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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 1h

Trump announces ceasefire deal is official on Truth Social

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2h

Good lord.

@apnews.com

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 2h

Al-Mayadeen says that the deal is done and Hamas and other factions have agreed.

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Joseph Ben Prestel @jbprestel.bsky.social · 15h

Not surprising, but still a breathtaking interview.

Among other things, it reflects the deep distortions regarding Palestinian history that have become so common in parts of the German public.

At best, a fundamental disregard for historical research and anything that Palestinians have to say.

Simon Strick @unddieregel.bsky.social · 18h

Interview, in which Jutta Ditfurth Imagines herself as victim of "jew haters", remakes the term "blue blood" as "racism against aristocrats" (herself), and the interviewers write querfront as "queerfront".

Idk if thats misspelled

Its all deranged German genocidal consensus

BDS antisemites want to beat me up. At my last event in Berlin-Kreuzberg, I needed protection from Jew Haters in the hall and to get to my accommodation safely.

OnCurating: How did the legal dispute with Mr. Elsässer come about? Regarding the antisemitic Queerfront, with which speakers did he appear?

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Roland Meyer @bildoperationen.bsky.social · 1d

So-called #genAI means the abolition of the future through the proliferation of endless streams of stochastically rendered generic pasts. Having turned large parts of the cultural archive into training data, it now traps us in a foreverized pastness, a 24/7 nostalgia for a past that never existed

QuoProQuid @quoproquid.bsky.social · 2d

have just come across a YouTube account that has been using Sora to upload reels of fake, AI-generated “90s sitcoms” every few hours

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Alona Ferber @aloner.bsky.social · 3d

Here is Chikli’s response to the Board of Deputies…

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Paul T. Levin @paultlevin.bsky.social · 4d

““They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others,” the Turkish activist ErsinÇelik, a participant in the Sumud flotilla, told Anadolu news agency.”+

Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags

Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

www.theguardian.com

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 4d

Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.

2 million rally in Italy for Gaza as general strike halts key services

Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.

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Joseph Ben Prestel @jbprestel.bsky.social · 4d

Bonjour
Bull
Bonanza

Happy kanelbullens dag to all who celebrate.

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 5d

Tommy Robinson, founder of the English Defence League, whom the Diaspora Minister is hosting in Israel, is a far-right Islamophobe who has dabbled in anti-diaspora antisemitism ("globalism," "cultural Marxism").

This Israeli gov would sell out every diaspora Jew to oppress Palestinians more.

Tweet from Amichai Chikli: "In the wake of the horrific Manchester terrorist attack, Israel and the Jewish people stand firmly with our allies in the United Kingdom.

On behalf of the State of Israel, I am proud to host British patriot
@TRobinsonNewEra
who will visit Israel in mid-October.

Tommy is a courageous leader on the front line against radical Islam.

At a time when Jews across Europe face rising antisemitism, it is vital to strengthen bonds with allies who refuse to be silent.

He has proven himself a true friend of Israel and the Jewish people, unafraid to speak the truth and confront hate.

Israel will always stand with the Jewish community and our allies worldwide. Together with friends like Tommy Robinson, we will build stronger bridges of solidarity, fight terror, and defend Western civilization and our shared values."

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Benjamin Thomas White @btwhite.bsky.social · 6d

I very highly recommend this article on genocide, historicide, and the archives of UNRWA.

doi.org/10.1093/hwj/...

Rescuing the UNRWA Archive: Saving Palestinian History amidst the Gaza Genocide

Abstract. Israel’s genocide in Gaza has entailed extensive attacks on Palestinian heritage and history, including institutional archives which preserve his

doi.org

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Alex Hern @hern.bsky.social · 5d

Six years ago, almost to the day, Apple removing a similar app from the Hong Kong App Store was seen as such a breach that Tim Cook wrote an all staff email to defend it www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 6d

Consider that maybe you can in fact mourn both, and that by defining these in opposition to one another, you’re actually reinforcing the logic of ethnonationalism that lead people to embrace the most revanchist forms of Zionism.

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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 5d

What's wrong with you people

Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 6d

Some parents are letting their kids talk to ChatGPT in the guise of characters. Some are using it to tell bedtime stories or create coloring books.

"My son thinks ChatGPT is the coolest train loving person in the world. The bar is set so high now I am never going to be able to compete with that.”

‘My son genuinely believed it was real’: Parents are letting little kids play with AI. Are they wrong?

Some believe AI can spark their child’s imagination through personalized stories and generative images. Scientists are wary of its affect on creativity

www.theguardian.com

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Joseph Ben Prestel @jbprestel.bsky.social · 5d

It must be fantastic for teaching! I keep coming back to it and every time I do, I am so amazed that I want to share it.

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Joseph Ben Prestel @jbprestel.bsky.social · 5d

Country of Words: A Transnational Atlas for Palestinian Literature by Refqa Abu-Remaileh
countryofwords.org

Such an amazing project that offers analysis, maps, visualizations, interviews, and more. Incredibly useful for all who are engaged in researching, learning, or teaching Palestinian history.

Country of Words: A Transnational Atlas for Palestinian Literature

Country of Words: A Transnational Atlas for Palestinian Literature is a digital-born project that retraces and remaps the global story of Palestinian literature in the twentieth century, starting from...

countryofwords.org

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 6d

Nadine is correct and this Palestinian wants nothing, whatsoever, to do with you or your performative bs “solidarity”. You’re a repugnant rotter and a stain on our just cause. Our suffering is not your springboard to dismiss, excuse and “what-about” the legitimate pain, suffering and fears of Jews

Nadine Batchelor-Hunt @nadinebh.bsky.social · 6d

If your response to Jewish people being stabbed to death and mowed down by a car in Manchester is “Gaza” you’re a charlatan and an antisemite and you need to get in the fucking bin.

I’ve had enough. Jews have had enough.

And you’re no ally of the Palestinian people if you behave like this.

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Joseph Ben Prestel @jbprestel.bsky.social · 6d

Als ob das geschichtspolitische Grundsatzpapier des Kulturstaatsministers nicht schon schlimm genug wäre. Das Framing dieses Artikels macht es nur noch schlimmer.

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Robert Heinze @rheinze.bsky.social · 6d

Super Trick, erst zu behaupten, es gäbe ja noch kaum Forschung (ausser deiner natürlich) und gleichzeitig alle Kolleg*innen, die schon vorher zu deinem Thema gearbeitet haben, zu „postkolonialen Aktivist*innen“ abzustempeln, die man (also: die ministeriale Förderung) quasi ignorieren sollte.

Clemens Villinger @clemensvillinger.bsky.social · 6d

„Keiner ist aktuell besser geeignet, diese Fragen zu diskutieren, als der Historiker Götz Aly.“

Na ja, mir würden schon ein paar andere Namen einfallen. Und auch Alys These, dass die Forschung zum dt. Kolonialismus gerade erst beginnt, ist steil.
www.zeit.de/kultur/2025-...

Gedenkstättenkonzept: Aus dem Konzept

Wolfram Weimer will kein deutsches Gedenken an die Verbrechen des Kolonialismus. Doch ist er deshalb gleich ein Kulturkämpfer?

www.zeit.de

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Lorna Richardson @lornarichardson.bsky.social · 6d

We were just finishing Yom Kippur morning service when our rabbi announced this had just happened. We’d been reflecting on the atrocities in Gaza & praying for peace. Our tiny community is horrified & heartbroken

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live...

Two dead after suspected terror attack on Manchester synagogue, police say, with suspect shot by officers – latest

Keir Starmer will fly home early from Europe to chair a Cobra meeting, while Greater Manchester mayor tells people to avoid the area

www.theguardian.com

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Luisa Hommerich @hommerich.bsky.social · 7d

Anfang August stoppte der Kanzler Genehmigungen für Rüstungsgüter, die in #Gaza eingesetzt werden könnte. Letzte/vorletzte Woche wurden nun wieder Güter im Wert von 2,4Mio€ genehmigt. Das weiß man über die geplanten Lieferungen:

www.zeit.de/politik/deut...

Waffenlieferungen nach Israel: Bundesregierung erlaubt neue Rüstungsexporte nach Israel

Nach einem Exportstopp für bestimmte Rüstungsgüter an Israel hat die Bundesregierung neue Ausfuhren genehmigt. Ob sie im Gazakrieg verwendet werden können, ist unklar.

www.zeit.de

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Joseph Ben Prestel @jbprestel.bsky.social · 6d

Der Papst, die Genfer Konventionen, what's next?

Louis Berger @ajournomento.bsky.social · 6d

Leute, der Papst ist jetzt „woke“.

„Woke American Pope Leo blesses a block of ice in bizarre climate change stunt after swiping at Trump“

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3D Dax Werner @daxwerner.bsky.social · 6d

Wie sehr soll sich der ÖR denn noch anbiedern bis diese Leute a Ruh geben

Holger Klein @holgi.bsky.social · 6d

Soll W. Eimer doch mal konkret sagen, was genau er denn im Fernsehen sehen will

„Millionen Deutsche müssen Zwangsbeiträge zahlen“: Kulturstaatsminister Weimer beklagt Einseitigkeit beim öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunk

Die bürgerliche Mitte müsse selbstbewusster werden und dürfe nationale Symbole nicht der Rechten überlassen, fordert Kulturstaatsminister Weimer. Er warnt vor einer vergifteten Debattenkultur.

www.tagesspiegel.de

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Jannis J Grimm @jannisgrimm.bsky.social · 6d

⚠️Heute 13:30 Uhr in der Bundespressekonferenz:

"Jenseits der Staatsräson – Ansätze und Handlungsempfehlungen für eine neue deutsche Nahostpolitik"

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Jannis J Grimm @jannisgrimm.bsky.social · 7d

Protest at Berlin Central Station right now against Israel's interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla

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