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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 12h

“Does [the average low information voter] know what is happening in Illinois, in Chicago, in LA, in these apartment buildings where ICE agents are?”

@mollyjongfast.bsky.social and @mehdirhasan.bsky.social discuss Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in Chicago.

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 13h

Watch this (fake) Nobel official explain to President Donald Trump why he didn’t get the Peace Prize. Spoiler: It’s because he’s constantly violent and war-hungry — on Iran, Gaza, Venezuela, and more. Featuring Zeteo’s Mohammed Abdelbary.

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 14h

This Family Made Billions on Trump-Branded Condos. Now Their Private Jet Is Taking Shackled Migrants to a Far-Flung African Prison: zeteo.com/p/this-famil...

This Family Made Billions on Trump-Branded Condos. Now Their Private Jet Is Taking Shackled Migrants to a Far-Flung African Prison

Israeli-American billionaires Michael and Gil Dezer’s Gulfstream IV plane flew 10 migrants to the tiny African kingdom of Eswatini, flight data shows.

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 16h

“The Trump White House is hoping to develop new tools for bringing the president’s new 'war on terror' and loud, militarized clampdown to the streets of the Windy City.”

@swin24.bsky.social explains why Trump is going after Chicago in his immigration crackdown.

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Inside Trump’s Plot To Terrorize Chicago

Sources in the administration tell Zeteo that Trump is also seriously discussing invoking the Insurrection Act with his top advisers.

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 19h

“In years when Americans weren't hearing about war [in Gaza], not only were there attacks all the time, but there was this structural violence...”

Pam Bailey, co-founder of ‘We Are Not Numbers,’ explains how Israel has always been opposed to Palestinian resistance.

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 21h

“Never has a collection of people so unbalanced, unqualified, and unfit controlled the levers of federal government power.”

@johnjharwood.bsky.social explains how Donald Trump empowered Stephen Miller to execute his fascist policies.

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 21h

"Inside Trump’s Plot To Terrorize Chicago"

Sources in the administration tell Zeteo that Trump is also seriously discussing invoking the Insurrection Act with his top advisers, reports @swin24.bsky.social.

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Inside Trump’s Plot To Terrorize Chicago

Sources in the administration tell Zeteo that Trump is also seriously discussing invoking the Insurrection Act with his top advisers.

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 1d

'This is what tyranny looks like,' say Democrats as the New York AG faces prosecution by Trump-appointed US Attorney.

Letitia James Indicted as Trump Continues Down His Enemies List: zeteo.com/p/letitia-ja...

Letitia James Indicted as Trump Continues Down His Enemies List

'This is what tyranny looks like,' say Democrats as the New York AG faces prosecution by Trump-appointed US Attorney.

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 1d

“In Gaza, wars do not end. Wars are the only guarantee.”

Palestinian author and journalist Plestia Alaqad reads her poem ‘How Do We Know When Wars End?’

She joined @mehdirhasan.bsky.social to discuss her new book ‘The Eyes of Gaza’

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 1d

“[Trump's Gaza plan] is a proposal really for the Gaza Riviera… A proposal for… colonization, permanent occupation & siege.”

Palestinian-American lawyer Noura Erakat tells @premthakker.bsky.social how Trump’s Gaza plan is a mechanism to shut down advocacy for Palestine.

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 1d

“Question 1 would “dramatically” change how absentee voting works in the state.”

Zeteo’s senior politics editor @andrewperez.bsky.social writes about a ballot initiative in Maine that could make it harder to vote, and the man who is bankrolling it.

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 1d

Sinister, Malevolent, Venomous: Stephen Miller Is Like No Other White House Aide in Modern US History

Donald Trump has empowered him to execute his fascist impulses, writes @johnjharwood.bsky.social.

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Sinister, Malevolent, Venomous: Stephen Miller Is Like No Other White House Aide in Modern US History

Miller, the deputy White House chief of staff, has never hidden his disfigured and dangerous psyche. But now Donald Trump has empowered him to execute his fascist impulses.

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 1d

“[Bari Weiss is a] self-described… Zionist fanatic… That level of bias being brought to 60 Minutes, to CBS — it's really worrying.”

@mehdirhasan.bsky.social breaks down how Bari Weiss’ pro-Israel bias as the new editor-in-chief of CBS News will create further censorship on Palestinian stories.

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 1d

What does the Gaza ceasefire mean for Palestinians? Will Israel “get away with genocide”?

In an emotional essay, former Palestinian negotiator Diana Buttu reacts to the announcement, and breaks down what still worries her.

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 1d

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‘F*ck ICE and Free Palestine’ - Hollywood Star Hannah Einbinder Talks Zionism, Jewish Identity, and Palestinian Liberation

In the first episode of this new Zeteo podcast, host Simone Zimmerman dives deep into Israel and Palestine with one of the most outspoken anti-Zionist Jews in Hollywood.

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 1d

Watch Hannah Einbinder on the first episode of our newest show 'Beyond Israelism' NOW - exclusively on Zeteo.

'Beyond Israelism; is hosted by Jewish American activist @simonerzim.bsky.social and is an extension of the hit documentary @israelismfilm.com.

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 1d

We Are Elated by the Gaza Ceasefire News. Now, the World Must Hold Israel to Account for 2 Years of Genocide

Former Palestinian negotiator Diana Buttu reacts to the ceasefire announcement.

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We Are Elated by the Gaza Ceasefire News. Now, the World Must Hold Israel to Account for 2 Years of Genocide

In an emotional essay, former Palestinian negotiator Diana Buttu reacts to the ceasefire announcement, what it means for Palestinians, and what still worries her.

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 2d

“I forgive Hamas for murdering my parents, and I forgive Benjamin Netanyahu and his government for sacrificing them”

Israeli peace activists Maoz Inon and Zahiro Shahar Mor, both of whom lost loved ones on Oct 7th join Mehdi to discuss their hopes for lasting peace in Gaza
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 2d

Two years on, these horrific numbers show the scale of Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 2d

“Trump has long dreamed… about rapidly expanding the use of polygraph machines across the federal government, largely to help purge offices...”

@swin24.bsky.social & @andrewperez.bsky.social explain how Trump & Pete Hegseth are cracking down on leaks from the Pentagon.

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 2d

“The highlight of this intervention today was when I made these specific arguments — looking directly at the deputy ambassador to the United States...”

Noura Erakat sits down with @premthakker.bsky.social and explains one of the highlights from her remarks at the UN.

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 2d

The Supreme Court’s Dark Money Man Is Trying to Make It Harder to Vote

Leonard Leo’s network is bankrolling the main donor behind a ballot initiative in Maine that would limit absentee voting and impose voter ID requirements, writes @andrewperez.bsky.social.

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The Supreme Court’s Dark Money Man Is Trying to Make It Harder to Vote

Leonard Leo’s network is bankrolling the main donor behind a ballot initiative in Maine that would limit absentee voting and impose voter ID requirements.

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 2d

“Tony Blair should be heading to The Hague, not to Gaza.”

@mehdirhasan.bsky.social explains why Tony Blair should be on trial for war crimes in Iraq, instead of planning to destroy Gaza further with Trump on ‘Piers Morgan Uncensored.’

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 2d

“Pentagon Leakers Practice Beating Polygraphs Amid Trump's 'Idiotic' Leak Crackdown”

Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth are waging a war on leakers – but ‘this stuff only works if you let it get to you,’ says one Pentagon official. @swin24.bsky.social @andrewperez.bsky.social -
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Pentagon Leakers Practice Beating Polygraphs Amid Trump's 'Idiotic' Leak Crackdown

The president and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are waging a war on leakers – but ‘this stuff only works if you let it get to you,’ says one Pentagon official.

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