When ALBB first started covering Palestine, “after October 7th,” the reactions that are happening now happened then.

The same strangulations insisting content be withheld.

The same pattern in justifying extreme, unjustifiable violance.

The same questions:

“What does this have to do with Beacon?”

“What about This? What about That? Why don’t you pick XYZ as your cause?”

I’ve learned that none of these questions need answered.

They are distractions.

Spoken by a person who doesn’t want something focused on for some reason.

When the focus does return to Beacon, and an article is written for a topic that someone disagrees with or makes them uncomfortable, they insist: “Mind your business.” And “You’re not a journalist.”

A Little Beacon Blog has shown again and again that it goes beyond this little Beacon bubble. Because we all go beyond this Beacon bubble.

We go on errands outside of Beacon.

We commute outside of Beacon.

We move outside of Beacon when we get priced out.

We visit friends and attend events outside of Beacon.

We open other businesses outside of Beacon.

Other communities watch A Little Beacon Blog to see how to get their word out, and sometimes ask for coverage to dedicate to a cause or event going on. What happens elsewhere eventually tries to happen in Beacon. So it’s best to have the context.

And with that, onto the next. Because this institution of ICE can’t last any longer.

As always, 🇵🇸 Free Palestine. It’s all connected.