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@nerudap.bsky.social
"I rhyme / To see myself, to set the darkness echoing."
- Seamus Heaney, in Personal Helicon
Let love, empathy, kindness guide everything we do. ...let's stop this divisive madness shredding our country apart. #StrongerTogether
- Seamus Heaney, in Personal Helicon
Let love, empathy, kindness guide everything we do. ...let's stop this divisive madness shredding our country apart. #StrongerTogether
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@nerudap.bsky.social
· Feb 22
THE RESIST LIST IS HERE.
Proud my team just started this @resistlist.bsky.social, which will list actions that happened and that are slated to happen.
Proud my team just started this @resistlist.bsky.social, which will list actions that happened and that are slated to happen.
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"I remember walking out of that luncheon feeling like I had glimpsed something important. The beating heart of the GOP no longer cared about principles or policy. There was a nihilist wing in control that scared me; they were happy to let it all burn."
I loved @vermontgmg.bsky.social's latest piece so much that I asked if I could republish it on The Handbasket and he so generously said yes.
If you haven't read it yet, please do. It's essential:
If you haven't read it yet, please do. It's essential:
America tips into fascism (GUEST POST)
"Something is materially different in our country this week than last," writes historian Garrett Graff.
www.thehandbasket.co
August 25, 2025 at 10:34 PM
"I remember walking out of that luncheon feeling like I had glimpsed something important. The beating heart of the GOP no longer cared about principles or policy. There was a nihilist wing in control that scared me; they were happy to let it all burn."
he president is demanding government stakes in U.S. companies and cuts of their revenue. Experts see some similarities to state-managed capitalism in other parts of the world.
Corporate America’s Newest Activist Investor: Donald Trump
www.nytimes.com
August 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM
he president is demanding government stakes in U.S. companies and cuts of their revenue. Experts see some similarities to state-managed capitalism in other parts of the world.
'..only modern president who refused to concede a certified election defeat now proclaims his authority over election rules nationwide... Having tried his best once to undermine our constitutional system, Trump is the last American..who should be entrusted to supervise the integrity of the vote.'
Opinion | Trump’s Stunning Power Grab on Elections
www.nytimes.com
August 25, 2025 at 10:53 PM
'..only modern president who refused to concede a certified election defeat now proclaims his authority over election rules nationwide... Having tried his best once to undermine our constitutional system, Trump is the last American..who should be entrusted to supervise the integrity of the vote.'
It's amazing it's come to this!
"The case could determine whether immigration agents can rely on factors including a person's "apparent ethnicity" or speaking Spanish, as part of the "reasonable suspicion" standard that permits immigration stops."
"The case could determine whether immigration agents can rely on factors including a person's "apparent ethnicity" or speaking Spanish, as part of the "reasonable suspicion" standard that permits immigration stops."
Supreme Court to decide if ICE can arrest based on "apparent ethnicity"
The Supreme Court will consider staying an order that limits ICE agents from stopping people based on "apparent ethnicity."
www.newsweek.com
August 25, 2025 at 10:51 PM
It's amazing it's come to this!
"The case could determine whether immigration agents can rely on factors including a person's "apparent ethnicity" or speaking Spanish, as part of the "reasonable suspicion" standard that permits immigration stops."
"The case could determine whether immigration agents can rely on factors including a person's "apparent ethnicity" or speaking Spanish, as part of the "reasonable suspicion" standard that permits immigration stops."
America’s democratic system depends on the public’s understanding that law is bigger than politics. But now, Trump is sending a clear message that he is willing to go after his enemies and undermine that system.
Trump Is Sending a Terrifyingly Clear Message
America’s democratic system depends on the public’s understanding that law is bigger than politics, David Frum argues. But now, Trump is sending a clear message that he is willing to go after his enem...
www.theatlantic.com
August 25, 2025 at 10:51 PM
America’s democratic system depends on the public’s understanding that law is bigger than politics. But now, Trump is sending a clear message that he is willing to go after his enemies and undermine that system.
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Trump softened America up for the ICE Gestapo by constantly saying migrants are dangerous criminals who don't lead ordinary lives.
So why is ICE raiding neighborhood restaurants & immigration courts instead of drug dens & dog fights?
(BTW militarization of domestic law enforcement is abhorrent.)
So why is ICE raiding neighborhood restaurants & immigration courts instead of drug dens & dog fights?
(BTW militarization of domestic law enforcement is abhorrent.)
June 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Trump softened America up for the ICE Gestapo by constantly saying migrants are dangerous criminals who don't lead ordinary lives.
So why is ICE raiding neighborhood restaurants & immigration courts instead of drug dens & dog fights?
(BTW militarization of domestic law enforcement is abhorrent.)
So why is ICE raiding neighborhood restaurants & immigration courts instead of drug dens & dog fights?
(BTW militarization of domestic law enforcement is abhorrent.)
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NEW REPORT: Artificial Power, our 2025 Landscape Report, is out.
Today’s AI isn’t just being used by us, it’s being used on us. We urgently need to reclaim public power over the future trajectory of AI. Another path is possible.
Read the report: ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape
Today’s AI isn’t just being used by us, it’s being used on us. We urgently need to reclaim public power over the future trajectory of AI. Another path is possible.
Read the report: ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape
June 3, 2025 at 12:36 PM
NEW REPORT: Artificial Power, our 2025 Landscape Report, is out.
Today’s AI isn’t just being used by us, it’s being used on us. We urgently need to reclaim public power over the future trajectory of AI. Another path is possible.
Read the report: ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape
Today’s AI isn’t just being used by us, it’s being used on us. We urgently need to reclaim public power over the future trajectory of AI. Another path is possible.
Read the report: ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape
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Trump’s advisers have given up trying to restrict his phone use. His personal cellphone has become, Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer write, “the most pivotal technological device in the federal government, directly linking Trump to the outside world.” https://theatln.tc/mWgdUKd0
June 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Trump’s advisers have given up trying to restrict his phone use. His personal cellphone has become, Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer write, “the most pivotal technological device in the federal government, directly linking Trump to the outside world.” https://theatln.tc/mWgdUKd0
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"Venturini’s exquisite prose and her boldness in diving deep into the consciousness of a troubled, outcast young girl, one who defiantly chooses her own uncompromising way in the world, makes this a novel well worth reading." — @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social
lareviewofbooks.org/article/open...
lareviewofbooks.org/article/open...
Opening the Pandora’s Box of Latin American Women’s Writing | Los Angeles Review of Books
Elaine Elinson reviews Kit Maude’s new translation of “We, the Casertas,” a novel by Argentine author Aurora Venturini.
lareviewofbooks.org
May 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
"Venturini’s exquisite prose and her boldness in diving deep into the consciousness of a troubled, outcast young girl, one who defiantly chooses her own uncompromising way in the world, makes this a novel well worth reading." — @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social
lareviewofbooks.org/article/open...
lareviewofbooks.org/article/open...
Didn't get to this over the weekend...will listen later tonight
Timothy Snyder, a leading historian of authoritarianism, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, joins Scott to discuss the threats to American democracy, echoes of 1930s fascism, and what still gives him hope.
Timothy Snyder, a leading historian of authoritarianism, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, joins Scott to discuss the threats to American democracy, echoes of 1930s fascism, and what still gives him hope.
How to Fight Fascism in America — with Timothy Snyder | Prof G Conversations
YouTube video by The Prof G Pod – Scott Galloway
youtu.be
May 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Didn't get to this over the weekend...will listen later tonight
Timothy Snyder, a leading historian of authoritarianism, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, joins Scott to discuss the threats to American democracy, echoes of 1930s fascism, and what still gives him hope.
Timothy Snyder, a leading historian of authoritarianism, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, joins Scott to discuss the threats to American democracy, echoes of 1930s fascism, and what still gives him hope.
Anyone paying attention knows we have slid into autocracy, fully enabled by lawmakers in Congress, selected to represent us but failing to do so. Further, Felon45's attacks on judges and lawyers who defend his opponents is the ultimate sign that it's over...
The Science of Autocracy Suggests the U.S. Is Headed for Dictatorship
The red flags abound—political research tells us the U.S. is becoming an autocracy
www.scientificamerican.com
May 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Anyone paying attention knows we have slid into autocracy, fully enabled by lawmakers in Congress, selected to represent us but failing to do so. Further, Felon45's attacks on judges and lawyers who defend his opponents is the ultimate sign that it's over...
There's so many different things he's done ...it's tough to keep track!
Cut, Baby, Cut — a new report reveals the (almost) impossible task facing the US Dept. of Agriculture & Dept. of Interior as it looks to deliver on Trump's promise to deliver timber self-sufficiency.
Cut, Baby, Cut — a new report reveals the (almost) impossible task facing the US Dept. of Agriculture & Dept. of Interior as it looks to deliver on Trump's promise to deliver timber self-sufficiency.
Cut, Baby, Cut — Why Trump Must Ramp Up Logging 450% to Meet Order
Donald Trump will find it "incredibly challenging for the US federal timber harvest to offset Canadian wood products in the coming years" without significant ca
woodcentral.com.au
May 19, 2025 at 8:33 PM
There's so many different things he's done ...it's tough to keep track!
Cut, Baby, Cut — a new report reveals the (almost) impossible task facing the US Dept. of Agriculture & Dept. of Interior as it looks to deliver on Trump's promise to deliver timber self-sufficiency.
Cut, Baby, Cut — a new report reveals the (almost) impossible task facing the US Dept. of Agriculture & Dept. of Interior as it looks to deliver on Trump's promise to deliver timber self-sufficiency.
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International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has lost access to his email, and his bank accounts have been frozen. ICC's staffers have been told that if they travel to the US they risk arrest.. hurdles for court staff since Trump slapped sanctions on its chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, in Feb.
International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has lost access to his email, and his bank accounts have been frozen. ICC's staffers have been told that if they travel to the US they risk arrest.. hurdles for court staff since Trump slapped sanctions on its chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, in Feb.
Trump's sanctions on ICC's chief prosecutor have halted tribunal's work, officials and lawyers say
Staffers and allies of the ICC said the sanctions have made it increasingly difficult for the tribunal to conduct basic tasks, let alone seek justice for victims of war crimes or genocide.
www.pbs.org
May 19, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has lost access to his email, and his bank accounts have been frozen. ICC's staffers have been told that if they travel to the US they risk arrest.. hurdles for court staff since Trump slapped sanctions on its chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, in Feb.
International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has lost access to his email, and his bank accounts have been frozen. ICC's staffers have been told that if they travel to the US they risk arrest.. hurdles for court staff since Trump slapped sanctions on its chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, in Feb.
“This isn’t Trump just being Trump. The Trump coin scam is the most brazenly corrupt thing a President has ever done. Not close.”
Trump Just Did the Most Corrupt Thing Any President Has Ever Done
He’s using the White House to get rich from anonymous investors—and it’s hardly even a news story.
newrepublic.com
May 19, 2025 at 8:26 PM
“This isn’t Trump just being Trump. The Trump coin scam is the most brazenly corrupt thing a President has ever done. Not close.”
After the busy weekend of trade negotiations in Geneva, Li Chenggang, a Chinese official, replied with a wry smile and an old saying: “Good food is never too late.”
Trump administration gave China a strangely good tariff deal: for the next 90 days, at least.
Trump administration gave China a strangely good tariff deal: for the next 90 days, at least.
America has given China a strangely good tariff deal
For the next 90 days, at least
www.economist.com
May 19, 2025 at 8:18 PM
After the busy weekend of trade negotiations in Geneva, Li Chenggang, a Chinese official, replied with a wry smile and an old saying: “Good food is never too late.”
Trump administration gave China a strangely good tariff deal: for the next 90 days, at least.
Trump administration gave China a strangely good tariff deal: for the next 90 days, at least.
While US economic model is of artificial scarcity, China has a model of abundance. Abundance is a supply side model, where there is sufficient goods for everyone at affordable prices. In China that means enough, not only for everyone at home, but for everyone in the world.
G7 finance leaders to seek US consensus on non-tariff issues at Canada meeting
Finance leaders from the Group of Seven democracies will strive for a show of unity when they meet this week on topics other than U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs, including economic security, Ukraine and artificial intelligence cooperation.
www.reuters.com
May 19, 2025 at 8:16 PM
While US economic model is of artificial scarcity, China has a model of abundance. Abundance is a supply side model, where there is sufficient goods for everyone at affordable prices. In China that means enough, not only for everyone at home, but for everyone in the world.
In Crypto Rush Aftermath by Georgian filmmaker Salomé Jashi, residents of Akhalkalaki in the Caucasus nation of Georgia recount how a cryptocurrency pyramid scheme ‘spread faster than COVID’ through their town, leaving big losses – and a few scattered winners – in its wake.
What happened when a crypto scam swept over a sleepy town in the Caucasus | Aeon Videos
First the rush, then the reality – how a cryptocurrency pyramid scheme spread faster than a virus in a sleepy Georgia town
aeon.co
May 18, 2025 at 11:09 AM
In Crypto Rush Aftermath by Georgian filmmaker Salomé Jashi, residents of Akhalkalaki in the Caucasus nation of Georgia recount how a cryptocurrency pyramid scheme ‘spread faster than COVID’ through their town, leaving big losses – and a few scattered winners – in its wake.
Stories and literature: Our narrative prison
The three-act ‘hero’s journey’ has long been the most prominent kind of story. What other tales are there to tell?
...essay by Eliane Glaser #ToReadLater
The three-act ‘hero’s journey’ has long been the most prominent kind of story. What other tales are there to tell?
...essay by Eliane Glaser #ToReadLater
Why does every film and TV series seem to have the same plot? | Aeon Essays
The three-act ‘hero’s journey’ has long been the most prominent kind of story. What other tales are there to tell?
aeon.co
May 18, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Stories and literature: Our narrative prison
The three-act ‘hero’s journey’ has long been the most prominent kind of story. What other tales are there to tell?
...essay by Eliane Glaser #ToReadLater
The three-act ‘hero’s journey’ has long been the most prominent kind of story. What other tales are there to tell?
...essay by Eliane Glaser #ToReadLater
Video (5min): A stunning visualisation explores the intricate circulatory system of our oceans
aeon.co/videos/a-stu...
aeon.co/videos/a-stu...
A stunning visualisation explores the intricate circulatory system of our oceans | Aeon Videos
Explore Earth’s oceanic circulatory system via this groundbreaking visualisation of the global flow of ocean currents
aeon.co
May 18, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Video (5min): A stunning visualisation explores the intricate circulatory system of our oceans
aeon.co/videos/a-stu...
aeon.co/videos/a-stu...
Moon Marbles !
A mantle-rocking asteroid impact could have made curious glass beads on the surface..
A mantle-rocking asteroid impact could have made curious glass beads on the surface..
Moon Marbles Hint at Lunar Depths
A mantle-rocking asteroid impact could have made curious glass beads on the surface
nautil.us
May 18, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Moon Marbles !
A mantle-rocking asteroid impact could have made curious glass beads on the surface..
A mantle-rocking asteroid impact could have made curious glass beads on the surface..
Ai Could Help Humans Understand Animals
But are animal dictionaries enough to demystify the animal mind?
But are animal dictionaries enough to demystify the animal mind?
AI Could Help Humans Understand Animals
But are animal dictionaries enough to demystify the animal mind?
nautil.us
May 18, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Ai Could Help Humans Understand Animals
But are animal dictionaries enough to demystify the animal mind?
But are animal dictionaries enough to demystify the animal mind?
Claw print fossils discovered in Australia hint that the ancestors of reptiles, mammals, and birds evolved around 40 million years earlier than previously thought.
‘Turning point’: claw print fossils found in Australia rewrite story of amniotes by 40 million years
The discovery by two local fossil hunters on a river bank in Victoria has ‘potentially far-reaching implications’, scientists say
www.theguardian.com
May 18, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Claw print fossils discovered in Australia hint that the ancestors of reptiles, mammals, and birds evolved around 40 million years earlier than previously thought.
Is the fault of whale strandings partially in the stars?
Note: Gray whales migrate through a 10,000-mile route spanning the Pacific coasts of Central and North America
Note: Gray whales migrate through a 10,000-mile route spanning the Pacific coasts of Central and North America
Whales Run Aground by the Sun
Is the fault of whale strandings partially in the stars?
nautil.us
May 18, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Is the fault of whale strandings partially in the stars?
Note: Gray whales migrate through a 10,000-mile route spanning the Pacific coasts of Central and North America
Note: Gray whales migrate through a 10,000-mile route spanning the Pacific coasts of Central and North America
Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) who was a German abbess, healer, poet, composer and polymath, wrote Spiritus Sanctus Vivificans (O virtue of wisdom). ...a sound as similar to a Gregorian chant.
Music from Another Age: The Devotional Songs of Hildegard von Bingen
A woman wrote the following song a thousand years ago. The song’s name is Spiritus Sanctus Vivificans (O virtue of wisdom). Readers who are familiar with early music will recognize this sound as si…
thesublimeblog.org
May 13, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) who was a German abbess, healer, poet, composer and polymath, wrote Spiritus Sanctus Vivificans (O virtue of wisdom). ...a sound as similar to a Gregorian chant.