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Very cool/informative thread comparing coverage of No Kings 1 and No Kings 2.
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See our grades & analysis of 60+ front pages for #NoKings coverage.
Influential news outlets like NYT/ WSJ continue trivialize coverage of the pro-democracy movement & demonstrations like #NoKings. Editors of local outlets did better.
+ A few surprises
see: open.substack.com/pub/mediaand...
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See our grades & analysis of 60+ front pages for #NoKings coverage.
Influential news outlets like NYT/ WSJ continue trivialize coverage of the pro-democracy movement & demonstrations like #NoKings. Editors of local outlets did better.
+ A few surprises
see: open.substack.com/pub/mediaand...
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October 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Very cool/informative thread comparing coverage of No Kings 1 and No Kings 2.
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Illinois Gov. Pritzker is right: Authoritarians thrive on silence. Be loud for America. Speak up.
September 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Illinois Gov. Pritzker is right: Authoritarians thrive on silence. Be loud for America. Speak up.
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Harvard University scored an important win against the Trump administration, as a federal judge ruled the government acted illegally when it blocked billions of dollars in research funding.
Judge reverses Trump administration's cuts of billions of dollars to Harvard University
A federal judge in Boston has ordered the reversal of over $2.6 billion in federal funding cuts to Harvard University.
apnews.com
September 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Harvard University scored an important win against the Trump administration, as a federal judge ruled the government acted illegally when it blocked billions of dollars in research funding.
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Canadians are vacationing at home. International tourists are choosing Canada.
It's not just the insults, or the tariffs. It's too dangerous to go to America. ICE's powers are without limit. We can't go to a country that treats international visitors as new enemies instead of historic allies.
It's not just the insults, or the tariffs. It's too dangerous to go to America. ICE's powers are without limit. We can't go to a country that treats international visitors as new enemies instead of historic allies.
July 9, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Canadians are vacationing at home. International tourists are choosing Canada.
It's not just the insults, or the tariffs. It's too dangerous to go to America. ICE's powers are without limit. We can't go to a country that treats international visitors as new enemies instead of historic allies.
It's not just the insults, or the tariffs. It's too dangerous to go to America. ICE's powers are without limit. We can't go to a country that treats international visitors as new enemies instead of historic allies.
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The cost of Trump’s birthday parade put into perspective at Philly’s #NoKings, created with @indivisiblephl.bsky.social.
June 14, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The cost of Trump’s birthday parade put into perspective at Philly’s #NoKings, created with @indivisiblephl.bsky.social.
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“Poor man wanna be rich. Rich man wanna be king. The king ain’t satisfied ‘til he rules everything.”—Springsteen, Badlands
May 16, 2025 at 3:38 PM
“Poor man wanna be rich. Rich man wanna be king. The king ain’t satisfied ‘til he rules everything.”—Springsteen, Badlands
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I am positive that the folks who follow me already know this, but if you see a person being kidnapped off the street, put your body in the way.
Record it and get in the way.
Record it and get in the way.
May 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I am positive that the folks who follow me already know this, but if you see a person being kidnapped off the street, put your body in the way.
Record it and get in the way.
Record it and get in the way.
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ITV’s Mr Bates vs the Post Office stars at Bafta TV awards
ITV’s Mr Bates vs the Post Office stars at Bafta TV awards
Show wins best limited drama and is called ‘public service television at its best’ while Marisa Abela and Lennie James are among other winners
* Bafta TV awards: full list of winners
* Red carpet arrivals – in pictures
Mr Bates vs the Post Office took centre stage at the Bafta television awards on Sunday, being praised for showcasing the power of television to “change hearts and minds” and forcing positive change.
The show won best limited drama, ITV was given a special award for commissioning the show, and BBC One won the current affairs gong for a Post Office special on BBC Breakfast. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
May 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
ITV’s Mr Bates vs the Post Office stars at Bafta TV awards
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It’s not too late to show up, many protests are still getting started, and we’re already over 2 million+. Today has been incredible. Small towns across America doubled or even tripled their turnout compared to 4/5. Way to go! We never expected these small towns to show up with this kind of force!
April 19, 2025 at 9:20 PM
It’s not too late to show up, many protests are still getting started, and we’re already over 2 million+. Today has been incredible. Small towns across America doubled or even tripled their turnout compared to 4/5. Way to go! We never expected these small towns to show up with this kind of force!
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Thousands of protesters rally against Trump across US reut.rs/4ir16Qu
April 19, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Thousands of protesters rally against Trump across US reut.rs/4ir16Qu
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The turnout in small towns across the country has been incredible drawing crowds of thousands. We’re already seeing over one million in attendance nationwide, and events are still underway. Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Ohio all had especially surprising showings.
April 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The turnout in small towns across the country has been incredible drawing crowds of thousands. We’re already seeing over one million in attendance nationwide, and events are still underway. Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Ohio all had especially surprising showings.
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BREAKING: In a blockbuster revelation, Senator Van Hollen reveals the Trump Administration has promised to pay El Salvador $15 million, over double previous estimates, “to detain these prisoners, including the illegally abducted Kilmore.” This is illegal to do without Congress.
April 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
BREAKING: In a blockbuster revelation, Senator Van Hollen reveals the Trump Administration has promised to pay El Salvador $15 million, over double previous estimates, “to detain these prisoners, including the illegally abducted Kilmore.” This is illegal to do without Congress.
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Get out. Make friends. Reach out to artists and people you admire and befriend them. Make safe spaces. Make weird art. Make loud noise. Make people uncomfortable. Galvanize. We can do this.
March 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Get out. Make friends. Reach out to artists and people you admire and befriend them. Make safe spaces. Make weird art. Make loud noise. Make people uncomfortable. Galvanize. We can do this.
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Farmers in a West Virginia town are angry over Trump's funding cuts. The Republican president won 70% of votes in the state in his bid to regain the White House. They believed Trump's repeated campaign vows that he supported American farmers. Hunger came up, time and again reut.rs/3QQ6aCO
March 29, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Farmers in a West Virginia town are angry over Trump's funding cuts. The Republican president won 70% of votes in the state in his bid to regain the White House. They believed Trump's repeated campaign vows that he supported American farmers. Hunger came up, time and again reut.rs/3QQ6aCO
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‘They’re trying to bankrupt me’: A dairy farmer in West Virginia is feeling Trump’s government spending cuts, which ended up killing a lifeline for his business — a butter contract he had with a food bank that lost its funding reut.rs/4cgLvSo
March 29, 2025 at 6:20 PM
‘They’re trying to bankrupt me’: A dairy farmer in West Virginia is feeling Trump’s government spending cuts, which ended up killing a lifeline for his business — a butter contract he had with a food bank that lost its funding reut.rs/4cgLvSo
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Breaking: Columbia University's interim president is stepping down -- per WSJ
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Exclusive | Columbia University Interim President Katrina Armstrong Is Stepping Down
Katrina Armstrong has come under pressure amid a high-profile battle with the Trump administration over the university’s federal funding.
www.wsj.com
March 28, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Breaking: Columbia University's interim president is stepping down -- per WSJ
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
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So much for being the light of freedom to the world. Take down the Statue of Liberty, she no longer represents who we’ve become.
Jawdropping.
You would expect this in a dictatorship, not the United States.
This country is unrecognizable.
You would expect this in a dictatorship, not the United States.
This country is unrecognizable.
March 20, 2025 at 12:23 PM
So much for being the light of freedom to the world. Take down the Statue of Liberty, she no longer represents who we’ve become.
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I found 47 items listed against my name (only one them not mine): books, edited collections, articles, and book reviews.
Meta used at least 16 of my books, and numerous articles, to help train the AI it will use to make billions.
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
March 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I found 47 items listed against my name (only one them not mine): books, edited collections, articles, and book reviews.
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Holy shit. This happened last night at the townhall of MAGA Congresswoman Harriet Wageman, who defeated Liz Cheney in deep red Wyoming, where Trump won with over 45%, the biggest margin in the nation.
Give 'em hell.
Give 'em hell.
March 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Holy shit. This happened last night at the townhall of MAGA Congresswoman Harriet Wageman, who defeated Liz Cheney in deep red Wyoming, where Trump won with over 45%, the biggest margin in the nation.
Give 'em hell.
Give 'em hell.
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My latest: Abuses abroad and on "others" in America always boomerang back.
Columbia University is ground zero for the imperial boomerang that threatens America's safety, freedom and basic humanity.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Columbia University is ground zero for the imperial boomerang that threatens America's safety, freedom and basic humanity.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | We ignore the civil liberties boomerang at our peril
The pressure on Columbia and the arrest of a graduate student should alarm all Americans.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
My latest: Abuses abroad and on "others" in America always boomerang back.
Columbia University is ground zero for the imperial boomerang that threatens America's safety, freedom and basic humanity.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Columbia University is ground zero for the imperial boomerang that threatens America's safety, freedom and basic humanity.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...