2026-10-30T23:05:09Z https://nostr.now Matt Duss https://nostr.now/npub1z5qqcdwnpnheq4ap2q0nm5st7vrx6a4697q2puxx453dtr7hxzys5jf4fl https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1623441880892555265/isZEHJ1l.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1623441880892555265/isZEHJ1l.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx45eravlw3hmlc0rf4lerl8tj7wjqvmwdywdgtr9ys5t6wpsg67gzyq2sqrp46vxwlyzh59gp70wjp0esvmtkhghcpg8sc6kj94v06ucgj4v59ke Pro-Israel Democrats never had a problem with this being a litmus test issue, which it has been for many years, as long they controlled the debate. Now that they’ve lost control it’s suddenly a problem.<br/><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/hilaryr/statuses/2081284814242500689">https://bird.makeup/users/hilaryr/statuses/2081284814242500689</a><br/>nostr:note18s0de2ljpy6s5qk6dz67wahxlxvgxuhwwk5yd2cnxuhg2w2qm4as2avmzr<br/> 2026-07-26T19:29:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgh245sd5th5vt8jjklj6endq7mtsy5te3hz0wvkhc9k09jxauw7szyq2sqrp46vxwlyzh59gp70wjp0esvmtkhghcpg8sc6kj94v06ucgjh0lxyz The Abraham Accords were sold as a pathway to regional peace and stability. Instead they’ve fueled a new era of conflict. <br/><br/>New piece in <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub15g4kpkcak7eetyuhwv3h0sfq4387dqe2e7xsh5prhye87zrwfvcsq47ypy" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Foreign Policy</span> (<span class="italic">npub15g4…7ypy</span>)</a></span> <br/><a href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/05/07/trump-iran-israel-saudi-arabia-uae-abraham-accords-conflict-palestine/">https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/05/07/trump-iran-israel-saudi-arabia-uae-abraham-accords-conflict-palestine/</a> 2026-05-07T21:41:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsduc4qsl9fj48a5z57kz94awgsg5jy5l7wmfylp8rgu35qmeht0agzyq2sqrp46vxwlyzh59gp70wjp0esvmtkhghcpg8sc6kj94v06ucgjff4fq8 Right, although worth noting that restricting sales in accordance with US law effectively means an arms embargo. <br/><br/>What to watch out for now is the reprogramming/rebranding of aid into “joint research projects” which is just another taxpayer subsidy.<br/><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/petersterne/statuses/2043737241311227962">https://bird.makeup/users/petersterne/statuses/2043737241311227962</a><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1mccz28s7zpux6awv03jattgc59nrt3c35q85khkx5a2x507xah6qepvle0" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1mcc…vle0</a></span><br/> </div> Since this is now the J Street position – no longer subsidizing but still selling arms (including Iron Dome) to Israel, while restricting the sale of certain arms in accordance with U.S. law – leftist politicians will need to go further to differentiate their positions.<br/><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/jstreetdotorg/statuses/2043724309470888390">https://bird.makeup/users/jstreetdotorg/statuses/2043724309470888390</a><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1fzdd9fv8mkqdfs4gk22sg02h0m5mxqmwn7ktm9zykjpcnnf5rwls5zqztc" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1fzd…qztc</a></span><br/> </blockquote> 2026-04-13T18:12:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfvz65k26qzptxczmlr0al52zxz9e2nfgkz9362s0suusyzftd8lszyq2sqrp46vxwlyzh59gp70wjp0esvmtkhghcpg8sc6kj94v06ucgjkcmsdv 25 years later, one of the chief neoconservative intellectual architects of American global military hegemony admits Susan Sontag was right about 9/11.<br/><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/curtmills/statuses/2039175059017785660">https://bird.makeup/users/curtmills/statuses/2039175059017785660</a><br/>nostr:note1xqv9j9vnxdz89wlxqyge0yk3dxsgnvfkycs5eyze0gm5ttk2nn4s3008r3<br/> 2026-04-01T11:30:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0ghnpw8gspwsm0ertvf9jhhzyq6jmmwdtc8u6vdxymxj4atk2lhqzyq2sqrp46vxwlyzh59gp70wjp0esvmtkhghcpg8sc6kj94v06ucgjyr7g2a I guess it’s progress that Baerbock understands that her past comments were so indefensible that she must now pretend she never said it.<br/><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/dropsitenews/statuses/1965617296728011145">https://bird.makeup/users/dropsitenews/statuses/1965617296728011145</a><br/>nostr:note1el383efvzcfp3ndvsszskswj2qsuufpsdfenyt40g52xztwx9jyqvvzfgv<br/> 2025-09-10T14:59:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs24g23pmtnm9hvjz9gyp5l8n7r2qt7k26l4zr7q974ju09clj8f7szyq2sqrp46vxwlyzh59gp70wjp0esvmtkhghcpg8sc6kj94v06ucgjm3js2k Former Biden administration officials know that Israel&#39;s justifications for demolishing Gaza, assassinating journalists, blocking humanitarian aid, and maiming and starving kids are lies. <br/><br/>They&#39;re still choosing to keep silent about it. <a href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/07/18/biden-war-crimes-israel-gaza-accountability/">https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/07/18/biden-war-crimes-israel-gaza-accountability/</a> 2025-08-11T12:15:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0urr2ydnvh2dc50y7dd4nrkgyxzmayfzvfjmypzscq2qk2mnnf9gzyq2sqrp46vxwlyzh59gp70wjp0esvmtkhghcpg8sc6kj94v06ucgjlfghf3 “Hamas is stealing the aid” was always Israeli propaganda to distract from its policy of denying aid. The Biden administration could’ve stated this publicly, but that would’ve required acknowledging that civilian harm is a goal of the policy.<br/><br/><a href="https://bird.makeup/@marquardta/1927417449231569149">https://bird.makeup/@marquardta/1927417449231569149</a> 2025-05-28T11:52:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrrc0x8c43yewh82ejwtl6wqqtu25cn84h7e8vnffpdc0wjvz4zeczyq2sqrp46vxwlyzh59gp70wjp0esvmtkhghcpg8sc6kj94v06ucgjmf3ztx Mosab does a beautiful job here but it’s important to understand that constantly being asked these kinds of questions, which are rarely if ever asked of Israelis, is part of the cost imposed on Palestinians when they tell their own story.<br/><br/><a href="https://bird.makeup/@dropsitenews/1921683823596585345">https://bird.makeup/@dropsitenews/1921683823596585345</a> 2025-05-12T14:14:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd6f3eeaw9un35jdz7er3v454h873kkcyrespprud7kgqh5r4032qzyq2sqrp46vxwlyzh59gp70wjp0esvmtkhghcpg8sc6kj94v06ucgjqt0u9u This isn’t true but it’s helpful in understanding the function that the “terrorist” label performs. It’s just something you throw out there when you want to empower the state to kill people without any pesky legal process.<br/> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GkL6GvEXQAA4RK_.jpg"> <br/> 2025-02-19T23:05:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstkg33h22aq0rukjt96xyqhpk06kdkslqzc4vpyzmvudw2pw2qj7czyq2sqrp46vxwlyzh59gp70wjp0esvmtkhghcpg8sc6kj94v06ucgjjk7xm4 Important piece from ⁦@amirtibon⁩ correcting Brett McGurk’s recent self-serving op-ed, which continued the Biden administration’s shameful practice of doing PR for Netanyahu at the expense of Israeli hostages’ and Palestinian lives. <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-02-17/ty-article/.premium/biden-envoy-mcgurk-offers-dangerous-revisionism-about-netanyahu-and-the-hostages/00000195-13d0-d4b6-abfd-5bf255530000">https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-02-17/ty-article/.premium/biden-envoy-mcgurk-offers-dangerous-revisionism-about-netanyahu-and-the-hostages/00000195-13d0-d4b6-abfd-5bf255530000</a> 2025-02-17T15:49:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxuwqfgxnayyadew7feyngrkky6yqcw7yc3wqhw8880lk22hedc4gzyq2sqrp46vxwlyzh59gp70wjp0esvmtkhghcpg8sc6kj94v06ucgj2f5tgg The move here would be to simply rename the Arab Peace Initiative the Trump Peace Initiative, dangle a Nobel Peace Prize next to it, and then keep asking Netanyahu why he doesn’t want Trump to have this.<br/><br/><a href="https://bird.makeup/@clashreport/1889373176334807244">https://bird.makeup/@clashreport/1889373176334807244</a> 2025-02-12T13:15:56Z