It's because when many white people say, "people" they mean "christian european humans."

You can hear it for example when they talk about "people of the time didn't realize x was bad."

UPDATE: Some good news. We now have the text and there appears to be an exemption for masks worn for public health purposes.

However this ban could still deter mask wearing generally, and will still result in profiling and surveillance of activists and communities of color.

a note to Washington Post readers: On Dec. 7, we ask you to respect our walkout by not crossing the picket line: For 24 hours, please do not engage with any Post content. That includes our print + online news stories, podcasts, videos, games and recipes.

Israeli forces pushed into the biggest city in southern Gaza on Tuesday as Israel expanded its war on multiple fronts, bringing fresh terror to civilians who say they have nowhere to run for safety.

if anyone has taken away feeling comfortable publicly celebrating channukah this year, it's ~sra3l

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Gaza must be demilitarized after war, military will control security.

it's dec 5 and I'm already beyond sick of xmas

only sexy people know that hamas and palestinians are not synonyms

We are deeply in debt from paying for medical expenses, including $200 or so every month for therapy visits and medication.

Because we're paying this every month we haven't been able to catch up with credit cards... or credit card interest. It just keeps accruing.

Can you help?

Haaretz has released an investigation into many of the claims made in the aftermath of the October 7 attack on Israel's southern communities, disproving many of them. Here is a copy of the paywalled article translated into English. gist.github.com/selfagency/c...

Shitty people have realized that the former Twitter isn't a place where they can have "fun" anymore, so they're going to where they can antagonize others. "Don't Engage, Just Block" is a good first step here. And don't wait for them to be shitty to you, block 'em when they're shitty to others.

This is bad. Atlanta is proposing a blanket ban on masks. (Sounds like healthcare workers & religious face coverings might be exempt)

There is no evidence mask bans reduce crime. But mask bans do increase disease spread, violate free expression rights, & are misused to stop & frisk people of color.

Lest there be any confusion:

-Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday, not an Israeli holiday
-the magen david (Star of David) is a Jewish symbol used on the Israeli flag and more importantly is a major part of Jewish symbology in general
-canceling Hanukkah celebrations is antisemitic

I cannot express to you how much Twitter's collapse combined with no clear alternative site for sharing and engaging with print pieces crushed readership for what is usually one of our best-read set of pieces each year. If you missed History & Mystery last year, give it a look.

can't stop thinking abt how tim kono (specifically, bc the slicked back hair) could be arthur from inception if they ever wanted to do a reboot but am trying to be normal about it

can someone plz explain why I have the most energy between like 2am and 10am bc it is DEEPLY annoying

can't even make a crashing joke about susan wokoma in taskmaster 16 bc nobody has heckin watched it. but just know. i just keep saying "jessica jessica jessica jessica"