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November 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
“When I start drawing, I feel like I’m entering my magical world where there is no destruction, no hunger, no displacement.”

Ghada Abu Muaileq spoke to young creatives in Gaza who are holding tight to the things that make them feel human amid the horrors of the genocide.
Gaza still sings, draws, and dreams
Young creatives in Gaza are holding tight to the things that make them feel human amid the horrors of the genocide
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November 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
“We have reached the end of life in Gaza, with nothing but rubble, & Israel refuses to allow in equipment & building materials or even to dig wells for Gaza residents.” Nour Abo Aisha details how Gazans are being punished in the most rudimentary settings despite the war having officially “ended.”
Deliberate de-civilization has forced Gaza back to the Stone Age
Before the genocide, Gaza was a vibrant, happening place full of life. Now, we are back to an age without basic modern developments
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November 28, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The way someone thinks about a river determines the way they make decisions about it. For the First Nations people, the Yukon River is “a living being” with the right to flow, to remain free of pollution, & to be represented in court if these rights are violated, Alyssa Choiniere reports.
The Yukon River is “a living being”
A movement in Canada for the Yukon River to be granted legal personhood is reaching across the U.S. border
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November 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Some of you might recall the reporting from @prismreports.org about @penamerica.bsky.social's treatment of incarcerated writers. It's a long list of horrendous behavior.
November 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
“The last word about revolution was not already written, nor will it be written if we willingly hand ourselves over to forces working to make sure they control what we think.”

Columnist @williamcson.bsky.social explains why resistance starts with choosing how we listen, not just how we speak.
Another way out: Finding clarity for resistance
Facing a wave of misinformation and the manipulation of algorithms, resistance starts with choosing how we listen, not just how we speak
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November 25, 2025 at 8:11 PM
“Our happiness for Ahmad’s wedding was greater than our happiness for the end of the war itself.”

After all the loss of two long years, we want to love & be loved, without the fear of the pain that has haunted us, writes Hassan Herzallah on experiencing the joy of a wedding again.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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November 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
“[Movement journalism is] not in ‘business’ to funnel advertising dollars to the pockets of billionaires; we’re here to perform liberatory work” write @femmfeministe.bsky.social & @mayaschenwar.bsky.social. It’s time for progressive philanthropy to commit to funding journalism.
Progressive philanthropy needs to commit to funding journalism
Marginalized voices are facing new pressures amid industry cutbacks and increasing attacks from the Trump administration
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November 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Prism believes that our job isn’t just to bring you good reporting, but also to support ongoing conversation & cultivate relationships to continue meeting the needs of the underserved & underrepresented. Your donation, with 2x impact thanks to @inn.org's NewsMatch, invests in people-powered media:
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November 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Capitalists, billionaires, & AI slop-slingers believe small newsrooms can't afford the time & labor that community requires. At Prism, we know that what we can’t afford is to stop cultivating those connections. Donate & support people-powered media with 2x impact, thanks to NewsMatch from @inn.org!
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November 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM
“You can’t not consider the issue of immigration as a child well-being issue.”

Immigration enforcement fuels mental health crisis among children of immigrants, @jenniferchowdhury.bsky.social reports. Many of these children grow up carrying invisible scars that resurface later in life.
For children of immigrants, Immigration enforcement fuels mental health crisis
The fear that they could lose their parents defines the daily lives of many children in immigrant families
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November 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM
When sheriff’s deputies arrived at Li’l Abner Mobile Home Park in Sweetwater, FL, Ligia Siles sat on the steps of the home she’d built over 35 years, feeling powerless as she watched deputies change the lock on her door.

@alexmar.bsky.social follows up on on the mass eviction at Li’l Abner.
Li’l Abner Mobile Home Park residents evicted
Hundreds of residents were given 24 hours to leave their homes in October after a judge ruled against them in September
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November 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
“The only way to get through that fear is to put your body in motion, get your brain together, & be with other people so you don’t feel alone.”

Scores of NYC volunteers are preparing for potential military deployment to their communities, @mauriziogro.bsky.social reports.
Volunteers prep for potential military deployment in New York City
Organizers report signs of an impending immigration enforcement after Trump threatened action against New York City if Zohran Mamdani won the mayoral race
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November 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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November 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
“We have the people power, & that will win over this outside funding.”

Somerville became the first U.S. city to vote in favor of divesting from Israel’s apartheid & genocide of Palestinians, Tamar Sarai reports. Here’s how organizers pulled off the win against the ADL-funded $200,000+ opposition.
How Somerville organized to pass Israel divestment ballot question
Somerville became the first in the U.S. to vote in favor of divesting from Israel’s apartheid and genocide of Palestinians
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November 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
“It’s really something that makes you wonder to what point do they need to reach for the international community to pay attention.”

Advocates spotlight U.S. complicity in Sudan genocide as a lack of media coverage leaves many Sudanese communities in the dark, @nehamadhira.bsky.social reports.
Advocates spotlight U.S. complicity in Sudan genocide
A lack of media coverage and international pressure leaves many in Sudan in the dark after el-Fasher was seized by the Rapid Support Forces
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November 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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November 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
‼️UPDATE: Citing reporting by Kourosh Ziabari & @meghnadbose.bsky.social last month in October, the National Iranian American Council announced they filed a lawsuit against ICE for withholding documents on the wrongful, targeted detentions & deportations of Iranians.

Read their original story here:
Arrested for being Iranian: How war in Middle East gave ICE targets at home
After the U.S. joined Israel’s war against Iran in June, ICE arrests of Iranian immigrants surged, data shows
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November 20, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Young creatives in Gaza are still singing, drawing, & dreaming, writes Ghada Abu Muaileq. Some use their artistic talents to soften the darkness of reality, some use them to portray that reality & others try to reclaim the passion that the genocide has stolen from them.
Gaza still sings, draws, and dreams
Young creatives in Gaza are holding tight to the things that make them feel human amid the horrors of the genocide
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November 20, 2025 at 9:55 PM
For people who have to wade through the noise of mass media, it seems as there’s someone telling us what to do or think, writes columnist @williamcson.bsky.social in his latest “Another way out.” Facing a wave of misinformation & manipulated algorithms, resistance starts with choosing how we listen.
Another way out: Finding clarity for resistance
Facing a wave of misinformation and the manipulation of algorithms, resistance starts with choosing how we listen, not just how we speak
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November 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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November 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
“Our homes are made of cloth & nylon.”

Deliberate de-civilization has forced Gaza back to the Stone Age, reports Nour Abo Aisha in a dispatch from Palestine. Before the genocide, Gaza was a vibrant, happening place full of life. Now, we are back to an age without basic modern developments.
Deliberate de-civilization has forced Gaza back to the Stone Age
Before the genocide, Gaza was a vibrant, happening place full of life. Now, we are back to an age without basic modern developments
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November 20, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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"No COP discussion or agreement has ever suggested addressing root causes of climate change and ecological destruction—colonialism, imperialism—through demilitarization."

ray levy uyeda wrote this for @prismreports.org in 2023 and it's even more relevant for COP30

prismreports.org/2023/11/28/c...
COP28 must address militarization
As the earth approaches climate tipping points, world leaders must consider the world’s largest institutional emitter of fossil fuels: the U.S. military
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November 20, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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See @prismreports.org for coverage on a large portion of the Israel Heritage Foundation's ties to Israeli officials and the Trump executive:
prismreports.org/2025/09/17/i...
Israel Heritage Foundation tied to 2024 Trump campaign, top Israeli officials
The Israel Heritage Foundation has met with top Israeli leaders and forged unusually close ties to Trump administration officials
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November 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM