leilala ليلى
@leilala.bsky.social
former american of palestinian and irish descent
currently in 🇳🇱
profile pic alt text: me as a toddler with my grandmother
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currently in 🇳🇱
profile pic alt text: me as a toddler with my grandmother
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If European Americans ever want a Thanksgiving without hearing about genocide, without guilt trips from others, they need to seriously considertrue reconciliation with the Indigenous communities and tribes. Reconciliation requires work and funding. Then we can all give thanks for reconciliation.
November 24, 2025 at 3:21 AM
If European Americans ever want a Thanksgiving without hearing about genocide, without guilt trips from others, they need to seriously considertrue reconciliation with the Indigenous communities and tribes. Reconciliation requires work and funding. Then we can all give thanks for reconciliation.
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Today (24 November) marks the passing of Freddie Mercury, lead vocalist and pianist of the rock band Queen. He remains regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of rock music.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Today (24 November) marks the passing of Freddie Mercury, lead vocalist and pianist of the rock band Queen. He remains regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of rock music.
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A report released this month by the #California Dept of Fish and Wildlife found that rat poisons are still unintentionally poisoning wildlife at high rates.
The powerful anticoagulant #rodenticides were found in 95% of mountain lions and 69% of nontarget wildlife tested.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/4aaRJ6Y
The powerful anticoagulant #rodenticides were found in 95% of mountain lions and 69% of nontarget wildlife tested.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/4aaRJ6Y
November 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
A report released this month by the #California Dept of Fish and Wildlife found that rat poisons are still unintentionally poisoning wildlife at high rates.
The powerful anticoagulant #rodenticides were found in 95% of mountain lions and 69% of nontarget wildlife tested.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/4aaRJ6Y
The powerful anticoagulant #rodenticides were found in 95% of mountain lions and 69% of nontarget wildlife tested.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/4aaRJ6Y
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Also it was the ICJ, not ICC, and the ICJ did not merely rule settlements were illegal but that the entire occupation of the entire occupied Palestinian territory (East Jerusalem, all of the West Bank, and Gaza) is illegal. Settlement was already long held to be illegal according to 4th Geneva.
November 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Also it was the ICJ, not ICC, and the ICJ did not merely rule settlements were illegal but that the entire occupation of the entire occupied Palestinian territory (East Jerusalem, all of the West Bank, and Gaza) is illegal. Settlement was already long held to be illegal according to 4th Geneva.
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I can’t wait for PEN to comment on the Israeli intelligence forces storming the Palestinian National Theatre in Jerusalem and threatening the whole cast of the children’s performance and the audience if they didn’t leave in five minutes.
Because they won’t.
Because they won’t.
November 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I can’t wait for PEN to comment on the Israeli intelligence forces storming the Palestinian National Theatre in Jerusalem and threatening the whole cast of the children’s performance and the audience if they didn’t leave in five minutes.
Because they won’t.
Because they won’t.
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feel like crying all the time, the depression is destroying me, and I can’t help my family get back up. No matter what I do, the feeling never leaves. I can barely breathe and my mind keeps trying to deny reality. What can I do to stay sane?
1600 only! 😞
Click “weekly” or “monthly” helps alot.
1600 only! 😞
Click “weekly” or “monthly” helps alot.
November 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
feel like crying all the time, the depression is destroying me, and I can’t help my family get back up. No matter what I do, the feeling never leaves. I can barely breathe and my mind keeps trying to deny reality. What can I do to stay sane?
1600 only! 😞
Click “weekly” or “monthly” helps alot.
1600 only! 😞
Click “weekly” or “monthly” helps alot.
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"Israel's history of raping Palestinian detainees goes back well before October 2023. When Defense for Children International Palestine (DCIP) reported ... the rape of a teenage Palestinian detainee in 2021, Israel responded by declaring DCIP a 'terrorist organisation.'"
"After they raped me, I was left alone in the same room, hands still cuffed to the bed and without clothes for many hours."
"I could hear the soldiers outside speaking Hebrew and laughing."
"I wished for death every moment."
#Israel #Gaza #Palestine #Incarceration #Genocide
"I could hear the soldiers outside speaking Hebrew and laughing."
"I wished for death every moment."
#Israel #Gaza #Palestine #Incarceration #Genocide
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.
mondoweiss.net
November 23, 2025 at 2:53 AM
"Israel's history of raping Palestinian detainees goes back well before October 2023. When Defense for Children International Palestine (DCIP) reported ... the rape of a teenage Palestinian detainee in 2021, Israel responded by declaring DCIP a 'terrorist organisation.'"
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Airstrikes don’t “test” a ceasefire. They break a ceasefire. Language isn’t that hard, media. Neither is professionalism and bravery.
BREAKING: At least 24 people are dead and 54 wounded after Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, testing the ceasefire that began in October, officials say.
Israel launches strikes in Gaza ceasefire's latest test as hospitals say 20 killed
Israel's military says it has launched new airstrikes against Hamas militants in Gaza, testing the ceasefire that began on October 10.
bit.ly
November 22, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Airstrikes don’t “test” a ceasefire. They break a ceasefire. Language isn’t that hard, media. Neither is professionalism and bravery.
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November 23, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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you'd think the forced displacement of 10 million people from one of the oldest centres of civilisation in human history would get a little more news attention than beltway journalists writing essays on how Olivia Nuzzi is a genius because they want to bone her and you'd be wrong
'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens
Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has mad...
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November 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
you'd think the forced displacement of 10 million people from one of the oldest centres of civilisation in human history would get a little more news attention than beltway journalists writing essays on how Olivia Nuzzi is a genius because they want to bone her and you'd be wrong
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🚨 27,000 KILLED IN SUDAN’S DARFUR IN 3 DAYS
Darfur governor Minni Arkou Minnawi says 27,000 people were killed in just three days after the RSF captured El-Fasher late last month — a massive jump from earlier estimates of about 2,500 deaths.
In March 2025, Senator Chris Van Hollen introduced...
Darfur governor Minni Arkou Minnawi says 27,000 people were killed in just three days after the RSF captured El-Fasher late last month — a massive jump from earlier estimates of about 2,500 deaths.
In March 2025, Senator Chris Van Hollen introduced...
November 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
🚨 27,000 KILLED IN SUDAN’S DARFUR IN 3 DAYS
Darfur governor Minni Arkou Minnawi says 27,000 people were killed in just three days after the RSF captured El-Fasher late last month — a massive jump from earlier estimates of about 2,500 deaths.
In March 2025, Senator Chris Van Hollen introduced...
Darfur governor Minni Arkou Minnawi says 27,000 people were killed in just three days after the RSF captured El-Fasher late last month — a massive jump from earlier estimates of about 2,500 deaths.
In March 2025, Senator Chris Van Hollen introduced...
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“Escalation of post-ceasefire attacks is really quite the phrase
Israeli airstrikes kill 33 people in Gaza in escalation of post-ceasefire attacks
Medical officials say 17 people killed in Khan Younis area and 16 in strikes on Gaza City
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:06 PM
“Escalation of post-ceasefire attacks is really quite the phrase
Can you help Ahmad and his family obtain better shelter before winter sets in? 🖤🙏
My family and I are living amidst the ruins of our destroyed home... with no roof to protect us from the bitter winter cold.
We just need to build a simple shelter.🫂
Help us through this ordeal
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We just need to build a simple shelter.🫂
Help us through this ordeal
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November 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Can you help Ahmad and his family obtain better shelter before winter sets in? 🖤🙏
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Dutch Foreign Minister David van Weel has said he believes the ceasefire in #Gaza “is holding” after over 30 Palestinians, including numerous small children, have been killed by Israel. Palestinians lives have no value for this @ministerbz.bsky.social aje.io/lun8g1?updat...
At least 4 people killed in Israeli air attacks on southern Gaza
The air attacks near the city of Khan Younis come a day after Israel killed dozens of people across Gaza.
aje.io
November 20, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Dutch Foreign Minister David van Weel has said he believes the ceasefire in #Gaza “is holding” after over 30 Palestinians, including numerous small children, have been killed by Israel. Palestinians lives have no value for this @ministerbz.bsky.social aje.io/lun8g1?updat...
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Twitter disabled Hebrew machine translation because they didn't want people to easily see how horribly genocidal israeli posts are.
November 18, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Twitter disabled Hebrew machine translation because they didn't want people to easily see how horribly genocidal israeli posts are.
Ahmad and his family need help to face the winter 🙏🙏🖤
The high cost of living in Gaza is crushing us…
We lost our homes and livelihoods, and now we live in tents that offer no protection from the cold and hunger.
We are trying to persevere, but we need your support.
Your donation gives us hope
Your donation reaches us from here⬇️🫂🕊️
gofund.me/69f962fc
We lost our homes and livelihoods, and now we live in tents that offer no protection from the cold and hunger.
We are trying to persevere, but we need your support.
Your donation gives us hope
Your donation reaches us from here⬇️🫂🕊️
gofund.me/69f962fc
November 19, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Ahmad and his family need help to face the winter 🙏🙏🖤
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I will be writing another "Myth of Israeli Military Independence" entry soon. The hits keep piling up, and the more we disabuse the general public of the idea that the US was only indirectly involved in the war Israel unleashed across half the planet, the better.
Thread of The Myth of Israeli Military Independence: you want to know how much Israel needs the active, constant, and unquestioning support of the United States, and how that relationship is unique and irreplaceable? Read on (and more coming, as there's so much to talk about!)
The Myth of Israeli Military Independence (Part 1)
They need us more than you think
open.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I will be writing another "Myth of Israeli Military Independence" entry soon. The hits keep piling up, and the more we disabuse the general public of the idea that the US was only indirectly involved in the war Israel unleashed across half the planet, the better.
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This is the US modus operandi on the peace process since the mid 1980s.
The reason they said no was because it was unrealistic. The reason they said it was unrealistic was because Israel would never agree. The reason Israel would never agree is because the US under both parties preemptively swears off ever imposing consequences onto Israel. This is a circular logic.
November 15, 2025 at 5:44 PM
This is the US modus operandi on the peace process since the mid 1980s.
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Saudi Arabia issues 'strong condemnation' of Israeli violations against Palestinians - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/saudi-arabia-issues-strong-condemnation-israeli-violations-against
Saudi Arabia issues 'strong condemnation' of Israeli violations against Palestinians
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p>Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry has issued a statement expressing "strong condemnation and denunciation" of attacks by Israeli forces and settlers against Palestinians across the occupied West Bank.</p>
<p>The statement highlighted the storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and an assault on the Hajjah Hamidah Mosque in the Palestinian village of Kifl Haris, near Salfit in the northern occupied West Bank.</p>
<p>On Thursday, Israeli settlers torched and spray-painted the mosque with racist graffiti, the Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs reported in a statement, condemning it as a “heinous crime and a blatant assault on the feelings of Muslims.”</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Statement?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Statement</a> | The Foreign Ministry expresses the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s strong condemnation and denunciation of the ongoing violations committed by the Israeli occupation authorities and extremist settlers against the Palestinian people, the latest of which is the storming of… <a href="https://t.co/jDbh65vsOg">pic.twitter.com/jDbh65vsOg</a></p>
— Foreign Ministry 🇸🇦 (@KSAmofaEN) <a href="https://twitter.com/KSAmofaEN/status/1989404188049383700?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
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November 15, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Saudi Arabia issues 'strong condemnation' of Israeli violations against Palestinians - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/saudi-arabia-issues-strong-condemnation-israeli-violations-against
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In a few years there will be movies about their personal anguish over atrocities they had no choice but to participate in
GUARDIAN: “Israeli soldiers described a free-for-all in Gaza and a breakdown in norms and legal constraints, with civilians killed at the whim of individual officers… use of human shields, opening fire unprovoked…” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
November 11, 2025 at 12:58 PM
In a few years there will be movies about their personal anguish over atrocities they had no choice but to participate in
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The grief i feel at being denied a palestinian existence
November 15, 2025 at 4:44 AM
The grief i feel at being denied a palestinian existence
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chat, is this good?
Exclusive: European financial stability officials are debating whether to create an alternative to Federal Reserve funding backstops by pooling dollars held by non-US central banks in a bid to reduce their reliance on the US under the Trump administration, sources say reut.rs/47OPvJf
November 13, 2025 at 6:08 PM
chat, is this good?
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if you are in pittsburgh and want to support striking starbucks workers, there is a rally at the starbucks at forbes & atwood in oakland 4-5pm today
BREAKING: Starbucks workers have launched a massive, nationwide strike.
Baristas in 40 cities have walked off the job on the busiest day of Starbucks' year.
Upwards of 12,000 @sbworkersunited.org members could ultimately go on strike as the union escalates.
Baristas in 40 cities have walked off the job on the busiest day of Starbucks' year.
Upwards of 12,000 @sbworkersunited.org members could ultimately go on strike as the union escalates.
November 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
if you are in pittsburgh and want to support striking starbucks workers, there is a rally at the starbucks at forbes & atwood in oakland 4-5pm today
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In the spirit of the Christmas season, settlers and IOF beat and shoot Palestinians near Bethlehem
November 12, 2025 at 3:50 PM
In the spirit of the Christmas season, settlers and IOF beat and shoot Palestinians near Bethlehem
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Same country flying ISR over Gaza out of RAF Akrotiri almost daily for two straight years talking about complicity?
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Same country flying ISR over Gaza out of RAF Akrotiri almost daily for two straight years talking about complicity?