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+972 Magazine @972mag.com · 12h

Now, thousands of displaced Palestinians - most of them on foot - are returning to northern Gaza after Israeli troops withdrew to an agreed redeployment line. The Israeli army said the first phase of the ceasefire deal took effect at noon.

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David Mac Redmond @davidmacredmond.bsky.social · 1d

Since the issue of captive exchanges will be on the minds of many in the next few days, here is a piece I wrote for @thejournal.ie Knowledge Bank about those people in Israeli detention, many of whom can be considered hostages.

David Mac Redmond @davidmacredmond.bsky.social · 1d

They really are, in a legal sense, hostages.

I've written about it here, including an interview with Francesca Albanese.

www.factchecking.ie/articles/hos...

Hostages, detainees and prisoners - the language of the Israel assault on Gaza

palestinian prisoners israeli hostages Legally speaking, those held captive in Gaza are undoubtedly hostages. The legal status of those held in Israeli captivity, however, is more complicated.

www.factchecking.ie

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Bill McCarthy @billmccarthy.bsky.social · 1d

US President Donald Trump repeated his false claim today that Amish communities have "no autism."

Fact-check: factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "You're talking about the Pennsylvania Dutch, or you were talking about the Amish, where they don't take any of this stuff and they have virtually no autism."

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David Mac Redmond @davidmacredmond.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, it's long but worth the read, in my humble opinion.

And fwiw all of the people held captive in Gaza are hostages.

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 1d

A map of Gaza shows how Israeli forces will withdraw under the first phase of the ceasefire plan while remaining in control of nearly 60% of the besieged Strip aje.io/kekalb

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David Mac Redmond @davidmacredmond.bsky.social · 1d

Since the issue of captive exchanges will be on the minds of many in the next few days, here is a piece I wrote for @thejournal.ie Knowledge Bank about those people in Israeli detention, many of whom can be considered hostages.

David Mac Redmond @davidmacredmond.bsky.social · 1d

They really are, in a legal sense, hostages.

I've written about it here, including an interview with Francesca Albanese.

www.factchecking.ie/articles/hos...

Hostages, detainees and prisoners - the language of the Israel assault on Gaza

palestinian prisoners israeli hostages Legally speaking, those held captive in Gaza are undoubtedly hostages. The legal status of those held in Israeli captivity, however, is more complicated.

www.factchecking.ie

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David Mac Redmond @davidmacredmond.bsky.social · 1d

That is not necessarily true but I would ask you to read the full piece to see why.

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 1d

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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David Mac Redmond @davidmacredmond.bsky.social · 1d

Not even original www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump condemned for using ‘Palestinian’ as slur to attack Schumer

US president said of Senate minority leader: ‘He’s not Jewish any more. He’s a Palestinian’

www.theguardian.com

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David Mac Redmond @davidmacredmond.bsky.social · 1d

They really are, in a legal sense, hostages.

I've written about it here, including an interview with Francesca Albanese.

www.factchecking.ie/articles/hos...

Hostages, detainees and prisoners - the language of the Israel assault on Gaza

palestinian prisoners israeli hostages Legally speaking, those held captive in Gaza are undoubtedly hostages. The legal status of those held in Israeli captivity, however, is more complicated.

www.factchecking.ie

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David Mac Redmond @davidmacredmond.bsky.social · 1d

How is this real?

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 1d

Following MTG's lengthy CNN sitdown interview, Wolf Blitzer tells her:

"You‘re a courageous politician, but more important, a loving mother. Thanks very much for coming in. We hope you‘ll come back here in the Situation Room."

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 1d

A staffer on Stephen Colbert's show wanted to ask the first ever Muslim candidate for mayor in the history of New York City to play a game of thumbs up, thumbs down about an ongoing genocide.

aaron from queens from twitter @aaronnarraph.bsky.social · 1d

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

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David Mac Redmond @davidmacredmond.bsky.social · 1d

What!

WIRED @wired.com · 1d

At the airport, after scanning their passports, getting boarding passes, checking bags, and clearing security, Bray says he and his family were denied boarding. When they arrived at the gate, their reservations had vanished from the United Airlines system.

Read more: www.wired.com/story/mark-b...

He Wrote a Book About Antifa. Death Threats Are Driving Him Out of the US

Rutgers historian Mark Bray is trying to flee to Spain after after an online campaign from far-right influencers was followed by death threats. He was turned back at the airport on his first attempt.

www.wired.com

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WIRED @wired.com · 1d

“We made the decision on Saturday [to leave the US] when our home address became known by people who want to do us harm,” says Bray. The professor informed his students on Sunday that he would be moving to Europe as a result of the threats. www.wired.com/story/mark-b...

He Wrote a Book About Antifa. Death Threats Are Driving Him Out of the US

Rutgers historian Mark Bray is trying to flee to Spain after after an online campaign from far-right influencers was followed by death threats. He was turned back at the airport on his first attempt.

www.wired.com

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David Mac Redmond @davidmacredmond.bsky.social · 1d

Woah

404 Media @404media.co · 1d

BREAKING: A catastrophic breach has impacted Discord user data including selfies and identity documents uploaded as part of the app’s verification process, email addresses, phone numbers, approximately where the user lives, and much more.

🔗 www.404media.co/the-discord-...

The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare

A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...

www.404media.co

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 2d

From Donald Trump's Roundtable on Antifa just now —
"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."
— special guest Jack Posobiec