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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 11h

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared in court to testify in his corruption trial, days after US President Trump called for him to be pardoned. Protesters outside the court demanded the trial continue as a test of Israel’s democracy. Netanyahu denies all charges.

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Norm DePlume @normdeplume.bsky.social · 8h

Maybe it's a kink thing? Either way, I do not want to know even one more jot or tittle about it.

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 8h

Kavanaugh really, really wants a time limit on remedies for racial discrimination. I really, really want a time limit on racial discrimination in America. But guess what

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Isaac G. Bryan @ib2real.bsky.social · 1d

Governor Newsom just signed my bill to increase incarcerated firefighter pay 700% to the federal minimum wage.

Anyone who puts their life on the line to protect others is a hero and deserves both our gratitude and to be compensated justly.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

"Support the troops, y'all!"

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NukularBiskits - Antifa Getaway Driver @nukularbiskits.bsky.social · 1d

4/ So, you need to damn well ensure you never mention your employer in any shape/form/fashion on your personal social media accounts. And given the risk-averse nature of many employers, there is a risk to employees for speaking out, even on their own time/dime.

Thoughts?

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Robyn Pennacchia @robynelyse.bsky.social · 2d

Why does this matter?

Because people changed their names in order to deter discrimination. This went on for a good long while. I literally only learned some of my relatives actual first names a few years ago, while I was doing genealogy shit.

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alec karakatsanis @equalityalec.bsky.social · 2d

Another good time to remind people that “tear gas” is a term of copaganda that police, the military, and its manufacturers use to obscure that it is a dangerous chemical weapon internationally banned for use even in warfare.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 2d

I thought this was lovely.

"A few years ago I received a DM from Zohran Kwame Mamdani. Only recently did I discover its existence. It was a very unusual DM—especially coming from a local assemblyman who would soon be running for higher office. He had very little name recognition at the time, and could have benefited from publicity. But unlike the thousands of messages I’ve received from people with something to promote, Zohran did not ask to be featured on Humans of New York. Instead he asked if he could introduce me to taxi drivers that were struggling beneath the burden of debt. Coming from a man with political ambitions, this self-denying request was so strange as to be almost singular. I don’t endorse politicians on Humans of New York. But I’ll endorse a good man. And it was a good man who cleared 30 minutes from his schedule yesterday to swing by Grand Central and visit Dear New York’s Vanderbilt Hall Exhibition. Nearly fifty-student artists were visiting that day with their families, and I thought a surprise visit from this widely-loved future mayor would be a special memory for all of them. Before Zohran’s arrival I was convinced I’d made a terrible mistake. The exhibit was filled to capacity with adult visitors. Dear New York is self-funded so there was very little staff and security for crowd control. In the crush of people I was almost certain this special day for the kids would devolve into thirty minutes of selfie requests. But everyone rose to the occasion."

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"Hundreds of adults quickly cleared the room and stood outside the exhibit. Eleven very notable adult photographers are also featured in the show, but even they took a step back, so that these students could briefly have the stage to themselves. Each child stood by their work and Zohran was able to meet all of them, one at a time, and honor their contributions to the most-visited art show in New York City. Thanks to everyone who ceded the stage yesterday to make this moment possible. Thank you Zohran for literally sitting down on the floor so that these young artists could feel so tall. Thanks for continually centering other people in your life and work. And thank you, for being such an important part of Dear New York."

A large group of children and adults pose together indoors in front of a sign reading "DEAR." A man in a suit sits cross-legged in front, surrounded by smiling kids. The background features an ornate architectural detail.

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · Oct 18

If you still need to share a link to a tweet, but don't want to send people to Musk's cesspool - replace "x" with "xcancel" in the tweet link.

For example x.com/dril/status/...

becomes xcancel.com/dril/status/...

People will still see the tweet, but without going to Twitter.

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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 1d

yeah; my maternal grandparents changed their name to avoid antisemitism. this was in the 40s I believe.

Robyn Pennacchia @robynelyse.bsky.social · 2d

Now, more than ever, it's important to understand why so many the myths we tell ourselves about immigration are actually very harmful.

First of all, your great-great-grandparents names *were not changed* at Ellis Island. No one there had the authority to do that.

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 1d

It is difficult if not impossible to overstate the amount of damage that John Roberts has done to American democracy.

Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 2d

Wednesday is gonna be a rough day:

The Supreme Court will be hearing oral argument in a pair of cases that threaten what little remains of the federal government’s ability to protect voters from racial gerrymandering under the Voting Rights Act

ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/louis...

Louisiana v Callais: The Republicans Justices Are Getting Ready to Finish Off the Voting Rights Act

In Louisiana v Callais, John Roberts will have the chance to finish his decades-long war on. voting rights.

ballsandstrikes.org

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soonergrunt @soonergrunt.bsky.social · 1d

Why haven't Trump and Tate Reeves called up the National Guard? Mississippi has a higher crime rate than either Illinois or California.

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Visikarte 🎗️ @visitkarte.bsky.social · 2d

President Biden brought home 148 living hostages.
Just a reminder.
Very happy the last hostages are home. But never forget who saved the most souls.

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 2d

Jennifer Rubin saying Democrats (and Republicans) can't be unflinchingly pro-Israel anymore

Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 2d

Unconditional support for the Israeli government is counterproductive for both countries. If Trump can get tough, why not Congress and every potus? The Israel right-or-wrong position AIPAC, right-wing Christians, and some US Jews have held is no longer unassailable. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

What now for Israel and Gaza?

No one will be the same.

open.substack.com

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🎉 Gidgetwidget @gidgetwidget.bsky.social · 12d

as an american white woman, this is a divine mandate

(a) listen to black, brown, indigenous, disabled, peoples

(b) wake up as many white people as possible, no matter how deeply brainwashed & impossibly thick a sunburned white person is, so they, too, have the privilege to listen & see...

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KanMar @mkane.bsky.social · 12d

That recent interview between Klein and Coates is like a master class on this topic.

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Nona the Cave-dweller Granny @lesleyzeelesley.bsky.social · 1d

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 12d

I think what’s most frustrating right now for Black and Indigneous people is waiting for the bulk of white folks to catch up.

At some point the “this isn’t who we are” and “I didn’t have this on my bingo card” has to end and y’all will catch up, right? RIGHT?

WE NEED YOU TO CATCH UP.

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LOLGOP ❌👑❌ @thefarce.org · 1d

Michigeese & ganders,

Here are easy ways to collect signatures:

1. Just get your friends & family. Any help helps.
2. If you're going to a #NoKings event, consider getting trained to collect in time for Saturday. You'll be fishing in a barrel and giving everyone a chance to make more of their day.

LOLGOP ❌👑❌ @thefarce.org · 4d

My wife is collecting signatures for a sweet ballot measure in Michigan that would tax income over $1,000,000 to reduce class sizes while recruiting and retaining great teachers.

But they're way behind.

So she was tasked with bringing in someone who could help gather signatures.

Could it be you?

Invest in MI Kids

Putting kids first. Building a stronger Michigan for everyone.

investinmikids.org

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

"If they could snap their fingers and eliminate the ACA marketplaces altogether, they would. And they haven’t arrived at a consensus on what the insurance system would look like in their preferred world, beyond a bunch of vacuous bromides about 'choice' and 'patient-centered care.'"

Republicans are completely full of it on healthcare

And it becomes more obvious every time they talk about it.

www.publicnotice.co

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 2d

the actual story here, which the media never talks about, is that police in this country have become a discrete right-wing political operation. the story isn't about cops leaving (they're lying about that), it's about the police trying to exert influence over elections.

Mark Misoshnik 🏴 @misoshnik.bsky.social · 4d

Lmao is this supposed to be a bad thing?

A tweet from Bari Weiss that says “"It's shaken me to my core," a lieutenant said of Mamdani's unexpected victory in June. "The absolute dread I feel is palpable.
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Today in @TheFP our @Olivia_Reingold talks to the cops who say they will walk if Zohran Mamdani is elected in November:”

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LOLGOP ❌👑❌ @thefarce.org · 1d

"They might not bother to repeal the ACA once and for all next year. But don’t be surprised if they decide it’s the best and last chance they’ll have, and they can’t pass it up."

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

"If they could snap their fingers and eliminate the ACA marketplaces altogether, they would. And they haven’t arrived at a consensus on what the insurance system would look like in their preferred world, beyond a bunch of vacuous bromides about 'choice' and 'patient-centered care.'"

Republicans are completely full of it on healthcare

And it becomes more obvious every time they talk about it.

www.publicnotice.co

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Nona the Cave-dweller Granny @lesleyzeelesley.bsky.social · 1d

I went to pick up a week's worth of groceries for my grown kid.
It was ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS at Walmart!! It's just them and one dog. I don't know how people are gonna survive. :/

Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 1d

The CEO of GoFundMe just said the economy is so bad that more of his customers are crowdfunding on the platform just to afford groceries. Yet another terrifying recession indicator—another massive, red, blinking light for Trump and the Republicans to ignore.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

One rule would strip aid from families where a member is in the U.S. illegally.

Families could keep their assistance if the ineligible member moves out. But HUD expects many families to give up assistance out of “fear of the family being separated.”

Millions Could Lose Housing Aid Under Trump Plan

Drafts of unpublished rules obtained by ProPublica detail plans that would open the door to full-time work requirements, two-year limits on living in federally supported housing and stripping aid from...

www.propublica.org

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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 1d

Reps for CNN, Reuters, The AP, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic and NPR all say that journalists from their newsrooms are not signing the new paperwork about Pentagon access. Newsmax says it doesn't intend to sign, either — a potentially significant sign of MAGA dissension.

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