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This one goes out to all the October 7th handwringers: check your facts. More and more comes to light about the remarkable propaganda campaign about supposed violent acts by H**as on October 7th.  Meanwhile, in the birthplace of genocidal colonialism, the European Parliament silences member Clare Daly for, well, for speaking facts. Here on the homefront, why wage war on homelessness when you can wage a war on the homeless? As more and more people find it impossible to stay housed in the richest country on earth, it's becoming increasingly illegal to be homeless - so much so that one state wants to make it legal to shoot homeless people. Not kidding.  PLUS Biden administration admits it doesn't care about your opinion, and look out Ecuador - Uncle Sam has a 5-year plan.    leecamp.net artkillingapathy.com

The nuclear arms race never went away, it just shifted gears. And now, it's shifting back into high gear with a brand spankin new $1.5 trillion deal that'll require, among other ills, massive new mining for radioactive materials.  Meanwhile, lest we forget, slave labor is still totally legal in the land of the free. A new report shows how extensive the network of forced prison labor is in the agriculture industry.  Border surveillance is booming, and it's on your phone too!  PLUS connecting struggles from the Appalachian Trail to the Gaza strip. 

Welp, the ICJ ruling has come down as you've now likely heard - what does it mean, what does it do and where do we go from here? Meanwhile in the shared category of horrific acts, the US can now add gassing prisoners to its tally of human rights violations. This past week, a prisoner in Alabama was tortured and ultimately murdered by the state using nitrogen gas.  But wait, there's more: A new investigation at the border shows that Border Patrol doesn't just actively try to kill migrants and refugees, they kill them through decisive passivity - as in ignoring their calls for help.  PLUS the UK plots against a truthteller, NATO are Naz*s (no really), and more!    leecamp.net artkillingapathy.com

And now for a list of things you knew but didn't have official confirmation on! Amidst its ongoing support for genocide in Gaza, a US representative said the quiet part loud and just straight up said (or slipped) that the US is all about suppressing democracy.  Next up, the struggle to pay rent in the US is actually killing us sooner.  The US is implicated in South Africa's case of genocide - more on that via Eleanor's latest show on Project Censored.  We can't green colonialist or green capitalist our ways out of our current system. The whole damn system has to go. And there was perhaps no one who put it better and lived it more fully than Klee Benally. Rest in Power.    leecamp.net artkillingapathy.com

'Tis the season! Earlier this month, rad Jews celebrated the eight nights of Chanukah with direct action blocking business as usual in the face of genocide.  Several Jewish elders also locked themselves to the gates of the White House in protest of the US support for genocide.  Meanwhile, it's already a crime to boycott Israel in about 30 states. But now, thoughtcrimes against Israel could also be illegal.  Child labor is no big deal, right? It's so not a big deal that in Florida, the argument is no longer about whether kids should work but whether the kids at work deserve any worker's rights.  PLUS further proof Bezos is a penis wrinkle, and MORE! 

It's not worth discussing COP(out)28 much, but here's an action that draws the important connection between what's happening in Palestine to the greenwashing farce of the COP meetings.  Last week, a much beloved and powerful poet and teacher Refaat Alareer was murdered by Israel. He was specifically targeted - why? Why is it so important to go after the poets, the storytellers? In Europe, the far right continues to gain momentum. It's not hard to see why once you consider the fact that neoliberalism is the long road to fascism. 2023 is already beating out all previous years on record when it comes to gun violence and mass killings in the US. Congress (and yes, Dems too) deserves a healthy dose of blame for never passing common sense gun legislation AND we can't talk about gun violence in this country unless we address the culture of violence that drives it, and the networks of far right wing men who goad each other into committing acts of terrorism for their ideological aims.  PLUS senior and childhood poverty are on the rise bc 'Murica AND MORE! 

The media has moved on from the breathtakingly horrific terrorist raid on Al Shifa hospital - so here are some things worth nothing, insde and under. Actions for Palestine continue across the country while these war pigs making bank off of the continued genoc1de.  PLUS a guy who thinks H1tler was just a really intense tourguide, the rad tactics in Atlanta to block cop city AND MORE!  *Note: this episode was recorded on November 16th, 2023  

A State Dept talking head was tasked with defending the US' backing of genocide, and it goes about as smoothly as you'd expect. Not so side note, hats off to Sam Husseini for not rushing the stage... In that same vein, Eleanor and Lee dig into some popular talking points in the ongoing Zionist mental gymnastics and how to approach/debunk them.  Finally, the days of action to Block Cop City are here, and here's why that matters in the context of the ongoing genocide in Gaza. 

What with a genoc*de unfolding, folks would be forgiven for not paying attention to Ukraine. But since we last spoke of good ole Zelensky, it seems that things are not looking up for him. In fact, it's gotten to the point where even his closest advisers are admitting that there is no path to victory for them. So, what now? More udpates on what's happening in Palestine as well as what's happening here - be it Biden's request for secret arms deals or cracks in the facade of Israeli propaganda - to the point that even Wolf Blitzer, former AIPAC man, is questioning carpet bombing children.    leecamp.net artkillingapathy.com

We must never lose our ability to be disgusted, even if we quickly lose our ability to be shocked.  Congress voted (in a totally pointless display of awfulness) to support genocide.  Oh and should we call it "genocide?" Here's a look at what that term means and how it applies.  PLUS Europe makes moves to crackdown on solidarity with the oppressed, tears for Ukrainians, shrugs for Palestinians.    leecamp.net artkillingapathy.com