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غراب غريب عجيب
@strangecrow.bsky.social
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Arab Queer Artist ✨|Slow Comics. Check out my work under the Media tab 👇. If you would like to support me, consider supporting:
- Any of the Gazan accounts on @mommunism.bsky.social feed
- https://fromtheperiphery.com/
- https://www.patreon.com/qmalebanon
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غراب غريب عجيب @strangecrow.bsky.social · Oct 7
Gardening day!
Comic read from right to left. P1: A crow stands next to a pot and a water can. P2: The crow plants a seed and water it. Red rot creeps towards the pot from the left. P3: A plant sprouts and the crow leaps in joy. The rot climbs the pot where the plant is. P4: The soil is infested with rot, and the plant is dad. The crow is shocked. P5: A cloud appears on top of the crow. It's raining. The crow hugs the dead plant. The rot is washed off the soil. P6: The rain stops and flowers have sprouted all over the crow and the floor. Mushrooms spring in the soil where the plant once died.
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justinsalhani.bsky.social
"The other night, I was at a talk where a farmer introduced herself to the audience with a unique way of distinguishing where in the South she operated. “It’s the beginning of the South, not the phosphorus South, thank god,” she said and I felt my jaw tighten."

aanab.news/p/november-2...
November 2025: is this Noah's July?
But it only flooded for one day
aanab.news
November 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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whitephosphorus.info
NEW: We’ve added 53 more white phosphorus strikes to our archive whitephosphorus.info, bringing the total to 248 verified and geolocated incidents across South #Lebanon (2023–2024).

The IDF says these were used as smokescreens, away from civilians.

Our findings show otherwise. 🧵
November 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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aymanmak.bsky.social
The siege of al-Fasher in Sudan by the RSF militia has been on-going for 18 months now. Famine has set. People are suffering. If the city falls, untold atrocities will unfold. The resistance committee of al-Fasher wrote a statement 2 days ago. I read it out.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wJU...
A Letter from a Besieged People
YouTube video by Politically Depressed
www.youtube.com
October 26, 2025 at 2:07 AM
strangecrow.bsky.social
I worked on this little guy prior to the emergence of the antifascist frog brigade in Portland. So to all my antifascist frog siblings out there, this one is also for you!
strangecrow.bsky.social غراب غريب عجيب @strangecrow.bsky.social · Oct 10
"NO PASARÁN!"

- A wonderful anti-fascist frog commissioned for @ayoub.bsky.social
A frog dressed in Gandalf's outfit surrounded by the text " No Pasarán!" (translation: You shall not pass) written in pink on each edge of a diamond outline. The frog holds a staff and a sword in the same way Gandalf did in the Lord of the Ring when confronting the Balrog. The color scheme is: Red, Black and Pink.
October 11, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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ayoub.bsky.social
Israel bombed south Lebanon overnight

This is what Israel means by ceasefire
October 11, 2025 at 11:03 AM
strangecrow.bsky.social
"NO PASARÁN!"

- A wonderful anti-fascist frog commissioned for @ayoub.bsky.social
A frog dressed in Gandalf's outfit surrounded by the text " No Pasarán!" (translation: You shall not pass) written in pink on each edge of a diamond outline. The frog holds a staff and a sword in the same way Gandalf did in the Lord of the Ring when confronting the Balrog. The color scheme is: Red, Black and Pink.
October 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
strangecrow.bsky.social
I am still grieving & so are all my friends and family. But none of us leave room for despair. All my loved ones are "condemned to be optimists". The alternative would be to give up on ourselves and the living. The future will be different. Occupation, genocide and fascism cannot last.
October 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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danaelkurd.bsky.social
Can I also say I am so angry today. It's the lives lost, the cities wiped out, the time taken from us. We have been consumed with this level of unspeakable violence for 2 years. To think of all the potential futures taken away... it's unfathomable
October 8, 2025 at 2:09 AM
strangecrow.bsky.social
Gardening day!
Comic read from right to left. P1: A crow stands next to a pot and a water can. P2: The crow plants a seed and water it. Red rot creeps towards the pot from the left. P3: A plant sprouts and the crow leaps in joy. The rot climbs the pot where the plant is. P4: The soil is infested with rot, and the plant is dad. The crow is shocked. P5: A cloud appears on top of the crow. It's raining. The crow hugs the dead plant. The rot is washed off the soil. P6: The rain stops and flowers have sprouted all over the crow and the floor. Mushrooms spring in the soil where the plant once died.
October 7, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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ayoub.bsky.social
Random, but I’m still looking for stable employment (research/analysis/writing/teaching) and I’m happy to send along my CV in English/French. Job has to be in the UK, Canada or online.
September 28, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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ayoub.bsky.social
I’m not crying you’re crying
acarv.in Andy Carvin @acarv.in · Sep 22
The picture we've all been waiting for: #AlaaIsFree

h/t: Mohamed Elbaqer
September 22, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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margaret.bsky.social
Took a break from history to talk about the history unfolding around us
coolzonemedia.bsky.social Cool Zone Media @coolzonemedia.bsky.social · Sep 22
New Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff 📢

Margaret talks about the current political landscape and how to prepare ourselves.

@margaret.bsky.social
@whysophiewhy.bsky.social

www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...
September 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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ayoub.bsky.social
My latest, on how concepts like the populist hype and reactionary centrism can help us understand how our media and political system normalises dangerous far right talking points and policies

shado-mag.com/articles/opi...
Rethinking the rise of the far right
shado editor Elia Ayoub looks at how populist hype and reactionary centrism have fuelled misunderstanding about the rise of the far right.
shado-mag.com
September 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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brendering.bsky.social
We already have 1000+ reasons to hate """artist""" James C Mulligan (see below), but it was extra enraging to see him stealing and taking credit for the work of actual Bambi artist and all-around Disney legend Tyrus Wong, so here's a mini Ted Talk 🧵
September 15, 2025 at 7:26 AM
strangecrow.bsky.social
“I sure hope everyone’s okay!”

- this comic was made with the wonderful @ayoub.bsky.social
An Otter couple is watching TV together in their cozy living room while it snows. The TV forecast says “Another snowy day folks! Stay warm, grab your pumpkin spice late and see you soon!” The otters look at one another, grateful. The Otter in a green sweater says:” Don’t you love snuggling under our warm blanket?” The Otter in a pink sweater says: “While watching that awful storm? hihi yes!” The TV: ”and now… the news” The otters are chocked/scared at what the news bulletin: “In Today’s Headlines: President Von Anglerfish has tooted the executive horn once again, slashing public funds, removing corporate taxes, closing down most government agencies, withdrawing from all international organizations, invading a few countries, and erasing all species that don’t adhere to common sense and individuals with oddly shaped plumage and fur” The otters have now calm down and resumed settling into their coziness. The Otter in green says: ”Oh gosh! I sure hope everyone’s okay!” The Otter in pink says: “amen.” The Otter in green thinks to themself: “nailed it!”
June 26, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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ayoub.bsky.social
My latest www.hauntologies.net/p/this-moment
This Moment
Or, Why I Cannot Mourn Gaza
www.hauntologies.net
January 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
strangecrow.bsky.social
New comic: Hike (Part 1).
Crow sits in a diner with a cup of coffee. A cat and a snake are having a conversation in the background. The tv in the back reads “Tom’s Winning Touchdown”. The crow is frustrated. The Tv in the background shows birds being burned alive. The cat and the snake converse: - Cat: I finally went on that hike trail with Ash - Snake: It’s sooo beautiful. Mitchel, Lizzy and I did it last week. Just us, the little family. Mitch pulled a fit of course. That’s how teens are you know? You gotta give’em the cold shoulder, show’em some discipline. - Cat: Amen. Ash and I loved it. If it weren’t for the gas prices we’d do it every week. The crow is more upset. The Tv in the background shows two news anchors, a crocodile and a duck, saying: - Duck: More than 70,000 killed with no hostage deal in sight. - Crocodile: In his most recent press conference. P.M. Vulture the Plague assured the listeners that his cabinet were working around the clock with their allies to de-escalate the ongoing violence through escalation and get the hostages home. - Duck: A visionary Phil who will go down in history along with the greats like the late peace laureate Fishy Fishenger. The cat and the snake remark: - Cat: GOD. Why won’t they just talk it out. - Snake: Yea. Or better yet, just take your kids and leave instead of getting yourself killed while they clean up this mess. A coffee mug in the center of the image, the crow is reflected in the coffee. In the coffee vapor we see a mirage of the burning birds from earlier. The news anchors continue: “In other news, Blake has topped the charts again with his hit “I’m a Rhino going my own way”” The cat reacts: “F’in Blake man!”
January 15, 2025 at 6:17 AM
strangecrow.bsky.social
From my last comic.
pop art-esque image showing bombs, explosions and the remains of a person and a tree in smokes.
January 13, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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ayoub.bsky.social
Where are the Arabs?

Premiers in 41 minutes on YouTube by our very own @aymanmak.bsky.social

youtu.be/lx1AU8jndi8?...
Where Are The Arabs? (Trailer)
YouTube video by From the Periphery
youtu.be
January 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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aymanmak.bsky.social
New episode of my blog-style podcast, Politically Depressed, up now wherever you get your pods.
open.spotify.com/episode/2Ur6...
Existentialism in the Age of Genocide
Politically Depressed · Episode
open.spotify.com
January 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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ayoub.bsky.social
Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social on the difference between wanting to change the system and merely wanting to be part of it.

The episode is now available on all podcast apps

@thepodcast.bsky.social
@danaelkurd.bsky.social

thefirethesetimes.com/2025/01/10/o...
January 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
strangecrow.bsky.social
I have recently seen an influx of accounts from Gaza. I have been told that many of them are real and are being verified by Molly Shah. Some of them are being reported as spam. Please do not do that and consider supporting them. Molly has some more resources on the topic.
mommunism.bsky.social Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · Dec 9
Threads for:

FAQ in English and Arabic for accounts from Gaza

General information about Gazan Fundraising and GoFundMes

List of Gazans you can support

More general information for people from Gaza
January 9, 2025 at 2:51 AM
strangecrow.bsky.social
Same btw ✨🏳️‍⚧️
ayoub.bsky.social elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · Jan 7
I’m sharing this as I saw a couple of followers post this drivel. A kind reminder that if you’re transphobic you should unfollow me before I find out and block you. I don’t f- with that sh*t and have zero tolerance for it.
ayoub.bsky.social elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · Jan 7
Grown adults write articles like this one and other grown adults praise them for it. Profoundly unserious. Western civ is so fragile one it requires rescuing from one terminally online middle aged woman obsessed with other people’s genitals?
January 7, 2025 at 9:51 PM
strangecrow.bsky.social
Where do people usually post comics ?
strangecrow.bsky.social غراب غريب عجيب @strangecrow.bsky.social · Jan 5
Part 1 of موسم الزيتون | The Season of the Olives.
Arabic Calligraphy saying: The Season of Olives A purple crow carrying a red flame in the afternoon sky. - The flame asks: "Where am I ? I can barely feel myself" - The crow responds: "You are safe. I picked you up not too long ago" A dark panel with tears in the backgrounds. The dialogue reads: - Flame: "I feel so light... Am I ...?" - Gharib: "I am sorry Samar..." - Samar: "And to the earth we return" The dark panel with tears and speech bubbles from the previous panel in the backgrounds. In the foreground, the crow and flame fly through them breaking the speech bubbles in their path. A moon appears on the upper right side.
January 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
strangecrow.bsky.social
Part 1 of موسم الزيتون | The Season of the Olives.
Arabic Calligraphy saying: The Season of Olives A purple crow carrying a red flame in the afternoon sky. - The flame asks: "Where am I ? I can barely feel myself" - The crow responds: "You are safe. I picked you up not too long ago" A dark panel with tears in the backgrounds. The dialogue reads: - Flame: "I feel so light... Am I ...?" - Gharib: "I am sorry Samar..." - Samar: "And to the earth we return" The dark panel with tears and speech bubbles from the previous panel in the backgrounds. In the foreground, the crow and flame fly through them breaking the speech bubbles in their path. A moon appears on the upper right side.
January 5, 2025 at 6:53 PM