Brett Wilkins
@brettwilkins.bsky.social
Staff writer at @commondreams.org
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To me, the biggest tell that AI is massively overvalued is that Big Tech has to keep shoving it in our faces. I just noticed Chrome has a 'Gemini' button at the top of the browser, and I'm getting prompts all over the place, including Zoom, to 'try AI.'
November 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
To me, the biggest tell that AI is massively overvalued is that Big Tech has to keep shoving it in our faces. I just noticed Chrome has a 'Gemini' button at the top of the browser, and I'm getting prompts all over the place, including Zoom, to 'try AI.'
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UN Approval of Gaza ‘Stabilization Force’ Slammed as ‘Denial of Palestinian Self-Determination’
CodePink said [the plan is] assigning the United States..., as the new manager of the open-air prison.”
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Nov 18, 2025
www.antiwar.com/blog/2025/11...
CodePink said [the plan is] assigning the United States..., as the new manager of the open-air prison.”
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Nov 18, 2025
www.antiwar.com/blog/2025/11...
UN Approval of Gaza ‘Stabilization Force’ Slammed as ‘Denial of Palestinian Self-Determination’ - Antiwar.com Blog
Palestine defenders decried Monday’s approval by the United Nations Security Council of a US plan authorizing a so-called international stabilization force for Gaza – a plan decried by one peace group...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:44 PM
UN Approval of Gaza ‘Stabilization Force’ Slammed as ‘Denial of Palestinian Self-Determination’
CodePink said [the plan is] assigning the United States..., as the new manager of the open-air prison.”
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Nov 18, 2025
www.antiwar.com/blog/2025/11...
CodePink said [the plan is] assigning the United States..., as the new manager of the open-air prison.”
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Nov 18, 2025
www.antiwar.com/blog/2025/11...
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"Brazil has alternated between symbolic support for Palestinian rights [..] and continued pragmatic ties with Israel."
"[R]egimes of racialised governance that operate through shared logics, exception, enclosure, and surveillance."
#Brazil #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Climate #Genocide #Military
"[R]egimes of racialised governance that operate through shared logics, exception, enclosure, and surveillance."
#Brazil #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Climate #Genocide #Military
From the Favelas to Gaza: How militarism and greenwashing shape Brazilian relations, resistance, and solidarity with Palestine
Brazilians have long supported Palestine, but the country's economic and military ties with Israel continue to deepen.
mondoweiss.net
November 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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At Least 12 Somali Civilians – Including 8 Children – Killed in Suspected US Airstrikes
The US has carried out nearly 100 strikes in Somalia this year alone, with scant coverage by the corporate media.
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Nov 18, 2025
www.antiwar.com/blog/2025/11...
The US has carried out nearly 100 strikes in Somalia this year alone, with scant coverage by the corporate media.
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Nov 18, 2025
www.antiwar.com/blog/2025/11...
At Least 12 Somali Civilians – Including 8 Children – Killed in Suspected US Airstrikes - Antiwar.com Blog
At least a dozen civilians – eight children, three women, and an elderly man – were killed in weekend bombings that local sources claimed were the latest of nearly 100 US airstrikes in the Horn of Afr...
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November 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM
At Least 12 Somali Civilians – Including 8 Children – Killed in Suspected US Airstrikes
The US has carried out nearly 100 strikes in Somalia this year alone, with scant coverage by the corporate media.
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Nov 18, 2025
www.antiwar.com/blog/2025/11...
The US has carried out nearly 100 strikes in Somalia this year alone, with scant coverage by the corporate media.
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Nov 18, 2025
www.antiwar.com/blog/2025/11...
There have been at least 96 US strikes on Somalia this year alone, according to analysis of AFRICOM statements by @antiwardotcom.bsky.social's Dave DeCamp. By @brettwilkins.bsky.social
At Least 12 Somali Civilians—Including 8 Children—Killed in Suspected US Airstrikes | Common Dreams
The US has carried out nearly 100 strikes in Somalia this year alone, with scant coverage by the corporate media.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
There have been at least 96 US strikes on Somalia this year alone, according to analysis of AFRICOM statements by @antiwardotcom.bsky.social's Dave DeCamp. By @brettwilkins.bsky.social
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If Leader Jeffries faces a primary challenge from a progressive, every progressive in office should get on board.
His leadership helped led to a historic, unacceptable defeat in November ‘24 after taking millions from AIPAC.
It’s time for change.
His leadership helped led to a historic, unacceptable defeat in November ‘24 after taking millions from AIPAC.
It’s time for change.
November 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
If Leader Jeffries faces a primary challenge from a progressive, every progressive in office should get on board.
His leadership helped led to a historic, unacceptable defeat in November ‘24 after taking millions from AIPAC.
It’s time for change.
His leadership helped led to a historic, unacceptable defeat in November ‘24 after taking millions from AIPAC.
It’s time for change.
Human rights defenders voiced concerns over the fairness of the in-absentia trial and death sentences for Sheikh Hasina—who ordered the deadly crackdown on the July 2024 student-led protests—and her former home minister. By @brettwilkins.bsky.social
Ex-Bangladeshi PM Sentenced to Death Over Deadly Student Protest Crackdown | Common Dreams
Human rights defenders voiced concerns over the fairness of the in-absentia trial and death sentences for Sheikh Hasina and her former home minister.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Human rights defenders voiced concerns over the fairness of the in-absentia trial and death sentences for Sheikh Hasina—who ordered the deadly crackdown on the July 2024 student-led protests—and her former home minister. By @brettwilkins.bsky.social
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As Israel Keeps Killing Palestinians, Tlaib Leads Bill Recognizing War on Gaza as Genocide
“The Israeli government has committed genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza."
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Nov 16, 2025
www.antiwar.com/blog/2025/11...
“The Israeli government has committed genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza."
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Nov 16, 2025
www.antiwar.com/blog/2025/11...
As Israel Keeps Killing Palestinians, Tlaib Leads Bill Recognizing War on Gaza as Genocide - Antiwar.com Blog
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib and 20 Democratic colleagues on Friday introduced legislation that would officially recognize Israel’s 25-month war on Gaza as a genocide, a move that came as Israeli force...
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November 16, 2025 at 8:33 PM
As Israel Keeps Killing Palestinians, Tlaib Leads Bill Recognizing War on Gaza as Genocide
“The Israeli government has committed genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza."
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Nov 16, 2025
www.antiwar.com/blog/2025/11...
“The Israeli government has committed genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza."
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Nov 16, 2025
www.antiwar.com/blog/2025/11...
One observer asserted that Washington’s sanctions against the tribunal “have nothing to with US interest and everything to do with upholding Israeli impunity as it commits genocide.” By @brettwilkins.bsky.social
Mexico Leads 59 Nations Defending ICC Against 'Unacceptable' Trump Sanctions | Common Dreams
One observer asserted that Washington's sanctions against the tribunal "have nothing to with US interest and everything to do with upholding Israeli impunity as it commits genocide."
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November 14, 2025 at 7:58 PM
One observer asserted that Washington’s sanctions against the tribunal “have nothing to with US interest and everything to do with upholding Israeli impunity as it commits genocide.” By @brettwilkins.bsky.social
“We are against US imperialism, we are against any type of military intervention in the country of Venezuela, and above all we are against the vile and terrible assassinations of our fishermen brothers," said one protester. By @brettwilkins.bsky.social
Puerto Ricans Continue Protests Against US Militarism and War Threats | Common Dreams
“We are against any type of military intervention in the country of Venezuela, and above all we are against the vile and terrible assassinations of our fishermen brothers," said one protester.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
“We are against US imperialism, we are against any type of military intervention in the country of Venezuela, and above all we are against the vile and terrible assassinations of our fishermen brothers," said one protester. By @brettwilkins.bsky.social
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Trump and team are “waging a coordinated disinformation campaign to seize illegitimate control by eroding progress and rewriting history.”
A new report “exposes 15,723 distinct impact points-each one an instance in which Black opportunities, lives, or histories have been directly attacked.”
A new report “exposes 15,723 distinct impact points-each one an instance in which Black opportunities, lives, or histories have been directly attacked.”
The Blackout Report
Exposing the campaign to erase Black progress. Explore Onyx Impact’s Blackout Report — data, stories, and action to defend our history.
blackoutreport.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Trump and team are “waging a coordinated disinformation campaign to seize illegitimate control by eroding progress and rewriting history.”
A new report “exposes 15,723 distinct impact points-each one an instance in which Black opportunities, lives, or histories have been directly attacked.”
A new report “exposes 15,723 distinct impact points-each one an instance in which Black opportunities, lives, or histories have been directly attacked.”
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‘State-Backed Terrorism’: Israeli Settler Attacks on West Bank Palestinians Hit Record High
“The systematic escalation forms part of a broader effort to consolidate Israeli control over the West Bank..."
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Nov 12, 2025
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“The systematic escalation forms part of a broader effort to consolidate Israeli control over the West Bank..."
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Nov 12, 2025
www.antiwar.com/blog/2025/11...
‘State-Backed Terrorism’: Israeli Settler Attacks on West Bank Palestinians Hit Record High - Antiwar.com Blog
Palestine defenders this week decried the ongoing surge in attacks by Israeli settler-colonists on Palestinians in the illegally occupied West Bank, which the United Nations humanitarian office says a...
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November 13, 2025 at 2:31 AM
‘State-Backed Terrorism’: Israeli Settler Attacks on West Bank Palestinians Hit Record High
“The systematic escalation forms part of a broader effort to consolidate Israeli control over the West Bank..."
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Nov 12, 2025
www.antiwar.com/blog/2025/11...
“The systematic escalation forms part of a broader effort to consolidate Israeli control over the West Bank..."
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Nov 12, 2025
www.antiwar.com/blog/2025/11...
The UN's humanitarian office says attacks by Israeli settler-colonists on Palestinians in the illegally occupied West Bank are at the highest level it has ever seen. By @brettwilkins.bsky.social
'State-Backed Terrorism': Israeli Settler Attacks on West Bank Palestinians Hit Record High | Common Dreams
"The systematic escalation forms part of a broader effort to consolidate Israeli control over the West Bank by depopulating it and expanding the territorial and operational influence of settlements," ...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The UN's humanitarian office says attacks by Israeli settler-colonists on Palestinians in the illegally occupied West Bank are at the highest level it has ever seen. By @brettwilkins.bsky.social
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10,000+ Palestinians Buried Beneath Gaza Rubble in ‘World’s Largest Mass Grave'
“We call on the world to send international teams to recover the bodies of the missing"
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Nov 8, 2025
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“We call on the world to send international teams to recover the bodies of the missing"
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Nov 8, 2025
www.antiwar.com/blog/2025/11...
10,000+ Palestinians Buried Beneath Gaza Rubble in ‘World’s Largest Mass Grave’ - Antiwar.com Blog
A civil society group in Gaza on Thursday appealed for international assistance to help recover the bodies of more than 10,000 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces who remain buried beneath the rubbl...
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November 8, 2025 at 7:09 PM
10,000+ Palestinians Buried Beneath Gaza Rubble in ‘World’s Largest Mass Grave'
“We call on the world to send international teams to recover the bodies of the missing"
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Nov 8, 2025
www.antiwar.com/blog/2025/11...
“We call on the world to send international teams to recover the bodies of the missing"
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Nov 8, 2025
www.antiwar.com/blog/2025/11...
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Trump Under Pressure to Ditch Nuclear Plans as Putin Preps for Possible Tests
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Nov 6, 2025
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by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Nov 6, 2025
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Trump Under Pressure to Ditch Nuclear Plans as Putin Preps for Possible Tests - Antiwar.com Blog
More than a dozen US senators on Wednesday urged President Donald Trump to abort plans for a resumption of nuclear weapons testing, a call that came as Russian President Vladimir Putin directed his se...
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November 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Trump Under Pressure to Ditch Nuclear Plans as Putin Preps for Possible Tests
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Nov 6, 2025
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by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Nov 6, 2025
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It's not the debauchery, it's the hypocrisy.
Information linked to Republican state Rep. Bryan Posthumus is contained in data breaches of several websites including Ashley Madison, a website for people seeking affairs.
‘Traditional Family values’ Michigan lawmaker appears in adult hookup sites - Detroit Metro Times
The name, email address, and home address of Republican state Rep. Bryan Posthumus of Kent County, along with a credit card bearing his name, appear in data from Ashley Madison, a website for people s...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:52 PM
It's not the debauchery, it's the hypocrisy.
Quite a few under-the-radar big wins last night, including full funding for free breakfast and lunch in K-12 Colorado public schools! By @brettwilkins.bsky.social
Colorado Votes to Tax the Rich to Fund 'Incredibly Popular' Free School Meals | Common Dreams
"Colorado sent a clear message tonight: No child should ever have to learn on an empty stomach," said the state Democratic Party.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Quite a few under-the-radar big wins last night, including full funding for free breakfast and lunch in K-12 Colorado public schools! By @brettwilkins.bsky.social
Forever war with millions dead, Guantánamo and other extrajudicial concentration camps like Abu Ghraib, institutionalized and deadly torture, and so many other crimes—Cheney was behind so much horror. He ranks with Kissinger among the most mass murderous figures in US history.
November 4, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Forever war with millions dead, Guantánamo and other extrajudicial concentration camps like Abu Ghraib, institutionalized and deadly torture, and so many other crimes—Cheney was behind so much horror. He ranks with Kissinger among the most mass murderous figures in US history.
A tremendous loss...
Condé Nast finally achieved its dream of wrecking Teen Vogue and killing its politics section.
www.thecut.com/article/teen...
www.thecut.com/article/teen...
Teen Vogue Is Folding Into Vogue.com
According to Condé Nast’s announcement, the outlet will keep its “unique editorial identity and mission.”
www.thecut.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:38 PM
A tremendous loss...
“Meanwhile, the soldiers seen sexually assaulting and abusing Palestinian detainees are still free,” said one Palestinian observer. By @brettwilkins.bsky.social
Ex-IDF Legal Chief Who Leaked Sde Teiman Rape Video Arrested After Going Missing | Common Dreams
"Meanwhile, the soldiers seen sexually assaulting and abusing Palestinian detainees are still free," said one Palestinian observer.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
“Meanwhile, the soldiers seen sexually assaulting and abusing Palestinian detainees are still free,” said one Palestinian observer. By @brettwilkins.bsky.social
How is it a "ceasefire" when Israel has killed or wounded more than 800 Palestinians in Gaza? (Hamas has killed or wounded 5 Israelis) By @brettwilkins.bsky.social
'There Is No Ceasefire' Say Gazans as Israeli Strikes Kill, Wound Hundreds | Common Dreams
"The occupation targets whoever it wants, stopping and resuming the genocide every few days as if playing with our lives," said one young woman from Gaza.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:31 PM
How is it a "ceasefire" when Israel has killed or wounded more than 800 Palestinians in Gaza? (Hamas has killed or wounded 5 Israelis) By @brettwilkins.bsky.social
US forces have conducted over a dozen strikes on alleged drug-running boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean since early September, killing at least 57 people, according to Trump administration figures. By @brettwilkins.bsky.social
Trump Murder Spree Continues as Hegseth Says 14 Killed in 3 New Boat Bombings | Common Dreams
US forces have conducted over a dozen strikes on alleged drug-running boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean since early September, killing at least 57 people, according to Trump administration ...
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October 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM
US forces have conducted over a dozen strikes on alleged drug-running boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean since early September, killing at least 57 people, according to Trump administration figures. By @brettwilkins.bsky.social
A colonel with a conscience blows the whistle on the Biden administration's cover-up involving the death of a Palestinian-American journalist. Article by Julia Conley
US Colonel Who Probed Shireen Abu Akleh's Killing Says Biden Admin Lied About His Findings to Appease Israel | Common Dreams
Retired US Colonel Steve Gabavics bravely reveals the cover-up of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh's intentional killing by an Israeli soldier. Will President Trump investigate the of...
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October 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
A colonel with a conscience blows the whistle on the Biden administration's cover-up involving the death of a Palestinian-American journalist. Article by Julia Conley
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Jury of Conscience’ Finds ‘Israel Is Perpetrating Ongoing Genocide’ in Gaza
The Gaza Tribunal’s final statement calls for legal accountability.
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Oct 27, 2025
www.antiwar.com/blog/2025/10...
The Gaza Tribunal’s final statement calls for legal accountability.
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Oct 27, 2025
www.antiwar.com/blog/2025/10...
‘Jury of Conscience’ Finds ‘Israel Is Perpetrating Ongoing Genocide’ in Gaza - Antiwar.com Blog
A civil society panel assembled in response to Israel’s annihilation and starvation of Gaza delivered its final statement Sunday in Istanbul – detailing nine categories of crimes committed, warning th...
www.antiwar.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Jury of Conscience’ Finds ‘Israel Is Perpetrating Ongoing Genocide’ in Gaza
The Gaza Tribunal’s final statement calls for legal accountability.
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Oct 27, 2025
www.antiwar.com/blog/2025/10...
The Gaza Tribunal’s final statement calls for legal accountability.
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Oct 27, 2025
www.antiwar.com/blog/2025/10...
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Venezuela Says CIA-Linked Mercenaries Caught During ‘False-Flag Attack’
“This is a colonial operation of military aggression that seeks to turn the Caribbean into a space for lethal violence and US imperial domination.”
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Oct 27, 2025
www.antiwar.com/blog/2025/10...
“This is a colonial operation of military aggression that seeks to turn the Caribbean into a space for lethal violence and US imperial domination.”
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Oct 27, 2025
www.antiwar.com/blog/2025/10...
Venezuela Says CIA-Linked Mercenaries Caught During ‘False-Flag Attack’ - Antiwar.com Blog
The government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said Sunday that his country’s security forces captured a group of mercenaries aligned with the US Central Intelligence Agency, less than two week...
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October 28, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Venezuela Says CIA-Linked Mercenaries Caught During ‘False-Flag Attack’
“This is a colonial operation of military aggression that seeks to turn the Caribbean into a space for lethal violence and US imperial domination.”
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Oct 27, 2025
www.antiwar.com/blog/2025/10...
“This is a colonial operation of military aggression that seeks to turn the Caribbean into a space for lethal violence and US imperial domination.”
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Oct 27, 2025
www.antiwar.com/blog/2025/10...