Marianne Dhenin
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crip journalist, historian, editor, organizer
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I'm at the International People's Tribunal on Palestine in Barcelona this weekend. This morning, experts and witnesses testified to the destruction of critical infrastructure and agricultural land across Gaza.
I'll share updates in this thread, so follow along 🇵🇸
I'll share updates in this thread, so follow along 🇵🇸
signs of solidarity with Palestine from Barcelona, Catalonia. ❤️
November 22, 2025 at 5:06 PM
signs of solidarity with Palestine from Barcelona, Catalonia. ❤️
I'm at the International People's Tribunal on Palestine in Barcelona this weekend. This morning, experts and witnesses testified to the destruction of critical infrastructure and agricultural land across Gaza.
I'll share updates in this thread, so follow along 🇵🇸
I'll share updates in this thread, so follow along 🇵🇸
November 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I'm at the International People's Tribunal on Palestine in Barcelona this weekend. This morning, experts and witnesses testified to the destruction of critical infrastructure and agricultural land across Gaza.
I'll share updates in this thread, so follow along 🇵🇸
I'll share updates in this thread, so follow along 🇵🇸
I am a big believer in the teachers are heroes theory of the universe
Grizzly attack on 11 kids & teachers in BC.
“one teacher jumped in front of the bear to allow the children to get away…he jabbed the bear’s eyes with his fingers and that’s how he was able to… how the bear just left him.”
“That teacher was later airlifted from the scene.”
Teachers are heroes.
“one teacher jumped in front of the bear to allow the children to get away…he jabbed the bear’s eyes with his fingers and that’s how he was able to… how the bear just left him.”
“That teacher was later airlifted from the scene.”
Teachers are heroes.
Teachers fight off grizzly bear attacking schoolchildren
A grizzly bear attacked a group of elementary schoolchildren and their teachers on a walking trail Thursday in British Columbia, injuring 11 people,
mynorthwest.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I am a big believer in the teachers are heroes theory of the universe
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At a recent gathering of Rogers Park volunteers, we heard from a neighbor who choked up telling us about their dad turning around and going home when he heard whistles up the street. "One of you may have saved his life that day." It all matters, it really does.
One thing that is tough about rapid response/patrols, besides constantly being threatened by armed secret police, is that for the most part they see the defeats. There are exceptions, but you’ll never know how many people were saved by slowing feds down, whistles, community alerts, etc.
November 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
At a recent gathering of Rogers Park volunteers, we heard from a neighbor who choked up telling us about their dad turning around and going home when he heard whistles up the street. "One of you may have saved his life that day." It all matters, it really does.
Agricultural economist and researcher Kindah Ibrahim has some ideas about how to start building a climate-resilient agriculture sector in Syria. One solution: Learning from the nation’s women and how they’ve kept certain agricultural practices alive amid the devastating conflict.
Kindah Ibrahim on Rebuilding Syria’s Agriculture Sector
Learning from how communities adapted during the conflict could help make the nation more resilient to climate change.
newsletter.mariannedhenin.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Agricultural economist and researcher Kindah Ibrahim has some ideas about how to start building a climate-resilient agriculture sector in Syria. One solution: Learning from the nation’s women and how they’ve kept certain agricultural practices alive amid the devastating conflict.
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WIRED is hiring for a senior politics reporter who will write our weekly newsletter; detailed job description below. This role will be based in New York or DC and report to me; the salary range is $95,000 - $132,000. condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CondeC...
November 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
WIRED is hiring for a senior politics reporter who will write our weekly newsletter; detailed job description below. This role will be based in New York or DC and report to me; the salary range is $95,000 - $132,000. condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CondeC...
St. Louis is now the largest city in the nation to have passed an ethical investment resolution. Doing so is just the latest win for the St. Louis Palestine Solidarity Committee, which told me it "shows what’s possible when organized people act together." ✊
St. Louis Organizers Win Ethical Investment Resolution
A local Palestine solidarity committee championed the resolution to divest city funds from corporations complicit in human rights violations.
newsletter.mariannedhenin.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
St. Louis is now the largest city in the nation to have passed an ethical investment resolution. Doing so is just the latest win for the St. Louis Palestine Solidarity Committee, which told me it "shows what’s possible when organized people act together." ✊
My hot take on _that_ story is that the editor should've chosen not to work with the writer and moved on, instead of writing and publishing what is more or less holier-than-thou long-form, doxxing a probably Black woman.
November 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM
My hot take on _that_ story is that the editor should've chosen not to work with the writer and moved on, instead of writing and publishing what is more or less holier-than-thou long-form, doxxing a probably Black woman.
A historic settlement returns $8.5 million and land to Black families in Portland, Oregon, who were displaced by a decades-old redevelopment scheme — and sets a precedent for cities nationwide.
‘We Opened a Door Nobody Knew Existed’: How Displaced Black Families Won Reparations in Portland
A historic settlement returns $8.5 million and land to Black families displaced by a decades-old redevelopment scheme — and sets a precedent for cities nationwide.
newsletter.mariannedhenin.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
A historic settlement returns $8.5 million and land to Black families in Portland, Oregon, who were displaced by a decades-old redevelopment scheme — and sets a precedent for cities nationwide.
at this point, I basically live for a cold brew in the morning and one of the many chili sauces crammed in my fridge with lunch or dinner, like I'm just always looking forward to the next tasty treat as I put on a brave face and trudge through the doom and gloom
November 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
at this point, I basically live for a cold brew in the morning and one of the many chili sauces crammed in my fridge with lunch or dinner, like I'm just always looking forward to the next tasty treat as I put on a brave face and trudge through the doom and gloom
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Hey. Did anyone here attend the International Star Trek Convention in Washington, DC, January 1-4, 1976, or know one of its organizers?
An editor at the excellent @fanlore.org site is looking for info on the con.
An editor at the excellent @fanlore.org site is looking for info on the con.
Fanlore
fanlore.org
November 18, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Hey. Did anyone here attend the International Star Trek Convention in Washington, DC, January 1-4, 1976, or know one of its organizers?
An editor at the excellent @fanlore.org site is looking for info on the con.
An editor at the excellent @fanlore.org site is looking for info on the con.
forgot to turn off the recorder after an interview and got an added 20 min of me putting around the kitchen complaining to my dishwasher
November 19, 2025 at 8:11 PM
forgot to turn off the recorder after an interview and got an added 20 min of me putting around the kitchen complaining to my dishwasher
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Israel is bombing Gaza again. The so-called ceasefire has only made it harder to draw attention to ongoing violence, but Sama'a and her family need us now more than ever.
tinyurl.com/SamaasFamily
tinyurl.com/SamaasFamily
November 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Israel is bombing Gaza again. The so-called ceasefire has only made it harder to draw attention to ongoing violence, but Sama'a and her family need us now more than ever.
tinyurl.com/SamaasFamily
tinyurl.com/SamaasFamily
Marianne Dhenin
Journalist, historian, writer.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
ICYMI: Check out my reporting on how Trump's grant terminations and new ideological conditions on federal funding are hurting survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence in @newrepublic.com.
Trump’s DOJ Cuts Are a Disaster for Sexual Violence Survivors
The administration has slashed funding and wants to implement ideological conditions on grants for programs that both support survivors and prevent these crimes in the first place.
newrepublic.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
ICYMI: Check out my reporting on how Trump's grant terminations and new ideological conditions on federal funding are hurting survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence in @newrepublic.com.
Disabled people face loads of barriers to casting their ballots. Here's one you might not have considered before — Less than a third of 43 online voter registration forms for 42 U.S. states and Washington, D.C., could likely be navigated and completed independently by disabled users.
Disabled People Still Face Barriers to Online Voter Registration in Most States
Shortcomings in web accessibility and other obstacles may disenfranchise 40.2 million eligible disabled US voters.
newsletter.mariannedhenin.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Disabled people face loads of barriers to casting their ballots. Here's one you might not have considered before — Less than a third of 43 online voter registration forms for 42 U.S. states and Washington, D.C., could likely be navigated and completed independently by disabled users.
Reposted by Marianne Dhenin
Giving away a record amount of money from my checking account to my savings account
Elon Musk’s foundation gave away a record $474 million in 2024, with the vast majority again going to entities he controls
Elon Musk Gave Away $474 Million in 2024, Mostly to Entities He Controls
Elon Musk’s foundation gave away a record $474 million in 2024, with the vast majority again going to entities he controls.
bloom.bg
November 19, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Giving away a record amount of money from my checking account to my savings account
The Museum of the City of New York has $70 million in assets and net income of over half a million in 2023, $3.5 million in 2022. But its director doesn't want to pay a copy editor.
"The director of the Museum of the City of New York, Stephanie Hill Wilchfort, said she no longer needs to hire copy editors to work on annual reports. [She is turning to AI.]"
This should be embarrassing to admit.
nymag.com/intelligence...
This should be embarrassing to admit.
nymag.com/intelligence...
‘There’s Just No Reason to Deal With Young Employees’
AI is taking entry-level jobs. What happens when Gen-Z-ers can’t start their careers?
nymag.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The Museum of the City of New York has $70 million in assets and net income of over half a million in 2023, $3.5 million in 2022. But its director doesn't want to pay a copy editor.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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Last year, I covered Read Palestine Week and stories of Gazan writers resisting Israel's genocide. Something to read from the archives. 🇵🇸
“My Pen Is My Weapon Against the Occupation”: Palestinian Writers Resist Israel’s Genocide
“Read Palestine Week” frames reading and learning about Palestine as acts of solidarity against Israel’s genocide.
newsletter.mariannedhenin.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Last year, I covered Read Palestine Week and stories of Gazan writers resisting Israel's genocide. Something to read from the archives. 🇵🇸
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"As a physician, our basic oath is to protect life."
"If physicians are retaliated against for speaking up [for Palestinians], [..] that sounds like a bankrupt profession, and we need to take it back for the sake of our communities."
#USA #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Healthcare #Genocide
"If physicians are retaliated against for speaking up [for Palestinians], [..] that sounds like a bankrupt profession, and we need to take it back for the sake of our communities."
#USA #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Healthcare #Genocide
Health Care Workers Spoke Out for Their Peers in Gaza. Then Came Backlash.
Medical institutions are silencing their staff and impeding efforts to build solidarity with medical workers in Gaza.
truthout.org
November 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"As a physician, our basic oath is to protect life."
"If physicians are retaliated against for speaking up [for Palestinians], [..] that sounds like a bankrupt profession, and we need to take it back for the sake of our communities."
#USA #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Healthcare #Genocide
"If physicians are retaliated against for speaking up [for Palestinians], [..] that sounds like a bankrupt profession, and we need to take it back for the sake of our communities."
#USA #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Healthcare #Genocide
Check out my interview with Mariam AlSaad on global warming and youth-led climate action in Kuwait. AlSaad founded one of Kuwait's first environmental advocacy organizations in her early twenties.
Mariam AlSaad on Global Warming and Youth-Led Climate Action in Kuwait
As the country faces record-breaking temperatures, young people are driving the climate conversation.
newsletter.mariannedhenin.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Check out my interview with Mariam AlSaad on global warming and youth-led climate action in Kuwait. AlSaad founded one of Kuwait's first environmental advocacy organizations in her early twenties.
One does not have to embrace "irregardless"* to recognize that language evolves, and the team at Merriam-Webster is committed to tracking usage and producing a dictionary that reflects our big mess of a world. I thank them for it.
*Lord knows it gets a cringe out of me every time
*Lord knows it gets a cringe out of me every time
November 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
One does not have to embrace "irregardless"* to recognize that language evolves, and the team at Merriam-Webster is committed to tracking usage and producing a dictionary that reflects our big mess of a world. I thank them for it.
*Lord knows it gets a cringe out of me every time
*Lord knows it gets a cringe out of me every time
alright, who wants to mail me one of these for Christmas
November 18, 2025 at 1:35 PM
alright, who wants to mail me one of these for Christmas