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Janet R Weil
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Loves: photographing flora, reading, writing poetry, working for peace and justice, listening to music. Hates: apostrophes in plural nouns, absence of critical thinking, abduction of students and workers with no due process, WAR.
For two years, our team of journalists in Gaza illuminated what Israel sought to keep hidden, while enduring the very displacement, starvation, and loss that they reported on.

This is the genocide through their eyes: An illustrated timeline.

www.972mag.com/the-genocide...
The genocide through their eyes: An illustrated timeline - +972 Magazine
For two years, our team of journalists in Gaza illuminated what Israel sought to keep hidden, while enduring the very displacement, starvation, and loss that they reported on. This is what they saw.
www.972mag.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Who will stop this violent, rogue, nuclear-armed state? WHO? And if not now, WHEN?
#Lebanon #Israel
🔴 BREAKING: Israel Launches New Wave of Strikes Across Southern Lebanon

The Israeli military has unleashed heavy airstrikes across various parts of...Lebanon in what Al Jazeera described as the most serious escalation since the ceasefire that ended the 2024 war with Hezbollah...

More details: ⬇️ 🧵
November 6, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Debunking 6 AIPAC Myths About the US-Israel Relationship:
zeteo.com/p/debunking-...
Note: I would call these "talking points" rather than "myths" ("myth" has good connotations) but otherwise this is a good resource. #RejectAIPAC
Debunking 6 AIPAC Myths About the US-Israel Relationship
Two former US government officials rebut the pro-Israel group's false claims and lay out the real cost of unconditional US support for Israel.
zeteo.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:27 PM
My goal today is to get out information about #AIPAC, and how we can resist this poisonous influence on U.S. politics and governance: www.trackaipac.com/aipac
#RejectAIPAC
About AIPAC — Track AIPAC
AIPAC Is meddling in American elections to advance the interests of Israel above all else. Learn more about AIPAC and their affiliates.
www.trackaipac.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
"Outside the comfort of my materially privileged life, I know that the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are busy-busy, galloping from one place on Earth to the next to spread Death, Famine, War and Conquest."
substack.com/home/post/p-...
#nowar #peacecoolstheplanet @world-beyond-war.bsky.social
Peace Cools the Planet
As Wars Rage, a Gentle Reminder
substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:18 PM
My attempt to not curse the darkness, but to try to imagine the light:
janetweil175049.substack.com/p/peace-cool...
#peace #planet #climatecrisis
Peace Cools the Planet
As Wars Rage, a Gentle Reminder
janetweil175049.substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Finally, an #Israeli perspective I can get behind: www.coexistencemyass.com
Check out the trailer:
Coexistence my ass
www.coexistencemyass.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Did you know that over 1.3M active duty service members and veterans rely on SNAP benefits to feed themselves and their families?

Now you know.
October 27, 2025 at 12:04 AM
"...major escalation of U.S. forces in a region that has already seen an unusually large military buildup in the Caribbean Sea and the waters off Venezuela. The U.S. force includes eight warships... and more than 6,000 sailors and Marines."
#NoWarOnVenezuela

www.stripes.com/branches/nav...
Hegseth announces Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group heading to Latin America
Deployment of a carrier group marks a major escalation of U.S. forces in a region that has already seen an unusually large military buildup.
www.stripes.com
October 26, 2025 at 11:56 PM
"If we cannot even get rid of the most preposterously unnecessary emissions, how are we going to begin moving towards zero?" - Swedish climate activist & author Andreas Malm. Check out his books and videos. #climatechangeisreal #militarismfuelsclimatecrisis
October 23, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Reposted by Janet R Weil
Looks like we are about to see a significant increase in snatch-and-grab operations around the Bay Area

408-290-1144 is the hotline for the Palo Alto/Mountain View area

www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Exclusive: Major federal immigration operation headed to San Francisco Bay Area
The Trump administration has dispatched more than 100 federal agents, including from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, to Coast Guard Base Alameda and they’ll begin to arrive Thursday.
www.sfchronicle.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Free 16-year-old US citizen Mohammed Ibrahim, snatched by #Israeli ghouls at age 15. His health and life hang in the balance. Call your Congress rep - 202-224-3121 works for all.
October 22, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I call him SecWar Hogshit. I encourage others to use this term, free of charge.
October 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM
AI developments are giving me "dot com bust" feels. And yes, I am old enough, and lived in San Francisco at the time, to remember the dot com bust. Lots of people lost $ and jobs. #ArtificialIntelligence #AI
October 22, 2025 at 10:19 PM
This new documentary by my friend Vahid Razavi looks powerful and very interesting! Check out the trailer:
vimeo.com/1117271496
#peace #war #surveillance #technology
@codepink.bsky.social @notechforapartheid.bsky.social
Forever Peace Now! Trailer
Lasting peace in a digital world. In an era where technology shapes our daily lives and global conflicts, “Forever Peace Now” explores how humanity can…
vimeo.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Reposted by Janet R Weil
#settlers #israel #palestine #west-bank #violence

In an outrageous incident in the occupied West Bank, Israeli forces have led Palestinian olive pickers into a “brutal ambush” by around 100 illegal settlers, who attacked the victims with blunt instruments, an American journalist reports.
Israeli military leads Palestinians into ‘brutal ambush’ by illegal settlers: Journalist
Israeli forces have led Palestinian olive pickers into a “brutal ambush” by illegal settlers, a journalist reveals.
www.presstv.ir
October 21, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Terrifying AND disgusting, but not at all surprising:
"Anybody who thinks that Donald Trump, Tony Blair and Jared Kushner have the best interests of the Palestinians as their priority needs to be examined by a doctor."
antonyloewenstein.substack.com/p/the-genoci...
The genocide in Gaza isn't over
While the so-called ceasefire is welcome, Palestinians in Gaza continue being killed every day by Israel.
antonyloewenstein.substack.com
October 20, 2025 at 3:23 AM