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The Labour party gave a reasonable statement ("outrageous attack", "an attack on Jews is an attack on Britain"). The Green Party, ostensibly led by a Jew but very much catering to the young social justice crowd, made a statement little better than "thoughts and prayers"

The comments under the prime minister's statement are full of "but Israel is being so meeeeean".

Pretending that the pro-Palestine movement has not been infiltrated by people actively using it to drive violent antisemitism is naive at best and collusive at worst.

The fact that calling this out gets one labelled a "genocide apologist" is a feature, not a bug. Criticism of antisemitism is being silenced, and that is a tool of violence in and of itself.

‘‘ Time, you know ‘‘

Happy Rosh Hashanah friends! May this new year that begins be full of blessings and achievements

May there be peace among the nations

May the memory of those who have passed away be a blessing to us and our future generations

May the lives of those who have arrived now and will still arrive be light and joy in our homes

May there always be abundance and joy in our homes

worrying about how other people perceive you is not living your life. you're living in a constructed version of reality that only exists in your head. the more you interact with it, the less you interact with the real, breathing world that is evolving and changing around you. we experience millions, if not billions of different and unique experiences throughout our lifetimes. every waking moment is a new experience waiting to be acknowledged and interacted with. you will never truly know how someone feels until you ask them- but the big question here is why does that matter to you?

someone else's feelings are theirs. they are deeply personal and have nothing to do with your own feelings. someone else's feelings do not change or overwrite your own. they are not a reflection of who you actually are. everyone has a different interpretation of people, events, and things. everyone. one person may think what you did was embarrassing, the person next to them may not have even noticed what you did or said, and the person next to them might have thought what you did was cool or even just normal. you don't know how they feel unless they tell you. let go of it. don't fuss over it.

worry about your life- your real life. the one you can impact and change, not the one that only exists inside of your own head. don't hold yourself back over potential thoughts and feelings. other people's thoughts are their own. they're allowed to have them. you can't turn people into thought criminals like that. live your life. you have to choose to move on in order to actually do so. it doesn't just come to you- anxiety doesn't just go away on its own. you have to choose to take these steps toward bettering your life. and you will thank yourself. trust me. it will be worth it.

James Franco as Jake Epping

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Josh Duhamel as Frank Dunning

in 11.22.63