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BodhiCreole @kshahyd.bsky.social · 10h

The Children Who Power Silicon Valley’s AI Dreams

Congolese children mine cobalt for $2/day while 95% of Africa’s AI researchers can’t afford the GPUs their data trains.

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The Children Who Power Silicon Valley's AI Dreams

Congolese children mine cobalt for $2/day while 95% of Africa's AI researchers can't afford the GPUs their data trains.

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BodhiCreole @kshahyd.bsky.social · 12h

Not only... his claim to the prize was for forcing victims of genocide to accept a "peace" in which they were blamed for their own genocide as a condition for stopping the genocide while shielding the actual perpetrators from any accountability.

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 1d

This is not a story of two sides finally finding peace. It is a story of two peoples who will wake up tomorrow under two very different skies: one free to heal, the other trapped in the ruins

Nagham Zbeedat

www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

For Palestinians, the relief of the Gaza cease-fire belongs to others

This Is Not a Story of Two Sides Finally Finding Peace. It Is a Story of Two Peoples Who Will Wake Up Tomorrow Under Two Very Different Skies: One Free to Heal, the Other Trapped in the Ruins

www.haaretz.com

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BodhiCreole @kshahyd.bsky.social · 22h

The Real Story of Gumbo, Okra, and Louisiana Afro-Creoles*

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The Real Story of Gumbo, Okra, and Louisiana Afro-Creoles*

“I grew up in a family where history sat at the dinner table” ~Michel Rolph Trouillot~ You can learn a lot about the history of Afro-Creole Louisiana by studying a bowl of gumbo. The very name conjure...

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BodhiCreole @kshahyd.bsky.social · 22h

Cajun have made a lot of money selling Creole food, renamed as Cajun and erasing Black people from the history of Louisiana cuisine... the French never used seasonings like we do. When did the Cajun start, except after they learned it from us...

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BodhiCreole @kshahyd.bsky.social · 22h

The "peace" plan is first in history where the victims of genocide are held responsible for their own genocide. Perpetrators of crimes against humanity face no sanction or reprimand. Are not required to provide justice or restitution. Palestinians must again prove they don't deserve to be killed

Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 1d

My article on the 20 point gaza "peace plan" is now out. Let me tell you why peace processes in the Israeli Palestinian conflict seem to keep failing, with a focus on Tony Blair the menace of the middle east

theconversation.com/a-gaza-peace...

Gaza peace plan risks borrowing more from Tony Blair’s failures in the Middle East than his success in Northern Ireland

The former British leader was tapped to lead redevelopment efforts in Gaza if a deal is agreed upon.

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BodhiCreole @kshahyd.bsky.social · 23h

Free and fair elections you say?

Dominion Voting Systems sold and renamed as Liberty Vote

Dominion was sold to Scott Leiendecker, a former Republican director of elections for the city of St. Louis, Mo.

www.thehill.com/business/5547784-dominion-voting-systems-liberty-vote

Dominion Voting Systems sold and renamed as Liberty Vote

Dominion Voting Systems, the voting technology company that was at the center of controversy and false stolen-election claims after President Trump’s 2020 loss, has been sold and will be renamed as…

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 1d

Though Israel and its allies have derided Palestinian resistance groups for holding hostages in Gaza, Israel itself is holding thousands of Palestinian hostages, both dead and alive, in its own prisons.

At least 250 Palestinian bodies have not been returned to their families.

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 1d

We need to talk about Russell Vought – But Properly

Why certain mainstream outlets insist on sanitizing Vought as a devout “small government” conservative – and what actually animates his war against pluralistic democracy.

Some thoughts from my new piece:

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We need to talk about Russell Vought – But Properly

Why certain mainstream outlets insist on sanitizing Vought as a devout “small government” conservative – and what actually animates his war against pluralistic democracy

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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 1d

A woman who was shot multiple times by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents did not ram them with her car and had her weapon stored in her purse at the time of the incident, according to her lawyer, contradicting accounts by the Department of Homeland Security.

www.reuters.com/world/us/bod...

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BodhiCreole @kshahyd.bsky.social · 1d

We're missing an opportunity to place democratic reform more firmly in this conversation.

Each of those local rallies should be demanding local democratic reforms

We undermine authoritarianism, by showing "what democracy can look like".

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Global Voices @globalvoices.org · 2d

The armed conflict in Sudan seems to be one of the world's most forgotten civil wars. The reigning silence surrounding this conflict plunges the population into daily turmoil.

Sudan is bleeding in silence: A humanitarian crisis the world cannot ignore

The armed conflict in Sudan seems to be one of the world's most forgotten civil wars. The reigning silence surrounding this conflict plunges the population into daily turmoil.

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Debt Collective 🟥 @debtcollective.bsky.social · 3d

Now: Debt Collective Raises Hand to Purchase Chunk of Federal Government Student Debt Portfolio

The Debt Collective has purchased billions in household debt over the past decade

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, after a new POLITICO report that the Trump administration is “exploring options to sell off parts of the federal government’s $1.6 trillion student loan portfolio to the private market,” the Debt Collective is announcing its willingness to purchase the entire portfolio for its true market value. The Debt Collective will then subsequently cancel the debt.

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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.bsky.social · 3d

for those of you who are serious about understanding the eugenic lineage of the whole AGI movement, on the other hand, you can peruse some of the resources at www.dair-institute.org/projects/tes...

The TESCREAL Bundle

The array of utopian ideologies that power Silicon Valley's elite is ultimately bleakly eugenicist.

www.dair-institute.org

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Prism @prismreports.org · 2d

“The market that emerges under siege is not a sign of resilience—it is a system of predation born of deliberate policy.”

As Israel’s blockade drives Palestinians into daily negotiations with their dignity, women have become the front-line managers of scarcity, Mariam Mohammed Al-Khateeb writes.

Israel drives Palestinian women into daily negotiations with dignity

Women have become the front-line managers of scarcity. Yet their suffering is often erased by Western policy and humanitarian discourse

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 2d

"For instance, CNBC found that one Microsoft data center in Illinois received more than $38 million in data center sales tax exemptions but created just 20 permanent jobs."

www.cnbc.com/2025/06/20/t...

In race to attract data centers, states can forfeit hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue to tech companies

Amazon, Meta and Google are among the beneficiaries of state tax exemptions for data centers that help power AI.

www.cnbc.com

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Meg Linehan @meglinehan.com · 2d

This week on Full Time, @tamerra-griffin.bsky.social and I take a deep dive into the NWSL attendance dip for 2025, with the help of @chicagostars.com, @gothamfc.bsky.social and YOU, the listeners!

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Why is NWSL attendance down?

Podcast Episode · Full Time: A show about women's soccer · 10/08/2025 · 51m

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BodhiCreole @kshahyd.bsky.social · 2d

They have to do more than "attack the autocrat", that's low hanging fruit.

How can they within their states spark the needed reimagining and evolution of democracy and people's relationships to government?

That's transformative work, not just trading insults with a wanna be dictator.

Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 2d

For "Big-D Democrats and small-d democrats who want to save democracy, to get through this era and reach some sort of new normal, a critical set of approaches are deterrence and hardball," says Arkadi Gerney, who is advising Dem governors on how to fight Trump. newrepublic.com/article/2014...

Transcript: Newsom and Pritzker Show How To Attack An Authoritarian

Arkadi Gerney, a Democratic strategist, says that the officials with the greatest ability to stop Trump are Democratic governors and attorneys general. And he argues they are often blunting the presid...

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BodhiCreole @kshahyd.bsky.social · 2d

They have to do more than "attack the autocrat", that's low hanging fruit.

How can they within their states spark the needed reimagining and evolution of democracy and people's relationships to government?

That's transformative work, not just trading insults with a wanna be dictator.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 2d

It is always a true pleasure to chop it up with @thehometownholler.bsky.social this is a far-ranging conversation but still skillfully on target. Thanks for having me back. (With a special shout out to Milo ❤️)

The Hometown Holler @thehometownholler.bsky.social · 2d

New Hometown Holler drop: We sit down with @tressiemcphd.bsky.social - scholar, writer, truth-teller. From North Carolina roots to national influence, Dr. Cottom talks about home, politics, and the power of paying attention. Don’t miss this one.

#home #community #politics #whiskey

Tressie McMillan Cottom on Nostalgia, Belonging, and Why Calling Trump an “Idiot” Misses the Point

YouTube video by The Hometown Holler

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Jacobin @jacobinmag.bsky.social · 3d

Two years into Israel’s genocide, the US movement in solidarity with Palestinians is far weaker than it should be.

To cut off American arms to Israel, we need to build a powerful movement oriented to ordinary Americans beyond activist circles.

Ultraleftism Can’t Free Palestine

Two years into Israel’s genocide, the US movement in solidarity with Palestinians is far weaker than it should be. To cut off American arms to Israel, we need to build a powerful movement oriented to ordinary Americans beyond activist circles.

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BodhiCreole @kshahyd.bsky.social · 3d

The Most Expensive World Cup of All Time

This is the first World Cup where fans have been asked to pay thousands of dollars just for the chance to buy a ticket at a later date, the first with 'dynamic' pricing, and the first with an uncapped resale platform.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vElT...

The Most Expensive World Cup of All Time

YouTube video by HITC Sevens

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Big Bad Booty Daddy @bamaslymm.blacksky.app · 3d

They're putting a datacenter in Bessemer????

Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 3d

I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that all these data centers are going into communities that have been historically targeted for exploitation and have the least amount of civic power wielded by the people living there.

wordinblack.com/2025/09/alab...

Why Are Plans for This Alabama Data Center So Hush-Hush?

Officials in Bessemer, Alabama, are mum on Project Marvel, a proposed data center the size of 18 Walmart Supercenters.

wordinblack.com

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 3d

“When you look at the sky in Gaza, you can't differentiate. Is this a cloud or is this smoke? The whole time you're listening to the sounds of drones, quadcopters, airstrikes and bombs,” says award-winning journalist Plestia Alaqad.

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Maya Sen @mayasen.bsky.social · 4d

The courts are not going to help us

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Trump open to invoking the Insurrection Act

The comments came a day after a federal judge blocked the president from sending National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon.

www.politico.com

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