Front page of today’s Independent newspaper, headlines:

Biden calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

UK legal experts, lawmakers and military leaders call for a ban on arms sales to Israel.

Front page of today's Independent newspaper, headlines: Biden calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza, and UK legal experts, lawmakers and military leaders call for a ban on arms sales to Israel.

Hamas wants a permanent end to the war and full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.

Mr Netanyahu’s office said the proposals were “unrealistic”.

Can’t remember the last time I wore a watch. My nine year old wants it. Timpsons fitted a new battery free of charge.

My old Pulsar Chronograph analogue watch on my hairy wrist with a brown leather strap

Currently reading: Yesterday’s Man by Branko Marcetic 📚

He would indeed spend his Senate career showering Israel with unquestioning support, even when its behavior elicited bipartisan outrage. He helped to secure an unparalleled amount of US aid for Israel early on and to scuttle a 1998 peace proposal with Palestine, and he told an assembly of lobbyists that Americans “cannot afford to publicly criticize Israel.”

6/12

"12 habits of unsuccessful men who never move forward in life" headline from neoliberal clickbait "self-help" pseudo-psychology website, with photo of unkempt youngish man asleep on a sofa while holding an open laptop

Back cover image of the dec 1975 issue of “issues in radical therapy” (via danielle carr on Twitter.)

The Crisis in Gaza:

Navigating Difficult Conversations

A Q&A with Dr. Gabor Maté & Daniel Maté

February 16, 2024 ‱ 9:00 – 10:30am PST

Pancake Day!

Stack of pancakes on a plate with maple syrup Pancakes cut into star and heart shapes on a plate

the Biden administration does in fact have tons of leverage it can use to stop the genocidal massacre in Gaza, it just doesn’t want to because it would be “politically unpopular” and because “Biden himself has a personal attachment to Israel.”

How has Israel managed to kill some ten thousand Palestinians in Gaza without managing to do any real damage to Hamas if Hamas fighters are hiding amongst all those civilians?

Caitlin Johnstone at Twitter

My kids were more interested in my egg timer app, which cock-a-doodle-doos when the eggs are ready, and bashing the egg’s head in than eating them.

Soft-boiled egg with a toast 'soldier'