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Friday Nite Videos | May 14, 2021

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100+ Groups Condemn Israeli Violence in East Jerusalem and Gaza

Brett Wilkins Common Dreams
A statement signed by 124 groups says the current conflagration is part of a "broader context of Israel's ongoing policy to forcibly remove Palestinians from their homes through eviction, home demolition, and displacement."

In Kerala, the Present Is Dominated by the Future

Vijay Prashad Tricontinental
Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Vijayan told the people of Kerala about the status of the pandemic in Kerala before announcing the Left Front's win. This victory, he said, ‘makes us humbler. It demands that we should be more committed’.

Brain Computer Interface Turns Mental Handwriting Into Text on Screen

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Researchers have, for the first time, decoded the neural signals associated with writing letters, then displayed typed versions of these letters in real time. They hope their invention could one day help people with paralysis communicate.

Teshuvah: A Jewish Case for Palestinian Refugee Return

Peter Beinart Jewish Currents
Why is dreaming of return laudable for Jews but pathological for Palestinians? Since World War II, the international bodies that oversee refugees have developed a clear ethical principle: People who want to return home should be allowed to do so.

Rushing to Judgment on Scott Stringer

Katha Pollitt The Nation
The facts are too scarce, and the stakes are too high, to jump to conclusions. We cannot flourish as a society if a single accusation out of the blue upends an election overnight and ruins a 30-year career in politics.
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