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IDF restricts media coverage of soldiers to protect them from risk of legal action
IDF restricts media coverage of soldiers to protect them from risk of legal action
Israeli military’s new rules intended to protect reservists travelling overseas from facing allegations of war crimes The Israeli military has placed new restrictions on media coverage of soldiers on active combat duty because of growing concern about…
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2025 at 11:32 PM
This movie came out in 1995..oh man! I'm watching it now and getting reminded of Dhaka Commerce College in 1995..those of us backbenchers..how young we were..with raging hormones ☺️☺️
November 27, 2024 at 3:06 AM
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This needs to be said, loud, and often.
November 25, 2024 at 5:20 PM
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“If Adam Picked the Apple” by Danielle Coffyn
Love this. Reminds me of “If Men Could Menstruate” by Gloria Steinem
November 18, 2024 at 3:05 AM
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“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.”

— HANNAH ARENDT in THE ORIGINS OF TOTALITARIANISM
November 17, 2024 at 2:02 PM
Just caught a glimpse of the rainbow 🌈 from my porch..
November 15, 2024 at 4:57 AM
Loved it! My rating: 7.5

(A high-tech police surveillance team attempts to take down a gang of ruthless bank robbers.)
November 15, 2024 at 4:22 AM
I had been saving this book for so long..now that Reacher novels are no longer as good as they were before, started listening to this. Jeff Harding narration is fabulous 👌
November 15, 2024 at 4:15 AM
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A repeat thought, Bluesky, & a Librarian told you this so it must be true 🤣

Audiobooks definitely count as reading (as well as listening). If you've played through an audioook, its perfectly fine to describe that as "I have read [x]"

All other forms of assistive software count as reading too 💙📚

👍
November 14, 2024 at 12:19 PM
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Payback is a bitch. And so are we.

You’re on notice. We aren’t going anywhere. We’re not hiding.

We’re not being silent. But we are taking notes.
November 14, 2024 at 1:39 PM
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Cicero was a very wise man
November 14, 2024 at 6:21 AM
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Most Texas school board candidates who support book bans lost their elections
Most Texas school board candidates who support book bans lost their elections
A majority of pro-book ban school board candidates lost in Texas, but education advocates are worried about other election results.
www.lonestarlive.com
November 13, 2024 at 5:14 PM
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people who use goodreads: jeff bezos owns goodreads and if you want a better alternative there is a black woman owned company called storygraph that you can use to replace it. you can transfer all of your data from goodreads to storygraph and have your mind be free of trumpie jeff bezos! win win. 💙
November 13, 2024 at 5:24 PM