Bethany Weitz
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Chippewa...Love Slow Bluesy Melody
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September 19, 2024 at 2:38 PM
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In 2014 China launched the 'strike hard campaign against violent terrorism', labeling any Uyghur that opposes their policies as terrorists.
Ordinary things can get Uyghurs sentenced:
*owning a Qur'an
*social media post
*buying too much gas
*speaking Uyghur
That's how China treats this minority.
Ordinary things can get Uyghurs sentenced:
*owning a Qur'an
*social media post
*buying too much gas
*speaking Uyghur
That's how China treats this minority.
The Uyghur Region | The Struggle for Freedom, Explained
YouTube video by Human Rights Foundation
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September 18, 2024 at 2:38 PM
In 2014 China launched the 'strike hard campaign against violent terrorism', labeling any Uyghur that opposes their policies as terrorists.
Ordinary things can get Uyghurs sentenced:
*owning a Qur'an
*social media post
*buying too much gas
*speaking Uyghur
That's how China treats this minority.
Ordinary things can get Uyghurs sentenced:
*owning a Qur'an
*social media post
*buying too much gas
*speaking Uyghur
That's how China treats this minority.
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JUST IN: The House failed to pass a GOP government funding plan, putting Speaker Mike Johnson under pressure as Donald Trump pushes for a shutdown.
Johnson under pressure after House fails to pass GOP funding plan and Trump pushes shutdown | CNN Politics
The House failed on Wednesday to pass a six-month GOP government funding plan that included a controversial measure targeting noncitizen voting, an effort pushed by Republican presidential nominee Don...
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September 18, 2024 at 11:05 PM
JUST IN: The House failed to pass a GOP government funding plan, putting Speaker Mike Johnson under pressure as Donald Trump pushes for a shutdown.
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Embracing Bluesky finally. Keen to follow / meet more public sector + strategic design folk. Any recommendations?
September 19, 2024 at 7:53 AM
Embracing Bluesky finally. Keen to follow / meet more public sector + strategic design folk. Any recommendations?
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This email could been a call that I would have ignored
September 18, 2024 at 11:24 PM
This email could been a call that I would have ignored
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No worries, Don Old Trump will blame JD Vance soon enough it Don Old Trump isn't elected. JD Vance would have to have a safe place to hide from the vengeful mobs of MAGA/GOP/Republicans that are seeking him
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'Remarkable': MSNBC host shreds Vance's comment by pointing out why he's on Trump's ticket
An MSNBC host shredded comments from Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) that Democrats' incendiary rhetoric is to blame for recent political violence by pointing out that Donald Trump's running mate is only on th...
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September 17, 2024 at 9:41 PM
No worries, Don Old Trump will blame JD Vance soon enough it Don Old Trump isn't elected. JD Vance would have to have a safe place to hide from the vengeful mobs of MAGA/GOP/Republicans that are seeking him
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“I was sent home to grieve and mourn and call around to see if we could get an appointment out of state” — how pregnancy has changed under Idaho’s abortion law: www.cnn.com/2024/02/10/h...
‘Fleeing under the cover of darkness’: How Idaho’s abortion ban is changing pregnancy in the state | CNN
Jen and John Adkins never expected to have to deliver a package like this.
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February 10, 2024 at 7:59 PM
“I was sent home to grieve and mourn and call around to see if we could get an appointment out of state” — how pregnancy has changed under Idaho’s abortion law: www.cnn.com/2024/02/10/h...
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Three very early studies this week suggest CAR-T may work against aggressive, hard to treat brain tumors, my CNN colleague Brenda Goodman reports — but much more work needs to be done: www.cnn.com/2024/03/13/h...
Living drugs that reprogram patients’ immune cells show early promise against hard-to-treat brain tumors | CNN
Three studies published within the past week have reported dramatic results with a therapy called CAR-T delivered directly to the brain. In some cases, tumors have seemingly melted away on brain scans...
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March 13, 2024 at 9:09 PM
Three very early studies this week suggest CAR-T may work against aggressive, hard to treat brain tumors, my CNN colleague Brenda Goodman reports — but much more work needs to be done: www.cnn.com/2024/03/13/h...
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Updated Covid mRNA vaccines may get FDA’s green light as soon as next week, per sources, as the US is amidst its largest summer wave since 2022: www.cnn.com/2024/08/16/h...
FDA may greenlight updated Covid-19 vaccines as soon as next week, sources say | CNN
The US Food and Drug Administration is poised to sign off as soon as next week on updated Covid-19 vaccines targeting more recently circulating strains of the virus, according to two sources familiar ...
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August 16, 2024 at 10:40 PM
Updated Covid mRNA vaccines may get FDA’s green light as soon as next week, per sources, as the US is amidst its largest summer wave since 2022: www.cnn.com/2024/08/16/h...
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The book tracks 4 things, which intersect in ways profound and political. 1. discovery of hormones and the idea that “sex” was a moving target 2. discovery of genes and subsequent rise of eugenics 3. The first gay rights movement 4. A campaign against women, gays and Jews that became Nazi fascism
August 13, 2024 at 11:35 AM
The book tracks 4 things, which intersect in ways profound and political. 1. discovery of hormones and the idea that “sex” was a moving target 2. discovery of genes and subsequent rise of eugenics 3. The first gay rights movement 4. A campaign against women, gays and Jews that became Nazi fascism
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Just bringing this extraordinary graphic from Met Office data viz expert Neil Kaye across from the other place. Show s how our baseline for a cool summer has shifted radically
September 4, 2024 at 10:50 AM
Just bringing this extraordinary graphic from Met Office data viz expert Neil Kaye across from the other place. Show s how our baseline for a cool summer has shifted radically
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Snuggled under a blanket with my Bailey's coffee, even #Dylanthedog is feeing the cold and requested his jumper.
September 14, 2024 at 5:41 PM
Snuggled under a blanket with my Bailey's coffee, even #Dylanthedog is feeing the cold and requested his jumper.
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Deportations, raids and visa access. How the presidential election could alter life for immigrant farmworkers.
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Deportations, raids and visa access. How the presidential election could alter life for immigrant farmworkers.
Deportations, raids and visa access. How the presidential election could alter life for immigrant farmworkers. Donald Trump says he’ll deport millions of undocumented workers, including many who work ...
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September 17, 2024 at 12:18 AM
Deportations, raids and visa access. How the presidential election could alter life for immigrant farmworkers.
investigatemidwest.org/2024/09/11/d...
investigatemidwest.org/2024/09/11/d...
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Amazing moment!!! Today, the U.S. released the first government-wide strategy to tackle #PlasticPollution AND set a bold goal to phase out single-use plastics from federal operations by 2035! 🌍👏 - NOW.. on to more serious action at the #GlobalPlasticTreaty!! www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo...
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Releases New Strategy to Tackle Plastic Pollution, Takes Action to Reduce Single-Use Plastics in Federal Operations | The White House
Communities across the United States and around the world are facing a plastic pollution crisis. Plastic production and waste have doubled over the past two decades, littering our ocean, poisoning the...
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July 19, 2024 at 7:38 PM
Amazing moment!!! Today, the U.S. released the first government-wide strategy to tackle #PlasticPollution AND set a bold goal to phase out single-use plastics from federal operations by 2035! 🌍👏 - NOW.. on to more serious action at the #GlobalPlasticTreaty!! www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo...