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dmosh.bsky.social @dmosh.bsky.social · 22h
“You came here today with a witness who knows nothing about Costa Rica, I mean, less than nothing,” Judge Xinis told a government lawyer, referring to Mr. Schultz. “Help yourself dig out of this hole.”

“This is a joke for anyone who’s listening,” she added.

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Judge Signals She Is Likely to Order Abrego Garcia’s Release Soon
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dmosh.bsky.social @dmosh.bsky.social · 1d
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Venezuela’s Maria Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize 2025
The prestigious award has been announced at the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo at 09:00 GMT.
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dmosh.bsky.social @dmosh.bsky.social · 1d
“What we’re seeing is that poverty was the barrier keeping these women from resting during pregnancy. As soon as they got the money, they did what was right for them. They are responsible for the nearly 50% reduction we’ve seen in infant and child mortality”

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‘Just money, with no strings attached’: how direct cash transfers are giving women in rural Kenya a new life
Financial support given directly to the women in rural Kilifi county has cut both infant mortality and deaths among under fives, while boosting village businesses
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dmosh.bsky.social @dmosh.bsky.social · 1d
“Some people say we need a longer table. We say, ‘Make the kitchen longer’.”

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A longer kitchen, a fairer table: Stories of food sovereignty in Johannesburg
In Johannesburg, farmers, chefs and activists are gathering around shared meals to reimagine food systems, resilience and justice for South Africa’s future
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dmosh.bsky.social @dmosh.bsky.social · 3d
The children’s names below appear on a list of victims of Israel’s offensive in Gaza. As of the end of July it ran to 60,199 names, of whom 18,457 were under 18s. The list does not include the thousands still buried under the rubble of destroyed buildings

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Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead
Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive
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dmosh.bsky.social @dmosh.bsky.social · 5d
“We also need to understand that a UBIG is a matter of national security; it is a matter of ensuring social stability and that is something that benefits everyone – including those who don’t believe in a universal basic income grant.”

www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
Time for SA to ditch myths, get behind a universal basic income grant: researchers
As the extension date for the Social Relief of Distress grant runs down, proponents of a universal basic income grant say it’s time to get behind an effective grant system that could fight poverty and...
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dmosh.bsky.social @dmosh.bsky.social · 7d
“Deputy Attorney General Blanche’s remarkable statements could directly establish that the motivations for Abrego’s criminal charges stem from his exercise of his constitutional and statutory rights to bring suit against the executive official defendants.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...
Judge Finds ‘Likelihood’ That Charges Against Abrego Garcia Are Vindictive
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dmosh.bsky.social @dmosh.bsky.social · 8d
"Domicide": "In the light of deliberate mass destruction of homes in war zones, notably in Gaza, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing has called for the establishment of a new crime – domicide – at international level."

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Res. 2626 - Resolution - Adopted text
Title: Analysis and guidelines to guarantee the right to housing - Reference: Res. 2626 - Document type: Resolution - Other author: Parliamentary Assembly
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dmosh.bsky.social @dmosh.bsky.social · 8d
Lawyers for Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia say the Constitution demands his habeas corpus lawsuit, challenging his current detention and potential deportation, must go on during the U.S. government shutdown — and that he should be placed on home detention.

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Abrego Garcia’s lawyers: Case must move forward during shutdown — or he should be released - WTOP News
Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia say the Constitution demands his habeas corpus lawsuit must go on, and that he should be placed on home detention during the government shutdown.
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dmosh.bsky.social @dmosh.bsky.social · 8d
The struggle continues ... www.fox13memphis.com/news/immigra...
Immigration judge denies Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s bid for asylum, but he has 30 days to appeal
A U.S. immigration judge has denied a bid for asylum from Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose case has become a proxy for the partisan power struggle over immigration policy.
www.fox13memphis.com
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dmosh.bsky.social @dmosh.bsky.social · 11d
Shut it down ... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What are people saying about our new Nauru detention deal? | Fiona Katauskas
Not everyone’s rating it highly
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dmosh.bsky.social @dmosh.bsky.social · 12d
Equality could still be a reality for girls born today, but the world must invest now.

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Gender equality in 2025: Gains, gaps, and the USD 342 trillion choice | UN Women – Headquarters
UN Women's flagship report, The Gender Snapshot 2025, shows the gains, gaps, and $342T choice ahead: invest in women now or risk deeper poverty, violence, and lost growth.
www.unwomen.org
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dmosh.bsky.social @dmosh.bsky.social · 13d
Yes! Congratulations to No Violet Bulawayo!

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NoViolet Bulawayo wins the Best of Caine award
The Zimbabwean writer – who has been twice nominated for the Booker – won the Caine Prize for African Writing in 2011, with her story Hitting Budapest
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dmosh.bsky.social @dmosh.bsky.social · 14d
“It will not only be a feast for the eyes, but it will make people reflect on the question: How was it possible that we have never heard of them before, or included them before in the art historical discourse?”

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/a...
The Dutch Masters Were Women, Too
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dmosh.bsky.social @dmosh.bsky.social · 16d
We need leaders who recognise that oral health is inseparable from social justice and broader struggles for inclusive and equitable healthcare. We need a private sector that sees beyond profit margins.

www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/09/25/b...
Bulela Vava | Today’s poor oral health in SA is partly a legacy of apartheid
We need to confront the racialised and class-based structures that still dictate society's oral health outcomes, argues Dr Bulela Vava as we head toward the end of this year’s National Oral Health Mon...
www.spotlightnsp.co.za
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dmosh.bsky.social @dmosh.bsky.social · 16d
The fund is the first-ever guaranteed income programme to deliver recurring cash relief to women currently incarcerated in state and federal prisons.

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Why we’re giving incarcerated women cash relief
We’re the first project to give women in prison recurring cash support. Our long-term goal is prison abolition
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dmosh.bsky.social @dmosh.bsky.social · 17d
"This is where I dream!"

www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
This Is Home: Young photographers challenge stereotypes, capture community
Over recent months, more than 30 young people from Thokoza and Soweto’s Merafe Hostel have taken part in an intensive series of workshops run by the Of Soul and Joy photography programme. Led by women...
www.dailymaverick.co.za
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dmosh.bsky.social @dmosh.bsky.social · 18d
Mexodus ... ! www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/t...
‘Mexodus’ Tells an Underground Railroad Story You’ve Probably Never Heard
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dmosh.bsky.social @dmosh.bsky.social · 19d
“Since childhood our life has been full of sorrow. If we were sons, they might not have targeted our family.”

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Why Adivasi women are fighting for their rights to ancestral lands
Customary laws deny women these rights. A recent Supreme Court judgement offers some hope.
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dmosh.bsky.social @dmosh.bsky.social · 19d
Good morning …!
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dmosh.bsky.social @dmosh.bsky.social · 20d
A new book by Dr. Jessica Field from The University of Manchester has revealed that eviction is a "deliberate and enduring feature" of Britain's housing system, rather than simply being a consequence of a housing crisis.

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Eviction is a 'deliberate feature' of the housing system, says new book
A new book by Dr. Jessica Field from The University of Manchester has revealed that eviction is a "deliberate and enduring feature" of Britain's housing system, rather than simply being a consequence ...
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dmosh.bsky.social @dmosh.bsky.social · 20d
"African artists are not only present on the global art stage, they’re also helping shape the questions, forms and languages of art itself."

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Zimbabwean artist Portia Zvavahera turns her prayers into paintings
African artists are not only present on the global stage but are shaping the languages of art itself.
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dmosh.bsky.social @dmosh.bsky.social · 24d
Ammiel Alcalay: “Art is supposed to represent the possibilities of the human spirit under duress, and the art that we should be looking at is coming from Gaza.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/a...
Palestinian Artists Open Gaza Biennale in New York
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dmosh.bsky.social @dmosh.bsky.social · 25d
Masrat Nabi: "The feminist argument is simple: trade wars are not fought in spreadsheets; they are fought in women’s lives."

feminisminindia.com/2025/09/16/h...
Jobs, Wages, Futures: How US Tariffs Push Indian Women Into Crisis
Economists warn that the US tariffs could shave 0.5 to 0.6 percentage points off India’s GDP this year.
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dmosh.bsky.social @dmosh.bsky.social · 25d
@judreb.bsky.social "Today by demanding that women’s work be valued, we are demanding that we stop valuing making more and more money for the rich as the basis for the economy. What else is the GDP? "

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The women are rising
Women have been leading the fight in the care sector for fairer wages and to put an end to unpaid labour.
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