Asef Bayat is a leading theorist of revolution and social movements. In a powerful open letter to imprisoned Iranian scholar Saeed Madani published by @newlinesmag.bsky.social, he reflects on the December-January uprising and what it might portend for Iran's future. newlinesmag.com/argument/fro...

A beautiful read on seeing the earth from space again, in its fragile, beautiful whole. Almost 60 years ago it brought the world together - could this happen again? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Recent Israeli restrictions on Palestinian Christian worship "drew criticism from across the Christian world, achieving the astonishing feat of uniting previously fractured communities — nowhere more divided than in Jerusalem itself." | @lsmwilson.bsky.social  

From the @newlinesmag.bsky.social  archives: As war escalates between Israel and Lebanon, @lsmwilson.bsky.social  reports on how Israel’s ongoing bombardment has destroyed Lebanese heritage.

In this provocative essay, @lsmwilson.bsky.social turns the lens on the academic world, showing how respected scholars in Epstein's orbit didn’t just tolerate but actively legitimized ideas underpinning male supremacy.

I was reading that stuff over the years. Fitting it all into the Epstein phenomenon is fascinating and terrifying. We know money pushes study directions but the idea that this small group of people shaped so much about our lives is mindboggling. And the Edge is Atlas Network (Kochtopus).

"It is clear, now, that Epstein and his associates engineered much of the backlash against the #MeToo movement. Based on what I know of academia, I have no doubt that, despite the high-level resignations, these networks will remain intact for a long while yet."- @lsmwilson.bsky.social #academicsky🗃

📽️ @lsmwilson.bsky.social revisits the Epstein files, tracing how evolutionary psychology helped shape and legitimize his views on women and race, and how funding $20M a year in research lent a veneer of respectability to his “proclivities.”

When I saw Chomsky was in the Epstein files, I knew there'd be people I'd worked with - and I was right. As I dug into it, a horrifying picture of academia emerged. I wrote it up, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

🚨 Dear @newlinesmag.bsky.social readers, A letter from our Middle East and Newsletters Editor, @kshaheen.bsky.social : newlinesmag.com/become-a-mem...

My new project - because who doesn't want a deep dive into pre-Islamic poetry or the esotericism of the mysterious Brethren of Purity? Take a break from the world and learn more about classical Arabic literature - from wherever you get your podcasts

An amazing collection of primary sources on how science is represented and how these representations evolved #histsci #philsci #hps

Take 13 minutes to watch this Nan Goldin documentary on Gaza www.equator.org/articles/nan...

Instead of withdrawing from Gaza, Israel has imposed a so-called "Yellow-Line," leaving its military occupying 58% of Gaza and forcibly confining Palestinians to the remaining 42 percent. This largely unmarked and lethal boundary functions as de facto annexation... 1/3

Festivities have returned to the place of Jesus’ birth after a two-year pause, but the shadow of Gaza, occupation and genocide was never far from the muted celebrations. @lsmwilson.bsky.social  reports from Bethlehem.

Powerful. Christmas in Bethlehem last month “felt particularly joyful — welcoming back the spirit of the festival that is all about rebirth, goodwill and peace — even though the constant threat of violence, small and large, is never far from the surface,” my colleague @lsmwilson.bsky.social writes ⤵️

NEW: Christmas festivities have returned to Bethlehem after a two-year pause, but the shadow of Gaza, occupation and genocide was never far from the celebrations, reports @lsmwilson.bsky.social from the ground in @newlinesmag.bsky.social . newlinesmag.com/essays/chris...

I wrote about the Christmas I just spent in Bethlehem - the joy was palpable after 2 years of cancelled festivities, although the violence, occupation and genocide remain. For @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/essays/chris...

Israel is bombing southern Lebanon again This is what the Israelis call ceasefire: you cease, we fire

Remember earlier when they were literally calling it a blood libel to suggest Israel would ever bomb a hospital and now the only ambiguity is how many times they bombed one

The number of “cides” in Gaza is growing, but beyond its destruction of schools, hospitals, farmland and entire family lineages, Israel is also engaging in historicide — the destruction of history itself — argues @lsmwilson.bsky.social in @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/essays/histo...

How German media outlets helped pave the way for Israel’s murder of journalists in Gaza - my latest @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Ft. articles by @trillingual.bsky.social for @theguardian.com, @joshuatait.bsky.social, Joe Betts & @lsmwilson.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social, @nescio13.bsky.social, and @lastpositivist.bsky.social...

The pollution of Gaza’s air and water will not respect political boundaries. From birth defects to increased rates of cancer, people across the region, including in Israel, will pay a price for years to come, argues Lesley Joseph for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/argument/the...

On top of the human cost, the Beirut explosion damaged Lebanon’s long historical record. @lsmwilson.bsky.social reports on how the blast drove thousands of volunteers to save the city’s past, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social. newlinesmag.com/reportage/be...

"It’s not just the horror, but the horror combined with the helplessness." @lsmwilson.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/first-person...

The number of “cides” in Gaza is growing, but beyond its destruction of schools, hospitals, farmland and entire family lineages, Israel is also engaging in historicide — the destruction of history itself — argues @lsmwilson.bsky.social in @newlinesmag.bsky.social

Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one child per hour during Israel's war in Gaza. “A whole classroom of children killed every day for nearly two years,” UNICEF’s executive director said. Here are some of their stories: wapo.st/3UCiAjn

NEW: In Gaza, even those who want to write often cannot find the time or strength as they are starved & bombed. @lsmwilson.bsky.social records her conversations with Palestinians about the impossible challenges in the territory, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/first-person...

Hard to find a unique angle on a saturated topic like Epstein but @benlorber8.bsky.social has done just that — he examines the antisemitic underbelly of the MAGA obsession with the billionaire pedophile and warns against progressive amplification of these narratives. newlinesmag.com/argument/pro...

A pair of MUST reads at @newlinesmag.bsky.social — @shaneburley.bsky.social on Laura Loomer and Jewish MAGA's danse macabre, @benlorber8.bsky.social on the antisemitic core of MAGA's obsession with Epstein and why progressives have no business jumping on the bandwagon. Ideology critique at its best.

The number of “cides” in Gaza is growing, but beyond its destruction of schools, hospitals, farmland and entire family lineages, Israel is also engaging in historicide — the destruction of history itself — argues @lsmwilson.bsky.social in @newlinesmag.bsky.social

How many people will the government have to arrest if this is true…me, for a start, because Israel IS committing genocide in Gaza

Beyond the physical destruction, Israel has worked to sever Palestinians’ connections with their land, to each other and with their collective history, writes @lsmwilson.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

Beyond the physical destruction, Israel has worked to sever Palestinians’ connections with their land, to each other and with their collective history, writes @lsmwilson.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

Breaking: Israel has just bombed UNRWA’s Rimal Clinic. Casualties reported.

Beyond the physical destruction, Israel has worked to sever Palestinians’ connections with their land, to each other and with their collective history, writes @lsmwilson.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

I wrote the below message yesterday. Since then, the Israelis have committed another massacre: at least 12 killed following an airstrike on a shelter for the displaced, with the total today so far being 25. Israel's final solution in Gaza continues. www.france24.com/en/middle-ea...

What do Pete Hegseth’s tattoos say about him — and the far right’s obsession with the Crusades? @lsmwilson.bsky.social and guest @goingmedieval.bsky.social decode a rising strain of nationalist politics. Watch the latest @newlinesmag.bsky.social In Focus episode. newlinesmag.com/video/pete-h...

Beyond the physical destruction, Israel has worked to sever Palestinians’ connections with their land, to each other and with their collective history, writes @lsmwilson.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/essays/histo...

“Unlike the French Revolution in Paris or the Russian Revolution in Moscow, the Islamic Revolution has not succeeded in reshaping Tehran to match its ideological vision. Today, Tehran bears more resemblance to Madrid or Mexico City than to Jeddah or Cairo.” Marvelously vibrant essay by Asef Bayat ⤵️

NEW VIDEO: What do Pete Hegseth’s tattoos say about him and the far right’s obsession with Christian crusades? @lsmwilson.bsky.social and guest Eleanor Janega decode the ink and the ideology behind a rising strain of nationalist politics. youtu.be/ubBuwufAYPs

NEW: The number of “cides” in Gaza is growing, but beyond its destruction of schools, hospitals, farmland and entire family lineages, Israel is also engaging in historicide—the destruction of history itself—argues @lsmwilson.bsky.social on in @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/essays/histo...

My latest for @newlinesmag.bsky.social on just one form of destruction in Gaza - historicide. The erasure of archives - and the attempts to build alternative archives - changes how history in the future will be told.

The head of the FBI, Kash Patel, has the power to root out what he sees as America’s enemy within — the so-called “Deep State.” A close reading of a trilogy he wrote for children sheds light on his motivations, writes @lsmwilson.bsky.social. newlinesmag.com/review/what-...

“Dr. al-Farra said that most of the victims were children aged between 10 and 13, many with gunshot wounds to the head or chest.”