Beka Feathers
@feathersb.bsky.social
Thinks a lot about governance, rule of law, justice & peace processes. Consequently depressing at parties. Independent political development expert, comics scriptwriter, & Senior Advisor @PAEMA. Opinions my own. Author of RE:CONSTITUTIONS, WHY THE PEOPLE.
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Two Northern California tribes have committed to restoring the Eel River and its fish populations after Pacific Gas & Electric removes two hydroelectric dams.
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Northern California tribes sign treaty to restore Eel River, fish populations, after dams removed - ICT
Two Northern California tribes have committed to restoring the Eel River and its fish populations after Pacific Gas & Electric removes two hydroelectric dams
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November 19, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Two Northern California tribes have committed to restoring the Eel River and its fish populations after Pacific Gas & Electric removes two hydroelectric dams.
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Last thing I’ll say about this for now:
What is the _actually existing publication_ that you evangelize for? That you consistently hype when they do good things, urge people to support, and are a sustaining donor or subscriber to?
This isn’t a prompt; it’s a reminder to hold yourself accountable.
What is the _actually existing publication_ that you evangelize for? That you consistently hype when they do good things, urge people to support, and are a sustaining donor or subscriber to?
This isn’t a prompt; it’s a reminder to hold yourself accountable.
November 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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If you’ve been focused on the Houthis and the situation in the North or the Red Sea, make sure you also read this editorial detailing the spiraling effects of conflict fragmentation in Yemen. The fallout from this editorial has also been significant for the writers. 1/
A Lawless Land: Government Factions Must Impose Order or Risk Losing Legitimacy - The Yemen Review, July-September 2025 - Sana'a Center For Strategic Studies
The assassination of Taiz official Iftehan al-Mashhari in broad daylight is the starkest example yet of how political violence and impunity have taken root in the territories under the control of the ...
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November 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
If you’ve been focused on the Houthis and the situation in the North or the Red Sea, make sure you also read this editorial detailing the spiraling effects of conflict fragmentation in Yemen. The fallout from this editorial has also been significant for the writers. 1/
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📽️ WATCH: We reviewed 700+ videos, hours of footage from ICE protesters and counterprotesters in Portland.
Trump justified the deployment of National Guard troops by calling the city "War ravaged," with an ICE office under siege. That's not what we found.
🔗 Full story: https://propub.li/43fRCmF
Trump justified the deployment of National Guard troops by calling the city "War ravaged," with an ICE office under siege. That's not what we found.
🔗 Full story: https://propub.li/43fRCmF
November 6, 2025 at 4:01 AM
📽️ WATCH: We reviewed 700+ videos, hours of footage from ICE protesters and counterprotesters in Portland.
Trump justified the deployment of National Guard troops by calling the city "War ravaged," with an ICE office under siege. That's not what we found.
🔗 Full story: https://propub.li/43fRCmF
Trump justified the deployment of National Guard troops by calling the city "War ravaged," with an ICE office under siege. That's not what we found.
🔗 Full story: https://propub.li/43fRCmF
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Crazy day for your natsec lib friends who also understand the differences between Twelver and non-Twelver Shi'a Islam.
November 5, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Crazy day for your natsec lib friends who also understand the differences between Twelver and non-Twelver Shi'a Islam.
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“Individuals on the ground sent a message that reached us Monday morning that 1,200 were dead,” Nathaniel Raymond, the lab’s executive director, said. “By that evening, they said 10,000. By Tuesday, we couldn’t reach them anymore. We assume our ground contacts are dead.”
Yale lab reports mass killings in Sudan, calls for student activism
The Humanitarian Research Lab was told this week that over 10,000 people in Sudan were killed within three days.
yaledailynews.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:02 PM
“Individuals on the ground sent a message that reached us Monday morning that 1,200 were dead,” Nathaniel Raymond, the lab’s executive director, said. “By that evening, they said 10,000. By Tuesday, we couldn’t reach them anymore. We assume our ground contacts are dead.”
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"The fall of the Assad regime should have brought answers but to so many families of Syria’s disappeared, it has only brought a new kind of absence.
We ask for names, for lists, for truth. We are given nothing. No answers, no records, no acknowledgment."
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
We ask for names, for lists, for truth. We are given nothing. No answers, no records, no acknowledgment."
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
The families of Syria’s disappeared are asking for the truth. Our country cannot rebuild until we have it | Wafa Mustafa
Over 160,000 people, including my father, were abducted by the Assad regime. The country’s new commission for the missing must be inclusive and independent to restore our trust
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October 22, 2025 at 10:28 PM
"The fall of the Assad regime should have brought answers but to so many families of Syria’s disappeared, it has only brought a new kind of absence.
We ask for names, for lists, for truth. We are given nothing. No answers, no records, no acknowledgment."
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
We ask for names, for lists, for truth. We are given nothing. No answers, no records, no acknowledgment."
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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If you were out in the streets today, thanks. If you left feeling inspired, please seek out local ways that you can keep organizing with others.
October 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
If you were out in the streets today, thanks. If you left feeling inspired, please seek out local ways that you can keep organizing with others.
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#BBCNews - Yemen's Houthis say military chief of staff Mohammed al-Ghamari killed
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Yemen's Houthis say military chief of staff Ghamari killed
Israel's defence minister says he "died of wounds" sustained in an Israeli air strike in the Yemeni capital in late August.
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October 17, 2025 at 6:44 AM
#BBCNews - Yemen's Houthis say military chief of staff Mohammed al-Ghamari killed
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"Consequently, the Indigenous data sovereignty movement formed to protect collective interests in data governance and ensure that benefits derived from data are directed back to Indigenous peoples"
Heck yeah! @joseph-yracheta.bsky.social @kstsosie.bsky.social
Heck yeah! @joseph-yracheta.bsky.social @kstsosie.bsky.social
A Tribal data repository to advance Indigenous health and sovereignty www.nature.com/articles/s41... (read free: rdcu.be/eLiqc)
October 16, 2025 at 10:48 AM
"Consequently, the Indigenous data sovereignty movement formed to protect collective interests in data governance and ensure that benefits derived from data are directed back to Indigenous peoples"
Heck yeah! @joseph-yracheta.bsky.social @kstsosie.bsky.social
Heck yeah! @joseph-yracheta.bsky.social @kstsosie.bsky.social
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Happy Indigenous Peoples Day!
Ned Blackhawk - How Native Nations Shaped the Revolution
The Founders were inspired—and threatened—by the independence and self-governance of nations like the Iroquois Confederacy.
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The Founders were inspired—and threatened—by the independence and self-governance of nations like the Iroquois Confederacy.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
How Native Nations Shaped the Revolution
The Founders were inspired—and threatened—by the independence and self-governance of nations like the Iroquois Confederacy.
www.theatlantic.com
October 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Happy Indigenous Peoples Day!
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Yesterday's Syria strike puts US combat actions during the second Trump administration at:
—1,000+ air strikes in Yemen (March-April)
—75+ air strikes in Somalia
—7 air strikes and 3 JSOC ground raids in Syria
—4 air strikes in the Caribbean
—B-2 strikes on 3 sites in Iran
—1 air strike in Iraq
—1,000+ air strikes in Yemen (March-April)
—75+ air strikes in Somalia
—7 air strikes and 3 JSOC ground raids in Syria
—4 air strikes in the Caribbean
—B-2 strikes on 3 sites in Iran
—1 air strike in Iraq
October 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Yesterday's Syria strike puts US combat actions during the second Trump administration at:
—1,000+ air strikes in Yemen (March-April)
—75+ air strikes in Somalia
—7 air strikes and 3 JSOC ground raids in Syria
—4 air strikes in the Caribbean
—B-2 strikes on 3 sites in Iran
—1 air strike in Iraq
—1,000+ air strikes in Yemen (March-April)
—75+ air strikes in Somalia
—7 air strikes and 3 JSOC ground raids in Syria
—4 air strikes in the Caribbean
—B-2 strikes on 3 sites in Iran
—1 air strike in Iraq
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So happy to see this out! We caution against excessive optimism that the opposition will restore countries back to their democratic trajectories after electoral victory. Weakened institutions and the memory of repression makes it tempting to continue rather than buck the trend of autocratization.
Conventional wisdom says that, once in power, opposition parties will return backsliding countries to the democratic path. In reality, not only is this not true, but it is not uncommon for the opposition to adopt the autocratic habits of the regime they replaced.
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October 1, 2025 at 5:27 PM
So happy to see this out! We caution against excessive optimism that the opposition will restore countries back to their democratic trajectories after electoral victory. Weakened institutions and the memory of repression makes it tempting to continue rather than buck the trend of autocratization.
Why does this sound so familiar...oh yes.
#WhyThePeople
#WhyThePeople
September 30, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Why does this sound so familiar...oh yes.
#WhyThePeople
#WhyThePeople
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People who have studied the downfall of democracy in other countries recognize exactly what is happening in the U.S. The parallels are unmistakeable; the only difference is the speed - we are going *faster*. apnews.com/article/trum...
September 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
People who have studied the downfall of democracy in other countries recognize exactly what is happening in the U.S. The parallels are unmistakeable; the only difference is the speed - we are going *faster*. apnews.com/article/trum...
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Israel Strikes Houthi Targets in Yemen, Witnesses Report Bombing of Civilian Areas
Israel says it hit Houthi sites in Yemen, but eyewitnesses report dozens of bombs hitting residential neighborhoods, highlighting Israel’s struggle to neutralize Houthi forces.
Israel says it hit Houthi sites in Yemen, but eyewitnesses report dozens of bombs hitting residential neighborhoods, highlighting Israel’s struggle to neutralize Houthi forces.
September 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Israel Strikes Houthi Targets in Yemen, Witnesses Report Bombing of Civilian Areas
Israel says it hit Houthi sites in Yemen, but eyewitnesses report dozens of bombs hitting residential neighborhoods, highlighting Israel’s struggle to neutralize Houthi forces.
Israel says it hit Houthi sites in Yemen, but eyewitnesses report dozens of bombs hitting residential neighborhoods, highlighting Israel’s struggle to neutralize Houthi forces.
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Breaking news consumer's handbook
September 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Breaking news consumer's handbook
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Houthi authorities confirm the chatter that Houthi-aligned PM, Ahmed Ghaleb al-Rahawi, and several other (unnamed) ministers were killed in a recent Israeli airstrike in Sanaa.
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رئاسة الجمهورية تنعي رئيس حكومة التغيير والبناء وعددا من رفاقه
الثورة نت/.. أصدرت رئاسة الجمهورية اليمنية بيان نعي في استشهاد رئيس حكومة التغيير والبناء المجاهد أحمد غالب الرهوي، وعدد من رفاقه من الوزراء جراء العدوان الصهيوني الغادر فيما يلي نصه: بسم الله الرحمن ...
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August 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Houthi authorities confirm the chatter that Houthi-aligned PM, Ahmed Ghaleb al-Rahawi, and several other (unnamed) ministers were killed in a recent Israeli airstrike in Sanaa.
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⛔️⛔️⛔️⛔️Again and again and again, I’m being reached out my people asking if the following account is my Bluesky. Not it is not. It is a scam asking people for money.
Please do not interact with them.
Please all of you do me a favor and share this.
Please do not interact with them.
Please all of you do me a favor and share this.
August 26, 2025 at 12:14 AM
⛔️⛔️⛔️⛔️Again and again and again, I’m being reached out my people asking if the following account is my Bluesky. Not it is not. It is a scam asking people for money.
Please do not interact with them.
Please all of you do me a favor and share this.
Please do not interact with them.
Please all of you do me a favor and share this.
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For folks not in DC:
- There are full-on police checkpoints most nights
- Gangs of 30+ federal agents roam DC
- National Guard folks w/ guns patrolling a Harris Teeter
- Every day, multiple friends see ICE kidnapping ppl
- Daycares are scared to have kids go on walks due to ICE
- There are full-on police checkpoints most nights
- Gangs of 30+ federal agents roam DC
- National Guard folks w/ guns patrolling a Harris Teeter
- Every day, multiple friends see ICE kidnapping ppl
- Daycares are scared to have kids go on walks due to ICE
August 26, 2025 at 12:26 AM
For folks not in DC:
- There are full-on police checkpoints most nights
- Gangs of 30+ federal agents roam DC
- National Guard folks w/ guns patrolling a Harris Teeter
- Every day, multiple friends see ICE kidnapping ppl
- Daycares are scared to have kids go on walks due to ICE
- There are full-on police checkpoints most nights
- Gangs of 30+ federal agents roam DC
- National Guard folks w/ guns patrolling a Harris Teeter
- Every day, multiple friends see ICE kidnapping ppl
- Daycares are scared to have kids go on walks due to ICE
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“We are on the side of humanity and feeding people,” said José. “We urge compassion, love, and care for both Palestinians and Israelis...We continue our calls for a ceasefire, the hostages to be released, and an end to this cruelty and suffering on all sides.” @chefjoseandres.bsky.social
August 15, 2025 at 12:48 AM
“We are on the side of humanity and feeding people,” said José. “We urge compassion, love, and care for both Palestinians and Israelis...We continue our calls for a ceasefire, the hostages to be released, and an end to this cruelty and suffering on all sides.” @chefjoseandres.bsky.social
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Anyone who thinks history is an esoteric topic needs to realize that manipulating history to present a certain narrow vision of the US is integral to Trump's authoritarian agenda.
BREAKING WSJ:
The Trump White House plans to conduct a far-reaching review of Smithsonian museum exhibitions, materials and operations ahead of America's 250th anniversary to ensure the museums align with "Trump's interpretation of American history." www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
The Trump White House plans to conduct a far-reaching review of Smithsonian museum exhibitions, materials and operations ahead of America's 250th anniversary to ensure the museums align with "Trump's interpretation of American history." www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Exclusive | White House to Vet Smithsonian Museums to Fit Trump’s Historical Vision
Top White House officials will scrutinize exhibitions, internal processes, collections and artist grants ahead of America’s 250th anniversary.
www.wsj.com
August 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Anyone who thinks history is an esoteric topic needs to realize that manipulating history to present a certain narrow vision of the US is integral to Trump's authoritarian agenda.
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Four Al Jazeera staff, including reporter Anas Al Sharif, were killed in an Israeli attack on a tent for journalists outside the main gate of Gaza's al-Shifa hospital aje.io/onll19
Anas al-Sharif among five Al Jazeera journalists killed by Israel in Gaza
Al Jazeera staff killed in targeted Israeli attack on a tent housing journalists near al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza City.
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August 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Four Al Jazeera staff, including reporter Anas Al Sharif, were killed in an Israeli attack on a tent for journalists outside the main gate of Gaza's al-Shifa hospital aje.io/onll19
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In Sudan, starvation crimes and crimes of sexual and gender-based violence are intersecting and mutually exacerbating in a humanitarian and gender emergency.
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UN officials warn of starvation amid ‘gender emergency’ in war-torn Sudan
Hungry civilians are reportedly eating animal feed as women and girls face a “gender emergency” in war-torn Sudan, UN officials said on Thursday.
news.un.org
August 7, 2025 at 11:38 PM
In Sudan, starvation crimes and crimes of sexual and gender-based violence are intersecting and mutually exacerbating in a humanitarian and gender emergency.
news.un.org/en/story/202...
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