Danny Postel
@dannypostel.bsky.social
Politics Editor @newlinesmag.bsky.social
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Danny Postel
@dannypostel.bsky.social
· Oct 15
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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Guards at an ICE detention facility in Texas raided the dorms of immigrant families Tuesday, in order to destroy children’s letters that threatened to shed light on the horrific living conditions. trib.al/tDaTXGT
February 18, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Guards at an ICE detention facility in Texas raided the dorms of immigrant families Tuesday, in order to destroy children’s letters that threatened to shed light on the horrific living conditions. trib.al/tDaTXGT
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A rushed transfer of authority in northeastern Syria has upended the fragile order inside al-Hawl, the sprawling camp that for years has held tens of thousands of people linked to the Islamic State group.
The Chaos and Uncertainty That Dissolved Al-Hawl
The handover of the detention camp for Islamic State families formerly guarded by Kurdish-led forces opened the way for its gradual emptying
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February 16, 2026 at 10:17 PM
A rushed transfer of authority in northeastern Syria has upended the fragile order inside al-Hawl, the sprawling camp that for years has held tens of thousands of people linked to the Islamic State group.
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NEW: Amid a countrywide mental health crisis and facing a lack of formal care, some in Ukraine are turning to the amanita mushroom, reports Diana Kruzman for @newlinesmag. newlinesmag.com/reportage/th...
The Mushroom Captivating Wartime Ukraine
As the country faces a mental health crisis, some are turning to the psychoactive fungus Amanita muscaria
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February 17, 2026 at 1:19 PM
NEW: Amid a countrywide mental health crisis and facing a lack of formal care, some in Ukraine are turning to the amanita mushroom, reports Diana Kruzman for @newlinesmag. newlinesmag.com/reportage/th...
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Editor's Pick:
Kaouther Ben Hania’s “The Voice of Hind Rajab” retells the story of the 5-year-old’s final hours, amplifying her pleas to indict the world’s silence over Gaza’s children. @idreesahmad.bsky.social reviews the film. newlinesmag.com/review/hind-...
Kaouther Ben Hania’s “The Voice of Hind Rajab” retells the story of the 5-year-old’s final hours, amplifying her pleas to indict the world’s silence over Gaza’s children. @idreesahmad.bsky.social reviews the film. newlinesmag.com/review/hind-...
Hind Rajab and the Dying Light
Kaouther Ben Hania’s film retells the story of the 5-year-old’s final hours and amplifies her voice to indict the world’s silence over Gaza’s children
newlinesmag.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Editor's Pick:
Kaouther Ben Hania’s “The Voice of Hind Rajab” retells the story of the 5-year-old’s final hours, amplifying her pleas to indict the world’s silence over Gaza’s children. @idreesahmad.bsky.social reviews the film. newlinesmag.com/review/hind-...
Kaouther Ben Hania’s “The Voice of Hind Rajab” retells the story of the 5-year-old’s final hours, amplifying her pleas to indict the world’s silence over Gaza’s children. @idreesahmad.bsky.social reviews the film. newlinesmag.com/review/hind-...
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Each year, Ramadan and Eid witness controversy over how to determine the start and end of the lunar month. A simplistic binary of religion vs. science belies the long and complex history of these “Crescent Wars,” writes Ibrahim Elhoudaiby. newlinesmag.com/argument/ram...
Ramadan and Eid’s Crescent Wars
The annual debate over the timing of lunar months belies a long and complex history, too often obscured by the simplistic binary of religion versus science
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February 17, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Each year, Ramadan and Eid witness controversy over how to determine the start and end of the lunar month. A simplistic binary of religion vs. science belies the long and complex history of these “Crescent Wars,” writes Ibrahim Elhoudaiby. newlinesmag.com/argument/ram...
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“Al-Hawl’s detainees were not formally released. The camp was allowed to empty.” | Paloma Dinechin reports from Syria on the fate of the al-Hawl detention camp and those who inhabited it.
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February 17, 2026 at 6:13 PM
“Al-Hawl’s detainees were not formally released. The camp was allowed to empty.” | Paloma Dinechin reports from Syria on the fate of the al-Hawl detention camp and those who inhabited it.
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In a new, feature-length documentary tracing the first 25 years of the 21st century — from 9/11 to Oct. 7, from social media to AI — @newlinesmag.bsky.social explores the forces that have shaped our world.
Watch now📽️https://youtu.be/d201QogxEaA newlinesmag.com/video/the-qu...
Watch now📽️https://youtu.be/d201QogxEaA newlinesmag.com/video/the-qu...
The Quarterly Review: How Did We Get Here?
The Quarterly Review: How Did We Get Here?
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February 18, 2026 at 12:01 AM
In a new, feature-length documentary tracing the first 25 years of the 21st century — from 9/11 to Oct. 7, from social media to AI — @newlinesmag.bsky.social explores the forces that have shaped our world.
Watch now📽️https://youtu.be/d201QogxEaA newlinesmag.com/video/the-qu...
Watch now📽️https://youtu.be/d201QogxEaA newlinesmag.com/video/the-qu...
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NEW: An elite Afghan commando trained by the CIA ended up opening fire near the White House. His breakdown is a story about the parallel state America built in Afghanistan, then abandoned, writes Tam Hussein for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/spotlight/ho...
How an Afghan Commando Brought America’s Shadow War to Washington
An interview with a former official lays bare the parallel state the US built and then abandoned, which helped to forge the shooter’s path
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February 18, 2026 at 12:15 PM
NEW: An elite Afghan commando trained by the CIA ended up opening fire near the White House. His breakdown is a story about the parallel state America built in Afghanistan, then abandoned, writes Tam Hussein for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/spotlight/ho...
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📽️ Watch now:
Drawing on Isabel Ravenna's recent New Lines essay about Operation Serengeti 2.0, @erinclarebrown.bsky.social explores how rapid digital growth in Africa fueled sophisticated criminal networks — and how new cybercrime laws are reshaping the fight. youtube.com/shorts/5ZdO0...
Drawing on Isabel Ravenna's recent New Lines essay about Operation Serengeti 2.0, @erinclarebrown.bsky.social explores how rapid digital growth in Africa fueled sophisticated criminal networks — and how new cybercrime laws are reshaping the fight. youtube.com/shorts/5ZdO0...
Africa’s Cybercrime Reckoning
YouTube video by New Lines Magazine
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February 18, 2026 at 4:49 PM
📽️ Watch now:
Drawing on Isabel Ravenna's recent New Lines essay about Operation Serengeti 2.0, @erinclarebrown.bsky.social explores how rapid digital growth in Africa fueled sophisticated criminal networks — and how new cybercrime laws are reshaping the fight. youtube.com/shorts/5ZdO0...
Drawing on Isabel Ravenna's recent New Lines essay about Operation Serengeti 2.0, @erinclarebrown.bsky.social explores how rapid digital growth in Africa fueled sophisticated criminal networks — and how new cybercrime laws are reshaping the fight. youtube.com/shorts/5ZdO0...
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As the war in Ukraine nears its fifth year, the country is in the midst of a mental health crisis. Lacking other options, some are finding relief in the amanita mushroom
newlinesmag.com/reportage/th...
newlinesmag.com/reportage/th...
The Mushroom Captivating Wartime Ukraine
As the country faces a mental health crisis, some are turning to the psychoactive fungus Amanita muscaria
newlinesmag.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:56 PM
As the war in Ukraine nears its fifth year, the country is in the midst of a mental health crisis. Lacking other options, some are finding relief in the amanita mushroom
newlinesmag.com/reportage/th...
newlinesmag.com/reportage/th...
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Up to 300,000 Syrians remain missing a year after Assad’s fall. The White Helmets and a new national commission are exhuming bodies, mapping grave sites and building records in a search that will take years, reports @amelied.bsky.social . https://shorturl.at/PJwLy
February 8, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Up to 300,000 Syrians remain missing a year after Assad’s fall. The White Helmets and a new national commission are exhuming bodies, mapping grave sites and building records in a search that will take years, reports @amelied.bsky.social . https://shorturl.at/PJwLy
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"George Washington warned against foreign entanglements and argued that 'inveterate antipathies against particular nations, and passionate attachments for others, should be excluded.'” | @dannypostel.bsky.social examines the deep roots of America First nationalism.
The ‘America First’ Masquerade
Though packaged as a kind of foreign policy realism, the doctrine guiding the Trump administration is riddled with contradictions
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February 17, 2026 at 12:22 AM
"George Washington warned against foreign entanglements and argued that 'inveterate antipathies against particular nations, and passionate attachments for others, should be excluded.'” | @dannypostel.bsky.social examines the deep roots of America First nationalism.
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On the passing of the singular András Riedlmayer.
February 10, 2026 at 6:37 PM
On the passing of the singular András Riedlmayer.
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NEW: Kaouther Ben Hania’s “The Voice of Hind Rajab” retells the story of the 5-year-old’s final hours and amplifies her voice to indict the world’s silence over Gaza’s children. @idreesahmad.bsky.social reviews the film for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/review/hind-...
Hind Rajab and the Dying Light
Kaouther Ben Hania’s film retells the story of the 5-year-old’s final hours and amplifies her voice to indict the world’s silence over Gaza’s children
newlinesmag.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:27 PM
NEW: Kaouther Ben Hania’s “The Voice of Hind Rajab” retells the story of the 5-year-old’s final hours and amplifies her voice to indict the world’s silence over Gaza’s children. @idreesahmad.bsky.social reviews the film for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/review/hind-...
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"If Hind [Rajab]’s voice is a reproach, then the humanity of her would-be rescuers is redemption, however inadequate. For the hours they spent with her ... they expiate our collective guilt." | @idreesahmad.bsky.social
Hind Rajab and the Dying Light
Kaouther Ben Hania’s film retells the story of the 5-year-old’s final hours and amplifies her voice to indict the world’s silence over Gaza’s children
newlinesmag.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:09 PM
"If Hind [Rajab]’s voice is a reproach, then the humanity of her would-be rescuers is redemption, however inadequate. For the hours they spent with her ... they expiate our collective guilt." | @idreesahmad.bsky.social
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New Lines Magazine
The official YouTube channel for New Lines, a local magazine for the world.
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February 12, 2026 at 8:02 PM
📽️Looking for smarter, deeper video content that goes beyond the surface? Subscribe to the @newlinesmag.bsky.social YouTube channel for powerful storytelling, from global affairs to culture, that you won’t find anywhere else.
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"I turn back to the war on terror and the unlawful detentions at Guantanamo Bay because they set the stage for ICE’s detentions and deportations today." | Jana K. Lipman
From Guantanamo to Minneapolis
The use of unlawful imprisonment during the ‘war on terror’ set the stage for the US government’s detentions and deportations today
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February 10, 2026 at 9:21 PM
"I turn back to the war on terror and the unlawful detentions at Guantanamo Bay because they set the stage for ICE’s detentions and deportations today." | Jana K. Lipman
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Mikey Andreasson breaks down @michaeldweiss.bsky.social recent essay “The Accidental Revelations of a Russian Spy’s Memoir,” showing how a draft memoir by Gen. Alexander Zorin and a state biopic expose Kremlin propaganda.
The Accidental Revelations of a Russian Spy’s Memoir
Mikey Andreasson breaks down a recent essay by New Lines contributor Michael Weiss titled "The Accidental Revelations of a Russian Spy's Memoir." With rare a...
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February 11, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Mikey Andreasson breaks down @michaeldweiss.bsky.social recent essay “The Accidental Revelations of a Russian Spy’s Memoir,” showing how a draft memoir by Gen. Alexander Zorin and a state biopic expose Kremlin propaganda.
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Today's pod with Loubna Mrie and her new book Defiance is powerful, moving, and at times hard to listen to. #Syria watchers will remember her story from the early days of the uprising; here she speaks at length about what happened. Full ep @newlinesmag.bsky.social 👉 newlinesmag.com/podcast/how-...
February 9, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Today's pod with Loubna Mrie and her new book Defiance is powerful, moving, and at times hard to listen to. #Syria watchers will remember her story from the early days of the uprising; here she speaks at length about what happened. Full ep @newlinesmag.bsky.social 👉 newlinesmag.com/podcast/how-...
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How did the war on terror and Guantanamo Bay shape today’s ICE detentions and deportations? Jana K. Lipman on the legal and political precedents that paved the way for current U.S. practices:
From Guantanamo to Minneapolis
The use of unlawful imprisonment during the ‘war on terror’ set the stage for the US government’s detentions and deportations today
newlinesmag.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:09 PM
How did the war on terror and Guantanamo Bay shape today’s ICE detentions and deportations? Jana K. Lipman on the legal and political precedents that paved the way for current U.S. practices:
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Since Oct. 7, 2023, hip-hop artists in Israel-Palestine have fronted fundraiser concerts, soundtracked protests and penned explicitly political bars. While some call for peace and unity, others face censorship for their combative lyrics.
Hip-Hop in the Crossfire
In the wake of the Hamas attacks of Oct. 7, 2023, hip-hop artists on either side of the conflict have fronted fundraiser concerts, soundtracked protests and penned explicitly political bars. While some call for peace and unity, others face censorship for their combative lyrics.
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February 10, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Since Oct. 7, 2023, hip-hop artists in Israel-Palestine have fronted fundraiser concerts, soundtracked protests and penned explicitly political bars. While some call for peace and unity, others face censorship for their combative lyrics.
"Here, in taxonomical miniature, was a brilliant summary of what culture has in store for us: slop, speculation, a retreat from the commons, and indemnification – if we’re lucky – against the disasters that await."
Great line from an otherwise terrible piece
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Great line from an otherwise terrible piece
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Bad Bunny and jingoism lite: was this the Super Bowl where woke roared back?
The NFL appeared keen to welcome the sport’s non-Maga contingent back into the tent. But the theater and violence of capitalism was still there
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February 10, 2026 at 2:29 PM
"Here, in taxonomical miniature, was a brilliant summary of what culture has in store for us: slop, speculation, a retreat from the commons, and indemnification – if we’re lucky – against the disasters that await."
Great line from an otherwise terrible piece
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
Great line from an otherwise terrible piece
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
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The US is turning the whole world into Guantanamo Bay.
After 9/11, the U.S. detention center in Guantanamo Bay became synonymous with the excesses of the “war on terror” and unchecked executive power. More than 20 years later, the U.S. is weaponizing the same legal and political apparatus as part of its campaign against migrants. ⤵️
NEW: The war on terror and the unlawful imprisonment at Guantanamo Bay set the stage for ICE’s detentions and deportations today, writes Jana K. Lipman for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/argument/fro...
February 10, 2026 at 12:36 AM
The US is turning the whole world into Guantanamo Bay.
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NEW: What looked like an ordinary call center in Lusaka was the heart of a scam that had defrauded victims of $300 million. When police stormed in, it marked a turning point for cybercrime in Africa, writes @theravennareport.com for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/spotlight/af...
Africa’s Cybercrime Reckoning
Operation Serengeti 2.0 dismantled thousands of scam networks across 18 countries, signaling both their industrial scale and the rise of a coordinated response on the continent
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February 10, 2026 at 10:50 AM
NEW: What looked like an ordinary call center in Lusaka was the heart of a scam that had defrauded victims of $300 million. When police stormed in, it marked a turning point for cybercrime in Africa, writes @theravennareport.com for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/spotlight/af...
After 9/11, the U.S. detention center in Guantanamo Bay became synonymous with the excesses of the “war on terror” and unchecked executive power. More than 20 years later, the U.S. is weaponizing the same legal and political apparatus as part of its campaign against migrants. ⤵️
NEW: The war on terror and the unlawful imprisonment at Guantanamo Bay set the stage for ICE’s detentions and deportations today, writes Jana K. Lipman for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/argument/fro...
From Guantanamo to Minneapolis
The use of unlawful imprisonment during the ‘war on terror’ set the stage for the US government’s detentions and deportations today
newlinesmag.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:56 PM
After 9/11, the U.S. detention center in Guantanamo Bay became synonymous with the excesses of the “war on terror” and unchecked executive power. More than 20 years later, the U.S. is weaponizing the same legal and political apparatus as part of its campaign against migrants. ⤵️