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florinatufescu.bsky.social

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Literary scholar & Translator working from French/English/Romanian/Spanish/Swedish into English/Romanian Author of Oscar Wilde's Plagiarism: The Triumph of Art over Ego (Irish Academic Press) Passionate about Peace, Beauty & Knowledge Ask me anything:)

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Library of the Royal Irish Academy @rialibrary.bsky.social · 6h
The Manuscript of the Week is RIA MS 24 P 25, Leabhar Chlainne Suibhne/The Book of the Mac Sweeneys. This 16th century manuscript contains an account of the 6th century dispute between St Colum Cille & St Finnian over the ownership of a copy a Latin Psalter, which led to the battle of Cúl Dreimhne.
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florinatufescu.bsky.social @wildelady.bsky.social · 5h
'Ink & Innovation showcases the Royal Irish Academy Library’s oldest printed material together for the first time...These early books were created in the infancy of European printing and are thus known as incunabula or ‘incunables’ from the Latin word meaning cradle.'
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Juliette Leroux @jujusg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Tell your MEP to oppose deregulation of pesticide authorisations! 👇
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The International Simone de Beauvoir Society @beauvoirsociety.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Prochaine session des Beauvoir Webinar Series. Kelli Fuery présentera son livre, *Ambiguous Cinema: From Simone de Beauvoir to Feminist Film-Phenomenology* (Edinburgh University Press, 2022). En conversation avec Paul Earlie et Marguerite La Caze. INSCRIPTION: beauvoir.weebly.com/sessions/kel...
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Kelli Fuery, Ambiguous Cinema: From Simone de Beauvoir to Feminist Film-Phenomenology
[EN] Mark your calendar for the next session of the Beauvoir Webinar Series! We will be hosting Kelli Fuery (Chapman University) to discuss her book,  Ambiguous Cinema: From Simone de Beauvoir to...
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Zye Red @zyered.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I encourage you to watch The Librarians (2025) sometime during this Banned Books Week. It's available on PBS for a small donation, but of course you can watch the trailer for free. I had the privilege of seeing it at my local theatre with my library volunteer group. 🩵 www.pbs.org/independentl...
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The Librarians | Book Policies Documentary | Independent Lens
The Librarians follows librarians and citizens responding to restrictions on library content across the United States.
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florinatufescu.bsky.social @wildelady.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Looking so much forward to reading Graham Price's new book Beginning Irish Studies. manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/09...
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Where to Begin with Irish Studies? A Conversation with author Graham Price - Manchester University Press
What is Irish Studies, and why does it matter today? In Beginning Irish Studies, publishing later this month, Graham Price provides a comprehensive guide to the discipline, introducing readers to the ...
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The European Society for Textual Scholarship @ests-eu.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Call for Papers: ESTS & NNE 2027 Vartov, Farvergade 27, 1463 Copenhagen, Denmark Dates: 19-21 April 2027 Diversity – in textual scholarship and editorial practice Abstract submission deadline: 5 December 2026 cas.au.dk/en/cdh/ests-...
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ESTS & NNE 2027
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Alex Zucker @alexzucker.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
“Lost + Found: Hidden Notes on My First Incarceration is a unique account of the dramatic events that shaped the history of Czechoslovakia + influenced the life of Václav Havel.” @karolinumpress.cuni.cz Trans. Paul Wilson Afterword Jáchym Topol, trans. Alex Zucker karolinum.cz/en/books/hav...
Cover of Lost and Found: Hidden Notes on My First Incarceration, by Václav Havel, translated by Paul Wilson. Afterword by Jáchym Topol, translated by Alex Zucker. Black-and-white photograph of Havel from the 1970s
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florinatufescu.bsky.social @wildelady.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The gradual destruction of Russian civil society, aided by EU leaders' indifference, and the suffering of the Russian people under dictatorship are all too rarely talked about. This issue of the Baltic Worlds scholarly journal covers dissent and resistance in Russia. balticworlds.com/russian-civi...
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Russian civil society under repression « balticworlds.com
A scholarly journal from the Centre for Baltic and East European Studies (CBEES) Södertörn University, Stockholm.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 02/10/2026
Trying to explain an Internet freedom issue to family or friends? Check out EFF's page with a bunch of one-pager handouts to help you learn about different subjects and share with the people around you! www.eff.org/pages/eff-o...
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EFF One-Pager Handouts
Keeping up on all of the information surrounding privacy and free speech on the internet can be challenging whether trying to educate someone in your life, providing resources to your community, or
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Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The turn against Turnitin in UK HE is gaining momentum, with Cambridge U the latest to cancel its contract over its proposal to use student essays to train AI. I imagine more unis will now follow. TII will surely be going into crisis management now. Good piece on it here wonkhe.com/blogs/a-supp...
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A supplier shouldn’t be able to rewrite who owns students’ essays
Sam Dickinson looks at Turnitin’s paused plan to put student essays to work on AI – and finds that neither anonymisation nor university regulations answer the copyright question
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florinatufescu.bsky.social @wildelady.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Pope Leo: the Church needs artists - Vatican News
Especially in “the age of search engines,” the Church stands in need of artists,” who can aid pastors in making the Gospel “accessible and ...
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florinatufescu.bsky.social @wildelady.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The 2026 issues of 13 international journals from Liverpool University Press 'spanning Catalan, French, Hispanic, Latin American, Québec, and Romanian studies, as well as language policy' are now open access🥳 Link to Journal of Romanian Studies (2026) www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/journal/jrns
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Journal of Romanian Studies Home
The journal considers original manuscripts that draw on various theoretical, conceptual and methodological perspectives as understood in disciplines ranging from history, political science, philosophy, law and justice studies, anthropology, sociology, ethnography, and education to literature, linguistics, economics, business, religion, gender, film and media studies, art history, and music. It considers theoretically informed manuscripts that examine political, socioeconomic and cultural developments in Romania and Moldova, the situation of their ethnic minorities and their relations with the ethnic majority, as well as the position, culture, and history of Romanians and Moldovans living outside the shifting boundaries of those countries.
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florinatufescu.bsky.social @wildelady.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I'd love to learn it, but I don't think it's that easy to add another language to the mix at my age and I don't know when I'll find the time for it. I often think about it though because I'm irresistibly drawn to Irish culture, more than to any other I've studied.
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florinatufescu.bsky.social @wildelady.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Prof. Daniel M. Gross, chair of the UCI AI Advisory Committee writes that university libraries are now also paying good money for AI-generated publications by Springer Nature. Namely for book-length 'literature reviews' aggressively marketed to students & researchers. So wasteful and absurd.
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Irish Studies at QUB @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Institute of Irish Studies Seminar Series Monday 5 October : 4.30pm (27 Univ. Sq. 01/003 and online) Ron Dudai, Leverhulme Visiting Professor, QUB: Lundies, Touts and other Traitors: The Construction of Betrayal in Divided Societies Register here: www.ticketsource.com/institute-of...
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florinatufescu.bsky.social @wildelady.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Programme of Irish studies seminars 2026-2027 by Sorbonne Nouvelle & Lille U also available online
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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 30/09/2026
💥 @lighthousereports.com has filed a complaint against the EU Commission for withholding access to crucial environmental information on data centres. 🧐 Earlier this year, we revealed that the Commission copy-pasted a Microsoft amendment on secrecy. This complaint is a direct challenge.
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Why we made a legal filing to the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee
Officials are holding key environmental impact figures for all AI data centres across Europe. They won’t let the public see them.
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European Heritage Hub @eurheritagehub.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
How do we protect cultural heritage in times of war? Join the Cultural Resilience Forum, sharing years of experience rescuing Ukraine’s cultural heritage & exploring what comes next. 📆 2 October 📍Kyiv & online 🔗 Register: bit.ly/3VaF9PM @europanostra.bsky.social
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florinatufescu.bsky.social @wildelady.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
An important article on mathematics, the ethics of authorship and AI vs the pleasures of thinking and collaborating with fellow scientists.
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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 30/09/2026
Friends, while they're trying to talk about fictional machine gods, don't lose sight into what they're all actually powering in real life. You can browse the the entities on the website and use the API, and learn more about it on the DAIR project site: dair-institute.org/projects/sur....
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Surveillance Watch
This interactive map reveals the intricate connections between surveillance companies, their funding sources and affiliations.
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Exeter Cathedral @exetercathedral.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Announcement: A selection of The Exeter Book’s famous riddles are now on display for the first time since the opening of the Treasures Exhibition in 2025. The Exeter Book is a treasured item listed on the UK UNESCO Memory of the World Register, preserving nearly all surviving Anglo-Saxon riddles.
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florinatufescu.bsky.social @wildelady.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A moving and insightful text on the ethics of translation and the translator's responsibility to the author and to the source culture by Palestinian poet and playwright Dareen Tatour.
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Simon Davies @simonfd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Please come along to this if you're in/near London! There'll be three interesting talks plus a drinks reception after (well, two interesting talks and one talk by me)
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DARIAH-EU @dariaheu.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
CFP:DH Benelux 2027 now open! 🗓️ July 6-9 2027, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) 💻 Theme: “Where Is Digital Humanities?”.An invitation to reflect on where DH finds itself in this rapidly changing landscape. ⏰️ Deadline:7 Dec 2026 👉 lnkd.in/ecmmPp-J #DHBenelux2027 #DHBenelux #DigitalHumanities
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Project Gutenberg @gutenberg.org · 28/09/2026
The wondrous history of fairy tale art – from wolves and witches to fallen princesses by Elena Sottilotta theconversation.com/the-wondrous... Books in Children's Myths, Fairy Tales at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/books... #books #literature
Rosalie saw before her eyes a tree of marvellous beauty.

Title: Old French Fairy Tales

Author: comtesse de Sophie Ségur

Illustrator: Virginia Frances Sterrett

A girl with a long braid, in a pale gown, leans toward a twisting red tree hung with colorful fruit and grapes. Set in a starlit garden beneath a stone arch, with flowers and a dark wall behind.
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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 28/09/2026
🔎 Over 19,000 projects have been funded by the ERC since 2007. Want to explore the data behind them? Use the ERC Dashboard to filter by country, year, funding scheme, scientific panel and more. 🎥 Our short tutorial shows you how. 👇 Dashboard 👉 link.europa.eu/6TgQCp #AccessToInfo #IDUAI2026
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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Pope Leo XIV spent his 71st birthday at the Vatican Library and explained why the visit meant so much: “My mother was a librarian.” My piece on the woman he remembered, the books he treasures, and seven rare photographs from the life that brought him here.
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The Son of a Librarian: Pope Leo XIV Spends His 71st Birthday at the Vatican Library
Leo opened “AQVA,” a Vatican water exhibit, two weeks after MAGA Catholics mocked his water prayer. Plus seven rare photos of the pope, one from each decade of his life.
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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 18/09/2026
Today, The Bookseller and its sister magazine The Stage are calling on the government to take urgent action on business rates to protect the UK’s bookshops and theatres. 👇
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The Bookseller and The Stage call for business rates relief for bookshops and theatres as owners fear closure
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The English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Grow your own oak tree #8 Choose a receptacle The seedling will grow indoors, & an acorn vase allows you to see the roots growing There are a few on the market, or just improvise with anything that allows the acorn to dangle its roots in water Here’s one we prepared earlier
An acorn vase and seedling
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florinatufescu.bsky.social @wildelady.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A dream holiday at a beautiful 1902 library in Hawarden, Wales with over 20 rooms, which started from W.E. Gladstone's collection with an emphasis on theology. According to Gladstone's daughter Mary Drew, his initial aim to 'bring together readers who had no books and books who had no readers'.
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florinatufescu.bsky.social @wildelady.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A lovely article on Voltaire & review of Langille's book 'Voltaire's Workshop: The Sources of Candide'. I loved the idea of books as 'borrowed flame' & wish I'd known more about Voltaire's subtle intertextual techniques at the time of writing my book on the counter-romantic,playgiarising tradition.
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florinatufescu.bsky.social @wildelady.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
From the sales pitch: 'ChatGPT acts as the tutor, the practice space, and the feedback loop.” Horrifying stuff that universities need to divest from asap. As Prof. Ella Hafermalz writes, 'Education should leave space and time for finding your own way, beyond a mold offered up for profit.'
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Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 16/09/2026
Today is the anniversary of the death of Jina Amini, known to around the world as #MahsaAmini. We remember Jina. Her death at the hands of Iran’s ‘morality police’ triggered a movement that lives on in Iran to this day #WomenLifeFreedom
Jina Amini mural
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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 17/09/2026
Breaking! Independent science speaking up! Stop the mad EU deregulation proposals, aimed at weakening pesticide rules in Europe! 500+ scientists signed and sent a letter to the European Parliament to halt OmnibusX aka the Food & Feed Safety Omnibus. See: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2026...
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Peace Research @peaceresearch.institute · 02/02/2025
Please help us expand our database! We are looking for #Peace institutions/NGOs/organisations, MA programmes in Peace Studies, and peace-related journals! Have a look at what we have so far: peaceresearch.institute
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florinatufescu.bsky.social @wildelady.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
In what world is the publication of AI-produced translations the 'safe' option for publishers? Harper Collins' decision to automate literary translation may save them some change but will result in long-term reputational damage. Good to see some AI-critical voices included in this article as well.
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Cambridge University Press @universitypress.cambridge.org · 16/09/2026
Help shape the research of tomorrow as a peer reviewer. 💡 Understand more about the editorial process 📄 Keep up to date with new research in your field 🤝 Share your expertise to support fellow researchers Find out more 🔗 cup.org/3SRcnmn #PeerReviewWeek #PRW2026
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florinatufescu.bsky.social @wildelady.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The autumn is finally here and I have so many books to read😀
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florinatufescu.bsky.social @wildelady.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Remarcabilul roman de debut al scriitorului suedez Mattias Timander a cărui traducere a constituit o provocare și o sursă de inspirație poate fi comandat de pe site-ul Editurii Datagroup și va fi disponibil în librării. atelier.liternet.ro/articol/5541... edituradatagroup.ro/products/voi...
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Mattias Timander, traducere de Florina Tufescu: Voia mea e un fir de iarbă
Articol publicat în categoria Fragmente şi cronici ale cărţilor pe hîrtie, rubrica Fragmentarium
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florinatufescu.bsky.social @wildelady.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The German version of the Swedish novel I've just translated into Romanian, Mattias Timander's Dein Wille Wohnt in den Wäldern/Voia mea e un fir de iarbă, has made it into the German indie publishers' Hot List & will be presented at two key events at the Frankfurt Book Fair🥳 www.hotlist-online.com
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6075 Stimmen und die Jury haben entschieden:
Nachdem das Kuratorium der Hotlist aus 205 qualitätsvollen Einsendungen eine Vorauswahl von 30 Kandidaten getroffen hatte, konnten auf dieser Website im Sommer alle über die zehn Bücher des Jahres mit...
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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Online Talk | The Irish and the European Empires Join us on Zoom for the concluding lecture of the new 'Strangers to Citizens' online talk series, delivered by Professor Jane Ohlmeyer. 📅 Tuesday, 29 September at 3pm: www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/onlin…
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Online Talk | The Irish and the European Empires
As part of the 'Strangers to Citizens' Online Talk Series
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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 14/09/2026
Real security means decent wages, strong public services and investment in our communities not billions more for weapons. Sean Vernell explains why our Wages Not Weapons motion matters and why you should join us at today’s fringe. #TUC26 #WagesNotWeapons #ucu
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Patriotic Millionaires UK @patmillsuk.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
What does a wealth tax actually look like? We sent Brighty Buoy and his tiny balls to Wimbledon to chat to fans 🎾
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florinatufescu.bsky.social @wildelady.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
That sounds most interesting! I'd love to read it.
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florinatufescu.bsky.social @wildelady.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Such a pleasure to read the Irish Times editorial! Every mainstream newspaper should be publishing something along these lines daily & then some good would undoubtedly come of it. The article takes up his disastrous policies too. But most of Europe is still too busy appeasing him and his imitators.
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Susan G @susangriff.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The poem given by President Connolly to Donald Trump. "Ceasefire", by MichaelLongley. The illustration is by Sarah Longley. (Fine Press Poetry.) #speirgorm
A print with illustration of the poem 'Ceasefire’ by Michael Longley.
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florinatufescu.bsky.social @wildelady.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
warmest congrats! what was the title of your thesis?
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florinatufescu.bsky.social @wildelady.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I've just watched this very useful publishers' webinar discussing how translations of not primarily commercial literature are pitched & selected as well as translators' fees & royalties. Happy to hear all three were highly skeptical of AI & one, namely Hazel Millar, opposed it entirely.
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Isabel Picornell Garcia @picornell.eurosky.social · 11/09/2026
"Abraham and Szor said the film concluded that the killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza “was not a ‘tragic byproduct’ of a war against Hamas… but a premeditated, calculated, and intentional act”. #IsraelWarCrimes #GazaGenocide
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Israeli film on Gaza receives 25-minute ovation at Venice premiere
Venice Film Festival honours NAZA, an expose on Israel's use of AI systems in Gaza.
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