People, I'm the last person to minimise the genocidal mass murder Israel is committing in Gaza, but I am a statistician and you should stop quoting this claim that the IDF's own estimates show that 377,000 people in Gaza are unaccounted for or presumably killed.

The link to the original paper on the Harvard Dataverse seems to be down, but a copy is embedded here: 21stcenturywire.com/wp-content…

The calculation compares the pre-war population of 2.227 million with the sum of the IDF's population estimates for the three remaining enclaves outside of its declared evacuation zones. That difference is larger than the current official count of traumatic injury deaths by the repeatedly-quoted 377,000.

Now first of all, note that this is not a finding by the original study author, who doesn't actually address this question at all. They just happen to include some IDF population estimates in their map as ancillary information.

Secondly, note that for Gaza City, the figure is given as “1 mil” (as opposed to, say, “1.0 mil”), indicating it is rounded. So already there could easily be 77,000 or however many people disappearing in that rounding error. It could work in the other direction too, of course, but the point remains that we shouldn't read too much into the number.

Thirdly, the Palestinian ambassador to Egypt has suggested that as many as 100,000 have managed to flee. thenewhumanitarian.org/news-fe…

Finally, the assumption that the population outside of the enclaves, inside the “evacuated" areas, is zero, is known to be false. As a matter of fact, we've been literally objecting that ‘Israel is falsely designating Gaza areas as empty in order to bomb them’ (972mag.com/israel-gaza-empty-n…). The IDF claims areas as “evacuated" if it estimates that less than 20 percent of the population remain. That easily leaves room for tens of thousands, or even a hundred thousand, to still be in those areas.

Maybe the death toll really is 400,000, who knows. But it's simply incorrect to claim that these numbers somehow suggest, never mind establish, that it is, or that the IDF itself has reached that conclusion. These numbers are also perfectly consistent with the total death toll in the 150,000-200,000 range that is suggested by other estimation approaches.

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#Gaza #genocide

Israel 'disappeared' 377,000 people in Gaza, half are children

Over 377,000 people, half of them children, are missing in Gaza since Oct 2023, says Harvard-linked report, pointing to a far higher death toll than reported.

^{The New Arab Staff (The new Arab)}

Catholics believe this verse is God telling them that their church is the one true church of God.

Matthew 16:18
>And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the forces of Hades will not overpower it.

That God is saying that Peter is the rock that Gods church shall be built, so lets examine the usages of the word "Rock" in the bible.

Genesis 49:24
>Yet his bow remained steady, and his strong arms were made agile by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, by the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel

God (Jesus) is the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel

Numbers 20:8
>“Take the staff and assemble the community. You and your brother Aaron are to speak to the rock while they watch, and it will yield its water. You will bring out water for them from the rock and provide drink for the community and their livestock.”

While this definitely seems to be a literal rock that gives them water, it is also the allegorical rock that is Yahweh that nourishes them.

Deuteronomy 32:3
>For I will proclaim Yahweh’s name. Declare the greatness of our God! 4 The Rock—His work is perfect; all His ways are entirely just. A faithful God, without prejudice, He is righteous and true.

Deuteronomy 32:18
>You ignored the Rock who gave you birth; you forgot the God who gave birth to you.

Deuteronomy 32:30
>How could one man pursue a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the Lord had given them up? 31 But their “rock” is not like our Rock; even our enemies concede.

Again, Yahweh is "The Rock" (insert Dwayne Johnson jokes).

1 Samuel 2:2
>There is no one holy like the Lord. There is no one besides You! And there is no rock like our God.

2 Samuel 22:2
>He said: The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer,

2 Samuel 22:32
>For who is God besides the Lord? And who is a rock? Only our God.

2 Samuel 22:47
>The Lord lives—may my rock be praised! God, the rock of my salvation, is exalted.

2 Samuel 23:3
>The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me, “The one who rules the people with justice, who rules in the fear of God,

God and "Rock" are synonyms.

Psalm 18:2
>The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my mountain where I seek refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

Psalm 18:31
>For who is God besides Yahweh? And who is a rock? Only our God.

Only Yahweh is our Rock. Not Peter.

Psalm 19:14
>May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You, Lord, my rock and my Redeemer.

Psalm 28:1
>Lord, I call to You; my rock, do not be deaf to me. If You remain silent to me, I will be like those going down to the Pit.

Psalm 31:2
>Listen closely to me; rescue me quickly. Be a rock of refuge for me, a mountain fortress to save me. 3 For You are my rock and my fortress; You lead and guide me because of Your name.

Psalm 42:9
>I will say to God, my rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why must I go about in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?”

Psalm 62:2
>He alone is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I will never be shaken.

Psalm 62:7
>My salvation and glory depend on God, my strong rock. My refuge is in God.

Psalm 71:3
>Be a rock of refuge for me, where I can always go. Give the command to save me, for You are my rock and fortress.

Psalm 78:35
>They remembered that God was their rock, the Most High God, their Redeemer.

Psalm 89:26
>He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the rock of my salvation.’

Psalm 92:15
>to declare: “The Lord is just; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.”

Psalm 94:22
>But the Lord is my refuge; my God is the rock of my protection.

Psalm 137:8
>Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction, happy is the one who pays you back what you have done to us. 9 Happy is he who takes your little ones and dashes them against the rocks.

This one isn't about God, but it makes me happy 😃 Hopefully this is near.

Psalm 144:1
>May the Lord, my rock, be praised, who trains my hands for battle and my fingers for warfare.

Isaiah 30:29
>Your singing will be like that on the night of a holy festival, and your heart will rejoice like one who walks to the music of a flute, going up to the mountain of the Lord, to the Rock of Israel.

Isaiah 44:8
>Do not be startled or afraid. Have I not told you and declared it long ago? You are my witnesses! Is there any God but Me? There is no other Rock; I do not know any.

NO. OTHER. ROCK.

Habakkuk 1:12
>Are You not from eternity, Yahweh my God? My Holy One, You will not die. Lord, You appointed them to execute judgment; my Rock, You destined them to punish us.

Matthew 7:24
The Two Foundations
>“Therefore, everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them will be like a sensible man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain fell, the rivers rose, and the winds blew and pounded that house. Yet it didn’t collapse, because its foundation was on the rock.

The foundation is Yahweh.

Quoting Masha Gessen on why the story of antisemitism needs to be rewritten, starting in New York (apropos Zohran Mamdani):

[…] If there is such a thing as correct answers in politics, Mamdani had them. It ought to be uncontroversial for a mayor to focus on his city and for a politician to assert the value of equal rights. But the exchange fueled accusations of antisemitism.

Masha Gessen shows how the definition of #antisemitism has expanded to silence criticism of Israeli actions. Zohran Mamdani faces anti-Muslim slurs and doctored campaign materials all while being labeled antisemitic for supporting equal rights and focusing on local issues. Gessen argues that this conflation undermines understanding of actual antisemitism and creates fear that politicians exploit.

nytimes.com/2025/06/24/opinion… or archive.is/dmpoa

I totally agree with @Naureckas - This is about the #NYT, #WSJ, #BBC and many other Western outlets who historically pushed against any expression of opinion contradicting the established narrative. Is there any other reason why a the BBC never asked Avi Shlaim on any of their shows for commentary? kolektiva.social/@oatmeal/1147…

As an Israeli I’m well aware that most liberal mainstream Western media functions as a propaganda mechanism when it uncritically amplifies pro-Israel narratives when it systematically ignores 77 years of occupation. It’s an absurd that some of them exhibit more deference to Israel than Israeli media such as #Haaretz, which, despite its flaws and position within the establishment that resists peace, at least produces some critical analyses that are noticeably absent form some “liberal” press in the West.

Questioning established narratives invites accusations of “antisemitism”, and in turn allows Israel to break every international law, including those defining the terms of the occupation itself, often obscured with a cynical framing as “conflict” or “terrorism.”

To address this legacy, Western media must acknowledge history and facilitate discussions that may indeed question Israel’s right to exist, as that’s the core of the issue. Palestine’s partition fundamentally contradicted UN charter’s own principles of self-determination, and paved the way for the ethnic cleansing of Palestine’s majority population in 1948. This displacement of one population while securing overwhelming international support effectively made the Holocaust the Palestinians’ problem rather than Europeans’.

While we cannot undo all of that, we must allow discussions about solutions that consider reality, not only Israel’s anxieties, often expressed through cynical weaponization of the memory of the #Holocaust and antisemitism.​​​​​​​​​​​​​

@palestine
@israel
#GazaGenocide

"Alligator Alcatraz".

thenationalpulse.com/2025/06/2…

An 'Alligator Alcatraz' for Illegal Immigrants Is Under Contruction.

PULSE POINTS ❓WHAT HAPPENED: A new detention center for illegal immigrants in Florida's Everglades, nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz,” is under construction.

^{Pulse Wires (The National Pulse)}

Το Ιράν ταπεινώνει τους σιωναζιστές του Ισραήλ και τους αμερικάνους ιμπεριαλιστές

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Tucker Carlson:

Thank God Trump Brokered a Ceasefire. That’s the Last Thing Mark Levin Wanted.

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MCP is eating the world

Link: stainless.com/blog/mcp-is-eati…
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…

MCP is eating the world—and it's here to stay

Despite the hype, Model Context Protocol (MCP) isn’t magic or revolutionary. But, it’s simple, well-timed, and well-executed. At Stainless, we’re betting it’s here to stay.

^Stainless

My mom is safely with the Lord. She slipped away peacefully this morning around 9 am. I stayed with her until the morning, holding her hand, kissing her forehead, and softly touching her to soothe her. We listened to praise music all through the night.

I thought I did not have the courage to be with mom when she died, but the Lord came through and He gave me the strength.

Really enjoy the entire world having to worry about the minute-to-minute emotional state of a 79-year old narcissistic rapist and fraudster. It really brings home how effective constitutional democracy actually is.

#USpol

Bullycided by transsexual furfags
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BroDrillard

2025-06-24 06:58:04

fuck redditors

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Sounds for when you are lying down while dissociating in a hospital bed.

Tracks from 1 to 3 are are in custom scales that i made based on my personal perception of the tones and timbres found in the hospital environment.
Track 4 uses Wendy Carlos Super Just tuning.
Track 5 is in 24 EDO.
I used only the #LMMS Triple Oscillator and free samples as well as my own recordings.

#xenharmonic #microtonal #ambient

hospital reverie, by XymMusic

5 track album

^XymMusic