1.0Soft Sensibilitieshttps://kimberlypearl.co/blogKimberlyhttps://kimberlypearl.co/blog/author/kimberlypearl-92gmail-com/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="KQINpncuOK"><a href="https://kimberlypearl.co/blog/five-things-11-3-23/">Five Things (11.3.23)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://kimberlypearl.co/blog/five-things-11-3-23/embed/#?secret=KQINpncuOK" width="600" height="338" title="“Five Things (11.3.23)” — Soft Sensibilities" data-secret="KQINpncuOK" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://kimberlypearl.co/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> 1. “I’m not an expert” is an explanation that so many of us have used at one point in our lives—myself included—but really, it’s an excuse that dismisses the fact that the very things happening before our eyes involve, and are influenced by, normal people like you and I. Of course we can all stand to learn more, but finding sources you can trust is critical. Now more than ever, we must question the people we traditionally looked up to or assumed to be the experts or leaders. Misinformation is rampant and propaganda is nearly impossible to avoid in traditional media and education. Undo Western rhetoric: there will always be more below the surface. Palestinians have a right to peace. 2. Never again is now. Jewish safety and Palestinian freedom are not opposing causes. 3. To be explicitly clear: I stand with Jewish people, always and forever. (I spent years obsessively reading, watching, and researching the Holocaust after the first time I heard the word because I was convinced that doing so would help me—this little fourth or fifth grader—spot the signs early enough to stop history from repeating itself. I was naive then.) I feel for the Israeli civilians…https://kimberlypearl.co/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/sarah-bah-bah-photograph-book-dear-love.jpg