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  1. "Three #progressive leaders in #Colorado are criticizing #democraticsocialist #MelatKiros, who is running to represent the 1st #Congressional District in #Denver, for refusing days before the #primary #election to call the deadly #firebombing attack last year on a #Jewish community rally in #Boulder #antisemitic.

    One of the leaders is a state representative who has endorsed #Kiros.

    Kiros’ comments and the criticism come as the 29-year-old first-time political #candidate appears to be on the cusp of unseating #Democratic #US Rep. #DianaDeGette amid a wave of discontent with Democratic incumbents.

    “I don’t know what was in the heart of the perpetrator,” Kiros said in a recent interview with 9News." :fozzie_wocka_wocka:

    coloradosun.com/2026/06/27/mel

  2. News just fades after each new crime 81-yr old victim of #Boulder #antisemitic attack #dies from wounds. #Egyptian national Mohamed Soliman now faces 2 counts of 1st degree #murder, in addition to 12 federal #hate #crimes charges +more than 100 state charges related to the June 1 #firebombing. 3 weeks aftr CO march in support of Israeli hostages in #Gaza was abruptly interrupted by scene of #grotesque #violence 1 of victims of antisemitic fire #bombing attack that left 29 people injured died.

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    Saw the #FireBombing of cities, a #TerrorIst activity of #TheAllies during #WWII used against #Civilians in cities such as #Dresden and #Tokyo, featuring in the #StudioGhibli movie #HowlsMovingCastle.

    I saw nothing in the movie that reference the dropping of the #AtomicBomb on both #Hiroshima and #Nagasaki.

    But I can't think of any other movie of the last 40 years that references the mass bombing of multiple cities in wartime.
    #TheSimpsons for example goes nowhere near it.
    ...

  4. On Mon, Aimenn Penny, 20, was sentenced to 18 yrs in #prison after pleading #guilty to 2 felonies: committing a #church #arson #HateCrime & using fire & #explosives to commit a #felony. Penny’s attempted #firebombing of the Community Church of Chesterland came as some #RightWing #media outlets intensified their rhetoric against #drag shows & #conservative lawmakers made banning them or limiting children’s exposure to them an increasingly high priority.…

    #law
    washingtonpost.com/nation/2024

  5. And this was nothing compared to the great losses in Japan.
    The #Tokyo #Firebombing probably led to as many dead as #Hiroshima... An estimated 100,000 people killed and a million homeless. What a disaster.