Kira
@kiralein.bsky.social
Smash the patriarchy.
Smash fascism.
Save our planet and fight the climate crisis.
Don't be a dick.
Smash fascism.
Save our planet and fight the climate crisis.
Don't be a dick.
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If the same energy that went into the No Kings rally were applied to anti-war politics, particularly to lobbying Congress, Trump can still be put on the defensive.
The Time to Stop Donald Trump’s Iran War Is Now!
America’s TACO president needs to fear popular backlash as much as he does hawks.
www.thenation.com
June 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
If the same energy that went into the No Kings rally were applied to anti-war politics, particularly to lobbying Congress, Trump can still be put on the defensive.
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Doctors and aid workers say Gaza is a 'catastrophe' after 2 months with no aid. Children malnourished, diseases are spreading and those who are injured cannot be treated properly, the workers said. "We're being forced to make impossible decisions," one doctor said.
May 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Doctors and aid workers say Gaza is a 'catastrophe' after 2 months with no aid. Children malnourished, diseases are spreading and those who are injured cannot be treated properly, the workers said. "We're being forced to make impossible decisions," one doctor said.
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The UN warns of a "slaughter of the innocents."
Israel boasts that "Gaza will be completely destroyed."
Here are notes from doctors in Gaza.
They document the crimes against humanity being perpetrated against the sick, wounded and children.
Please share.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/gaza-eyewi...
Israel boasts that "Gaza will be completely destroyed."
Here are notes from doctors in Gaza.
They document the crimes against humanity being perpetrated against the sick, wounded and children.
Please share.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/gaza-eyewi...
Gaza: Eyewitness Accounts to Crimes Against Humanity
This was a very hard piece to write, but I felt an urgency to document and share the information with you.
charlieangus.substack.com
May 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The UN warns of a "slaughter of the innocents."
Israel boasts that "Gaza will be completely destroyed."
Here are notes from doctors in Gaza.
They document the crimes against humanity being perpetrated against the sick, wounded and children.
Please share.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/gaza-eyewi...
Israel boasts that "Gaza will be completely destroyed."
Here are notes from doctors in Gaza.
They document the crimes against humanity being perpetrated against the sick, wounded and children.
Please share.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/gaza-eyewi...
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Israel committing genocide in Gaza, says EU’s former top diplomat
Israel committing genocide in Gaza, says EU’s former top diplomat
Josep Borrell also criticises EU response to what he calls largest ethnic cleansing operation since second world war
The former EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has launched a blistering attack on Israel, accusing its government of committing genocide in Gaza and “carrying out the largest ethnic-cleansing operation since the end of the second world war in order to create a splendid holiday destination”.
Borrell, a former Spanish foreign minister who served as the EU’s top diplomat from 2019 to 2024, and president of the European parliament from 2004 to 2007, also criticised the bloc’s failure to use all the means at its disposal to influence Israel, saying expressions of regret were simply not enough. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
May 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Israel committing genocide in Gaza, says EU’s former top diplomat
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The war in Gaza has killed or injured 170,000.
Children are starving to death.
Trump is encouraging the ethnic cleansing of 2.2 million people.
Why is there no discussion in the US government about why we are spending billions of taxpayer dollars starving children in Gaza?
Children are starving to death.
Trump is encouraging the ethnic cleansing of 2.2 million people.
Why is there no discussion in the US government about why we are spending billions of taxpayer dollars starving children in Gaza?
May 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The war in Gaza has killed or injured 170,000.
Children are starving to death.
Trump is encouraging the ethnic cleansing of 2.2 million people.
Why is there no discussion in the US government about why we are spending billions of taxpayer dollars starving children in Gaza?
Children are starving to death.
Trump is encouraging the ethnic cleansing of 2.2 million people.
Why is there no discussion in the US government about why we are spending billions of taxpayer dollars starving children in Gaza?
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World Central Kitchen has run out of food to serve in Gaza. Its bakery ("recently the last working bakery in Gaza") is out of flour. There are 100,000+ tons of food in staging areas within driving distance of Gaza, and Israel refuses to let them in wck.org/news/gaza-up...
World Central Kitchen | WCK Forced to Halt Cooking in Gaza as Supplies Run Out
After serving more than 130 million total meals and 26 million loaves of bread over the past 18 months, World Central Kitchen no longer has the supplies to cook meals or bake bread in Gaza.
wck.org
May 7, 2025 at 7:13 PM
World Central Kitchen has run out of food to serve in Gaza. Its bakery ("recently the last working bakery in Gaza") is out of flour. There are 100,000+ tons of food in staging areas within driving distance of Gaza, and Israel refuses to let them in wck.org/news/gaza-up...
Sunday thought
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Sunday thought
The contagion of courage
open.substack.com
April 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Sunday thought
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From 2020: Jill Lepore on what we can learn from the upheaval of the 1930s.
The Last Time Democracy Almost Died
Learning from the upheaval of the nineteen-thirties.
www.newyorker.com
April 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
From 2020: Jill Lepore on what we can learn from the upheaval of the 1930s.
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The potential for catastrophe cannot be dismissed as hysterical fearmongering.
Will the Supreme Court Crash the Global Economy?
The Roberts court just took a case that could entrench economic devastation and eviscerate the rule of law. But some key justices might be persuaded to step back from the brink.
newrepublic.com
April 13, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The potential for catastrophe cannot be dismissed as hysterical fearmongering.
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Donald Trump has committed the most profound, harmful and unnecessary economic error in the modern era. Almost everything he said—on history, economics and the technicalities of trade—was utterly deluded econ.st/3YbbFjq
April 3, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Donald Trump has committed the most profound, harmful and unnecessary economic error in the modern era. Almost everything he said—on history, economics and the technicalities of trade—was utterly deluded econ.st/3YbbFjq
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April 9, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married?
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
April 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married?
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
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With rising temperatures, the atmosphere can hold more moisture, meaning precipitation has a tendency to fall at more extreme levels.
‘Getting Heavier’: Climate Change Primes Storms to Drop More Rain
With rising temperatures, the atmosphere can hold more moisture, meaning precipitation has a tendency to fall at more extreme levels.
www.nytimes.com
April 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM
With rising temperatures, the atmosphere can hold more moisture, meaning precipitation has a tendency to fall at more extreme levels.
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Donald Trump’s hefty new tariffs represent an unprecedented shock to the economy, and they are being accompanied by policies that run directly counter to the goal of promoting American economic dominance.
How Donald Trump Crushed the Stock Market
The President’s tariff policy isn’t strategic protectionism; it’s economic self-harm.
www.newyorker.com
April 7, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Donald Trump’s hefty new tariffs represent an unprecedented shock to the economy, and they are being accompanied by policies that run directly counter to the goal of promoting American economic dominance.
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Hundreds of thousands of protesters flooded the streets in all 50 American states over the weekend to oppose President Trump and Elon Musk, calling for an end to a “billionaire takeover”
‘Hands off’ protests in every US state against Trump and Musk
Demonstrations against a ‘billionaire takeover’ took place to show opposition to the president’s administration
www.thetimes.com
April 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Hundreds of thousands of protesters flooded the streets in all 50 American states over the weekend to oppose President Trump and Elon Musk, calling for an end to a “billionaire takeover”
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Eviscerated retirement savings. Blown-up supply chains. Pissed-off allies. sbg1.bsky.social writes about the aftermath of Donald Trump’s tariff announcements.
Donald Trump’s Ego Melts the Global Economy
On a chilly Wednesday afternoon, the President announced he would single-handedly blow up a century’s worth of globalization.
www.newyorker.com
April 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Eviscerated retirement savings. Blown-up supply chains. Pissed-off allies. sbg1.bsky.social writes about the aftermath of Donald Trump’s tariff announcements.
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Tasers & Excited Delirium: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
John Oliver discusses whether Tasers are as safe and effective as the company that makes them claims, the broader effect Tasers ha...#lastweektonight
John Oliver discusses whether Tasers are as safe and effective as the company that makes them claims, the broader effect Tasers ha...#lastweektonight
Tasers & Excited Delirium: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
John Oliver discusses whether Tasers are as safe and effective as the company that makes them claims
www.youtube.com
April 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Tasers & Excited Delirium: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
John Oliver discusses whether Tasers are as safe and effective as the company that makes them claims, the broader effect Tasers ha...#lastweektonight
John Oliver discusses whether Tasers are as safe and effective as the company that makes them claims, the broader effect Tasers ha...#lastweektonight
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Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Vi-An Nguyen. #NewYorkerCartoons
April 3, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Vi-An Nguyen. #NewYorkerCartoons
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Economists Warn Americans That Money Withering To Ash In Their Hands Could Be Sign Of Recession
theonion.com/economi...
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April 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Economists Warn Americans That Money Withering To Ash In Their Hands Could Be Sign Of Recession
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Almost amusing to see her huffing and puffing about the rule of law. It's never been her cup of tea anyways.
Le Pen has been barred from politics for four years after being found guilty of embezzlement.
Marine Le Pen’s victim narrative is already being constructed – but there are ways to stop her criminal conviction benefitting her
Le Pen has been barred from politics for four years after being found guilty of embezzlement.
tcnv.link
March 31, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Almost amusing to see her huffing and puffing about the rule of law. It's never been her cup of tea anyways.