Now what had to be done during World War II with the concentration camps is they had to be liberated. They had to be liberated. The problem was not only that there was severe need for humanitarian aid as we know exists in Gaza for decades now, but the need was to dismantle the camps, liberate the people and rid the country, or rid the world I should say, of the regime that put them in place. And this is exactly what we need to do. And this exactly I believe how we need to discuss Palestine.
--- Miko Peled, in the keynote presentation at the 2025 Green Party Virtual Annual National Meeting
#Palestine #Gaza #genocide #MikoPeled
Keynote presentation at the 2025 Green Party Virtual Annual National Meeting
Dr Jill Stein introduced the keynote speaker, Miko PeledMiko Peled is an American-Israeli activist and author of The General’s Son: The Journey of an Israeli...YouTube
Coach Pāṇini ®
in reply to Coach Pāṇini ® • • •This isn’t a fluke. In a study of 115 documented cases, scientists observed humpbacks confronting orcas during hunts – and in nearly 90% of those cases, the humpbacks disrupted the attack. Even more surprising? Many of the animals they protected weren’t even their own kind.
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Coach Pāṇini ®
in reply to Coach Pāṇini ® • • •Seals. Sea lions. Gray whale calves. Even sunfish. The humpbacks showed up, placed themselves between predator and prey, used their massive fins to shield the victims, and sometimes physically lifted them out of the water.
And then? They left. No food. No reward. No obvious benefit.
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myrmepropagandist
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in reply to Coach Pāṇini ® • • •Altbot
in reply to Coach Pāṇini ® • • •The image depicts a dramatic scene in the ocean where a humpback whale is prominently featured, with its head and part of its body visible above the water. A seal is perched on the whale's head, adding a unique element to the scene. In the background, an orca (killer whale) is visible, swimming towards the whale, suggesting an interaction between the two species. The water is choppy, with splashes around the whale, indicating movement. The background shows a distant shoreline with hills, providing context to the marine environment. The image includes text that reads, "Humpback whales have interrupted over 100 orca hunts, and no one knows why," highlighting an intriguing aspect of whale behavior. The overall composition captures a moment of wildlife interaction, emphasizing the size and presence of the humpback whale in contrast to the orca.
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in reply to Coach Pāṇini ® • • •The Sleight Doctor 🃏
in reply to Coach Pāṇini ® • • •I wonder if this could just be interspecies rivalry? If the orcas have taken humpback calves in the past, it may be that disrupting their hunts has become revenge? Perhaps, like crows and ravens, they bear grudges!
I've read that even some hornets and wasps repeatedly attack specific humans (and presumably, other animals as well) they think have threatened their nests, even remembering our faces.
Peluche Cero
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in reply to Coach Pāṇini ® • • •Some Sandwiches ARE Heroes 👀
in reply to Coach Pāṇini ® • • •Hey, I love orcas - the anti-yacht squad, however, orcas are highly intelligent, playful, sometimes jerks who have been known to attack and beach porpoises for no reason. They also kill whales, which is why they are also known as killer whales.
Meanwhile, sharks get all the bad rap. 🦈
stony kark
in reply to Coach Pāṇini ® • • •Aldo
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in reply to Coach Pāṇini ® • • •Number6
in reply to Coach Pāṇini ® • • •This story is behind the National Geo paywall, and people are wondering if the image is AI.
Here's an older story from 2016, showing credible imagery of a seal being carried on the chest of a humpback whale.
The story relates that there have been more than a hundred sightings, and in 90% of them a non-humpback species is protected.
science.org/content/article/wh…
Violet Madder
Unknown parent • • •@benroyce @GhostOnTheHalfShell @karlauerbach @futurebird
In one of those documentaries I saw they actually put the baby sea lion (dazed, who knows how injured, but alive) back on the beach when they were done. Guess they weren't hungry.
But yeah they'll hunt full size whales if they feel like it. The fact they don't regard humans as a snack food is really weird and interesting.
mark
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Unknown parent • • •@marjolica @benroyce @GhostOnTheHalfShell @karlauerbach @futurebird
They are picky eaters!
Certain groups eat almost exclusively salmon, others seals-- seems they have cultural diet habits.
So it's debatable if they don't eat us because they don't expect us to be tasty at all, OR if it's because they're smart enough to understand we're dangerous, or (my guess) both.
MarjorieR
Unknown parent • • •@benroyce @violetmadder @GhostOnTheHalfShell @karlauerbach @futurebird
"but yes, very odd we have no documentation of an #orca killing a human in the wild"
Maybe they don't think we taste/smell all that nice.
myrmepropagandist
in reply to Violet Madder • • •They do eat people but keep it secret because they see how the sharks are treated for just having a few little nibbles.
Martin Vogel
in reply to Coach Pāṇini ® • • •Limnetic Villains
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in reply to Coach Pāṇini ® • • •Kim
in reply to Coach Pāṇini ® • • •The seal's "launch position". It's like a mutuals yoga workout, but with danger.
Beats goat yoga.
#MotherMayISleepWithDanger
moggie
in reply to Coach Pāṇini ® • • •It really doesn't seem so weird. A lot of humans would do the same if we could, and whales are easily as smart as we are.
@paninid
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