John Saveland
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Immigration and human rights advocate. Hopelessly optimistic. Digital director and writer. Exploring and loving Los Angeles.
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A wonderfully reported profile of Peter Magyar, Orban's main challenger in the upcoming Hungarian election, by @lilirutai.bsky.social in @foreignpolicy.com:
The Man Who Could Topple Orban
How Peter Magyar went from a former Fidesz insider to Hungary’s most popular politician.
foreignpolicy.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
A wonderfully reported profile of Peter Magyar, Orban's main challenger in the upcoming Hungarian election, by @lilirutai.bsky.social in @foreignpolicy.com:
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Good morning readers; Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.
In the towns near Ukraine's frontline, Russian FPV drones hunt civilians, a new tactic called a "human safari".
Yana, who lives in Kherson, regularly sees these drones and the damage they cause.
In the towns near Ukraine's frontline, Russian FPV drones hunt civilians, a new tactic called a "human safari".
Yana, who lives in Kherson, regularly sees these drones and the damage they cause.
Russia’s disturbing human ‘safaris’
Violating the laws of war, Russians have created a sick game of hunting civilians with FPV drones near the frontline. We take you behind the scenes, to the people most affected.
www.counteroffensive.news
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Good morning readers; Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.
In the towns near Ukraine's frontline, Russian FPV drones hunt civilians, a new tactic called a "human safari".
Yana, who lives in Kherson, regularly sees these drones and the damage they cause.
In the towns near Ukraine's frontline, Russian FPV drones hunt civilians, a new tactic called a "human safari".
Yana, who lives in Kherson, regularly sees these drones and the damage they cause.
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“We have not seen many people leaving, and that is the main worry that we have now. A trickle of people here and there are coming through, but that is it.”
The IRC's Arjan Hehenkamp on the crisis in El Fasher, Darfur in @newhumanitarian.bsky.social:
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature...
The IRC's Arjan Hehenkamp on the crisis in El Fasher, Darfur in @newhumanitarian.bsky.social:
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature...
Pay up or be executed: El Fasher survivors speak of kidnappings and mass killings
Testimonies from the few who escaped expose a systematic campaign of execution and extortion.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org
November 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
“We have not seen many people leaving, and that is the main worry that we have now. A trickle of people here and there are coming through, but that is it.”
The IRC's Arjan Hehenkamp on the crisis in El Fasher, Darfur in @newhumanitarian.bsky.social:
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature...
The IRC's Arjan Hehenkamp on the crisis in El Fasher, Darfur in @newhumanitarian.bsky.social:
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature...
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Bad news from Georgia where Georgian Dream is banning the opposition and charging its main leaders with plotting a coup.
Georgia is dousing the last embers of democracy
An oligarchic party outlaws the opposition and turns towards Russia
economist.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Bad news from Georgia where Georgian Dream is banning the opposition and charging its main leaders with plotting a coup.
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Gay Russians Find a Haven on the Other Side of the World
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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On the day of the Fall of the Berlin Wall, we must remember that the enemy still sows division through brute force and subversive, hybrid efforts.
Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Belarus are the most disadvantaged victims.
Ensure the Ukrainian victory.
Help the people of Georgia.
Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Belarus are the most disadvantaged victims.
Ensure the Ukrainian victory.
Help the people of Georgia.
November 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
On the day of the Fall of the Berlin Wall, we must remember that the enemy still sows division through brute force and subversive, hybrid efforts.
Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Belarus are the most disadvantaged victims.
Ensure the Ukrainian victory.
Help the people of Georgia.
Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Belarus are the most disadvantaged victims.
Ensure the Ukrainian victory.
Help the people of Georgia.
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‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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This is the article if you want the deep analysis of the current moment in Tanzania:
Michaela Collord argues that CCM, Tanzania’s dominant ruling party, is facing a “triple legitimacy crisis”: failing to provide meaningful electoral competition, intraparty renewal, or an inclusive economic settlement.
africasacountry.com/2025/11/afte...
africasacountry.com/2025/11/afte...
After the coronation
In Tanzania, the Gen Z uprising meets a state whose old bargains have collapsed.
africasacountry.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
This is the article if you want the deep analysis of the current moment in Tanzania:
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Good piece: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/08/c...
Inside Chicago’s growing resistance movement against Operation Midway Blitz: ‘Small acts have huge consequences’
In Chicago, the resistance to President Donald Trump’s mass deportation mission has taken many forms. A movement has grown through acts large and small.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Good piece: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/08/c...
“These are people who did everything by the book, paid taxes, had no criminal records, opened businesses and contributed to their communities. Now from one day to the other they’re subject to deportation and have become collateral damage in this cruel, unjust and inhumane political game.”
Venezuelans begin fleeing U.S. as protections end and threat of war looms
TPS expired for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans on Friday. Many are shuttering business, selling homes and boarding planes, or scrambling to find a way to stay.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM
“These are people who did everything by the book, paid taxes, had no criminal records, opened businesses and contributed to their communities. Now from one day to the other they’re subject to deportation and have become collateral damage in this cruel, unjust and inhumane political game.”
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“If Trump wants to save the lives of Nigerian Christians… all Trump has to do is restore the American aid that was estimated to be saving the lives of more than a quarter-million Nigerians each year.”
Bang-on (as usual) from @nickkristof.bsky.social
Bang-on (as usual) from @nickkristof.bsky.social
Opinion | Trump Aid Cuts Kill More Christians Than Jihadists Do
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
“If Trump wants to save the lives of Nigerian Christians… all Trump has to do is restore the American aid that was estimated to be saving the lives of more than a quarter-million Nigerians each year.”
Bang-on (as usual) from @nickkristof.bsky.social
Bang-on (as usual) from @nickkristof.bsky.social
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I learned a lot about Nancy Pelosi this week — including her very early advocacy for AIDS patients. She visited them in SF General’s AIDS ward and convinced the Reagan administration to allow the AIDS Memorial Quilt to be displayed on the National Mall in 1987.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
A Light in Very Dark Days: Nancy Pelosi and AIDS
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:45 AM
I learned a lot about Nancy Pelosi this week — including her very early advocacy for AIDS patients. She visited them in SF General’s AIDS ward and convinced the Reagan administration to allow the AIDS Memorial Quilt to be displayed on the National Mall in 1987.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
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This sounds like Justice Jackson is being tactical by issuing the brief admin stay to try to get SNAP moving again once the 1st Cir rules, rather than risk having all SCOTUS issue a longer stay pending full SCOTUS adjudication. There’ll be a better record to push back on that after 1st Cir. rules.
#BREAKING: Justice Jackson has issued an "administrative" stay, temporarily pausing a district court order that would've required the USDA to continue using contingency funds to pay SNAP benefits.
The stay expires 48 hours after the First Circuit rules on USDA's request for a stay pending appeal.
The stay expires 48 hours after the First Circuit rules on USDA's request for a stay pending appeal.
November 8, 2025 at 2:49 AM
This sounds like Justice Jackson is being tactical by issuing the brief admin stay to try to get SNAP moving again once the 1st Cir rules, rather than risk having all SCOTUS issue a longer stay pending full SCOTUS adjudication. There’ll be a better record to push back on that after 1st Cir. rules.
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The @apnews.com confirms: the "boat strikes" are the equivalent of straight-up massacring 16-year-old drug dealers on US street corners.
It satisfies some people's anger or bloodlust, but hitting the poorest and most replaceable links in the trafficking chain does nothing to affect drug supplies.
It satisfies some people's anger or bloodlust, but hitting the poorest and most replaceable links in the trafficking chain does nothing to affect drug supplies.
The Trump administration alleges the boats targeted by recent U.S. strikes were being operated by narco-terrorists and cartel members. The AP identified four of the men who were on the boats—and found the truth is far more nuanced.
Trump has accused boat crews of being narco-terrorists. The truth, AP found, is more nuanced
One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet.
bit.ly
November 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The @apnews.com confirms: the "boat strikes" are the equivalent of straight-up massacring 16-year-old drug dealers on US street corners.
It satisfies some people's anger or bloodlust, but hitting the poorest and most replaceable links in the trafficking chain does nothing to affect drug supplies.
It satisfies some people's anger or bloodlust, but hitting the poorest and most replaceable links in the trafficking chain does nothing to affect drug supplies.
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"What Ukraine’s campaign has exposed about Russia is really a deeper vulnerability: an energy superpower whose strength lies in infrastructure built decades ago, maintained through improvisation, and preserved by command rather than innovation." www.foreignaffairs.com/russia/slow-...
The Slow Death of Russian Oil
Why Ukraine’s campaign against Moscow’s energy sector is working.
www.foreignaffairs.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:26 PM
"What Ukraine’s campaign has exposed about Russia is really a deeper vulnerability: an energy superpower whose strength lies in infrastructure built decades ago, maintained through improvisation, and preserved by command rather than innovation." www.foreignaffairs.com/russia/slow-...
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I'm glad we're drawing attention to the horrendous events in Sudan on.ft.com/3JGHT23
A horrific massacre in Sudan
[FREE TO READ] The US and UK should put pressure on the UAE over its alleged role in enabling the conflict
on.ft.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I'm glad we're drawing attention to the horrendous events in Sudan on.ft.com/3JGHT23
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Another grim day for the rule of law in Turkey. Journalists are now being summoned for questioning simply for sharing posts in support of Erdoğan’s jailed rival, Ekrem İmamoğlu.
I’m sharing my New York Times piece, which argues that the West’s eagerness to do business with Erdoğan—
I’m sharing my New York Times piece, which argues that the West’s eagerness to do business with Erdoğan—
November 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Another grim day for the rule of law in Turkey. Journalists are now being summoned for questioning simply for sharing posts in support of Erdoğan’s jailed rival, Ekrem İmamoğlu.
I’m sharing my New York Times piece, which argues that the West’s eagerness to do business with Erdoğan—
I’m sharing my New York Times piece, which argues that the West’s eagerness to do business with Erdoğan—
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For almost four decades, Nancy Pelosi has served the American people and worked to make our country better. No one was more skilled at bringing people together and getting legislation passed – and I will always be grateful for her support of the Affordable Care Act.
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
For almost four decades, Nancy Pelosi has served the American people and worked to make our country better. No one was more skilled at bringing people together and getting legislation passed – and I will always be grateful for her support of the Affordable Care Act.
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In terms of marshaling votes, Pelosi was the most effective speaker in my lifetime.
I’ve said it many times — Pelosi wasn’t that great at the PR aspects of the job but where it really mattered, handling a fractious caucus and getting votes with thin margins, no one was better
November 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
In terms of marshaling votes, Pelosi was the most effective speaker in my lifetime.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/m... Grippinng story, brilliantly and bravely reported.
A Harrowing Escape From the Drone-Infested Hellscape of Ukraine’s Front Lines
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:54 AM
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/m... Grippinng story, brilliantly and bravely reported.
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“They didn’t just walk in chasing one person, they went into multiple rooms asking and looking for teachers while children were present,” Ramirez said. “This is an agency that has gone rogue and it an agency that believes that as long as they can cover their face, they can get away with anything.”
Families "horrified" after daycare teacher pulled out of school by federal agents.
The incident happened in front of parents and children at Rayito de Sol in North Center, a parent said. They believe the employee, who cares for infants, is legally allowed to work in the United State...
www.chalkbeat.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:14 AM
“They didn’t just walk in chasing one person, they went into multiple rooms asking and looking for teachers while children were present,” Ramirez said. “This is an agency that has gone rogue and it an agency that believes that as long as they can cover their face, they can get away with anything.”
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Easily several hundred people have packed into this plaza in Chicago's North Center tonight in response to ICE abducting a daycare worker early this morning.
This is a neighborhood that has largely been spared until now from the "Midway Blitz" terror campaign. But everyone knows someone affected.
This is a neighborhood that has largely been spared until now from the "Midway Blitz" terror campaign. But everyone knows someone affected.
November 6, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Easily several hundred people have packed into this plaza in Chicago's North Center tonight in response to ICE abducting a daycare worker early this morning.
This is a neighborhood that has largely been spared until now from the "Midway Blitz" terror campaign. But everyone knows someone affected.
This is a neighborhood that has largely been spared until now from the "Midway Blitz" terror campaign. But everyone knows someone affected.
Mass slaughter is taking place in North Darfur. Cities are becoming mass graves. Given the information blackout, one of the only ways we learn of the massacres in Sudan is from videos of RSF soldiers *bragging* about them.
The world must act now: target the RSF’s funders to cut off the $$ + weapons
The world must act now: target the RSF’s funders to cut off the $$ + weapons
How to Stop the Genocide in Sudan
A murdering militia still depends on international legitimacy to survive.
foreignpolicy.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Mass slaughter is taking place in North Darfur. Cities are becoming mass graves. Given the information blackout, one of the only ways we learn of the massacres in Sudan is from videos of RSF soldiers *bragging* about them.
The world must act now: target the RSF’s funders to cut off the $$ + weapons
The world must act now: target the RSF’s funders to cut off the $$ + weapons
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A global food security watchdog warned this week that half of South Sudan's population faces crisis-level hunger next year. But DHS wants to send back more than 200 people from the country with Temporary Protected Status.
Like in other recent TPS decisions, the agency cites public safety concerns.
Like in other recent TPS decisions, the agency cites public safety concerns.
South Sudanese Migrants Lose Temporary Deportation Protections
The Department of Homeland Security is eliminating a temporary deportation shield for more than 200 immigrants from South Sudan.
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
A global food security watchdog warned this week that half of South Sudan's population faces crisis-level hunger next year. But DHS wants to send back more than 200 people from the country with Temporary Protected Status.
Like in other recent TPS decisions, the agency cites public safety concerns.
Like in other recent TPS decisions, the agency cites public safety concerns.
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Democrats won Georgia’s statewide elections by landslide margins larger than any other Democratic victory for any statewide office since 1998.
They even exceeded conservative Dem Zell Miller’s blowout win in the (nonpartisan) 2000 Senate race
They even exceeded conservative Dem Zell Miller’s blowout win in the (nonpartisan) 2000 Senate race
The fact that Democrats won both elections yesterday for the Georgia Public Service Commission is remarkable enough (no Democrat had won a non-federal statewide race in GA since 2006).
But both won by a margin of 63% to 37%. In Georgia.
results.sos.ga.gov/results/publ...
But both won by a margin of 63% to 37%. In Georgia.
results.sos.ga.gov/results/publ...
November 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Democrats won Georgia’s statewide elections by landslide margins larger than any other Democratic victory for any statewide office since 1998.
They even exceeded conservative Dem Zell Miller’s blowout win in the (nonpartisan) 2000 Senate race
They even exceeded conservative Dem Zell Miller’s blowout win in the (nonpartisan) 2000 Senate race