I don't know how to explain this to Israelis and their supporters but there actually genuinely is no such thing as a preemptive strike. There is only offensive and defensive war, everything else is an excuse.

JUST IN: 🇷🇺🇺🇦 President Putin says Russia will not allow Ukraine to obtain nuclear weapons.

"We will use every weapon at our disposal. We will not let this happen."

It's true that bluesky isn't great for news and commentary about Palestine. Maybe it will get better, maybe it won't. But we have to keep trying because it's crucial to talk about Palestine precisely where it feels unwelcome.

BREAKING: Autonomous anti-genocide activists bring the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to a grinding halt after blockading the McDonald’s float for a second year in a row.

“Those grinches who thinks they can disrupt the parade: it’s not going to happen,” Mayor Eric Adams said yesterday.

Funny how people will say that Russia "doesn't want peace", or that Russia "doesn't respect treaties" when the US has been the one who expanded NATO and breached the 1997 agreements. Honestly, the West is also to blame for this.

It took FIFA 5 seconds to suspend Russia after the 2nd invasion of Ukraine, and yet Israel is still a member.

In addition to maiming or murdering *multiple* Palestinian footballers over the years, they just put Celine Haidar, a 19yo player for the Lebanon woman's team, in a coma after a strike.

siri, how do I turn a starter pack into a block list?

Created a starter pack based on a handful of scholars I could find here working on diplomacy. Hopefully more will join or be active on this space soon. Let me know if you want to be added!

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Here's a starter pack on people working on Class Analysis, broadly understood. Follow these people and let me know who I am missing (including yourself)!
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9. I started my career as a digital right activist, working to protect net neutrality and privacy.