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@angloirisharab.bsky.social
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Equality. Humanity. Ceasefire. 🇮🇪🇱🇧🇵🇸✌️🍉
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codepink.bsky.social
People in the U.S. don’t support bombing boats, killing civilians, or threatening invasions. It’s time to stop the violence and keep U.S. hands off Venezuela.
October 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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atrupar.com
more law firms have just sold out to Trump
Trump: "Today, President Donald J. Trump and Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, and Latham & Watkins LLP (the “Law Firms”) announce the following agreement regarding a series of actions to be taken by the Law Firms: 1. The Law Firms will provide an aggregate total of at least $500 Million Dollars in pro bono and other free Legal services, during the Trump Administration and beyond, in the respective amounts set forth below, to causes that President Trump and the Law Firms both support and agree to work on, including in the following areas: Assisting Veterans and other Public Servants, including, among others, members of the Military, Gold Star families, Law Enforcement, and First Responders; ensuring fairness in our Justice System; and combatting Antisemitism. The Law Firms will take on a wide range of pro bono matters that represent the full political spectrum, including Conservative ideals. The Law Firms and their commitments are: Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, and Latham & Watkins LLP: $125 Million Dollars each. 2. The Law Firms affirm their commitment to Merit-Based Hiring, Promotion, and Retention. Accordingly, the Law Firms will not engage in illegal DEI discrimination and preferences. The Law Firms affirm that it is their policy to give Fair and Equal consideration to Job Candidates, irrespective of their political beliefs, including Candidates who have served in the Trump Administration, and any other Republican or Democrat Administration. The Law Firms will engage outside counsel to advise the Law Firms in confirming their employment practices are fully compliant with Law, including, but not limited to, Anti-Discrimination Laws."
April 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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barbmcquade.bsky.social
Shame on these law firms for going bowing to extortion. Maybe because they already do pro bono work and comply with hiring laws, they think it’s no big deal. But they are advancing a false narrative and emboldening lawlessness.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Apr 11
more law firms have just sold out to Trump
Trump: "Today, President Donald J. Trump and Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, and Latham & Watkins LLP (the “Law Firms”) announce the following agreement regarding a series of actions to be taken by the Law Firms: 1. The Law Firms will provide an aggregate total of at least $500 Million Dollars in pro bono and other free Legal services, during the Trump Administration and beyond, in the respective amounts set forth below, to causes that President Trump and the Law Firms both support and agree to work on, including in the following areas: Assisting Veterans and other Public Servants, including, among others, members of the Military, Gold Star families, Law Enforcement, and First Responders; ensuring fairness in our Justice System; and combatting Antisemitism. The Law Firms will take on a wide range of pro bono matters that represent the full political spectrum, including Conservative ideals. The Law Firms and their commitments are: Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, and Latham & Watkins LLP: $125 Million Dollars each. 2. The Law Firms affirm their commitment to Merit-Based Hiring, Promotion, and Retention. Accordingly, the Law Firms will not engage in illegal DEI discrimination and preferences. The Law Firms affirm that it is their policy to give Fair and Equal consideration to Job Candidates, irrespective of their political beliefs, including Candidates who have served in the Trump Administration, and any other Republican or Democrat Administration. The Law Firms will engage outside counsel to advise the Law Firms in confirming their employment practices are fully compliant with Law, including, but not limited to, Anti-Discrimination Laws."
April 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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aljazeera.com
"A precedent has been set. Every international student in America today must accept that they may be abducted, detained and deported for attending a protest or expressing a view that upsets the White House or its allies."

— #AJOpinion by @somdeepsen.bsky.social ⤵️
United States is no longer a safe destination for international students
Abductions, deportations and fear define campus life for many foreign students in Trump’s America.
aje.io
April 11, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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radleybalko.bsky.social
Just a reminder that Khalil’s fate will be determined today by an immigration judge whom the Trump administration has the power to fire.

www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/mah...
Immigration judge to decide whether U.S. can deport former Columbia student protester Mahmoud Khalil
Mahmoud Khalil, who led protests at Columbia University against Israel, appears in immigration court in Louisiana Friday.
www.cbsnews.com
April 11, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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pmarsha11.bsky.social
Sod this nonsense, I’m going back to France.
March 11, 2025 at 9:35 AM
angloirisharab.bsky.social
Checkout Anthony Lowenstein's forthcoming documentary film series ‘The Palestine Laboratory’, made with the great UK production company @FilmsBlackleaf and broadcast on @AJEnglish

Episode 1 is out on Jan 30 on Al Jazeera’s website & YouTube (for free & complete global access)

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January 18, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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dropsitenews.com
Another Palestinian hostage has died in Israeli custody, marking the 55th death since October 7. At least 3,376 Palestinian hostages remain in administrative detention—held without charge or trial—in Israeli prisons/torture camps.
January 13, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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mondoweiss.net
Basma Alafifi may have lived through the Gaza genocide, but she doesn't feel she survived. Now studying at Rutgers University in New Jersey, separated from her family, the genocide hasn't ended, it has just shifted its location.

https://mondoweiss.net/2025/01/rutgers-student-lived-through-the-gaza…
Rutgers student lived through the Gaza genocide but says she didn’t survive
Basma Alafifi may have lived through the Gaza genocide, but she doesn’t feel she survived. Now studying at Rutgers University in New Jersey, separated from her family, the genocide hasn’t ended, it...
mondoweiss.net
January 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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cnduk.bsky.social
Defend the right to protest against genocide! Over 100 MPs, TUs & civil society organisations have signed this coalition statement calling on the Met police to drop objections and allow our BBC protest to go ahead. Please share widely. #WeWillMarch
cnduk.org/statement-on...
Statement on police barring 18 January march from the BBC We strongly condemn police attempts to stop an agreed march for Palestine from protesting at the BBC on 18 January. The route for the march was confirmed with the police nearly two months ago and as agreed with them, was publicly announced on 30 November. This route has only been used twice in the last 15 months of demonstrations and not since February 2024. With just over a week to go, the Metropolitan Police is reneging on the agreement and has stated its intention to prevent the protest from going ahead as planned. The BBC is a major institution – it is a publicly-funded state broadcaster and is rightly accountable to the public. The police should not be misusing public order powers to shield the BBC from democratic scrutiny. The excuse offered by the police is that the march could cause disruption to a nearby synagogue which is not even on the march route. As the Met Police have acknowledged, there has not been a single incident of any threat to a synagogue attached to any of the marches. Any suggestion that pro-Palestine marches are somehow hostile to Jewish people ignores the fact that Jewish people have been joining the marches in their thousands. The rights to protest and free speech are precious. It is not acceptable in a democratic society that, in the face of an ongoing genocide in Gaza, people should be barred from protesting at the BBC. We call on the police to drop their objections and allow the protest to go ahead as planned. Signed: Palestine Coalition Organisations Adnan Hmidan, Acting Chairman, PFB Ben Jamal, Director, PSC Ismail Patel, Chairman, Friends of Al-Aqsa Lindsey German, Convenor, Stop the War Coalition Raghad Altikriti, Chair, MAB Sophie Bolt, General Secretary, CND Members of Parliament Adnan Hussain MP Andy McDonald MP Apsana Begum MP Ayoub Khan MP Baroness Christine Blower Baroness Jenny Jones Baroness Pauline Bryan Bell Riberio Addy MP Brendan O’Hara MP Brian Leishman MP Carla Denyer MP Cathal Mallaghan MP Chris Hazzard MP Chris Law MP Dáire Hughes MP Dawn Butler MP Diane Abbott MP Grahame Morris MP Ian Byrne MP Imran Hussain MP Iqbal Mohamed MP Jeremy Corbyn MP John Finucane MP John McDonnell MP Jon Trickett MP Kim Johnson MP Lord Bryn Davies Lord John Hendy Lord Prem Sikka Nadia Whittome MP Órfhlaith Begley MP Pat Cullen MP Paul Maskey MP Richard Burgon MP Seamus Logan MP Shockat Adam MP Siân Berry MP Steve Witherden MP Zarah Sultana MP And over 100 more names including trade union and civil society leaders, artists, academics, lawyers and journalists
January 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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stwc.bsky.social
At least 150 MPs, Peers, civil society organisations and activists, trade union leaders, cultural figures, healthworkers and many more have signed a statement condemning police barring 18 January march from the BBC.

Full list here 🔽 stopwar.org.uk/article/stat...

#WeWillMarch
Statement on police barring 18 January march at the BBC
The right to free speech is precious. We call on the police to drop their objections and allow the protest to go...
stopwar.org.uk
January 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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esherukweku.bsky.social
Morrisons paid zero corporation tax in 2023. Owned by a private US equity firm. Now they are supporting tax avoidance in the UK. Are there no minimum operating standards for doing retail business in this country anymore WTF?!
January 12, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social
JUST IN: Another team of Mexican firefighters has landed in LA to help combat the wildfires.

Thank you, Mexico 🇲🇽🇺🇸
January 12, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social
Hundreds of Mexican firefighters have arrived in Southern California to help combat the wildfires.

Thank you, Mexico🇺🇸🇲🇽
January 11, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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bladeofthes.bsky.social
The out of control fires in Los Angeles are the result of Climate Change, defunded Public Services, and Privatized Water.

But nobody in the USA is going to deal with any of the problems.
January 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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minibubbly.bsky.social
More Canadian water bombers and helicopters for fire fighting will be on their way soon to Los Angeles to help #CanadianWaterBombers #Canada #LosAngeles

Alberta preparing to send water bombers, helicopters to help fight Los Angeles wildfire

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta preparing to send water bombers, helicopters to help fight Los Angeles wildfire | CBC News
Alberta is preparing to send water bombers, night-vision helicopters and incident command team support to help battle wildfires ravaging parts of Los Angeles.
www.cbc.ca
January 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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ziibiing.com
as LA is burning, a swath of the country is recovering from an ice storm, Alabama is preparing for up to 6” of snow and I’m praying for the TX power grid, a reminder:

we don’t need climate action just for future generations, we need it now.

the climate crisis is here, all around us
January 9, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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annettebeebe.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

THANK YOU Good neighbors Canada!

Alberta preparing to send water bombers, helicopters to help fight Los Angeles wildfire
Alberta preparing to send water bombers, helicopters to help fight Los Angeles wildfire | CBC News
Alberta is preparing to send water bombers, night-vision helicopters and incident command team support to help battle wildfires ravaging parts of Los Angeles.
www.cbc.ca
January 9, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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wildelphy.bsky.social
The permanent israeli legacy of genocide and cruelty: after the latest massacre in Khan Yunis in Gaza, all that’s left is lifeless & injured children
January 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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anildash.com
We’ve been watching the Watch Duty team do absolutely *unbelievable* technical work all week (they’re members of our Fast Forward open source program), handling a surge of millions of people trying to see where the fires are in real time. There are still people who do such good on the internet.
fastly.com Fastly @fastly.com · Jan 10
Sending love to everyone in LA 💙 +Kudos to Watch Duty on their incredible work supporting those affected by the devastating LA fires.
Watch Duty App Creator Says He'll Never Pull an OpenAI
Gizmodo spoke with the creator of the app that provides vital alerts about evacuations.
gizmodo.com
January 10, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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brucerfeldman.bsky.social
The @nytimes.com should hire whoever wrote this headline. Seriously!
January 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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paulwalker44.bsky.social
America’s teenage slaves do more than the cops and the governor put together but get paid less.

This system is fckd up.
teenvogue.com Teen Vogue @teenvogue.com · Jan 8
These teenagers and young men — 95% of whom are Black, Latinx, or Filipino — earn between $2.20 and $4 per hour, plus an additional $1 an hour when they’re actively fighting fires, according to the DJJ. ⤵️
In California, Incarcerated Teenagers Help Fight Wildfires
"You’re put in danger every time you’re on the fire line.”
www.teenvogue.com
January 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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newseye.bsky.social
These extraordinary photos of the LA fires have been shared widely on social media, often without crediting the photographer.

These are all the work of Ethan Swope, an LA-based photojournalist working for AP.

You can follow his remarkable reporting here👇
www.instagram.com/ethanswopeph...
A street is orange from flames and you can see the high winds in the palm trees. Sparks fly down the street A fire truck is engulfed in parks and flames are seen on the hill. The entire photo is red and orange from the fire A fireman with a hose runs across the front of a house in flames in the background The inside of a house is a ball of flames. The only visible thing inside is a burning Christmas tree
January 9, 2025 at 12:44 PM