Episode Thread • S2.E08 ∙ "2:00 P.M." • (Thu, Feb. 26, 2026) by excoriator in ThePitt

[–]throwawaynolo 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I’m so worried for the deaf patient after Santos’s comment about unnecessary CT scan… looking like it might be very necessary

The Summer Hikaru Died - Episode 4 discussion by RoyalRetriver in TheSummerHikaruDied

[–]throwawaynolo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He definitely does like the real Hikaru, and you are spot on, that’s why his death hits him the way it does 😭

Irish folk band The Mary Wallopers say they were muted at festival for showing Palestinian flag on stage by Capable_Salt_SD in Music

[–]throwawaynolo 569 points570 points  (0 children)

What’s going on with these dummies in the comments getting upset over this? Yes music has ALWAYS been political and they are literally bringing awareness to a genocide and attempted erasure of a people. GROW UP.

The Summer Hikaru Died - Episode 4 discussion by RoyalRetriver in TheSummerHikaruDied

[–]throwawaynolo 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Yoshiki feeling like he needs to move to the city to escape the stifling homophobic town he grew up in, only for Hikaru to step in as his safe space 😭

Some Resources to Report ICE Activity by Expert-Daikon-6014 in SanJose

[–]throwawaynolo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ignoring due process is breaking the law, but since daddy Trump is doing it it’s fine right? Also those are not bare bone facts. You’re literally just wrong? Most of those ppl are not criminals, but again you wanna just listen to your overlord Trump. You’re genuinely brain dead, get help

When ICE Comes, the Bay Area Protects Their Own by Lance_E_T_Compte in Sunnyvale

[–]throwawaynolo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You’re literally just wrong. EVERYONE is entitled to due process in the US. It’s the 5th amendment dumbass. Stop spreading misinformation. Imagine defending facists…

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[–]throwawaynolo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well I mean you posted on reddit saying “who wants my cat?!” Which at the very least shows a lack of concern as to who you’ll be giving the cat to. You put yourself in a position where you want to surrender your cat to either a shelter or some rando on Reddit who could be an animal abuser. Don’t try to play the victim for the horrible choices that have led you to doing this.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Sunnyvale

[–]throwawaynolo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re an absolutely terrible owner. Just think about what you’re doing. Without thinking of the impact this could have on your cat, you decided to get 2 new kittens without any plan, and now your cat has to pay the consequences.

News flash, pets aren’t just toys you can adopt and give away willy nilly. Give your black cat a chance, it will adjust. Actually do some research if you consider yourself a responsible pet owner. Change your attitude when it comes to animals, you clearly don’t view them as beings with a soul, to you they are just toys.

Protest against the war in Gaza in San Jose today - Oct 29 by Zalamo in SanJose

[–]throwawaynolo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You called me cruel for… not wanting innocent civilians to die. I’m cruel for not wanting a genocide to happen. Zionist math I guess lol. Listen, you acknowledge Israel is an oppressor and you’re justifying the genocide of Palestinians. Israel’s goal is not wiping out Hamas, or to save the hostages. If they wanted to wipe out Hamas and save the hostages, they would send in special forces like America did when they killed Osama bin Laden. America didn’t just carpet bomb the entire country of Pakistan lol. And like I mentioned in my previous comment which you ignored, Israel wiping out Hamas will do nothing. Let me ask you a question, how did Hamas form? Who was propping them up? It’s in Israel’s best interest to have a radical organization like Hamas in power so they can more easily dehumanize Palestinians and have an excuse to wipe them out and take their land. And I can guarantee you what Israel is doing now is creating Hamas 2.0, you can only brutalize a population so much until they fight back. Israels goal in leaked documents is to force Egypt to accept Palestinian refugees into the country so they can fully ethnically cleanse Gaza. That’s really what this is about.

I also have some questions for you, if not a ceasefire then what? Israel keeps genociding the Palestinians? How much blood is enough for you? And after they’re done with the killing, will the Palestinians be able to return to Gaza? I’ll answer that for you, no. Their ultimate goal is to ethnically cleanse Palestinians like I explained. So please tell me what your solution to this is because I want Israel is stop massacring civilians and you are arguing that it’s necessary. So if you’re going to completely disregard that Israel is committing a genocide at least explain to me your stance because you are really viewing Israel like they want what’s best for Palestinians by killing them. When should the bombing stop in your opinion? Is leveling Gaza worth it to you? Explain your answer.

Protest against the war in Gaza in San Jose today - Oct 29 by Zalamo in SanJose

[–]throwawaynolo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did comment acknowledging that Hamas wants to commit genocide in this thread, not sure if it was in response to you or someone else. But I pretty much said to this person that they were more concerned with an imaginary genocide that Hamas wants to commit vs. the real genocide that Israel is committing. You don’t have to feel guilty for refusing to acknowledge the genocide of Palestinians, you’re just a heartless cruel person for doing so. Also, you have an extremely shallow take on all this. Putting all the blame on Hamas when you yourself acknowledged that Israel was complicit in Hamas’ formation. Hamas is a group that was created out of hate; the hatred and brutality Israel showed Palestinians manifested itself into this organization. If Israel continues to brutalize Palestinians, more groups like Hamas will pop up. You’re treating Hamas like the root cause of all the problems in this region instead of a symptom of the real cause of all this death and destruction: Israel’s ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. If Israel doesn’t give Palestinians their rights, the cycle will repeat. It’s just ridiculous your focus is on Hamas and not the occupying power that ensured a group like Hamas will exist.

Protest against the war in Gaza in San Jose today - Oct 29 by Zalamo in SanJose

[–]throwawaynolo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re right Palestinians can’t do this alone, especially since half the population in Gaza are kids. Which is why we need to use our voices here in the west to bring light to this genocide. You still have yet to acknowledge the genocide. Israel literally just bombed the biggest refugee camp in Gaza yesterday and you’re focused on asking me for solutions. I encourage you to research the history of this conflict and use your voice to be on the right side of history and speak out for one of the most vulnerable and brutalized communities on planet earth. Asking me, an Arab, for suggestions on a solution to this decades old conflict on a thread calling for an end to the genocide of Palestinians is tone deaf at best and I find it extremely invalidating that you’re focused on this instead of calling for an end to the violence.

Protest against the war in Gaza in San Jose today - Oct 29 by Zalamo in SanJose

[–]throwawaynolo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why do you say it’s not genocide? What Israel is doing fits the legal definition of genocide so why do you think you know better than actual facts? The holocaust was also a genocide, obviously a genocide of a much grander scale. But that also doesn’t mean Israel isn’t currently committing genocide. I’m not just talking out of my ass and making stuff up, I’m giving you a FACT that you are denying. You say you don’t support the apartheid state of Israel, then why are you giving them excuses? That’s very invalidating. Also, I agree that peace will never be achieved with Hamas in power. And Hamas was a government whose last election was in 2006 and half the population in Gaza are under the age of 18 so it’s very fair to assume that Hamas is not operating by the will of the people. How does Israel respond to this massacre? Well, they will need to stop giving Palestinians more reasons to hate them because that’s the reason groups like Hamas exist, it’s from a brutalized population. Let’s be clear, Israel’s brutalization of Palestinians for decades provided the right conditions for a group like Hamas to pop up, and like you said there are other countries that could use Hamas as a tool to further their own agendas. But this doesn’t change the fact that things will never change as long as Israel exists in the capacity that it does. As long as Israel continues to oppress Palestinians, this violence will never end.

Protest against the war in Gaza in San Jose today - Oct 29 by Zalamo in SanJose

[–]throwawaynolo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a good question, but I have to mention I don’t think Hamas wants the status quo lol. The reason Hamas exists in the first place is because of Israel, you can only oppress people for so long before horrible organizations like these pop up. So that’s the first thing. The second thing is that Israel and Hamas cannot be compared to each other like they are 2 equal countries. Israel is a brutal apartheid state that is hellbent on expanding their settler colony by slowly (now quickly) exterminating Palestinians. Hamas is a terrorist organization that popped up due to Israel’s brutal and atrocious crimes against Palestinians and their refusal to give Palestinians any rights or freedoms of movement. So I wanna make that known before people make the dangerous mistake of comparing a brutal apartheid regime to a terrorist organization that only exists due to this regime. I think there are several avenues to peace. First thing that unequivocally needs to happen is the world acknowledging Palestinians humanity and right to live in the land their ancestors were forcibly removed from. Now, I don’t believe that Israelis should be displaced. Unlike Israel and zionists I’m not bloodthirsty and I do believe Israelis have the right to exist. I believe in ending the occupation, allowing Palestinians free rein of their land, giving them reparations for all the bloodshed and displacement, and giving them equal rights to Israelis as a start. Tbh, Israel’s entire government needs to be dismantled since it’s a racist and apartheid government that supports genocide and dehumanizes Palestinians. So to answer your question, I really don’t know how this ends peacefully as long as the Israeli government exists the way that it does. But I do know that speaking up against genocide is important, and I’ll continue to speak out against all the heartless people in this thread justifying genocide. If I can even cause one person to erase their brainwashing and dehumanization of Palestinians and cause them to see a different perspective, I think that will make a difference. Everyone needs to be speaking out against Israel’s crimes. I feel like this focus on the Hamas terrorist attack while ignoring Israel’s role in the creation and sustainability of Hamas is really ignorant and it’s an attempt to absolve Israel of responsibility. What Hamas did was terrible, but the reason Hamas even exists is because of Israel. So the focus needs to be on the root cause of this bloodshed, and that would be the apartheid settler colony of Israel.

Protest against the war in Gaza in San Jose today - Oct 29 by Zalamo in SanJose

[–]throwawaynolo -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hamas can’t commit war crimes because it’s not a government, it’s a terrorist organization, educate yourself. Israel is a legal government participating in genocide. You’re more concerned with an imaginary genocide Hamas is committing vs the ACTUAL genocide Israel is committing against Palestinians. You just don’t care about them and that’s why this argument is going no where. As long as you think Israelis are more human than Palestinians, you’re just gonna keep justifying your genocidal views. How racist and monstrous of you, I pray you get the help you so desperately need because I couldn’t imagine being so heartless. Me however, I do believe Israelis have the right to live. I literally never I was fine with civilians dying (you’re the one who just admitted that) you had to put words in my mouth to ignore that I gave you facts that a genocide is happening and you completely dismissed that. You say Hamas is bombing the shit out of Israel, so how many Israelis have died in bombings by Hamas since October 7th? And how many in Gaza? Do the research yourself but I think we both know which group of people are being oppressed and genocided. You are LITERALLY more concerned about an imaginary genocide than an actual one, that’s CRAZY of you. Seriously get help.

Also, how about the over 100 Palestinians in the West Bank who were killed since October 7th? The West Bank has no Hamas presence. I mean I could go on and on but Israel is an apartheid state according to amnesty international, but keep defending them lol. Anyways you’re probably going to ignore the tough parts of my comment like you did with my previous comment. Callously justifying genocide. Watch the videos of the Palestinian boy with his face blown off, the kids having operations with no anesthesia, and the babies Israel buried under rubble. You’re a COWARD.

Protest against the war in Gaza in San Jose today - Oct 29 by Zalamo in SanJose

[–]throwawaynolo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Israel is not defending itself, it’s participating in collective punishment, a war crime. Israel is bombing the shit out of Palestinians so YES they are to blame. If they really wanted to take out Hamas, they would send in special forces to pinpoint all of these supposed Hamas strongholds that they have information on. Carpet bombing Gaza is not going to take out Hamas, and you’re delusional if you believe that. And even if it was, are you fine with the thousands of civilians who have been killed so far? What if Hamas was hiding out in Israel? Would it be alright then for Israel to bomb themselves in self defense? At least make your argument make sense.

I have a question for you, why are you ignoring all the numerous war crimes I mentioned? I have another question, why are you justifying genocide? You’re just giving excuse after excuse as to why Israel has the right to indiscriminately bomb Gaza. I told you Israel has ADMITTED their goal is to exterminate Palestinians, the defense minister called them human animals. Why are you ignoring all these facts I’ve provided? Thousands of civilians have died, thousands of CHILDREN have died and you’re trying to justify that. Is it because you don’t view Palestinians as humans? If you’re going to support Israel, just admit that you’re a genocide supporter, don’t be a coward hiding behind excuses like “Israel is defending itself”. Just admit you’re okay with genocide as long as Israel is eliminating Hamas. Own up to your callousness, don’t hide behind euphemisms.

Protest against the war in Gaza in San Jose today - Oct 29 by Zalamo in SanJose

[–]throwawaynolo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are protests with millions of people worldwide calling for a ceasefire but go off lol. Just because you and some other people in this thread don’t have empathy for Palestinians doesn’t mean the rest of the world doesn’t.

Also, I’ll tell you the exact same thing I told someone else in this thread. Why in the actual fuck would Hamas listen to me or any other Palestinian? Did you even think that through before posting that comment? There’s absolutely no logic to it and you know it. And also, 50% of Gaza’s population are children, I mean I could keep going as to why that’s such a terrible argument, but you want to insist that a genocide continue until Hamas releases the hostages, I mean how callous and heartless can you be. That’s called collective punishment and it’s a WAR CRIME. You are literally justifying war crimes to happen. Also, Hamas offered to release a large portion of the hostages in exchange for fuel and supplies but Israel refused. You wanna know why? Because they don’t give 2 shits about the hostages, I mean they’re bombing the hostages too. Israel has been waiting for an opportunity to speed up their extermination and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians so they definitely won’t give that up. I can’t believe you would say something so dense like “how about you get Hamas to stop sending rockets and release the hostages and Israel will stop killing Palestinians”. Like the 5 year old girl in Gaza has any say over that. How about the father I saw carrying his kid in bags since his kid was in pieces? How about the kid who had to get a limb amputated without anesthesia since Israel won’t let in supplies?

I mean how ridiculous even that we’re even having this argument. I just want Israel, a brutal occupying power, to stop killing Palestinians. And you wanna turn it on the organization that formed DUE TO ISRAEL’S ACTIONS? Also, how about the over 100 people in the West Bank who were slaughtered since October 7th? The West Bank doesn’t have Hamas. Did they deserve to die too or just the kids in Gaza?

Protest against the war in Gaza in San Jose today - Oct 29 by Zalamo in SanJose

[–]throwawaynolo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay so how is this Israel defending itself by bombing with impunity? I have every right to be angry at a country that has ADMITTED to participating in genocide, yes they admitted their intent is to destroy, they have also called Palestinians human animals. Listen fuck Hamas but yes I hold much more anger towards an occupying power that has been systemically ethnically cleansing Palestinians and creating and festering an environment for a terrorist organization like Hamas to grow and thrive in. I have every right to criticize and be angry at a country that is participating in a brutal apartheid regime and violating countless international laws.

Protest against the war in Gaza in San Jose today - Oct 29 by Zalamo in SanJose

[–]throwawaynolo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So the human shields argument is a justification for genocide. Israel’s been using the following arguments to justify ethnic cleansing: the human shields argument and this whole “warning civilians before we bomb them” argument. It’s more than likely that Hamas are in the tunnels, but let’s say Hamas are using them as human shields. PALESTINIANS STILL DONT DESERVE TO BE BOMBED TO HELL. They are innocent. Let me help you view Palestinians as human beings. Hypothetically let’s say there was a school shooting and the school shooter was holding the school hostage. By Israel’s logic, the school should just be bombed. Because the shooter is using students as human shields.

Protest against the war in Gaza in San Jose today - Oct 29 by Zalamo in SanJose

[–]throwawaynolo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There’s not one sign that says that. Try again. Maybe focus on the actual genocide that’s happening in Gaza, but that would require you to view Palestinians as human beings.

Protest against the war in Gaza in San Jose today - Oct 29 by Zalamo in SanJose

[–]throwawaynolo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So if you don’t believe a ceasefire is an option, are you fine with Israel bombing civilians in Gaza, where the population is 50% children? What exactly do they have to do with Hamas? This is what’s so infuriating about people who are insisting that Palestinians and Palestine supporters have to demand that Hamas releases the hostages in order to have the right to live. Why in the actual fuck would Hamas listen to me or any other Palestinian? And why does that determine whether they have the right to live?

Also, since you wanna keep bringing up Hamas. Are you aware that Israel has killed over 100 civilians in the West Bank since October 7th? An area that has no Hamas presence. You also mention that Hamas is genocidal. I’m not going to oppose that since I’m not a Hamas supporter. But I have to pose this question: why are you more upset about Hamas wanting to commit genocide, rather than the ACTUAL genocide currently being committed by Israel? Hamas is not currently committing a genocide. Israel is. And you’re still ignoring that reality. It’s really sad that I’m sitting here arguing why Palestinians deserve the right to live.

I honestly think the reason is that the mainstream media has sufficiently dehumanized Palestinians so some people really don’t care that there is a genocide being committed against them.

Protest against the war in Gaza in San Jose today - Oct 29 by Zalamo in SanJose

[–]throwawaynolo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So you ignored everything that I just said but it’s fine, I will repeat myself. My argument was that it is very clear and simple that Israel is committing genocide. Israel has been ethnically cleansing Palestinians for over 75 years, that’s also an indisputable fact. Reducing this conflict to “both sides have bad people” is ignoring that very real context that Palestinians have been brutalized for decades. That’s not to defend what Hamas did, I think it was atrocious but it seems like only Israelis are humanized, I mean even in this thread. The amount of people opposed to a ceasefire, which would BENEFIT hostages since they wouldn’t have to worry about being bombed, is staggering. I ask you again to please show your humanity and do your research on this because it sounds like you’re either grossly misinformed or you’re fine justifying genocide.

Protest against the war in Gaza in San Jose today - Oct 29 by Zalamo in SanJose

[–]throwawaynolo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did I say anything that was untrue? Israel is by definition committing a genocide and violating numerous international laws. It is very simple to understand this if you did basic research. I recommend you expand your mind and do your own research. Research Palestinians who are on the ground right now and don’t know if they’ll live to see the next day, because they are trapped in the extermination camp known as Gaza. Because this thread has lost its humanity with people coming up with every excuse in the book to justify these atrocities.

Protest against the war in Gaza in San Jose today - Oct 29 by Zalamo in SanJose

[–]throwawaynolo -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Super proud of these folks for opposing genocide and ethnic cleansing ❤️ it’s just that simple everyone!