As if the brutal killing of hundreds of civilians wasn’t terrible enough. As if processing the news and its possible ramifications wasn’t hard enough. On social media — and wherever else people from a safe distance and with limited knowledge felt the need to comment — it felt like a shouting match where all that mattered was who picked the exact right words, strangely detached from the actual human suffering it referred to. I usually know how to navigate such situations to get to substantial reporting and opinions that help me make some sense, but it felt almost impossible. So, while I’m still processing, I found this piece instructive and consoling.

From Weekly Filet #460, in October 2023.