sharon zhang
@sharonzhang.bsky.social
union chair and newswriter on international affairs, climate, labor, politics, etc @truthout.bsky.social
This is a must-read from legal scholar Marjorie Cohn, who lays out times that she *personally* testified on behalf of soldiers who disobeyed unlawful orders. Very thorough account of how the Trump admin's assertions w/r/t Sen. Kelly and co. are wrong.
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Soldiers Must Disobey Unlawful Orders Under Trump — It’s Their Legal Duty
I have been called to testify at courts-martial as an expert witness on servicemembers’ duty to disobey unlawful orders.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
This is a must-read from legal scholar Marjorie Cohn, who lays out times that she *personally* testified on behalf of soldiers who disobeyed unlawful orders. Very thorough account of how the Trump admin's assertions w/r/t Sen. Kelly and co. are wrong.
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Sen. Joni Ernst blocked a bill by @vanhollen.senate.gov yesterday to suspend arms shipments to the UAE while it backs the slaughter of tens of thousands of people in Sudan
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GOP Blocks Bill to Ban Arms Sales to UAE Until It Stops Arming Sudan Genocidaires
Darfur’s governor said this week that 27,000 people were killed in the days following RSF’s el-Fasher siege last month.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Sen. Joni Ernst blocked a bill by @vanhollen.senate.gov yesterday to suspend arms shipments to the UAE while it backs the slaughter of tens of thousands of people in Sudan
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Trump’s ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, reportedly welcomed a man convicted of spying on the Navy for Israel into the U.S.’s Jerusalem embassy for a “friendly” meeting this summer. The spy, Pollard, was sentenced to life in prison in 1987 for selling a huge cache of military secrets to Israel.
Huckabee Welcomed Man Imprisoned for 30 Years for Spying for Israel Into Embassy
“I wholeheartedly embrace an ‘Israel first’ doctrine,” the spy, Jonathan Pollard, recently said in an interview.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Trump’s ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, reportedly welcomed a man convicted of spying on the Navy for Israel into the U.S.’s Jerusalem embassy for a “friendly” meeting this summer. The spy, Pollard, was sentenced to life in prison in 1987 for selling a huge cache of military secrets to Israel.
"Decades ago, far-right investors and philanthropists committed to a long-term, risk-taking investment in media and narrative infrastructure. Meanwhile, progressive philanthropy has largely ignored progressive and left media, relying on the continued operations of traditional, profit-driven media."
The Right Funds Its Media. Can Progressive Philanthropy Meet the Moment?
Rigorous, principled, independent journalism is an essential part of movement building.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM
"Decades ago, far-right investors and philanthropists committed to a long-term, risk-taking investment in media and narrative infrastructure. Meanwhile, progressive philanthropy has largely ignored progressive and left media, relying on the continued operations of traditional, profit-driven media."
No less a part of the media's hard right pivot than the Kimmel cancellation -- Condé Nast firing union leaders who dared to speak out against the gutting of Teen Vogue.
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Union Blasts Condé Nast for Firing Labor Leaders Who Sought Answers on Teen Vogue Layoffs
The firings and gutting of Teen Vogue come amid a hard right pivot by media companies under Trump.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
No less a part of the media's hard right pivot than the Kimmel cancellation -- Condé Nast firing union leaders who dared to speak out against the gutting of Teen Vogue.
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Much like those who continue carrying out his wars today, Cheney enjoyed impunity for his imperial crimes. He lived out his life as part of the 1 percent, availing himself of luxuries funded by atrocities so vast they are almost impossible to describe in full.
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War Criminal Dick Cheney Dead at 84, With Blood of Millions on His Hands
Cheney’s legacy more than outlives him; he reshaped the very structures of war and authoritarianism at home and abroad.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Much like those who continue carrying out his wars today, Cheney enjoyed impunity for his imperial crimes. He lived out his life as part of the 1 percent, availing himself of luxuries funded by atrocities so vast they are almost impossible to describe in full.
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"We're just going to kill people."
"We’re going to kill them. They’re going to be, like, dead."
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"We’re going to kill them. They’re going to be, like, dead."
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Trump Flouts Constitution With Caribbean Strikes: “We’re Just Going to Kill”
“I don’t think we’re going to necessarily ask for a declaration of war. I think we’re just gonna kill people,” he said.
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October 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
"We're just going to kill people."
"We’re going to kill them. They’re going to be, like, dead."
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"We’re going to kill them. They’re going to be, like, dead."
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to recap the past couple of hours:
- we determined the bullets had trans ideology on them
- local pd releases pic of the suspect
- nvm
- we determined the bullets had trans ideology on them
- local pd releases pic of the suspect
- nvm
NYT on the alleged messages on the shooter's weapon:
September 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
to recap the past couple of hours:
- we determined the bullets had trans ideology on them
- local pd releases pic of the suspect
- nvm
- we determined the bullets had trans ideology on them
- local pd releases pic of the suspect
- nvm
The right's entire ideology is built on violence. There is nothing to valorize about that.
One of the only things uniting the various factions of the right is their commitment to violence. Kirk and Fuentes, for instance, had differences in that they disagreed who that violence should be done to.
One of the only things uniting the various factions of the right is their commitment to violence. Kirk and Fuentes, for instance, had differences in that they disagreed who that violence should be done to.
September 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The right's entire ideology is built on violence. There is nothing to valorize about that.
One of the only things uniting the various factions of the right is their commitment to violence. Kirk and Fuentes, for instance, had differences in that they disagreed who that violence should be done to.
One of the only things uniting the various factions of the right is their commitment to violence. Kirk and Fuentes, for instance, had differences in that they disagreed who that violence should be done to.
Biden officials keep patting themselves on the back saying "at least we prevented famine!"
But famine is just a regulated word. You need huge swaths of starvation, built up over a long period of time, to reach famine. And starvation preceding famine isn't magically better.
But famine is just a regulated word. You need huge swaths of starvation, built up over a long period of time, to reach famine. And starvation preceding famine isn't magically better.
August 29, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Biden officials keep patting themselves on the back saying "at least we prevented famine!"
But famine is just a regulated word. You need huge swaths of starvation, built up over a long period of time, to reach famine. And starvation preceding famine isn't magically better.
But famine is just a regulated word. You need huge swaths of starvation, built up over a long period of time, to reach famine. And starvation preceding famine isn't magically better.
"When I saw the news about Mariam, I was in such disbelief that I kept calling my colleagues in Gaza and asking one question: Is Mariam alive?
When they said no, I just hung up and called someone else to ask the same question."
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When they said no, I just hung up and called someone else to ask the same question."
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Remembering Mariam Abu Daqqa, my strong, beautiful friend killed by Israel
Youmna ElSayed writes about the disbelief and shock of losing her friend, killed in Israeli air strikes on a hospital.
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August 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
"When I saw the news about Mariam, I was in such disbelief that I kept calling my colleagues in Gaza and asking one question: Is Mariam alive?
When they said no, I just hung up and called someone else to ask the same question."
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
When they said no, I just hung up and called someone else to ask the same question."
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
Early in the genocide, the US told Netanyahu he'd be "fighting this war for...decades to come,” Miller said.
“The prime minister said, ‘You’re right. We are going to be fighting this war for decades to come. That’s the way it’s been. That’s the way it’s going to be.’”
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“The prime minister said, ‘You’re right. We are going to be fighting this war for decades to come. That’s the way it’s been. That’s the way it’s going to be.’”
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Former Top Biden Spokesperson Admits Israel Sabotaged Ceasefire Deals as US Blamed Hamas
The former State Department spokesperson effectively admitted he and the president repeatedly lied about negotiations.
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August 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Early in the genocide, the US told Netanyahu he'd be "fighting this war for...decades to come,” Miller said.
“The prime minister said, ‘You’re right. We are going to be fighting this war for decades to come. That’s the way it’s been. That’s the way it’s going to be.’”
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“The prime minister said, ‘You’re right. We are going to be fighting this war for decades to come. That’s the way it’s been. That’s the way it’s going to be.’”
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It disgusts me that Ezra Klein & co sit around in their cushy homes hand wringing about the WORD genocide when Palestinians' lived reality is hell on earth. I want to force them to look at the photos of kids killed in Gaza every day. I want to glue the pictures to their glasses so it's all they see.
August 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
It disgusts me that Ezra Klein & co sit around in their cushy homes hand wringing about the WORD genocide when Palestinians' lived reality is hell on earth. I want to force them to look at the photos of kids killed in Gaza every day. I want to glue the pictures to their glasses so it's all they see.
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After killing 6 journalists on Sunday outside of al-Shifa Hospital, Israeli forces targeted another well-known journalist, Motasem Ahmed Dalloul, on Monday.
UN Experts: Israel Killed Journalists in “Deliberate Attempt to Silence” Witnesses
Israel struck the home of another prominent reporter in Gaza City just after killing six journalists on Sunday.
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August 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
After killing 6 journalists on Sunday outside of al-Shifa Hospital, Israeli forces targeted another well-known journalist, Motasem Ahmed Dalloul, on Monday.
Cuomo’s campaign has clearly been trying to Mamdani-fy his social media presence and literally every single tweet is incredible. They all sound like robots trying to emulate Elon Musk’s sense of humor
August 7, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Cuomo’s campaign has clearly been trying to Mamdani-fy his social media presence and literally every single tweet is incredible. They all sound like robots trying to emulate Elon Musk’s sense of humor
Really astonishing how getting even the smallest bit of engagement on Twitter is a hellish experience now
August 5, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Really astonishing how getting even the smallest bit of engagement on Twitter is a hellish experience now
It is genuinely hard to imagine anything more abhorrent for her to do right now, as ICE is ravaging the US, public health is being completely destroyed, and Trump is literally setting humanitarian aid aflame.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris announced her '107 Days' book, chronicling her 2024 election campaign.
Details: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Details: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
July 31, 2025 at 6:22 PM
It is genuinely hard to imagine anything more abhorrent for her to do right now, as ICE is ravaging the US, public health is being completely destroyed, and Trump is literally setting humanitarian aid aflame.
oh, were we talking about cory booker speeches again
Wild. Right after Cory Booker went viral for speaking on the "wretched truth about America," he just voted to keep arming a government that just officially achieved The Deadliest Conflict Ever for Journalists & executed and buried 15 paramedics and their emergency vehicles
"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥
July 30, 2025 at 2:26 PM
oh, were we talking about cory booker speeches again
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Zohran Mamdani’s staunch support for Palestinian rights was a major boon to his campaign and served as one of the top motivations for voters to cast their ballot for him, new polling finds, as establishment Democrats scratch their heads over Mamdani’s historic campaign and popularity.
Mamdani’s Support for Palestinian Rights Was Instrumental to His Win, Poll Finds
A separate poll has found that Americans’ support for Israel’s genocide has hit an all-time low.
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July 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Zohran Mamdani’s staunch support for Palestinian rights was a major boon to his campaign and served as one of the top motivations for voters to cast their ballot for him, new polling finds, as establishment Democrats scratch their heads over Mamdani’s historic campaign and popularity.
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Israeli soldiers raided a tent set up for mourning Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen on Tuesday as his killer, an Israeli settler infamous for terrorizing Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, was released by an Israeli court.
“No Other Land” Contributor’s Killer Released as Israeli Soldiers Raid Mourners
A judge deemed Awdah Hathaleen’s killer, who reportedly said “I’m glad I did it,” as not dangerous enough for detention.
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July 29, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Israeli soldiers raided a tent set up for mourning Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen on Tuesday as his killer, an Israeli settler infamous for terrorizing Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, was released by an Israeli court.
"I do not call this my story. I call this the story of the oppressed, the story of the Palestinians in Gaza who are dying at the hands of starvation and violence."
If you only read or watch one news story today, make it this:
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If you only read or watch one news story today, make it this:
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Former Gaza Humanitarian Fund Worker Says Aid Sites “Designed as Death Traps”
“The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation needs to be defunded, shut down,” former contractor Anthony Aguilar says.
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July 29, 2025 at 5:48 PM
"I do not call this my story. I call this the story of the oppressed, the story of the Palestinians in Gaza who are dying at the hands of starvation and violence."
If you only read or watch one news story today, make it this:
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If you only read or watch one news story today, make it this:
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A Palestinian activist who helped film the "No Other Land" documentary, Awdah Hathaleen, was shot and killed by an Israeli settler on Monday. Locals identified the killer as Yinon Levi, who was sanctioned by the U.S. and the EU for “regularly leading groups of violent extremists” in the West Bank.
Activist Who Helped Film “No Other Land” Shot and Killed by Israeli Settler
Israeli violence in Masafer Yatta has intensified since the film won an Oscar.
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July 28, 2025 at 11:20 PM
A Palestinian activist who helped film the "No Other Land" documentary, Awdah Hathaleen, was shot and killed by an Israeli settler on Monday. Locals identified the killer as Yinon Levi, who was sanctioned by the U.S. and the EU for “regularly leading groups of violent extremists” in the West Bank.
Getting to a point where there are more public pics of Trump and Epstein than I have with some of my closest friends
The New York Times obtained a photo of Trump and Epstein with James Brown. tinyurl.com/5n7djvb8
July 25, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Getting to a point where there are more public pics of Trump and Epstein than I have with some of my closest friends
I am in no way handing it to Huckabee. This statement is bullshit.
But I'm just noting this post treats Saif with more humanity than anyone in the Biden admin ever showed to any Palestinian or Palestinian American killed by Israel. And that says a *lot* about the Biden administration.
But I'm just noting this post treats Saif with more humanity than anyone in the Biden admin ever showed to any Palestinian or Palestinian American killed by Israel. And that says a *lot* about the Biden administration.
July 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I am in no way handing it to Huckabee. This statement is bullshit.
But I'm just noting this post treats Saif with more humanity than anyone in the Biden admin ever showed to any Palestinian or Palestinian American killed by Israel. And that says a *lot* about the Biden administration.
But I'm just noting this post treats Saif with more humanity than anyone in the Biden admin ever showed to any Palestinian or Palestinian American killed by Israel. And that says a *lot* about the Biden administration.
The thing is, “death to the number 1 killer of children, hospitals, and aid workers” just isn’t quite as catchy
June 30, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The thing is, “death to the number 1 killer of children, hospitals, and aid workers” just isn’t quite as catchy