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mehdirhasan.bsky.social
EXCLUSIVE: American Security Contractor Unloads On US-Israeli ‘Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’
EXCLUSIVE: American Security Contractor Unloads On US-Israeli ‘Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’
I thought I was signing up for an aid mission. But what I've witnessed in Gaza is horrific.
zeteo.com
June 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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stephenwalt.bsky.social
My concern: the Founders understood that the checks and balances of the system they created would not work without a citizenry and elected officials infused with civic virtue, a quality waning in the former and decidedly lacking in the latter.
February 6, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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chenoweth.bsky.social
Democracy depends in part on people who refuse to comply with unlawful (and/or unethical) orders.
ariellaelm.com Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.com · Jan 25
The Inspectors General refuse to leave until the action is taken legally, which they do not believe it was, and neither do senators like Chuck Grassley. This is what not backing down looks like.
static.politico.com/b3/3e/5baf92...
January 26, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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stephenwalt.bsky.social
The subject wasn’t cheerful, but it was still a pleasure to discuss the implications of Trump’s election with Misha Glenny and Eva Konzett on the FUTURE DISCONTINUOUS podcast. You can give a listen here: shows.acast.com/future-disco...
What does another Trump presidency mean for global politics, Stephen Walt? | Future Discontinuous
shows.acast.com
November 29, 2024 at 8:55 AM
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jeremyscahill.com
NEW at @dropsitenews.com: The ‘Ceasefire’ in Lebanon is a Ticking Bomb: President Biden says the deal is intended to be permanent, but the U.S. gave Israel wide latitude to resume its attacks. Story by me and Sharif Abdel Kouddous:

www.dropsitenews.com/p/the-ceasef...
The ‘Ceasefire’ in Lebanon is a Ticking Bomb
President Biden says the deal is intended to be permanent, but the U.S. gave Israel wide latitude to resume its attacks
www.dropsitenews.com
November 27, 2024 at 11:22 PM
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abuaardvark.bsky.social
Oh good lord. They will never stop with this.
November 26, 2024 at 9:01 PM
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leahmcelrath.bsky.social
Meanwhile, this is what Israel is doing to people in Gaza:

“Amputations. Disfiguration. Brain damage. Their injuries are life-changing… They are alive—even if some are not sure they still want to be.”

#FreePalestine
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/card/2024/11...
Image of the cover of the New York Times featuring a large color photograph of a young boy from Gaza. He has light brown skin and dark short hair. He is looking down and off to the side. He is thin and wearing a white tank top, with his rib cage prominent. Both of his arms have been amputated.
November 25, 2024 at 7:59 PM
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foreignpolicy.com
This winter, a combination of poor shelter, lack of drinking water, and abysmal sanitation will cause unknown numbers of preventable deaths in Gaza.
The U.S. Must Support Gaza Before Winter
Seasonal rains and flooding portend further humanitarian catastrophe.
foreignpolicy.com
November 22, 2024 at 10:30 PM
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faineg.bsky.social
Meanwhile on Instagram, the algorithm is promoting English-language Taliban propaganda about how great it is to be a woman in Afghanistan in 2024.

I reiterate that Mark Zuckerberg is an evil, evil man.
farhannvlogs and shahzai.9 5 farhannvlogs • Original audio TE: 3100D GROUP Modeta Descripton 1,190 59 311 farhannvlogs A science exhibition in Afghanistan, organized in Kabul, highlights various projects developed by Afghan women. In response to restrictions that have impacted "women's voices" in the public sphere, these women have chosen to display their skills, presenting their research findings and explaining fundamental concepts in chemistry. This exhibition provides a counter-narrative to certain portrayals in Western media, as Afghan women confidently demonstrate their ability to engage openly in knowledge-sharing, both among themselves and with male attendees. November 5 farhannvlogs ... Does Afghanistan Oppress Women? Facts Highlighting the Role of Women 1- Treatment and Rehabilitation of Addicts: More than 4,000 women addicts have received treatment and rehabilitation in the past three years. 2- Women's Entrepreneurship: More than 1,200 business licenses have been issued to women in the fields of commerce and industry by the Ministry of Commerce. 3- Employment of Women in the Police: 2,000 female police officers are currently serving in the Afghan Ministry of Interior, in departments such as borders and passports. 4- Designated Recreational Spaces for Women: Provision of parks and areas specifically designated for women's recreation. 5- Support for Former Female Employees: Continued payment of salaries for former female employees within the government in roles deemed unsuitable for women. 6- Vocational and Educational Training: Programs offering formal education and vocational and health training to equip women with community skills. 7- Women's Participation in Society: Support for women's involvement in various social activities, such as aid and health awareness campaigns. 742 47 217 farhannvlogs In Afghanistan, there are deeply rooted cultural attitudes toward women that stem from longstanding traditions. The evolution of these perspectives... more November 6
November 25, 2024 at 12:34 PM
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leahmcelrath.bsky.social
“Pete Hegseth, Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, has attacked several key US alliances such as NATO…and international institutions such as the United Nations…At the same time, [Hegseth] has tied US foreign policy almost entirely to the priority of Israel”

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Trump Pentagon pick attacks UN and Nato and urges US to ignore Geneva conventions
Revealed: Pete Hegseth writes scathingly of key institutions and says ‘If you love America, you should love Israel’
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2024 at 1:26 PM
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separkinson.bsky.social
Helpful thread: How ICC indictments work, why ICC has jurisdiction in Gaza, & how states can use other legal processes when ICC doesn’t have jurisdiction (e.g. Syria).

Recently spent hours texting w/ an expert a/b noncombatant status; IHL is def complicated! But the WashPo editorial is a mess.
November 25, 2024 at 1:59 PM
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premthakker.bsky.social
Today marks 300 days since Israeli forces killed 6-year-old Hind Rajab, her family members, and the medics sent to save her in Gaza.

For months, I have pressed the US government again and again on the killing.

How they’ve responded is shocking.

Watch all 300 days here: zeteo.com/p/300-days-a...
November 24, 2024 at 3:01 PM
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idreesahmad.bsky.social
A picture that condemns the world. Gaza now has the highest number of amputee children in the world.
November 20, 2024 at 12:31 PM
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separkinson.bsky.social
Tomorrow is probably the last chance for Congress to do anything a/b the admin's Gaza policy.

The way the Biden admin has tried to gaslight the public re: Israel's actions is both completely unsurprising & totally unbelievable. 8 int'l orgs say Israel hasn't met any US criteria, Biden shrugs.
What to expect when the US Senate finally votes on weapons to Israel
Ahead of new administration, this may be last chance lawmakers have to go on record about Israeli human rights violations
www.middleeasteye.net
November 19, 2024 at 8:20 PM
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leahmcelrath.bsky.social
Medical staff from Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza have been stripped down to their underwear and blindfolded during their forced displacement by Israel.

#FreePalestine
Photograph of more than a dozen men who are wearing only their underwear and blindfolds lined up and surrounded by uniformed and armed IDF soldiers as they’re boarded onto a military vehicle.
November 19, 2024 at 8:56 PM
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premthakker.bsky.social
The US gave Israel 30 days to improve in Gaza. It failed. The US says it won't respond because Israel "took steps."

In those 30 days, Israel banned UNRWA; barred people from going home in north Gaza; bombed an oxygen station; attacked a UNICEF car; and—

Please watch, share and see whole clip below
November 15, 2024 at 10:14 PM
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zeteo.com
Photographer Annet de Graaf captured Israeli Maccabi fans’ violence in Amsterdam. She tells Mehdi Hasan how media like CNN, BBC, and the New York Times used her video to twist ‘the whole narrative’ to portray Maccabi fans as innocent and ignore their anti-Arab racism:
zeteo.com/p/exclusive-...
EXCLUSIVE: Dutch Photographer Reveals How the Media ‘Changed the Whole Narrative’ On Israeli Hooligans
Annet de Graaf talks to Mehdi about how her footage of Maccabi fans’ violence in Amsterdam was distorted by the media to tell a different story.
zeteo.com
November 18, 2024 at 10:25 PM
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jeremyscahill.com
As Trump assembles his Israel First national security team, it would be important for Democratic senators to question nominees aggressively about their genocidal positions. But many Dem senators' positions largely align with Trump's team on Israel's wars of annihilation.
November 18, 2024 at 12:04 PM
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mjfree.bsky.social
“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”

- James Baldwin
November 18, 2024 at 5:15 AM
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Word of this morning is ‘procaffeinate’: to put everything on hold until you’ve had sufficient amounts of coffee.
November 18, 2024 at 8:15 AM
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mehdirhasan.bsky.social
‘It’s a war of self-defense!’
November 18, 2024 at 5:29 AM