@lasta2.bsky.social
Retired high school teacher and counsellor. Daughter of refugee-immigrants. I believe that we are all one human family. Still hopeful, but pragmatic.
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Fifty years after the sinking of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald, the 729-foot freighter that sank on Lake Superior on Nov 10, 1975 on its way from Wisconsin to Detroit, memorials around Michigan and the Great Lakes paid homage to the 29 lives lost on the ship. ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/the-g...
‘The gales of November come early’: Michigan remembers the Edmund Fitzgerald, 50 years later • Ohio Capital Journal
Fifty years after the sinking of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald, the 729-foot freighter that sank on Lake Superior on Nov. 10, 1975 on its way from Wisconsin to Detroit, memorials around Michigan and the…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Fifty years after the sinking of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald, the 729-foot freighter that sank on Lake Superior on Nov 10, 1975 on its way from Wisconsin to Detroit, memorials around Michigan and the Great Lakes paid homage to the 29 lives lost on the ship. ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/the-g...
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ICE is building a 24/7 social media monitoring program that would scan Facebook, TikTok, Instagram and dozens of other platforms. Private contractors would turn public posts into enforcement leads fed directly into government databases. buff.ly/gXCFJBl
Always watching: How ICE’s plan to monitor social media 24/7 threatens privacy and civic participation
ICE’s dragnet is expanding across social media, putting everyone’s digital lives into the realm of border and immigration enforcement.
buff.ly
November 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
ICE is building a 24/7 social media monitoring program that would scan Facebook, TikTok, Instagram and dozens of other platforms. Private contractors would turn public posts into enforcement leads fed directly into government databases. buff.ly/gXCFJBl
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“Gaza & el-Fasher are not social media trends. They are not distant headlines or passing tragedies. They are wounds in our shared humanity.”
I watched the RSF’s brutal takeover of el-Fasher after just barely surviving a genocide myself, writes Mariam Mushtaha. It’s time for the world to speak up.
I watched the RSF’s brutal takeover of el-Fasher after just barely surviving a genocide myself, writes Mariam Mushtaha. It’s time for the world to speak up.
In Gaza, I feel Sudan’s pain as my own
I watched the RSF’s brutal takeover of el-Fasher after just barely surviving a genocide myself. It’s time for the world to speak up
prismreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
“Gaza & el-Fasher are not social media trends. They are not distant headlines or passing tragedies. They are wounds in our shared humanity.”
I watched the RSF’s brutal takeover of el-Fasher after just barely surviving a genocide myself, writes Mariam Mushtaha. It’s time for the world to speak up.
I watched the RSF’s brutal takeover of el-Fasher after just barely surviving a genocide myself, writes Mariam Mushtaha. It’s time for the world to speak up.
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Belgium unveiled a renovated memorial in Ypres, France's President Macron paid tribute, and the UK held wreath-laying ceremonies for Armistice Day, marking the end of WWI.
Europe commemorates Armistice Day, marking the end of World War I
Belgium unveiled a renovated memorial in Ypres, France's President Macron paid tribute, and the UK held wreath-laying ceremonies for Armistice Day, marking the end of WWI.
l.euronews.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Belgium unveiled a renovated memorial in Ypres, France's President Macron paid tribute, and the UK held wreath-laying ceremonies for Armistice Day, marking the end of WWI.
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Colorado congressmen call on ICE to release Afghan immigrant who helped fight the Taliban
Colorado congressmen call on ICE to release Afghan immigrant who helped fight the Taliban
When America breaks promises, “it makes us less safe,” U.S. Rep. Jason Crow says about arrest of Afghan soldier who helped U.S. troops fight the Taliban before settling in Boulder County.
coloradosun.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Colorado congressmen call on ICE to release Afghan immigrant who helped fight the Taliban
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"As droughts intensify & insects thrive in warming forests, trees are dying of thirst while being eaten alive. It's a double assault turning once-green mountainsides into graveyards of standing dead timber...'This trend could continue as our climate continues to warm."🌏 www.king5.com/article/tech...
Washington's forests face massive tree die-off
Of Washington's 22 million forested acres, the Department of Natural Resources manages about 3 million acres of state land.
www.king5.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"As droughts intensify & insects thrive in warming forests, trees are dying of thirst while being eaten alive. It's a double assault turning once-green mountainsides into graveyards of standing dead timber...'This trend could continue as our climate continues to warm."🌏 www.king5.com/article/tech...
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Hey, it takes a lot of money to fill those numbered accounts in Switzerland--and turn the White House into Caesars Palace.
November 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Hey, it takes a lot of money to fill those numbered accounts in Switzerland--and turn the White House into Caesars Palace.
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Kim Davis who tried to get the #SupremeCourt to overturn same sex marriage now owes a gay couple $360k — Fabulous 🏳️🌈
November 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Kim Davis who tried to get the #SupremeCourt to overturn same sex marriage now owes a gay couple $360k — Fabulous 🏳️🌈
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NEW via CNN: “The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal”
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
www.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
NEW via CNN: “The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal”
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"Force underpaid workers to smile will bring back customers" is the 2025 version of "beatings will continue until morale improves"
"Store employees are now required to smile if they are within 10 feet of a shopper.
They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.
If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."
🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.
If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."
🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
Target is now requiring its employees to smile more
As the holiday season fast approaches, Target is urging its employees to add a little more “jolly” to their work routine.
www.wilx.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:59 AM
"Force underpaid workers to smile will bring back customers" is the 2025 version of "beatings will continue until morale improves"
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🚨BREAKING: In a sweeping victory for voters, a Utah court struck down the GOP-controlled legislature’s congressional gerrymander and a companion law designed to entrench partisan power — restoring a fair map for the 2026 elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Utah Judge Strikes Down GOP Gerrymander, Restores Voter-Approved Fair Map
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
🚨BREAKING: In a sweeping victory for voters, a Utah court struck down the GOP-controlled legislature’s congressional gerrymander and a companion law designed to entrench partisan power — restoring a fair map for the 2026 elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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‼️ Mexico's first woman president, Claudia Sheinbaum, just announced she's pressing charges after being groped in the street:
“If they do this to the president, what happens to all the women in our country?”
“If they do this to the president, what happens to all the women in our country?”
November 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
‼️ Mexico's first woman president, Claudia Sheinbaum, just announced she's pressing charges after being groped in the street:
“If they do this to the president, what happens to all the women in our country?”
“If they do this to the president, what happens to all the women in our country?”
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In Sweden, online hate and anti-immigrant extremism are driving women out of public life
A leading liberal politician has quit in fear of her physical safety. It is a crushing setback for democracy in what had been one of the world’s most open societies
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A leading liberal politician has quit in fear of her physical safety. It is a crushing setback for democracy in what had been one of the world’s most open societies
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In Sweden, online hate and anti-immigrant extremism are driving women out of public life | Martin Gelin
A leading liberal politician has quit in fear of her physical safety. It is a crushing setback for democracy in one of the world’s most open societies, says journalist Martin Gelin
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:18 AM
In Sweden, online hate and anti-immigrant extremism are driving women out of public life
A leading liberal politician has quit in fear of her physical safety. It is a crushing setback for democracy in what had been one of the world’s most open societies
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A leading liberal politician has quit in fear of her physical safety. It is a crushing setback for democracy in what had been one of the world’s most open societies
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Oligarchs added another trillion today, world is more divided by the day🇺🇸🙏
November 11, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Oligarchs added another trillion today, world is more divided by the day🇺🇸🙏
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Christian Nationalists:
QUESTION: How often is Jesus mentioned in the Constitution?
ANSWER: Zero times.
QUESTION: How often is Jesus mentioned in the Constitution?
ANSWER: Zero times.
November 11, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Christian Nationalists:
QUESTION: How often is Jesus mentioned in the Constitution?
ANSWER: Zero times.
QUESTION: How often is Jesus mentioned in the Constitution?
ANSWER: Zero times.
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Regardless of what side of the aisle they are on.
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Regardless of what side of the aisle they are on.
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Guys! Katie Wilson has pulled ahead in the race for Seattle’s mayor!
They’re still counting votes and she’s only ahead by a hair (less than 100 votes!) but the trend lines are looking good!!
They’re still counting votes and she’s only ahead by a hair (less than 100 votes!) but the trend lines are looking good!!
November 11, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Guys! Katie Wilson has pulled ahead in the race for Seattle’s mayor!
They’re still counting votes and she’s only ahead by a hair (less than 100 votes!) but the trend lines are looking good!!
They’re still counting votes and she’s only ahead by a hair (less than 100 votes!) but the trend lines are looking good!!
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Not a surprise - just took them 10 months to think of it.
Open Records Advocates Alarmed as DHS Abandons Text Archiving Software | Truthout truthout.org/articles/ope...
Open Records Advocates Alarmed as DHS Abandons Text Archiving Software | Truthout truthout.org/articles/ope...
Open Records Advocates Alarmed as DHS Abandons Text Archiving Software for Manual Screenshots
Relying on agents to archive their own messages via screenshots has the potential for error and abuse, experts say.
truthout.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Not a surprise - just took them 10 months to think of it.
Open Records Advocates Alarmed as DHS Abandons Text Archiving Software | Truthout truthout.org/articles/ope...
Open Records Advocates Alarmed as DHS Abandons Text Archiving Software | Truthout truthout.org/articles/ope...
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Atlanta, we did it! 🌹
After months of hard work, door knocking, and building an unstoppable grassroots operation, we elected the first Democratic Socialist to Atlanta City Council in a landslide! 🌊 So, what’s next? 👀
Find out this Wednesday at 7pm! www.mobilize.us/kelseabond/e...
After months of hard work, door knocking, and building an unstoppable grassroots operation, we elected the first Democratic Socialist to Atlanta City Council in a landslide! 🌊 So, what’s next? 👀
Find out this Wednesday at 7pm! www.mobilize.us/kelseabond/e...
November 10, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Atlanta, we did it! 🌹
After months of hard work, door knocking, and building an unstoppable grassroots operation, we elected the first Democratic Socialist to Atlanta City Council in a landslide! 🌊 So, what’s next? 👀
Find out this Wednesday at 7pm! www.mobilize.us/kelseabond/e...
After months of hard work, door knocking, and building an unstoppable grassroots operation, we elected the first Democratic Socialist to Atlanta City Council in a landslide! 🌊 So, what’s next? 👀
Find out this Wednesday at 7pm! www.mobilize.us/kelseabond/e...