Kevin Bales
@kevin-bales.bsky.social
Abolitionist
Prof of Contemporary Slavery-CMG
The Rights Lab, U. of Nottingham
Peabody & Emmy Awards; Premio Viarreggio; five books on contemporary slavery; seven more books with a co-authors; republished in 11 languages.
Prof of Contemporary Slavery-CMG
The Rights Lab, U. of Nottingham
Peabody & Emmy Awards; Premio Viarreggio; five books on contemporary slavery; seven more books with a co-authors; republished in 11 languages.
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Not being allowed to hand water to people in line to vote no matter who they are voting for, while being allowed to hand people million dollar checks to get their vote, is the most American thing ever.
March 31, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Not being allowed to hand water to people in line to vote no matter who they are voting for, while being allowed to hand people million dollar checks to get their vote, is the most American thing ever.
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There is no “novel legal theory” about a third term, as some reporters are parroting. It’s not legal, and the idea of seizing permanent power isn’t a “theory,” it’s just what dictators do.
March 31, 2025 at 2:36 PM
There is no “novel legal theory” about a third term, as some reporters are parroting. It’s not legal, and the idea of seizing permanent power isn’t a “theory,” it’s just what dictators do.
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March 19, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Only in America could a Ketamine-infused South African oligarch call a navy captain, astronaut and sitting US senator "a traitor" for supporting our allies and standing up to Russia...
March 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Only in America could a Ketamine-infused South African oligarch call a navy captain, astronaut and sitting US senator "a traitor" for supporting our allies and standing up to Russia...
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This is Winston Churchill visiting the White House during World War II.
Funny how he isn’t wearing a suit either. Almost like he was a wartime leader defending his country from being slaughtered and wiped out by an authoritarian aggressor.
Funny how he isn’t wearing a suit either. Almost like he was a wartime leader defending his country from being slaughtered and wiped out by an authoritarian aggressor.
March 1, 2025 at 1:59 AM
This is Winston Churchill visiting the White House during World War II.
Funny how he isn’t wearing a suit either. Almost like he was a wartime leader defending his country from being slaughtered and wiped out by an authoritarian aggressor.
Funny how he isn’t wearing a suit either. Almost like he was a wartime leader defending his country from being slaughtered and wiped out by an authoritarian aggressor.
OK, nerdy I know - but when I was a boy my older sister's husband, basically as a PhD student at Okla State U, started working on how to contain hydrogen plasma/fusion. "If we can get it right" he said "a teaspoon of the stuff would fuel the whole country."
February 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
OK, nerdy I know - but when I was a boy my older sister's husband, basically as a PhD student at Okla State U, started working on how to contain hydrogen plasma/fusion. "If we can get it right" he said "a teaspoon of the stuff would fuel the whole country."
After 50 years in prison, Leonard Peltier is free. BUT In some US counties in Native lands, MURDERS of Indian WOMEN are 10X HIGHER than for all races (DoJ). HALF of Native American WOMEN report sexual assault, a THIRD report RAPE during their lifetime, 2.5 times HIGHER than for white women (NIJ)
February 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
After 50 years in prison, Leonard Peltier is free. BUT In some US counties in Native lands, MURDERS of Indian WOMEN are 10X HIGHER than for all races (DoJ). HALF of Native American WOMEN report sexual assault, a THIRD report RAPE during their lifetime, 2.5 times HIGHER than for white women (NIJ)
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Van Hollen: "Can you imagine FDR in the middle of WW2 saying to Churchill, 'you know, we're not going to continue to help you until you turn over half of your coal and mineral reserves.' That's not how you behave when you want to support a friend who's under attack by an authoritarian like Putin."
February 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Van Hollen: "Can you imagine FDR in the middle of WW2 saying to Churchill, 'you know, we're not going to continue to help you until you turn over half of your coal and mineral reserves.' That's not how you behave when you want to support a friend who's under attack by an authoritarian like Putin."
It's take your misogynistic puppet to school day!
February 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
It's take your misogynistic puppet to school day!
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the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president
February 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president
Just to be clear about the right way to do this.....
The quickest way to a man’s heart is to insert a needle between the xiphoid process and left costal margin at a 15-to-30-degree angle, directed towards the left shoulder
February 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Just to be clear about the right way to do this.....
Very short, very powerful and clear - Of course it’s a coup (audio) open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Of course it’s a coup (audio)
Miss the obvious, lose your republic
open.substack.com
February 9, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Very short, very powerful and clear - Of course it’s a coup (audio) open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
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U.S. businesses that sold goods and services to USAID are in limbo, including American farms dealing in rice, wheat and soybeans purchased as food aid.
Gutting USAID threatens billions of dollars for U.S. farms, businesses
U.S. businesses that sold goods and services to USAID are in limbo, including American farms dealing in rice, wheat and soybeans.
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February 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
U.S. businesses that sold goods and services to USAID are in limbo, including American farms dealing in rice, wheat and soybeans purchased as food aid.
My old Quaker Meeting joined the lawsuit to stop ICE police from breaking in/arresting people in worship. We protect refugee families seeking safety & better lives. ICE will have to face elderly Quaker women (our toughest defensive line-women) - we'll keep working to protect the strangers among us.
Quakers Sue to Block Trump's Immigration Raids in Churches (1)
The Department of Homeland Security’s decision to conduct immigration raids in houses of worship violates the First Amendment, a group of Quaker congregations said in a new federal lawsuit challenging...
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February 3, 2025 at 9:33 AM
My old Quaker Meeting joined the lawsuit to stop ICE police from breaking in/arresting people in worship. We protect refugee families seeking safety & better lives. ICE will have to face elderly Quaker women (our toughest defensive line-women) - we'll keep working to protect the strangers among us.
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If I were Canadian PM I would immediately:
1. Create a new $15B science fund
2. Offer any credentialed US scientist funding for lab startup and replacement of NIH grants if they move to Canada
3. Immediate permanent residency
4. Citizenship after 2 years
Overnight a science superpower
If I were Canadian PM I would immediately:
1. Create a new $15B science fund
2. Offer any credentialed US scientist funding for lab startup and replacement of NIH grants if they move to Canada
3. Immediate permanent residency
4. Citizenship after 2 years
Overnight a science superpower
January 31, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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If I were Canadian PM I would immediately:
1. Create a new $15B science fund
2. Offer any credentialed US scientist funding for lab startup and replacement of NIH grants if they move to Canada
3. Immediate permanent residency
4. Citizenship after 2 years
Overnight a science superpower
If I were Canadian PM I would immediately:
1. Create a new $15B science fund
2. Offer any credentialed US scientist funding for lab startup and replacement of NIH grants if they move to Canada
3. Immediate permanent residency
4. Citizenship after 2 years
Overnight a science superpower
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Wow. Caroline Kennedy breaks her silence on RFK Jr in a message to Senators: “We grew up together. It’s no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets because Bobby himself is a predator. He enjoyed showing off by putting baby chickens & mice in a blender to feed to his hawks.”
January 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Wow. Caroline Kennedy breaks her silence on RFK Jr in a message to Senators: “We grew up together. It’s no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets because Bobby himself is a predator. He enjoyed showing off by putting baby chickens & mice in a blender to feed to his hawks.”
Saw my first "live" Deplorians in Texas last week - Unlike the dinosaurs they won't need an astroid to wipe them out since they tend to commit vehicular-suicide out of profound shame.
January 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Saw my first "live" Deplorians in Texas last week - Unlike the dinosaurs they won't need an astroid to wipe them out since they tend to commit vehicular-suicide out of profound shame.
I'm with Harry on this.
Choice A: invest in the NHS, strengthening the NHS
Choice B: invest in the private sector, diverting NHS funds, weakening the NHS
As a tax payer I do not consent to my money funding private healthcare.
Reduce the waiting lists by funding the NHS.
Choice B: invest in the private sector, diverting NHS funds, weakening the NHS
As a tax payer I do not consent to my money funding private healthcare.
Reduce the waiting lists by funding the NHS.
January 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I'm with Harry on this.
I grew up in Oklahoma ...
January 6, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I grew up in Oklahoma ...
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Jimmy Carter putting his peanut farm into a blind trust reminds me of that time Donald Trump’s son-in-law took $2 Billion from the Saudis who murdered Jamal Khashoggi.
December 30, 2024 at 6:39 PM
Jimmy Carter putting his peanut farm into a blind trust reminds me of that time Donald Trump’s son-in-law took $2 Billion from the Saudis who murdered Jamal Khashoggi.