Unfiltered news. Bold opinions. A new media organization from @mehdirhasan.bsky.social https://zeteo.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/zeteo.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/zeteo.com/post/3mlomj76szk2x“Stephen A. Smith is always wrong.” @michaelharriot.bsky.social breaks down why the ESPN host’s latest take on Black voters isn’t just historically inaccurate, but actually launders racism as intellectual thought. Read the full story — https://zeteo.com/p/stephen-a-smith-thinks-voting-republican12 May 2026 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:554uh3zchoid3tyseo2mfml5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlomj76szk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/zeteo.com/post/3mloinwupjs2aStephen A. Smith Thinks Voting Republican Will Make Parties 'Compete' for Black Votes. He’s Wrong Blind loyalty to a party has never been a defining feature of Black political activism, award-winning journalist and best-selling author @michaelharriot.bsky.social writes. 🔗 https://zeteo.com/p/stephen-a-smith-thinks-voting-republican12 May 2026 19:13 +0000at://did:plc:554uh3zchoid3tyseo2mfml5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mloinwupjs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/zeteo.com/post/3mloda7yjlk23“When my university was destroyed in the war, my dream was shattered…” In Gaza, students are relying on Duolingo to get English certifications needed for scholarships. But adhering to the app's rules has become increasingly difficult after years of war. Read the story — https://zeteo.com/p/gaza-students-duolingo-study-university-english12 May 2026 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:554uh3zchoid3tyseo2mfml5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mloda7yjlk23https://bsky.app/profile/zeteo.com/post/3mlo2txs3vs2hGaza's Students Face a Near Impossible Test to Study Abroad Palestinians are turning to Duolingo to get the English certification needed to get scholarships. But adhering to the app's rules has become increasingly difficult after two-and-a-half years of war. Read now: https://zeteo.com/p/gaza-students-duolingo-study-university-english12 May 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:554uh3zchoid3tyseo2mfml5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlo2txs3vs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/zeteo.com/post/3mlnwvdjbn22xMore than 140 historic sites in Iran — including UNESCO World Heritage sites — damaged after US-Israel strikes. Under the 1954 Hague Convention, attacks on cultural heritage sites violate international law. The US, Israel, and Iran are all parties to the Hague Convention.12 May 2026 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:554uh3zchoid3tyseo2mfml5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnwvdjbn22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/zeteo.com/post/3mlnutqghss2d🇨🇳 🇺🇸 Donald the ‘Pussycat’ Prepares to Head to China The leader of the free world is set to meet one of his favorite brutal autocrats. Read today’s ‘First Draft’ by @swin24.bsky.social: https://zeteo.com/p/trump-xi-china-first-draft12 May 2026 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:554uh3zchoid3tyseo2mfml5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnutqghss2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/zeteo.com/post/3mlm3mjhba22kZeteo documentary ‘Gaza: Doctors Under Attack’ just won a BAFTA in the current affairs category. Yes, the same documentary that BBC refused to air, once again proof that independent journalism is the future. Subscribe to watch the full film on gazadoctors.film.11 May 2026 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:554uh3zchoid3tyseo2mfml5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlm3mjhba22khttps://bsky.app/profile/zeteo.com/post/3mllypp7jv22qThe top donor to Republican Senator Susan Collins’s super PAC leads a firm that’s made millions off of Maine’s retirement system. Read the full story by @andrewperez.bsky.social: https://zeteo.com/p/susan-collins-donor-schwarzman-blackstone-maine-workers11 May 2026 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:554uh3zchoid3tyseo2mfml5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllypp7jv22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/zeteo.com/post/3mllvrxyzcs2gTop Susan Collins Donor Rakes in Millions From Maine Workers “Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman gave $2 million to Susan Collins’s super PAC. Since 2011, his firm has received an estimated $49 million in fees from Maine’s public employees.” By @andrewperez.bsky.social: https://zeteo.com/p/susan-collins-donor-schwarzman-blackstone-maine-workers11 May 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:554uh3zchoid3tyseo2mfml5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllvrxyzcs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/zeteo.com/post/3mllsmyj6js2n“[Callais] is the worst Supreme Court decision of my lifetime.” Election lawyer @marcelias.bsky.social tells @johnjharwood.bsky.social how the Supreme Court’s “cynical” Callais decision eviscerated the Voting Rights Act. Watch the full conversation: https://zeteo.com/p/how-to-stop-trump-from-interfering?utm_source=publication-search11 May 2026 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:554uh3zchoid3tyseo2mfml5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllsmyj6js2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/zeteo.com/post/3mllmillhwk2n"I look at these [Hollywood celebrities] who have absolutely every privilege imaginable to mankind, and they cannot utter a single word.” Hannah Einbinder speaks about the cowardice of Hollywood on the Gaza genocide contrasted with Mahmoud Khalil’s bravery. Watch: https://zeteo.com/p/beyond-israelism-hannah-einbinder-mahmoud-khalil-isabella-hammad11 May 2026 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:554uh3zchoid3tyseo2mfml5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllmillhwk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/zeteo.com/post/3mlll5wkrpc2wIt's been four years since Israeli forces killed Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh with no accountability. Watch our explosive documentary that reveals the identity of the soldier who murdered Shireen & exposes a shocking cover-up by the US. WATCH: https://zeteo.com/p/who-killed-shireen-abu-akleh11 May 2026 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:554uh3zchoid3tyseo2mfml5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlll5wkrpc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/zeteo.com/post/3mllg3rulzk2mSpring’s here‼️ Our revamped merch store is packed with lightweight tees, tote bags, hats, mugs, and everyday essentials that support independent, fearless journalism As a thank-you to our Zeteo community, enjoy 10% off the entire store through May 25 with code MEMORIAL26 at checkout shop.zeteo.com11 May 2026 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:554uh3zchoid3tyseo2mfml5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllg3rulzk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/zeteo.com/post/3mllegfqup22oFirst Draft: 🤮 Trump the Golden Calf “The decrepit child-president gets his own shiny statue. Elsewhere, a Biden State Department official tries to stop a populist in Nebraska while debate brews over AOC, MTG, and Israel's war in Gaza” By @premthakker.bsky.social: https://zeteo.com/p/trump-the-golden-calf11 May 2026 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:554uh3zchoid3tyseo2mfml5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllegfqup22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/zeteo.com/post/3mljrglcr422bTrump mocked Biden as “Sleepy Joe” for years. Now America has a president who can’t stay awake. Subscribe to zeteo.com10 May 2026 22:06 +0000at://did:plc:554uh3zchoid3tyseo2mfml5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljrglcr422bhttps://bsky.app/profile/zeteo.com/post/3mlja2ncmb22bInsulting Christianity, bombing a church, burning books, shooting at diplomats, and killing aid workers — here are a few instances in which Israel investigated itself after its soldiers were involved in actions that contradicted the “values” of its army. Subscribe to Zeteo.com10 May 2026 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:554uh3zchoid3tyseo2mfml5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlja2ncmb22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/zeteo.com/post/3mlixsbszmc2bWhat's Trump's playbook for contesting elections? Election lawyer @marcelias.bsky.social tells @johnjharwood.bsky.social how attacks on voter rolls and ballots could be used by the Trump administration to challenge the election results. Watch the full interview: https://zeteo.com/p/how-to-stop-trump-from-interfering10 May 2026 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:554uh3zchoid3tyseo2mfml5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlixsbszmc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/zeteo.com/post/3mlh33boqbs22This week in Palestine: - Israel Kidnaps, Tortures Flotilla Activists - Israel Kills Palestinian Man While His Wife Gives Birth - Smotrich Orders Thousands of West Bank Trees Be Uprooted Read here: https://zeteo.com/p/israel-kills-palestinian-as-his-wife09 May 2026 20:21 +0000at://did:plc:554uh3zchoid3tyseo2mfml5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlh33boqbs22https://bsky.app/profile/zeteo.com/post/3mlgw6rufk22sThis week, Trump: - urged states to redraw their congressional maps - separated more families through his immigration officers - renewed efforts to investigate the 2020 election Read on the dangerous actions Trump and his administration have taken to destroy US democracy: https://zeteo.com/p/this-week-in-democracy-week-68-trump09 May 2026 18:54 +0000at://did:plc:554uh3zchoid3tyseo2mfml5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgw6rufk22shttps://bsky.app/profile/zeteo.com/post/3mlgqrfvyxc25This week in Palestine: Israel killed a Palestinian man while his wife was giving birth. It reportedly tortured peaceful activists. And its ultranationalist national security minister is dreaming of nooses for Palestinians. Read here: https://zeteo.com/p/israel-kills-palestinian-as-his-wife09 May 2026 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:554uh3zchoid3tyseo2mfml5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgqrfvyxc25https://bsky.app/profile/zeteo.com/post/3mlgdnsiwws2u“Has the ground shifted enough for the four-seat gain Democrats need?” @johnjharwood.bsky.social writes about how the Senate map isn’t looking so bleak anymore with Trump’s fall endangering his party even in red states. Read it: https://zeteo.com/p/democrats-senate-map-trump09 May 2026 13:22 +0000at://did:plc:554uh3zchoid3tyseo2mfml5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgdnsiwws2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/zeteo.com/post/3mleyzs37q223The theme this week was Trump’s attacks on the election system and Republicans’ efforts to disenfranchise Black voters. Plus, the FBI made some worrying moves, and we got a clearer picture of the Trump administration’s attacks on immigrant children: https://zeteo.com/p/this-week-in-democracy-week-68-trump09 May 2026 00:39 +0000at://did:plc:554uh3zchoid3tyseo2mfml5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mleyzs37q223https://bsky.app/profile/zeteo.com/post/3mler6adk522t“[Republicans are] just running our state into the ground because their racism blinds them.” @premthakker.bsky.social sits down with Rep. @justinjpearson.bsky.social who breaks down how Tennessee’s racist redistricting is costing the state. Watch the full conversation: https://zeteo.com/p/breaking-tennessee-state-republicans08 May 2026 22:18 +0000at://did:plc:554uh3zchoid3tyseo2mfml5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mler6adk522thttps://bsky.app/profile/zeteo.com/post/3mlenql7amk2i“Every member of Biden’s Gaza team… continues to make it abundantly clear their solidarity lies with their accomplices, not their victims.” @harrisonmann.bsky.social explains how former Biden advisers are influencing Democrats’ foreign policy as if Gaza never happened. 🔗: https://zeteo.com/p/biden-genocide-squad-blinken-sullivan-stopped08 May 2026 21:17 +0000at://did:plc:554uh3zchoid3tyseo2mfml5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlenql7amk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/zeteo.com/post/3mlei3o4bek2hBiden’s Genocide Squad Must Be Stopped Before They Strike Again From Tony Blinken and Jake Sullivan to Brett McGurk and Jon Finer, the advisers behind the Gaza genocide want to return to power. We can’t let them. Read @harrisonmann.bsky.social's latest now: https://zeteo.com/p/biden-genocide-squad-blinken-sullivan-stopped08 May 2026 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:554uh3zchoid3tyseo2mfml5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlei3o4bek2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/zeteo.com/post/3mleglxxwoc2a“We’ll be paying for this for years.” UN Humanitarian Chief @tomfletcherun.bsky.social tells @mehdirhasan.bsky.social how the war on Iran is creating “ripple effects” for the world’s other major humanitarian crises. Watch the full interview: https://zeteo.com/p/un-humanitarian-chief-tom-fletcher-joins-mehdi-hassan-sudan-israel-gaza-lebanon-trump-uae08 May 2026 19:09 +0000at://did:plc:554uh3zchoid3tyseo2mfml5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mleglxxwoc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/zeteo.com/post/3mle7kfl62c2i‘They are choking me.’ After a detainee’s death in an ICE detention center was labeled a suicide, a witness inside the facility describes hearing him plead for help as guards chocked him to death. Zeteo has the exclusive account. 🔗 The full article by @swin24.bsky.social: https://zeteo.com/p/texas-ice-homicide-choking-guards08 May 2026 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:554uh3zchoid3tyseo2mfml5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mle7kfl62c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/zeteo.com/post/3mle3tblgkk2d‘They Are Choking Me’: Witness Describes ICE Camp Homicide That Team Trump Tried to Cover Up This witness tells Zeteo that an officer at an ICE detention facility threatened him, if he didn’t stop telling people about how guards ‘killed a Cuban man’ 🔗 https://zeteo.com/p/texas-ice-homicide-choking-guards @swin24.bsky.social08 May 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:554uh3zchoid3tyseo2mfml5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mle3tblgkk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/zeteo.com/post/3mlduf4vqdk2kWhen Israeli settlers put up barbed wire that stopped children in the occupied West Bank village of Umm al-Khair from going to school, the Israeli government did nothing. Zeteo’s Mohammed Abdelbary spoke to a human rights activist in the community to discuss how these incidents are far from rare.08 May 2026 13:43 +0000at://did:plc:554uh3zchoid3tyseo2mfml5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlduf4vqdk2k