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zunguzungu.bsky.social
I think what Ezra Klein humiliating himself--and so many Elite Liberal Pundits leaping to his defense--demonstrates is how important it is to establish that if you liberally and nonviolently advocate for violent and illiberal policies, you yourself are blameless, guiltless, and without culpability
September 13, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
"Every single person who has died during these cycles of actions and reprisals — around 140 people in large protests –– has been killed by the police." - @nanjala.bsky.social in @hammerandhope.bsky.social
wsj.com The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · Sep 9
Young Kenyans who took to the streets to protest corruption and poor job prospects are being charged in antiterrorism courts funded by the U.S. They face decades in maximum-security prison.
Kenya Uses U.S.-Funded Antiterrorism Courts for Political Crackdown
Young people who took to the streets to protest corruption and poor job prospects could face decades in maximum-security prison under a set of laws set up to combat al Qaeda.
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September 9, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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david-alexander.bsky.social
Nice graph 📉
annieleymarie.bsky.social Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · Sep 5
A new World Bank report cites data from a forthcoming study: it shows the biomass of wild terrestrial mammals as being 2% of all mammals on earth.
A widely quoted 2018 study had shown that proportion as 4% (see next post).
The rest is us & our livestock.
openknowledge.worldbank.org/server/api/c...
September 7, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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aljazeera.com
Video shows Israeli settler children assaulting a Palestinian Bedouin family near the village of Taybeh, east of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, after setting up a new illegal outpost in the area.
September 7, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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mothcub.bsky.social
Iconic moment at the Downton Abbey premiere
September 4, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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mayaschenwar.bsky.social
“Ecocide operates through the creation of permanent dependency and vulnerability. By destroying the biological foundation of Palestinian food sovereignty, occupying forces ensure that resistance cannot take root — literally — in future generations.”

- Ilā Ravichandran

truthout.org/articles/isr...
Israel’s Attacks on Seed Banks Destroy Millennia of Palestinian Cultural Heritage
When Israel targets Palestinian seed banks, it’s not just destroying buildings. It’s attacking the future itself.
truthout.org
September 4, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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climatebrad.hillheat.com
Gretna, LA police fire warning shots, turn back NOLA evacuees at Crescent City Connection bridge
#katrina20inrealtime
Witnesses Confirm Paramedic Story Of Cops Blocking Escape
rense.com
August 31, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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climatebrad.hillheat.com
Follow #katrina20inrealtime to see how the Katrina disaster unfolded.
August 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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ilyamarritz.bsky.social
the DOJ atty (& 2x Harvard grad) who suggested Harvard showed "wanton indifference to antisemitism" once wrote a paper from the perspective of Hitler & expressed admiration for Mein Kampf

stunning reporting from
@hilaryburns.bsky.social @talkopan.bsky.social

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/02/m...
A DOJ lawyer accused Harvard of ‘indifference to antisemitism.’ As a Harvard undergrad he wrote a paper from Hitler’s perspective. - The Boston Globe
Michael Velchik once also told a peer that "Mein Kampf" was among his favorite recent reads.
www.bostonglobe.com
September 2, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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aljazeera.com
Video shows the moment Israeli forces opened fire at Palestinian journalists in Gaza as they were conducting an interview.
September 2, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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altcdc.altgov.info Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · Aug 30
💚💚 We stand with & support our brave EPA colleagues who took the courageous step to sign a public Declaration of Dissent to their administrator. They do this BECAUSE of their commitment to protecting the environment and American people.

Tonight, the EPA illegally fired many of the public signers.
August 30, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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gemmabird.bsky.social
Condemnation and words are not enough. Political figures worldwide need to do so much more in the face of these constant atrocities! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Israel bombed Gaza hospital a second time, killing rescuers, say health officials
At least 20 people, including five journalists, died as they rushed to help those wounded in the first strike
www.theguardian.com
August 26, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
“At this point it's become impossible for me to maintain a relationship with Reuters given its role in justifying and enabling the systematic assassination of 245 journalists in Gaza. I owe my colleagues in Palestine at least this much, and so much more.” - Valerie Zink
nkalamb.bsky.social Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · Aug 26
Now this is a journalist who deserves respect.
August 26, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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owenjones.bsky.social
Why isn't this on the BBC?
August 20, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
“For years to come”

@gregsargent.bsky.social says internal conversations show Trump’s military takeovers of cities is part of a long-term plan.

Welcome to authoritarianism. 🇺🇸
newrepublic.com/article/1990...
August 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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joncooper-us.bsky.social
Holy shit.
August 18, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
put street trees everywhere you can in a neighborhood, make curb cuts so that their roots can absorb storm water from the street, grow native plants around their base, check back in five years and count how many welfare and health measures have improved
jeffspeck.bsky.social Jeff Speck @jeffspeck.bsky.social · Aug 17
Rule 78: Put Street Trees Almost Everywhere

Street trees do it all, they...
Cut crashes by 45%
Raise home values 9%
Boost retail sales 12%
Clean air, cool streets, absorb stormwater, improve health, and make places more inviting

Walkable City Rules www.amazon.com/Walkable-Cit...
August 17, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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bgrueskin.bsky.social
According to Loomer via the NYT, Rubio took this call from her last night — right after he accompanied Trump to the summit with Putin.
Ms. Loomer said she spoke with Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday night to alert him to the flights and what she called the threat of an Islamic invasion.
August 17, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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aljazeera.com
Mass outcry from aid groups as Israel continues to block millions of dollars in aid supplies to starving Palestinians.
More than 100 groups blast Israel’s ‘weaponisation of aid’ as Gaza starves
Mass outcry from aid groups as Israel continues to block millions of dollars in aid supplies to starving Palestinians.
bit.ly
August 14, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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abshlimon.bsky.social
The final statement by Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif, written months ago in anticipation of his likely death, posted on Twitter/X by a friend. Israel assassinated him tonight along with his reporting team in an airstrike in Gaza.
Anas Al-Sharif أنس الشريف @ This is my will and my final message. If these words reach you, know that Israel has succeeded in killing me and silencing my voice. First, peace be upon you and Allah's mercy and blessings. Allah knows I gave every effort and all my strength to be a support and a voice for my people, ever since I opened my eyes to life in the alleys and streets of the Jabalia refugee camp. My hope was that Allah would extend my life so l could return with my family and loved ones to our original town of occupied Asqalan (Al-Majdal). But Allah's will came first, and His decree is final. I have lived through pain in all its details, tasted suffering and loss many times, yet I never once hesitated to convey the truth as it is, without distortion or falsification—so that Allah may bear witness against those who stayed silent, those who accepted our killing, those who choked our breath, and whose hearts were unmoved by the scattered remains of our children and women, doing nothing to stop the massacre that our people have faced for more than a year and a half. I entrust you with Palestine—the jewel in the crown of the Muslim world, the heartbeat of every free person in this world. I entrust you with its people, with its wronged and innocent children who never had the time to dream or live in safety and peace. Their pure bodies were crushed under thousands of tons of Israeli bombs and missiles, torn apart and scattered across the walls. I urge you not to let chains silence you, nor borders restrain you. Be bridges toward the liberation of the land and its people, until the sun of dignity and freedom rises over our stolen homeland. I entrust you to take care of my family. I entrust you with my beloved daughter Sham, the light of my eyes, whom I never got the chance to watch grow up as I had dreamed. I entrust you with my dear son Salah, whom I had wished to support and accompany through life until he grew strong enough to carry my burden and continue the mission. I entrust you with my beloved mother, whose blessed prayers brought me to where l am, whose supplications were my fortress and whose light guided my path. I pray that Allah grants her strength and rewards her on my behalf with the best of rewards. I also entrust you with my lifelong companion, my beloved wife, Umm Salah (Bayan), from whom the war separated me for many long days and months. Yet she remained faithful to our bond, steadfast as the trunk of an olive tree that does not bend-patient, trusting in Allah, and carrying the responsibility in my absence with all her strength and faith. I urge you to stand by them, to be their support after Allah Almighty. If I die, I die steadfast upon my principles. I testify before Allah that I am content with His decree, certain of meeting Him, and assured that what is with Allah is better and everlasting. O Allah, accept me among the martyrs, forgive my past and future sins, and make my blood a light that illuminates the path of freedom for my people and my family. Forgive me if I have fallen short, and pray for me with mercy, for I kept my promise and never changed or betrayed it. Do not forget Gaza... And do not forget me in your sincere prayers for forgiveness and acceptance. Anas Jamal Al-Sharif 06.04.2025 This is what our beloved Anas requested to be published upon his martyrdom. 3:25 PM • 8/10/25 • 675K Views
August 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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emanabdelhadi.bsky.social
Media blackout on the eve of an invasion the whole world has condemned, by a state that’s been willing to do a genocide on livestream. What do you think comes next? Hearing reports of intensive bombardment. They’re leveling whatever is left.
aljazeera.com Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · Aug 10
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.
aje.io
August 11, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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stevevladeck.bsky.social
Someone forgot to take down this webpage:

www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/v...
August 11, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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insurgentthought.bsky.social
"I urge you not to let chains silence you, nor borders restrain you. Be bridges toward the liberation of the land and its people, until the sun of dignity and freedom rises over our stolen homeland."
open.substack.com/pub/jairofun...
Anas Al-Sharif's Final Message
Israel Killed Anas on August 10, 2025.
open.substack.com
August 11, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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npr.org
The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.
Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to 'kill' cops
The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.
n.pr
August 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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sculdiva.bsky.social
quick action that could mean the difference between life and death @standupforscience.bsky.social @altfda.altgov.info @altcdc.altgov.info @firedbutfighting.bsky.social #vaccines #health
msbtterswrth.altgov.info Lynn Stahl @msbtterswrth.altgov.info · Aug 6
He responds well to pressure, so your homework this week is to give his office a call at 1-877-696-6775 or email him directly at robert.kennedyjr@hhs.gov and let him know how you feel about his cancellation of mRNA vaccine development, one of the most significant advances in modern medicine.
phillewis.bsky.social Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Aug 5
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces he will cancel $500 million in vaccine development projects.
August 6, 2025 at 1:47 AM