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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19h

CARTOON OF THE DAY

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Gail Munro 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @gailmunro.bsky.social · 11h

*or the relevant country

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Gail Munro 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @gailmunro.bsky.social · 11h

Makes more sense to me that the first generation American (or anywhere) would be born IN the US.

I was just curious what the actual definition would be if I looked it up. I didn't expect it to be confusing!

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Gail Munro 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @gailmunro.bsky.social · 11h

If you want world news in the US, you have to actively search for it. That is far easier than it used to be, but it requires effort to find reliable news these days. So many people just don't bother - not only in the US.

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Gail Munro 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @gailmunro.bsky.social · 11h

I spent a few years in the US & the only real international news (on TV) was because we had BBC America & got BBC World News.
24/7 cable news channels do cover some news stories - prob far more than 90s news did - but it is still almost always from an American's perspective, like in your example.

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Gail Munro 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @gailmunro.bsky.social · 11h

I thought the same.
Apparently it's unclear.

Google result for search on definition of "first generation (American) immigrant". Three results show there can be multiple definitions, including a person born in the US to foreign-born parents and also a foreign-born naturalised US citizen.

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Gail Munro 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @gailmunro.bsky.social · 11h

The world would be a better place if everyone had this level of compassion.

"Be careful when you fight the monsters lest you become one."
~ Nietzsche

Ireland against Fascism @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social · 1d

Miriam Margolyes is just a warrior woman. That's the post.

She said it all.

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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 13h

America right now: what if the worst person you know who was also the dumbest person you know was in charge of a critical government agency?

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Gail Munro 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @gailmunro.bsky.social · 11h

We don't know enough to create "perfect babies" via IVF.

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T-Rexit @t-rexit.bsky.social · 14h

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Meet John

John credits GB News with saving his life.
After being in a coma for 3 months, a nurse came in and turned his hospital TV to GB News. John promptly got up and chanaed the channel.

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Gail Munro 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @gailmunro.bsky.social · 11h

A level isn't a degree.
Would US high school/ college (not university) students be able to discuss immigration enforcement around the world?

A level students *should* be reading news, esp politics students, but not everyone reads international news.

Americans see very little international news.

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Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 1d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Christine Moretti @christine520.bsky.social · 15h

1/ Small acts of defiance…✊

Yesterday, my husband and I went out to dinner with our BFFs to a local diner. It was still early bird special time so you know it was filled with old white people.

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Gail Munro 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @gailmunro.bsky.social · 1d

Also from the committee:

"When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognise courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist.”

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Gail Munro 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @gailmunro.bsky.social · 1d

The Nobel Peace Prize committee said:

“democracy depends on people who refuse to stay silent”.

#NobelPeacePrize

Title: The Nobel Peace Prize 2025
Image of Maria Corina Machado, text says "for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy"
- The Norwegian Nobel Committee

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Gail Munro 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @gailmunro.bsky.social · 2d

Just an FYI. I find it interesting.

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Gail Munro 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @gailmunro.bsky.social · 2d

US education authorities equate a US high school diploma w/ exams we sit across Europe at age 16.
Exams we sit at 18 are 1st/2nd year university level US.

They do international equivocations when people move there.

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Robert Fessler @professler.bsky.social · 2d

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 2d

My statement on Middle East peace

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KellyK🌺 @azkellyk.bsky.social · 2d

George Takei, “Those who ban books fear ideas that set people free. But censorship doesn’t just silence authors—it steals our freedom to learn, to question, to know ourselves and each other. This #BannedBooksWeek, stand up for the freedom to read. Every story matters. Every voice counts.”

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 2d

Praying that the latest developments in the Middle East will lead to the real results we all hope to see: an end to the suffering and destruction, the return of all remaining hostages, and meaningful beginnings toward a lasting peace.

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Gail Munro 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @gailmunro.bsky.social · 3d

The ineffective communication strategy from the Labour Party (& US Democrats) is frustrating.
You'd think 'we' might have learned from the past decade of US media, but apparently not.

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Gail Munro 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @gailmunro.bsky.social · 3d

First time trying Biblio - order placed for an illustrated copy of Harry Potter & the Philosopher's Stone to read with my nephew (used).
#booksky

I just supported independent booksellers by shopping on Biblio.co.uk for used and rare books - you can, too! biblio.co.uk

Second-hand Books and Rare Books from Antiquarian Booksellers

Biblio UK offers nearly 100 million second-hand books and rare books for sale from professional antiquarian booksellers around the world. Uncommonly good books found here.

Biblio.co.uk

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Gail Munro 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @gailmunro.bsky.social · 4d

This article looks at Oath Keepers, training camps, & links to local police.

www.propublica.org/article/ap3-...

A Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias. This Is What He Found.

Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends....

www.propublica.org

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Lisa Gerrish 💙 @gerrishlisa.bsky.social · 4d

Official FB, Instagram and X accounts of the Oregon GOP posted images of riots and police stating “Portland is so out of control that the city is “burning to the ground”. The images were actually from other countries. They have to lie to support their position. 🤬

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America

A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

www.theguardian.com

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