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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 5d

BREAKING from PP

We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*

The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:

Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer

More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado

www.propublica.org/article/immi...

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More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

www.propublica.org

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 12d

after the 10th radioactive shrimp recall in 7 weeks, i decided to do some digging

little did i know it would lead me to an underreported industrial accident that may have released an airborne plume of radioactive debris over swaths of indonesia
www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...

What Is Really Going on With All This Radioactive Shrimp? - Consumer Reports

Here’s the latest on how shrimp and spices got contaminated with cesium-137, how the FDA has responded, and why consumers should not panic.

www.consumerreports.org

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Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff.bsky.social · 12d

Donald trump can still win the Nobel Peace prize if Mike Pence has the courage

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NPR @npr.org · 28d

Historians and citizens who say they are concerned about the Trump administration's pressure on the Smithsonian are working to document exhibits, as they exist today, throughout the museum network.

Wary of changes under Trump, 'citizen historians' are documenting the Smithsonian

Historians and citizens who say they are concerned about the Trump administration's pressure on the Smithsonian are working to document exhibits, as they exist today, throughout the museum network.

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Matt Easton @matteaston.bsky.social · 29d

Happy to announce the sold-out Indonesian version of "We Have Tired of Violence" is now available in a 2nd printing from marjinkiri.id, local bookstores, and online shops. It's timely, as some protestors have begun bringing a copy to demonstrations since the first run came out last year.

A protestor holds up a copy of "Kami Sudah Lelah dengan Kekerasan" in the foreground; just behind is a barbed wire barrier and then a row of people in brown uniforms.

Someone holds up a copy of the book "Kami Sudah Lelah dengan Kekerasan" at the weekly Kamisan protests in Jakarta. In the background a speaker holds his fist in the air.

Someone holds up a copy of the book "Kami Sudah Lelah dengan Kekerasan" in the foreground. Behind it is a barrier with the words Polisi (Police) and a row of police officers in black berets.

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Matt Easton @matteaston.bsky.social · 29d

Great news for Alaa, his family, and Egypt. #freeAlaa

Alaa Abd El-Fattah: Egypt's president pardons prominent activist

The British-Egyptian activist is one of six people whose sentences have been commuted, according to state media.

www.bbc.com

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World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) @omctorg.bsky.social · Sep 17

🇧🇾 #FacesOfHope: For 5 years, woman human rights defender Marfa Rabkova, member of Viasna, has been arbitrarily detained in Belarus.

She is behind bars for doing what every society needs: monitoring peaceful assemblies and documenting torture and ill-treatment of protesters.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · Sep 5

An ICE watch zine (Chicago edition) being handed out today.

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Matt Easton @matteaston.bsky.social · Aug 20

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The 2025 Annual All-Ages Envelope Art Contest — The Edward Gorey House

Rejoice: the 2025 All-Ages Envelope Art Contest has been announced. Click the banner to learn more and download your entry form.

edwardgoreyhouse.org

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Human Rights First @humanrightsfirst.org · Aug 13

The Alaska summit between Trump & Putin must not sideline justice for Ukraine’s war victims.

“Any deal that lets Russia off the hook for war crimes is not peace—it’s a green light for the next massacre.”
— @dooleydooley.bsky.social

Read our statement here: humanrightsfirst.org/library/huma...

Human Rights First Says Alaska Summit Must Deliver Justice, Not Impunity - Human Rights First

Washington D.C. — The Alaska summit this Friday between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin must not sideline human rights or justice for victims of Russia’s war on Ukrain...

humanrightsfirst.org

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Five Books - Expert Book Recommendations @fivebooks.com · Aug 10

"I finally self-published my book in 2001 to celebrate my 25th birthday. I didn’t care if it sold or not. I didn’t even know how to sell books; I just wanted to fulfil my dream. It turned out to be a huge success: 7,000 copies sold in two weeks."
fivebooks.com/best-books/c...

The Best Contemporary Indonesian Literature

Best-selling novelist and singer-songwriter Dee Lestari selects five of the best works of contemporary Indonesian literature.

fivebooks.com

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Matt Easton @matteaston.bsky.social · Aug 7

Nice work, Ben!

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Aug 5

‘She stood up to men with machetes’: Sandra Domínguez fought against femicide in Mexico – then became a victim herself

Her disappearance shocked a country where such cases are all too common. Now Domínguez’s family are fighting to stop yet another woman’s death being written off as ‘collateral damage’

www.theguardian.com

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Omar Wasow @owasow.bsky.social · Aug 3

Economist Amartya Sen won a Nobel in part for asking: Why did India avoid the mass famines that killed tens of millions in China? His answer: a free press. Journalists could expose suffering and shame governments into action. Silence and avoidance, by contrast, can be deadly.

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Sean Woods @seanwoods.bsky.social · Jul 19

READ @nikkimcr.bsky.social: "Trump and Bukele have bonded over their shared visions of themselves as national saviors unaccountable to the laws of their nations."
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Human Rights Defenders Are Fleeing El Salvador as Bukele Cracks Down

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele's authoritarian regime is forcing human rights defenders like the nonprofit Cristosal to flee the nation.

www.rollingstone.com

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#FreeViasna @freeviasna.org · Jul 14

✊ Today in Vilnius, we stood with the imprisoned #HRDs of
Viasna.

Ales Bialiatski, Valiantsin Stefanovic, and Uladzimir Labkovich were arrested four years ago in #Belarus for their #humanrights work.

Solidarity matters — especially when justice is denied.

#FreeViasna #FreeAles #FreeThemAll

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · Jul 2

Elon Musk casually, and illegally, dismantled USAID. According to a new study in the Lancet, that action will lead to *14 million* premature deaths between 2025 and 2030.

Again: Elon Musk is directly responsible for 14 million coming deaths. 4.5 million will be children.

Evaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysis

USAID funding has significantly contributed to the reduction in adult and child mortality across low-income and middle-income countries over the past two decades. Our estimates show that, unless the a...

www.thelancet.com

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Max Rivlin-Nadler @maxrn.bsky.social · Jun 25

Ladies and gentleman, the F train

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Matt Easton @matteaston.bsky.social · Jun 16

Az, xo

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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · Jun 16

A happy #Bloomsday to all! Hear Joyce reading from Ulysses and Finnegans Wake in two rare recordings from the 1920s: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/james-joyce-reading-his-work-1924-1929 #Bloomsday2023

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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · Jun 16

‘Laila had given ten years of her life to fighting for her son, and now, in what she decided would be the final act of the fight, she put her life on the line.’

Ahdaf Soueif on her sister Laila’s struggle for the release of her son, Alaa Abd el-Fattah: www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/ju...

Ahdaf Soueif | Day 250

Laila Soueif never normalised her son’s incarceration. Through three arrests and three trials she fought for him in...

www.lrb.co.uk

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · Jun 5

One reason perhaps some elite Dems shouldn’t say Elon, baby, come back is because of all the dead people

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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · May 29

RIP Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
While imprisoned without charge in 1977, he made the seminal decision to write only in Gikuyu, expounding the idea that African literature should be written in African languages, and wrote a novel in Gikuyu on government-issued toilet paper.
www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, East Africa’s Leading Novelist and Social Critic, Dies at 87

He insisted that African literature should be written in African languages to serve as an authentic voice.

www.wsj.com

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Yenni Kwok @yennikwok.bsky.social · May 25

Indonesian news outlet Detikcom took down an opinion piece titled, "Generals in Civilian Posts: Where Is Merit of Civil Servants?" following the author's request. The author said that he was terrorized after the op-ed was published, making him fear for his safety and his family's.

Penulis Opini Detikcom Mengaku Diintimidasi Setelah Menerbitkan Artikel Jenderal

Menurut redaksi detikcom tulisan opini dihapus atas rekomendasi Dewan Pers lalu dikoreksi atas permintaan penulis.

www.tempo.co

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Atul Gawande @agawande.bsky.social · May 24

“No children are dying on my watch,” said Rubio. It's blatantly false. Credible estimates count 190K deaths so far.

In Kenya, I am seeing devastating impact, incl this child's starvation & many deaths directly caused by Rubio’s actions. More in my @msnbc.com clip. www.instagram.com/atul.gawande...

Atul Gawande on Instagram: "“No children are dying on my watch,” said Rubio. It's blatantly false. So far, 190,000 children and 90,000 adults have died due to the dismantling of USAID (even assuming...

9 likes, 0 comments - atul.gawande on May 24, 2025: "“No children are dying on my watch,” said Rubio. It's blatantly false. So far, 190,000 children and 90,000 adults have died due to the dismantlin...

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