@lsmwilson.bsky.social
Culture editor, New Lines magazine. Writer. https://newlinesmag.com/writers/lydia-wilson/
On top of the human cost, the Beirut explosion damaged Lebanon’s long historical record. @lsmwilson.bsky.social reports on how the blast drove thousands of volunteers to save the city’s past, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social.
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"It’s not just the horror, but the horror combined with the helplessness." @lsmwilson.bsky.social
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The number of “cides” in Gaza is growing, but beyond its destruction of schools, hospitals, farmland and entire family lineages, Israel is also engaging in historicide — the destruction of history itself — argues @lsmwilson.bsky.social in @newlinesmag.bsky.social
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Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one child per hour during Israel's war in Gaza.
“A whole classroom of children killed every day for nearly two years,” UNICEF’s executive director said.
Here are some of their stories: wapo.st/3UCiAjn
NEW: In Gaza, even those who want to write often cannot find the time or strength as they are starved & bombed. @lsmwilson.bsky.social records her conversations with Palestinians about the impossible challenges in the territory, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
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Hard to find a unique angle on a saturated topic like Epstein but @benlorber8.bsky.social has done just that — he examines the antisemitic underbelly of the MAGA obsession with the billionaire pedophile and warns against progressive amplification of these narratives.
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A pair of MUST reads at @newlinesmag.bsky.social — @shaneburley.bsky.social on Laura Loomer and Jewish MAGA's danse macabre, @benlorber8.bsky.social on the antisemitic core of MAGA's obsession with Epstein and why progressives have no business jumping on the bandwagon. Ideology critique at its best.
23.07.2025 15:58 — 👍 20 🔁 13 💬 1 📌 1Since 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
"...officials said the GHF system would attempt to screen people for involvement with Hamas by using facial recognition or biometric technology"
I tried writing this in an article I wrote recently, citing palestinian sources, and was told "it hadn't been reliably reported anywhere"
The number of “cides” in Gaza is growing, but beyond its destruction of schools, hospitals, farmland and entire family lineages, Israel is also engaging in historicide — the destruction of history itself — argues @lsmwilson.bsky.social in @newlinesmag.bsky.social
17.07.2025 21:04 — 👍 56 🔁 29 💬 2 📌 4How many people will the government have to arrest if this is true…me, for a start, because Israel IS committing genocide in Gaza
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Beyond the physical destruction, Israel has worked to sever Palestinians’ connections with their land, to each other and with their collective history, writes @lsmwilson.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
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Beyond the physical destruction, Israel has worked to sever Palestinians’ connections with their land, to each other and with their collective history, writes @lsmwilson.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
07.07.2025 19:04 — 👍 12 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0Breaking:
Israel has just bombed UNRWA’s Rimal Clinic. Casualties reported.
Beyond the physical destruction, Israel has worked to sever Palestinians’ connections with their land, to each other and with their collective history, writes @lsmwilson.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
03.07.2025 19:04 — 👍 5 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 3I wrote the below message yesterday. Since then, the Israelis have committed another massacre: at least 12 killed following an airstrike on a shelter for the displaced, with the total today so far being 25.
Israel's final solution in Gaza continues.
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What do Pete Hegseth’s tattoos say about him — and the far right’s obsession with the Crusades? @lsmwilson.bsky.social and guest @goingmedieval.bsky.social decode a rising strain of nationalist politics. Watch the latest @newlinesmag.bsky.social In Focus episode.
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Beyond the physical destruction, Israel has worked to sever Palestinians’ connections with their land, to each other and with their collective history, writes @lsmwilson.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
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“Unlike the French Revolution in Paris or the Russian Revolution in Moscow, the Islamic Revolution has not succeeded in reshaping Tehran to match its ideological vision. Today, Tehran bears more resemblance to Madrid or Mexico City than to Jeddah or Cairo.”
Marvelously vibrant essay by Asef Bayat ⤵️
NEW VIDEO: What do Pete Hegseth’s tattoos say about him and the far right’s obsession with Christian crusades? @lsmwilson.bsky.social and guest Eleanor Janega decode the ink and the ideology behind a rising strain of nationalist politics.
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NEW: The number of “cides” in Gaza is growing, but beyond its destruction of schools, hospitals, farmland and entire family lineages, Israel is also engaging in historicide—the destruction of history itself—argues @lsmwilson.bsky.social on in @newlinesmag.bsky.social
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My latest for @newlinesmag.bsky.social on just one form of destruction in Gaza - historicide. The erasure of archives - and the attempts to build alternative archives - changes how history in the future will be told.
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The head of the FBI, Kash Patel, has the power to root out what he sees as America’s enemy within — the so-called “Deep State.” A close reading of a trilogy he wrote for children sheds light on his motivations, writes @lsmwilson.bsky.social.
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“Dr. al-Farra said that most of the victims were children aged between 10 and 13, many with gunshot wounds to the head or chest.”
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I've called on the UK government to stop ALL arms sales to Israel.
Sign. 👇👇 www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved...
An “anti-imperialist” empire?
In an Orwellian inversion of history, “anti-colonialism” has become a hallmark not only of the Soviet Union but even of tsarist Russia. Historian @opolianichev.bsky.social sets the record straight in this @newlinesmag.bsky.social essay.
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“The very fact that these books are aimed at children as young as 3 speaks to the long historical arc Patel intends to influence. He's on a mission to save America, now and for decades to come.”
A close reading—and serious critique—of Kash Patel's children's books.
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1. 🧵 Buried beneath sand and overshadowed by pyramids, Wadi el-Jarf was long forgotten. But this ancient Red Sea harbor may hold some of the most important secrets of Egypt’s past. 🧵 #AncientEgypt #Archaeology
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I wish I were making this up: Republicans added an amendment to the Antisemitism Awareness Act aimed at protecting the right to preach that the Jews killed Jesus — one of the oldest forms of antisemitism.
forward.com/fast-forward... via @jacobkornbluh.bsky.social
NEW: The head of the FBI, Kash Patel, has the power to root out what he sees as the so-called “Deep State.” A close reading of a trilogy he wrote for children sheds light on his motivations, writes @lsmwilson.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social.
newlinesmag.com/review/what-...
