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Josie Glausiusz

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Science journalist writing for Nature, Scientific American, National Geographic, Guardian Books, BBC Future, Washington Post Opinions, Prospect Magazine. Passionate reader. #PoetryIsMedicine #ClimateCrisis She/Her

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Josie Glausiusz @josiegz.bsky.social · Oct 7

My latest article for @natureportfolio.bsky.social, in which I spoke to researchers, entrepreneurs and scientists in Gaza, Israel, and the West Bank about their determination to continue their work amid the destruction and devastation of war.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The Israel–Hamas conflict one year on: researcher resilience in the face of war

Scientists, tech entrepreneurs and educators on both sides of the border describe the devastation of lost homes, destroyed laboratories and slain colleagues.

www.nature.com

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This Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · 11h

A rather lovely carved wooden bench in amongst the autumn leaves in Victoria Park in the west of Glasgow.

#glasgow #autumn #victoriapark #streetart #fish #sculpture #woodcarving

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Josie Glausiusz @josiegz.bsky.social · 11h

The Public Committee Against Torture in Israel said almost all Palestinian detainees had been held without trial as “unlawful combatants”. It noted that there were 22 minors among those released, some of the 360 Palestinian minors held in Israeli custody.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Israelis and Palestinians celebrate as truce brings hope of ‘era of peace’

UN warns Gaza still needs ‘lifesaving aid’ as world leaders gather in Sharm el-Sheikh to discuss 20-point proposal

www.theguardian.com

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Josie Glausiusz @josiegz.bsky.social · 11h

It has emerged that former Israeli hostage Elkana Bohbot, 36, one of the organisers of the Nova music festival, spent most of his time chained in a tunnel, where he lost all sense of time and space. But he remembered his wedding day, he told his wife.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Released Israeli hostages give accounts of torture, torment and extraordinary danger

Descriptions of captivity suggest Hamas had a change of approach in recent weeks as ceasefire talks progressed

www.theguardian.com

Josie Glausiusz @josiegz.bsky.social · 11h

I'm sharing the article by Iris Leal @haaretzcom.bsky.social so it's not specifically my own speculation.

Josie Glausiusz @josiegz.bsky.social · 11h

A cousin of Miller’s posted a damning attack against him on social media. “I grieve what you’ve become, Stephen. And I grieve what I’ve lost because of it. I grieve your children I will never meet. I grieve the future family you’ve stolen from me by choosing a path so filled with cruelty."

Josie Glausiusz @josiegz.bsky.social · 11h

Southern Poverty Law Center profile of Stephen Miller says that he is "credited with shaping the racist and draconian immigrant policies of President Trump, which include the zero-tolerance policy, also known as family separation, the Muslim ban..."

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/north-...

What happened to Stephen Miller?

Raised a liberal, he is now driving Trump's anti-immigration policies

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk

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Josie Glausiusz @josiegz.bsky.social · 1d

Diane Keaton's signature look was shirts and ties, snappy waistcoats and baggy trousers, an idiosyncratic version of menswear that was somehow both elegant and goofy.

www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...

Diane Keaton’s style: she dodged the stamp of the machine

A world-class beauty who didn’t lead with her looks, she broke all the rules of celebrity dressing with a sunny smile

www.theguardian.com

Josie Glausiusz @josiegz.bsky.social · 1d

“Inbar is the only woman left in captivity.”

“She was killed and she was left there, and I demand that she be brought home. The government has abandoned her there," said Inbar Haiman’s aunt Hannah Cohen

www.timesofisrael.com/she-was-kill...

‘She was killed and left there’: Inbar Haiman’s family demands right to bury her

'Her mother needs a grave to go to, to speak to her daughter, to light a candle when she needs to,' aunt Hannah Cohen says

www.timesofisrael.com

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Josie Glausiusz @josiegz.bsky.social · 2d

"Follow the Money." Trump, Kushner and Witkoff all have financial entanglements with Qatar.

Netanyahu's decision to attack Qatar pushed Trump et al into finally pushing for a real ceasefire deal.
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...

Why did it take two years to stop the war in Gaza? | Opinion

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www.haaretz.com

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Josie Glausiusz @josiegz.bsky.social · 1d

This is a report from July 2025, three months ago.

Josie Glausiusz @josiegz.bsky.social · 1d

More than 900 children in Gaza were killed before their first birthday, according to @washingtonpost.com reporting on July 30, 2025.

www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...

60,000 Gazans have been killed. 18,500 were children. These are their names.

Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one per hour since the war began.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Josie Glausiusz @josiegz.bsky.social · 1d

60,000 Gazans have been killed. 18,500 were children.
These are their names.

@washingtonpost.com July 30, 2025

www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...

60,000 Gazans have been killed. 18,500 were children. These are their names.

Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one per hour since the war began.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Josie Glausiusz @josiegz.bsky.social · 1d

After two years of this horrific war, two years of captivity for Israeli hostages, two years of destruction and desolation of Gaza, tens of thousands of Palestinian deaths in Gaza including thousands of children, Netanyahu is the last person on earth who deserves a standing ovation.

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Josie Glausiusz @josiegz.bsky.social · 1d

After 738 Days: These Are the 20 Israeli Hostages Released by Hamas From Gaza on Monday www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

After 738 days: These are the 20 Israeli hostages released by Hamas from Gaza on Monday

The Last 20 Living Hostages Taken by Hamas on October 7 Were Released From Gaza on Monday Under the Cease-fire Deal, Bringing to an End 738 Days of Captivity That Began With the Deadliest Attack in Is...

www.haaretz.com

Josie Glausiusz @josiegz.bsky.social · 1d

Unfortunately Bipin Joshi has now been reported dead.

www.thestatesman.com/world/bipin-...

Bipin Joshi, Nepali student abducted in Israel, reported dead by Israeli officials; family still hopes - The Statesman

Nepali student Bipin Joshi, abducted in Israel, is reported dead by officials, but his family still hopes for his return.

www.thestatesman.com

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Josie Glausiusz @josiegz.bsky.social · 1d

Bipin Joshi, Nepali student abducted in Israel, has been reported dead by Israeli officials.

The 24-year-old Nepali student Bipin Joshi was abducted during the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack in Israel.

www.thestatesman.com/world/bipin-...

Bipin Joshi, Nepali student abducted in Israel, reported dead by Israeli officials; family still hopes - The Statesman

Nepali student Bipin Joshi, abducted in Israel, is reported dead by officials, but his family still hopes for his return.

www.thestatesman.com

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Josie Glausiusz @josiegz.bsky.social · 1d

The fate of Bipin Joshi, a 24-year-old Nepali student abducted by Hamas during the October 7, 2023, attacks in Israel, remains uncertain even as the Palestinian group released a new list of hostages set to be freed.

kathmandupost.com/national/202...

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Bipin Joshi’s status still unknown as Hamas announces list of hostages to be freed today

Nepali student abducted during the October 7, 2023, attacks not among names released by Hamas on Monday.

kathmandupost.com

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William French @wtfrench76.bsky.social · 1d

At long last, something to truly celebrate.

Sky News (Mirror) @skynews-m.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: The Israeli military has confirmed that all 20 living hostages have now been handed over by Hamas. 🔗 Read more
https://news.sky.com/story/gaza-hostages-israel-hamas-war-latest-release-palestinian-prisoners-sky-news-live-13443931?postid=10345449&dcmp=snt-sf-twitter#liveblog-body

Gaza latest: Trump to address Knesset after arriving in Israel - as all 20 living hostages freed

The remaining living Israeli hostages have been freed by Hamas - with Donald Trump in Israel to mark the moment. The US president and other world leaders are gathering in Egypt for a "signing ceremony" to mark the Gaza peace plan later today. Watch and follow live below.

news.sky.com

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Josie Glausiusz @josiegz.bsky.social · 1d

One could say that the agreement could have been signed in January 2024, but it simply "wasn't attractive enough" for all the parties.

Why Did It Take Two Years to Stop the War in Gaza? @haaretzcom.bsky.social

www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...

Why did it take two years to stop the war in Gaza? | Opinion

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www.haaretz.com

Josie Glausiusz @josiegz.bsky.social · 1d

Well *the cockroaches* are having a pleasant time roving around London.

Josie Glausiusz @josiegz.bsky.social · 1d

It's OK, I often post articles that interest me and I include a clip of the story that doesn't necessarily cover the entire intent of the article.

The book looks interesting, anyway.

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Josie Glausiusz @josiegz.bsky.social · 1d

Also: Biden apparently did not have financial entanglements with Qatar. From what I understand, Netanyahu's decision to attack Qatar really put Trump over the edge.

See earlier: Trump closed a deal to build a $4 billion Qatari resort and received a $400 million dollar plane.

Josie Glausiusz @josiegz.bsky.social · 1d

There is a good analysis here:

Former president Joe Biden had an “emotional identification” with Israel, and Biden seemed “ideologically incapable” of wielding real leverage over Netanyahu even when officials in his administration were calling for it.

www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...

Column | How much credit does Trump deserve for Gaza ‘peace’ deal?

What happens in the coming weeks will be much more defining of Trump’s legacy than the victory lap he’ll take this weekend.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Josie Glausiusz @josiegz.bsky.social · 1d

Have you....read the review? This is exactly the point of the article.

Josie Glausiusz @josiegz.bsky.social · 1d

Julia Ioffe, author of "Motherland: A Feminist History of Modern Russia, from Revolution to Autocracy," is the daughter, granddaughter, and great-granddaughter of women who were doctors in Russia when such a thing was still exceedingly rare in the US.

@nybooks.com

www.nybooks.com/articles/202...

Equality Without Feminism? | Elaine Blair

On the evening of August 30, 1918, an assassin shot Lenin twice as he was leaving an armaments factory. The assailant was twenty-eight-year-old Fanny

www.nybooks.com

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