It is a mistake to think of #nature as warm and cuddly. Many, perhaps most, #violent encounters between #humans and #wildlife are the result of the former treating the latter as #Disney characters.
One reason “#birds are #dinosaurs” made immediate sense to me was a vivid childhood memory: when I was about ten, I thought some #goslings were cute and wanted to pet them. #Mother#Goose had other ideas. Yeah, don’t do that.
It is equally a mistake to assume nature is All #Killing, All The Time. Fighting takes a lot of energy, and wild animals—including our own distant ancestors—are in constant peril of #starvation. Even a minor #injury can lead to #infection and #death.
Violence is a tool of survival, to be sure, whether in #predation, self-defense, or squabbles over #territory and #mating. Unnecessary violence is a quick road to #extinction. Most animals would rather do something else, when they can.
So before you fall back on “red in tooth and claw” as a default, look for other explanations. They’re usually more interesting anyway.
Every summer, the Faroe Islands’ beaches are soaked with #whale and #dolphin blood as hundreds of these majestic creatures are needlessly slaughtered.
Fishers in boats circle the whales and dolphins, driving them into shallow waters before killing them with knives.
The government says it is an Indigenous tradition that feeds families on the islands, but only a handful of locals consume whale and dolphin meat yet they kill over 1000 a year.
We can stop this #horror. #Iceland just banned the cruel practice after massive public pressure. If enough of us speak out we can force the Faroese government to stop this brutal #killing spree.
Add your name to ask the Faroese government to end this bloody hunt.
The hunt is a tradition that dates many years ago, when people would hunt dolphins and whales during times of #famine. But those conditions no longer exist.
Hundreds of Thousands of Protests
Hundreds of Thousands of Protests
Hundreds of Thousands of Protests
Hundreds of Thousands of Protests
Hundreds of Thousands of Protests
Hundreds of Thousands of Protests
Hundreds of Thousands of Protests
Hundreds of Thousands of Protests
Hundreds of Thousands of Protests
Hundreds of Thousands of Protests
Hundreds of Thousands of Protests
Hundreds of Thousands of Protests
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) condemns in the strongest possible terms the #killing of two MSF staff family members during an Israeli offensive on Al-Mawasi, Khan Younis, Gaza. Six other people were #injured in the attack. Late on the evening of Feb. 20, Israeli forces conducted a military operation in Al-Mawasi…
More Palestinian children were killed by Israeli forces in the illegally occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem in 2023 than in any previous recorded year, the United Nations Children's Fund announced on Thursday.
Like other interviews I’ve done with members of the political class, this one again shows their #psychotic inability to see that the real world trumps the political world. The contemporary #British Establishment is a cult that believes in two extreme worldviews:
Vulgar Utilitarianism: the complete inability to see the value in doing anything because it is good in itself. Everything is a function of the question “does it work?”
#Israel Faces New Calls For Truce After #Killing Of Hostages Raises Alarm
Israel’s government is facing calls for a cease-fire from some of its closest European allies.
DEIR AL-BALAH, #Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s government faced calls for a #ceasefire from some of its closest European allies on Sunday after a series of shootings, including the mistaken killing of three Israeli #hostages, fueled global concerns about the conduct of the 10-week-old war in Gaza.
"We can see the division of the globe into grievable and ungrievable lives from the perspective of those who wage war in order to defend the lives of certain communities, and to defend them against the lives of others — even if it means taking those latter lives."
Bloodletting as form; murder as fashion. The ongoing campaign in Gaza by Israel’s Defence Forces continues without stalling and restriction. But the burgeoning number of corpses is starting to become a challenge for the propaganda outlets: How to justify it? Fortunately for #Israel, the United States, its unqualified defender, is happy to provide cover for #murder covered in the sheath of self-defense.
Much of humanity continues to glorify its warriors who kill and destroy. #America has embraced this view and continues to irresponsibly arm the world, spreading #violence and rotting its national soul.
Images of suffering victims, young or old, should move future leaders to end America’s #war#profiteering and pursue peaceful conflict resolution.
A Cease-Fire Is the Only Way to Protect #Palestinian Civilians From #Israel’s Terror
Israel is deliberately targeting the civilian population of #Gaza in a horrifying campaign of mass #killing. The Biden administration’s claim to be concerned about civilian casualties is a cynical PR exercise intended to deflect pressure for a #cease-fire.
"Israel is creating terrorists the likes of which have never before been seen"
US Official Won't Call Forced Abandonment of #Gaza Newborns a War Crime
"What kind of weasel-mouth defense of Israel is that?" asked one observer, who quipped that "...deliberately #killing#babies is a #WarCrime crime in Ukraine, but for #Israel it is self-defense."
U.S. State Dept Miller demurred Wednesday when asked if footage of decomposing newborn babies who died in a Gaza #hospital—where staff were forced to flee an imminent #Israeli invasion—showed a war crime.
TELL PALMA, SPAIN THAT BULLFIGHTING IS CRUELTY — NOT CULTURE
In a merciless move, the city of #Palma, #Spain, has declared itself a bullfighting-friendly city with a claimed “obligation” to promote the intentional torture of sentient bulls.
The city had made a compassionate change in 2015 to not champion the gruesome #bullfighting events, in which #bulls are harassed, speared repeatedly, and left to wallow in their own gushing blood before cheering crowds.
There’s also a push to recognize #bullfighting as “an integral part of Palma’s Intangible Cultural Heritage.”
A growing number of people worldwide are recognizing that intentional #torture and glamorized #killing of sentient animals should never be considered culture. A recent poll found that 58 percent of Spaniards surveyed no longer support bullfighting.
The Balearic Government must not cave to these heartless demands.
Must be why US taxpayers pay $2 million per month for the criminal defendant's security.
Adds proof to confirms my theory that criminal defendant Donald was trading top secrets to Iran to get off the hit list for ordering Qassim Soleimani's assassination. My guess is fat Mike Pompeo is also on the list.
5 times indicted criminal defendant arrested 4 times for 91 felony crimes Donald Trump ordered the #killing of #Qasem#Soleimani, with Mike #Pompeo and then publicly admitted it. Iran has an arrest warrant out for #criminal#defendant Donald.
Hey #Iran, get in line. We just arrested this fucker 4 times!
"This report documents seven incidents where Israeli soldiers fired on civilians. […] In each case, the victims were standing, walking, or in a slowly moving vehicle with other unarmed civilians who were trying to convey their non-combatant status by waving a #whiteFlag. All available evidence indicates that Israeli forces had control of the areas in question, no fighting was taking place there at the time, and Palestinian fighters were not hiding among the civilians who were shot. Whether waving a white flag or not, these people were civilians not taking an active part in hostilities, and therefore should not have been attacked, according to international humanitarian law (the laws of war)."