It’s brilliant - no thanks needed!

Remember earlier when they were literally calling it a blood libel to suggest Israel would ever bomb a hospital and now the only ambiguity is how many times they bombed one

The number of “cides” in Gaza is growing, but beyond its destruction of schools, hospitals, farmland and entire family lineages, Israel is also engaging in historicide — the destruction of history itself — argues @lsmwilson.bsky.social in @newlinesmag.bsky.social

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How German media outlets helped pave the way for Israel’s murder of journalists in Gaza - my latest @theguardian.com
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Ft. articles by @trillingual.bsky.social for @theguardian.com, @joshuatait.bsky.social, Joe Betts & @lsmwilson.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social, @nescio13.bsky.social, and @lastpositivist.bsky.social...

The pollution of Gaza’s air and water will not respect political boundaries. From birth defects to increased rates of cancer, people across the region, including in Israel, will pay a price for years to come, argues Lesley Joseph for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

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On top of the human cost, the Beirut explosion damaged Lebanon’s long historical record. @lsmwilson.bsky.social reports on how the blast drove thousands of volunteers to save the city’s past, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social.

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"It’s not just the horror, but the horror combined with the helplessness." @lsmwilson.bsky.social
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The number of “cides” in Gaza is growing, but beyond its destruction of schools, hospitals, farmland and entire family lineages, Israel is also engaging in historicide — the destruction of history itself — argues @lsmwilson.bsky.social in @newlinesmag.bsky.social

Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one child per hour during Israel's war in Gaza.

“A whole classroom of children killed every day for nearly two years,” UNICEF’s executive director said.

Here are some of their stories: wapo.st/3UCiAjn

NEW: In Gaza, even those who want to write often cannot find the time or strength as they are starved & bombed. @lsmwilson.bsky.social records her conversations with Palestinians about the impossible challenges in the territory, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

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Hard to find a unique angle on a saturated topic like Epstein but @benlorber8.bsky.social has done just that — he examines the antisemitic underbelly of the MAGA obsession with the billionaire pedophile and warns against progressive amplification of these narratives.

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A pair of MUST reads at @newlinesmag.bsky.social — @shaneburley.bsky.social on Laura Loomer and Jewish MAGA's danse macabre, @benlorber8.bsky.social on the antisemitic core of MAGA's obsession with Epstein and why progressives have no business jumping on the bandwagon. Ideology critique at its best.

"...officials said the GHF system would attempt to screen people for involvement with Hamas by using facial recognition or biometric technology"

I tried writing this in an article I wrote recently, citing palestinian sources, and was told "it hadn't been reliably reported anywhere"

The number of “cides” in Gaza is growing, but beyond its destruction of schools, hospitals, farmland and entire family lineages, Israel is also engaging in historicide — the destruction of history itself — argues @lsmwilson.bsky.social in @newlinesmag.bsky.social

How many people will the government have to arrest if this is true…me, for a start, because Israel IS committing genocide in Gaza

Beyond the physical destruction, Israel has worked to sever Palestinians’ connections with their land, to each other and with their collective history, writes @lsmwilson.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

Beyond the physical destruction, Israel has worked to sever Palestinians’ connections with their land, to each other and with their collective history, writes @lsmwilson.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

Breaking:

Israel has just bombed UNRWA’s Rimal Clinic. Casualties reported.

Beyond the physical destruction, Israel has worked to sever Palestinians’ connections with their land, to each other and with their collective history, writes @lsmwilson.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

I wrote the below message yesterday. Since then, the Israelis have committed another massacre: at least 12 killed following an airstrike on a shelter for the displaced, with the total today so far being 25.

Israel's final solution in Gaza continues.

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What do Pete Hegseth’s tattoos say about him — and the far right’s obsession with the Crusades? @lsmwilson.bsky.social and guest @goingmedieval.bsky.social decode a rising strain of nationalist politics. Watch the latest @newlinesmag.bsky.social In Focus episode.

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Beyond the physical destruction, Israel has worked to sever Palestinians’ connections with their land, to each other and with their collective history, writes @lsmwilson.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

newlinesmag.com/essays/histo...

“Unlike the French Revolution in Paris or the Russian Revolution in Moscow, the Islamic Revolution has not succeeded in reshaping Tehran to match its ideological vision. Today, Tehran bears more resemblance to Madrid or Mexico City than to Jeddah or Cairo.”

Marvelously vibrant essay by Asef Bayat ⤵️