Alona Ferber
@aloner.bsky.social
Senior editor, @prospectmagazine.co.uk | Co-host, The Prospect Podcast | Ex: NS, Haaretz, TBI | UK, Israel/Palestine, feminism, politics, Ursula K Le Guin | Sign up to my newsletter: http://thebacklash.substack.com |
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It's the end of a year, so I'm going to make the most of the excuse for some shameless self-promotion. Slightly seriously though, I've produced some journalism I'm proud of in 2025, so here is a thread of some of the pieces I wrote for @prospectmagazine.co.uk .... /1
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My friend Sara posted this about the superb care her father received from with Alex Pretti
Absolutely heartbreaking
Absolutely heartbreaking
January 25, 2026 at 4:19 PM
My friend Sara posted this about the superb care her father received from with Alex Pretti
Absolutely heartbreaking
Absolutely heartbreaking
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It used to be said that the left was far too 'online', but it seems that this is increasingly (more) so for the right nowadays.
January 25, 2026 at 12:05 PM
It used to be said that the left was far too 'online', but it seems that this is increasingly (more) so for the right nowadays.
My first newsletter of 2026 is out! In this edition: Grok, Syria, Renee Nicole Good, "political heterosexuality", the Beckhams (of course)
With links to stuff by @jessasatomp.bsky.social @naomialderman.bsky.social @tovaleigh.bsky.social and others
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With links to stuff by @jessasatomp.bsky.social @naomialderman.bsky.social @tovaleigh.bsky.social and others
thebacklash.substack.com/p/political-...
"Political heterosexuality" (and four other reads)
Five things on gender (in)equality and the backlash against feminism
thebacklash.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:18 PM
My first newsletter of 2026 is out! In this edition: Grok, Syria, Renee Nicole Good, "political heterosexuality", the Beckhams (of course)
With links to stuff by @jessasatomp.bsky.social @naomialderman.bsky.social @tovaleigh.bsky.social and others
thebacklash.substack.com/p/political-...
With links to stuff by @jessasatomp.bsky.social @naomialderman.bsky.social @tovaleigh.bsky.social and others
thebacklash.substack.com/p/political-...
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The BBC coverage is absolutely terrible.
It leads on "sharply contested narratives"
It has a dramatic skew to the US government
It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue
It leads on "sharply contested narratives"
It has a dramatic skew to the US government
It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue
January 24, 2026 at 11:00 PM
The BBC coverage is absolutely terrible.
It leads on "sharply contested narratives"
It has a dramatic skew to the US government
It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue
It leads on "sharply contested narratives"
It has a dramatic skew to the US government
It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue
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I’m really quite surprised at the BBC website today. ‘Here is a video, some people say it does not show what it very obviously shows’ is not how you report this.
January 25, 2026 at 9:52 AM
I’m really quite surprised at the BBC website today. ‘Here is a video, some people say it does not show what it very obviously shows’ is not how you report this.
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As the other E Higgins points out, he looks like he was disarmed prior to the shooting
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The guy in grey disarms the man on the ground being beaten—BEFORE shots were fired
January 24, 2026 at 5:09 PM
As the other E Higgins points out, he looks like he was disarmed prior to the shooting
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Treat the US government and ICE claims like you'd treat a Russian government claim after they've shot down an airliner or bombed a hospital. America 2026.
January 24, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Treat the US government and ICE claims like you'd treat a Russian government claim after they've shot down an airliner or bombed a hospital. America 2026.
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I’m out here in Los Angeles, where hundreds have gathered in response to the ICE execution of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. Chants and speeches underway here outside the Federal Building in DTLA. Working multiple cameras today so posts may be sparse
January 25, 2026 at 1:23 AM
I’m out here in Los Angeles, where hundreds have gathered in response to the ICE execution of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. Chants and speeches underway here outside the Federal Building in DTLA. Working multiple cameras today so posts may be sparse
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More evidence that the US government are lying liars who will lie about anything, this footage of ICE killing Alex Pretti supports the claim he was protecting a woman from violent ICE agents. The only thing he was brandishing was a phone.
January 25, 2026 at 8:58 AM
More evidence that the US government are lying liars who will lie about anything, this footage of ICE killing Alex Pretti supports the claim he was protecting a woman from violent ICE agents. The only thing he was brandishing was a phone.
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All net proceeds of all these shirts, hoodies and onesies will go to aid organizations in Minnesota working to protect their neighbors from terror. Fuck ICE, stand with Minneapolis.
Stand With The Sinister Minnesotans Against ICE https://store.theonion.com/products/sinister-minnesotans-t-shirt?variant=44569654984773
January 24, 2026 at 11:17 PM
All net proceeds of all these shirts, hoodies and onesies will go to aid organizations in Minnesota working to protect their neighbors from terror. Fuck ICE, stand with Minneapolis.
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Jews in Minneapolis are holding a Havdalah service tonight (7:30-8 pm ET) to come together as a Jewish community to find hope and strength in our tradition.
Join them here to separate the sacred from the profane:
templeisrael.zoom.us/j/81682319533
Join them here to separate the sacred from the profane:
templeisrael.zoom.us/j/81682319533
January 24, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Jews in Minneapolis are holding a Havdalah service tonight (7:30-8 pm ET) to come together as a Jewish community to find hope and strength in our tradition.
Join them here to separate the sacred from the profane:
templeisrael.zoom.us/j/81682319533
Join them here to separate the sacred from the profane:
templeisrael.zoom.us/j/81682319533
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I have been thinking all day about the number of times unarmed Black people were killed by police on the pretext that their cell phone looked like a gun. And people would say “oh but you just don‘t know what the truth is.” Well here it is.
OMG. "DHS said the episode began after a man approached Border Patrol agents with a handgun and they tried to disarm him. But footage from the scene shows the man was holding a phone in his hand, not a gun, when federal agents took him to the ground and shot him." www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Update from Devon Lum
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January 24, 2026 at 9:30 PM
I have been thinking all day about the number of times unarmed Black people were killed by police on the pretext that their cell phone looked like a gun. And people would say “oh but you just don‘t know what the truth is.” Well here it is.
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These people have lost their minds and souls.
January 24, 2026 at 10:45 PM
These people have lost their minds and souls.
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The Senate’s top Democratic appropriator Patty Murray faults DHS for “an execution” in Minnesota, and adds: “The Republican Congress must join us to end this. Enough.”
January 24, 2026 at 8:58 PM
The Senate’s top Democratic appropriator Patty Murray faults DHS for “an execution” in Minnesota, and adds: “The Republican Congress must join us to end this. Enough.”
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Multiple officials of the US federal government are spending their day rather blatantly obstructing Minnesota law enforcement and covering up a murder.
January 24, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Multiple officials of the US federal government are spending their day rather blatantly obstructing Minnesota law enforcement and covering up a murder.
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Several different levels to this.
- Federal deportation effort involves lawless & uncontrolled violent rage, against those targeted + communities + protestors
- US govt is now routinely giving demonstrably false statements
- US govt is impeding all efforts at accountability + lawful process
- Federal deportation effort involves lawless & uncontrolled violent rage, against those targeted + communities + protestors
- US govt is now routinely giving demonstrably false statements
- US govt is impeding all efforts at accountability + lawful process
January 24, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Several different levels to this.
- Federal deportation effort involves lawless & uncontrolled violent rage, against those targeted + communities + protestors
- US govt is now routinely giving demonstrably false statements
- US govt is impeding all efforts at accountability + lawful process
- Federal deportation effort involves lawless & uncontrolled violent rage, against those targeted + communities + protestors
- US govt is now routinely giving demonstrably false statements
- US govt is impeding all efforts at accountability + lawful process
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"Footage of the encounter shows the man holding a phone in his hand, not a gun, when agents take him to the ground and shoot him."
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www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us...
January 24, 2026 at 9:27 PM
"Footage of the encounter shows the man holding a phone in his hand, not a gun, when agents take him to the ground and shoot him."
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us...
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AOC: "An ICE officer had violently pushed a woman to the ground and he had come over to help get her up and that is what precipitated this incident that very quickly led to an execution in the streets. What we are seeing here is a momentous pivotal moment for the United States."
January 24, 2026 at 10:25 PM
AOC: "An ICE officer had violently pushed a woman to the ground and he had come over to help get her up and that is what precipitated this incident that very quickly led to an execution in the streets. What we are seeing here is a momentous pivotal moment for the United States."
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I’ve been in Minneapolis the last few days reporting on the ICE raids happening across the city. This morning federal agents shot and killed a man, identified by the AP as Alex Pretti. This marks the third shooting by federal agents since Operation Metro Surge started in Minnesota last month.
January 24, 2026 at 10:38 PM
I’ve been in Minneapolis the last few days reporting on the ICE raids happening across the city. This morning federal agents shot and killed a man, identified by the AP as Alex Pretti. This marks the third shooting by federal agents since Operation Metro Surge started in Minnesota last month.
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Noem's lies are mind blowing: "This individual attacked those officers, had a weapon on him and multiple, dozens of rounds of ammunition, wishing to inflict harm on these officers, coming, brandishing like that.
January 24, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Noem's lies are mind blowing: "This individual attacked those officers, had a weapon on him and multiple, dozens of rounds of ammunition, wishing to inflict harm on these officers, coming, brandishing like that.
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Worth remembering when looking at the horrific scenes in the US right now that both Reform and the Tories have pledged to bring in ICE-style organisations to the UK if they win power
January 24, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Worth remembering when looking at the horrific scenes in the US right now that both Reform and the Tories have pledged to bring in ICE-style organisations to the UK if they win power
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(this isn't an exaggeration)
January 24, 2026 at 9:47 PM
(this isn't an exaggeration)
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Closest anyone will ever get to an apology from The Orange ManBoy - now he should say something similar to the other 31 countries whose military he insulted
January 24, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Closest anyone will ever get to an apology from The Orange ManBoy - now he should say something similar to the other 31 countries whose military he insulted
"Using AI to strip a woman of her clothes is the modern equivalent of locking her in stocks in the town square and throwing rotten fruit at her. It is a weapon of shame, designed to humiliate"
Very powerful piece on nonconsensual deepfakes by an MP who has been a victim of this misogynistic trend
Very powerful piece on nonconsensual deepfakes by an MP who has been a victim of this misogynistic trend
This week, an X user created an AI video of me being chloroformed and prepared for rape.
Victims are told it's not real and they're getting offended for no reason.
But nudification tools are weapons of sexual assault, and the harm they cause is real 👇
jessasato.substack.com/p/ai-nudific...
Victims are told it's not real and they're getting offended for no reason.
But nudification tools are weapons of sexual assault, and the harm they cause is real 👇
jessasato.substack.com/p/ai-nudific...
AI nudification: the latest weapon of violence against women and girls
In Julie Burchill’s recent article in the Spectator, Does it really matter if Grok undresses us all?, she makes the argument that those who, like me, have repeatedly had their clothes removed by socia...
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January 24, 2026 at 12:02 PM
"Using AI to strip a woman of her clothes is the modern equivalent of locking her in stocks in the town square and throwing rotten fruit at her. It is a weapon of shame, designed to humiliate"
Very powerful piece on nonconsensual deepfakes by an MP who has been a victim of this misogynistic trend
Very powerful piece on nonconsensual deepfakes by an MP who has been a victim of this misogynistic trend
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two 15-year-olds were responsible
Suspects arrested for painting swastikas on Brooklyn playground two days in a row
A playground in Borough Park frequented by Orthodox Jewish families was graffitied with swastikas two days in a row.
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January 23, 2026 at 8:05 PM
two 15-year-olds were responsible