Surveillance & AI are tools: they don’t enforce justice on their own We must ask: “Who watches the watchers? What accountability exists when the surveillance machinery errs or is abused?” In the rush to harness tech, we must not sacrifice the soul of our public life. He wants to get TikTok!

Lebanese people, We learned to admire our colonizers so much that we now erase ourselves to be more like them? Until we face the truth of internalized colonialism & stop measuring ourselves by someone else’s standards, we’ll remain mentally colonized Respect begins with refusing to erase yourself.

statesmanship is dead. When everything is at volume 11, people tune out. There is an epidemic of cognitive fatigue.

From reporting in war zones in Lebanon to decoding politics in the US, @joekawly.bsky.social has seen it all. "If you’re waiting for a press crackdown in the US to look like what happened in Syria or Lebanon, you will miss it. In the US, the pressure comes differently." tinyurl.com/mr3katu6

This mixes vague threats, personal grievance, and major policy shifts into a public statement without context or coordination. That’s volatile. And in nuclear diplomacy, volatility gets people killed.

This was a political assassination in the US, the first one in 47 years!!!!! The last successful political assassination was in 1978, when Harvey Milk, a San Francisco city supervisor and one of the first openly gay elected officials in the country, was shot and killed

Some things need understanding, not strength.

Holistic communication tip: Check the body before the mouth. If your shoulders are tight or your jaw is clenched, your words will carry that tension. Soften the body first, then speak.

Each moment you choose to keep going is an act of quiet strength.

Fear doesn’t get to be the author of our next chapter. We do.

Fear is a normal response to instability. But fear is a signal, not a compass.

I am a journalist at heart. Not an influencer. My job is not to compete. It’s to inform. My job is still to report facts, not chase trends. To ask hard questions without fear, not follow algorithms. In an age where noise is currency, I still believe clarity is power.

I don’t mind losing people if it means holding on to myself. It’s not easy letting go of connections, but over time, it’s become clear to me that preserving my peace, my integrity, and my sense of purpose matters more than keeping people around who can’t meet me where I truly am.

A friend said: 'Networking feels fake! I agreed. I told her: 'Forget 'connections! Our goal? It should be to find just 2 people we could text at 2 a.m. when life explodes.

You are not meant to shrink in this storm — you are meant to rise.

Living resilience in a moment like this means shifting the focus from “How will I survive all of this?” to “What is the next small step I can take?” Maybe it’s a deep breath. Maybe it’s making one phone call.

Breaking news: Everything

We’re seeing a shift where journalism is becoming one of the most dangerous professions in the world—whether it’s Russia, the Middle East, or even increasing hostility toward journalists in democratic nations. How do we fight back effectively?

No matter what today brings, we have the strength to face it with grace, then courage!

Strength isn’t always loud—it’s in the quiet moments where you choose to keep going. Trust yourself, breathe, and take the next step forward.

You are allowed to take up space, to rest, to heal, and to move at your own pace. Progress is still progress—keep going.

Even in the chaos, there is still light. Focus on what you can control, let go of what you can’t, and trust that you are exactly where you need to be.

It’s a horrible, heavy weight—to know injustice is happening and feel like you either have to stay silent or suffer real consequences.

I still can’t understand how people were crying over TikTok for days, but never shedding a tear for kids gunned down in schools, poisoned water, or animals choking on our trash—this is the world we live in: distractions are sacred and real suffering is just background noise! Let’s wake up!

It feels like there’s so much happening all at once, and it’s hard not to carry that weight. I’m trying to remind myself to pause, breathe, and stay connected to the people who matter. If you need a moment like that, I’m here—no judgment, just a safe space to share or simply exist.

One of the best things I have read today. My mom is a source of wisdom, unconditional love, and compassion. Many parents would learn a lot from her sweet heart and soul. #IamBlessed

Good night.

Normalize posting the messy sketches! Normalize sharing your least favorite pieces! Normalize creating art for vengeance by drawing your enemies in compromising positions with various farm equipment! Normalize group critiques!

“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist” - James Baldwin