Hi folks, I have thought about this a lot, and I don’t think things like Bluesky are really working out unfortunately. So I will be discontinuing using this account and focusing on Twitter and LinkedIn instead. I appreciate your support as always.

Today is a day of national and international shame. This famine could have been prevented, if only our government treated Palestinians as human beings whose lives were worth saving. How can food be blocked yet arms still flow?

The UN says the famine in Gaza is “entirely man-made” and “could be halted & reversed.” Trump is supposedly a “tough guy.”   Well, it’s time for him to have the guts to stand up to Netanyahu and stop sending billions in U.S. tax dollars to Israel to starve children.

Famine has now been confirmed in Gaza according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) scale. Truly heartbreaking. www.wfp.org/news/famine-...

Great to see Micronaut 4.9 added support for the newly minted Jakarta Data! micronaut-projects.github.io/micronaut-da...

Australia to join the list of counties recognizing Palestine. The list is more than 75% of the world. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Happy Rakhi! 💛

Do you know Jakarta EE 11 adds support for Virtual Threads? Hantsy Bai has the details. itnext.io/virtual-thre...

Amongst a chaotic and unprecedented job search, life still goes on. The first time I have done job interviews while on vacation with my family.

The Netanyahu government’s extermination of Gaza intensifies. Malnutrition is rampant, children are starving to death, people are shot while waiting for meager food rations — and US weapons allow it to happen. Trump and Congress must act NOW. Stop the slaughter. Feed the people.

Former U.S. Green Beret Anthony Aguilar says he routinely witnessed Israeli forces (IDF) firing artillery tank rounds and mortar rounds into crowds of unarmed, starving Palestinians at GHF aid sites in Gaza. “I witnessed war crimes,” the GHF security contractor told the BBC.

I am sick of the tired platitude that for an ally like Israel we must not disagree publicly or in the media. Not when there is mass starvation. This is the time for every American to speak up publicly. PM Netanyahu, let in the food, medicine & aid. We must not be complicit.

More than 100 aid agencies and rights groups, including Save the Children and Doctors Without Borders, warned on Wednesday that “mass starvation” was spreading across Gaza, adding to growing calls for Israel to lift restrictions on humanitarian aid to the enclave.

One of the most important set of changes in Jakarta EE 11 is Java SE Records support across specifications like Persistence/JPA, Validation, and Expression Language/EL. Hantsy Bai covers the changes with examples. itnext.io/java-record-...

Sayfollah "Saif" Musallet was a 20-year-old American visiting family in the West Bank for the summer. He was beaten to death by Israeli settlers. The U.S. must immediately launch a full, independent investigation and demand accountability for his death.

An Israeli strike hit a Catholic church in Gaza City on Thursday, killing three people and injuring at least six others, including the parish priest, according to church officials. nyti.ms/4f6godt

One of the most impactful set of changes in Jakarta EE 11 is in Persistence (formerly JPA) 3.2. Hantsy Bai covers the changes with working examples. itnext.io/an-introduct...

Increasingly clear what some people are rushing headlong into is Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). The actual science hasn't changed much in years. What's changed is compute power and data volume. AGI is a pipe dream. Ability and profitability of LLMs now should be a clue.

The likely first Muslim mayor of the most Jewish city in America. Kudos from a fellow desi. A reason to continue believing the country has a real future.

I give up. Was this all the most dangerous playground brawl in the world?

More utter insanity. This is a high ranking Russian. So the net result of recklessness may be getting to one of the worst outcomes faster.

Horrifying. This madness needs to end now before it goes any further.

Israel's Prime Minister may think no one will notice what he's doing in Gaza while he bombs Iran. People face starvation. 55,000 killed. Aid workers and doctors turned away at the border. Shooting at innocent people desperate for food. The world sees you, Benjamin Netanyahu.

The world is upside down. Now I am amplifying Tucker Carlson. I am forced to ask myself, where are the so-called liberal journalists and Democrats?

Most understand just how reckless the current moment is. The question is whether the ruling class cares.

Watch this. Seriously. He has always been an outstanding actor and an outstanding human being.

Netanyahu began this war with his attack on Iran. In the process, he sabotaged US-Iran negotiations on nuclear issues and assassinated Ali Shamkhani, Iran’s lead nuclear negotiator. The US must not be dragged into another illegal Netanyahu war – either militarily or financially.

Alleging Israel has committed ‘war crimes’ suggests a recognizable event: that there is a war happening, and there are some crimes in it. Gaza is different. For our latest cover story, Suzy Hansen examines how the war in Gaza has upended decades of humanitarian law: nymag.com/intelligence...

At least 75,000 people marched in Brussels and another 100,000 in The Hague in some of the largest rallies held in Europe to draw attention to Israel's actions in Gaza. #EuropeNews

Give this a careful read. This appears to be now the predominant sentiment in Iran. It’s almost comical Netanyahu talking about Iranians “rising up”. Clearly no idea how people in most of the global south feel about their own history, pain, and heritage.

This was just a mere few months ago. All this should sound very familiar to those who lived through the deliberate manufacturing of public consent for the idiotic Iraq war.

The US GDP declined in the first quarter. Do we need this nonsense? Where will it end and what will be the consequences?

Incredibly dangerous. Very hard to imagine how this would achieve any practical US, Western, or Israeli interest. Definitely important to watch the aftermath closely.

Israel joins a group of countries whose officials and government employees are subject to international sanctions. UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Norway sanction Israel’s Ben-Gvir and Smotrich:

A note on the job search front - I am now beginning to work out schedules for a handful of promising positions. If you have an interest in my joining your team - it's a good idea to talk sooner rather than later. My profile is always up-to-date and evolving rapidly. www.linkedin.com/in/javareza/

Always expected this would happen with regards to what is going on in Gaza. A little surprised this is happening so soon. It is still possible he will backtrack this.

Eid al-Adha Mubarak! This holiday is based on Abraham's test of devotion - a narrative shared between Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. The art is 15th century Persian.

Just horrific. Whatever one thinks of Israel-Palestine, this is just plain wrong. It helps no one and makes everything just so much worse. coloradonewsline.com/2025/06/01/a...

The 2025 Jakarta EE Developer Survey closes this week. This is your last chance to take part in what has become one of the leading surveys in the Java ecosystem. www.surveymonkey.com/r/SocialsJak...

GlassFish 8 M12 released! github.com/eclipse-ee4j... Major milestone passing the full Jakarta EE 11 Platform TCK! #Java #JakartaEE #JakartaEE11 #GlassFish #GlassFish8

At least 26 Palestinians were killed after Israeli forces opened fire near a Gaza aid distribution center, the Palestine Red Crescent Society said

Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg and other 11 activists will set sail for Gaza in an effort to bring in some aid and raise “international awareness” over the ongoing humanitarian crisis, organizers say.

There are always despicable people out there waiting to take advantage of your insecurities and vulnerabilities - at the worst time possible. If you are looking for jobs, be extra vigilant about scammers, spammers, and obviously aggressive marketing tactics.

I have my hands full with the Jakarta Starter and Eclipse Cargo Tracker (not to mention the job search now). However, I feel the window of opportunity is slipping by to create an Agentic AI API for Jakarta EE. Would you help me if I went ahead with it?

“Opposition Leader Yair Lapid said the event had become a festival of ‘hatred and racism’, adding it was "a disgrace and an insult to Judaism’.” www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbc....

Honored to be part of the inaugural JCON USA at IBM TechXchange. The effort closes a critical gap. Use code 'JCON' for a 30% discount. usa.jcon.one

The little Palestinian girl seen trying to escape the inferno caused by Israel's bombing of the Fahmi al-Jarjawi school in the Daraj neighbourhood of Gaza City has been rescued, sources say.

Germany’s Merz says Israel’s actions in Gaza ‘can no longer be justified’ https://www.ft.com/content/d9bc5232-f7c7-47aa-9ef6-649b310c345b

Fantastic first night at Metallica’s M72 tour in Philly. Looking forward to Sunday!

Thirty years of Java. So many memories at a personal level. There’s always been ups and downs but what a ride it has been. I hope to end my personal journey only when I retire hopefully in a few decades.