of nowhere I saw a candle in the dream, it was tipped at an angle so that wax would drip off.
In the dream I wanted to work the candle into the mathematical proof as a metaphor, but I was wondering, in the dream, whether it was appropriate to be poetic in a mathematical proof.
After sharing the dream I said to my wife (feeling how dreams can sometimes be prophetic), "I wonder how candles will show up soon?"
Evil humans are pushing moral people to do evil things. Once a minority group have TOTAL control of the media and moneys, everything and everyone will submit to them. The AI is another new tool to help oppressors any resistance to the evil forces.
I love you, Caitlin. Thank you for the love you share with millions of us, who, like you, stand slack-jawed and dry-mouthed at a world we do not understand, hurtling toward a future we do not recognize. "Light a candle for the hearts like incense cathedrals." With tears in my eyes, I thank you and Tim for daring us to be human instead of beasts.
"stand slack-jawed and dry-mouthed at a world I do not understand, hurtling toward a future I do not recognize." This is a perfect description of any fully human, thank you. I think, deep down, we knew that there were people who could commit/enable/encourage/abet the most grotesque atrocities but we'd never seen it broadcast live so there was, for most of us, probably a sense of disbelief. Now that the white, western world has seen what it is capable of, how can it possibly recover even if it wanted to?
"They are sending billionaires and pop stars into space while the planet burns and Americans ration their insulin."
Isn't it more like "Billionaires and pop stars are buying their $28 million seats on a private rocket that creates more pollution in one trip than 100 ordinary families would in a year while escaping paying their fair share of taxes, thus preventing universal health care in becoming a reality in the US and causing 68,000+ deaths to lack of health care a year"?
Darwin's Theory of Evolution proposed only "the fittest survive" ; now it seems only the least fittest survive. Our Commander In Chief, when he was called to serve, claimed five deferments. The same guy claimed to be financially astute, a "genius", had six bankruptcies.
He is the most unfit person around to occupy the high office, IMO, and it's becoming more obvious by the day..
Your comment is confusing, but I just wanted to tell you that I think you’re right. Those of us who are not fit enough to handle contracting Covid or measles are making good choices. And we will be here long after the people who want to contract airborne AIDS for the economy. Oh well.
Soul aching times. Thanks for expressing this so beautifully.
I’ve seen from my youth the darkness on the horizon - I never sensed how deep the darkness could be. May the candle that lights the heart and mind always be protected no matter how dark darkness becomes.
If the international institutions have any meaning, and it is questionable for how long, we cannot allow Israel to escape the legal consequences of their war crimes. The Hind Rajab Foundation has, among other things, filed a case with the ICC against 1,000 Israeli soldiers for war crimes in Gaza.
https://www.hindrajabfoundation.org/perpetrators/hind-rajab-foundation-files-historic-icc-complaint-against-1000-israeli-soldiers-for-war-crimes-in-gaza
They have taken further steps in recent days, and vacations are becoming a lot more difficult for IDF soldiers, worldwide. The Hind Rajab Foundation can use our help. Please join me in making a contribution.
https://buy.stripe.com/cN228hbY5g7jaM84gg
To know more about The Hind Rajab Foundation, there are a couple of really good interviews that Glenn Greenwald did on his Rumble platform, and Ali Abunimah of the Electronic Intifada, did with the head of this organisation, Dyad Abou Jahjah. It was very informative.
Here's a petition calling for accountability for the arrest of Ali Abunimah in Switzerland for the crime of speaking about Palestinian rights::
https://chng.it/8D4pkxPhWS
Please sign the petition and share widely.
Done.
Yep - excellent organisation - contribute financially when I can….
Light candles in your hearts for the arts -- writing, painting, drawing, sculpture, music, and any other creative act that supports freedom of the mind. For without them to liberate us from the bondage of our daily human stupidities and anxieties, we'd be totally lost.
Hi Vin
Albert Schweitzer:
The main distractions from the vagaries of life are music and cats.
You provide the music, my talented friend, and I’ll provide the cats…I have eight!
What a soothing presence they are; how grateful to be rescued and given a home.
walk in the sun. Edouard Ferlet "show me that you can be the one to join us and dance for freedom and peace"
Light a candle for the 3 billion animals that burned to death in the 2020 Australian wildfires.
Light a candle for the people of the Congo.
Light a candle for the people of the Sudan.
This article title took me aback.
Two days ago I was sharing a dream to my wife that I had had the previous night.
I dreamed that I was writing up a mathematical proof with others standing near kibitzing over my shoulder.
Out of nowhere I saw a candle in the dream, it was tipped at an angle so that wax would drip off.
In the dream I wanted to work the candle into the mathematical proof as a metaphor, but I was wondering, in the dream, whether it was appropriate to be poetic in a mathematical proof.
After sharing the dream I said to my wife (feeling how dreams can sometimes be prophetic), "I wonder how candles will show up soon?"
"I stand slack-jawed and dry-mouthed at a world I do not understand, hurtling toward a future I do not recognize." Me too.
Petition for the immediate release of Mahmoud Khalil.
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/demand-the-immediate-release-of-columbia-student-pro-palestine-advocate-mahmoud-khalil-from-dhs-detention
Thanks for the links, have taken advantage of all of them.
Thanks. Don't hesitate to post the links where you can. The more who know, the better!
With All My Human Wealth
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
I might lose my mental health
If I read
Just one more time
What Israel is doing
Despite their lying
And children dying.
I wonder
What is the mental health
Of Jews who do the doing?
-
Did they leave our human tribe
To invent
Morality
Sacred to Jews?
Secret from me?
Was it announced in the news?
-
“But Jews have suffered too much”
And such
Was in the news,
And too much Judaism
Is doing the doing.
So I cannot hope
With all my human wealth
To know myself
How Jews who do the doing
Cope
And keep their mental health.
Jim
👏👏👏
Thank you Jim. 🙏
Evil humans are pushing moral people to do evil things. Once a minority group have TOTAL control of the media and moneys, everything and everyone will submit to them. The AI is another new tool to help oppressors any resistance to the evil forces.
I love you, Caitlin. Thank you for the love you share with millions of us, who, like you, stand slack-jawed and dry-mouthed at a world we do not understand, hurtling toward a future we do not recognize. "Light a candle for the hearts like incense cathedrals." With tears in my eyes, I thank you and Tim for daring us to be human instead of beasts.
We are desperate Caitlin and this is not a place of power.
but I know, tomorrow you will be fighting again with your pen-weapon.
Wishing you the best this Easter holiday!
"The pen is mightier than the sword".
It might have been in 1839 when it was written, but tragically it doesn’t appear so now……
"stand slack-jawed and dry-mouthed at a world I do not understand, hurtling toward a future I do not recognize." This is a perfect description of any fully human, thank you. I think, deep down, we knew that there were people who could commit/enable/encourage/abet the most grotesque atrocities but we'd never seen it broadcast live so there was, for most of us, probably a sense of disbelief. Now that the white, western world has seen what it is capable of, how can it possibly recover even if it wanted to?
"They are sending billionaires and pop stars into space while the planet burns and Americans ration their insulin."
Isn't it more like "Billionaires and pop stars are buying their $28 million seats on a private rocket that creates more pollution in one trip than 100 ordinary families would in a year while escaping paying their fair share of taxes, thus preventing universal health care in becoming a reality in the US and causing 68,000+ deaths to lack of health care a year"?
And light a candle for your own broken heart.
Darwin's Theory of Evolution proposed only "the fittest survive" ; now it seems only the least fittest survive. Our Commander In Chief, when he was called to serve, claimed five deferments. The same guy claimed to be financially astute, a "genius", had six bankruptcies.
He is the most unfit person around to occupy the high office, IMO, and it's becoming more obvious by the day..
Your comment is confusing, but I just wanted to tell you that I think you’re right. Those of us who are not fit enough to handle contracting Covid or measles are making good choices. And we will be here long after the people who want to contract airborne AIDS for the economy. Oh well.
Those of us that are not fit enough? As if the Covid and measles jabs do not negatively affect one’s health.
I am not fit enough to compromise my immune system. And I believe we all should be able to choose what goes into our bodies.