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November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani responds to an antisemitic attack in NYC.
November 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani responds to an antisemitic attack in NYC.
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This summer, I returned home, to Jaffa - my first visit since October 7th.
This is the story of my time there.
newlinesmag.com/first-person...
This is the story of my time there.
newlinesmag.com/first-person...
A Palestinian Citizen of Israel Reflects on Life in the Shadow of Genocide in Gaza
On his first visit since Oct. 7, the author wonders whether there is still an Arab-Jewish future for his native country
newlinesmag.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
This summer, I returned home, to Jaffa - my first visit since October 7th.
This is the story of my time there.
newlinesmag.com/first-person...
This is the story of my time there.
newlinesmag.com/first-person...
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The Israelis are genuinely not used to their relationship with the Anglosphere, and in particular the United States, being in any way contingent upon their treatment of the Palestinians. They do not know how to process that it will increasingly be the case and in all likelihood will just go crazier.
You can't rebrand until you actually change the reality on the ground. It's bizarre that some people (on a variety of topics) don't seem to recognize this.
Full text of the Erdan post here. They are increasingly realizing that US-Israel relations are due for a change. I think they will struggle with the "rebrand" inasmuch as "younger" and "minority" Americans have protest repression in recent memory.
November 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Israelis are genuinely not used to their relationship with the Anglosphere, and in particular the United States, being in any way contingent upon their treatment of the Palestinians. They do not know how to process that it will increasingly be the case and in all likelihood will just go crazier.
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Intussen klinkt bij ons, luid en onbeschaamd: “Ik herken mijn stad niet meer” - code voor: “er zijn te veel buitenlanders.”
Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
November 5, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Intussen klinkt bij ons, luid en onbeschaamd: “Ik herken mijn stad niet meer” - code voor: “er zijn te veel buitenlanders.”
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Given the extremely absurd accusations of antisemitism in the other screenshots in this thread, worth noting that the “argument” they’re all referencing is whether or not Fuentes and his explicit call for eradicating American Jews can be accepted as a wing of their movement.
November 5, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Given the extremely absurd accusations of antisemitism in the other screenshots in this thread, worth noting that the “argument” they’re all referencing is whether or not Fuentes and his explicit call for eradicating American Jews can be accepted as a wing of their movement.
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1. There are three very important constraints on tonight's Mamdani victory you have to keep in mind when we're looking at what he's going to be able to do in office (taking him in good faith as someone who wants to make life better for people and discounting Trump).
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
November 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
1. There are three very important constraints on tonight's Mamdani victory you have to keep in mind when we're looking at what he's going to be able to do in office (taking him in good faith as someone who wants to make life better for people and discounting Trump).
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
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This shows up in how even cis gay people are oppressed, too—the most feminine gay men and masculine lesbian women tend to be the most targeted by anti-gay violence and rhetoric, because it isn't just about being gay in a void, but being in friction with gender norms.
November 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
This shows up in how even cis gay people are oppressed, too—the most feminine gay men and masculine lesbian women tend to be the most targeted by anti-gay violence and rhetoric, because it isn't just about being gay in a void, but being in friction with gender norms.
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This is also why I reject defining the political core of "queerness" as "same-sex activity."
That political core is actually deviation from the standardized male-female system, with its accompanying sexual ecosystem.
That political core is actually deviation from the standardized male-female system, with its accompanying sexual ecosystem.
November 3, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This is also why I reject defining the political core of "queerness" as "same-sex activity."
That political core is actually deviation from the standardized male-female system, with its accompanying sexual ecosystem.
That political core is actually deviation from the standardized male-female system, with its accompanying sexual ecosystem.
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NEW: Footage of a US citizen in Chicago being rammed then dragged from her car on her way to work.
Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours.
She was later released with NO CHARGE.
A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”.
You decide…
Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours.
She was later released with NO CHARGE.
A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”.
You decide…
November 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
NEW: Footage of a US citizen in Chicago being rammed then dragged from her car on her way to work.
Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours.
She was later released with NO CHARGE.
A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”.
You decide…
Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours.
She was later released with NO CHARGE.
A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”.
You decide…
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The classic refute to “listening to the marginalized means deferring to the last person of that marginalization who spoke” is that it supplies no way to deal with disagreement between people of the same marginalization.
That alone should highlight the problem here.
That alone should highlight the problem here.
November 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The classic refute to “listening to the marginalized means deferring to the last person of that marginalization who spoke” is that it supplies no way to deal with disagreement between people of the same marginalization.
That alone should highlight the problem here.
That alone should highlight the problem here.
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This pattern speaks so deeply to the immaturity of most social justice ethics, in that the unspoken reason for “listen to the marginalized” is “because it will let you be right” rather than “because they deserve to be heard and usually aren’t.”
It’s about humanization, not winning an argument.
It’s about humanization, not winning an argument.
People want identity shortcuts for "who is worth listening to" and "which ideas are correct" and I implore you all to abandon that impulse, because that's not the world we live in.
Listen to the marginalized because our voices are erased, but also... think. Judge by word and deed.
Listen to the marginalized because our voices are erased, but also... think. Judge by word and deed.
November 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This pattern speaks so deeply to the immaturity of most social justice ethics, in that the unspoken reason for “listen to the marginalized” is “because it will let you be right” rather than “because they deserve to be heard and usually aren’t.”
It’s about humanization, not winning an argument.
It’s about humanization, not winning an argument.
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the strongest way israel can legitimise itself permanently is by ceasing to oppress the palestinian people in all forms, which is why it's quite weird to see alleged liberal zionists focus on literally anything other than that
October 29, 2025 at 1:46 PM
the strongest way israel can legitimise itself permanently is by ceasing to oppress the palestinian people in all forms, which is why it's quite weird to see alleged liberal zionists focus on literally anything other than that
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Israel’s Defence Minister is accusing the IDF’s top lawyer of spreading blood libel because the lawyer leaked a video of IDF soldiers raping a Palestinian prisoner
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Israeli military's top lawyer resigns over leak of video allegedly showing abuse of Palestinian detainee
Maj Gen Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi was facing an investigation into how the video at a detention facility holding detainees from Gaza was leaked last year.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Israel’s Defence Minister is accusing the IDF’s top lawyer of spreading blood libel because the lawyer leaked a video of IDF soldiers raping a Palestinian prisoner
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
October 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
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"Sudan’s war is described as forgotten, but in reality it is tolerated and relegated. Because to reckon with the horror in Sudan is to look into the abyss of regional and global politics."
“the growing imperialist role of some Gulf powers in Africa and beyond – and that no meaningful pressure is applied to these powers, including the UAE, from supporting a genocidal militia because the UK, US and others are close allies with these states.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Blood spilled in Sudan can be seen from space. Nobody can feign ignorance about what’s going on | Nesrine Malik
The massacres carried out by the RSF in El Fasher, Darfur, with the support of its UAE sponsors, will only stop when the international community acts, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:16 AM
"Sudan’s war is described as forgotten, but in reality it is tolerated and relegated. Because to reckon with the horror in Sudan is to look into the abyss of regional and global politics."
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These two tweets in a row, one right after another, show that this guy does not actually care about taking a principled stance against bigotry; he just wants it not to be directed against him.
November 2, 2025 at 8:06 PM
These two tweets in a row, one right after another, show that this guy does not actually care about taking a principled stance against bigotry; he just wants it not to be directed against him.
I watched this yesterday and I found this a good starting point. The author of this video also made a summarizing comic which links to resources which seem useful to gain insight into this war: unicornriot.ninja/2022/revolut...
November 2, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I watched this yesterday and I found this a good starting point. The author of this video also made a summarizing comic which links to resources which seem useful to gain insight into this war: unicornriot.ninja/2022/revolut...
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Last thing I forgot, I promise!
Defensively shutting down over a call-out replicates the shitty power dynamics you think you’re fighting.
Black folks tiptoe around white feelings; women bend over backwards to not upset men.
REPEAT
and
REMEMBER
Ego is the antithesis and enemy of solidarity.
Defensively shutting down over a call-out replicates the shitty power dynamics you think you’re fighting.
Black folks tiptoe around white feelings; women bend over backwards to not upset men.
REPEAT
and
REMEMBER
Ego is the antithesis and enemy of solidarity.
Forgot to add: expect to get called out when you fuck up, and view it for what it is: an act of love, not an attack.
Defensiveness instinct (to avoid shame) signals ego “I” attachment vs. higher “we” commitment: the collective good.
Instead:
Reflect.
Recalibrate.
Grow.
(It’s a gift)
Defensiveness instinct (to avoid shame) signals ego “I” attachment vs. higher “we” commitment: the collective good.
Instead:
Reflect.
Recalibrate.
Grow.
(It’s a gift)
Critical Thread:
Basic Reminders on Cultivating Authentic Solidarity vs. The Savior Performance
(This applies to us all, and although it’s Ally 101, it’s also the essential foundation for effective, tangible community protection — and exponentially more important for what we’re up against now)
Basic Reminders on Cultivating Authentic Solidarity vs. The Savior Performance
(This applies to us all, and although it’s Ally 101, it’s also the essential foundation for effective, tangible community protection — and exponentially more important for what we’re up against now)
October 31, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Last thing I forgot, I promise!
Defensively shutting down over a call-out replicates the shitty power dynamics you think you’re fighting.
Black folks tiptoe around white feelings; women bend over backwards to not upset men.
REPEAT
and
REMEMBER
Ego is the antithesis and enemy of solidarity.
Defensively shutting down over a call-out replicates the shitty power dynamics you think you’re fighting.
Black folks tiptoe around white feelings; women bend over backwards to not upset men.
REPEAT
and
REMEMBER
Ego is the antithesis and enemy of solidarity.
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I go to a 6 am gym class and on my way back there were folks already lined up outside our local food pantry. Four people who looked in their 70s — among them a man listening to the radio about the Mets. They pushed carts ahead of them.
I just don’t think we’re freaking out enough about this SNAP cut. I have spent my whole career working with people who rely on SNAP for food. People who work multiple jobs. Who have kids. What do you think happens when 1/8th of the population can’t buy food anymore? Everything is going to collapse.
October 31, 2025 at 11:25 AM
I go to a 6 am gym class and on my way back there were folks already lined up outside our local food pantry. Four people who looked in their 70s — among them a man listening to the radio about the Mets. They pushed carts ahead of them.
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Proud of every rabbi who signed this letter: jewsforasharedfuture.org
Jews for a Shared Future
Jews for a Shared Future is dedicated to opposing antisemitism and Islamophobia, recognizing the inseparable interconnectedness of our communities. We champion compassionate leadership, foster dialogu...
jewsforasharedfuture.org
October 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Proud of every rabbi who signed this letter: jewsforasharedfuture.org
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Het zou mooi zijn mochten democratische politici dat principe durven uitleggen, in plaats van kiezers op te jutten met stukken rood vlees
www.demorgen.be/meningen/het...
www.demorgen.be/meningen/het...
Het zou mooi zijn mochten democratische politici dat principe durven uitleggen, in plaats van kiezers op te jutten met stukken rood vlees
Bart Eeckhout is hoofdcommentator. Hij schrijft dat het respect voor de rechtsstaat ook in België onder druk staat.
www.demorgen.be
October 25, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Het zou mooi zijn mochten democratische politici dat principe durven uitleggen, in plaats van kiezers op te jutten met stukken rood vlees
www.demorgen.be/meningen/het...
www.demorgen.be/meningen/het...
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source (who is coincidentally a different candidate in Maine): x.com/jordanwoodme...
Jordan Wood on X: "Nope. This is bullshit and I'm not going to let the GOP spread lies that Mainers are "more likely" to support a candidate with a Nazi tattoo. That’s just not who we are. A friend got this survey and sent me a screenshot, here's how the NRSC posed the question: https://t.co/LlPc5uwbB5" / X
Nope. This is bullshit and I'm not going to let the GOP spread lies that Mainers are "more likely" to support a candidate with a Nazi tattoo. That’s just not who we are. A friend got this survey and sent me a screenshot, here's how the NRSC posed the question: https://t.co/LlPc5uwbB5
x.com
October 25, 2025 at 12:47 AM
source (who is coincidentally a different candidate in Maine): x.com/jordanwoodme...
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Republicans are doing push polls saying that Nazi tattoos are “anti-Israel,” with the goal of polarizing the country between one coalition that thinks “fighting antisemitism” means deporting college students and the other that dismisses allegations of antisemitism entirely. That’s their goal.
btw there's that NRSC poll floating around that says voters are more likely to support Platner after hearing about his tattoo
here's how the question was phrased lol
here's how the question was phrased lol
October 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Republicans are doing push polls saying that Nazi tattoos are “anti-Israel,” with the goal of polarizing the country between one coalition that thinks “fighting antisemitism” means deporting college students and the other that dismisses allegations of antisemitism entirely. That’s their goal.