Basel Hamdan

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[Basel Hamdan @BaselYHamdan]

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[Basel Hamdan @BaselYHamdan]

@lpolgreen @davidzweig

[Basel Hamdan @BaselYHamdan]

@willmenaker "do something, Wonka!"

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

Today marks Nakba Day, an annual day of remembrance to commemorate the expulsion of more than 700,000 Palestinians between 1947 and 1949 during the creation of the State of Israel and the year that followed.

Inea is a New Yorker and a Nakba survivor. She shared her story with us — one of home, tradition and memory over generations.

[Basel Hamdan @BaselYHamdan]

Falter Cronkite

[Max Tani @maxwelltani]

New: While the rest of the TV news world is traveling with Trump to China, CBS Evening News is broadcasting from Taiwan after the network failed to secure a Chinese visa in time for anchor Tony Dokoupil.

[Yalda Hakim @SkyYaldaHakim]

My colleague American-Kuwaiti journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin has been detained in Kuwait since early March for doing his job.

Journalism is not a crime. Trusted international reporting is needed now more than ever.

Please join me in signing the petition demanding his immediate release. Link in comments 🔽

#FreeAhmed

[Adam Johnson @adamjohnsonCHI]

Hey all, it’s publishing day for my book “How to Sell a Genocide,” which is a data-driven account of mainstream media’s role in creating the conditions of mass death in Gaza. 100% of royalties go to @MECAForPeace. Thank you!

https://t.co/lYZoBRpCjz

https://t.co/QUo6elFsBQ

[Senator Chris Van Hollen @ChrisVanHollen]

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, a US citizen & journalist, was arrested in Kuwait in March on vague charges meant to silence free speech.

No reporter should be arrested for doing their job.

Release Ahmed, NOW.

https://t.co/WxBMs0frFX

[Akbar Shahid Ahmed @AkbarSAhmed]

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin should be freed immediately.

[All In with Chris Hayes @allinwithchris]

“This is the most clear-cut example of criminalizing journalism and speech. It is outrageous,” says Chris Hayes on Kuwaiti-American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin’s ongoing detention in Kuwait after sharing a publicly available, verified video. https://t.co/nNSOUVUrGk

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

This is part of a larger trend of governments - including the Trump administration - trying to censor journalists reporting on the realities of this war.

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin must be released immediately.

[Brian Stelter @brianstelter]

Today's @ReliableSources lead:

Journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin jailed in Kuwait after posting war video

https://t.co/Fu6v2a3krB

[Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff]

this is horrific. Ahmed is a kind, caring and wonderful human being. free Ahmed.

[jeremy scahill @jeremyscahill]

🚨 Prominent Journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin Has Been in Jail for Six Weeks in Kuwait, Faces Trial in Special Tribunal

https://t.co/6u8QeUpMUU

[Basel Hamdan @BaselYHamdan]

@GenericName37 @DropSiteNews where is this clip from? Date?

[Basel Hamdan @BaselYHamdan]

@ggreenwald Yes, but Obama’s JCPOA was another noteworthy, even admirable, example of a U.S. President fighting the lobby on behalf of America’s best interests, and actually succeeding (until JCPOA was ripped up).

[Alvaro Bedoya @BedoyaUSA]

One family is about to control CBS, CNN, HBO, and TikTok. They’ll buy WBD with $24 billion in money from the Saudis, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi. To win over Trump, they canceled Colbert, blocked a CECOT investigation, and blocked Talarico. Much more will follow. Block this rotten deal.

[Basel Hamdan @BaselYHamdan]

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[Eriq Gardner ✍️ @eriqgardner]

Dear Ted,
Take 10% of the $2.8B breakup fee—roughly $280 million—and go hire the best investigative journalists in the world. Build a next-gen 60 Minutes. A better CNN.
Think of the revenge possibilities.

[Basel Hamdan @BaselYHamdan]

Notably, he endorsed McCain in ‘08

[Ashwinn @Shwinnabego]

daddy yankee walked so bad bunny could run

[Basel Hamdan @BaselYHamdan]

Bernie Would Have Won

[Daily Mail US @Daily_MailUS]

How Bernie Sanders built a device to give himself 'cosmos-shattering orgasms' https://t.co/H4zWW0nooT

[Basel Hamdan @BaselYHamdan]

@chrisjrosen “Michael Corleone”

[New York Post Sports @nypostsports]

David Stearns trades for familiar face, Freddy Peralta, to give Mets rotation a much needed ace. @Joelsherman1