12.16.2015
Three farmers shot, injured south of Gaza
Jerusalem approves plan to build 891 housing units in neighborhood beyond
A Gallup poll in February 2015 found that the percentage of Democrats sympathizing with Israel more than Palestinians had fallen 10 points, to 48%, over the previous year.......
Palestinian-Canadian artist shot by occupation forces while photographing on the West Bank
Lillian Rosengarten’s wrenching memoir, Survival and Conscience: From the Shadows of Nazi Germany to the Jewish Boat to Gaza.
Palestinian teen succumbs to her serious wounds
***** "Algerian women will stand with Palestinian women till removing the occupation on our beloved Palestine," she wrote. "Your magnificent glory shines far above the skies," she......
2 Palestinians killed, 4 injured as Israeli troops roll into Qalandiya camp
Israeli bulldozers reduce Palestinian home to rubble in Galilee
White guys are killing us: Toxic, cowardly masculinity, our unhealable national illness
Danish pensions giant dumps German firm over ties with Israel
***** This is Normandy Beach for the Dark Side... moral and spiritual Global Armageddon:.......
This is Normandy Beach for the Dark Side... moral and spiritual Global Armageddon:
http://jesusgodgoodetcnjay.blogspot.com/2015/12/police-officers-are-being-tutored-by.html
https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/rania-khalek/us-cops-trained-use-lethal-israeli-tactics
***** must read. If we are going to survive as a human race, we’re going to do it through civil society actively working for human rights, not promoting closed policies that mimic Nazi Germany or Communist Russia.........
12.15.2015
Hooray! Cataract surgery has been reestablished for this Thursday, December 17th.....
Video. Israel is terrorizing their own liberals
Idle No More tiny house builds awareness of big problem. Small home to be shipped to Big River First Nation
Former Cuba Leader Fidel Castro Says 'Israel and US Fathered Isis'
Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon declares war on ex-soldiers’ protest group Mr Yaalon said the army had previously attempted to investigate incidents recounted in the group's testimony 'but they turned out to be groundless'
‘Martyrs’ Christmas tree at Al-Quds University angers Israelis
California Assemblyman Will Introduce Legislation to Combat BDS
Palestine flag removed from New York flag display
12.14.2015
Video. Israeli invaders blaring Islamic hate messages at Palestinian residents
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=534591683388404&id=146535155527394
ISM calls for internationals to volunteer in Palestine
Longtime Conservative Actor Robert Duvall Is Abandoning The GOP ‘Mess’
***** Fascism: It's what all the cool kids are doing these days
It appears that I will not be regaining the sight in my left eye, after all. Although I began .......
It appears that I will not be regaining the sight in my left eye, after all. Although I began work, and put in hours, beginning in June when it became apparent that my current insurance policy would have to be replaced by a managed care policy, the city bureaucracy totally screwed up and I am informed more recently of two things: one, the hospital is bumping me from my December surgery date, presumably because I'm poor and they figure they won't get any repercussions by doing so, and 2. The city screwed up and is dropping my insurance the end of this month, without the transitionn I've been working on to Medicare for which I am fully eligible. My major concern is driving, which I must do for Palestine, but this vehicle, although wonderful, has inherent blind spots that make it difficult to see pedestrians at intersections, and with my left eye pretty useless, that compounds the problem.
My biggest concern is those that don't have the skills to advocate for themselves. The city is filled with well-meaning social workers, but beyond helping one make phone calls, due to the person not having a phone, or having no idea who to call, there is a profound lack of ability to get any results, and even worse, to recognize that lack of ability to get results, is quite staggering. There is a profound sense in this social work community that trying to help is enough. It is a horrible thing for all concerned.
Not that it matters, but I think that this profound failing of the Social Work community is at least largely a systemic problem. Underpaid. Under supported. Poorly led. Inadequately incentivized. Infinitely too few tools provided by we uninterested, unconcerned taxpayers. Radical Republican insurgency working to further destroy what safety net exists. And a social work profession that has a horrible temptation endemic. How does one hold oneself to a high level of performance outcomes when your supervisor is not going to do so, and when your clients with few if any exceptions are in a position to even know what competent performance is, let alone to demand it? And if they did demanded, who would listen? Consequently, with few if any exceptions the social worker is exactly going to hold themselves to the profoundly low standard of being pleasant, being courteous, making phone calls, and then accepting, oh well, at least we tried....... Christian nation? My ass.