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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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[–] absentbird@lemm.ee 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I think the graphic nature can be shared while also censoring the gore. It's not like it changes the events in any way.

[–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 8 months ago

you can also do what this post and basically every article did, and then post a single frame of the video. No blurring needed, no graphic content explicitly posted.