I struggle to think of an editorial board that's been more overtly racist and genocidal that the NY Times one. This is on the level of Putinist bullshit about denazifying Ukraine.

Do these people think Palestinians have grievances because an islamist group told them so? So palestinian grievances have nothing to do with the camps and the displacement and the bombardment and the no political rights thing? Huh, how interesting 🤔

The AI actor Lili Ziren, the first such personality to appear in a TV series alongside human castmates in China, highlights a growing fascination with the technology in the country, reports Amanda Florian for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

“Make no mistake — Altaylı is no saint. Yet solidarity against antidemocratic practices casts a wide net in Turkey today.” Merve Pehlivan reports on Fatih Altaylı’s upcoming trial for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

The discovery in 2021 of the bodies of 215 indigenous children at a residential school in British Columbia highlighted a brutal part of Canada's legacy. Crystal Semaganis recounts her family’s story for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

The rise and fall of a pioneering Lebanese record label headquartered in Berlin was bound up with the geopolitics of the 20th century. Anna-Theresa Bachmann and Hannah El-Hitami explore the history of Baidaphon for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

From his California home, a young member of the Afghan diaspora is digitizing his homeland’s sounds before they are erased by time or the Taliban. Tamana Ayazi reports for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

When the late Pope Francis performed his week-long “pilgrimage of penance” in Canada, many expressed disappointment with his highly-anticipated apology for the abuses committed against Indigenous people, @chriselkholy.bsky.social writes for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

NEW: Once a showcase for Assad-era power and corruption, Syria’s equestrian world was left in ruins. Now a few breeders and riders are trying to revive Syria’s horse racing heritage, report Inès Gil and Hugo Lautissier for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/spotlight/th...

NEW: The pigeon fanciers of Damascus survived Syria’s civil war, sometimes alongside their prized birds. Now they wonder if their centuries-old hobby might be on its last flight, writes Alex Martin Astley for @newlinesmag.bsky.social. newlinesmag.com/reportage/th...

Many will remember Ruwa from the Uncommitted movement, which pressed Kamala Harris to include a Palestinian speaker at the DNC last summer. Kamala’s failure to give even 2 minutes to any Palestinian, no matter how vetted & mutually humanising toward Israelis, was an unforced error in my view.

Many young Americans on the left are giving up on politics. And many women, disgusted by Trump’s sexism & feeling like the double standards will always stop us, have backed down. But Ruwa—a granddaughter of Palestinian refugees—is standing up to @runforsomething.net. I applaud her. A 🧵 about why:

New: Trump’s horrifying speech to U.S. generals envisions war at home diplomatic.substack.com/p/trumps-hor...

This plan is a farce, intended to give Israel everything it wants quickly and then manufacture reasons to never give Palestinians anything.

Another violent attack by an ICE officer on a civilian at 26 Federal Plaza—this time on a journalist, who had to be carried out on stretcher. Another attack on the First Amendment, our neighbors, and our democracy.

@continentaldrifts.bsky.social just e-mailed you. Does your Northwestern e-mail still work or should I reroute my message to a different address?

When my grandfather died in 2004, I was 11. At his home in Nijmegen I found a battered briefcase, unopened for years. Inside: photos, consular forms and letters — a history of falling empire, colonial decoupling and rising nationalism that marked those who lived it. newlinesmag.com/first-person...

NEW: A trove of family documents reveals how Dutch-Indonesian families were caught between two worlds as an empire collapsed. @chrisosieck.bsky.social writes for @newlinesmag.bsky.social on a painful personal story that crosses continents and generations. newlinesmag.com/first-person...

“I apologize to every Syrian I killed or wounded. Even if I was not the one pressing the trigger, I was part of this machine of death. Forgive me.” A Syrian air force colonel recalls bribery and betrayals in this confessional profile from Kamal Shahin.

“For the women of Tigray, spice is their past and present, a colorful mainstay of their lives, which have seen joy but also fighting and sexual violence.” Paddy Dowling reports, with photography, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

“When polarization becomes so extreme that the term ‘political disagreement’ sounds euphemistic, and condemnations of violence feel like they create a false equivalence, the outrage machine is spinning out of control.”

“For Rama, Rasha, Amro, Sam and Morad, every post is an act: to attract, to protect, to defy. To show just enough to spark desire, but not too much to provoke, trying to transform Syria one post at a time.”

Nepal’s youth-led uprising follows similar events in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, signaling a push for greater accountability and a break from the past across South Asia, writes Vandana Menon for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

The Lede was named a finalist in this year's @signalawards.bsky.social for our episode “The War We Don't See" with @arwadamon.bsky.social in the Interview/Talk Show category. Vote for us in the 2025 Signal Listener’s Choice Award here! vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting...

“The Lebanese label produced hundreds, if not thousands, of recordings in Berlin up until the eve of World War II.” Anna-Theresa Bachmann and Hannah El-Hitami explore the history of Baidaphon for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

What does it mean to turn a far-right activist into a national martyr? The memorialization of Charlie Kirk has made him far bigger in death than he was in life, Joe Lowndes argues in @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/spotlight/th...

NEW: Syria’s only inhabited island, Arwad, survived the civil war intact. Its boatbuilders are reviving their craft, which dates back to Phoenician times, and welcoming visitors once more, reports Anagha Nair for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/spotlight/ho...

1. 🧵On Global Insights this week, @bylinetimes.bsky.social’s @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social and @josbetts.bsky.social join Kwangu Liwewe to discuss the British right’s evolving relationship with identity and race. newlinesmag.com/podcast/brit...

Last year we won at the Signal Awards for our Gaza coverage. This year, we've been nominated for best Talk Show, for our episode “The War We Don't See" with @arwadamon.bsky.social Want to vote for us for the Listener’s Choice Award? vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting... @newlinesmag.bsky.social

Call for Pitches: looking for a review-essay on boys and men, connecting the Netflix series Adolescence; Richard Reeves’s work; Scott Galloway’s new book Notes on Being a Man; “To Be A Boy” podcast; Centre for Policy Research on Men and Boys (UK); Michael Smerconish’s CNN special; and related stuff.

Amid the anti-immigrant hysteria sweeping the US, it’s worth (re)reading Paul Apostolidis's reflections on his family’s migration from Greece to America and his challenge to his fellow “white ethnics” to see traces of the familiar in the journeys of today’s migrants. newlinesmag.com/first-person...

"The number of people with no criminal history arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and detained by the Trump administration has now surpassed the number of those charged with crimes." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Does Morena’s success offer a blueprint for the left? An exchange between @viririos.bsky.social and @humbertobeck.bsky.social. www.dissentmagazine.org/article/the-...

Our fall issue, Authoritarianism and Resistance, is out now! Featuring @patrickiber.bsky.social @sarahjones.bsky.social @apagliar.bsky.social @yangyangcheng.bsky.social @viririos.bsky.social @humbertobeck.bsky.social @petizagavarrete.bsky.social www.dissentmagazine.org/issue/fall-2...

Important thread on religion and the Latino vote. Christian nationalism is appealing beyond whites and gaining ground in the culture wars.

“I apologize to every Syrian I killed or wounded. Even if I was not the one pressing the trigger, I was part of this machine of death. Forgive me.” A colonel in Bashar al-Assad’s air force recounts his role in the campaigns that devastated his country.

“Is anti-Americanism a fad that erupts from time to time, or is it a core element of Canadian politics and identity?” @jakeadampitre.bsky.social explores Canada’s long, colorful history of anti-American fervor, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

From Jakarta to Hong Kong and Santiago, anime heroes like Luffy and Pikachu are taking to the streets. Tim Brinkhof reports for @newlinesmag.bsky.social on how Japanese pop culture and anime became a global language of protest.

What makes the relationship between the U.S. and Israel unique? It’s as if the two were a single entity — “AmericaIsrael” — which functions like a political religion, argues Elizabeth Shakman Hurd for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

“Fourteen years after its clandestine birth, and after sacrifices that claimed the lives of six of its founders, Bilal Abu Allaban and Bahaa Ziadeh look out through the newsroom’s large windows at the shattered horizon of Darayya.”

The Mexican border city of Tijuana is not just a stopover, but a destination offering migrants a different kind of American dream, reports Frankie Mills for @newlinesmag.

In January, an online feud between Trump advisers & supporters over the H-1B visa program revealed anxieties about the rise of Indian Americans and skills-based immigration in the U.S., write Alec D’Angelo & @surbhigupta.bsky.social in @newlinesmag.bsky.social

An archaeological dig on the Greek island of Naxos is overturning our assumptions about what it is to be human, writes Sophie Holloway for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/essays/a-gre...

A Syrian air force colonel who once dropped barrel bombs across the country now hides in Baghdad with multiple fake IDs. In a confessional profile, he recalls missions, bribery and betrayals. Kamal Shahin reports for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/reportage/co...

“War has taken too much from us — our homes, our health and even our dreams. Yet as long as I can write and remember, I know these stories will not be erased.” Hassan Herzallah documents the intimate costs of the war on Gaza, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/wa...

NEW: Under Syria’s new flag, influencers and DJs portray Wadi Qandil as a Mediterranean fantasy. But how long can a bubble of cocktails and reels survive the post-Assad transition? Paloma de Dinechin reports for @newlinesmag.bsky.social. newlinesmag.com/reportage/we...

“For Rama, Rasha, Amro, Sam and Morad, every post is an act: to attract, to protect, to defy. To show just enough to spark desire, but not too much to provoke, trying to transform Syria one post at a time.” Paloma de Dinechin reports for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

NEW: For the women of Tigray, milling ancient spices is a way to reconnect with their heritage in the aftermath of war, reports Paddy Dowling, with photography, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/spotlight/so...

Who are the leading pro-Trump thinkers/scholars specifically on foreign policy?