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Elected Palestinians face thug violence

mardi 16 juillet 2019 à 02:00

Palestinians who are Israeli citizens can run for parliament, but if elected they still face violence from thugs who cover it up with lies.

Also described in the article is how Israeli soldiers murdered a Palestinian driver by blocking paramedics from stopping his bleeding.

Israeli soldiers have done this before. Tarek Loubani reports that he saw this happen to a wounded medic at a Gaza protest: a sniper wounded him, then snipers kept shooting near him to stop other medics treating him. Eventually the wounded medic bled to death.

US suicide rate

mardi 16 juillet 2019 à 02:00

The US suicide rate has been rising for years, especially among rural men with less education and less income.

The full cause is not evident, but the widespread gun ownership in the US could be one factor. However, the industrial non-policy that allows devastating decline in many rural areas could also be responsible.

Idolizing the English upper class

mardi 16 juillet 2019 à 02:00

Movies and TV that idolize the English upper class and its former dominant position serve now to propagandize Britons and Americans to bow down to the rich.

The surveillance state

mardi 16 juillet 2019 à 02:00

What Love Island Can Tell Us About the Surveillance State.

Teen resentment of surveillance

mardi 16 juillet 2019 à 02:00

The experience of being tracked constantly by their parents is making some US teenagers resent digital surveillance.