To those who no longer have a homeland, writing becomes home. ―Theodor W. Adorno

Today I saw a city burning on TV. —Charles Simic

Does it matter where the birds go? —Louise Glück

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The U.S. government “hold the cards to achieving a permanent ceasefire,” says Mark Ruffalo. “We keep hearing that they’re working around the clock to achieve a ceasefire. Let’s be clear: Biden already has the authority to condition or cut off offensive military aid to Israel if

“There’s not a deal… it’s not close” That’s weird, because for the past four months, Joe Biden and Tony Blinken told us that Netanyahu had agreed to a deal and it was just Hamas that was the obstacle to it.

Arrest of French nurse who spent 2 weeks in Gaza draws backlash - this is a scandal aa.com.tr/en/europe/arre…

Antony Blinken says that Israel has agreed to 90% of a potential deal. Netanyahu says there is no deal in the making. You know how for months the US has been saying Israel has agreed to a deal and its Hamas that's been blocking it? Maybe they were lying.

"From Fannie Lou Hamer in 1964 to the Uncommitted National Movement 🌺 in 2024, it is clear that the testimony of witness unsettles power. What were the 2024 Democratic National Convention afraid of hearing?" -Willow Naomi Curry 🇵🇸🍉 on "Testifying at the Democratic National Convention" in Massachusetts Review massreview.org/node/12135

And here's my longer story on the state of the race. The Electoral College / popular vote gap has gotten quite bad for Harris. Now a 20% chance she wins the popular vote but loses the EC. natesilver.net/p/the-electora…

I'd also note that Harris's raw polling averages have DECLINED in most swing states since the start of the DNC. This data is NOT subject to the convention bounce adjustment. She's had a run of pretty mediocre state polling.

A little girl from Gaza ask her father when the genocide will end. Video: IG: Maryam.and.hammoud.thabet

**Press Release: Israeli army kills American International Solidarity Movement volunteer during demonstration in Beita, Nablus** Read ISM's press release here: buff.ly/3AX9KpZ #freepalestine

Thanks for getting this information out But in all honesty so very few people know about this and even more have no idea of the implications of the destruction of the Amazon for both Brazil and the world Its the lungs of the Earth So special it even creates its own rain but

The US government does not believe your American life has value if you put that American life on the line for Palestinians. So disgusting if entirely predictable.

🇮🇱 media: We did it 🇺🇸media: Who knows

If I were Dick Cheney - or Liz Cheney, Bill Kristol, etc. -- I'd also vote for Kamala Harris. It makes complete sense. Not a single one of these people have changed their views on anything. They just rationally see Kamala/Dems as the best vehicle for advancing those views.

whatever returns from oblivion / returns to find a voice. —Louise Glück, The Wild Iris