Michael Ames
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AMERICAN CIPHER @penguinpress. Stories for @thefp @rollingstone @newyorker @harpers and other zines. Esto perpetua.
Joined March 2009
Throughout the summer, social media was filled with stories like this one below, posted by Gazans describing Hamas shooting, or, in this case, shelling civilians seeking GHF aid. Rather than investigate these reports, most of the media took the word of Hamas, which blamed the
A Palestinian writes: Hamas criminals committed a massacre on civilians who went to seek humanitarian aid.
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When you change the definition of genocide because you want to attack Israel, the specificity of the word genocide loses meaning. It means ‘genocide’ is any war. Which is how Russia, which has attempted to invade Ukraine and committed war crimes such as kidnapping children, is
ICJ to consider whether Ukraine committing genocide in Donets, as accused by Russia. As I have been saying, the new definition of genocide is war, and every warring state will be a suspect.
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The official narrative that a guy just got a gun and shot Charlie Kirk is too implausible for me. I prefer Candace's theory that the French, Egyptian and Israeli governments, TPUSA, international arms traffickers, Bill Ackman, the DuPont family, Charlie's 'friends' and the FBI
This is BIGGER than we could have EVER IMAGINED, with multiple countries involved and even possible weapons TRAFFICKING as well. Charlie Kirk also messaged his security detail the night before he died, named "DAN," after he got off the phone with one of his donors and texted Dan
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These misspellings are deliberate. It’s a very old trick to thwart Google searches for/about controversial names.
Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral transition team misspelled names of two controversial picks — including ex-con rapper tapped as criminal justice adviser https://t.co/sBr82dsP4f
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Hamas hid tons of baby formula to damage Israel with starvation claims, Palestinian activist says https://t.co/Us6GhKHxri
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"The Ministry of Health in Gaza destroyed large quantities of nutritional supplements for children, after they expired and were spoiled in warehouses, at the Firas Market landfill (Gaza City). The street vendors took these supplements from the waste, washed them, and sold them
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Meat and chicken at Panda Mall, Shuhadaa St. Gaza City. Timestamp: 1 hour ago #TheGazaYouDontSee Link to original Instagram post in 1st comment
Anas goes shopping in Panda Mall supermarket, Gaza City. Timestamp: 10 hours ago #TheGazaYouDontSee Link to original Instagram post in 1st comment
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Newly reopened in Gaza City - Deux fashion store. Timestamp: 17 hours ago [Before the war, Deux had separate stores for men and women. In the newly reopened store, both departments together in the one store] #TheGazaYouDontSee Link to original TikTok post- 1st comment
1/ More from the opening of the new Deux Women fashion store in #Gaza City. Design and construction by Wafi Group. #TheGazaYouDontSee #shoppinginGaza #Palestine
https://t.co/0G38miAXKC
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Al-Hajj al-Sheikh Shawarma on Fahmi Bek, Gaza City. Timestamps: 22 hours ago + 6 days ago [One of the 1st things that amazed me when I started to follow Gaza was the amount of shawarma spits in every restaurant, even the smaller ones. So many more than in Israeli restaurants.
Hana Syrian Shawarma in Khan Younis, south Gaza Strip, brought their prices down this week, but not because they are any less busy than usual. Prices of poultry came down. Gaza poultry farmers are not as happy as shawarma eaters!
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ATTN: everyone in Western Media who fell for the propaganda. HAMAS hiding baby formula. Crazy.
During the worst of the days of the hunger crisis in Gaza in the past six months, Hamas deliberately hid literal tons of infant formula and nutritional shakes for children by storing them in clandestine warehouses belonging to the Gaza Ministry of Health. The goal, as I said
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One of the more malicious blood libels pushed as part of the “intentional starvation” campaign was the accusation that Israel is blocking baby-formula deliveries. To no one’s surprise, we now learn that Hamas was hoarding tons of this urgently needed infant nutrition —
During the worst of the days of the hunger crisis in Gaza in the past six months, Hamas deliberately hid literal tons of infant formula and nutritional shakes for children by storing them in clandestine warehouses belonging to the Gaza Ministry of Health. The goal, as I said
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REPORT: CAIR’s political advocacy arm, CAIR Action, is operating "without the licenses, registrations, or legal authority required in any of the 22 states where it raises money or conducts political activity," an investigation states
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The Council of American-Islamic Relations's (CAIR) political advocacy arm, CAIR Action, is operating "without the licenses, registrations, or legal authority required in any of the 22 states where it...
SCOOP: CAIR's Political Arm Has Operated Without Legal Authority Across US, Watchdog Report Says -- Joint @ncri_io-@IANempowers probe says the group may be guilty of 'wire fraud,' 'deceptive solicitation,' and 'false statements to the IRS'
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📢Just launched: https://t.co/mDXfMDIS9Z 3 reports analyzing internal Hamas documents obtained exclusively by NGO Monitor revealing Hamas’ surveillance and control over humanitarian operations in Gaza, including imposed NGO “liaisons.” ▸ 180 Internal Hamas documents ▸ 60
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Al-Turki Shawarma opposite al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza City - barbecued shawarma wrap for 17 shekels; oversized "Missile" wrap for 30 shekels. Timestamps: 2 hours ago + 2 days ago #TheGazaYouDontSee Links to original TikTok posts + restaurant TikTok account in 1st comment
Shawarma al-Turki, Rimal, Gaza City, is up and running again. A shawarma wrap is 17 shekels. Timestamp: 2 days ago #TheGazaYouDontSee Link to original TikTok post in 1st comment
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Quite similar to Israel. A little over a year ago, there seemed to be consensus that TikTok was a potential national security threat due to CCP control over the algorithm. Now the view seems to be that our holiest principle, free speech, is all about letting our kids get
What is interesting is that the most pro-Russian and anti-Ukrainian demographic group is the under 30 year olds — more so than all-age MAGA Republicans. This is the demographic that often gets its news from X, TikTok and Instagram algorithms.
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During the worst of the days of the hunger crisis in Gaza in the past six months, Hamas deliberately hid literal tons of infant formula and nutritional shakes for children by storing them in clandestine warehouses belonging to the Gaza Ministry of Health. The goal, as I said
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Mamdani Transition Adviser’s Nonprofit Under Congressional Investigation for Allegedly Teaching Illegal Aliens How To Evade ICE —
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New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s (D.) transition team includes a man whose organization is under congressional investigation for allegedly teaching illegal aliens how to evade ICE officers,...
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz: The Palestinian leadership condemned, from the outset, the killing or capture of civilians, including what Hamas did on October 7. He stressed the necessity of ending Hamas’s rule in the Gaza Strip,
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Night time atmosphere in Nuseirat, Central Gaza Strip. Timestamp: 28 Nov '25. [A reminder: There was no IDF land maneuver in Nuseirat during the war, and it is 92% undamaged] #TheGazaYouDontSee Link to original Instagram post in 1st comment
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Labor arbitrage was the primary reason there was de facto bipartisan support of immigration for decades. It’s an almost purely economic issue, and whether it’s in your political (material) interests is almost entirely a matter of whether you’re hiring or selling your labor.
I do broadly thing if you are not pro immigration you are a totally unserious person
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These people look just as "white" as any Ashkenazi from Tel Aviv. Goes to show how arbitrary and stupid American-style racial classifications are when applied to the Middle East.
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