Friday's News & Ideas - 10/11/2024

Voting for Palestine
ARC Magazine: Living under Israeli military occupation, I did not have a voice in determining the future of my country. Today, as an American citizen, I do, Ibtisam Barakat says.

How the closing of a website for Yom Kippur confessions explains the internet
Religion Unplugged: The confessions were often moving, and always human — until, one day last year, they weren’t. David Zvi Kalman said this week that AtoneNet has stopped accepting submissions because artificial intelligence made them impossible to authenticate.

Religious hate crime at record high, figures show
BBC: Religious hate crime recorded by police in England and Wales has risen by 25% over the past year, driven by a rise in offences against Jews and Muslims since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas conflict.

These missionaries have volunteered at a dozen disaster sites this year
NPR: The retired couple, from McKinney, Texas, says they’ve volunteered at a dozen disaster sites this year.

Who said self-care was for young people?*
The New York Times: How aging has affected six older Americans’ view of wellness and staying healthy.

The Spark

I’m running out of ways to explain how bad this is
What’s happening in America today is something darker than a misinformation* crisis, The Atlantic says.

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