You Have Power. There Is Hope.
The last months have been brutal. I’ve seen many injustices, but watching Israel create a famine on purpose hit me in a raw, visceral place. I remembered how much I’d eaten as a child, a high energy boy who liked running and stayed thin no matter what. I remembered how my parents had found my…
Stand Against Israeli’s Famine. Please.
Trigger warning–this contains first-hand accounts of starvation. People are starving to death because Israel is using food as a weapon. This was clear from the beginning: two days after October 7th, Israel’s defense minister ordered a ‘complete siege,’ of Gaza, saying “there will be no electricity, no food, no fuel, everything is closed.” Gaza has…
Sometimes Your Pants are Full of Shit
The day was hot, but I was cool, still damp from my last swim in the river. I’d been jumping in every half an hour, fully clothed, letting the desert heat dissipate in the current. Then I’d ran on, enjoying a temporary immunity from the sun as I took in the view. Near the river…