Terrorism - Blog Posts
I have one job, and its a pretty simple job: I come in in the morning, and we look at the news, and I write jokes about it. And then I make a couple of faces, and like a noise, and then it’s just ch-ching, and I’’m out the door. But I didn’t do my job today, so I apologize. I got nothing for you in terms of jokes and sounds, because of what happened in South Carolina. And maybe if I wasn’t nearing the end of the run, or this wasn’t such a common occurrence, maybe I could’ve pulled out of the spiral, but I didn’t. And so I honestly have nothing. Other than just sadness, once again, that we have to peer into the abyss that we do to each other, and the nexus of a gaping racial wound that will not heal, and that we pretend doesn’t exist. I’m confident, though, that by acknowledging it, by staring into that and seeing it for what it is… we still won’t do jack shit. Yeah. That’s us. And that’s the part that blows my mind. I don’t wanna get into the political argument of guns, and things – what blows my mind is the disparity of response between when we think people who are foreign are going to kill us, and us killing ourselves. If this had been what we thought was Islamic terrorism, it would have fit into our – we invaded two countries! And spent trillions of dollars, and thousands of American lives, and now fly unmanned death machines over like five or six different countries. All to ‘keep Americans safe’! 'We gotta do whatever we can! We’ll torture people! We gotta do whatever we can to keep Americans safe!’ Nine people. Shot in a church. What about that? 'Hey, what can we do? Craziness is craziness, right?’ That’s the part that I cannot, for the life of me, wrap my head around. And you know it. You know that it’s going to go down the same path. 'This is a terrible tragedy.’ They’re already using the nuanced language of lack of effort for this. This is a terrorist attack. This is a violent attack on the Emanuel Church in South Carolina, which is a symbol for the black community. It has stood in that part of Charleston for a hundred and some years, and has been attacked viciously many times, as many black churches have. And to pretend that, I heard someone on the news say ‘tragedy has visited this church.’ This wasn’t a tornado. This was a racist. This was a guy with a Rhodesia badge on his sweater. I hate to even use this pun, but this one was black and white. There’s no nuance here. And we’re going to keep pretending like, ‘I don’t get it! What happened? This one guy lost his mind!’ But we are steeped in that culture in this country, and we refuse to recognize it, and I can’t believe how hard people are working to discount it. In South Carolina, the roads that black people drive on are named for Confederate generals who fought to keep black people from being to drive freely on that road. That’s insanity. That’s racial wallpaper. You can’t allow that. Nine people were shot in a black church by a white guy who hated them, who wanted to start some kind of civil war. The Confederate flag flies over South Carolina. And the roads are named for Confederate generals. And the white guy is the one who feels like his country is being taken over. We’re bringing it on ourselves. And that’s the thing: al Qaeda? ISIS? They’re not shit compared to the damage that we can apparently do to ourselves on a regular basis.
JON STEWART, The Daily Show (via inothernews)
Because of all this political bullshit going on I haven’t had the chance to check out the snk spoilers (not that I want to 😬), the new season of the promised neverland, or the new season of beastars.
These fucking animals are literally recreating the murder of George Floyd!!! The white privilege is truly astounding. The audacity of these domestic terrorists to storm into the capitol building to stage a coup while claiming they’re patriotic is unbelievable. They are undermining the very foundation of democracy all because they’re too red in the face to admit defeat.
I DONT EVER WANNA HEAR ABOUT BLM BEING VIOLENT OR A TERRORIST ORGANIZATION!!!!
THIS HERE FOLKS IS WHAT TERRORISM LOOKS LIKE!!!!!!
What’s happening right now is truly disgusting...these people are TERRORISTS not protesters
This would have been an important film for the world to see, but instead antisemites made up their minds about it before they even watched it.
Today is October 7th. One year ago today, Hamas committed a massacre, taking hundreds of hostages, committing countless rapes, and killing over a thousand people, the single greatest Jewish loss of life in one day since the Holocaust.
Today is a day of mourning, of the loss of the dead and fear for the captives, but also of mourning for the world we thought we lived in on October 6. The bodies weren't cold before our neighbors, sometimes even our friends were out in the streets and online celebrating these murders and kidnappings, calling them resistance, calling them noble, calling these murders, rapes, and kidnappings, righteous. Days before Israel responded, Hamas' supporters in the US, Europe, Australia, all around the world, were in the streets, celebrating Jewish death and Jewish pain.
I want to say that again. Days before Israel did anything in response, Hamas' supporters around the world were already in the streets. And they have stayed in the streets ever since. No matter how many people I keep seeing claiming that they're marching for peace, the simple fact that they were out there chearing before Israel responded, belies those claims.
And what I never hear a single gentile talk about, is that last year, October 7 fell on a Jewish holiday, Simchat Torah, a day of dancing, and joy, of life and celebration. It's my mother's favorite holiday. I don't know a single Jew who is going to be up to celebrating this Simchat Torah. But we will try, because we have to.
So today we are mourning. And if that makes you angry, that's your problem.
https://www.instagram.com/p/C-DAqHXRsW-/?igsh=bnF3MHk2ZW43ZWpw
"At the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, 12 Israelis were murdered and taken hostage by Palestinian terrorist group Black September. For Adidas to pick a vocal anti-Israel model to recall this dark Olympics is either a massive oversight or intentionally inflammatory. Neither is acceptable,"
Dara Horne said it best, "People Love Dead Jews."
Russia as a State Sponsor of Terrorism: What does it mean?
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine drags on, many have called on the United States government to label the Russian Federation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism. The impacts of this action would be catastrophic for Russia.
What is Terrorism?
Let’s begin by defining what Terrorism is. The United Nations has defined terrorism as Criminal acts intended to provoke a state of terror in the general public, which under no circumstances can be justified. Is Russia guilty of this?
Absolutely. Ever sense the unprovoked invasion began, Russia has repeatedly targeted Ukrainian civilians, destroying apartments buildings, hospitals, and shopping centers. Missile attacks in Mariupol, Chernihiv, Kramatorsk, Odessa, Kharkiv, Kremenchuk, Chasiv Yar, and Vinnytsia have resulted in large numbers of civilian casualties. The Russian government also has a long history of aggression both inside and outside of the country. This includes the support of the brutal regime of Syrian dictator Bashir Al-Assad, allegedly organizing the murders of various dissidents such as Boris Nemtsov and Anna Politkovskaya, conducting war crimes during the Second Chechen War between 2000 and 2009, and involvement in the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 over Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine in 2014.
State Sponsors of Terrorism
Beginning in the 1970’s, the United States Department of State has maintained the list of “State Sponsors of Terrorism”. Countries included on this list have been alleged to have “repeatedly provided support for acts of international Terrorism”. Inclusion on the list imposes strict unilateral sanctions that the US government can also make allied nations and trade partners follow. The countries that are currently on the list are North Korea, Syria, Iran, and Cuba. Countries that have been on the list in the past include Iraq, Libya, South Yemen, and Sudan.
Results of being Designated a Terrorist State
Being included on this list is followed by unilateral sanctions. Bear in mind, some of these are already in place due to the annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the ongoing war:
A ban on arms-related exports
Controls over dual-use items, requiring a 30 day Congressional notice for good or services that could significantly enhance the country’s military capabilities. Dual use items are products that have both civilian or military applications. This includes vehicle parts, chemicals, mechanical equipment, and electronic components.
Prohibition on economic assistance of any kind
Requiring the United States to oppose loans by the World Bank and other international financial institutions
Lifting diplomatic immunity to allow families of terrorist victims to file civil lawsuits against the country in American courts
Denying companies and individuals tax credits for income earned in terrorist listed countries
Denial of duty free treatment of goods exported to the United States
Authority to prohibit any US citizen from engaging in a financial transaction with a terrorist listed government without a Treasury Department license
Prohibition of Defense Department contracts above $100,000 with companies controlled by Terrorist list states
The main sanction that would happen if Russia were included would be to its reputation. Jason Blazakis, former Director of the U.S. State Department Counterterrorism Finance and Designations Office in the Bureau of Counterterrorism and Professor at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, stated in an Op-Ed for the Los Angeles Times, that Russia being designated a terrorist state would be the “ultimate sanction”. Think about it. What country would want to be doing business with a terrorist state? Many nations would cease trade or any other operations in Russia very quickly. Any governments that continue to do business with Moscow would be subject to secondary sanctions. “It would also have the added benefit of getting more companies to de-risk from Russia. That would likely include US and non-US companies. Businesses don’t like operating in countries that are state sponsors of terrorism” Blazakis stated. Although many companies have ceased operations in Russia already, those that haven’t would flee in droves.
As you can see designating Russia as a terrorist state would have catastrophic impact on the Russian economy. The “nuclear economic option” so to speak. Maybe this would finally get the point across to Russia that their invasion is unjustified and immoral. I will also list charities you can donate to to help Ukraine. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
World Vision
International Medical Corps
Save the Children
Action Against Borders
Project HOPE
International Rescue Committee
Heart to Heart International
CARE International
Razom for Ukraine
Voices of Children
Come Back Alive
Serhiy Prytula Foundation
United24
Hospitallers
Army SOS
Interesting study that highlights some important simularities and differences of the British Muslim community.
P.S. I didn’t add that tag
REBLOG if you think there's no reason AT ALL for racist, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, abuse, terrorism, rape, torture, pedophilia, and bullying
Hopefully this gets the reblogs it needs.
We can't catch a break from their hate.
Kashmir, Pahalgam.
The terrorists checked for their IDs, their Hinduness before shooting them.
Russian patriotiZm 2022
my idea of animation symbol “Z”
Dreams of Russian goverment
(remake of picture M.N.Romadin)
Same deal with the Buffalo, El Paso, and Pittsburgh shooters. All were white supremacist/anti-semitic terrorists that were handled as regular murder cases.
It's only "terrorism" when the 1% are targeted
For those who are able to name #islam a totalitarian dogma of deni of life and the fuel of #muslim #terrorism disguised as a religion to better prosper with the support of crooked and criminal politicians who steal taxpayer’s money to finance this 💩
#Banislam, #WORLDPEACE relies on it.
Populations composed only of remotely controlled bodies under criminal control are sometimes killed for criminal purposes, such as terrorism, advertising, or sending a message.
SENSORY REPLACED ENEMIES OR TOOLS
SENSORY REPLACED ENEMIES OR ENEMY TOOLS
SENSORY REPLACED ENEMIES OR CRIMINAL UNDERLINGS TO CONTROL THEM AND DATA COMING SCANDALOUSLY INTO A SOCIETY