There's genuinely an unparalleled insanity in how mainstream institutions approach Palestine. Even after 16 months of Palestinians being starved, tortured, shot, bombed — on camera — *this* is how mainstream media describes a film covering a sliver of that much-broader reality: - ThreadSky

premthakker.bsky.social • 12 hours ago

There's genuinely an unparalleled insanity in how mainstream institutions approach Palestine. Even after 16 months of Palestinians being starved, tortured, shot, bombed — on camera — *this* is how mainstream media describes a film covering a sliver of that much-broader reality:

Reposted from Prem Thakker ツ

Unbelievable headline

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fireflyfilms.bsky.social•11 hours ago

🤬

morphizm.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Also, simply on the journalism note, there is literally nothing in the body that explains the controversy. What it is, why it is, etc. Zero.

globalyokel.bsky.social•9 hours ago

I imagine that there is a syndrome whereby an institution gets so deeply invested in a political position that they fear that any deviation from that position undermines their broader credibility. They have trapped themselves.

voteblue4vr.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Politico is shit. Used to be good two years ago. It's just not producing newsworthy media anymore.

mskathleenquinn.bsky.social•11 hours ago

I think it really matters that Axel Springer owns Politico now. They have a history on this issue of clubbing down anything they see as anti-Zionist. They want it kept out of their publications. They have a party line. Which doesn't excuse the failure of mainstream media you described of course.

mskathleenquinn.bsky.social•11 hours ago

When the directors won in Berlin and made the same speech it created an uproar
https://www.timesofisrael.com/germany-to-probe-berlin-film-festival-after-winners-assail-israel-over-war-in-gaza/

mattcorrales.bsky.social•11 hours ago

And then the “best picture” went to a misogynist Zionist piece of shit filmmaker too. Oscar’s still got problems. :(

unitedstatesofa.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Hi Prem, I was at the #oscars2025 in person!! Trying now to spread that It was truly HISTORICAL, EMOTIONAL, BEAUTIFUL, and sooo POWERFUL.. 🥹
(Please spread the Peace Cry!)

Still no US distributors. Should we organize something ourselves??!!

https://bsky.app/profile/unitedstatesofa.bsky.social/post/3ljhfhktq7s2s

rat-carpet.yeen.wang•8 hours ago

arabs will never be humans in the eyes of the american cultural world. it's always been this simple

radfaerie.bsky.social•8 hours ago

@thomaslfriedman.bsky.social Care to comment? For a human whom I don’t know personally but respect for educating me with your deft, pragmatic writings on Middle East affairs re: Israel/Palestine imbroglio (see TF’s excellent article on current Russia v. Ukraine 🇺🇦 Tr@mp fiasco) wonder what you think?

radfaerie.bsky.social•8 hours ago

@nytimes.com by @thomaslfriedman.bsky.social 🎁 📖 I 💔 but support 🇺🇦

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