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Thanks for so poignantly writing the reality for many of us.

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This is so many of us now - there is no other way. Praying for humanity.

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There is another way. It starts in coming together. Holding each other. Honouring each other. As dear old Jeremy Corbyn said in 2016, Another world is possible, if we come together.

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🙏🏼

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This is how we are dulled into a mindless existence. Meaningless work (or worse, doing the bidding of soulless managers and bosses) and mindless entertainment to sap our minds and fill our days. Thank you for looking up and helping us do the same.

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So true. The trivial nature of much of the work I must complete and the associated deadlines fade into insignificance compared to actual events.

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I feel you on the meetings, man. At my work, the team meetings, which we're supposed to have once a month but maybe actually have every 3 or 4, aren't so bad simply because the people on my team aren't so bad.

It's all of the OTHER meetings that trigger the fight-or-flight reflex. The choice: Overcome the urge to fight and sit through one without allowing my berserker gene to be trigged by some managerial idiocy, or call in sick?

As for Palestine, we do what we can do because that is all we can do. Given all the hysteria we are seeing from the Zionists, it is clear we are slowly succeeding. The Zionist project is doomed.

American public opinion is swinging against Israel and that swing cannot be stopped. It's a sea change, too late to do any good to the Palestinians now, too unexpected and unbelievable for Zionists to stop them from committing their heinous crimes now, but it IS happening.

You are one reason for that. Don't sell yourself short.

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Thank you, OB. Really appreciate your kind words.

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Something seems to be shifting today:

- Spain, Ireland and Norway all announced they will recognise Palestine as a state

- Norway announced that it will enforce any ICC arrest warrant issued for Netanyahu and the other yahoo in his cabinet who was indicted

The psychopathic Israeli government announced it was withdrawing its ambassador in Norway.

No word yet on when the Irish, Spanish and Norwegian embassies in Damascus will be bombed by the IGF….

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Or be called Hamas. Or have I missed that declaration already.

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Oh they already declared them all to be “outrageous” and broke ties with the Norwegians who had been a kind of escrow house for taxes on Gazans.

The Israelis are quite a piece of work. I don’t think this mess ends without an international peacekeeping force on the ground protecting what’s left of Palestine.

And how they will be “denazified” to make any kind of reconciliation possible, I really can’t imagine.

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I feel for you. Being a wage slave is no joke. I love being retired: no more arses to lick, no more inane drivel to be entered into a computer. The only thing that I miss is the paycheque. Console yourself with the fact that the crap that you have to do at ‘work’ allows you the means to write for us.

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This is brilliant. Reminds me of Bartleby the Scrivener by Melville but for our century. The repetition, the so called work, the contrast. The insanity of this moment. Brilliant piece. Relatable. Thank you.

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Today is a great day for the world and for Palestine.

Its recognition makes it officially a nation and not an entity under siege, which in turn, will now allow different type of intervention for its protection under International law.

Here something I wrote

https://mywisdom.substack.com/p/the-turning-of-the-tide-in-favor

Thank you for sharing.

Palestine will be free!

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Thank you.

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We are truly living in an Orwellian world. Everything is upside down: black is white, genocide, fascism, war are all cool again, our private life is not just our business anymore , it is primarily their business and they take the right to pry and to judge.

Those who merely question this, never mind protest, are vilified and treated like criminals, as your case proves beyond a shade of doubt. Also beyond a shade of doubt is that you had the courage to stand up against what are the real criminals, and not shy away from their blatant lies and whatever action they took against you. Like the Talmudic Nazi scum, the cowardly scum harassing you were only able to do so from a position of power, yet they still failed miserably in their endeavour.

I tip my hat to you, courageous person.

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Salaam!

I know you were hoping to keep the job, but Allah, in His infinite wisdom, has other plans for you—perhaps even brighter opportunities that you haven’t yet seen. Trust that He is guiding you to what is best, even if the path feels uncertain right now. May Allah bless you with success and fulfillment in your next endeavor!

On a related note, it’s important to remember that using work resources for personal purposes, even for good causes, goes against the principles of Shariah. This is why we pay zakat—it purifies our earnings, including those moments at work spent on small personal needs like breaks or chats. By staying mindful of these principles, we ensure that our efforts remain halal and blessed.

May Allah guide and support you always!

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I have no doubt that Allah has better plans for me. He took me out of that miserable place. Alhamdulillah.

Thank you the reminder. Indeed, reminder benefits the believer.

Aameen.

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I feel you, dear being of conscience and integrity. I have been there. The work thing, I managed to escape. Writing for Palestine, I had to escape for a while. Read this: https://nizamixiii.substack.com/p/the-white-screen-of-death

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK FELLOW ENGAGED HUMAN WITH A CONSCIENCE !

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I’m retired, old and mostly out of the game, but youse keep on, and bless youse. Too right.

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Thank you, Pepe. I appreciate your readership and support. It all helps in keeping up this fight.

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This definitely hits, though its a bit different as a high schooler (?) but pointless it is regardless.

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