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Befekadu @befekaduwg.bsky.social · 1d

🧵Friday Poem

This Is What You Shall Do
– Walt Whitman
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 2d

Young people have taken to the streets to protest restricted election choices and harassment of opposition leaders.

Protests over disputed Tanzania election enter 3rd day, military deployed

Young people have taken to the streets to protest restricted election choices and harassment of opposition leaders.

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Befekadu @befekaduwg.bsky.social · 1d

Sudan: El Fasher atrocities must be investigated and perpetrators held to account
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Sudan: El Fasher atrocities must be investigated and perpetrators held to account

More details are emerging of atrocities committed during and after the fall of El Fasher to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan. Since the RSF made a major incursion into the city on 23 October, w...

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Befekadu @befekaduwg.bsky.social · 1d

UN leaders condemn ‘horrifying’ mass killings in Sudan
Emergency security council session criticises killings of civilians in El Fasher and external supply of arms to RSF
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UN leaders condemn ‘horrifying’ mass killings in Sudan

Emergency security council session criticises killings of civilians in El Fasher and external supply of arms to RSF

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Befekadu @befekaduwg.bsky.social · 1d

The New York City mayoral race – in five maps and charts
New York’s mayor election has drawn global attention as it pits progressivism against populism and establishment power.

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Befekadu @befekaduwg.bsky.social · 1d

Anyone But Mamdani: These Billionaires Are Spending Big To Stop Him From Becoming NYC’s Mayor

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These Are The Billionaires Cutting Checks To Stop Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani says billionaires shouldn’t exist. Some of them have put their fortunes to work trying to stop him from leading America’s largest city.

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Befekadu @befekaduwg.bsky.social · 1d

Will SNAP's Collapse Force a Shutdown Resolution? (w/ Arthur Delaney)
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Will SNAP's Collapse Force a Shutdown Resolution? (w/ Arthur Delaney)

Arthur Delaney joins Sam Stein to break down what changed, why it matters, and what happens to 22 million households who rely on SNAP every month.

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Befekadu @befekaduwg.bsky.social · 1d

Too Cruel Too Soon
How Republicans messed up on Project 2025

"The plan was to mask the true harshness of this agenda by delaying much of its cruelty, with the worst effects not hitting until after the midterms. Instead, severe nutrition and health care..."
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Befekadu @befekaduwg.bsky.social · 1d

AIPAC Toxic Endorsement!

Big Anti-AIPAC Wave Coming in next political elections.
AIPAC knows its brand is now toxic so is telling its donors to give directly to candidates without AIPAC's name involved so not to sink the candidate.

@Karishma4Senate
Follow her and make sure she wins!

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 2d

“Everyone knows Israel’s terrible record when it comes to keeping its promises.”

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hit out at Israel, accusing the state of trying to find excuses to violate the Gaza ceasefire deal.

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Befekadu @befekaduwg.bsky.social · 1d

Candace Owens x Norman Finkelstein

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Candace Owens x Norman Finkelstein

YouTube video by Candace Owens

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Befekadu @befekaduwg.bsky.social · 3d

Ethiopia’s Future: Regional Integration, Not War

Assab Is Not Worth a War
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Befekadu @befekaduwg.bsky.social · 3d

Are Eritrea and Ethiopia on the brink of war again?
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Are Eritrea and Ethiopia on the brink of war again?

YouTube video by The Newsmakers

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Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody @mandykathryn.bsky.social · 5d

@zohrankmamdani is a deeply thoughtful human being and we think he would make the best NYC mayor imaginable. We feel this as New Yorkers, as Jews and as human beings who are desperate for kindness, compassion and empathy to be represented in our politics.

GET OUT THE VOTE here bit.ly/4nxYXFp

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 4d

Rights groups say the RSF paramilitary group committed mass atrocities as it seized the besieged city in North Darfur.

Massacre in el-Fasher: What’s happening in Sudan right now?

Rights groups say the RSF paramilitary group committed mass atrocities as it seized the besieged city in North Darfur.

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 4d

Palestinians across the occupied West Bank have faced a wave of Israeli settler violence as they try to reach their olive groves.

Here are the latest figures from UN OCHA

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 4d

UN secretary-general strongly condemns Israeli attacks in Gaza on Tuesday, which killed more than 100 Palestinians.

Israeli military kills two in new Gaza attack despite ‘resuming’ ceasefire

UN secretary-general strongly condemns Israeli attacks in Gaza on Tuesday, which killed more than 100 Palestinians.

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Befekadu @befekaduwg.bsky.social · 5d

The 92-year-old president who never loses
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Cameroon election: Paul Biya, the leader who never loses

Cameroon's Paul Biya has extended his 43-year rule by wining a heavily disputed election.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 6d

California, and the country, cannot await the outcome of the midterms to repel Trump’s siege on democracy.

More drastic action is required.

It’s time for soft secession

How blue states can use their economic clout to stand up to Trump’s agenda—starting with California.

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Befekadu @befekaduwg.bsky.social · 5d

TUCKER CARLSON – "Anyone who serves in the IsraeIi MiIitary should be deported from US"

Befekadu @befekaduwg.bsky.social · 5d

BANNON calls for 3-STATE SOLUTION and the creation of CHRISTIAN STATE of Jerusalem in the Holy Land
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Steve Bannon pushes for ‘three state solution,’ formation of ‘Christian state’ in Middle East - Premier Christian News | Headlines, Breaking News, Comment & Analysis

Steve Bannon, the prominent MAGA activist and former senior advisor to President Donald Trump, is calling on a “three-state solution” for Palestine, Israel, and a “Christian state.”

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Befekadu @befekaduwg.bsky.social · 5d

Jewish and Israeli figures urge world leaders to act over ‘unconscionable’ Israeli acts in Gaza

Hundreds of artists, intellectuals and former Israeli officials warn ceasefire fails to address occupation, apartheid and denial of Palestinian rights
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