Asteris Masouras

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Is Turkey a state of law? If the Minguzzi case shines a light on general institutional frailty, the prosecutions of prominent figures in the opposition CHP demonstrate how legal tools are being marshalled for political ends..

Is Turkey a state of law? Critics highlight long-standing patterns of politicization and lack of institutional insulation from executive power - my latest for @globalvoices.org globalvoices.org/2025/11/02/i...

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Aren't they always? 😄
👋 from the other side, it's been a while, hope you're well

It helps that he has the personality of an AI bot

Oh, this went through yesterday? I tried for 10' to post it and gave up. (On X, it'd be censorship, Bluesky is just extremely clunky, esp. on mobile.)

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Over on the "hellsite," I've curated the first few hours of reactions, mostly of Palestinians, to the ceasefire announcement. Because on this site, apparently no one cares about the genocide.

📌Η ατιμωρησία του Ισραήλ για τις κατάφωρες παραβιάσεις του διεθνούς δικαίου μετράει δεκαετίες και πρέπει να τερματιστεί.

📢Τίποτα δεν μπορεί να δικαιολογήσει τη γενοκτονία.

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Israel’s navy seizes last flotilla boat as army levels Gaza City Israel's army issues 'final warning' for hundreds of thousands of people to flee main urban centre as attacks escalate.

Israel's army issues 'final warning' for hundreds of thousands of people to flee main urban centre as attacks escalate.

The genocide continues, every goddamn day.

A medical worker prepares to evacuate a premature baby from al-Helo International Hospital, to be transported to southern Gaza [Ebrahim Hajjaj/Reuters]

A member of the Cadus organisation evacuates a premature baby for further medical care from Gaza City [Ebrahim Hajjaj/Reuters]

Cadus UNICEF says the situation for babies and mothers in Gaza 'has never been worse' [Ebrahim Hajjaj/Reuters]

Ambulances transport premature babies evacuated from Gaza City to a hospital in southern Gaza [Ebrahim Hajjaj/Reuters]

Premature babies being evacuated from Gaza City as Israel annihilates everything around them using remote-controlled vehicles

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Το Marinette, το τελευταίο σκάφος του Global Sumud Flotilla, αναχαιτίστηκε στις 10:29πμ τοπική ώρα, περίπου 42,5 ναυτικά μίλια από τη Γάζα.

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‘It is hard to feel neutral’: How Nepal's media covered the Gen Z uprising As the Gen Z protests shook Kathmandu, violent clashes and crackdowns caused deaths, while journalists who were personally affected vy mob attacks and arson that damaged media offices, making reporting difficult.

As the Gen Z protests shook Kathmandu, violent clashes and crackdowns caused deaths, while journalists who were personally affected vy mob attacks and arson that damaged media offices, making reporting difficult.

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Now’s a great time to pick up Alaa’s book, folks. It is perfectly titled: you have not yet been defeated

Alaa was not defeated!

If you’re in the media covering the Trump antifa news and you do not start every antifa-related sentence by telling your audience what antifa stands for, you are choosing complicity in an ideology that will come after you next.

It means anti-fascism.

Tell your audience where you stand on fascism

Behind Grok's 'sexy' settings, workers review explicit and disturbing content Workers say they've faced sexually explicit content while xAI has marketed Grok to be deliberately provocative. Experts say the company should be cautious.

This is horrific and feels like it should be a bigger deal. Business Insider reports that people who have worked at xAI have seen Grok create images and written material with child sex abuse material.

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Alaa and Mona via her FB feed.

Who's crying?!

❤️💕💖

#FreeAlaa!!!!!!!

Best news of the year, so far. Feels like we've been calling for Alaa's release for centuries. #FreeAlaa

At least 50 dead after vessel carrying Sudanese refugees catches fire In the Mediterranean Sea, at least 2,452 migrants or refugees died or went missing last year.

In the Mediterranean Sea, at least 2,452 migrants or refugees died or went missing last year.

Israel expands aggression across the region as it moves to obliterate Gaza City YouTube video by Drop Site News

📺 LIVE NOW: Israel expands aggression across the region as it moves to obliterate Gaza City

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