Mr. Bear

@mrbearstumpy.bsky.social

Making the lonely a little more bearable

“And the more I stayed with a garden the more I realized that everything living makes its own clocks, and the billions of tiny clocks all run together like gears. We are living in the midst of intricate timekeeping everywhere.” Gorgeous interview with @eireannmor.bsky.social !

Éireann@eireannmor.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I am really pleased by the care with which @kaseyryoen.bsky.social and @orionmagazine.bsky.social made this interview about flowers, time, walking, writing, etc.: orionmagazine.org/article/maki... (and pleased, gratified, that there are so many images!) thank you

I’m horrified by Trump’s order to send 300 National Guard troops to Chicago. We’re only nine months into a four year term and already the president is trying to invade an American city. If you’re in the Guard, you can and should refuse these orders.

Today, the UN officially designated Israel’s assault on Gaza as a genocide. As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire. End the genocide. Ceasefire now.

257. The Commission recommends that all Member States:
(a) Employ all means reasonably available to them to prevent the commission of genocide in the Gaza Strip;
(b) Cease the transfer of arms and other equipment or items, including jet fuel, to the State of Israel or third States where there is reason to suspect their use in military operations that have involved or could involve the commission of genocide;
(c) Ensure individuals and corporations in their territories and within their jurisdiction are not involved in the commission of genocide, aiding and assisting the commission of genocide or incitement to commit genocide and investigate and prosecute those who may be implicated in these crimes under international law;
(d) Facilitate the investigations and domestic proceedings and take action (including imposing sanctions) against the State of Israel and against individuals or corporations that are involved in or facilitating the commission of genocide or incitement to commit genocide;
(e) Cooperate with the investigation of the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
258. The Commission recommends that the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court:
(a) Examine, within its continuing investigation in the Situation in the State of Palestine, the crime of genocide for amendment to existing arrest warrants and addition to future application for arrest warrants;
(b) Examine the involvement of officials mentioned in this report for inclusion as those most responsible for international crimes committed in the occupied Palestinian territory.

If you were too young in 2003 here is what Bush told the American people: 1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money 3) We won’t need a lot of troops 4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq 5) We’ll find WMDs 6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators 7) It will be easy 8) It won’t take long All lies.

Ozturk is apparently being detained because she wrote an opinion essay. Fulbright is a program of the US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. They have a duty to speak up for the rights and safety of international students participating in Fulbright exchanges in the US.