🐸 Empathy1st ❌👑
@empathy1st.bsky.social
I'm an educator who cares about human rights, science, and democracy.
#HumanRights
#CovidIsAirborne
#EndGunViolence
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Canadian/American living in Los Angeles County on Chumash land.
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#HumanRights
#CovidIsAirborne
#EndGunViolence
#IndigenousAlly
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@empathy1st.bsky.social
· Aug 19
Wastewater levels of #Covid are high across the U.S., but is anybody even paying attention?
Protecting your health has become a new form of resistance.
You get ONE body.
Protect it.
Get Vaccinated and MASK UP in public.
#MaskUp
#WearARespie
#WearAMask
data.wastewaterscan.org?charts=CjIQA...
Protecting your health has become a new form of resistance.
You get ONE body.
Protect it.
Get Vaccinated and MASK UP in public.
#MaskUp
#WearARespie
#WearAMask
data.wastewaterscan.org?charts=CjIQA...
Keeping an eye on #H5N1 and #Covid...
What animals are being affected in your area by H5N1?...
bsky.app/profile/empa...
What animals are being affected in your area by H5N1?...
bsky.app/profile/empa...
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The "appropriate response" is to broadcast everything that Trump did and said on that appalling day for American democracy and then to tell this moron to sling his hook.
I might be wrong, but this stinks of Pharage involvement.
November 11, 2025 at 8:03 AM
The "appropriate response" is to broadcast everything that Trump did and said on that appalling day for American democracy and then to tell this moron to sling his hook.
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Ayman is finally free and he’s speaking out.
“The greatest fear of an oppressor is not weapons, it’s not political pressure. It’s an awakened righteous anger.”
“The greatest fear of an oppressor is not weapons, it’s not political pressure. It’s an awakened righteous anger.”
November 11, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Ayman is finally free and he’s speaking out.
“The greatest fear of an oppressor is not weapons, it’s not political pressure. It’s an awakened righteous anger.”
“The greatest fear of an oppressor is not weapons, it’s not political pressure. It’s an awakened righteous anger.”
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2/12 THE CORE THREAT
Hathaway's central contention: The "foundational norm" of the entire post-war system—the prohibition on taking land by force (from the 1945 #UN Charter)—is "under unprecedented challenge."
This changes a "centuries-old view of the legitimacy of state violence."
#WorldOrder
Hathaway's central contention: The "foundational norm" of the entire post-war system—the prohibition on taking land by force (from the 1945 #UN Charter)—is "under unprecedented challenge."
This changes a "centuries-old view of the legitimacy of state violence."
#WorldOrder
November 11, 2025 at 8:18 AM
2/12 THE CORE THREAT
Hathaway's central contention: The "foundational norm" of the entire post-war system—the prohibition on taking land by force (from the 1945 #UN Charter)—is "under unprecedented challenge."
This changes a "centuries-old view of the legitimacy of state violence."
#WorldOrder
Hathaway's central contention: The "foundational norm" of the entire post-war system—the prohibition on taking land by force (from the 1945 #UN Charter)—is "under unprecedented challenge."
This changes a "centuries-old view of the legitimacy of state violence."
#WorldOrder
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12/12 THE FINAL WARNING
"We tend to notice international law only when it is failing," Hathaway concludes.
She stresses the need to explain the system's impact, "otherwise people may not realise what they have until they lose it.”
By The Guardian
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
"We tend to notice international law only when it is failing," Hathaway concludes.
She stresses the need to explain the system's impact, "otherwise people may not realise what they have until they lose it.”
By The Guardian
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
Willing states must act to save international legal order, warns top academic
Yale professor says wars in Ukraine and Gaza and threats from Donald Trump risk the ‘total collapse’ of the global courts system
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:46 AM
12/12 THE FINAL WARNING
"We tend to notice international law only when it is failing," Hathaway concludes.
She stresses the need to explain the system's impact, "otherwise people may not realise what they have until they lose it.”
By The Guardian
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
"We tend to notice international law only when it is failing," Hathaway concludes.
She stresses the need to explain the system's impact, "otherwise people may not realise what they have until they lose it.”
By The Guardian
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
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It's official: Canada has lost its measles elimination status because of an outbreak that has persisted for more than 12 months. Country can regain status only if on-going spread is of measles interrupted for more than a year. www.cbc.ca/news/health/... via @cbcnews.ca
November 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
It's official: Canada has lost its measles elimination status because of an outbreak that has persisted for more than 12 months. Country can regain status only if on-going spread is of measles interrupted for more than a year. www.cbc.ca/news/health/... via @cbcnews.ca
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“JD Vance’s refusal to forcefully condemn the infamous Young Republicans group chat” illustrates “No Enemies to the Right” aka “NETTR” (a motto coined by Claremont Institute donor Charles Haywood), which has combined with the “technological revolution” to unfurl a “red carpet for…antisemites…” 1/
The GOP’s antisemitism crisis
Nick Fuentes, Tucker Carlson, and the looming Republican civil war over Jews.
www.vox.com
November 2, 2025 at 10:49 PM
“JD Vance’s refusal to forcefully condemn the infamous Young Republicans group chat” illustrates “No Enemies to the Right” aka “NETTR” (a motto coined by Claremont Institute donor Charles Haywood), which has combined with the “technological revolution” to unfurl a “red carpet for…antisemites…” 1/
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“A secretive group founded by Palantir mogul Peter Thiel is planning to expand its influence in Washington, D.C. *** The group, called Dialog, wants to establish a permanent physical campus in the capital, where it can carry on its invite-only meetings involving major power players.” 8/7/25
Secretive, Peter Thiel-Founded 'Tech Bilderberg
Where well-connected folks sit around and discuss naughty ideas that the American peasantry just wouldn't get.
gizmodo.com
August 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
“A secretive group founded by Palantir mogul Peter Thiel is planning to expand its influence in Washington, D.C. *** The group, called Dialog, wants to establish a permanent physical campus in the capital, where it can carry on its invite-only meetings involving major power players.” 8/7/25
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17/ Thread. bsky.app/profile/jenn...
On 7/29/16, Tech billionaire Peter Thiel met w/ Kevin DeAnna who wrote under the pseudonyms ‘Gregory Hood’ & ‘James Kirkpatrick. In 2012, DeAnna (as Hood) had written that, “It’s time to fight for a country of our own. It’s time to stop being Americans. It’s time to start being White Men again.” 1/
April 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
17/ Thread. bsky.app/profile/jenn...
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“Over a dozen people with ties to Thiel — including current and former employees of his companies, as well as people who have helped manage his fortune or benefitted from his investments and charitable giving — have been folded into the Trump administration” 2/
August 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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17/ “JD Vance owes almost everything to Peter Thiel, a pro-Trump billionaire and "New Right" ideologue ***
Peter Thiel has been supporting Trump's newly selected running mate since before he entered politics” 7/22/24 www.salon.com/2024/07/22/j...
Peter Thiel has been supporting Trump's newly selected running mate since before he entered politics” 7/22/24 www.salon.com/2024/07/22/j...
JD Vance owes almost everything to Peter Thiel, a pro-Trump billionaire and "New Right" ideologue
Peter Thiel has been supporting Trump's newly selected running mate since before he entered politics
www.salon.com
August 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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"We have loss of separation in the airspace. Those numbers are going up. More ground incursions. I have more complaints coming into the FAA from pilots who are saying that air traffic controllers are not as responsive. They seem stressed or they're not using the appropriate language..."
November 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
"We have loss of separation in the airspace. Those numbers are going up. More ground incursions. I have more complaints coming into the FAA from pilots who are saying that air traffic controllers are not as responsive. They seem stressed or they're not using the appropriate language..."
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US press release:
"the risk of developing long COVID was over 20% among unvaccinated youths and about 13% among those who were vaccinated"
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
13% is still high
#LongCovid #LCKids #LongCovidKids #PASC
"the risk of developing long COVID was over 20% among unvaccinated youths and about 13% among those who were vaccinated"
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
13% is still high
#LongCovid #LCKids #LongCovidKids #PASC
November 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
US press release:
"the risk of developing long COVID was over 20% among unvaccinated youths and about 13% among those who were vaccinated"
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
13% is still high
#LongCovid #LCKids #LongCovidKids #PASC
"the risk of developing long COVID was over 20% among unvaccinated youths and about 13% among those who were vaccinated"
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
13% is still high
#LongCovid #LCKids #LongCovidKids #PASC
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Deeply disappointing.
The Trump administration is doing everything possible to NOT feed our families.
And our most vulnerable communities are suffering as a result.
The Trump administration is doing everything possible to NOT feed our families.
And our most vulnerable communities are suffering as a result.
The Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments during the government shutdown.
Trump administration seeks to halt SNAP food aid payments after a court order
The Trump administration has asked a federal appeals court to block a judge’s order to distribute November’s full SNAP benefits during a U.S. government shutdown. U.S.
bit.ly
November 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Deeply disappointing.
The Trump administration is doing everything possible to NOT feed our families.
And our most vulnerable communities are suffering as a result.
The Trump administration is doing everything possible to NOT feed our families.
And our most vulnerable communities are suffering as a result.
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Head Start programs provide essential child care, nutritious meals, & a quality early education for our kids.
Now, Trump & Republicans' govt shutdown is forcing Head Start programs to close.
They're intentionally taking children out of school and making families scramble for support.
Now, Trump & Republicans' govt shutdown is forcing Head Start programs to close.
They're intentionally taking children out of school and making families scramble for support.
Some Head Start preschools shutter as government shutdown continues
The government shutdown is triggering a wave of closures of Head Start centers, leaving many working parents scrambling for child care and shutting some of the nation’s neediest children out of presch...
abcnews.link
November 9, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Head Start programs provide essential child care, nutritious meals, & a quality early education for our kids.
Now, Trump & Republicans' govt shutdown is forcing Head Start programs to close.
They're intentionally taking children out of school and making families scramble for support.
Now, Trump & Republicans' govt shutdown is forcing Head Start programs to close.
They're intentionally taking children out of school and making families scramble for support.
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More reasons I'm glad I cancelled my subs to the NYT and WaPo: Legacy papers have been weird and hostile toward Zohran Mamdani.! 🦋 www.cjr.org/analysis/leg...
Legacy papers have been weird and hostile toward Zohran Mamdani.
The New York City mayoral candidate promises radical change that editorial boards don’t want, even if voters do.
www.cjr.org
November 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
More reasons I'm glad I cancelled my subs to the NYT and WaPo: Legacy papers have been weird and hostile toward Zohran Mamdani.! 🦋 www.cjr.org/analysis/leg...
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Infant botulism in 10 US states linked to formula being recalled https://globalnews.ca/news/11518322/infant-botulism-in-10-us-states-linked-to-formula-being-recalled/
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
November 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Infant botulism in 10 US states linked to formula being recalled https://globalnews.ca/news/11518322/infant-botulism-in-10-us-states-linked-to-formula-being-recalled/
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
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OpenAI's new web browser has ChatGPT baked in. That's raising some privacy questions www.npr.org/2025/11/07/n... OK, this is a bit much. Way too invasive. Your life will no longer be yours. This raises laziness to astronomical heights. It's giving up your privacy for the sake of convenience.
OpenAI's new web browser has ChatGPT baked in. That's raising some privacy questions
The Atlas browser can act as your "agent" online, doing tasks like shopping or booking tickets. But that gives it access to a lot of personal information.
www.npr.org
November 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM
OpenAI's new web browser has ChatGPT baked in. That's raising some privacy questions www.npr.org/2025/11/07/n... OK, this is a bit much. Way too invasive. Your life will no longer be yours. This raises laziness to astronomical heights. It's giving up your privacy for the sake of convenience.
Here is Project 2025 if you are interested in reading it yourself...
Trump is not acting alone.
Take note of the authors and you'll know who is influencing Trump and the Republican Party.
#Resist
#NoKings
#OnYourSide
#Democracy
#AntiFascism
static.heritage.org/project2025/...
Trump is not acting alone.
Take note of the authors and you'll know who is influencing Trump and the Republican Party.
#Resist
#NoKings
#OnYourSide
#Democracy
#AntiFascism
static.heritage.org/project2025/...
static.heritage.org
November 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Here is Project 2025 if you are interested in reading it yourself...
Trump is not acting alone.
Take note of the authors and you'll know who is influencing Trump and the Republican Party.
#Resist
#NoKings
#OnYourSide
#Democracy
#AntiFascism
static.heritage.org/project2025/...
Trump is not acting alone.
Take note of the authors and you'll know who is influencing Trump and the Republican Party.
#Resist
#NoKings
#OnYourSide
#Democracy
#AntiFascism
static.heritage.org/project2025/...
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I once had a landlord that owned the shopping plaza we had a store in.
He was busted by the town for dumping chemicals into the sewer system, several times.
He was the biggest asshole I've ever met in my life.
It takes a certain type.
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He was busted by the town for dumping chemicals into the sewer system, several times.
He was the biggest asshole I've ever met in my life.
It takes a certain type.
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Elon Musk’s Boring Company fined nearly $500K after it dumped tunnel drilling fluids into Las Vegas manholes—and then ‘feigned compliance’ and was caught doing it again | Fortune
A Nevada regulator accused Boring of dumping wastewater into a county sewage system, the latest in a series of violations against the tunneling startup.
share.google
November 9, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I once had a landlord that owned the shopping plaza we had a store in.
He was busted by the town for dumping chemicals into the sewer system, several times.
He was the biggest asshole I've ever met in my life.
It takes a certain type.
share.google/offzp2x6o0cv...
He was busted by the town for dumping chemicals into the sewer system, several times.
He was the biggest asshole I've ever met in my life.
It takes a certain type.
share.google/offzp2x6o0cv...
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"Senate Republicans trying to slide a NATION WIDE ABORTION BAN into shutdown negotiations."
This is not about protecting "life".
This is about controlling women.
Republicans are determined to take away women's rights.
#Resist
#NoKings
#Indivisible
#WeThePeople
This is not about protecting "life".
This is about controlling women.
Republicans are determined to take away women's rights.
#Resist
#NoKings
#Indivisible
#WeThePeople
November 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM
"Senate Republicans trying to slide a NATION WIDE ABORTION BAN into shutdown negotiations."
This is not about protecting "life".
This is about controlling women.
Republicans are determined to take away women's rights.
#Resist
#NoKings
#Indivisible
#WeThePeople
This is not about protecting "life".
This is about controlling women.
Republicans are determined to take away women's rights.
#Resist
#NoKings
#Indivisible
#WeThePeople
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Thank you to Senator Ron Wyden for letting us know the MAGA Senate Republicans are trying to slide a nationwide abortion ban into the shutdown negotiations.
DemCast USA (@demcastusa)
Thank you to Senator Ron Wyden for letting us know the MAGA Senate Republicans are trying to slide a nationwide abortion ban into the shutdown negotiations.
Hell no! They want to control every part ...
substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Thank you to Senator Ron Wyden for letting us know the MAGA Senate Republicans are trying to slide a nationwide abortion ban into the shutdown negotiations.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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