nd. Surgery update: Basically fine - tired, sore, sleeping more than normal. but quite functional EXCEPT my skin is not terribly allergic to one or two types of surgical tape! Blisters, hurts and stings a lot! I thought it was just the clear stuff they use now, but went to the clinic today, they changed it to a more traditional tape that seems to be doing more of the same! Huh? No word yet on the biopsy.

nd. Surgery update:  Basically fine - tired, sore, sleeping more than normal. but quite functional EXCEPT my skin is not terribly allergic to one or two types of surgical tape!  Blisters, hurts and stings a lot!  I thought it was just the clear stuff they use now, but went to the clinic today, they changed it to a more traditional tape that seems to be doing more of the same!  Huh?  No word yet on the biopsy.

***** article. This is a wonderful, horrible, story of two great lives. Please read, and share. "DETROIT, 1972. A fiery Oklahoma basketball coach and a brilliant Chicago lawyer wouldn’t stand for racial inequality. But after they rankled the power structure, their lives unraveled until they were jobless, imprisoned and, ultimately, dead. The story of their civil rights crusade is finally told." http://www.latterlymagazine.com/ken-zacher-robert-ming-civil-rights/

This is a wonderful, horrible, story of two great lives.  Please read, and share. "DETROIT, 1972.  A fiery Oklahoma basketball coach and a brilliant Chicago lawyer wouldn’t stand for racial inequality. But after they rankled the power structure, their lives unraveled until they were jobless, imprisoned and, ultimately, dead. The story of their civil rights crusade is finally told." http://www.latterlymagazine.com/ken-zacher-robert-ming-civil-rights/

article. In Israel and the occupied territories, discrimination is enshrined in the law

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/articles/middle-east/15875-in-israel-and-the-occupied-territories-discrimination-is-enshrined-in-the-law

***** vid clip. JVP Jewish Voice for Peace 2014. (I know no group as Godly as Jews. I know no group as Satanic as Zionists.)

article. Last week, Hillel International CEO called Open Hillel "Korach." (Young Jews who refuse to be silent on Israeli War Crimes - GODLIEST OF US ALL.)

http://newvoices.org/2014/12/17/remembering-korach-or-on-the-danger-of-open-hillel/

article. Hillel International and Simon Wiesenthal Center’s incredibly creepy new campus surveillance tool - See more at: http://muzzlewatch.com/2014/12/17/hillel-international-and-simon-wiesenthal-center-creepy-new-surveillance-tool/#sthash.QImxnlpg.dpuf

Hillel International and Simon Wiesenthal Center’s incredibly creepy new campus surveillance tool - See more at: http://muzzlewatch.com/2014/12/17/hillel-international-and-simon-wiesenthal-center-creepy-new-surveillance-tool/#sthash.QImxnlpg.dpuf

article. Australia ignored Tehran's warnings about Sydney hostage-taker - Iranian official

http://rt.com/news/215275-iran-australia-terrorist-ignore/

article. "Christmas trees are offensive to Jews...." Haaretz: “Earlier this week a Christian Palestinian member of the Knesset requested to display a Christmas tree in the halls of parliament where he works as a lawmaker. Knesset speaker Yuli Edelstein rejected his request. Edelstein says the initiative is part of an Arab campaign to chip away at Israel's Jewish nature. He warned that if he had agreed he would then likely face further requests to display a cross and crescent in parliament.”

http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/1.565677#.VJIeHU0blNY.facebook

***** vid. Colbert, 60 Minutes. "LOOKING FOR 'FACTS' RATHER THAN 'TRUTHINESS.' YOU ALL ARE WAY TOO INTERESTED IN THE FACTS, RATHER THAN IN WHAT WE ALL WANT TO TRUTH TO BE." " AM I THE LAST PERSON ON EARTH NOT TO HAVE GOTTEN THIS ABOUT THE RIGHT????? BRILLIANT. COLBERT IS A BRILLIANT PERSON... AN IMPORTANT PERSON... A FORCE FOR GOOD. http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/why-60-minutes-makes-stephen-colbert-suspicious/

http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/why-60-minutes-makes-stephen-colbert-suspicious/

article. ' After the devastation of Gaza: ‘My son asked me: when will the next war be?’ All eyes were on Gaza in the summer, as Israel subjected the Palestinian people to 51 days of siege and bombardment. What is life like there now that the war is over and the world is no longer watching?' IT IS NOT A 'WAR!!!' Was it a 'WAR' between the Jews and the Nazis!?!??!!?!??! DO NOT LET THIS BE CALLED A 'WAR' WITHOUT STATING THAT IT IS 'NOT!!!!' http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/17/devastation-gaza-son-asked-when-next-war-will-be-palestinians-israel

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/17/devastation-gaza-son-asked-when-next-war-will-be-palestinians-israel

***** "The last two years of his office may be his most momentous. This will come as a surprise to some." This immensely good man. How can almost no one on the left have seen, believed in, had faith in his deep goodness? Pathological fear of Personal Responsibility on the Left, and by staying on the fence with Pr. Obama... they could avoid FACING Personal Responsibility... but they can't avoid the FACT OF TURNING FROM PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AT THE LAST CHANCE THERE WOULD EVER BE TO SAVE AMERIKA... AND A FUTURE FOR LIFE ON EARTH. GOD DAMN THE LEFT. This man OBVIOUSLYYYYYYYYYYY is GOOD, BRAVE, LOVING... BRILLIANT... DETERMINED... AND OBVIOUSLYYYYYYYYYY PLAYS, AND HAS ALWAYS PLAYED... A LOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGG GAME.... PLANNING ALL 8 YEARS... FROM WELL BEFORE DAY 1. DAMN DAMN DAMN DAMN... THE LEFT'S WILLFUL BLINDNESS AND DENIAL OF PERSONAL DUTY. http://theweek.com/article/index/273858/the-liberation-of-barack-obama

***** "The last two years of his office may be his most momentous. This will come as a surprise to some." This immensely good man.  How can almost no one on the left have seen, believed in, had faith in his deep goodness?  Pathological fear of Personal Responsibility on the Left, and by staying on the fence with Pr. Obama... they could avoid FACING Personal Responsibility... but they can't avoid the FACT OF TURNING FROM PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AT THE LAST CHANCE THERE WOULD EVER BE TO SAVE AMERIKA... AND A FUTURE FOR LIFE ON EARTH.  GOD DAMN THE LEFT.  This man OBVIOUSLYYYYYYYYYYY is GOOD, BRAVE, LOVING... BRILLIANT... DETERMINED... AND OBVIOUSLYYYYYYYYYY PLAYS, AND HAS ALWAYS PLAYED... A LOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGG GAME.... PLANNING ALL 8 YEARS... FROM WELL BEFORE DAY 1.  DAMN DAMN DAMN DAMN... THE LEFT'S WILLFUL BLINDNESS AND DENIAL OF PERSONAL DUTY. http://theweek.com/article/index/273858/the-liberation-of-barack-obama

***** HORAY!!!!!!!!!! article. Anti-Islamaphobia campaign, starts in Australia, trends globally in solidarity with Muslims after cafe standoff raised fears of reprisal.

***** HORAY!!!!!!!!!! article. Anti-Islamaphobia campaign, starts in Australia, trends globally in solidarity with Muslims after cafe standoff raised fears of reprisal.
Anti-Islamaphobia campaign trends globally in solidarity with Muslims after cafe standoff raised fears of reprisal.

***** article. poll. Widening Democratic Party divisions on the Israeli-Palestinian issue

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2014/12/15/widening-democratic-party-divisions-on-the-israeli-palestinian-issue/

article. “Siding with life in the face of death”: photographer captures siege on Palestinians in Syria

http://electronicintifada.net/content/siding-life-face-death-photographer-captures-siege-palestinians-syria/14089

***** article. detailed report. In East Jerusalem, Palestinians are under daily attack from the Israeli army, police and settlers. But this large-scale violence goes unreported in the mainstream Western media.

http://www.palestinecampaign.org/media-wont-tell-israeli-violence-east-jerusalem/

article. Rula Jebreal: Torture defenders are driving America to moral suicide

http://www.salon.com/2014/12/17/rula_jebreal_torture_defenders_are_driving_america_to_moral_suicide_partner/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

article. Israeli High Court rules Gazan can't attend son's West Bank funeral

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/.premium-1.632171

article. Stop asking Muslims to condemn terrorism. It's bigoted and Islamophobic. "This sort of thinking — blaming an entire group for the actions of a few individuals, assuming the worst about a person just because of their identity — is the very definition of bigotry."

http://www.vox.com/2014/12/15/7394223/muslims-condemn-terrorism-sydney

article. 14-year-old Palestinian girl wins international math competition

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=747419

article. Harvard University suspends purchases from Israel occupation profiteer SodaStream (amid nationwide protests). BDS

http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2014/12/17/huds-soda-stream-suspend-purchase/

Actor Wallace Shawn in The Hollywood Reporter: "in my own lifetime (I was born in 1943) — the Palestinian people have been expelled from their land and subjected to unceasing and unjustifiable torment, including a brutal occupation and, in Gaza, a regime in which an entire population has been placed on a starvation diet -- -- - Anyone who learns more about what has happened can’t help but realize that the anger of the Palestinians cannot be ended by killing their children.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/wallace-shawn-gaza-anger-palestinians-727193

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article. 'Ex-Marines: Man who killed 6 argued with ex-wife.' He MUST be a Muslim, Arab, right!??!?!?! [I AM MORE AFRAID OF AMERICAN WHITE MEN THAN ANY OTHER GROUP ON EARTH. YOU SHOULD BE TOO.] http://www.news9.com/story/27646952/ex-marines-man-who-killed-6-argued-with-ex-wife

He MUST be a Muslim, Arab, right!??!?!?! [I AM MORE AFRAID OF AMERICAN WHITE MEN THAN ANY OTHER GROUP ON EARTH. YOU SHOULD BE TOO.] http://www.news9.com/story/27646952/ex-marines-man-who-killed-6-argued-with-ex-wife

article. 'Judge rules Pr. Obama immigration order unconstitutional.' "Case Western Reserve University law professor Jonathan Adler says he's skeptical that Schwab's opinion will stand." Remember the pic of Bohner next to Pr. Obama and the voice bubble from John says, 'I'm suing you, why do look so smug?' 'Because I am a constitutional law professor and you are an idiot.' http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2014/12/16/judge-immigration-order-unconstitutional/20516801/

"Case Western Reserve University law professor Jonathan Adler says he's skeptical that Schwab's opinion will stand."  Remember the pic of Bohner next to Pr. Obama and the voice bubble from John says, 'I'm suing you, why do look so smug?' 'Because I am a constitutional law professor and you are an idiot.'  http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2014/12/16/judge-immigration-order-unconstitutional/20516801/

article. “Liberation for all”: Why Palestine is a key issue on the streets of Ferguson.

http://electronicintifada.net/content/liberation-all-why-palestine-key-issue-streets-ferguson/14124

nd. I've just ordered a keffiyeh, arab scarf, to be part of my uniform. I HATE the universally approved Amerikan bigotry toward my Muslim and Arab families. I AM MUSLIM. I AM ARAB. YOU should do the same. GET IN THE WAY OF THIS RANK DISCRIMINATION, IGNORANCE, BIGOTRY. STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH THESE BROTHERS AND SISTERS!!!

I've just ordered a keffiyeh, arab scarf, to be part of my uniform.  I HATE the universally approved Amerikan bigotry toward my Muslim and Arab families.  I AM MUSLIM. I AM ARAB.  YOU should do the same.  GET IN THE WAY OF THIS RANK DISCRIMINATION, IGNORANCE, BIGOTRY.  STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH THESE BROTHERS AND SISTERS!!!

article. 'NYPD opens branch in ISRAEL.' This is beyond sick. If you f'ing amerikans don't stop this... you deserve the Hell you are pulling down on yourselves.

http://www.timesofisrael.com/nypd-opens-local-branch-in-kfar-saba/

article. Univ. of California union approves Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions BDS of Israel motion

Univ. of California union approves BDS motion

http://www.jewishledger.com/2014/12/univ-california-union-approves-bds-motion/ 

Brutal article. 'Israeli soldiers kill West Bank Palestinian.' Colonial MOB. http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2014/12/16/Israeli-soldiers-kill-West-Bank-Palestinian/2201418747532/

Brutal Colonial MOB. http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2014/12/16/Israeli-soldiers-kill-West-Bank-Palestinian/2201418747532/

article. [As the EU removes Hamas (Palestine) from Terrorist list] 'Netanyahu: Europe has learned nothing from Holocaust.' DICK CHENEY WITH A HUGE BRAIN: Anyone by now that can't see how disgusting, degenerate, corrupt, evil. PATHOLOGICAL LIAR... this Satanyhu creature is... by now... is as sick as he is.

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/1.632369

detail. Cancer update: 1. Pain is... (detail click link)

Cancer update:  1.  Pain is moderate from Monday's surgery to remove a tumor from my chest, and the pain meds manage that well; 2. I'm sleeping about 75% of the time; 3.  Extreme constipation from the pain meds - after last night, I DO have some idea of what giving birth feels like - truly; proving at the same time that I don't have any active aneurisms or a propensity to stroke yet  :-)  :-(  . It was hell. Went to the homeless clinic today for meds for that; 4. The surgeon will call me back to a meeting within 2 weeks when the biopsy results come back; 5. I'm scheduled to meet with my oncologist in February; 6. Not supposed to lift more than 15 pounds the next 30 days, and I carry 2 to 3 times that to and from the White House Vigil 18 blocks each way... so that and weather may, MAY, slow my on-site activism down for a while... we'll see.