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elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · Aug 14

There’s a unit of the IDF tasked with linking journalists they murder to Hamas.

This will surprise no one: they regularly make shit up.

These are then reported by many Western media outlets as fact.

www.972mag.com/israel-gaza-...

Israeli army unit tasked with linking Gaza journalists to Hamas

Treating the media as a battlefield, a secretive intelligence squad scoured Gaza for material to bolster Israeli hasbara — including questionable claims that would justify the killing of Palestinian r...

www.972mag.com

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LAYNE @overton-windshield.bsky.social · Jun 27

I just wish #SCOTUS would do this with more children's lit...

"The young reader is guided to feel distressed at Sam-I-Am's insistence on eating the green eggs & ham, and then to celebrate when the meal becomes desirable in numerous locations including box, train, and in the presence of a goat."

Screenshot of Supreme Court opinion excerpt that reads "For example, the book Prince & Knight clearly conveys the message that same-sex marriage should be accepted by all as a cause for celebration. The young reader is guided to feel distressed at the prince's failure to find a princess, and then to celebrate when the prince meets his male partner. See id., at 397a-401a, 419a-423a. The book relates
that "on the two men's wedding day, the air filled with cheer and laughter, for the prince and his shining knight would live happily ever after." Id., at 424a. Those celebrating the same-sex wedding are not just family members and close friends, but the entire kingdom. For young children, to whom this and the other storybooks are targeted, such celebration is liable to be processed as having moral connotations. If this same-sex marriage makes everyone happy and leads to joyous celebration by all, doesn't that mean it is in
every respect a good thing?"

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Pedro Rios @pedroconsafos.bsky.social · Jun 27

Shameful. This is Border Patrol taking their tactics to the interior. A rogue agency for over 100 years, sees no problem with putting babies in harm’s way. If only Republicans AND Democrats hadn’t funded them for decades. Now they have free reign.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Jun 27

Damn‼️ Federal agents blew a door off for this?

Federal agents blasted their way into an LA home where Jenny Ramirez lives with her boyfriend and two kids.

She heard the blast while checking on her 6-year-old, with her 1-year-old in her arms.

Ramirez says everyone in the home is a U.S. citizen.
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LAYNE @overton-windshield.bsky.social · Jun 20

This hit piece on @chasestrangio.bsky.social is offensive and inaccurate, but it’s also totally ridiculous. If a trans person was struck by lightning, @nytimes.com would give @nickconfessore.bsky.social 2000 words to explain how trans activists had bet against electricity and lost. #scotus

Screenshot of New York Times article on Skrmetti SCOTUS decision that reads “How the Transgender Rights Movement Bet on the Supreme Court and Lost
The inside story of the case that could set the movement back a generation.

By Nicholas Confessore”

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American Friends Service Committee @afsc-org.bsky.social · Jun 13

NO WAR ON IRAN!

The U.S. and the international community must make every effort to stop Israel’s violence and expansionist agenda in the region.

Red heading that reads: No war with Iran! And white text that reads: The U.S. and the international community must make every effort to stop Israel’s violence and expansionist agenda in the region. Early this morning, Israel launched airstrikes against Iran, targeting locations across the country. Israel’s unilateral attack represents a significant escalation, threatening regional and global security. In the last week alone, Israel has continued its genocidal campaign in Gaza, bombed Yemen and Syria, and relentlessly attacked Lebanon in violation of the ceasefire agreement.

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American Friends Service Committee @afsc-org.bsky.social · Apr 17

Currently, 9,900 Palestinians are imprisoned by the Israeli occupation under the authority of the Israeli Prison Service. Including:

400 children
27 women
3,500 people held under administrative detention

All without charge or trial.

#PalestinianPrisonersDay

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LAYNE @overton-windshield.bsky.social · Mar 19

And call your members of Congress here (script included): afsc.org/action/tell-...

Free Jeanette and #FreeThemAll

Tell Congress: Stop the unlawful deportation of Jeanette Vizguerra

afsc.org

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LAYNE @overton-windshield.bsky.social · Mar 19

Jeanette spoke by phone to supporters last night, saying: "I want you to know I’m not going to surrender. I’m going to keep fighting. Even if they remove me, I’m going to continue doing binational work. They are not going to silence my voice."

Sign the petition here: secure.afsc.org/a/freejeanette

Sign the Petition to Free Jeanette Vizguerra

Ms. Vizguerra has led her fight against deportation since 2009. ICE detained the community leader, mother and grandmother without warning on March 17, 2025. Her attorneys have raised concerns about s...

secure.afsc.org

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LAYNE @overton-windshield.bsky.social · Mar 19

URGENT ACTION NEEDED! On Monday ICE detained activist and mother Jeanette Vizguerra, who is now being held at a for-profit immigration jail in CO. The Trump admin appears to be systematically targeting activists: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/u... @afsc-org.bsky.social #GiftLink

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‘We Finally Got You.’ Immigrant-Rights Advocate Arrested in Colorado.

Jeanette Vizguerra, who made national news evading deportation in a church basement, is the latest activist to be taken into custody by federal immigration agents.

www.nytimes.com

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American Friends Service Committee @afsc-org.bsky.social · Mar 18

In the early hours of March 18, 2025, Israel began conducting extensive airstrikes across Gaza. More than 400 Palestinians have already been killed, including many children.

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LAYNE @overton-windshield.bsky.social · Mar 18

Israel is conducting airstrikes across Gaza. 34+ ppl already killed. This comes after Israel refused to honor terms of #ceasefire deal, refused negotiations, and blocked all food & aid.

This is a genocide. The US is paying for it. #ArmsEmbargoNow #FreePalestine

www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

Israel launches wave of air strikes across Gaza Strip

Israel says it has conducted extensive air attacks on Hamas targets in Gaza, the largest since the ceasefire began.

www.aljazeera.com

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American Friends Service Committee @afsc-org.bsky.social · Mar 17

Rather than escalating violence and destruction, risking regional escalation, the Trump Admin. should be putting pressure on Israel to uphold the ceasefire deal. This includes allowing humanitarian aid into Gaza and returning to the negotiating table for a permanent ceasefire.

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LAYNE @overton-windshield.bsky.social · Mar 3

We don’t need a rearranging of the deck chairs on the Pentagon’s titanic budget. We need fundamental change. Check out our latest op ed in @commondreams: www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum... @afsc-org.bsky.social

Trump Walks Back Call to Cut Military Spending—Not Surprising, But a Huge Mistake | Common Dreams

We don’t need a rearranging of the deck chairs on the Pentagon’s titanic budget. We need fundamental change.

www.commondreams.org

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LAYNE @overton-windshield.bsky.social · Feb 21

Another example of the absolutely shameful efforts of the mainstream media to erase a genocide.

Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · Feb 21

BBC slammed for pulling film that 'humanised Palestinian children' - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/bbc-slammed-pulling-film-humanised-palestinian-children

BBC slammed for pulling film that 'humanised Palestinian children'

Britain's public broadcaster said it is 'conducting further due diligence'

www.middleeasteye.net

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Transnational Institute @tninstitute.bsky.social · Feb 20

The US spends as much on its military as the next 9 countries combined.

Rather than making the world a safer place, this has fuelled wars and imperialism.

Our flagship state of power report investigates current shifts in geopolitics.

https://www.tni.org/en/publication/geopolitics-of-capitalism

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LAYNE @overton-windshield.bsky.social · Feb 20

THIS!

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LAYNE @overton-windshield.bsky.social · Feb 20

Excellent piece by @rtraister.bsky.social!

➡️ "Woke" is a rightwing dogwhistle.
➡️ Some leftists have been real quick to parrot these talking points without evidence (looking at you @sunraysunray.bsky.social).
➡️Pallid insincerity is ALWAYS a losing strategy.

nymag.com/intelligence...

Wokeness Is Not to Blame for Trump

How a misdiagnosis of the 2024 election has calcified into self-defeating conventional wisdom.

nymag.com

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mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @madycast.com · Feb 18

1. Three sexual abuse nonprofits have removed all or nearly all references to trans, queer and non binary people (h/t @devtesla.bsky.social)

I wrote a second article today to document and archive some of the impacted pages.

www.madycast.com/p/capitulati...

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