Monk Fyre
@monkefyre.bsky.social
Travel. Books. Movies. The Underdog. Those are my main interests.
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It says so much that the three things the Trump administration has worked hardest on this year - as in being in overdrive- is 1. Taking food away from citizens 2. Purging military like a third world despot 3. Stopping the release of the Epstein files. That’s quite the legacy MAGA.
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PBS: “A poll from the journal "Nature" found 75% of researchers are considering leaving 🇺🇸— including a man dubbed the Mozart of Math… a scientific brain drain.”
The Trump Effect. The opposite of Making America Great Again. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
The Trump Effect. The opposite of Making America Great Again. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
November 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
PBS: “A poll from the journal "Nature" found 75% of researchers are considering leaving 🇺🇸— including a man dubbed the Mozart of Math… a scientific brain drain.”
The Trump Effect. The opposite of Making America Great Again. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
The Trump Effect. The opposite of Making America Great Again. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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An Army security brigade that specializes in training foreign troops — primarily in the Middle East and Africa — was inactivated this week in connection with the service's broader transformation plans, which have implications for how it partners with militaries worldwide.
Army shuts down foreign training brigade mission focused on Middle East and Africa
Army brigade specializing in training foreign troops inactivated as part of broader transformation plans affecting military partnerships worldwide.
www.stripes.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:57 AM
An Army security brigade that specializes in training foreign troops — primarily in the Middle East and Africa — was inactivated this week in connection with the service's broader transformation plans, which have implications for how it partners with militaries worldwide.
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November 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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more war crimes
Video shows Israeli forces shooting Palestinians dead moments after surrender
Far-right minister defends killing of two men who appeared to have given themselves up, saying ‘terrorists must die’
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:37 PM
more war crimes
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half century in prison
Listening to this Democracy Now interview with Leonard Peltier while chopping potatoes: www.democracynow.org/2025/11/27/i...
Leonard Peltier on Indigenous Rights, His Half-Century in Prison & More
In September, Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman sat down with longtime political prisoner and Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier for his first extended television and radio broadcast interview since hi...
www.democracynow.org
November 27, 2025 at 9:27 PM
half century in prison
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Tina Weymouth — Rob Verhorst, 1980
November 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Tina Weymouth — Rob Verhorst, 1980
Burt Meyer, 99, Dies; Made Lite-Brite and Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/a...
Burt Meyer, 99, Dies; Made Lite-Brite and Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Burt Meyer, 99, Dies; Made Lite-Brite and Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/a...
Al Rockoff’s War Is Still Being Fought www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/a...
Al Rockoff’s War Is Still Being Fought
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Al Rockoff’s War Is Still Being Fought www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/a...
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NEWSWEEK: “Chinese immigrant found hanging in ICE detention with his hands and feet tied behind him… Chaofeng Ge died 4 days after entering ICE custody in Pennsylvania… deaths in ICE custody have gone up under Trump…”
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
November 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
NEWSWEEK: “Chinese immigrant found hanging in ICE detention with his hands and feet tied behind him… Chaofeng Ge died 4 days after entering ICE custody in Pennsylvania… deaths in ICE custody have gone up under Trump…”
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
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Lots of US air activity near Venezuela today, bombers, fighters and a rivet joint surveillance aircraft. Looks more like a strike package dry run tonight. Ratcheting up pressure and getting ready for green light after 24th.
November 20, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Lots of US air activity near Venezuela today, bombers, fighters and a rivet joint surveillance aircraft. Looks more like a strike package dry run tonight. Ratcheting up pressure and getting ready for green light after 24th.
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It sounds like fiction, but Italian prosecutors are investigating allegations that wealthy foreigners paid to travel to Sarajevo in the 90s to hunt civilians for sport. A documentary has blown the case wide open.
Read more 👇
Read more 👇
Human safaris in Sarajevo: How the macabre plot of snipers paying to kill was revealed - International Herald
A Milan prosecutor is investigating allegations that foreigners paid to hunt civilians in Sarajevo during the 1990s siege.
interherald.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
It sounds like fiction, but Italian prosecutors are investigating allegations that wealthy foreigners paid to travel to Sarajevo in the 90s to hunt civilians for sport. A documentary has blown the case wide open.
Read more 👇
Read more 👇
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It's the best time of year - when Chicago Public Library shares the best books of the year! I'm so happy my personal 2025 favorite, Woodworking by Emily St. James, made the top ten! (I may have put in a few good words with the powers that be 😉) www.chipublib.org/bestofthebest
#books #libraries
#books #libraries
CPL Best of the Best Books 2025
View our annual suggestions for book lovers in Chicago and beyond. Happy reading!
www.chipublib.org
November 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
It's the best time of year - when Chicago Public Library shares the best books of the year! I'm so happy my personal 2025 favorite, Woodworking by Emily St. James, made the top ten! (I may have put in a few good words with the powers that be 😉) www.chipublib.org/bestofthebest
#books #libraries
#books #libraries
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My copy just arrived at a local bookstore. I didn’t need to give a single penny to Jeff Bezos’ Amazon.
@billbrowder.bsky.social
@billbrowder.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
My copy just arrived at a local bookstore. I didn’t need to give a single penny to Jeff Bezos’ Amazon.
@billbrowder.bsky.social
@billbrowder.bsky.social
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Barnes & Noble has managed to put together a list of 23 "best" history books of 2025, 4.5 of which are authored by women. www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/the-bes...
#womenalsoknowhistory <-- sometimes I think we don't need this hashtag anymore, and then I realize I'm very wrong.
#womenalsoknowhistory <-- sometimes I think we don't need this hashtag anymore, and then I realize I'm very wrong.
The Best History Books of 2025 - B&N Reads
Remember why history matters and let the past teach you about how people lived, fought for change and evolved. These are the best history books of 2025.
www.barnesandnoble.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Barnes & Noble has managed to put together a list of 23 "best" history books of 2025, 4.5 of which are authored by women. www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/the-bes...
#womenalsoknowhistory <-- sometimes I think we don't need this hashtag anymore, and then I realize I'm very wrong.
#womenalsoknowhistory <-- sometimes I think we don't need this hashtag anymore, and then I realize I'm very wrong.
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OMG!! COURIER has turned Epstein’s 20,000-file dump into a searchable database. Trump’s name popped up in 1,628 documents. ⬇️
We created a searchable database with all 20,000 files from Epstein’s Estate
Easily find every mention of Trump, Clinton, blackmail, and potential sex crimes in the thousands of private messages between Epstein and his close associates.
couriernewsroom.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:37 AM
OMG!! COURIER has turned Epstein’s 20,000-file dump into a searchable database. Trump’s name popped up in 1,628 documents. ⬇️
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“Do not wait for the Last Judgment. It takes place every day.”
— Albert Camus
— Albert Camus
November 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
“Do not wait for the Last Judgment. It takes place every day.”
— Albert Camus
— Albert Camus
It says so much that the three things the Trump administration has worked hardest on this year - as in being in overdrive- is 1. Taking food away from citizens 2. Purging military like a third world despot 3. Stopping the release of the Epstein files. That’s quite the legacy MAGA.
November 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
It says so much that the three things the Trump administration has worked hardest on this year - as in being in overdrive- is 1. Taking food away from citizens 2. Purging military like a third world despot 3. Stopping the release of the Epstein files. That’s quite the legacy MAGA.
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Still looking to speak with SNAP recipients! 🚨
I'm looking to speak with SNAP recipients about their reaction to the shutdown deal for @theintercept.com, if you're interested my email is Jessica.Washington@theintercept.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Still looking to speak with SNAP recipients! 🚨
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RIP Lenny Wilkens - he coached the Sonics to their lone NBA championship (OKC doesn't count) and did great jobs with the Cavaliers, Hawks, and Raptors. Great person.
www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
Legendary NBA player, coach Wilkens dies at 88
Lenny Wilkens, a smooth playmaker who was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player and a coach, has died. He was 88.
www.espn.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:51 AM
RIP Lenny Wilkens - he coached the Sonics to their lone NBA championship (OKC doesn't count) and did great jobs with the Cavaliers, Hawks, and Raptors. Great person.
www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
John Cleary, Wounded in Kent State Shooting, Dies at 74 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
John Cleary, Wounded in Kent State Shooting, Dies at 74
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:37 PM
John Cleary, Wounded in Kent State Shooting, Dies at 74 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
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The Farmer's Almanac is a treasure. Both my grandparents and my mother always had one, every single year. I still look up things online in the Farmer's Almanac. This is so sad. 208 years. Is there any other magazine publication that's been printed for two centuries? www.huffpost.com/entry/farmer...
Farmers' Almanac Says It Will Cease Publication After 208 Years, Citing Financial Challenges
The publication cited financial challenges and a "chaotic media environment" in reasons for its closure.
www.huffpost.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The Farmer's Almanac is a treasure. Both my grandparents and my mother always had one, every single year. I still look up things online in the Farmer's Almanac. This is so sad. 208 years. Is there any other magazine publication that's been printed for two centuries? www.huffpost.com/entry/farmer...
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Here’s an easy way to find out how to donate to your local food bank this weekend. 🇺🇸
@feedingamerica.org
give.feedingamerica.org/a/donate
@feedingamerica.org
give.feedingamerica.org/a/donate
November 7, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Here’s an easy way to find out how to donate to your local food bank this weekend. 🇺🇸
@feedingamerica.org
give.feedingamerica.org/a/donate
@feedingamerica.org
give.feedingamerica.org/a/donate
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Congratulations to @burnschelsea.bsky.social on the publication of her new book, The Exotic Self: Mexican and Brazilian Modernists Abroad and at Home! See it in person at AMS/SMT at the OUP booth. @oxfordacademic.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Congratulations to @burnschelsea.bsky.social on the publication of her new book, The Exotic Self: Mexican and Brazilian Modernists Abroad and at Home! See it in person at AMS/SMT at the OUP booth. @oxfordacademic.bsky.social