where is Golda Meier when you need her?

 

a painting of Jerusalem

"First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out--because I was not a socialist.

Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out--because I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out--because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me--and there was no one left to speak for me."

- Martin Niemöller

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Now, a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine.

The suspect is still at large.

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Ukraine.

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Israel.

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Myanmar.

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I'm learning that 

dread 

can be in your awareness and you can still function.

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One article referred to Maine Senator Susan Collins saying she was "very concerned" (she always says that) about the murders in Lewiston.

        A commenter pointed out, "When everything is concerning, nothing is."

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When the Hamas thing burst out recently I listened to Ari Melber speak about the situation, and then I read some comments.

Several comments said the conflict is complicated, and complex for "outsiders" to understand.

Then I came across some comments that said the exact opposite! - They said the conflict and history behind it are not complicated, or complex.

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Can't "brain" anymore...

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a Gaza Painting

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