i was trying to visually represent spock’s life in relation to jim and instead just make myself sad
do people know how insane protets in Israel are right now?
like, is it in international news or did I get blasted with the police water hose for nothing
nobody asked, but here are some pictures
I can't say for sure how true this is to the USA situation, but this article summarizes very well what is going on right now in Israel, and translates pretty well the numbers and the actions to terms and proportions that would reflect the situation in a language and description more familiar/representative to a wider audience.
A great excerpt is this one:
April 3, 2023
It's been just over three months since Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu was sworn in for a third term as Prime Minister of Israel (he previously held the office from 1996 to 1999 and again from 2009 to 2021). Only this time, he's under criminal indictment on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust.
Netanyahu's current ruling majority in Israel's legislative body, the Knesset, is a witch's brew of fringe-right nationalists and ultra-Orthodox religious parties. And so far he's spent most of his time trying to push through a package of bills to "reform" the (apparently too independent) judiciary system by putting it under the Knesset's control, limiting what laws the Supreme Court can rule on, and allowing the legislature to overturn the high court's decisions.
The Knesset also recently passed legislation giving the Prime Minister sole power to declare whether he's unfit to hold office. Clearly, the purpose of all this is to shield Netanyahu from prosecution and keep him in power should he be convicted.
As a result, hundreds of thousands of Israelis took to the streets of the nation's cities in weeks-long protests. And, as is too often the case, police responded with tear gas, water cannons and clubs. According to journalist Anshel Pfeffer, "All these things are weakening those elements of Israeli democracy, which were and have been traditionally very strong."
But Netanyahu's proposed judicial changes are having other harmful effects. In the past month alone the shekel, Israel's currency, depreciated 5% against the dollar. The nation's banks are hemorrhaging money. And foreign investments, along with many tech companies, are fleeing the country.
Even the military is unraveling. Reservists in the Israel Defense Forces, including many former combat pilots, members of elite units and special forces veterans, have joined the anti-government protests, claiming they are not prepared to serve in what they say would be a "dictatorial regime." Last week, Netanyahu fired his defense minister for disloyalty.
Says the Jerusalem Post,
As Netanyahu emerges from the past three months’ social mayhem, his situation demands three things: soul searching, humility, and a spirit of reconciliation. Millions are convinced he lacks all three.
Sounds a lot like Donald Trump, doesn't it? And does anyone really doubt that an indicted Trump, returned to the presidency and backed by a spineless Republican Congress, would try to pull off the same kind of schemes to stay out of prison — with equally dire consequences for our economy and democracy? Israel is teaching us what happens when a dictatorial criminal is given power. Will we learn the lesson?
do people know how insane protets in Israel are right now?
like, is it in international news or did I get blasted with the police water hose for nothing
BTW for anyone too lazy to do the math a wage of $125 a day works out to about $15/hour for an 8-hour workday so..... someone in 1923 definitely had a vision of the future
Movie adaptation cartesian plane where x axis is "good/enjoyable film" to "dogshit" and y axis is "faithful to the source material" to "an entirely different story"
ALTam I making sense
ok was talking to a friend and now i’m crazy curious:
have you ever downloaded a fic on ao3?
yes, i do this often!
yes, a few times for special fics
no, but i don’t care that people do
no, that’s weird and uncomfortable
i…didn’t even know you could do that
See Resultsexpand on ur answer in the tags if you want & rb for more answers pls pls pls !!!!
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i was trying to visually represent spock’s life in relation to jim and instead just make myself sad
