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Louis Samuel @louissamuel.bsky.social · 28m

Luigi Mangione's lawyers seek dismissal of federal charges in assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO

Lawyers for Luigi Mangione say a New York federal judge should dismiss criminal charges, including a death-eligible count, from a federal indictment brought against him in the December assassination o...

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Louis Samuel @louissamuel.bsky.social · 2d

www.theguardian.com/education/20...

UK universities offered to monitor students’ social media for arms firms, emails show

Loughborough, Heriot-Watt and Glasgow corresponded with companies concerned about campus protests

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The Verge @theverge.com · 3d

Trump’s vague and confusing immigration policies are the point

Legal experts are bewildered by what that”anti-American ideologies” are.

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 3d

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday that furloughed federal workers "should be" paid back once the U.S. government reopens.

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Louis Samuel @louissamuel.bsky.social · 4d

www.cbc.ca/9.6929790
OMG sooooo much BS. 🤦🏾
#politics

Carney leaves White House after Trump offers compliments, says Canada and U.S. have 'natural conflicts' | CBC

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Louis Samuel @louissamuel.bsky.social · 5d

Books Are For Everyone: A Banned Books Week Reading List | HaymarketBooks.org - www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/494-bo...
#BannedBooks #BannedBooksWeek

Haymarket Books

Haymarket Books is a radical, independent, nonprofit book publisher based in Chicago.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 5d

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Spain culls cattle to contain first outbreak of lumpy skin disease

Spain has confirmed its first outbreak of the highly contagious lumpy skin disease on a cattle farm in the northeastern region of Catalonia and will carry out culls to prevent its spread, Spanish and Catalan authorities said over the weekend.

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Get Poked @niceneedles.bsky.social · 8d

LIVE October 2nd
Q&A

October 2 | Getting Poked by Laura

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Louis Samuel @louissamuel.bsky.social · 6d

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags

Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

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Dr. bird (She/they/Dr.)🐦‍⬛ @bbiiirdbphd.bsky.social · 8d

Hi, my rent is paid for another month while I continue building myself across the Internet and looking for mutual aid, grants, and remote work that allows me to continue shit talking fascism full-time. Please help by supporting my work (The Context, etc.): www.gofundme.com/f/dr-bird-go...

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‍‍Hi, general anti-fascist Internet community. The neo-nazis … Dr bird Bowen needs your support for Dr. bird Got Fired for Calling Out nazi sympathizing. Help!

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Tallgirl6234 @tallgirl6234.bsky.social · 7d

And this is why Trump shut down the government. Gotta make sure Shore the one percent make their money while we suffer.

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Louis Samuel @louissamuel.bsky.social · 7d

Defected Radio Show Hosted by Monki 03.10.25 by Defected Records - soundcloud.com/defectedreco...
#TGIF #HouseMusic #Reset

Defected Radio Show Hosted by Monki 03.10.25

1. O’Flynn - Fara [Glitterbox Recordings] 00:00 2. Edd - Dancing Together [Forever Days] 05:30 3. Khalid - In Plain Sight (HoneyLuv Remix) [RCA Records] 10:30 4. Gorge - Move [8Bit records] 14:15 5. P

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Louis Samuel @louissamuel.bsky.social · 8d

How Many Palestinian Lives Would It Take To Equal One Western Life? And Other Notes | Patreon - www.patreon.com/posts/how-ma...
#palestine #gaza #empire

How Many Palestinian Lives Would It Take To Equal One Western Life? And Other Notes | Caitlin Johnstone

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Get Poked @niceneedles.bsky.social · 10d

Weekly Wednesday LIVE today 1-3pm EST.

PATREON & TIKTOK

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 12d

Exclusive: Zohran Mamdani reacts to Eric Adams dropping out of the New York mayoral race. "I think it's very much the same race," he says, criticizing attempts by President Trump and other outsiders to affect the election.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/9/28/zohran_mamdani_eric_adams_nyc_mayoral

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Al Quds News Network @alqudsnewsnet.bsky.social · 12d

Instead of schools and play, children’s reality today in #Gaza is scavenging through garbage to survive… a life full of uncertainty and suffering.

#Gaza

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Louis Samuel @louissamuel.bsky.social · 15d

UN identifies 158 firms linked to illegal Israeli settlements in occupied West Bank - TRT World - www.trtworld.com/article/a153...
#Palestine #genocide #Gaza #israel

TRT World - UN identifies 158 firms linked to illegal Israeli settlements in occupied West Bank

The United Nations call on companies to "take appropriate action to address the adverse human rights impacts" of their activities.

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Louis Samuel @louissamuel.bsky.social · 15d

Netanyahu tells UN that Israel ‘must finish the job’ in Gaza after dozens of delegates walk out in protest - Middle East crisis live - www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
#Gaza #genocide #israel #UN

Netanyahu tells UN that Israel ‘must finish the job’ in Gaza after dozens of delegates walk out in protest - Middle East crisis live

Israeli PM rebuked Western nations for embracing Palestinian statehood after scores of delegates left the hall in protest

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Louis Samuel @louissamuel.bsky.social · 15d

Getting Poked by Laura goes live | Patreon - www.patreon.com/NiceNeedles/...
#healing #livechat #holisticmedicine

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Louis Samuel @louissamuel.bsky.social · 15d

Trump officials rally global leaders for restrictions on asylum seekers | United Nations News | Al Jazeera - www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/...

Trump officials rally global leaders for restrictions on asylum seekers

At the UN, a representative from the US State Department has called on other countries to tighten their asylum systems.

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Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 15d

As several Western nations announce their recognition of a Palestinian state ahead of an upcoming UN General Assembly vote, Israel is accelerating its illegal annexation measures of the occupied West Bank to render a Palestinian state impossible.

Israel plans to forcibly expel thousands of Palestinians to clear the way for a settlement that will split the West Bank in half

As several Western nations announce their recognition of a Palestinian state ahead of an upcoming UN General Assembly vote, Israel is accelerating its illegal annexation measures of the occupied West...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16d

Semi-regular reminder that a sane country would have already impeached and removed. But then again a sane country wouldn’t have elected a maniac criminal twice in the first place.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16d

The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 17d

well that escalated quickly

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Louis Samuel @louissamuel.bsky.social · 16d

Yup, for years