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"Palestinian voices are treated as always biased, where westerners & Israelis aren't, as if only westerners can be objective. Major media outlets have been silencing Palestinian voices for decades. It's just amplified today bc the suffering is undeniable." — Aline Batarseh

A System of Silencing - Visualizing Palestine As recognition of Israeli apartheid grows, the Israeli regime and its supporters continuously develop tactics to silence advocates for the Palestinian liberation movement as well as any criticism of I...

"We were focused on freedom of expression even before Oct 7 because as recognition of Israel's apartheid was growing worldwide, Israel and its supporters were developing additional tactics to silence dissent and silence critics." — Aline Batarseh visualizingpalestine.org/visual/syste...

"We see news launder the idea that a free Palestine is, in and of itself, a threat... that we as a people can't be nuanced or difficult, that we have to be a perfect victim... our freedom was something we had to earn, not inherent to us as human beings." @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social

Journalists say U.S. newsrooms treat Palestine with fear and contempt A Prism investigation reveals pro-Israel bias at the leadership levels of mainstream U.S. newsrooms, which intensified after Oct. 7, 2023

"I embarked on an investigation, not to show that there is bias, because we know there is, not to show anti-Palestinian racism, because we know there is, but to understand how it is done." — @laubast.bsky.social on her reporting with Prism and Visualizing Palestine prismreports.org/2025/09/09/j...

Attorney Says Video Betrays DHS Account of Border Patrol Shooting in Chicago An agent shot a woman after federal officers accused her of driving toward them in the Brighton Park neighborhood.

An account given in court by the attorney of a woman who was shot by a Border Patrol agent “really makes it sounds like” the agent “tried to murder an anti-ICE protester in Chicago and DHS lied to cover for him,” said one researcher.

Israel’s “Safe Zones” in Gaza Offer No Safety. Many Can’t Afford to Flee Anyway. Displacement costs, which many call “the fees you pay to become homeless in the south,” have reached nearly $5,000.

In Gaza, another humanitarian crisis has emerged: the soaring displacement expenses — or, as many people in Gaza bitterly describe it, “The fees you pay to become homeless in the south.” Tents cost $1,000 and securing a patch of land to pitch it on can be almost as costly.

How Israel stole childhood in Gaza Some children don't even recognize simple luxuries like fruit, while others play pretend by reenacting funerals

Two years of Israel’s genocidal war against every form of life in Gaza have invaded the very core of children’s imagination. Funerals, death, & martyrdom have replaced cartoons, playgrounds, & birthday parties as the themes of their play. Ahmad Abushawish details how Israel stole childhood in Gaza.

Fundraisers for Palestinian liberation: We owe Palestinians our money and support For those of us outside of Gaza, we are witnessing the U.S.-backed, Israeli-imposed mass starvation and famine of Palestinians in Gaza. Prism has

This event is FREE, but if you are in a position to donate via a ticket, all proceeds will go to the organizations & people featured on this list compiled by Prism.

If you are able, we encourage you to donate directly to any of the fundraisers & organizations as well🍉

Abandoned by Western peers, Palestinian journalists remain steadfast Palestinian journalists around the world say the Israeli military's targeting of journalists in Gaza—and Western media’s silence—has led them to think differently about their colleagues and their roles within the industry

“As the genocide rages on, I am still struggling with how the term 'journalist' is given both to those on the ground who have died reporting important stories & those who have been complicit in these atrocities,” writes Samaa Khullar.

Happening in about an hour! Please join us for this virtual panel discussion about pro-Israel bias in U.S. media.

When the Orwellian named Dept of Homeland Security was created … MANY of us predicted that it would eventually be doing all the things that it is doing right now

Pinning it uniquely on Trump really misses the point in a bunch of ways

Judge’s reopening of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ raises ethical concerns Advocates say Judge Barbara Lagoa, whose husband represents the state of Florida, should have recused herself from the ruling

Judge Barbara Lagoa, whose husband represents the state of Florida in other legal cases, should have recused herself from ruling on the “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center, advocates say.

New from @alexmar.bsky.social in @prismreports.org

Journalist Mario Guevara Speaks - Letter from ICE DETENTION FACILITY — THE BITTER SOUTHERNER The only journalist detained by ICE on US soil, sends a letter to The Bitter Southerner.

Must-read by journalist Mario Guevara for @bittersouth.bsky.social: "On the afternoon of Saturday, June 14, 2025, my life changed completely. Just as I was doing a regular news coverage, I was arrested by the police in the state of Georgia."

From reckoning to retreat: Journalism’s DEI efforts are in decline Diversity-related newsroom jobs haven't totally disappeared — but they also haven't stuck.

This story — which asks what happened to all of those newsroom DEI jobs, committees, and promises from 2020 — is the hardest one I've ever worked on. I hope you'll spend some time with it today.

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Liberals are doing the right’s job for it.

By lionizing Charlie Kirk and refusing to acknowledge his real political project, they’re giving power to the right’s completely predictable effort to use his death to forward their goal of an authoritarian, fascist state.

what the fuck is “transgender ideology”

Without offering an opinion on the quality of WSJ's sourcing, we would note that extreme dishonesty has been a longstanding problem with administration sources. Good journalism is served by reporters keeping that in mind in the course of their reporting on this administration.

The orgy of liberal pundits tripping over each other to praise Charlie Kirk—when he caused so much violence to the lives of Black and LGBTQ people (including me specifically)—is telling about why the Dems can’t build an antifascist coalition.

It's only political violence if it targets white conservatives, otherwise it's the way things are.

Screenshot text: I was reminded of the child-sized “sugar babies” that were part of Kara Walker’s 2014 exhibition at the Domino Sugar Factory in Brooklyn, New York. You may recall the enormous white sugar sculpture of a woman rising from the floor of the refinery, colloquially known as the “Mammy Sphinx.” But there were other sculptures with her, tiny ones, the color of molasses. Little boys — toddlers, really — holding baskets and rendered in cast resin, that decomposed in the humidity of the plant. “Mammy” was glorious, resolute, her size blessing her with a spiritual inviolability. But the children, so small, so fragile, so defenseless against meteorological elements that found their way through the cracks and windows of the factory — linger most vividly in my memory, much like the diminutives Wiley has fashioned. Abram Jackson, the de Young Museum’s director of interpretation, encouraged viewers to take in An Archeology of Silence within the broader context of systemic violence, rather than state violence. The violence Black people endure extends beyond that which is doled out by the police and the criminal justice system more broadly. There is the violence of poverty, of lack, of neglect, of contempt, of ghettoization, of the denial that this violence persists because powerful people allow it to continue. The violence of medical racism, of displacement and despair, of Jim and Jane Crow. The violence of the death-by-a-thousand-cuts weathering that finds us, regardless of our class or congressional district. The violence of witnessing so much premature death, of those little known outside their families or the famous, such as actors Nelsan Ellis, who died at 39, Chadwick Boseman, at 43, Michael K. Williams, 54, and, most recently, Lance Reddick, 60.

Racism is a violence that's perfectly acceptable to way too many.
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@bluesky moderation is suspending people for posting Kirk's own words which tells you everything you need to know.

Which work? Calling for gay people to be stoned to death? Blaming airplane crashes on black pilots? Anti-vax bullshit? Election denialism? Pushing Great Replacement Theory?

Kirk’s murder is awful and ominous for this country. But no, we don’t need to honor him or “continue his work.”

Under Trump, the criminal legal system now targets green-card holders While there is little public data about the number of lawful permanent residents targeted at ports of entry, an uptick in reports has immigrants fearful of traveling

Under Trump, the criminal legal system now targets another population: Green card holders. While there is little public data about the number of lawful permanent residents targeted at ports of entry, an uptick in reports leaves many fearful of traveling abroad, @mauriziogro.bsky.social reports.

Massachusetts antisemitism education sparks backlash over Anti-Defamation League's influence State recommendations for combating antisemitism in schools are facing pushback from educators and advocates who warn of the ADL's influence

Massachusetts plans for antisemitism education spark backlash over Anti-Defamation League’s influence, @shruti-rajkumar.bsky.social reports. State recommendations face pushback from educators & advocates who warn that the ADL’s influence may limit academic freedom & distort historical perspectives.

I’ve been working on this for months! It is now out. Read. Read. Read. The stories I collected reveal the extent of bias tactics in U.S. newsrooms, even those we wouldn’t expect Palestine to be muzzled in. Thank you for trusting me to report!

Journalists say U.S. newsrooms treat Palestine with fear and contempt A Prism investigation reveals pro-Israel bias at the leadership levels of mainstream U.S. newsrooms, which intensified after Oct. 7, 2023

A new report from @prismreports.org reveals how mainstream newsrooms across the country have been silencing journalists—particularly those who are Palestinian, Arab, or Muslim—in their reporting of Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

Palestinians displaced in Egypt long for home in Gaza Some Palestinians fled to Egypt to escape the genocide, while others were visitors stuck there after Oct. 7. All are now in endless exile

‘Here, no bombs fall. But hope does’: Palestinians displaced in Egypt long for home in Gaza, writes Athar Ihab Abu Samra in a new dispatch. Some Palestinians fled to Egypt to escape the genocide, while others were visitors stuck there after Oct. 7. All are now in endless exile.

Editorial illustration of Seattle City Council: Sara Nelson at center podium, Bob Kettle holding a “Proposed Ordinance,” and Joy Hollingsworth seated. Below, a large diverse crowd protests with bold “NO” signs, separated by barriers and surveillance cameras.

🚨 Seattle Council voted 7-2 to expand police surveillance despite:
• 1,000+ residents opposed
• 60+ community groups against it
• Civil rights office said no

This is democratic deficit in action, ignoring overwhelming public opposition for surveillance state expansion.

Under Trump, the criminal legal system now targets green-card holders While there is little public data about the number of lawful permanent residents targeted at ports of entry, an uptick in reports has immigrants fearful of traveling

A racist criminal system is now being leveraged at ports of entry to arbitrarily harass and detain noncitizens, including lawful permanent residents and green card holders, advocates warn. @vera.org @nlgnews.bsky.social @immcouncil.org @nipnlg.bsky.social prismreports.org/2025/09/09/u...