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Madeline Layne @madeline-layne.bsky.social · 9h

Free Palestine 🇵🇸❤️✊

A crowd wearing keffiyas marches through Philly. There is a Palestinian flag and a sign that says “Jews for Palestine.”

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Madeline Layne @madeline-layne.bsky.social · 29m

May God bless and protect you and your family, my beautiful sister 🤍🙏

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Dr.fedaa nadi @drfeda.bsky.social · 1d

Two years of genocide...

Every night is the same, relentless bombing that never slows... a stream of martyrs... the moans of the wounded never cease... starvation, deprivation, and blockade.
We still need your help
chuffed.org/project/save...

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Sakher and Reem 🍉🇵🇸 @sakher-gaza.bsky.social · 6h

This is us — Sakher and Reem.
Two years of war took everything from us.
Our homes are gone. Our futures shattered.
We carry the weight of loss every single day. But together, we’re still trying to hold onto a tiny piece of hope.
More talk in the comments …
💔⬇️
GFM : gofund.me/459d365f

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 14h

Senator Slotkin asks Army GC nominee about how many "designated terrorist organizations" the US is now supposedly in an armed conflict with and whether he can name them.

Army GC nominee refuses to answer.

Administration refuses to tell American public and Congress who POTUS has declared war on.

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 13h

Unfortunately, POTUS deciding that the U.S. is at war with secret enemies is not unprecedented.

Except during the “war on terror” it was at least notionally pursuant to delegated authority under the 2001 AUMF.

Now the executive branch is simply usurping Congress’s power to declare war.

Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 14h

Senator Slotkin asks Army GC nominee about how many "designated terrorist organizations" the US is now supposedly in an armed conflict with and whether he can name them.

Army GC nominee refuses to answer.

Administration refuses to tell American public and Congress who POTUS has declared war on.

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 13h

Senior Hamas official says group intends to release captives in stages linked to the withdrawal of Israel's military.

Hamas seeks ‘guarantees’ that Israel will end Gaza war as talks continue

Senior Hamas official says group intends to release captives in stages linked to the withdrawal of Israel's military.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 12h

This image was posted on X today by a Chicago Tribune reporter. Trump’s government has declared war on the American people — or some of them, based on race.

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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 12h

Today Columbia University literally allowed an Israeli vigil with flags on its campus but not a Palestinian one.

And we caught so much flack for organizing a boycott of that institution. Imagine.

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 12h

Good to see this letter from House ranking members on the nat'l security committees asking for the administration's list of "designated terrorist organizations" and the OLC legal memo blessing lethal strikes in the Caribbean.

Executive branch has issued itself a license to kill secret enemies.

However, your Administration has not identified any of the specific organizations you
have determined to be included as designated terrorist organizations, nor the criteria or process
used for making such determinations. You have also failed to specify the authority under which
the Administration is able to designate affiliates of certain drug trafficking organizations as
enemy combatants for the purpose of undertaking lethal strikes. We request that you immediately
provide a list of all designated terrorist organizations to Congress, along with the associated
determination criteria or methodologies used. In addition, you have not provided Congress with
details regarding the intelligence associated with these strikes.
Finally, the Administration has not provided significant details with respect to the legal
justification for these strikes beyond vague assertions of Article II powers. The President’s
Article II powers are significant, but they are not limitless. It is our understanding that the
Department of Defense has determined strikes against designated terrorist organizations are legal
on the basis of a legal opinion produced by the Department of Justice. We ask that you provide
that legal opinion to Congress immediately.
We look forward to receiving the list of designated terrorist organizations and the
Department of Justice legal opinion. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 10h

Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.

Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

southsideweekly.com

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 14h

Hamas seeks 'real guarantees' from US that Israel's war will permanently end - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/hamas-seeks-real-guarantees-us-israel-war-permanently-end

Hamas seeks 'real guarantees' from US that Israel's war will permanently end

Negotiator Khalil al-Hayya expressed concern that Israel has reneged on its agreements twice before and continued to bomb Gaza

www.middleeasteye.net

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 14h

US Attorney General Pam Bondi was left speechless while testifying about whether the FBI had found photos of Trump with naked, possibly underage girls among Epstein’s possessions.

Subscribe to zeteo.com for more.

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MARAH FROM 🇵🇸 @mummarah.bsky.social · 19h

🚨7 October… 2 years passed🚨

2 years of humiliation, suffering, hunger & bombardment😭

I lost everything, even my health😭😭

My daughter lost her room & now she has no warm shelter💔💔

I cried every night for my daughter😭

Without your help we can’t survive
gofund.me/16fe760f5

@mommunism.bsky.social🙏

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Madeline Layne @madeline-layne.bsky.social · 9h

Free Palestine 🇵🇸❤️✊

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Madeline Layne @madeline-layne.bsky.social · 2d

Have a great week, everybody 🤍
#datephilly #datenj #datesf #datenyc #dateboston #gfe #oursky

Madeline tried to figure out how to sit on a chair properly. She wears white lingerie and nude pumps

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Madeline Layne @madeline-layne.bsky.social · 1d

Tours 🤍
Baltimore Oct 11-14, confirmed *would love to do spooky Halloween activities in Bmore! 👻
Boston Nov 16-18, confirmed
Other cities I have my eye on: Atlanta, Nashville, Austin, LA (inquire)
All other dates: Philly / FMTY
#datebmore #dateboston #dateatl #dateTN #dateaustin #dateLA #datephilly

Madeline poses in white lingerie in a hotel room

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M.O.T.A.Z @motaz-aarchitect.bsky.social · 19h

I’m Motaz from Gaza & this’s my new account

I’m exhausted from this life
We haven’t received any donations for 3 days💔
& our situation is much worse than before😭

It’s been so long since we had real food or clean water,

We’re pleading for your help🙏🏻
🔗 gofund.me/8d6ac6d27

✅ @mommunism.bsky.social

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Madeline Layne @madeline-layne.bsky.social · 23h

Yup and I don’t count on Trump’s guarantee

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 1d

👀 Marjorie Taylor Greene breaks with Republicans on Obamacare funding, saying she’s not a fan of the law but demands action to prevent a premium hike. “I’m absolutely disgusted that health insurance premiums will DOUBLE if the tax credits expire this year.” She says GOP leaders don’t have a plan.

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Marc Caputo @marcacaputo.bsky.social · 2d

"Why are you always so fucking negative?” Trump snaps at Netanyahu over Gaza peace plans

w/ @barakravid.bsky.social in @axios.com

www.axios.com/2025/10/05/t...

Scoop — Trump to Netanyahu on Gaza talks: "You're always so f***ing negative"

"I don't know why you're always so f***ing negative. This is a win. Take it."

www.axios.com

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 1d

Qatar says Israel should have already ceased fire under Trump plan for Gaza - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/qatar-says-israel-should-have-already-ceased-fire-under-trump-plan-gaza

Qatar says Israel should have already ceased fire under Trump plan for Gaza

<article data-history-node-id="429766" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/qatar-says-israel-should-have-already-ceased-fire-under-trump-plan-gaza" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/qatar-says-israel-should-have-already-ceased-fire-under-trump-plan-gaza" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Qatar says Israel should have already ceased fire under Trump plan for Gaza</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Qatar's foreign ministry spokesman said on Tuesday that Israel should have ceased operations in Gaza already in line with US President Donald Trump's peace plan.</p> <p>"We await the outcomes of the negotiations in the coming days regarding the ceasefire. This question should be directed first to the Israeli occupation government. It was supposed to actually cease fire if the statements made by the prime minister there regarding adherence to the Trump plan were true," Majed al-Ansari told reporters in Doha.</p> <p>The spokesperson also said that there were many details to be worked out on Trump's 20-point plan for the Strip, adding that the future of the Palestinian people must be in the hands of the Palestinians alone.</p> </div> </div> </article>

www.middleeasteye.net

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Madeline Layne @madeline-layne.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you. Exactly. This is an example of how pernicious liberal Zionism is in its subtle gaslighting while justifying the violence inherent to Zionism

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Madeline Layne @madeline-layne.bsky.social · 1d

So much brainwashing 😵‍💫

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