Crossing Bridges
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For Tolkien fans, a timely passage for No Kings Eve, from WH Auden’s review of Lord of the Rings.
October 18, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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The former top State Department spokesperson has admitted that the U.S. knew that Israel was systematically sabotaging ceasefire negotiations — even as he spread the lie to the press and the public that it was Hamas standing in the way of a deal.
Former Top Biden Spokesperson Admits Israel Sabotaged Ceasefire Deals as US Blamed Hamas
The former State Department spokesperson effectively admitted he and the president repeatedly lied about negotiations.
truthout.org
August 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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How Octavia Butler’s 1993 book ‘Parable of the Sower’ predicted our climate reality.

Set in 2024, the sci-fi classic shows an America ravaged by climate change. Here's what the book got right — and what we can learn from it.

grist.org/culture/octa...

#SciFi #ClimateFiction #Solarpunk #BookSky
How Octavia Butler's 1993 book ‘Parable of the Sower’ predicted our climate reality
Set in 2024, the sci-fi classic shows an America ravaged by climate change. Here's what the book got right — and what we can learn from it.
grist.org
July 22, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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"We don't need socialism. We need public-private partnerships."

After Zohran Mamdani's historic primary victory in New York, establishment Democrats are already copying his signature videos. Zeteo produced our own (fake) centrist Democrat featuring Zeteo senior producer @heycappello.bsky.social.
July 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their consultants
June 25, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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"To everyone who pulls me aside to whisper with the best intentions 'You have already won', I am sorry, but the days of moral victories are over. And as my father told me years ago, 'When the Right wins power, the Left writes a great book.' Those days are over too."

-Zohran Mamdani
June 15, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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Many of the LA Sheriffs didn't have their gas masks on yet so the Sheriffs got gassed by LAPD

LAPD was on the radio crying about getting shot by rubber bullets by the sheriffs, so I'd say fair trade

Typical level of professional policing for Los Angeles. Waiting for CHP to join the fun.
June 15, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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cage playing travolta as cage is a genuine feat of acting
May 17, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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*crab-walked
May 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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“There is no way to put your head down and survive this moment,” says Palestinian scholar Noura Erakat. "The only way to protect yourself is to protest in this moment. Your silence will be a target, not a shield."
March 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM