Hassan Hassan
@hhassan.bsky.social
Founder and Editor in Chief, @newlinesmag.bsky.social. New York Times Bestselling Author https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1682450201/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1699110557&sr=8-1. Father of two boys
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Please read this wonderful article on the historical lessons of the French Resistance @diane2v.bsky.social
"From Paris, it is tempting to read the events unfolding in Minneapolis as history repeating itself. That temptation should be resisted. This is not occupied France. ... But history does not need to repeat itself to remain instructive."
Minneapolis Protests Sound a Lot Like the French Resistance
Minnesota is not occupied France, but historians see some parallels with the neighborhood groups and solidarity networks responding to federal operations today
shorturl.at
January 30, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Please read this wonderful article on the historical lessons of the French Resistance @diane2v.bsky.social
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"Protests against ICE raids have spread far beyond Minnesota, with demonstrations reported in hundreds of towns and cities. These actions might not stop deportations in Minneapolis, but they do something else that historians recognize as vital: tell those resisting on the ground that they are seen."
In Minneapolis, the sounds of ICE Watch whistles echo the church bells that guided Resistance in occupied France. In my latest for @newlinesmag.bsky.social, I spoke to Minnesotans & WWII historians to explore the lessons of such parallels for the Minneapolis uprising newlinesmag.com/essays/minne...
Minneapolis Protests Sound a Lot Like the French Resistance
Minnesota is not occupied France, but historians see some parallels with the neighborhood groups and solidarity networks responding to federal operations today
newlinesmag.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:01 PM
"Protests against ICE raids have spread far beyond Minnesota, with demonstrations reported in hundreds of towns and cities. These actions might not stop deportations in Minneapolis, but they do something else that historians recognize as vital: tell those resisting on the ground that they are seen."
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What cities around the world have really interesting, dynamic intellectual “scenes”? Want to tell the story/paint a portrait of such a “scene” — especially in the Global South — for @newlinesmag.bsky.social’s Global Thought series? Pitch me: dpostel@newlinesmag.com
newlinesmag.com/topic/global...
newlinesmag.com/topic/global...
Global Thought Archives
newlinesmag.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:34 PM
What cities around the world have really interesting, dynamic intellectual “scenes”? Want to tell the story/paint a portrait of such a “scene” — especially in the Global South — for @newlinesmag.bsky.social’s Global Thought series? Pitch me: dpostel@newlinesmag.com
newlinesmag.com/topic/global...
newlinesmag.com/topic/global...
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Lots of interesting and wholesome developments in this thread.
Important, granular reporting on the underground world of abortion care in the US - by Sabrina Das, an obstetrician, gynecologist & abortion surgeon in London, and a fellow at the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health in New York.
Tidbits in the next posts. newlinesmag.com/reportage/in...
Tidbits in the next posts. newlinesmag.com/reportage/in...
In Post-Roe America, Abortion Care Is Being Reborn From the Ground Up
A British doctor finds fear and legal chaos being transformed into a new, decentralized model of reproductive freedom
newlinesmag.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Lots of interesting and wholesome developments in this thread.
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@hhassan.bsky.social
This is an excellent article, and gives just a bit of hope which is even better.
This is an excellent article, and gives just a bit of hope which is even better.
Important, granular reporting on the underground world of abortion care in the US - by Sabrina Das, an obstetrician, gynecologist & abortion surgeon in London, and a fellow at the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health in New York.
Tidbits in the next posts. newlinesmag.com/reportage/in...
Tidbits in the next posts. newlinesmag.com/reportage/in...
In Post-Roe America, Abortion Care Is Being Reborn From the Ground Up
A British doctor finds fear and legal chaos being transformed into a new, decentralized model of reproductive freedom
newlinesmag.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:54 PM
@hhassan.bsky.social
This is an excellent article, and gives just a bit of hope which is even better.
This is an excellent article, and gives just a bit of hope which is even better.
Important, granular reporting on the underground world of abortion care in the US - by Sabrina Das, an obstetrician, gynecologist & abortion surgeon in London, and a fellow at the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health in New York.
Tidbits in the next posts. newlinesmag.com/reportage/in...
Tidbits in the next posts. newlinesmag.com/reportage/in...
In Post-Roe America, Abortion Care Is Being Reborn From the Ground Up
A British doctor finds fear and legal chaos being transformed into a new, decentralized model of reproductive freedom
newlinesmag.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Important, granular reporting on the underground world of abortion care in the US - by Sabrina Das, an obstetrician, gynecologist & abortion surgeon in London, and a fellow at the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health in New York.
Tidbits in the next posts. newlinesmag.com/reportage/in...
Tidbits in the next posts. newlinesmag.com/reportage/in...
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exemplary reporting here by @lisang.bsky.social, deeply informed and informative — a really fascinating read, looking at the injustices of Palestinian life and Israeli economics from very different angles than we usually see them
newlinesmag.com/reportage/wh...
newlinesmag.com/reportage/wh...
While Israel’s Construction Industry Falters, Apartments Are Springing up Around Ramallah
Revoking the permits of 160,000 Palestinian workers has meant chaos for building projects and has all but destroyed the economy of the West Bank — though for some, it is a desirable place to own prope...
newlinesmag.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
exemplary reporting here by @lisang.bsky.social, deeply informed and informative — a really fascinating read, looking at the injustices of Palestinian life and Israeli economics from very different angles than we usually see them
newlinesmag.com/reportage/wh...
newlinesmag.com/reportage/wh...
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"This was not the first time I’d interviewed a displaced, dispossessed person who was tacitly asking me to recognize their humanity. It never got easier." from @lisang.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/reportage/wh...
While Israel’s Construction Industry Falters, Apartments Are Springing up Around Ramallah
Revoking the permits of 160,000 Palestinian workers has meant chaos for building projects and has all but destroyed the economy of the West Bank — though for some, it is a desirable place to own prope...
newlinesmag.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:53 PM
"This was not the first time I’d interviewed a displaced, dispossessed person who was tacitly asking me to recognize their humanity. It never got easier." from @lisang.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/reportage/wh...
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Sweden was a paradise of social equality and liberal values for a long time, but the contemporary reality is quite different. Now, far right politics & oligarchs dominate the discourse and the "centrist" gov't wants to pay migrants to leave. newlinesmag.com/reportage/th...
January 5, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Sweden was a paradise of social equality and liberal values for a long time, but the contemporary reality is quite different. Now, far right politics & oligarchs dominate the discourse and the "centrist" gov't wants to pay migrants to leave. newlinesmag.com/reportage/th...
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“If the older versions of a crisis among men were stoked by fears that they were growing soft, today’s debate is supercharged by anxieties that they are not just falling behind but disappearing.”
Wonderfully nuanced, thoughtful review-essay on recent books and series about the plight of young men ⤵️
Wonderfully nuanced, thoughtful review-essay on recent books and series about the plight of young men ⤵️
NEW: From “Adolescence” to Scott Galloway’s “Notes on Being a Man,” it’s clear that something is up with boys and young men. But we’re not sure precisely whose fault it is — or why it’s even happening, writes @paulzak.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/argument/the...
The Moderates Taking On the Masculinity Crisis
The idea that men and boys are facing profound difficulties is gaining a bigger audience — but talk of causes and solutions still has a long way to go
newlinesmag.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:43 PM
“If the older versions of a crisis among men were stoked by fears that they were growing soft, today’s debate is supercharged by anxieties that they are not just falling behind but disappearing.”
Wonderfully nuanced, thoughtful review-essay on recent books and series about the plight of young men ⤵️
Wonderfully nuanced, thoughtful review-essay on recent books and series about the plight of young men ⤵️
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“The anger and grief that had sustained the rebellion did not vanish with the fall of city after city.”
The energy of past revolts against the Assads now shapes the new Syrian regime’s resilience and paranoia, writes @hhassan.bsky.social in @newlinesmag.bsky.social
The energy of past revolts against the Assads now shapes the new Syrian regime’s resilience and paranoia, writes @hhassan.bsky.social in @newlinesmag.bsky.social
Syria’s New Order Is Not As Fragile As It Seems
The country’s new leaders are heirs to an insurgent energy that goes back decades, making them both resilient and paranoid
newlinesmag.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
“The anger and grief that had sustained the rebellion did not vanish with the fall of city after city.”
The energy of past revolts against the Assads now shapes the new Syrian regime’s resilience and paranoia, writes @hhassan.bsky.social in @newlinesmag.bsky.social
The energy of past revolts against the Assads now shapes the new Syrian regime’s resilience and paranoia, writes @hhassan.bsky.social in @newlinesmag.bsky.social
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Elon Musk's chainsaw-wielding on stage was performative, but DOGE left very real destruction in its wake. @sashaabramsky.bsky.social has a new book on that destruction and its aftermath. I look forward to discussing it with him in Chicago on February 7. Join us!
www.eventbrite.com/e/american-c...
www.eventbrite.com/e/american-c...
American Carnage: How Trump, Musk and DOGE Butchered the U.S. Government
A conversation with journalist Sasha Abramsky about his new book American Carnage: How Trump, Musk and DOGE Butchered the U.S. Government
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December 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Elon Musk's chainsaw-wielding on stage was performative, but DOGE left very real destruction in its wake. @sashaabramsky.bsky.social has a new book on that destruction and its aftermath. I look forward to discussing it with him in Chicago on February 7. Join us!
www.eventbrite.com/e/american-c...
www.eventbrite.com/e/american-c...
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“This is where revolutionary anxiety comes in. For the people who see themselves as having finally won after 14 years of war and decades of humiliation before that, the victory is not just political, it is existential.” Insightful essay by my @newlinesmag.bsky.social colleague @hhassan.bsky.social ⤵️
“The anger and grief that had sustained the rebellion did not vanish with the fall of city after city.”
The energy of previous revolts against the Assads now shapes the new regime’s resilience and paranoia, writes @hhassan.bsky.social in @newlinesmag.bsky.social
The energy of previous revolts against the Assads now shapes the new regime’s resilience and paranoia, writes @hhassan.bsky.social in @newlinesmag.bsky.social
Syria’s New Order Is Not As Fragile As It Seems
The country’s new leaders are heirs to an insurgent energy that goes back decades, making them both resilient and paranoid
newlinesmag.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
“This is where revolutionary anxiety comes in. For the people who see themselves as having finally won after 14 years of war and decades of humiliation before that, the victory is not just political, it is existential.” Insightful essay by my @newlinesmag.bsky.social colleague @hhassan.bsky.social ⤵️
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“For the people who see themselves as having finally won after 14 years of war and decades of humiliation before that, the victory is not just political, it is existential.” @hhassan.bsky.social writes on the resilience of the new Syrian order.
Syria’s New Order Is Not As Fragile As It Seems
The country’s new leaders are heirs to an insurgent energy that goes back decades, making them both resilient and paranoid
newlinesmag.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
“For the people who see themselves as having finally won after 14 years of war and decades of humiliation before that, the victory is not just political, it is existential.” @hhassan.bsky.social writes on the resilience of the new Syrian order.
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“The anger and grief that had sustained the rebellion did not vanish with the fall of city after city.”
The energy of previous revolts against the Assads now shapes the new regime’s resilience and paranoia, writes @hhassan.bsky.social in @newlinesmag.bsky.social
The energy of previous revolts against the Assads now shapes the new regime’s resilience and paranoia, writes @hhassan.bsky.social in @newlinesmag.bsky.social
Syria’s New Order Is Not As Fragile As It Seems
The country’s new leaders are heirs to an insurgent energy that goes back decades, making them both resilient and paranoid
newlinesmag.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
“The anger and grief that had sustained the rebellion did not vanish with the fall of city after city.”
The energy of previous revolts against the Assads now shapes the new regime’s resilience and paranoia, writes @hhassan.bsky.social in @newlinesmag.bsky.social
The energy of previous revolts against the Assads now shapes the new regime’s resilience and paranoia, writes @hhassan.bsky.social in @newlinesmag.bsky.social
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“Like millions of Syrians in the diaspora, I had resigned myself to the idea that I may never see my birth country without Assad in charge. But an 11-day rebel offensive led by Ahmed al-Sharaa changed all of that” — powerful, personal essay by @hhassan.bsky.social on anniversary of Assad's fall
What Syria Achieved One Year Ago
I still remember the euphoria I felt the morning Bashar al-Assad’s brutal regime was toppled, writes Hassan Hassan.
time.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
“Like millions of Syrians in the diaspora, I had resigned myself to the idea that I may never see my birth country without Assad in charge. But an 11-day rebel offensive led by Ahmed al-Sharaa changed all of that” — powerful, personal essay by @hhassan.bsky.social on anniversary of Assad's fall
My 2 essays today on one of the region’s most glorious moments, Assad’s fall.
In TIME magazine on savoring that moment time.com/7339122/syri...
In @newlinesmag.bsky.social on predicting in 2017 HTS (and not any other) wud inherit Syria’s uprising & why this matters newlinesmag.com/argument/syr...
In TIME magazine on savoring that moment time.com/7339122/syri...
In @newlinesmag.bsky.social on predicting in 2017 HTS (and not any other) wud inherit Syria’s uprising & why this matters newlinesmag.com/argument/syr...
December 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
My 2 essays today on one of the region’s most glorious moments, Assad’s fall.
In TIME magazine on savoring that moment time.com/7339122/syri...
In @newlinesmag.bsky.social on predicting in 2017 HTS (and not any other) wud inherit Syria’s uprising & why this matters newlinesmag.com/argument/syr...
In TIME magazine on savoring that moment time.com/7339122/syri...
In @newlinesmag.bsky.social on predicting in 2017 HTS (and not any other) wud inherit Syria’s uprising & why this matters newlinesmag.com/argument/syr...
Inside Beirut’s Fight To Save Its Reading Culture longreads.com/2025/09/16/b... (from @newlinesmag)
Inside Beirut’s Fight To Save Its Reading Culture - Longreads
"As reading declines and self-censorship grows, bookshops are shuttering in the city once hailed as the Arab world’s publishing capital."
longreads.com
September 17, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Inside Beirut’s Fight To Save Its Reading Culture longreads.com/2025/09/16/b... (from @newlinesmag)
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How do you rebuild an economy soaked in blood? In post-Assad Syria, a committee is striking quiet deals with oligarchs. Billions are at stake, and so is justice. @kshaheen.bsky.social and @hhassan.bsky.social report for @newlinesmag.bsky.social.
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/ba...
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/ba...
Balancing Fairness and Stability in Syria’s Political Transition
The new government says deals with Assad-era cronies are a form of justice that protects economic recovery and provides no immunity for past abuses
newlinesmag.com
August 1, 2025 at 8:42 PM
How do you rebuild an economy soaked in blood? In post-Assad Syria, a committee is striking quiet deals with oligarchs. Billions are at stake, and so is justice. @kshaheen.bsky.social and @hhassan.bsky.social report for @newlinesmag.bsky.social.
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/ba...
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/ba...
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NEW: How do you rebuild an economy soaked in blood? In post-Assad Syria, a committee is striking quiet deals with oligarchs. Billions are at stake, and so is justice. @kshaheen.bsky.social and @hhassan.bsky.social report for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/ba...
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/ba...
Balancing Fairness and Stability in Syria’s Political Transition
The new government says deals with Assad-era cronies are a form of justice that protects economic recovery and provides no immunity for past abuses
newlinesmag.com
July 31, 2025 at 12:26 PM
NEW: How do you rebuild an economy soaked in blood? In post-Assad Syria, a committee is striking quiet deals with oligarchs. Billions are at stake, and so is justice. @kshaheen.bsky.social and @hhassan.bsky.social report for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/ba...
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/ba...
We spoke to the Syrian government about Reuters’ recent investigation about reported deals with Assad-era business cronies & tycoons.
New, exclusive details by @kshaheen.bsky.social and me in @newlinesmag.bsky.social
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/ba...
New, exclusive details by @kshaheen.bsky.social and me in @newlinesmag.bsky.social
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/ba...
Balancing Fairness and Stability in Syria’s Political Transition
The new government says deals with Assad-era cronies are a form of justice that protects economic recovery and provides no immunity for past abuses
newlinesmag.com
July 31, 2025 at 3:10 PM
We spoke to the Syrian government about Reuters’ recent investigation about reported deals with Assad-era business cronies & tycoons.
New, exclusive details by @kshaheen.bsky.social and me in @newlinesmag.bsky.social
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/ba...
New, exclusive details by @kshaheen.bsky.social and me in @newlinesmag.bsky.social
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/ba...
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This is *really* a good piece.
One of Syria’s most aggressive disinformation campaigns followed the Sweida violence.
In this piece, I try to cut through the noise to separate real local grievances from the louder, destructive foreign propaganda.
In @newlinesmag.bsky.social
newlinesmag.com/argument/how...
In this piece, I try to cut through the noise to separate real local grievances from the louder, destructive foreign propaganda.
In @newlinesmag.bsky.social
newlinesmag.com/argument/how...
How Foreign Agendas Hijacked a Local Crisis in Syria
Seven months after Assad’s fall, an analysis of the violence in Sweida shows how international interference and internal paralysis are pushing the country back toward chaos
newlinesmag.com
July 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This is *really* a good piece.
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"The crisis in Sweida is no longer just a local or even national story. Israel’s intervention and the disinformation campaign that followed reframed what began as a tribal and political dispute into something far more distorted..."
One of Syria’s most aggressive disinformation campaigns followed the Sweida violence.
In this piece, I try to cut through the noise to separate real local grievances from the louder, destructive foreign propaganda.
In @newlinesmag.bsky.social
newlinesmag.com/argument/how...
In this piece, I try to cut through the noise to separate real local grievances from the louder, destructive foreign propaganda.
In @newlinesmag.bsky.social
newlinesmag.com/argument/how...
How Foreign Agendas Hijacked a Local Crisis in Syria
Seven months after Assad’s fall, an analysis of the violence in Sweida shows how international interference and internal paralysis are pushing the country back toward chaos
newlinesmag.com
July 25, 2025 at 2:16 AM
"The crisis in Sweida is no longer just a local or even national story. Israel’s intervention and the disinformation campaign that followed reframed what began as a tribal and political dispute into something far more distorted..."
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Worth reading from @hhassan.bsky.social on events in Suweida. @newlinesmag.bsky.social
newlinesmag.com/argument/how...
newlinesmag.com/argument/how...
How Foreign Agendas Hijacked a Local Crisis in Syria
Seven months after Assad’s fall, an analysis of the violence in Sweida shows how international interference and internal paralysis are pushing the country back toward chaos
newlinesmag.com
July 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Worth reading from @hhassan.bsky.social on events in Suweida. @newlinesmag.bsky.social
newlinesmag.com/argument/how...
newlinesmag.com/argument/how...
One of Syria’s most aggressive disinformation campaigns followed the Sweida violence.
In this piece, I try to cut through the noise to separate real local grievances from the louder, destructive foreign propaganda.
In @newlinesmag.bsky.social
newlinesmag.com/argument/how...
In this piece, I try to cut through the noise to separate real local grievances from the louder, destructive foreign propaganda.
In @newlinesmag.bsky.social
newlinesmag.com/argument/how...
How Foreign Agendas Hijacked a Local Crisis in Syria
Seven months after Assad’s fall, an analysis of the violence in Sweida shows how international interference and internal paralysis are pushing the country back toward chaos
newlinesmag.com
July 24, 2025 at 9:53 PM
One of Syria’s most aggressive disinformation campaigns followed the Sweida violence.
In this piece, I try to cut through the noise to separate real local grievances from the louder, destructive foreign propaganda.
In @newlinesmag.bsky.social
newlinesmag.com/argument/how...
In this piece, I try to cut through the noise to separate real local grievances from the louder, destructive foreign propaganda.
In @newlinesmag.bsky.social
newlinesmag.com/argument/how...