Danny Postel
@dannypostel.bsky.social
Politics Editor @newlinesmag.bsky.social
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Chicago Is Pushing Back Against Trump
The spectacular repression of ICE is leading ordinary residents of the Windy City to protest and activism
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My report from Chicago on the Trump administration's war on immigrants and how people are pushing back, protecting their neighbors through newly-formed community safety networks, spontaneously confronting ICE agents in the streets & more — at @newlinesmag.bsky.social
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It was predictable that many liberal Zionists would oppose anti-Zionism’s “political normalization” in the NYC mayoral race. The more surprising story of the campaign is not liberal Zionist opposition to Mamdani, but their support, @peterbeinart.bsky.social writes.
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Mamdani Created a Left-Liberal Coalition on Israel/Palestine
The surprising story of the New York mayoral campaign is not liberal Zionist opposition to Mamdani’s campaign, but their support.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
It was predictable that many liberal Zionists would oppose anti-Zionism’s “political normalization” in the NYC mayoral race. The more surprising story of the campaign is not liberal Zionist opposition to Mamdani, but their support, @peterbeinart.bsky.social writes.
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On Israel-Palestine, Mamdani's coalition of anti-Zionists and liberal Zionists represents the future of the Democratic Party
Mamdani Created a Left-Liberal Coalition on Israel/Palestine
The surprising story of the New York mayoral campaign is not liberal Zionist opposition to Mamdani’s campaign, but their support.
jewishcurrents.org
November 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
On Israel-Palestine, Mamdani's coalition of anti-Zionists and liberal Zionists represents the future of the Democratic Party
Zohran Mamdani has made history—in multiple ways—with his momentous victory. He has energized NYC & inspired young voters, but what might his juggernaut mean on a national level? @yashicadutt.bsky.social takes a look in this fabulous @newlinesmag.bsky.social piece.
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How Zohran Mamdani Made History
The election of New York City’s first Muslim and first South Asian mayor was built on record voter engagement, progressive promises — and a new idea of who could lead the city
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November 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Zohran Mamdani has made history—in multiple ways—with his momentous victory. He has energized NYC & inspired young voters, but what might his juggernaut mean on a national level? @yashicadutt.bsky.social takes a look in this fabulous @newlinesmag.bsky.social piece.
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NEW: Zohran Mamdani’s historic election as New York’s first Muslim and South Asian mayor has energized the city and could reshape progressive politics across America, writes @yashicadutt.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social in New York.
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How Zohran Mamdani Made History
The election of New York City’s first Muslim and first South Asian mayor was built on record voter engagement, progressive promises — and a new idea of who could lead the city
newlinesmag.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:06 PM
NEW: Zohran Mamdani’s historic election as New York’s first Muslim and South Asian mayor has energized the city and could reshape progressive politics across America, writes @yashicadutt.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social in New York.
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The flood of RSF videos from El Fasher have offered a glimpse of the horror unfolding there but not its full scale. Survivors say countless killings went unrecorded, and that abductions and ransom demands have soared as the RSF monetises its brutality.
Pay up or be executed: El Fasher survivors speak of kidnappings and mass killings
Testimonies from the few who escaped expose a systematic campaign of execution and extortion.
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November 4, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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"[Chicago mom] Andrea Soria... overheard her 6-year-old whisper to her dolls: 'We have to be good or ICE will get us.'"
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Chicago's children are getting caught in the chaos of immigration crackdowns
In Chicago, children and families have been traumatized by an immigration enforcement action involving tear gas.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
"[Chicago mom] Andrea Soria... overheard her 6-year-old whisper to her dolls: 'We have to be good or ICE will get us.'"
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Heart-wrenching
"[Chicago mom] Andrea Soria... overheard her 6-year-old whisper to her dolls: 'We have to be good or ICE will get us.'"
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Chicago's children are getting caught in the chaos of immigration crackdowns
In Chicago, children and families have been traumatized by an immigration enforcement action involving tear gas.
apnews.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Heart-wrenching
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What might America’s complicity in war crimes in Colombia in the 1990s tell us about how U.S. military leaders would respond if President Trump were to give them unlawful orders? @Franksmythdc.bsky.social explores for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
How To Kill Subversives and Get Away With It
Could US complicity in war crimes in countries like Colombia offer a playbook for domestic repression?
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October 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
What might America’s complicity in war crimes in Colombia in the 1990s tell us about how U.S. military leaders would respond if President Trump were to give them unlawful orders? @Franksmythdc.bsky.social explores for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
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A new Russian film fictionalizes the adventures of the spy-diplomat Gen. Alexander Zorin. His memoir and the film’s draft scripts reveal Russian lies about its military operations in Syria, writes @michaeldweiss.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
The Accidental Revelations of a Russian Spy’s Memoir
Alexander Zorin’s desire to make himself larger than life inadvertently exposes Moscow’s lies about how the war in Syria was waged
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October 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A new Russian film fictionalizes the adventures of the spy-diplomat Gen. Alexander Zorin. His memoir and the film’s draft scripts reveal Russian lies about its military operations in Syria, writes @michaeldweiss.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
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“For Russia’s influential, pro-war military bloggers, often a barometer of nationalist sentiment, al-Sharaa’s welcome was a slap in the face.”
Global News Editor @amiefr.bsky.social reports on the Syrian president’s trip to Russia, in @newlinesmag.bsky.social
Global News Editor @amiefr.bsky.social reports on the Syrian president’s trip to Russia, in @newlinesmag.bsky.social
Putin Updates His Syria Strategy
The visit by interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, Moscow’s former adversary, was a stark reminder of all that Russia has lost
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October 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
“For Russia’s influential, pro-war military bloggers, often a barometer of nationalist sentiment, al-Sharaa’s welcome was a slap in the face.”
Global News Editor @amiefr.bsky.social reports on the Syrian president’s trip to Russia, in @newlinesmag.bsky.social
Global News Editor @amiefr.bsky.social reports on the Syrian president’s trip to Russia, in @newlinesmag.bsky.social
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Argentina’s fashion industry, long shielded by tariffs, is unraveling under President Javier Milei’s trade liberalization. Victoria Mortimer reports for @newlinesmag.bsky.social on the rise of global fast fashion.
Shein Is Booming in Argentina
The Milei administration’s trade liberalization and the rise of fast-fashion Chinese retailers are wreaking havoc on the local industry
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October 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Argentina’s fashion industry, long shielded by tariffs, is unraveling under President Javier Milei’s trade liberalization. Victoria Mortimer reports for @newlinesmag.bsky.social on the rise of global fast fashion.
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An investigation reveals how Indian fishers, lured with promises of higher pay, were trafficked into illegal fishing in Omani waters in 2023. @jeffjosephpaul.bsky.social reports for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
The Indian Fishers Trafficked Into Illegal Operations in Oman
Driven from their villages by new industry rules and economic hardship, they were lured abroad and forced to work for a pittance under harsh conditions
newlinesmag.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
An investigation reveals how Indian fishers, lured with promises of higher pay, were trafficked into illegal fishing in Omani waters in 2023. @jeffjosephpaul.bsky.social reports for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
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“The film, as it was developed, reads like a self-mythologizing narrative crafted out of and on top of the fake history already cooked up by the Russian government.”
@michaeldweiss.bsky.social explores an inadvertently revealing spy memoir.
@michaeldweiss.bsky.social explores an inadvertently revealing spy memoir.
The Accidental Revelations of a Russian Spy’s Memoir
Alexander Zorin’s desire to make himself larger than life inadvertently exposes Moscow’s lies about how the war in Syria was waged
newlinesmag.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:01 PM
“The film, as it was developed, reads like a self-mythologizing narrative crafted out of and on top of the fake history already cooked up by the Russian government.”
@michaeldweiss.bsky.social explores an inadvertently revealing spy memoir.
@michaeldweiss.bsky.social explores an inadvertently revealing spy memoir.
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“If Fulham was where I learned what Englishness meant, Horley showed me what it had become.”
@tamhussein.bsky.social writes about his experiences reporting on migrants, refugees and asylum hotels — and what they reveal about a country wrestling with itself.
@tamhussein.bsky.social writes about his experiences reporting on migrants, refugees and asylum hotels — and what they reveal about a country wrestling with itself.
Reckoning With Belonging in Britain
Journeys to England’s asylum hotels prompt reflections on what it means when the country you call home may no longer want you
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October 31, 2025 at 5:01 PM
“If Fulham was where I learned what Englishness meant, Horley showed me what it had become.”
@tamhussein.bsky.social writes about his experiences reporting on migrants, refugees and asylum hotels — and what they reveal about a country wrestling with itself.
@tamhussein.bsky.social writes about his experiences reporting on migrants, refugees and asylum hotels — and what they reveal about a country wrestling with itself.
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“The question of caste would ordinarily not come up in a local election in the United States.” As Hindu temples become key campaigning sites, @YashicaDutt.bsky.social covers tensions between Dalit advocates and the influential Hindu right in the U.S.
What Zohran Mamdani’s Campaign Says About the Quiet Erasure of Caste in US Politics
As temples become key sites for candidates’ visits, New York’s mayoral race has revealed broader tensions between Dalit advocates and the rising Hindu right
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October 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM
“The question of caste would ordinarily not come up in a local election in the United States.” As Hindu temples become key campaigning sites, @YashicaDutt.bsky.social covers tensions between Dalit advocates and the influential Hindu right in the U.S.
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NEW: Obama’s campaign made @amrkotb.bsky.social feel seen. But with Zohran Mamdani, he finally feels represented, he writes for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
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How Zohran Mamdani Rekindled My Faith in Politics
Disappointed by Obama, I had come to see politics as performative — until a conversation with my mother-in-law
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November 3, 2025 at 11:41 AM
NEW: Obama’s campaign made @amrkotb.bsky.social feel seen. But with Zohran Mamdani, he finally feels represented, he writes for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
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NEW: U.S. moves in the Caribbean are upping the pressure on Venezuela’s President Maduro. But Venezuelans waver between cautious hope and real fear of what’s ahead, reports Mie Hoejris Dahl for @newlinesmag.bsky.social.
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What Venezuelans Are Thinking Amid US Saber-Rattling
As Washington ratchets up pressure on the government of Nicolás Maduro, ordinary citizens are torn between hope for change and fear of what might follow
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November 3, 2025 at 11:46 AM
NEW: U.S. moves in the Caribbean are upping the pressure on Venezuela’s President Maduro. But Venezuelans waver between cautious hope and real fear of what’s ahead, reports Mie Hoejris Dahl for @newlinesmag.bsky.social.
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"Democrats who attack their party’s nominees for being socialists have a problem: the Democrats."
Smart piece by Harold Meyerson @prospect.org
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Smart piece by Harold Meyerson @prospect.org
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The 2025 Election’s Hudson River Divide - The American Prospect
Through the campaigns of Zohran Mamdani and Mikie Sherrill, we can see a path that tenuously unites both social democrats and moderates. Future Democratic electoral successes will rest on a foundation...
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November 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
"Democrats who attack their party’s nominees for being socialists have a problem: the Democrats."
Smart piece by Harold Meyerson @prospect.org
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Smart piece by Harold Meyerson @prospect.org
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Here in Atlanta yesterday, more than 2,000 people waited in their cars—one woman for 14 hours—for a box of food. The giveaway ended early; there wasn't enough to go around.
Multiply this scene by countless others across the country, and you get a sense of how crushing the desperation is right now.
Multiply this scene by countless others across the country, and you get a sense of how crushing the desperation is right now.
November 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Here in Atlanta yesterday, more than 2,000 people waited in their cars—one woman for 14 hours—for a box of food. The giveaway ended early; there wasn't enough to go around.
Multiply this scene by countless others across the country, and you get a sense of how crushing the desperation is right now.
Multiply this scene by countless others across the country, and you get a sense of how crushing the desperation is right now.
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The military has to refuse to enact these illegal orders. And the international community needs to more vocally condemn these violations
The U.S. military killed at least three people in another strike on a boat in the Caribbean Sea, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on social media on Saturday. He said that the vessel was being used to smuggle drugs without providing evidence to support the claim.
Latest U.S. Military Boat Strike in Caribbean Sea Kills 3, Pete Hegseth Says
The strike, carried out on Saturday, was the 15th announced by the administration in its campaign against vessels it claims are smuggling drugs.
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November 2, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The military has to refuse to enact these illegal orders. And the international community needs to more vocally condemn these violations
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He told the world what was happening in El Fasher. Then they sought him out. How Sudan lost ‘a true hero of the war’
He told the world what was happening in El Fasher. Then they sought him out. How Sudan lost ‘a true hero of the war’
For months, Mohamed Khamis Douda shared accounts of what life was like under siege. He was killed when RSF fighters finally took the Darfur city, raising fears activists and civil society figures are being hunted down
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November 2, 2025 at 12:28 PM
He told the world what was happening in El Fasher. Then they sought him out. How Sudan lost ‘a true hero of the war’
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He told the world what was happening in El Fasher. Then they sought him out. How Sudan lost ‘a true hero of the war’
He told the world what was happening in El Fasher. Then they sought him out. How Sudan lost ‘a true hero of the war’
For months, Mohamed Khamis Douda shared accounts of what life was like under siege. He was killed when RSF fighters finally took the Darfur city, raising fears activists and civil society figures are being hunted down
www.theguardian.com
November 2, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Read this piece if you want to know what’s really happening in Chicago. We are under attack, and we are fighting back. @dannypostel.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
Chicago Is Pushing Back Against Trump
The spectacular repression of ICE is leading ordinary residents of the Windy City to protest and activism
newlinesmag.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Read this piece if you want to know what’s really happening in Chicago. We are under attack, and we are fighting back. @dannypostel.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
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The Genoese dockworkers inserted themselves into the globe’s most contentious political issue, Palestine, using the best tool in any worker’s toolbox: stopping work. Call it a boycott, call it direct action, call it a strike. When workers stop working, bosses & governments take notice. My latest! ✊
Since dockworkers operate at a crucial “choke point” in the military supply chain to Israel, their recent boycotts are a powerful form of solidarity with Gaza.
Dockerworker strikes in solidarity with Gaza have a long legacy
Since dockworkers operate at a crucial “choke point” in the military supply chain to Israel, their boycotts are a powerful form of solidarity with Gaza.
wagingnonviolence.org
November 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The Genoese dockworkers inserted themselves into the globe’s most contentious political issue, Palestine, using the best tool in any worker’s toolbox: stopping work. Call it a boycott, call it direct action, call it a strike. When workers stop working, bosses & governments take notice. My latest! ✊
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Since dockworkers operate at a crucial “choke point” in the military supply chain to Israel, their recent boycotts are a powerful form of solidarity with Gaza.
Dockerworker strikes in solidarity with Gaza have a long legacy
Since dockworkers operate at a crucial “choke point” in the military supply chain to Israel, their boycotts are a powerful form of solidarity with Gaza.
wagingnonviolence.org
October 31, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Since dockworkers operate at a crucial “choke point” in the military supply chain to Israel, their recent boycotts are a powerful form of solidarity with Gaza.