The Israel Heritage Foundation has now nuked their website

Despite Israel’s destruction & deprivation of Gaza’s hospitals, one doctor refuses to give up, Ola Al-Asi reports. Dr. Ahmed Adel describes the dire conditions for doctors & patients within Al-Aqsa Hospital brought about by starvation, exhaustion, & a decimated health care system.

Catastrophic health & environmental conditions from Israel’s genocide are increasing the incidence of life-threatening rare illnesses in Gaza's children, Ghada Abu Muaileq reports. “If we cannot even provide medicine for common pediatric illnesses, what hope do we have for treating rare syndromes?”

“I no longer know where my body ends & my heart begins,” writes Shaimaa Eid, uprooted once again in a new dispatch from Palestine. “My body is now stuck in Al-Mawasi, Khan Younis, while my heart remains in northern Gaza, where I left my home & memories under the horrors of war.”

Meet Yamilet Galvan, an 11-year-old kid whose last days of summer were spoiled by the Department of Homeland Security. @lesbrains.bsky.social introduces us to Galvan who has plenty to say about Trump, ICE’s racist raids, & the grown-ups who voted for the mess that young people find themselves in.

Gaza’s children have become vulnerable to life-threatening rare diseases, Ghada Abu Muaileq reports. A doctor in a hospital pediatric ward described how catastrophic health & environmental conditions from Israel’s genocide & blockade are increasing the incidence of Guillain-Barré syndrome.

UPDATE 9/22/25: On Sept. 19, Maklad said he was flown from Texas to Venezuela, where Venezuelan immigration agents weren't expecting him & hadn’t agreed to accept him. He was flown back to Texas & still has no answers about how long he’ll be detained or what will happen to him.

On Oct. 7, join us for ‘Killing the Story,’ a conversation with journalists who attempt to publish accurately & factually about the genocide in Palestine. We'll explore media bias, the Palestine exception, pressures from the Israel lobby, & other paths for coverage. tinyurl.com/killingthestory

The top Republican party official in the United States apparently had a private meeting with Netanyahu just two months after he was hand picked by Trump to be RNC chairman in 2024. Hosted by the Israel Heritage Foundation and off-the-books of the RNC’s campaign finance filings.

I know it's hard to do but you have to tune out the constant & I mean constant torrent of criticisms on social media re: activism & organizing. If you don't, it can stop you from trying to do any activism or organizing. Most of the critics aren't doing any organizing themselves so keep trying things

North Dakota & Maryland became the fourth & fifth states to completely repeal HIV criminalization, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports. While activists hope to continue the momentum, they are also prepping for states & the federal government to roll back hard-fought wins for people living with HIV.

Since the 1940s, Indigenous communities in the Southwest have been contaminated due to uranium mining, transport, & processing. Rejecting the industry's pattern of relegating Indigenous communities to sacrifice zones, activists demand shutdown of the U.S.' last uranium mill, Lorena Bally reports.

What happens to stories about Palestine in U.S. newsrooms? Building on @laubast.bsky.social investigation, we invite you to join us for “Killing the Story” on Oct. 7 to discuss the experiences of U.S. journalists covering the genocide in Gaza. Register for the event: tinyurl.com/killingthestory

“I don’t know where I am, where I’m going, or what my end is. I don’t know what I’m waiting for.” Ten months after a judge granted Kamel Maklad deportation relief for protection against torture in his home country of Syria, Maklad remains detained in Arizona, Stephanie Casanova reports.

The COVID-19 pandemic should have shown us that we’re supposed to rise to the occasion by meeting needs, not fall in line behind fascist incursions, @williamcson.bsky.social writes in “Another way out.” If we cannot interrupt what’s unfolding before us, then we risk it becoming a disturbing norm.

Prism's investigation reveals that the Israel Heritage Foundation has met with top Israeli leaders & forged close ties to Trump admin, all while operating as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) religious org, Glen Stellmacher reports. With their connections, IHF advocates for hard-line pro-Israel policies.

It should come as no surprise that the Trump admin is attempting to repeal the legal grounding for managing climate change-causing emissions after promising to do so in Project 2025. Now the admin is poised to continue its attack on climate science, mitigation, & policy, ray levy uyeda reports.

Trump is using visa cuts to bully African nations, some Nigerians say. Nigeria is one of four countries facing restrictive changes to U.S. visa rules in what some believe is a pressure tactic for African nations to accept U.S. deportees, Taiwo Hassan reports.

📢Join us for Killing the Story, a virtual event on Oct. 7, 1pm PT/4pm ET! Palestinian, Arab, & Muslim journalists give firsthand accounts about how media manufactures consent & silences dissent as we approach 2 years of the Israeli-imposed & U.S.-backed genocide in Gaza. tinyurl.com/killingthest...

Chicago art exhibit examines the legacies of Black motherhood & migration, @nberlat.bsky.social reports. “Mark Me, Too” runs until Dec. 14 at the Hyde Park Art Center, an especially relevant show as a racist & sexist regime attempts to defund the arts & silence immigrant voices.

In 2024 alone, police killed a total of 341 Black people. 4-year-old Terrell Miller is among the youngest victim, Kelly X. Hui reports. Macomb Police Department Lt. Nick Goc has faced no repercussions for shooting the preschooler & his mother's partner after entering his home in March 2024.

After some states repeal HIV criminalization, activists hope to continue momentum, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports. North Dakota & Maryland became the fourth & fifth states to completely repeal laws that make it a crime to expose someone to HIV without their knowledge.

Last week, Prism published a monthslong investigation by @laubast.bsky.social in partnership with Visualizing Palestine, that reveals how the Palestine exception functions within mainstream U.S. newsrooms.🧵

During the 2024 campaign, RNC chairman Michael Whatley, his senior advisor and numerous Trump donors traveled to Israel with the IHF. The travel appears to be off the books of campaign finance filings. Later, the IHF met with an Israeli official who ran a pro-Trump get out the vote campaign.

New York nonprofit tied to 2024 Trump campaign and senior Israeli officials, @glentalk.bsky.social reports. Prism’s investigation reveals that the Israel Heritage Foundation has met with top Israeli leaders & forged especially close ties to Trump administration officials.

@poweratwork.bsky.social's 9th ep of the Power Half-Hour is out now! Joining @burnescenter.bsky.social's @mrsethharris.bsky.social is @prismreports.org's Alexandra Martinez, journalist & creator of Words About Work, @melbuer.bsky.social, & law professor, Andrew Ziaja: poweratwork.us/power-half-h...

Illinois police officer killed a preschooler 19 seconds after entering his home, Kelly X. Hui reports. Terrell Miller was just 4 years old when Macomb Police Lt. Nick Goc shot him & his mother’s partner while responding to a domestic violence call. Goc has faced no repercussions.

COVID-19 has revealed that much of the US public is willing to accept mass death and abandonment. We were pushed by propaganda to see many around us as disposable. That helped set the tone for current fascist violations. I wrote about it for @prismreports.org. prismreports.org/2025/09/16/c...

How did the U.S. public get to a place where we find it acceptable to passively watch collapse, catastrophic crises, & even genocide? @williamcson.bsky.social argues that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic was a litmus test that revealed to the ruling powers just how much they could get away with.

Necessary care becomes wholly inaccessible for people with disabilities under Trump’s disastrous ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ @reinasultan.bsky.social reports. Trump’s new law is a major concern not only due to the budget changes of $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts, but also because it rolls back civil rights.

Native & antinuclear activists demand shutdown of the last uranium mill in the U.S., Lorena Bally reports. The Southwest is quickly becoming the center of the nationwide push to increase the nuclear fuel supply chain, once again relegating Indigenous communities to sacrifice zones.

Over the past few months @wired.com, @teenvogue.com, @prismreports.org, @truthout.org, @inquest.bsky.social, @hammerandhope.bsky.social, @theguardian.com, @rollingstone.com and so many other outlets have kept me more than informed.

A Syrian man won his fight to avoid deportation. Ten months later, he remains detained, Stephanie Casanova reports. Kamel Maklad’s case reveals how authorities are imprisoning people who can’t legally be deported until they capitulate & agree to leave the country, immigration experts say.

Trump’s EPA argues that regulating greenhouse gas emissions is unnecessary, ray levy uyeda reports. The Endangerment Finding, the legal grounding for managing climate change-causing emissions, is the latest environmental regulation on the chopping block.

In a collaboration between Prism & Visualizing Palestine, reporting by @laubast.bsky.social reveals & illustrates what happens to stories about Palestine in U.S. newsrooms, from inception to reporting, editing, & publication.

“SNAP is our No. 1 defense against hunger.” For every meal food banks provide, SNAP provides nine. When the Trump admin cut SNAP funding by ~20%, affecting more than 22 million families, local food banks face new strains, Tamar Sarai reports.

A Massachusetts commission unanimously approved a set of recommendations aimed at combating antisemitism in schools, but educators & advocates warn that the Anti-Defamation League’s influence will harm students, teachers, & education throughout the state, Shruti Rajkumar reports.

Li’l Abner Mobile Home Park residents are fighting evictions as the owner seeks to redevelop into “affordable housing” apartments, Alexandra Martinez reports. Amid rising fear & vacant lots, residents filed a class-action, & near-daily protests coalesced under the demand, “Mas tiempo, mas dinero.”

“Waiting dominates life. Hope for a swift return to Gaza clashes with fear of endless war.” How are displaced Palestinians faring in Egypt? Athar Ihab Abu Samra surveyed 100 families who are stuck in endless exile, following the news of the genocide from afar.

Clusia guttifera & snake plant tell the story of Miami’s transformation due to rapid development, speculative buying, & outside investment, Kat Grimmett & Alexandra Martinez report. The question for both plants & people in changing Miami is the same: Will you take root as fortresses or as networks?

Journalism is supposed to be “objective,” so why are Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim journalists being targeted in newsrooms? We know why. @prismreports.org gets to the heart of the bias as always:

“The attack on immigrants is about giving the police & federal agencies the license to determine what is illegal & what is illegality & to decide who gets to be an American.” Trump is now targeting green card holders, leaving immigrants fearful of traveling abroad, @mauriziogro.bsky.social reports.

Elite American media never had a “war on terror” reckoning. Palestinians are paying the price, writes @nausheen.bsky.social in an op-ed. Western journalists’ coverage of the genocide confirms that agenda-setting newsrooms learned nothing from their harmful post-9/11 reporting.

People with disabilities are bracing for the impacts of Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ @reinasultan.bsky.social reports. While the GOP is working to rebrand the disastrous law ahead of the midterms, there’s no ignoring the impact of $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts on already vulnerable people.

The Reflective Journalism Project is such a labor of love and we're so grateful that it has been recognized for this award. A huge thank you to our editor Rikki Li, who coordinates the RJP and works to make it as beneficial as possible to anyone who wants to learn more about movement journalism.

“No, you cannot hide from fascism, & unfortunately for many of us, our very lives are a threat. It doesn’t matter if you’re minding your business, fighting back, or hiding somewhere quietly—tyranny comes for everyone.” @williamcson.bsky.social for @prismreports.org prismreports.org/2025/08/21/o...

Local food banks face new strains amid cuts to SNAP benefits, Tamar Sarai reports. Hunger is already a massive problem across the country. The new federal cuts to food assistance will only make things worse, food bank operators say.

We're so proud that Prism's Reflective Journalism Project is the winner of an Innovator Award at last night's Nonprofit News Awards! #INNYs2025 inn.org/about/our-wo...

Journalists, who are either Palestinian, Arab, or Muslim, told Prism that they were shut out of covering Israel’s genocide in Gaza, while white, Jewish, or Israeli—even former soldiers—journalists took the lead. Read @laubast.bsky.social's report on how US media capitulates to the Israeli narrative.

Florida judges pause Li’l Abner Mobile Home Park evictions, as residents assert right to buy, Alexandra Martinez reports. Residents are fighting eviction from the decades-old mobile home park in Sweetwater, Florida, which the owner seeks to redevelop into “affordable housing” apartments.