Mo Ali | مح علي

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Writer and Artist, co-creator of Midnight Man comics, sporadic contributions to Shelfdust and others. No DMs.

Israel keeps moving the ‘yellow line’ deeper into Gaza, forcing more civilians out each time. Palestinian territory has shrunk by more than a quarter since Trump’s pseudo-ceasefire came into effect last year. Nidal al-Mughrabi & Ebrahim Hajjaj, @reuters.com: www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Israel's yellow line, a shifting edge of war pushing Gazans from home

On a road in Gaza City's Zeitoun district, Palestinian resident Assem Dawla loaded mattresses and bags onto a truck as concrete yellow blocks marking the edge of Israel's expanding military zone ​stoo...

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It’s striking that this (shocking) piece focuses mainly on intimidation from the far right, but the solutions offered, such as they are, aren’t “we must resist the far right as a profound threat to democracy“ but “people should be nicer“ and (inevitably) “we should do something about social media”

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A third of UK journalists have changed how or what they report over fears for safety, study finds

Weird existential questions that turn up unannounced at 2am, example: Are the cars from the Pixar's CARS movie and the taxi from WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT? totally different species? Or is one version a mutation, because of the eyes placed differently?

"It's the laundry machine of the Israeli government." The former chairman of the World Zionist Organization tells us how its Settlement Division operates. Watch our full investigation below 👇

The Great Tolkien Reread discusses "Lothlórien" and "The Mirror of Galadriel". In which a woman appears! This is the series's first (but by no means last) discussion of the extremely thorny subject of female rep in Tolkien's writing.

The Great Tolkien Reread: Lothlórien, The Mirror of Galadriel

"Caras Galadhon" by Ray Shield , 2025 'I know what it was that you last saw,' she said; 'for that is also in my mind. Do not be afraid! But ...

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Might I also recommend "Le Vieux Fusil"...? From 1975. It is TOTALLY "Die Hard". A schlubby French Doctor is trapped in a chateau with a pack of Nazi SS Officers and he takes them out one-by-one. It's on amazon as "The Old Gun".

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Yesterday afternoon 14:09 in Lacanau Océan in France. A pale red sun through the smoke tinged everything in Mars style orange. Welcome in the climate emergency! Despite all denial of the fossil fuel lobby, it’s scientific fact: CO2 emissions heat up Earth & make fires worse. 🔥🔥🔥