Andrew Kadi
@imak48.bsky.social
don't let your principles / politics be formed by who trolls you.
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Sign up & listen to the whole conversation: comrades.education Other guests / cosponsors inc: @huwaida.bsky.social @alissashira.bsky.social @imak48.bsky.social @adalahjustice.bsky.social @uscpr.bsky.social @jvp.bsky.social @rabbis4ceasefire.bsky.social @surj.bsky.social @catalystproject.bsky.social
March 8, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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Free gift link: wapo.st/4144prC
Opinion | The assault on DEI? It’s aimed at resegregation.
The GOP leaders attacking inclusion programs want to go back to an era when White men ran everything
wapo.st
February 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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My latest.
As journalists and writers, we have a duty to use language that is accurate and describes our current reality.
I’m no longer going to talk about DEI/Anti-DEI.
Let’s be clear. We are facing racial purges and re-segregation.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
As journalists and writers, we have a duty to use language that is accurate and describes our current reality.
I’m no longer going to talk about DEI/Anti-DEI.
Let’s be clear. We are facing racial purges and re-segregation.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | The assault on DEI? It’s aimed at resegregation.
The GOP leaders attacking inclusion programs want to go back to an era when White men ran everything
www.washingtonpost.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
My latest.
As journalists and writers, we have a duty to use language that is accurate and describes our current reality.
I’m no longer going to talk about DEI/Anti-DEI.
Let’s be clear. We are facing racial purges and re-segregation.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
As journalists and writers, we have a duty to use language that is accurate and describes our current reality.
I’m no longer going to talk about DEI/Anti-DEI.
Let’s be clear. We are facing racial purges and re-segregation.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Trump will be the NFL's special guest this Super Bowl Sunday. **Please** watch and share this 10 minute clip from my doc "Behind The Shield" to **remind** folks how Trump dragged anti-racist players like Kaepernick in 2016-2017. His smirking presence is a slap in the face.
youtu.be/-WFsp2cfdMg?...
youtu.be/-WFsp2cfdMg?...
CLIP FROM "BEHIND THE SHIELD: THE POWER & POLITICS OF THE NFL" | Featuring Dave Zirin
YouTube video by Media Education Foundation
youtu.be
February 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Trump will be the NFL's special guest this Super Bowl Sunday. **Please** watch and share this 10 minute clip from my doc "Behind The Shield" to **remind** folks how Trump dragged anti-racist players like Kaepernick in 2016-2017. His smirking presence is a slap in the face.
youtu.be/-WFsp2cfdMg?...
youtu.be/-WFsp2cfdMg?...
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While the ceasefire allowed displaced Palestinians to return north, the destruction in Northern Gaza will leave many homeless. Bellingcat's analysis of 50 shelters for internally displaced people, suggests that many former shelters have been damaged or destroyed. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/02...
February 6, 2025 at 2:49 PM
While the ceasefire allowed displaced Palestinians to return north, the destruction in Northern Gaza will leave many homeless. Bellingcat's analysis of 50 shelters for internally displaced people, suggests that many former shelters have been damaged or destroyed. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/02...
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this is good, but:
always put an asterisk next to organizations claiming “we just did this big thing!” in a manner that suggests finality.
especially any donor funded entity inclined to stretch the truth to claim Ws with their donors.
always put an asterisk next to organizations claiming “we just did this big thing!” in a manner that suggests finality.
especially any donor funded entity inclined to stretch the truth to claim Ws with their donors.
BREAKING: we just blocked Musk & Trump out of the Treasury systems!
Court order just secured — big win by us at @sddaction.bsky.social & our partners including @publiccitizen.bsky.social!
Court order just secured — big win by us at @sddaction.bsky.social & our partners including @publiccitizen.bsky.social!
February 6, 2025 at 6:42 PM
this is good, but:
always put an asterisk next to organizations claiming “we just did this big thing!” in a manner that suggests finality.
especially any donor funded entity inclined to stretch the truth to claim Ws with their donors.
always put an asterisk next to organizations claiming “we just did this big thing!” in a manner that suggests finality.
especially any donor funded entity inclined to stretch the truth to claim Ws with their donors.
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Senior U.S. District Judge John Coughenour: “It has become ever more apparent that, to our president the rule of law is but an impediment to his policy goals, the rule of law is, according to him, something to navigate around or simply ignore, whether that be for political or personal gain."
Reagan-appointed judge again blocks Trump’s unconstitutional attempt to rescind birthright citizenship.
“In this courtroom and under my watch, the rule of law is a bright beacon which I intend to follow.” www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
“In this courtroom and under my watch, the rule of law is a bright beacon which I intend to follow.” www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Senior U.S. District Judge John Coughenour: “It has become ever more apparent that, to our president the rule of law is but an impediment to his policy goals, the rule of law is, according to him, something to navigate around or simply ignore, whether that be for political or personal gain."
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I interviewed two despairing Office of Personnel Management employees for this story. Musk's people at DOGE got access to sensitive records on millions Jan. 20. They can make further actions harder to spot. Please read and share, this should be free with an email address. wapo.st/3WNsOik #musk #opm
Musk’s DOGE agents access sensitive personnel data, alarming security officials
Elon Musk’s DOGE team has accessed highly restricted data maintained by the Office of Personnel Management, including personally identifiable information for millions of federal employees.
wapo.st
February 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I interviewed two despairing Office of Personnel Management employees for this story. Musk's people at DOGE got access to sensitive records on millions Jan. 20. They can make further actions harder to spot. Please read and share, this should be free with an email address. wapo.st/3WNsOik #musk #opm
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BREAKING: we just blocked Musk & Trump out of the Treasury systems!
Court order just secured — big win by us at @sddaction.bsky.social & our partners including @publiccitizen.bsky.social!
Court order just secured — big win by us at @sddaction.bsky.social & our partners including @publiccitizen.bsky.social!
February 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
BREAKING: we just blocked Musk & Trump out of the Treasury systems!
Court order just secured — big win by us at @sddaction.bsky.social & our partners including @publiccitizen.bsky.social!
Court order just secured — big win by us at @sddaction.bsky.social & our partners including @publiccitizen.bsky.social!
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in this piece in the Forge, @alissashira.bsky.social and I draw out organizing lessons from moments of crisis and beyond that we hope will be relevant for this moment, take a look! forgeorganizing.org/article/less...
Lessons for the Long Fight from Jewish Voice for Peace
Two former staff leaders of JVP reflect on what it looks like to build a durable institution capable of winning long-term governing power while remaining agile in moments of crisis.
forgeorganizing.org
December 4, 2024 at 9:05 AM
in this piece in the Forge, @alissashira.bsky.social and I draw out organizing lessons from moments of crisis and beyond that we hope will be relevant for this moment, take a look! forgeorganizing.org/article/less...
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Yesterday was Alaa's birthday. He's still not free. #freealaa www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
On Alaa Abd El Fattah’s 43rd Birthday, the Fight For His Release Continues
Today marks prominent British-Egyptian coder, blogger, activist, and political prisoner Alaa Abd El Fattah’s 43rd birthday—his eleventh behind bars. Alaa should have been released on September 29, but...
www.eff.org
November 19, 2024 at 3:39 PM
Yesterday was Alaa's birthday. He's still not free. #freealaa www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
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Update: this passed committee by a 9-3 vote and is headed to a floor vote later this week, likely Thursday morning
TODAY: The House Rules Committee set to discuss HR 9495, the controversial "nonprofit killer" bill that could allow Trump's Treasury Dept. to sanction orgs he dislikes
The bill was blocked last week, but 52 Democrats voted in favor, as I report in @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2024/11/15/n...
The bill was blocked last week, but 52 Democrats voted in favor, as I report in @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2024/11/15/n...
House GOP Moves to Ram Through Bill That Gives Trump Unilateral Power to Kill Nonprofits
A bill to give Donald Trump power to kill nonprofits is still supported by dozens of Democrats — giving the GOP plenty of breathing room.
theintercept.com
November 19, 2024 at 2:46 AM
Update: this passed committee by a 9-3 vote and is headed to a floor vote later this week, likely Thursday morning
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rip to the brilliant and inimitable saafir. there has never been a rapper like him and hard to imagine there ever will be.
November 19, 2024 at 7:35 PM
rip to the brilliant and inimitable saafir. there has never been a rapper like him and hard to imagine there ever will be.
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No one thinks McBride is a threat to anyone. Pulling this shit only further confirms that the anti-trans stuff was never about safety. It’s performative cruelty to dehumanize and humiliate trans people.
Some updates on the attacks on Rep-elect Sarah McBride and on Trans women in general.
November 19, 2024 at 5:56 PM
No one thinks McBride is a threat to anyone. Pulling this shit only further confirms that the anti-trans stuff was never about safety. It’s performative cruelty to dehumanize and humiliate trans people.
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At Knight, we’ve been closely watching the shift in how Americans get information. The latest Pew-Knight Initiative report reveals that almost 1 in 5 adults regularly get news from news influencers on social media. Swipe for key 🗝️ findings and read more here: kf.org/3CrnwlB
@pewresearch.org
@pewresearch.org
November 19, 2024 at 8:37 PM
At Knight, we’ve been closely watching the shift in how Americans get information. The latest Pew-Knight Initiative report reveals that almost 1 in 5 adults regularly get news from news influencers on social media. Swipe for key 🗝️ findings and read more here: kf.org/3CrnwlB
@pewresearch.org
@pewresearch.org
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"The fall of America as a solar superpower is a tragedy of errors where myopic corporate leadership, timid financing, oligopolistic complacency and policy chaos allowed the US and Europe to neglect their own clean-tech industries." www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
How the US Lost the Solar Power Race to China
Bloomberg Opinion’s climate columnist visited Michigan, the former heart of the solar industry, and China to learn how good, old-fashioned capitalism won out.
www.bloomberg.com
November 19, 2024 at 8:33 PM
"The fall of America as a solar superpower is a tragedy of errors where myopic corporate leadership, timid financing, oligopolistic complacency and policy chaos allowed the US and Europe to neglect their own clean-tech industries." www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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SEIU, One of the largest unions in the U.S., has thrown its weight behind Sen. Bernie Sanders’s bid this week to block a huge tranche of weapons sales to Israel amid its genocide in Gaza.
SEIU, One of the Largest Unions in the US, Backs Sanders Bid to Block Israel Arms Deal
The Senate is slated to vote on the landmark resolutions on Wednesday.
truthout.org
November 19, 2024 at 9:07 PM
SEIU, One of the largest unions in the U.S., has thrown its weight behind Sen. Bernie Sanders’s bid this week to block a huge tranche of weapons sales to Israel amid its genocide in Gaza.
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THREAD: The UN Special Committee investigating Israel’s practices published its report yesterday concluding that Israel’s warfare in Gaza is consistent with the characteristics of genocide. Most notably, it captures some of Israel’s digital warfare and the conduct of social media companies.
November 15, 2024 at 8:10 PM
THREAD: The UN Special Committee investigating Israel’s practices published its report yesterday concluding that Israel’s warfare in Gaza is consistent with the characteristics of genocide. Most notably, it captures some of Israel’s digital warfare and the conduct of social media companies.
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Very excited to announce something we've been working on for awhile: A Field Guide to Police Surveillance. It's a one-stop-shop to teach you all the basic things you need to know about the 16 most common types/categories of surveillance local PDs use plus news, analysis, and resources.
Street Level Surveillance
EFF Presents: A Field Guide to Police Surveillance
sls.eff.org
January 10, 2024 at 7:31 PM
Very excited to announce something we've been working on for awhile: A Field Guide to Police Surveillance. It's a one-stop-shop to teach you all the basic things you need to know about the 16 most common types/categories of surveillance local PDs use plus news, analysis, and resources.
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More than 61,000 dead in Khartoum state alone, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine's Sudan Research Group finds: 26,000 of them killed as a direct result of the violence. Leading cause of death across Sudan is preventable disease and starvation.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Sudan war: Death toll far higher than previously reported - study
More than 61,000 people have died in Khartoum state, where the fighting began last year, researchers say.
www.bbc.com
November 15, 2024 at 12:25 PM
More than 61,000 dead in Khartoum state alone, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine's Sudan Research Group finds: 26,000 of them killed as a direct result of the violence. Leading cause of death across Sudan is preventable disease and starvation.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...