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A new essay by scholar Norman Finkelstein arguing that Israel's campaign in Gaza amounts to genocide is being shared widely, with readers citing mounting pressure on Western governments and media to name it as such. The piece ties the accusation to ongoing operations in Gaza and regional spillover into Lebanon and Syria, reigniting debate over the legal and political use of the term genocide.

Substack is facing criticism from users who say the newsletter platform is deliberately obfuscating its text markup in a way that breaks reading mode and other accessibility or readability tools. The claim, shared by a developer on Hacker News, has drawn attention to how publishers format content and whether such tactics undermine users who prefer distraction-free or text-to-speech reading.

Commenters are accusing the Trump administration of failing to act on an AI-related controversy, saying the conduct involved seems potentially illegal yet has drawn no investigation, statement or product recall. The criticism notes the administration instead welcomed AI executives Sam Altman and Nvidia's Jensen Huang to a state dinner, citing a new Gary Marcus Substack post on the issue.