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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 1d

As Chicago braces for possible deployment of federal troops, ICE agents conducted a high-profile raid on a residential building.

Chicagoans have not “heard any justification or rationalization for why it was that they needed this kind of overwhelming force,” says Ed Yohnka with ACLU Illinois.

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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 2d

"Beyond a lasting ceasefire, what Gaza needs most is to be understood on its own terms — and for its people to be heard." Samer Badawi reflects on two years of Israel's war, in @newlinesmag.bsky.social

The Burden of Metaphor in Gaza

Beyond a lasting ceasefire, what Gaza needs most is to be understood on its own terms — and for its people to be heard

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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: We journalists are taught: Do the reporting, and the story will write itself. But how does one narrate the stories of 20,000 dead children? Samer Badawi writes in @newlinesmag.bsky.social

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The Burden of Metaphor in Gaza

Beyond a lasting ceasefire, what Gaza needs most is to be understood on its own terms — and for its people to be heard

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 2d

Support and protect this man, Chicago. ICE is vindictive.

Brighton Park Gas Station Clerk Cheered After Giving Out Supplies To Protesters Tear-Gassed By Feds

Gas station employee Narendra Byrapuneni helped protesters who sought refuge in his Brighton Park store Saturday after they were hit with tear gas by federal agents near the site of fatal shooting by ...

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchicago.org.web.brid.gy · 2d

Brighton Park Gas Station Clerk Cheered After Giving Out Supplies To Protesters Tear-Gassed By Feds

Gas station employee Narendra Byrapuneni helped protesters who sought refuge in his Brighton Park store Saturday after they were hit with tear gas by federal agents near the site of fatal shooting by Border Patrol agents.

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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 5d

1.🧵 Week in Review: The pigeoneers of Damascus, Britain’s summer of the right, Dutch-Indonesian families caught between two worlds, Nigeria’s nightclubs and more. Check out our stories from this week:

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Latest Essays | New Lines Magazine

A local magazine for the world

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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 5d

For the women of Tigray, milling ancient spices is a way to reconnect with their heritage in the aftermath of war, reports Paddy Dowling, with photography, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

Solace and Community in a Tigray Spice Mill

The ancient work is an act of resilience for this women’s collective, preserving identity in the aftermath of war

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elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · 7d

I struggle to think of an editorial board that's been more overtly racist and genocidal that the NY Times one.

This is on the level of Putinist bullshit about denazifying Ukraine.

NYT editorial board calls for deradicalizing the surviving Palestinians in Gaza The multinational authority should have an ambitious agenda. It would span the restoration of basic services, the feeding of the population, the reconstruction of neighborhoods and the creation of a police force. Crucially, as experts at the Wilson Center in Washington have argued, this authority should create a program in schools, the media and elsewhere "to remove Hamas's pervasive radicalizing influence over Gazan society." Another task would be disarming any Hamas fighters who keep fighting. Qatar, given its longtime relationship with Hamas, can help pressure the group, much as the United States can pressure Israel. There are historical antecedents for an international mission along these lines. Deradicalization programs succeeded in Germany and Japan after World War II, and multinational police forces have operated in Bosnia, Kosovo, Haiti and elsewhere. Of course, these efforts come with dangers. Participating countries would risk having their personnel become targets for Hamas.

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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 7d

Do these people think Palestinians have grievances because an islamist group told them so? So palestinian grievances have nothing to do with the camps and the displacement and the bombardment and the no political rights thing? Huh, how interesting 🤔

elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · 7d

I struggle to think of an editorial board that's been more overtly racist and genocidal that the NY Times one.

This is on the level of Putinist bullshit about denazifying Ukraine.

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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 8d

The AI actor Lili Ziren, the first such personality to appear in a TV series alongside human castmates in China, highlights a growing fascination with the technology in the country, reports Amanda Florian for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

China’s First AI Actor Makes Her Debut

Lili Ziren and similar characters are attracting hundreds of thousands of the country’s fans online

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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 8d

“Make no mistake — Altaylı is no saint. Yet solidarity against antidemocratic practices casts a wide net in Turkey today.”

Merve Pehlivan reports on Fatih Altaylı’s upcoming trial for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

A Turkish Journalist Breaks New Ground From Behind Bars

Even in a high-security prison, Fatih Altaylı keeps broadcasting scoops

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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 8d

The discovery in 2021 of the bodies of 215 indigenous children at a residential school in British Columbia highlighted a brutal part of Canada's legacy. Crystal Semaganis recounts her family’s story for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

The Suffering of Canada’s Indigenous People

It began when my mother was apprehended and taken to residential school at the age of 7, where she stayed for seven years without once going home. I cannot even imagine all that my Mama lost. How…

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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 8d

The rise and fall of a pioneering Lebanese record label headquartered in Berlin was bound up with the geopolitics of the 20th century. Anna-Theresa Bachmann and Hannah El-Hitami explore the history of Baidaphon for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

The Arab World’s First Indie Record Label

A Lebanese family’s global brand reflects the story of 20th-century Europe — and its relationship with the Middle East

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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 8d

From his California home, a young member of the Afghan diaspora is digitizing his homeland’s sounds before they are erased by time or the Taliban. Tamana Ayazi reports for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

Preserving Afghanistan’s Soul: A Race Against Time

From his house in California, a young member of the country’s diaspora is digitizing his homeland’s sounds

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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 8d

When the late Pope Francis performed his week-long “pilgrimage of penance” in Canada, many expressed disappointment with his highly-anticipated apology for the abuses committed against Indigenous people, @chriselkholy.bsky.social writes for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

Pope Francis Apologizes to Canada’s Indigenous Peoples

As with the earlier apology from the Vatican, the majority of the criticism pointed to the words the pontiff chose to use—and those he didn’t. It was discouraging to see Pope Francis once again forgo…

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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 7d

NEW: Once a showcase for Assad-era power and corruption, Syria’s equestrian world was left in ruins. Now a few breeders and riders are trying to revive Syria’s horse racing heritage, report Inès Gil and Hugo Lautissier for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

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The Return of Syrian Horse Racing

From Damascus to Aleppo, equestrian clubs scarred by war are stirring back to life, as breeders, jockeys and dreamers try to rebuild a sport that was once a symbol of national pride

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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 7d

NEW: The pigeon fanciers of Damascus survived Syria’s civil war, sometimes alongside their prized birds. Now they wonder if their centuries-old hobby might be on its last flight, writes Alex Martin Astley for @newlinesmag.bsky.social.

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The Undimmed Passion of Damascus’ Pigeon Fanciers

The centuries-old tradition survived wartime’s rooftop snipers, but is struggling to inspire the young

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Monica Marks @monicamarks.bsky.social · 7d

Many will remember Ruwa from the Uncommitted movement, which pressed Kamala Harris to include a Palestinian speaker at the DNC last summer.

Kamala’s failure to give even 2 minutes to any Palestinian, no matter how vetted & mutually humanising toward Israelis, was an unforced error in my view.

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Monica Marks @monicamarks.bsky.social · 7d

Many young Americans on the left are giving up on politics. And many women, disgusted by Trump’s sexism & feeling like the double standards will always stop us, have backed down.

But Ruwa—a granddaughter of Palestinian refugees—is standing up to @runforsomething.net.

I applaud her. A 🧵 about why:

Ruwa Romman @ruwaromman.bsky.social · 9d

Now is the time to be brave. Republicans in Georgia have controlled our state for over 20 years leading to underfunded schools, closing hospitals, & low wages stuck at $5.15.

I'm running for Governor to change that.

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Laura Rozen @lkrozen.bsky.social · 8d

New: Trump’s horrifying speech to U.S. generals envisions war at home

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Trump’s horrifying speech to U.S. generals: ‘It’s a war from within’

Trump tells U.S. generals that he plans to primarily use the U.S. military to fight “the enemy within,” in American cities.

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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 8d

This plan is a farce, intended to give Israel everything it wants quickly and then manufacture reasons to never give Palestinians anything.

Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 8d

⚡️Must watch:
Netanyahu reveals to Hebrew audiences after the press event where Trump revealed the 20-point plan to end the war on Gaza, that he has no intention of withdrawing Israeli troops from Gaza – “No way, that’s not happening.”

He said:
“This is a historic visit. Instead of Hamas…

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 8d

Another violent attack by an ICE officer on a civilian at 26 Federal Plaza—this time on a journalist, who had to be carried out on stretcher.

Another attack on the First Amendment, our neighbors, and our democracy.

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Danny Postel @dannypostel.bsky.social · 8d

@continentaldrifts.bsky.social just e-mailed you. Does your Northwestern e-mail still work or should I reroute my message to a different address?

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Chris Osieck @chrisosieck.bsky.social · 8d

When my grandfather died in 2004, I was 11. At his home in Nijmegen I found a battered briefcase, unopened for years. Inside: photos, consular forms and letters — a history of falling empire, colonial decoupling and rising nationalism that marked those who lived it.

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Caught Between States as an Empire Dissolved

A Dutch-Indonesian family’s documents from the mid-20th century reveal a painful story of separation and an administrative nightmare that prefigures today’s xenophobic politics

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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 8d

NEW: A trove of family documents reveals how Dutch-Indonesian families were caught between two worlds as an empire collapsed. @chrisosieck.bsky.social writes for @newlinesmag.bsky.social on a painful personal story that crosses continents and generations.

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Caught Between States as an Empire Dissolved

A Dutch-Indonesian family’s documents from the mid-20th century reveal a painful story of separation and an administrative nightmare that prefigures today’s xenophobic politics

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