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The next time anyone talks about human shields show them this article
What it’s like to be used as a human shield by the Israeli army
Israeli soldiers rounded up Ahmad Safi and his male family members in Khan Younis and made them stand atop a sand dune for 12 hours as the soldiers took cover behind them during a firefight with Pales...
mondoweiss.net
May 8, 2024 at 2:05 PM
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The right-wing attackers were allowed to continue their rampage for 3 hours without police stopping them.

Attackers threw large explosives into the camp, injuring several people and one dog.

The right-wingers also attacked multiple journalists including student reporters from UCLA's Daily Bruin.
May 1, 2024 at 9:34 PM
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There was no choice but to call in the riot cops at all those schools! The students were breaking some rules!
Sensible Responses
Tom Tomorrow brings you This Modern World
prospect.org
April 30, 2024 at 8:25 PM
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Our APSA MENA Spring 2024 newsletter is out! Most of the issue is dedicated to Gaza! Our hearts are heavy with the weight of the war's horrendous toll, so grateful to the amazing contributors who shared their insight, knowledge, and wisdom @apsamena.bsky.social zenodo.org/records/1106...
April 26, 2024 at 5:55 PM
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A beautiful day to be on the doors! Talking to neighbors is easy and fun when you're launching with the incredible energy of this group of supporters, neighbors, and friends!

This is how we win. Join us! Mobilize.us/katieformnhouse
April 22, 2024 at 2:45 AM
One of the odder stories in the run up to the Iraq war revealed by Sen Leahy in his memoir was when he was directed to intel in the capitol SCIF that severely undermined the Bush administration's case for war by mysterious joggers, and used that intel to do... nothing.
April 17, 2024 at 2:26 AM
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Which dictatorships hire Public Relations (PR) firms, under what conditions, and with what effects?

Christian Gläßel, @alexdukalskis.bsky.social, and I offer first answers with data on 7k contracts between autocracies and US-based PR firms (1945–2022).
April 3, 2024 at 1:39 PM
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April 3, 2024 at 3:22 AM