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freedomflotilla.bsky.social
A few days ago in southern Lebanon, Israeli aircraft sprayed glyphosate at concentrations 20-30 times higher than normal, destroying agricultural ecosystems and directly endangering local food security.
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Since 2023, the Israeli army has used white phosphorus in Gaza, an incendiary weapon that produces uncontrollable fires, burns to the bone, and renders soil unusable. A few days ago, in Southern Lebanon, the Lebanese authorities identified that Israeli planes had spread glyphosate at concentrations 20 to 30 times higher than what is considered normal levels, destroying crops, soil, and agricultural ecosystems, and endangering local food security. subtitle: Photo taken in Sderot, in northeast Gaza, showing mortar shells with the inscription "D528", an identification code for white phosphorus ammunition. BAYER-MONSANTO: CHEMICAL CAPITALISM IN THE SERVICE OF COLONIAL WARS Chemical wars do not appear out of nowhere; they have suppliers. Monsanto is the largest producer of Agent Orange, an ultra-toxic herbicide used by the US army during the Vietnam War. Monsanto was aware that these products contained highly toxic and carcinogenic dioxins but continued to produce and sell them, therefore making Monsanto responsible for millions of Vietnamese victims and land still poisoned to this day. Today, Bayer-Monsanto is the main marketer of glyphosate, a globally controversial herbicide used extensively in industrial agriculture - and by the Israeli army in Syria and Southern Lebanon - contributing to the degradation of agricultural land and depriving populations of their means of subsistence. This is not a coincidence. It embodies the logic of chemical capitalism, where products that are toxic to the environment and people are valued in the name of profit. Against Bayer-Monsanto: boycott, dismantle the supply chains of poison, and support victims and the fight for their land. TAKE ACTION AGAINST CHEMICAL WARFARE >> Support farmers rejecting their pesticides and GMO seeds. Palestinian farmers are reviving heirloom seeds to break Bayer’s monopoly → donate to Palestine Heirloom Seed Library (palestineheirloomseedlibrary.com). >> Boycott their products (i.e. Roundup, Aspirin, Alka-Seltzer, etc.), pressure stores to drop them. Join your local BDS group. >> Ditch banks funding them (check BankTrack) and force your city, university to divest. >> Expose them: share this post, document and share evidence of their ties to Israel’s chemical warfare.
February 17, 2026 at 12:29 AM
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freedomflotilla.bsky.social
Since 2023, the Israeli army has been using white phosphorus in Gaza, an incendiary weapon that causes uncontrollable fires, burns to the bone and leaves the soil unusable.
Boycott Bayer-Monsanto, dismantle poison production chains, support struggles for the Earth!

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CHEMICAL COLONIALISM Glyphosate and white phosphorus: Israel poisons Palestinian lands to erase the Palestinian people. Boycott, dismantle Bayer-Monsanto Colonialism is not limited to bombs, walls, and expulsions: Palestine is also methodically poisoned by Israel through the propagation of toxins and the use of inflammable weapons and chemical substances. Destroying the soil and poisoning the water and crops makes life impossible, condemning the health of the Palestinian people for decades. Far from being an accident, this method is deliberate and documented. subtitle: Israeli airplane spreading glyphosate in Southern Lebanon, February 1st 2026 During the Vietnam War, the US sprayed over 76 million liters of Agent Orange. The goal was to destroy forests and farmland to starve people and force them to leave. Today, Vietnamese soil is still contaminated by Agent Orange dioxin, and generations of Vietnamese still suffer from cancers, congenital malformations, and other diseases linked with exposure. These impacts are felt decades after the war. A war on the land has been used to break a people. In Palestine, land is fundamental. It is passed on from generation to generation and represents life and Palestinian culture. Israel is aware of its importance, and as such, consistently targets Palestinian agriculture. Farmer organisations involved in seed banks and food autonomy are classified as terrorist organisations; farmers are attacked and killed by the Israeli army, olive trees are uprooted, fields are destroyed, and access to water is controlled. Today, only 1.5% of Gaza consists of accessible and arable agricultural land. To destroy the link between a people and its land is to organise its erasure.
February 17, 2026 at 12:29 AM
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bsonblast.bsky.social
Today's quick update [Feb 16]:

- SAF drone strikes on Alsunut, West Kordofan; civilian deaths and casualties reported.

- SAF drone strikes on Nyala, South Darfur.

- Sudan Tribune: at least 28 people killed in drone strike on Sodari, North Kordofan yesterday.

#KeepEyesOnSudan
February 17, 2026 at 3:11 AM
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bdsmovement.bsky.social
Was Epstein an Israeli weapon of mass extortion?

Many of the staunchest Zionists and other Israel-First supporters who have enabled Israel’s regime, including by striving to repress the BDS movement on Israel’s behalf, are now exposed for their intimate relationships with Epstein.

loom.ly/HivxqEs
Was Epstein an Israeli weapon of mass extortion?
Many of the staunchest Zionists and other Israel-First supporters who have enabled Israel’s regime of oppression, including by striving to repress the BDS movement on Israel’s behalf, are now exposed ...
loom.ly
February 16, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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ramiismail.com
Annexing the West Bank is the Western 'red line' on Israel after it crossed red lines of genocide, forced starvation, war crimes, destruction of infrastructure, massacring children in incubators, gang rape, solo rape, torture, execution of medics, kidnapping, aparth

edition.cnn.com/2026/02/15/m...
Israel advances registration of West Bank territory as state land in move decried as “de facto annexation” | CNN
For the first time since Israel occupied the West Bank in 1967, the government will create a mechanism to officially register large swaths of land under the state.
edition.cnn.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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ramiismail.com
I thought "literaly genocide is bad" was not an unreasonable ask but I've been spit out by thousands of US folks that thought genocide had to remain negotiable given the circumstances of the previous elections, so however reasonable your ask, I wouldn't be too sure.
parkermolloy.com Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 17h
I don't think these are unreasonable asks
parkermolloy.com Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 17h
Again, all I'm asking is that any Democrat who wants my vote support 1. Reverting Trump's anti-trans policies, 2. Commit to fighting against the future erosion of trans rights, and 3. Support legislation codifying trans rights into law.

Very weird how many of you centrists think that's unreasonable
February 16, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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parkermolloy.com
I don't think these are unreasonable asks
parkermolloy.com Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 17h
Again, all I'm asking is that any Democrat who wants my vote support 1. Reverting Trump's anti-trans policies, 2. Commit to fighting against the future erosion of trans rights, and 3. Support legislation codifying trans rights into law.

Very weird how many of you centrists think that's unreasonable
February 16, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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bsonblast.bsky.social
- RSF drone strike on a power station in Alrahad, N. Kordofan (black).

- SAF drone strike on Adekong, W. Darfur (purple).

- RSF shelling on a school in Dilling, S. Kordofan.

- 2 ppl reported killed in RSF drone strike on Altina, N. Darfur yesterday (orange).

#KeepEyesOnSudan
February 16, 2026 at 4:35 AM
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bsonblast.bsky.social
Today's quick update [Feb 15]:

- Sudan Doctors Network: 3 people killed and 7 others injured in RSF drone strike on a hospital in Sennar (red).

- SAF drone strike destorys RSF air defense system in Abu Zabad, West Kordofan (blue).

#KeepEyesOnSudan
February 16, 2026 at 4:35 AM
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zeteo.com
‘I’ve been deported 10 times’: Mahmoud Khalil speaks to Zeteo.

Zeteo’s @premthakker.bsky.social sat down with Columbia University graduate and former ICE detainee Mahmoud Khalil as he approaches one year since his arrest.

Watch the full conversation: open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
‘I’ve Been Deported 10 Times’: Mahmoud Khalil Speaks to Zeteo Nearly One Year After ICE Arrest
The Columbia graduate discusses the status of his case, Gaza, midterm elections, and answers audience questions.
open.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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louistonehill.bsky.social
Promising headline that completely overstates what is expressed in the actual text

Discord's response can be summed up to saying they're aware of the ethical and security problems, but they're not doing anything of substance to protect or respect users, and will make zero substantial policy changes
February 15, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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bsonblast.bsky.social
Today's quick update [Feb 14]:

- RSF drone strike reported in Geisan Locality, Blue Nile State.

- RSF strategic drone strike on Dilling, South Kordofan.

#KeepEyesOnSudan
February 15, 2026 at 4:15 AM
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bsonblast.bsky.social
Today's quick update [Feb 13]:

- RSF drone strikes on Kadugli and Dilling, South Kordofan.

- SAF drone strikes on Yabus and Malkon, Blue Nile State; "the area has become a stronghold for an alliance between the RSF and SPLM-N led by Joseph Toka."

#KeepEyesOnSudan
February 14, 2026 at 3:11 AM
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pipagaopoetry.bsky.social
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Myself and @sesmith.lol and others were interviewed for the Lancet’s obituary of our friend Alice. <3
Alice Wong
Writer, editor, and disability justice activist. Born on March 27, 1974 in Indianapolis, IN, USA, she died from an infection on Nov 14, 2025 in San Francisco, CA, USA, aged 51 years.
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February 14, 2026 at 7:08 AM
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ramiismail.com
German film festival says filmmakers should quietly accept the structural and systemic destruction of humans.

www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/...
Arundhati Roy ‘shocked’ by jury’s Gaza remarks, quits Berlin film festival
Jury chair Wim Wenders said filmmakers 'have to stay out of politics' when asked about German support for Israel's war.
www.aljazeera.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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bdsmovement.bsky.social
New investigation reveals that Trump sanctioned UN special rapporteur for Palestine Francesca Albanese following requests for intervention from complicit US corporations targeted by the BDS movement.

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February 13, 2026 at 12:33 PM
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james.claims
Love that the High Court ruled that prescribing Palestine Action as a terrorist group was unlawful but as they also ruled the ban must remain in place until a future hearing, the BBC must remind its reader that expressing support for them will get you arrested.

Normal country.
As a reminder: The group has successfully challenged the ban, but expressing support for Palestine Action or taking part in its activities remains a serious criminal offence.
February 13, 2026 at 10:48 AM
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ramiismail.com
Why did genocidal Israel headshot a US journalist, try & fail to pin it on Palestinians, arrest a local journalist that witnessed the murder but couldn't pin anything on him, and then threw him in a concentration camp with no trial or crime, just because they can?

www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/...
Why did Israel jail journalist who witnessed Shireen Abu-Akleh’s killing?
Palestinian Ali al-Samoudi was with Al Jazeera's Abu Akleh when she was shot dead by an Israeli sniper in 2022.
www.aljazeera.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:06 PM
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getgianni.com
I keep seeing folks say they'll just accept a Teen Friendly account on Discord rather than scan or ID and I don't know if I wanna mass normalize leaving NSFW pals out in the cold yet again. Especially with all the censorship stuff goin on I think we gotta stand with the freaks now more than ever.
February 13, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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ramiismail.com
Social media continue to apply the policy that doing genocide is acceptable, but objecting to genocide is not, and suffering genocide is even less welcome.
anothersmd.bsky.social RL Stine Action @anothersmd.bsky.social · 5d
palestinian journalist posting on twitter that his bluesky account was immediately taken down purely because he was in gaza. all palestinian accounts are assumed to be spam.
Tamer Nahed 𓂆🇵🇸 @Tamer_Alnoaizy BlueSky is one of the worst platforms I have ever dealt with. Within seconds of creating a second account, after my first one was shut down just two days after it was created, my account was closed again. This happened despite the fact that I hadn’t posted anything or followed anyone. I was only in the process of adding a profile photo, yet I received an email claiming that my account was “spam” and that it was “causing harm.” What kind of logic is this? The painful truth is that the account was shut down the moment it became clear it was created from inside Gaza. It seems we are no longer allowed to write or speak about what is happening to us here. They are not afraid of content itself, but of our voices and the reality we carry with us. Millions are spent to silence these voices and to erase the truth. I am exhausted by this platform and by how our photos and videos, which document real suffering, are treated as “violations of community standards,” as if pain itself has become a crime. What is happening is not simple moderation or policy enforcement. It is an attempt to erase our existence and bury the truth. And honestly, this is shameful and unbearably painful. [the original poster has included two screenshots showing the email from bluesky admin informing him that his account has been taken down for being 'spammy, inauthentic or disruptive to users'. it's the standard boilerplate you get when they take moderation action.] 2:45 PM · Feb 10, 2026 https://twitter.com/Tamer_Alnoaizy/status/2021234178461704409
February 13, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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anothersmd.bsky.social
somehow there's an update... and it's not a great look. it shouldn't be the case that the admin react when there's an outcry then just don't change whatever system they've got in place anyway.
Tamer Nahed 𓂆🇵🇸 @Tamer_Alnoaizy The Bluesky platform has truly become a strange and deeply frustrating experience for me. At 3 a.m., I received an email on my official address from them explaining that what happened was merely a technical error, and that my account had been closed due to a platform glitch after the tweet spread very widely and created significant pressure on their system. I was genuinely happy when I read the message. I thought the issue had finally been resolved and that I would regain access to my account normally. But the moment I logged in, I was shocked to find that my account had been suspended again. It was extremely painful… like a door that opened for a brief moment only to be shut harshly once more. Honestly, I no longer feel any desire to use this platform. It feels like there is no real freedom of expression, and that our voices are only allowed to exist as long as they don’t disturb anyone. [the poster uploaded two screenshots, one of an email telling him that bluesky reviewed their decision and restored his account. the second screenshot shows his account has been suspended again] 11:42 AM · Feb 12, 2026 https://twitter.com/Tamer_Alnoaizy/status/2021912820057509913
February 12, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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anothersmd.bsky.social
palestinian journalist posting on twitter that his bluesky account was immediately taken down purely because he was in gaza. all palestinian accounts are assumed to be spam.
Tamer Nahed 𓂆🇵🇸 @Tamer_Alnoaizy BlueSky is one of the worst platforms I have ever dealt with. Within seconds of creating a second account, after my first one was shut down just two days after it was created, my account was closed again. This happened despite the fact that I hadn’t posted anything or followed anyone. I was only in the process of adding a profile photo, yet I received an email claiming that my account was “spam” and that it was “causing harm.” What kind of logic is this? The painful truth is that the account was shut down the moment it became clear it was created from inside Gaza. It seems we are no longer allowed to write or speak about what is happening to us here. They are not afraid of content itself, but of our voices and the reality we carry with us. Millions are spent to silence these voices and to erase the truth. I am exhausted by this platform and by how our photos and videos, which document real suffering, are treated as “violations of community standards,” as if pain itself has become a crime. What is happening is not simple moderation or policy enforcement. It is an attempt to erase our existence and bury the truth. And honestly, this is shameful and unbearably painful. [the original poster has included two screenshots showing the email from bluesky admin informing him that his account has been taken down for being 'spammy, inauthentic or disruptive to users'. it's the standard boilerplate you get when they take moderation action.] 2:45 PM · Feb 10, 2026 https://twitter.com/Tamer_Alnoaizy/status/2021234178461704409
February 11, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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zhugeex.com
Under apartheid South Africa, 95% of all people that received the death penalty were black.

Under the law below, 100% of people receiving the death penalty would be Palestinian.

This is just one of the reasons why Israel is viewed as an apartheid state by human rights organizations and UN experts.
dropsitenews.com Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 5d
A draft death penalty bill backed by Netanyahu’s far-right Otzma Yehudit party would mandate execution for Palestinians from the West Bank convicted of deadly “terror” offenses, while allowing Israeli citizens convicted of the same crimes to receive life imprisonment.

The bill empowers the...
A draft death penalty bill backed by Netanyahu’s far-right Otzma Yehudit party would mandate execution for Palestinians from the West Bank convicted of deadly “terror” offenses, while allowing Israeli citizens convicted of the same crimes to receive life imprisonment. The bill empowers the defense minister to ensure death is the only punishment in certain cases and bars commuting Palestinian sentences, while permitting the prime minister to delay executions of Israelis. The bill would apply in military courts in the West Bank and explicitly excludes Israeli citizens or residents from its strictest provisions. It still faces second and third Knesset readings, with ultra-Orthodox parties and Netanyahu not yet publicly committing their support. Justice and Defense Ministry officials warned the measure violates constitutional standards and the Geneva Convention, and carries “grave international implications.” See new posts Conversation Haaretz.com @haaretzcom Death penalty bill mandates execution for Palestinians and imprisonment for Israelis for identical offenses | @NoaShpigel
February 12, 2026 at 7:43 PM
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dropsitenews.com
A draft death penalty bill backed by Netanyahu’s far-right Otzma Yehudit party would mandate execution for Palestinians from the West Bank convicted of deadly “terror” offenses, while allowing Israeli citizens convicted of the same crimes to receive life imprisonment.

The bill empowers the...
A draft death penalty bill backed by Netanyahu’s far-right Otzma Yehudit party would mandate execution for Palestinians from the West Bank convicted of deadly “terror” offenses, while allowing Israeli citizens convicted of the same crimes to receive life imprisonment. The bill empowers the defense minister to ensure death is the only punishment in certain cases and bars commuting Palestinian sentences, while permitting the prime minister to delay executions of Israelis. The bill would apply in military courts in the West Bank and explicitly excludes Israeli citizens or residents from its strictest provisions. It still faces second and third Knesset readings, with ultra-Orthodox parties and Netanyahu not yet publicly committing their support. Justice and Defense Ministry officials warned the measure violates constitutional standards and the Geneva Convention, and carries “grave international implications.” See new posts Conversation Haaretz.com @haaretzcom Death penalty bill mandates execution for Palestinians and imprisonment for Israelis for identical offenses | @NoaShpigel
February 11, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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bsonblast.bsky.social
Hi friends 👋🏾 if you can, PLS consider contributing to this Sudanese refugee mother of 2 struggling to raise funds for her daughters’ schooling.

I beg you, even the smallest contribution can help 😭

gofund.me/cca54bb5b

#KeepEyesOnSudan #mutualaid
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February 13, 2026 at 12:08 AM