Dena
@dlewtravelgal.bsky.social
Passionate about social justice, human rights, international development and support and justice for Afghan women and girls and all globally as humanitarian working in Armenia, Jordan, Uganda, Afghanistan, Kenya, Timor Leste, Eastern Caribbean and now US.
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The Global Cooling Watch 2025 shows how smarter, fairer, sustainable cooling can save lives, cut pollution, and help billions stay safe from extreme heat.
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#YearInReview
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#YearInReview
December 22, 2025 at 5:05 AM
The Global Cooling Watch 2025 shows how smarter, fairer, sustainable cooling can save lives, cut pollution, and help billions stay safe from extreme heat.
More info: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
#YearInReview
More info: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
#YearInReview
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Breaking News: Israel suspended aid and attacked Gaza after it accused Hamas of violating a cease-fire. Both sides said they still would abide by the truce.
Israel Suspends Aid and Strikes Gaza After Accusing Hamas of Violating Truce
Israel said Palestinian militants attacked its forces across cease-fire lines and launched a wave of attacks on Gaza. Both sides still say they are committed to the truce.
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October 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Breaking News: Israel suspended aid and attacked Gaza after it accused Hamas of violating a cease-fire. Both sides said they still would abide by the truce.
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June 16, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Kings went out of style in the United States of America in 1776.
The people will peacefully make sure that never changes.
The people will peacefully make sure that never changes.
June 14, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Kings went out of style in the United States of America in 1776.
The people will peacefully make sure that never changes.
The people will peacefully make sure that never changes.
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5+ MILLION people joined over 2,100 rallies across the nation today, in an act of peaceful resistance and community solidarity.
Thanks to everyone who exercised your First Amendment rights and showed our collective power. Get home safe — and make a plan to organize with your local ACLU affiliate.💪
Thanks to everyone who exercised your First Amendment rights and showed our collective power. Get home safe — and make a plan to organize with your local ACLU affiliate.💪
June 15, 2025 at 12:45 AM
5+ MILLION people joined over 2,100 rallies across the nation today, in an act of peaceful resistance and community solidarity.
Thanks to everyone who exercised your First Amendment rights and showed our collective power. Get home safe — and make a plan to organize with your local ACLU affiliate.💪
Thanks to everyone who exercised your First Amendment rights and showed our collective power. Get home safe — and make a plan to organize with your local ACLU affiliate.💪
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A federal judge temporarily blocked Trump’s plan to shut down the U.S. Department of Education, which aims to strip away critical services for students across the country while bypassing Congress.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Federal Judge Stops Trump from Dissolving Education Department, Deals Blow to Executive Overreach
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
June 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
A federal judge temporarily blocked Trump’s plan to shut down the U.S. Department of Education, which aims to strip away critical services for students across the country while bypassing Congress.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Australians have soundly rejected Trump-style culture wars. Now Albanese must act with courage and vision | Julianne Schultz
Australians have soundly rejected Trump-style culture wars. Now Albanese must act with courage and vision | Julianne Schultz
We can no longer rely on the rest of the world to provide the lead – the future is ours to make
www.theguardian.com
May 4, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Australians have soundly rejected Trump-style culture wars. Now Albanese must act with courage and vision | Julianne Schultz
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‘The only thing we can’t do is hear’: the deaf pupil who beat Fife council in court
‘The only thing we can’t do is hear’: the deaf pupil who beat Fife council in court
Niamdh Braid, 16, demanded her right to full education – and now hopes her success will inspire more deaf children to aim high
www.theguardian.com
May 4, 2025 at 12:45 PM
‘The only thing we can’t do is hear’: the deaf pupil who beat Fife council in court
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“It could be corruption, but it could just as easily be incompetence,” said one tariff policy lobbyist. “To be honest, this was such a hurried mess, I am not sure who got into the White House to talk to folks about the list.”
Politically Connected Firms Benefit From Trump Tariff Exemptions Amid Secrecy, Confusion
The administration’s lack of transparency about tariff exemptions has experts concerned that some firms might be winning narrow carve-outs behind closed doors. “It could be corruption, but it could…
www.propublica.org
May 4, 2025 at 1:05 PM
“It could be corruption, but it could just as easily be incompetence,” said one tariff policy lobbyist. “To be honest, this was such a hurried mess, I am not sure who got into the White House to talk to folks about the list.”
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New: We interviewed six detained Venezuelans who the Trump admin accused of being gang members and likely nearly sent to El Salvador this month without due process.
They—and their relatives—insist they are innocent and provided extensive evidence to support that.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
They—and their relatives—insist they are innocent and provided extensive evidence to support that.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The men who could be sent to El Salvador next
A Mother Jones investigation based on firsthand accounts from ICE detainees in Texas reveals how Venezuelans were nearly removed from the country under the Alien Enemies Act without a chance to contes...
www.motherjones.com
April 30, 2025 at 9:25 PM
New: We interviewed six detained Venezuelans who the Trump admin accused of being gang members and likely nearly sent to El Salvador this month without due process.
They—and their relatives—insist they are innocent and provided extensive evidence to support that.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
They—and their relatives—insist they are innocent and provided extensive evidence to support that.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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US/El Salvador: Venezuelan Deportees Forcibly Disappeared #Refugees
US/El Salvador: Venezuelan Deportees Forcibly Disappeared
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April 11, 2025 at 4:57 AM
US/El Salvador: Venezuelan Deportees Forcibly Disappeared #Refugees
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NEW: Although this case doesn't currently involve the Alien Enemies Act, it shows what happens when ICE's allegations of TdA membership get reviewed by independent judges.
I got a transcript of the habeas hearing and Judge Brinkema did not mince words when dismissing the government's allegations. 🧵
I got a transcript of the habeas hearing and Judge Brinkema did not mince words when dismissing the government's allegations. 🧵
WOW. I heard about this earlier today from people at the hearing. This is in the case of the Venezuelan couple arrested in DC for crossing the border two years after it happened.
Outrageously, the government apparently tried to claim they were Tren de Aragua members! And the judge had NONE of it.
Outrageously, the government apparently tried to claim they were Tren de Aragua members! And the judge had NONE of it.
March 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
NEW: Although this case doesn't currently involve the Alien Enemies Act, it shows what happens when ICE's allegations of TdA membership get reviewed by independent judges.
I got a transcript of the habeas hearing and Judge Brinkema did not mince words when dismissing the government's allegations. 🧵
I got a transcript of the habeas hearing and Judge Brinkema did not mince words when dismissing the government's allegations. 🧵
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just profoundly disturbed by the kidnapping and disappearing of people right off the streets of this country. hard to think about much else—and there’s so much else.
March 27, 2025 at 3:56 AM
just profoundly disturbed by the kidnapping and disappearing of people right off the streets of this country. hard to think about much else—and there’s so much else.
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#OTD 33 years ago, white South Africans voted 68.7% to 31.3% to end apartheid. Under apartheid, black South Africans had no voting rights. Two years later, a multiracial electorate chose Nelson Mandela as the nation's first black president.
Read more:
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Apartheid comes to an end in South Africa | March 17, 1992 | HISTORY
On March 17, 1992, white South Africans vote overwhelmingly in a referendum to end minority rule, by a margin of 68.7 percent to 31.2 percent. Thus ends the turbulent period called apartheid, a racial...
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March 18, 2025 at 1:38 AM
#OTD 33 years ago, white South Africans voted 68.7% to 31.3% to end apartheid. Under apartheid, black South Africans had no voting rights. Two years later, a multiracial electorate chose Nelson Mandela as the nation's first black president.
Read more:
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
Read more:
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
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A troubling precedent? Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest and the future of free speech.
"President Trump is infringing not just on the inalienable right of free speech, but the fundamental ethic of it."
— Isaac Saul, Tangle Founder
Read it here⤵️
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"President Trump is infringing not just on the inalienable right of free speech, but the fundamental ethic of it."
— Isaac Saul, Tangle Founder
Read it here⤵️
www.readtangle.com/otherposts/m...
Mahmoud Khalil's arrest is a frightening turn.
If you value free speech, you should be concerned over the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil.
www.readtangle.com
March 11, 2025 at 5:49 PM
A troubling precedent? Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest and the future of free speech.
"President Trump is infringing not just on the inalienable right of free speech, but the fundamental ethic of it."
— Isaac Saul, Tangle Founder
Read it here⤵️
www.readtangle.com/otherposts/m...
"President Trump is infringing not just on the inalienable right of free speech, but the fundamental ethic of it."
— Isaac Saul, Tangle Founder
Read it here⤵️
www.readtangle.com/otherposts/m...
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio is delegating oversight of what’s left of USAID to a staffer with Elon Musk’s DOGE in another step toward dismantling the international aid agency.
Rubio Delegates DOGE Staffer to Oversee What’s Left of USAID
Secretary of State Marco Rubio delegated oversight of what’s left of USAID to a staffer with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, in another step toward dismantling the aid agency despite ...
www.bloomberg.com
March 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is delegating oversight of what’s left of USAID to a staffer with Elon Musk’s DOGE in another step toward dismantling the international aid agency.
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March 20, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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There’s a memo out with the plans for the reorganization. It’s as bad as you think. open.substack.com/pub/informed...
EXCLUSIVE: Leaked Assistance Reorganization Memo... Part 1
These are the raw pdf files for the body of the memo. See Part 2 for the all-important ROADMAP TO IMPLEMENTATION appendix. Text versions coming ASAP.
open.substack.com
March 19, 2025 at 7:42 PM
There’s a memo out with the plans for the reorganization. It’s as bad as you think. open.substack.com/pub/informed...
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Billionaire Elon Musk’s attempted takeover of USAID likely violated the Constitution in multiple ways, a federal judge said.
DOGE’s USAID Takeover Likely Violated the Constitution, Judge Says
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
March 19, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Billionaire Elon Musk’s attempted takeover of USAID likely violated the Constitution in multiple ways, a federal judge said.
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Germany issued a travel advisory to the US after several of its citizens were detained. Republicans are destroying America
Germany updates US travel advice after citizens detained
Germany updated its travel advisory for the United States to emphasise that a visa or entry waiver does not guarantee entry for its citizens after several Germans were detained at the border recently, a foreign ministry spokesperson said.
www.reuters.com
March 19, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Germany issued a travel advisory to the US after several of its citizens were detained. Republicans are destroying America
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"I had a Canadian passport, lawyers, resources, media attention, friends, family, and even politicians advocating for me. And yet, I was still detained for nearly two weeks."
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You’re Not a Criminal, But You’re Going to Jail: My ICE Detention Story as a Canadian Citizen
By Jasmine Mooney.
medium.com
March 19, 2025 at 11:01 PM
"I had a Canadian passport, lawyers, resources, media attention, friends, family, and even politicians advocating for me. And yet, I was still detained for nearly two weeks."
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Fed Chair Jerome Powell makes clear that the US economy was getting close to price stability but Trump’s tariffs are reversing that progress and increasing inflation.
This is about as close as you’ll get to a Fed Chair rebuking the economic policies of the sitting president.
This is about as close as you’ll get to a Fed Chair rebuking the economic policies of the sitting president.
Powell on price stability: "I think we were getting closer and closer to that ... I do think with the arrival of the tariff inflation, further progress may be delayed. The SEP doesn't really show further downward progress on inflation this year and that's really due to the tariffs coming in."
March 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Fed Chair Jerome Powell makes clear that the US economy was getting close to price stability but Trump’s tariffs are reversing that progress and increasing inflation.
This is about as close as you’ll get to a Fed Chair rebuking the economic policies of the sitting president.
This is about as close as you’ll get to a Fed Chair rebuking the economic policies of the sitting president.
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In December 2024, three non-profit organizations filed an intent to sue Iowa slaughterhouse Agri Star for illegally discharging “250,000 gallons of untreated beef processing waste” into public waterways.
Iowa Slaughterhouse Routinely Pollutes Waterways With Excessive Waste, Advocacy Groups Allege
‘250,000 gallons of untreated beef processing waste’ flowed into the local water supply, the notice states.
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March 19, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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Some incredible news that isn’t getting enough attention! #science #doctors #scriptsky #filmsky www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
Long Island man is first in New York history to be cured of sickle cell anemia
A patient on Long Island is the first in New York to be cured of sickle cell anemia, doctors say.
www.cbsnews.com
March 16, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Some incredible news that isn’t getting enough attention! #science #doctors #scriptsky #filmsky www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...