the west bank: last week tonight

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the news about the hostage exchange

of the US/Russia prisoner swap only highlights for me, how ghastly the situation contrasts to Gaza. The Israeli hostages could have been freed, Palestinians do not have to keep being bombed and forced out of their homes. We do not have to be continually on the brink of regional war.

I'm so over everything.

lighter fare

Anyway, I meant to recommend this show - Why Women Kill that's on Paramount+ - it is a fun ride. I've only watched the first season, which is all about how there end up being 3 murders in the same house across different time spans, and different couples. It was a delightful watch and the costuming is amazing. My only quibble is apparently the showrunner Marc Cherry really really likes age-inappropriate relationships, and the Lucy Liu/18 year old pairing gave me the ick all the way through.

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