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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 3h
"Support for Israel is never coming back." www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/no-one-giv... #Israel #genocide #CrimesAgainstHumanity #WarCrimes #Gaza #Palestine
caitlinjohnst.one
No One Gives A Fuck About October 7
Video reading by Tim Foley:
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 7h
"Australia’s legal and moral obligation remains: act now to end the genocide and pursue justice for Palestine." www.jewishcouncil.com.au/2026/10/thre... #AusPol #Israel #genocide #CrimesAgainstHumanity #WarCrimes #Gaza #Palestine
jewishcouncil.com.au
Three years since October 7: Australian Government must step up in face of ongoing genocide and impunity for Israel
MEDIA RELEASE 7 October 2026 This week marks three years since Israel began its genocide against Palestinians in Gaza following […]
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
What if Israel disappears up its own orifice? “… Israel is accumulating economic, political, and social contradictions that military might alone may not be able to contain.” capitalandempire.com/p/cia-report... #Israel #CrimesAgainstHumanity #WarCrimes #Gaza #Palestine #Iran #Lebanon
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CIA Report Warns Israel Could Head Toward Civil War, Total Collapse
U.S. intelligence raises fears of civil unrest and state breakdown in Israel ahead of October 27 elections.
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mr dog @firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
What's the go with Albo? Is he doomed and does anyone care anymore? These questions are not answered by this cartoon. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Is Anthony Albanese destined to be the most disappointing prime minister ever? | First Dog on the Moon
How could this happen?
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
To what extent should we pander to (possibly feigned) neurosis? "I genuinely cannot tell if I’m watching a news report or a fucking Monty Python sketch." www.patreon.com/TheAnti_Zion...
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Ok, So Let Me Get This Straight: There Are Closets That Jewish Teachers Who Feel They're “Walking Into a War Zone” Can Retreat Into Whenever They Feel Unsafe? | The Anti-Zionist
And among the things we're told are contributing to this terrifying workplace environment is: A GRADE ONE student -- *checks notes* -- “play
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
An Israeli-Australian's perspective on Zionists. “There are so many wonderful people who just struggle so much to believe that Israelis are as bad as they hear …” veronicasherman.com/p/perfect-ex...
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Perfect example!
Would you know the difference??
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The focus of this is the US, but are Australia's elites and corporate cultures substantially different? chrishedges.substack.com/p/thoughts-o...
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Thoughts on the Mass Rape at Cornell University
The Chi Pi fraternity house at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.(Photo by Matt Burkhartt / AFP via Getty Images)
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“He quoted the Bible several times, …” www.defenseone.com/policy/2026/... Well, that makes me feel all warm and safe. 🙄
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Hegseth plans ‘Autonomous Warfare Command’
The military’s 12th combatant command was among a slew of announcements in a Quantico speech Wednesday.
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Nobody takes at face value, anything involving #Israel or #Zionism 🤔 Why might that be? “… apparently this terrifying aviation incident just happened to land — literally — right in the middle of Netanyahu’s pre-election security narrative.” www.patreon.com/TheAnti_Zion... #hasbara
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Honestly, the Funniest Thing About the FlyDubai Story is Watching the Entire Internet Collectively Stare At It and Go: Oh, This Fucking Bullshit Again. | The Anti-Zionist
A plane plunges thousands of feet after a supposed cockpit stabbing and, almost immediately, Netanyahu’s government is out there: TERROR ATT
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“… you start to see an electorate emerging in 10–15 years where the old Liberal–Labor duopoly is a quaint memory …” aliensideboob.substack.com/p/away-off-i... #AusPol
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Away off in the never-never
The Greens’ new leader David Shoebridge is right.
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Outside of human imagination, money does not exist. #economics #Capitalism
SecondUniverse (she/her/they)
@SecondUniverse@autistics.life
Just a reminder that moneythings are not real, even if you have billions of them.

Oct 02, 2026, 07:51 AM
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Yes, it's AI. Yes, the site is Iranian. But; oh, my! Sorry about the link to X. I can't find the video anywhere else. x.com/PressTV/stat... #Israel #CrimesAgainstHumanity #WarCrimes #genocide #Gaza #Palestine #Lebanon #Iran
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Press TV 🔻 (@PressTV) on X
⚡️Press TV’s powerful AI-generated video has gone viral across social media within hours, racking up millions of views. Here’s another look at the emotional video, which offers a different perspectiv...
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"The rising tide of fake antisemitism is a sign that Israel’s longstanding control of the narrative is collapsing, and the only hope to revive it is to lie about antisemitism." zacharyfoster.substack.com/p/is-real-or... #antisemitism #Israel #genocide #hasbara
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Is real or fake antisemitism more common?
The so-called “rising tide of antisemitism” is a never ending headline.
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Economists say that a certain percentage of people must be unemployed. If so, then what is the Australian way with victims of that necessity? Unemployment Benefit could be viewed as society's compensation to people for whom we fail to provide. #AusPol David Pope 1 October 2026
Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock approaches a statue, holding a wreath. Behind her, two besuited men in dark suits, with briefcases, salute. One of them says: "OH, BUT FOR THESE DAMN SHIN SPLINTS ...."

The front of the statue's plinth, reads:
"IN HONOUR 
OF THOSE WHOSE
-EMPLOYMENT -
MUST FALL
IN THE
GREAT WAR
ON
INFLATION"
On the side of the plinth, above a hammer and chisel left on the ground, the year "2026"

The statue disappears out top of frame. It carries a duffel-bag. A disembodied foot is booting it off the plinth.
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"As Sheeran discovered, fuck around and find out. Not taking a side is siding with the bullies. There is another way." www.deepcutnews.com/p/this-labor... #AusPol
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This Labor government is the Ed Sheeran of Australian politics – Amy Remeikis
There is more opportunity to push back against toxic centrism
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
And the same voices, more recently: www.leavingzionism.com #Zionism
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Leaving Zionism
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Two Jewish voices from a decade ago: "We’re American Jewish Historians. This Is Why We’ve Left Zionism Behind" archive.is/SenFX #Zionism
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A bit of the history of Jews and Muslims. youtu.be/j7kT4awQspI?...
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Jews and Muslims coexisted for centuries. Did Zionism tear them apart? | Rabbi Haim Sofer | Deja Vu
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"You can uproot the wood, but you can’t fake the roots. The trees and the people who planted them belong to this soil. The pyschopaths driving the bulldozers are -- unfortunately, devastatingly, and heartbreakingly -- just passing through..." #Israel #genocide #WarCrimes #Gaza #Palestine
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Tell Us You Are Not Of the Land, Without Telling Us You Are Not Of the Land... | The Anti-Zionist
You see square footage where others see a home. You see tactical terrain where a family sees an ancestor. You don’t send a machine to crush
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Divide and conquer. www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-gaz... #Israel #genocide #CrimesAgainstHumanity #WarCrimes #Gaza #Palestine
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Israel Is Expanding and Upgrading Compounds for Palestinian Militias in Gaza
At least five Israeli-backed Palestinian militias are operating out of compounds close to Israeli military bases across the Gaza Strip in areas east of the yellow line.
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The silence from mainstream media is deafening. "At the heart of the debate is a broader question: if Australia says genocide, war crimes and unlawful occupation are unacceptable, what should that commitment prevent Australian governments, businesses and institutions from doing?" #AusPol #genocide
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What you need to know about the crossbench plan to stop Australia enabling genocide
The Red Lines Package is a sweeping suite of bills aimed at limiting Australia’s complicity in crimes against humanity.
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“… Ed Sheeran ended up standing onstage alone, explaining how complicated everything is.” www.patreon.com/TheAnti_Zion... #EdSheeran #Israel #genocide #CrimesAgainstHumanity #WarCrimes #Gaza #Palestine #Zionism #Macklemore
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Cowardice Isn't Being Afraid. Everybody Is Afraid. Macklemore Was Afraid. The Artists Who Walked Were Afraid. | The Anti-Zionist
Fear is free and universal. It means nothing. Cowardice is knowing what something will cost you, seeing the price, and choosing yourself
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The video looks like someone reading from a teleprompter, a statement prepared by a team of lawyers. And yes, #Sheeran may well be a feeble mind living in a bubble. A bunch of billionaires pushed, so he took what looked like the easy way out.
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
That's why I'm being cautious. From the phrasing of the BBC article, I infer that some thing(s) have been paraphrased or omitted. Sheeran may well have used words inconsistent with the Zionist narrative. That said, I've seen some short videos. The impression so far is "mealy-mouth".
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I haven't heard what words #Sheeran actually used, but those reported by the BBC do not reflect well on him. www.bbc.com/news/article... #Israel #genocide #CrimesAgainstHumanity #WarCrimes #Gaza #Palestine
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Ed Sheeran and Macklemore: How a tour spiraled into controversy
The show in Philadelphia comes after rapper Macklemore was dropped from Ed Sheeran's tour over pro-Palestinian comments.
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Sheeran's value as an attraction seems to have plummeted.
One married couple told the BBC they paid $450 (£335) per ticket. Two ladies told the BBC they got a "deal" for Saturday's concert after prices dropped as low as $32 a ticket.
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
“… next time somebody tells you they are willing to roll the political dice because the current system has failed and “things can’t possibly get any worse”, remember that things can always get worse.” www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2026... #AusPol
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Australia has problems, but things could get worse, so much worse.
Australia has problems, but Australia could become much, much worse. Welcome to a rare Mad Max edition of The Stats Guy.
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
"Will democracy survive, or will it be killed by those who believe the right to defraud, mislead, or defend one’s own narrative is a higher priority than truth itself?" pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/09... #AusPol #PostTruth
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Have ethics and morality become dispensable?
As truth becomes subordinate to political narratives, democracy itself is at risk. From Australia to the US and Israel, defending ethical principles increasingly demands courage from those willing to ...
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Full documentation. www.deepcutnews.com/p/ahpras-foi... #AusPol #Zionism #ForeignInterference
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AHPRA’s FOI documents on the IHRA definition published in full
The documents show how the health regulator came to adopt the contentious IHRA definition of antisemitism despite board members’ concerns
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
www.deepcutnews.com/p/exclusive-... #AusPol #Zionism #ForeignInterference
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Exclusive: AHPRA chief reveals ‘heightened external pressure’ over antisemitism definition
A trove of internal documents obtained by Deepcut shows how Australia’s regulator of health workers initially resisted adopting the IHRA definition of antisemitism, but later changed course
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
“People who defend Israel’s actions in Gaza consistently act in bad faith. Of course they do. … Truth and morality are not important values for them.” caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2026/09/16/d... #Macklemore #Israel #genocide #CrimesAgainstHumanity #WarCrimes #Gaza #Palestine #Zionism
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Debunking The Claim That Macklemore Has A “History Of Antisemitism”
People who defend Israel’s actions in Gaza consistently act in bad faith. Of course they do. They support genocide. They’re bad people.
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
#AusPol #Israel #genocide
Thank you for getting in touch regarding the Red Lines Package.

The Greens are a party of peace, and from day one, we have called for an immediate, permanent and unconditional ceasefire, an end to the genocide, apartheid and occupation, and the release of the hostages and political prisoners.

We have watched an unimaginable genocide unfold in Gaza - tens of thousands of people have lost their lives, people have been deprived of food, water, and medicine, and schools, hospitals, and mosques have been reduced to rubble.

We’re proud to join in introducing a package of bills that will write a red line into law: Australia should not benefit from, enable, or be complicit in, war crimes, genocide, and illegal settlements.

For too long this government has misled the Australian people, funnelling weapons to countries like Israel while saying we are living up to our obligations under international law. 

Enough is enough. It's time to make clear that taxpayer money should never be used to create harm and write a red line into law.

That is why the Greens co-sponsored the Red Lines Package in the Parliament in order to strengthen safeguards against involvement in genocide or crimes against humanity in Australia’s legislative framework.

But Labor squashed an inquiry outright. We will keep fighting on this.

 WATCH US IN PARLIAMENT HERE

You can take further action by signing our petitions here and here. 
Thanks again for your advocacy on this.. 

In solidarity,
Gigi
Constituent Advocate
 
Office of Senator David Shoebridge
Greens Senator for NSW
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“Mary had public standing and thousands of supporters. The next person may have neither. Australia needs independent legal, financial and advocacy support in place before a journalist or whistleblower exhausts their savings and health.” #AusPol #Lawfare #terrorism #ForeignInterference
pearlsandirritations.com
One act of courage calls for another
Mary Kostakidis stood with Julian Assange when others stayed silent. After two years of legal action over her own speech, thousands of Australians returned that solidarity when she needed it.
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I hope so. “Whether it's billionaire stadium owners trying to silence humanitarian artists... Or "philanthropists" stopping authors from speaking at writing festivals... Or local councillors cancelling library talks... Your time is up.” #AusPol #Zionism #censorship #ForeignInterference
veronicasherman.com
⌛️ Time is up...
Your tricks don't work anymore
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The whole system is obscene. Our economy needs some people to be unemployed, they say (NAIRU). If true, then we need a better economy. Jobseeker should be viewed as compensation for society's failure to provide people with opportunities to do something that's meaningful to them. #BringBackTheCES
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"Long live NSW Supreme Court Justice Desmond Fagan, and Federal Court Justice Angus Stewart." marykostakidis932572.substack.com/p/rule1-dont... #Lawfare #AusPol #terrorism
marykostakidis932572.substack.com
Rule1 Don’t be intimidated. Rule 2 Don’t forget Rule 1
In a time of genocide and suppression of political speech
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"You can't put the genocide back behind the curtain." www.patreon.com/TheAnti_Zion... #Israel #genocide #CrimesAgainstHumanity #WarCrimes #Gaza #Palestine #Zionism #EdSheeran
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I Love That MFers Like Ed Sheeran Still Have Absolutely No Idea What They Just Did to Their Coddled, Pristine Careers. | The Anti-Zionist
These legacy pop stars and their corporate teams are still operating from a PR playbook written ten years ago. They genuinely think they ca
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
“Money doesn’t give you the right to own the conversation. Nobody’s bank balance should decide who gets to speak or which suffering we’re allowed to acknowledge.” consequence.net/2026/09/ed-s... #Macklemore #Israel #genocide #CrimesAgainstHumanity #WarCrimes #Gaza #Palestine #Zionism #EdSheeran
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Ed Sheeran's Openers, Backing Band Depart Tour in Show of Support for Macklemore and Palestine
FINNEAS, Lukas Graham, and Aaron Rowe have departed Ed Sheeran's tour as openers, while his band Beoga also says it will no longer be joining him on the road.
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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I didn't need 10 shows from Ed. I needed 2. Two chances to stand in front of 90,000 people and say the words that somehow became too dangerous to say.

Free Palestine.

But if those words cost me the stage, while turning the conversation back to Palestine, then it was the most successful tour I've ever been on.
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Who is winning the internet, who is getting canceled, who gets to play the stadium and who doesn't, all of it becomes so small when held against what we are actually witnessing in Gaza and the West Bank. An entire people being displaced, starved and killed while the world debates which words we are allowed to use to describe it, how those words make us feel, and whether our discomfort matters more than the people living through a genocide.
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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When my brother Omar was doing the subtitles for the video I posted from MetLife, I thanked him. He told me there's a phrase in Arabic:
لا شكر على واجب

'La shukra ala wajeb." There is no thanks for a duty.

That stayed with me. Because that's what this has become for me and millions of others around the world. A duty. Not something deserving of praise or gratitude. Not brave. Human.
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I hope this isn't the end of my relationship with Ed. Thirteen years of friendship doesn't disappear because of one painful disagreement. I hope we both continue listening, studying what is happening in Palestine and wrestling with what neutrality means in a moment like this. My door will always be open to continuing that conversation.
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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And one of the most effective ways to enforce that silence has been to weaponize the accusation of antisemitism. Antisemitism is real. And that is exactly why the word matters too much to be used as a shield against criticism of the Israeli state. When criticizing Israel, opposing Zionism or saying "Free Palestine" gets conflated with hatred of Jewish people, it doesn't protect Jewish people. It protects Israel from accountability.
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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What I said at MetLife I have been saying on stages around the world for almost three years. So why is it an issue now? Because now I'm sharing a stage with one of the biggest artists in the world, in some of the biggest stadiums in America. At a certain level of exposure, "Free Palestine" becomes too much of a risk. If I kept doing the shows, saying Free Palestine, with Ed implicitly supporting it, the crowd getting loud and showing undeniable support for Palestinian liberation, what artist might speak out next? The stage becomes resistance. Maybe that's why this time it became so important to silence me.
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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And I get why people don't. Taking a side can cost you. Money, brand deals, sponsorships, festivals, private shows, relationships and access. I've lost all of those things. But there is no neutral position between the oppressor and the oppressed. When one side has the bombs and bottomless financial and military support from America, refusing to take a side doesn't leave you in the middle.
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Ed was in a fucked up position. He knew it. His typical apolitical stance was being challenged in a way it never had been before. He told me that the words "Free Palestine" and the image of the Palestinian flag were hurtful to a lot of people he spoke with. I told him that if those words were more offensive than tens of thousands of Palestinian children being killed by Israel, then there was a fundamental disconnect between where those people stood and where I stood. But he couldn't get past his public facing, "I don't take sides."
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Last Monday, in the middle of all the media attention surrounding Pink and what I said at MetLife, Ed told me that Robert Kraft called him. We were scheduled to play Gillette Stadium later this month, which is owned by the Kraft Group. Ed told me that Kraft said I would not be allowed to perform in his stadium. Ed also told me that Kraft had rallied some of the other stadium owners and collectively they gave him an ultimatum: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you will not be allowed to play in our venues.
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Ed is my friend. I've known him for 13 years. We've shared late nights, studio sessions and stages. He has this infectious magic about him that I've grown to love. I consider him a brother. And because of that, we've had some difficult conversations this past week. The type of talks rooted in love and respect for one another that still end in a place of fundamental disagreement. Nothing I'm writing here is out of spite or because I want to tear down his character. But as I told Ed multiple times on the phone, our friendship can't change my responsibility to tell the truth about what happened.
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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The victims are the Palestinian people. The men, women and children who have been killed, starved, displaced and forced to live through unimaginable violence. More than 20,000 children have been killed in Gaza alone. People are being killed today, and people will be killed tomorrow. I want to make sure that as I tell this story, we don't lose sight of that.
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