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Carley Carden @carleycarden.bsky.social · 8h

Genuinely mind-blowing thread of forensics on IDF Spokesperson’s Unit fabricated animations used to “justify” Israel’s acts of war, which amount to GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL-SCALE DISINFORMATION, often relayed full cloth and sans scrutiny by mainstream media outlets:

Click through to be amazed + appalled.

Jack Sapoch @jacksapoch.bsky.social · 11h

NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites

The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war

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Jack Sapoch @jacksapoch.bsky.social · 11h

NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites

The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · Jul 7

November 7, 2023 — Kids in Gaza host a press conference, in English, to beg the world for life.

“We come now to shout and invite you to protect us; we want to live, we want peace…we want to live as the other children live.”

At the time, Israel forces had killed over 4,200 kids like these.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1d

"As one of the few Jews on [the flotilla]...they asked me if I was Jewish...threw me in front of the Israeli flag... we were strip-searched & zip-tied & blindfolded, & sent to this detention camp."

Horrifying testimony to Zeteo from freed activist David Adler:
zeteo.com/p/exclusive-...

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Left Voice @leftvoice.bsky.social · 1d

Videos of ICE agents raiding an apartment complex and choking a Black person in Chicago have gone viral. These events show why Black people must join the fight against Trump.
www.leftvoice.org/repression-a...

Repression and Raids in Chicago Show Why Black People Must Join the Fight Against Trump - Left Voice

Videos of ICE agents raiding an apartment complex and choking a Black person in Chicago have gone viral. These events show why Black people must join the fight against Trump.

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Left Voice @leftvoice.bsky.social · 2d

Israel illegally kidnapped 461 Global Sumud Flotilla activists in international waters, imprisoning them in brutal conditions. Many are now on hunger strike to protest Israel’s systematic starvation of Gaza.
www.leftvoice.org/internationa...

International Declaration: Mobilize to Release Global Sumud Flotilla Activists and Stop the Genocide - Left Voice

Israel illegally kidnapped 461 Global Sumud Flotilla activists in international waters, imprisoning them in brutal conditions. Many are now on hunger strike to protest Israel’s systematic starvation o...

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 2d

Back in the land of reality, here's what one of the Black people whose home was smashed into during the apartment raid last week said about his Venezuelan neighbors: "They were cool people."

Mr. Jones, a U.S. citizen, was dragged out in handcuffs and held outside for hours.

Jones, who lives on the fourth floor, said most of his neighbors were Venezuelan and often took turns cleaning the hallway because the property owners did little to maintain it.

“They were cool people,” Jones said as he looked into his next door neighbor’s unit. “They didn’t speak a lick of English, but we used translator apps to talk to each other.”

Jones wondered what would happen to his neighbor’s young children.

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 3d

Italian journalist Lorenzo D’Agostino describes Greta Thunberg wrapped in an Israeli flag “like a war trophy,” mocked, beaten & humiliated. Ben Gvir oversaw detainees treated “as terrorists.” Read his account of what happened after activists were illegally detained on the Global Sumud Flotilla ⬇️

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Left Voice @leftvoice.bsky.social · 3d

Leftist organizations in Venezuela have issued a joint statement in the face of the U.S. imperialist aggression against their country. We republish below.
www.leftvoice.org/declaration-...

Declaration: Stop Imperialist Aggression against Venezuela! U.S. Troops Out of the Caribbean and Latin America! - Left Voice

Donald Trump has deployed warships, surveillance planes, helicopters, and special operations troops to the southern Caribbean Sea and openly targeted Venezuela under the pretext of "fighting drugs." L...

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 4d

On scene on 40th and Kedzie in Chicago, where locals are facing down militarized federal agents over a possible federal immigration enforcement- related shooting. Details still scarce and developing.

Locals chanting "ICE go home"

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Left Voice @leftvoice.bsky.social · 4d

BREAKING: Activists in NYC are mobilizing in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla and against the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Our report from otg.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 4d

Happening now: at Kedzie and 40th, where Border Patrol agents just opened fire on rapid response this afternoon. A woman CFD says they found after the incident is reported in fair condition.

A growing number of outraged neighbors have gathered across from ICE/CBP agents who have closed Kedzie.

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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 6d

With Chicago in the ICE crosshairs right now, here are some independent and nonprofit media orgs to read, follow and support.

Unraveled: @unraveledpress.com

Block Club Chicago: @blockclubchi.bsky.social

Chicago Reader: @chicagoreader.com

The TRiiBE: @thetriibe.com

WBEZ: @wbez.org

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 4d

Stop lying. Your state cops attacked protesters alongside ICE yesterday. I was there. I and others were violently attacked by ICE agents. Your state cops acted in concert with them during the attack.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 4d

State, county, and local law enforcement have been working together and coordinating to ensure public safety around the Broadview ICE facility, and to protect people’s ability to peacefully exercise their constitutional rights.

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Sam Carliner @saminthecan.bsky.social · 4d

An absolute failure of major news outlets and mainstream reporters, to put it politely.

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 4d

Kimmel is back. And the Trump administration just deported this man:

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 14d

If you were concerned about Kimmel, here's another for you…

Journalist Mario Guevara has been detained for 100+ days, ironically arrested as he reported on a "No Kings" protest.

The Trump-Vance admin just issued an order of final removal, to send him to El Salvador—where he fled from 21 years ago.

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Left Voice @leftvoice.bsky.social · 5d

Bruno Gilga and Juan Bordera, participants in the Global Sumud Flotilla, spoke to Ilan Pappé about the situation in Gaza. This video was recorded last week from on board the flotilla as it sailed to Gaza.
www.leftvoice.org/the-struggle...

The Struggle for Palestine Is a Struggle for Justice Everywhere: Interview with Ilan Pappe and Activists in the Sumud Flotilla - Left Voice

Bruno Gilga and Juan Bordera, participants in the Global Sumud Flotilla, spoke to Ilan Pappé about the situation in Gaza, global imperialism, and the need for an international movement for a free Pale...

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Left Voice @leftvoice.bsky.social · 7d

Our correspondent Bruno Gilga was kidnapped when Israel intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla.. We demand his release and the release of all those who were kidnapped for trying to break the siege on Gaza!

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Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 6d

EXCLUSIVE: Trump Declares He Can Wage Secret Wars Against Anyone He Calls an Enemy

“The Trump administration is saying that one person — the president — now decides if the United States is going to war.”

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Trump Declares He Can Wage Secret Wars Against Anyone He Calls an Enemy

“The Trump administration is saying that one person — the president — now decides if the United States is going to war.”

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 6d

Code Pink has shared a list of US citizens abducted by Israel from the Global Sumud Flotilla and information on how to call on their congressional reps to demand their protection and release👇

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

From Marcy Winograd via X (@marcywinograd) - x.com/marcywinogra...

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Rita, antifascist🏴 @oldsquida.bsky.social · 6d

“Miguel Viveiros de Castro, one of the Brazilians kidnapped by the State of Israel when it captured the humanitarian aid flotilla in Gaza, is missing.”

Persona @personalescrito.bsky.social · 6d

Carmen Gonzalez está denunciando o desaparecimento de seu enteado, Miguel Viveiros de Castro, no insta de Hispantv_brasil, e exigindo ações das autoridades brasileiras.

Links:
www.instagram.com/p/DPSBcKskWJ...

www.instagram.com/p/DPSBcKskWJ...

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EVC @ebvc.bsky.social · 6d

Miguel Viveiros de Castro, um dos brasileiros sequestrados pelo Estado de Israel quando da captura da flotilha de ajuda humanitária a Gaza, está desaparecido.

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Left Voice @leftvoice.bsky.social · 7d

On October 1, Israel began intercepting and kidnapping crews of some of the 50 ships that make up to Global Sumud Flotilla. Protests in solidarity with the Flotilla and Gaza are already being called. Follow here for updates.
www.leftvoice.org/live-updates...

Live Updates: Global Sumud Flotilla Intercepted, the World Mobilizes - Left Voice

On October 1, Israel began intercepting and kidnapping crews of some of the 50 ships that make up to Global Sumud Flotilla. Protests in solidarity with the Flotilla and Gaza are already being called. ...

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 7d

The crowd chants: “From New York to Palestine, Journalism is not a crime.”

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 7d

DOJ "has targeted activists in New Jersey [..] [for] a protest against a synagogue in West Orange being used to sell illegal Israeli settlements."

"In West Orange, Zionists have even threatened pro-Palestine high schoolers with rape and murder."
#NewJersey #USA #WestBank #Palestine #EthnicCleansing

DOJ Charges Against New Jersey Palestine Activists Shows the Need for a Strong Campaign Against Repression - Left Voice

The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against New Jersey activists who protested illegal sales of stolen Palestinian land. The whole movement for Palestine needs to resist this new front in…

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 7d

Alma vessel has been boarded - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/alma-vessel-has-been-boarded

Alma vessel has been boarded

<article data-history-node-id="429494" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/alma-vessel-has-been-boarded" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/alma-vessel-has-been-boarded" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Alma vessel has been boarded</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israeli soldiers have boarded the Alma vessel, Middle East Eye can report. </p> <p>Alma is a the lead vessel of the Sumud Flotilla. </p> </div> </div> </article>

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