A man in Boston reportedly lit himself on fire outside the Israeli consulate in Boston on September 11, making him the third person in the U.S. to self-immolate outside an Israeli consulate since the Gaza genocide began nearly one year ago. https://mondoweiss.net/2024/09/man-reportedly-lit-himself…

Man reportedly lit himself on fire outside Boston’s Israeli consulate to protest Gaza genocide

A man in Boston reportedly lit himself on fire outside the Israeli consulate in Boston on September 11, making him the third person in the U.S. to self-immolate outside an Israeli consulate since the...

Now more than ever, you owe it to yourself and to Palestine to read real history.

“You can’t imagine the feeling,” she said. “You are not safe. All places are targets, so you think of dying at any time.” www.nytimes.com/2023/10/28/w...

‘You Think of Dying at Any Time’

Gaza residents say Israeli airstrikes come mostly without warning and hit indiscriminately, leading to the feeling that death is imminent and inevitable.

A pediatrician in Gaza: "As I write this, the hospital is on the precipice of true disaster. We are down to the last gallons of fuel.... Our morgue filled to capacity within the first week & we’ve had to store many dead children in a nearby tent." Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2023/10/29/o...

Could have gone down with Black ops precision..... can you imagine a decently moderated site curated towards actual culture makers ( not just influencers) with ways to create that Watching live feeling .. who wants to build THAT ? ( pay me I'm here to help)

Research finds that ChatGPT consumes 500 ml of water (about 16 oz) for every 5-50 prompts it answers. Microsoft’s global water consumption ⬆️ 34% from ‘21-‘22 to 17 billion gl. 🗣️We are actively draining our resources for survival in the midst of climate collapse.

Artificial intelligence technology behind ChatGPT was built in Iowa — with a lot of water

As they race to capitalize on a craze for generative AI, leading tech developers including Microsoft, OpenAI and Google have acknowledged that growing demand for their AI tools carries hefty costs, fr...

Two brutal stats from this new review on ME/CFS from the Mayo Clinic: Half of those w/Long Covid are developing ME—but 90% of people w/ME remain undiagnosed. Anyone can help reduce the staggering # slipping through the cracks by sharing this short paper w/your GP—free CME credit! Thanks y’all 💛

America, KOSA is extremely bad. And, worse, has bipartisan support. juliaserano.substack.com/p/kosa-a-nat...

KOSA: A Nationwide Anti-Trans/LGBTQ+ Bill in All but Name

And What You Can Do to Stop It

@prisonculture.bsky.social and I are sharing this excerpt from Let This Radicalize You today in solidarity with the people of Palestine.

Poetry as Violence | An Excerpt From Let This Radicalize You

"If these systems function without interruption, you will be told you are experiencing 'peace,'" write Kelly Hayes and Mariame Kaba.

As Twitter spirals, there’s an effort to help get chronically ill folks moved. If you have spare codes, consider adding them to the form below. It’s really hard for people with certain illnesses to deal with the logistics of moving. This form helps make it a little easier.

BlueSky Invites for the Chronic Illness Community

Please fill out this form if you're the chronic illness community and you'd like to either (1) donate invite codes or (2) request an invite.