If we could please ask Republican members of Congress not to dogwhistle-tweet Bible references about the apocalypse that would be greatly appreciated thx

Class destroyed: The rise and ruin of Gaza's revered universities

By Chantal Khan Da Silva Yasmine Salam matthew mulligan Bianca Britton

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As Netanyahu pivots towards war with Iran, a reminder that (a) he has been spoiling for this war for literally decades, and (b) so have his apocalyptic Christian cheerleaders in the United States

(From my 2008 book HAVE A NICE DOOMSDAY)

I wrote about this back in 2008, it is about ten times crazier than you’d imagine

Worse than Russia is not a good look

It feels glib to say that after months of massacre effectively being live-streamed, an ICJ ruling, images of dismembered Gazans and crushed bodies, it only took the death toll rising to over 30,000 and 3 British aid workers being killed for something to finally properly shift.

It has been one of the most maddening and disorienting experiences of my life to see this move from a proscribed “fringe” belief to leading mainstream editorial position.

We need to stop arming Israel, now theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

“These are the heroes of WCK. These 7 beautiful souls were killed by the IDF in a strike as they were returning from a full day's mission. Their smiles, laughter, and voices are forever embedded in our memories.” - Erin Gore, CEO. Read more: wck.org/news/honoring-…

I absolutely hold Britain and the United States responsible for Netanyahu's rampage: this war would end tomorrow if politicians in the US and UK had the moral courage and basic humanity to stop funding and arming Israel's far-right government

Good thread on Thatcher’s talking points for privatising water in the 1980s, which were authored by a virulent homophobe and climate-change denier (but which were also terrible on their own terms)

Pouring one out for this greatly missed comrade.