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Susan Cooke
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Writer; classical singer, opera producer, Artistic Director of Arte Lyrica (on hiatus), Cambridge Opera, & Cambridge Lieder & Opera Society; radio host, editor, reporter; blog covers stress in cities, public health & wellbeing, movies, gardens, & nature.
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About human rights found and lost, and new dangers facing journalists and news media

​#EleanorRoosevelt #Humanrights #WorldWarII #immigrants #racisim #media #CNN #journalists #reporters

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More news you might have missed
Increasingly-endangered media, endangered human rights, and Human Rights Day
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December 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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More you need to know now about the dangerous new 2025 National Security Strategy​

#NSS #NationalSecurityStrategy #authoritarianism #immigration #migrants #ICE #Putin #Russia #Project2025

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Please please please read (and share) these posts by two experts in history and authoritarianism about the 2025 National Security Strategy
They tell you more that you absolutely must know about the NSS, released Friday night, and which I wrote about on Saturday.
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December 7, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Trump and extreme racist Magas go even further off the democratic rails, including deeply offending the European allies most Americans care about

#Europe #Italy #Germany #Putin #Russia #NSS #NationalSecurityStrategy #immigrants

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Trump & Co.'s depraved new "security" plan
We should not let Trump/MAGA represent us to the world this way; it's the work of bigots, bullies, and authoritarians who consider themselves the "best" people to run the world
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December 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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It's almost hard to believe the extent of the hatred of Trump and team

#hate #racism #antisemitism #Somalis #IlhanOmar #ICE #migrants #NewOrleans #Minnesota

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Trump's Racist Reign of Terror
It's now progressed to his desire to remove not only all Somalis from Minnesota, but apparently just about anyone "from any country who does not belong here" (i.e. most black and brown people)
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December 3, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Very disturbing news you may have missed concerning Russia/US "peace" plans for Ukraine

#Ukraine #Russia #Trump #PeacePlan #Elites #oligarchs #kleptocracy #Negotiations

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Making sure you have this shocking information about the US/Russian negotiations concerning Ukraine
If what I just learned is true, the "peace" plan should both frighten and enrage much of the world
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December 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Magas and Trump not only like to talk about death; they seem to actually like causing death. They aren't normal and don't belong in power.

#Magas #Execution #environment #ICE #Krugman #terrorism #flu #measles #crypto #recession #fishermen #Venezuela

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The pro-death party's continuing assaults on Americans and others turns abundant light into darkness
In a beautiful country filled mostly with people of goodwill, how long can we let hate and greed destroy our ongoing imperfect (but still pretty impressive) experiment in creating a good life for all?
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November 28, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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The massive suffering caused by the Trump/Musk destruction of USAID​ continues

#Gawande #NewYorker #Bulwark #Sudan #USAID #starvation #WorldFoodProgram #Rovina #Kenya #Refugees #RefugeeCamps #ElonMusk

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The destruction of USAID has already caused hundreds of thousands of deaths
Two thirds of them were children
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November 20, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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ICE cruelty is on the march again, now in Charlotte, NC

#CharlotteNC #ICE #Immigrants #migrants #antisemitism #bigotry #Magas

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It's not just the brutality; it's the stupidity
The Maga Nazis move to Charlotte
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November 17, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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Hate's hold on history

#Kristallnacht #Nazis #Jews #bigotry #ICE #Chicago #Holocaust #Dachau #Vienna

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ICE and Nazis: Has the United States become "an island of barbarism?"
Brutality repeats itself, in different countries in different centuries. Our country can choose to change. But will it succeed?
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November 13, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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The enchanting wild turkeys ​who love Harvard and who Harvard loves

#HarvardSquare #Harvard #Turkeys #WildTurkeys #Boston #BackBay #HarvardYard

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The wild turkeys of Harvard Square
Slow, surprising, and elegant, even when blocking traffic, they delight most everyone
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November 6, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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Many naturalized American citizens fear the Trump administration will remove their citizenship​ just for voicing an opinion, and then deport them.

#denaturalization #BirthrightCitizenship #Citizenship #BrennanCenter #migrants #citizens

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Something to keep an eye on
Trump's and MAGAS' desire to denaturalize citizens
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November 5, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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The Great Gatsby, SNAP news, nuclear testing, and more

#fishermen #fishingboats #GreatGatsby #nucleartesting # #golfingtrips #votersuppression #FeedingAmerica #LettersfromGod #SNAP

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News you might have missed
Trump’s Great Gatsby party, saying NO to judges, mass murdering fishermen, and (on a positive note) a judge stops an attempt to supress the vote, plus citizens helping the hungry
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November 3, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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One way we might stop or at least stem MAGA's onslaughts of lawlessness, lies, and abuse ​

#SupremeCourt #Congress #MAGA #Lawsuits #SNAP #Detentioncenters #Migrants #EastWing #WhiteHouse #CNN #WashingtonPost

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Why must we, the people, be the only overwhelmed ones?
We need to overwhelm our tormentors right back, and do it together.
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October 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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It's finally finished (really) and all in one place!
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​ #reporters #journalism #Bulwark #Contrarian #Reich #AmericanProspect
#WashingtonPost #CoxRichardson #Meiselas #Parnas #Sykes #democracy #journalists

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Journalists I trust, Take 3--the final list in one place
Some readers of the second list couldn't find the first one, so I've put them together after including a few more writers I realized I'd left out.
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October 22, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Whether you'll be at a protest or are considering going, see these useful notes​

#NoKings #protest #Indivisible #safety #animalcostumes #inflatable

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Helpful (I hope) info for you concerning No Kings day
The organization 50501 has created an extremely helpful suggestion and fact sheet
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October 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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#journalists #prodemocracy #authoritarianism #democracy

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Six more good journalists I accidentally left off my list from Saturday
And apologies to the many other good ones I also may have missed.
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October 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Here's my list of good pro-democracy journalists

#journalists #authoritarianism #democracy

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My list of trustworthy, knowledgeable journalists working to defend democracy
I've added to and re-edited some of the first list of these that I posted a while back.
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October 12, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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In case you missed these important threats to our country by its president, please read.

​ #Chicago #Portland #Memphis #InsurrectionAct #migrants #immigrants #Newsom #military #82ndAirborne

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Urgent, in case you missed this
Three journalists warn us about a potentially worsening future if we don't stop the current fast-moving plan to destroy what's left of our government
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October 7, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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It can be painful to feel empathy for those who suffer, but we must acknowledge suffering in order to ​end it.

#empathy #Nazis #ICE #Religion #ReligionAbuse #PTSD #Tyranny

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Empathy must be Job 1 in a civil society
But when empathy comes up against wrongdoing and tyranny, it can be extremely hard to bear. Many of us suffer as we watch our fellow human beings suffer. And so much of it is unnecessary.
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September 29, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Part 2 includes aid to children, immigrants, refugees, and disaster victims, plus science research. To see part 1 google "My personal list of helpful non-profits, Part 1."

​ #health #FoodAid #immigrantAid #nonprofits

#Nature #RefugeeAid #Science

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My Personal list of Helpful Nonprofits, Part 2
Includes groups helping immigrants, refugees, children, and those in war-torn or disaster areas with food, medical aid, mental support, and financial aid; also scientific research.
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September 24, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Donating to nonprofits and other groups doing good can help protect democracy
#Environment #health #FoodAid #immigrantAid #Pro-bonoWork #nonprofits

#Wildlife #Nature #RefugeeAid

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My personal list of helpful non-profits, Part 1
They do a lot of good, including helping refugees, giving food aid, and protecting the planet. But donating in general also helps preserve our democracy.
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September 23, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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How fear can destroy a thriving neighborhood

#ICE #Bulwark #AdrianCarrasquillo #Undocumented #migrants #immigrants #Latino #Chicago #fear

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Fear of ICE decimates wellbeing in one Chicago neighborhood
This is sure to occur in every city where ICE appears. One of the most disturbing results is the loss of sense of community. Community is essential for good mental health.
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September 16, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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How low will they go?

#Chicago #Pritzger #Illinois NavySEALS #morality #Christian #ApocalypseNow #migrants #deportation

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MagaTrump morality has hit bottom
And yet, I'm very afraid they'll go lower still.
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September 7, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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#EpsteinVictims #Epstein #RuthBen-Ghiat #PaulKrugman #India #Authoritarianism
#Europe

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The Epstein victims, a diplomatic disaster, and the wrecking of America
Some things you may have missed
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September 3, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Trump is bad for Americans' mental health, but building community can help us.

#MagaTrump #hopelessness #mentalhealth #RFKJr #FrankBruni #AllisonGill #depression
#anxiety #community #isolation #loneliness

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MagaTrump--Bringer of Hopelessness
Don't let them take away your dreams
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September 2, 2025 at 12:06 AM