Alex Braithwaite
@anticolonialist04.bsky.social
“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
Mother and Grandma, please no DMs #FreePalestine, SaveGaza, #DemolishZionism, #BDS
James Baldwin
Mother and Grandma, please no DMs #FreePalestine, SaveGaza, #DemolishZionism, #BDS
Understanding the mindset behind Israel’s usage of rape as a weapon of genocide mondoweiss.net/2025/11/unde... Recent testimonies from the Palestinian Center for Human Rights share shocking stories of Palestinian rape victims released from Israeli detention. The stories are horrifying to read but
Understanding the mindset behind Israel’s usage of rape as a weapon of genocide
Recent testimonies from the Palestinian Center for Human Rights share shocking stories of Palestinian rape victims released from Israeli detention. The stories are horrifying to read but essential for...
mondoweiss.net
November 18, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Understanding the mindset behind Israel’s usage of rape as a weapon of genocide mondoweiss.net/2025/11/unde... Recent testimonies from the Palestinian Center for Human Rights share shocking stories of Palestinian rape victims released from Israeli detention. The stories are horrifying to read but
UN Security Council approves Trump’s Gaza ‘peace plan,’ green-lighting U.S.-Israeli control of Gaza’s future mondoweiss.net/2025/11/un-s... The UN Security Council voted in favor of Trump’s “peace plan” for Gaza effectively giving the U.S & Israel the mandate to push forward their vision for Gaza's
UN Security Council approves Trump’s Gaza ‘peace plan,’ green-lighting U.S.-Israeli control of Gaza’s future
The UN Security Council voted in favor of Trump’s “peace plan” for Gaza, effectively giving the U.S. and Israel the mandate to push forward their vision for Gaza’s future - a future that, notably, fea...
mondoweiss.net
November 18, 2025 at 8:28 PM
UN Security Council approves Trump’s Gaza ‘peace plan,’ green-lighting U.S.-Israeli control of Gaza’s future mondoweiss.net/2025/11/un-s... The UN Security Council voted in favor of Trump’s “peace plan” for Gaza effectively giving the U.S & Israel the mandate to push forward their vision for Gaza's
Book Review: Charting Judaism’s moral crossroads at the Gaza genocide mondoweiss.net/2025/11/book... "Thou Shalt Not Stand Idly By: Jews of Conscience on Palestine" gathers over a century of Jewish voices opposing Zionism. The moral clarity of its contributors is more needed than ever as the self-
Book Review: Charting Judaism’s moral crossroads at the Gaza genocide
“Thou Shalt Not Stand Idly By: Jews of Conscience on Palestine” gathers over a century of Jewish voices opposing Zionism. The moral clarity of its contributors is more needed than ever as the self-pro...
mondoweiss.net
November 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Book Review: Charting Judaism’s moral crossroads at the Gaza genocide mondoweiss.net/2025/11/book... "Thou Shalt Not Stand Idly By: Jews of Conscience on Palestine" gathers over a century of Jewish voices opposing Zionism. The moral clarity of its contributors is more needed than ever as the self-
From the Favelas to Gaza: How militarism and greenwashing shape Brazilian relations, resistance, and solidarity with Palestine mondoweiss.net/2025/11/from... Brazilians have long supported Palestine, but the country's economic and military ties with Israel continue to deepen. As Israel's
From the Favelas to Gaza: How militarism and greenwashing shape Brazilian relations, resistance, and solidarity with Palestine
Brazilians have long supported Palestine, but the country’s economic and military ties with Israel continue to deepen. As Israel’s links to Brazil’s domestic inequality, agribusiness, and state violen...
mondoweiss.net
November 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
From the Favelas to Gaza: How militarism and greenwashing shape Brazilian relations, resistance, and solidarity with Palestine mondoweiss.net/2025/11/from... Brazilians have long supported Palestine, but the country's economic and military ties with Israel continue to deepen. As Israel's
Israeli conference honoring Yitzhak Rabin showcased the central role of liberal Zionism in the Gaza genocide mondoweiss.net/2025/11/isra... A conference commemorating Yitzhak Rabin unintentionally highlighted the Israeli left's central role in laying the groundwork and carrying out the Gaza genocide
Israeli conference honoring Yitzhak Rabin showcased the central role of liberal Zionism in the Gaza genocide
A conference commemorating Yitzhak Rabin unintentionally highlighted the Israeli left’s central role in laying the groundwork and carrying out the Gaza genocide.
mondoweiss.net
November 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Israeli conference honoring Yitzhak Rabin showcased the central role of liberal Zionism in the Gaza genocide mondoweiss.net/2025/11/isra... A conference commemorating Yitzhak Rabin unintentionally highlighted the Israeli left's central role in laying the groundwork and carrying out the Gaza genocide
What happened to the Jenin Freedom Theater? mondoweiss.net/2025/11/what... The Jenin Freedom Theater, an embodiment of the “cultural resistance” genre of committed art, ceased operations after the Israeli army ethnically cleansed Jenin refugee camp's residents. The theater is now gathering stories
What happened to the Jenin Freedom Theater?
The Jenin Freedom Theater, an embodiment of the “cultural resistance” genre of committed art, ceased operations after the Israeli army ethnically cleansed Jenin refugee camp’s residents. The theater i...
mondoweiss.net
November 16, 2025 at 3:20 PM
What happened to the Jenin Freedom Theater? mondoweiss.net/2025/11/what... The Jenin Freedom Theater, an embodiment of the “cultural resistance” genre of committed art, ceased operations after the Israeli army ethnically cleansed Jenin refugee camp's residents. The theater is now gathering stories
Why normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia won’t happen now, regardless of what Trump wants mondoweiss.net/2025/11/why-... Donald Trump aims to push Israel-Saudi normalization next week during his meeting with Mohammed bin Salman. MBS favors a weapons deal and a defense pact, while Israel wil
Why normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia won’t happen now, regardless of what Trump wants
Donald Trump aims to push Israel-Saudi normalization next week during his meeting with Mohammed bin Salman. MBS favors a weapons deal and a defense pact, while Israel will be in the background, workin...
mondoweiss.net
November 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Why normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia won’t happen now, regardless of what Trump wants mondoweiss.net/2025/11/why-... Donald Trump aims to push Israel-Saudi normalization next week during his meeting with Mohammed bin Salman. MBS favors a weapons deal and a defense pact, while Israel wil
One month in, the ‘ceasefire’ in Gaza exists only in name mondoweiss.net/2025/11/one-... Palestinians hoped the Gaza ceasefire with Israel would offer a chance to recover from two years of genocide, but a month later, Israel continues to strike with impunity, the economic crisis remains, and nutriti
One month in, the ‘ceasefire’ in Gaza exists only in name
Palestinians hoped the Gaza ceasefire with Israel would offer a chance to recover from two years of genocide, but a month later, Israel continues to strike with impunity, the economic crisis remains, ...
mondoweiss.net
November 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
One month in, the ‘ceasefire’ in Gaza exists only in name mondoweiss.net/2025/11/one-... Palestinians hoped the Gaza ceasefire with Israel would offer a chance to recover from two years of genocide, but a month later, Israel continues to strike with impunity, the economic crisis remains, and nutriti
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Every day there are multiple instances of blatant corruption. Our government policy is for sale to the highest bidder and every bad actor in the world knows it. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/w...
November 14, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Every day there are multiple instances of blatant corruption. Our government policy is for sale to the highest bidder and every bad actor in the world knows it. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/w...
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Seems like a good day for us to remind ourselves about some of the donations that Wes Streeting has received….🚨🚨🚨
November 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Seems like a good day for us to remind ourselves about some of the donations that Wes Streeting has received….🚨🚨🚨
Israel is killing Gazans trying to return to their homes beyond the ‘yellow line’ mondoweiss.net/2025/11/isra... As part of the ceasefire, Gaza has been split in half by the so-called ‘yellow line,’ where Israel’s military controls just over 50% of the Strip. Palestinians are being killed for trying
Israel is killing Gazans trying to return to their homes beyond the ‘yellow line’
As part of the ceasefire, Gaza has been split in half by the so-called ‘yellow line,’ where Israel’s military controls just over 50% of the Strip. Palestinians are being killed for trying to cross or ...
mondoweiss.net
November 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Israel is killing Gazans trying to return to their homes beyond the ‘yellow line’ mondoweiss.net/2025/11/isra... As part of the ceasefire, Gaza has been split in half by the so-called ‘yellow line,’ where Israel’s military controls just over 50% of the Strip. Palestinians are being killed for trying
AIPAC is suddenly a political liability. Is the Israel lobby in trouble? mondoweiss.net/2025/11/aipa... For years, AIPAC played a key role in U.S. politics as a campaign financing powerhouse, but now aspiring candidates are distancing themselves from the group. What lies ahead for the Lobby as the
AIPAC is suddenly a political liability. Is the Israel lobby in trouble?
For years, AIPAC played a key role in U.S. politics as a campaign financing powerhouse, but now aspiring candidates are distancing themselves from the group. What lies ahead for the Lobby as the Gaza ...
mondoweiss.net
November 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM
AIPAC is suddenly a political liability. Is the Israel lobby in trouble? mondoweiss.net/2025/11/aipa... For years, AIPAC played a key role in U.S. politics as a campaign financing powerhouse, but now aspiring candidates are distancing themselves from the group. What lies ahead for the Lobby as the
Israel wants to implement the death penalty for Palestinian prisoners. Here’s what you need to know. mondoweiss.net/2025/11/isra... Israel is advancing a dangerous bill to impose the death penalty on Palestinian prisoners. Right-wing leaders want to go even further and use the bill to give Israeli
Israel wants to implement the death penalty for Palestinian prisoners. Here’s what you need to know.
Israel is advancing a dangerous bill to impose the death penalty on Palestinian prisoners. Right-wing leaders want to go even further and use the bill to give Israeli forces the authority to carry out...
mondoweiss.net
November 13, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Israel wants to implement the death penalty for Palestinian prisoners. Here’s what you need to know. mondoweiss.net/2025/11/isra... Israel is advancing a dangerous bill to impose the death penalty on Palestinian prisoners. Right-wing leaders want to go even further and use the bill to give Israeli
In photos: The ongoing Nakba of Jenin refugee camp mondoweiss.net/2025/11/in-p... Jenin refugee camp was completely emptied of its residents during Israel's ethnic cleansing operation earlier this year. These are photos of life in the camp before its most recent Nakba.
In photos: The ongoing Nakba of Jenin refugee camp
Jenin refugee camp was completely emptied of its residents during Israel’s ethnic cleansing operation earlier this year. These are photos of life in the camp before its most recent Nakba.
mondoweiss.net
November 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM
In photos: The ongoing Nakba of Jenin refugee camp mondoweiss.net/2025/11/in-p... Jenin refugee camp was completely emptied of its residents during Israel's ethnic cleansing operation earlier this year. These are photos of life in the camp before its most recent Nakba.
Israel killed her son and held his body. Her story is one of hundreds of Palestinian families. mondoweiss.net/2025/11/isra... Inside one Palestinian family's harrowing experience of having their son's dead body withheld by Israel as a bargaining chip. Israel has held the bodies of 726 Palestinians
Israel killed her son and held his body. Her story is one of hundreds of Palestinian families.
Inside one Palestinian family’s harrowing experience of having their son’s dead body withheld by Israel as a bargaining chip. Israel has held the bodies of 726 Palestinians in refrigerators and the so...
mondoweiss.net
November 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Israel killed her son and held his body. Her story is one of hundreds of Palestinian families. mondoweiss.net/2025/11/isra... Inside one Palestinian family's harrowing experience of having their son's dead body withheld by Israel as a bargaining chip. Israel has held the bodies of 726 Palestinians
How it feels to live as an academic in exile while Gaza burns mondoweiss.net/2025/11/how-... As a graduate student from Gaza studying in Wyoming, I live in two dimensions: one where life moves peacefully forward, and another where everything I love is collapsing. I live in both worlds
How it feels to live as an academic in exile while Gaza burns
As a graduate student from Gaza studying in Wyoming, I live in two dimensions: one where life moves peacefully forward, and another where everything I love is collapsing. I live in both worlds at once...
mondoweiss.net
November 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
How it feels to live as an academic in exile while Gaza burns mondoweiss.net/2025/11/how-... As a graduate student from Gaza studying in Wyoming, I live in two dimensions: one where life moves peacefully forward, and another where everything I love is collapsing. I live in both worlds
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My grandfather fought in WWI
My father WWII
Both like today’s soldiers
Spat out, traumatised,
No counsel or support
Unable to be decent fathers
And I bitterly resent their sacrifice
Used by MOD & arms makers
To showcase new killing machines
Instead of today’s heroes
Promoting peace & reconciliation
My father WWII
Both like today’s soldiers
Spat out, traumatised,
No counsel or support
Unable to be decent fathers
And I bitterly resent their sacrifice
Used by MOD & arms makers
To showcase new killing machines
Instead of today’s heroes
Promoting peace & reconciliation
It will be a privilege this #RemembranceDay to stand again for Defence Humanists and @humanists.uk at the cenotaph. I will be thinking of the pity of war, the necessity of peace, of all the brave people who have fought for it whether in uniform or as civilians, and of those who grieve.
Humanists to pay tribute on Remembrance Day 2025
Humanist representatives will take part in Remembrance ceremonies across the UK – including national events in London, Cardiff, Belfast, and Edinburgh, as well as community ceremonies nationwide. Andr...
humanists.uk
November 9, 2025 at 9:22 AM
My grandfather fought in WWI
My father WWII
Both like today’s soldiers
Spat out, traumatised,
No counsel or support
Unable to be decent fathers
And I bitterly resent their sacrifice
Used by MOD & arms makers
To showcase new killing machines
Instead of today’s heroes
Promoting peace & reconciliation
My father WWII
Both like today’s soldiers
Spat out, traumatised,
No counsel or support
Unable to be decent fathers
And I bitterly resent their sacrifice
Used by MOD & arms makers
To showcase new killing machines
Instead of today’s heroes
Promoting peace & reconciliation
Reposted by Alex Braithwaite
The critics always said what Trump does, is always tacky, they were right...
November 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The critics always said what Trump does, is always tacky, they were right...
Why writers must boycott the New York Times mondoweiss.net/2025/11/why-... The New York Times is the paper of record and has played a key role in enabling the Gaza genocide. To hold the newspaper accountable, we must sever our ties —not only as subscribers or advertisers, but also as writers who
Why writers must boycott the New York Times
The New York Times is the paper of record and has played a key role in enabling the Gaza genocide. To hold the newspaper accountable, we must sever our ties —not only as subscribers or advertisers, bu...
mondoweiss.net
November 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Why writers must boycott the New York Times mondoweiss.net/2025/11/why-... The New York Times is the paper of record and has played a key role in enabling the Gaza genocide. To hold the newspaper accountable, we must sever our ties —not only as subscribers or advertisers, but also as writers who
Trump looks to the UN to bail out his ’20-point plan’ for Gaza mondoweiss.net/2025/11/trum... As Trump’s administration struggles to find ways to implement its fatally flawed “20-Point Plan” for Gaza, it has taken the surprising step of trying to obtain the approval of the United Nations Security
Trump looks to the UN to bail out his ’20-point plan’ for Gaza
As Trump’s administration struggles to find ways to implement its fatally flawed “20-Point Plan” for Gaza, it has taken the surprising step of trying to obtain the approval of the United Nations Secur...
mondoweiss.net
November 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Trump looks to the UN to bail out his ’20-point plan’ for Gaza mondoweiss.net/2025/11/trum... As Trump’s administration struggles to find ways to implement its fatally flawed “20-Point Plan” for Gaza, it has taken the surprising step of trying to obtain the approval of the United Nations Security
Israel is trying to divide Gaza in half along the ‘Yellow Line.’ What is it, and is it here to stay? mondoweiss.net/2025/11/ther... The “Yellow Line” splitting Gaza in two is meant to be temporary according to Trump’s “peace” plan. However, the fact that those terms were intentionally left vague
Israel is trying to divide Gaza in half along the ‘Yellow Line.’ What is it, and is it here to stay?
The “Yellow Line” splitting Gaza in two is meant to be temporary according to Trump’s “peace” plan. However, the fact that those terms were intentionally left vague suggests that the partition of Gaza...
mondoweiss.net
November 7, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Israel is trying to divide Gaza in half along the ‘Yellow Line.’ What is it, and is it here to stay? mondoweiss.net/2025/11/ther... The “Yellow Line” splitting Gaza in two is meant to be temporary according to Trump’s “peace” plan. However, the fact that those terms were intentionally left vague
Zohran Mamdani’s victory is a loss for Zionism mondoweiss.net/2025/11/zohr... Zohran Mamdani’s historic victory in New York City shows that the Gaza genocide has permanently shifted Israel’s role in U.S. politics.
Zohran Mamdani’s victory is a loss for Zionism
Zohran Mamdani’s historic victory in New York City shows that the Gaza genocide has permanently shifted Israel’s role in U.S. politics.
mondoweiss.net
November 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Zohran Mamdani’s victory is a loss for Zionism mondoweiss.net/2025/11/zohr... Zohran Mamdani’s historic victory in New York City shows that the Gaza genocide has permanently shifted Israel’s role in U.S. politics.
Zohran Mamdani represents a historic turning point for American Muslims and all advocates for Palestinian freedom mondoweiss.net/2025/11/zohr... For American Muslims, November 4, 2025, was a long time coming. Zohran Mamdani's victory serves as a rebuke to those who claim American Muslims have no
Zohran Mamdani represents a historic turning point for American Muslims and all advocates for Palestinian freedom
For American Muslims, November 4, 2025, was a long time coming. Zohran Mamdani’s victory serves as a rebuke to those who claim American Muslims have no place in their own country and to those standing...
mondoweiss.net
November 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Zohran Mamdani represents a historic turning point for American Muslims and all advocates for Palestinian freedom mondoweiss.net/2025/11/zohr... For American Muslims, November 4, 2025, was a long time coming. Zohran Mamdani's victory serves as a rebuke to those who claim American Muslims have no
We need as many people as possible to agree with putting in place more ways to increase funding rather than making cuts and essentially punishing those who are already suffering. Tax the Rich – Wealth Tax Now www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved...
Oxfam GB | Chancellor Rachel Reeves: Tax wealth now
It’s time to tax the super-rich. Demand a Wealth Tax today.
www.oxfam.org.uk
November 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
We need as many people as possible to agree with putting in place more ways to increase funding rather than making cuts and essentially punishing those who are already suffering. Tax the Rich – Wealth Tax Now www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved...
Like Gaza, Israel is threatening to destroy the Lebanon ceasefire mondoweiss.net/2025/11/like... A year-old “ceasefire” is being upheld in Lebanon despite almost daily Israeli military strikes. The Trump administration can still prevent the fragile truce from falling apart, but only if it forces
Like Gaza, Israel is threatening to destroy the Lebanon ceasefire
A year-old “ceasefire” is being upheld in Lebanon despite almost daily Israeli military strikes. The Trump administration can still prevent the fragile truce from falling apart, but only if it forces ...
mondoweiss.net
November 6, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Like Gaza, Israel is threatening to destroy the Lebanon ceasefire mondoweiss.net/2025/11/like... A year-old “ceasefire” is being upheld in Lebanon despite almost daily Israeli military strikes. The Trump administration can still prevent the fragile truce from falling apart, but only if it forces