Sue Krause
@sueannkrause.bsky.social
Cell biologist trying my best to support social justice
"Israel Is Banning the 'Last Foreign Witnesses' to Its Genocide in Gaza"
In a likely deadly move, the Israeli government told 37 foreign aid groups, including Doctors Without Borders, they could no longer operate in Palestine. Where is the outrage, asks Diana Buttu for Zeteo?
In a likely deadly move, the Israeli government told 37 foreign aid groups, including Doctors Without Borders, they could no longer operate in Palestine. Where is the outrage, asks Diana Buttu for Zeteo?
Israel Is Banning the 'Last Foreign Witnesses' to Its Genocide in Gaza
In a likely deadly move, the Israeli government told 37 foreign aid groups, including Doctors Without Borders, they could no longer operate in Palestine. Where is the outrage?
zeteo.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:29 AM
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One thing I didn't fully appreciate until I sat on a jury and reviewed body cam footage for myself, is how cops yell contradictory instructions at people like "Don't move" "Put your hands up" "Get the fuck out of here" "Keep your hands where I can see them" etc. all screamed at your face with guns
January 7, 2026 at 10:57 PM
One thing I didn't fully appreciate until I sat on a jury and reviewed body cam footage for myself, is how cops yell contradictory instructions at people like "Don't move" "Put your hands up" "Get the fuck out of here" "Keep your hands where I can see them" etc. all screamed at your face with guns
This.
This is also a field test.
If the press lets them muddy the waters on executing a woman in Minneapolis despite multiple witnesses and video recordings clearly depicting what happened, the message they'll take away is that there's nothing they can't get away with.
Nothing.
If the press lets them muddy the waters on executing a woman in Minneapolis despite multiple witnesses and video recordings clearly depicting what happened, the message they'll take away is that there's nothing they can't get away with.
Nothing.
January 8, 2026 at 12:11 PM
This.
"Self-defence" by US police (& ICE) means they just have to "feel" threatened. Not BE threatened.
This has been the experience of Black people in the US. It is the reason for the BLM movement.
So, no, I am not surprised that the ICE agent says it was self-defence because he felt threatened.
This has been the experience of Black people in the US. It is the reason for the BLM movement.
So, no, I am not surprised that the ICE agent says it was self-defence because he felt threatened.
Black people five years ago: you know, they can kill anyone they want to out there
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
January 8, 2026 at 8:51 AM
"Self-defence" by US police (& ICE) means they just have to "feel" threatened. Not BE threatened.
This has been the experience of Black people in the US. It is the reason for the BLM movement.
So, no, I am not surprised that the ICE agent says it was self-defence because he felt threatened.
This has been the experience of Black people in the US. It is the reason for the BLM movement.
So, no, I am not surprised that the ICE agent says it was self-defence because he felt threatened.
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I understand the pressures on the BBC, but Radio 4's coverage of the Minneapolis shooting is an example of "bad balance".
It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".
The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.
It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".
The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.
January 8, 2026 at 8:38 AM
I understand the pressures on the BBC, but Radio 4's coverage of the Minneapolis shooting is an example of "bad balance".
It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".
The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.
It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".
The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.
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The death of a legal observer in Minnesota by ICE is a warning to the UK in so many ways. We’re tying ourselves to a violent, corrupt, racist nation which does not care about its citizens. Reform believes in its model, Labour is appeasing it. It is the public who will suffer.
January 8, 2026 at 7:50 AM
The death of a legal observer in Minnesota by ICE is a warning to the UK in so many ways. We’re tying ourselves to a violent, corrupt, racist nation which does not care about its citizens. Reform believes in its model, Labour is appeasing it. It is the public who will suffer.
Well... I guess that explains the weak response from Starmer. So much for international law.
Gangster State
The US forces have seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker with links to Venezuela.
It was boarded between Iceland and Scotland as it was travelling north.
RAF surveillance planes were involved in the US operation.
What next - Tit-for-tax piracy?
Where is this heading?
The US forces have seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker with links to Venezuela.
It was boarded between Iceland and Scotland as it was travelling north.
RAF surveillance planes were involved in the US operation.
What next - Tit-for-tax piracy?
Where is this heading?
What we know about US seizure of Russian-flagged oil tanker linked to Venezuela
The sanctioned tanker, originally known as the Bella 1 and now called the Marinera, is now in US custody, the United States European Command has confirmed
news.sky.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Well... I guess that explains the weak response from Starmer. So much for international law.
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I'm running for Congress in MI-07 and I think this is a great idea.
Any oil companies participating in this resource grab in Venezuela should be subject to international sanctions and investigation.
Any oil companies participating in this resource grab in Venezuela should be subject to international sanctions and investigation.
Electeds should say any oil companies participating will be subject to sanctions and investigations
January 3, 2026 at 5:04 PM
I'm running for Congress in MI-07 and I think this is a great idea.
Any oil companies participating in this resource grab in Venezuela should be subject to international sanctions and investigation.
Any oil companies participating in this resource grab in Venezuela should be subject to international sanctions and investigation.
This. It is about the oil. Never about the people.
The idea that you can parachute in and run a country of 30 million has learned nothing from the past.
Trump isn’t much bothering to show much interest in the welfare of Venezuela. He wants to liberate its oil not its people.
Trump isn’t much bothering to show much interest in the welfare of Venezuela. He wants to liberate its oil not its people.
Q: You said the US is going to run Venezuela. So who's in power right now?
TRUMP: Well, we're gonna be running it with a group. We're gonna make sure it's run properly. We're gonna rebuild the oil infrastructure which will cost billions of dollars.
TRUMP: Well, we're gonna be running it with a group. We're gonna make sure it's run properly. We're gonna rebuild the oil infrastructure which will cost billions of dollars.
January 3, 2026 at 5:41 PM
This. It is about the oil. Never about the people.
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“We are going to run the country.”
Ah, so we’ve skipped the legal fig leaves entirely now.
Not democracy. Not justice. Not liberation.
Just occupation of a sovereign country.
Gotcha.
Greenland must be looking at this very carefully.
Ah, so we’ve skipped the legal fig leaves entirely now.
Not democracy. Not justice. Not liberation.
Just occupation of a sovereign country.
Gotcha.
Greenland must be looking at this very carefully.
So, the US has gone to war with Venezuela by the looks of things - because of course they did.
Is this the Tangerine Twat looking for a way to postpone elections later this year, or is there something else in the news he’s trying to distract from? Or just dementia?
Is this the Tangerine Twat looking for a way to postpone elections later this year, or is there something else in the news he’s trying to distract from? Or just dementia?
January 3, 2026 at 4:50 PM
“We are going to run the country.”
Ah, so we’ve skipped the legal fig leaves entirely now.
Not democracy. Not justice. Not liberation.
Just occupation of a sovereign country.
Gotcha.
Greenland must be looking at this very carefully.
Ah, so we’ve skipped the legal fig leaves entirely now.
Not democracy. Not justice. Not liberation.
Just occupation of a sovereign country.
Gotcha.
Greenland must be looking at this very carefully.
overthrowing govs, sending people to detention facilities for torture, cutting taxes for the rich, slashing social spending for the poor, increasing military spending, promoting christian nationalism, demonizing gays, surveilling citizens under "national security." same old GOP.
January 3, 2026 at 12:27 PM
This.
The bombing of Venezuela is an act of aggression: unprovoked, unjustified and unjustifiable.
January 3, 2026 at 11:14 AM
This.
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After removing Maduro, the USA will finally be able to bring freedom to millions of barrels of oil.
January 3, 2026 at 9:40 AM
After removing Maduro, the USA will finally be able to bring freedom to millions of barrels of oil.
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A gangster state at home, a rogue state abroad: and entirely because Congress and the Supreme Court have abdicated their proper constitutional roles.
January 3, 2026 at 10:11 AM
A gangster state at home, a rogue state abroad: and entirely because Congress and the Supreme Court have abdicated their proper constitutional roles.
Or you can find Venezuelan reporters/ journalists to follow - like we are doing following the few remaining Palestinian reporters.
It’s old-fashioned to defend mainstream journalism these days but some of the most reliable reporting from people actually on the ground will be the AP and Reuters the next 24 hours. Your Substack journalist writing takes will be using frontline reporting from them.
January 3, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Or you can find Venezuelan reporters/ journalists to follow - like we are doing following the few remaining Palestinian reporters.
A little snow to start the New Year.
January 2, 2026 at 9:47 AM
A little snow to start the New Year.
Interesting quote. It is almost like people in the UK government & opposition forgot this bit - people grow, reflect, & change. And if you are still the person you were 5, 10, 20 years ago, why?
True! It reminds of the old argument that conservatives want to conserve the old ways. Liberals strive to liberate people from dated, preconceived notions... ideas.
December 30, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Interesting quote. It is almost like people in the UK government & opposition forgot this bit - people grow, reflect, & change. And if you are still the person you were 5, 10, 20 years ago, why?
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[11/n] This is about whether or not the government has the right to your data. When someone argues that sex is binary and that biology is simple, the argument isn't ACTUALLY about biology. It's about if the government has a right to look down your pants, or in your blood, or collect your DNA...
December 24, 2025 at 1:53 AM
[11/n] This is about whether or not the government has the right to your data. When someone argues that sex is binary and that biology is simple, the argument isn't ACTUALLY about biology. It's about if the government has a right to look down your pants, or in your blood, or collect your DNA...
Happy Christmas! May the day be filled with love!
And of course, chocolate!!
And of course, chocolate!!
December 25, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Happy Christmas! May the day be filled with love!
And of course, chocolate!!
And of course, chocolate!!
Vote for your favourite featured image. Particularly the one by the awesome PhD student, Fara, and the great microscopist, Tony. 🔬
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December 20, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Vote for your favourite featured image. Particularly the one by the awesome PhD student, Fara, and the great microscopist, Tony. 🔬
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This is state-sponsored terrorism. The IDF are extremists.
“The Israeli soldiers had rigged [a] can of food with an explosive.”
American surgeon Irfan Galaria tells @mehdirhasan.bsky.social about the Israeli military’s brutalization of children, and what he witnessed while working at Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital.
Watch: zeteo.com/p/i-did-not-...
American surgeon Irfan Galaria tells @mehdirhasan.bsky.social about the Israeli military’s brutalization of children, and what he witnessed while working at Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital.
Watch: zeteo.com/p/i-did-not-...
December 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
This is state-sponsored terrorism. The IDF are extremists.
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This project stemmed from our curiosity about how evolution generates diversity in cell sizes without harming fitness. We evolved S. cerevisiae under size-based selection for 1500 generations and observed a remarkable ~6-fold volume reduction with limited impact on fitness or size homeostasis
December 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM
This project stemmed from our curiosity about how evolution generates diversity in cell sizes without harming fitness. We evolved S. cerevisiae under size-based selection for 1500 generations and observed a remarkable ~6-fold volume reduction with limited impact on fitness or size homeostasis
This!👇🏼
“Let me state the obvious:
Antisemitism is always wrong.
Islamophobia is always wrong.
Intentionally killing civilians is always wrong, whether on a beach in Sydney or a beach in Gaza.
Can we not all agree on all of the above? Is that really so hard” - my take for Zeteo’s First Draft newsletter:
Antisemitism is always wrong.
Islamophobia is always wrong.
Intentionally killing civilians is always wrong, whether on a beach in Sydney or a beach in Gaza.
Can we not all agree on all of the above? Is that really so hard” - my take for Zeteo’s First Draft newsletter:
The (Muslim) Hero of Bondi
Mehdi on the Islamophobes' response to the brutal killing of Jews in Australia; how the DOGE folks are headed for Gaza; and the fallout from the Bari Weiss/Erika Kirk CBS town hall.
zeteo.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
This!👇🏼
Great 🧵 on what is Yuletide.
Yule ≠ Christmas
Yule is one of the oldest winter solstice festivals, with origins among the ancient Norse thousands of years ago.
Although today it’s heavily associated with, and even confused with, Christmas, the celebration existed long before Christianity. 🧵⬇️
Yule is one of the oldest winter solstice festivals, with origins among the ancient Norse thousands of years ago.
Although today it’s heavily associated with, and even confused with, Christmas, the celebration existed long before Christianity. 🧵⬇️
December 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Great 🧵 on what is Yuletide.
Unbelievable. Who is Starmer working for?
What will be the cost of Keir Starmer’s new medicines deal with Donald Trump? British lives | Aditya Chakrabortty
What will be the cost of Keir Starmer’s new medicines deal with Donald Trump? British lives | Aditya Chakrabortty
More than £3bn that could have been used for UK patients will go to big pharma for its branded products, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Unbelievable. Who is Starmer working for?