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Naomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social · 5h

“We don’t take stupid risks, we don’t take unnecessary risks, but we do take risks that we see as required in order to challenge Israel’s illegal blockade and defend Palestinian self-determination,” Naoise Dolan said in a voice note before her boat was intercepted.
www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...

Five Irish citizens among those detained by Israel on Gaza-bound flotilla

Author Naoise Dolan and Independent TD Barry Heneghan among those on board boat captured in Mediterranean

www.irishtimes.com

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d

Larry Ellison:
—Second‑richest man on Earth
—Gave $16.6 million to Friends of the IDF
—Hosted Netanyahu on his private island
—Trump plan makes him co-own TikTok
—Son, David, just spent $150 million to buy The Free Press & make Bari Weiss Editor-in-Chief of CBS
—Wants Warner Bros (CNN, HBO)

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Miles Softail @stagefatality.bsky.social · 22h

Jesus fucking Christ

Jojo she/her @jojofe24.bsky.social · 15d

Um.

Just um. Yeah.

This is a problem.

Is bluesky safe?

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 24m

A list of heroes. All under 30.

Osama El Khatib, 26, Watertown Roder Atwood, 21, Somerville Atalanta Carrig-Braun, 20, Boston Haley Macintyre, 24, Dorchester Madeline Weikel, 27, Watertown Jacob Pettigrew, 22, Malden Amun Prophet, 25, Allston Laith Hintzman, 19, Boston Benjamin Andre Choucroun, 20, Medford Owen Woodcock, 26, Boston Prahlad Iyengar, 25, Boston Styx Hatch, 19, Boston Gabrielle Smith, 28, Cambridge

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Nathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 1d

Two years. I can't believe it. What a disgusting time. What a horrific time. We live in the age of monsters, and all we can hope for is to finally defeat some of them. Free palestine.

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 53m

"...members did not sign their names on the letter out of fear of retaliation, doxxing and elimination..."
variety.com/2025/film/ne...

30 Paramount Employees Slam Studio Leaders for Condemning Israeli Film Boycott: ‘You Are Aligning Yourselves’ With ‘Genocide in Gaza’ (EXCLUSIVE)

A group of 30 Paramount employees are anonymously protesting the studio's recent condemnation of a boycott against Israeli film institutions.

variety.com

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 57m

This is what happens when you let war criminals get away with their crimes. They will come back and do it again. I feel a lot of guilt about this. My generation was there, we watched it all happen and at some point we just gave up and forgot about him. Big mistake.

Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · 1h

👉NEW -- Why Tony Blair governing Gaza would result in more war crimes

by Irfan Chowdhury

Soldiers who served under his command in Iraq got away with sexually assaulting prisoners, in scenes similar to Israel’s torture of Palestinians.
www.declassifieduk.org/why-tony-bla...

Why Tony Blair governing Gaza would result in more war crimes

Soldiers who served under his command in Iraq got away with sexually assaulting prisoners, in scenes similar to Israel’s torture of Palestinians.

www.declassifieduk.org

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Queen_Louise👽 @queenlouise04.bsky.social · 5h

The Freedom Flotilla was intercepted. Here are the humanitarian still held captive.
#Spain #Norway #Morocco
#freedomflotilla #flotilla #humanitarian #Palestine

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 2h

Spain sent a Navy ship called "Furor" to protect the flotilla then let Israel kidnap everybody on board and it's currently happening again. There are still Spanish citizens in custody. I think it's pretty obvious that the ICC is useless

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 3h

They were silent as it was happening and their own protective ship turned around, no?

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canadaboatgaza.bsky.social @canadaboatgaza.bsky.social · 7h

Canadians #FreedomFlotilla volunteers on 'Conscience' have been illegally abducted by Israel.
youtube.com/shorts/TtlDz...
#EndGazaBlockade

🆘 Canadians #FreedomFlotilla volunteers on 'Conscience' have been illegally abducted by Israel.

YouTube video by CanadaBoatGaza

youtube.com

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Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 6h

"The 'Conscience' volunteers have been attacked... by Israeli forces... This is the volunteer from Tunisia.

We call on the Tunisian government and people to condemn this crime and to demand... an end to #Israel ’s illegal blockade and ongoing genocide in #Gaza."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZXJ...

Tunisian Citizen Aboard ‘Conscience’ Flotilla Abducted by Israeli Forces in International Waters

YouTube video by Freedom Flotilla Coalition

www.youtube.com

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 6h

Not one government has told Israel to stop kidnapping their citizens in international waters and let them bring baby formula to starving babies. What a shameful time to be alive

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 6h

Israel intercepts another Gaza aid flotilla amid criticism over treatment of activists

Israeli foreign ministry confirms interception and says those on board will be deported A new Gaza-bound aid flotilla has been intercepted by the Israeli army, days after the detention of activists on board vessels bound for the war-torn territory caused international outrage and widespread protests. The Israeli military was jamming signals with at least two boats being boarded, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition said on Instagram. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 6h

Because racism and violence is as American as apple pie. But if you blame the Russians for it you can absolve yourself of any responsibility....

Motorhead @bradmunchen.bsky.social · 11h

"Putin couldn't do a better job" of attacking America.

How do we know this isn't Putin's doing?

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whatdowewant.bsky.social @whatdowewant.bsky.social · 18h

This is our shameful MSM
x.com/Hamza_a96/st...

Hamza Yusuf on X: "“Anti-Zionism is a new way to say I hate Jews.” Shelagh Fogarty stated this on LBC - not as an opinion, but as fact. Astonishing. https://t.co/hvG9iBGqVc" / X

“Anti-Zionism is a new way to say I hate Jews.” Shelagh Fogarty stated this on LBC - not as an opinion, but as fact. Astonishing. https://t.co/hvG9iBGqVc

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In These Times @inthesetimes.com · 19h

For 2 years of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, not one Palestinian voice has been featured on NBC, ABC or CNN’s Sunday shows.

@ahjohnson.bsky.social writes about how the U.S. media has debated Palestinians’ annihilation without letting a single Palestinian speak.

inthesetimes.com/article/gaza...

In 2 Years of Gaza Genocide, Sunday Shows on NBC, ABC and CNN Have Not Featured a Single Palestinian Guest

In a microcosm of the U.S. coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza, since Oct. 7, 2023, influential Sunday news shows have not seen fit to book any Palestinians.

inthesetimes.com

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 13h

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 6h

It was created by Germans. What else could it possibly be.

micchiato 🍉 @micchiato.bsky.social · 9h

“Mastodon is a very white space ... when people tell marginalized subjects to make their own instances, they grossly underestimate the resource intensity of doing so. It is not … the case that we can make an instance and then suddenly be free of all of the things that we're trying to get away from”

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 18h

22.600 of my followers have not followed our shop's account yet...Garfield is side-eyeing you

vintagehabibi.bsky.social @vintagehabibi.bsky.social · 3d

vintagehabibi.etsy.com/listing/4376...

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DB Maggi @dbmaggi.bsky.social · 10h

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and two cabinet ministers have been reported to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged complicity in Israel’s ongoing genocide on Gaza.

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Tiana🗽🇵🇸 @tianaadams.bsky.social · 13h

Settler-colonialism has dispossessed Palestinians of their land and their right to return.

Why did the Palestinians have to pay for the sins of European gov’ts — who refused to take back Jewish refugees from the Holocaust?

How can ppl come back from the Holocaust and do the same to others?

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 9h

yup

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Ms. Wong @mauiwong.bsky.social · 18h

This!
BOYCOTT Paramount and CBS!!!
CBS is fully owned and operated by Paramount Global, a publicly traded multinational media conglomerate headquartered in New York City.

Who Owns CBS (2025)

CBS is owned by Paramount Global. The controlling shareholder of Paramount Global is the Redstone family through their holding company, National Amusements, Inc.

National Amusements

77%

Paramount Global

100%

CBS

BrandsOwnedBy.com

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 10h

Nobody has ignored her. She's always been the queen of clickbait and you couldn't pay for the amount of press she received this week. Plus, if talking trash about someone 24/7 and keeping them in the spotlight would be an effective way to stop someone, Trump wouldn't be President

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