Peter Bofin-Kilusungu
@swahilistreet.bsky.social
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Ireland and East Africa. Researcher on politics, conflict, and East Africa
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swahilistreet.bsky.social
A sci-fi enthusiast's graphics are repurposed for IOF propaganda
jacksapoch.bsky.social
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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mwanzotv.bsky.social
#BREAKING
#TANZANIA: TANZANIAN EX-AMBASSADOR HUMPHREY POLEPOLE REPORTEDLY ABDUCTED
Footage circulating on social media shows signs of forced entry and blood stains inside the house. His brother, Godfrey Polepole, confirmed the incident.
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daniel-barker.bsky.social
Imagine you're at a writers' retreat with the lads and you're all showing off a draft after dinner and then your mate's girlfriend goes here is the novel Frankenstein which I just wrote
swahilistreet.bsky.social
I wa surprised how CC couldn’t answer if Russia presents a threat to Europe or not. And I was a likely voter. There are ways of squaring our neutrality with recognising that. Wonder what our neighbours all over the country make of that?
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dlknowles.bsky.social
I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America
swahilistreet.bsky.social
She may do so given that of the three she’s the only one who speaks confidently, articulate and with some gravitas - some may be won over by her presidential air.
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tiffany.thetriibe.com
“Steve Held, the journalist arrested tonight and taken to a so far undisclosed location, was part of the reporting team that exposed the falsity of ICE’s official narrative on the fatal shooting of Silverio Villegas González. His work speaks for itself.”
thetriibe.com
NEW — Video posted to social media shows Unraveled Press co-founder Steve Held being detained by federal agents outside the Broadview immigration facility earlier this evening.

A collection of Chicago newsrooms is calling for his immediate release.

thetriibe.com/2025/09/chic...
Chicago journalist detained while covering protest outside Broadview immigration facility • The TRiiBE
Video posted to social media shows Unraveled Press co-founder Steve Held being detained by federal agents earlier this evening.
thetriibe.com
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yairwallach.bsky.social
A Israeli academic asked his followers on X which sanction would really convince ordinary Israelis that they are isolated internationally.
"Expulsion from football tournaments" was the most popular answer, followed by "ending visa-free travel to Europe"
swahilistreet.bsky.social
Thanks so much! In NY looking for paracetamol and remembered this post. Would have been lost
swahilistreet.bsky.social
NPR reports on IDF innovation in battlefield medicine, says soldiers interviewed won’t give full names to avoid potential war crimes prosecutions. To end, the report tells us the soldiers will carry scars the rest of their lives, some invisible. And to think NPR was defunded for being too liberal.
swahilistreet.bsky.social
For BBC World Service news, Tommy Robinson has views “sometimes described as far right or extremist” and those attending were “a bit like a football crowd.”
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fromagehomme.bsky.social
🚨SAVE Pambazuko! Protect African journalism🚨

We are fundraising to save Pambazuko, the pioneering free Swahili-language news platform read by over 300,000 people a week - one of the most important sources of independent news in Africa.

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swahilistreet.bsky.social
It’s been some years since I’ve thought about the Cruiser. To Katanga and Back now reserved at library.
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crisvector.com
Cris @crisvector.com · Aug 29
Esse video curou minha depressão
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sallyhayd.bsky.social
Irish Times front page today. Tried to write instead of just screaming. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...