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Suzanne Winland

@suzannewinland.bsky.social

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choreographer.director.creator. not afraid to think. Member UNESCO CID. I live wherever the art is. Eternal supporter of Ukraine.🇺🇦

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Suzanne Winland @suzannewinland.bsky.social · Nov 13

Over here 🦋 where we can breathe: MORE ART, less political turmoil... 💛 #PointillismJazzConsort #Jazz #InTheGroove

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Suzanne Winland @suzannewinland.bsky.social · 39m

Judith Merkle Riley wrote a brilliantly entertaining book about alchemical adventures in the 14th century. A great talent, gone far too soon.

Novel cover for Judith Merkle Riley's book: IN PURSUIT OF THE GREEN LION.

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Sakay @sakay.bsky.social · 4h

ICE Drops Deportation Case Against Utah Violinist John Shin

World's Leading Classical Music Platform

theviolinchannel.com

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Aaron Gray @asquaredgray.bsky.social · 1h

I love this. Portland was not burning as of this posting.

isportlandburning.com#cameras

Is Portland Burning?

No. See real-time Portland cameras, PulsePoint incidents, and sourced fact checks.

isportlandburning.com

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Suzanne Winland @suzannewinland.bsky.social · 2h

A guy who looks like THAT should not be making style judgments...

a black and white photo of a woman making a funny face and the words `` i 'm just sayin '' .

Alt: a black and white photo of a woman making a funny face and the words `` i 'm just sayin '' .

media.tenor.com

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Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 10h

THE USE OF AGENT
PROVOCATEURS TO REPRESS
SOCIAL MOVEMENTS WAS
"PRETTY ROUTINE"
THROUGHOUT HISTORY.
Chomsky concluded his answer to Steele by saying, "But that's so routine there's not even any point giving examples" (quoted in Steele 2012). As a long-time activist, I think Chomsky is only half right here. Routine, yes; but the problem of agent provocateurs is still not very well-known by many activists and organizers. Given that this lack of awareness increases a movement's vulnerability to
agent provocateurs, I want to share some historical examples of agent provocateur activity around the world, including an in-depth case study from the Black Liberation Movement in the United States.
My hope is that this examination will encourage civil resistance organizers to think more deeply about what can be done to minimize the negative impact of agent provocateurs and agent provoca-teur-like behavior on movements for peace, justice, human rights, and sustainability. I then close the essay by sharing some useful first steps toward achieving this goal.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12h

Why has Dominion Voting Systems been settling defamation lawsuits with Trump allies who falsely claimed the company stole the 2020 election?

Because Dominion has just been bought by a company run by a former GOP election official.

Be warned.

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 12h

How many Pentagon flunkies and arrogant think tank people kept telling us that Ukraine couldn’t learn or use F-16s, ATACMS, Patriots etc.?

united24media.com/latest-news/...

Ukraine’s F-16s Take Over the Skies, Flying 80% of Combat Missions Against Russia

Ukrainian F-16s play a critical role, executing 80% of combat sorties while effectively intercepting threats like Russian cruise missiles and drones.

united24media.com

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 13h

The MAGA-SAGA in 3 Acts

Act I: Descends Escalator - Loses to Biden

Act II: Regains WH - Present Day

Act III: EPSTEIN Files Released

The End

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Chris Cantwell @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social · 8h

My German grandmother, a war refugee, emigrated to Chicago. She learned how to speak English watching WGN.

When I visited we’d watch WGN every night. Never thought I’d see one of its producers brutalized & arrested by masked US govt thugs.

My mom & grandparents fled Germany bc of this same shit.

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 9h

Fewer than 1 in 10 of our Congressional races are considered competitive - in a country that's politically more or less 50-50.

This is madness. And it doesn't have to be this way.

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 12h

Still not going away...

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 12h

⚡️Ukrainian journalist Roshchyna posthumously named Press Freedom Hero.

The IPI said Roshchyna's death on Sept. 19, 2024 "exposed the brutal treatment suffered by the dozens of Ukrainian journalists unjustly held by Russian authorities."

Ukrainian journalist Roshchyna posthumously named Press Freedom Hero

The IPI said Roshchyna's death on Sept. 19, 2024 "exposed the brutal treatment suffered by the dozens of Ukrainian journalists unjustly held by Russian authorities, and brought new urgency to the need...

kyivindependent.com

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 9h

Why My Law Firm is Litigating 63 Voting Rights Cases www.democracydocket.com/opinion/why-...

Why My Law Firm is Litigating 63 Voting Rights Cases

Read here.

www.democracydocket.com

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One of many.... @shari-in-the-sky.bsky.social · 10h

America today!

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 11h

George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 11h

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13h

Federal agents aren’t trying to keep the peace. They want violence to escalate so that Trump can declare martial law.

They shot a reverend in the head with pepper balls while he was praying in front of an ICE facility. If that doesn’t tell you where we are as a country, nothing will.

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 11h

Soybean farmers should dump their beans on Capitol Hill…

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 11h

And the lawsuits will follow promptly. Government shutdowns give presidents no additional authority to dismiss federal workers. We’ll fight these outrageous assaults on civil servants and public services.

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 13h

Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.

Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

www.nytimes.com

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Suzanne Winland @suzannewinland.bsky.social · 9h

a woman is smiling and saying yesssss !!! in a bedroom .

ALT: a woman is smiling and saying yesssss !!! in a bedroom .

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 21h

⚡️The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to Maria Corina Machado.

The Nobel Peace Prize committee awarded it for "her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela."

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Nancy @plaintanjane.bsky.social · 1d

I haven’t heard the name of
@elexmichaelson.bsky.social‘s new show for @cnn.com — set to debut in a few weeks — but he’s already hit the ground running. Here’s his latest on the California gubernatorial race. I think (& hope) @padilla.senate.gov will enter the race before years end.