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Alex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 4h

This article is intended as a sad reflection on the enduring courage, decency and compassion of so many ordinary individuals caught up in the conflict- including my friend, Nabil, in Gaza, a former Israeli hostage, and a participant in the Sumud aid flotilla, and the woeful failure of their leaders.

Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 7h

🔴The Human Cost of the Gaza Tragedy

Two years on October 7, @alexhh.bsky.social relates three stories from those affected by what has happened since

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/08/t...

The Human Cost of the Gaza Tragedy

Two years on October 7, Alexandra Hall Hall relates three stories from those affected by what has happened since

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Alex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 1h

I listened to it - very illuminating

Alex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 3h

It’s easier for many to be in denial than accept the horror of what is being done in their name. It’s a coping strategy; I see it here, too

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Alex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 4h

This article is intended as a sad reflection on the enduring courage, decency and compassion of so many ordinary individuals caught up in the conflict- including my friend, Nabil, in Gaza, a former Israeli hostage, and a participant in the Sumud aid flotilla, and the woeful failure of their leaders.

Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 7h

🔴The Human Cost of the Gaza Tragedy

Two years on October 7, @alexhh.bsky.social relates three stories from those affected by what has happened since

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/08/t...

The Human Cost of the Gaza Tragedy

Two years on October 7, Alexandra Hall Hall relates three stories from those affected by what has happened since

bylinetimes.com

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Mohamad Safa @mhdksafa.bsky.social · 1d

Israel destroyed Gaza materially,

but Gaza destroyed Israel morally.

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Alex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 19h

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 1d

It seems clear—I think to everyone, now—that a false and illegal invocation of the Insurrection Act is coming before the end of the year. Media outlets should be telling us how they will prepare for this potential Treason. State governments should be telling us. Activists should be developing plans.

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Alex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 21h

Ditto. The precise slurs were different, but the toxicity was the same

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GylesNaMopaleen @gylesnamopaleen.bsky.social · 1d

Also Breaking: American voters won the Nobel Prize for Self Harm.

It ended a winning streak of of almost 10 years - the english have won it every year since 2016.

FRANCE 24 English @en.france24.com · 1d

🔴 BREAKING - John Clarke (UK), Michel H. Devoret (France) and John M. Martinis (US) win Nobel Prize in Physics

John Clarke (UK), Michel H. Devoret (France) and John M. Martinis (US) win Nobel Prize in Physics

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Alex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 21h

Same.

Alex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 21h

I’ve signed up for two #NoKings events on 18 October. Anyone want to give me some witty or eye catching ideas for a slogan or picture on my placard? Or, can anyone tell me how to get a baby Trump balloon?

Gigi @bellaluz111.bsky.social · 4d

#NoKings
We’re all in this together.
#ProtestingIsOurRight

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Alex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 1d

Excellent analysis by @laurathornton.bsky.social of the heartbreaking slide of Georgia back into Russia’s orbit, defying its citizens’ wishes for democracy and freedom www.justsecurity.org/122040/georg...

After Another Sham Election in Georgia, the Country’s Citizens Persist

Georgians will fight for their democracy. The ruling party is now one more paranoid, insecure dictatorship that knows its days are numbered.

www.justsecurity.org

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Alex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 3d

Living in America today is like being in a permanent state of whiplash. America’s institutions are crumbling; Trump is consolidating his grip on power; Republicans have sold their souls; Democrats are divided; and ordinary people are being terrorized by ICE - the cruelty being a feature not a bug.

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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 3d

#BREAKING | Turkish journalist and Freedom Flotilla activist Ersin Çelik after returning to Turkey: “The Israelis tortured Greta Thunberg, dragged her on the ground, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. Greta is just a little girl.”

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 3d

Who could ever have imagined when I played a fictional rebel who joined the Resistance to oppose a criminal Authoritarian & wannabe King, it would be happening in real-life?

#TwentyfiveFortyseven

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 3d

An admirably clear statement from Board of Deputies of British Jews and Jewish Leadership Council

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 4d

I stand with the freedom loving people of Georgia in their protests against russia-installed government! You are not alone and not forgotten 🇬🇪❤️🇺🇦

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 3d

You're either with ICE or with humanity and democracy.

Choose.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 3d

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Tiago Dias @tiagodf.bsky.social · 3d

Waving Georgian and EU flags, tens of thousands of protesters marched in central Tbilisi on Saturday.

Georgia protesters try to storm Tbilisi presidential palace

Police used pepper spray to disperse demonstrators amid growing turmoil in the Caucasus country.

www.bbc.com

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AngryFella @angryfella420.fellas.army · 3d

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Alex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 3d

Me too! I’ve voted once already…

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Alex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 4d

I now have a vote!

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Velvet Glitterman @velvetglitterman.bsky.social · 4d

Republican Trump critic, Bill Kristol:

-"It’s typical for mass movements to lose touch with reality.”

-"We’re beyond the stage of asking if our institutions will hold. They haven’t.”

-“What’s happening in the UK is following our path”

Grim reading, but important

Alex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 4d

My latest piece for @bylinetimes: America’s authoritarian descent is gaining pace, under the increasingly unhinged and unconstrained mad King Donald. Where America leads, other countries are following suit. open.substack.com/pub/bylinesu...

The Madness of King Donald

After the recent bewildering slew of Trump administration outrages, Alexandra Hall Hall questions conservative commentator and fierce Trump critic Bill Kristol

open.substack.com

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Alex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 4d

My latest piece for @bylinetimes: America’s authoritarian descent is gaining pace, under the increasingly unhinged and unconstrained mad King Donald. Where America leads, other countries are following suit. open.substack.com/pub/bylinesu...

The Madness of King Donald

After the recent bewildering slew of Trump administration outrages, Alexandra Hall Hall questions conservative commentator and fierce Trump critic Bill Kristol

open.substack.com

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