“This day belongs to the families of the thousands of victims mowed down in Duterte’s campaign of carnage, who finally had their prayers answered by seeing him under arrest at The Hague.” - Phil Robertson

Reporting from Yemen, Shuaib M. Almosawa says the official death toll from the US bombings this weekend has risen to 53 killed and 98 injured, as per Saba News Agency. Many of the victims are children and women.

“It’s really everyone — not just noncitizens or undocumented people — who are in danger of having their liberty violated in this kind of mass deportation machinery,” said Cody Wofsy, the deputy director of the ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights Project. propublica.org/article/more-a…

Check out Lynzy Billing’s acclaimed documentary about the hidden cost of the Afghanistan conflict Curzon Bloomsbury on April 3. Info in the link. eventbrite.co.uk/e/long-night-a…

This is one of the most insane stories I’ve ever read. It’s like Succession meets Righteous Gemstones meets Oz — but it’s real, and it’s all about the lucrative world of extracting profits from prisoners. levernews.com/the-succession…

SCOOP: We obtained video footage showing Israel attacked the convoy of aid workers in Gaza with a barrage of bullets, a paramedic frantically says his prayers of death. The ambulances had lights on & were marked refuting Israel's claim. w/ Christoph Koettl nytimes.com/2025/04/04/wor…

UPDATE: ICE has awarded a new contract worth up to $3.8 billion for the company to operate a migrant detention camp on Fort Bliss — its largest contract yet. It's the first time ICE is moving ahead with plans to detain thousands of people arrested on U.S. military bases in tents

Huge congrats to Lynzy Billing. You can read her multi-award winning investigaion for New Lines Magazine, "How America’s War Devastated Afghanistan’s Environment" here: newlinesmag.com/reportage/how-…

Congrats Lynzy Billing 🙌

‘Arrested and Rearrested’ — my latest for The Dial 👇🏽 thedial.world/articles/news/…

ALERT: Yesterday, #Israel's War Cabinet approved the wholesale 'title registration' of West Bank land, completing its annexation, and entrenching Israel's unlawful presence. This unprecedented decision will deny millions of #Palestinians their housing, land, and property rights.

✊ “Arrested and Rearrested” by Lynzy Billing A searing exposé on the rising arrests and abuse of Palestinian women in the West Bank under Israeli occupation. Co-published with The Dial Magazine. 🔗 bit.ly/arrested-and-r…

FIRST-PERSON NARRATIVE ESSAY, DIV 3 An essay or first-person story that demonstrates a sense of proportion and perspective. 🥇 1st Place: Lynzy Billing 🥈 2nd Place: Michael Andor Brodeur, The Washington Post 🥉 3rd Place: Deborah Vankin 🏅 Honorable Mention: Beth Harpaz

Iran gave advanced notice of the attack. nytimes.com/live/2025/06/2…

All signs are this was a carefully calculated move by the Iranians - a response to America’s bombing raid, but not one that further escalates the situation The US base has already been evacuated / Qatar was warned ahead of time / no casualties caused

I went through Israel's lies on Al-Jazeera till I ran out of breath, & I barely scratched the surface! “You should attach as much value to Israel’s allegations about Anas al-Sharif, as to the dust on the floor.”

Anas al-Sharif was buried in Gaza City today along with his colleagues. His older brother, Ahmed, wept over his body. Israel brags about killing him--they know no one will hold them to account. "Silence or death" is how Anas characterized Israel's threats. He refused to be silent

Israel has killed nearly 270 journalists and media workers since it launched its war on Gaza. Here are the names of the journalists Israel has killed in the besieged and bombarded enclave aje.io/vpr7p0

Four years after the Taliban takeover, Afghanistan’s emergency wards are as busy as ever, reports @lynzybilling, with photos, for New Lines Magazine. newlinesmag.com/reportage/war-…