A new study published in the Lancet finds that life expectancy in Gaza dropped by nearly half, from 75.5 years to 40.6 years, during the first twelve months of the genocide. Apocalyptic. - ThreadSky

jasonhickel.bsky.social • 9 days ago

A new study published in the Lancet finds that life expectancy in Gaza dropped by nearly half, from 75.5 years to 40.6 years, during the first twelve months of the genocide. Apocalyptic.

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breeminneapolis.bsky.social•9 days ago

It would be cool if you used alt text. When adding an image, click the "+ALT" then write a description of the image.

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Go to your profile settings, click "Accessibility" under Basics, make sure "Require alt text before posting" is toggled on.

Many won't RS w/out it.

ottob.bsky.social•9 days ago

In this case, less is really not more. It is genocide.

sara632.bsky.social•7 days ago

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psychaedulcisanima.bsky.social•9 days ago

So utterly horrifying. That stat speaks vividly of the proportion of victims who are children.

unewme.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Literally 1/2 of their population was 18 or under at the onset of the war.

nonviolence.bsky.social•9 days ago

Prophecy
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jiec.13442

jasonhickel.bsky.social•9 days ago

And barely a word on this from Western media. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)02810-1/abstract

hobbledehoi.bsky.social•9 days ago

"Our approach to estimating life expectancy losses in this study is conservative." Lancet
Apocalyptic, yes.

scottdagostino.ca•9 days ago

Today I found myself arguing with a guy who took offence to a UK judge granting help to a family from Gaza under a refugee program meant for Ukrainians. It’s so depressing.

feralcommie.bsky.social•9 days ago

I don't think they can accept it. They are being presented with two realities, one has their career, their big mortgage and their self respect in it; and the other has a systematic genocide being carried out by the same centrists they cheerlead. Their brains have to choose which is real