DrALJONES
DrALJONES@mastodon.social
<p>Writer, psychologist & educator here to learn & share info on politics, psych, education, history &, especially, structural power. Antifascist, anti-oligarchy, atheist. Evidence-based, informed opinion with sources preferred.<br />Image:Rothko #61<br />I think constantly of Gaza & I'm sorry I can't extend my current level of financial support.<br />I'm deeply ashamed of our evil governments for enabling Israel's genocide. The people are with Gaza & may the people prevail. Solidarity. Free Palestine. 🇵🇸 💙</p>
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Report: "Nearly 80% of Britons see Israel as a threat to world peace" Only 17% believes Israel is not committing genocide in Gaza. "British views of the US have also soured. Some 74% now regard the US as a serious threat to world peace." https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/nearly-80-percent-britons-see-israel-threat-world-peace-gaza-iran #UKPol #USPol #EUPol #IsraeliCrimes #Gaza #Palestine #news #USImperialism .
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Francesca Albanese: "Israel has always killed children, extrajudicial killings, arbitrary detention, the use of torture, even rape. The first time rape was committed against Palestinians was in 1948". Israeli snipers "are entertaining themselves in slaughtering kids in a given way. It's brutal." Albanese was speaking at Ireland's Oireachtas Committee on European Affairs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHRgWvGerVw&t=87s #USPol #EUPol #IsraeliCrimesAgainstHuman...
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Report: US rapper Macklemore says nine major US arenas rejected Palestine benefit concerts... ... once the venue operators learned the concerts would benefit Palestine. "The doors were closed", he said. The nine venues: Madison Square Garden Prudential Center Barclays Center UBS Arena Intuit Dome Kia Forum Crypto.com Arena Chase Center Climate Pledge Arena https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20261107-us-rapper-macklemore-says-9-major-arenas-rejected-palestine-benefit-concerts/ #Mack...
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Report: US rapper Macklemore says nine major US arenas rejected Palestine benefit concerts... ... once the venue operators learned the concerts would benefit Palestine. "The doors were closed", he said. The nine venues: Madison Square Garden Prudential Center Barclays Center UBS Arena Intuit Dome Kia Forum Crypto.com Arena Chase Center Climate Pledge Arena https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20261107-us-rapper-macklemore-says-9-major-arenas-rejected-palestine-benefit-concerts/ #Mack...
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He's lying... of course. Trump will hide, not stop, the military aid to Israel: Due to lawmaker hostility to military funding for Israel, Congress proposes moving funding from a visible annual aid vote to a joint US-Israel defense acquisition with minimal oversight & accountability. "The result would be a defense relationship that is simultaneously deeper & less transparent." Sec 224, 2027 National Defense Authorization Act. https://responsiblestatecraft.org/israel-us-...
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Interview: "How the International Community Sold Out Gaza & Killed Itself in the Process" "The UN gave Gaza to Donald Trump." It declared Trump head of the Board of Peace with a veto on any decision. Trump can do as he pleases with no restraint. And Jared Kushner said, "We are going to treat Gaza as if it's a private property." &, atypically, the resolution omits 80-yrs worth of UN legal context on Gaza. 43 min in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCU...
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Report: Yanis Varoufakis's DiEM25 movement has lost access to its bank account. DiEM25's "account was closed suddenly & without warning on 8 October, & the group has lost access to tens of thousands of euros. The group said it had heard that "progressive political organisations appear to have been disproportionately affected by debanking.” https://novaramedia.com/2026/11/03/leftwing-alliance-led-by-yanis-varoufakis-loses-access-to-bank-account/ What sanctions have d...
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Report: israel is targeting & killing Gaza’s children on their way to & from school. In just one week in October, Israeli military killed ten children aged from six to 16 & a teacher. Israel has killed at least 66 Palestinian children who were close to the "Yellow Line". Since the 2025 so-called "ceasefire", Israel has killed at least 1,574 & injured 5,687 in Gaza. https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/10/31/education-under-fire-gazas-children-face-death...
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Report: Dockworkers from 100 ports in 17 countries will disrupt exports to Israel on an international day of action on Oct 30. Workers are pressuring governments to impose a full military embargo on Israel & end “trade, economic & academic relations serving its illegal occupation & apartheid”. https://novaramedia.com/2026/10/28/dockworkers-from-100-ports-to-disrupt-military-and-energy-supplies-to-israel/ #BDS #USPol #EUPol #news #palestine #USImperialism #GazaGenocide .
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Report: Israel used its AI program “Where’s Daddy?” to murder Palestinian journalists & their families in their homes. "Of the 68 Palestinian journalists killed by Israel in the first three months of their genocidal campaign, the majority were targeted & killed while at home with their families." https://israelpalestinenews.org/israel-used-wheres-daddy-ai-to-relentlessly-murder-palestinian-journalists-and-their-families-in-their-homes-from-october-to-december-2023/ #USPol...
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Report: Palantir Targets UK MPs With ‘Intimidating’ Letters "British MPs who criticised Palantir in parliament received 'intimidating' letters from the US spytech firm". Eg, Palantir warned Clive Lewis that it "was surveilling his activities relating to Palantir last month", a letter that Lewis described as “very Big Brother” & an “implicit threat”. https://novaramedia.com/2026/10/22/palantir-targets-mps-with-intimidating-letters/ #UKPol #EUPol #USPol #Palant...
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Report: Israel is continuing to take over more of Gaza (now ~65%, up from the "agreed" 53% a year ago). It constantly moves the Yellow Line, violently forcing Gazans into a smaller & smaller space. The military has killed ~1,500 Palestinians in the past year in breach of the so-called “ceasefire”. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/13/gazas-yellow-line-advances-leaving-displaced-families-with-nowhere-to-go #USPol #EUPol #news #IsraeliCrimesAgainstHumanity #gaza #palestine...
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Surprise Report: "Meta briefly disabled ads on the Facebook page of Brazil’s leftwing president on Friday – just days before he faces a far-right challenger in national elections." But it allows paid posts calling for the military to ‘take back power.' Pres Lula da Silva's campaign has filed an appeal & is awaiting explanation. https://novaramedia.com/2026/09/28/facebook-blocks-lulas-campaign-ads-just-days-before-brazil-election/ #BrazilElection #EUPol #USPol #Fascist...
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Interview: "What matters in Israel’s election" Miko Peled says opposition to Netanyahu is not rejection of Israel’s wars or occupation. Two issues matter, Peled says: military service exemptions for ultra-Orthodox & demands for an inquiry into failures re Oct 7. “All the other stuff is nonsense because people support the genocide..attacks on Iran..occupation of Southern Lebanon & parts of Syria.” https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/interview-exemptions-inquiry-divisions-wh...
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Analysis: "Why Hamas believed the status quo was more dangerous than its 7 October gamble". "Hamas’s internal discussions in the years preceding 7 October reveal a leadership increasingly convinced that the status quo itself had become a strategic threat." Oct 7 was a decision driven by siege, settlement expansion, assaults on Al-Aqsa, Israeli abuse of Palestinian prisoners & normalisation. https://israelpalestinenews.org/why-hamas-believed-the-status-quo-was-more-dang...
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Report: "Netanyahu refused a deal to get hostages out of Gaza very early in the war" "Qatar's PM says Israel rejected a Hamas proposal to release all civilian hostages soon after the October 7 attacks": "Our message was very clear. [Hamas] are asking for a window of ceasefire to get the civilians out.. Basically [the Israelis] were not interested to engage in the idea.” Interview with Qatari PM: https://israelpalestinenews.org/flydubai-genocide-settler-violence-t...
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Interview: AI is not the threat. It's the people building it "that are the existential risks to humanity." "If a bridge collapses, we don’t ever ask, “Was the bridge uncontrollable? Was the bridge unethical?” And really, AI is no different than that." When we describe these systems as if they have their own agency, we’re helping the companies market themselves. "We’re also helping them sidestep accountability." ~Timnit Gebru https://www.democracynow.org/2026...
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Surprise Report: Kushner has a large financial stake in Israeli defence firms "Kushner’s investment firm, Affinity Partners, has the largest stake in an Israeli company invested in more than half a dozen defence companies" suppling "armaments for the genocide in Gaza & wars on Lebanon, Syria & Iran. As Kushner doesn't have an official US govt position, he's not required to disclose his finances. https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/jared-kushner-has-sprawling-fin...
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On whose orders? Burnham: "There are strong indications that Iran played a part... at RAF Fairford." Analysis: UK & US msm hyping the arrest of 5 near RAF Fairford "Although the men were initially arrested on explosives charges, no “viable” explosives were found." "Although they were arrested on terrorism charges, which allow for 14 days of detention, they were released on bail under normal criminal laws in less than two days." https://www.jonathan-cook.net/...
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Surprise Report: "Meta briefly disabled ads on the Facebook page of Brazil’s leftwing president on Friday – just days before he faces a far-right challenger in national elections." But it allows paid posts calling for the military to ‘take back power.' Pres Lula da Silva's campaign has filed an appeal & is awaiting explanation. https://novaramedia.com/2026/09/28/facebook-blocks-lulas-campaign-ads-just-days-before-brazil-election/ #BrazilElection #EUPol #USPol #Fascist...
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Surprise Report: "Labour conference blocks motion to cancel Palantir contract over Israeli army links". The motion, put forward by the Labour-affiliated Socialist Health Association & three constituency parties, urged the government to cancel the £330m ($437m) contract to process NHS data with Palantir. Palantir technology supports "drone-fired missiles to target civilians in Gaza." https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/labour-conference-blocks-motion-cancel-palantir-con...
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Surprise Report: "Labour conference blocks motion to cancel Palantir contract over Israeli army links". The motion, put forward by the Labour-affiliated Socialist Health Association & three constituency parties, urged the government to cancel the £330m ($437m) contract to process NHS data with Palantir. Palantir technology supports "drone-fired missiles to target civilians in Gaza." https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/labour-conference-blocks-motion-cancel-palantir-con...
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Interview with Norm Finkelstein: Harvard's antisemitism inquiry said that "Israeli Jewish students don't feel wanted at Harvard.... Harvard has to be inclusive. In order to correct for antisemitism... we have to embrace everyone. Well, I'm all for being inclusive... I'm all for a big tent, but you know what, my tent does not include child killers. Israel has become a nation of child killers." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmv2h1WYnNo #USPol #EUPol #gaza #gazaGenoc...
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Report: Merseyside police arrest pensioners at Burnham’s First Labour Conference One 94-yo Jewish protestor: “Whatever Miliband said about the illegal occupation of the West Bank, he did not call it a genocide & he did not ban all arms to Israel." "I am here because I want Andy Burnham to lift the ban – not later, right now – to call it a genocide & stop arming Israel.” https://novaramedia.com/2026/09/27/hundreds-defy-palestine-action-ban-at-burnhams-first-labour-conferenc...
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This is how to do it. Confront them in public places. Keep doing it. Never let them feel immune from it. Wherever they go, never let them rest. UK public confront Miliband in a pizza place over the Labour government's fascistic treatment of Palestine Action: Video https://aje.news/pkq3ch?update=4993817 #UKPol #EUPol #USPol #Palestine #PalestineAction #democracy #news #miliband .
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Interview: "Israel must be sanctioned like apartheid South Africa" Palestinians have concluded "that Israel wants to eliminate them" - by military violence, economic strangulation, & constant encroachment on Palestinians’ homes." "If Western nations imposed strict sanctions on Israel, eventually, the system of settler colonialism will fall down”. ~Palestinian politician Mustafa Barghouti https://aje.news/r7py14?update=4993609 #USPol #EUPol #BDS #IsraeliCri...
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Report: Mauritius on Saturday refused landing clearance for a scheduled flight from Israel. Reportedly, the clearance refusal was "based on political & diplomatic considerations" & was linked to the absence of the Mauritius delegation during Netanyahu's address at the UN General Assembly. https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260927-mauritius-denies-landing-permit-to-flight-from-israel-forcing-cancellation-tour-operator/ #BDS #USPol #EUPol #Mauritius #Gaza #palestine #gaz...
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Report: Dozens of US scholars have signed an open letter calling on UK PM Burnham: “to end the indefensible & counter-productive ban on Palestine Action... a nonviolent direct action group whose goal is to save lives & prevent genocide.” “We are all obliged to do whatever we can to prevent genocide." Lift the ban, drop the politically motivated charges, & "stop treating nonviolent protesters as terrorists." https://aje.news/r7py14?update=4991637 #UKPol #USPol #EU...
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Analysis: Why Al-Aqsa Flood Happened: Jewish historian Ilan Pappé Revisits October 2023 "This was a breakout from the ghetto by a people who had suffered 1000s of deaths, 10s of 1000s of injuries among children & women, & 100s of 1000s of people losing their homes in the 2014 Israeli assault & remaining displaced in 2023." They had been subjected to starvation as a matter of policy during the 17yr blockade & to frequent bombardment https://www.palestinechronicle.com/...
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Why do 9 out of 10 Israeli Jews support the genocide? Why this extraordinary cruelty? All humans have the evolved capacity for cruelty, but it's social conditioning that makes the difference. Israeli Jews are mind-blowingly brainwashed from birth to believe Arabs are subhuman & just want to kill Jews: "It starts in kindergarten. It's everywhere. 75 years of racist indoctrination & mass militarisation." Miko Peled https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/the-chris-hedges-r...