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Jim Colella @jimcolella.bsky.social · Jun 23

Not exactly the point of the article, but on that note, a state's military can be. Just ask US, Canada, Israel, Saudi Arabia & Bahrain.

BBC News - Canada lists Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist group
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Canada lists Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist entity

Foreign minister warns Canadians in Iran that the decision could lead to reprisals.

www.bbc.com

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · Jun 23

Amidst shameful media neglect of genocide in #Gaza, there has been a consistent exception: the UK’s Channel 4 News.

Today’s report on the daily killings by Israelis of the starving queuing for food aid.

Wait for the UN assessment at the end.

This is a difficult but essential watch. Pls share.

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Mohamad Bazzi @mbazzi.bsky.social · Jun 23

“The people of the Middle East will pay the highest price for yet another reckless war built on a lie” — my latest @theguardian.com

Like George W Bush, Trump has started a reckless war based on a lie | Mohamad Bazzi

The Iraq war was built on a lie. Now history is repeating itself

www.theguardian.com

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Jim Colella @jimcolella.bsky.social · Jun 23

"if killing 23 civilians at an aid distribution site isn't terrorism how can we possibly be expected to accept that spraypainting a plane is?"

Israel kills innocent Palestinians. Activists spraypaint a plane. Guess which the UK govt calls terrorism | Sally Rooney
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Israel kills innocent Palestinians. Activists spray-paint a plane. Guess which the UK government calls terrorism | Sally Rooney

If Palestine Action becomes a proscribed group, writing these words of support could become a serious offence. It’s vital we fight this alarming attack on free speech, says writer Sally Rooney

www.theguardian.com

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · May 26

"She was also Gaza’s youngest influencer, offering practical survival tips for daily life under bombardment, such as advice on how to cook with improvised methods when there was no gas.

'I try to bring a bit of joy to the other children so that they can forget the war. '”

Gaza’s youngest influencer aged 11 among children killed by Israeli strikes

Yaqeen Hammad offered tips for surviving life under bombardment and is just one of dozens of minors who have died

www.theguardian.com

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Jim Colella @jimcolella.bsky.social · May 26

'As Martin Luther King Jr said: “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”'

What did you do during the genocide in Gaza? | Arwa Mahdawi
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

What did you do during the genocide in Gaza? | Arwa Mahdawi

When future generations read about Gaza with horror and wonder how we allowed a livestreamed genocide to happen, what will you say?

www.theguardian.com

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · May 26

The turning point that wasn't: the way the world talks about Israel's war has changed. Nothing else has | Nesrine Malik

An air of complicity has prompted new rhetoric from UK and EU leaders. But it won’t redeem them – or change history’s course, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

www.theguardian.com

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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · May 23

Ukrainians understand that peace will only come at the end of a long struggle…. So should we - and support it accordingly… my latest from Ukraine…
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

In Ukraine, I saw Trump’s ‘peace deal’ wouldn’t just trade away land – but lives, memories and homes | Timothy Garton Ash

Ukrainians I met in Kyiv and Lviv were grimly realistic about the end of the war. We should follow their example, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash

www.theguardian.com

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · May 4

Putin showed off his home church. This is probably the place where he prays before launching missiles at playgrounds and hospitals in #Ukraine.

Perhaps it’s where he prayed before killing 30 people in Sumy on Palm Sunday.

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Jim Colella @jimcolella.bsky.social · May 4

"I’ve heard versions of 'no one cares', 'no one is doing anything' and 'nothing came of it' for all my activist life." Or rather: Context is everything! Great piece from @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social on the actual fight back against Trump:
‘Protest shapes the world’
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

‘Protest shapes the world’: Rebecca Solnit on the fight back against Trump

Demonstrations against the US president have been underplayed and dismissed, but a lifetime of activism has taught me how powerful collective action can be

www.theguardian.com

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Noah Barkin @noahbarkin.bsky.social · May 2

Rubio publicly criticizing an ally for cracking down on right-wing extremism. And Germany hitting back. We are in a new world

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · Apr 27

Could you ever have imagined you would see a headline like this in your lifetime

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Olde Luke @oldeluke.bsky.social · Apr 26

Zelensky explaining the fundamentals of democracy and how Putin will never be the daddy Trump's looking for.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · Apr 26

Cartoon by @billbramhall.bsky.social.

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Haaretz.com @haaretzcom.bsky.social · Apr 26

A senior Hamas official told Agence France-Presse on Saturday that the organization is prepared to release all remaining hostages at one time in exchange for a five-year cease-fire in Gaza. Israel has not yet responded to the report

Hamas reportedly willing to release all hostages at once for five-year cease-fire in Gaza

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www.haaretz.com

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S.E.E. Danesti @seedanesti.com · Apr 26

“He’s not just unprepared; he’s temperamentally unfit to hold an office that requires knowledge, stability and immense responsibility.”

- Hillary Clinton

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Jonathan Freedland @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social · Apr 25

Donald Trump has the habits of the vandal, the autocrat, the gangster and the fool - for proof, look no further than Ukraine. Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Ukraine has exposed Trump’s true identity: as a vandal, an autocrat, a gangster and a fool | Jonathan Freedland

This presidency places authoritarian ambition above all – and now the people of Ukraine are paying the price, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

www.theguardian.com

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Jim Colella @jimcolella.bsky.social · Apr 25

"Ukrainians don’t have the luxury of indulging in the fantasies & distortions of Truth Social, or X, or Russian state TV. They have no choice but to believe in the rockets flying over their heads, the news of dead neighbours–in short, in reality"
Nataliya Gumenyuk
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

In Kyiv, we don’t believe in the fantasy of Trump's ‘peace deal’. Our reality is more dead civilians | Nataliya Gumenyuk

At the scene of the deadliest attack on our capital this year, I see the war on Ukraine is still very real – and Putin shows no signs of ending it, says Ukrainian journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk

www.theguardian.com

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · Apr 15

If you paid $1 In federal income taxes, you paid more than:

Tesla in 2024 & 2022
AT&T in 2021
Nike in 2020
FedEx in 2020
Dish Network in 2020
Amazon in 2017-2018
Elon Musk in 2018
Jeff Bezos in 2007 & 2011
Carl Icahn in 2016-2017

Yes. It’s time to tax the rich.

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · Apr 11

The truth has become basic. Trump is a fool who is fucking everything up. There's no more to it than that. But there's only so many times you can write that column. So people are forced to construct 'well actually he has a point' arguments and 'hidden strategy' think pieces.

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Nick Knudsen @nickknudsenus.bsky.social · Apr 5

SEATTLE WASHINGTON SHOWED UP!!! ✊

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · Apr 5

Portland, Oregon #3E #Handsoff #FiftyFiftyOne

📷 @climatebrad.hillheat.com

A massive crowd of protesters gathers in a public area, holding colorful signs advocating for democracy and social justice.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · Apr 5

Tariffs will be lifted on penguins who agree to storm Greenland.

by Donald Trump

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Aaron Black @aaronblack.bsky.social · Apr 5

Hands off our healthcare!
Hands off our public education!
Hands off our jobs!
Hands off my 401k!
Hands off my neighbor who has committed no crime!
Hands off those Congressional seats that we are coming for in 2026!

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · Apr 5

Wow!!!!

Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Apr 5

Spectacular view of 100,000 people attending the #HandsOff march in NYC

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