Sharif Gemie

@wise-fool.bsky.social

870 followers 140 following 150 posts

Writer: novelist, short stories, flash fictions and even poems. Ex-historian. Living in South Wales. Ethnic identity - none of the above. https://sharifgemie.com.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 11h

Cogent analysis of an ill-planned invasion with comparisons to the US invasion of Iraq and Russian invasion of Ukraine....

Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 12h

Trump is weak at home, and he can be stopped – so long as the domestic political logic of foreign intervention is recognized and turned against him. This act of war is about regime change in the United States. It only succeeds if Americans allow it to do so.
snyder.substack.com/p/venezuela-...

Venezuela: The Precedents

And America: The Future

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

Spray paint a plane and they'll detain you without trial and call you a terrorist.

Kidnap a foreign head of state - and Keir Starmer will make it clear we've played no part in it but will wait for the scheduled press conference in a few hours before potentially condemning it

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Bold Politics with Zack Polanski @boldpolitics.bsky.social · 10d

Let's choose kindness in 2026.

youtu.be/lopMMkz0law

Sharif Gemie @wise-fool.bsky.social · 15d

A curiously beautiful image. Somehow conveys a sense of peace.

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 16d

I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Nagham. Nagham is a journalist (if you click on her chuffed you can find links to some of her stories at the bottom), a very dangerous profession in Gaza. She has three children Amir, 9, Amjad, 7 and Ayla, 3. She also has an injury to her leg

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hanyy01.bsky.social @hanyy01.bsky.social · 17d

We're deeply freeezing right now in this cold in the bad tent.
We need blaaaaaaaaaaaaaaankets.
We're dying slowly.
Donate just 50$ for a blanket to a five-person family, please ♥️
tinyurl.com/Savehanykids

Save my kids from Gaza famine

Hello everyone,

tinyurl.com

Sharif Gemie @wise-fool.bsky.social · 18d

I felt I had to write something about Gaza, so I wrote about Poetry and Gaza. In a way, the topic seems ridiculous. How can poetry help Gaza? But a lot of poets have spoken and their word are interesting and impressive. www.culturematters.org.uk/hearing-from...

HEARING FROM GAZA, SPEAKING TO GAZA, weeping for Gaza: Review of Poetry about Palestine – Culture Matters

www.culturematters.org.uk

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Solidarity RPM @solidarityrpm.bsky.social · 18d

Together For Palestine

Lullaby (official music video)

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Love and Solidarity

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Together For Palestine - Lullaby (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Together For Palestine

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 18d

I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Shadia. Shadia and her husband lived on a farm and grew their own crops prior to this. The farm and their home have been destroyed. Shadia is 72 years old and has both cancer and diabetes. She is trying to find her insulin and health needs.

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Jamal abu hashem🇵🇸 @jamalzuhir.bsky.social · 27d

The genocide in Gaza has ended, and I found myself without a home, without a city, and everything around me past, present, and perhaps future is destroyed. I am trying to rebuild my life, and I hope you will support me, even in a small way.

chuffed.org/project/1389...

Help Jamal’s family leave the war zone and rebuild their life!

Hi my loves! My name is Caroline, and I created this fundraiser to help Jamal support his family as they fight to survive the genocide in Gaza, evacuate to safety, and eventually rebuild their lives f...

chuffed.org

Sharif Gemie @wise-fool.bsky.social · Nov 30

absolutely awful

Sharif Gemie @wise-fool.bsky.social · Nov 17

I feel your pain.

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · Nov 15

I usually share a new Palestinian account every day but today I am going to do a thread of people I’ve already verified impacted by the recent flooding in Gaza. If you can help any of these families- many who lost everything again- please do. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/14/m...

Heavy rainfall floods the camps of displaced Palestinians in Gaza | CNN

Displaced Palestinians in Gaza woke up Friday morning to inches of water flooding their tents, after heavy rainfall overnight left their shelters and belongings soaked with no way to dry them out.

edition.cnn.com

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Thomas Penny @thomaswpenny.bsky.social · Nov 10

Maybe Nigel Farage should refuse to appear on the BBC in protest.

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Metaphor Man @metaphorman.bsky.social · Nov 3

Marwan Marouf, a Palestinian American community leader In Dallas, faces deportation by ICE, which has accused him of potential ties to terrorism

His crime?

Fiscal sponsorship of an orphan in Palestine

substack.com/@ahmadibsais...

Ahmad Ibsais (@ahmadibsais)

Marwan Marouf, a Palestinian American community leader In Dallas, faces deportation by ICE, which has accused him of potential ties to terrorism. His crime? Fiscal sponsorship of an orphan in Palestin...

substack.com

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Oxfam GB @oxfamgb.bsky.social · Nov 2

Gaza’s destruction reveals urgent need for safe, unrestricted aid.
Homes, culture, lives lost. These are the most recent satellite images from Google Earth.
Clean water, food, shelter, and fuel are desperately needed.
Donate now: bit.ly/48F6I8G

Satellite view comparison of Palestine Square, before (Aug 2023) and after (Dec 2024). The "before" image shows intact buildings and infrastructure. The "after" image reveals widespread destruction, with many buildings reduced to rubble.

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Dr. Robin Tanamachi 🌪️ @tornatrix.bsky.social · Oct 28

Echoing colleagues: Think before you (re)post. #Melissa is about to impact a relatively poor part of Jamaica. I doubt we will know the true extent of the devastation for days or weeks.

Information vacuums fill with disinformation. Expect a lot of “breaking wind” on SM.

Map source: World Bank

Map of Jamaica showing percentage of population living in poverty in 2012, which is minimal near the coasts (a few %) and maximized in the hilly interior (~40%). There isn’t even a major highway running that far west. Map source: https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/236781584080916414

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Sharif Gemie @wise-fool.bsky.social · Oct 13

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Bluesky Restricts Message Feature for Some Palestinians.

I have avoided sharing specific names because i konw that retaliation against Palestinians happens. But I must mention Sakher. Sakher is a true helper. He's lost everything himself but goes out of his...

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · Oct 6

A riddle for @theguardian.com books page.
p.s. My new book 'Physics for Cats' is out this week in bookshops and online. Details at www.tomgauld.com

Title: One door leads to freedom, the others to certain death. You may ask one question.

Image: Three guards with shields and speard stand in front of three doors. One guard sits at a folding table working at a typewriter, his shield and spear leaning against the wall.

Caption: One guard always tells the truth, one always tells lies, and the third always tells an entrancing story that blends reportage with imagination in an attempt to reach a deeper authenticity by moving beyond the narrow categories of fact and fiction.

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · Sep 30

I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Waseem. Waseem was married just a few days before the war began and him and his family (some with injuries) have been displaced repeatedly. He hadn’t made a fundraiser before but now in two months his first child Nabil is going to be born❤️

Sharif Gemie @wise-fool.bsky.social · Sep 28

I can agree with the tenth one.

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · Sep 28

My cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com books

Title: Why do you want the book to be banned?

A cartoon with ten panels showing people answering:

1. I read the book and hated it.

2. I didn't read the book, but I still hate it.

3. I hate books!

4. I love banning things!

5. I could not relate to the characters.

6. I'm not sure, but better safe than sorry?

7. My copy arrived damaged.

8. It could fall into the hands of a child.

9. It could fall on to the head of a child.

10. I didn't understand the ending.

Sharif Gemie @wise-fool.bsky.social · Sep 27

There's probably a lot of competition for this sad title, but here's more evidence that Israel's campaign in Gaza has been the most destructive in human history. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Israel’s ecocide in Gaza sends this message: even if we stopped dropping bombs, you couldn’t live here | George Monbiot

Consider the annihilation of agricultural land alongside the genocide – and grasp the chilling totality of this attempt to eliminate all life, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · Sep 26

I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Eslam. It’s Eslam’s 34th birthday today. She worked in a hair salon before this started. Her husband had immigrated and since the war she has lost contact with him and is on her own with her three children Islam, 8, Yahya, 5 and Mohammed, 4.

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · Sep 25

Mohammed (Malmo) hasn’t reached out to me in a long time but his account was deleted and his family needs help.

Donate to Restore Hope for the Al Shaer Family, organized by L V

Hello I am organizing this fundraiser on behalf of my friends, the Al Shaer family. This is a… L V needs your support for Restore Hope for the Al Shaer Family

www.gofundme.com

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Holger Meins, the people will avenge you @endmatter.bsky.social · Sep 23

Please help Ruaa and her family. Share her post, share her link, donate if you can.

chuffed.org/project/help...

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · Sep 21

I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Mohammed. Mohammed is 25 years old and had recently completed his studies in mechanotronics engineering. He lost his home and work and is struggling to survive in tents with his three small children Zakaria, 4, Mohammed, 3 and Elias, 1.

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