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They did this to my father in 1970.
He wasn't even allowed to say goodbye to his mother. 55 years later, same abuse and injustice.
He wasn't even allowed to say goodbye to his mother. 55 years later, same abuse and injustice.
October 13, 2025 at 12:31 PM
They did this to my father in 1970.
He wasn't even allowed to say goodbye to his mother. 55 years later, same abuse and injustice.
He wasn't even allowed to say goodbye to his mother. 55 years later, same abuse and injustice.
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BREAKING: Israeli forces have opened fire on a young Palestinian man near Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, reports our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic.
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October 7, 2025 at 10:25 PM
BREAKING: Israeli forces have opened fire on a young Palestinian man near Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, reports our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic.
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“I wish I could [...] escape this genocidal reality to somewhere I could & and not just exist, somewhere I could chase dreams & not be haunted by nightmares, somewhere I could get food or water without fearing death. Somewhere I can [...] be free.”
The second year of genocide was different
Israel got creative with new methods of mass torture and murder, giving us a choice of how we die.
ow.ly
October 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
“I wish I could [...] escape this genocidal reality to somewhere I could & and not just exist, somewhere I could chase dreams & not be haunted by nightmares, somewhere I could get food or water without fearing death. Somewhere I can [...] be free.”
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NEW: David Adler—a Jewish American on the Gaza aid Flotilla—details Israeli detention.
At one point, he says, he was forced to his knees for a photo op with the Israeli flag, as Ben Gvir yelled in his face, calling him a terrorist.
Says US "hung up" on families of Americans, veterans seeking help.
At one point, he says, he was forced to his knees for a photo op with the Israeli flag, as Ben Gvir yelled in his face, calling him a terrorist.
Says US "hung up" on families of Americans, veterans seeking help.
EXCLUSIVE: Freed Flotilla Activist David Adler Details His ‘Violent Abduction’ by Israel
The Jewish American writer says Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir specifically targeted him, forcing a photo op with the Israeli flag and calling him a “terrorist.”
zeteo.com
October 7, 2025 at 5:37 PM
NEW: David Adler—a Jewish American on the Gaza aid Flotilla—details Israeli detention.
At one point, he says, he was forced to his knees for a photo op with the Israeli flag, as Ben Gvir yelled in his face, calling him a terrorist.
Says US "hung up" on families of Americans, veterans seeking help.
At one point, he says, he was forced to his knees for a photo op with the Israeli flag, as Ben Gvir yelled in his face, calling him a terrorist.
Says US "hung up" on families of Americans, veterans seeking help.
Doesn’t bother to mourn or even acknowledge the nearly 70,000 confirmed Palestinians, at least
83% of whom are civilians according to IOFs own data.
Fletcher is a genocide denier.
83% of whom are civilians according to IOFs own data.
Fletcher is a genocide denier.
Two years ago, nearly 1,200 people died in Hamas' attack on Israel. Today, I join our community and the world in mourning and honoring the innocent lives lost, in calling for the safe return of the more than 45 remaining hostages, and in urging peace in the region.
October 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Doesn’t bother to mourn or even acknowledge the nearly 70,000 confirmed Palestinians, at least
83% of whom are civilians according to IOFs own data.
Fletcher is a genocide denier.
83% of whom are civilians according to IOFs own data.
Fletcher is a genocide denier.
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“Israel must immediately stop the bombing of Gaza” — Biden never made this simple demand, despite 15 months of relentless Israeli slaughter of Palestinians during his presidency
October 3, 2025 at 9:46 PM
“Israel must immediately stop the bombing of Gaza” — Biden never made this simple demand, despite 15 months of relentless Israeli slaughter of Palestinians during his presidency
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Turkish journalist and Global Sumud Flotilla activist Ersin Celik says “The Israelis tormented Greta Thunberg badly, dragged her on the ground... She’s still a little kid. They made her suffer; they forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. Whatever the Nazis did, they did the same.”
October 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Turkish journalist and Global Sumud Flotilla activist Ersin Celik says “The Israelis tormented Greta Thunberg badly, dragged her on the ground... She’s still a little kid. They made her suffer; they forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. Whatever the Nazis did, they did the same.”
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Turkish journalist and Sumud Flotilla activist Ersin Celik:
The Israelis tormented Greta Thunberg, dragged her on the ground, and made her kiss the Israeli flag. Greta is just a small child.
The Israelis tormented Greta Thunberg, dragged her on the ground, and made her kiss the Israeli flag. Greta is just a small child.
October 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Turkish journalist and Sumud Flotilla activist Ersin Celik:
The Israelis tormented Greta Thunberg, dragged her on the ground, and made her kiss the Israeli flag. Greta is just a small child.
The Israelis tormented Greta Thunberg, dragged her on the ground, and made her kiss the Israeli flag. Greta is just a small child.
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The activist said the experience revealed “only a glimpse of what Palestinians endure under Israeli occupation.”
October 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The activist said the experience revealed “only a glimpse of what Palestinians endure under Israeli occupation.”
October 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
At least 25 members of the Doghmush family were killed in an overnight Israeli strike on a residential area in Gaza City, as Israeli forces continue to pound the city and push deeper into it.
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Gaza: At Least 25 Members of Doghmush Family Killed in Israeli Strike - Quds News Network
At least 25 members of the Doghmush family were killed in an overnight Israeli strike on a residential area in Gaza City, as Israeli forces continue to pound the city and push deeper into it.
qudsnen.co
September 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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We haven’t seen the text of this yet, but to be clear, the president has literally zero legal authority to impose a $100,000 fee on visas. None. Zip. Zilch.
The only authority Congress has ever given the executive branch here is to charge fees to recover the cost of processing the application.
The only authority Congress has ever given the executive branch here is to charge fees to recover the cost of processing the application.
Trump signs an EO on H-1Bs raising "the fee that companies pay to sponsor H1-B applicants to $100,000"
September 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
We haven’t seen the text of this yet, but to be clear, the president has literally zero legal authority to impose a $100,000 fee on visas. None. Zip. Zilch.
The only authority Congress has ever given the executive branch here is to charge fees to recover the cost of processing the application.
The only authority Congress has ever given the executive branch here is to charge fees to recover the cost of processing the application.
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"Enough is enough. Texas must allow faculty and college students to explore freely the breadth of human knowledge, and administrators must support us in that time-honored quest."
– Pauline Strong, President @utaustinaaup.bsky.social
#AcademicFreedom
#AcademicSky
@texasaaup.bsky.social
– Pauline Strong, President @utaustinaaup.bsky.social
#AcademicFreedom
#AcademicSky
@texasaaup.bsky.social
Manufactured outrage is killing academic freedom in Texas | Opinion
Enough with the "gotcha" attacks like the recent firing of a Texas A&M instructor. Let professors teach. Let students learn, writes Pauline Turner Strong.
www.statesman.com
September 19, 2025 at 8:04 PM
"Enough is enough. Texas must allow faculty and college students to explore freely the breadth of human knowledge, and administrators must support us in that time-honored quest."
– Pauline Strong, President @utaustinaaup.bsky.social
#AcademicFreedom
#AcademicSky
@texasaaup.bsky.social
– Pauline Strong, President @utaustinaaup.bsky.social
#AcademicFreedom
#AcademicSky
@texasaaup.bsky.social
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What a sad and despicable coward.
“Those who carried out October 7 had something in their mind that said these families, these women and children that were are going to slaughter in cold blood are less than us.”
- Former President Barack Obama, after being repeatedly interrupted and shouted at to address the suffering in Gaza.
- Former President Barack Obama, after being repeatedly interrupted and shouted at to address the suffering in Gaza.
September 19, 2025 at 8:13 PM
What a sad and despicable coward.
Shame on @repfletcher.bsky.social
Everything wrong with the Democratic Party in a nutshell.
95 House Democrats (including Jeffries!) just voted to honor the life & legacy of Charlie Kirk.
Only 58 voted no.
38 voted present.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/rol...
95 House Democrats (including Jeffries!) just voted to honor the life & legacy of Charlie Kirk.
Only 58 voted no.
38 voted present.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/rol...
clerk.house.gov
September 19, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Shame on @repfletcher.bsky.social
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www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
"President Walsh should reconsider and reverse course, reinstate the campus leaders he sidelined, and reassure all faculty that their ability to teach will not be sacrificed to political whims.”
"President Walsh should reconsider and reverse course, reinstate the campus leaders he sidelined, and reassure all faculty that their ability to teach will not be sacrificed to political whims.”
Texas A&M professor's firing endangers academic freedom, speech advocates say
Texas A&M University's move to fire a faculty member involved in controversy over a gender identity lesson has sparked major alarm among multiple free speech advocacy organizations.
www.houstonchronicle.com
September 15, 2025 at 2:11 PM
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
"President Walsh should reconsider and reverse course, reinstate the campus leaders he sidelined, and reassure all faculty that their ability to teach will not be sacrificed to political whims.”
"President Walsh should reconsider and reverse course, reinstate the campus leaders he sidelined, and reassure all faculty that their ability to teach will not be sacrificed to political whims.”
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Israeli occupation aircraft bombarded Musa bin Nusayr School, eastern Gaza City.
September 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Israeli occupation aircraft bombarded Musa bin Nusayr School, eastern Gaza City.
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2. Violation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Principles
Under the Geneva Conventions civilians can’t be forced to evacuate unless absolutely necessary, and any evacuation must ensure effective warning, safe passage, and time to leave safely, & telling civilians where it is safe to go.
Under the Geneva Conventions civilians can’t be forced to evacuate unless absolutely necessary, and any evacuation must ensure effective warning, safe passage, and time to leave safely, & telling civilians where it is safe to go.
September 9, 2025 at 12:01 PM
2. Violation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Principles
Under the Geneva Conventions civilians can’t be forced to evacuate unless absolutely necessary, and any evacuation must ensure effective warning, safe passage, and time to leave safely, & telling civilians where it is safe to go.
Under the Geneva Conventions civilians can’t be forced to evacuate unless absolutely necessary, and any evacuation must ensure effective warning, safe passage, and time to leave safely, & telling civilians where it is safe to go.
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3. Collective Punishment
Mass evacuation causing widespread displacement, suffering, restricted access to basic necessities, whatever is left of it anyway, or destruction of civilian infrastructure, amounts to collective punishment, which is prohibited under the Fourth Geneva Convention.
Mass evacuation causing widespread displacement, suffering, restricted access to basic necessities, whatever is left of it anyway, or destruction of civilian infrastructure, amounts to collective punishment, which is prohibited under the Fourth Geneva Convention.
September 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
3. Collective Punishment
Mass evacuation causing widespread displacement, suffering, restricted access to basic necessities, whatever is left of it anyway, or destruction of civilian infrastructure, amounts to collective punishment, which is prohibited under the Fourth Geneva Convention.
Mass evacuation causing widespread displacement, suffering, restricted access to basic necessities, whatever is left of it anyway, or destruction of civilian infrastructure, amounts to collective punishment, which is prohibited under the Fourth Geneva Convention.
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Israeli occupation forces continue commiting brutal crimes against Palestinians, killing and wounding civilians who are waiting for humanitarian aid in northern Gaza.
September 9, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Israeli occupation forces continue commiting brutal crimes against Palestinians, killing and wounding civilians who are waiting for humanitarian aid in northern Gaza.
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Several Palestinians were reported killed and multiple injured in the Israeli bombing of six residential towers in the northwest of Gaza, raising the death toll to 29 since dawn today.
September 9, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Several Palestinians were reported killed and multiple injured in the Israeli bombing of six residential towers in the northwest of Gaza, raising the death toll to 29 since dawn today.
ONE MILLION PEOPLE!!
My timeline is full of desperate, starved, traumatized Palestinians receiving this ethnic cleansing order but with nowhere to go. Shame on all of us.
#GazaHolocaust
My timeline is full of desperate, starved, traumatized Palestinians receiving this ethnic cleansing order but with nowhere to go. Shame on all of us.
#GazaHolocaust
September 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
ONE MILLION PEOPLE!!
My timeline is full of desperate, starved, traumatized Palestinians receiving this ethnic cleansing order but with nowhere to go. Shame on all of us.
#GazaHolocaust
My timeline is full of desperate, starved, traumatized Palestinians receiving this ethnic cleansing order but with nowhere to go. Shame on all of us.
#GazaHolocaust
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Israel’s athleticide in Gaza is a deliberate attempt to erase a culture. It is an essential part of the larger genocidal project.
August 30, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Israel’s athleticide in Gaza is a deliberate attempt to erase a culture. It is an essential part of the larger genocidal project.
Another horrifying night in Gaza as the zNazis escalate their genocide
August 29, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Another horrifying night in Gaza as the zNazis escalate their genocide