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American democracy means getting to choose between genocide wearing a MAGA hat and genocide waving a rainbow flag. Reading by Tim Foley.

Why should you care about Gaza? Because we can’t keep living like this. Our species cannot continue living on this planet as though what happens to other people and other organisms around the world has nothing to do with us. We don’t live in that kind of world anymore. Reading by Tim Foley. Article version: https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/why-should-i-care-about-gaza

One of earth’s most evil living beings, Dick “Darth Vader” Cheney, has officially endorsed Kamala Harris for president. His daughter, Liz Cheney, has also endorsed Harris. Reading by Tim Foley.

An effective solution that we can all begin applying in the here and now is working to foment a revolutionary zeitgeist by spreading awareness of the depravity and deceit of the empire. Reading by Tim Foley.

In a healthy society, those who dedicated themselves to the task of getting as many human beings ripped apart by military explosives as possible would be reviled as monsters and caged for the health of the collective. In our society this is seen as a perfectly legitimate career path, from which someone can earn a very comfortable living. In a healthy society, only those who promote the interests of ordinary human beings and spurn the influence of malign manipulators would ever be elevated to positions of leadership. In our society, it's the best way to make sure you spend your life in perpetual obscurity. Reading by Tim Foley.

I thought I'd go through the questions and comments on my various platforms today and tap out some answers to the ones that jump out at me. Reading by Tim Foley.

It's wild when you realize that nobody can actually articulate a reason why Israel should be supported that is both logically coherent and morally defensible. Reading by Tim Foley.

The message is clear: Israelis dying is a terrible tragedy, while Palestinians dying is just the normal way for things to be. An Israeli dying should matter as much to you as your own family or friends dying, while a Palestinian dying should be regarded as a routine and natural event like a drop of rain falling from the sky. Reading by Tim Foley.

“Stop doing genocide” is the single most reasonable political demand anyone could possibly make. It’s so reasonable it’s insane it even needs to be made. You don’t get to cry if people don’t support your candidate because they didn’t meet that ridiculously reasonable demand. Reading by Tim Foley.

One very important task we can undertake as citizens of the western empire is to help de-normalize the tyranny, murderousness and savagery that the imperial propagandists work to normalize. To help other westerners see the freakishness and depravity of the empire with fresh eyes. Reading by Tim Foley. https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/do-something-every-day-to-help-de