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Caltrain
A train line that went (mostly) electric on September 21st, 2024.
According to a plaque at one of its own stations, it is the oldest continuously operating railroad west of the Mississippi.
It is fun.
According to a plaque at one of its own stations, it is the oldest continuously operating railroad west of the Mississippi.
It is fun.
Caltrain by person@person July 3, 2025
apartheid
1. The word for "apartness" in Afrikaans.
2. A minority ruling over a majority with the majority as second-class citizens
3. An evil policy used by South Africa from 1948 to 1994.
2. A minority ruling over a majority with the majority as second-class citizens
3. An evil policy used by South Africa from 1948 to 1994.
apartheid is bad.
apartheid by person@person July 1, 2025
Antisemetism
Antisemetism was a word created to replace the German word Judenhass, or Jew-Hatred by William Marr, who was himself an antisemite. It means hatred of the Jews
Antisemetism by person@person June 25, 2025
Israel
A country founded in 1948 as part of a UN resolution recognizing Jewish self-determination.
The day it was founded, there was a big mess and the nations of Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Egypt invaded Israel and lost, thus losing parts of the area dedicated to Palestinians in a war that they themselves started.
The day it was founded, there was a big mess and the nations of Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Egypt invaded Israel and lost, thus losing parts of the area dedicated to Palestinians in a war that they themselves started.
Israel by person@person June 24, 2025
Palestine
Palestine is a modification of the name given to the land of Judea by the Romans in 70 CE, which was "Palistina"
It was occupied by various foreign empires including the Ottoman and British Empires, until 1947's UN resolution 181 which offered states relatively of equal size to the native Arabs and Jews. When the Arabs said no, the Jewish faction took their half and immediately were attacked by their neighbors. They won. Israel attacked again in 1967 in preemptive strike. They won. They were attacked in 1973. They won. Then the Arabs were offered a state in the Oslo Accords. They said no. In 2005, Israel forcibly evicted it's citizens from Gaza, and when Palestinian elections were held, Hamas won and brutally murdered its political opponents. Here we are today.
It was occupied by various foreign empires including the Ottoman and British Empires, until 1947's UN resolution 181 which offered states relatively of equal size to the native Arabs and Jews. When the Arabs said no, the Jewish faction took their half and immediately were attacked by their neighbors. They won. Israel attacked again in 1967 in preemptive strike. They won. They were attacked in 1973. They won. Then the Arabs were offered a state in the Oslo Accords. They said no. In 2005, Israel forcibly evicted it's citizens from Gaza, and when Palestinian elections were held, Hamas won and brutally murdered its political opponents. Here we are today.
"Palestine" Is a modification to the name of a Roman province from the early common era.
It is also a place in Texas.
It is also a place in Texas.
Palestine by person@person June 18, 2025
Antisemetism
Jew hatred
Yeah, I know what you are thinking. Arabs are Semites too! Well, unfortunately, in 1879, Wilhelm Marr decided that the German word "Judenhass" (Jew-hatred) was to evil to describe his hate, so he coined the term "antisemetism."
Yeah, I know what you are thinking. Arabs are Semites too! Well, unfortunately, in 1879, Wilhelm Marr decided that the German word "Judenhass" (Jew-hatred) was to evil to describe his hate, so he coined the term "antisemetism."
Antisemetism by person@person June 10, 2025