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Cake day: June 23rd, 2023

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  • They financially backed Saudi Arabia’s war against Yemen where over 377,000 Yemenites were killed, but barely anyone protested over that.
    Palestinians in Lebanon are being heavily discriminated against for over 70 years, and yet no one protested over that.

    On the other hand, countries funded and supported the Kurds’ fight against ISIS, and are still somewhat helping them against several countries and forces that have been trying to wipe them out for over 100 years. And this one’s without anyone protesting.

    So similarly to how people protest according to the influence of geopolitics, countries also act according to geopolitics.




  • They are barred from naturalisation, legally barred from owning property, and although Lebanon hands out and renews hundreds of thousands of work permits every year to people from Asia, Africa and other Arab countries, only a handful have been given to Palestinians.

    All of that also means that they’re not entitled to any social service such as healthcare or education.

    And another thing I’ve recently learned about, Lebanese authorities constructed a concrete wall with watch towers around the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp, the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon.

    Edit: I also forgot to add that, even if they get work permits, some jobs are simply off-limits to them.





  • Thrive

    tl;dr: a better Spore

    From the site:

    Thrive is a free, open-source game about the evolution of life.

    From the lowly tidepools of your home planet, you will rise to cosmic dominance. At every step, powerful creation tools and deep simulation mechanics will aid your species’ development. Revolutionary Games is the open-source team of dedicated volunteers aiming to make Thrive a reality.

    Our team seeks to accomplish two major goals: create engaging, compelling gameplay that respects our players’ intelligence, and remain as accurate as possible in our depiction of known scientific theory without compromising the former.