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Interesting articles that I’ve read and shared + leftist screencaps.
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- Reposted by ₉NEW: In the 1960s Somalia was a democratic pacesetter in Africa, and by the 1990s it was a byword for chaos and destruction. Faisal Ali traces the factors from independence onward that contributed to the country’s decline, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/essays/under...
- Reposted by ₉Genocidal rhetoric is not new to Israeli politics. But Gaza's destruction mirrors the apocalyptic language pouring out of the Knesset — where the establishment has gradually absorbed members of a former terrorist group. By Natasha Roth-Rowland. www.972mag.com/kahanism-isr...
- Reposted by ₉« Derrière chaque ticket de caisse, chaque palette déplacée, chaque sourire imposé, il y a une vie qui s’efface. J’écris pour ceux qui n’ont pas le temps ou le courage de le faire, dépassés par un système qui les écrase. » Sur le travail en grande distribution, via @mediapartblogs.bsky.social
- Reposted by ₉“What I found was a place where identity — including my own — shaped every perception of the war and where truth shifted with every step.” Luke Marshin reports on the ongoing violence facing eastern Congo in this first person essay.
- Reposted by ₉The convergence of international and regional imperial powers in one country, enhanced by the colonial nature of the Assad family’s rule over the course of more than half a century, amount to a ‘liquid imperialism.’ Writes Yassin al-Haj Saleh.
- Reposted by ₉Over the course of decades, the Israeli media has been radicalized through a campaign led by the country’s settler movement, argues Etan Nechin for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
- Reposted by ₉Challenges to Zionism in the late 1960s and 1970s sparked an effort to redefine antisemitism focused on defending Israel while attacking the political Left. This resulted in the IHRA definition and the assault on Palestine activism we see today.
- Reposted by ₉NEW: Rare audio of a candid conversation between Egypt's Nasser and Libya's Gadhafi has scandalized the Arab world in recent days, ultimately revealing more about contemporary Middle Eastern politics than history, writes @alexjrowell.bsky.social. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/wh...
- Reposted by ₉“It’s a story of love and resistance,” Hajji, 70, said in Arabic, but with an accent that he still holds from his life before — the life his father built in a small town outside of Hanoi, Vietnam, with other Moroccan defectors from the French army.
- Reposted by ₉Every year, tens of thousands of migrants arrive in southern Spain to work in the plastic greenhouses of Europe’s largest horticultural landscape. This is the story of one of them medium.com/the-new-clim...
- Reposted by ₉We’ve been talking to a couple of other folks about exactly this, and are excited to move in this direction
- Reposted by ₉My husband has taught human reproduction and development to the Cambridge medics for over three decades. When people start banging on about "only two biological sexes" he starts with "which sex: genetic, hormonal, or gonadal"? Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...
- Reposted by ₉I'm interviewing Eiad Husham for @thefirethesetimes.com about his piece on mutual aid in Sudan and the resistance committees. What are things you want me to ask? newint.org/resistance/2...
- Reposted by ₉Why are scientists sounding the alarm about avian influenza? Abby Cartus examines the epidemiological science of bird flu, and how conventional health wisdom and other pathologies—like RFK Jr., Trump, and anti-vaccine delusions—constrain potential action. proteanmag.com/2025/04/06/b...
- Reposted by ₉Taleb Abdulmohsen’s attack on a German Christmas market last December concluded the story of a paranoid personality with a record of inserting himself in just causes — only to adopt unjust means in their pursuit, writes @doaiji.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social.
- Reposted by ₉Since rising to prominence, the Houthis have fought against Yemenis, neighboring Saudi Arabia and, more recently, Israel. Yet, despite their significant role in the conflict, the Houthis remain one of the most misunderstood groups in the world.
- Reposted by ₉I wrote this for @inthesetimesmag.bsky.social inthesetimes.com/article/pale...
- Reposted by ₉NEW: On a recent trip to Yemen, Adam Baron was immersed in the rhythm of family and fasting that characterizes Ramadan. Then the country turned into headline news, as he reports from Aden for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/spotlight/be...
- Reposted by ₉Poet Hanif Abdurraqib
- Reposted by ₉"Some resist the process. Some die. And some, almost invariably, transform into huge, rapidly dividing growths known as teratomas or monster tumors." www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...
- Reposted by ₉An excellent and detailed profile of #HTS leader Ahmed al-Sharaa (Abu Mohammad al-Jolani) by @rayajalabi.ft.com for @FT www.ft.com/content/8aa8...
- Reposted by ₉Why did the Syrian military collapse? An insider account traces a long history of national service that helps to explain its ultimate fate. newlinesmag.com/reportage/th...
- Reposted by ₉Retinol: The Skin-Care Ingredient With a Horrifying History | Teen Vogue www.teenvogue.com/story/retino...
- Reposted by ₉For Parapraxis Magazine, I wrote about Zionist Holocaust trauma and ideological dynamics that have moved Zionism towards the present genocide parapraxismagazine.com/articles/ide...
- Reposted by ₉Airbnb and Bookingcom help Israelis make money from stolen Palestinian land How two of the world’s biggest travel companies are helping settlers commercialise stolen land www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
