@susansnyder.bsky.social
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12 dead at a mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach.💔
A 43-year-old father of two, Ahmed al Ahmed, snuck up & tackled a gunman to disarm him. Ahmed was shot twice.
Both Jewish & Muslim faiths teach that “to save one life is to save all humanity.” Let us hold fast to our humanity.❤️
A 43-year-old father of two, Ahmed al Ahmed, snuck up & tackled a gunman to disarm him. Ahmed was shot twice.
Both Jewish & Muslim faiths teach that “to save one life is to save all humanity.” Let us hold fast to our humanity.❤️
December 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
12 dead at a mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach.💔
A 43-year-old father of two, Ahmed al Ahmed, snuck up & tackled a gunman to disarm him. Ahmed was shot twice.
Both Jewish & Muslim faiths teach that “to save one life is to save all humanity.” Let us hold fast to our humanity.❤️
A 43-year-old father of two, Ahmed al Ahmed, snuck up & tackled a gunman to disarm him. Ahmed was shot twice.
Both Jewish & Muslim faiths teach that “to save one life is to save all humanity.” Let us hold fast to our humanity.❤️
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Brutal but effective public health messaging from New York Public Health.
The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information.
They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift.
Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air
Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr
The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information.
They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift.
Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air
Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr
December 13, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Brutal but effective public health messaging from New York Public Health.
The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information.
They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift.
Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air
Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr
The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information.
They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift.
Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air
Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr
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If you’re looking for something to do, start working on overturning citizens united in your state. States control the power corporations have. Take their political power away with a ballot initiative. Here’s how: open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
How to Get Rid of "Citizens United"
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment. There’s a far simpler way.
open.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
If you’re looking for something to do, start working on overturning citizens united in your state. States control the power corporations have. Take their political power away with a ballot initiative. Here’s how: open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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Severe weather conditions in Gaza have claimed the lives of 13 people, including babies who froze to death, as Israel continues to block the entry of aid that could provide shelter to 1.5 million Palestinians living in worn-out tents.
December 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Severe weather conditions in Gaza have claimed the lives of 13 people, including babies who froze to death, as Israel continues to block the entry of aid that could provide shelter to 1.5 million Palestinians living in worn-out tents.
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We drowning in Gaza… 💔
We drowning in Gaza… 💔
We drowning in Gaza… 💔
This is a nightmare. Everything is wet—the blankets, the girls’ clothes, even the floor turning to mud. We slipped trying to keep them dry. Rain hasn’t stopped for 20 hours. I feel like we’re truly sinking.
🆘 gofund.me/8dd8cb94f
We drowning in Gaza… 💔
We drowning in Gaza… 💔
This is a nightmare. Everything is wet—the blankets, the girls’ clothes, even the floor turning to mud. We slipped trying to keep them dry. Rain hasn’t stopped for 20 hours. I feel like we’re truly sinking.
🆘 gofund.me/8dd8cb94f
December 12, 2025 at 12:41 AM
We drowning in Gaza… 💔
We drowning in Gaza… 💔
We drowning in Gaza… 💔
This is a nightmare. Everything is wet—the blankets, the girls’ clothes, even the floor turning to mud. We slipped trying to keep them dry. Rain hasn’t stopped for 20 hours. I feel like we’re truly sinking.
🆘 gofund.me/8dd8cb94f
We drowning in Gaza… 💔
We drowning in Gaza… 💔
This is a nightmare. Everything is wet—the blankets, the girls’ clothes, even the floor turning to mud. We slipped trying to keep them dry. Rain hasn’t stopped for 20 hours. I feel like we’re truly sinking.
🆘 gofund.me/8dd8cb94f
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Majd has been released from hospital because it ran out of space, but he's still in unstable condition, and this is what he has to return to. It's hard for Aya, in severe pain herself, even to keep him warm. Please help if you can. gofund.me/2f942387 @mommunism.bsky.social @gofund-gaza.bsky.social 🍉
December 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Majd has been released from hospital because it ran out of space, but he's still in unstable condition, and this is what he has to return to. It's hard for Aya, in severe pain herself, even to keep him warm. Please help if you can. gofund.me/2f942387 @mommunism.bsky.social @gofund-gaza.bsky.social 🍉
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If you need some hope, this piece might give it to you—plus @willbunch.bsky.social is always worth reading.
There’s a no paywall link in the replies.
There’s a no paywall link in the replies.
There was revolution in the air in New Orleans when the Border Patrol invaded their city - as brave citizens blew whistles, chased convoys, and confronted masked agents of a tyrannical government
From Minneapolis to Manhattan, an uprising has begun. A special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/immi...
From Minneapolis to Manhattan, an uprising has begun. A special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/immi...
In New Orleans and across U.S., anger over ICE raids sparks a 2nd American Revolution | Will Bunch
Everyday folks are rising up to resist immigration raids with whistles, car chases, and noisy protests. Revolution is in the air.
www.inquirer.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
If you need some hope, this piece might give it to you—plus @willbunch.bsky.social is always worth reading.
There’s a no paywall link in the replies.
There’s a no paywall link in the replies.
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imagine investing in public media and ensuring that media literacy (and spotting unreliable narrators) was integral in primary school education
Finland has emerged as a global leader in countering “fake news”. Here's how they've done it
Teaching when to trust
As fake news accelerates, we need to teach our children how to think critically. Finnish schools are leading the charge
newhumanist.org.uk
December 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
imagine investing in public media and ensuring that media literacy (and spotting unreliable narrators) was integral in primary school education
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Before I agree to 2026, I want to read the terms and conditions.
December 6, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Before I agree to 2026, I want to read the terms and conditions.
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The trio of octogenarian nuns gained global fame after fleeing their care home and breaking into their former convent.
Austria's rebel nuns refuse to give up Instagram to stay in their convent
The trio of octogenarian nuns gained global fame after fleeing their care home and breaking into their former convent. Now their superior has asked the Vatican to intercede in the dispute.
n.pr
December 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The trio of octogenarian nuns gained global fame after fleeing their care home and breaking into their former convent.
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I really can't emphasize enough that if you care about local politics, all you gotta do is show up. Just a regular schmegular person showing up. Literally just show up consistently in person and within a remarkably short amount of time, you will have a shocking amount of influence.
December 5, 2025 at 6:07 AM
I really can't emphasize enough that if you care about local politics, all you gotta do is show up. Just a regular schmegular person showing up. Literally just show up consistently in person and within a remarkably short amount of time, you will have a shocking amount of influence.
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Forty years ago, 90% of media outlets were spread across 50 companies.
Now, just 5 companies control 90% of the media market.
This consolidation hurts consumers and helps oligarchs. 🧵
Now, just 5 companies control 90% of the media market.
This consolidation hurts consumers and helps oligarchs. 🧵
December 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Forty years ago, 90% of media outlets were spread across 50 companies.
Now, just 5 companies control 90% of the media market.
This consolidation hurts consumers and helps oligarchs. 🧵
Now, just 5 companies control 90% of the media market.
This consolidation hurts consumers and helps oligarchs. 🧵
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"Vaccines do not cause autism. Vaccines let autistic children live long enough to become autistic adults. Autism is not a tragedy to be prevented; it is a way of being deserving of support and respect." From @autisticadvocacy.org:
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/12/asan... #autism #VaccinesWork
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/12/asan... #autism #VaccinesWork
ASAN Condemns Dangerous Disinformation at ACIP Meeting - Autistic Self Advocacy Network
For the past two days, the Advisory Council on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met to discuss various topics related to vaccination. At this meeting, ACIP members continued to spread false information a...
autisticadvocacy.org
December 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
"Vaccines do not cause autism. Vaccines let autistic children live long enough to become autistic adults. Autism is not a tragedy to be prevented; it is a way of being deserving of support and respect." From @autisticadvocacy.org:
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/12/asan... #autism #VaccinesWork
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/12/asan... #autism #VaccinesWork
Imagine trying to hold your family together Gaza —-destroyed infrastructure, limited access to all kinds of resources including medicine, food, light
We can help Aya and her family survive
gofund.me/a04bce9d9
We can help Aya and her family survive
gofund.me/a04bce9d9
Donate to URGENT : Save my children from the genocide in Gaza, organized by Aya Shamala
Hi, my name is Qossay, I am a Belgian citizen living in Antwerp. I am … Aya Shamala needs your support for URGENT : Save my children from the genocide in Gaza
gofund.me
December 6, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Imagine trying to hold your family together Gaza —-destroyed infrastructure, limited access to all kinds of resources including medicine, food, light
We can help Aya and her family survive
gofund.me/a04bce9d9
We can help Aya and her family survive
gofund.me/a04bce9d9
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She has something Habba and Halligan lack: SENATE CONFIRMATION. 🫳🎤
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
n.pr
December 6, 2025 at 3:51 AM
She has something Habba and Halligan lack: SENATE CONFIRMATION. 🫳🎤
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i spent a little while going through the AIDS quilt and picked out a few panels that stuck out to me for one reason or another. may the memories of all these beautiful, far too young souls be a blessing.
December 2, 2025 at 12:23 AM
i spent a little while going through the AIDS quilt and picked out a few panels that stuck out to me for one reason or another. may the memories of all these beautiful, far too young souls be a blessing.
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🆘 Aya again… trying to hold everything together in the Mud, Cold and Dark
Today I slipped carrying blankets for my girls ,power bank—the light of our nights—died in the mud. My post-surgery back pain was unbearable.
Majd is still in the hospital😓
YOUR SHARE = OUR SURVIVAL 🤍🍉
↪ gofund.me/2f942387
Today I slipped carrying blankets for my girls ,power bank—the light of our nights—died in the mud. My post-surgery back pain was unbearable.
Majd is still in the hospital😓
YOUR SHARE = OUR SURVIVAL 🤍🍉
↪ gofund.me/2f942387
November 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
🆘 Aya again… trying to hold everything together in the Mud, Cold and Dark
Today I slipped carrying blankets for my girls ,power bank—the light of our nights—died in the mud. My post-surgery back pain was unbearable.
Majd is still in the hospital😓
YOUR SHARE = OUR SURVIVAL 🤍🍉
↪ gofund.me/2f942387
Today I slipped carrying blankets for my girls ,power bank—the light of our nights—died in the mud. My post-surgery back pain was unbearable.
Majd is still in the hospital😓
YOUR SHARE = OUR SURVIVAL 🤍🍉
↪ gofund.me/2f942387
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🆘 PLEASE DON’T LOOK AWAY 🆘
This was our life just days ago…
every rain brings fear of mud, flooding, and losing everything again.
I carry blankets for my daughters on slippery ground with a healing spine, while Majd is still in the hospital fighting after surgery.
Please help us.
gofund.me/2f942387
This was our life just days ago…
every rain brings fear of mud, flooding, and losing everything again.
I carry blankets for my daughters on slippery ground with a healing spine, while Majd is still in the hospital fighting after surgery.
Please help us.
gofund.me/2f942387
November 30, 2025 at 9:17 AM
🆘 PLEASE DON’T LOOK AWAY 🆘
This was our life just days ago…
every rain brings fear of mud, flooding, and losing everything again.
I carry blankets for my daughters on slippery ground with a healing spine, while Majd is still in the hospital fighting after surgery.
Please help us.
gofund.me/2f942387
This was our life just days ago…
every rain brings fear of mud, flooding, and losing everything again.
I carry blankets for my daughters on slippery ground with a healing spine, while Majd is still in the hospital fighting after surgery.
Please help us.
gofund.me/2f942387
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This one helps people access fresh produce: farmtopeople.com/product/box-...
Farm to PeopleBuy Community SNAP Box For Delivery Near You
Looking to buy Community SNAP Box near you? Farm to People delivers the best and freshest local food to your table. Place your order today!
farmtopeople.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
This one helps people access fresh produce: farmtopeople.com/product/box-...
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I learned about two projects that are supporting people to get food.
This one allows you to cover someone's groceries: findagrocerybuddy.com/become-a-don...
This one allows you to cover someone's groceries: findagrocerybuddy.com/become-a-don...
Become a Donor | Find a Grocery Buddy
Fund a verified grocery order through Find a Grocery Buddy. Pay securely via PayPal — we’ll place the Instacart order and send you proof of delivery.
findagrocerybuddy.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I learned about two projects that are supporting people to get food.
This one allows you to cover someone's groceries: findagrocerybuddy.com/become-a-don...
This one allows you to cover someone's groceries: findagrocerybuddy.com/become-a-don...
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#CommunityIsKey
I ♥️ the small initiatives and projects my community creates. They reflect how we value one another and remind neighbors and visitors alike that we’re connected, and that we truly need one another.
“Take a keychain by your neighbor Make a keychain for your neighbor”
I ♥️ the small initiatives and projects my community creates. They reflect how we value one another and remind neighbors and visitors alike that we’re connected, and that we truly need one another.
“Take a keychain by your neighbor Make a keychain for your neighbor”
November 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
#CommunityIsKey
I ♥️ the small initiatives and projects my community creates. They reflect how we value one another and remind neighbors and visitors alike that we’re connected, and that we truly need one another.
“Take a keychain by your neighbor Make a keychain for your neighbor”
I ♥️ the small initiatives and projects my community creates. They reflect how we value one another and remind neighbors and visitors alike that we’re connected, and that we truly need one another.
“Take a keychain by your neighbor Make a keychain for your neighbor”
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A study found that volunteering slows down aging in retirees: the DNA of people who volunteered the equivalent of one to four hours a week showed distinctive biomarkers associated with decelerated epigenetic aging, with the most pronounced effects among retired people.
Turns out fighting fascism helps you live longer
Retirees are mobilizing to defend democracy—and the benefits literally show up in their DNA.
www.motherjones.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
A study found that volunteering slows down aging in retirees: the DNA of people who volunteered the equivalent of one to four hours a week showed distinctive biomarkers associated with decelerated epigenetic aging, with the most pronounced effects among retired people.
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Love finding new reads with these lists
As you head out to your local favorite indie bookstore this weekend (because of course that’s what you’re doing, right?!), here is my list of my 25 favorite books of the year:
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/my-favorit...
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/my-favorit...
My favorite books of 2025
25 books that changed the way I look at the world this year
www.doomsdayscenario.co
November 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Love finding new reads with these lists