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Palestinian American digital-internet pioneer. Non-profit, NGO founder. Scholar, analyst, consultant, lecturer. Autodidact. Humanist. MENA Peace and Reconciliation Specialist-Consultant. Campari enthusiast. Dawg Mom. Yankees & Giants Fan.
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Ukrainian protesters marched past the White House and to the Russian Ambassador’s residence calling for Russia to leave Ukraine. #RussiaIsATerroristState H/t @andrewleyden.bsky.social

Large pro- Ukrainian demonstration at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. #RussiaIsATerroristState

Hahahaha! “thanks” 😂 FBI Director Kash Patel tonight has instructed his employees to ignore Elon Musk’s productivity inquiry, saying, essentially—we will evaluate our own people, thanks.

Also if you feel strongly about Eric Adams, you should call your city councilmember to express that and ask for their position. You’d be surprised. Hochul’s stance is highly disappointing but it doesn’t come from nowhere. Press all your electeds. City elections are in 5 months. Ask candidates too.

So do we need to see this as show of force by a malign hacker? Are we really supposed to believe all federal workers report directly to Musk and not their bosses, even in independent agencies? Musk isn’t trying to reform our govt - he is trying to break it.

Musk has gone insane. He is a madman. This is becoming truly dangerous for the country.

Andreesen is all up in this shitshow, too. 🧵

more music for the revolution

Outside the Trump tower in Chicago. #RussiaIsATerroristState

Comrade #Krasnov is now head of North America Oblast. This is from our September show. But we've been on this for almost a decade now. RUSSIA. OWNS. TRUMP. AND. HAS. SINCE. THE. EIGHTIES.

“I’m a political refugee from Russia. This is all too familiar. Fight now.” #TeslaTakedown

This Sunday, Scott Pelley examines the recent firings and resignations at the U.S. Department of Justice.

שער בגין. 505 ימים להפקרה. עכשיו יותר מתמיד: כולם הביתה עכשיו! 🎗️

Canadian MP Charlie Angus: Zelenskyy has shown the world what democracy means. Donald Trump is a convicted felon and a sexual pervert. These two men shouldn’t even be mentioned in the same sentence.

Video footage shows two Israeli hostages in captivity forced [by their Hamas captors, traveling with an International Red Cross convoy] to watch Gaza release ceremony [from the van they were traveling in] www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

The resignation of a federal employee must be voluntary. I highly doubt failure to respond to this email---sent on a Saturday---would be understood by any court to be a voluntary resignation.

From anxiety to ecstasy: Families and friends rejoice as hostages return to Israel, vowing, "we're not done yet" www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

His about.. NO. Everyone should send a big fat “Who are you? response. Musk says all federal employees need to explain their work — or be let go His post on X said employees will receive an email “shortly” requesting to “understand what they got done last week.” www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

A new website created by about a dozen federal employees, called “We the Builders,” aims to be a secure outlet for government workers to share stories about how their workplaces are being impacted by DOGE, and a place to explain the real-world impact of its access to government tech systems.

A trio of book events set to be held on the Jimmy Carter presidential campus in Atlanta were scrapped and moved to other venues in the last week, raising concerns that budget cuts and other changes by Trump’s administration led to the cancellations www.ajc.com/news/crime/p...

Guess who is RICH y'all

Went to a museum with 6 kids ages 5-10 and they couldn't handle this portrait of a toddler, all 6 of them in tears gasping for breath on the floor laughing. The way history should be learned.

chicago has fallen

The Texas Supreme Court may force Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton to release texts and emails related to the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and the 2022 Uvalde school shooting. www.chron.com/politics/art...

Keep shining 🧡 #photography #newyork #photographersunited

People who are comparing CPAC to a full-on Nazi rally - remember they already had a big one and the venue was no coincidence. He didn’t even gave a shot at carrying NY State newrepublic.com/post/187591/...

Since The Escape Artist came out in 2022, I’ve been working on a new book - one telling a true and truly extraordinary story. It’s out in September but, for this weekend only, you can get a 25% discount if you pre-order from @waterstones.bsky.social now www.waterstones.com/book/the-tra...

Hong Kong’s oldest pro-democracy party, which became an influential voice of opposition before Beijing cracked down on dissent, will start preparations to shut down, its leader has said. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

UPDATE: Meta is continuing to censor anti-Musk ads. It has removed a Facebook ad calling for a boycott of Tesla, saying that it violates the company's policy on "unacceptable business practices" muskwatch.com/subscribe

The EU is exploring more aggressive ways to seize part of Russia's frozen central bank assets amid signs the US will pare back assistance. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Take time to listen to this interview with my extraordinary friend @edyong209.bsky.social. We use the word humanitarian too loosely. But Ed is truly this—one who reminds us about our inextricable connection to everyone and everything around us, with hope and outrage. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/m...