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Just want to underscore the level of heroism underway here: Sen. Tammy Duckworth has been working to evacuate Dr. Adam Hamawy (who saved her life after her helicopter crash) from the hospital the IDF is besieging and bombing. But he and his colleagues have insisted they not leave unless the IDF allows in a new rotation, otherwise the patients will all die and the IDF will overrun the hospital and leave it in ruins as they have done to every other hospital in Gaza. Five staff were evacuated today but Hamawy refused to go, leaving his body on the line to defend and to treat his patients. He is effectively saying, if they are going to kill everyone in the hospital, they'll have to kill him too.

Today is 2 years since Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed by the IDF. She was wearing a press vest at the time. They first denied it for ages and then later admitted it. Never forget what they did to her at her funeral…

Hey Mayim, let me tell you about how I understood what was going on as a child. No one explained it to me. No one read stories to me. 1. I was tear-gassed at school when I was 6 years old(the whole school). 2. My first classmate was killed when I was 8. 3. My neighbor was assassinated when I was 9. (I cried that day.) 4. Around 20 soldiers stormed our neighborhood and wanted to arrest me and my little brother for interrogation (I was 7 and my brother was 4). 5. They stormed our home more than 8 times (I can recount them to you as if they happened this morning). 6. They arrested my father and made me put my hands on a wall when I was 7. (It was at the Shejaia entrance, and I still remember my white sneakers.) 7. They shot at us while we were playing on December 22, 1992 (I was turning 8. I remember because it was my birthday). 8. They arrested my oldest brother when I was 5 years old. 9. I was forced to shower in cold water or very hot water because Israelis used a mechanical stone-thrower that broke all windows and solar panels (which we used to warm water) - that's why I hated showering for some time. 10. They woke us up in the middle of the night a few times. Once, I opened my eyes at the age of 6 to feel a soldier's boots near my head and his gun in my face (I was sleeping on the floor).

Lula, Bolsonaro and Israel lrb.co.uk/blog/2024/febr…

When the apologists want to say we're singling Israel out- remind them, Israel singles out itself. Its forces have killed more children in the past 6 months than the total number of children killed in conflicts worldwide for the past 4 years. newarab.com/news/gaza-war-… #Genocide

In ‘Poor Things,’ Emma Stone fully commits to a banal rendition of faux-feminist sexual freedom. Vulture critic Angelica Jade Bastién asks, ‘Is this really the best we can do for female sexuality onscreen?’ trib.al/XN8Dkdq

#GTGraphic: What the US says vs. what the US does on the #Palestine-#Israel conflict. #FactsMatter @_ValiantPanda_

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Nobel laureate & Rappler CEO Maria Ressa holds back tears as she celebrates her court victory today. “Today, facts win, truth wins, justice wins,” adds her acquittal isn’t just for Rappler “but for every Filipino who has ever been unjustly accused.” @straits_times

Global firms help Myanmar's military make weapons, says report bbc.in/3kl9IQd

Scoop from @panuw & I, based on @JusticeMyanmar docs: #Thailand police uncovered assets belonging to Min Aung Hlaing's children during a raid on a #Myanmar tycoon accused of money laundering & drug trafficking. But sources say they are not taking action. reuters.com/world/asia-pac…

Once my parents gifted me a bookmark - do they imagine I read one book at a time & keep track of my place with objects specifically ordained for that purpose? Currently still struggling with the concept of a notebook; keep finding stuff like this... #writing #reading #takingnotes

This article really spoke to me, especially as I think about how my writing career has been circuitous, isolating, & fraught given my working class background. I often find that middle & upper class writers have more sense of confidence & community. theguardian.com/culture/2022/d…

Are people flocking to the flaming carriages? #unnecessary #signs #numtots

Man arrested after 66-year-old Hong Kong activist 'Grandma Wong' assaulted during Covid protest - Hong Kong Free Press HKFP hongkongfp.com/2022/11/28/man…

Suella Braverman says that the only way a persecuted child from a country in Africa who has a sibling in the UK could get here would be to enter illegally and then claim asylum. She then realises what she has said - as evidenced by her lips...

Wonderful news - Professor Sean Turnell is free and on his way home to his family. I’ve just had the chance to speak with him. I thank everyone who worked tirelessly for his release, including @DFAT staff like our Head of Mission in Myanmar, Angela Corcoran, pictured here.

😶 The Jewelry Brand Making Necklaces Out Of Concentration Camp Numbers forward.com/schmooze/40842…