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Alex Colston @recolston.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Here you go proteanmag.com/2026/03/26/h...
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Hyperpolitics? Yes, Please • Protean Magazine
Alex Colston reviews Anton Jäger's "Hyperpolitics," filling in gaps in the book's short argument and arguing for the importance of political formations and activities independent of official political...
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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Seized on their way to Gaza carrying food and meds, more than 20 people have described beatings, electric shocks and other abuses after being captured. Israel denies. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/w...
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Seized on Their Way to Gaza, Activists Tell of Abuse in Israeli Custody
In interviews, more than 20 people who tried to break an Israeli blockade described beatings, electric shocks and other abuse after being captured. Israel denied the accusations.
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Nathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
I would like to thank @recolston.bsky.social for the wonderful information that these two tables appear in Jager's new book. Positively Thomas Friedmanesque proteanmag.com/2026/03/26/h...
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 16/05/2026
“The ceasefire is not a ceasefire. The killing has not stopped.” After being intercepted by the Israeli military, @recolston.bsky.social is back at sea on the final leg toward Gaza with the Global Sumud Flotilla — joining nearly 500 activists attempting to deliver aid. 🔗: zeteo.com/subscribe
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 07/05/2026
“The Israelis, the Israeli regime, the Zionists — they're savages. They brutalize people.” @recolston.bsky.social speaks with activists on the Global Sumud Flotilla who were detained and tortured by the Israeli military after being abducted in international waters. 🔗: Subscribe to zeteo.com!
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 03/05/2026
Kidnapped at sea by Israel while sailing with the Global Sumud Flotilla, Zeteo's Alex Colston reports on Israel’s piracy during an effort to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza and break the siege on the enclave. Subscribe to zeteo.com
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 26/04/2026
A growing civilian flotilla is setting sail from Sicily with one mission: reach Gaza. Zeteo’s Alex Colston is on board as the Global Sumud Flotilla prepares for a high-risk journey — in what could become the largest attempt yet to challenge the blockade. Subscribe to zeteo.com
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 15/04/2026
Zeteo Joins the Gaza Flotilla as It Sets Sail to Break Israel’s Blockade Journalist @recolston.bsky.social reports from on board a sailboat headed to Gaza as part of a massive mission committed to breaking Israel’s siege. Read: zeteo.com/p/zeteo-join...
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Zeteo Joins the Gaza Flotilla as It Sets Sail to Break Israel’s Blockade
Journalist Alex Colston reports from on board a sailboat headed to Gaza as part of a massive mission committed to breaking Israel’s siege and bringing more attention to the ongoing genocide.
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 15/04/2026
The Global Sumud Flotilla has set sail from Barcelona to Gaza carrying humanitarian aid in an effort to break Israel’s blockade. Journalist @recolston.bsky.social reports from the sea for Zeteo, joining thousands in an effort to raise awareness of the ongoing genocide. 🔗 zeteo.com/p/zeteo-join...
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 13/04/2026
As Israel continues its genocide in Gaza, the Global Sumud Flotilla prepares to sail again across the Mediterranean to Gaza with humanitarian aid. Last time, Israeli drones targeted the boats. Follow Zeteo’s @recolston.bsky.social as he joins the flotilla in Barcelona. Subscribe at zeteo.com
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Protean Magazine @proteanmag.com · 27/03/2026
Alex Colston reviews Anton Jäger's "Hyperpolitics," filling in gaps in the book's short argument and arguing for the importance of political formations and activities independent of official political society. proteanmag.com/2026/03/26/h...
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Hyperpolitics? Yes, Please • Protean Magazine
Alex Colston reviews Anton Jäger's "Hyperpolitics," filling in gaps in the book's short argument & arguing for the importance of political formations and activities independent of official political s...
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Ahmed Zidan @zidan.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
"Here are a bunch of unarmed people with baby formula on a ship, and then there’s this elite navy who are just armed to the fucking teeth ... there to intercept us." I wrote in @jacobinmag.bsky.social about @freedom.press' recent panel with 3 U.S. journalists who were aboard the Gaza aid flotillas.
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US Journalists on Aid Flotillas Allege Israeli Soldier Abuse
A recent panel of three US journalists aboard the Gaza aid flotillas say they faced assault and threats from Israeli soldiers — and that the US government did little to help them.
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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 24/11/2025
⚡️NEW from Drop Site: A Single Warehouse in Jersey City Moved Over A Thousand Tons of Military Cargo to Israel Every Week 3 NJ-based logistics companies have worked for decades with Israel's Ministry... By Jose Olivares (X: @jlosc9) and @recolston.bsky.social www.dropsitenews.com/p/jersey-cit...

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⚡️NEW from Drop Site: 
A Single Warehouse in Jersey City Moved Over A Thousand Tons of Military Cargo to Israel Every Week

Three New Jersey-based logistics companies have worked for decades with Israel's Ministry of Defense, U.S. contractors, and weapons manufacturers to ship military equipment from the U.S to Israel.

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@jlosc9
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@enoughformethx
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 03/11/2025
"A so-called precept in the practice of news coverage is that 'if it bleeds, it leads.' Well, apparently, if a Palestinian is bleeding, this isn’t true." Read @recolston.bsky.social's thoughts after his detention by Israel in @thenation.com. And RSVP to hear more from him and others in 30 minutes.
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A Reflection on “Objective” Journalism From the Global Sumud Flotilla
A so-called precept in the practice of news coverage is that “if it bleeds, it leads.” Well, apparently, if a Palestinian is bleeding, this isn’t true.
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 02/11/2025
🔔 Tomorrow: Join us for a conversation with journalists abducted by Israel from Gaza aid flotillas, featuring @recolston.bsky.social, Emily Wilder, and Noa Avishag Schnall, and moderated by @chipgibbons.bsky.social. 🗓️ Nov. 3, 12 p.m. EST/9 a.m. PST RSVP: freedom.press/gaza-flotillas
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 31/10/2025
🔔 Join us for a conversation with journalists abducted from Gaza aid flotillas, featuring @recolston.bsky.social, Emily Wilder, and Noa Avishag Schnall, moderated by @chipgibbons.bsky.social. 🗓️ Monday, Nov. 3, 12 p.m. EST/9 a.m. PST RSVP: freedom.press/gaza-flotillas
Join us for a conversation with journalists abducted from Gaza aid flotillas.

Monday, Nov. 3, 12 p.m. EST/9 a.m. PST

RSVP: freedom.press/gaza-flotillas
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Ahmed Zidan @zidan.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
This is a must-read essay by @recolston.bsky.social, who was one of the journalists aboard one of the ships of the Global Sumud Flotilla and was detained by the Israeli military for five days last month, in @thenation.com. A Reflection on “Objective” Journalism From the Global Sumud Flotilla
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A Reflection on “Objective” Journalism From the Global Sumud Flotilla
A so-called precept in the practice of news coverage is that “if it bleeds, it leads.” Well, apparently, if a Palestinian is bleeding, this isn’t true.
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Acree Graham Macam @acreegrahammacam.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
This piece from @recolston.bsky.social in @thenation.com (recommended by the always astute @studyhall.bsky.social) is such a smart meditation on the myth of objectivity and the structural problems of news media ❤️
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A Reflection on “Objective” Journalism From the Global Sumud Flotilla
A so-called precept in the practice of news coverage is that “if it bleeds, it leads.” Well, apparently, if a Palestinian is bleeding, this isn’t true.
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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 17/10/2025
⚡️New from Drop Site: Returning to Shujaiya: Palestinians Are Going Back to Gaza City Despite Proximity of Israeli Troops Parts of Shujaiya lie inside the “yellow line,” an invisible demarcation where the Israeli military withdrew By Abdel Qader Sabbah www.dropsitenews.com/p/shujaiya-p...
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Returning to Shujaiya: Palestinians Are Going Back to Gaza City Despite Proximity of Israeli Troops
Parts of Shujaiya lie inside the “yellow line,” an invisible demarcation where the Israeli military withdrew as part of the initial phase of the ceasefire agreement.
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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 16/10/2025
A so-called precept in the practice of news coverage is that “if it bleeds, it leads.” Well, apparently, if a Palestinian is bleeding, this isn’t true.
thenation.com
A Reflection on “Objective” Journalism From the Global Sumud Flotilla
A so-called precept in the practice of news coverage is that “if it bleeds, it leads.” Well, apparently, if a Palestinian is bleeding, this isn’t true.
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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 10/10/2025
⚡️NEW from Drop Site News: “We may have survived physically, but we haven't survived mentally.” Five Gaza journalists reflect on the toll of the genocide as the ceasefire takes effect. www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-journ...
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“We may have survived physically, but we haven't survived mentally.”
Five Gaza journalists reflect on the toll of the genocide as the ceasefire takes effect.
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Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
A Reporter Was on a Flotilla Bound for Gaza. Israel Detained Him—and Some Twenty Other Members of the Press. Read Aida Alami. www.cjr.org/news/reporte...
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A flotilla reporter detained by Israel.
“One of the port authority people or naval people put their foot on my head and told me to sit on my knees: Don’t move.”
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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 09/10/2025
“I was beaten, blindfolded… we were kept up all hours… they played a loop of Oct. 7 footage the whole time we were there.” Drop Site’s Alex Colston @recolston.bsky.social describes the 4 nights & 5 days he spent at Israel’s Ketziot Prison after being illegally detained from the Gaza-bound flotilla.
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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 25/09/2025
“We are in completely uncharted waters here…Never has there been this much public pressure.” Speaking from the Global Sumud Flotilla, Drop Site editor Alex Colston said the best outcome would be forcing open a sustained… @recolston.bsky.social @ryangrim.bsky.social @krystalball.bsky.social
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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 25/09/2025
Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) update, September 25: Greek ships join the fleet of over 50 ships, Italy sends a second naval vessel alongside Spain’s navy escort, and GSF claims credible intelligence of further Israeli attacks. Report by Drop Site’s @recolston.bsky.social and photo by Enzo Pianetti.
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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 20/09/2025
⛵️ Global Sumud Flotilla Update, September 20: 40+ Boats Continue Toward Greece, Four Boats from Tunisia Break Down, and Greta Thunberg Steps Back from Steering Committee. The Barcelona, Tunisia, and Italy fleets now sail together in unison, with the majority of those ships—over 40—smoothly...
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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 31/08/2025
🚢 The Global Sumud Flotilla—the largest civilian mission to break Gaza’s siege—launches today, with 50+ ships from 44 countries. Drop Site editor Alex Colston is on board and will be reporting live as it sails from Barcelona toward Gaza.
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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 30/07/2025
⚡️In Gaza, Hunger Has Overtaken Bombs as Israel’s Cruelest Weapon "We do not need pity. We need pressure on those who are blocking food, those who remain silent, and those who still have the power to stop this but choose not to." ✍️ By Heba Almaqadma www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-city-...
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In Gaza, Hunger Has Overtaken Bombs as Israel’s Cruelest Weapon
"We do not need pity. We need pressure on those who are blocking food, those who remain silent, and those who still have the power to stop this but choose not to."
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
'A Pro-Israel Nonprofit is Funneling News Content Through Bari Weiss’s "Free Press"' As Weiss’s organization explores a deal to sell to CBS, much of its MidEast content is produced by a shadowy think tank tied to pro-Israel advocacy, per @dropsitenews.com.
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A Pro-Israel Nonprofit is Funneling News Content Through Bari Weiss’s "Free Press"
As Weiss’s news organization explores a deal to sell to CBS, much of its content on the Middle East is produced by a shadowy think tank tied to pro-Israel advocacy.
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Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
NEW: While many academics worried about danger to free speech in higher ed during Trump admin's arrests of students for pro-Palestine speech, some liberal arts professors were supporting the groups looking to detain students...sometimes on their own campuses. www.dropsitenews.com/p/documentin...
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The Professors Who Supported the Student Deportation Frenzy
GoFundMe donations, social media posts, and board memberships reveal how a handful of faculty members are backing Zionist doxxing outfits.
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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 12/07/2025
⚡️To the Field First, Comrades! The NYC chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America has pulled off another stunning upset through Zohran Mamdani’s campaign. An insider shares DSA’s grassroots strategy. By Michael Thomas Carter for @dropsitenews.com www.dropsitenews.com/p/zohran-mam...
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To the Field First, Comrades!
The NYC chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America has pulled off another stunning upset through Zohran Mamdani’s campaign. An insider shares DSA’s grassroots strategy.
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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 28/04/2025
REPORT: Biden Officials Admit They Never Pressured Israel for Ceasefire, as Israeli Leaders Boast of Playing Washington Here’s what the investigation revealed: 🧵⬇️
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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 23/03/2025
NEW: Noor Abdalla, an American citizen of Syrian descent and eight months pregnant, spoke with @cbssundaymorning.bsky.social about the Trump administration’s efforts to deport her husband, Mahmoud Khalil.
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🏳️‍🌈 🍉 Chuck Hamilton (he/him/his) 🏴‍☠️ @natty4bumpo.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
www.dropsitenews.com/p/mahmoud-kh...
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“First, They Came for Mahmoud Khalil”
Those close to him tell the story of a man whose journey took him from being a "double refugee" to scholar to political prisoner.
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Brian K. Murphy @murphyslog.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Little has been reported about the life of Mahmoud Khalil before the Trump administration treated him as a public enemy and scapegoat for pro-Palestine advocacy. Drop Site News paints a fuller picture of him and the scenes on Columbia’s campus. www.dropsitenews.com/p/mahmoud-kh...
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“First, They Came for Mahmoud Khalil”
Those close to him tell the story of a man whose journey took him from being a "double refugee" to scholar to political prisoner.
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Jeremy Scahill @jeremyscahill.com · 23/03/2025
“First, They Came for Mahmoud Khalil” — Meghnad Bose and two student journalists at Columbia deeply report the story of a man whose journey took him from being a "double refugee" to scholar to political prisoner. Read at @dropsitenews.com 🔽 www.dropsitenews.com/p/mahmoud-kh...
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“First, They Came for Mahmoud Khalil”
Those close to him tell the story of a man whose journey took him from being a "double refugee" to scholar to political prisoner.
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Nathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
One challenge Palestine presents (among many) is keeping your heart open to the murdered & debilitated men, women and children who suffer Israel's genocidal aggression. To ensure you still feel their pain as your own as you should with any human being but particularly the people murdered in our name
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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 18/03/2025
🚨 At least 112 people killed in renewed Israeli attacks across Gaza, medical sources tell Al Jazeera.
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Alex Colston @recolston.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Today, I'm starting as the Story Editor for @dropsitenews.com, far and away the best independent news organization—one that has stepped up in our dire times to do the vital journalism largely abandoned by the US mainstream press. I could not be more excited to get down to work.
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Eman Abdelhadi @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Things you could do: -NSJP has called for a day of action 3/11; hold a rally or protest. -send senior faculty to meet with admin and demand guarantees they won’t coordinate with ICE or admin -have all campus unions demand admin non-cooperation or compliance with Trump agenda
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Jake Romm @jakeromm.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
For Parapraxis Magazine, I wrote about Zionist Holocaust trauma and ideological dynamics that have moved Zionism towards the present genocide parapraxismagazine.com/articles/ide...
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Idée Fixe — Parapraxis
Holocaust trauma and Zionist exterminationism Jake Romm
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
NEW: The International Criminal Court has been asked to investigate former President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin for aiding and abetting Israeli war crimes in Gaza.
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BREAKING: ICC Asked to Investigate Biden and Blinken Over War Crimes Allegations
It's the first time a US-based organization has asked the court to probe a former president for complicity in alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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Alex Colston @recolston.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Too much is made of personal choice in an era where “rational choice theory” is the hegemonic shape of individualism and conformity to a sick and twisted system, but I would be lying if I said I have not discovered a renewed respect for existential paradoxes of living with integrity.
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Alex Colston @recolston.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
If yr in Pittsburgh, this is tomorrow
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Workshops4Gaza @workshops4gaza.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Also reading today, Esmat Elhalaby's "Nakba Denial: On the Politics of History and Genocide." Critiquing Omer Bartov and other "important voices" in NA speaking about Israel's genocide in Gaza, Elhalaby writes that this work is rooted in Nakba denial. www.parapraxismagazine.com/articles/nak...
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Nakba Denial — Parapraxis
On the politics of history and genocide Esmat Elhalaby
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profchander @profchander.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
“I realized,” Edward Said once remarked in an interview with Phillip Lopate, “that the people who had had the most influence on me, Auerbach, Freud, now Adorno, were not only émigrés and Jews, but also people who would have had very little interest in me.”
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Nakba Denial — Parapraxis
On the politics of history and genocide Esmat Elhalaby
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Rick Halpern @rickhalpern.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Important and penetrating read by my colleague Esmat Elhalaby. Nakba Denial: On the politics of history and genocide. www.parapraxismagazine.com/articles/nak...
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Nakba Denial — Parapraxis
On the politics of history and genocide Esmat Elhalaby
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Dirk Moses @dirkmoses.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
This invaluable article highlights a telling exchange between Omer Bartov and Martin Shaw over ten years ago. It points to the persistence of romantic nationalism in the former against the structural analysis of the latter. By now, it's clear who prevailed. www.parapraxismagazine.com/articles/nak...
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Nakba Denial — Parapraxis
On the politics of history and genocide Esmat Elhalaby
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Alex Colston @recolston.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
People should read this book to understand the reaction happening rn, imo
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Martijn Konings @mkonings.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
"Attacking neoliberalism for its official aversion to government intervention has limited political traction in an age when public institutions are so deeply intertwined with the escalating concentration of private wealth." newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...
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Martijn Konings, Supply-Sider — Sidecar
On Joseph Stiglitz.
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