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Prisonculture
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Some of what's now being attributed to the debate was actually already happening before the debate.
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Laila Lalami@lailalalami.bsky.social |
1455 followers 95 following 247 posts
Author of five books, including the Pulitzer Prize finalist THE MOOR’S ACCOUNT. Reader. Mutant.
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Prisonculture
@prisonculture.bsky.social
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Some of what's now being attributed to the debate was actually already happening before the debate.
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Laila Lalami
@lailalalami.bsky.social
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Remember the outcry from our entire political class back in October when it was reported that Israel had hit 1 hospital? They immediately screamed fake news. Now it’s 8 hospitals, and they’ve all gone silent.
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Laila Lalami
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I feel like we're all watching a game of Jenga, and every day a new block gets removed.
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Laila Lalami
@lailalalami.bsky.social
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This cover is symptomatic of a larger media pathology, where the narrative comes before the evidence.
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Laila Lalami
@lailalalami.bsky.social
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By definition, a ceasefire means a cessation of hostilities. One side is insisting on it, the other is rejecting it.
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Laila Lalami
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So now we arrive at a moment when there are few options, the pundits are freaking out, and the clock is running. 5/5
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Laila Lalami
@lailalalami.bsky.social
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Of course, Trump also shows major signs of cognitive decline, on top of the corruption and the overall threat he represents. 4/x
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Laila Lalami
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The difference between July 2023 and July 2024 is that, as the presidential debate and NBC interview made crystal clear, Biden has trouble maintaining his train of thought, speaking clearly, or remembering facts. Denying the reality became untenable. 3/x
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Laila Lalami
@lailalalami.bsky.social
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Here's a poll from July 2023, showing 50% of Democratic voters would prefer a different candidate. The number one reason they cite is his age and mental acuity. And this was before the genocide in Gaza, the failed promises, and the uncommitted movement. 2/x www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Laila Lalami
@lailalalami.bsky.social
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It's kind of amazing to watch pundits finally catching up with regular voters, who've long expressed misgivings about a second Biden term. 1/x
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Laila Lalami
@lailalalami.bsky.social
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The hits keep on coming. At his live event in Wisconsin this afternoon, Biden tells the crowd, "I'll beat Donald Trump. I'll beat him again in 2020."
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Don Moynihan
@donmoyn.bsky.social
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Lmao they just changed the title of the piece from “Why I don’t vote” to “Why I won’t vote” rather than tell readers that the guy actually does vote
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Ned
@thewesterhazys.bsky.social
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No matter how you feel about Biden this is criminally irresponsible.
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The New Arab
@thenewarab.bsky.social
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For years, speaking and writing Tamazight was not merely an act of communication but a political stand against the Arabisation policies in North Africa. It's now one of the 110+ new languages recently added to Google Translate ⬇
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Peter Manseau
@petermanseau.bsky.social
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July 4th Parade, Tule Lake Internment Camp, 1943.
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Laila Lalami
@lailalalami.bsky.social
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The Israeli occupation of the West Bank is expanding, in violation of international law and to the indifference of the administration.
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Laila Lalami
@lailalalami.bsky.social
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Coronations are more fun.
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Laila Lalami
@lailalalami.bsky.social
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Haha, yes.
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Laila Lalami
@lailalalami.bsky.social
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Nothing says we're in a fight for democracy like [checks notes] putting Jamie Dimon on the ticket.
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Media Matters for America
@mmfa.bsky.social
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Heritage Foundation president celebrates Supreme Court presidential immunity ruling: "We are in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be" www.mediamatters.org/project-2025...
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Alexander Chee
@alexanderchee.bsky.social
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@abdsafi.bsky.social is a doctor in Gaza, and the fundraiser for his sister and family is now at 20%, please donate if you can.
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Saeed Jones
@theferocity.bsky.social
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“And the next thing I knew, my 9-year-old son had told me about one of his friends who was in the LifeWise program, told him that he was going to hell because he didn't believe in Jesus,” Sogal said.
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Laila Lalami
@lailalalami.bsky.social
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You have to wait 15 paragraphs in this piece to learn that the leftist coalition performed well and will face off against the fascists in the 2nd round. Now is a test for Macron: who will he tell his voters to choose? www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/0...
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Laila Lalami
@lailalalami.bsky.social
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All this talk is just noise. Biden’s not gonna drop out.
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Laila Lalami
@lailalalami.bsky.social
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The DNC is in this mess because it cannot take criticism from the left (“good luck with Trump,” “enjoy the camps,” etc.) and tries to appeal to mythical swing voters rather than the voters they do have.
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Laila Lalami
@lailalalami.bsky.social
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Plus the polls that have consistently shown for two years that voters were NOT excited about a rematch or about the incumbent.
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Mondoweiss
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Columbia University: Protesters arrested for seizing Hind’s Hall at Columbia University are refusing any deals unless protesters at CUNY are offered the same, and they stand in solidarity with those facing the most extreme repression in the movement.
#Palestine #Israel
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Aaron Bady
@zunguzungu.bsky.social
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My spanish teacher in chile was like "tu presidente es un viejo que no pueda hablar, es un problema?"
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Laila Lalami
@lailalalami.bsky.social
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Naked power grab by GOP judges.
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The New York Times
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At least 750,000 people are on the brink of starvation and death in Sudan, where a civil war has left millions of people in chronic hunger, officials said, confirming theories that it's hurtling toward a humanitarian disaster on a scale not seen in decades. nyti.ms/3L3GcJ6
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The Washington Post
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After Texas passed a law restricting abortion as early as six weeks into pregnancy, the infant death rate increased along with the number of babies who died of birth defects, according to a new study.
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Marisa Kabas
@marisakabas.bsky.social
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NEW: I wrote about how Jamaal Bowman's primary challenger has run a racist campaign of white grievance.
www.thehandbasket.co/p/george-lat...
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Aaron Bady
@zunguzungu.bsky.social
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"There will be no postwar for Gaza. The children of Gaza will forever be marked by the duration of time they spent in “hunger-time,” when their growth was arrested by starvation, their minds marred by trauma." lareviewofbooks.org/article/hung...
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Fatima Ayub
@thecynicist.bsky.social
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I try to share every fundraiser I see on Bluesky for Gaza because giving money is a critical way to help, and because conditions are worsening by the hour.
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Laila Lalami
@lailalalami.bsky.social
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Fourth Father’s Day without my dad. I miss him every day.
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Prisonculture
@prisonculture.bsky.social
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Eid Mubarek to all who celebrate.
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Gregg Gonsalves
@gregggonsalves.bsky.social
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In the annals of the most disgusting things done during the COVID-19 pandemic, this is now at the top of my list. It is odious.
www.reuters.com/investigates...
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Abu Aardvark (OG)
@abuaardvark.bsky.social
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“71 percent of U.S.-based scholars of the Middle East say that the challenges they have faced following October 7 are either the worst (26 percent) or among the worst (45 percent) challenges imposed by political events in their academic careers.”
www.chronicle.com/article/midd...
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Mark Harris
@markharris.bsky.social
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This is a New York Times op-ed about Netanyahu, suggesting that the U.S. government's patience with him should come to an end. It was published twenty-six years ago.
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Laila Lalami
@lailalalami.bsky.social
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"You know that sparkle that’s normally supposed to exist in a child’s eye? It’s not there anymore. You really feel as if you are walking through a population that is—they’re ghosts. And they describe themselves as ghosts. They’re ghosts of their past, of who they used to be." shorturl.at/MIaIJ
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Laila Lalami
@lailalalami.bsky.social
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I'm old enough to remember the outcry when Trump tried to cut the time asylum seekers had to consult with a lawyer from 48 hours to 24 hours. Biden has now cut it to 4 hours, out-trumping Trump.
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Laila Lalami
@lailalalami.bsky.social
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The last four years have been a hard lesson that things change and that trying to turn them back to how they were before doesn’t work.
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Laila Lalami
@lailalalami.bsky.social
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Schumer in March: Netanyahu has lost his way and Israel should hold new elections. Schumer today:
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Laila Lalami
@lailalalami.bsky.social
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Biden announces a ceasefire proposal just two days after Israel said it would continue the war through the end of the year. Either he's not communicating with the people he's been giving weapons to or he's communicating something to the people whose votes he wants.
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Osita Nwanevu
@ositanwanevu.bsky.social
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The only people who've ever held Trump meaningfully accountable over the last nine years have been ordinary Americans and they've spent that entire time being lectured to and berated by elites who've failed to do anything.
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Laila Lalami
@lailalalami.bsky.social
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Israel bombed a tent encampment in Rafah (not the one from Sunday, another one from today.)
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Laila Lalami
@lailalalami.bsky.social
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Can we help this family evacuate Gaza? Please donate if you can. www.gofundme.com/f/4e54zh-hel...
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Laila Lalami
@lailalalami.bsky.social
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Every day a new horror in Gaza worse than the day before. Unrelenting, intolerable.
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Calvinball Congress
@emericanjezebel.bsky.social
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The footage coming out of Gaza right now is some of the worst I’ve ever seen. The IDF bombed a UNWRA designated refugee zone. Where they forced people in Rafah to move to. They bombed tents. While people were sleeping. Dozens dead, many more still stuck in the fire
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