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An award-winning magazine for the best writing from around the world. Longform essays run daily online. https://t.co/P2iPHqjlIk
Washington, DC
Joined August 2020
1. 🧵Has the internet become unusable? @doctorow joins @FaisalAlYafai to discuss his new book “Enshittification,” how he fell in love with tech, how it became terrible and the future of AI. https://t.co/Xo4DCHAUYO
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Online head-scratchers about "what's in the boats" amount to war propaganda at this point. My argument for @newlinesmag : https://t.co/NGr1hKAI8A
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A former captive of Somali pirates argues the recent US military actions in the Caribbean are overkill — and massing forces may be intended for Venezuela
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What would the Franciscan monks who decorated a Portuguese chapel with bones say about our decadence and pursuits of immortality? Joanne Drayton writes about meeting the dead and facing the ultimate equalizer, for @newlinesmag.
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In an age of decadence, a journey into the Chapel of Bones at Evora, Portugal, offers a chilling reminder of the great equalizer
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“The Intent Behind Trump’s War on Drug Smugglers” Critics once wanted NATO forces to shoot to kill at Somali skiffs suspected of piracy, just as U.S. forces now do at suspected drug boats. By former piracy hostage @MichaelSctMoore for @newlinesmag.
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A former captive of Somali pirates argues the recent US military actions in the Caribbean are overkill — and massing forces may be intended for Venezuela
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Three years into El Salvador’s state of exception, arbitrary arrests, torture and prolonged detention are rampant. Euan Wallace reports on the human cost of the country’s gang crackdown for @newlinesmag. https://t.co/wYxpgQ9RoU
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Former inmates recount arbitrary arrests and months of torture, while families of current detainees demand answers
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“In Tunisia, protesting fascism abroad and resisting repression at home created an unusual coalition.” @rcturk details how the anti-fascism of a French women’s group intersected with Tunisia’s independence movement, for @newlinesmag. https://t.co/dgWsWwLRPD
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The fight against rising right-wing authoritarianism in the 1930s led to a burgeoning solidarity
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“Behind every crime lie layered, often hidden motives — economic grievances, personal vendettas and the opportunism made possible by gaps in security.” Kamal Shahin examines the sectarian killings in Syria’s Homs, for @newlinesmag. https://t.co/m6OzC1oZQR
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A political economy built on predation and vendettas is taking root in post-Assad Syria
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“Who has the right to define horses? And who now arbitrates authenticity?” A battle to define the Arabian horse is underway, writes @Nassooooooor for @newlinesmag. https://t.co/jZ0iUr7hvs
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It once embodied migration, honor and survival, but the breed’s identity is increasingly tied to a global bureaucracy
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Centuries-old cookery books reveal the social lives of the upper strata of medieval Arab and Muslim societies. @habboush explores their pages for @newlinesmag. https://t.co/Ckpd4bRDcK
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Centuries-old cookbooks from the Abbasid era shed light on the lives of the upper strata of bygone Arab and Muslim societies, as well as the origins of dishes still popular today
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On Saturday, Dec. 6, join @newlinesmag Politics Editor @DannyPostel in person in Chicago, for a conversation with journalists from @Borderless_Mag about the evolving realities for the city’s immigrant communities under the second Trump administration. https://t.co/El9C7LH6V3
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A conversation with journalists about the evolving realities for Chicago’s immigrant communities under the second Trump administration.
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“I think we're going to screw up AI by firing a bunch of people and replacing them with an algorithm that can't do their job,” @doctorow discusses his new book “Enshittification" with @FaisalAlYafai on the latest episode of The Lede: https://t.co/Xo4DCHAUYO
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Cory Doctorow joins Faisal Al Yafai on the podcast to discuss his new book “Enshittification” and how the internet got so bad.
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What would the Franciscan monks who decorated a Portuguese chapel with bones say about our decadence and pursuits of immortality? Joanne Drayton writes about meeting the dead and facing the ultimate equalizer, for @newlinesmag.
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In an age of decadence, a journey into the Chapel of Bones at Evora, Portugal, offers a chilling reminder of the great equalizer
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What a great contribution @Nassooooooor. Congratulations !
For generations, regional tribes and unforgiving terrain shaped the Arabian horse. Now it is at the center of a modern struggle over pedigree. @Nassooooooor unpacks the competing visions of an “authentic” Arabian horse for @newlinesmag. https://t.co/jZ0iUr7hvs
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NEW: What would the Franciscan monks who decorated a Portuguese chapel with bones say about our decadence and pursuits of immortality? Joanne Drayton writes about meeting the dead and facing the ultimate equalizer, for @newlinesmag. https://t.co/bNuws2Wqds
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In an age of decadence, a journey into the Chapel of Bones at Evora, Portugal, offers a chilling reminder of the great equalizer
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On Saturday, Dec. 6, join @newlinesmag Politics Editor @DannyPostel in person in Chicago, for a conversation with journalists from @Borderless_Mag about the evolving realities for the city’s immigrant communities under the second Trump administration. https://t.co/El9C7LH6V3
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A conversation with journalists about the evolving realities for Chicago’s immigrant communities under the second Trump administration.
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For generations, regional tribes and unforgiving terrain shaped the Arabian horse. Now it is at the center of a modern struggle over pedigree. @Nassooooooor unpacks the competing visions of an “authentic” Arabian horse for @newlinesmag. https://t.co/jZ0iUr7hvs
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It once embodied migration, honor and survival, but the breed’s identity is increasingly tied to a global bureaucracy
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Under El Salvador’s state of exception, thousands of detainees are being forced to work for the state despite not having been convicted. Euan Wallace reports on the human cost of the country’s gang crackdown for @newlinesmag. https://t.co/wYxpgQapes
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Former inmates recount arbitrary arrests and months of torture, while families of current detainees demand answers
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From Dearborn to the greater Washington area, Arab-style cafes are redefining what young Americans want from a night out, writes Malak Salem for @newlinesmag.
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Born in Dearborn and spreading fast, these Yemeni-inspired coffeehouses are turning hospitality into community
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4. 🧵Generations of immigrants have infused their cultures and flavors into Thanksgiving dinners. @RashaAlAqeedi explores the diversity for @newlinesmag. https://t.co/lHvOs9hJMz
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How various generations of immigrants have infused their cultures and flavors into the traditional holiday feast
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3. 🧵Thanksgiving ranks supreme as a holiday for its two simple purposes — eating and being grateful, writes @erinclarebrown in @newlinesmag. https://t.co/2mieOcNoS3
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In the holiday’s simple messages of care and gratitude, the author finds a piece of America worth carrying with her
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2. 🧵“I often felt as though my country had its collective nose pressed up against a window display of American culture.” Writing in @newlinesmag from Canada, @lisang traces the evolution of postwar American culture, via film portrayals of Thanksgiving. https://t.co/62Pbjd6zTC
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The holiday that defines a national identity is also a key plot point in some beloved and critically acclaimed films
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