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ProPublica @propublica.org · 12h

The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has launched investigations against school districts for teaching lessons on systemic racism and hosting empowerment gatherings for students of color.

Five Ways the Department of Education Is Upending Public Schools

The Trump administration has made a rapid succession of hires and decisions at the Department of Education that could spur profound changes in how schools operate and children learn. Here’s what to kn...

www.propublica.org

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Marie Snyder @mariesnyder.bsky.social · 15h

"Previously the word ‘refugee’ was synonymous with ‘exiled’...someone guilty for an action. ...Jews were persecuted for being ‘guilty of being’ Jews. This shift ... is of profound importance, historically and for Arendt. Guilt was ...intrinsically related to the very existence of some human beings."

The Philosopher @philosopher1923.bsky.social · 18h

Your Sunday read:
"Hannah Arendt and Exile"
Anna Argirò on how Arendt's experiences of exile shaped her ideas of statelessness, belonging, and the limits of the nation-state, and her call to rethink human rights, citizenship, and politics beyond borders.
www.thephilosopher1923.org/post/hannah-...

Hannah Arendt and Exile

Hannah Arendt’s experiences of exile, from Nazi Germany to the U.S., shaped her reflections on statelessness, belonging, and the limits of the nation-state. In this essay, Anna Argirò explores Arendt'...

www.thephilosopher1923.org

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 17h

The United States is in the midst of a “cold civil war.” For liberals to win it, they must use “hardball” tactics—including borrowing from the Republicans’ own playbook.
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Newsom and Pritzker Are Showing How to Attack an Authoritarian Crook

Arkadi Gerney, a Democratic strategist, says Democratic governors and attorneys general have the greatest ability to stop Trump—and they’re doing it in ways that are underappreciated.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

It’s pronounced cyclist.

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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 1d

So if Russ Vought and Bob Kennedy were deliberately trying on behalf of an enemy to sicken and kill Americans by destroying the public health structure - what would they be doing differently?

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Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 1d

What an absolute treasure Diane Keaton was. Her wit never tired, nor did her style.

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 1d

🐀 Mike Johnson caught lying using the receipts he directed us to use. Jen Psaki for the 🎯

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sadvil 😎 @sadvil.bsky.social · 1d

A great weekend to share Jeff Bridges making a perfect joke

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Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 1d

I love Diane Keaton
Everything she did
Legendary actress, director, and activist

Our forever "Annie Hall"

The Godfather, the great first wives club , something gotta give and more

RIP 🙏 my heartfelt condolences to her friends and family

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

"A future president, even dumber than you, will allow Qatar, the country that harbored Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the architect of the plane attacks in NY, PA, and DC today, and whose royal family will help him escape capture by the US, to build a military base on US soil to train Qataris to fly jets."

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karenatsharon.bsky.social @karenatsharon.bsky.social · 1d

When I lived in Latvia, (which has electric scooters) the rule is if a car hits a pedestrian the car driver goes to jail automatically. So, while they drive like madmen on the highways in town they drive very carefully. Driving a car is a privelege not a right. Seems we have forgotten that. #cdnpoli

B @monnomdeguerre.bsky.social · 1d

No details are provided on what has led to the "600% spike" in e-scooter injuries, but the two incidents cited in the article are kids getting hit by cars on their scooters.

Maybe it's not the scooters?

Toronto hospital reports 600 per cent spike in trauma cases related to e-scooter injuries

St. Michael’s Hospital is emabarking on new study to help bring safety to Toronto roads after data shows an increasing number of e-scooter and e-bike accidents.

www.thestar.com

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

an incontestable fact of the second trump administration is it is actively trying to sicken and kill as many americans as it can

Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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Bruce D. Cowherd @brucedc77.bsky.social · 1d

Poilievre was Gifted a riding ~ Battle River-Crowfoot.
Poilievre was Fired in his of own riding ~ Carleton.
He lives in Taxpayer-Funded Housing ~ Stornoway.
He collects a Taxpayer-Funded salary.

#cdnpoli #Canada 🇨🇦
#NeverPoilievre
#PoilievreGiftedBattleRiverCrowfoot
#StornowaySquatter

PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 1d

Poilievre accuses Carney of running a fraudulent campaign.
This guy is off his meds. #cdnpoli

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Marie Snyder @mariesnyder.bsky.social · 1d

10,000 support staff at our underfunded #ONpoli colleges, striking because they've been working under an expired collective agreement for almost two years, and now students are feeling the effects of the strike, missing critical services like accessibility support. globalnews.ca/news/1147221...

Ontario college strike enters 4th week with no new talks scheduled | Globalnews.ca

Thursday marked the fourth week since workers represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union walked off the job without a deal from the College Employer Council.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 2d

My first thought was “wow I hope this guy didn’t give out his name because he could absolutely be charged” and yup, he is correct to stay anonymous.

This man’s account is shocking. His neighbors’ situation is shocking. The entire Chicago raid is shocking.

On the other side was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for his help.
"I wasn't planning on letting her stay, but I didn't know what the hell was going on," the man said of his Venezuelan migrant neighbors. But he quickly relented. The little girl was inconsolable and hid under his bed.
"I didn't want them to take her," said the man, who didn't want to be named because he fears he'll be targeted by federal authorities for his actions.
"I gave her my bedroom, and I just told her,
'Just stay there. Don't open, don't, shh, just stay quiet," he recalled telling the mom and daughter as he choked back tears.

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 2d

If Covid was a hoax, why the fuck did Trump get the vaccine today?

And why go to Walter Reed to get it when he has a full medical staff at The White House?

Something smells fishy…

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, America, he is referring to the 100% peaceful No Kings rallies that have literally nothing to do with Hamas or antifa or hating America.

America has been gaslit by these lunatics every day for a decade, and at some point the other shoe will drop—though I have no idea what or when that will be.

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 2d

No, Speaker Johnson: The No Kings Rally on October 18 is not a “hate America” rally. Quite the contrary. It’s a rally of millions of people who believe in American freedom and are not going to allow you and President Trump to turn us into an authoritarian country.

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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 2d

Masks will be required in all Health P.E.I. facilities starting Oct. 14 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-mask-mandate-health-facilites-9.6934985

𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter

Health P.E.I. is reinstating a mandatory masking policy in all of its facilities in response to the growing presence of respiratory illnesses on the Island.

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Eric Feigl-Ding @drericding.bsky.social · 2d

Guess who just got both the updated COVID vaccine and flu shots today? Your dear Leader Trump. Maybe you should get them too.

Sincerely, An Epidemiologist Who Told You Trump Would Get COVID Booster.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

Why has Dominion Voting Systems been settling defamation lawsuits with Trump allies who falsely claimed the company stole the 2020 election?

Because Dominion has just been bought by a company run by a former GOP election official.

Be warned.

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Marie Snyder @mariesnyder.bsky.social · 2d

From @katemanne.bsky.social:
"Shame is the likeliest source of the next, and much-needed, moral revolution. And there is an alternative to the flight from shame that can be emphasized and exploited: learning to live with moments of shame, and learning from their pain in ways that are redemptive."

The Necessity of Shame

Shame is dangerous, yes. That doesn’t mean it’s dispensable.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - her incredible optimism has already changed her country. I spoke to her, and wrote about her, at the beginning of this year:
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

The ‘Anthropological Change’ Happening in Venezuela

Maduro is still in place, but a pro-democracy movement is transforming the beleaguered country.

www.theatlantic.com

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Pete Quily @pqpolitics.bsky.social · 2d

Time for multimillionaire Carney to tax his fellow multimillionaires

“Income gap is at ‘record high’ amid weakening economy, StatCan say”

The wealthiest households continue to hold the vast majority of all wealth in Canada, and that trend continues to grow.

globalnews.ca/news/1147146... #cdnpoli

Income gap is at ‘record high’ amid weakening economy, StatCan says - National | Globalnews.ca

Canada's income divide remains at record high levels, according to Statistics Canada, which adds that the top 20 per cent hold the majority of household net worth in Canada.

globalnews.ca

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A Shrieking Zombie Tiger 🐯 and Hettie the hobgoblin 🇨🇦🍁 @atigersleeping.bsky.social · 3d

Important #Petition re 🇨🇦 Health Act and implications of increased privatization of health services by provinces.

#CdnPoli #BCPoli #UniversalHealthcare

Hazel B. | Meme Resister | Forever Canadian @hab3261.bsky.social · 3d

The Canada Health Act sets national standards of universality, accessibility, and public administration, yet enforcement has weakened as privatization expands. #e6818

www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

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