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Dana El Kurd

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Assistant Professor in Political Science • Author: Polarized & Demobilized, Legacies of Authoritarianism in Palestine •ماسكة السلم بالعرض • We love life if we find a way to it

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This poem by Fady Joudah rattles around in my head

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From Ukrainian journal and collective, Commons

commons.com.ua/en/znajti-to...

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Just finished this great book. I think I'll be processing for a while.

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Chilling.

www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...

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On Kuwait and the prospect of democracy

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"Your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us. The blessings in which you, this day, rejoice, are not enjoyed in common. The rich inheritance of justice, liberty, prosperity and independence, bequeathed by your fathers, is shared by you, not by me."

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STATEMENT: The US Supreme Court's ruling in "Trump v. the United States" increases the risk of future abuses of presidential power and leaves US democracy more fragile.

Presidents must be accountable—to the people, to the constitution, and to the law.
freedomhouse.org/article/unit...

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Anti-immigrant sentiment is powerful in Turkey. Violence is not uncommon and, with economic duress hitting virtually every household, it is only going to get worse.

www.nytimes.com/2024/07/02/w...

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This is the ball game folks, the authoritarian green light laid out in advance. Congress will not impeach Trump. And SCOTUS now blesses him with extraordinary latitude to do whatever he wants in power. A second administration will not be constrained by Congress, the courts, the bureaucracy or law.

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Every Palestinian you know still watches videos of terrified families screaming and parents holding their dead children after airstrikes. We have been watching for eight months. And this is not the first war. Just to keep whatever you expect of the Palestinian in your life in perspective

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This is a chilling and deeply disturbing read about the conditions in Sde Teiman, "the death camp," an Israeli detention center currently torturing over 4,000 Palestinians. Strong CN for physical, sexual, and mental abuse, including of minors.

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Thank you for sharing!!! They're so cool

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Hardly the first evidence of this but Columbia has gone completely ‘round the bend. They put three deans on suspension because some creep from the Free Beacon looked over their shoulders and saw them writing snarky texts?!? You do not take orders from these people!

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى's avatar Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com
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Netanyahu released a video in English directly attacking Biden and Blinken. "I told Secretary Blinken it's inconceivable that in the past few months, the administration has been withholding weapons and ammunitions to Israel".

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Recommendations requested - Anybody work with a freelance editor they recommend? I need another pair of eyes on an edited volume project, to check for writing errors, citations, etc. Thanks in advance

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This, from a Gazan poet, killed me.

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“For the U.S., as well as countries across Europe that pride themselves on upholding freedoms and the rule of law, the UAE’s transnational repression strikes at the core of what makes open societies function.”

- Rhys Davies and Matthew Hedges in Democracy in Exile: dawnmena.org/how-the-uae-...

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I don’t see “the radical left” at these protests. I see a bunch of voters from Michigan and Wisconsin who saved Biden in 2020 and now aren’t being given anything more than talking points about how complex the situation is

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“Video filmed by an NBC News crew on the ground showed streets scattered with charred bodies, survivors gathering body parts into sacks, rescuers carrying mangled and blood-soaked children into chaotic hospitals overwhelmed with the injured.”

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Make it impossible to count the dead then brag that the number of dead counted has declined. And then get credulous media to sing along. Nobody should be fooled by any of this but people do like to be fooled when it’s convenient.

apnews.com/article/isra...

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The coordinadora por palestina is putting on an amazing art exhibit in Santiago, at the Archivo Nacional de Chile. They are in need of donations! Please find more info on the website:

www.arteporpalestina.cl

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Covert Israeli government influence campaign targeting US lawmakers has it all: • fake accounts on X, Facebook, Instagram powered by ChatGPT • focus on Black lawmakers and Democrats in particular like Hakeem Jeffries & Raphael Warnock • fake English-language news sites featuring pro-Israel articles.

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A thing I actually said to my 5 year old (which of course they did not understand): Look I appreciate the anti-authoritarian streak but you need to learn to follow some rules

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The board of directors of Columbia Law Review took its entire website offline because seven student editors refused to take down a paper on the Nakba that has been in preparation for five months.

theintercept.com/2024/06/03/c...

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The coordinadora por palestina is putting on an amazing art exhibit in Santiago, at the Archivo Nacional de Chile. They are in need of donations! Please find more info on the website:

www.arteporpalestina.cl

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Mexico’s president-elect Sheinbaum, in a 2009 letter to La Jornada, calls for a cease fire in the Gaza War then and withdrawal of Israeli troops from Palestinian territory, citing her family’s history fleeing antisemitic persecution in Lithuania and the Holocaust in Bulgaria

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"For the Palestinian public experiencing and witnessing this assault, the lesson learned will be that there is no meaningful future within this international system, and with this set of actors. This will take the region down an uncharted path—one which is dangerous for all involved."

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We've been a bit silent here but if you haven't yet, you really should give our Spring 2024 newsletter a read! Most of the issue is dedicated to Gaza and has 13 (!) incredible contributions + the intro of the symposium by @nerminallam.bsky.social @dbgreenwald.bsky.social & Noora Lori

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