So.Informed - The account with 3.1 million followers and why it supports Palestine | UNAPOLOGETIC
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Published 2024-04-26
Jess Natale created the Instagram account So.Informed in 2020 so that she could keep her colleagues who were campaigning for Bernie Sanders up to date with information and facts that were well sourced.
Once Bernie dropped out, the account became a reference that sourced reliable information that aimed to pushback against misinformation being spread by Donald Trump supporters.
Now, four years later, So.informed has 3.1 million followers, unapologetically criticises Israel’s occupation and atrocities, and strongly advocates for a free Palestine.
In this episode of UNAPOLOGETIC we speak with the person behind the account, Jess Natale, who tells us why she started the account, how her perspectives were shaped by her country’s and father’s reaction to 9/11. How she learnt about Israel’s occupation of Palestine and the content journey she has been on with so.informed since it began.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:00 Lessons from the last six months
01:45 Starting so.informed, Trump and Bernie
05:10 How do you manage to run so.informed
07:30 Thoughts on mainstream media
11:00 Moving from presenting information to having a voice
13:05 May 2021 Covering West Bank and the reaction to that
15:00 Receiving death threats
17:30 influence of the Iraq War and 9/11
20:00 hate crime at a gas station and relationship with her father
23:30 How has the page been received since doubling down on Palestine.
25:00 Shutting down thinking about followers
27:15 Being disappointed with Bernie Sanders and AOC reaction to Gaza
31:30 Will the U.S government become more humane on Palestine?
34:00 Special interest groups or plain old white supremacy
36:00 What will the USA be like in 2040?
38:30 Stuck between Genocide Joe and Donald Trump, what do voters do?
41:00 Would Obama or Bernie done a better job the Joe on Gaza
43:30 Will the world heal from this atrocity
46:00 Iran has had no affect of protest action
47:30 The settler apartheid state needs to come to an end
50:00 The spirit of Palestinians
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All Comments (21)
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Amazing guest amazing person hope she knows she is not complicit nor is she guilty for the sin of her father and for the stupid leaders we unfortunately have.
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Her heart has been sensing truth since she was 10 when the US was invading Iraq. May God keep giving her the right guidance 🤲
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What an insightful, sincere and beautiful person she is Masha Allah ❤ May she stay guided and lead many more to the truth in Sha Allah. Terrific interview!
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I am a faithful follower of MEE now will follow Unapologetic. Amazing interview
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Thank you thank you thank you !!! I was a witness during the apartheid years in SA and it was horrifying but what is happening in Palestine is far worse.
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Terrific Interview ! !
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Great question on what 'young people do (now) with the choice of Biden vs. Trump.' My young one is much younger but he already says 'neither.'
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Your questions are so perfect. First time viewer now subscribing no hesitation. Thanks so much to both of you.
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First time watching this podcast. Amazing guest and great interviewer, very polite with toughtful questions. Almost sorry I don't have Telegram so I could follow her. Thank you.
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Y T REMOVES COMMENTS & LIKES ! WOW THEYRE DESPERATE! FREE PALESTINE 🙏
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I just started following this incredible woman. Thank you so much for giving her the spotlight ❤️
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The more I listen, the more I am pulled in...amazing interview...thank you MEE...thank you.
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Looking at the titles on her bookshelf. She is well read with a curious mind and a heart of gold.
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Jill stein
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Imagine a world with much more people thinking like Jess Natale. 👏💯
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Adults can learn soo much from a ten year old.
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Stop the genocide.
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You are so articulate and honest and kind... I hope to speak like you one day. God bless the truth tellers. May we stay consistent and steadfast (Sumud - Palestinian Arabic) so that we can change the world to be one we can all live in.
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I remember when MSNBC was out and out rightwing and, overall, that never actually changed.
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Y T REMOVE COMMENTS AND 👍 WOW THEY'RE DESPERATE! @#FREEPALESTINE
