{"id":7431,"date":"2024-11-30T10:49:10","date_gmt":"2024-11-30T10:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virtuallyislamic.com\/vi2023\/?p=7431"},"modified":"2024-12-18T15:55:04","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T15:55:04","slug":"lebanon-israel-crisis-updated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virtuallyislamic.com\/vi2023\/2024\/11\/30\/lebanon-israel-crisis-updated\/","title":{"rendered":"Lebanon-Israel Crisis (updated)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m focusing on social media\/tech issues and crisis coverage here. Check the earlier post on <a href=\"https:\/\/virtuallyislamic.com\/vi2023\/2024\/09\/20\/exploding-pagers\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"7404\">Exploding Pagers<\/a>. Follow X <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/garybunt\">@garybunt<\/a> for updates on this shifting situation. Warning: sensitive content. Time limits restrict commentary at this stage. Usual disclaimers apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:sgdlvu6ir5hlaxdl3uyd5jx5\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3lc5urfhwls24\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreieejr3ojdrgw4bak3vysmfe2a5skcbfbabc5yb5e37y6rsbdidzne\"><p lang=\"en\">some references to social media responses in this article\n\nwww.middleeasteye.net\/news\/why-ira&#8230;<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:sgdlvu6ir5hlaxdl3uyd5jx5\/post\/3lc5urfhwls24?ref_src=embed\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Gary R. Bunt (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:sgdlvu6ir5hlaxdl3uyd5jx5?ref_src=embed\">@garyrbunt.bsky.social<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:sgdlvu6ir5hlaxdl3uyd5jx5\/post\/3lc5urfhwls24?ref_src=embed\">30 November 2024 at 10:21<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:sgdlvu6ir5hlaxdl3uyd5jx5\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3lbzczxo5ck2v\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreifjehg7yxetzkcxiwas4mlvcs2owamr37a4l53dowzbmrtekdcon4\"><p lang=\"en\"><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:sgdlvu6ir5hlaxdl3uyd5jx5\/post\/3lbzczxo5ck2v?ref_src=embed\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Gary R. Bunt (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:sgdlvu6ir5hlaxdl3uyd5jx5?ref_src=embed\">@garyrbunt.bsky.social<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:sgdlvu6ir5hlaxdl3uyd5jx5\/post\/3lbzczxo5ck2v?ref_src=embed\">28 November 2024 at 14:53<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/live\/cnvjl42g9m1t\">BBC News, &#8216;It&#8217;s all gone&#8217;: Lebanese civilians return to destroyed homes as ceasefire appears to hold<\/a> (rolling coverage from Lebanon)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newarab.com\/features\/lebanese-journalists-risked-lives-reporting-israel-war-reality\">Audrey Azzo, The New Arab, \u2018They killed him right next to me&#8217;: The Lebanese journalists who risked their lives to report the reality of Israel&#8217;s war<\/a> &#8220;As&nbsp;a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah takes effect, The New Arab&nbsp;takes a look at the dangers Lebanese journalists faced during their reporting of the war.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Netanyahu approved pager attacks against Hezbollah, spokesman says <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DGWYzS9LHR\">https:\/\/t.co\/DGWYzS9LHR<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Gary Bunt (@garybunt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/garybunt\/status\/1855954519252930764?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Exploding pagers in Lebanon not made in Taiwan \u2014 prosecutors <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I7y3bafCeY\">https:\/\/t.co\/I7y3bafCeY<\/a> <br><br>&quot;A Taiwan probe found that domestic firms did not make the pagers that exploded in Lebanon in September, killing dozens. The blasts dealt a severe blow to the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia amid\u2026<\/p>&mdash; Gary Bunt (@garybunt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/garybunt\/status\/1855954022747816136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mohammad, 11, sustained severe burns from a gas line explosion when a missile struck his building in Lebanon.<br><br>His wish is to heal soon and he hopes the war will end.<br><br>We continue to call for a ceasefire for Mohammad and all the children in the region. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8iuBJ9LLbV\">pic.twitter.com\/8iuBJ9LLbV<\/a><\/p>&mdash; UNICEF (@UNICEF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNICEF\/status\/1855475509569995167?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 10, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bombing has damaged infrastructure in south <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Lebanon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Lebanon<\/a>, making some roads impassable. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNIFIL_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNIFIL_<\/a> peacekeepers are clearing rubble, repairing roads, and restoring safe passage to continue their service. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ltaf2VGcWp\">pic.twitter.com\/ltaf2VGcWp<\/a><\/p>&mdash; UN News (@UN_News_Centre) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UN_News_Centre\/status\/1855807664220987831?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Salam Khodr reports on the horrific israeli massacre of Almat in Lebanon, which slaughtered many children: there are no children israelis won\u2019t kill <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jkyxl1ZZJt\">pic.twitter.com\/Jkyxl1ZZJt<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sarah Wilkinson (@swilkinsonbc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/swilkinsonbc\/status\/1855916666888097985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Another village in Lebanon blown up by Israel Genocide Forces.<br><br>Posted proudly by Netanyahu&#39;s mouthpiece Yinon Magal who captioned &quot;Another village is RIP&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1JpYmPEj9Z\">pic.twitter.com\/1JpYmPEj9Z<\/a><\/p>&mdash; B.M. (@ireallyhateyou) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ireallyhateyou\/status\/1855936593367793841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Journalist Priyanka Navani says the scale of the Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon suggests the Israeli army is employing a strategy that aims to prevent civilians from having a place to live once the war ends. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yrYRVgUghE\">pic.twitter.com\/yrYRVgUghE<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Quds News Network (@QudsNen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QudsNen\/status\/1855920184910881098?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">lsrael launches a series of airstrikes against Beirut\u2019s Southern Suburb in Lebanon last night. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ibWU6FzB7D\">pic.twitter.com\/ibWU6FzB7D<\/a><\/p>&mdash; TIMES OF GAZA (@Timesofgaza) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Timesofgaza\/status\/1848696454530945488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 22, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dunyakamal_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@dunyakamal_<\/a> &quot;Israel has seized more land [in the West Bank] in the past year than the past 20yrs combined&quot;<br><br>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Seamus_Malek?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Seamus_Malek<\/a> &quot;The idea of expanding Israel into the Gaza strip, West Bank, Sinai peninsula, southern Lebanon.. that is within the normalised fabric of Israeli society&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VUtccfnp5H\">pic.twitter.com\/VUtccfnp5H<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Saul Staniforth (@SaulStaniforth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SaulStaniforth\/status\/1848601577608589367?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 22, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">More than one million people are now internally displaced in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Lebanon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Lebanon<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Refugees?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Refugees<\/a> representative in the country <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IFreijsen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@IFreijsen<\/a> shares what he has witnessed: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VnYUnUaHtL\">pic.twitter.com\/VnYUnUaHtL<\/a><\/p>&mdash; United Nations Geneva (@UNGeneva) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNGeneva\/status\/1848333534844305861?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 21, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Israel is demanding to freely operate in Lebanese air space, violating its sovereignty.<br><br>The Biden admin keeps saying they want UN resolution 1701 enforced in Lebanon, now Israel is making demands that directly contradict it. Assume Biden will reject Israel\u2019s demands then, right? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jPfvonqJFt\">pic.twitter.com\/jPfvonqJFt<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Assal Rad (@AssalRad) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AssalRad\/status\/1848218565704351752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 21, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Opinion\/analysis: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/lebanon-assassinating-sectarian-leaders-has-always-led-to-instability-this-time-will-be-no-different-240717\">Mohamad El Kari, Conversation UK, Lebanon: assassinating sectarian leaders has always led to instability \u2013 this time will be no different, 16 Oct 2024 <\/a> &#8220;Lebanon\u2019s modern history is rife with conflict. The assassination of Nasrallah marks the latest in a series of bloody milestones that have served as sharp turning points \u2013 and even transformational moments \u2013 in Lebanon\u2019s sectarian politics.&#8221;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/PeterCronau\/status\/1845407119367078073\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/SaulStaniforth\/status\/1846091938493067583\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/SayeedaWarsi\/status\/1845525475281514733\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/Seamus_Malek\/status\/1845121427491680264\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/garybunt\/status\/1845516295623581859\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The image used in the above article dates from an earlier period (according to X responses). <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/sallyhayd\/status\/1844654309176136065\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/AJEnglish\/status\/1844659238972354799\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/world\/live-news\/israel-gaza-lebanon-war-10-09-24-intl-hnk\/index.html\">CNN, Netanyahu warns Lebanon of destruction \u2018similar to what we see in Gaza\u2019, 10 Oct 2024 (features rolling coverage)<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/world\/live-news\/israel-gaza-lebanon-war-10-09-24-intl-hnk\/index.html\">BBC, Israeli troops move away from Irish forces in Lebanon, 9 Oct 2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/news\/mena\/2024\/10\/09\/if-we-die-we-die-residents-of-lebanons-sidon-refuse-to-stop-living-for-sake-of-war\/\">Nada Homsi,  The National, &#8216;If we die, we die&#8217;: Residents of Lebanon&#8217;s Sidon refuse to stop living for sake of war, 9 Oct 2024<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/world\/live-news\/israel-gaza-lebanon-war-10-09-24-intl-hnk\/index.html\"><br><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/ai-generated-video-beirut-fire-israeli-airstrike\/?ftag=CNM-00-10aac3a\">CBS, AI-generated video purportedly showing fiery aftermath of Israeli airstrike in Beirut goes viral, 7 Oct 2024<\/a>. &#8220;The clip, which purported to show fiery footage of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/israels-bombardment-beirut-escalates-incursion-northern-gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Israeli bombardment in Lebanon<\/a>&nbsp; was taken from a short video&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@digital.n0mad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posted<\/a>&nbsp;to TikTok five days earlier by the account under the username @digital.n0mad, whose bio on the app says they are an AI artist. The video was tagged as being in Beirut, but also carried a disclaimer that it was AI-generated, a label also applied to some of the account&#8217;s other sensational&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@digital.n0mad\/video\/7410515294231235845\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">video creations<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/fact-check-hezbollah-hiring-linkedin-1963961\">Newsweek, Fact Check: No, Hezbollah Is Not Hiring on LinkedIn, 4 Oct 2024<\/a> &#8220;Multiple fact-checking teams, including Newsweek&#8217;s, have investigated its content on topics ranging from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/fact-check-did-russia-defense-minister-sergei-shoigu-say-ussr-will-return-1728731\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the war in Ukraine<\/a>&nbsp;to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/fact-check-explosive-photos-attributed-airstrikes-yemen-1860361\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">conflict in Gaza<\/a>. As reported by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.afp.com\/doc.afp.com.347Y4KN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AFP Fact Check<\/a>, the account has helped spread conspiratorial theories, including the widely debunked notion of &#8220;crisis actors.&#8221;&#8221; This refers to *visegrad24* on X.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/SkyNews\/status\/1841168146079633538\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/garybunt\/status\/1841173666681221631\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexCrawfordSky\/status\/1840995564864835933\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/AJEnglish\/status\/1840655428255944797\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/node\/2573115\/middle-east\">Arab News, Yemen\u2019s Houthis mourn slain Hezbollah chief, say resistance will not be broken, 28 Sep 2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/node\/2573101\/middle-east\">Arab News, Iranian leader Khamenei calls on Muslims to confront Israel, 28 Sep 2024<\/a> &#8220;Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called on Muslims on Saturday \u201cto stand by the people of Lebanon and the proud Hezbollah with whatever means they have and assist them in confronting the &#8230; wicked regime (of Israel).\u201d&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/world\/live-news\/israel-lebanon-war-hezbollah-09-28-24\/index.html\">CNN, Hezbollah confirms leader Hassan Nasrallah killed in Israeli strike, 28 Sep 2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20240928-world-figures-react-death-hezbollah-leader-hassan-nasrallah-lebanon\">France24, World figures react to the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, 28 Sep 2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/JoHoo40469540\/status\/1839769729998684405\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/AJEnglish\/status\/1840031871175946577\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/TheNationalNews\/status\/1840000324179808466\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/garybunt\/status\/1839999769671766354\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/adamjohnsonCHI\/status\/1839727698652082414\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/QudsNen\/status\/1839710282211332298\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/BCFinucane\/status\/1839706267155111953\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/AssalRad\/status\/1839694068085121219\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/AJEnglish\/status\/1839307489956999212\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/1james_elder\/status\/1839608021074194603\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/marcowenjones\/status\/1839191989708857509\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/AlanRMacLeod\/status\/1838271493349756978\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/JMPSimor\/status\/1838342038758072415\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/garybunt\/status\/1838565697149903151\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/abierkhatib\/status\/1838087711749542282\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/SangitaMyska\/status\/1838158024839442560\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/PeruginiNic\/status\/1838095402203074859\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/marcowenjones\/status\/1837537291558179173\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m focusing on social media\/tech issues and crisis coverage here. 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