Alex MacDonald
@alexjaymac.bsky.social
Middle East Eye, reporter/commentator. Mainly talk about Iraq, Iran, Israel-Palestine, UK and Turkey. Folk musician. He/him. DM any story tips!
If anyone's around in southeast London this evening I'll be playing at this along with a bunch of other great musicians:
September 19, 2025 at 8:24 AM
If anyone's around in southeast London this evening I'll be playing at this along with a bunch of other great musicians:
In July 2023, before the current conflict began, Israel held more than 1,100 Palestinians captive in administrative detention, the highest number since 2003:
July 11, 2025 at 8:25 AM
In July 2023, before the current conflict began, Israel held more than 1,100 Palestinians captive in administrative detention, the highest number since 2003:
In other news, Twitter is currently advertising overt Neo-Nazi memorabilia - 1488 being a reference to the white supremacist "14 words" and 88 a reference to HH or "Heil Hitler":
June 13, 2025 at 7:08 AM
In other news, Twitter is currently advertising overt Neo-Nazi memorabilia - 1488 being a reference to the white supremacist "14 words" and 88 a reference to HH or "Heil Hitler":
February 28, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Growing up, David Lynch was more important to me than any other cultural figure and influenced my whole view of art, cinema, music, aesthetics, whatever else...can't believe the man's gone:
January 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Growing up, David Lynch was more important to me than any other cultural figure and influenced my whole view of art, cinema, music, aesthetics, whatever else...can't believe the man's gone:
Belated Xmas present to myself!
January 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Belated Xmas present to myself!
After 14 years with around 600,000 dead, millions displaced and wider regional chaos including genocide...not sure it's a great model:
December 8, 2024 at 6:08 PM
After 14 years with around 600,000 dead, millions displaced and wider regional chaos including genocide...not sure it's a great model:
Worth remembering he called for Assad to step down as early as 2017. Also never denied Assad used chemical weapons unlike a lot of other Iraqi leaders:
December 8, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Worth remembering he called for Assad to step down as early as 2017. Also never denied Assad used chemical weapons unlike a lot of other Iraqi leaders:
The big man is weighing in on Syria:
December 8, 2024 at 5:49 PM
The big man is weighing in on Syria:
I assume all this makes sense to someone somewhere because this makes no sense to me:
December 8, 2024 at 11:38 AM
I assume all this makes sense to someone somewhere because this makes no sense to me:
It's not even low-level crime.
November 22, 2024 at 8:44 AM
It's not even low-level crime.
Politics in the UK is going strange new places...
November 17, 2024 at 4:49 PM
Politics in the UK is going strange new places...
...did this really happen or this some kind of fever dream I'm having reading this?
November 15, 2024 at 5:49 PM
...did this really happen or this some kind of fever dream I'm having reading this?