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Catalina Fernandes @catalinafernandes.bsky.social · 2h

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

People are spontaneously posting up near any laborers or street vendors they spot. Just saw a rapid responder guarding a man working on a building exterior. Many things are terrible today but lord, this stuff matters.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

There are a tremendous number of ICE watchers out in Rogers Park this afternoon after some early morning abductions.

People are guarding churches and patrolling alleyways. Ran into Alderperson Hadden. First timers tell us they're primed and ready to use their whistles.

Know your rights flyer in Spanish on street pole

Alderperson Maria Hadden on street corner

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 6h

FBI's Ten Most Wanted

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Catalina Fernandes @catalinafernandes.bsky.social · 5h

Same here friend

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Catalina Fernandes @catalinafernandes.bsky.social · 5h

And to think he probably mourned his family thinking they were gone….then to see them there…so many emotions.

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Catalina Fernandes @catalinafernandes.bsky.social · 5h

She says she was shackled by her wrists and ankles, beaten by multiple guards, and witnessed others stripped, assaulted, and threatened with rape.

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Catalina Fernandes @catalinafernandes.bsky.social · 5h

Conscience vessel of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, gave her testimony after being released from Israeli detention.

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Catalina Fernandes @catalinafernandes.bsky.social · 5h

"I was hung from the metal shackles on my wrists and ankles and beaten on my stomach, back, face, ear, and skull by a group of men and women guards, one of whom sat on my neck and face, blocking my airways."

Noa Avishag Schnall, a Jewish photojournalist who reported from the

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Catalina Fernandes @catalinafernandes.bsky.social · 5h

was killed yesterday by an armed group collaborating with Israel.

Observers warn that these developments may signal “a new phase in efforts to erase evidence of Israeli war crimes from the internet.”

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Catalina Fernandes @catalinafernandes.bsky.social · 5h

public internet archive, also appear to have been wiped or disabled, raising concerns about digital erasure of Palestinian documentation. Al-Jafarawi, known for his frontline reporting on the Gaza genocide, had previously faced repeated censorship. He

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Catalina Fernandes @catalinafernandes.bsky.social · 5h

NEW | Instagram has removed the verified account of Gaza slain journalist Saleh al-Jafarawi, who had 4.5 million followers.

Archived snapshots of his page on the Wayback Machine, the largest

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Catalina Fernandes @catalinafernandes.bsky.social · 5h

The Guardian publishes a cartoon on Trump, the “peacemaker”.

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Catalina Fernandes @catalinafernandes.bsky.social · 5h

“I don’t want anything but for the other abductees to be freed… they used all types of torture,” he says, highlighting the ongoing suffering of over 2,000 Palestinians still held.

Catalina Fernandes @catalinafernandes.bsky.social · 5h

Shadi Abu Sido, a freed Palestinian photojournalist, recounts the brutal reality of Israeli prisons:

Subjected to relentless torture, deprivation, and threats against his children, he emerged physically and mentally scarred.

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Catalina Fernandes @catalinafernandes.bsky.social · 5h

“Where is my wife, my soul?”

In a heartbreaking moment, a freed Palestinian detainee desperately searches for his wife as he arrived in Gaza.

Exhausted and weakened from the torture endured during his detention in Israeli prisons, his only hope is to find his family alive.

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Catalina Fernandes @catalinafernandes.bsky.social · 5h

Thousands walked free, but over 9,000 Palestinians still rot behind bars. Israel released nearly 2,000 in a recent exchange deal, yet continues to torture the remaining detainees. It also holds the bodies of 726 Palestinians, including 67 children.

Nearly 2,000 Palestinian Abductees Freed in Latest Exchange, Over 9000 Remain in Israeli Torture Camps - Quds News Network

Thousands walked free, but over 9,000 Palestinians still rot behind bars. Israel released nearly 2,000 in a recent exchange deal, yet continues to torture the remaining detainees. It also holds the bo...

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Catalina Fernandes @catalinafernandes.bsky.social · 5h

Dr. Khaled Dawas responded to claims that there’s “no equivalence” between Palestinians detained by Israel and Israelis taken captive, explaining that Palestinians live under occupation, and resisting that occupation is their legitimate right.

Catalina Fernandes @catalinafernandes.bsky.social · 5h

The BBC reports on the condition of the Palestinians released from Israeli prisons, thin, emaciated, pale, unable to walk by themselves.

Catalina Fernandes @catalinafernandes.bsky.social · 5h

A freed Palestinian from Gaza reunites with his daughter after being released today as part of the prisoner exchange deal.

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Catalina Fernandes @catalinafernandes.bsky.social · 5h

The father of journalist Saleh Al-Jaafrawi, killed yesterday by Israeli-backed gangs, welcomed his freed son Naji today.

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Catalina Fernandes @catalinafernandes.bsky.social · 5h

teams. Meta also complies with orders from Israel’s new “Free Speech Court,” led by a former information minister, which pressures social-media firms to remove Palestinian content.

Israel’s censorship machine continues its mission — erasing Gaza’s witnesses one account at a time.

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Catalina Fernandes @catalinafernandes.bsky.social · 5h

Al-Jafarawi, one of Gaza’s most followed social media creators and independent journalists, had documented Israel’s war crimes and daily life under bombs and siege.

Meta works directly with Israel’s cyber and intelligence apparatus, including former Unit 8200 officers embedded on content-moderation

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Catalina Fernandes @catalinafernandes.bsky.social · 5h

Witkoff and Hamas’ Hayya shared pain of sons’ loss at secret meeting

MEE sources say Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Hamas leaders in Sharm el-Sheikh on Wednesday after written assurances Gaza ceasefire would end war

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Catalina Fernandes @catalinafernandes.bsky.social · 5h

Middle East Eye last spoke to al-Jafrawi just weeks earlier, when Israel was stepping up bombardment of Gaza City in late September. The 28-year-old journalist shared his hardships, fears and ambitions with the outlet.

Catalina Fernandes @catalinafernandes.bsky.social · 5h

Palestinian journalist and activist Saleh al-Jafrawi was killed in clashes between Hamas and armed groups backed by Israel in Gaza City on Sunday.

Just days earlier, he had celebrated the announcement of a ceasefire in the strip after more than two years of war.

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