Laila Lalami

Laila Lalami

@lailalalami.bsky.social

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Author of five books, including the Pulitzer Prize finalist THE MOOR’S ACCOUNT. Reader. Mutant.

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I feel like we're all watching a game of Jenga, and every day a new block gets removed.

Breaking News: At least four senior House Democrats told colleagues privately on Sunday that it was time for President Biden to end his campaign, three people briefed on the talks said.

Live Election Updates: Senior Democrats Privately Look for Biden to Withdraw as He Campaigns in Pennsylvaniawww.nytimes.com

This cover is symptomatic of a larger media pathology, where the narrative comes before the evidence.

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By definition, a ceasefire means a cessation of hostilities. One side is insisting on it, the other is rejecting it.

In its latest Gaza cease-fire proposal, Hamas wants assurances that Israel won’t restart the war after some hostages come home, according to two senior officials from countries involved in the negotiations. Israeli negotiators immediately rejected that demand, the officials said.

Hamas’s Cease-Fire Proposal Includes a Familiar Sticking Pointnyti.ms Hamas wants assurances that Israel won’t restart the war after some hostages come home. Israel says it needs the option.

It's kind of amazing to watch pundits finally catching up with regular voters, who've long expressed misgivings about a second Biden term. 1/x

The hits keep on coming. At his live event in Wisconsin this afternoon, Biden tells the crowd, "I'll beat Donald Trump. I'll beat him again in 2020."

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Lmao they just changed the title of the piece from “Why I don’t vote” to “Why I won’t vote” rather than tell readers that the guy actually does vote

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No matter how you feel about Biden this is criminally irresponsible.

I searched the New York Times for "Trump"

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For years, speaking and writing Tamazight was not merely an act of communication but a political stand against the Arabisation policies in North Africa. It's now one of the 110+ new languages recently added to Google Translate ⬇

Tamazight in Google: Amazigh celebrate 'life-giving' leapwww.newarab.com For years, speaking and writing Tamazight was not merely an act of communication but a political stand against the Arabisation policies in North Africa.

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July 4th Parade, Tule Lake Internment Camp, 1943.

The Israeli occupation of the West Bank is expanding, in violation of international law and to the indifference of the administration.

"The group’s data indicate it was the largest single appropriation approved since the 1993 Oslo accords at the start of the peace process." apnews.com/article/isra...

Anti-settlement group says Israel has made largest West Bank land seizure in 3 decadesapnews.com An anti-settlement watchdog says Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades.

Nothing says we're in a fight for democracy like [checks notes] putting Jamie Dimon on the ticket.

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Heritage Foundation president celebrates Supreme Court presidential immunity ruling: "We are in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be" www.mediamatters.org/project-2025...

Heritage Foundation president celebrates Supreme Court immunity decision: "We are in the process of the second American Revolution"www.mediamatters.org

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@abdsafi.bsky.social is a doctor in Gaza, and the fundraiser for his sister and family is now at 20%, please donate if you can.

Hello beloved friends . Pay attention please This is last chance to save my sister’s spinal cord , she has injuries of spinal cord and can’t walk , need urgent surgery and urgent evacuation, do ur best repost and donate. 🍉🍉💔🇵🇸 gofund.me/fd1a59bf

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“And the next thing I knew, my 9-year-old son had told me about one of his friends who was in the LifeWise program, told him that he was going to hell because he didn't believe in Jesus,” Sogal said.

“An Ohio-based program offering Bible study during school time is expanding. The increasingly popular LifeWise Academy will be in 525 schools in 23 U.S. states next school year. Its slogan is “during school hours.”

Hilliard-based program offers Bible study during school hours. Some parents have concerns.www.wosu.org The increasingly popular LifeWise Academy will be in 525 schools in 23 U.S. states next school year. Its slogan is “during school hours.”

You have to wait 15 paragraphs in this piece to learn that the leftist coalition performed well and will face off against the fascists in the 2nd round. Now is a test for Macron: who will he tell his voters to choose? www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/0...

French election projections show voters punishing Macron’s centrists, boosting far rightwww.washingtonpost.com Snap legislative elections could end French President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist political experiment and bring Marine Le Pen’s far-right party to power.

All this talk is just noise. Biden’s not gonna drop out.

The DNC is in this mess because it cannot take criticism from the left (“good luck with Trump,” “enjoy the camps,” etc.) and tries to appeal to mythical swing voters rather than the voters they do have.

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Columbia University: Protesters arrested for seizing Hind’s Hall at Columbia University are refusing any deals unless protesters at CUNY are offered the same, and they stand in solidarity with those facing the most extreme repression in the movement. #Palestine #Israel

Columbia University Hind’s Hall defendants reject deals in solidarity with the CUNY 22mondoweiss.net Protesters arrested for seizing Hind’s Hall at Columbia University are refusing any deals unless protesters at CUNY are offered the same, and they stand in solidarity with those facing the most extrem...

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My spanish teacher in chile was like "tu presidente es un viejo que no pueda hablar, es un problema?"

Excuse the punditry but I am standing in line waiting for a flight (which is neither to nor from DC) and I’m overhearing people talk about the debate and I just don’t think this one can be chalked up to media framing, guys

Naked power grab by GOP judges.

The Supreme Court on Friday curtailed the power of federal agencies to regulate the environment, public health and other fundamental aspects of American life. Here’s what to know about the ruling:

What to know about the Supreme Court decision limiting environmental ruleswapo.st The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the Chevron doctrine could prevent federal agencies from issuing ambitious climate and wildlife rules, lawyers say.

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At least 750,000 people are on the brink of starvation and death in Sudan, where a civil war has left millions of people in chronic hunger, officials said, confirming theories that it's hurtling toward a humanitarian disaster on a scale not seen in decades. nyti.ms/3L3GcJ6

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After Texas passed a law restricting abortion as early as six weeks into pregnancy, the infant death rate increased along with the number of babies who died of birth defects, according to a new study.

Infant death rate spiked in Texas after restrictive abortion law, study findswww.washingtonpost.com The study led by Johns Hopkins University researchers after the restrictive Texas abortion law also found an increase in the rate of deaths from birth defects.

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NEW: I wrote about how Jamaal Bowman's primary challenger has run a racist campaign of white grievance. www.thehandbasket.co/p/george-lat...

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"There will be no postwar for Gaza. The children of Gaza will forever be marked by the duration of time they spent in “hunger-time,” when their growth was arrested by starvation, their minds marred by trauma." lareviewofbooks.org/article/hung...

Hunger-Time | Los Angeles Review of Bookslareviewofbooks.org Alma Igra shows how caloric management of Gaza is one of the ways that Israel and the international community weaponize food....

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I try to share every fundraiser I see on Bluesky for Gaza because giving money is a critical way to help, and because conditions are worsening by the hour.

Every few weeks, I post an update about the messages I've received from my friend Gaza, whose family I have started a GoFundMe to help support. I'll post that URL here, then at the bottom of the thread. www.gofundme.com/f/ahmeds-fam...

Ahmed’s family to get out of Gaza, and simply to eat, organized by Eric Perlsteinwww.gofundme.com My name is Rick Perlstein of Chicago. You may know me as a writer … Eric Perlstein needs your support for Ahmed’s family to get out of Gaza, and simply to eat

Fourth Father’s Day without my dad. I miss him every day.

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Eid Mubarek to all who celebrate.

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In the annals of the most disgusting things done during the COVID-19 pandemic, this is now at the top of my list. It is odious. www.reuters.com/investigates...

Pentagon ran secret anti-vax campaign to incite fear of China vaccineswww.reuters.com The covert effort began under Trump and continued into Biden’s presidency, Reuters found. Health experts say it endangered lives for possible geopolitical gain.

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“71 percent of U.S.-based scholars of the Middle East say that the challenges they have faced following October 7 are either the worst (26 percent) or among the worst (45 percent) challenges imposed by political events in their academic careers.” www.chronicle.com/article/midd...

Middle East Scholars Are Under Pressurewww.chronicle.com Tensions on campus are real and intense.

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This is a New York Times op-ed about Netanyahu, suggesting that the U.S. government's patience with him should come to an end. It was published twenty-six years ago.