A bridge connecting volunteers worldwide with people in Gaza — offering free teaching, mentorship, tech skills, and more. Image generated by Gemini based on information about GazaBridge. This new matchmaking service for Palestinians in Gaza was just unveiled on LinkedIn. It's an exciting and promising initiative that I have thought about for a while. If … Continue reading GazaBridge: Where Skills Meet Those Who Need Them
Preface in Prose: Benjamin Fondane Speaks to Us from the Grave
Grégoire Michonze (Michonznic) (1902-1982), Portrait of the Poet Benjamin Fondane (1898, Jassy-1944, Auschwitz-Birkenau), Paris, c.1943 Remember only that I was innocentand that, like all of you, mortals of this day,I had, I too had a face markedby rage, by pity and joy,an ordinary human face! Those are animals, they have no right to exist. I’m … Continue reading Preface in Prose: Benjamin Fondane Speaks to Us from the Grave
Gangster State Blues
ChatGPT created this image based on the lyrics and called it Voices of resistance in chaos. Nations that stomp around the globe like King Kong infect themselves with a fatal virus. This is a song I created that was inspired by Chris Hedges' latest essay America is a Gangster State. Here are some other articles … Continue reading Gangster State Blues
Longing (Ḥanīn/حنين)
ChatGPT created this image based on this prompt: Hanin (حنين) "is a profound Arabic term that encapsulates a deep longing, particularly for a lost homeland or a place of origin." This is a LinkedIn post by Ms. We'am Hamdan, who is a Ph.D. student in the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge. At … Continue reading Longing (Ḥanīn/حنين)
The Girl With the Water Jug
Photo by Gaza Soup Kitchen This is a LinkedIn post by Hani Almadhoun, Vice President of Philanthropy at UNRWA USA and co-founder of Gaza Soup Kitchen (GSK). Please consider making generous donations to both of these organizations doing life-saving work in Gaza. GSK constantly posts phots of children in Gaza. I try to "love" (emoji) … Continue reading The Girl With the Water Jug
Curious If Others Have Experienced This in Phu Quoc
I saw this Reddit post in which a tourist summarized her/his unpleasant experiences with Indian tourists in Phu Quoc. It's not an anti-Indian rant but a thoughtful accounting of his/her encounters. It's becoming an issue to the point that growing numbers of Vietnamese are becoming anti-Indian. Just do a search for Indian tourists behaving badly … Continue reading Curious If Others Have Experienced This in Phu Quoc
In Spite of Everything Since the Genocide, At Least I Now Know Where My Morals Really Lie
I came across this short essay on a Reddit thread I follow called /JewsofConscience. Most of the followers are Jews who are anti-genocide and therefore anti-Israel. Check out this related post about cults and dismantling the ideology of Zionism. (This "process" applies to all cults.) My italics to highlight some key phrases and sentences. Shkoyach … Continue reading In Spite of Everything Since the Genocide, At Least I Now Know Where My Morals Really Lie
Voices That Remain by Shams Mazen Rajab
Congratulations to Shams Mazen Rajab, a Palestinian writer and poet from Gaza, on the publication of her poetry collection, Voices That Remain. Please consider purchasing a copy. Written during war and displacement, the collection gives voice to memory, loss, resilience, and hope. These poems are not only verses, but a testimony to what remains when … Continue reading Voices That Remain by Shams Mazen Rajab
Behold. The Festering Carcass of American Rot Shoved Into An Ill-fitting Suit
This short 18 August 2025 essay has been floating around the Internet appearing in various memes. It was written by Wisconsin-based writer Oliver Kornetzke. I saw a post on Substack in which the author said this apt description of Dear Leader and much of what ails the US is "AI slop." First, it's not slop … Continue reading Behold. The Festering Carcass of American Rot Shoved Into An Ill-fitting Suit
How I Realized I Was In a Cult: Seven Questions I Asked Myself
This is an insightful post by Daniel Klein, who describes himself thus: I was born in Jerusalem and raised in a West Bank settlement inside religious-Zionism, before dismantling that ideology. I share testimony and witness in service of human liberation. Einat Temkin, an anti-Israel, anti-genocide Israeli who was born and raised in that country, shared … Continue reading How I Realized I Was In a Cult: Seven Questions I Asked Myself
Palestinian Territories
Screenshot It always puts a smile on my face to see "Palestinian Territories" in my blog stats. The visitors are usually young people in Gaza who read something about the Gaza Scholarship Guide (GSG) I created that was recently upgraded to an app. (It's not yet "ready for prime time" because it's still being tested.) … Continue reading Palestinian Territories
Eid Mubarak/ عِيد مُبَارَك
Source: Els de Bruijn
Part II: Don’t Feed the (Zionist) Trolls!
Screenshot I corrected AIPAC in this LinkedIn post: "two outspoken pro-genocide voices." Now have a look at KM's response. What can you say to someone who will tell you it's bone dry when it's raining, that the sky is black when the sun is shining, and that 2+2=5 if it serves Israel's interests. If you … Continue reading Part II: Don’t Feed the (Zionist) Trolls!
The Last Laugh: Late Night Television’s Death Knell
Another repost of a Facebook essay by Michael Jochum, an incisive and insightful writer. Not too bad on the drums either. 😀 MAA Well, it’s over. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will sign off tonight, Thursday, May 21, 2026, and with him, something far more meaningful than a television franchise will quietly walk offstage. … Continue reading The Last Laugh: Late Night Television’s Death Knell
An International Educator in Vietnam 
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