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Thank you, Barry Price, for sending us this. ~AdminMatt
July 26, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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A horrifying statement published today by the Editorial Committee of the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency.

"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"

Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:
Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die July 21, 2025 AFP has been working with 1 writer, 3 photographers and 6 videographers, all freelance, in the Gaza Strip since its staff journalists left in 2024. Along with a few others, they are now the only ones left to report what is happening in the Gaza Strip. The international press has been banned from entering the territory for nearly two years. We refuse to watch them die. One of them, Bashar, has been working with AFP since 2010, first as a fixer, then freelance photographer, and since 2024, as lead photographer. On July 19th he managed to post a message on Facebook: “I no longer have the strength to work for the media. My body is thin and I can’t work anymore.” Bashar, 30, works & lives in the same conditions as all Gazans, moving from one refugee camp to another under Israeli bombings. For > a year he’s lived in utter destitution, working at extreme risk to his life. Hygiene is a major issue for him, with recurring bouts of severe intestinal illness. Since Feb, Bashar’s been living in the ruins of his home in Gaza City with his mother, 4 brothers & sisters and the family of one of his brothers. Their house is devoid of any furnishings, except a few cushions. On Sunday morning, he reported that one of his brothers had “fallen, due to hunger.” Even though these journalists receive a monthly salary from AFP, it’s no longer enough to buy food, or they have to pay completely exorbitant prices. The banking system has collapsed, and those who exchange money via online bank accounts charge a commission of up to 40%. AFP no longer has the ability to provide them with a vehicle and there is not enough fuel to allow these journalists to travel for their reporting. Driving a car means becoming a target for Israeli airstrikes. AFP reporters therefore travel on foot or by donkey cart. (alt txt continued in next post)
July 21, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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Ahlam, located in the south of the enclave, is holding on “to testify” as long as she can. “Every time I leave the tent to cover an event, do an interview or document a story, I don’t know if I’ll come back alive.” Her biggest issue, she confirms, is the lack of food and water. We are watching their situation get worse. They’re young but their strength is leaving them. Most are no longer physically able to get around the enclave to do their work. Their heartbreaking cries for help are now daily. For the past few days, we have only received very brief messages from them, when they have the strength to send any. Their courage, considered heroic by the rest of the world, is now their only hope of survival. We may hear about their deaths at any moment, and this is unbearable. This Sunday, Bashar wrote: “For the first time, I feel defeated.” Later that day, he said he would thank us “for explaining that we live day to day between death and hunger.” “I wish President Macron would help me get out of this hell.” Ahlam is still holding on. “I try to keep exercising my profession, to speak for the voiceless, to document the truth despite all the attempts to silence it. Here, resistance isn’t a choice: it’s a necessity.” Since AFP was founded in 1944, we have lost journalists in conflicts, some have been injured, others taken prisoner. But none of us remember witnessing colleagues die of hunger". — The outgoing Editorial Committee (Société de Journalistes, SDJ) of the AFP
July 21, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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lailalalami.com
“I no longer have the strength to work for the media. My body is thin and I can’t work anymore.” The last journalists remaining in Gaza are near death from forced starvation. There is enough food at the border to feed the entire population for 3 months. This is genocide.
marisakabas.bsky.social Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Jul 21
A horrifying statement published today by the Editorial Committee of the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency.

"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"

Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:
Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die July 21, 2025 AFP has been working with 1 writer, 3 photographers and 6 videographers, all freelance, in the Gaza Strip since its staff journalists left in 2024. Along with a few others, they are now the only ones left to report what is happening in the Gaza Strip. The international press has been banned from entering the territory for nearly two years. We refuse to watch them die. One of them, Bashar, has been working with AFP since 2010, first as a fixer, then freelance photographer, and since 2024, as lead photographer. On July 19th he managed to post a message on Facebook: “I no longer have the strength to work for the media. My body is thin and I can’t work anymore.” Bashar, 30, works & lives in the same conditions as all Gazans, moving from one refugee camp to another under Israeli bombings. For > a year he’s lived in utter destitution, working at extreme risk to his life. Hygiene is a major issue for him, with recurring bouts of severe intestinal illness. Since Feb, Bashar’s been living in the ruins of his home in Gaza City with his mother, 4 brothers & sisters and the family of one of his brothers. Their house is devoid of any furnishings, except a few cushions. On Sunday morning, he reported that one of his brothers had “fallen, due to hunger.” Even though these journalists receive a monthly salary from AFP, it’s no longer enough to buy food, or they have to pay completely exorbitant prices. The banking system has collapsed, and those who exchange money via online bank accounts charge a commission of up to 40%. AFP no longer has the ability to provide them with a vehicle and there is not enough fuel to allow these journalists to travel for their reporting. Driving a car means becoming a target for Israeli airstrikes. AFP reporters therefore travel on foot or by donkey cart. (alt txt continued in next post)
July 22, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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sanders.senate.gov
My thoughts on the Epstein files:
My thoughts on the Epstein files | Sen. Bernie Sanders
YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders
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July 22, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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wired.com
Attempting to eliminate funding for certain kinds of “woke” studies, the Trump administration erased hundreds of millions of dollars being used for cancer research. www.wired.com/story/how-tr...
How Trump Killed Cancer Research
Attempting to eliminate funding for certain kinds of “woke” studies, the Trump administration erased hundreds of millions of dollars being used for cancer research.
www.wired.com
July 21, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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petebuttigieg.bsky.social
All of us - not just those on Medicaid or food stamps - will be directly paying for the costs of the billionaire tax breaks in the Trump budget package. Here's how.
July 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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July 20, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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indivcentraloh.bsky.social
The #FeelGoodFriday non-profit of the week is SimplyArt.studio
Their new location is opening soon!! They are committed to providing a welcoming space where people of all ages and backgrounds can explore, learn, and celebrate the transformative power of art. Donations will be used for start up costs.
July 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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rooster.info
Good morning.

The Democrats™️ should repeat a very simple line about Donald Trump for the next 3.5 years:

The president is a pedophile.

www.rooster.info/p/the-presid...
July 18, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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July 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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indivcentraloh.bsky.social
5 Things you can do while the Statehouse is on break-
July 18, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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indivisible.org
If you live in a blue city or state with a Democratic trifecta, your Democratic governor, mayor, and lawmakers have the power to stop secret police tactics like abductions by masked ICE agents. Our toolkit helps you identify who to contact and what to call for: bluestatedefiance.org/no-secret-po...
July 18, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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indivcentraloh.bsky.social
July 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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jsweetli.bsky.social
people need to keep him talking about this, bc his crashout gets funnier and funnier
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jul 15
Q: Why do you think your supporters have been so interested in the Epstein story?

TRUMP: I don't understand it. He's dead for a long time. He was never a big factor in terms of life. I don't understand what the fascination is. The credible information has been given. It's pretty boring stuff.
July 15, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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anneapplebaum.bsky.social
"Five months into its unprecedented dismantling of foreign-aid programs, the Trump administration has given the order to incinerate food instead of sending it to people who need it"
@hana-kiros.bsky.social, on spending $130,000 to burn food worth $800,000
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
The Trump Administration Is About to Incinerate 500 Tons of Emergency Food
Federal workers warned for months that the high-energy biscuits would go to waste.
www.theatlantic.com
July 15, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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jenlucpiquant.bsky.social
Texas Failed to Spend Federal Aid for Flood Disaster Protection www.scientificamerican.com/article/texa...
Texas Failed to Spend Millions in Federal Aid for Flood Protection
Many states, including Texas, have not used billions of dollars from FEMA intended to reduce damage from flooding and other disasters
www.scientificamerican.com
July 15, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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sonsofliberty.bsky.social
Today's Big Sarge Rant Video is gonna be a banger. I dunno whether to call it, "Trump is Definitely On the Epstein Client List And There's A Smoking Gun" or "Republicans Are Pedophiles Who Protect And Enable Other Pedophiles And Almost Every Pedophile Is A Conservative". PS: I'm not suicidal.
July 15, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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cait05.bsky.social
Much respect to @gregpalast.bsky.social Also to @rolandsmartin.bsky.social and @electiontruth.bsky.social

Systemic Betrayal: Brazen 2024 Ballot Hvidence REVEALED www.youtube.com/watch?v=rafL...
Systemic Betrayal: Brazen 2024 Ballot Heist Evidence REVEALED
YouTube video by Roland S. Martin
www.youtube.com
July 14, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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cait05.bsky.social
Why didn't the Dems ask for recounts? @gregpalast.bsky.social @rolandsmartin.bsky.social

Harris cheated out of 3,650,000 votes by these Jim Crow tricks.

4.7 million voters purged.

3.2 million registrations rejected.

2.1 million mail-in ballots tossed.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_Xd...
Vigilantes Inc. — Full Movie
YouTube video by Greg Palast
www.youtube.com
July 13, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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jsweetli.bsky.social
And Blakeman tells the NY Post he plans to “move forward with his plans to deputize 10 detectives to work with ICE and is now just waiting for the green light from the agency to start assisting in deportation operations” despite ACLU lawsuit
July 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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gregpalast.bsky.social
A powerful frontline documentary and work of resistance art created inside the war-torn city of Kherson. It exposes one of the most horrifying aspects of Russia’s invasion: systematic drone attacks on civilians—what witnesses describe as a “human safari.”

▶️ @khersonhumansafari.bsky.social
Kherson: Human Safari
A frontline documentary and a work of resistance art — a powerful and poetic film created inside the war-torn city of Kherson, the city that does not fear. The film exposes one of the most horrifying ...
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July 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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kyivindependent.com
Some Ukrainian military units, such as the Azov Brigade, offer boot camps for teenagers to teach them the basics of self-defense, first aid, dry firing, and other survival skills — helping them prepare for both the realities of today and the uncertainties of the future.
How Ukrainian teens are training for war
YouTube video by Kyiv Independent
www.youtube.com
July 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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sanders.senate.gov
The Republican “vision” for health care? Throw 17 million off of their insurance.

Our vision: do what every other wealthy nation does. Guarantee health care for ALL as a human right.

Now, more than ever, we must take on the insurance companies & fight for Medicare for All.
July 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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rooster.info
The bumper stickers are here, and they’re crisp. (Laptop included for size). Will be giving some away to subscribers in the next couple of dispatches.
July 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM