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Sarah Hay

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Journalist. Second act. 📰 Climate & geopolitics in this bonkers era. Bylines: DropSiteNews, ex-Paris editor @i_d. Substack/BuyMeACoffee: @sarahxhay

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Early voting is already underway in some states. From now until Nov 3, I urge you all to... 1) Help get out the vote 2) Protect our electoral machinery from interference 3) Not succumb to complacency, defeatism, or cynicism We are the only ones who can end this nightmare.
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Sarah Hay @sarahxhay.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Bc this is prolly the first time many are experiencing punk band Bérurier Noire I looked for a colour version & translated a portion of the song into English. Slide 2 on my Substack, I added French students marching to the remix at Pride Paris Oct 3, 2026 ⚡ sarahxhay.substack.com/p/the-anthem...
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Sarah Hay @sarahxhay.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Punk fans: I dug out the story behind the chant French students are currently singing in a Substack post It includes the longer clip of the #BerurierNoir '88 live show. The words of the lead singer in the full clip are epic. sarahxhay.substack.com/p/the-anthem... #france #manif #estudiantes
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Sarah Hay @sarahxhay.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Punk fans, the techno track the French students are marching and singing to takes its sample of a slogan sung during a live performance by Bérurier Noir, La Jeunesse Emmerde le Front National (from somewhere between 1984 to 1989)
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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 02/10/2026
🚨🎥 “We will finally give them the most basic human right: to honor them and lay them to rest.” Hundreds gathered in Gaza City on Thursday for the mass funeral of 105 Palestinians killed on Oct. 25, 2023, when Israeli forces dropped at least 20 bombs on the Al-Taj residential block & surrounding...
🚨🎥 “We will finally give them the most basic human right: to honor them and lay them to rest.”

Hundreds gathered in Gaza City on Thursday for the mass funeral of 105 Palestinians killed on October 25, 2023, when Israeli forces dropped at least 20 bombs on the Al-Taj residential block and surrounding buildings in Yarmouk Square.

Nearly three years later, it took Civil Defense crews, aided by Egyptian teams, 20 days of searching and digging through the rubble to recover the remains.

“We were able to recover 105 martyrs: children, women, the elderly, patients, engineers, doctors, nurses, and academics,” Civil Defense spokesperson Mahmoud Basal told Drop Site’s Mohamed Ahmed. 

Basal said some 8,000 victims remain beneath destroyed buildings across Gaza and called for the entry of equipment and logistical support needed to recover them. “If things remain as they are, we are talking about many years in which these families will remain beneath the rubble.”

Sumaya Bakhit, who lost 15 members of her family beneath the Al-Taj building, said the remains of three of her brother’s children, ages 9, 5, and 2, were among those finally recovered.

“We have mixed emotions—sorrow, pain, but also joy,” Bakhit said. “The feelings of loss are impossible to describe.”

🎥 Mohamed Ahmed
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Sarah Hay @sarahxhay.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain: Protests against vulture funds, banks & large landlords raising rents & squeezing available housing, sparked by eviction of 87yo Maricarmen in Madrid. Municipal police estimate 10,000 attended.
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Sarah Hay @sarahxhay.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
FYI 🇧🇷 Brazil votes Sunday: polls open 8am to 5pm local time (7am to 4pm EDT) A candidate needs 51%+ to win outright. If no one reaches that threshold, a second round will be held Sunday, October 25. First results are expected shortly after polls close.
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Sarah Hay @sarahxhay.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Jennifer Welch is a menace and I love it. Today's IHIP News clip had me laughing, specifically "evil idiot," re Stephen Miller. I saw the video of him yesterday essentially framing people visiting Disneyland as an existential threat. These people are incredible.
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Sarah Hay @sarahxhay.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Sara Netanyahu: New legal testimony from a former staff member describes obsessive cleaning rituals, screaming tirades, controlling behaviour and a moment where she told him she prayed for his death. Full transcript in EN, FR, ES. Link in replies
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Sarah Hay @sarahxhay.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
"Let there be bird song over Gaza"
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Ryan Grim @ryangrim.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Trump cray, the world suspects
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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 13/06/2026
📉 JPMorgan: “Schrödinger’s Strait” Is Both Open and Closed In a new note, JPMorgan’s commodities team says the Strait of Hormuz exists in a paradox, simultaneously “open” & “closed,” much like the cat in the famous thought experiment. Since March 1, the strait has been seen as effectively closed...

In a new note, JPMorgan’s commodities team says the Strait of Hormuz exists in a paradox, simultaneously “open” and “closed,” much like the cat in the famous thought experiment. Since March 1, the strait has been seen as effectively closed, with commercial shipping disrupted, insurers withdrawing coverage, tanker traffic collapsing, and Persian Gulf exports falling sharply. Yet oil is quietly finding its way out.

The bank estimates flows are recovering, but still far from normal:

🔸 JPMorgan estimates oil flows through Hormuz are running at 5.1 million barrels per day in June, up from 2.9 mb/d in May, but still only about 25% of pre-war levels.

🔸 Total Persian Gulf exports reached nearly 8.9 mb/d, the highest since the war began, as oil increasingly finds alternative routes out of the Gulf, though that remains well below the 2025 baseline of 18.8 mb/d.

🔸 Roughly 0.8 mb/d is labeled as Iranian crude, but JPMorgan says those cargoes appear to pause in Omani waters and may not represent “true” Hormuz transits, likely turning back under the U.S. Navy blockade.

JPMorgan’s Natasha Kaneva writes that the box (the Strait) is “starting to creak open,” but with flows still at only about a quarter of pre-war levels, it cautions against interpreting the recent rebound as a return to normal.
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Sarah Hay @sarahxhay.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
An amazing thread:
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brynne ridley @brynneridley.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
It's a beautiful surrender, the Trump surrender, it's like nothing anyone's ever seen before
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 12/06/2026
BREAKING: David Hockney, an icon of 20th-century art, has died at age 88, his publicist says.
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Art icon David Hockney dies at age 88
Acclaimed British artist David Hockney has died aged 88. Hockney’s publicist, Erica Bolton, says he died on Thursday, a few weeks short of his 89th birthday.
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Sarah Hay @sarahxhay.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
What, because the British military and the IRA were playing hidey-ho with water pistols?! Ffs lmao. It's Northern Ireland, having guns back on those streets again is the very last thing needed.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 10/05/2026
Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, reported that its first quarter profits jumped 25% over last year, as it increased exports by using a pipeline that avoids shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, which has been disrupted by the Iran war.
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Saudi oil giant Aramco sees Q1 profits rise 25% by shifting exports to its East-West Pipeline
Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, reports a 25% jump in first-quarter profits. The company increased exports using a pipeline that avoids the disrupted Strait of Hormuz.
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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 08/05/2026
🚨 | 04:00 LE Update: ➡️ Reform: +203 (203 seats) 🌍 Green: +18 (29 seats) 🔶 Lib Dem: -1 (60 seats) 🏠 RA: -5 (8 seats) ℹ️ Ind/Oth: -11 (10 Seats) 🌳 Conservative: -57 (58 seats) 🌹 Labour: -147 (65 seats) 431/4992 seats declared.
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Sarah Hay @sarahxhay.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
I don't think the video is making jokes about being gay. And hopefully nobody overly identifies criticism of Lindsay Graham as criticism of them, Graham is a very extreme character.
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
A good point
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
this is like the thesis statement of our times
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Jonathan Larsen @jonathanlarsen.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
EXCLUSIVE: At more than 30 installations, U.S. commanders told troops the war on Iran is a Christian war. The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has been “inundated” with more than 110 complaints. One NCO said they were told the U.S. war is to bring about Armageddon and the return of Jesus…
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U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of Jesus
Advocacy group reports commanders giving similar messages at more than 30 installations in every branch of the military
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Bazecraze @bazecraze.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
This obviously very stupid but is it also smart? We’ll talk to some liars after this break.
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Sarah Hay @sarahxhay.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Bad Bunny smashed it. The messaging was about humble, hard work on the land, multi-generational love & family values, joy, having dreams, pursuing them, gaining them and...America as a continent of many countries. That was so much fun. I'm sure the critiques will happen, but hey
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
Just a quick update from the Twin Cities. (Please forgive the unsolicited message). THINGS ARE NOT BETTER IN MINNEAPOLIS. The media is mostly moving on, Trump is focused on other stuff, BUT NOTHING HAS CHANGED ON THE GROUND. More than 2,000 DHS thugs continue to roam the streets, abducting people 24/7, assaulting legal observers with impunity, and routinely denying 1st, 4th, and 5th amendment rights. Drones and helicopters are overhead every day. Hundreds and hundreds of terrified families have not left their homes since mid-December ... relying on the community to bring them food and help with rent and other necessities. (Those people are NOT violent drug cartel sex offending murderers, as DHS would tell you. Most are legal residents or citizens.)  If anything, things have just become more stressful and intractable (think trench warfare as a suitable metaphor): The resistance is better organized and numerous, but DHS has become more clever and better at disguise... and the county sheriff's office is increasingly supporting them . Do not let anyone tell you that Homans (the new person in charge of the occupation) is making anything better. Do not let anyone tell you that 700 ICE agents leaving the city has made much of a difference; the remaining force (again, ~2,000) is still larger than the entire city's police force (which is legally unable to do anything). Please call your congressional reps ... especially if there is any chance the administration might listen to them.
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Adam @mnorthstar82.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Update: Neighbor getting stitched up but OK. Man who stabbed him was on Aldine bridge holding a sign that said: “Come legally or don’t come at all.”
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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 05/02/2026
On Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 12:15 p.m., visual journalists Amanda Anderson, Jake Steinberg and Anna Boone discuss how the Strib analyzed video to help viewers understand what took place in the shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
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Live Q&A: How Minnesota Star Tribune journalists deconstructed video of the Good, Pretti shootings
Visual journalists Amanda Anderson, Jake Steinberg and Anna Boone discuss how the Strib analyzed video to help viewers understand what took place in the shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 28/01/2026
Trump’s fundraisers are now using the threat of dispatching ICE against citizens as an email engagement tactic.
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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 27/01/2026
1/27/2026 - Minneapolis ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone They did not have a warrant
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Protesters in Los Angeles projected an anti-ICE video onto the Twin Towers, an ICE-linked detention facility where the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department actively collaborates with ICE for deportation screenings.
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 25/01/2026
The lawsuit was filed after the BCA said it was blocked from accessing the shooting scene on Saturday to collect evidence, despite having a search warrant giving them authority to do so. A hearing on that lawsuit is set for Monday afternoon in federal court.
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Judge grants order barring feds from altering or destroying evidence in Pretti shooting
A federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order barring federal officials from destroying or altering evidence related to Saturday’s fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a federal agent in Minne...
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daviss @daviss.org · 25/01/2026
Nicollet Avenue before dark tonight where people have been gathering all day since the ICE agent killing of Alex Pretti earlier this morning in Minneapolis. Minneapolis January 24, 2026
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Sarah Hay @sarahxhay.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
. @ryangrim.bsky.social examines clips/angles of the awful events from MN today with what the DHS claim happened #Minnesota #Minneapolis #breakingpoints #developingstory youtu.be/OmG2Dgtp29w?...
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BREAKING: NEW ANGLE ON FATAL ICE SHOOTING IN MN
YouTube video by Breaking Points
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Ryan Grim @ryangrim.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Cops in Portland, Maine are livid at the “bush league policing” on display from ICE, already speaking out. What is a right wing coalition that doesn’t include the police? Video: MWTW TV via X (@WMTWTV) x.com/WMTWTV/statu...
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Sarah Hay @sarahxhay.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
"Another angle of federal agents killing a Minnesota legal observer, which appears to come from the direction of the woman in pink filming from the sidewalk. Obtained by Drop Site News ⚠️ Disturbing footage" (reposted from x)
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Sarah Hay @sarahxhay.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
#Minnesota #Minneapolis
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Melissa Stewart @lissajostewart.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
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Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
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Dan of the Year @downwithdan.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
lol she got his ass and he knows it
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@Joyce... 17h O
So curious that such a wealthy man never posts anything that indicates that he enjoys or is even aware of what virtually everyone appreciates— scenes from nature, pet dog or cat, praise for a movie, music, a book (but doubt that he reads); pride in a friend's or relative's accomplishment; condolences for someone who has died; pleasure in sports, acclaim for a favorite team; references to history. In fact he seems totally uneducated, uncultured. The poorest persons on Twitter may have access to more beauty & meaning in life than the
"most wealthy person in the world."Elon Musk ' @elonmusk
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Oates is a liar and delights in being mean.
Not a good human.
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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 10/11/2025
🚨The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights says it has collected new testimonies from recently released captives and documented systematic sexual torture of Palestinian detainees, including rape, forced stripping, and filming, describing it as part of Israel’s broader campaign to destroy human....
🚨The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights says it has collected new testimonies from recently released captives and documented systematic sexual torture of Palestinian detainees, including rape, forced stripping, and filming, describing it as part of Israel’s broader campaign to destroy human dignity in Gaza.

Among the cases is N.A., a 42-year-old mother from northern Gaza, who told PCHR she was raped four times by Israeli soldiers and subjected to repeated torture and humiliation in detention after she was detained while passing through an Israeli checkpoint set up in northern Gaza in November 2024.

📌 Her testimony in full:

“At dawn I heard the soldiers shouting, saying that morning prayers were forbidden, and I think it was the fourth day after my arrest from Gaza. The soldiers moved me to a place I didn’t know because my eyes were blindfolded, and they ordered me to take off my clothes. I did so. They put me on a metal table, pressed my chest and head against it, cuffed my hands to the end of the bed, and pulled my legs apart forcefully. I felt a penis penetrating my anus and a man raping me. I started screaming, and they beat me on my back and head while I was blindfolded. I felt the man who was raping me ejaculate inside my anus. I kept screaming and being beaten, and I could hear a camera—so I believe they were filming me. The rape lasted about 10 minutes. After that, they left me for an hour in the same position, with my hands cuffed to the bed with metal handcuffs, my face on the bed, my feet on the floor, and I was completely naked.

Again, after an hour, I was raped fully in the same position, with penetration into my vagina, and I was beaten while I screamed. There were several soldiers; I heard them laughing and the camera clicking as it took pictures. This rape was very quick and there was no ejaculation. During the rape they beat me with their hands on my head and back.Again, after an hour, I was raped fully in the same position, with penetration into my vagina, and I was beaten while I screamed. There were several soldiers; I heard them laughing and the camera clicking as it took pictures. This rape was very quick and there was no ejaculation. During the rape they beat me with their hands on my head and back.

I cannot describe what I felt; I wished for death every moment. After they raped me, I was left alone in the same room, hands still cuffed to the bed and without clothes for many hours. I could hear the soldiers outside speaking Hebrew and laughing. Later, I was raped again vaginally. I screamed, but they beat me whenever I tried to resist. After more than an hour, I’m not sure about the time, a masked soldier entered, removed my blindfold, lifted his face covering; he had white skin and was tall. He asked if I spoke English; I said no. He said he was Russian and ordered me to masturbate his penis. I refused, and he hit me in the face after raping me.

That day I was raped twice. I was left naked the whole day in the room where I spent three days. On the first day I was raped twice; on the second day I was raped twice; on the third day I remained without clothes while they looked at me through the door slit and filmed me. One soldier said they would post my photos on social media. While I was in the room, my period started; then they told me to put on clothes and transferred me to another room.”Palestinian Centre for Human Rights: November 10, 2025. PCHR Documents Testimonies of Systematic Rape and Sexual Torture in Israeli Detention Against Released Palestinian Detainees
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
That last line tho.
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Sarah Hay @sarahxhay.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Opinion piece cannot name who is doing the bombing or starving the children. Don't bother reading this, it's some chick crying over dead children and naming her privilege. Quite funny in a dark way.
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Sarah Hay @sarahxhay.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Indeed, as was my understanding, EOs are not "the law". The USA was never constructed for a king to write decrees....
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Sarah Hay @sarahxhay.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Assistants.
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Alex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
The BBC is refusing to show "The Bibi Files," because it dares to suggest - using leaked police interrogation videos and testimony by former Israeli govt officials - that Bibi's attempts to elude a legal reckoning for bribery has led him to pursue a military policy of permanent war.
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