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Jen St. Denis
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A New Canadian Group Launches to Defend Palestinian Journalists, by
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thetyee.ca/News/2025/06...
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A New Canadian Group Launches to Defend Palestinian Journalists | The Tyee
At least 186 journalists and media workers have been killed in Gaza, Israel, Lebanon and the West Bank in the last 20 months.
https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/06/26/Canadian-Group-Defends-Palestinian-Journalists/
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The Tyee
6 months ago
“This should have been done a long time ago.” On June 25, the Canadian Journalists for Justice in Palestine announced its formation in a dual press conference held in Vancouver and Toronto.
@kristendejager.bsky.social
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A New Canadian Group Launches to Defend Palestinian Journalists | The Tyee
At least 186 journalists and media workers have been killed in Gaza, Israel, Lebanon and the West Bank in the last 20 months.
https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/06/26/Canadian-Group-Defends-Palestinian-Journalists/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial
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Rachel Gilmore
7 months ago
A few days ago, I personally emailed Canada’s foreign affairs department to seek comment about the government’s response to the genocide in Gaza. They responded. Here's what they said:
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The Guardian
7 months ago
The turning point that wasn't: the way the world talks about Israel's war has changed. Nothing else has | Nesrine Malik
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The turning point that wasn't: the way the world talks about Israel's war has changed. Nothing else has | Nesrine Malik
An air of complicity has prompted new rhetoric from UK and EU leaders. But it won’t redeem them – or change history’s course, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/26/israel-gaza-war-turning-point-uk-eu-changed?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1748236365
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Tim Onion
8 months ago
HARD DISAGREE with this headline but this was an incredibly fun conversation with
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about how The Onion is punching so damn hard right now, and why that's good for both business and the world at large.
www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
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The Onion’s Ben Collins Knows How to Save Media
The NBC News reporter turned CEO sits down for a long talk about his “weird and awkward” last year at the network; his girlfriend, congressional hopeful Kat Abughazaleh; and how he turned 'The Onion' ...
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/the-onions-ben-collins-knows-how-to-save-media
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Michelle Cyca
8 months ago
always optimistic that the journalism industry can become a fairer and more inclusive place, and pointing out structural failures and biases where they occur is part of building that future. to that end, please read this editorial from IndigiNews:
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IndigiNews
8 months ago
Why you won’t see IndigiNews among those sharing in the $100M Google news fund As the CJC hands out millions to ‘Canadian’ media under the federal Online News Act, our Indigenous newsroom is left behind
indiginews.com/first-person...
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Why you won’t see IndigiNews among those sharing in the $100M Google news fund
As the CJC hands out millions to ‘Canadian’ media under the federal Online News Act, our Indigenous newsroom is left behind
https://indiginews.com/first-person/why-you-wont-see-indiginews-among-those-sharing-in-the-100m-google-news-fund
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Jackie Dives
9 months ago
Sharing this again today, as we mark nine years of a public health emergency that we know how to solve, but still see government neglecting people by ignoring science.
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Emma McIntosh
9 months ago
My final newsletter for the Narwhal 💚😭 and with that, -30-
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Michelle Cyca
9 months ago
over the moon to share this new fellowship we're offering at
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Jackie Dives
9 months ago
I wrote something for
@theglobeandmail.com
about my experience photographing the toxic drug supply crisis and the people I love who continue to fight for evidence-based solutions.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Opinion: Living and dying through B.C.’s overdose crisis
Documenting the everyday of a forever emergency
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-overdose-crisis-british-columbia-portraits-underexposed/
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Drop Site
9 months ago
NEW: Hossam Shabat’s Last Article Filed hours before his killing in an Israeli airstrike, journalist Hossam Shabat describes the resumption of Israel's scorched earth campaign in his hometown of Beit Hanoun. Translated through tears by Sharif Kouddous
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Hossam Shabat’s Last Article
Filed hours before his killing in an Israeli airstrike, journalist Hossam Shabat describes the resumption of Israel's scorched earth campaign in his hometown of Beit Hanoun.
https://dropsitenews.com/p/hossam-shabat-journalist-killed-gaza-last-article?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
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Al Jazeera English
10 months ago
Israeli forces intensify ground operations in northern and southern Gaza as Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz warns of seizing territory in the besieged enclave if all captives not released ⤵️
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Israel threatens annexation after expanding ground offensive in Gaza
Israeli forces intensify ground operations in northern and southern Gaza with residents saying no warnings given.
https://aje.io/j6ys8k
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Rachel Gilmore
10 months ago
I posted in the CAJ Slack asking them about the fact that they legitimized a right-wing rag that has harassed other journalists. The CAJ did not reply. Instead, the CAJ deactivated my access to the Slack channel, despite an ongoing conversation with other members. I'm really disgusted.
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Al Jazeera English
10 months ago
At least nine Palestinians, including three journalists, have been killed and several others wounded in an Israeli drone attack on Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza, according to Palestinian media ⤵️
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Israel kills at least nine Palestinians, including journalists, in Gaza
The attack targets a relief team in the north of the enclave that was accompanied by journalists and photographers.
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Jackie Dives
10 months ago
The Tyee wrote about my photography exhibition that opens this Sunday at Gallery 881 in Vancouver. The reception is from 2-5pm.
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Al Jazeera English
10 months ago
As the fate of the ceasefire remains uncertain, mothers in Gaza write their children's names on their bodies to ensure they are identified and buried in a marked grave if killed in an Israeli attack. 🔴 LIVE updates:
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Calls for action after UN accuses Israel of ‘genocidal’ attacks in Gaza
Israeli forces kill 2 children in Gaza as UN accuses Israel of targeting women’s healthcare and using sexual violence.
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Eli Valley
10 months ago
Watching an administration of violent, sieg heiling christo-fascists use Jewish vernacular while enacting Nazi policies against a marginalized group is more obscene than anything I could ever draw. Hope they all get what they richly deserve. 👍
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+972 Magazine
11 months ago
Israeli soldiers used an 80-year-old Gazan as a human shield. Then they killed him -
https://www.972mag.com/gaza-human-shield-mosquito/
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Israeli soldiers used 80-year-old Gazan as human shield, then killed him
Soldiers put an explosive cord around the man's neck and forced him to scout buildings for eight hours. After his release, another division shot him dead.
https://www.972mag.com/gaza-human-shield-mosquito/
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Richie Assaly
11 months ago
UPDATE: CanLit Responds says it “celebrates” the Giller’s decision to end its partnership with Scotiabank, but will continue the boycott until the foundation also cuts ties with Indigo and the Azrieli Foundation.
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Al Jazeera English
11 months ago
Israel has destroyed multiple buildings in the occupied West Bank’s Jenin refugee camp, hours after its forces killed a 73-year-old Palestinian man, says the Palestinian Ministry of Health ⤵️
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Israel destroys buildings in West Bank’s Jenin after killing elderly man
Explosions heard throughout Jenin, part of Israeli military operation in the city and its adjacent refugee camp.
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Rachel Gilmore
11 months ago
Honestly fuck America for making me engage in any hint of nationalism because ew
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Al Jazeera English
11 months ago
Israel’s far-right minister Bezalel Smotrich has praised President Trump’s proposal to clear Gaza's Palestinians out and move them to Jordan and Egypt and is working to turn it into an “operational plan”, reports The Times of Israel. 🔴 LIVE updates:
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Al Jazeera English
12 months ago
Israeli settlers have set vehicles and properties on fire under the protection of Israeli forces while also injuring several Palestinians across the occupied West Bank.
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Israeli settlers torch vehicles, properties in occupied West Bank attacks
Israeli settlers attack Palestinian villages, set vehicles on fire and injure several residents in the West Bank.
http://aje.io/1l583z
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+972 Magazine
12 months ago
In the West Bank, Palestinian unemployment is now Israeli policy -
https://www.972mag.com/west-bank-unemployment-permits-israel/
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In the West Bank, Palestinian unemployment is now Israeli policy
After October 7, Israel revoked the work permits of more than 150,000 Palestinians. On top of spiraling settler attacks, my village faces financial ruin.
https://www.972mag.com/west-bank-unemployment-permits-israel/
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The Narwhal
12 months ago
NEW: If climate activist Zain Haq is forced to leave on Jan. 25, Canada could become one of the first countries to ever deport a climate activist. Green Party Leader Elizabeth May is urging federal ministers to step in:
thenarwhal.ca/climate-acti...
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Why is climate activist Zain Haq facing deportation — again? | The Narwhal
If Zain Haq is forced to leave, Canada could become one of the first countries to ever deport a climate activist. Elizabeth May is urging federal ministers to step in
https://thenarwhal.ca/climate-activist-zain-haq-deportation/
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The Narwhal
12 months ago
Canadian water bombers battling L.A. fires are just one example of cross-border climate action. The Narwhal spoke with International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen on Canada’s past, present and future role in the worldwide fight against climate change:
thenarwhal.ca/canada-globa...
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California to Gaza: Canada’s role in global climate action | The Narwhal
Canada’s international development minister talks wildfire fighting efforts and clean water provision abroad
https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-global-action-wildfires-water/
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Al Jazeera English
12 months ago
"We want to live like everyone in the world is living." Palestinians in Gaza are shocked and disappointed to learn Israel still hasn’t approved the truce deal with Hamas. 🔴 LIVE updates:
aje.io/sddiim
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+972 Magazine
12 months ago
A ceasefire won’t stop Israel’s genocidal agenda -
https://www.972mag.com/ceasefire-trump-biden-israel-genocide/
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A ceasefire won't stop Israel’s genocidal agenda
The agreement may reduce the intensity of Israel’s war, but it is likely to usher in a new phase of ethnic cleansing with Trump’s support.
https://www.972mag.com/ceasefire-trump-biden-israel-genocide/
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Matt Simmons
12 months ago
I’ve been thinking about this a lot over the past couple of years. I wrote some words to accompany a big feature that was in the works for several months, hope you’ll take some time to read
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The Narwhal
12 months ago
Wildfires are reshaping life on Earth. The choices we make now about how we coexist with the flames can prepare us for our fiery future, or they can leave the vulnerable behind. These are the stories of the people on the frontlines in B.C. — and life in the time of wildfire.
https://buff.ly/3WCw9RB
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Al Jazeera English
12 months ago
Gaza’s Government Media Office has called “on the international community, the UN and other international organisations to support efforts in counting victims and recovering thousands of bodies in the Gaza Strip”. 🔴 LIVE updates ⤵️
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Israel bombs ports, power station in Yemen as Gaza carnage continues
Gaza authorities ask for international help to count victims as UK study finds 41 percent of deaths likely undercounted.
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Richie Assaly
12 months ago
Peer-reviewed study published in The Lancet found that the death toll in Gaza is ~41% higher than the official estimates. More than 64,000 killed by June of 2024, not including deaths from lack of food/health care, nor the ~10k ppl buried under rubble.
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
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Gaza war toll likely significantly undercounts deaths, says study in The Lancet journal
More than 46,000 people have been killed in the Gaza war, according to Palestinian health officials
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-gaza-war-toll-likely-significantly-undercounts-deaths-says-study/
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Al Jazeera English
12 months ago
Israel’s relentless bombardment of Gaza continues, as the UN’s relief chief says efforts to save the lives of Palestinian survivors in the besieged enclave are “at breaking point.” 🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage:
aje.io/kg15ku
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Al Jazeera English
12 months ago
"Israel’s push to normalise the mass killing of journalists threatens not just Palestinian media workers. If such behaviour in war zones is normalised, then no journalist, no matter what passport they carry, would be safe." —
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Silence on Israel’s massacres of journalists is dangerous to all
International media’s reluctance to show solidarity with Palestinian journalists could backfire.
https://aje.io/pij2di
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial)
12 months ago
Israel ignores WHO appeals and attacks another hospital in northern Gaza -
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/gaza-war-israel-attacks-areas-near-indonesian-hospital
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Israel ignores WHO appeals and attacks another hospital in northern Gaza
The Indonesian hospital has been out of service for weeks due to ongoing Israeli attacks
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/gaza-war-israel-attacks-areas-near-indonesian-hospital
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Michelle Gamage
12 months ago
"If H5N1 does become the next pandemic, it will be on our doorstep within the next few years, if not the next few months. When it starts, we will have to answer with 'you do you' — masking, physical distancing, air purification."
@crof.bsky.social
for
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thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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COVID-19 Turns Five Today. The Next Pandemic Is Lurking | The Tyee
The coronavirus brought us to our knees, but H5N1 could knock us flat.
https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/12/31/COVID-19-Turns-Five-Next-Pandemic-Lurking/
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Puff the Magic Hater
about 1 year ago
"Israel's U.S.-backed assault on the Gaza Strip continued unabated on the first day of 2025, with airstrikes and drone attacks across the besieged enclave killing more than 20 people on Wednesday, including women and children."
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Israeli Strikes on Gaza Kill Over 20—Including Children—on First Day of New Year | Common Dreams
Israel's military bombed two refugee camps in the besieged enclave, pushing the official death toll since October 7, 2023 to 45,553.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/israeli-airstrikes-new-year
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial)
about 1 year ago
Israeli forces arrest Gaza hospital chief after ‘burning doctors and patients alive’ -
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-forces-arrest-gaza-hospital-chief-after-burning-doctors-and-patients-alive
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Israeli forces arrest Gaza hospital chief after ‘burning doctors and patients alive’
Troops beat Hussam Abu Safiya and kidnapped him alongside other doctors, leaving northern Gaza without any health services
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-forces-arrest-gaza-hospital-chief-after-burning-doctors-and-patients-alive
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial)
about 1 year ago
Israeli forces ‘sexually assaulted, beat and insulted women’ during Gaza hospital raid -
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-forces-sexually-assaulted-beat-insulted-women-during-gaza-hospital-raid
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Israeli forces ‘sexually assaulted, beat and insulted women’ during Gaza hospital raid
Eyewitnesses describe violence against women, girls and patients in new report
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-forces-sexually-assaulted-beat-insulted-women-during-gaza-hospital-raid
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Hussein Ibish
about 1 year ago
Gazans reveal horrors of Ofer Camp: Inmates at Israel's shadowy new facility face non-stop abuse — from deadly beatings and electric shocks, to constant handcuffing and skin diseases
www.972mag.com/ofer-camp-to...
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Gazans reveal horrors of Ofer Camp
Detainees in Israel's shadowy new facility face non-stop abuse — from electric shocks and constant handcuffing, to skin diseases and deadly beatings.
https://www.972mag.com/ofer-camp-torture-gaza-detainees/
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Jimmy Thomson
about 1 year ago
Five journalists murdered in a van *parked at a hospital*
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Five Gaza journalists killed in Israeli strike targeting armed group
A Palestinian TV channel says they were in a marked media van in the central Gaza Strip.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yg57wrgl7o
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Brian Goldstone
about 1 year ago
An utterly damning and horrific image.
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Gabriel Winant
about 1 year ago
At some point liberals are going to start saying, okay there was a genocide but it’s really the fault of the left for how annoying they were about pointing it out
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Gabriel Winant
about 1 year ago
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Al Jazeera English
about 1 year ago
Israeli forces have bombed another UN-run school in southern Gaza, killing at least 20 displaced Palestinians sheltering in the building, witnesses told Al Jazeera. 🔗:
aje.io/otnvl2
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Read the book Read Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell)
about 1 year ago
Just literally releasing idf statements
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Navneet Alang
about 1 year ago
As I've been saying: "A wave of South Asian racism is sweeping Canada."
www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
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A wave of South Asian racism is sweeping Canada — and the Liberals’ missteps on immigration helped fuel the problem
With international students and temporary foreign workers being scapegoated, "old racist tropes have been surfacing again."
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/a-wave-of-south-asian-racism-is-sweeping-canada-and-the-liberals-missteps-on-immigration/article_3cf9bfa8-a787-11ef-9afa-5f614d4d3e22.html
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Ruwa Romman
about 1 year ago
No one *wants* to be right about this. There is *nothing to gain* from being right about a genocide unfolding. Yet for over a year people and organizations vilified those of us calling it a genocide. With each verification comes a renewed, suffocating, and endless grief.
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