Ted Swedenburg
@tsweden.bsky.social
My animal companions are Benji (cat) and Chester (dog)
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"We really are just lost for words at this point. The suffering is intolerable." UNRWA Louise Wateridge tells @cnn.com.
After months of war and siege, #Gaza humanitarian crisis is overwhelming. People are starving, deeply traumatized, and have nowhere safe to go. The siege must be lifted.
After months of war and siege, #Gaza humanitarian crisis is overwhelming. People are starving, deeply traumatized, and have nowhere safe to go. The siege must be lifted.
May 20, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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Gaza - scenes from a, literal, hell. Notice the child on top of this pile of shrouded dead bodies. A reminder, these are people who were killed with their bodies intact, many more are blown to pieces and bc of the sanctity of the body, fare collected in bags, for burial, chunks and bits by bit.
May 20, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Gaza - scenes from a, literal, hell. Notice the child on top of this pile of shrouded dead bodies. A reminder, these are people who were killed with their bodies intact, many more are blown to pieces and bc of the sanctity of the body, fare collected in bags, for burial, chunks and bits by bit.
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“it was his commitment as editor of Shu’un Filastiniyya to free debate and intellectual integrity that established the periodical as the arena for all Palestinian political factions and ideological currents to debate issues dividing them deeply.” -Yezid Sayigh
carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/...
carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/...
On Reading Herzl in Beirut
Or how the absence of insights about the Israeli “other” is a hindrance for the Palestinian liberation struggle.
carnegieendowment.org
May 20, 2025 at 12:52 PM
“it was his commitment as editor of Shu’un Filastiniyya to free debate and intellectual integrity that established the periodical as the arena for all Palestinian political factions and ideological currents to debate issues dividing them deeply.” -Yezid Sayigh
carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/...
carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/...
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Medical sources tell Al Jazeera that 64 Palestinians have been killed since dawn on Sunday in Israeli raids across the Gaza Strip.
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14 bodies of missing Gaza health workers, attacked by Israeli troops, found
The Red Crescent says dead include eight of its personnel, five from the Palestinian Civil Defence and one UN employee.
aje.io
March 30, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Medical sources tell Al Jazeera that 64 Palestinians have been killed since dawn on Sunday in Israeli raids across the Gaza Strip.
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"In Gaza, human shields are used by Israeli soldiers at least six times a day...Today, almost every platoon keeps a "shawish," and no infantry force enters a house before a "shawish" clears it. This means there are four "shawishes" in a company, twelve in a battalion, at least 36 in a brigade. 1/4
In Gaza, almost every IDF platoon keeps a human shield, a sub-army of Palestinian slaves | Opinion
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www.haaretz.com
March 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
"In Gaza, human shields are used by Israeli soldiers at least six times a day...Today, almost every platoon keeps a "shawish," and no infantry force enters a house before a "shawish" clears it. This means there are four "shawishes" in a company, twelve in a battalion, at least 36 in a brigade. 1/4
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“I never expected to face such a distressing experience after escaping persecution from the CCP in China, only to encounter a somewhat similar situation at New College in the United States,” he added.
Florida college fires Chinese professor under state’s ‘countries of concern’ law
New College of Florida fired Kevin Wang, a professor who sought asylum and is authorized to work in the US
www.theguardian.com
March 30, 2025 at 10:18 PM
“I never expected to face such a distressing experience after escaping persecution from the CCP in China, only to encounter a somewhat similar situation at New College in the United States,” he added.
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PRCS: The Killing of Eight of Our Medics is A Tragedy Against Humanitarian Work
www.palestinercs.org/en/Article/1...
www.palestinercs.org/en/Article/1...
PRCS: The Killing of Eight of Our Medics is A Tragedy Against Humanitarian Work - Palestine Red Crescent Society
PRCS
www.palestinercs.org
March 30, 2025 at 7:51 PM
PRCS: The Killing of Eight of Our Medics is A Tragedy Against Humanitarian Work
www.palestinercs.org/en/Article/1...
www.palestinercs.org/en/Article/1...
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I wrote something for @thenation.com about Alabama PHd student Alireza Doroudi's abduction at the behest of Marco Rubio. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Alabama Won't Say Alireza Doroudi's Name. We Must.
The Iranian Ph.D. student is one of several abducted by ICE in the past month—a pattern we cannot become numb to.
www.thenation.com
March 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I wrote something for @thenation.com about Alabama PHd student Alireza Doroudi's abduction at the behest of Marco Rubio. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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Absolutely horrifying
“A New College of Florida professor was abruptly fired this month under a controversial state law that limits public universities from employing people from so-called “countries of concern,” including China, Cuba, Iran, Russia and Venezuela”
www.tampabay.com/news/educati...
“A New College of Florida professor was abruptly fired this month under a controversial state law that limits public universities from employing people from so-called “countries of concern,” including China, Cuba, Iran, Russia and Venezuela”
www.tampabay.com/news/educati...
New College fires Chinese professor under controversial Florida law
Kevin Wang had been teaching at the small liberal arts college in Sarasota for nearly two years when the school terminated his contract March 12.
www.tampabay.com
March 29, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Absolutely horrifying
“A New College of Florida professor was abruptly fired this month under a controversial state law that limits public universities from employing people from so-called “countries of concern,” including China, Cuba, Iran, Russia and Venezuela”
www.tampabay.com/news/educati...
“A New College of Florida professor was abruptly fired this month under a controversial state law that limits public universities from employing people from so-called “countries of concern,” including China, Cuba, Iran, Russia and Venezuela”
www.tampabay.com/news/educati...
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“What stunned doctors was the number of children… Just child after child, young patient after young patient."
You received a gift article from Haaretz.
In One of Gaza's Darkest Nights, the IDF Killed Nearly 300 Women and Children
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
In One of Gaza's Darkest Nights, the IDF Killed Nearly 300 Women and Children
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
In one of the Gaza war's darkest nights, the IDF killed nearly 300 women and children
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www.haaretz.com
March 29, 2025 at 12:21 PM
“What stunned doctors was the number of children… Just child after child, young patient after young patient."
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This is important. More than 700 Harvard faculty, with diverse views, have now signed a letter urging the university administration to "publicly condemn attacks on universities," "legally contest and refuse to comply with unlawful demands that threaten academic freedom" and +
March 28, 2025 at 9:32 PM
This is important. More than 700 Harvard faculty, with diverse views, have now signed a letter urging the university administration to "publicly condemn attacks on universities," "legally contest and refuse to comply with unlawful demands that threaten academic freedom" and +
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www.thenation.com/article/acti.... Congress is now pressuring universities to give detailed information on all “anti-Semitic” activities (which basically include all possible actions)
Columbia Expelled Me for My Palestine Activism, but I Won’t Be Silenced
And neither will anyone else targeted by the university. We are not afraid, we are undeterred, and we will continue to fight.
www.thenation.com
March 29, 2025 at 2:50 PM
www.thenation.com/article/acti.... Congress is now pressuring universities to give detailed information on all “anti-Semitic” activities (which basically include all possible actions)
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“Now their universities are on notice that the government is looking for a settlement that includes abridging the autonomy of centers and departments devoted to the study of the Middle East,” Professor Bali said…. “I’ve never seen anything comparable to this. This is totally unprecedented.”
Leaders of Harvard’s Middle Eastern Studies Center Will Leave
Harvard University has been under pressure by the Trump administration to follow directives related to diversity and combating antisemitism.
www.nytimes.com
March 29, 2025 at 2:46 PM
“Now their universities are on notice that the government is looking for a settlement that includes abridging the autonomy of centers and departments devoted to the study of the Middle East,” Professor Bali said…. “I’ve never seen anything comparable to this. This is totally unprecedented.”
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New Rubio order (leaked to me) directs the State Department to spy on student visa holders and applicants social media for "a hostile attitude toward U.S. citizens or U.S. culture (including government, institutions, or founding principles).”
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-...
Exclusive: Trump Admin Spies on Social Media of Foreign Students
Ideological purge of foreign students revealed in new leaked directive
www.kenklippenstein.com
March 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
New Rubio order (leaked to me) directs the State Department to spy on student visa holders and applicants social media for "a hostile attitude toward U.S. citizens or U.S. culture (including government, institutions, or founding principles).”
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-...
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Palestinian artist and community organizer Dorgham Bassam Qreiqea, 28, was killed in the Shuja’iyya neighborhood of Gaza City amid the onslaught of Israeli airstrikes last Tuesday, March 18.
Palestinian Artist Dorgham Qreiqea Killed in Israeli Airstrike
The muralist and oil painter, one of hundreds killed in Israel’s renewed attacks, is also remembered for his devotion to helping the children of Gaza.
hyperallergic.com
March 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Palestinian artist and community organizer Dorgham Bassam Qreiqea, 28, was killed in the Shuja’iyya neighborhood of Gaza City amid the onslaught of Israeli airstrikes last Tuesday, March 18.
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‘Canary in the coalmine of totalitarianism’: how Columbia went from a home for Edward Said to a punching bag for Trump
The university had a history of being a home for cutting-edge discourse on Palestine – until it capitulated to the administration’s demands
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The university had a history of being a home for cutting-edge discourse on Palestine – until it capitulated to the administration’s demands
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Canary in the coalmine of totalitarianism’: how Columbia went from a home for Edward Said to a punching bag for Trump
The university had a history of being a home for cutting-edge discourse on Palestine – until it capitulated to the administration’s demands
www.theguardian.com
March 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
‘Canary in the coalmine of totalitarianism’: how Columbia went from a home for Edward Said to a punching bag for Trump
The university had a history of being a home for cutting-edge discourse on Palestine – until it capitulated to the administration’s demands
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The university had a history of being a home for cutting-edge discourse on Palestine – until it capitulated to the administration’s demands
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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No one had died of measles in America for ten years, until yesterday.
That 2015 death in WA was preceded by a 12y period of no US deaths. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. says it’s “not unusual.” apnews.com/article/meas...
It is unusual. www.cdc.gov/measles/data...
That 2015 death in WA was preceded by a 12y period of no US deaths. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. says it’s “not unusual.” apnews.com/article/meas...
It is unusual. www.cdc.gov/measles/data...
February 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
No one had died of measles in America for ten years, until yesterday.
That 2015 death in WA was preceded by a 12y period of no US deaths. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. says it’s “not unusual.” apnews.com/article/meas...
It is unusual. www.cdc.gov/measles/data...
That 2015 death in WA was preceded by a 12y period of no US deaths. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. says it’s “not unusual.” apnews.com/article/meas...
It is unusual. www.cdc.gov/measles/data...
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Schumer and Jeffries
February 12, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Schumer and Jeffries
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The values we are defending are so very, very basic. We must aim for a mass throw-your-body-on-the-machine resistance movement in the millions. And please, red-baiting from any liberals or moderates, no purity one-upsmanship from radicals. We must love one another, or die.
February 9, 2025 at 11:40 PM
The values we are defending are so very, very basic. We must aim for a mass throw-your-body-on-the-machine resistance movement in the millions. And please, red-baiting from any liberals or moderates, no purity one-upsmanship from radicals. We must love one another, or die.
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We all need to start using the word "coup." They're well past the point where Hitler starts dictates his Enabling Act. I talk to Very Serious People who actually believe courts telling Trump that they he is breaking the law will stop this. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/u...
Vance Says ‘Judges Aren’t Allowed to Control’ Trump’s ‘Legitimate Power’
The declaration by the vice president came as court orders have temporarily blocked parts of the Trump administration’s agenda.
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2025 at 11:36 PM
We all need to start using the word "coup." They're well past the point where Hitler starts dictates his Enabling Act. I talk to Very Serious People who actually believe courts telling Trump that they he is breaking the law will stop this. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/u...
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The Farewell Address
January 20, 2025 at 1:19 AM
The Farewell Address
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This is truly excellent. Print it out and post it in your living room, office, wherever. Most of the world has been confronted with authoritarianism. We are not at all unique. The question is can we be as courageous as most of the world?
I wrote about Trump's executive orders, including his attacks on trans and undocumented people, and how we should be orienting ourselves to defy fascist violence in this moment. This piece includes commentary from @chasestrangio.bsky.social and @silkys13.bsky.social.
A Brutal Beginning: Orienting Ourselves Amid the Shock and Awe
We must be prepared to live and act defiantly, deriving no legitimacy from the illegitimate brutes who would govern us.
organizingmythoughts.org
January 23, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This is truly excellent. Print it out and post it in your living room, office, wherever. Most of the world has been confronted with authoritarianism. We are not at all unique. The question is can we be as courageous as most of the world?