🏥 The Gaza hospital explosion

Happy Thursday! It’s October 19 — people are talking about the Gaza hospital explosion, how to navigate a therapist breakup, and more.

As always, we’ve summarized and organized the different shades of perspective, so you can see the big picture quickly. Here at Shades we believe that seeing multiple points of view is the best way to stay informed.

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🏥 In the news: The Gaza hospital explosion

A blast at the Al Ahli Arab Hospital on the Gaza Strip killed at least 500 people. Hamas-run health authorities blamed Israel; Israel blamed Hamas.

🏥 US officials said a Palestinian group was behind the hospital blast, per early intelligence (satellite and infrared data).

🏥 But Riyad Mansour (Palestinian ambassador to the UN) said Israel was behind the attack — Israeli officials thought a Hamas base was near the hospital.

🏥 Times of Israel disagreed: Islamic extremists are obviously behind the blast. Israel has convincing evidence of their innocence, but “haters won't be swayed”.

🏥 The National Review thinks the media jumped to report Hamas's version of events. The mainstream media's anti-Israel sentiment is troubling.

🏥 On the other hand, CNN believes it was an honest mistake by the mainstream media. The “fog of war” — not anti-Israeli sentiment — is to blame.

😭 Cultural trend: Therapist breakups

Does it make sense to break up with your therapist if it’s not a good fit, or should you just stick with it?

😭 NPS says it's a hard decision. Therapy is intimate, but sometimes it doesn't work out. And sometimes it works really well and you just no longer need it!

😭 Time thinks you should break up with them if they push their own agenda, fail to recognize your trauma, or cross a line professionally.

😭 Refinery29 recommends being proactive. Set clear goals for therapy and check in with those goals every month or so. Ideally you address issues early, so you don't have to break up!

😭 Self says if you’re going to break up with your therapist, be cool about it. Don't ghost them — have a long conversation with them first. Give them a chance to rectify things, and if that doesn't work, be honest and move on.

Quick hits

🧑‍⚖ Former Trump lawyer Sidney Powell pleaded guilty to charges in Georgia for attempting to overturn the 2020 election results. (AP News)

🏛️ Jim Jordan failed to secure enough votes to win his bid for House Speaker twice in a row. (Reuters)

⛑️ President Biden announced his plan to send trucks carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip from Egypt. (The Guardian)

🏀 The Las Vegas Aces defeated the NY Liberty to win their second straight WNBA title. A'ja Wilson was voted Finals MVP. (WSJ)

That’s it for today. Reply to [email protected] with any feedback, or ideas for tomorrow’s topics!

- Jeff (co-founder of Shades)