Kate

@katesays

Free speech absolutist. Independent. Resist. Support fights for freedom. Anti-war. Pro science. Advocate for women/girls. Genocide researcher/war crimes investigator. Photographer. World traveler. Writer. Love baseball/NYC. Steelers. Mainly repost/comment.

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Kate@katesays· 22d

What I know is that it is the only legal definition in the entire world and my support of it is absolute. This will really blow your mind--4 of the 5 acts of genocide don't involve killing (see b, c, d, and e in the image). And only 1 of the 5 acts (+intent) is needed for it to be genocide.

The image text reads:

Article II

In the present Convention, genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such:

(a) Killing members of the group;
(b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;
(c) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part;
(d) Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group;
(e) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.

Kate@katesays· 23d

It was so obscene that I still have the graphic.

World map showing the only 2 countries in the world to vote against a UN resolution making food a basic human right were the US and Israel.

Kate@katesays· Jul 20

The British consulate in Jerusalem had their X account suspended today for this tweet which spoke to the 1000s of Palestinians being held without charge by Israel. Full text in alt text (easier to read). #UK #Israel #Palestine

"1/4 Joint local statement of diplomatic missions 🇧🇪 🇨🇦 🇩🇰 🇪🇺 🇫🇮 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇪 🇮🇹 🇱🇺 🇳🇱 🇪🇸 🇸🇪 🇨🇭 🇬🇧 on the extensive use of administrative detention by Israeli authorities without formal charge. Over 9,000 Palestinians are detained in Israeli prisons, including thousands held without charge or trial."

"2/4 Human rights organisations describe prison conditions for Palestinians as severe and life-threatening, citing inadequate food, denial of medical care and systematic abuse. We are deeply concerned by recent reports regarding the deterioration of Dr. Abu Safiyah's health."

"3/4 Detainees have the right to be informed about the charges underlying any detention, must be granted access to legal assistance, and be subject to a fair trial."

"4/4 We call on Israel to uphold its human rights obligations towards detainees under international law, including by granting the ICRC immediate access to all detention facilities. We welcome the recent Israeli Supreme Court ruling on ICRC access and urge its full implementation."

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Kate@katesays· Jun 30

Let's try & hide the barbaric, cruel, sadistic, depraved things we do...lest we face criticism. Reminds me of how Israel is keeping the records of its role in the Rwandan & Bosnia genocides sealed & for the same twisted reason (we can't be criticized!),

Headline 1 (Top Article):Main Title: Records of Israeli arms sales during Rwandan genocide to remain sealed
Sub-headline: Supreme Court denies attorney's petition to reveal defense exports to the African country, citing risk to national security, foreign relations.

Headline 2 (Bottom Article):Main Title: Supreme Court rules against exposing Israel’s role in Bosnian genocide
Byline: By +972 Magazine | December 5, 2016
Summary text: Citing potential damage to Israel’s foreign relations, the Supreme Court rejects a petition calling to reveal details of the government’s arms exports to the Serbian army during the Bosnian genocide.
Author Credit: By John Brown* (Translated by Tal Haran)

Kate@katesays· Jun 8

Sure about that? 🤔

This image captures President Donald Trump receiving the Collar of Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabia's highest civilian honor, from King Salman in Riyadh.

Kate@katesays· May 30

Not to mention their involvement in other genocides. Records sealed by the Israeli Supreme Court as they could be damaging to Israel's foreign relations.

Two headline snippets reading "Records of Israeli arms sales during Rwandan genocide to remain sealed" and "Supreme Court rules against exposing Israel's role in Bosnian genocide."

Kate@katesays· Mar 30

Buon compleanno, cara Francesca! 🥳 Il mondo ha bisogno della tua dedizione e del tuo coraggio più che mai.

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Kate@katesays· Feb 27

This is great! Thank you, Olaf. I have one question so far. I did 2026 for my best friend's account (because it's much more active than mine). Some fields are cumulative by design (e.g., days on Bluesky). Are the fields circled in red cumulative or year-specific? Thanks!

Kate@katesays· Feb 22

Nina Simone's music possesses a rare, visceral power that can make you feel simultaneously vulnerable and invincible. She's just fabulous.

Kate@katesays· Feb 5

To cleopatra's point, that message could be scrawled on a wall in Los Angeles. Or, it could be in Iran and written by one the agents that the former director of the CIA/US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, references in his New Year's post 👇

Kate@katesays· Jan 27

My first circumnavigation of the Earth followed Nellie Bly's route. Though she left on a ship from Hoboken, NJ, and I flew out of NY (JFK), I went to Hoboken before my flight for lunch and then took a cab from there to JFK so that my trip literally started in the same place hers did.

Kate@katesays· Dec 10

Former Janjaweed militia leader Rahman, convicted on 31 counts of #warcrimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur, Sudan, was sentenced yesterday to 20 years by the ICC. His conviction was the ICC's first regarding crimes committed in Darfur. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...

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Kate@katesays· Dec 6

This book dives in re: how Palestine provides the Israeli military-industrial complex a place/people to test weapons & to refine systems of control, surveillance & repression. Then they're sold to various governments/regimes, including authoritarian ones, for use in suppressing dissent & more.

Kate@katesays· Dec 1

I agree with Blitzburgh. #Steelers #NFL #Renegade #Tomlin #HereWeveGone

Black-and-white Pittsburgh Post-Gazette front page from April 14, 2017, with the headline “Soul of the Steelers” over a full-page photo of the late Dan Rooney standing alone on the Three Rivers Stadium field, hands clasped behind his back, facing the empty stands. The obituary banner reads “DAN ROONEY | JULY 20, 1932 – APRIL 13, 2017.” A post from Blitzburgh on X above the image reads: “The Great Dan Rooney passed away in 2017. That was the last time the Steelers won a playoff game. He was really the Soul. #Steelers #NFL”

Kate@katesays· Sep 27

I highly recommend the audiobook version of Separation of Church & Hate. The content substance is excellent in any format, but John's narration is one of the best vocal performances of a written work I've ever heard--his passion, personality, and comedic style come through vividly, masterfully. 👍