if it were easier, i wouldn't be here

we might have a ceasefire in gaza tonight.

work all week for a story, only for it to get canned. nice!

You know why so many rivers run through France? Because they take the path of least resistance.

The former British prime minister has been discussing postwar arrangements for the besieged strip with the US president, according to people briefed on the proposal on.ft.com/4pIG1pI

Zohran Mamdani Pulls Out of ABC Town Hall After Kimmel Suspension

All of this shit sucks ass but it's insult to injury that not one of these people are attractive. We're under the boot of a bunch of hatchet face dweebs. I saw a video of Trump in the UK and that bronzer made him look like a rack of ribs.

Ta-Nehisi Coates on Charlie Kirk’s record. archive.ph/2025.09.16-2...

It is over for the genocide deniers. Even the BBC is now splashing on the UN commission of inquiry concluding that Israel has committed genocide. Those who supported Israel's onslaught: You backed a genocide. You will never scrub the shame away.

Such an interesting interview!

In Hong Kong, intense storms in recent years has pushed the government and businesses to upgrade their responses to rain and flooding. Those efforts are working.

two years of genocide, and thousands of videos go through. i need therapy after this story

Charlie Kirk, the internet personality and cofounder of Turning Point USA, was shot on Wednesday afternoon at Utah Valley University (UVU), where he was holding an event. His condition is currently unknown.

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Things weren't shitty enough in #Kashmir, so sure, this latest book ban makes perfect sense jacobin.com/2025/08/cens...

AI art does not exist. It is an oxymoron.

Global famine deaths rise as leaders use food as a weapon on.ft.com/3JuVjxK

The booming business of Trump’s deportation flights on.ft.com/4mvzOva

Schools doing deals with these companies and integrating these systems into classrooms without consent should also be held accountable. www.404media.co/44-attorneys...

Ahhh so it's not genocide if it takes longer than an afternoon? Why is Netanyahu engaging in Holocaust denial now?

Israel is intensifying attacks on Gaza City, which it plans to seize, as world leaders condemn E1 settlement project.

Honestly this is an excuse. I know plenty of people who are not “naturally gifted” who do art. It requires effort to learn. I feel you did not approach it correctly or think things happen over night. Also hard work and skill is not “naturally gifted” as that undermines their efforts to draw. 1/2

@susieprotschky.bsky.social Hello Professor, would it be possible for you to DM your email? This is an interview for a story I am doing on Indonesia and its struggle against colonialism. Thank you

two weeks. straight shifts. migraine knocks inside my head. i need sleep, maybe more.

Memories are still winter

FT Editorial Board: The world is failing the Palestinian people on.ft.com/3H7ou9a

The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu could be submerged in 25 years due to rising sea levels, so a plan is being implemented to relocate its population to Australia. www.wired.com/story/the-fi...

The mostly symbolic move puts added diplomatic pressure on Israel as the war and humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip rage. France is now the biggest Western power to recognize Palestine.

Belgium’s King Philippe said Europe “must show stronger leadership” on the crisis in Gaza, adding that “the current situation has gone on far too long” and “is a disgrace to humanity.”

Quick guide to the Afghan files https://on.ft.com/44Sp16Q

Hotline callers were saying, “I do not want to be part of pointing a gun at US citizens and maybe shooting it.”

Stingy with your visits, I saw you in my sleep I grew to love it, and be content with you, a dream Qabbani

yes

Kneecap is not the story. Genocide in Gaza is.

How do the books smell of you?

My latest for @theconversation.com about #Kashmir in the context of #Pulwama and military exchanges between #India and #Pakistan. My analysis shows: colonial land control, resource extraction and criminalization of the native population and resistance. theconversation.com/borders-and-...

We were hoping that this letter to @bsky.app could first be shared by a Gazan, but we were too worried that doing so would get their account deleted so we are sharing first. You can sign on to the letter about the unfair treatment of Gazans on Bluesky here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

BlueSky is deleting Palestinian accounts. I think my time here is running out fast.

UNICEF says supplies to treat and prevent child malnutrition in Gaza have dropped sharply since Israel’s blockade began over two months ago, warning “they are almost gone.” 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/27nndd

"We’re truly exhausted, please end this war." A displaced Palestinian girl pleads for an end to Israel’s war on Gaza after her father went missing in a bombing and her family was forced to flee again.

A résumé of deep religious education, frontline pastoral experience, parish management and Vatican governance — along with a nudge from Pope Francis — put Robert Prevost on the fast track.

For India, the performance of Chinese defence technology with Pakistan in the recent conflict represents both a significant security challenge and a potential catalyst for accelerated defence modernisation and industrial development. I write in @themorningcontext.bsky.social

oh we got some blues.

every time i sit down to write. i put my thoughts on an invisible trial of a police state. i crossout words and ideas that could put me in a dark hole. by the time, i am done. there is nothing left

Meanwhile, Bollywood is waiting for this crisis to die down just so that they can release their 500 Cr film, starring someone from the govt's stock.

ceasefire news comes with dreaded sounds of war. for tonight we have a sigh of relief. tomorrow, we pick up things and start our lives again.