Artists say they fear rightwing billionaires have too much media power. No we don’t, say rightwing billionaires, outraged. And by the way, we’re blacklisting all of you.

Canal+ confirme boycotter le financement des films de ses détracteurs

Son patron assura qu’il «n’oublie rien» après une tribune torpillant le milliardaire conservateur Vincent Bolloré.

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Israel’s veteran security establishment is terrified that settler violence will spark a third intifada, and has now appealed to Donald Trump to pressure Netanyahu over the issue. My latest for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/running-note...

Former Israeli Security Leaders Ask Trump To Help Rein in West Bank Settlers

Israel’s veteran security establishment is terrified that settler violence will spark a third intifada, and has now appealed to Donald Trump to pressure Netanyahu over the issue.

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Firefighters in Spain and France on Tuesday were racing to keep ferocious wildfires near Madrid and Bordeaux in check before a scorching heat wave hits the area.

France and Spain Race to Contain Fires Before Some Areas Reach 104 Degrees

Faced with massive blazes, firefighters in both countries are using a brief window of opportunity to bring the flames under control before temperatures spike.

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“For Israeli Jews, the tragedy of the war in Gaza is in the deaths of soldiers. For the rest of the world, it’s in the deaths of the Palestinians killed by those soldiers. There’s no reason to believe this cognitive gap will narrow anytime soon.” | @lisang.bsky.social 

‘Mamdani Is More Popular With American Jews Than Netanyahu’

During a recent interview for Israeli TV, presidential hopeful Rahm Emanuel dished out some hard truths about feelings for Israel in the US

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'Mamdani is more popular with Jewish Americans than Netanyahu.' That's just one of the bombshell lines that Rahm Emanuel delivered during a recent interview for Israeli TV. Israelis understand that they are unpopular, but they really don't get why. My article: newlinesmag.com/spotlight/ma...

‘Mamdani Is More Popular With American Jews Than Netanyahu’

During a recent interview for Israeli TV, presidential hopeful Rahm Emanuel dished out some hard truths about feelings for Israel in the US

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Once viewed as a cultural monolith, Israel's Russian-speaking community has split over Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. This is a fascinating, well-reported and well-written article by Nikita Aronov. newlinesmag.com/reportage/ho...

How the War in Ukraine Reshaped Israel’s ‘Russian’ Community

Once perceived as a linguistic and cultural monolith, people from the former Soviet Union are asserting political identities that reflect both generational shifts and the influence of recent arrivals ...

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This new report of racism at the V&A sounds bad -- but not surprising. 3% of the staff identify as Black. I wonder if it's even 0.03% of the senior staff. www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/07/20/h...

Head of V&A’s academic programmes resigned citing ‘racist’ and ‘culturally insensitive’ behaviours, letter reveals

Yuko Kikuchi wrote a letter to the museum’s leadership that was supported by 12 academics and included student testimonials

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Very interesting analysis of how X has rewired minds (read: dulled the ability to think critically)

Alex Kirshner@alexkirshner.com · 3w ago

Graham Platner's collapse is an indictment of what Twitter has done to people's brains, and a major W for this platform and the general idea of "not spending time in Elon Musk's sandbox" slate.com/technology/2...

No, this really really really is rape

Amanda Marcotte@amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 3w ago

“'Most every guy I know did what he’s being accused of at one point or another with their girlfriend at some point after a night of drinking,' complained the Donald Trump-loving comedian Adam Carolla." www.salon.com/2026/07/15/m...

Been without internet since storm on the 4th - and now that the two most predictable possible things have happened - Trump poisoned US World Cup, and Platner has even more definitively disgraced & discredited all his recruiters, boosters & apologists, not that that will chasten them.

Wondering if Jacobin Magazine will apologize for its commentary on Platner. www.google.com/search?q=jac...

The U.S. bicentennial in 1976 was an international affair, celebrated in diverse ways by countries around the world in a turning point for American soft power. Such a fun and illuminating read by historian @michaeljkramer.bsky.social at @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/essays/how-t...

How the World Celebrated America’s 200th Birthday

Countries around the world participated in the 1976 bicentennial, in a turning point for US soft power

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Diane de Vignemont writes in clear language about the Society of Saint Pius X, which is hankering for the good ol' days of Vichy France and a Judenrein Paris. "In France, our history won’t let us call it merely traditionalist. We know exactly what to call it."

The Dark History Behind This Week’s Schism in the Catholic Church

By framing the Society of Saint Pius X as quaint "traditionalists," U.S. media coverage is whitewashing the group's record of fascist sympathies and antisemitism.

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Me chatting with brilliant Kwangu Liwewe about Netanyahu's amazing ability to shift the discourse on Iran through media manipulation.

New Lines Magazine@newlinesmag.bsky.social · last mo.

WATCH: @lisang.bsky.social joins @kayliwewe.bsky.social to discuss her @newlinesmag.bsky.socialstory on Netanyahu’s role in reshaping Israeli sentiment toward Tehran, the widespread frustration with the current ceasefire and the potential consequences for his long-term political survival.

The USA: Genital examinations before children play sports; genital examinations before people use bathrooms; genital examinations for women at airports. The party of perverts.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.

Brian Kilmeade suggests to an agreeing DHS Secretary Markwayne Mulling that pregnant foreign women should be barred from traveling to the United States

“Netanyahu has succeeded in shifting the domestic discourse in Israel on the threat Iran poses and the advisability of attacking, but his media victory could prove to be a Pyrrhic one in political terms.” | @lisang.bsky.social 

Could Netanyahu’s Iran Obsession Be His Undoing?

Israelis across the political spectrum are outraged that the U.S. president forced an end to the war against Iran. The right feels betrayed by Trump, and the left blames Netanyahu. Why is Israel the only country that thinks the war was a good idea?

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In a historic first, Israel is seeing a spike in emigration that far outpaces immigration. I wrote about the factors driving this change, and the related danger of a brain drain, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/running-note...

In Israel, Emigration Is Now Higher Than Immigration

The number of Israelis who moved permanently abroad exceeded immigration in 2025, according to official data, while those eligible for a foreign passport are submitting applications. Analysts say the ...

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Bsky is a platform famed for its denizens calling for empathic understanding of everything except Israel (empathic doesn't mean to condone -- you do understand that, right?) Anyway this is an excellent analysis of the most self-propagandised people on earth: Israelis when it comes to Iran.

Lisa Goldman@lisang.bsky.social · last mo.

"Why do Israelis believe the war against Iran should have continued, when the global consensus is that starting it was a very bad idea?" -- my latest for @newlinesmag.bsky.social is on the implications of the rift between Trump and Netanyahu. newlinesmag.com/running-note...

"Why do Israelis believe the war against Iran should have continued, when the global consensus is that starting it was a very bad idea?" -- my latest for @newlinesmag.bsky.social is on the implications of the rift between Trump and Netanyahu. newlinesmag.com/running-note...

Could Netanyahu’s Iran Obsession Be His Undoing?

Israelis across the political spectrum are outraged that the U.S. president forced an end to the war against Iran. The right feels betrayed by Trump, and the left blames Netanyahu. Why is Israel the o...

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What’s remarkable about all this stuff is the stolen valor. You didn’t build shit, you won a birth lottery. You are a podcaster not Emperor Vespasian. bsky.app/profile/just...

Justin Baragona@justinbaragona.bsky.social · last mo.

9 years ago, NBC gave this woman $20 million a year to host a morning talk show and be one of the top faces of its news division.

"Why do Israelis believe the war against Iran should have continued, when the global consensus is that starting it was a very bad idea?" -- my latest for @newlinesmag.bsky.social is on the implications of the rift between Trump and Netanyahu. newlinesmag.com/running-note...

Could Netanyahu’s Iran Obsession Be His Undoing?

Israelis across the political spectrum are outraged that the U.S. president forced an end to the war against Iran. The right feels betrayed by Trump, and the left blames Netanyahu. Why is Israel the o...

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In recent months Israeli law enforcement has arrested dozens of Israelis suspected of spying for Iran. Most of them are impoverished and had no idea that their "handlers" -- whom they connected with via free messaging apps and online job boards -- were Iranian agents.

New Lines Magazine@newlinesmag.bsky.social · last mo.

"All of this speaks to a new kind of espionage that is cheap, nimble and efficient. No more honey traps, secret meetings and dead drops." | @lisang.bsky.social  on how Iran recruited dozens of young Israelis via encrypted apps.

Does Israel dream of becoming Dubai? The gov't is importing hundreds of thousands of foreign workers from poor countries who come on 5 year visas to do the jobs Israelis do not want and Palestinians cannot have. But the policy comes at a cost, which I wrote about for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

Is Dubai the New Israeli Dream?

Israel is rapidly importing hundreds of thousands of foreign workers to fill low-paid positions that Israelis don’t want. Some say Israel wants to be like Dubai. But at what cost?

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AOC on possibly running for the Senate or President: They assume my ambition is a title or a seat. My ambition is way bigger than that. My ambition is to change this country. Presidents come and go, elected officials come and go, single payer healthcare is forever.

I was surprised to learn recently that outside of Israel few people knew that Sara Netanyahu is not only deeply corrupt, but bonkers and possibly a full-blown alcoholic who drinks a case of pink champagne a week. So I wrote about her for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/running-note...

Sara Netanyahu’s Notorious Corruption

Among the many controversies associated with the extravagance and corruption of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara is Wing of Zion, a 26-year-old Boeing 767 that was purchased in 2016...

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"Nuance is difficult in a political climate that rewards simplicity" Do read this excellent (and nuanced) piece by @hannahweisfeld.bsky.social of @yachad.bsky.social for @prospectmagazine.co.uk about the mess that is our current debate on antisemitism www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/argument/733...

The antisemitism debate contains a dangerous trap

Curtailing the right to protest risks casting the Jewish community as beneficiaries of repression

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When it attacked Iran, Israel nearly dragged the UAE into a regional war. Why, then, is the relationship between the two countries now stronger than ever? For @newlinesmag.bsky.social I spoke to some well-placed experts who provided fascinating insights. newlinesmag.com/running-note...

Why Is the UAE ‘All-In’ on Its Relationship With Israel?

When the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28, the ensuing weeks-long war unleashed a massive barrage of missiles and drones on the United Arab Emirates, sparking a security crisis for which the o...

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When it attacked Iran, Israel nearly dragged the UAE into a regional war. Why, then, is the relationship between the two countries now stronger than ever? For @newlinesmag.bsky.social I spoke to some well-placed experts who provided fascinating insights. newlinesmag.com/running-note...

Why Is the UAE ‘All-In’ on Its Relationship With Israel?

When the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28, the ensuing weeks-long war unleashed a massive barrage of missiles and drones on the United Arab Emirates, sparking a security crisis for which the o...

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The leaders of Israel's political opposition just announced that they believe they can win enough seats in the upcoming election to form a gov't and oust Netanyahu -- without the help of the Arab-Palestinian parties. But political analysts say this is highly unlikely. newlinesmag.com/running-note...

Israel’s Opposition Doesn’t Hate Netanyahu Enough to Win

Do the political leaders of Israel’s opposition parties care more about winning the next election or about keeping the parties that represent Palestinian citizens out of power?  The question is a reas...

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The leader of Israel's opposition says he can oust Netanyahu without the Arab-Palestinian parties, with which he refuses to countenance an alliance. But most analysts say this won't be possible. My article for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/running-note...

Israel’s Opposition Doesn’t Hate Netanyahu Enough to Win

Do the political leaders of Israel’s opposition parties care more about winning the next election or about keeping the parties that represent Palestinian citizens out of power?  The question is a reas...

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