CHRISTINA-MARIA VAROTSIS
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Excited to speak tomorrow at Penn State events.la.psu.edu/event/beinart/
A Conversation about Jewish Identity and Palestinian Human Rights with Peter Beinart | Liberal Arts Events
Please join us for a conversation with Peter Beinart on his new book Being Jewish after the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning. A frequent contributor to the New York Times and an MSNBC analyst, Peter B...
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March 31, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Excited to speak tomorrow at Penn State events.la.psu.edu/event/beinart/
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SCOOP: The Trump admin appears to be going into a visa database to quietly change students' immigration status. It's coming entirely by surprise — setting students up to be detained without warning.
It's Mahmoud Khalil & Rumeysa Ozturk — on a wider scale.
It's Mahmoud Khalil & Rumeysa Ozturk — on a wider scale.
SCOOP: ICE Revoking Students’ Immigration Statuses Without Their or the University’s Knowledge
“Never seen something like this,” say university officials about the secret targeting of Middle Eastern students.
zeteo.com
March 30, 2025 at 2:30 AM
SCOOP: The Trump admin appears to be going into a visa database to quietly change students' immigration status. It's coming entirely by surprise — setting students up to be detained without warning.
It's Mahmoud Khalil & Rumeysa Ozturk — on a wider scale.
It's Mahmoud Khalil & Rumeysa Ozturk — on a wider scale.
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BREAKING: The Palestinian Red Crescent has confirmed that 11 bodies have been recovered so far from the Tal al-Sultan area in Rafah, southern Gaza. The victims include 6 paramedics from Red Crescent teams, 4 Civil Defense crew members, and 1 UN employee.
March 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM
BREAKING: The Palestinian Red Crescent has confirmed that 11 bodies have been recovered so far from the Tal al-Sultan area in Rafah, southern Gaza. The victims include 6 paramedics from Red Crescent teams, 4 Civil Defense crew members, and 1 UN employee.
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Is Billy Ray on @bsky.app ? He just said exactly what every Democratic candidates needs to hear and do.
He nails it better than anyone and gets it right.
Watch this ! Great job @dangerousones.bsky.social !
He nails it better than anyone and gets it right.
Watch this ! Great job @dangerousones.bsky.social !
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March 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Is Billy Ray on @bsky.app ? He just said exactly what every Democratic candidates needs to hear and do.
He nails it better than anyone and gets it right.
Watch this ! Great job @dangerousones.bsky.social !
He nails it better than anyone and gets it right.
Watch this ! Great job @dangerousones.bsky.social !
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Israeli torture: Urinating on Palestinian prisoners, burying them alive and beating the sick - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-torture-urinating-palestinian-prisoners-burying-them-alive-and-beating-sick
Israeli torture: Urinating on Palestinian prisoners, burying them alive and beating the sick
Freed Palestinian prisoners recount to MEE how Israeli jailers ‘treated them like animals’ and ‘brutally tortured’ some to death
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March 9, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Israeli torture: Urinating on Palestinian prisoners, burying them alive and beating the sick - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-torture-urinating-palestinian-prisoners-burying-them-alive-and-beating-sick
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Did you know more than 400 migrants have died or disappeared in the Mediterranean trying to reach Europe in the past 3 months? The EU’s policy of deterrence by drowning is abhorrent. #WithHumanity
Join thousands calling on the EU to save lives: hrw.org/WithHumanity#sign_the_petition
Join thousands calling on the EU to save lives: hrw.org/WithHumanity#sign_the_petition
#WithHumanity
We are calling on the European Union to protect the lives and rights of people on the move. Take Action.
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March 7, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Did you know more than 400 migrants have died or disappeared in the Mediterranean trying to reach Europe in the past 3 months? The EU’s policy of deterrence by drowning is abhorrent. #WithHumanity
Join thousands calling on the EU to save lives: hrw.org/WithHumanity#sign_the_petition
Join thousands calling on the EU to save lives: hrw.org/WithHumanity#sign_the_petition
March 7, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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“Israel is selling an idea, a model, of how to arrange societies, using the most sophisticated tools to target, kill, isolate, or monitor 'unwanted' populations.”
Israel profits off weapons it tested on Palestinians. Read Antony Loewenstein's article about it: zeteo.com/p/how-palest...
Israel profits off weapons it tested on Palestinians. Read Antony Loewenstein's article about it: zeteo.com/p/how-palest...
March 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
“Israel is selling an idea, a model, of how to arrange societies, using the most sophisticated tools to target, kill, isolate, or monitor 'unwanted' populations.”
Israel profits off weapons it tested on Palestinians. Read Antony Loewenstein's article about it: zeteo.com/p/how-palest...
Israel profits off weapons it tested on Palestinians. Read Antony Loewenstein's article about it: zeteo.com/p/how-palest...
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Israel is building a ChatGPT-like tool weaponizing surveillance of Palestinians - https://www.972mag.com/israeli-intelligence-chatgpt-8200-surveillance-ai/
Israel is building a ChatGPT-like tool weaponizing surveillance of Palestinians
The Israeli army is developing an AI language model using millions of intercepted conversations between Palestinians, accelerating incrimination and arrest.
www.972mag.com
March 6, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Israel is building a ChatGPT-like tool weaponizing surveillance of Palestinians - https://www.972mag.com/israeli-intelligence-chatgpt-8200-surveillance-ai/
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BREAKING: We're suing the Trump administration for threatening funding cuts to schools that engage in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.
The federal government cannot force schools to follow their political agenda.
The federal government cannot force schools to follow their political agenda.
March 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
BREAKING: We're suing the Trump administration for threatening funding cuts to schools that engage in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.
The federal government cannot force schools to follow their political agenda.
The federal government cannot force schools to follow their political agenda.
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In an unprecedented move, the US National Institutes of Health has begun mass terminations of research grants that fund active scientific projects because they no longer meet “agency priorities”.
https://go.nature.com/4bpG2It
https://go.nature.com/4bpG2It
Exclusive: NIH to terminate hundreds of active research grants
Studies that touch on LGBT+ health, gender identity and DEI in the biomedical workforce could be terminated, according to documents obtained by Nature.
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March 6, 2025 at 2:25 AM
In an unprecedented move, the US National Institutes of Health has begun mass terminations of research grants that fund active scientific projects because they no longer meet “agency priorities”.
https://go.nature.com/4bpG2It
https://go.nature.com/4bpG2It
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“Do you condemn Israel for killing 200 children in the West Bank?”
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social and former Congressman Joe Walsh engage in a heated debate over Israel's role in the killing of Palestinian children.
Watch the full interview:
zeteo.com/p/israel-gaz...
youtube.com/shorts/AdM6S...
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social and former Congressman Joe Walsh engage in a heated debate over Israel's role in the killing of Palestinian children.
Watch the full interview:
zeteo.com/p/israel-gaz...
youtube.com/shorts/AdM6S...
"You have to know how the children were killed?"
YouTube video by Zeteo
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March 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
“Do you condemn Israel for killing 200 children in the West Bank?”
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social and former Congressman Joe Walsh engage in a heated debate over Israel's role in the killing of Palestinian children.
Watch the full interview:
zeteo.com/p/israel-gaz...
youtube.com/shorts/AdM6S...
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social and former Congressman Joe Walsh engage in a heated debate over Israel's role in the killing of Palestinian children.
Watch the full interview:
zeteo.com/p/israel-gaz...
youtube.com/shorts/AdM6S...
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Trump’s Canada & Mexico Tariffs Hike Up Prices, While GOP Blames Biden for Economy
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Trump’s Canada & Mexico Tariffs Hike Up Prices, While GOP Blames Biden for Economy | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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March 5, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Trump’s Canada & Mexico Tariffs Hike Up Prices, While GOP Blames Biden for Economy
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The Trump administration’s actions have forced families to live in fear of being ripped from their homes and communities at any moment.
February 27, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The Trump administration’s actions have forced families to live in fear of being ripped from their homes and communities at any moment.
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The Great Sea Reef that hugs Fiji’s northwestern shores is a biodiversity hotspot. It serves as a natural seawall shielding the islands from wave breaks and storm surges. It also provides daily sustenance to coastal communities and drives the tourism sector that is Fiji’s leading economic activity.
February 25, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The Great Sea Reef that hugs Fiji’s northwestern shores is a biodiversity hotspot. It serves as a natural seawall shielding the islands from wave breaks and storm surges. It also provides daily sustenance to coastal communities and drives the tourism sector that is Fiji’s leading economic activity.
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For the US to side with Russia and North Korea to oppose a UN resolution condemning the illegal invasion of Ukraine defies all common sense and adds insult to the countless injuries suffered by the brave Ukrainian people. edition.cnn.com/2025/02/24/p...
US joins Russia to vote against UN resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine | CNN Politics
The United States joined Russia to vote against a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine Monday in a stunning shift from years of US policy.
edition.cnn.com
February 25, 2025 at 9:29 AM
For the US to side with Russia and North Korea to oppose a UN resolution condemning the illegal invasion of Ukraine defies all common sense and adds insult to the countless injuries suffered by the brave Ukrainian people. edition.cnn.com/2025/02/24/p...
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The government cannot stop you from informing others about their legal rights.
Know your rights when educating your community.
Know your rights when educating your community.
Know Your Rights | Talking to People About Their Rights | ACLU
You have the right to share truthful, lawfully obtained information about law enforcement and tell people about their legal rights—even if they’re in trouble. You can also advocate for changes to laws...
www.aclu.org
February 19, 2025 at 11:49 PM
The government cannot stop you from informing others about their legal rights.
Know your rights when educating your community.
Know your rights when educating your community.
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President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.
February 20, 2025 at 12:14 AM
President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.
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I talked to Mahmoud Muna about the raid on his famous Jerusalem bookstore. At one point, the police considered confiscating George Orwell's 1984. You can't make this stuff up. peterbeinart.substack.com/p/mahmoud-mu...
Mahmoud Muna on the Attack on his Bookstore
Video/Podcast
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February 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I talked to Mahmoud Muna about the raid on his famous Jerusalem bookstore. At one point, the police considered confiscating George Orwell's 1984. You can't make this stuff up. peterbeinart.substack.com/p/mahmoud-mu...
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I am not making this up: Republicans have introduced legislation… to increase your bank fees.
February 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I am not making this up: Republicans have introduced legislation… to increase your bank fees.