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Edward Witten is an American theoretical physicist known for his contributions to string theory, topological quantum field theory, and various areas of mathematics. He is a professor emeritus in the school of natural sciences at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. Witten is a researcher in string theory, quantum gravity, supersymmetric quantum field theories, and other areas of mathematical physics. Witten's work has also significantly impacted pure mathematics. In 1990, he became the first physicist to be awarded a Fields Medal by the International Mathematical Union, for his mathematical insights in physics, such as his 1981 proof of the positive energy theorem in general relativity, and his interpretation of the Jones invariants of knots as Feynman integrals. He is considered the practical founder of M-theory. .. more

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 6d
They’re taking children from Minnesota and locking them up like criminals in detention camps in Texas.

For the love of God, send our kids home and bring an end to this nightmare.

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Walz demands DHS stop detaining Minnesota children
In a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Walz demanded details about how many Minnesota kids are in detention facilities.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 6d
Trump attacking Kaitlan Collins for asking about justice for Epstein survivors: You are the worst reporter. I don’t think I’ve ever seen you smile. Your organization should be ashamed of you.

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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 6d
ICE detained multiple kids (all under the age of 10!) in the last week alone. Still kidnapping people based solely on the way they look. Still arresting parents at school pick up.

Nothing has changed in Minnesota. Nice words from the Admin won’t change that. ICE leaving will.

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Edward Witten @edwardwitten.bsky.social · 7d
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Israel's liberals must cooperate with Arab leaders to beat the Jewish ultranationalists | Opinion
Saturday's Protest in Solidarity With Israel's Arab Communities Made It Clear: If We Desire Life and if We Want to Live in a Liberal Country, Then Cooperation Between the Liberal Majority and the Arab...
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 13d
FT reports that US is bullying Ukraine to withdraw from the Donbas territory it controls

US links security guarantees for Ukraine to peace deal ceding territory - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
US links security guarantees for Ukraine to peace deal ceding territory
Washington signalled Kyiv would receive more backing after any withdrawal from the Donbas, say people familiar with talks
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Edward Witten @edwardwitten.bsky.social · 14d
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A West Bank bus trip through 'the best documented ethnic cleansing in history'
Government-sponsored Violence by Israeli Settlers, 'Apartheid Roads' and Palestinians Being Displaced From Their Homes. Peace Now Provides a Somber Day Trip in the Occupied West Bank
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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 14d
The US Holocaust Museum being more outraged by Tim Walz saying that, like Anne Frank, children today are in hiding from armed agents of the state, than they are about the fact that children are in hiding from armed agents of the state, is why Holocaust remembrance culture is in crisis.
Tweet from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum: "Anne Frank was targeted and murdered solely because she was Jewish. Leaders making false equivalencies to her experience for political purposes is never acceptable. Despite tensions in Minneapolis, exploiting the Holocaust is deeply offensive, especially as antisemitism surges."

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 15d
I know it's hard to track all the threats to democracy out there right now, but this is at the top of the list.

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Eric Holder @ericholder.bsky.social · 23d
So let me get this straight. The Justice Department WON’T investigate the shooting of a woman protesting ICE excesses in Minnesota but WILL investigate the Governor and Mayor?

What are you going to charge the Mayor and Governor with? “Felony disagreement?”

Absurd and shameful.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 25d
If you're a Republican, fraud and corruption is encouraged. That's the game.
Trump Admin Went Easy On A Red State After Punishing Blue States For The Same Exact Thing
Mississippi caught a break on an embezzlement scandal that funneled money to Brett Favre and others.
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Edward Witten @edwardwitten.bsky.social · 26d
They apologized but will they let her back?
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U.S. apologizes for deporting a college student flying home for Thanksgiving surprise
A 19-year-old Babson College freshman was detained at Boston’s airport in November and flown to Honduras two days later despite an emergency court order.
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Edward Witten @edwardwitten.bsky.social · 27d
From HaAretz
www.haaretz.com/gaza/2026-01...
'It never ended': As the world moves on, for Gazans it's war as usual
As Global Attention Drifts to Caracas and Tehran, Palestinians in Gaza Describe Continued Military Incursions and Air Strikes, and a Shifting Yellow Line That Make Daily Life as Dangerous as Ever
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Edward Witten @edwardwitten.bsky.social · 28d
Calling it like it is
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Opinion | The Resistance Libs Were Right
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Edward Witten @edwardwitten.bsky.social · 29d
Third world country

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Federal Reserve @federalreserve.gov · 29d
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
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Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 29d
Human to Minneapolis: Don’t make us hurt you again. Remember that we have more guns. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Tom Homan pleads with Minnesota leaders to tamp down ICE rhetoric
The White House border czar warned: “There will be more bloodshed unless we decrease the hateful rhetoric.”
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New Jewish Narrative @newjewishnarrative.bsky.social · Jan 7
Peace Now is reporting on settlement construction in E1. This endangers the future of a Palestinian state by bisecting the West Bank. It is a clear play for annexation and will cause damage that will take years to reverse.

https://peacenow.org.il/en/e1-construction-tender
Israel Advances E1 Construction Tender, Severely Undermining the Viability of a Political Solution - Peace Now
The Israeli Ministry of Construction and Housing has published a tender for the construction of all 3,401 housing units planned in the E1 area (Tender no. 460/2025). The tender was published on the Israel Land Authority website on 10 December 2025 and reflects an accelerated effort to advance construction in E1. The plan received approval... Read more »
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · Jan 7
I just came from the Venezuela briefing; can confirm this insane plan to indefinitely take Venezuela's oil at gun point and use it as leverage to micromanage the country.
We're back in the nation building business. And we're going to make oil guys rich. Also, it won't work.

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · Jan 7
Ds need a wider war powers resolution to stop an attack on Cuba, Colombia, Denmark and all treaty allies. Rs must answer: Are you for committing the U.S. to occupy and/or run companies to enrich oil companies? Are you for attacking allies and more endless wars? open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
MAGA Republicans Condone the War for Oil
Democrats can still do plenty
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Gershon Baskin גרשון בסקין غرشون بسكين @gershonbaskin.bsky.social · Jan 7
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From Gaza War to Peace
Ousting Hamas is not enough: New reality of Gaza must change
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Edward Witten @edwardwitten.bsky.social · Jan 3
Not much hope on the horizon www.haaretz.com/us-news/2026...
Trump isn't fostering a cease-fire deal – he's washing his hands of Gaza
Behind Trump's Headline Diplomacy Is a Void: Core Questions on Israeli Withdrawal, Hamas Disarmament and Gaza's Future Governance Are Postponed or Outsourced. This Isn't a Peace Effort but Conflict Ma...
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Gershon Baskin גרשון בסקין غرشون بسكين @gershonbaskin.bsky.social · Dec 31
After Oct. 7, young Israelis are the hardest to lecture about peace with Palestinians
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After Oct. 7, young Israelis are the hardest to lecture about peace with Palestinians
The experience of being an Israeli soldier in Gaza over the past two years leaves little room for considering alternative thinking.
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Edward Witten @edwardwitten.bsky.social · Dec 30
The author is a Palestinian who is not a Hamas supporter

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Gershon Baskin גרשון בסקין غرشون بسكين @gershonbaskin.bsky.social · Dec 30
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Hamas’s internal power struggle over Gaza’s post-war future | The Jerusalem Post
As Gaza’s war nears its end, Hamas faces an internal rupture between armed resistance and political survival—that may decide its future and Gaza’s fate.
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Edward Witten @edwardwitten.bsky.social · Dec 27
An Israeli Teacher Protested the Gaza War. She's Being Accused of 'Insulting' the Government www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
An Israeli teacher protested the Gaza war. She's now accused of 'insulting' the government
Freedom of Expression Is Shrinking, and Israel Is Increasingly Resembling a Grotesque Dictatorship. The Case of Yael Levkovitz Is a Warning Sign
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Edward Witten @edwardwitten.bsky.social · Dec 20
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Raja Shehadeh Believes Israelis and Palestinians Can Still Find Peace
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Alison Killing @alisonkilling.bsky.social · Dec 13
In late 2020 a Chinese man called Guan Heng travelled to Xinjiang with our BuzzFeed map of detention facilities to provide ground truth for our work - he provided the first corroborating evidence for many sites.

He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.

www.wsj.com/world/china/...
ICE Holding Chinese Man Who Documented Uyghur Camps
Heng Guan is awaiting an immigration hearing on Monday that could lead to his removal from the U.S. and ultimately land him back in China, according to his lawyer and a New York-based activist group.
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Edward Witten @edwardwitten.bsky.social · Dec 12
Yet another corrupt pardon
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/n...
Fraudster’s Victims Are Seething After Trump Commuted His Sentence
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New Jewish Narrative @newjewishnarrative.bsky.social · Dec 5
The situation in the West Bank has reached a breaking point, and some in Congress are responding. We need your help get more Members of Congress to speak up.

TAKE ACTION AT: https://newjewishnarrative.salsalabs.org/WelchKhannaActionDec2025/

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