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The Gray Sage @walterdgreason.bsky.social · 1h

When I am not working to defend human rights or preserve vulnerable communities, I enjoy cooking/baking, doing home upgrades, traveling, and working out.

All foodies, DIYers, travel photographers, and health/fitness folks are welcome here!

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🦋 Still Standing 🦋 @imstillstanding.bsky.social · 12d

They can’t handle the truth

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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 1h

‘Jean-Luc Mélenchon seems to be betting on an abrupt collapse of centrism that will leave his brand of radicalism as the sole non-racist alternative to right-wing nationalism. This makes him an authentic revolutionist, but it is a dangerous gamble.’

David Todd: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

David Todd · Parable of the Parakeets: Mélenchon’s Ambitions

Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s rise to prominence since 2015 has often been compared to the contemporaneous if more ephemeral...

www.lrb.co.uk

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1h

And yes, they're trying to intimidate us but Pritzker's right -- everyone needs to be out in numbers at these events.

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1h

By contrast, JB Pritzker told me that people should flood the No Kings protests precisely in order to let the American people know that something is deeply amiss.

More Dems should be doing this, to send the message widely that we are in real trouble right now.

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

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Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 2h

Most of this laundry list of "overwhelming evidence" is tendentious. Let's go through them.
1) A big driver of high costs at public universities has been a decrease in state appropriations. Many public schools have been forced to act on a public/private model as a result..../1

The evidence is overwhelming: outrageous costs and prolonged indebtedness for students; poor outcomes, with too many students left unable to find meaningful work after graduating; some talented domestic students and scholars have been crowded out of enrollment and employment opportunities by international students; and a high degree of uniformity of thought among faculty members and administrators, which can result in a hostile environment for students with different ideas.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2h

THIS!! 👇👇

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Stevijoe Payne, philosopher @stevijoe.bsky.social · 3h

Maria Corina Machado of Venezuela has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 1d

Disabled people are not the enemy

Immigrants are not the enemy

LGBTQ+ people are not the enemy

Minorities & people of colour are not the enemy

These division tactics only work because there’s one group who needs to feel superior to the rest of us

They will “other” anyone to advance their agenda

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Melissa Rea Author 📚📚📚 @melrea.bsky.social · Nov 20

Smart sassy sexy women your style? My 4 novels in several flavors one should fit you perfectly.
t.co/rAUmXft9aJ Modern time travel rom-com
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t.co/WtqnFc3dzb Time traveling Alice in Wonderland with a sexy twist.
amzn.to/3B52yGg Alice Book 2. More fun!

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Neil Shooter @neilshooter.bsky.social · 4h

It’s simple.

When authoritarianism comes … RESIST!

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 1h

DOGE talked big but did zilch.
qz.com/doge-spendin...

Was DOGE all for nothing? Here are the receipts

The U.S. government's 2025 fiscal year is done — turns out Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency didn't break a cycle of increased spending

qz.com

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Oni Blackstock, MD MHS @oniblackstock.bsky.social · Aug 27

🌱In our just-released op-ed for @statnews.com @cre8tivecadence.bsky.social & I share our thoughts on the critical need for community-centered governance in #generativeAI in both health care & public health, moving away from top-down approaches to ones that are from the ground up.

#healthequity

Engage the community in generative AI for public health

Slower uptake of generative AI in public health provides a unique opportunity to embed community accountability before more of these models are fully scaled.

www.statnews.com

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Oni Blackstock, MD MHS @oniblackstock.bsky.social · 1d

"The Partnership to End HIV, STDs, and Hepatitis is concerned by reports that 22 CDC webpages have been deleted, many of which focus on LGBTQ+ health, HIV and [STI] prevention, and access to care."

HIV, STI Leaders Condemn the Recent Deletion of Critical Public Health Information From CDC Websites

The deleted pages focus on LGBTQ health, HIV and STIs, notes a joint statement from the Partnership to End HIV, STDs, and Hepatitis.

www.poz.com

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson this week signed an executive order banning ICE agents from using city-owned property, such as parking lots, as staging grounds for the agency’s raids.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d

Credit where credit is due. The Democrats' message that the GOP shut down the government because they want to throw millions of people off healthcare has broken through. Two of my cousins who are NOT AT ALL tuned into national politics told me that this is why the government is shut down.

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The Gray Sage @walterdgreason.bsky.social · 1d

Most folks find me through my work on racial violence or the growing body of material on Afrofuturism through the Wakanda Syllabus.

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The Gray Sage @walterdgreason.bsky.social · 1d

Welcome to everyone who just connect on BlueSky over the last week!

I’m SAGE GRAY aka Walter Greason, historian, educator, economist, advocate, and mediator.

My content focuses on US and world politics, specifically based on my research about housing, schools, banks, museums, and libraries.

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Julene Tripp Weaver @trippweavpoet.bsky.social · Mar 10

My 4th poetry book, "Slow Now with Clear Skies," published by MoonPath Press June 2024!

Cover art and design for poetry book, "Slow Now with Clear Skies." Bright oranges, pinks & reds, golden hues, stacked city on the left margin, bottom has a small house with phone hanging down, top has a clock timed at 11. Right side has line structures near top. Art by Clare Johnson, design by Tonya Namura. Available online!

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Sharon Machlis @smachlis.bsky.social · 3d

This is a professor at Rutgers who teaches a class on the history of anti-fascism. He also teaches about human rights. He has received multiple death threats and been doxed. He is relocating to Europe for his safety. This is where we are in the US now. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Arrianna Marie Planey, PhD MA @arrianna-planey.bsky.social · 2d

"Systems that adjust to increasing lifespans in general with penalties for early withdrawal but fail to reflect subpopulations’ longevity differences are not “actuarialy fair” (Sanchez-Romero et al. 2020) and can function to redistribute wealth from nonwhite to white populations..."

Three Ways of Looking at Black–White Mortality Differences in the United States

Everyone agrees that US Black deaths happen earlier than white deaths on average, but it is surprisingly challenging to find the best ways to summarize, quantify, and compare this gap. This review arg...

www.annualreviews.org

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 3d

A great breakdown of the numbers here, making clear the return was across society, not directly into govt coffers: bsky.app/profile/clar...

Clara Murray @claradoodle.bsky.social · 3d

Actually... from my reading of the artists' basic income report, the government did not earn money back from the scheme (although its costs were offset 37%)

Most gains were societal and came from putting the artists' improvements in wellbeing in € terms

assets.gov.ie/static/docum...

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 3d

For everyone asking what defines "creative artist" for this scheme: bsky.app/profile/lone...
Also includes architects!

LoneWolf @lonelylupine.bsky.social · 3d

www.gov.ie/en/departmen...

Basic Income for the Arts Pilot Scheme: Guidelines

The Basic Income for the Arts pilot scheme will run over a 3 year period (2022 – 2025)

www.gov.ie

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 3d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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The Gray Sage @walterdgreason.bsky.social · 3d

Celebrating a new era of community work with the Hallie Q. Brown Center in Rondo, Saint Paul.

#BlackSky

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 3d

A major reason why Republicans in Portland are "an endangered species" is that the OR GOP as an institution has become one of the more radically far right, state-level parties in the country. And in a state party gone off the deep end, the Multnomah county GOP stands out for its extremism.

Alex Baumhardt @alexbaumhardt.bsky.social · 5d

This was lazy reporting, and the Times would have done better for its audience exploring why so many Portlanders voted in DSA council. Article includes nothing from these voters. Describing Republicans in Portland as an “endangered species” is a choice.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/u...

What Happens When Socialists Are in Charge? Portland Offers a Glimpse.

www.nytimes.com

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