kimlockhartga

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'Israel' using starvation to extract confessions from prisoners | Al Mayadeen English in c/palestine@lemmy.ml
'Israel' using starvation to extract confessions from prisoners | Al Mayadeen English in c/palestine@lemmy.ml
'Israel' using starvation to extract confessions from prisoners | Al Mayadeen English in c/palestine@lemmy.ml
[–] kimlockhartga@beige.party 0 points 2 months ago (6 children)

@Miro_Collas @palestine@lemmy.ml @palestine@fedibird.com

Everyone knows that torture does not result in useful information. So engaging in the practice is just willful barbarism.

Terry Pratchett’s novels may have held clues to his dementia a decade before diagnosis, our new study suggests in c/fiction@literature.cafe
[–] kimlockhartga@beige.party 2 points 6 months ago

@Khaliso I may have to wait some time after my mom's battle with her dementia. Right now, it's too close. But, sounds like very important film work.

We know that millions of people are dealing with this, including caregivers. Highly visible celebs like Pratchett, Gene Hackman, and Bruce Willis, give us a sense of how pervasive it is. Robin Williams did not want to put his family through it. I can kind of understand that decision now.

Terry Pratchett’s novels may have held clues to his dementia a decade before diagnosis, our new study suggests in c/fiction@literature.cafe
[–] kimlockhartga@beige.party 7 points 6 months ago (2 children)

@ooli3 oh, I didnt know about his diagnosis.

New California law ( banning plastic grocery bags) means a big change for grocery shoppers in 2026 in c/california@lemmy.world
[–] kimlockhartga@beige.party 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

@zabadoh my local grocery has been using paper bags exclusively for years.

This study could reshape climate lawsuits against fossil fuel companies | The groundbreaking research offers evidence that specific fossil fuel giants drove economic losses for decades. in c/climate@slrpnk.net
[–] kimlockhartga@beige.party 2 points 9 months ago

@silence7 correct. You have to prove that they knew.

This study could reshape climate lawsuits against fossil fuel companies | The groundbreaking research offers evidence that specific fossil fuel giants drove economic losses for decades. in c/climate@slrpnk.net
[–] kimlockhartga@beige.party 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

@silence7 We could start with the fact that they pushed a false narrative about climate change, while raising all of their oil platforms ahead of rising seas.

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@bookstodon In 2023 there's been a huge expansion in the number of graphic novels, graphic memoirs, and graphic nonfiction published. They deserve a 2023 "Best of" lis (beige.party)
 

@bookstodon In 2023 there's been a huge expansion in the number of graphic novels, graphic memoirs, and graphic nonfiction published. They deserve a 2023 "Best of" list of their own. Here's mine; add yours. I always want to hear about great graphic books!

Best Graphic Books published in 2023:

THE LIBRARIAN OF AUSCHWITZ, Salva Rubio, Antonio Iturbe

YAZIDI! Aurélien Ducoudray, Mini Ludvin

SUNSHINE, Jarrett J. Krosoczka (author of HEY, KIDDO)

DICTATORSHIP: IT'S EASIER THAN YOU THINK! Sarah Kendzior, Andrea Chalupa, Kasia Babis

THE INFINITY HEART, Wendy Xu

FUNNY THINGS: A COMIC BIOGRAPHY OF CHARLES M. SCHULTZ, Luca Debus, Francesco Matteuzzi

EIGHT BILLION GENIES: DELUXE EDITION, BOOK ONE, Charles Soule, Ryan Browne

GENDER IS REALLY STRANGE, Teddy Goetz, Sophie Standing

MONICA, Daniel Clowes (author of GHOST WORLD)

COURAGE TO DREAM: TALES OF HOPE IN THE HOLOCAUST, Neal Shusterman, Andrés Vera Martínez

ARTIFICIAL: A LOVE STORY, Amy Kurzweil

WASHINGTON'S GAY GENERAL, Josh Trujillo, Levi Hastings

#books #GraphicNovels #bookstodon #BooksWorthReading #BestBooks 2023