The first letter from the new Syrian government to the UN Security Council is a complaint about Israeli violations of Syrian sovereignty

This past week — we’ve published a series of  must-read essays, the majority of which were written by Syrian journalists. Here’s a guide.  newlinesmag.com/newsletter/new…

🧵I have studied #HTS for the last 8 years, and here is a curated selection of articles to help you understand its evolution, governance, and politics—spanning its inception in 2012 to the present in #Syria: 1/8

Syria has a new de facto national flag – hailed by anti-Assad Syrians over these past 14 years, the ‘green’ Revolution or Independence flag has replaced Assad’s ‘red’ flag. But do you know its history & why it has been such an important symbol? 1/

Wishing you all a year full of Freddie grand slams and 5th inning rallies

Daraa 2011 : “Your turn has come, doctor” Daraa 2024 : “The story has come to an end. The dictator fled. And the revolution has won”

From the heart of Damascus, the Syrian Women's Political Movement hosts a dialogue session, one month after the fall of the regime. A historic moment filled with joy, optimism, and wonder. May these emotions endure forever.

Seeing a lot of misinformation about what leads to a wildfire and bad takes on what the local government has and hasn't done. For deeply reported info into what led us here listen to LAist 's Big Burn podcast hosted by Jacob Margolis laist.com/podcasts/the-b…

Honestly just go look at LATimes and get facts on the fires. Actual, usable facts. Hundreds of journalists have been reporting (+ evacuating/surviving), publishing stories by the minute, verifying facts. Do you know what that means? Type this in a browser: latimes.com

Story here theverge.com/2025/1/11/2434…

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN LOS ANGELES: If you’re looking to get involved with volunteer efforts in LA, please check out this list provided by @MutualaidLA: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

OK somebody needs to share their Spectrum login with me so I can watch Dodgerfest

The information space around #Syria has collapsed into a toxic pot of vitriol, wild misinformation and... some facts. Large numbers of people are tragically dead, but the circumstances & context are far more complex than is being widely conveyed. A 🧵:

“The vaccination has stuff we don’t trust,” said the father of the 6-year-old girl who died from measles at the end of last month. Tom Bartlett visited with a family confronting an unthinkable tragedy: theatln.tc/uSata9gD

The franchise of Jackie Robinson has no business visiting the Trump White House. My column: latimes.com/sports/dodgers…

There is absolutely no way a time traveler could explain to a 1999 Seattle WTO lefty protester how the era of globalization and American support for free trade would come to an end.

Dear Max Muncy, we are all rooting for you!

Hey guys one more thing