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Tanya Zakrison (she/her) @tzakrison

Trauma & acute care surgeon, critical care intensivist, Eduardo Galeano fan and a believer that a better world is indeed possible

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Tanya Zakrison (she/her)@tzakrison
30 Oct 2018
Hate is a public health disease. No one is born hating. Hate spreads like a virus through hate speech. Then it leads to direct violence. Trauma surgeons see the end result of hate. We need to take a leadership role in ending hate. Everywhere.
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Mazyouna, whose face was ‘ripped off’ by Israeli missile, allowed to leave Gaza Israeli move follows Guardian report that 12-year-old girl’s evacuation for treatment had been repeatedly blocked theguardian.com/global-devel…

Mazyouna, whose face was ‘ripped off’ by Israeli missile, allowed to leave Gaza

Israeli move follows Guardian report that 12-year-old girl’s evacuation for treatment had been repeatedly blocked

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ICC issues arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged Gaza war crimes theguardian.com/world/2024/n…

ICC issues arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged Gaza war crimes

Joe Biden describes as ‘outrageous’ the warrants for Israeli PM and former defence minister, which put them at risk of detention if they go to some other countries

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‘Total oppression’: West Bank children being killed at unprecedented rate Huge rise in attacks by Israeli settlers and soldiers killed 171 children in year after 7 October theguardian.com/world/2024/n…

‘Total oppression’: West Bank children being killed at unprecedented rate

Huge rise in attacks by Israeli settlers and soldiers killed 171 children in year after 7 October

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Rightwing settlers in Israel welcome ‘dream team’ of Trump and his hardline appointments Since the US election, authorities have pushed ahead with demolishing Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, which were occupied in 1967. theguardian.com/world/2024/n…

Rightwing settlers in Israel welcome ‘dream team’ of Trump and his hardline appointments

Palestinian groups shocked by US president-elect’s favouring of outspoken supporters of far-right activists in the region

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Special committee likens Israeli policy in Gaza to genocide Report also refers to Israel ‘using starvation as a weapon of war’ and running ‘apartheid system’ in West Bank theguardian.com/world/2024/n…

UN special committee likens Israeli policy in Gaza to genocide

Report also refers to Israel ‘using starvation as a weapon of war’ and running ‘apartheid system’ in West Bank

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Cattle, crops and ancient olive groves: Lebanon’s farmers ‘lose everything’ to Israeli bombs theguardian.com/global-devel…

Cattle, crops and ancient olive groves: Lebanon’s farmers ‘lose everything’ to Israeli bombs

Thousands of hectares of fertile land, including olive trees that have survived for millennia, have been destroyed in the country’s agricultural heartland

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Bluesky adds 700,000 new members as users flee X after the US election theguardian.com/technology/2…

Bluesky adds 1m new members as users flee X after the US election

Social media platform has become a ‘refuge’ from the far-right activism on X, experts say, after Elon Musk teamed up with Donald Trump

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At least 13 children among dozens killed in Israeli strike on home in northern Gaza, officials say theguardian.com/world/2024/n…

Dozens killed as Israeli strikes destroy home, Gaza officials say

Gaza’s civil defence agency says 25 people killed, including 13 children, as Israel continues attacks in north of territory

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Ben Phillips@benphillips76
3 Nov 2024
the guy who just mansplained The Handmaid’s Tale to the author of The Handmaid’s Tale
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Middle East crisis live: everyone in northern Gaza at ‘imminent risk’ of death, warns Unicef chief theguardian.com/world/live/2…

Middle East crisis: Israeli attacks kill at least 31 people in Gaza, medics say – as it happened

Nearly half of those killed were reported to be in northern Gaza, where the IDF has been conducting an intense assault

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Pregnant Texas teen died after three ER visits due to medical impact of abortion ban theguardian.com/us-news/2024…

Pregnant Texas teen died after three ER visits due to impact of abortion ban

Neveah Crain died in October 2023 after doctor reportedly called for two ultrasounds to ‘confirm fetal demise’

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Josseli Barnica Died in Texas After Waiting 40 Hours for Miscarriage Care — ProPublica propublica.org/article/josse…

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31 Oct 2024
With the support of 187 countries, the opposition of 2 (United States of America and Israel), and the abstention of Moldova, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on the need to end the US economic, commercial & financial blockade on #Cuba. buff.ly/3Yw8TET
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I’m a surgeon, and I’ve been refused re-entry to Gaza – we need a medical ceasefire now Doctors sign the hippocratic oath to do no harm, but how can we treat people without hospitals, staff and enough medicines? theguardian.com/commentisfre…

I’m a surgeon, and I’ve been refused re-entry to Gaza – we need a medical ceasefire now | Ali Elaydi

Doctors sign the hippocratic oath to do no harm, but how can we treat people without hospitals, staff and enough medicines, asks doctor Ali Elaydi

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JAMA Surgery@JAMASurgery
26 Oct 2024
Up to 82% of pregnant surgeons experience miscarriage, preterm delivery, and intrauterine growth restriction. Occupational hazards, including prolonged standing, physical exertion, overnight shifts, and teratogenic exposure, contribute to these risks. ja.ma/4eUXVQn
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How can I vote for Kamala Harris if she supports Israel’s war? Here is my answer -by Bernie Sanders theguardian.com/commentisfre…

How can I vote for Kamala Harris if she supports Israel’s war? Here is my answer | Bernie Sanders

Trump says Netanyahu is doing a good job and Biden is holding him back. Even on this issue, Trump is worse

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US identified 500 cases where its weapons harmed Gaza civilians but hasn’t taken action Some the incidents might have violated international humanitarian law, according to the sources theguardian.com/world/2024/o…

US identified 500 cases where its weapons harmed Gaza civilians but hasn’t taken action

Some the incidents might have violated international humanitarian law, according to the sources

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World must act to prevent ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Gaza, António Guterres warns Secretary general makes appeal as civilian casualties mount amid intensive Israeli strikes on north theguardian.com/world/2024/o…

World must act to prevent ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Gaza, António Guterres warns

Secretary general makes appeal as civilian casualties mount amid intensive Israeli strikes on north

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Middle East live: 60 reported killed in northern Gaza as fears grow over Israel’s ban on UN aid agency Women and children said to be among the dead after Israeli airstrike; outcry over Israel’s ‘devastating’ decision to ban Unrwa theguardian.com/world/live/2…

Middle East crisis: US concerned by ‘horrifying’ Israeli airstrike that killed at least 93 civili...

US spokesperson says officials are asking Israel what happened, expressing ‘deep concern’ over loss of civilian lives

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Puerto Rican stars Bad Bunny and Ricky Martin back Kamala Harris after racist comments at Trump rally theguardian.com/us-news/2024…

Puerto Rican stars Bad Bunny and Ricky Martin back Kamala Harris after racist comments at Trump...

Artists share videos to their million of Instagram followers as Harris and Trump work to gain ground with Latino voters

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