News Brief - NYT, BBC, Guardian: Starvation in Gaza Doesn't Really Count if Victim Has Preexisting Condition
Added 2025-08-27 15:24:45 +0000 UTCIn this News Brief, we detail recent eugenics-inspired "updates," "clarifications" and "added context" pro-Israel crybullies pressure Western media outlets to make (some more willingly than others) that give readers the distinct impression emaciated children in Gaza aren't really an urgent humanitarian crisis if they have rickets, cancer, or cerebral palsy.
We are joined by Death Panel's Beatrice Adler-Bolton.
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Guest
Beatrice Adler-Bolton is the co-host of the Death Panel podcast about the political economy of health and co-author, with Artie Vierkant, of the book, Health Communism: A Surplus Manifesto (published in 2022 by Verso Books).
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Transcript
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Credits
Senior Producer: Florence Barrau-Adams
Producer: Julianne Tveten
Production Assistant: Trendel Lightburn
Newsletter: Marco Cartolano
Music: Grandaddy
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Comments
The necklace purchase also symbolizes the societal requirement to protect white women. It’s a symbol of fragility and a need for protection while also representing the woman’s faith. Excellent episode. Probably my favorite guest. Well done.
Melisa Ziegler
2025-08-31 15:33:31 +0000 UTCTo the point of covid, I remember many people (not just journalists) saying shit about pre-existing conditions. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't every one have some pre-existing condition that may be a co-morbidity? Anyone who has been fortunate enough to access health care in the US is probably diagnosed with some chronic illness or condition. Something like 5% of the population has an endocrine disorder like diabetes or hypothyroidism, and something like 5% of those older than 20 have some cardiac disease.
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2025-08-28 09:59:09 +0000 UTC
