FOREVER WARS
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A former al-Qaeda commander is on his way to the White House for a meet-and-greet with the President, writes @attackerman.bsky.social
Al-Qaeda in Syria's Ex-Commander Enlists in The War on Terror
They always said al-Qaeda would one day make its way to the White House. Turns out it's not for a suicide bombing but a handshake
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November 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
A former al-Qaeda commander is on his way to the White House for a meet-and-greet with the President, writes @attackerman.bsky.social
Watch @attackerman.bsky.social on @aljazeera.com's Fault Lines
"Bigger Than Zohran" (f/Me)
Watch this al-Jazeera documentary I'm in. Then come out tomorrow to my reading in Williamsburg
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November 6, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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All day, many of you have been asking for a Cheney obituary from me. Get ready:
His Works Completed, Dick Cheney, Mass Murderer of Iraqis and American Democracy, Dies
As much as the Trumpists claim to disavow the War on Terror, they walk a path paved by the most powerful vice president in U.S. history.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
All day, many of you have been asking for a Cheney obituary from me. Get ready:
Read @attackerman.bsky.social on the promise of Zohran Mamdani and what the fear of him really says.
The Ground Zero Mosqueification of Zohran Mamdani
The politics of 9/11 may not be strong enough to take down the New York mayoral frontrunner. But they'll burn the social fabric of the city they claim to save
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November 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Read @attackerman.bsky.social on the promise of Zohran Mamdani and what the fear of him really says.
New from @attackerman.bsky.social on the surveillance state's "three hops" rule, imperial attacks on South America, and more
Three Hops To Your Doom
As Pete Hegseth pledges to treat South America like al-Qaeda, the administration's targeting rules accordingly permit indiscriminate killing
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November 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
New from @attackerman.bsky.social on the surveillance state's "three hops" rule, imperial attacks on South America, and more
THE TORTURE AND DELIVERANCE OF MAJID KHAN by @attackerman.bsky.social is coming.
Come Hear An Excerpt From THE TORTURE AND DELIVERANCE OF MAJID KHAN
Next week, I'll be reading from the manuscript of my forthcoming second book. Come out to Pete's Candy Store on Thursday, Nov. 6
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October 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
THE TORTURE AND DELIVERANCE OF MAJID KHAN by @attackerman.bsky.social is coming.
“If Israel wants to actually prevent the next October 7, in whatever form it will take, it must free Palestine,” writes @attackerman.bsky.social. “The rest is commentary. Or avoidance.”
‘The Barbarism of The Enemy’
Notes on the third ceasefire, and prayers that there won't have to be a fourth. Free Marwan Barghouti. Free Palestine
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October 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
“If Israel wants to actually prevent the next October 7, in whatever form it will take, it must free Palestine,” writes @attackerman.bsky.social. “The rest is commentary. Or avoidance.”
"We make the mistake of believing that these people are honorable, that they will act in accordance with the law, but they will pervert the law," Terry Allbury tells @attackerman.bsky.social
An FBI Counterterrorism Vet Explains How To Use Trump's New Orders Against The Left
'Recognize that you are going to be targeted'
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September 30, 2025 at 8:35 PM
"We make the mistake of believing that these people are honorable, that they will act in accordance with the law, but they will pervert the law," Terry Allbury tells @attackerman.bsky.social
“Remember the last time a rabid government didn't let reality get in the way of a long-sought agenda once a crisis provided an opportunity?” asks @attackerman.bsky.social
The War on Terror Template For The Post-Charlie Kirk Crackdown
Remember the last time a rabid government didn't let reality get in the way of a long-sought agenda once a crisis provided an opportunity?
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September 16, 2025 at 12:19 AM
“Remember the last time a rabid government didn't let reality get in the way of a long-sought agenda once a crisis provided an opportunity?” asks @attackerman.bsky.social
New from @attackerman.bsky.social: Considering the attack on Qatar, an essay by @sanasaeed.bsky.social, and a book by Omar El Akkad.
One Day, Zionists Will Continue To Deny This
Riffing off Sana Saaed's essay riffing off Omar El Akkad
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September 9, 2025 at 10:33 PM
New from @attackerman.bsky.social: Considering the attack on Qatar, an essay by @sanasaeed.bsky.social, and a book by Omar El Akkad.
Don't miss @attackerman.bsky.social talking to @chrislhayes.bsky.social on @allinwithchris.bsky.social!
'This Was A Murder': Talking Caribbean Boat Strikes on MSNBC (VIDEO)
Chris Hayes invited me on the program to discuss the Trump administration's high-seas war crime.
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September 5, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Don't miss @attackerman.bsky.social talking to @chrislhayes.bsky.social on @allinwithchris.bsky.social!
For FOREVER WARS, @mansooradayfi441.bsky.social writes about "Alligator Alcatraz" from the perspective of a Guantánamo survivor.
A Message to Alligator Alcatraz Detainees from A Guantánamo Survivor
The Florida detention center's days may be numbered, but its model has already spread. Here's what caged migrants should remember—and what the rest of us should resist.
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September 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
For FOREVER WARS, @mansooradayfi441.bsky.social writes about "Alligator Alcatraz" from the perspective of a Guantánamo survivor.
“Presaged by Trump's military improvisations in Los Angeles and D.C., his executive order hollows out Posse Comitatus, the 19th century law that prevents the military from usurping the functions of local law enforcement,” writes @attackerman.bsky.social
The National Guard's Anti-You Quick Reaction Force
Trump establishes by fiat the standing army he means to tread on you. Is there an opposition party in the United States?
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August 27, 2025 at 9:34 PM
“Presaged by Trump's military improvisations in Los Angeles and D.C., his executive order hollows out Posse Comitatus, the 19th century law that prevents the military from usurping the functions of local law enforcement,” writes @attackerman.bsky.social
Only one way to find out!
August 23, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Only one way to find out!
“James Dobson, 89, died this week after a long battle with children,” writes @samthielman.com
James Dobson, Godfather of Child Abuse, Finally Dies
The radical cleric leaves behind a legacy of sanctified torture, destroyed children and broken families.
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August 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
“James Dobson, 89, died this week after a long battle with children,” writes @samthielman.com
“[W]hen you disregard ‘crime in the strict legal sense’ as the criterion for enforcement, grand new vistas of violence against "disordered" social populations open,” writes @attackerman.bsky.social
"Crime" And The Occupation of D.C.
What is the meaning of crime? Is it Criminals Robbing Innocent Motherfuckers Everytime?
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August 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
“[W]hen you disregard ‘crime in the strict legal sense’ as the criterion for enforcement, grand new vistas of violence against "disordered" social populations open,” writes @attackerman.bsky.social
On the murder of our colleagues, @attackerman.bsky.social writes, "At only 28 years old, suffering through his own starvation, al-Sharif reported for the world what his people are experiencing during a genocide. He operated in the best traditions of what we in this business are supposed to do."
Escape from Fear City
Zohran Mamdani grew up in a New York defaced by 9/11 into a place that preyed on people like him. Now that he's wounded the predator, it will lash out against his mayoralty
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August 12, 2025 at 5:51 PM
On the murder of our colleagues, @attackerman.bsky.social writes, "At only 28 years old, suffering through his own starvation, al-Sharif reported for the world what his people are experiencing during a genocide. He operated in the best traditions of what we in this business are supposed to do."
“Our artwork wasn’t just made by us, it was treated like us,” writes @mansooradayfi441.bsky.social: “catalogued, controlled, abused—and in many cases, tortured, disappeared, or destroyed.”
The Artists Who Carried Guantánamo in Their Hands
"I promise not to forget." A former detainee talks to two innocent GTMO artists who resisted torture and injustice. There are some things that freedom still denies them
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August 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
“Our artwork wasn’t just made by us, it was treated like us,” writes @mansooradayfi441.bsky.social: “catalogued, controlled, abused—and in many cases, tortured, disappeared, or destroyed.”
"The ADL's current alignment points to a natural trajectory within Zionism," writes @attackerman.bsky.social
The ADL's Descent And The Trajectory of Zionism
Noah Shachtman's New York Magazine piece doesn't just reveal what the ADL has become, it highlights the contradictions of Zionism as a nativist movement with elite respectability
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August 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
"The ADL's current alignment points to a natural trajectory within Zionism," writes @attackerman.bsky.social
Past atrocities are returning, augmented, writes @attackerman.bsky.social
ICE Is Planning Mass Extraordinary Renditions
When we "look forward, not back," past atrocities scale up. PLUS: Another American killed in the West Bank without consequence. AND: Anti-Zionist Superman!
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July 14, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Past atrocities are returning, augmented, writes @attackerman.bsky.social
In March, when ICE began snatching pro-Palestinian activists off the streets, @attackerman.bsky.social wrote that the lists of allegedly scary Muslims that Islamophobic groups compiled during the War on Terror were primed to feed a deportation machine. That's exactly what ICE has been doing.
The Pipeline From Zionist Lists To ICE Arrests, Revealed
Revelations this week detail the threat to free speech posed by extreme Zionist groups whose lists of "dangerous" students ICE uses to detain and deport
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July 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
In March, when ICE began snatching pro-Palestinian activists off the streets, @attackerman.bsky.social wrote that the lists of allegedly scary Muslims that Islamophobic groups compiled during the War on Terror were primed to feed a deportation machine. That's exactly what ICE has been doing.
“Presenting an apocalyptic portrayal of Iranian aspirations foreshadows a next round of bombs and missiles,” writes @attackerman.bsky.social
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July 8, 2025 at 6:42 PM
“Presenting an apocalyptic portrayal of Iranian aspirations foreshadows a next round of bombs and missiles,” writes @attackerman.bsky.social
Today we’re delighted to publish a new piece by historian and @eff.org fellow @mguariglia.bsky.social about the recent history of policing and what @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social can expect from the NYPD.
Zohran Mamdani Better Get Ready To Fight The NYPD
Wall Street oligarchs aren't the only ones ringing the alarm against the people's mayoral candidate. That's the sound of the police
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June 30, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Today we’re delighted to publish a new piece by historian and @eff.org fellow @mguariglia.bsky.social about the recent history of policing and what @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social can expect from the NYPD.
Late-breaking mayoral edition!
This Is The Beginning of The End of The 9/11 Era
Capital and nativism will fight even harder against Zohran Mamdani now. But in capital's seat of power, socialism defeated barbarism. I fucking love New York
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June 25, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Late-breaking mayoral edition!
Now with commentary:
Ceasefire Questions With Chris Hayes (VIDEO)
There's no certainty here, but it's worth thinking through what comes next in the U.S./Israel-Iran War. PLUS: NYC! Rank Zohran and Brad, not Cuomo!
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June 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Now with commentary: