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Adrian M Levy

@adrianmlevy.bsky.social

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Writing - filming: Amber Room, Deception, Meadow, Siege, the Exile, Spy Stories, and Emmy winning Forever Prisoner on HBO-Max, and published by Grove

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Adrian M Levy @adrianmlevy.bsky.social · Nov 27

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/05/26/books/review/new-paperbacks-villarosa.html

"The Forever Prisoner" is out in p/b - in US, UK and India - Zayn Abu Zubaydah is not out....

@groveatlantic @cathyscottclark @HarperCollinsIN

#cia #Pakistan #GTMO #torture

6 Paperbacks to Read This Week (Published 2023)

Selected reading from the Book Review, including "Magpie ...

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Adrian M Levy @adrianmlevy.bsky.social · Dec 24

Now Assad has gone, the stories that will come up for air include….. www.yahoo.com/news/syrian-...

Syrian medics say were coerced into false chemical attack testimony

Two Syrian doctors and a nurse told AFP in a series of interviews over the weekend that Bashar al-Assad's government coerced them into providing false testimony to international investigators after a ...

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Adrian M Levy @adrianmlevy.bsky.social · Dec 21

I’m hoping my next film is also ‘technically poor’ ;)

indianexpress.com/article/ente...

FFI jury head Jahnu Baruaa reacts to Laapataa Ladies’ Oscars exit, calls Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light ‘technically poor’

FFI jury head Jahnu Barua responds to the backlash over jury selecting Laapataa Ladies for the Oscars race instead of All We Imagine As Light.

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Adrian M Levy @adrianmlevy.bsky.social · Dec 16

Are you saying he’s a useful idiot ?

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Kriszta Satori @fulelo.bsky.social · Dec 6

We have looked into #HTS' engagement in #Syria's Idlib province and the attempts to shake off the jihadist baggage, as well as Jawlani's transformation
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Paul Astell @paulastell.bsky.social · Dec 2

Link broken. This is the one. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Petition: Ban driven grouse shooting

Chris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery (Wild Justice) believe that driven grouse shooting is bad for people, the environment and wildlife. People; we think grouse shooting is economically insignifi...

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Kriszta Satori @fulelo.bsky.social · Dec 2

And here is a reminder from #TheGlobalJigsaw about life in Idlib province, on air last year:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · Nov 30

This is as if, eight years from now, Ukrainians reconquered Donetsk

Syria Notes @syrianotes.bsky.social · Nov 30

Aleppo City is Liberated

Day Three review by Gregory Waters.
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Aleppo City is Liberated

The opposition enters Aleppo City for the first time in eight years

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Michael Weiss @michaeldweiss.bsky.social · Nov 27

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Adrian M Levy @adrianmlevy.bsky.social · Nov 29

Nah - Mescal all the way. And if you want to see what he can do check out Aftersun!

Adrian M Levy @adrianmlevy.bsky.social · Nov 27

FREE DR AAFIA SIDDIQUI: A CALL FOR JUSTICE AND CLEMENCY https://chng.it/dmnHRyTh via @UKChange

Sign the Petition

FREE DR AAFIA SIDDIQUI: A CALL FOR JUSTICE AND CLEMENCY

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Adrian M Levy @adrianmlevy.bsky.social · Nov 27

Sad to say - 💔- one of the most eloquent.

https://youtu.be/VWJjge2sy14?si=gnvkFhzIKtSCIYv0

Adrian M Levy @adrianmlevy.bsky.social · Nov 27

On Netflix now - https://youtu.be/5Dmr5rktfGY?si=HyuE3iB1aZxANxdF

Adrian M Levy @adrianmlevy.bsky.social · Nov 27

director...!

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2024/jun/20/uk-general-election-2024-live-updates-labour-tories-polls-seats-inflation?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6673f8a38f083e48d0c65346#block-6673f8a38f083e48d0c65346

Tory candidate facing probe over election date betting al...

Laura Saunders issues statement saying she may sue BBC ov...

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Adrian M Levy @adrianmlevy.bsky.social · Nov 27

Never mind the insider betting...or the cancelled attack ads, but to lose your campaign...

Adrian M Levy @adrianmlevy.bsky.social · Nov 27

https://open.substack.com/pub/themill/p/clinging-on-in-east-manchester?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

Clinging on in east Manchester

In the shadow of the Etihad Stadium, the Grey Mare Lane e...

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Adrian M Levy @adrianmlevy.bsky.social · Nov 27

Great reporting and writing from the ever-rising Manchester Mill and Alex Herron — worth your time, even if you don’t support City !

Clinging on in east Manchester, by @ManchesterMill...

Adrian M Levy @adrianmlevy.bsky.social · Nov 27

One of the best - ⁦@sheela2010⁩ gets a retrospective - do watch! https://youtu.be/hRQymUg6TvQ?feature=shared

Adrian M Levy @adrianmlevy.bsky.social · Nov 27

Kushner on the Jonathan Glazer pile-on, and ceasefires ! This one’s worth a listen

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5x0IBrZz9P0FsmtD18L4dm?si=MgGBKi-fRYWW3zWpNS5Rqg

Tony Kushner: Israel's Gaza war 'looks a lot like ethnic ...

Haaretz Podcast · Episode

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Adrian M Levy @adrianmlevy.bsky.social · Nov 27

US

https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/cold-war-henry-kissinger/2023-11-29/henry-kissinger-declassified-obituary-0?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=ddc144de-5acb-4bf7-ac3d-b3f8245b803c

Henry Kissinger: The Declassified Obituary | National Sec...

Washington, D.C., November 29, 2023 - Henry Kissinger’s d...

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Adrian M Levy @adrianmlevy.bsky.social · Nov 27

Kissinger, a primer! The cables that provide a snapshot of the secret wars abroad and his paranoia in the...

Adrian M Levy @adrianmlevy.bsky.social · Nov 27

At last !!! Some good news - Moment Indian workers freed after weeks https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-67552409

Watch: Moment worker is pulled from collapsed tunnel

Fourty-one Indian workers are finally rescued from a tunn...

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Adrian M Levy @adrianmlevy.bsky.social · Nov 27

especially relevant for this week....(and always)

Adrian M Levy @adrianmlevy.bsky.social · Nov 27

http://k-punk.abstractdynamics.org/archives/008166.html

k-punk: Conspicuous Force and Verminization

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Adrian M Levy @adrianmlevy.bsky.social · Nov 27

"The difference between They, the Evil and We, the Good is, of course, intent; the Terrorists deliberately target civilians. This is their only aim, because they are Evil. Although we kill vastly more civilians, we do not intend to it, so we remain Good." - Mark Fisher - K Punk

Adrian M Levy @adrianmlevy.bsky.social · Nov 27

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/24/the-guardian-view-on-the-power-of-forgiveness-a-freed-hostages-gesture-should-not-be-forgotten?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

The Guardian view on the power of forgiveness: a freed ho...

Editorial: Recognising the common humanity of Israeli and...