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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 2h

#Israel’s barbarity doesn't have to kill you to destroy your life.

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Orphaned by Israel, two child amputees find each other in Lebanon

Pulled from the rubble in Gaza and southern Lebanon, two boys are rebuilding their lives together.

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 18h

The latest flotilla has been pirated by #Israel.

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 22h

Can someone please explain to the frickin Attorney General of Texas that "undercover" and "infiltration" are generally things you don't announce to the world?
Luckily, these people really are that stupid. Also fortunate that there are no such things as "leftist terror cells."

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 23h

On the grim second anniversary of Hamas' October 7 attack on Israel, the horror of genocide continues unabated and made a better future much harder to envision.

Two Years of Genocide: Remembering October 7

youtu.be/mmsIkUrz0TY

Two Years of Genocide: Remembering October 7

YouTube video by Cutting Through with Mitchell Plitnick

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 1d

From Issa Amro: After the army raided my house, it’s now the settlers’ turn. Israeli settlers are throwing stones at my home and have tried to break in. There is no protection at all. I called the Israeli police , they can’t come was the answer..."

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 1d

@vanjones68.bsky.social offered a half-hearted and insincere apology for his dehumanization of #Palestinians, but stood by his insane conspiracy theory about #Iran and #Qatar fabricating elements of the #Gaza genocide

Van Jones’ Multi-Layered Racism
open.substack.com/pub/mitchell...

Van Jones’ Multi-Layered Racism

Jones offered a half-hearted and insincere apology for his dehumanization of Palestinians, but stood by his insane conspiracy theory about Iran and Qatar fabricating elements of the Gaza genocide

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 1d

Bad Bunny is an American citizen and a Catholic.

So why do all these right wingers hate Americans and Christians?

Asking for a friend....

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 1d

A fascinating and important piece from an Italian news source.

The Israeli government is buying Google ads to discredit the Flotilla and Greta Thunberg: Fanpage.it investigates.

www.fanpage.it/innovazione/...

Fanpage.it

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 2d

Trump is giving the rest of the world every reason to build a united front against the US. Indeed, he is making it mandatory.
Remember when the MAGAts were claiming that he was the anti-war candidate? Democrats may be quite trigger happy themselves, but they don't act quite this crazy.

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 2d

If you thought you couldn't trust the mainstream media before, well, it's just a whole new, fictional world now. www.reuters.com/business/med...

Bari Weiss named editor-in-chief of CBS News under Free Press-Paramount deal

Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison has named Bari Weiss editor-in-chief of CBS News, as part of a deal to acquire the online news site she founded, The Free Press.

www.reuters.com

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 3d

Wow. This is positively Trumpian. And this is from the Labour Home Secretary.

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 3d

#Israel has not stopped its bombing and slaughter of #Palestinian children and other civilians.
On top of this being a continuing genocide, it is also making it almost impossible for Hamas to gather the remaining hostages, living or dead. Israel seems to determined to increase the latter total.

Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 3d

A months-old baby and 17 others were killed, and 40 injured, in a massacre in Gaza City today.

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 3d

A months-old baby and 17 others were killed, and 40 injured, in a massacre in Gaza City today.

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 3d

No mention of who is killing, bombing, shooting, and starving these babies, using American tax dollars and political cover by people just like Van Jones to do it.
And no apology for his laughable accusation that the genocide has been staged by Iran and Qatar.
Van is supremely ignorant and racist.

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 3d

#Israel officially denies mistreating #GretaThunberg and other #GlobalSumudFlotilla activists. But Itamar Ben Gvir is more open to anyone who is familiar with the treatment Israel gives detained #Palestinians.

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 3d

Trump's stupidity on display. After all this time, he still doesn't get that the genocide was the point for Netanyahu, not the hostages. This is a huge defeat for him.

Trump said to tell PM in tense phone call: 'You're always so f*ing negative. This is a win.'

www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

Trump said to tell PM in tense phone call after Hamas responded to Gaza deal: ‘You’re always so f*ing negative. This is a win.’

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 3d

Aside from the bankruptcy of US policy toward Cuba, the hypocrisy of this coming from a country that has been a full partner in genocide for two years is incredible.

Exclusive: Citing Cuban fighters in Ukraine, US urges allies to shun Havana at UN - www.reuters.com/world/americ...

Exclusive: Citing Cuban fighters in Ukraine, US urges allies to shun Havana at UN

President Donald Trump's administration is mobilizing U.S. diplomats to lobby against a U.N. resolution calling on Washington to lift its decades-long embargo on Cuba, in part by sharing details of Cuba’s support for Russia’s war in Ukraine, according to an internal State Department cable seen by Reuters.

www.reuters.com

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 3d

This is what happens when generations of people are deliberately denied education in civics and the basic structure of the US Constitution. Scammers like this can not only spread this kind of blatant bullshit, he can be powerful enough within the government to make it policy.

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 3d

So, dead babies in #Gaza is funny to @vanjones68.bsky.social @billmaher1.bsky.social and Tom Friedman as well as to Maher's audience. Says a lot about American centrists/liberals/Democrats.
As does Jones' baseless and Islamophobic conspiracy theory.

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 3d

This is what #Trump is calling #Israel stopping their attacks.

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 4d

If you say you're pro Israel, this is among the many, many atrocities, crimes, and genocide you are supporting, whether you care to admit it or not.

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 4d

Once again, we see #Israel will only go as far as the US allows it to. But whether Trump is willing to put in the time/effort to ensure this lasts remains to be seen. Netanyahu will surely be seeking any way he can find to scuttle the plans, efforts he will redouble once the hostages are released.

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 4d

The full text of Hamas' response to Trump can be read here, along with Trump's short message about it: wp.me/paR9v-9a8

Full text of Hamas’ Response to Trump’s Ceasefire Proposal

The full text of Hamas’ response to Trump. It indicates that Hamas is willing to release the hostages in exchange for a cessation of fire. It also reiterates the stance Hamas took a long time…

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 5d

They have to stop more than bombing, but let's see how Netanyahu responds.

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 5d

www.haaretz.com/us-news/2025...

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