The New Issue Of JOHNSTONE: The Nightmare In Gaza Continues
I publish a print version of my work once a month called JOHNSTONE magazine. The new edition is called “The Nightmare In Gaza Continues”, and is now available to order in print or download in pay-what-you-want digital.
Nearly eight months in, and the waking nightmare of the US-backed genocide in Gaza shows no signs of stopping. The only ray of light in this unspeakably dark chapter of human history is that people around the world are beginning to awaken from the imperial propaganda matrix like never before, and are taking a stand against the war machine in ways that are making our rulers extremely nervous.
The cover of this issue features a painting of Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda, whose existence personifies that small hopeful ray of light in the darkness more than anybody else I can think of.
You can get a paperback copy of this issue by clicking here, or a pay-what-you-feel digital copy by clicking here.
Other paperback editions of JOHNSTONE can be purchased by clicking here. Other digital editions can be downloaded by clicking here.
You can also get a subscription to the digital versions which will be sent to your inbox every month by clicking here.
Contents:
There Was A Time … 5
Opposing The War Machine Is Cool Again, And The Empire’s Getting Nervous … 6
Why Celebrities Aren’t Speaking Up About Gaza … 8
Israel’s Defenders Talk So Much About Feelings Because They Can’t Talk About Facts … 10
I Oppose Israel’s Atrocities In Gaza Because I’m Not A Psychopath … 12
Opposing Every War But The Current One, Supporting Civil Rights But Never Right Now … 14
Empire Managers Explain Why This New Protest Movement Scares Them … 17
The Bizarre Gymnastics Of The Gaza Aid Pier … 20
The ‘Antisemitism’ Moral Panic Has Officially Jumped The Shark … 22
CNN Compares Campus Protesters To Nazis In Stunning Propaganda Segment … 24
Remember, All This Fascism Would Feel Way More Fascismy Under Trump … 26
Opposing The Gaza Genocide While Supporting Biden Is A Dishonest, Nonsensical Position … 28
It Is Everyone’s Responsibility To Help Save Gaza … 30
Gen Z Just Might Save The World … 32
Don’t Let Them Numb You To What’s Happening In Gaza … 34
It’s Not Unusual That We’re Being Lied To, It’s Unusual That People Are Noticing … 36
Just Seeing Through The Propaganda Isn’t Enough — We’ve Got To Open Our Hearts As Well … 39
The Empire Doesn’t Hide Its Worst Deeds, It Just Manipulates How People Think About Them … 41
The Destruction Of Gaza SHOULD Be Radicalizing People … 43
Gaza Shows Us The Difference Between Evil Autocracies And Free Democracies … 45
Using A Fictional Antisemitism Crisis To Support A Real Genocide … 47
Protest And Dissent Can Absolutely Push The Empire To Retreat On Gaza … 50
When Opposing Genocide Is Seen As Radical, Radicalism Becomes A Moral Imperative … 52
When Your Rulers Ignore Voters But Are Terrified Of Protesters, That Tells You Something … 54
If The Mainstream Worldview Was Accurate, Gaza Wouldn’t Be Burning … 56
I Criticize The US Power Alliance Because It’s The Most Destructive Force On Earth … 58
The US Empire Deliberately Stokes Hatred And Violence In The Middle East … 60
The Problem Isn’t Civil Disobedience, It’s Civil Obedience … 62
If You Can’t Even Elect A Candidate Who’ll End A Genocide, How Real Is Your “Democracy”? … 64
Meanwhile, We’re Still WAY Too Close To Nuclear Armageddon … 66
Like So Much Else, The Fuss Over ‘International Law’ Is Really About Narrative Control … 68
It’s Actually Amazing How Stupid The Propaganda Is Getting … 70
Israel Massacres Children, Which The Western Press Says Is Fine … 72
The US Is Discrediting All Arguments For Why It Should Lead The World … 74
Mass Slaughtering Civilians To Stop Terrorism … 77
Gaza Asks Us A Question About What Kind Of Future We Want To Have … 80
Again, you can get a paperback copy of this issue by clicking here, or click here for a digital pay-what-you-feel copy.
_______________
My work is entirely reader-supported, so if you enjoyed this piece here are some options where you can toss some money into my tip jar if you want to. Go here to find video versions of my articles. Go here to buy paperback editions of my writings from month to month. All my work is free to bootleg and use in any way, shape or form; republish it, translate it, use it on merchandise; whatever you want. The best way to make sure you see the stuff I publish is to subscribe to the mailing list on Substack, which will get you an email notification for everything I publish. All works co-authored with my husband Tim Foley.
Bitcoin donations: 1Ac7PCQXoQoLA9Sh8fhAgiU3PHA2EX5Zm2
Thank you for featuring Bisan Owda on your cover. Over these last months, I have watched her reports from the ground in Gaza on TikTok. I have found them to be both heart-rending and uplifting.
The world needs constant wars and death, suffering and misery. This is what happens when you engage any government to run your country. They know nothing else and need constant conflict to help them feel like they are useful. The fact is, they are mostly useless.