James in Brooklyn @jamesinbrooklyn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026A 1000 year old city utterly razed by these genocidal freaks, using our weapons and diplomatic immunity 163
Reposted by James in BrooklynLondon Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 26/09/2026‘Israelis branded Rachel Szor and Yuval Abraham as traitors, not Jews, “Kapos”. There were calls for violence against them, for them to be ostracised, sent to Gaza or exiled elsewhere.’ Alona Ferber on the frenzied response to the documentary 𝘕𝘈𝘡𝘈, from the blog. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/se...lrb.co.ukAlona Ferber | Layers of DenialThe frenzy in Israel surrounding the documentary NAZA is fundamentally undemocratic. That is what happens after years of... 01610
James in Brooklyn @jamesinbrooklyn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026On the left is what promoting democracy looks like. On the right is the what was sold to Americans by both major parties for 2 generations 000
James in Brooklyn @jamesinbrooklyn.bsky.social · 25/09/202619 members of my family didn’t get killed in nazi death camps for frauds like Scott Galloway to claim their identity and suffering as a weapon to support genocide against others this is not a minor policy disagreement 120
James in Brooklyn @jamesinbrooklyn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This is a perfect encapsulation of the problem with centrism. Being loved by some and hated by others is much more effective than being regarded with indifference by all 021
James in Brooklyn @jamesinbrooklyn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The most brutal massacre of the South African apartheid era killed 69 people 000
James in Brooklyn @jamesinbrooklyn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This is now so much worse than apartheid South Africa. Which is something the ANC leaders have observed for years 121
James in Brooklyn @jamesinbrooklyn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Scott Galloway’s feelings are more important than acknowledging the deliberate ongoing killing of tens of thousands of civilians People like this are why the holocaust could happen. I never understood it before but I absolutely get it now 012
Reposted by James in BrooklynMicah @rincewind.run · 22/09/2026“to the victor go the spoils” is basically the whole thing the UN was designed to prevent 302618470
James in Brooklyn @jamesinbrooklyn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026This overt policy of outright murder of civilians may not make the top 10 atrocities that the Trump administration has committed, but it’s the one that is the most open-and-shut criminal case 010
James in Brooklyn @jamesinbrooklyn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Don’t let anyone call this a fringe position 030
Reposted by James in BrooklynBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I was deputy M.E. at the WSJ when Murdoch took over, with a similar “editorial independence board.” Within 4 months, our top editor was gone, replaced by a loyal Murdoch deputy. That board raised a quivering objection, but the deed was done. If the Ellisons own CNN, they’ll do whatever they want. 652608906
Reposted by James in BrooklynMatthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 22/09/2026The AGs are cowards. All of the work this thread recapitulates, all of the legal fighting, all of it? They folded. They caved. They're supposed to be the champions of democracy and they're just fucking cowards. 213849
James in Brooklyn @jamesinbrooklyn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Congratulations to Bari Weiss, the Ellisons and the obvious circle of people happy for them to control both CNN and CBS 000
James in Brooklyn @jamesinbrooklyn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Very serious presidential contender Gavin Newsom 121
James in Brooklyn @jamesinbrooklyn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026We’re learning a lot about the people around us from what - if anything - they do or say about this 272
Reposted by James in BrooklynFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 15/09/2026The U.S. AI industry is being run by a batshit rationalist sex cult, and no, I am not being hyperbolic - they’re genuinely Like That: 28860751590
Reposted by James in BrooklynDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 15/09/2026This really gets it. Why aren't they mad? 2047143
Reposted by James in BrooklynSally 🌻 @mamasallysocks.bsky.social · 16/09/2026#DogDayTuesday 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 257114261607
James in Brooklyn @jamesinbrooklyn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026POV: you’re totally committed to a 2 state solution, for realz 110
James in Brooklyn @jamesinbrooklyn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Graat article www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/b...nytimes.comBook Review: ‘Profiles in Cowardice,’ by Jacob Weisberg (Gift Article)In “Profiles in Cowardice,” Jacob Weisberg offers a grim twist on John F. Kennedy’s collection of heroic biographies. 000
James in Brooklyn @jamesinbrooklyn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Gonna keep posting on this. These are doctors who’ve dedicated their lives to protecting civilians. The Israeli regime is now trying to get them killed, and claiming they’re “terrorists” 000
James in Brooklyn @jamesinbrooklyn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026These Zionist nutjobs are fine platforming a guy whose song is titled “Heil Hitler” - but use their ownership of venues to shut down the tour of a band that opposes Israel 121
James in Brooklyn @jamesinbrooklyn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026These “pro-Israel” reprobates disgrace the memory of the Holocaust 030
James in Brooklyn @jamesinbrooklyn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026“When i hear the word culture, i reach for my uzi” 000
James in Brooklyn @jamesinbrooklyn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026The history of this kind of thing goes back a lot further than you might imagine 011
Reposted by James in BrooklynDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 13/09/2026I should be inured to it by now but stories like this continue to just fucking infuriate me. The people in our society with the most wealth, the most social & institutional capital, were the *weakest* in the face of Trump's authoritarianism. Utterly cowardly and contemptible.nybooks.comThe Dartmouth Exception | Jacob WeisbergAmong its peers in the Ivy League, Dartmouth was perfectly positioned to resist Trump’s attack on higher education. It chose not to. 1322558
James in Brooklyn @jamesinbrooklyn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026American anti-Muslim hate is in large part a deliberately promoted political strategy of the “pro-Israel” bipartisan blob 120
Reposted by James in BrooklynAtrios @eschatonblog.com · 12/09/2026we can argue about how to appeal to 51% of texas voters on issues, etc, but this Dem obsession with "winning republican voters by getting endorsements from 'elite' republicans" is bizarre. you don't throw the bums out by pointing to all the bums who love you, actually 2445169
Reposted by James in BrooklynDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 10/09/2026This single episode was a greater assault on free speech, & hurt more people, than *anything that happened during Woke 1*. 431879
James in Brooklyn @jamesinbrooklyn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Remember every single person who told you this wasn’t happening 110
Reposted by James in BrooklynBerin Szóka @berinszoka.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Photo of the decade: AfD leader Alice Weidel 399208394809
Reposted by James in BrooklynThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Nailed it 399220874461
Reposted by James in BrooklynMantaHunk 🌎🏳️🌈☮️🟧 @mantahunk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026The stain of Netanyahu's genocide will never leave him or Israel, for all of history in the future. Israel, you own this as much as Netanyahu. You did this to yourselves. The world watched. Every congressional member who took money from AIPAC owns this as well. 43614225
Reposted by James in BrooklynDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 09/09/2026This is the kind of shit that's going to be discussed with horror in history books and we're just dully watching it happen.bloomberg.comNext Target of Trump's Deportation Campaign: 170,000 Salvadoran ImmigrantsLosing temporary protected status means Salvadorans must return to a country many of them no longer recognize or go underground in the US. 10384140
James in Brooklyn @jamesinbrooklyn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Excited for our new boundaries of acceptable debate! 120
James in Brooklyn @jamesinbrooklyn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Brought to you by the leadership of your favorite political party - whichever it is www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comSecret systems used by Israel in mass killings of Gaza civilians revealed in new filmTestimony from Israeli military insiders involved in surveillance and remote killings features in documentary produced by the Guardian 010
James in Brooklyn @jamesinbrooklyn.bsky.social · 09/09/2026This is an indelible stain. There must be Nuremberg-style trials. A society in which this is allowed to happen unanswered has zero redeeming value 001
Reposted by James in BrooklynDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 09/09/2026This is incredible! A real competitor to the now-dessicated Washington Post. 14625116
James in Brooklyn @jamesinbrooklyn.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Choose which form of gutter racism you want. It’s all in service of the same project 011
James in Brooklyn @jamesinbrooklyn.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The ADL is pathetic, and it’s indefensible for media outlets to refer to it as an anti-racism organization 000
