2026-05-31T20:57:42Z https://yabu.me Phoenix Blue (they/them) https://yabu.me/npub1m7zue3ks7hl5js8uf8q9r7aezy3xafx98wcg7ukqnx0qt00vzdzsh7wymy https://cdn2.miau.pub/accounts/avatars/109/840/214/630/149/217/original/1d2c0be1a47b8cf9.png https://cdn2.miau.pub/accounts/avatars/109/840/214/630/149/217/original/1d2c0be1a47b8cf9.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsff3m3vevfnmyxlmaqr33ppferxh3xlp2zsxz7cf435qkwt2qrm7gzyr0ctnxx6r6l7j2ql3yuq50mhygjym4yc5amprmjczveupdaasf52xdhgj5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgc7tpsy74u7w3eerys3dda0wqdc00585pfvax0q2csf5afsq5fycvd5skg'>nevent1q…5skg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If someone&#39;s only exposure to information about Southwest Asia is right-wing media (including the New York Times, quite frankly), then I can understand the mindset -- even if I don&#39;t agree with it.<br/><br/>And I believe taking an accusatory tone toward someone who&#39;s been on the receiving end of dogpiles since GamerGate will just cause them to react reflexively, rather than listening. Plus this is Mastodon, not Twitter. I try to practice kindness here, because I feel like this can still be a space for discussion and dialog rather than just outrage. And I want my default stance toward other members of the LGBTQIA+ community to be kindness in any event, because we don&#39;t get enough of it. 2024-08-09T01:39:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspxa48qp9r5fx04hcrqgyllshjzzwz6nrnwyk2mqfxqtyjrx858kczyr0ctnxx6r6l7j2ql3yuq50mhygjym4yc5amprmjczveupdaasf524q83zu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrtshfnq27jajxe9v5z6ws5pz58ewx24y69j9qa5yu6lrwyagqx2gw9uxpr'>nevent1q…uxpr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thirty thousand civilian casualties out of 40,000 dead. And that&#39;s not including systemic actions in the West Bank since the 1990s to deprive Palestinians of their lives and livelihoods. <br/><br/>I&#39;ve followed events in Israel for 30 years. This genocide didn&#39;t start in October, it simply escalated. And since it&#39;s been going on, Netanyahu has succeeded in avoiding accountability for his criminal behavior. <br/><br/>As to your other question: I would absolutely uplift the voices of Jews calling out antisemitic behavior. I would not presume to speak for them, as you did. And I would note that most American Jews *want a ceasefire*. 2024-08-08T14:44:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs85g082v7e5cf7z60dkqtwdu5tmcyrel04mh5srk6yjwmypefc8vczyr0ctnxx6r6l7j2ql3yuq50mhygjym4yc5amprmjczveupdaasf52rsm267 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0n27kf3y0gelw3emla2l7eusrnth7fdxt8gdjhmyqp2zzm9pkvyq70y5hf'>nevent1q…y5hf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I absolutely do care. And I detest the way they&#39;re been placed at risk by a Netanyahu government that&#39;s done everything in its power to place Isrealis&#39; lives at risk. And that doesn&#39;t even touch on the genocide the IOF are carrying out against Palestinians. <br/><br/>I&#39;ll say up front, Hamas and Hezbollah do not have Palestinians&#39; best interests at heart. It honestly seems like no one does. But nothing excuses a genocide. And Cori Bush was one of the first in Congress to recognize that. 2024-08-08T14:36:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfc5ry7n9dk8l4gq9etan5lxe4qluqk3q965860xzd7hkrds86ftqzyr0ctnxx6r6l7j2ql3yuq50mhygjym4yc5amprmjczveupdaasf52rckt0p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfwjuxcu5sufz7etsa6x4n795nvk5j9ngjzujnyzgfm3y6x63y0qq8umdyl'>nevent1q…mdyl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Holy shit, the Brianna Wu I knew a decade ago would never have thrown a Black Congresswoman under the bus the way you just did. What&#39;s happened to you? 2024-08-08T14:26:26Z