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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 1d

"...there is a deadlock of imagination in the global north, and a deadlock in the possibility of action in the global south.”

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

‘I deserve to heal’: freed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah on his prison ordeal and next steps

The campaigner, who spent more than a decade in an Egyptian ‘vortex of incarceration’, wants to join his son in the UK while he reflects on the fight for freedom

www.theguardian.com

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 1d

I like how the news will be like “while the President claiming Portland was ruled by a giant skeleton named Mr Nibbles is not strictly true, it does speak to the anxiety of many Americans”

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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 1d

American universities have lost the plot

Miriam Posner @miriamposner.com · 1d

Found this just incredibly depressing, more than anything.

An easel sign reads, “UCLA
ATTENTION
No events are permitted in this area today. Per Policy 852, this location is NOT designated for public expression activities.
Individuals participating in an event or a public expression activity in this area are subject to discipline and/or arrest.
Scan for policy information.”

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Wesley Morgan @wesleymorgan.bsky.social · 1d

Today's ceasefire withdrawal leaves the IDF in control of a large proportion of Gaza's former urban areas (outlined in white)—all of Rafah; most of Khan Younis; Beit Hanoun; and Gaza City's Shejaiya neighborhood.

Areas where we know nearly all buildings have been demolished are shaded black.

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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 1d

He was assistant TO the professor

a man in a suit and tie is touching his face .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is touching his face .

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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 1d

I received a hate email from a doctor in south Carolina who claims an academic affiliation with McGill University, seemingly because he studied there 20 years ago. He signed his letter "assistant professor (ret.)"

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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 2d

Hi everyone this is a joke.

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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 2d

Maybe it'll be different this time

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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 2d

Listen I am a free thinker

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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks for sharing wendy!

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Wendy Pearlman @wendy-pearlman.bsky.social · 2d

"Even if it does bring about a welcome respite from the suffering in Gaza in the short term, I believe a durable, mutually agreed upon resolution to the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict requires what Trump’s plan sidelines: Palestinian self-determination."

Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 3d

My article on the 20 point gaza "peace plan" is now out. Let me tell you why peace processes in the Israeli Palestinian conflict seem to keep failing, with a focus on Tony Blair the menace of the middle east

theconversation.com/a-gaza-peace...

Gaza peace plan risks borrowing more from Tony Blair’s failures in the Middle East than his success in Northern Ireland

The former British leader was tapped to lead redevelopment efforts in Gaza if a deal is agreed upon.

theconversation.com

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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 2d

Idk maybe we should incentivize Trump to achieve real peace by giving him the Nobel peace prize

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 2d

Quite aside from anything else, this is what it looks like in Gaza as people try to return home. (📷: Al-Jazeera)

Picture of dozens of people walking through a scene of utter devastation, the only buildings still standing are bombed out, the rest is rubble.

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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 2d

Omg youre so right. That's what my career is

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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 2d

🤯 omg

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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 2d

I really wish I could join a book club where I choose all the books. And we bring snacks.

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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 2d

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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks for sharing!

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 2d

Not only astute, but very necessary by @danaelkurd.bsky.social on “a plan rooted in ‘illiberal peace’”

Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 3d

My article on the 20 point gaza "peace plan" is now out. Let me tell you why peace processes in the Israeli Palestinian conflict seem to keep failing, with a focus on Tony Blair the menace of the middle east

theconversation.com/a-gaza-peace...

Gaza peace plan risks borrowing more from Tony Blair’s failures in the Middle East than his success in Northern Ireland

The former British leader was tapped to lead redevelopment efforts in Gaza if a deal is agreed upon.

theconversation.com

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 2d

🚨 The Palestinian Prisoners’ Affairs Authority and Prisoners’ Club confirmed that no official list of prisoners for release has been approved by Israel or announced. They said names circulating on social media and WhatsApp are inaccurate and urged the public not to share unverified information.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 2d

www.wweek.com/culture/2025...

Can you put into words what that purpose is? You and the frog have really become icons of this protest.

There’s been a nice overall whimsy that has shown up. The frog is amazing. We had a bunch of other inflatable people here last night, too. I saw people playing Twister the other day.

What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid.

It also dismantles their narrative a little bit. When they try to describe this situation as “war-torn,” it becomes much harder to take them seriously when they have to post a video saying [U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security] Kristi Noem is up on the balcony staring over the Antifa Army and it’s, like, eight journalists and five protesters and one of them is in a chicken suit.

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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 3d

Virginia Senate Democrats warned there would be significant consequences in future budget cycles for the University of Virginia if the school’s leadership accepts a proposed funding agreement with President Trump’s administration.

via @virginiamercury.com

Va. Senate Dems call Trump admin’s UVA funding proposal ‘political extortion’

Virginia Senate Democrats warned there would be significant consequences in future budget cycles for the University of Virginia if the school’s leadership accepts a proposed funding agreement with…

www.newsfromthestates.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d

CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?

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Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 4d

NEW: A MAGA X account often shared by Senator Mike Lee and House Republicans like Nancy Mace--that often alleges Democrats encourage voting fraud-- is run by a man who not only has never stepped foot in the US, he also illegally donated to an American campaign.

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

The Viral MAGA Accounts Run by a Man Who Has Never Been to America

Two influential MAGA social media accounts are run by Rumen Naumovski, a Macedonian who may have illegally donated to a U.S. election.

www.rollingstone.com

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aaron from queens from twitter @aaronnarraph.bsky.social · 3d

the background on zohran's colbert appearance is jaw-droppingly disgusting

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