Retired physician, music lover, curious guy. Learning to #code late in life. #Linux convert.
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Last Notes npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski @nprofile…ck8x npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski > The men behind…#Biden’s genocidal “bear hug” policy of unconditional US support for the Israeli government are now popping up everywhere from Stephen Colbert to the op-ed pages of the New York Times to their own podcasts, presenting themselves as responsible experts critiquing Trump’s chaotic foreign policy. npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski @nprofile…ugpy npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski Sorry this is behind a paywall (I think) but I felt compelled to share it anyway. npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski > The #FBI formally notified #Minnesota officials on Friday that it would not grant them access to evidence from the investigation into the killing of #AlexPretti by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said on Monday. npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski @nprofile…g30f npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski @nprofile…rxrw npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski Inside of @nprofile…ugpy ‘s latest is this gem. A site that helps qualified people get #MedicalDebt forgiveness. It’s far from a panacea to our dysfunctional #healthcare system, but for individuals and families it could be a life (or bankruptcy) saver. npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski A friend just came back from visiting family in the #WestBank of #Palestine. He lives in #minneapolis. I said, “You got home just in time to see Minneapolis turned into the West Bank.” Sadly, he agreed. npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski @nprofile…az66 npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski How can a vehicle be threatening to run you (ICE agent) down yet you are firing kill shots into the driver side window? npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski @nprofile…n0tn npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski @nprofile…t03n npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski This is provocative. In good way. It made me think more deeply about my own beliefs as a Jewish #antizionist. npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski From 2 #Israeli #HumanRights lawyers, Daphna Baram and Michael Sfard npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski @nprofile…qz4x npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski > But today, as protests against Israel’s devastating war on Gaza mount, the word is being twisted. npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski #MahmoudKhalil #palestine #FreePalestine npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski Disturbing but important commentary. This paragraph sent a chill down my spine: npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski > ...this isn’t accidental but rather a form of profitable confusion built into the system to benefit insurers and intermediaries. npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski #university #education #college #USpol #congress #antisemitism #antiZionism #law #FreeSpeech #palestine #israel #activism #McCarthyism npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski My wife and I really enjoyed watching #Andor even though she’s not a big #StarWars fan. I guess recent events have put us in a revolutionary mood. The 2nd season in particular did a good job showing the sacrifice that armed rebellion takes — leaving one’s life behind including loved ones, being willing to die, and sometimes doing terrible things. But you’re given the sense that that was the only alternative to complete oppression. npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski https://zeteo.com/p/mehdi-challenges-derek-thompson-on from #Zeteo and #MehdiHasan today, this passage really struck me: npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski @nprofile…npxa npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski @nprofile…npxa npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski @nprofile…npxa npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski Short vignettes of federal workers recently fired from projects that were saving lives. npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski #ai #LLM #chatbots #healthcare npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski Not surprised but still enraged by the criminal cruelty of the #IDF. npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski @nprofile…fecl npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski > Forensic Architecture’s latest report documents the extent and intent of Israel’s assault on the Gaza Strip, strengthening South Africa’s case in the ICJ charging Israel with the crime of genocide. npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski > On the fiftieth anniversary of Karen Silkwood’s death, we should honor her legacy by strengthening whistleblower protections while we still can. This means moving beyond character-driven narratives and recognizing whistleblowers not as sinners or saints, but as workers trying to improve their workplaces for themselves, and for all of us too. npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski @nprofile…qz4x npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski @nprofile…qz4x npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski @nprofile…npxa npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski @nprofile…npxa npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski @nprofile…6gnj npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski #gaza #palestine #election2024 #ceasefirenow npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski @npub1aka…zzz2 npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski @npub1vvu…pj6u npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski @npub1vvu…pj6u npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski @npub1mmf…eknq npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski My confidence in the #NYtimes as a source of reliable sound #journalism has declined over the past several years wrt many subjects, but particularly in their reporting on #israel #palestine #MiddleEast npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski @npub189n…satx npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski “Just when it seems the situation could not get worse for Palestinians in Gaza, the suffering grows – and the world watches.” ~ #UN Sec General Guterres npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski @npub1mmf…eknq npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski This! npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski @npub1mmf…eknq npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski @npub1aka…zzz2 npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski #israel #IsraeliTorture #gaza #palestine #IsraelWarCrimes #canada #CBC #MediaBias npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski @npub1lzz…jhl3 npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski @npub1mmf…eknq npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski @npub1mmf…eknq npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski I haven’t explored this database yet, but it seems as if it may be an important, or at least interesting, tool. Particularly in an election year. npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski This piece is worth a read. It goes too easy on Biden IMO, but it does a good job laying out why Trump would be worse wrt #Israel #Palestine #StudentProtests #gaza #activism npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski What is crueler than purposely starving people to death? npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski #nakba #law #censorship #AcademicFreedom #ColumbiaUniversity #palestine npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski @npub1hyk…3p33 npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski Good summary near the end of the article: npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski @npub1mmf…eknq npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski @npub1mmf…eknq npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski The article is better than the headline. It highlights #CNN’s journalistic malpractice. npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski @npub1mmf…eknq npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski @npub1mmf…eknq npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski @npub1aka…zzz2 npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski @npub1mmf…eknq npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski @npub1mmf…eknq npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski > The blanket suspension of student protesters casts “serious doubt on the University’s respect for the rule-of-law values that we teach,” 54 law professors wrote. npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski @npub1aka…zzz2 @npub1ksl…rezd npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski @npub1ksl…rezd npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski This great. It really is. Now for step 2 let’s have #MedicareForAll or some type of universal #SinglePayer FULL coverage so that #MedicalDebt no longer occurs. npub12lgst4twmlryvejwdvwwx5eqgqne7ksr0q3el5jr3nnpv4adp2xq3w48dv Steven Zekowski @npub1aka…zzz2 I think you know this guy.
