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Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 2d

In taking a stance against Israel's genocide in Gaza and its Zionist underpinnings while running for New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani is situating himself within a historical lineage of anti-Zionism in the city that goes back over a century. mondoweiss.net/2025/09/zohr...

Zohran Mamdani, and a 100-year-old history of anti-Zionism in New York City

In taking a stance against Israel’s genocide in Gaza and its Zionist underpinnings while running for New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani is situating himself within a historical lineage of…

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Tom Hall @webzetetic.bsky.social · 6d

Great, another one who saw “The Hunger Games” and thought Coriolanus Snow was the hero.

I like how the author of that article described Boyle’s glaring hypocrisy as having “a life that’s a tangle of contradictions”.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 17d

We know more about the massive military-style raid on a Chicago housing complex thanks to the reporting of @southsideweekly.bsky.social, @blockclubchi.bsky.social, and neighborhood resident Eboni Watson who chronicled the event. Among the emerging questions: what's real estate's role in this?

section of text from South Side Weekly's coverage, which says: "The building was purchased by Wisconsin-based investor Trinity Flood in January 2020, according to Cook County records. On October 1, the day after the raid, a judge reviewed an emergency motion from Wells Fargo seeking to appoint Matthew Tarshis of Frontline Real Estate Partners as the property’s receiver.

Flood purchased three multifamily properties in South Shore in 2020. The neighborhood, which had the highest number of eviction filings in Chicago from 2015-2019 according to the Law Center for Better Housing, has seen a rise in outside real estate investors since the 2017 announcement of the Obama Presidential Center’s construction in the neighboring Jackson Park.

Wells Fargo Bank foreclosed on the building in mid-2024, bringing a $27 million lawsuit against Flood for missed loan payments. In late 2024, the City began closing its largest migrant shelters and, through state funding assistance distributed via Catholic Charities and moving support from New Life Church, relocated many families to buildings such as this one."

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flipinidaho @flipinidaho.bsky.social · 18d

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The building is in a 27 million dollar foreclosure filed by Wells Fargo. The next day, Wells Fargo filed an emergency motion for receivership. The fascist regime kindly emptied the building for donor Wells Fargo.

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 18d

This is Adelita Grijalva.

She was elected to Congress two weeks ago, officially making her the final vote needed to force the release of the Epstein files.

She has still not been sworn in because Mike Johnson refuses to do so.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 22d

This week, the Global Sumud Flotilla tried to deliver life-saving aid to Gaza.

Instead, 461 people—including New Yorkers—have been detained by the Israeli military.

They must be freed at once. And the deliberate starvation of Palestinians must end now.

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Tom Hall @webzetetic.bsky.social · 24d

This is so important. and beautifully written.

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[The story of my fight with depression] Over a Billion People in the World Suffer from Mental Health Ailments: The Thirty-Ninth Newsletter (2025) - https://thetricontinental.org/newsletterissue/men...

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 26d

It’s official: AIPAC is trying to buy my election to keep me out of Congress.

Apparently, I’m a “dangerous detractor”... by believing Palestinians (like myself and my family) deserve basic human rights.

But we’re not going to let AIPAC win.

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Tom Hall @webzetetic.bsky.social · 25d

Thanks! As an average monolingual American I have nothing but respect. Back to the piece, I don't much like the phrase 'virtue signaling' but it seems like at least a distant cousin of 'wank' if not more closely related. Thoughts on that?

Tom Hall @webzetetic.bsky.social · 26d

@iris-meredith.bsky.social I found your essay from a repost by @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social and it was great, thanks! However I must have read your "working definition" of wank a dozen times and I just can't parse it. Please tell me there's a typo or a missing word so I know I'm not crazy.

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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · Sep 14

Rabbi Elhanan Beck, of Palestinian born, advocates for the return of all occupied lands to Palestinians, the establishment of a FREE PALESTINE, and calls for the elimination of the racist and genocidal Zionist Israeli project!

(Credit: Jewish Voice)

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Lane @lanethebot.bsky.social · Sep 14

People constantly forget there is an entire population of actual jews who want their home back. Palestine. 🇵🇸 #FreePalestine

Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · Sep 14

Rabbi Elhanan Beck, of Palestinian born, advocates for the return of all occupied lands to Palestinians, the establishment of a FREE PALESTINE, and calls for the elimination of the racist and genocidal Zionist Israeli project!

(Credit: Jewish Voice)

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Paul Biggar 🇵🇸 🇮🇪 @paulbiggar.com · Sep 12

New episode of Occupied Tech with guest Eric Sype from @7amleh.bsky.social. We discuss Big Tech complicity, how Meta's censorship works, and the digital siege of Palestine

www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6EF...

Digital Genocide EXPOSED: Big Tech, Surveillance and Automated Killing

Episode 2. of Occupied Tech deep dives into the world of digital rights, surveillance and the escalating cyber warfare against Palestinians. From Israel’s systemic digital apartheid to what experts…

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Tom Hall @webzetetic.bsky.social · Jul 27

“I really hate to say this, and I wish I didn’t have to, but I’m 56 years old and for the first time in my life I’m extremely uncomfortable around Jewish people, or people who I think might be Jewish.”

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An Awkward Confession

I really hate to say this, and I wish I didn’t have to, but I’m 56 years old and for the first time in my life I’m extremely uncomfortable around Jewish people, or people who I think might be Jewish.

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Tom Hall @webzetetic.bsky.social · Jul 27

Good advice, but a tool or service that makes that easier could be a great project. If anyone decides to do it, apply to the T4P incubator (techforpalestine.org/incubator/) and maybe we can help!

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Tom Hall @webzetetic.bsky.social · Jul 15

I expanded on the thought: open.substack.com/pub/webzetet...

It Was Always Genocide

The NY Times published a “Guest Essay” today by Omer Bartov called I’m a Genocide Scholar.

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Tom Hall @webzetetic.bsky.social · Jul 15

A few thoughts about the coming wave of epiphanies from supporters of Israel, and how they will try to whitewash their prior complicity and refusal to condemn the genocide.

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Tom Hall @webzetetic.bsky.social · Jul 15

The author cites the evacuation and destruction of Rafah in May, 2024 as what flipped his opinion, but genocide and holocaust scholar Raz Segal came to that conclusion (written in "A Textbook Case of Genocide") after the evacuation of a million people from North Gaza TO Rafah on October 13, 2023.

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The IMEU @theimeu.bsky.social · Jul 8

As social media companies continue to censor their users for standing up for Palestinian rights, Palestinian app developers have taken matters into their own hands with a new platform called Upscrolled.

UpScrolled is live. The Instagram alternative that’s actually on your side.

You can now download UpScrolled. The new place to speak up, share your work, share your life and actually be seen. If you’ve been waiting for a real alternative to Instagram, this is it. Why we neede...

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Tom Hall @webzetetic.bsky.social · Jul 8

See, this is the problem with woke ideology. If these boys had been able to play with GI Joe when they were kids they wouldn't feel the need to cosplay now.

Tom Hall @webzetetic.bsky.social · Jul 8

Yikes. Pretty mean of Netanyahu to do this when the Democrats have shown him nothing but love and devotion.

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Tom Hall @webzetetic.bsky.social · Jul 7

“What I’ve had to come to terms with is that some people not only *don’t care* about the suffering of others, they *revel* in it.” — @abbymartin.bsky.social

Tom Hall @webzetetic.bsky.social · Jul 7

We need CodePink on #UpScrolled! It was built by a Palestinian-Australian developer and it's being supported/promoted by @techforpalestine.org.
It’s growing fast and more features and functionality are coming soon. To learn more about the company see upscrolled.com/about

About UpScrolled | Our mission and vision

UpScrolled is a social media platform designed to empower users worldwide by offering a platform to freely express their thoughts, share their cherished moments, and connect with others.

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Tom Hall @webzetetic.bsky.social · Jul 7

Noted. FWIW the post I was responding to showed up in my feed without context so I didn't realize it was part of a different argument.

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Tom Hall @webzetetic.bsky.social · Jul 6

It is insane that some are still talking about the casualties on October 7, when in *just the past four months* (since breaking the ceasefire), Israel has killed nearly 6x as many Palestinians as died on that day.

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