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The Scottish islands of Orkney were the beating heart of Stone Age Britain. @lsmwilson.bsky.social writes for @newlinesmag.bsky.social on the end of a key archaeological dig and the discovery that its environs were the source of the Altar Stone of Stonehenge. newlinesmag.com/essays/orkne...

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Musk has a long history of promoting his video game credentials, perhaps as a way of appealing to a younger male demographic. Many have long been susceptible to his charms, including the image he projects of himself as a genius entrepreneur. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/el...

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1. 🧵On the podcast this week, Bruno Macaes tells @faisalalyafai.bsky.social how AI and Large Language Models are going to change geopolitics and our lives in the future. Listen here: newlinesmag.com/podcast/ai-i...

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📽️ Watch Now: We explore the fraught 135-year history of medical tools that revolutionized gynecology. @lsmwilson.bsky.social explains: a thread🧵 www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_DZ...

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Malcolm X is one of the most famous figures of the 20th c. But beyond his powerful and memorable speeches, little is written about the revolutionary's affinity for poetry -- reading and creating it. | @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/essays/a-new...

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Iran’s online army isn’t just targeting critics at home—it’s using AI and digital tools to silence women dissidents abroad. @mdladly.bsky.social examines the Islamic Republic’s evolving tactics of transnational repression in this report for @newlinesmag.bsky.social. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/ho...

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EDITOR’S PICK: The destruction in Gaza has caused untold damage to archaeological sites. Recent images of Israeli soldiers posing with ancient artifacts have heightened fears for the history being lost in the violence. newlinesmag.com/reportage/th...

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NEW: Iran’s online army isn’t just targeting critics at home — it’s using AI and digital tools to silence women dissidents abroad. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/ho...

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NEW: Behind prison walls, Malcolm X developed his mind and his faith, honing his love for language. It was a formative time, best understood by considering what he read and appreciating what he wrote. newlinesmag.com/essays/a-new...

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“I am exhausted now. We have lost so much, but finally we are able to return to our land. This is the only thing that matters. We are still free.” After days of occupation, residents of south Lebanon have returned home to devastation. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/re...

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NEW: Israel’s occupation of Syrian borderlands has displaced thousands and threatened the nascent state in Damascus. We report from Syria on how Israel came to control so much territory after Assad’s fall. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/is...

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NEW: What happens when the U.S. president positions himself to the right of the Israeli prime minister? Trump has normalized the once-taboo idea of population transfer, and the implications are dangerous. newlinesmag.com/argument/tru...

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“I am exhausted now. We have lost so much, but finally we are able to return to our land. This is the only thing that matters. We are still free.” After 126 days of occupation, residents of south Lebanon have returned home to devastation. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/re...

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"The cartels move drugs across the Pacific Islands hidden in yachts, shipping containers, fishing vessels or planes as they move along a winding map of different routes" newlinesmag.com/reportage/tr... via @newlinesmag.bsky.social

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“Genocide is one of those unusual words whose legal definition is actually broader than the popular definition.” A fascinating essay for @newlinesmag.bsky.social by @szunes.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/essays/by-re...

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Latin American drug cartels are expanding into New Zealand and Australia, exploiting age-old maritime routes for this lucrative market. Great investigative reporting on the “Pacific Drug Highway” by @kjknodell.bsky.social & Sean Williams for @newlinesmag.bsky.social. newlinesmag.com/reportage/tr...

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“I am exhausted now. We have lost so much, but finally we are able to return to our land. This is the only thing that matters. We are still free.” After 126 days of occupation, residents of south Lebanon have returned home to devastation. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/re...

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NEW: The Trump administration’s confrontation with South Africa cannot be separated from its embrace of prominent members of the Afrikaner diaspora, including Elon Musk. newlinesmag.com/argument/the...

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The Scottish islands of Orkney were the beating heart of Stone Age Britain. @lsmwilson.bsky.social reports on the end of a key archaeological dig — and the discovery that its surroundings were the source of the Altar Stone of Stonehenge. newlinesmag.com/essays/orkne...

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Israel and the Islamic Republic of Iran maintained a covert, beneficial relationship for years after the 1979 revolution. newlinesmag.com/argument/ira...

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There is a growing international consensus among leading human rights organizations and international legal scholars that Israel is violating the Genocide Convention. newlinesmag.com/essays/by-re...

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From 2020 until 2024, there has been at least a 50% increase year on year in the number of illegal Indian immigrants at U.S. borders, including those who were expelled before they could seek asylum. newlinesmag.com/reportage/mo...

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Fascinating piece about how the illicit drug trade is being exported to Pacific nations like Australia and New Zealand. I knew nothing about this before reading the article, which feels ridiculous. Terrific historical context, too.

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Although a musical icon when he died, Ahmad Adawiya had a rocky road to stardom. newlinesmag.com/essays/the-m...

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NEW: Drug cartels from Latin America are expanding into Pacific nations like New Zealand and Australia, exploiting age-old maritime routes for this lucrative market. newlinesmag.com/reportage/tr...

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Musk has a long history of promoting his video game credentials, perhaps as a way of appealing to a younger male demographic. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/el...

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“I am exhausted now. We have lost so much, but finally we are able to return to our land. This is the only thing that matters. We are still free.” After 126 days of occupation, residents of south Lebanon have returned home to devastation. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/re...

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As increasing illegal immigration from India to the U.S. comes under the spotlight, New Delhi is communicating that it intends to cooperate with the Trump administration. newlinesmag.com/reportage/mo...

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NEW: Between 1905 and 1925, a clerk at Ellis Island took photographs of immigrants to the U.S. Today, the images created by Augustus Sherman are providing a point of departure for research and an inspiration for artworks. newlinesmag.com/essays/the-a...

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Is King Abdullah of Jordan about to lead the resistance against American policy in the Middle East? https://buff.ly/41532aG

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"There is a growing international consensus among leading human rights organizations and international legal scholars that Israel is violating the Genocide Convention."

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“This was the most beautiful home in the world, it was where my children made their memories.” After 126 days of occupation, residents of south Lebanon have returned home to devastation, finding their villages destroyed.

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Musk has a long history of promoting his video game credentials. Many have long been susceptible to his charms, including the image he projects of himself as a genius entrepreneur and successful online troll. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/el...

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“I am exhausted now. We have lost so much, but finally we are able to return to our land. This is the only thing that matters. We are still free.” After 126 days of occupation, residents of south Lebanon have returned home to devastation. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/re...

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“There simply are not as many avenues or opportunities for single Muslims in the U.S. to meet.” Muslims in the United States are meeting through “halal” or “Muslim” dating apps, like Muzz, Muslima, SingleMuslim and Salams. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/mu...

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Every Valentine’s Day, Iran’s regime tries to ban red roses, boxes and cards with love heart symbols — anything that might look like the famed holiday. That hasn’t stopped the country from celebrating — even more than the West. newlinesmag.com/uncategorize...

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Hindu and Muslim interfaith couples in India face a unique battle against the “Love Jihad” conspiracy theory. Police squads in places like Uttar Pradesh are now trying to stop Hindu-Muslim couples from tying the knot. newlinesmag.com/reportage/th...

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Gaza might appear unique, but it is part of a decades-long pattern of Washington denying, minimizing, downplaying and rationalizing genocide by U.S. allies. @szunes.bsky.social surveys the historical record in an important essay for @newlinesmag.bsky.social. newlinesmag.com/essays/by-re...

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