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When Bodies Archive Both Victory and Witness

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Samar Younes | SAMARITUAL
Aug 12, 2025
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Ten years post-cellular rebellion, processing survival in real-time!

Yesterday I stood against a mammography machine, plates compressing my chest during both imaging and sonogram, while five journalists were systematically eliminated in Gaza.

The temporal collision: my body compressed between metal plates searching for signs of cellular rebellion while social media delivered news of targeted elimination half a world away. Ten years since my own cancer diagnosis, the machine's pressure felt familiar… that specific vulnerability of existing at the intersection of medical surveillance and systematic care, where technology simultaneously protects and exposes.

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