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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · Jul 20

Nice one Meta -

Dead children who wrote poetry of hope before they were killed are really dangerous. 🙄

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Anna Gunin @annagunin.bsky.social · Jul 15

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Tanjil Rashid @tanjilrashid.bsky.social · Jul 7

7/7 was twenty years ago today.

In my column for the @newstatesman.com, I reflect on how the London bombings reshaped British cultural life and brought 'the Muslim' to the centre of its discourse.

www.newstatesman.com/politics/soc...

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Holly Langstaff @hollylangstaff.bsky.social · Jul 8

I made a Starter Pack for everyone involved in @bristoltranslates.bsky.social (Bristol Translates Summer School) in 2025. Very happy to add attendees and anyone else I've missed on here! go.bsky.app/Dr1iv4J

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johnedwinmason @johnedwinmason.bsky.social · Jul 10

I guess we're finding out what we would have done if we were white Americans living in the Jim Crow era or when Japanese Americans were rounded up & sent to concentration camps.

Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · Jul 10

Federal immigration agents carry out sweeps at Ventura County farms

Protesters blocked the roads in and out of one of the farms and at one point federal agents drove their vehicles through the fields.

www.latimes.com

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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · Jul 2

I just voted against proscribing Palestine Action, a civil disobedience group, as a terrorist organisation. But I'm furious that in doing so, the government forced me and others to vote against proscribing two other clearly terrorist groups. Cynical and dangerous from govt.

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Anna Gunin @annagunin.bsky.social · Jun 28

The calculator revolutionised the way maths was taught. People lost the ability to do mental arithmetic. AI could very likely have a similar effect in terms of critical reasoning.

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Rabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · Jun 27

"It's a killing field, live fire with everything imaginable: heavy machine guns, grenade launchers, mortars... our form of communication is gunfire."
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

IDF soldiers ordered to shoot deliberately at unarmed Gazans waiting for humanitarian aid

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www.haaretz.com

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Anna Gunin @annagunin.bsky.social · Jun 19

Agree. Well put!

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Anna Gunin @annagunin.bsky.social · Jun 19

His guiding ethos is whether he’ll look good on TV.

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Anna Gunin @annagunin.bsky.social · Jun 16

Thanks, Katia!

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Modern Poetry in Translation @mptmagazine.bsky.social · Jun 16

PUBLISHED ONLINE TODAY

Sea Shells: Emerging Poets from #Gaza

Selected and translated by MPT Poet in Residence, Batool Abu Akleen.

modernpoetryintranslation.com/sea-shells-a...

SEA SHELLS: An anthology of emerging poets from Gaza - Modern Poetry in Translation

Selected and translated by Batool Abu Akleen. Edited by Cristina Viti.

modernpoetryintranslation.com

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Anna Gunin @annagunin.bsky.social · Jun 15

Through these Machiavellian manoeuvres, Israel is granted total impunity to persecute the Palestinians unimpeded.

This tactic has been working smoothly for decades, intimidating would-be critics of Israel. Has Israel’s full-scale genocide finally broken the spell?

Anna Gunin @annagunin.bsky.social · Jun 15

On the other hand, we are told anyone holding Israel to account is an antisemite, because they don’t spend the same energy on holding North Korea to account.

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Anna Gunin @annagunin.bsky.social · Jun 15

On the one hand, we are told Israel is an ally of the West, meaning the Western governments will always stand shoulder to shoulder with Israel and come to her defence.

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Bristol Translates @bristoltranslates.bsky.social · Jun 4

Registration for the Bristol Translates 2025 NORLA keynote speech by Damion Searls is now open: go to the link below to register by email.

When? 7th July 17:00 BST
Where? Join online from wherever you are in the world!

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elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · Jun 2

Israeli prison officers threatening to mark Israeli Jews who dissent with the Star of David.

Genuinely couldn't make this up. How can they not see who they look like?

+972 Magazine @972mag.com · Jun 2

‘Next time, we’ll tattoo a Star of David on your face’ - https://www.972mag.com/itamar-greenberg-israeli-prison-service/

'Next time, we'll tattoo a Star of David on your face'

After his arrest, Israeli prison officers forced a Jewish anti-war activist to wear a pro-Israel shirt, a degrading practice often used against Palestinian prisoners.

www.972mag.com

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · Jun 1

Ukrainian security service sources tell @financialtimes.com the agency is conducting "a large-scale special operation to destroy enemy bomber aircraft" deep inside Russia.

"SBU drones are targeting aircraft that bomb Ukrainian cities every night." Claims 40 aircraft have been hit.

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Anna Gunin @annagunin.bsky.social · May 28

Am not making any sweeping statements, Nick. Simply offering my observation. I’ve had it happen to me countless times and wish people would refrain from making baseless assumptions. That’s all.

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Anna Gunin @annagunin.bsky.social · May 28

> The op-ed in the newspaper Liberation is signed by 300 distinguished authors and comes as a new poll shows French people overwhelmingly approve sanctions against Israel

www.middleeasteye.net/news/300-fre...

Leading French authors ask for Israel's war on Gaza to be called 'genocide'

The op-ed in the newspaper Liberation is signed by 300 distinguished authors and comes as a new poll shows French people overwhelmingly approve sanctions against Israel

www.middleeasteye.net

Anna Gunin @annagunin.bsky.social · May 28

> 380 writers and organisations including Zadie Smith, Ian McEwan, Russell T Davies, Hanif Kureishi, Frank Cottrell-Boyce and George Monbiot have signed a letter stating the Israeli government’s war in Gaza is genocidal and calling for an immediate ceasefire.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Zadie Smith and Ian McEwan among 380 writers and groups to call Gaza war ‘genocide’

Letter also signed by Hanif Kureishi and Russell T Davies urges ceasefire and unrestricted distribution of aid

www.theguardian.com

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Anna Gunin @annagunin.bsky.social · May 27

It’s bizarre how people leap to all kinds of weird assumptions on social media. Rather than remembering how much we don‘t actually know.

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Anna Gunin @annagunin.bsky.social · May 26

www.dropsitenews.com/p/bbc-civil-...

The BBC's Civil War Over Gaza

The BBC is facing an internal revolt over its reporting on Israel’s war on Gaza. Owen Jones investigates.

www.dropsitenews.com

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Anna Gunin @annagunin.bsky.social · May 26

Israel’s plan for the ethnic cleansing of Gaza – graphically demonstrated.

Thank you, TRT World. For doing what the BBC is failing to do.

www.trtworld.com/video/digita...

Animated: Nowhere to run for Palestinians in Gaza

More and more Palestinians are being killed every day since Israel launched its brutal offensive on Palestine’s Gaza on October 7, 2023. This animation illustrates how Palestinians are trapped in a ti...

www.trtworld.com

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Anna Gunin @annagunin.bsky.social · May 25

It has been fascinating to see how the different outlets have framed it and how the framing has shifted. From ‘Israel–Hamas war’ to ‘Israel–Gaza war’ to ‘War on Gaza’ (used by AJ).

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