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Rocinante @galador.bsky.social · 9h

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 3d

The war in Gaza ended 6 to 9 months ago. It’s been pure genocide—a straight-up slaughter-and-starvation campaign—since then. Under no circumstances should anyone pretend that Netanyahu is still fighting a “war” just so that Trump can get a photo op and say he “ended” it.

Do better, corporate media.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 3d

Trump’s Gaza peace plan does not resolve all the issues, @yair-rosenberg.bsky.social argues. "But Trump is counting on the force of his personality, the exhaustion of the parties, and the momentum created by the initial agreement to ultimately end the war entirely."

The Gaza War Isn’t Over Yet. But It Could Be Soon.

Trump may have ended the Gaza hostage crisis. Can he end the Gaza war?

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Feral Millennial Communists of Late Stage Capitalism @feralcommie.bsky.social · 3d

"The percentage of child dead in the Ukrainian conflict is 0.3%
The percentage of child dead in the Gaza conflict is 37.7%
In a single statistic, there you have the difference between a war and a genocide."
Craig Murray

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Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 4d

I don't understand why I see things so differently. I see a health insurance industry that thinks it's entitled to charge people 1/3rd of their income for healthcare. That industry shouldn't be "fixed." It should be burned to the ground and its ashes pissed on.

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 5d

Greta Thunberg has more courage & moral clarity than any world leader I have ever seen.

Bar none.

Period.

That tiny 22 year old is often accused of being annoying, but what she is, is unyielding to moral ambiguity. If it’s wrong, she says so until someone listens.

She deserves the Nobel Prize

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 6d

You may not be paying attention to this story,

but a white police officer was caught on camera tampering with a witness and other evidence for the express purpose of framing LSU football player Kyren Lacy for a vehicular manslaughter he had NOTHING to do with.

Kyren took his own life in April.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 7d

Free Greta Thunberg and the rest of the illegally detained flotilla activists.

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Mehreen Faruqi @mehreenfaruqi.bsky.social · 8d

The absolutely horrific reports of inhumane and degrading treatment that the courageous people abducted from the Sumud Flotilla have been subjected to should jolt the Prime Minister Albanese and Minister Wong into action.

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Rocinante @galador.bsky.social · 10d

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Mekka Okereke @mekka.mekka-tech.com · 10d

Black folk will tell you: The 1st thing cops say after an incident is always a lie.🤷🏿‍♂️

They lie because there's upside in it for them, and no downside.

No matter how many times they get caught lying, newspapers will print their next lie as the gospel truth.🤡

And people stop caring before truth hits

David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 10d

ICE lied about the person it shot, claiming he was a "criminal," but NBC finds that he had no criminal history whatsoever. Not even traffic tickets in 12 years! It also lied about the extent of the injuries to its agents....

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 10d

BREAKING

Dr. Jane Goodall has died. She was 91.

It is impossible to sum up the impact she has had on our world and on science in a social media post.

She lived a long and incredible life but I am devastated.

Full Story: bit.ly/4pPcNFH

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Jacks. Yup! That Guy. 🪶🦬 🐺 🦅 🌎 @palehorse.bsky.social · 10d

Dr. Jane Goodall’s discoveries as an ethologist revolutionized science with her great ape studies of chimpanzees.

She was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world.

R.I.P. Dr. Jane.

You will be missed. 😔

A young chimp raises its right hand while holding a stick in its left hand.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 13d

“Israeli Forces Kill 198 Palestinians in Gaza Over Three Days”

It’s a genocide. Daily endless massacres, largely ignored in the West.

Israeli Forces Kill 198 Palestinians in Gaza Over Three Days - News From Antiwar.com

Israeli attacks have killed at least 198 Palestinians and wounded 786 in the Gaza Strip over 72 hours, according to death toll updates released by Gaza's Health Ministry, as Israel continues its US-ba...

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💢Marx was right.🕊 @paulwalker44.bsky.social · 15d

The Israelis, establishment liberals and conservatives call this a “democracy.”

Can you see what western “democracy” is now?

www.instagram.com/reel/DN3Sicj...

Man aboard Emirati plane films the destruction in N. Gaza

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 18d

What a country.

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 19d

Uh, I offered to help her fight and it’s what I do for a living.

She apparently didn’t want to, or maybe it’s in the works in some other way.

Mekka Okereke @mekka.mekka-tech.com · 19d

I like Jimmy Kimmel. I really do. I have no issues with him.

I'm talking about something very different.

Kimmel was only suspended. But he's back now. Karen Attiah and all the other Black journalists are still fired.

Y'all do know how to fight, when you want to.

But you don't really want to. 🤷🏿‍♂️

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 19d

For anyone who needs to hear this, by virtue of being a “human being” with “empathy” and a concern for “the dignity of others,” well, I regret to inform you that you are and always have been a part of antifa.

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💢Marx was right.🕊 @paulwalker44.bsky.social · 20d

They erased the last video, so im reposting it.

#CONGO : www.instagram.com/reel/DLh5hG0...

Dan Gertler the corrupt
"Israeli" billionaire who is in charge of several mines in Congo.
Dan Gertler
Israeli businessman

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💙🦋🌊 Political Americans 🌊🦋💙 @politicalamericans.bsky.social · 19d

At the end, Charlie Kirk got what he deserved.

A maudlin, kabuki theater memorial choreographed to manipulate the adoring cult of fascists he helped create.

Surrounded by grifters, bigots, fake Christians, & shameless autocrats all who hate America while pretending to love it.

Congrats, Charlie.

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Rocinante @galador.bsky.social · 22d

Traveling…. Istanbul….. love me some kitties

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