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Elise Swain

@eliseswain.bsky.social
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Freelance journalist and photographer. Past: @theintercept // reporting on Guantanamo, CIVCAS from GWOT, and lack of US accountability // IG: www.instagram.com/eliseswain www.eliseswain.com

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Elise Swain @eliseswain.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
@democracynow.org Are you hiring? I’m already doing a hell of a job for free.
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
Israel kills five journalists in clearly marked press vehicle in Gaza - www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-k…
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Israel kills five journalists in clearly marked press vehicle in Gaza
Al-Quds Today staff were targeted outside a hospital, as number of media workers killed by Israeli forces exceeds 200
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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
An utterly damning and horrific image.
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☀️ Jon Schwarz ☀️ @schwarz.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
Last year, @eliseswain.bsky.social and I explained why the two of us, and also you specifically, all belong in prison at The Hague. It's still true! Merry Christmas. theintercept.com/2023/12/24/m...
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Merry Christmas! We All Belong in Prison at The Hague.
Because human joy is anathema to us, on this day we direct your attention to your complicity in the violence in Israel and Palestine.
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Elise Swain @eliseswain.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
the United CEO shooter has united the country
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Leandro Oliva @landomo.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Me when I arrive on a new social platform
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Elise Swain @eliseswain.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Omg interlude song on Democracy Now this morning is Mashrou’ Leila and my friend Narcy open.spotify.com/track/3hmUUu...
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Ha'oud (I Will Return)
Yo-Yo Ma, Mashrou' Leila, NARCY · Notes for the Future · Song · 2021
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Elise Swain @eliseswain.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Threw my back out brushing my dog, car won’t start, off to service job post media industry collapse - this is 32
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Elise Swain @eliseswain.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
I’ve started bartending in the East Village post Intercept — Every Monday my dream is that all my saddest comrades join me at the bar for a journalism/media sad hour
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Elise Swain @eliseswain.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Did everyone just leave Twitter? What’s going on
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Elise Swain @eliseswain.bsky.social · 27/08/2024
A year ago today, I published a photo essay about what it was like to be friends with former Guantánamo Bay prisoners while reporting as a photojournalist at GTMO itself, America’s most shameful facility, while under extremely limited press access. Full story at The Intercept: t.co/qhGyxkwDdQ
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https://theintercept.com/2023/08/27/guantanamo-bay-photo-essay/
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Elise Swain @eliseswain.bsky.social · 14/08/2024
NEW: An update in the 22-year long wrongful imprisonment of Ravil Mingazov from GTMO to the UAE — Ravil has now been forcibly repatriated to Russia — an outcome that shocked his family and raised mixed emotions. My full report here t.co/czMo8ab5BC
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Ex-Guantánamo Detainee Forcibly Repatriated to Russia Despite Fears of Torture
After Guantánamo, Ravil Mingazov spent the last 7 years in the UAE as part of a secret U.S. deal that was said to bar further transfers with risks of abuse.
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Elise Swain @eliseswain.bsky.social · 17/03/2024
Hello I’m now unemployed I’ll be more active on here — buckle the fuck up. Let’s do my greatest hits from The Intercept dot com ⬇️ The dispatch that got me banned from GTMO theintercept.com/2023/08/27/g...
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Censorship Has Never Been Worse at Guantánamo Bay
Reporters visiting Guantánamo Bay are forced to turn a blind eye as the military pretends the prison doesn’t exist.
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Elise Swain @eliseswain.bsky.social · 26/07/2023
The latest Guantánamo prisoner to be repatriated in Algeria has been brutally re-incarcerated and prosecuted on criminal charges, based on false information that the U.S. provided. My latest: theintercept.com/2023/07/26/guantan…
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Despite U.S. Guarantee, Guantánamo Prisoner Released to Algeria Immediately Imprisoned and Abused
The U.S. said it pushed for Saeed Bakhouch’s “appropriate and humane treatment,” but he was immediately imprisoned and abused in Algeria.
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Elise Swain @eliseswain.bsky.social · 05/07/2023
This cloud said it’s ready for Barbenheimer 2023
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Elise Swain @eliseswain.bsky.social · 27/06/2023
NEW: Following U.N. Special Rapporteur's investigation into GTMO, both former Guantánamo prisoners stranded in Kazakhstan spoke to me about their continued arbitrary detention. theintercept.com/2023/06/27/guantan…
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Kazakhstan Is Abusing Former Guantánamo Detainees, U.N. Report Warns
Former Guantánamo prisoners stranded in Kazakhstan spoke to The Intercept about their continued arbitrary detention.
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Elise Swain @eliseswain.bsky.social · 26/06/2023
السلام عليكم from Guantanamo Bay
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Elise Swain @eliseswain.bsky.social · 14/06/2023
What could a dozen eggs cost, Michael? 10 dollars?
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Elise Swain @eliseswain.bsky.social · 14/06/2023
he's looking oranger than ever
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 14/06/2023
They desperately want him back
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Elise Swain @eliseswain.bsky.social · 08/06/2023
Scenes from Brooklyn on June 7th as the air quality reached hazardous levels of smoke pollution and residents were urged to stay indoors
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