Carin van der Donk
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Living Loud - Video On Demand - Gathr
LIVING LOUD is a timely film about the collaboration between two very different drumming groups with a lot in common, following them as they build community and empowerment through samba reggae.
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I am proud to announce that my directorial and producer debut short documentary, Living Loud, is now available to stream online! gathr.com/vod/33205af2...
Adams Boosts Budget, Leaving a $4.7 Billion Hole for Mamdani www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/17/b...
Adams Boosts Budget, Leaving a $4.7 Billion Hole for Mamdani
Looming budget deficits, no provisions for federal aid cuts and new commitments mark the departing mayor’s last word on the city’s financial plan.
www.thecity.nyc
November 18, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Adams Boosts Budget, Leaving a $4.7 Billion Hole for Mamdani www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/17/b...
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These countries have had universal health care for their citizens, as shown below.
There are more after 1995
There are more after 1995
November 12, 2025 at 11:02 PM
These countries have had universal health care for their citizens, as shown below.
There are more after 1995
There are more after 1995
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It shouldn’t be forgotten that a big piece of Mamdani’s campaign was simply “cities are cool and lots of people enjoy living in them” which in and of itself dismantles alot of rightwing talking points
November 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
It shouldn’t be forgotten that a big piece of Mamdani’s campaign was simply “cities are cool and lots of people enjoy living in them” which in and of itself dismantles alot of rightwing talking points
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Dutch elections: first exit poll shows heavy losses for Wilders' right-far-right coalition. From 88 out of 150 seats two years ago to just 52 now. End of an experiment, fortunately.
October 29, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Dutch elections: first exit poll shows heavy losses for Wilders' right-far-right coalition. From 88 out of 150 seats two years ago to just 52 now. End of an experiment, fortunately.
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Saw a video a few days ago where a woman compared AI to a thneed and I can’t quit thinking about it…
October 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Saw a video a few days ago where a woman compared AI to a thneed and I can’t quit thinking about it…
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MacCALLUM: Andrew Cuomo tomorrow night in that debate, he's gonna say 'I'm gonna bring 5,000 more police officers to the street.' Will you match that?
MAMDANI: I don't look to Andrew Cuomo for leadership
MAMDANI: I don't look to Andrew Cuomo for leadership
October 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM
MacCALLUM: Andrew Cuomo tomorrow night in that debate, he's gonna say 'I'm gonna bring 5,000 more police officers to the street.' Will you match that?
MAMDANI: I don't look to Andrew Cuomo for leadership
MAMDANI: I don't look to Andrew Cuomo for leadership
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It’s pronounced cyclist.
October 11, 2025 at 10:21 PM
It’s pronounced cyclist.
This is how you do it! Appeal and risk a LONGER sentence for refusing to take responsibility and subjecting your victims to more humiliation. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Man who appealed Pelicot rape conviction handed longer jail term
A French court increases by a year the jail term of the only man who challenged his conviction for raping Gisèle Pelicot.
www.bbc.com
October 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
This is how you do it! Appeal and risk a LONGER sentence for refusing to take responsibility and subjecting your victims to more humiliation. www.bbc.com/news/article...
New Yorkers pay the nation’s bills.
The GOP repays us with punishment
We fund roads in Texas, dams in Alabama, and watch our own projects get cut
Block our tunnels. Starve our cities. Ignore our votes.
It’s taxation without representation.
#FairShare #TaxJustice #NoTaxationWithoutRepresentation
The GOP repays us with punishment
We fund roads in Texas, dams in Alabama, and watch our own projects get cut
Block our tunnels. Starve our cities. Ignore our votes.
It’s taxation without representation.
#FairShare #TaxJustice #NoTaxationWithoutRepresentation
October 9, 2025 at 12:15 PM
New Yorkers pay the nation’s bills.
The GOP repays us with punishment
We fund roads in Texas, dams in Alabama, and watch our own projects get cut
Block our tunnels. Starve our cities. Ignore our votes.
It’s taxation without representation.
#FairShare #TaxJustice #NoTaxationWithoutRepresentation
The GOP repays us with punishment
We fund roads in Texas, dams in Alabama, and watch our own projects get cut
Block our tunnels. Starve our cities. Ignore our votes.
It’s taxation without representation.
#FairShare #TaxJustice #NoTaxationWithoutRepresentation
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Tonight on a NY1 interview, Andrew Cuomo described Zohran Mamdani as "an existential threat" to New Yorkers and the Democratic Party. I can't say strongly enough that this is despicable, dangerous, irresponsible language. I've never held Cuomo in high esteem; let this election be his banishment.
October 1, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Tonight on a NY1 interview, Andrew Cuomo described Zohran Mamdani as "an existential threat" to New Yorkers and the Democratic Party. I can't say strongly enough that this is despicable, dangerous, irresponsible language. I've never held Cuomo in high esteem; let this election be his banishment.
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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)
September 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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)
“We usually talk about the individual perpetrator -- the Weinsteins, Simpsons, or O'Reillys -- but this framing is woefully myopic. It leads to a false narrative that abuse constitutes isolated anomalies in a largely safe world and ignores the entourage that supports the abuser's behavior.”
“It's not a safe time to be a woman," said one of my patients. "With someone like that in power, abusers can basically do whatever they want to us.”
My latest for medpagetoday.com
@lindseyboylan.bsky.social #medsky #epstein #trump
www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
My latest for medpagetoday.com
@lindseyboylan.bsky.social #medsky #epstein #trump
www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
Opinion | The Women Behind the 'Wonderful Secrets'
The government's role in the Epstein case has profound effects on women's mental health
www.medpagetoday.com
September 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
“We usually talk about the individual perpetrator -- the Weinsteins, Simpsons, or O'Reillys -- but this framing is woefully myopic. It leads to a false narrative that abuse constitutes isolated anomalies in a largely safe world and ignores the entourage that supports the abuser's behavior.”
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Folks, you can't report the United States to its manager. There's no superhero coming to save us.
We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again.
That's the revolution.
We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again.
That's the revolution.
September 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Folks, you can't report the United States to its manager. There's no superhero coming to save us.
We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again.
That's the revolution.
We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again.
That's the revolution.
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I think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defense of our resources is just as important as defense abroad. Otherwise what is there to defend?
Robert Redford
Robert Redford
September 16, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defense of our resources is just as important as defense abroad. Otherwise what is there to defend?
Robert Redford
Robert Redford
Oldie but Goodie: "These politicians care about shock factors and making the other person sound morally wrong as opposed to fully explaining their own opinion and relying on actual facts."
The Right can’t debate
There has been a rise in the popularity of conservative pundits such as Charlie Kirk, Candace Owens, Ben Shapiro, Tomi Lahren and Kaitlin Bennett in the past few years, especially be…
dailycampus.com
September 16, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Oldie but Goodie: "These politicians care about shock factors and making the other person sound morally wrong as opposed to fully explaining their own opinion and relying on actual facts."
Good stuff to know! Gift article.
Can You Tell the Difference Between a Human Voice and AI? Take Our Quiz
A security firm made deepfake versions of us reporting bogus news. Take this quiz to hear the results.
www.wsj.com
September 13, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Good stuff to know! Gift article.
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Saying you don’t trust black airline pilots is “Practicing politics the right way”???
September 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Saying you don’t trust black airline pilots is “Practicing politics the right way”???
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Only 40 days have passed since Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were tragically killed by an unhinged Trump supporter, yet this story has largely faded from national awareness. We must not allow that to happen.
September 9, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Only 40 days have passed since Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were tragically killed by an unhinged Trump supporter, yet this story has largely faded from national awareness. We must not allow that to happen.
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The conditions that make a society vulnerable to political violence are complex but well established—and all of them are present today, @adriennelaf.bsky.social wrote in March 2023. Once a cycle of violence has begun, can anything stop it?
The New Anarchy
America faces a type of extremist violence it does not know how to stop.
bit.ly
September 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The conditions that make a society vulnerable to political violence are complex but well established—and all of them are present today, @adriennelaf.bsky.social wrote in March 2023. Once a cycle of violence has begun, can anything stop it?
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This administration is as faithful to the rule of law as Trump has been to his wives.
August 25, 2025 at 6:32 PM
This administration is as faithful to the rule of law as Trump has been to his wives.
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They will never understand that restraint is an exercise of power.
August 15, 2025 at 5:10 AM
They will never understand that restraint is an exercise of power.
Suicides in NY Prisons More Than Doubled Last Year, New Data Shows www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/05/p...
Suicides in NY Prisons More Than Doubled Last Year, New Data Shows
The Correctional Association of New York on Tuesday unveiled a new dashboard detailing that the suicide rate at state lock ups spiked 108% last year.
www.thecity.nyc
August 6, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Suicides in NY Prisons More Than Doubled Last Year, New Data Shows www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/05/p...
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Will anyone trust the numbers coming from this administration after this? Tell the truth, lose your job. The Mad King will tell you what the numbers will be and you'll like it! #econsky
Trump seeks to fire official overseeing jobs data after weak employment report
President Donald Trump said Friday that he has directed his team to fire the head of the agency that produces the monthly jobs figures, after a weak report showed hiring slowed and was much weaker in ...
apnews.com
August 1, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Will anyone trust the numbers coming from this administration after this? Tell the truth, lose your job. The Mad King will tell you what the numbers will be and you'll like it! #econsky