jgarren.bsky.social
@jgarren.bsky.social
Over-educated old potter. Cares: (1) growing US fascism; (2) what isn’t told in western media re Palestine. Posts from non-west sources & anti-musrump matters=FB suspension. Elephant’s Child: politics/science/art/history/theatre/kitties/books/garden/etc.
(21:30 GMT) ISRAELI AIR STRIKES ACROSS GAZA ≥28 KILLED inc. 17 women/children; entire family of 5. Many targets sheltered displaced families. Israel has carried out >393 ceasefire violations since truce began in October
(17:00 GMT) Israeli army claims Hamas fired on troops (no casualties)
November 20, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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(21:15 GMT) ISRAEL APPROVES 1ST READING OF BILL TO CUT UNRWA’S ELECTRICITY, WATER ACCESS...aims to prevent water & electricity from being supplied to properties registered to UNRWA, while also allowing the Israeli state to seize land the UN agency has registered with the Israel Land Authority.
November 20, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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How do they justify calling Mamdani a "jihadist" and an "terrorist" but be ok with Mohammed bin Salman sitting in the White House getting treated like a God?
November 19, 2025 at 10:20 AM
FYI from Pew Research
Interesting.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
November 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM
SWELL. JUST SWELL ...

U.S. Mercenary Firm Tied to Notorious Aid Scheme Is Recruiting for New Gaza Deployment
open.substack.com/pub/dropsite...
U.S. Mercenary Firm Tied to Notorious Aid Scheme Is Recruiting for New Gaza Deployment
UG Solutions, which provided security for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, has been interviewing ex-soldiers for potential “robust security” operations.
open.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:26 PM
UN Security Council approves Trump's Gaza plan; Israel vows to block any path to a Palestinian state
open.substack.com/pub/dropsite...
UN Security Council approves Trump's Gaza plan; Israel vows to block any path to a Palestinian state
Drop Site Daily: November 18, 2025
open.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Trump’s net worth has grown by $3 billion since he took office. That’s not a coincidence.
A New Era of Crony Capitalism
Washington hasn’t seen graft like this for at least a century.
www.brennancenter.org
November 18, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Is the U.S. showing early signs of state capture?

Naomi Roht-Arriaza compares patterns of state capture from four countries and highlights the warning signs emerging in the United States.

www.justsecurity.org/124560/us-ca...
Is the U.S. Becoming a Captured State? A Comparative Perspective
Patterns of state capture in South Africa, El Salvador, Sri Lanka and Guatemala offer a cautionary guide for the United States.
www.justsecurity.org
November 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
WORTH SAYING AGAIN: READ THIS BOOK!
November 18, 2025 at 2:32 PM
FIGURES...
(AJ@17:15 GMT 11-17-25) ISRAEL’S BEN-GVIR CALLS FOR ASSASSINATION OF PA OFFICIALS IF UN SUPPORTS PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD: REPORT...Multiple Israeli media outlets reported the far-right politician’s comment, which was made today at an Otzma Yehudit party meeting. ...
November 18, 2025 at 1:35 AM
nope!
November 17, 2025 at 12:49 AM
AND IN THE OCCUPIED WEST BANK...
SALFIT, November 16, 2025 (WAFA) – Israeli forces uprooted approx 135 olive trees, each over 7 years old, belonging to three local farmers. Forces & settlers have carried out 2,350 attacks since Jan: army responsible for 1,584 attacks; settlers 766.
November 16, 2025 at 5:55 PM
WAFA 11-16-25
Gaza: Death toll rises to 69,483 since October 7, 2023
November 16, 2025 at 5:44 PM
& NO SHELTER SUPPLIES ALLOWED IN
(10:15 GMT) GAZA RAIN = DANGER, MISERY Rept from GC“... raining for 2 days...areas are completely submerged...inside bombed-out buildings...leaking &...risk that with the heavy rains, the buildings could collapse...tents near the coast are at risk of strong tides...”
November 16, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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November 15, 2025 at 1:25 PM
YUP, BRIBERY IS HOW IT WORKS NOW.
To negotiate a trade deal with the President of the United States, the Swiss government arrived with a "special Rolex desktop clock" and "a 1-kilogram personalized gold bar"

www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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This picture says everything about the state of our nation right now, peaceful clergy being arrested and forced face-down on the pavement.
November 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM