Ayman Makarem
@aymanmak.bsky.social
Anarcho-anxious. Writer and Video Essayist from Beirut. Latest video essay - Israel's Long War on Lebanon: https://youtu.be/Dkcwc0XfvTk My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/aymanmak
Not a single Israel defender has ever been able to defend this. They just pretend it doesn't exist, even though it defies any of their supposed 'arguments'.
The New Arab@thenewarab.bsky.social · 8h agoIsraeli forces used small aircraft to cross the border and spray high concentrations of the herbicide glyphosate over farmland in southern Syria and Lebanon, a new report has revealed. According to German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, the spraying halted the growth of several crops
For the families of those killed in the Beirut port explosion, every anniversary since 2020 has been marked by the same ritual of gathering in the streets to demand accountability. Read people's stories, interviewed by Rita El Jammal on The New Arab website
El-Sayed is leading with 35,000 votes. Its 65% of votes counted. The margin keeps increasing. I'm going to bed, satisfied.
Gaza witnessed a historic mass funeral for 112 Palestinian victims whose remains were recovered from beneath the rubble after more than two and a half years.
Regardless how tonight goes for Michigan election, there's one thing we can all take away from this: Michigan is a weird ass looking state.
Six years. A day I will never forget. It lives in my bones. The rage in my heart.
Megaphone News@megaphone.news · 23h agoTuesday, August 4, 2026: Six years passed since the Beirut port explosion; and Gaza lays 112 of its victims to rest.
Two marches set off on Tuesday, August 4, from the Beirut Fire Brigade headquarters and Martyrs’ Square toward the Beirut Port, marking the sixth anniversary of the Beirut Port explosion. Six years on, the victims’ families are still awaiting justice. youtu.be/Dfw28yk_CTc
6 سنوات وجريمة بلا موقوفين | Six years, not one person behind bars
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Episode 220, @ayoub.bsky.social is joined by @aymanmak.bsky.social to talk about the Ceuta 'incident' Available wherever you get your podcasts pod.link/1503094935 thefirethesetimes.com/2026/08/04/t...
The conventional wisdom that you had to be ironclad in support of Israel and even genuflect to a series of absurd, exceptional demands like "right to exist as a Jewish state" and "right to [offensively] defend itself" is dead. A lot of people are just mad that it's dead. Sorry.
Get their asses. The EU has to be more than a bandwagon of petty right wingers competing to be the most easily manipulated by our enemies.
Sánchez slams reaction to Ceuta crisis in letter to Von der Leyen
In a letter Saturday, Sánchez laments what he describes as a lack of EU solidarity driven by "prejudice, misinformation and attacks" for political gain. #EuropeNews
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It is in fact racist to call an Arab with views you disagree with an antisemite. I know this will be a surprise to many but unless that person is actually saying something antisemitic, the Arab is not genetically predisposed to antisemitism
Al Jazeera, owned by the extremely rich Qatar, just dumped 25 of the most at-risk journalists in the world during a genocide that has directly targeted more journalists than most states since WWII combined.
Megaphone News@megaphone.news · last wk.Al Jazeera’s outlets ended their collaboration with 25 journalists, photographers and contributors in Gaza. What’s the story behind this decision?
Alright, I'm having fun tonight. This photo is hilarious. Thought it was an onion new article like 'Area Man Bummed Out By Much Richer Friend Explaining His Latest Ponzy Scheme'. Also open to other suitable headlines.
Tom Joscelyn@tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · last wk.It’s striking that Douthat has been at the NYT all these years. The right has built a closed media ecosystem on the (false) belief that legacy media is a closed ecosystem. Meanwhile, a rightwing intellectual mediocrity like Douthat kept chugging along at the Times. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/b...
If you've watched any of my video essays, you'll know that a lot of work goes into them - especially research. I also operate from a very niche position - Lebanese, queer, leftist, immigrant analyzing Imperialism, Fascism, Capitalism and others. So please support me: www.patreon.com/AymanMak
Ayman Makarem — Video essays and Podcast Interviews
Get more from Ayman Makarem on Patreon. Video essays and Podcast Interviews. Support Ayman Makarem and get exclusive access to their work.
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If you've watched any of my video essays, you'll know that a lot of work goes into them - especially research. I also operate from a very niche position - Lebanese, queer, leftist, immigrant analyzing Imperialism, Fascism, Capitalism and others. So please support me: www.patreon.com/AymanMak
Ayman Makarem — Video essays and Podcast Interviews
Get more from Ayman Makarem on Patreon. Video essays and Podcast Interviews. Support Ayman Makarem and get exclusive access to their work.
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Al Jazeera’s outlets ended their collaboration with 25 journalists, photographers and contributors in Gaza. What’s the story behind this decision?
I think we may be witnessing the start of a new wave of protests and civil unrest in North Africa. Similar protests are happening in Tunisia, where there too they are expereincing 45+ Celsius heatwaves and power outages. Its a deadly recipe and ppl arent standing for it.
The New Arab@thenewarab.bsky.social · last wk.Protests erupted overnight across Tripoli and neighbouring cities, prompting authorities to tighten security. The oil-rich country has suffered recurring electricity crises for years, with summer blackouts frequently triggering public anger.
Today's quick update [Jul 26]: - SAF gains control of Omdurman-ElObeid highway following 2 days of clashes with RSF. - RSF drone strike on a water source in Tina, North Darfur yesterday; civilian deaths reported. #KeepEyesOnSudan
If you want to read about the Sudanese revolutionary charter (instead of watching me talk about it), I've just published the transcript free for all on my Patreon. www.patreon.com/AymanMak/pos...
The Most Revolutionary Text Ever Written - Transcript | Ayman Makarem
What would you say if I told you that the most revolutionary text ever drafted was written only 3 years ago, and that you probably never eve
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Short teaser for my latest video essay. youtu.be/ISyFtL2hq1Q
Watch my latest video essay to learn about the Sudanese Resistance Committees and the revolutionary charter they wrote. As far as I know, it is a wholly unique text with no historical parallels. If I did miss a major one, do lemme know. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISyF...
The Most Revolutionary Text Ever Written
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Watch my latest video essay to learn about the Sudanese Resistance Committees and the revolutionary charter they wrote. As far as I know, it is a wholly unique text with no historical parallels. If I did miss a major one, do lemme know. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISyF...
The Most Revolutionary Text Ever Written
YouTube video by Politically Depressed
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The Sudan Solidarity Collective is continuing to support mutual aid work in North Darfur and Kordofan and has recently started supported the tea vendors union as they rebuild their livelihoods. To support go to: www.sudansolidarity.com.
🧵On this day, 80 years ago, the Irgun carried out the bombing of Jerusalem's King David Hotel, one of the deadliest attacks of the British Mandate period in Palestine: www.palquest.org/en/media/944...
King David Hotel - 24 July 1946 (Photograph)
Historical Media - 24 July 1946 - Imperial War Museum collection - Jerusalem - On 22 July 1946 Menachem Begin , then head of the Irgun , ordered the blowing up of the south wing of the King David ...
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