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at the center of the efforts to destroy civil society in russia, hungary, georgia and elsewhere is the stigmatization, harassment, & criminalization of NGOs. that's what this is about, a full-on assault on democratic debate & freedoms.
this is not hyperbole. it's right here.
this is not hyperbole. it's right here.
Vance: "There's no unity with people who fund these articles, who pay the salaries of these terrorist sympathizers...Soros' OSF and the Ford Foundation...benefit from generous tax treatment...How do they reward us? By setting fire to the house built by the American family."
September 15, 2025 at 7:09 PM
at the center of the efforts to destroy civil society in russia, hungary, georgia and elsewhere is the stigmatization, harassment, & criminalization of NGOs. that's what this is about, a full-on assault on democratic debate & freedoms.
this is not hyperbole. it's right here.
this is not hyperbole. it's right here.
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🔇🔇🔇Announcing new work from DAIR which is very close to my heart, 3 years in the making.
When #TigrayGenocide, the deadliest genocide of the 21st century thus far, started in November 2020, it was 1 month before I got fired from Google. 🧵
english.elpais.com/internationa...
When #TigrayGenocide, the deadliest genocide of the 21st century thus far, started in November 2020, it was 1 month before I got fired from Google. 🧵
english.elpais.com/internationa...
Ethiopia’s forgotten war is the deadliest of the 21st century, with around 600,000 civilian deaths
Estimates by European institutions and academics say over half a million non-combatants have died during the Tigray conflict as a result of a government blockade that kept out humanitarian aid
english.elpais.com
April 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
🔇🔇🔇Announcing new work from DAIR which is very close to my heart, 3 years in the making.
When #TigrayGenocide, the deadliest genocide of the 21st century thus far, started in November 2020, it was 1 month before I got fired from Google. 🧵
english.elpais.com/internationa...
When #TigrayGenocide, the deadliest genocide of the 21st century thus far, started in November 2020, it was 1 month before I got fired from Google. 🧵
english.elpais.com/internationa...
Fifteen Senate Democrats backed a pair of resolutions from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to withhold billions of dollars in offensive weapons sales and other military aid to Israel.
Only 15?! @alsobrooks.senate.gov and @booker.senate.gov voted against it.
This is how you lose your base.
Only 15?! @alsobrooks.senate.gov and @booker.senate.gov voted against it.
This is how you lose your base.
15 Senate Dems vote to cancel billions in Israeli military aid
Sen. Bernie Sanders wants to cancel the Trump administration's proposed sales of $8.8 billion in bombs and other munitions to Israel.
www.axios.com
April 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Fifteen Senate Democrats backed a pair of resolutions from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to withhold billions of dollars in offensive weapons sales and other military aid to Israel.
Only 15?! @alsobrooks.senate.gov and @booker.senate.gov voted against it.
This is how you lose your base.
Only 15?! @alsobrooks.senate.gov and @booker.senate.gov voted against it.
This is how you lose your base.
For those trying to leave X behind, there is a subreddit for our community. There is a decent number of users but could use some more. @burbridgeduke.bsky.social could use your help please to spread the word. www.reddit.com/r/Tigray/s/v...
Click "Join" for discussions, pictures or anything related to Tigray or Tigrayans.
A subreddit dedicated to Tigray.
www.reddit.com
March 25, 2025 at 12:42 AM
For those trying to leave X behind, there is a subreddit for our community. There is a decent number of users but could use some more. @burbridgeduke.bsky.social could use your help please to spread the word. www.reddit.com/r/Tigray/s/v...
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JUST IN: Federal officials placed 1,000 employees at Voice of America on indefinite paid leave, while severing contracts with Radio Free Asia and other U.S.-funded networks.
'Bloody Saturday' at Voice of America and other U.S.-funded networks
Federal officials placed 1,000 employees at Voice of America on indefinite paid leave, while severing contracts with Radio Free Asia and other U.S.-funded networks.
www.npr.org
March 15, 2025 at 6:11 PM
JUST IN: Federal officials placed 1,000 employees at Voice of America on indefinite paid leave, while severing contracts with Radio Free Asia and other U.S.-funded networks.
The pit of moral decay right here! According to the report, the potential destinations for Palestinians are Sudan, Somalia and Somaliland.
I mistakenly thought it was an Onion article. It is not. Trump is serious about the Gaza riviera plan.
I mistakenly thought it was an Onion article. It is not. Trump is serious about the Gaza riviera plan.
AP Exclusive: US and Israel look to Africa for resettling Palestinians uprooted from Gaza
The U.S. and Israel have reached out to officials of three East African governments to discuss using their territories as potential destinations to resettle Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.
apnews.com
March 14, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The pit of moral decay right here! According to the report, the potential destinations for Palestinians are Sudan, Somalia and Somaliland.
I mistakenly thought it was an Onion article. It is not. Trump is serious about the Gaza riviera plan.
I mistakenly thought it was an Onion article. It is not. Trump is serious about the Gaza riviera plan.
Debretsion's faction confirmed the takeover of Adigrat on its official Facebook page. On Tuesday, Getachew removed three senior army commanders from their positions, accusing them of trying to drag the region into internal conflict.
It seems like conflict is imminent. Has anyone heard from home?
It seems like conflict is imminent. Has anyone heard from home?
Ethiopia's Tigray region urges federal intervention after town seized
Officials administering Ethiopia's Tigray region asked for federal help on Wednesday as a faction of the main regional party seized control of a town, stoking fears of a return to conflict in the war-scarred region.
www.reuters.com
March 12, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Debretsion's faction confirmed the takeover of Adigrat on its official Facebook page. On Tuesday, Getachew removed three senior army commanders from their positions, accusing them of trying to drag the region into internal conflict.
It seems like conflict is imminent. Has anyone heard from home?
It seems like conflict is imminent. Has anyone heard from home?
Not another war in Tigray 😞
Stop the Next Ethiopia-Eritrea War Before It Begins
Stop the Next Ethiopia-Eritrea War Before It Begins
Stop the Next Ethiopia-Eritrea War Before It Begins
As armies deploy, Gulf states and their Western allies must halt an impending conflict that could inflame the entire Red Sea region.
foreignpolicy.com
March 12, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Not another war in Tigray 😞
Stop the Next Ethiopia-Eritrea War Before It Begins
Stop the Next Ethiopia-Eritrea War Before It Begins
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Yes. If DHS can barge in, say your visa was revoked, be told you have a green card, say it's revoked too, and then disappear you so that neither your lawyer nor your family can find you, then all the guardrails are gone. There is no policy, practice, or law protecting anyone.
re the previous repost: if they can disappear permanent residents they can disappear citizens
March 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Yes. If DHS can barge in, say your visa was revoked, be told you have a green card, say it's revoked too, and then disappear you so that neither your lawyer nor your family can find you, then all the guardrails are gone. There is no policy, practice, or law protecting anyone.
Remember that Trump is a result of white America’s response to Barack Obama.
Those who voted for him traded their rights under a democracy for “f$&@ the libs” politics & fascism.
If Americans do not react in the streets, there is no end to this. Citizenships will be revoked, journalists arrested
Those who voted for him traded their rights under a democracy for “f$&@ the libs” politics & fascism.
If Americans do not react in the streets, there is no end to this. Citizenships will be revoked, journalists arrested
March 10, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Remember that Trump is a result of white America’s response to Barack Obama.
Those who voted for him traded their rights under a democracy for “f$&@ the libs” politics & fascism.
If Americans do not react in the streets, there is no end to this. Citizenships will be revoked, journalists arrested
Those who voted for him traded their rights under a democracy for “f$&@ the libs” politics & fascism.
If Americans do not react in the streets, there is no end to this. Citizenships will be revoked, journalists arrested
Trump beaming about development programs that were cut in Africa. Listing out countries like he has never uttered it before - Liberia, Mali, Lesotho “no one has ever heard of it”
Why did the African diaspora vote for this? He clearly doesn’t give a shit about Africa/Africans/immigrants
Why did the African diaspora vote for this? He clearly doesn’t give a shit about Africa/Africans/immigrants
March 5, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Trump beaming about development programs that were cut in Africa. Listing out countries like he has never uttered it before - Liberia, Mali, Lesotho “no one has ever heard of it”
Why did the African diaspora vote for this? He clearly doesn’t give a shit about Africa/Africans/immigrants
Why did the African diaspora vote for this? He clearly doesn’t give a shit about Africa/Africans/immigrants
Trump just said “Lesotho, no one has heard of it”
The sitting president of the United States everyone
The sitting president of the United States everyone
March 5, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Trump just said “Lesotho, no one has heard of it”
The sitting president of the United States everyone
The sitting president of the United States everyone
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NEW: USAID's acting asst administrator, Nick Enrich, has been placed on leave after sharing a memo detailing how political appointees have "wholly prevented" staff from continuing life saving aid.
March 2, 2025 at 11:39 PM
NEW: USAID's acting asst administrator, Nick Enrich, has been placed on leave after sharing a memo detailing how political appointees have "wholly prevented" staff from continuing life saving aid.
“Regardless of how you feel about foreign aid as a policy matter, these are the public servants who have been so demonized and devalued by Elon Musk et al. They’re parents, friends, neighbors, and patriots.”
Clap Out at the RRB
Today, take time to hug a public servant.
open.substack.com
March 1, 2025 at 2:21 PM
“Regardless of how you feel about foreign aid as a policy matter, these are the public servants who have been so demonized and devalued by Elon Musk et al. They’re parents, friends, neighbors, and patriots.”
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Just read this graf. Share it with people you know who don’t pay attention to politics or news.
February 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Just read this graf. Share it with people you know who don’t pay attention to politics or news.
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Even before Zelensky’s visit, Sec. Rubio had terminated vital USAID support to sustain Ukraine’s energy grid.
“The USAID initiative had invested hundreds of millions of dollars in helping Ukraine's energy grid recover from attacks from Russia.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/sta...
“The USAID initiative had invested hundreds of millions of dollars in helping Ukraine's energy grid recover from attacks from Russia.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/sta...
State Department terminates U.S. support of Ukraine energy grid restoration
The USAID initiative had invested hundreds of millions of dollars in helping Ukraine's energy grid recover from attacks from Russia.
www.nbcnews.com
March 1, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Even before Zelensky’s visit, Sec. Rubio had terminated vital USAID support to sustain Ukraine’s energy grid.
“The USAID initiative had invested hundreds of millions of dollars in helping Ukraine's energy grid recover from attacks from Russia.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/sta...
“The USAID initiative had invested hundreds of millions of dollars in helping Ukraine's energy grid recover from attacks from Russia.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/sta...
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Woke up to see Donald Trump sharing a video on Truth Social about turning Gaza into a holiday resort with a giant gold statue of Trump, ending with a final shot of Trump and Netanyahu enjoying the beach together. Absolutely unhinged.
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
February 26, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Woke up to see Donald Trump sharing a video on Truth Social about turning Gaza into a holiday resort with a giant gold statue of Trump, ending with a final shot of Trump and Netanyahu enjoying the beach together. Absolutely unhinged.
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
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The first good use of AI slop.
This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
February 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The first good use of AI slop.
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He's openly admitting they're going to use the military to do illegal things and fired all the lawyers so no one will stop them.
They will use the military on US civilians and they will give the order to shoot. The question is whether the rank and file listen.
They will use the military on US civilians and they will give the order to shoot. The question is whether the rank and file listen.
Hegseth says firing of top military lawyers was about making sure "they don't exist to be roadblocks to anything that happens."
February 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
He's openly admitting they're going to use the military to do illegal things and fired all the lawyers so no one will stop them.
They will use the military on US civilians and they will give the order to shoot. The question is whether the rank and file listen.
They will use the military on US civilians and they will give the order to shoot. The question is whether the rank and file listen.
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"The term DEI, frequently invoked by the Trump administration, functions as a smoke screen"
read @adamserwer.bsky.social on the real goals of the 'anti-DEI' rhetoric
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
read @adamserwer.bsky.social on the real goals of the 'anti-DEI' rhetoric
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Great Resegregation
The Trump administration’s attacks on DEI are aimed at reversing the civil-rights movement.
www.theatlantic.com
February 22, 2025 at 10:48 PM
"The term DEI, frequently invoked by the Trump administration, functions as a smoke screen"
read @adamserwer.bsky.social on the real goals of the 'anti-DEI' rhetoric
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
read @adamserwer.bsky.social on the real goals of the 'anti-DEI' rhetoric
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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Not to mention the babies that wil be born with HIV because of lack of treatment. The pro life party is killing babies. Most of these babies don’t make it to their first birthday 😣
February 22, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Not to mention the babies that wil be born with HIV because of lack of treatment. The pro life party is killing babies. Most of these babies don’t make it to their first birthday 😣
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When you're too gross for even the French far-right - French far-right leader cancels CPAC speech over Steve Bannon’s ‘Nazi’ salute www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
French far-right leader cancels CPAC speech over Steve Bannon’s ‘Nazi’ salute
National Rally’s Jordan Barella calls off address as Anti-Defamation League says it is concerned but ‘not surprised’
www.theguardian.com
February 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
When you're too gross for even the French far-right - French far-right leader cancels CPAC speech over Steve Bannon’s ‘Nazi’ salute www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Must read! EPA employee letter to the new administrator.
Federal workers are people! The vilification must stop.
Federal workers are people! The vilification must stop.
EXCLUSIVE: Email from a Federal Worker at EPA to Lee Zeldin
I have obtained a copy of - and permission to publish - an email sent from Jason Poe to the EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin. Jason has asked me to share this email, along with his name, with the public.
substack.com
February 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Must read! EPA employee letter to the new administrator.
Federal workers are people! The vilification must stop.
Federal workers are people! The vilification must stop.