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US Soldier Sets Himself on Fire outside Israeli Embassy in Washington to Protest Gaza War (www.news18.com)

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“I will no longer be complicit in genocide [in Gaza]. I am about to engage in an extreme act of protest,” the man apparently said before setting himself alight and repeatedly shouting “Free Palestine!”

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[-] TengoDosVacas@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

And NPR claimed to not know what his motivation was.

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[-] ComradeChairmanKGB@lemmygrad.ml 20 points 1 year ago

RIP to the one good troop.

[-] KoalaUnknown@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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[-] Resol@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

The new Burning Man.

Hey Google, remember the very first "doodle" you had on your homepage that had the Burning Man? Please bring it back.

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