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Asteris Masouras

@asteris.bsky.social

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Freelance journo/global newsfilter; Global Voices, ex-reported.ly; human rights, film/games/scifi geek. Social justice/stay human. Same handle on Twitter, Mastodon.

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Asteris Masouras @asteris.bsky.social · Jul 11

Support our work to keep us going! Global Voices is a unique community of authors, activists and translators from all over the globe, and its work is vital at this time of systematic disinformation, mistrust and intolerance.

Global Voices @globalvoices.org · Jul 11

Make a difference: support independent news and translation!

We are a very low-cost organization, with no office and few operating costs, and most of our funding goes directly into staff pay. Even small amounts go a long way.

Support Global Voices now: globalvoices.org/donate/

Make a difference: support independent news and translation!

Make a difference: support independent news and translation! We've launched a new donation campaign to manage international funding cuts Support Global Voices You can make a difference by supporting local news, analysis, translation, and languages arou...

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Asteris Masouras @asteris.bsky.social · 1d

Aren't they always? 😄
👋 from the other side, it's been a while, hope you're well

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elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · 1d

It helps that he has the personality of an AI bot

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Rishi Sunak takes advisory roles with Microsoft and AI firm Anthropic

Former UK prime minister told post-ministerial jobs watchdog roles would not involve lobbying or UK policy influence Rishi Sunak has been appointed as a senior adviser by the US technology companies Microsoft and Anthropic. The former British prime minister’s pair of new jobs emerged on Thursday in letters published by Westminster’s office of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (Acoba). They add to his roles as a senior adviser to Goldman Sachs International, the investment bank, and speechmaker to investment firms including Bain Capital and Makena Capital in the US, which have netted him over £150,000 a talk. Continue reading...

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Asteris Masouras @asteris.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, this went through yesterday? I tried for 10' to post it and gave up. (On X, it'd be censorship, Bluesky is just extremely clunky, esp. on mobile.)

Asteris Masouras @asteris.bsky.social · 2d

Over on the "hellsite," I've curated the first few hours of reactions, mostly of Palestinians, to the ceasefire announcement. Because on this site, apparently no one cares about the genocide.

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Global Voices @globalvoices.org · 1d

Maybe Global Voices helped you learn something new.
Maybe it helped you feel seen.
Maybe it sparked your activism.
If it moved you, support it now.
globalvoices.org/donate/
#KeepGVStrong

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Asteris Masouras @asteris.bsky.social · 2d

Over on the "hellsite," I've curated the first few hours of reactions, mostly of Palestinians, to the ceasefire announcement. Because on this site, apparently no one cares about the genocide.

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Διεθνής Αμνηστία @amnestygreece.bsky.social · 8d

📌Η ατιμωρησία του Ισραήλ για τις κατάφωρες παραβιάσεις του διεθνούς δικαίου μετράει δεκαετίες και πρέπει να τερματιστεί.

📢Τίποτα δεν μπορεί να δικαιολογήσει τη γενοκτονία.

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Global Voices @globalvoices.org · 8d

This is another of those weeks when we have too many excellent, important stories to fit them all in the highlights. Please support us to continue our important work.

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Local news from around the world

Local news from around the world Local coverage of the Nepal protests; community action in Asia; a webinar on China's climate impact in Latin America, and more! View this email in your browser Local news to a global audience I'm Malka Older, the Execut...

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 8d

Israel's army issues 'final warning' for hundreds of thousands of people to flee main urban centre as attacks escalate.

Israel’s navy seizes last flotilla boat as army levels Gaza City

Israel's army issues 'final warning' for hundreds of thousands of people to flee main urban centre as attacks escalate.

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Asteris Masouras @asteris.bsky.social · 8d

The genocide continues, every goddamn day.

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elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · 8d

Premature babies being evacuated from Gaza City as Israel annihilates everything around them using remote-controlled vehicles

www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

A medical worker prepares to evacuate a premature baby from al-Helo International Hospital,

to be transported to southern Gaza [Ebrahim Hajjaj/Reuters]

A member of the Cadus organisation evacuates a premature baby for further medical care

from Gaza City [Ebrahim Hajjaj/Reuters]

Cadus

UNICEF says the situation for babies and mothers in Gaza 'has never been worse' [Ebrahim Hajjaj/Reuters]

Ambulances transport premature babies evacuated from Gaza City to a hospital in southern

Gaza [Ebrahim Hajjaj/Reuters]

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✊🦊🖤 alepouda @alepouda.bsky.social · 8d

Το Marinette, το τελευταίο σκάφος του Global Sumud Flotilla, αναχαιτίστηκε στις 10:29πμ τοπική ώρα, περίπου 42,5 ναυτικά μίλια από τη Γάζα.

✊🦊🖤 alepouda @alepouda.bsky.social · 8d

Ενα ιστιοπλοικο του Sumud Flotilla που ειχε βλαβη και εμεινε πισω εχει μπει σε πορεία προς την Γαζα μόνο του, λέγεται Marinette www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzMn...

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Global Voices @globalvoices.org · 8d

In a world of disinformation, local journalism is a lifeline.
Help us translate, publish, and protect it.
Support Global Voices today.
globalvoices.org/donate/
#KeepGVStrong

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Global Voices @globalvoices.org · 8d

As the Gen Z protests shook Kathmandu, violent clashes and crackdowns caused deaths, while journalists who were personally affected vy mob attacks and arson that damaged media offices, making reporting difficult.

‘It is hard to feel neutral’: How Nepal's media covered the Gen Z uprising

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Global Voices @globalvoices.org · Sep 11

The internet was supposed to democratize information.
Now, it’s more closed, censored, and weaponized than ever.
Global Voices is still holding the line.
Help us keep doing it.
globalvoices.org/donate/
#KeepGVStrong

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elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · 18d

Now’s a great time to pick up Alaa’s book, folks. It is perfectly titled: you have not yet been defeated

Alaa was not defeated!

YOU HAVE
NOT YET BEEN
DEFEATED
ALAA ABD EL-FATTAH

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elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · 18d

If you’re in the media covering the Trump antifa news and you do not start every antifa-related sentence by telling your audience what antifa stands for, you are choosing complicity in an ideology that will come after you next.

It means anti-fascism.

Tell your audience where you stand on fascism

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Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 18d

This is horrific and feels like it should be a bigger deal. Business Insider reports that people who have worked at xAI have seen Grok create images and written material with child sex abuse material.

www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-gr...

Behind Grok's 'sexy' settings, workers review explicit and disturbing content

Workers say they've faced sexually explicit content while xAI has marketed Grok to be deliberately provocative. Experts say the company should be cautious.

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Andy Carvin @acarv.in · 18d

Alaa and Mona via her FB feed.

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Leila Nachawati @leilana.bsky.social · 18d

Who's crying?!

❤️💕💖

Andy Carvin @acarv.in · 18d

The picture we've all been waiting for: #AlaaIsFree

h/t: Mohamed Elbaqer

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 19d

#FreeAlaa!!!!!!!

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 19d

Egyptian authorities announced the presidential pardon of prominent activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah after six years in prison, according to his lawyer Khaled Ali and an announcement by state TV.

Egypt announces pardon for top activist who's spent 6 years behind bars

Egyptian authorities on Monday announced the presidential pardon of prominent activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, according to his lawyer Khaled Ali and an announcement by Egypt’s state TV.

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Asteris Masouras @asteris.bsky.social · 19d

Best news of the year, so far. Feels like we've been calling for Alaa's release for centuries. #FreeAlaa

Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 19d

HUGE HUGE NEWS FROM EGYPT!!

Egyptian President Sisi has issued a presidential pardon for activist and blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah.

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 25d

In the Mediterranean Sea, at least 2,452 migrants or refugees died or went missing last year.

At least 50 dead after vessel carrying Sudanese refugees catches fire

In the Mediterranean Sea, at least 2,452 migrants or refugees died or went missing last year.

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 25d

📺 LIVE NOW: Israel expands aggression across the region as it moves to obliterate Gaza City

www.youtube.com/live/H-pFnVH...

Israel expands aggression across the region as it moves to obliterate Gaza City

YouTube video by Drop Site News

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Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 25d

⚖️ The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel has found that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

Read the full report here: ohchr.org/sites/defaul...

Some key takeaways in the 🧵 (1)

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Asteris Masouras @asteris.bsky.social · 25d

Like I said... If you hadn't watched them, now's a good time

Dalia the Raven ☪️ @turkishmeatchugger.bsky.social · 25d

Robert Redford was great in everything, but SPY GAME and SNEAKERS are two of my favorite movies of all time. I've watched them hundreds of times, and the sound and texture of his voice is forever imprinted on my mind. Damn, what a legend! Rest in peace, sir, thank you for everything!

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