they don't prevent it, they make it less likely. which is still good obviously, but long covid for vaccinated people is a massive issue. vaccinated individuals are more likely to believe the vaccine makes them immune and therefore don't need to mask.
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there is no herd immunity against covid without a sterilizing vaccine
this is how Israel chooses bombing targets in Gaza right now by spying on their Whatsapp metadata
most ex-IOF, ex-CIA, etc. continue working in the military industrial complex and continue profiting from their reputations as war criminals to land prestigious jobs with obnoxious government contracts
there's a growing refusenik movement in Israel. let's not act like they didn't have a choice in joining the SS
because this country is committing genocide and entities are obligated under international law not to be complicit
solving the misogyny problem in the developer spaces and the community in general
To receive the money collected through fundraisers, Palestinians need to work with a “receiver”, someone outside of Gaza who sets up the campaign and collects the money on their behalf and wires the money through their banks. That’s because the platforms use payment processors that do not operate in Gaza.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/aug/08/palestinians-gaza-bluesky-spam
Most of the people I come across are real, they only appear like scams because we still can't come to terms with the fact that all Gazans are starving therefore they all have to pick up this full time job of fundraising from strangers.
Most of the money that gets pocketed goes to the western NGOs because their bureaucracy kills people through incompetence and racism. Donating to individuals and mutual aid orgs on the ground will always be more effective than relying on "respectability creds".
If you're looking for better places to donate to, here's a list: https://itsgoingdown.org/your-guide-on-how-to-support-mutual-aid-groups-in-palestine-as-humanitarian-crisis-deepens/
the US can't even do a general strike, you're telling me you'll convince hundreds of millions not to fuck? yeah, right
imposed vs self-selected is a false dichotomy. if you ask a random tradwife whether she chose her lifestyle she'll emphatically reply yes. had she not been raised in a patriarchal cult, most likely not.
you're not following the right people if you don't see it. creating a white ethno state by turning women into incubators is textbook eugenics. so is antinatalism because it promotes toxic individualism and blames societal problems on individual choices.
if anything, this case proves to me why we should never disclose. it's not gonna keep you safe in court, if you survive the murder attempt