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Shaun King's avatar

Absolutely despicable

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Jeanne McSherry's avatar

Hi Shaun, don’t want to put a spinner in the works but wasn’t it Greta who was promoting the death jabs when the Covid Scamdemic first started, who also donated 100,000 dollars to the World Health Organization to help with Covid responses, inhalers, masks etc and wasn’t it Greya who was seen talking and laughing with two policemen when she didn’t realize she was on camera then immediately switching into character when filming started, a hostile angry protester being arrested by these same two policemen. Is this all just a stunt to divert attention away from the atrocities being committed against the Palestinian people, a distraction to be redirected towards, in order to focus people’s minds on the flotilla? And not on the atrocities occurring? I have always felt suspicious of her right from the very start…the WEF and WHO are a huge part of the dehumanization and culling of humanity, for her to donate 100,000 dollars at such a young age to the WHO in order to entrench in people’s minds, how vital it was to take the wretched jab, that makes me think she is just a plant, a tool to deceive genuine people who really set out to help starving familes

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Catherine Martinez's avatar

I won't let some of this pass. I lost 5 family members, all previously healthy and middle-aged, to Covid during 2020. I had the disease once, post vaccination, and even then it was debilitating. Over a million Americans died, and that was just Americans. The wretched jab saved my life and the lives of many I know. Don't want it? Don't take it.

Dislike Thunberg if you will, but your argument that the flotilla distracted from Gaza is thin. It focused many on Gaza.

I'm not sure how the WHO and similar organizations cull humanity. The medical people I know who listen to them are grateful to have them collecting information globally to help analyze and hopefully prevent global diseases. It's a small world Jeanne. We share everything.

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Marianne Neave's avatar

Fully understand your reaction (i am always tempted to respond to them!) but honestly its best to block people like that. The kindest thing i can say is that they might be conspiracy theorists who obsess and try to turn every conversation into their pet topic. More likely its a troll that is trying to deflect attention away from the issue being discussed. Either way not worth your time.

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Catherine Martinez's avatar

I always try, once. I think you are right, though. For whatever reason, troll or conspiracy, this is not worth a continuing response since the Gaza situation is paramount, and not good for Shaun's airspace.

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esra1980's avatar

Thanks. I strongly disagree with the way covid vax and an unreasonable scale of lockdown has been forced and some of the unscientific statements WHO, etc made. However, it is not fair to cancel Greta. She is a human being who can be both mistaken and sincere on covid procedures. And clearly she is very brave and sincere on Gaza. I wish more people were brave and insistent like her.

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Patrick Wahle's avatar

No healthy person died of “Covid” but millions died of the jab. Maybe you should know the “vaccine” had 4 different levels of strength: harmless, mild, severe and lethal. Most people got the harmless or mild getting no or few side effects. These doses never immunized against SARS-Cov-2.

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Jeanne McSherry's avatar

Hi Catherine, am sorry about the loss of five members of your family to Covid but my stance on this assault on humanity by the Covid vax jab will never be changed as it is the truth with any dissenters or sceptics being censored , dismissed, discredited, losing their employment - and even their lives for endeavouring to speak out when this Plandemic first started in 2020 which included the deliberate shutting down of outstanding scientists of integrity, University lecturers (Professor Dolores Cahill of UCD in Dublin) barristers/solicitors (Reiner Fuellmich a man of great integrity who was jailed on spurious charges for trying to sue the relevant parties involved in the Scamdemic) journalists of integrity such as the renowned Irish investigative journalist Gemma O’Dogherty being hounded and castigated for trying to tell the truth; Dr Rashid Bhuttar the cancer specialist who warned people that the Covid jab was a bioweapons - which it actually is - who was killed for speaking out - but worst of all, was the fact that directors of nursing homes and , doctors and nurses were incentivized to ‘bump off’ people by insisting that the patient take Medazolam and Rispiridone to help rhem when these drugs are lethal. Then being forced onto ventilators when they didn’t need them which more or less finished them off as their lungs flooded with fluid leading to fatal pulmonary oedema.

No wonder relatives or friends wanting to visit their loved ones were not allowed to see them in the hospital.

A respected UK based undertaker O’Looney exposed the fact that Coroners were being told to write Covid as cause of death on autopsy reports when in fact the patient had died of other reasons including accidents but coroners were pressured to write Covid as the reason on the death certificate), Also people who supposedly died of Covid had actually been given Rispiridone or Medazolam or forcibly put under a ventilator which ensured that they would die but again, it was called Covid).

The World Health Organization is largely controlled and financed by Bill Gates an odious, extremely manipulative man of no ethics or humanity who actually despises the human race - not unless they are billionaires like him and of the same Zionist persuasion - who, through corruption of numerous scientific organizations, medical publishers, academics (Professor Neil Ferguson of Imperial College, London whose prediction models of many other ‘epidemics’ turned out to be vastly overinflated but on whose wildly inaccurate predictive models of these ‘diseases such as ‘mad cow disease, BSE, Foot & Mouth Disease, Bird Flu disease, were vastly exaggerated previously but when he did the outcome of Covid 19 on the general population in the UK, this is what gave the British Gov the excuse they used to shut down the UK with their Freemasonry rituals of mask wearing, distancing between people, absurd useless PCR tests etc being an utter travesty). Many people who were healthy but just needed a minor op or a minor procedure in hospital, who went in in almost perfect health, ended up in the mortuary through being forcibly given those drugs and from being put onto ventilators, wrongfully, with Coroners told to write as cause of death ‘covid’ when the person would have died from a car accident or other life threatening medical conditions.

That entire period in which humans were subjected to wide scale psychological operations from all sides, TV, newspapers, social media, was all out war on the humsn mind.

Finally, the Covid ‘vaccine’ is not a vaccine, it is a bioweapon which was the starting point for the WEF’s dystopian agenda for humanity for 2030

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Philip Martin's avatar

You're a moron

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Jeanne McSherry's avatar

Am expressing a controversial opinion which is based on facts in relation to Greta T. Your comments are pathetic

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Philip Martin's avatar

The absolute bullshit an antivax moron is spewing, where is your health care degree from ? YouTube or Google ?

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Jeanne McSherry's avatar

Why don’t you get a brain check?

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M3333's avatar

The day my middle brother died of Trump’s HOAX virus on 04-09-2020, the Orange Monster was urging Americans to pack the church pews for Easter 2020 because the virus was a HOAX! The Orange Monster is responsible for many Americans dying of coronavirus. I am blocking you because of your “attitude”!!!

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TONY's avatar

We lost a SISTER & FRIENDS due to the STUPIDITY of the ORANGE TURD!

There was a REPUBLICAN GROUP on CAPE COD that rallied around a WHACK-A-DING LEADER who promoted those BOGUS CURES...no science education. She flew to bring her Mother back, not only did BOTH DIE, but this LEADER was MEDI VAC'D to BOSTON where they attempted to save her - after she cost so many others their lives due to her negligence & stupidity. VERY COSTLY ENDEAVOR!

They should tatoo "ANTI-VAX" on their foreheads & safe the medical expenses.

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Robert's avatar

Damn lady, you're like six doughnuts short of a dozen. Seek professional help.

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TONY's avatar

There are 3 DOTS on the right of each POST.

Just CLICK & REPORT!

Just an UNEDUCATED TROLL seeking attention with lots of DISINFORMATION.

It happens...YOU CAN'T CURE STUPID, but you can make it GO AWAY!

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Jeanne McSherry's avatar

I did seek professional help - the therapist told me to erase the bullies, abusers and paid trolls in this world out of my life. So Bye bye!! 👹

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TONY's avatar

In the US, COVID DEATHS (per capita) surpassed those of other nations due to the PROMOTION of ignorance & disinformation. (I won't bore you with the numerous articles saved because, at this late date, you're still embracing your scientific ignorance.)

Statistically, COVID DEATHS were higher in REPUBLICAN CONTROLLED areas.

In his farewell speech, REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR CHARLIE BAKER referenced the COMMONWEALTH REPORT. Have you read it?

There's a GRAPH that defines state performance:

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/scorecard/2023/jun/2023-scorecard-state-health-system-performance

Do you even comprehend the origins of WHO?

We lost a SISTER & many friends due to the COVID IGNORANCE & willingness to believe PROPAGANDA & LIES.

TRUMP promoted the ALIEN SPERM DOCTOR. Were you paying attention? DESANTIS appointed LADAPO to protect the health of FLORIDIANS - he's a follower of STELLA IMMANUEL.

You have woven together your scientific ignorance & cherry-picked MANURE to create

NONSENSE.

COVID is an RNA VIRUS that you don't even comprehend.

FOOD AID was intended for STARVING GAZANS in the ISRAELI CREATED GENOCIDE!

INTERCEPTED BY ISRAEL!

END OF DISCUSSION!

Your 'suspicions' are missplaced!

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Philip Martin's avatar

Oh fuck off you inbred wankbucket

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Jeanne McSherry's avatar

And a good morning to you too! 👹

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TONY's avatar

You're an uneducated TROLL sorely lacking in CRITICAL THINKING abilities, seeking attention for your warped comprehension & distracting from ISRAEL'S GENOCIDE & WAR CRIMES.

That's the ISSUE! The best you could do was attack GRETA & other organizations such as WHO which you don't even comprehend.

NETANYAHU is a CORRUPT LIAR who agreed to a 'proposal' that HAMAS accepted, yet NETANYAHU continues to BOMB & DENY FOOD TO STARVING GAZANS.

The MANURE posted about COVID VAX is from discredited sources that you blindly embraced out of your lack of scientific education. That's the problem with the UNEDUCATED.

NETANYAHU was in the midst of a CORRUPTION TRIAL when he ignored that warnings prior to OCTOBER 7 because it allowed his CORRUPTION TRIAL to be interrupted.

The US continues its blind support for a WAR CRIMINAL unconditionally.

ISRAEL IS THE LARGEST RECIPIENT OF US AID - WHY?

Do you even know the amount of AID sent to ISRAEL as they commit GENOCIDE, VIOLATE INTERNATIONAL LAW WITH WEST BANK SETTLEMENTS?

The US armed IRAN & IRAQ as they fought each other, including providing WMD. WEAPONS & WMD were smuggled to IRAN through ISRAEL.

YOU may not know, but MUSLIMS take great pride on EDUCATION - THEY KNOW WHAT THE US DID!

When the US destroyed & occupied IRAQ, they had more PhD candidates in PHYSICS than the US & a great deal more.

Suggest you take some SCIENCE COURSES before continuing to circulate your CRAP!

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Graeme Bird's avatar

Tony is really going off this morning. I am giving you ten out of ten for science acumen. Tony insists on typing checks his brain cannot cash.

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Graeme Bird's avatar

Yeah she is absolutely crap at science. She means well.

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TONY's avatar

How do you know? Your posts indicate that you're like a SHEEP following the UNEDUCATED TROLL!

The FIRST identifiable source of COVID was identified in CALIFORNIA. By the time it was identified, it had already MUTATED because it's an RNA VIRUS.

WHO & others struggled to STOP THE SPREAD while the ORANGE TURD slashed funding to the WHO.

For you to condemn the SCIENTIFIC COMPREHENSION of GRETA defines your IGNORANCE.

Would recommend that you INFORM YOURSELF before confirming your IGNORANCE for others.

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Jeanne McSherry's avatar

For an uneducated troll’ read - a woman who has some cop on and a reliable instinct for discerning truth from baloney.

And my radar for baloney is at its highest level in relation to your posts

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Jeanne McSherry's avatar

Your abusive nature is appalling

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Jeanne McSherry's avatar

Presuming you are referring to me, Graeme, on the contrary, I am extremely clued up on this vast dystopian scam which has been inflicted upon humanity since 2020 with its culmination in 2030 being the biggest threat to humanity’s freedom and survival since the first humans walked this besutiful but accursed Earth thst is accursed by psychopathic lunatics

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Graeme Bird's avatar

I was just saying about Greta. She is a good person but I concede her science is no good. But I still like her.

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TONY's avatar

YOU WROTE: ' I concede her science is no good'

How would you know?

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Jeanne McSherry's avatar

Well I agree with you there Graeme and my apologies for my misunderstanding of your post. Greta does seem like a likeable young woman but is definitely being exploited by people with endless financial resources to promote their agenda

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Graeme Bird's avatar

If our boys were giving you a gentle dressing down with regards to timing I would be neutral on it but there are genocidal Jews on the thread and that’s the people they should be going after. So please don’t let anyone get under your skin.

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Graeme Bird's avatar

So for example I am not enjoying our guys giving you too much of a hard time now.

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Graeme Bird's avatar

No you are fine. The CO2 scare is such nonsense. But I still love her epic dressing down she gave everyone at the UN. If you are in a good mood you can see it as a comic masterpiece.

I really don’t like to see these troglodytes mistreat our girls no matter how misguided they can be in some departments.

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Jeanne McSherry's avatar

Is that the extent of your vocabulary?

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TONY's avatar

TROLL: YOU HATE ACCURACY!

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Jeanne McSherry's avatar

Am I getting too close to the truth Ben?

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Majesterial Joy's avatar

I doesn't matter, Palantir puppet.

No inhumane treatment is justified.

That is part of the fucking Constitution, Pardeep

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Jeanne McSherry's avatar

Majesterial Joy: there is no need to descend to the level of a guttersnipe in your response to my post in which I raised some very valid and pertinent concerns as to the authenticity and motivation of a well known public figure. It seems that, in your world, no one is allowed to question the saintly halo of St Greta which makes me believe that you are part of this gaslighting or fail to exercise your critical thinking skills.

Good day to you MJ - please try to act like a humsn being and not like another tinpot online dictator

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Hear, Here!'s avatar

Yup! He / she is an actor. The US has the worst propaganda of any nation on this earth.

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Jeanne McSherry's avatar

Hi Heya, do you mean Greta Thunberg? Thanks

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Pro 🇵🇸's avatar

How much did the terrorists jews pay you to come vomit your shit

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Jeanne McSherry's avatar

Hi Pro,

What the hell are you wittering on about?

Have you actually properly read my post, the one to which you have objected to so much?

Are you an actual humsn or just a metal hearted bot?

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TONY's avatar

WOW! You're a poorly educated BABBLER as your numerous comments indicate.

Your thinking is WARPED!

You refer to "Covid Scamdemic' muddying what transpired in 2020 COVID with your ANTI-VAX ignorance with delivering FOOD to starving GAZANS.

Our surrounding communities were severely impacted & the most tragic stories were ones shared by MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS who lost patients PRIOR TO THE AVAILABILITY OF VACCINES!

What is defining of your ignorance when I wasted time reviewing some of your babble was your comments about SOCIALISM that defines your ignorance.

Would suggest that you research forms of government before BLABBERING!

"culling of humanity" as the WHO fought to save lives?

It is interesting that you're blabbering your warped nonsense & ignoring that TRUMP order FOOD for USAID to be destroyed. That food would have fed starving people, but didn't conform to your warped attack of Greta. (Did you notice that she was nominated for a NOBEL PRIZE?)

TRUMP has ordered that BIRTH CONTROL warehoused in BELGIUM should be destroyed?

Do you even comprehend the impact of TRUMP/RUBIO's cuts to USAID represent?

Those USAID workers distributed medication, food & much else, in addition to monitoring DISEASES which might be easily transported to the US, such as EBOLA or MARBURG.

It's important to understand the TRANSMISSION of those diseases to stop the spread.

YOU WROTE: '....WHO in order to entrench in people’s minds, how vital it was to take the wretched jab...'

Each year in the US, there are outbreaks of WHOOPING COUGH - PERTUSSIS for which there have LONG BEEN a vaccination available. (it used to be DPT: DIPTHERIA, PERTUSSSIS, TETANUS) When I flew to EUROPE, there was an outbreak of DIPTHERIA that I ensured I was vaccinated to protect against.

Since we can longer trust CDC reporting, we have no way of knowing if reporting is accurate.

Whooping cough cases are on the rise in Florida and across US

Sep 29, 2025

ORLANDO, Fla. —

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the United States is experiencing a significant surge in whooping cough cases in 2025, marking one of the most concerning public health trends in recent years.

excerpt:

More than 35,000 whooping cough cases were reported in 2024, a five-times increase from just 7,063 cases for all of 2023. Preliminary data from Global Statistics show that there have already been 8,485 cases of whooping cough reported in 2025, and that number only includes data through April.

Dr. Jenna Wheeler is a pediatric critical care physician at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Orlando who said that whooping cough cases, also known as pertussis, have been coming in waves.

"You can be contagious for up to three weeks, but if you've been exposed or that you know you have it, it is important to go to your doctor to have them confirm whether or not you have it—whether antibiotics are warranted," Wheeler said.

https://www.wesh.com/article/whooping-cough-cases-rise-florida-across-us/68124390

The US has in the past supported WORLD WIDE VACCINATION PROGRAMS - did you notice?

POLIO has a lengthy incubation period during which it can be spread.

There was an outbreak in the NYC area not long ago.

RFK JR killed children in SAMOA with his lies/disinformation about the MEASLES vaccine, just as he allowed children to sicken & die NEEDLESSLY in the US.

Did you even notice that BRAIN DEAD (BRAIN WORM, LONG TERM HEROIN ADDICT) RFK JR took his kids swimming in a POND CONTAMINATED WITH SEWAGE RUNOFF?

SCRUTINIZE YOUR SOURCES OF DISINFORMATION BEFORE POSTING MANURE!

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Jeanne McSherry's avatar

Hi Tony, am not deaf nor blind so no need to put any of your baloney into CAPITAL LETTERS!

I will respond to you later in more detail but absolutely and totally refute your blather and blither which reminds me of a quacking duck

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Mara Johnson's avatar

Beyond dehumanizing 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡

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Gian Luca's avatar

On top of their level of depravity, this shows just how untouchable they feel. Beating up one of the most recognizable figures on the planet not worrying about the obvious blowback it will cause shows the level of complete immunity they enjoy. They never had to answer for any atrocity they've committed so they simply don't limit themselves even to save face.

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Marianne Neave's avatar

Israel believes it can do this because our governments don't respect international law. Its probably up to the people to blockade israel as much as they can.

We have Yemen attacking ships from one direction, we could have a large flotilla of boats at the straights of Gibraltar making it difficult to navigate, if dockworkers around the Mediterranean refused to load any cargo for Israel the combined impact on israel would be major. Probably need to look at overland routes as well, but that would be the next step.

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Jeanne McSherry's avatar

Greta doesn’t look beat up to me, she looks healthy with a nice tan from sailing.

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CJ Schepers's avatar

I’m beyond pissed off. 😾

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leftiejane's avatar

Disgusting

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Leslye Jones-Beatty's avatar

This is disgusting!

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#FreePalestine's avatar

Just landed and catching up with the news. Any abuse of the Sumud Flotilla is disgusting for Greta, Thiago, and I'm most worried about the Tunisian and Moroccan people, very scared for them, does anyone have any updates on the less known people who are not in the public/media eye? 🙏🏽🇵🇸

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I have been a supporter of Isreal for many decades, realizing the possibility of authoritarian creep, but this genocide(for it is!) and their unbelievable treatment of civilians has risen to a level which cant be explained away, yahoo is a fucking war criminal and the hague is where he and his cronies should be.

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TT's avatar

They beat a woman, what a bunch of losers.

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Linda Palmer's avatar

I am so sorry and outraged by Israel yet again. Terrorist country

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Shawn E's avatar

Im so mad the Spanish navy ships did not help them.

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Catherine Martinez's avatar

As with ICE, the Israeli military has had the opportunity to show its colors, and has failed miserably, to great human loss.

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VIT's avatar

Bibi and traitor trump should have matching gallows when this shit catches up to them!

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Philip Martin's avatar

Activists were not "detained" by Israeli, they were kidnapped in international waters.

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Camille Taiara's avatar

Obviously they couldn’t care less about public opinion. The US has shown them consistently that they will never be stopped nor held accountable no matter how deplorable their actions. … But the people of the world will.

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JOHN K FISHMAN's avatar

I am on the side of the flotilla, but there is no visual evidence of her being abused in any way. She shows no bruises in pics and videos and has only complained of suspected bedbug sores and insufficient food and water - those are, of course bad and unacceptable but not not the targeted, severe, abuse that your article alleges from a 2nd or even 3rd party. If you want to be taken seriously as a source of FACT delete it.

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esra1980's avatar

but why would witnesses lie...I know Turkish and listened to Turkish flotilla people saying that they mistreated her like that in front of everyone. why would they lie?

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Bill Pierce's avatar

Do “witnesses” lie? Do they actually “witness”? Questioning the veracity of 3rd party accounts that lack any solid foundation is pretty much the normal and right thing to do.

So, how about Bigfoot? … all those confirmed sightings of captive space aliens in Area 51.

There are far less absurd examples of mistaken or misreporting, but I think you might get the point.

The point is, in case you didn’t get it, you want to believe the story more than you want to establish its verity.

It’s important both ways. Very important.

It is at this point unquestionable that Israeli forces committed grave crimes in attacking the flotilla and imprisoning the members aboard. Israel is guilty of quite literally millions of crimes preceding this. Nonetheless, the necessity for establishing credence never diminishes.

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Susan's avatar

Fuck you Bill

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Bill Pierce's avatar

Sorry Susan, I’m married and wouldn’t countenance joining you. But feel free to proceed alone.

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Jeanne McSherry's avatar

Because they are pact of this staged theatrical event to fool the masses and are in on it. There are some genuine people within that flotilla but I am more sure than ever now that Greta is a paid actor playing a part which is what these billionaires like to do, entertain the masses, distract them while they continue their hideous starvation and genocide against defenceless men, women and children

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Graeme Bird's avatar

Sure. But she is symbolic of our girls generally so we can’t be neutral towards her bad treatment by a child sacrifice cult.

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Graeme Bird's avatar

I see your mutilated knob. I feel your genocidal intent. You saying that the Jews would have filmed their crimes and delivered the video to you Schlomo?

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TONY's avatar

MINDLESS COMMENT!

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Graeme Bird's avatar

Are you a Jew Tony. This is not a science thread. So I don’t want to detract from our support for Greta against the Jew menace. If you want a science debate I am good with that. Just not on this thread.

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TONY's avatar

You commented about GRETA's SCIENCE as if you knew what you were talking about.

Choose your words carefully.

You introduced GRETA'S SCIENCE INFORMATION as if you actually knew what you were talking about.

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Graeme Bird's avatar

I do know what I am talking about and you will see a number of science posts on my profile.

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TONY's avatar

ISRAEL HAS PREVENTED AID FROM ENTERING GAZA AS GAZANS STARVE!

IT'S CALLED GENOCIDE!

SUGGEST YOU REVIEW THE DROP SITE NEWS ARTICLES POSTED! THESE ARE EYE WITNESSS ACCOUNTS!

You can find any disinformation you choose, but there are too many EYE WITNESS comments including abusing others, taking journalists prisoner which is consistent with ISRAEL'S POLICY TO SILENCE MEDIA REPORTS.

Drop Site Urges the Immediate Release of Global Sumud Flotilla Participants, Including Drop Site Journalist Alex Colston

Drop Site News

Oct 4

All of us at Drop Site News are deeply disturbed by the reports of inhumane and abusive treatment of nonviolent activists and journalists detained by the Israeli military while on board the Global Sumud Flotilla, including Drop Site’s own journalist Alex Colston.

Reports from the legal group Adalah indicate that the detainees were forced to kneel with their hands zip-tied for at least five hours and some are being denied sleep, food, and medication; a number of them were processed without lawyers present. They were moved from the port of Ashdod and currently being held in Ketziot Prison in the Naqab (Negev), one of Israel’s most notorious detention facilities. Drop Site has still had no direct contact with Alex, while members of Congress in the U.S. and many elected officials globally remain silent.

Drop Site demands the immediate release of our journalist Alex Colston and all of the flotilla participants, and calls on all U.S. lawmakers and the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem to pressure the Trump administration and Israel for the humane treatment of all of the nonviolent activists on the Global Sumud Flotilla.

To email your governments and urge foreign offices to demand the release of citizens on board the Global Samud Flotilla: Take Action for The Global Sumud Flotilla

The last remaining boat of the Global Sumud Flotilla, the Marinette, was intercepted by the Israeli military on Friday at 10:29 a.m. local time, according to organizers. The over 450 participants from the flotilla were initially held at the port of Ashdod before being taken to the maximum-security Ketziot Prison in southern Israel.

While the Israeli foreign ministry said on X that “Procedures are under way to...finalize the deportation of the participants” and “Israel is keen to end this procedure as quickly as possible,” the activists in detention have reportedly been denied due process and instead been subjected to attempts at humiliation by the Israeli military.

Israel’s Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir was filmed visiting the site where flotilla participants were being held and accused them of supporting “terrorism” as hundreds of them were seated on the floor.

On Saturday, Swedish activist Greta Thunberg said she is being subjected to harsh treatment in Israeli custody after her detention from the Gaza aid flotilla, according to correspondence from Sweden’s foreign ministry seen by the Guardian.

Thunberg told embassy staff she is held in a cell “infested with bedbugs,” with too little food and water, and has developed rashes. She reported “sitting for long periods on hard surfaces.”

Freed Turkish activists described even harsher treatment: journalist Ersin Çelik said “the Israelis tormented Greta Thunberg, dragged her on the ground, and made her kiss the Israeli flag.” Ayçin Kantoglu said women were kept in a dog shelter, denied food for three days, forced to drink toilet water. The flotilla’s Italian legal team confirmed activists were left “for hours without food or water—until late last night,” with the exception of “a packet of crisps handed to Greta and shown to the cameras.” Lawyers also reported cases of verbal and physical abuse.

The press watchdog group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned Israel’s detention of journalists who were among hundreds of participants arrested on the flotilla. According to RSF, a total of around 20 international journalists were on board to cover the action. Drop Site journalist Alex Colston is among them. “Arresting journalists and preventing them from doing their work is a serious violation of the right to inform and be informed,” the head of the RSF Crisis Desk, Martin Roux, said in a statement. “RSF condemns the illegal arrest of the news professionals who were on board these ships to cover a humanitarian operation of unprecedented scale.”

In an October 2 statement issued by the Committee to Protect Journalists, CPJ Regional Director Sara Qudah said: “Detaining members of the press while reporting on a humanitarian mission is a clear violation of international maritime law and a dangerous escalation in Israel’s pattern of attacks against journalists. World leaders must act now to defend press freedom, protect journalists, and demand accountability.” CPJ contacted the Israeli military’s North America Media Desk to request comment on the detention of the journalists, which did not give the courtesy of a response.

On Saturday, 137 flotilla participants from several countries, including Turkey, Italy, the United States, the United Kingdom, Kuwait, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Mauritania, Libya, Jordan, Switzerland, Bahrain, and Malaysia were deported to Istanbul. Four Italian parliamentarians were deported a day earlier. Over 320 remain in Israeli detention.

Thousands have taken to the streets around the world, including in Turkey, Italy, Spain, France, Greece, Argentina, Belgium, and Germany to protest Israel’s interception of the flotilla and to call for an end to the war in Gaza. In Italy, workers and students demonstrated after the country’s largest unions called for a one-day general strike. Hundreds of trains were cancelled or delayed, some flights were cancelled, and many schools were closed.

U.S. lawmakers, however, have completely stonewalled attempts to free the GSF activists, even citing the government shutdown. This is unacceptable.

Take action for the Global Sumud Flotilla.

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TONY's avatar

WOW! Hard to believe you're a FAKE CHRISTIAN RACIST!

Never saw such a creative re-invention of HISTORY as the CRAP you posted!

Keep wallowing in your brilliance..I still can't figure out HOW DO WE CURE STUPID?

You don't know what you're talking about & your lack of education & critical thinking is defined by your posts.

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Jeanne McSherry's avatar

Well said John

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Graeme Bird's avatar

Hmmmm. Tactics Jeanne. Tactics and timing.

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Susan's avatar

Read the fucking story, Fishman. It was practically written for your doubting Zionist clouded eyes.

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Susan's avatar

Delete YOURS

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JOHN K FISHMAN's avatar

Fucking scumbag

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