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A lot of the things being discovered rn are things that were discovered long ago, but colonialism happened and we became convinced that our intelligence was primitive. It makes me angry all the time.

On this day in 1963, Bull Connor ordered dozens of people, including Dr. King, the Rev. Shuttlesworth, and the Rev. Abernathy, to be violently arrested during an anti-segregation march in Birmingham, Alabama. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…

NEW: Pope Leo XIV’s close ally Cardinal Robert McElroy received a standing ovation at the end of his homily, where he called on Catholics to take up civic action to help end the “immoral” war against Iran. “When we leave this church tonight, we must move beyond prayer. As citizens and believers in this democracy that we cherish so deeply, we must advocate for peace with our representatives and leaders. “It is not enough to say we have prayed. We must also act. For it is very possible that the negotiations will fail because of recalcitrance on both sides, and the president will move to re-enter this immoral war. “At that critical juncture, as disciples of Jesus Christ called to be peacemakers in the world, we must answer vocally and in unison: “No. Not in our name. Not at this moment. Not with our country.”

also. strictly literal translation is not only often impossible but also not very fun to read. sorry

『연어』배경화면을 문학동네 블로그에서 다운로드 할 수 있습니다.

On this day in 1913, President Woodrow Wilson authorized overt racial segregation in federal employment. Federal endorsement of Jim Crow policies was a significant blow to Black civil rights. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…

On the helicopter leaving the ship right now. This planet is impossibly beautiful from every altitude I’ve seen it…surface to 250,000 miles

"i could draw/paint/write that." ok but you didn't. and you won't come anywhere close if you think it requires zero study/practice/experience.

Qatar release some footage of debris falls from interceptions

Wikipedia editors are now debating if Eric Adams should be described as Albanian-American

The verdict is in. Israel has made the decision for the United States that there will be no end to the war.

ICE killed an indigenous Mayan teen who spoke Tzotzil who is reduced to “Mexican man” in US media.

VATICAN CITY — Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin warned that the “logic of the strongest” risks prevailing on the international stage and called on Christians to become “voices of peace” who do not leave Pope Leo XIV standing alone in his opposition to war. In an interview with Dialoghi, a cultural magazine linked to Italian Catholic Action, Parolin said the voice of the pope is “prophetic” but risks becoming “a voice crying in the wilderness if it is not supported and helped concretely.” His remarks also offer a key to understanding the peace prayer vigil Leo XIV has called for April 11 in St. Peter’s Basilica. Parolin recalled the 2003 Iraq war, when St. John Paul II pleaded for the conflict to be avoided but “was left alone.” He therefore stressed the need to support the current pontiff’s appeal for a peace that is “unarmed and disarming” and to reject “the false propaganda of rearmament.” “There is a need for more voices of peace, more voices against the madness of the rush toward rearmament, more voices raised in favor of our poorest brothers and sisters, more voices and more proposals — I am thinking, for example, of the world of Catholic universities — for new economic models inspired by justice and care for the weakest instead of the idolatry of money,” Parolin said. The cardinal described an alarming international climate in which military action appears to impose itself too easily. “I am struck by how much determination — I was about to say ease — with which the military option is presented as decisive, almost inevitable,” he said. According to the Vatican secretary of state, this trend has left diplomacy practically “mute,” unable to activate alternative tools, while awareness of the tragedy of war and the value of shared rules is being lost. Parolin said the root of the problem is a “multi-polarism inspired by the primacy of power,” in which states place greater trust in force than in international law. That, he said, has produced “double standards,” visible in the differing reactions to attacks on civilians in Ukraine and the destruction in Gaza. “Many governments,” Parolin said, “have expressed indignation over attacks against Ukrainian civilians by Russian missiles and drones, imposing sanctions on the aggressors.” “I do not think the same has happened with the tragedy of the destruction of Gaza,” he added. For the cardinal, this is a case of “double standards” tied to the “primacy of power” — the dominance of one’s own country over others — with international law invoked “only when convenient” and ignored in many other cases. “It seems there has been a lack of awareness of the value of peace, awareness of the tragic reality of war, awareness of the importance of shared rules and of respecting them,” he said. Parolin also lamented the weakening of the global diplomatic architecture and said it is “utopian” to think peace can be guaranteed “by weapons and by balances imposed by the strongest rather than by international agreements.” “We cannot surrender to the logic of the strongest,” the cardinal insisted, because that logic “bends international law to its own interests” and weakens multilateral institutions. In that context, he also expressed regret that Europe has been unable to speak with one voice. He said it is necessary “to rekindle in peoples the sense of European belonging and, in leadership, the awareness of the need for common actions without ever failing the principles that are at the foundation of the European Union itself.” Regarding the United Nations, Parolin said the Holy See “continues to believe in its importance,” considering international organizations essential for restraining the logic of the strongest. At the same time, he acknowledged that the use of the veto has limited the U.N.’s ability to act. “We cannot move from the force of law to the law of force,” he warned. Parolin also highlighted the role believers can play, including defending life and human dignity, protecting religious freedom, promoting reforms to the economic and financial system in line with the Church’s social doctrine, and caring for creation. Finally, the cardinal addressed the cultural impact of new technologies, saying hyper-connectivity and the spread of fake news help fuel fear and build new walls. “As Christians, we must oppose this drift with our daily lives,” he concluded. ewtnnews.com/vatican/vatica…

An ICE summons to get the user’s identity failed. Advocates worry the move to a grand jury signals an escalation of the war on dissent. interc.pt/4cAwmNf

Absolute bombshell on Sky News. An expert correspondent reads the leaked 2002 email from Melania Trump to Ghislaine Maxwell. She asks about Jeffrey Epstein and Palm Beach. The White House is in full panic mode trying to completely disassociate from the massive scandal.

An FT correction for the ages...

Terrible things are happening in Seattle @DiscussingFilm @movies_popcorn @SIFFCinema

there's just So Much Happening right now, but this really should have been a much bigger story

I just read the new Haaretz article about how Israeli planted pines are suddenly dying en masse and it is absolutely worth dissecting. Here are a summary & my observations as a Palestinian scholar who writes on green colonialism. 1/