At least five people are dead and another 20 are missing after a boat carrying refugees and migrants capsized near Greece's Crete.

Tripoli is Lebanon’s medieval-era jewel by the sea. But decades of state neglect and poverty are coming to a head amid a deadly spate of collapsing buildings. inkstickmedia.com/lebanons-dea...

A Greek coast guard ship "collided with" a boat carrying refugees, killing 15. Now an autopsy shows that the Afghans who died in the incident perished because of head wounds rather than drowning.

This is a powerful and grim piece by Palestinian journalist Issam Adwan, a reflection on what it truly means to be a reporter in Gaza and how grave the risks are.

"Imperialism defines much of this country’s history, but the latest escalation comes at a time when ICE agents have also been deployed to grab immigrants off the streets and whisk them to detention centers. Meanwhile, Trump has continued to preach the jingoistic gospel of stopping new arrivals."

"In a world divided by borders, the US has a long tradition of blaming people fleeing the wars and violence it played a large part in fueling."

US Vice President JD Vance wants to use law enforcement to punish his critics — regardless of any proof of criminality. By: @tylerfromtexas.bsky.social inkstickmedia.com/with-defense...

3 yrs ago I started writing a book that is in stores TODAY. It's narrative nonfiction, anti-fascist spy thriller set in Trump era. It's timely as hell & I'm proud of it. A thread of what people are saying abt it & why I hope you'll help make it a bestseller www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Cat...

The great @patrickobrienstrickland.com wrote this absolute banger of a review for @inksters.bsky.social inkstickmedia.com/on-surveilli...

In his new book 'The Long War on Iran,' former political prisoner and sociologist Behrooz Ghamari takes a scalpel to decades of misguided US policy toward Tehran. By: @tylerfromtexas.bsky.social inkstickmedia.com/once-a-priso...

I did a deep dive on @letsgomathias.bsky.social's very important, very timely, and very well-done new book, 'To Catch a Fascist,' out next week.

it's just so extremely cool to wake up one morning and find a writer you admire, @patrickobrienstrickland.com, do a close read of the book you've worked on for three years. via @inkstickmedia.com inkstickmedia.com/on-surveilli...

“For those tens of millions of people, borders don’t stop where one country ends and the next begins; they stalk and haunt across endless miles and years. Borders are both crime scenes and crimes, with nationalism the motive.” I’m in @thenation.com today: www.thenation.com/article/worl...

From TomDispatch last evening: The nightmare of immigration in the age of Donald Trump, up close and personal -- Patrick Strickland, "Immigration and the Invasion Story, Borders as Crime Scenes and Crimes" tomdispatch.com/immigration-...

"[B]orders don't stop where one country ends and the next begins; they stalk and haunt across endless miles and years." "Borders are both crime scenes and crimes, with nationalism the motive." #USA #Lebanon #Palestine #Israel #Greece #Military #Deportation #EthnicCleansing

In a world divided by borders, the US has a long tradition of blaming people fleeing the wars and violence it either waged or played a part in fueling. By: @patrickobrienstrickland.com with @tomdispatch.bsky.social inkstickmedia.com/when-the-bor...

Pitch us at Inkstick. We're a nonprofit newsroom focused on endless war and all that it entails: the military industrial complex, growing authoritarianism, militarization of policing, borders everywhere, and human rights crises in the US and beyond. (We pay -- rates depend on scope of pieces, etc.)

Inkstick’s Most Anticipated Books of 2026 (So Far) Ft. - @jmhattem.bsky.social - @mollycrabapple.bsky.social - Robin Andersen - Lionel & Liz Morrison - @rozinaali.bsky.social - @reecejones.bsky.social & Greg Boos

Shelter from the Storm: How Climate Change Is Creating a New Era of Migration is out ONE WEEK FROM TODAY! Pick up a copy from your local bookstore or wherever else you get books (but especially your local bookstore)

"People fleeing warzones may sometimes successfully outrun the bullets. But disasters do not stop at the border and often follow people into refugee camps." Read an excerpt of Julian Hattem’s new book, ‘Shelter from the Storm,’ which will be out tomorrow with @thenewpress.bsky.social

My debut fiction book, a short story collection called ‘A History of Heartache,’ comes out with @melvillehouse.bsky.social this April. It’s available for preorder now. It has 14 loosely linked stories connected to North Texas about coming up strange in a strange place. mhpbooks.com/books/a-hist...

Congratulations to our 2026 Best American Short Stories nominees: @coocoo4afropuffs.bsky.social @patrickobrienstrickland.com @danacann.bsky.social @aaronburch.bsky.social #GraceBallard #AnnLandi #LisAnna-Langston #DamienRoos doric-literary.com/nominations/

Here it is, the final regular #ScholarSunday thread of 2025, my 255th thread of great public scholarly writing, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, please share as widely as possible, & enjoy, all! 🗃️ blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...

Tomorrow Doric Literary announces our nominations for the 2026 #BestAmericanShortStories anthology! 🎉 While you're waiting, why not read our most recent (& #Pushcart nominated) offerings: "Dallas, 1931" by @patrickobrienstrickland.com "The Skull Never Frowns" by Damien Roos doric-literary.com

@inkstickmedia.com's @patrickobrienstrickland.com on the long history of conspiracism and incitement behind Trump's "invasion" immigration rhetoric: inkstickmedia.com/the-long-oft...

🎉It's Award Season at Doric Literary.🍾 Pushcart & BOTN nominations have already been announced. Best American Short Story nominations come out December 23. We're announcing our nominations for Best Small Fictions on New Year's Eve! Read great short stories here: doric-literary.com/nominations/

I wrote @inkstickmedia.com about the long history of anti-immigrant propaganda portraying people crossing a border as an "invasion" & the violence that conspiracy theory fuels. With a lot of thanks to @mdelbosque.bsky.social, @reecejones.bsky.social, & @shaneburley.bsky.social for speaking to me.

The GOP was a dependable supporter of Israel for a long time. Now, its far-right wing is seeking to change that. By: @shaneburley.bsky.social inkstickmedia.com/the-growing-...

Looking for some weekend reading? Every one of these stories is absolutely brilliant! Doric Literary's 2026 Pushcart Prize nominees. doric-literary.com/nominations/ #BarbaraEMiner @niamhmaccabe.bsky.social @patrickobrienstrickland.com #DamienRoos @danacann.bsky.social @writesloud.bsky.social

I wrote a long essay on the myth of Scottish exceptionalism for @inkstickmedia.com, featuring Braveheart, anti-immigration protests in Falkirk, rise of the saltire flags, Thatcher in Scotland and so on. Thanks to @patrickobrienstrickland.com for giving this essay a lovely home 👇🏾 tinyurl.com/4n8u5tsu

A new joint investigation by Inkstick, @wearesolomon.bsky.social, Taz, and SWI Swiss Info reveals how new technology (including American AI tech) is being rolled out across Europe to deter irregular migration and handle asylum claims, often with little scrutiny and thin safeguards.

"Until a year ago, Scotland (or Scottish politicians) wouldn’t have touched with a bargepole the toxic debates on multiculturalism ripping through other parts of the United Kingdom. Now, they have arrived at its doorstep." By: @sukhadatatke.bsky.social

At last: Doric Literary's Pushcart nominations for 2026! @pushcartprize.bsky.social #BarbaraEMiner @niamhmaccabe.bsky.social @patrickobrienstrickland.com #DamienRoos @danacann.bsky.social @writesloud.bsky.social doric-literary.com/nominations/

I am really stoked to have a very Dallas short story up @doricliterary.bsky.social — and grateful to @courtlandavenue.bsky.social for giving it a home.

The excitement is palpable at Doric Literary! Tomorrow, December 1, we'll announce our 2026 #Pushcart nominations & present stunning new fiction to leave you breathless. "Dallas, 1931" by Patrick Strickland @patrickobrienstrickland.com patrickobrienstrickland.com doric-literary.com

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"Like thousands of Palestinians, Israeli authorities arrested my father numerous times before his current detention started in September 2019. He has thus far spent over 22 years in captivity." inkstickmedia.com/my-father-is...

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Yesterday was the 46th anniversary of a failed rally to revive the Klan in Dallas. That same day Klansmen and Nazis killed five communists in Greensboro, NC. In Dallas, so many anti-Klan protesters rallied that the police had to hide Klansmen in a basement. By: @patrickobrienstrickland.com

@inkstickmedia.com is doing absolutely vital work, and they also happen to be some of the most talented and driven people I’ve ever worked with. When you support them now, your donation doubles for NewsMatch: inkstick.substack.com/p/help-inkst...

As Israel’s strikes continue despite a US-backed truce, Palestinian survivors describe the false promise of peace in Gaza. inkstickmedia.com/the-illusion...

Inkstick is a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to covering the human impact of war, conflict, authoritarianism, and the defense industry. Thanks to NewsMatch, any donation you provide before the end of the year will count as double. inkstick.substack.com/p/help-inkst...

Displaced Ethiopians making the journey through Somalia face exploitation, forced labor, and militant groups along the way. inkstickmedia.com/along-somali...

On top of forced displacement, home demolitions, and arbitrary detentions, Israeli forces occupying southern Syria stand accused of exploiting water resources. inkstickmedia.com/israels-deep...

"On top of that fact, prosecuting people for adhering to an anti-fascist political worldview would, of course, violate the First Amendment, but the only time the issue of free speech came up was when the president said it no longer existed." Read & subscribe for free:

Just entirely normal unbiased independent journalists who hate political violence at the White House doing the normal thing journalism work of calling for the government to destroy people with whom they disagree

The Bizarre, Alarming White House 'Antifa Roundtable' inkstick.substack.com/p/the-bizarr...

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I wrote this last week @inkstickmedia.com, about the American mainstreaming of fascist politics and the relentless state push to crush any pushback to it: inkstickmedia.com/why-anti-fas...