Survival

 

I asked my father why the Jewish men in Hungary accepted unarmed uninformed labor service for the army in Ukraine, while a war was going on and it was known what was happening in Poland? They left their wives and children defenseless? It is the most elementary duty of manfolk to defend their people. They failed. 

I was ruthless. And there is no answer. 

Muslim Riots in Britain

 

They never mention the fact that the riots were a Pakistani/African thing. It was a "man problem".

Incredible. 

Killing time

 Hi. Killing time while waiting for the Irani attack.

היא: ממתי אתה רואה קפיצה במוט?

אני: ממתי? אני גדלתי על קפיצה במוט. אצלנו בחולון כולם קפצו במוט. זה מה שהיה

J.D.Vance Dixit

 Childless People Don’t Have a Stake here.

I'd moderate it by saying they have a limited stake here and none in the future. 

Ill.: with Chief of Staff Jacob Reses

The Gods vs Astronomy

 The Gods won. After decades of mounting tension between scientists and Native Hawaiians, Caltech has completed its removal of a telescope from the summit of Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano that is revered by the island’s Indigenous population.

The decommissioning of the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory in July follows the removal of a University of Hawaii observatory a month earlier and comes amid a cultural resurgence (superstition?) among Native Hawaiians.

War Premonition

 Our enemies in Iran Lebanon Yemen and Turkiye publicly warned of unpleasant retaliation in the coming days. Here we are preparing for harm. In Tel Aviv, the anti-atomic refuges have been opened. Just in case.

The macuahuitl

 The macuahuitl, an Aztec weapon, combined the force of a club with the precision of a sword. Made of sturdy wood and embedded with razor-sharp obsidian. It is much mentioned in the Spanish conquest of Mexico, but I had never seen one. It appear heavier than I imagined. Some of Cortes's soldiers replaced their swords with this native weapon, for being more effective.