novapsyche's Profile
I am a 48-year-old black woman, feminist, sexual libertarian, sociologist savant, poet, author, editor, political junkie, and American Studies scholar. I am not your typical chick.
Groups: Pro Choice, Progressive Friends of the Library Newsletter, Classic Poetry Group, FreeWriters
Diaries published: 347 (25 days since last diary on Mon Nov 13, 2023 at 02:00 PM PST)
Comments posted: 14189 (24 days since last comment on Mon Nov 13, 2023 at 10:09 PM PST)
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Most Recommended Diary: I want to share something I learned about Joe Biden yesterday., 272 comments, 808 recommends
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When Al-Ahly Hospital was struck weeks ago, Israel claimed that Islamic Jihad was responsible and that Israel categorically does not strike hospitals . It’s simply something they don’t do.
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by novapsyche
 715 comments
on Mon Nov 13, 2023 at 02:00 PM PST
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Back on October 14, I posted a diary where I expressed strong anti-war sentiments in response to the situation between Gaza and Israel. My anti-war stance is long-standing and I expressed it in those terms. Several people considered me well-meaning but...
by novapsyche
706 comments
on Wed Nov 08, 2023 at 12:04 PM PST
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There was an elderly man who died in Thousand Oaks, CA, yesterday. His name was Paul Kessler. He had been a counterprotester to a relatively small protest in support of Palestinian rights. Kessler, for his part, was holding an Israeli flag. We don’t...
by novapsyche
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on Tue Nov 07, 2023 at 12:26 PM PST
with 27 Recommends
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Israeli forces admitted to striking an ambulance outside of the entrance to Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City Friday, according to BBC News. Fifteen people were killed, including bystanders; sixty more were wounded, Al Jazeera reported; the count earlier...
by novapsyche
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on Sat Nov 04, 2023 at 05:00 AM PDT
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A lot of back and forth have happened in the comments of various diaries here, alternately asserting or denying that Israel, as a state power, may be engaged in collective punishment, ethnic cleansing, or genocide. I had mentioned in a previous comment...
by novapsyche
318 comments
on Wed Nov 01, 2023 at 10:06 AM PDT
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I fear this would go unremarked otherwise. Egberto Willies just posted a column that had opinion on the I/P conflict, and the tip jar was flagged so that the diary was hidden.* The title of the piece contained the phrase “collective punishment.” (There...
by novapsyche
395 comments
on Thu Oct 26, 2023 at 05:51 PM PDT
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- Squeak. The New Republic has entered Godwin territory. It’s Official: With “Vermin,” Trump Is Now Using Straight-up Nazi Talk We’ve all often wondered whether Donald Trump understands the historical import of what comes out of his mouth. He’s so...278 comments 500 Recs
- The title of this post is obviously familiar to everyone following the conflict in the middle east. What does it mean? Is it a call for genocide, as some critics allege? The most sensible take on this comes from Jon Chait. You can follow the back and...131 comments 25 Recs
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu turned down deals to release Israeli hostages held by Hamas in return for a 5 day cease fire, the Guardian reports. Despite strong pressure by the Israeli public to get the hostages released, Netanyahu rejected...63 comments 57 Recs
- Tonight’s selections from R.E.M.’s sixth studio album Green . Green was released 35 years ago this week. There was a brief moment, at the end of the 1980s, when lots of people all over the ...61 comments 22 Recs
- In an email to school staff Wednesday, November 8, New York City schools Chancellor David Banks warned teachers about violating Education Department rules on political speech. Banks ordered teachers to keep their personal political beliefs out of the...5 comments 7 Recs
- Antisemitic hate crimes on American college campuses are nothing new. But things have gotten much worse since the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks in which Hamas raped, murdered, and kidnapped civilians in Israel—overwhelmingly Jews, but those of other...451 comments 233 Recs
- In a hard hitting brief prosecutors directly accuse Donald Trump of being responsible for the violence on January 6th. They present it as part of the plan. Trump needed to disrupt the electoral vote count and so he did. The brief was filed in response...269 comments 994 Recs
- Hi there, New York Times. I see that yesterday you tweeted, or whatever it’s called now, this: Abortion rights groups have been on an unexpected winning streak with ballot measures that have prevailed in six out of six states since the Supreme Court...463 comments 1508 Recs
- and maybe some pop that crosses over….. Tracy Chapman becomes 1st Black songwriter to win CMA’s Song of the Year “I’m sorry I couldn’t join you all tonight,” Chapman wrote. “It’s truly an honor for my song to be newly recognized after 35 years of its...8 comments 14 Recs
- The US House of Representatives voted yesterday to censure the only Palestinian-American member of Congress. The vote was 234-188, with 22 Democrats joining Republicans to support the move. Four Republicans joined Democrats in opposing it. I stand with...1060 comments 381 Recs
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