James Stout
@jamesstout.bsky.social
I write stories about conflict and borders and the people they impact. Working on a book about anarchists at war, already wrote one about the anti fascist Olympics. Para todos,todo✌️
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James Stout
@jamesstout.bsky.social
· Jun 9
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People are saying Israel is the first country to ban MSF. This isn’t true. Panama didn’t renew the msf permit to operate in the Darién for a period in 2024, which is analogous to what Israel has done. I have reported on this before.
Msf later did get permission to work there.
Msf later did get permission to work there.
January 2, 2026 at 5:05 PM
People are saying Israel is the first country to ban MSF. This isn’t true. Panama didn’t renew the msf permit to operate in the Darién for a period in 2024, which is analogous to what Israel has done. I have reported on this before.
Msf later did get permission to work there.
Msf later did get permission to work there.
Amazing shot from Nyein Mg fo Karenni People’s Voice
January 2, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Amazing shot from Nyein Mg fo Karenni People’s Voice
Israel trying to suggest these NGOs support terrorism is ridiculous. Of course that’s the point, to be able to force people to accept something that’s untrue on the face of it. That is the nature of genocide, it has to destroy the concept of truth
Denying medical assistance is unacceptable in any circumstances.
Israel’s threat to withhold registration from MSF & other INGOs is a cynical and calculated attempt to prevent organizations from providing services in #Gaza and the #WestBank, #Palestine.
https://ow.ly/XQwE50XR5OE
Israel’s threat to withhold registration from MSF & other INGOs is a cynical and calculated attempt to prevent organizations from providing services in #Gaza and the #WestBank, #Palestine.
https://ow.ly/XQwE50XR5OE
January 2, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Israel trying to suggest these NGOs support terrorism is ridiculous. Of course that’s the point, to be able to force people to accept something that’s untrue on the face of it. That is the nature of genocide, it has to destroy the concept of truth
John Lennon suffered enough in NY. Having a second rate cover version at the Planet Fitness NYE stage really is adding insult to injury
January 1, 2026 at 5:04 AM
John Lennon suffered enough in NY. Having a second rate cover version at the Planet Fitness NYE stage really is adding insult to injury
Many of you did things this year you’d never have dreamed of being able to do in November last year. Next year you’ll do more, and we should have a great deal of hope because of that.
The future is unwritten. ✌️
The future is unwritten. ✌️
January 1, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Many of you did things this year you’d never have dreamed of being able to do in November last year. Next year you’ll do more, and we should have a great deal of hope because of that.
The future is unwritten. ✌️
The future is unwritten. ✌️
Please be careful in the mountains. Baldy sees a lot of rescues and deaths, in part because it’s easy to get there and easy to get way over your head. Even if you’re unconcerned for your own wellbeing, remember that people go into danger trying to save you.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Three hikers found dead on Mt. Baldy. Harsh weather blocks recovery of bodies
Three people died on Mt. Baldy, and powerful Santa Ana winds have prevented helicopters from recovering their bodies, authorities said Tuesday.
www.latimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Please be careful in the mountains. Baldy sees a lot of rescues and deaths, in part because it’s easy to get there and easy to get way over your head. Even if you’re unconcerned for your own wellbeing, remember that people go into danger trying to save you.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Im struggling to find a 1.5” cam locking side release insert buckle that works with a regular 1.5” receiver buckle. Anyone got any ideas?
December 30, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Im struggling to find a 1.5” cam locking side release insert buckle that works with a regular 1.5” receiver buckle. Anyone got any ideas?
Imagine looking at a genocide in progress and thinking “this is a great way to own those brown people I don’t like with a sick Bluesky burn.”
December 29, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Imagine looking at a genocide in progress and thinking “this is a great way to own those brown people I don’t like with a sick Bluesky burn.”
Instead of posting a Spotify wrapped, I should post a top ten of long drop backwoods shitters I use every year. Truly the hardest struggle of going outside a lot
December 29, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Instead of posting a Spotify wrapped, I should post a top ten of long drop backwoods shitters I use every year. Truly the hardest struggle of going outside a lot
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And it was Jewish refugee from the NAZIs Lise Meitner who figured out how to split the atom.
Miller's racism would be bad enough, but it is amplified by his being an ignoramus who has a very limited & inaccurate grasp of actual history. The US's & anyone else's.
Miller's racism would be bad enough, but it is amplified by his being an ignoramus who has a very limited & inaccurate grasp of actual history. The US's & anyone else's.
December 29, 2025 at 3:04 AM
And it was Jewish refugee from the NAZIs Lise Meitner who figured out how to split the atom.
Miller's racism would be bad enough, but it is amplified by his being an ignoramus who has a very limited & inaccurate grasp of actual history. The US's & anyone else's.
Miller's racism would be bad enough, but it is amplified by his being an ignoramus who has a very limited & inaccurate grasp of actual history. The US's & anyone else's.
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4,000 people took part in a protest against Burmese military’s sham election in Hpa-an township of Kawthoolei.
Photo- Karen Youth Organisation (KYO).
Photo- Karen Youth Organisation (KYO).
December 28, 2025 at 10:03 PM
4,000 people took part in a protest against Burmese military’s sham election in Hpa-an township of Kawthoolei.
Photo- Karen Youth Organisation (KYO).
Photo- Karen Youth Organisation (KYO).
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There isnt an 'election' happening in Myanmar today.
Its a sham, a facade, a desperate attempt to gain legitimacy by the brutal, murderous Junta which since its coup has & contines to displace millions, kill & detain thousands.
#RejectShamElection
Its a sham, a facade, a desperate attempt to gain legitimacy by the brutal, murderous Junta which since its coup has & contines to displace millions, kill & detain thousands.
#RejectShamElection
December 28, 2025 at 8:09 AM
There isnt an 'election' happening in Myanmar today.
Its a sham, a facade, a desperate attempt to gain legitimacy by the brutal, murderous Junta which since its coup has & contines to displace millions, kill & detain thousands.
#RejectShamElection
Its a sham, a facade, a desperate attempt to gain legitimacy by the brutal, murderous Junta which since its coup has & contines to displace millions, kill & detain thousands.
#RejectShamElection
none of us can be unbiased, it’s ridiculous to think we can. What you get when you believe that is the performing of objectivity by including ridiculous and reprehensible viewpoints to show off the absence of bias. All while never acknowledging the massive financial bias major outlets have.
Agree with Walker’s take here. If this were the standard that I adhered to, I would never be able to do my labor reporting. I am a union member, a strong supporter of the labor movement, and I report on labor issues.
Accuracy, integrity is the name of the game. But I am not a piece of cardboard
Accuracy, integrity is the name of the game. But I am not a piece of cardboard
I’m just going to say this (not diving back into an argument or attacking anyone):
The idea that journalists cannot accurately or fully report on topics they have strong feelings about is silly.
The idea that journalists cannot accurately or fully report on topics they have strong feelings about is silly.
December 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
none of us can be unbiased, it’s ridiculous to think we can. What you get when you believe that is the performing of objectivity by including ridiculous and reprehensible viewpoints to show off the absence of bias. All while never acknowledging the massive financial bias major outlets have.
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Agree with Walker’s take here. If this were the standard that I adhered to, I would never be able to do my labor reporting. I am a union member, a strong supporter of the labor movement, and I report on labor issues.
Accuracy, integrity is the name of the game. But I am not a piece of cardboard
Accuracy, integrity is the name of the game. But I am not a piece of cardboard
I’m just going to say this (not diving back into an argument or attacking anyone):
The idea that journalists cannot accurately or fully report on topics they have strong feelings about is silly.
The idea that journalists cannot accurately or fully report on topics they have strong feelings about is silly.
December 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Agree with Walker’s take here. If this were the standard that I adhered to, I would never be able to do my labor reporting. I am a union member, a strong supporter of the labor movement, and I report on labor issues.
Accuracy, integrity is the name of the game. But I am not a piece of cardboard
Accuracy, integrity is the name of the game. But I am not a piece of cardboard
today, the junta in Myanmar is staging the most ridiculous scam of an election since Assad. meanwhile a series of pdf operations across the country have hir military and junta targets and government violence and repression is only increasing
December 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
today, the junta in Myanmar is staging the most ridiculous scam of an election since Assad. meanwhile a series of pdf operations across the country have hir military and junta targets and government violence and repression is only increasing
What a beautiful way to summarize the past year
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 6:36 PM
What a beautiful way to summarize the past year
Oh good, I see we have returned to people reporting on ISIS without knowing what the second “IS” stands for.
December 27, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Oh good, I see we have returned to people reporting on ISIS without knowing what the second “IS” stands for.
I received nice messages from free Myanmar & Rojava today. While my book is not part of this sale you could buy the Goldman book here, or Matt’s excellent book Hope Without Hope and also pre order my book to learn about these revolutions www.akpress.org/against-the-...
December 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I received nice messages from free Myanmar & Rojava today. While my book is not part of this sale you could buy the Goldman book here, or Matt’s excellent book Hope Without Hope and also pre order my book to learn about these revolutions www.akpress.org/against-the-...
Wait until Tim here finds out about deserts.
Not going to directly QT the guy but this is silly on multiple levels.
Raising Livestock for meat production has caused the destruction of forests and other beneficial ecosystems at a rate orders of magnitude above any impacts solar production is having. Forests vs solar is just not a real issue.
Raising Livestock for meat production has caused the destruction of forests and other beneficial ecosystems at a rate orders of magnitude above any impacts solar production is having. Forests vs solar is just not a real issue.
December 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Wait until Tim here finds out about deserts.
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It's the most wonderful time of the year: the AK Press 50% off sale! Get ALL of our published titles—plus all AK merch—half price, now through 9am on 1/1. Start the new year off with some new reads: www.akpress.org/published-by...
December 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
It's the most wonderful time of the year: the AK Press 50% off sale! Get ALL of our published titles—plus all AK merch—half price, now through 9am on 1/1. Start the new year off with some new reads: www.akpress.org/published-by...
Hoping all my Catalan friends are having a great evening as they beat a log in the hope that it shits out gifts.
December 25, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Hoping all my Catalan friends are having a great evening as they beat a log in the hope that it shits out gifts.
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I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
December 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
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For non-academics: this means the student is likely done at OU because the TA gig is attached to tuition waivers for graduate school. Sunk time at OU will be lost and the options are to quit or start over somewhere else.
A graduate teaching assistant who gave a University of Oklahoma student a failing grade on a psychology essay will no longer be teaching at the university
Graduate instructor who gave failing grade to Samantha Fulnecky no longer teaching at OU
A graduate teaching assistant who gave a University of Oklahoma student a failing grade on a psychology essay will no longer be teaching at the university.
www.koco.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:15 AM
For non-academics: this means the student is likely done at OU because the TA gig is attached to tuition waivers for graduate school. Sunk time at OU will be lost and the options are to quit or start over somewhere else.
The San Diego subreddits are keeping track of UT fuckups and it’s genuinely quite shocking. They printed a whole page of placeholder text recently.
This is what happens when you fire everyone I guess.
www.reddit.com/r/sandiego/s...
This is what happens when you fire everyone I guess.
www.reddit.com/r/sandiego/s...
From the sandiego community on Reddit: The UT printed a story with nothing but lorem ipsum text
Explore this post and more from the sandiego community
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December 23, 2025 at 5:04 AM
The San Diego subreddits are keeping track of UT fuckups and it’s genuinely quite shocking. They printed a whole page of placeholder text recently.
This is what happens when you fire everyone I guess.
www.reddit.com/r/sandiego/s...
This is what happens when you fire everyone I guess.
www.reddit.com/r/sandiego/s...