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Matthew Leake

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Matthew Leake @matthewleake.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Most Americans believe Trump went to war to cover up the Epstein scandal. But making this link, inc. rebranding the war as "Operation Epstein Fury", is antisemitic according to the ADL, and the Washington Post will report this absurd claim uncritically. open.substack.com/pub/dropsite...
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
This is illegal act of war committed by a president who is actively trying to cover up evidence he sexually assaulted a 13 year old girl. This should not be treated as legitimate in any way.
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Secular Talk @kylekulinskishow.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Yes Sir we have launched the Preventative strikes to Prevent War
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
The phrase “preemptive strike” is as insulting as when we were sold “humanitarian pauses” in the middle of a live-streamed genocide. The powerful looking you straight in the face and telling you your common sense simply doesn’t matter.
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Polling USA @usapolling.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Support For Attacking Iran: Oppose: 49% Support: 27% YouGov / Feb 23, 2026
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Matthew Leake @matthewleake.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
The best way to liberate Iranians is to bomb them, destroy their infrastructure and turn their country into a failed state.
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Matthew Leake @matthewleake.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
So refreshing to wake up to good news for once 💚
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Matthew Leake @matthewleake.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Turns out being unequivocally anti-genocide while focusing on the economic realities of your constituency is a winning combo!
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Victoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Co-owner of Man Utd says UK has been ‘colonised by immigrants’
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Matthew Leake @matthewleake.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
'George Clooney wife'
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
The GOP has offered nothing this century except for catastrophic wars. No healthcare plan; no re-industrialization. Now they're losing their only issue, immigration, as people see the violence and havoc that comes with mass deportations.
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Joe Berkowitz @joeberkowitz.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Incredibly, this is an actual photo New York Post used for the guy who attacked Ilhan Omar.
MAGA fuckface in cozy red sweater, holding dog also wearing sweater, against a background of vivid red foliage.Endlessly useful Zack Fox tweet from 2018: this how photos be lookin in headlines when a white man kills his entire family. (it's a guy on a jetski with wife and daughter.)
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.
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Patrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
I would be very surprised if a full accounting in the future didn't reveal more than one mass grave at the detention centers. If they're behaving this way in public, what's happening out of sight must be many times more brutal.
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
The BBC coverage is absolutely terrible. It leads on "sharply contested narratives" It has a dramatic skew to the US government It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue
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geoffrey @parsnip.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
we have not "apprehended" the president of venezuela. we have invaded a foreign country and kidnapped its leader. what the fuck are we doing here, i am going to lose my mind
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weeder @weeder.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
We had a good run
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 03/01/2026
If your position is that regime change should be forced on countries where the president does not respect democratic norms and regularly kidnaps opponents using an officially sanctioned paramiliatary, have I got news for you about your position on the United States
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Matthew Leake @matthewleake.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
I really wish ministers showed the same sense of urgency to prevent a genocide (they did the opposite) as they're now doing to allow some racist football hooligans in to the country
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
British.
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dr. thrasher, an american writer in ex(archia)(xile) @thrasherxy.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Say his name: Yahya Barzaq, one of the 275+ journalists killed in Gaza. He was known as one of the most prominent photojournalists still alive in Gaza. Prior to the genocide, he was known for gently photographing newborn babies.
Yahya Barzaq, photographing a baby
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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Gaza, The Old City - Before and After
The old city before at the upper side and the old city after at the down side
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 18/09/2025
The UK is due to press ahead Sunday with recognition of a Palestinian state before making a formal declaration at the United Nations on Monday, according to three people briefed on the plans.
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Starmer prepares to recognize Palestinian state before UN summit
The British prime minister is walking a diplomatic tightrope — at home and abroad.
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
The president is intentionally killing non-combatants who pose no direct threat in violation of domestic, international and military law and his VP and chief policy adviser are promising an authoritarian crackdown on his political opponents. Just today. Democracy and the rule of law are on the line
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Matthew Leake @matthewleake.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
If Keir Starmer wasn't PM, he'd have been on stage with Yaxley-Lennon in London yesterday. His beliefs about immigration are broadly similar.
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My Pun Killed Steve Albini @texannolongerinnyc.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
The groypers' hate of Charlie Kirk is so well known there are like 4 paragraphs about it (under the cringiest fucking headline possible, "Groyper Wars") on Wikipedia. This guy hated Charlie Kirk cause he wasn't racist and homophobic enough. There is zero doubt of this in my mind.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
It really is so striking how much The Discourse operates untethered from…what we actually know. The killer is still at large! We have no idea who did it! Seems pretty important to get that sorted.
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Matthew Leake @matthewleake.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
A rogue state www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/...
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Maps: Israel has attacked six countries in the past 72 hours
In just three days, Israel has carried out strikes in Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Tunisia, Qatar and Yemen.
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David Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
A brief 🧵on the UK's cynical and conveniently shifting position on this. news.sky.com/story/israel...
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Israel not committing genocide in Gaza, but casualties and destruction are 'utterly appalling', says UK government
Israel has strongly denied that its actions in Gaza amount to genocide, but is being challenged on the issue in a case at the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
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Prospect Magazine @prospectmagazine.co.uk · 05/09/2025
There’s no point in telling Israel it is trashing its good name. No one in Netanyahu’s government cares, writes @arusbridger.bsky.social. It’s time for sanctions—even moderates are calling for them.
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It’s time to start treating Israel like apartheid-era South Africa
Its government has shown that international condemnation of the horrors in Gaza carries no weight. It is time for action.
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Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Israel's treatment of Palestinian prisoners since 7 Oct is comparable to the worst dictatorships on earth. - the number keeps growing, and is now around 11k - close to 90% are held without trial - starvation as policy - rampant torture - dozens died in prison, no accountability
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rak @raksky.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
“.. what's about to happen in Gaza City is indefensible…” Oscar® worthy Gaza 🇵🇸 solidarity from Hugh Bonneville @hughbon.bsky.social on the Downton Abbey red carpet. Cue, mild panic @itvnews.bsky.social “Of course, it's not about the politics, it’s all about the film…” 🌧️
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Matthew Leake @matthewleake.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
🎗️Release the 4,500 Palestinian hostages and the 50 Israeli hostages
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 04/09/2025
Israeli military database indicates only a quarter of Gaza detainees are fighters
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Israeli military database indicates only a quarter of Gaza detainees are fighters
Elderly woman with Alzheimer’s, medical workers and children among 6,000 Palestinians held Only one in four detainees from Gaza are identified as fighters by Israel’s military intelligence, classified data indicates, with civilians making up the vast majority of Palestinians held without charge or trial in abusive prisons. Those jailed for long periods without charge or trial include medical workers, teachers, civil servants, media workers, writers, sick and disabled people and children. Continue reading...
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
The government's "take the fight to Farage but never in any way criticising any of his stances" thing is going swimmingly, I see.
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Matthew Leake @matthewleake.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Sky News finds no evidence any combatants were killed in double-tap strike on Nasser hospital that killed 22, inc. journalists and aid workers. But even if there was such evidence that would not justify such a heinous attack, just as Israeli hospitals are still off limits even if the IDF are there.
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Matthew Leake @matthewleake.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Taking eye watering amounts of cash from the Israel lobby identifies you in popular culture as a soulless, unprincipled politician wildly out of step with your voters. AIPAC support is becoming a liability for Dem politicians.
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Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
"The IDF never intentionally targets civilians" Like 5-year-old Hind Rajab who was shot at 100s of times Like the aid workers who were buries in mass graves. Like the babies left to rot in neonatal care. Like the first-responders who were double-tapped.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Reform UK, which has a grand total of four MPs, was just given an uninterrupted platform for an hour and a half on the BBC and Sky News channels, in order to talk about its plans for mass deportations When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
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Matthew Leake @matthewleake.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Straight from The Onion
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Matthew Leake @matthewleake.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
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Multiple journalists killed by Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital
A hospital strike in southern Gaza has killed at least eight people, including four journalists. The attack happened on Monday.
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Hani Mahmoud reports that people injured in Israeli bombardments are left to bleed to death because IDF drones target & kill anyone who tries to rescue them.
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mosababutoha @mosababutoha.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Yes, he wants to demolish Gaza City. That’s the plan. Just like he did to Rafah, Beit Hanoun, Jabalia, and Beit Lahia and other towns in Khan Younis. The world is watching. The world is condemning. The world is sending more weapons.
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Matthew Leake @matthewleake.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Arresting clergy who violate authoritarian laws is not a good look. Basic red lines for a liberal, democratic society are being crossed as a consequence of the UK's support for Israel's genocide in Gaza.
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Matthew Leake @matthewleake.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Israel's starvation policy in a nutshell.
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 21/08/2025
BREAKING: Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...
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Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips
THE CITY reported the incident to law enforcement and was promptly contacted by the Brooklyn U.S. attorney’s office.
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Matthew Leake @matthewleake.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
Insane when killing 100 people makes it the deadliest day in just one WEEK
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
"Reject AIPAC" coalition says AIPAC is now "definitively" a pariah: —One of smallest groups ever of freshman Dems on Israel trip —Foushee & Dexter, who AIPAC spent millions on, want to block arms to Israel; Foushee now rejects AIPAC —Majority Senate Dems oppose arms sales to Israel for first time
Reject AIPAC Coalition: “AIPAC is Now Definitively a Toxic Pariah in the Democratic Party”

Washington, DC — One year since the launch of the “Reject AIPAC” coalition to take on the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and its affiliated dark money Super PACs, AIPAC has rapidly become a toxic pariah in the Democratic Party losing previously endorsed members who no longer want their support, having endorsed members oppose their policies, and receiving higher and higher disapproval ratings among the Democratic electorate who overwhelmingly oppose the policies they champion in Washington.

In response to this continued momentum to reject AIPAC from the Democratic Party, the coalition released the following statement:

“Over the last 22 months, we have witnessed the Israeli government perpetrate a genocide of Palestinians in Gaza with the backing of two different U.S. administrations and hundreds of members of Congress — all with the full-throated support of AIPAC. But as the realities of Israel’s forced starvation and mass killing have become impossible to deny, and the constant calls from constituents have become too loud to ignore, AIPAC is losing its sway in the Democratic Party.

“Alongside so many everyday voters, our organizations have mobilized hundreds of thousands to protest, call, email, and show up to their elected officials’ offices, we have fought back in multimillion dollar Congressional primaries against AIPAC’s hand-picked candidates, and exposed the threat they serve not only to Palestinians in the face of genocide but to American voters whose democracy is being sold like an auction to the highest bidder—usually a Republican billionaire or Trump megadonor.

“In the year since we launched our coalition, AIPAC has definitively become a toxic pariah in the Democratic Party. Last week, they led one of the smallest groups of freshman Democrats ever on their annual AIPAC trip to Israel, down 10 members from 2023’s group of 24 Democrats—including …“The most recent polls indicate 92% of Democratic voters disapprove of Israel’s military actions in Gaza, 54% of Democratic voters support decreasing military aid to Israel, and 65% of Democratic voters believe that Israel is committing a genocide in Palestine. Being aligned with AIPAC is bad politics and bad policy and our elected leaders are slowly—under pressure—beginning to realize that.

“As the Democratic Party looks towards regaining majorities in 2026 and 2028, it is clear that for many of its voters, an AIPAC endorsement will be a political liability. While there continues to be much work to be done to expel this corrupt lobby from the Democratic Party, our efforts are working. The path forward for Democratic members even as a minority in Congress is clear: Stop arming the Israeli government, reject AIPAC, and return our democracy back to the people.”


The Reject AIPAC coalition is Justice Democrats, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights Action, Jewish Voice for Peace Action, IfNotNow Movement, the Working Families Party, Sunrise Movement, Showing Up for Racial Justice, MPower Change Action Fund, the Democratic Socialists of America, CommonDefense.us, Jews For Racial & Economic Justice, Center for Popular Democracy Action, Our Revolution, Dream Defenders, Progressive Democrats of America, RootsAction, Grassroot Global Justice Action, Justice is Global Action, Future Coalition, Peace Action, National Iranian American Council Action, Gen-Z for Change, and the Institute for Middle East Understanding Policy Project organizing Democratic voters and elected officials to reject the destructive influence of the Republican megadonor-backed AIPAC on the Democratic primary process and our government’s policy towards Palestine and Israel.
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Matthew Leake @matthewleake.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
I thought UK media was bad but German media is actively inciting the killing of journalists in Gaza... not sure where the ironies end. How German media outlets helped pave the way for Israel’s murder of journalists in Gaza | @hahauenstein.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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How German media outlets helped pave the way for Israel’s murder of journalists in Gaza | Hanno Hauenstein
In the run-up to this week’s deadly attacks, stories linking Palestinian reporters to Hamas gained currency, says Berlin-based journalist Hanno Hauenstein
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