Henry Silke
@henrysilke.bsky.social
Dr. Henry Silke, Associate Professor, Journalism, University of Limerick IRL.
All views are an ideological construct, but in this case mine.
All views are an ideological construct, but in this case mine.
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Whatever we think of the pope, he opposed the genocide and was vocal about it, even in his final message, which is more than most other western leaders have done.
April 21, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Whatever we think of the pope, he opposed the genocide and was vocal about it, even in his final message, which is more than most other western leaders have done.
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THREAD: Israel targeted a journalist we work with in an airstrike and claimed he was a Hamas fighter.
This is why you should never believe anything Israel says. 🧵
This is why you should never believe anything Israel says. 🧵
April 9, 2025 at 10:06 PM
THREAD: Israel targeted a journalist we work with in an airstrike and claimed he was a Hamas fighter.
This is why you should never believe anything Israel says. 🧵
This is why you should never believe anything Israel says. 🧵
I am utterly convinced the US crash and decline began with Biden and his unlimited military and political support for the genocide, everything follows from that, Trump is the natural sequel that cruelty and the current outright insanity is the natural conclusion.
April 9, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I am utterly convinced the US crash and decline began with Biden and his unlimited military and political support for the genocide, everything follows from that, Trump is the natural sequel that cruelty and the current outright insanity is the natural conclusion.
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Robert McChesney, a fighter for democratizing the media died this week cepr.net/publications...
R.I.P. Robert McChesney: Fighter for Democratic Media
Remembering R.I.P. Robert McChesney, a significant voice on media's role in democracy and progressive thought. He will be missed.
cepr.net
March 29, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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NEW: “The Target is Unmistakable”: The Shooting of Gaza’s Children
Al Jazeera’s award-winning team at AJ Fault Lines interviewed twenty U.S. doctors about what they witnessed for a new short film. Producer Amel Guettatfi files this report for @dropsitenews.com
www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-child...
Al Jazeera’s award-winning team at AJ Fault Lines interviewed twenty U.S. doctors about what they witnessed for a new short film. Producer Amel Guettatfi files this report for @dropsitenews.com
www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-child...
“The Target is Unmistakable”: The Shooting of Gaza’s Children
American doctors who volunteered in Gaza report witnessing a disturbing pattern of children being shot by Israeli snipers.
www.dropsitenews.com
March 27, 2025 at 3:46 PM
NEW: “The Target is Unmistakable”: The Shooting of Gaza’s Children
Al Jazeera’s award-winning team at AJ Fault Lines interviewed twenty U.S. doctors about what they witnessed for a new short film. Producer Amel Guettatfi files this report for @dropsitenews.com
www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-child...
Al Jazeera’s award-winning team at AJ Fault Lines interviewed twenty U.S. doctors about what they witnessed for a new short film. Producer Amel Guettatfi files this report for @dropsitenews.com
www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-child...
270 children murdered in a week
Save the Children says more than 270 Palestinian children have been killed in the week since Israel resumed its war on Gaza, marking some of “the deadliest days for children since the war began”.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/2q97hr
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/2q97hr
March 26, 2025 at 1:34 AM
270 children murdered in a week
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Al Jazeera strongly condemns the assassination of its correspondent in Gaza Hossam Shabat.
March 25, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Al Jazeera strongly condemns the assassination of its correspondent in Gaza Hossam Shabat.
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massively depressing that the big scandal is that the shithead guy from the atlantic got texted accidentally and not the part where they're raining more death on yemen
March 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
massively depressing that the big scandal is that the shithead guy from the atlantic got texted accidentally and not the part where they're raining more death on yemen
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Israel is assassinating journalists in Gaza — and Western media’s silence enables it.
On March 24, Israel killed two more reporters: Hossam Shabat and Mohammad Mansour.
This isn’t “crossfire.” This is a kill list. 🧵
Israel is assassinating journalists in Gaza — and Western media’s silence enables it.
On March 24, Israel killed two more reporters: Hossam Shabat and Mohammad Mansour.
This isn’t “crossfire.” This is a kill list. 🧵
March 25, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Israel is assassinating journalists in Gaza — and Western media’s silence enables it.
On March 24, Israel killed two more reporters: Hossam Shabat and Mohammad Mansour.
This isn’t “crossfire.” This is a kill list. 🧵
Israel is assassinating journalists in Gaza — and Western media’s silence enables it.
On March 24, Israel killed two more reporters: Hossam Shabat and Mohammad Mansour.
This isn’t “crossfire.” This is a kill list. 🧵
130 children murdered in one night, 1,000 civilians in 48 hours, a continuity between Biden and Trump in the extermination of Palestine.
March 20, 2025 at 1:42 AM
130 children murdered in one night, 1,000 civilians in 48 hours, a continuity between Biden and Trump in the extermination of Palestine.
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🚨BREAKING | At least six babies have died from the cold in Gaza as Israel continues to block critical aid, including the 60,000 mobile homes and 200,000 tents promised under the ceasefire deal.
February 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
🚨BREAKING | At least six babies have died from the cold in Gaza as Israel continues to block critical aid, including the 60,000 mobile homes and 200,000 tents promised under the ceasefire deal.
Generalised daily oppression with an obvious goal
NEWS | Israeli forces raided and forced the closure of 3 UNRWA-run schools & facilities in occupied East Jerusalem, including an elementary school & a vocational training center in Qalandiya refugee camp. Police interrogated staff and used tear gas & sound bombs,with 350 students & 30 staff present.
February 19, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Generalised daily oppression with an obvious goal
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Israel has violated the ceasefire in Gaza 266 times since it came into effect on January 19, killing at least 132 people, Palestinian security sources have told Al Jazeera.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/dh48s1
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/dh48s1
February 18, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Israel has violated the ceasefire in Gaza 266 times since it came into effect on January 19, killing at least 132 people, Palestinian security sources have told Al Jazeera.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/dh48s1
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/dh48s1
A reminder that #gaza was already a refugee camp made up of victims of the Nakba ethnic cleansing campaign, who is to say that if Palestinians move to another giant refugee camp Israel won't come after them in 50 years, if they wish for further expansion.
February 5, 2025 at 9:09 AM
A reminder that #gaza was already a refugee camp made up of victims of the Nakba ethnic cleansing campaign, who is to say that if Palestinians move to another giant refugee camp Israel won't come after them in 50 years, if they wish for further expansion.
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January 23, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Great initiative, fantastic to see it.
Atlantic Technological University is set to explore ways to allow students in Gaza and the West Bank continue and expand their studies, particularly in areas that will contribute to the rebuilding of the region
ATU to explore partnerships with Palestinian universities
Atlantic Technological University is set to explore ways to allow students in Gaza and the West Bank continue and expand their studies, particularly in areas that will contribute to the rebuilding of ...
www.rte.ie
January 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Great initiative, fantastic to see it.
January 23, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The cruelest murders
Despite a ceasefire set for Sunday, Israeli forces continue attacking Gaza, killing dozens of Palestinians just hours after the announcement.
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January 16, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The cruelest murders
The Democratic Party in the US should be hanging their heads in shame.
January 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The Democratic Party in the US should be hanging their heads in shame.
It is Biden's Genocide, never forget.
January 15, 2025 at 11:51 PM
It is Biden's Genocide, never forget.
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All of us at Drop Site News are deeply saddened by the loss of Ahlam Al Nafed, a nurse who spent the last 15 months fearlessly documenting the horrors in northern Gaza. Ahlam was a trusted source, providing detailed reporting, video, and information to Drop Site News and others.
January 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
All of us at Drop Site News are deeply saddened by the loss of Ahlam Al Nafed, a nurse who spent the last 15 months fearlessly documenting the horrors in northern Gaza. Ahlam was a trusted source, providing detailed reporting, video, and information to Drop Site News and others.
Make imperialism overt again
January 8, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Make imperialism overt again
I do find it interesting how some people don't see the richest man in the world, and the most powerful empire in the world as global elites, newsflash, they are.
January 2, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I do find it interesting how some people don't see the richest man in the world, and the most powerful empire in the world as global elites, newsflash, they are.