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Monica Maalouf, MD @maaloufmd.bsky.social · 1d

Schools around our area are creating parent patrols - response teams to raise alerts if ICE tries to snatch teachers.

THIS. IS. NOT. NORMAL.

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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 1d

Point 👇

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Nothing says “America First” like letting another country put an Air Force base in Idaho

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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 1d

Because who better to speak out for who should get a Nobel Peace Prize than someone who starts illegal wars

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Putin says his friend Trump got robbed.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 1d

Ten percent of Gazans have been killed or wounded — mostly women, children, & the elderly.

The U.S. has sent $22 billion taxpayer dollars to facilitate Netanyahu's slaughter.

This ceasefire must hold, the hostages must be freed, aid must flow and this horrific war must end.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

PORTLAND: “The frogs are multiplying”

(#NotAWarZone Noem Matter what Kristi says)

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Matt Leeds @mleeds2048.bsky.social · 1d

Thank You President Obama for This Statement Congratulating Maria Corina Machado on Receiving The Nobel Peace Prize, As Its Well Deserved For Her. She Has Demonstrated Honor, Integrity, Bravery & Courage As being The Democratic Leader For Venezuela. From One Nobel Peace Prize Recipient To Another.

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 2d

After Donald Trump's address to military leaders today, "senior U.S. officers have to wonder who will shield them from the impulses of the person they just saw onstage," @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues in The Atlantic Daily.

The Commander in Chief Is Not Okay

Trump put on a disturbing show for America’s generals and admirals.

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Dr Anna Notaro @drannanotaro.bsky.social · 2d

This.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 11d

I teach a history of antifascism course @ruhistorydept.bsky.social and figured I'd start an ongoing thread this semester to share some insights from course readings and recommend some great works on antifascism.

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 2d

It's the end of the Conservative party, but the moment has been prepared for

Stephen Graves @stephengraves.co.uk · 2d

A surprisingly large number of them think the way to connect with Gen Z is "dress like Sylvester McCoy's Doctor Who."

A screen grab of a Times article. The photograph depicts three men and a woman - according to the caption these are Charles Amos, Rhys Benjamin, Daniel Campbell and Glesni Reece.

Charles is in tweeds and a fedora, Rhys sports a combover and a question mark pullover as worn by the seventh Doctor Who. Daniel wears a blue "Make Britain Great Again" baseball cap. Glesni, unlike the others, is not wearing an outlandish costume, just a black tailored jacket over a white blouse.

Text reads:

Meet the young Tories dreaming of a bright blue future
The Conservatives know they have a problem with Gen Z voters. At the party conference, The Times met a new breed of activists who are embracing the challenge

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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 2d

What could possibly go wrong?

Pubs to stay open until early hours in push for UK growth

Exclusive: Plans for England and Wales would help the ailing hospitality sector but have attracted criticism from health experts

www.theguardian.com

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

‘I’m a composer. Am I staring extinction in the face?’: classical music and AI

Technology is radically reshaping how we make music. As I dug deeper into this for a radio 3 documentary I began to wonder if creative organisations are right to be so upbeat about AI. Are we riding the wave or will the wave destroy us?

www.theguardian.com

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Jonathan M. Katz @katz.theracket.news · 2d

Even a pause in the killing and displacement would be good and I share the cautious optimism that this could end this phase of the catastrophe. But it is wild that people are treating this as if it’s the negotiated end of the Russo-Japanese War, or even Camp David 1978.

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 2d

Thanks to London’s bold action, almost 10 million people are now breathing cleaner air.

That means fewer children will grow up with stunted lungs and fewer people will have to suffer from asthma, dementia and heart disease.

London hits clean air milestone 184 years early - ULEZ makes 'big difference'

A professor has branded the success a 'truly remarkable turnaround for the city's air quality'

www.mylondon.news

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 2d

Michigan Avenue right now.

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 4d

Rutgers professor moving to Europe after threats over antifa accusations

Mark Bray says threats intensified after a Turning Point USA petition accused him of promoting political violence

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 2d

UK’s intelligence chiefs: 'UK’s national security is under severe threat from the #climate crisis and the looming collapse of vital natural ecosystems, with food shortages and economic disaster potentially just years away.'
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

National security threatened by climate crisis, UK intelligence chiefs due to warn

Report by joint intelligence committee delayed, with concerns expressed that it may not be published

www.theguardian.com

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3d

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 3d

Remember this when they tell you that arts degrees are worthless.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 3d

“No children are dying on my watch.” - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio

"Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar." apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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AAUP chapter @UT Austin @utaustinaaup.bsky.social · 3d

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

“The carrots serve to lure institutions of higher learning into a dark alley where, rather than just waiting with a big stick, the government can put a gun to their heads at any time.”

US universities must reject Trump’s ‘compact’. It is full of traps | Jan-Werner Müller

The administration is trying to make nine universities an offer they seemingly cannot refuse

www.theguardian.com

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Joshua McElwee @joshmcelwee.org · 3d

Pope Leo told U.S. bishops visiting him at the Vatican on Wednesday that they should firmly address how immigrants are being treated by President Donald Trump's hardline policies, attendees said, in the latest push by the pontiff on the issue. For @reuters.com:

www.reuters.com

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 3d

Greenland’s prime minister said he is keen to boost cooperation with the EU in the face of US President Donald Trump’s threats to annex the Arctic territory.

Greenland’s PM looks to boost EU ties despite Trump threats

Jens-Frederik Nielsen says the island and EU need each other in historic address to European Parliament.

www.politico.eu

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Ed Wilson @eddwilson.bsky.social · 3d

The EU is trying to follow WTO rules rather than mimic Trump, and some over there are "disappointed" that the UK went off on its own to butter him up for advantage, rather than perhaps joining a big group to stand up to him.

#wato

The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 3d

Once again, the Telegraph seems shocked that the EU is acting like… the EU.

This is exactly what sovereignty looks like when you’re on the outside.

Ruthless EU has just taught Starmer a painful lesson
Steel tariff threats are a reminder of how Brussels really feels towards post-Brexit Britain

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d

WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d

Must-read on Trump’s lawless Chicago invasion: “The president instructed federal agents to use extralegal violence against immigrants & citizens, pitting armed soldiers from 1 state against citizens of another… rubicons can’t be uncrossed.” www.thebulwark.com/p/emergency-...

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