Shocking scenes after Druze were callously attacked by Syrian backed Bedouins

Very serious stuff! Are the Druze being massacred?

Gallup poll February 2025: LGBTQ+ self Identification in U.S. Rises to 9.3%. Really!

Despite the daily flood of news and reports about LGBTQ, it is a minority of people, albeit a very influential and powerful minority. Way too influential!

I suspect, the 9.3% is significantly exaggerated. My guess, it is still closer to 5% than to 10% (see also first chart below).

E.g. is occasional bisexual activity already LGBTQ? Bisexual alone is an ambiguous term.

What is queer? Anything? Just a fad or a folly?

Is it not cool to be LGBTQ in these times? Some people may just self identify for that reason! See second chart below. It shows that, in particular, younger people are attracted by LGBTQ. Is it a mania or a cult?

LGBTQ+ Identification in U.S. Rises to 9.3% "Bisexual identification most common; younger adults more likely to identify as LGBTQ+"

Discovering The Samaritans: Israel's Ancient Minority

Recommendable! In particular, the Tahini factory at the end, where Israelis, Arabs, and Samaritans work together! Unfortunately, the video makes no mentioning of the Parable of the Good Samaritan, which is odd!

India's Bnei Menashe community in crisis as ethnic violence burns synagogues and displaces hundreds

India is widely known for its incredible religious tolerance. However, there are times when it is tested or worse even failing.

The amazing Jewish diaspora!

This happened in the northeast state of Manipur.

The violence does not appear to be directed at Jews, but this Jewish community appears to be associated with another minority involved in the violence.

"... Everything changed on May 3, when rioting broke out between the ethnic majority Meiteis and the tribal minority Kukis, a violent conflagration that had been building up for years. ...
According to Shavei Israel, an NGO that helps “lost tribe” Jewish communities immigrate to Israel, over 1,000 members of the community, or 20% of their total, have been displaced. One community member was killed, and another was shot in the chest and is hospitalized. Two synagogues and mikvahs, or ritual baths, were burned down. ...
“This is one of the gravest crises the Bnei Menashe in India have ever experienced,” said Michael Freund, who has been chairman of Shavei Israel since he founded the organization in 2002. ...
Citing the government’s failure to protect them, Kukis have called for separation from the state of Manipur. As the conflict stretches into its second month, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has yet to comment on the crisis in his country’s northeast. ..."

India's Bnei Menashe community in crisis as ethnic violence burns synagogues and displaces hundreds - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Activists Inciting Separatism Movement in Southern Thailand? with Palki Sharma

More federalism might help!

OHCHR Assessment of human rights concerns in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People’s Republic of China

Is this a bombshell and game changer or not? It was reported that on the final day (even final minutes) of socialist Commissioner Michelle Bachelet this report was released by the OHCHR! I have personally not read this report, but I learned about some of its content from media reports.

Just a reminder: It has become quite silent about the Tibetans in the last few decades, but this minority also has been treated horribly by the Communist Party of China for several decades. The fate of the Tibetan Dalai Lama is still uncertain.

The treatment of minorities is the ultimate test of any political regime! The Communist Party of China has frequently failed this test miserably since 1949!

"... Serious human rights violations have been committed in XUAR in the context of the Government’s application of counter-terrorism and  counter-“extremism” strategies. The implementation of these strategies, and associated policies in XUAR has led to interlocking patterns of severe and undue restrictions on a wide range of human rights. These patterns of

restrictions are characterized by a discriminatory component, as the underlying acts often directly or indirectly affect Uyghur and other predominantly Muslim communities ..."

OHCHR | OHCHR Assessment of human rights concerns in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People’s Republic of China

The demagoguery of disproportional effects on black or minority people

It has become quite fashionable and ideologically or politically correct to bombard the general public on a daily basis with very selective articles, reports, comments by prominent individuals etc. that black people (or minorities) are disproportionally more effected by something than white (supremacist, racist) people!

Most of these claims are almost pure demagoguery often insinuating white people did something to affect black people (or minorities) negatively.

However, it is conveniently overlooked, suppressed, or intentionally ignored that e.g. white people living in similar circumstances (e.g. low incomes) are actually not fairing much better than black people (or minorities).

Second, frequently statistical facts confirm that black people (or minorities) do something differently than white people for whatever reason. As a prime example,  take the commission of certain crimes and its concomitant recidivism. What about  families with missing fathers? And we could go on ...
When inconvenient statistical facts get in the way of a predominant ideological narrative!

Last, but not least besides white supremacy, there also exists e.g. black supremacy! If you never heard or learnt about this fact, how come?