Alex Colston
@recolston.bsky.social
Story Editor @dropsitenews.com
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"A so-called precept in the practice of news coverage is that 'if it bleeds, it leads.' Well, apparently, if a Palestinian is bleeding, this isn’t true."
Read @recolston.bsky.social's thoughts after his detention by Israel in @thenation.com. And RSVP to hear more from him and others in 30 minutes.
Read @recolston.bsky.social's thoughts after his detention by Israel in @thenation.com. And RSVP to hear more from him and others in 30 minutes.
November 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
"A so-called precept in the practice of news coverage is that 'if it bleeds, it leads.' Well, apparently, if a Palestinian is bleeding, this isn’t true."
Read @recolston.bsky.social's thoughts after his detention by Israel in @thenation.com. And RSVP to hear more from him and others in 30 minutes.
Read @recolston.bsky.social's thoughts after his detention by Israel in @thenation.com. And RSVP to hear more from him and others in 30 minutes.
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🔔 Tomorrow: Join us for a conversation with journalists abducted by Israel from Gaza aid flotillas, featuring @recolston.bsky.social, Emily Wilder, and Noa Avishag Schnall, and moderated by @chipgibbons.bsky.social.
🗓️ Nov. 3, 12 p.m. EST/9 a.m. PST
RSVP: freedom.press/gaza-flotillas
🗓️ Nov. 3, 12 p.m. EST/9 a.m. PST
RSVP: freedom.press/gaza-flotillas
November 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM
🔔 Tomorrow: Join us for a conversation with journalists abducted by Israel from Gaza aid flotillas, featuring @recolston.bsky.social, Emily Wilder, and Noa Avishag Schnall, and moderated by @chipgibbons.bsky.social.
🗓️ Nov. 3, 12 p.m. EST/9 a.m. PST
RSVP: freedom.press/gaza-flotillas
🗓️ Nov. 3, 12 p.m. EST/9 a.m. PST
RSVP: freedom.press/gaza-flotillas
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🔔 Join us for a conversation with journalists abducted from Gaza aid flotillas, featuring @recolston.bsky.social, Emily Wilder, and Noa Avishag Schnall, moderated by @chipgibbons.bsky.social.
🗓️ Monday, Nov. 3, 12 p.m. EST/9 a.m. PST
RSVP: freedom.press/gaza-flotillas
🗓️ Monday, Nov. 3, 12 p.m. EST/9 a.m. PST
RSVP: freedom.press/gaza-flotillas
October 31, 2025 at 6:22 PM
🔔 Join us for a conversation with journalists abducted from Gaza aid flotillas, featuring @recolston.bsky.social, Emily Wilder, and Noa Avishag Schnall, moderated by @chipgibbons.bsky.social.
🗓️ Monday, Nov. 3, 12 p.m. EST/9 a.m. PST
RSVP: freedom.press/gaza-flotillas
🗓️ Monday, Nov. 3, 12 p.m. EST/9 a.m. PST
RSVP: freedom.press/gaza-flotillas
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This is a must-read essay by @recolston.bsky.social, who was one of the journalists aboard one of the ships of the Global Sumud Flotilla and was detained by the Israeli military for five days last month, in @thenation.com.
A Reflection on “Objective” Journalism From the Global Sumud Flotilla
A Reflection on “Objective” Journalism From the Global Sumud Flotilla
A Reflection on “Objective” Journalism From the Global Sumud Flotilla
A so-called precept in the practice of news coverage is that “if it bleeds, it leads.” Well, apparently, if a Palestinian is bleeding, this isn’t true.
www.thenation.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:33 PM
This is a must-read essay by @recolston.bsky.social, who was one of the journalists aboard one of the ships of the Global Sumud Flotilla and was detained by the Israeli military for five days last month, in @thenation.com.
A Reflection on “Objective” Journalism From the Global Sumud Flotilla
A Reflection on “Objective” Journalism From the Global Sumud Flotilla
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This piece from @recolston.bsky.social in @thenation.com (recommended by the always astute @studyhall.bsky.social) is such a smart meditation on the myth of objectivity and the structural problems of news media ❤️
A Reflection on “Objective” Journalism From the Global Sumud Flotilla
A so-called precept in the practice of news coverage is that “if it bleeds, it leads.” Well, apparently, if a Palestinian is bleeding, this isn’t true.
www.thenation.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
This piece from @recolston.bsky.social in @thenation.com (recommended by the always astute @studyhall.bsky.social) is such a smart meditation on the myth of objectivity and the structural problems of news media ❤️
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⚡️New from Drop Site: Returning to Shujaiya: Palestinians Are Going Back to Gaza City Despite Proximity of Israeli Troops
Parts of Shujaiya lie inside the “yellow line,” an invisible demarcation where the Israeli military withdrew
By Abdel Qader Sabbah
www.dropsitenews.com/p/shujaiya-p...
Parts of Shujaiya lie inside the “yellow line,” an invisible demarcation where the Israeli military withdrew
By Abdel Qader Sabbah
www.dropsitenews.com/p/shujaiya-p...
Returning to Shujaiya: Palestinians Are Going Back to Gaza City Despite Proximity of Israeli Troops
Parts of Shujaiya lie inside the “yellow line,” an invisible demarcation where the Israeli military withdrew as part of the initial phase of the ceasefire agreement.
www.dropsitenews.com
October 17, 2025 at 1:42 AM
⚡️New from Drop Site: Returning to Shujaiya: Palestinians Are Going Back to Gaza City Despite Proximity of Israeli Troops
Parts of Shujaiya lie inside the “yellow line,” an invisible demarcation where the Israeli military withdrew
By Abdel Qader Sabbah
www.dropsitenews.com/p/shujaiya-p...
Parts of Shujaiya lie inside the “yellow line,” an invisible demarcation where the Israeli military withdrew
By Abdel Qader Sabbah
www.dropsitenews.com/p/shujaiya-p...
Reposted by Alex Colston
A so-called precept in the practice of news coverage is that “if it bleeds, it leads.” Well, apparently, if a Palestinian is bleeding, this isn’t true.
A Reflection on “Objective” Journalism From the Global Sumud Flotilla
A so-called precept in the practice of news coverage is that “if it bleeds, it leads.” Well, apparently, if a Palestinian is bleeding, this isn’t true.
www.thenation.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:07 PM
A so-called precept in the practice of news coverage is that “if it bleeds, it leads.” Well, apparently, if a Palestinian is bleeding, this isn’t true.
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⚡️NEW from Drop Site News: “We may have survived physically, but we haven't survived mentally.”
Five Gaza journalists reflect on the toll of the genocide as the ceasefire takes effect.
www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-journ...
Five Gaza journalists reflect on the toll of the genocide as the ceasefire takes effect.
www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-journ...
“We may have survived physically, but we haven't survived mentally.”
Five Gaza journalists reflect on the toll of the genocide as the ceasefire takes effect.
www.dropsitenews.com
October 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
⚡️NEW from Drop Site News: “We may have survived physically, but we haven't survived mentally.”
Five Gaza journalists reflect on the toll of the genocide as the ceasefire takes effect.
www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-journ...
Five Gaza journalists reflect on the toll of the genocide as the ceasefire takes effect.
www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-journ...
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A Reporter Was on a Flotilla Bound for Gaza. Israel Detained Him—and Some Twenty Other Members of the Press. Read Aida Alami. www.cjr.org/news/reporte...
A flotilla reporter detained by Israel.
“One of the port authority people or naval people put their foot on my head and told me to sit on my knees: Don’t move.”
www.cjr.org
October 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
A Reporter Was on a Flotilla Bound for Gaza. Israel Detained Him—and Some Twenty Other Members of the Press. Read Aida Alami. www.cjr.org/news/reporte...
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“I was beaten, blindfolded… we were kept up all hours… they played a loop of Oct. 7 footage the whole time we were there.”
Drop Site’s Alex Colston @recolston.bsky.social describes the 4 nights & 5 days he spent at Israel’s Ketziot Prison after being illegally detained from the Gaza-bound flotilla.
Drop Site’s Alex Colston @recolston.bsky.social describes the 4 nights & 5 days he spent at Israel’s Ketziot Prison after being illegally detained from the Gaza-bound flotilla.
October 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
“I was beaten, blindfolded… we were kept up all hours… they played a loop of Oct. 7 footage the whole time we were there.”
Drop Site’s Alex Colston @recolston.bsky.social describes the 4 nights & 5 days he spent at Israel’s Ketziot Prison after being illegally detained from the Gaza-bound flotilla.
Drop Site’s Alex Colston @recolston.bsky.social describes the 4 nights & 5 days he spent at Israel’s Ketziot Prison after being illegally detained from the Gaza-bound flotilla.
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“We are in completely uncharted waters here…Never has there been this much public pressure.”
Speaking from the Global Sumud Flotilla, Drop Site editor Alex Colston said the best outcome would be forcing open a sustained…
@recolston.bsky.social @ryangrim.bsky.social @krystalball.bsky.social
Speaking from the Global Sumud Flotilla, Drop Site editor Alex Colston said the best outcome would be forcing open a sustained…
@recolston.bsky.social @ryangrim.bsky.social @krystalball.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
“We are in completely uncharted waters here…Never has there been this much public pressure.”
Speaking from the Global Sumud Flotilla, Drop Site editor Alex Colston said the best outcome would be forcing open a sustained…
@recolston.bsky.social @ryangrim.bsky.social @krystalball.bsky.social
Speaking from the Global Sumud Flotilla, Drop Site editor Alex Colston said the best outcome would be forcing open a sustained…
@recolston.bsky.social @ryangrim.bsky.social @krystalball.bsky.social
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Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) update, September 25: Greek ships join the fleet of over 50 ships, Italy sends a second naval vessel alongside Spain’s navy escort, and GSF claims credible intelligence of further Israeli attacks.
Report by Drop Site’s @recolston.bsky.social and photo by Enzo Pianetti.
Report by Drop Site’s @recolston.bsky.social and photo by Enzo Pianetti.
September 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) update, September 25: Greek ships join the fleet of over 50 ships, Italy sends a second naval vessel alongside Spain’s navy escort, and GSF claims credible intelligence of further Israeli attacks.
Report by Drop Site’s @recolston.bsky.social and photo by Enzo Pianetti.
Report by Drop Site’s @recolston.bsky.social and photo by Enzo Pianetti.
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⛵️ Global Sumud Flotilla Update, September 20: 40+ Boats Continue Toward Greece, Four Boats from Tunisia Break Down, and Greta Thunberg Steps Back from Steering Committee.
The Barcelona, Tunisia, and Italy fleets now sail together in unison, with the majority of those ships—over 40—smoothly...
The Barcelona, Tunisia, and Italy fleets now sail together in unison, with the majority of those ships—over 40—smoothly...
September 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
⛵️ Global Sumud Flotilla Update, September 20: 40+ Boats Continue Toward Greece, Four Boats from Tunisia Break Down, and Greta Thunberg Steps Back from Steering Committee.
The Barcelona, Tunisia, and Italy fleets now sail together in unison, with the majority of those ships—over 40—smoothly...
The Barcelona, Tunisia, and Italy fleets now sail together in unison, with the majority of those ships—over 40—smoothly...
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🚢 The Global Sumud Flotilla—the largest civilian mission to break Gaza’s siege—launches today, with 50+ ships from 44 countries. Drop Site editor Alex Colston is on board and will be reporting live as it sails from Barcelona toward Gaza.
August 31, 2025 at 2:49 PM
🚢 The Global Sumud Flotilla—the largest civilian mission to break Gaza’s siege—launches today, with 50+ ships from 44 countries. Drop Site editor Alex Colston is on board and will be reporting live as it sails from Barcelona toward Gaza.
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⚡️In Gaza, Hunger Has Overtaken Bombs as Israel’s Cruelest Weapon
"We do not need pity. We need pressure on those who are blocking food, those who remain silent, and those who still have the power to stop this but choose not to."
✍️ By Heba Almaqadma
www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-city-...
"We do not need pity. We need pressure on those who are blocking food, those who remain silent, and those who still have the power to stop this but choose not to."
✍️ By Heba Almaqadma
www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-city-...
In Gaza, Hunger Has Overtaken Bombs as Israel’s Cruelest Weapon
"We do not need pity. We need pressure on those who are blocking food, those who remain silent, and those who still have the power to stop this but choose not to."
www.dropsitenews.com
July 30, 2025 at 4:28 PM
⚡️In Gaza, Hunger Has Overtaken Bombs as Israel’s Cruelest Weapon
"We do not need pity. We need pressure on those who are blocking food, those who remain silent, and those who still have the power to stop this but choose not to."
✍️ By Heba Almaqadma
www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-city-...
"We do not need pity. We need pressure on those who are blocking food, those who remain silent, and those who still have the power to stop this but choose not to."
✍️ By Heba Almaqadma
www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-city-...
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'A Pro-Israel Nonprofit is Funneling News Content Through Bari Weiss’s "Free Press"'
As Weiss’s organization explores a deal to sell to CBS, much of its MidEast content is produced by a shadowy think tank tied to pro-Israel advocacy, per @dropsitenews.com.
As Weiss’s organization explores a deal to sell to CBS, much of its MidEast content is produced by a shadowy think tank tied to pro-Israel advocacy, per @dropsitenews.com.
A Pro-Israel Nonprofit is Funneling News Content Through Bari Weiss’s "Free Press"
As Weiss’s news organization explores a deal to sell to CBS, much of its content on the Middle East is produced by a shadowy think tank tied to pro-Israel advocacy.
www.dropsitenews.com
July 29, 2025 at 4:14 AM
'A Pro-Israel Nonprofit is Funneling News Content Through Bari Weiss’s "Free Press"'
As Weiss’s organization explores a deal to sell to CBS, much of its MidEast content is produced by a shadowy think tank tied to pro-Israel advocacy, per @dropsitenews.com.
As Weiss’s organization explores a deal to sell to CBS, much of its MidEast content is produced by a shadowy think tank tied to pro-Israel advocacy, per @dropsitenews.com.
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NEW: While many academics worried about danger to free speech in higher ed during Trump admin's arrests of students for pro-Palestine speech, some liberal arts professors were supporting the groups looking to detain students...sometimes on their own campuses.
www.dropsitenews.com/p/documentin...
www.dropsitenews.com/p/documentin...
The Professors Who Supported the Student Deportation Frenzy
GoFundMe donations, social media posts, and board memberships reveal how a handful of faculty members are backing Zionist doxxing outfits.
www.dropsitenews.com
July 27, 2025 at 12:42 PM
NEW: While many academics worried about danger to free speech in higher ed during Trump admin's arrests of students for pro-Palestine speech, some liberal arts professors were supporting the groups looking to detain students...sometimes on their own campuses.
www.dropsitenews.com/p/documentin...
www.dropsitenews.com/p/documentin...
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⚡️To the Field First, Comrades!
The NYC chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America has pulled off another stunning upset through Zohran Mamdani’s campaign. An insider shares DSA’s grassroots strategy.
By Michael Thomas Carter for @dropsitenews.com
www.dropsitenews.com/p/zohran-mam...
The NYC chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America has pulled off another stunning upset through Zohran Mamdani’s campaign. An insider shares DSA’s grassroots strategy.
By Michael Thomas Carter for @dropsitenews.com
www.dropsitenews.com/p/zohran-mam...
To the Field First, Comrades!
The NYC chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America has pulled off another stunning upset through Zohran Mamdani’s campaign. An insider shares DSA’s grassroots strategy.
www.dropsitenews.com
July 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
⚡️To the Field First, Comrades!
The NYC chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America has pulled off another stunning upset through Zohran Mamdani’s campaign. An insider shares DSA’s grassroots strategy.
By Michael Thomas Carter for @dropsitenews.com
www.dropsitenews.com/p/zohran-mam...
The NYC chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America has pulled off another stunning upset through Zohran Mamdani’s campaign. An insider shares DSA’s grassroots strategy.
By Michael Thomas Carter for @dropsitenews.com
www.dropsitenews.com/p/zohran-mam...
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REPORT: Biden Officials Admit They Never Pressured Israel for Ceasefire, as Israeli Leaders Boast of Playing Washington
Here’s what the investigation revealed: 🧵⬇️
Here’s what the investigation revealed: 🧵⬇️
April 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
REPORT: Biden Officials Admit They Never Pressured Israel for Ceasefire, as Israeli Leaders Boast of Playing Washington
Here’s what the investigation revealed: 🧵⬇️
Here’s what the investigation revealed: 🧵⬇️
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NEW: Noor Abdalla, an American citizen of Syrian descent and eight months pregnant, spoke with @cbssundaymorning.bsky.social about the Trump administration’s efforts to deport her husband, Mahmoud Khalil.
March 23, 2025 at 10:21 PM
NEW: Noor Abdalla, an American citizen of Syrian descent and eight months pregnant, spoke with @cbssundaymorning.bsky.social about the Trump administration’s efforts to deport her husband, Mahmoud Khalil.
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Little has been reported about the life of Mahmoud Khalil before the Trump administration treated him as a public enemy and scapegoat for pro-Palestine advocacy. Drop Site News paints a fuller picture of him and the scenes on Columbia’s campus.
www.dropsitenews.com/p/mahmoud-kh...
www.dropsitenews.com/p/mahmoud-kh...
“First, They Came for Mahmoud Khalil”
Those close to him tell the story of a man whose journey took him from being a "double refugee" to scholar to political prisoner.
www.dropsitenews.com
March 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Little has been reported about the life of Mahmoud Khalil before the Trump administration treated him as a public enemy and scapegoat for pro-Palestine advocacy. Drop Site News paints a fuller picture of him and the scenes on Columbia’s campus.
www.dropsitenews.com/p/mahmoud-kh...
www.dropsitenews.com/p/mahmoud-kh...
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“First, They Came for Mahmoud Khalil” — Meghnad Bose and two student journalists at Columbia deeply report the story of a man whose journey took him from being a "double refugee" to scholar to political prisoner. Read at @dropsitenews.com 🔽
www.dropsitenews.com/p/mahmoud-kh...
www.dropsitenews.com/p/mahmoud-kh...
“First, They Came for Mahmoud Khalil”
Those close to him tell the story of a man whose journey took him from being a "double refugee" to scholar to political prisoner.
www.dropsitenews.com
March 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
“First, They Came for Mahmoud Khalil” — Meghnad Bose and two student journalists at Columbia deeply report the story of a man whose journey took him from being a "double refugee" to scholar to political prisoner. Read at @dropsitenews.com 🔽
www.dropsitenews.com/p/mahmoud-kh...
www.dropsitenews.com/p/mahmoud-kh...
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One challenge Palestine presents (among many) is keeping your heart open to the murdered & debilitated men, women and children who suffer Israel's genocidal aggression. To ensure you still feel their pain as your own as you should with any human being but particularly the people murdered in our name
March 19, 2025 at 12:05 AM
One challenge Palestine presents (among many) is keeping your heart open to the murdered & debilitated men, women and children who suffer Israel's genocidal aggression. To ensure you still feel their pain as your own as you should with any human being but particularly the people murdered in our name
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🚨 At least 112 people killed in renewed Israeli attacks across Gaza, medical sources tell Al Jazeera.
March 18, 2025 at 2:24 AM
🚨 At least 112 people killed in renewed Israeli attacks across Gaza, medical sources tell Al Jazeera.