Brackett Lyons

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Coffee milkshakes are back at Five Guys

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@JoshThe_Journo

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@snappnlikeufabo The bird community will not stand for this

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@youngmediumsire I appreciate your willingness to put skin in the game. I’d hate to see Chuck leave the MVP behind but I know you’re a man of your word

[The Nation @thenation]

Fascism doesn’t just appear, writes @benehrenreich. It must be invited in—and the bipartisan repression of the pro-Palestine movement did just that.
https://t.co/hq0lXLg87E

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@snappnlikeufabo Do tell

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@snappnlikeufabo Do they?

[Drop Site @DropSiteNews]

Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI), an Israeli NGO, shares testimony of Dr. H.S.B., an orthopedist from Nasser Hospital in Gaza, who endured Israeli detention and torture:

“I was arrested by the military inside the hospital while in my work uniform. They stripped us down to our underwear and took us out into the rain.

Inside the hospital, they kicked me repeatedly in the stomach, causing a hernia in my abdomen and testicles. That same day, they took us to Sde Teiman—blindfolded, our hands cuffed and bleeding. On the way, three soldiers beat me and accused me of being in Nukhba.

They put me in a ‘disco room’—bright lights, loud music blasting nonstop. We were handcuffed, blindfolded, and beaten. No mattresses, just the floor. We weren’t allowed to sleep or use the bathroom. They gave us half a loaf of rotten bread and half a cucumber per day.

During interrogation, they tortured me for six days—tying my hands and feet to a chair behind my back, beating me in the stomach, and slapping me while I was blindfolded the entire day. Some detainees endured this for days.

They brought in dogs every two to three days. During Ramadan, they sent them in every day at Iftar and Suhoor. We were blindfolded the entire time, our hands cuffed in front. Even when using the bathroom, we remained blindfolded.

After the interrogation, they sent me back to Sde Teiman the same day. As soon as I arrived, soldiers beat me, slammed my head into the ground, rubbed my face in the sand, kicked, and punched me. After 26 more days there—69 in total—they transferred me for another interrogation in Ashkelon.

There was a doctor in Ashkelon whose name I don’t know. Instead of treating me, he slapped me and refused to remove my blindfold. Then they shaved my head, forced me to shower, and told me I smelled unbearable. I told the doctor, ‘We are colleagues, you should treat me humanely.’ He slapped me again and said, ‘You are a terrorist.’

Before my arrest, I suffered from sinusitis. After the arrest, I developed a hernia. A month later, they took me to a hospital in Ramla. The doctor there said I needed surgery but that it wasn’t urgent. I was there for only ten minutes. Since then, I haven’t seen a doctor or received any medication.

In early May, I had a court hearing. They said there was no indictment against me, but I would remain in prison until the war ended. At another hearing in late July, I had no lawyer. They postponed it for 45 days for ‘investigation’ and said I was not allowed legal representation. In August, I had another hearing, again without a lawyer. They claimed I belonged to a terrorist organization and would remain in prison indefinitely. When I said I was a doctor, the judge hung up—the hearing was over the phone.”

[Mikael @BacardiCapital]

Just had my end-of-quarter review and they decided they're putting me down

[حسام شبات @HossamShabat]

This is Hossam’s team, and we are sharing his final message :

“If you’re reading this, it means I have been killed—most likely targeted—by the Israeli occupation forces. When this all began, I was only 21 years old—a college student with dreams like anyone else. For past 18 months, I have dedicated every moment of my life to my people. I documented the horrors in northern Gaza minute by minute, determined to show the world the truth they tried to bury. I slept on pavements, in schools, in tents—anywhere I could. Each day was a battle for survival. I endured hunger for months, yet I never left my people’s side.

By God, I fulfilled my duty as a journalist. I risked everything to report the truth, and now, I am finally at rest—something I haven’t known in the past 18 months . I did all this because I believe in the Palestinian cause. I believe this land is ours, and it has been the highest honor of my life to die defending it and serving its people.

I ask you now: do not stop speaking about Gaza. Do not let the world look away. Keep fighting, keep telling our stories—until Palestine is free.”

— For the last time, Hossam Shabat, from northern Gaza.

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Found out my boss and coworker are huge ice cream guys. Spent the better part of the afternoon just talking cream. What life is all about

[Drop Site @DropSiteNews]

Seven children had their legs amputated without anesthesia in Gaza today, local journalist reports:

[hasanabi @hasanthehun]

immigration is the ultimate red herring they’ll constantly increase pressure on this issue that isn’t an issue, they’ll revoke birthright citizenship but that will solve nothing, so what’s next - denaturalization. i promise you, it’s coming.

[Ramy Abdu| رامي عبده @RamAbdu]

Israel killed my niece, Layan, today.

[Guy Oron @GuyOron]

Ta-Nehisi Coates in Seattle about the Democratic Party in this moment:
“If you can’t stand up against genocide, why should I believe you can stand up for democracy?”

[Al Jazeera Investigates @AJ_Investigates]

Our investigation into war crimes in Gaza examined large amounts of material uploaded by Israeli soldiers themselves. But we also spoke to Palestinian civilians on the ground and gathered their eyewitness accounts. #GazaCrimes

Listen to these excerpts from their testimonies:

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The Moneyball theme just came up randomly on my relax mix. Let’s have a new years everybody

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@JoshThe_Journo World Series or bust?

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@JimJamJohnny19 Bags empty, heading back to hannaford

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There’s a non zero chance I just ate 1 lb of shrimp