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New York City has a new mayor
January 1, 2026 at 5:04 AM
New York City has a new mayor
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The Trump Ceasefire Plan is paving the way for mass population transfer of Palestinians in Gaza and massive land theft by the Israeli government.
December 31, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The Trump Ceasefire Plan is paving the way for mass population transfer of Palestinians in Gaza and massive land theft by the Israeli government.
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Gaza City's landscape was once packed with concrete residential blocks. In the weeks before a ceasefire in October, Israel widely deployed a new weapon: M113 Armoured Personnel Carriers repurposed to carry between 1 and 3 tons of explosives, Reuters found reut.rs/49fw0cd
December 31, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Gaza City's landscape was once packed with concrete residential blocks. In the weeks before a ceasefire in October, Israel widely deployed a new weapon: M113 Armoured Personnel Carriers repurposed to carry between 1 and 3 tons of explosives, Reuters found reut.rs/49fw0cd
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Calls to strip pro-democracy activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah of his British citizenship pile torment on top of torture.
New piece by me on a dangerous and manufactured storm:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
New piece by me on a dangerous and manufactured storm:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s tweets were wrong, but he is no ‘anti-white Islamist’. Why does the British right want you to believe he is? | Naomi Klein
I have no interest in defending his social media posts, but calls to strip the newly freed activist of British citizenship pile torment on top of torture, says Naomi Klein, Guardian US columnist and c...
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Calls to strip pro-democracy activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah of his British citizenship pile torment on top of torture.
New piece by me on a dangerous and manufactured storm:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
New piece by me on a dangerous and manufactured storm:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The Saudi-UAE feud in Yemen and Israel's maneuver in Somaliland are important developments. They suggest a convergence of Israeli-UAE interests in Horn of Africa and Yemen which threaten Saudi and will push it closer to Iran and Turkey with implications for the Levant and the Gulf
December 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The Saudi-UAE feud in Yemen and Israel's maneuver in Somaliland are important developments. They suggest a convergence of Israeli-UAE interests in Horn of Africa and Yemen which threaten Saudi and will push it closer to Iran and Turkey with implications for the Levant and the Gulf
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Saudi Arabia believes the UAE urged the STC to mobilize in Hadhramaut and al-Mahra in response to MbS's visit to Washington last month.
www.economist.com/middle-east-...
www.economist.com/middle-east-...
December 30, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Saudi Arabia believes the UAE urged the STC to mobilize in Hadhramaut and al-Mahra in response to MbS's visit to Washington last month.
www.economist.com/middle-east-...
www.economist.com/middle-east-...
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Israel to halt ops of numerous humanitarian orgs in Gaza in 2026, including because they have supported legal cases against Israeli officials:
apnews.com/article/gaza...
List:
apnews.com/article/gaza...
NB: these orgs have key evidence of the war crimes about w/ Israel is demanding their silence👇
apnews.com/article/gaza...
List:
apnews.com/article/gaza...
NB: these orgs have key evidence of the war crimes about w/ Israel is demanding their silence👇
December 30, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Israel to halt ops of numerous humanitarian orgs in Gaza in 2026, including because they have supported legal cases against Israeli officials:
apnews.com/article/gaza...
List:
apnews.com/article/gaza...
NB: these orgs have key evidence of the war crimes about w/ Israel is demanding their silence👇
apnews.com/article/gaza...
List:
apnews.com/article/gaza...
NB: these orgs have key evidence of the war crimes about w/ Israel is demanding their silence👇
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So Boris Johnson, Prince Phillip, Andrew Bonar Law, Freddie Mercury, George I, George II, Richard E Grant, Douglas Carswell, Rudyard Kipling, Cliff Richard, Joanna Lumley and Spike Milligan weren't British?
Interesting
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Interesting
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Number of people who say Britons must be born in UK is rising, study shows
Exclusive: Research finds ‘worrying’ surge in support for hard-right narratives on national identity
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:21 PM
So Boris Johnson, Prince Phillip, Andrew Bonar Law, Freddie Mercury, George I, George II, Richard E Grant, Douglas Carswell, Rudyard Kipling, Cliff Richard, Joanna Lumley and Spike Milligan weren't British?
Interesting
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Interesting
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Can’t have humanitarian aid groups that tell the truth, deliver aid, save lives, and don’t randomly massacre people trying to access aid.
Israel says it will suspend several humanitarian groups, including Doctors Without Borders, in 2026 for failing its new vetting rules for groups working in Gaza. Some international organizations have said that Israel’s rules are arbitrary and could endanger staff.
Israel says it will halt operations of several humanitarian organizations in Gaza starting in 2026
Israel says it will suspend several humanitarian organizations, including Doctors Without Borders, for failing to meet its new rules to vet international organizations working in Gaza.
bit.ly
December 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Can’t have humanitarian aid groups that tell the truth, deliver aid, save lives, and don’t randomly massacre people trying to access aid.
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British-Egyptian writer and pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has arrived in the UK www.bbc.com/news/article...
Alaa Abdel Fattah: British-Egyptian activist arrives in UK after travel ban lifted
For Alaa Abdel Fattah and his family this is a new beginning after years of separation and suffering.
www.bbc.com
December 27, 2025 at 8:15 AM
British-Egyptian writer and pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has arrived in the UK www.bbc.com/news/article...
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This by former Turkish PM indicates extent to which Turkey sees the Israeli recognition of Somaliland as a threat to Turkish interests and to other Muslim-majority states, especially Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Egypt has expressed alarm with some pointing finger at UAE for role.
December 27, 2025 at 1:11 PM
This by former Turkish PM indicates extent to which Turkey sees the Israeli recognition of Somaliland as a threat to Turkish interests and to other Muslim-majority states, especially Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Egypt has expressed alarm with some pointing finger at UAE for role.
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Greta Thunberg arrested for holding a sign opposing genocide.
When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble.
Happening under a Labour Government.
When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble.
Happening under a Labour Government.
🚨BREAKING: GRETA THUNBERG ARRESTED UNDER TERRORISM ACT FOR SUPPORTING 'PALESTINE ACTION PRISONERS'
December 23, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Greta Thunberg arrested for holding a sign opposing genocide.
When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble.
Happening under a Labour Government.
When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble.
Happening under a Labour Government.
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It's finally here! Remember that weird group of Emirati influencers you keep seeing online. Well I've done a VERY deep dive, & the story is even weirder than you can imagine!
"Amjad Taha, Muslim Brotherhood Maxxing & the Emirati #Dysinfluencer Factory"
open.substack.com/pub/marcowen...
"Amjad Taha, Muslim Brotherhood Maxxing & the Emirati #Dysinfluencer Factory"
open.substack.com/pub/marcowen...
December 22, 2025 at 10:53 AM
It's finally here! Remember that weird group of Emirati influencers you keep seeing online. Well I've done a VERY deep dive, & the story is even weirder than you can imagine!
"Amjad Taha, Muslim Brotherhood Maxxing & the Emirati #Dysinfluencer Factory"
open.substack.com/pub/marcowen...
"Amjad Taha, Muslim Brotherhood Maxxing & the Emirati #Dysinfluencer Factory"
open.substack.com/pub/marcowen...
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To drive Palestinians from their land in the occupied W Bank, extremist settlers who are largely tolerated by the Israeli military are using "brutal harassment, beatings, even killings, as well as high-impact roadblocks and village closures." An excellent collection of graphics helps make the point
Land Grab: Inside Israel’s Escalating Campaign for Control of the West Bank
Israeli seizure of Palestinian lands in the West Bank, often brutally, has accelerated, raising doubts about the prospects of a peaceful solution to the conflict.
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
To drive Palestinians from their land in the occupied W Bank, extremist settlers who are largely tolerated by the Israeli military are using "brutal harassment, beatings, even killings, as well as high-impact roadblocks and village closures." An excellent collection of graphics helps make the point
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The neoconservatives, led by Norman Podhoretz who died earlier this week, are given credit for their "pivotal role" in "forging and defending the rise of the evangelicals who supported Israel.”
jewishinsider.com/2025/12/norm...
jewishinsider.com/2025/12/norm...
Norman Podhoretz remembered as visionary of neoconservative thought
The longtime Commentary editor’s passionate defense of Israel helped shape the Republican Party of the time
jewishinsider.com
December 20, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The neoconservatives, led by Norman Podhoretz who died earlier this week, are given credit for their "pivotal role" in "forging and defending the rise of the evangelicals who supported Israel.”
jewishinsider.com/2025/12/norm...
jewishinsider.com/2025/12/norm...
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Take a stroll through the 92nd Street Y's archive of writer's tapes. The most enchanting thing published this morning.
Joan Didion and Kurt Vonnegut Had Something to Say. We Have It on Tape.
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Take a stroll through the 92nd Street Y's archive of writer's tapes. The most enchanting thing published this morning.
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New Analysis on my Substack: I Detected Over 5,000 Bot-Like Accounts Amplifying UAE-Aligned STC Narratives in Southern Yemen open.substack.com/pub/marcowen...
Analysis: I Detected Over 5,000 Bot Accounts Amplifying UAE-Aligned STC Narratives on Southern Yemen
A network and anomaly analysis of 56,000 tweets pushing Southern Yemen independence
open.substack.com
December 20, 2025 at 9:48 AM
New Analysis on my Substack: I Detected Over 5,000 Bot-Like Accounts Amplifying UAE-Aligned STC Narratives in Southern Yemen open.substack.com/pub/marcowen...
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The Donald J. Trump Elise Stefanik retires from political life claiming she wants to spend more time with her regrets.
December 19, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The Donald J. Trump Elise Stefanik retires from political life claiming she wants to spend more time with her regrets.
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Christ in the Rubble
The Lutheran Church, Palestine
The Lutheran Church, Palestine
December 20, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Christ in the Rubble
The Lutheran Church, Palestine
The Lutheran Church, Palestine
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Israel attacking Lebanon every four hours as ceasefire frays
Israel attacking Lebanon every four hours as ceasefire frays
It's been more than a year since a ceasefire was agreed in Lebanon, but data shows that the truce between Israel and Hezbollah is more fragile than ever.
news.sky.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Israel attacking Lebanon every four hours as ceasefire frays
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NEW: Palestine 36 and the Hard Facts of History
Lori Allen reviews Annemarie Jacir's latest film, a sweeping epic centered on the Arab Revolt of 1936-39.
buff.ly/KZfKXKr
Lori Allen reviews Annemarie Jacir's latest film, a sweeping epic centered on the Arab Revolt of 1936-39.
buff.ly/KZfKXKr
Palestine 36 and the Hard Facts of History
Annemarie Jacir’s epic portrayal of the revolt that never ended.
www.merip.org
December 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
NEW: Palestine 36 and the Hard Facts of History
Lori Allen reviews Annemarie Jacir's latest film, a sweeping epic centered on the Arab Revolt of 1936-39.
buff.ly/KZfKXKr
Lori Allen reviews Annemarie Jacir's latest film, a sweeping epic centered on the Arab Revolt of 1936-39.
buff.ly/KZfKXKr
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Is Israel’s genocide economy on the brink?
Israeli economist Shir Hever explains how the Gaza war mobilization propped up a ‘zombie economy’ that appears to function but lacks any future horizon.
www.972mag.com/israel-genoc...
Israeli economist Shir Hever explains how the Gaza war mobilization propped up a ‘zombie economy’ that appears to function but lacks any future horizon.
www.972mag.com/israel-genoc...
Is Israel’s genocide economy on the brink?
Economist Shir Hever explains how the Gaza war mobilization propped up a ‘zombie economy’ that appears to function but lacks any future horizon.
www.972mag.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Is Israel’s genocide economy on the brink?
Israeli economist Shir Hever explains how the Gaza war mobilization propped up a ‘zombie economy’ that appears to function but lacks any future horizon.
www.972mag.com/israel-genoc...
Israeli economist Shir Hever explains how the Gaza war mobilization propped up a ‘zombie economy’ that appears to function but lacks any future horizon.
www.972mag.com/israel-genoc...
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’Completely unacceptable,’ MP says after Israel blocks Canadian delegation from entering West Bank ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/...
’Completely unacceptable,’ MP says after Israel blocks Canadian delegation from entering West Bank | RCI
Group of 30 Canadians was blocked from entering at crossing in Jordan.
ici.radio-canada.ca
December 16, 2025 at 10:38 PM
’Completely unacceptable,’ MP says after Israel blocks Canadian delegation from entering West Bank ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/...
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2025 was the year AI reached peak hype. (I mean, one hopes!). We have a fantastic series looking at the froth, anchored by this gem from @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social
www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/15/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/15/1...
The great AI hype correction of 2025
Four ways to think about this year's reckoning
www.technologyreview.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:41 PM
2025 was the year AI reached peak hype. (I mean, one hopes!). We have a fantastic series looking at the froth, anchored by this gem from @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social
www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/15/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/15/1...