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I’m leaving this platform because I’m hearing too many stories about Palestinians having their accounts deleted. Social media, including Blue Sky seems to be fully controlled and moderated in support of Zionism. Sadly, Blue Sky is not really different from X.
May 24, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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May 22, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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🚨According to litigators, ICE just put a dozen men on a flight (which may have already taken off) to SOUTH SUDAN, a country on the brink of civil war, in direct defiance of a court order requiring ICE to give people an opportunity to raise objections before being sent to a country not their own.
May 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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This is bleak reading
May 14, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.
Episcopal Church refuses to resettle white Afrikaners, citing moral opposition
The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.
www.npr.org
May 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Gaza is on the brink of an imposed famine. Sign the petition calling on PM Mark Carney to implement a full, two-way arms embargo on Israel to end the violence: leadnow.ca/campaigns/ca...
Implement a full, two-way arms embargo without delay. - Leadnow
leadnow.ca
May 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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BlueSky is deleting Palestinian accounts again. My friend was one of them. Please keep sharing and boosting his fundraiser I helped set up for him. He really needs your support during these dark times.
Hey there! I wanted to share an important cause that can really make a difference for Mahdi, a young nursing student in Gaza who has faced unimaginable hardships. Every donation helps him cover essential living expenses and continue his education. Please RT. gofund.me/3c50c01d
Donate to Help Mahdi Rebuild His Life and Achieve His Dream, organized by Terrill Tail Feathers
Greetings, my name is Terrill and I created this campaign for … Terrill Tail Feathers needs your support for Help Mahdi Rebuild His Life and Achieve His Dream
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May 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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We speak with journalist Mehdi Hasan of Zeteo News about the first 100 days of the second Trump administration, the ongoing Israeli war on Gaza, the suppression of pro-Palestine activism and more.

www.democracynow.org/2025/5/8/meh...
“Fascism Isn’t Coming, It’s Here”: Mehdi Hasan on Trump, Gaza & Leaving MSNBC to Start Zeteo
We speak with journalist Mehdi Hasan of Zeteo News about the first 100 days of the second Trump administration, the ongoing Israeli war on Gaza, the suppression of pro-Palestine activism and more. Has...
www.democracynow.org
May 8, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Hospitals are 48 hours away from collapse, putting the lives of thousands of sick and wounded Palestinians at risk, according to the Gaza Media Office.

🔴LIVE updates: aje.io/28bz10
Regional strikes: Israel attacks Yemen, Lebanon, Syria and Gaza in one day
Israeli strikes killed 54 in Gaza as Netanyahu says the enclave’s population ‘will be moved’ in new ground invasion.
aje.io
May 6, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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If one more person asks where the Gaza protesters are...I will track you down and pull you to a protest by your ears

bsky.app/profile/ppls...
LAST NIGHT AT UCLA -

On the one year anniversary of the violent encampment raid, UCLA admin called in riot police to break up students watching The Encampments documentary on campus.

These schools are at war with their students. Movies are illegal.
May 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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The Trump family's crypto business just got a huge $2 billion investment from a UAE government-backed firm.

We are witnessing a foreign government effectively bribe the President of the United States — right out in the open.

Hello?
Trump Crypto Corruption Intensifies as Abu Dhabi Firm Invests $2 Billion
President Donald Trump and his family are deeply involved in the world of cryptocurrency as his administration seeks to
www.rollingstone.com
May 4, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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As Israeli airstrikes throughout Lebanon continue, the Lebanese state is threatening to disarm Palestinian factions in the refugee camps. Residents fear this is a prelude to an all-out assault on the camps — and the Palestinian cause.
Palestinians in Lebanon fear another ‘War on the Camps’ as Israeli airstrikes continue
As Israeli airstrikes throughout Lebanon continue, the Lebanese state is threatening to disarm Palestinian factions in the refugee camps. Residents fear this is a prelude to an all-out assault on the…
mondoweiss.net
May 4, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Canada's new prime minister, Mark Carney, has promised to forge a new foreign policy path forward. This must include stopping the atrocities Canada has abetted in Palestine.

mondoweiss.net/2025/05/new-...

#Palestine #Israel
New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney must chart a new course on Palestine
Canada’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, has promised to forge a new foreign policy path forward. This must include stopping the atrocities Canada has abetted in Palestine.
mondoweiss.net
May 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Exclusive: Abbas to visit Lebanon with plan to disarm Palestinian factions
<article data-history-node-id="422086" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/exclusive-abbas-visit-lebanon-plan-disarm-palestinian-factions" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/exclusive-abbas-visit-lebanon-plan-disarm-palestinian-factions" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Exclusive: Abbas to visit Lebanon with plan to disarm Palestinian factions</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="752" data-start="584"><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/palestine" target="_blank">Palestinian</a>&nbsp;President Mahmoud Abbas is set to&nbsp;visit Lebanon on 19 May to announce the disarmament of&nbsp;Palestinian resistance factions, by force if necessary, Middle East Eye can reveal.</p> <p data-end="907" data-start="754">Palestinian and Lebanese sources told MEE that Abbas will travel to Beirut on an official visit to meet the Lebanese president and other top officials.</p> <p data-end="1068" data-start="909">During the trip, Abbas will announce the demilitarisation of his own Fatah movement as well as other Palestinian factions based in refugee camps in Beirut and across Lebanon.</p> <p data-end="1159" data-start="1070">Sources said Abbas has already agreed to a plan to remove Fatah’s weapons from the camps.</p> <p data-end="1380" data-start="1161">He will also explicitly call on other Palestinian factions fighting against the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a>&nbsp;occupation to disarm—a move likely to be welcomed in Tel Aviv but one that could provoke serious unrest within Palestinian society.</p> <h3>Read more:&nbsp;<a aria-label="Exclusive: Abbas to visit Lebanon with plan to disarm Palestinian factions" href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/exclusive-palestinian-president-visit-lebanon-plan-disarm-palestinian-factions">Exclusive: Abbas to visit Lebanon with plan to disarm Palestinian factions</a></h3> <p><img alt src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/images-story/000_43897EG_0.jpg.jpg?itok=ftb_qq5T"></p> </div> </div> </article>
www.middleeasteye.net
May 4, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Is it time to put out an arrest warrant for Ursula von der Leyen?
May 4, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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‘They threatened to bulldoze my house’ -- Fear stalks journalists in Modi’s India. Attacks, self-censorship, draconian anti-terror laws and tycoons’ control over the media, are all eroding country’s democracy www.theguardian.com/global-devel... via @theguardian.com #journalism #WorldPressFreedomDay
‘They threatened to bulldoze my house’: fear and violence stalk journalists in Modi’s India
Attacks and self censorship, draconian anti-terror laws and tycoons’ control over the media, are all seen as eroding the country’s democracy
www.theguardian.com
May 4, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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What do you think would happen if some of us Indigenous people gathered and called for mass deportation to Europe for white folks? The police would be there at the drop of a hat. European settler colonialism is actually “how Nations die”.
In Toronto, at the Exhibition grounds. #cdnpoli
May 4, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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JUST IN: 🇮🇱🇵🇸 Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu says the war in Gaza will end when we achieve complete and absolute victory.
May 4, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Things the president of the United States said on meet the press today:

He doesn’t know if he has to follow the constitution

He’s fine with a recession

Americans can do with less

Small businesses are just “a couple of little businesses”
May 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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US launches three air strikes south of Yemen’s capital, say Houthis
<article data-history-node-id="422085" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-launches-three-air-strikes-south-yemens-capital-say-houthis" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-launches-three-air-strikes-south-yemens-capital-say-houthis" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">US launches three air strikes south of Yemen’s capital, say Houthis</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="83" data-start="0">Houthi-linked outlets say US forces have carried out three air strikes near Yemen’s capital.</p> <p data-end="459" data-start="291">According to the reports, “American aggression” struck the Al-Sawad region, located just south of Sana’a. No further details have been released on casualties or damage.</p> </div> </div> </article>
www.middleeasteye.net
May 4, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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May 2, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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We live on treaty land. The Supreme Court of Canada said in the Quebec Secession Reference that Indigenous nations have to be a party to any discussion on future sovereignty questions. This can't be dismissed the way Smith does here.
Indigenous groups call on Carney to rein in Alberta Premier over separation comments
First Nations say Danielle Smith‘s comments on separation and proposed changes to legislation are breaches of their treaties
www.theglobeandmail.com
May 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Israel has accused Syria of failing to protect the Druze as Israeli forces occupy and attack parts of the country.
Israeli attacks kill two more as Syria government reaches deal with Druze
Israel has accused Syria of failing to protect the Druze as Israeli forces occupy and attack parts of the country.
bit.ly
May 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM