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UNITY! Hawza Academy. @unityhawza.bsky.social · Apr 27

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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · Apr 26

Booksellers have faced censorship and harassment defending the freedom to read. Celebrate your local bookstore and support their ongoing role in safeguarding intellectual freedom.

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This essay traces the long and turbulent history of American booksellers who have faced censorship, harassment, and even violence for defending the freedom to read. Through vivid anecdotes and historical cases-from undercover stings in the early 1900s and legal battles over “obscene” literature, to FBI surveillance of Black bookstores and bomb threats against feminist and LGBTQ+ shops-the author illustrates how bookstores have repeatedly become battlegrounds in the fight for civil liberties and free expression. Despite intimidation from both government and private groups, booksellers have pushed back, shaping legal precedents and rallying communities to defend First Amendment rights. The essay ultimately calls on readers to recognize bookstores as “arsenals of democracy” and to support their ongoing role in safeguarding intellectual freedom.

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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · Apr 26

World Food Program says it has no remaining Food Stocks in Gaza, as Israel keeps Crossings Closed

( Middle East Monitor ) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has depleted all its food stocks for families in Gaza, it said in a statement today. “Today, WFP delivered its last remaining food stocks to hot meals kitchens in the Gaza Strip. These kitchens are expected to fully run out of food in the […]

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · Apr 25

"EXCLUSIVE: Dem Voters Overwhelmingly Say US Should Cut Aid to Israel Until It Stops Attacking Civilians"

From Palestine to economics, a new poll from Data for Progress and Zeteo shows likely Democratic primary voters prefer a more progressive approach.

EXCLUSIVE: Dem Voters Overwhelming Say US Should Cut Aid to Israel Until It Stops Attacking Civilians

From Israel-Palestine to economic policy, polling from Data for Progress and Zeteo shows likely primary voters prefer a more progressive approach.

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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · Apr 26

Pope Francis’s Enduring Legacy on Palestine and the Middle East

By Mohammad Eslami and Ibrahim Marashi | – Braga, Portugal and San Marcos, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The world now grieves the loss of Pope Francis, a spiritual titan whose moral compass and unwavering voice for the marginalized reverberated far beyond the confines of Vatican walls. At the heart of his papacy […]

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Shabana Mir @shabana.bsky.social · Apr 22

STOP BOMBING 🗣️ END THE SIEGE 🗣️ LET AID IN 🗣️

Children are starving to death! People are struggling to buy food in the blackmarket! STOP THE KILLING!

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Karim Wafa-Al Hussaini @karimwafa.bsky.social · Apr 22

If you’re looking to read more Palestinian literature and include more Palestinian writers in your reading list, make sure you read Child of a Stolen Homeland. It’s a book of poetry written in honour of Indigenous Palestinian and wider native culture, life and history.

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · Apr 21

NEW: Mahmoud Khalil's wife gave birth to their child without him after ICE denied their request to let him be present.

“This was a purposeful decision by ICE to make me, Mahmoud, and our son suffer,” Dr. Abdalla said. “My son and I should not be navigating his first days on earth without Mahmoud."

Mahmoud Khalil’s Son Arrives After ICE Refuses to Let Him Attend Birth (Gift Article)

Mr. Khalil, a permanent resident detained in Louisiana, had requested a monitored furlough for the birth. His request was denied in less than an hour.

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UNITY! Hawza Academy. @unityhawza.bsky.social · Apr 20

A highly refreshing and intelligent take on #garcia and the #ms13 deportations to #elsalvador BY A MOTHER WHO LOST HER SON to MS-13:

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I Lost My Son to MS-13. I Still Oppose Trump’s Deportations.

By Rebekah Spicuglia On July 28, 2015, my 17-year-old son Oscar was walking through newly claimed MS-13 territory in a residential area of his hometown in Santa Maria, CA. Oscar was surrounded, attac...

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UNITY! Hawza Academy. @unityhawza.bsky.social · Apr 18

This cover is #boss

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UNITY! Hawza Academy. @unityhawza.bsky.social · Apr 18

#MAGA is demonstrable evidence that #democracy can not be “1 person, 1 vote” but must be layered to reflect the median #intelligence level of society, either through IQ testing or academic degree level, and so forth.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · Apr 15

“None of this is free. It costs money.”

Today is Zeteo’s first birthday - a year since we officially launched! - and I make the case for why you should all become paid subscribers and support independent media.

To subscribe:
Zeteo.com/subscribe

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UNITY! Hawza Academy. @unityhawza.bsky.social · Apr 10

After being genocided and having their country flattened by Biden/Harris bombs, Gazans should now also bear guilt for Kamala losing the election? You can kiss my 🍉

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UNITY! Hawza Academy. @unityhawza.bsky.social · Apr 10

Again, don’t add salt to this wound by making victims of genocide under Biden/Harris *responsible* for the current malaise.

If you’d have given 2 $h!t$ about Gaza before the elections, you could’ve pressured Kamala to revert on Palestine and then - since our vote is so relevant - Kamala wins.

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UNITY! Hawza Academy. @unityhawza.bsky.social · Apr 10

You don’t like Jill Stein, don’t vote for her.

But to now blame voters conscious of the Gazan genocide for the trump regime, is the height of cynicism.

NO we don’t have to vote for genocide abetters. Rather blame yourselves for looking away from Gaza and take the trump regime as your karma.

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UNITY! Hawza Academy. @unityhawza.bsky.social · Apr 10

Unfortunately the genocide started under Biden/Harris, and Kamala made absolutely no mention of it during her campaign.

Jill Stein was a good candidate and it’s legitimate to vote for what you believe in, that’s democracy.

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UNITY! Hawza Academy. @unityhawza.bsky.social · Apr 3

So it means they’re doing it intentionally.

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UNITY! Hawza Academy. @unityhawza.bsky.social · Mar 30

🤍🕌🕋🌙 Eid Mubarak for all Humankind!

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UNITY! Hawza Academy. @unityhawza.bsky.social · Mar 21

Unfortunately yet another demonstration why democracy needs tiers, layers based on IQ and academic prowess in order to function properly.

Ancient Greeks inherently captured this sentiment by not giving every dumbass a vote, only refined and well-educated city-zens could participate.

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UNITY! Hawza Academy. @unityhawza.bsky.social · Mar 20

Wishing all a very blessed and prosperous Nawruz 🇮🇷🇦🇫🇹🇯🇦🇿

RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · Mar 20

It's the Spring Equinox - the first astronomical day of spring! ☀️

Longer days. Lighter evenings.

Sunshine warm on your skin, birds singing, blossom in the branches.

Golden sunlight bursts through a tangle of budding trees, casting long beams of light across a mossy woodland floor. New green shoots push up through leaf litter and patches of moss, catching the glow of the morning sun. A soft haze fills the air, with a hint of warmth and life returning to the woods.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Mar 19

⚡️FIGHT THE OLIGARCHY RALLY ⚡️
STARTING TOMORROW.

Nevada. Arizona. Colorado.
You, me, and Bernie.
Dem and GOP districts. ❤️💙

See you there 💪🏽🌞

Fight the Oligarchy Rally Poster with event details for: Las Vegas, NV, Tempe, AZ, Greeley, CO, Denver, CO, and Tucson, AZ

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Karim Wafa-Al Hussaini @karimwafa.bsky.social · Mar 18

Bombing families in the middle of the night during Ramadan is a different type of evil.

Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · Mar 18

BREAKING: At least 100 Palestinians, including many children, have been killed in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip as Israeli officials threaten a ground invasion, according to Reuters.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/191eo5

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Karim Wafa-Al Hussaini @karimwafa.bsky.social · Mar 18

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UNITY! Hawza Academy. @unityhawza.bsky.social · Mar 17

Alright. So mixing Arabic and English language characters on BlueSky doesn’t fly. Got it already!

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