Maggie Black
@witchofscots.bsky.social
Artist
The Enemy Within
No Kings
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The Enemy Within
No Kings
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https://witchofscots.com/
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From street marches to court battles to the ballot box - we’ve challenged the power of this exceptionally unpopular president.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
November 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
From street marches to court battles to the ballot box - we’ve challenged the power of this exceptionally unpopular president.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
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“No amount of solitary confinement of a person while they're pregnant is ever fine,” says the leader of a gender justice organization.
A California law explicitly codified the practice last year, allowing pregnant women to be held in solitary for 5 days.
A California law explicitly codified the practice last year, allowing pregnant women to be held in solitary for 5 days.
On Solitary Confinement, California Officials Side With the Prison System—Again
Organizers wanted to ban the use of solitary confinement against pregnant Californians. They got something else entirely.
boltsmag.org
November 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
“No amount of solitary confinement of a person while they're pregnant is ever fine,” says the leader of a gender justice organization.
A California law explicitly codified the practice last year, allowing pregnant women to be held in solitary for 5 days.
A California law explicitly codified the practice last year, allowing pregnant women to be held in solitary for 5 days.
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An attack on civilians by US Marines during the Iraq War sparks outrage and a war crimes trial, but in the end, no one is held accountable.
After killing 24 Iraqi civilians, a group of US Marines was put on trial. But no one served a day in prison
An attack on civilians by US Marines during the Iraq War sparks outrage and a war crimes trial, but in the end, no one is held accountable.
www.motherjones.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
An attack on civilians by US Marines during the Iraq War sparks outrage and a war crimes trial, but in the end, no one is held accountable.
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People who depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to feed their families in some states have received their full monthly allocations, while others have received nothing.
SNAP chaos continues as Supreme Court delays full benefits
People who depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to feed their families in some states have received their full monthly allocations, while others have received nothing.
www.oregonlive.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
People who depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to feed their families in some states have received their full monthly allocations, while others have received nothing.
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“How unconscionable is it to even think about testing those weapons again, when we know the damage that they cause?"
The Devastating Legacy of Nuclear Weapons Tests
bit.ly
November 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
“How unconscionable is it to even think about testing those weapons again, when we know the damage that they cause?"
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Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
Early Career Rescue Fellowship
www.uni-konstanz.de
November 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
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in Paris, I had to see a same-day doctor & I found one. was gravely warned that, as a foreigner, I’d have to pay 32 euros & I laughed & laughed
a friend there said “make sure you get X kind of doctor, not Y, because the Y kind charges 74 WHOLE EUROS” & once again I bitterly, bitterly laughed 😭
a friend there said “make sure you get X kind of doctor, not Y, because the Y kind charges 74 WHOLE EUROS” & once again I bitterly, bitterly laughed 😭
My ACA current plan is going from $385/mo to $821/mo.
November 12, 2025 at 12:48 AM
in Paris, I had to see a same-day doctor & I found one. was gravely warned that, as a foreigner, I’d have to pay 32 euros & I laughed & laughed
a friend there said “make sure you get X kind of doctor, not Y, because the Y kind charges 74 WHOLE EUROS” & once again I bitterly, bitterly laughed 😭
a friend there said “make sure you get X kind of doctor, not Y, because the Y kind charges 74 WHOLE EUROS” & once again I bitterly, bitterly laughed 😭
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The pardon power is a useful reminder that Trump and his minions are willing to use parts of the constitution against itself. That has been the practice of other authoritarian movements seeking to subvert free governments. www.thebulwark.com/p/pardon-the...
Pardon the Corruption
Trump’s blanket pardons for stop-the-steal illegality aren’t only about settling scores from past elections. They’re about laying the groundwork to subvert future ones.
www.thebulwark.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The pardon power is a useful reminder that Trump and his minions are willing to use parts of the constitution against itself. That has been the practice of other authoritarian movements seeking to subvert free governments. www.thebulwark.com/p/pardon-the...
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How communities in some of the world’s driest areas are demanding transparency as their secretive governments court billions in foreign investment
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Datacenters meet resistance over environmental concerns as AI boom spreads in Latin America
An expert describes how communities in some of the world’s driest areas are demanding transparency as secretive governments court billions in foreign investment
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:40 PM
How communities in some of the world’s driest areas are demanding transparency as their secretive governments court billions in foreign investment
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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By me: Israeli armed forces and settlers used bombs, dogs, poison and machinery to attack Palestinian water sources over 250 times in five years, new data reveals @pacificinstitute.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Israel attacked Palestinian water sources over 250 times in five years, data reveals
Armed forces and settlers used bombs, dogs, poison and machinery to attack people and infrastructure at key sites
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM
By me: Israeli armed forces and settlers used bombs, dogs, poison and machinery to attack Palestinian water sources over 250 times in five years, new data reveals @pacificinstitute.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Nearly two years ago, I wrote about the extraordinary influence of former Tory spin doctor Sir Robbie Gibb on the BBC. It's still a helpful backgrounder for what's going on now. New readers start here: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
How the government captured the BBC
A right-wing cabal, largely unaccountable, is waging war on the principles that made our public broadcaster great. It must not succeed
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Nearly two years ago, I wrote about the extraordinary influence of former Tory spin doctor Sir Robbie Gibb on the BBC. It's still a helpful backgrounder for what's going on now. New readers start here: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
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Yesterday, when Bovino announced ICE would be returning to Little Village today, some of us donated and fundraised to buy out street vendors in the neighborhood. This morning, volunteers hit the streets at 6:30 am, looking for vendors to buy out. Tamales make an excellent breakfast.
November 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Yesterday, when Bovino announced ICE would be returning to Little Village today, some of us donated and fundraised to buy out street vendors in the neighborhood. This morning, volunteers hit the streets at 6:30 am, looking for vendors to buy out. Tamales make an excellent breakfast.
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NEW: Campaign for Accountability files bar complaint against Lindsey Halligan, alleging that she violated multiple rules of professional conduct related to the prosecution of James Comey and Letitia James.
Read the complaint: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Read the complaint: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
CfA - FL + VA Bar Complaint - Lindsey Halligan
www.documentcloud.org
November 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
NEW: Campaign for Accountability files bar complaint against Lindsey Halligan, alleging that she violated multiple rules of professional conduct related to the prosecution of James Comey and Letitia James.
Read the complaint: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Read the complaint: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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New Zealand's transport minister knows that congestion pricing's popularity always rises:
"[Once] benefits start to flow in terms of smoother journey times, reduced traffic at peak times, smog goes down, safety improves, people go 'this is fantastic,' and immediately public opinion turns around."
"[Once] benefits start to flow in terms of smoother journey times, reduced traffic at peak times, smog goes down, safety improves, people go 'this is fantastic,' and immediately public opinion turns around."
Legislation allowing congestion charging passes third reading in Parliament
The Bill establishes a framework permitting local authorities to set up a congestion charging scheme, by notifying NZTA.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 9:50 PM
New Zealand's transport minister knows that congestion pricing's popularity always rises:
"[Once] benefits start to flow in terms of smoother journey times, reduced traffic at peak times, smog goes down, safety improves, people go 'this is fantastic,' and immediately public opinion turns around."
"[Once] benefits start to flow in terms of smoother journey times, reduced traffic at peak times, smog goes down, safety improves, people go 'this is fantastic,' and immediately public opinion turns around."
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The Navy captain, a troop commander with Navy SEAL Team Six and a Purple Heart recipient, was ranked the top officer for promotion in her cohort and was in line to take charge over the elite unit until the plans were scrapped just two weeks before a formal ceremony.
www.rawstory.com/pete-hegseth...
www.rawstory.com/pete-hegseth...
SEALs flatten 'weak' Hegseth as elite captain's career ruined because she's female: report
The first woman nominated to lead the Naval Special Warfare command overseeing Navy SEALs had her promotion abruptly canceled — and military sources blame Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's hostility to...
www.rawstory.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
The Navy captain, a troop commander with Navy SEAL Team Six and a Purple Heart recipient, was ranked the top officer for promotion in her cohort and was in line to take charge over the elite unit until the plans were scrapped just two weeks before a formal ceremony.
www.rawstory.com/pete-hegseth...
www.rawstory.com/pete-hegseth...
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Chappell Roan honours Cyndi Lauper’s impact on LGBTQ+ people at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony https://bit.ly/3WLQpjh
Chappell Roan honours Cyndi Lauper's impact on LGBTQ+ community
Chappell Roan has praised Cyndi Lauper as a "fierce advocate" of the LGBTQ+ community as she inducted her into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
www.thepinknews.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Chappell Roan honours Cyndi Lauper’s impact on LGBTQ+ people at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony https://bit.ly/3WLQpjh
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feel like not nearly enough people are talking about this — apparently the democratic “yes” votes have effectively agreed to having the u.s. government write 6 republican senators $500k checks?
Look at this new outrage. To open govt, we're retroactively letting 8 Senators sue for $500K each over having had their J6 phone toll records looked at. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:58 PM
feel like not nearly enough people are talking about this — apparently the democratic “yes” votes have effectively agreed to having the u.s. government write 6 republican senators $500k checks?
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Incredible work from the president, collecting another $1 trillion from tariffs in less than 10 hours
November 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Incredible work from the president, collecting another $1 trillion from tariffs in less than 10 hours
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Cryptoqueen Qian Zhimin, 47, sentenced to 11 years and eight months for money laundering after arriving in the UK with £5 billion worth of Bitcoin, which she bought with funds embezzled from more than 100,000 Chinese pensioners.
Cryptoqueen who fled China for London mansion jailed over £5bn Bitcoin stash
Qian Zhimin bought cryptocurrency using funds stolen from thousands of Chinese pensioners, say police.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Cryptoqueen Qian Zhimin, 47, sentenced to 11 years and eight months for money laundering after arriving in the UK with £5 billion worth of Bitcoin, which she bought with funds embezzled from more than 100,000 Chinese pensioners.
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To all those asserting 'but how much worse would things be without BBC News'...
In the last decade, the BBC has legitimised climate change denialism, paved the way for Brexit, defended the coup that was prorogation, over-platformed Farage's Far Right projects, and is neutral on our abandonment of human rights norms.
What is this 'good' it supposedly does?
What is this 'good' it supposedly does?
November 11, 2025 at 10:15 AM
To all those asserting 'but how much worse would things be without BBC News'...
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The Lexus ad where they show a family over the years & their car goes from a reasonable sedan to a bloated SUV with oversized hood by the end.
It accidentally tells the story of why pedestrian fatalities have been rising.
It accidentally tells the story of why pedestrian fatalities have been rising.
November 11, 2025 at 5:23 AM
The Lexus ad where they show a family over the years & their car goes from a reasonable sedan to a bloated SUV with oversized hood by the end.
It accidentally tells the story of why pedestrian fatalities have been rising.
It accidentally tells the story of why pedestrian fatalities have been rising.
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'Sizewell C #nuclear station is now predicted to cost £47 billion, with the govt acknowledging even this estimate may rise significantly. New nuclear means massive costs, a poisoned legacy to future generations, and whopping radioactive pollution.'
labouroutlook.org/2025/11/10/d...
labouroutlook.org/2025/11/10/d...
Does Britain really need nuclear power? – Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
With funding confirmed for a new nuclear power station in Suffolk, Dr Ian Fairlie, CND Vice-President and science adviser, asks why the Government is so fixated with nuclear power.
labouroutlook.org
November 11, 2025 at 10:17 AM
'Sizewell C #nuclear station is now predicted to cost £47 billion, with the govt acknowledging even this estimate may rise significantly. New nuclear means massive costs, a poisoned legacy to future generations, and whopping radioactive pollution.'
labouroutlook.org/2025/11/10/d...
labouroutlook.org/2025/11/10/d...
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The employment rights bill debates go on
The attempt by a coalition of Tory and Lib Dem peers to wreck the government’s pro-worker employment protection legislation continues
By Tony Burke
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
The attempt by a coalition of Tory and Lib Dem peers to wreck the government’s pro-worker employment protection legislation continues
By Tony Burke
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
The employment rights bill debates go on
The attempt by a coalition of Tory and Lib Dem peers to wreck the government’s pro-worker employment protection legislation continues
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 8:31 AM
The employment rights bill debates go on
The attempt by a coalition of Tory and Lib Dem peers to wreck the government’s pro-worker employment protection legislation continues
By Tony Burke
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
The attempt by a coalition of Tory and Lib Dem peers to wreck the government’s pro-worker employment protection legislation continues
By Tony Burke
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
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Remembrance: 75 years of the ECHR
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) celebrates its 75th birthday this month – like all elders, it has a lifetime of wisdom to share
By Dr Pam Jarvis
@drpam.bsky.social
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) celebrates its 75th birthday this month – like all elders, it has a lifetime of wisdom to share
By Dr Pam Jarvis
@drpam.bsky.social
Remembrance: 75 years of the ECHR
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) celebrates its 75th birthday this month – like all elders, it has a lifetime of wisdom to share
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Remembrance: 75 years of the ECHR
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) celebrates its 75th birthday this month – like all elders, it has a lifetime of wisdom to share
By Dr Pam Jarvis
@drpam.bsky.social
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) celebrates its 75th birthday this month – like all elders, it has a lifetime of wisdom to share
By Dr Pam Jarvis
@drpam.bsky.social
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The Israeli Knesset on Tuesday night approved, in its first reading, a draft law introducing the death penalty for Palestinian prisoners.
Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251111-ben...
Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251111-ben...
November 11, 2025 at 10:18 AM
The Israeli Knesset on Tuesday night approved, in its first reading, a draft law introducing the death penalty for Palestinian prisoners.
Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251111-ben...
Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251111-ben...