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John Marston
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Scholar of Southeast Asia, Centro de Estudios de Asia y África, El Colegio de México. Religion and the State, Cambodia, Buddhism, Mekong, refugees, movies, bad puns.

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 6d
I found my tattoo.

#StolenFromTheInternet
A giant anthropomorphic bottle of Sriracha, being knighted by a queen in a red dress with orange trim, and illumination style lettering as of Medieval manuscripts that says "Sir Racha"

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John Marston @marston52.bsky.social · 7d
El miércoles!!!

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 10d
We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
My 11-year-old sitting with her pile of Halloween candy, sorting it into a bar graph

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joycecaroloates.bsky.social @joycecaroloates.bsky.social · 10d
open appeal to Columbia U. admissions office: is there some way that a university instructor could send a letter of recommendation directly to Admissions without trying to navigate the maze of Common App?

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 10d
The US House of Representatives committee calendar for October 2025

It's .... quite something

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Buddhistdoor Global (BDG) @buddhistdoor.bsky.social · 14d
BDG news: Buddhist Monks Begin Pilgrimage for Peace from Texas to Washington, DC

🔗 Read more: tinyurl.com/ynmzdabm

#Buddhism #EngagedBuddhism #Pilgrimage #PeaceWalk #Peace #FortWorth #BuddhistMonk #VietnameseBuddhism #BuddhistPractice
Buddhist Monks Begin Pilgrimage for Peace from Texas to Washington, DC - Buddhistdoor Global
The Walk for Peace emphasizes mindfulness, unity, and compassion, with monks observing traditional ascetic practices during the journey.
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John Marston @marston52.bsky.social · 17d
Transmisión en vivo: m.youtube.com/watch?v=iBpg...
HOMENAJE A JOHN MARSTON
YouTube video by El Colegio de México A.C.
m.youtube.com

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 17d
the point of the ballroom obvs has nothing to do with aesthetics. it's to create an architectural structure to honor the patronage networks that currently dominate US politics. previous WH venues hosted maybe a couple of hundred people; this hosts nearly 1,000 rich donors.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 20d
They are trying to normalize cruelty and violence. We cannot allow it.
A tweet from Alison Cook reads: “The kids are alright.” The attached photo shows a young woman sitting on public transit holding a protest sign. The sign reads: “WHEN CRUELTY BECOMES NORMAL, COMPASSION LOOKS RADICAL,” with the words “CRUELTY” and “COMPASSION” written in red and the rest in black. Sunlight streams through the train windows, showing a brick building and blue sky outside.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23d
📽️ WATCH: This video on the rise of Russ Vought, Trump's “shadow president,” is based on scores of interviews, thousands of pages of emails and dozens of hours of videos and recordings of private briefings given by Vought, most of which have not been previously reported.
Russell Vought: The Shadow President
YouTube video by ProPublica
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Paul Lieberman @paullieberman.org · 23d
You might like this sign my friend made.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 23d
This is the sign that moved me most today. The simple message. The homemade lettering. She seemed tired, but resolute.

Saw so many people from that generation today. People whose parents lived through WWII, who know what fascism looks like, and who may not be around to see us get out of this.
Badass senior lady sitting while holding a simple sign that says “Due Process”

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26d
A nationwide backlash to AI data centers is brewing.

And for good reason: while AI enriches Big Tech CEOs and props up the stock market, data centers are sucking up communities’ water and power.

When the AI bubble bursts, the rest of us will be stuck holding the bag. Be warned.

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Dana Goldberg @dgcomedy.bsky.social · Oct 11
Release the Epstein Files.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Oct 5
SOUTH CAROLINA… “Judge Goodstein was walking on the beach when the fire started. Her husband, Arnie, was in the house with children and perhaps grandchildren. The family had to escape by jumping from a window or balcony...” www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Oct 4
In order for the United States to become a party to the International Criminal Court and have our officials be subject to trial at The Hague, the US Senate would need to ratify the Rome statute by a two-thirds vote. Let’s start running on that.

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joycecaroloates.bsky.social @joycecaroloates.bsky.social · Oct 3
as "The Brutalist" echoed much of Paul Thomas Anderson's work, notably "The Master," so "One Battle at a Time" echoes with many startling influences & scarcely seemed recognizable as a film by Anderson. (did anyone else think this?)

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Lia Sciortino @liasciortino.bsky.social · Oct 2
Telling cartoon by @Stephff. Still, it is not as easy as it looks since #Cambodians are in specific sectors shunned by #Thai and #Myanmar migrants alike because of the very high risks like long haul fishing.... all this for what? Militarist nationalism...

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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · Oct 1
Pay attention to the language that will be used by much of the media.

The Global Sumud Flotilla never entered Israeli waters.

They are in international waters attempting to reach Palestinian waters.

Israel is once again breaking international law

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 30
Trump: "I'm gonna be meeting with generals and admirals and with leaders, and if I don't like somebody, I'm gonna fire them right on the spot."

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International Rescue Committee - UK @uk.rescue.org · Sep 29
"With more resources available to do good than ever before in human history, we the people need to be ready to step up."

IRC President and CEO David Miliband in TIME: time.com/7319242/what...
What’s at Stake at the 80th United Nations
"Around the world, international politics are trending towards fragmentation and competition," writes David Miliband.
time.com

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Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · Sep 27
BREAKING: The Cambodian Defense Ministry posted on Facebook that at 11:52, the Thai military began firing at a Cambodian military position in the Anseh area, using mortars and firearms. Cambodian forces exercised high restraint and did not return fire. As of now, the Thai side continues its attack.

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Karl Jacoby @karl-jacoby.bsky.social · Sep 26
Only an administration intent on committing war crimes in the present and future would stoop to calling Wounded Knee a "battle" rather than what it truly was: a massacre of over 250 Lakotas, mainly women, children, and the elderly. 1/

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Sep 26
If republicans think it’s crucial to keep the government open, they can keep it open without a single democrat. They can change the filibuster rules with a simple majority in the senate. It’s all up to them.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Sep 25
Sickening behavior by this agent. The fact that Mayor Adams has rolled out the red carpet for ICE is a stain on our city.
bradlander.bsky.social Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · Sep 25
I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · Sep 21
This is it, essentially. The core of it. The goal of ICE detention in the mass deportation system is to make people give up their case without fighting; to have an officer say “if you want to see a judge and plead your case, you’re going to be jailed for months and months, so why not give up now?”
kyledcheney.bsky.social Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · Sep 21
Advocates say the Trump administration’s goal is clear: make the pre-deportation process so punitive that targets give up and leave voluntarily. The administration and its allies see the detention policy as a corrective to decades of catch-and-release policies www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
Trump’s new detention policy targets millions of immigrants. Judges keep saying it’s illegal.
The administration says the sweeping detentions are a key prong of Trump’s deportation strategy.
www.politico.com

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · Sep 21
Advocates say the Trump administration’s goal is clear: make the pre-deportation process so punitive that targets give up and leave voluntarily. The administration and its allies see the detention policy as a corrective to decades of catch-and-release policies www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
Trump’s new detention policy targets millions of immigrants. Judges keep saying it’s illegal.
The administration says the sweeping detentions are a key prong of Trump’s deportation strategy.
www.politico.com

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Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · Sep 20
An illustration for our times

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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · Sep 19
In Tagalog, an equivalent phrase to "Jesus take the wheel" (for leaving things to fate) is "leave it all to Batman" (Bahala na si Batman)

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International Rescue Committee @rescue.org · Sep 19
The IRC has been forced to suspend programs in Gaza City amidst the Israeli military takeover.

Alongside the catastrophic humanitarian impact on civilians who have had to evacuate their homes, our staff are relocating to protect themselves from the offensive. More:
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The IRC forced to suspend programming in Gaza City amidst Israeli military takeover | The IRC
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has been forced to suspend nearly all programming in Gaza City as Israeli military operations intensify. Nutrition services for malnourished children and pregn...
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