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Feral Millennial Communists of Late Stage Capitalism @feralcommie.bsky.social · 2h

Fair play to The National.
BBC 'coverage' is disgusting

The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 12h

A first look at tomorrow's front page of The National 📰

How genocide happened

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singemonkey.bsky.social @singemonkey.bsky.social · 1h

One of those articles where you agree with the overall message but the parts are infuriating. Bird watching is wonderful. But it’s no longer disparaged. And while they mostly love the natural world, they’re mostly liberals who don’t support movements that would really protect it in my experience.

Barbara J. King @bjking.bsky.social · 19h

Birders are "dealers in wonder and awe, masters of birds and ecosystems, and, despite the many stereotypes we can muster, one should never underestimate the power, joy and influence of the birdwatcher." YES! By Natalie Kyriacou. #birds #birding #nature #naturewriting

Here’s to the birdwatchers! Optimistic, slightly eccentric custodians of wonder and joy and passion and love

At its heart, birdwatching is an act of quiet rebellion, says Natalie Kyriacou. It is the gentle act of noticing – the willingness to see the world around you

www.theguardian.com

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Barbara J. King @bjking.bsky.social · 19h

Birders are "dealers in wonder and awe, masters of birds and ecosystems, and, despite the many stereotypes we can muster, one should never underestimate the power, joy and influence of the birdwatcher." YES! By Natalie Kyriacou. #birds #birding #nature #naturewriting

Here’s to the birdwatchers! Optimistic, slightly eccentric custodians of wonder and joy and passion and love

At its heart, birdwatching is an act of quiet rebellion, says Natalie Kyriacou. It is the gentle act of noticing – the willingness to see the world around you

www.theguardian.com

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Health Economics @hec-wiley.bsky.social · 1h

When a spouse dies, the surviving partner’s need for institutional long-term care spikes—by 1.5 percentage point within 3 months, then fades by 10.

Early post-bereavement support is key to sustaining “aging-in-place.”

Read our new paper: tinyurl.com/zpubkxhu

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 1h

🎉 We've done it. We've passed 100,000 Green Party members!

📈 But we're not stopping there.

💚 Let's make hope normal again! Join the Green Party today!

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singemonkey.bsky.social @singemonkey.bsky.social · 1h

The question that bothers me constantly though is what is that median? There seems to be no polling of the left anywhere. Are the vocal tankies really the mainstream or is Prof Wolff? You could argue for a guess either way. But I’d love to see some data.

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David Graeber Institute @davidgraeberinst.bsky.social · 16h

Yes.

“Everyday we wake up
and collectively make
a world together; but
which one of us, left to
our own devices, would
ever decide they wanted
to make a world like this
one?”

— David Graeber, “Bullshit Jobs: A Theory”

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Central Bylines @centralbylines.co.uk · 1d

Exposing Reform’s Oil Ties Significantly Reduces Party Support, New Research Finds

Voters recoil at Farage’s fossil fuel funding.
Via @desmog.com @writesbright.bsky.social

Exposing Reform’s Oil Ties Significantly Reduces Party Support, New Research Finds

Reform UK’s oil industry interests are a major turn-off for voters, new research reveals. The think tank Persuasion UK tested five anti-Reform messages on 6,000 adults. According to the research, “by ...

www.desmog.com

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C. L. Polk @clpolk.blacksky.app · 14h

If you’re now thinking that maybe you should switch to Linux before you’re stuck in windows 11 hell, welcome to It’s FOSS, a site you’ll probably visit often from here on out. This is a post describing a bunch of linux distributions that might be right for you:

itsfoss.com/best-linux-d...

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 13h

Sudan’s famine is the biggest and most intractable in the world.

Man-Made Famine & Malnutrition in Sudan, Exacerbated by U.S. Aid Cuts

Starvation is now being used as a weapon of war in numerous conflicts across the globe — including Sudan, which continues to endure a yearslong famine. Dr. Tanya Haj-Hassan, a pediatric doctor who jus...

www.democracynow.org

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Dimitry Mak | Photographer @dimitrymak.co · 12h

“You can’t really decide to paint a masterpiece. You just have to think hard, work hard, and try to make a painting that you care about. Then, if you’re lucky, your work will find an audience for whom it’s meaningful.” - Susan Kare

This applies to every single creative pursuit.

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singemonkey.bsky.social @singemonkey.bsky.social · 2h

His essays are his most transformative writing.

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Juniper @juniperbevensee.bsky.social · 10h

Stale take but mb good framing. Vaccines are an interesting ethical vector bc it's obviously a bodily autonomy personal choice thing but, the long tail risk is that u could literally kill someone. It exemplifies the ways in which many ethical issues are actually deeply interdependent.

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Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 8h

"This kind of historical amnesia .. about Columbus's role in the slave trade and the way that conquest invented Blackness as a form of abjection..

Even leftist critiques .. are focused on Columbus the murderer, not Columbus the enslaver."
- Tiffany L. King

@dukepress.bsky.social

Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · Oct 14

I encourage everyone with interest in the intersection of Black and Native struggles, similarities, conflicts, and contradictions to read Tiffany Lethabo King's "The Black Shoals" &

"Otherwise Worlds" ed. by Tiffany Lethabo King, Jenelle Navarro, Andrea Smith

Both from @dukepress.bsky.social

Cover image for "The Black Shoals: Offshore Formations of Black and Native Studies" by Tiffany Lethabo King

Cover image for "Otherwise Worlds: Against Settler Colonialism and Anti-Blackness" by Tiffany Lethabo King, Jenelle Navarro, Andrea Smith

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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 8h

Pieter Johan Timmerman fought Nazis during the invasion of the Netherlands then joined the police but refused to work for the Germans and committed acts of resistance.
He was send to Germany for forced labour but got sick and died.
This week he was re-buried on the Grebbeberg, along his comrades.

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 8h

Palestinians returning to northern Gaza say they have no means to rebuild amid what they describe as indescribable destruction by Israeli forces, as limited aid trickles in but remains scarce, according to officials.

🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage: aje.io/n5k3lj

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Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · Aug 6

"The money that financed Columbus's voyage to the Americas came from a tax which Ferdinand and Isabella obtained from the church for waging a 'just and holy war' against the Moorish kingdom of Granada and Islam as a whole.

Granada surrendered on January 2, 1492. Columbus set sail in April 1492."

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 6h

Who is María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader who won the Nobel Peace Prize? Historian Greg Grandin calls her a "shocking choice" who is "completely aligned with the most militarist and darkest face of U.S. imperialism."

2025 Nobel Peace Prize for Anti-Maduro Leader María Corina Machado “Opposite of Peace”: Greg Grandin

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado, a leading Venezuelan opposition figure. Machado was set to run for president last year, but she was disqua...

www.democracynow.org

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รℓσαɳε ℓყรɓεƭɦ 🏳️‍🌈 @sloanelysbeth.bsky.social · 5h

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Alex Jungroth @alexjungroth.bsky.social · 10h

"He notes that tight races are coming up in three states in the next few months and "crackdowns against Muslims have worked in the past."

Such tactics, says Salam, distract from government failures — like falling short in generating employment, building schools or hospitals..."

#India

India is forcibly deporting Muslims, including its own citizens, after Kashmir violence

In the aftermath of a deadly militant attack in Kashmir in April, authorities have expelled more than 1,500 Muslims from India, often at gunpoint.

www.npr.org

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singemonkey.bsky.social @singemonkey.bsky.social · 3h

Armed by whom is the obvious question…

Alex Jungroth @alexjungroth.bsky.social · 11h

Palestinian journalist Saleh Aljafarawi has been killed...

Palestinian sources told Al Jazeera Arabic that the 28-year-old, who had gained prominence for his videos covering the war, was shot and killed by members of an “armed militia” while covering clashes in the city’s Sabra neighbourhood.
#Gaza

Palestinian journalist Saleh Aljafarawi shot dead in Gaza City clashes

Sources say the 28-year-old was killed by members of Israel-linked 'militia' fighting Hamas in the Sabra neighbourhood.

www.aljazeera.com

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 15h

After the Lebanon-Israel ceasefire agreement was signed, Israel launched an intense bombing campaign on southern Lebanese towns such as Aitaroun and Bint Jbeil. Israel has since violated the ceasefire more than 4,500 times. Journalist Jeremy Loffredo (@loffredojeremy on X) was on...

Video below ⬇️

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singemonkey.bsky.social @singemonkey.bsky.social · 19h

Literally unforgivable

Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 19h

Video shows the immense level of destruction left behind by Israeli forces in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood of Gaza City.

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singemonkey.bsky.social @singemonkey.bsky.social · 19h

So weird when you see liberals say “No kings.” They’re leaving out the second part. It’s: “No kings. No Masters.”

A lot can be inferred from that omission.

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 19h

Finally scheduled an appointment for COVID vaccine next week. Prescription is no longer required in GA to get the booster.
I get vaccinated to:
- Protect myself
- Protect others
- Model what I preach
georgiarecorder.com/2025/10/08/g...

Georgians can now get updated Covid shots at pharmacies without a prescription • Georgia Recorder

This story was originally published by Healthbeat. Sign up for their public health newsletters at healthbeat.org/newsletters” Georgians should now be able to get the updated Covid vaccines at pharmaci...

georgiarecorder.com

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