Larkin

He/him

[Larkin @larkin2929]

larkin only ride train and eat vegan food and lie

[Larkin @larkin2929]

Just a few years ago, Orbán was widely accused of being antisemitic. Now he's basically best friends with both Israel and the local Jewish institutions.

Thanks to @JewishCurrents and @maricohen95 for helping me tell this story!

[Jewish Currents @JewishCurrents]

When Netanyahu visited Hungary in 2017, he and host Viktor Orbán were rebuked by Hungary's Jewish community. But this year, Netanyahu, Orbán, and local Jewish officials seemed closer than ever. Larkin Cleland reports on Hungary's changing Jewish politics:

https://t.co/hXcwxNtIUU

[Karim Emile Bitar @karimbitar]

🇭🇺🇮🇱✡️ "300 prominent Hungarian Jewish figures signed a petition stating that the Israeli government and Hungarian Jewish organizations “do not represent our opinion” and expressing opposition to a ban on ceasefire demonstrations in Hungary and to Orbán’s withdrawal from the ICC"

[Larkin @larkin2929]

"It's bullshit to be complying in advance."

https://t.co/xWxiEy65Tu

[Mada Masr مدى مصر @MadaMasr]

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has granted amnesty to activist Alaa Abd El Fattah and five others, in response to calls by the National Human Rights Council, state-aligned television announced on Monday.

The council had submitted a plea to the president for their release in September, to which Sisi responded asking the “relevant officials” to review the request.

The activist and writer has been detained since 2019. His five year sentence on false news charges was due to come to an end in 2024, but authorities refused to consider his time in remand detention as part of his sentence.

Others included in the pardon include Saeed Magly al-Daw Eleiwa, Karam Abdel Sameea Ismail al-Saadany, Walaa Gamal Saad Mohamed, Mohamed Abdel Khaleq Abdel Aziz Abdel Latif and Mansour Abdel Gaber Ali Abdel Razeq.

[Larkin @larkin2929]

My first time writing for Matter News!

Trump policies threaten the community resettled Afghans have built in Columbus https://t.co/SXH4SZa5BA

[Szabolcs Panyi @panyiszabolcs]

💥🤯Hungarian politics is getting insane: Orbán family’s private guard tried to ram opposition MP @hadhazyakos’s car off the road—but his own car flipped instead. It happened while Hadházy filmed near the Orbáns' lavish Hatvanpuszta mansion.

📽️ by @balazsgulyas, full vid in 🧵👇

[Larkin @larkin2929]

https://t.co/ddaVgYKR9G

[Nihal | نهال @nihalist___]

a giant of Egyptian and Arab literature has left us today. now is a good time to read Sonallah Ibrahim’s translated fictionalized account of Gamal Abdel Nasser’s last days, which is also an account of the sparsely documented War of Attrition

[أنس الشريف Anas Al-Sharif @AnasAlSharif0]

This is my will and my final message. If these words reach you, know that Israel has succeeded in killing me and silencing my voice. First, peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy and blessings.

Allah knows I gave every effort and all my strength to be a support and a voice for my people, ever since I opened my eyes to life in the alleys and streets of the Jabalia refugee camp. My hope was that Allah would extend my life so I could return with my family and loved ones to our original town of occupied Asqalan (Al-Majdal). But Allah’s will came first, and His decree is final. I have lived through pain in all its details, tasted suffering and loss many times, yet I never once hesitated to convey the truth as it is, without distortion or falsification—so that Allah may bear witness against those who stayed silent, those who accepted our killing, those who choked our breath, and whose hearts were unmoved by the scattered remains of our children and women, doing nothing to stop the massacre that our people have faced for more than a year and a half.

I entrust you with Palestine—the jewel in the crown of the Muslim world, the heartbeat of every free person in this world. I entrust you with its people, with its wronged and innocent children who never had the time to dream or live in safety and peace. Their pure bodies were crushed under thousands of tons of Israeli bombs and missiles, torn apart and scattered across the walls.

I urge you not to let chains silence you, nor borders restrain you. Be bridges toward the liberation of the land and its people, until the sun of dignity and freedom rises over our stolen homeland. I entrust you to take care of my family. I entrust you with my beloved daughter Sham, the light of my eyes, whom I never got the chance to watch grow up as I had dreamed.

I entrust you with my dear son Salah, whom I had wished to support and accompany through life until he grew strong enough to carry my burden and continue the mission.

I entrust you with my beloved mother, whose blessed prayers brought me to where I am, whose supplications were my fortress and whose light guided my path. I pray that Allah grants her strength and rewards her on my behalf with the best of rewards.

I also entrust you with my lifelong companion, my beloved wife, Umm Salah (Bayan), from whom the war separated me for many long days and months. Yet she remained faithful to our bond, steadfast as the trunk of an olive tree that does not bend—patient, trusting in Allah, and carrying the responsibility in my absence with all her strength and faith.

I urge you to stand by them, to be their support after Allah Almighty. If I die, I die steadfast upon my principles. I testify before Allah that I am content with His decree, certain of meeting Him, and assured that what is with Allah is better and everlasting.

O Allah, accept me among the martyrs, forgive my past and future sins, and make my blood a light that illuminates the path of freedom for my people and my family. Forgive me if I have fallen short, and pray for me with mercy, for I kept my promise and never changed or betrayed it.

Do not forget Gaza… And do not forget me in your sincere prayers for forgiveness and acceptance.

Anas Jamal Al-Sharif
06.04.2025

This is what our beloved Anas requested to be published upon his martyrdom.

[Larkin @larkin2929]

https://t.co/iDuUuBUrxj

[Larkin @larkin2929]

https://t.co/BwO5s8EGkr

[Larkin @larkin2929]

Amazing and detailed research by the wonderful @_ppadmanabhan and his collaborators.
Sweeping homeless encampments does nothing but increase human misery. Politicians who propose sweeps, especially so-called progressives, are just evil.

[Larkin @larkin2929]

@m789k omg you just brought back a repressed memory of the same debate in my 9th grade history class. Was this standard all across Ohio?

[Eiad Husham @EyadHisham10]

🚨🚨My latest for @AyinSudan
This investigation uncovers seven detention centers in Aswan where Sudanese asylum seekers are detained in inhuman conditions, and identifies interception points operated by Egyptian security forces and revealing further crucial details.
يكشف هذا التحقيق عن وجود سبعة مراكز احتجاز في أسوان حيث يتم احتجاز طالبي اللجوء السودانيين في ظروف غير إنسانية، ويحدد نقاط اعتراض تعمل بها قوات الأمن المصرية ويكشف عن تفاصيل حاسمة أخرى.
#KeepEyesOnSudan
https://t.co/9SEAhIpZ6Z

[Matter News @matternews_]

After Jordan retired, he could have moved to Florida and played golf. ... Instead, he applied his business acumen, coupled with a healthy dose of hustle and moxie, toward grassroots efforts designed to address public health issues.

New from @jackshuler.
https://t.co/0XQ3otpIbM

[Larkin @larkin2929]

A really interesting paper (co-written by OSU geography prof Kendra McSweeney) about how the failed War on Drugs isn't just killing people, it's killing the planet too.

https://t.co/Jj0tgXtVnZ

[yasser elsheshtawy @yasser09]

We have all heard of the Ras al-Hekma deal with the UAE, but looking at this further the extent to which the Egyptian government is willing to relinquish Egypt’s heritage is heartbreaking. I have been to many of these places — 1/
https://t.co/pgyXPZwbKO

[Larkin @larkin2929]

A great piece of journalism on the human-level intersections between imperialism, migration, and the plastic industry.

[Adnan Khan @AdnanRafiqKhan]

Thank you to @meriponline for republishing this in English, and to @DeGroene Amsterdammer for agreeing to the reprint. Deep gratitude to @MaryaHannun for her deft editing.

A short 🧵…

A Deadly Trade—Refugee Labor in Turkey and Europe’s Plastic Waste https://t.co/D8oDVKpbFC

[Adnan Khan @AdnanRafiqKhan]

Thank you to @meriponline for republishing this in English, and to @DeGroene Amsterdammer for agreeing to the reprint. Deep gratitude to @MaryaHannun for her deft editing.

A short 🧵…

A Deadly Trade—Refugee Labor in Turkey and Europe’s Plastic Waste https://t.co/D8oDVKpbFC

[Larkin @larkin2929]

https://t.co/EdfnzRIarV