JJ Hastings

Writer, Founder, Truth Seeker

  • A United Nations report confirmed what the horrific footage already proved: the U.S. strike on the Minab primary school in Iran, killing over 150, was an indiscriminate attack that constitutes a clear war crime. An American missile tore through a clearly identifiable civilian building filled with children. Yet, instead of immediate accountability or leverage applied to stop this war, Washington responded with corporate press releases and political deflection. The usual bureaucratic theater. The horrifying reality is that this aggression doesn’t happen in a vacuum. It is paid for and endorsed…

  • When we watch archival footage of the Holocaust, it is easy to claim we would have stood on the right side of history. We shake our heads, repeat “never again,” and assure ourselves that we would have spoken out if we were in Germany. Even if dangerous, even if the sentiment unpopular, even if it cost us our jobs or our lives, we surely would never have looked the other way on atrocities of genocide. Yet right now, history is actively repeating itself while millions of people choose to look…

  • This is 40, bare faced, with no filters. This is what 29 survived suicide attempts look like. This is what lifelong medication resistant depression looks like. This is what a 6 year survivor of childhood sexual assault looks like. This is what a woman who escaped 2 years of daily domestic violence and partner rape looks like. This is what a formerly homeless individual looks like. This is what resilience looks like.This is what courage in the face of death looks like.This is what fearlessness looks like. This is what…