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Matthew Hall
@activisttohelp.bsky.social
Grateful son of EnglishIrish parents. My dad happens to be Norwegian, Danish as well as English/Irish. Supporter of what's good,not constricting for human people. USA🕊️🇺🇲,Canada🇨🇦, Ukraine,🇺🇦Norway 🇳🇴, Greenland 🇬🇱, Georgia🇬🇪, Ireland socialist 🇮🇪🕊️
I'm attending Americans for Democracy's event, “Protest for Freedom of Speech” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Protest for Freedom of Speech · Indivisible
Here’s a concise option you could use: --- Protest for Free Speech Join us as we stand together against the current administration’s attacks on our fundamental freedoms. Our right to speak, to dis...
www.mobilize.us
September 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Myths and misinformation - my piece on the political battle over the ECHR for @theobserveruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
‘A useful political scapegoat’: how human rights play out...
The future of the European Convention on Human Rights is a divisive issue for both the left and right at Westminster
observer.co.uk
September 13, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Congratulations.
I am very proud to announce I've just joined forces with The Washington Speakers Bureau for all future bookings.

wsb.com/speakers/jeffrey-robinson/
September 13, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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August 5, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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The California Sound crew has snagged some swell swag for the DiRT Bag for our 21st Birthday Bash at Sudwerk Brew on Oct. 3! Hope to see you there!

#davisca #grassrootsradio
September 10, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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Coming up on The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour, tracks from the Delines, Lulu Wiles, Sandy Denny, Jeff Tweedy, MJ Lenderman, and more! Listen up at 9p PT on KDRT 95.7 fm + KDRT.org + the podcasts -- catch Russ in his new replay slot on Fridays at 7a!

#DavisCA #GrassrootsRadio #MoreMusic #GoodTimes
September 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Join the California Sound dream team Monday evening from 6pm-8pm PT on KDRT 95.7FM + KDRT.org. They'll recap their adventures from last week, play music from all around Cali, and hopefully avoid more bathroom mirror pics!

#davisca #grassrootsradio #californiamusic #moremusic
September 8, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Just a reminder that generative AI is theft of labor and intellectual property, uses vast amounts of energy/ water, provides at best mediocre results (if not outright lies or misinformation), actually affects your ability to think over time (mind duh), and is in general a really fucking bad idea.
June 19, 2025 at 4:34 AM
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CEO’s Skill Set Transferable To Any Job That Requires Dumbass To Receive Big Salary theonion.com/ceo-s-s...
June 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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September 11, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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America: from storming Normandy to scrubbing Putin’s boots.
August 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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NEW: Sofi left behind her child in Mexico for the promise of providing him a better life.

She ended up a victim of an operation that is alleged to have exploited the H-2A visa program — and the workers it brought to America.

By @maxblau.bsky.social
A Farmworkers Visa Promised Her a Better Life. It Was a Trap.
Sofi left behind her child in Mexico for the promise of providing him a better life. She ended up a victim of an operation that is alleged to have exploited the H-2A visa program — and the workers it ...
projects.propublica.org
September 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Speaking of space exploration, excellent and eye-opening read:
September 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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September 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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New in Advance Articles (🚨Open Access🚨):

The Birth of Collective Action Out of Influencer Culture?: Individual Visibility and Power Dynamics in the Feminist Anti-War Resistance
by Daniil Zhaivoronok

doi.org/10.1525/cpcs...
The Birth of Collective Action Out of Influencer Culture?Individual Visibility and Power Dynamics in the Feminist Anti-War Resistance
In recent years, a body of critical scholarship has emerged that interrogates the impact of influencer culture on feminist activism. This study contributes to the ongoing scholarly debate by examining...
doi.org
September 8, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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This is quite cool!

"the AveloMask Kit, a user-friendly, non-invasive face mask that captures exhaled aerosols and transfers them into a buffer tube for molecular detection of respiratory tract infections"
#IDSky #ClinMicro #TBSky
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
AveloMask, a novel breath aerosol collection kit for airborne Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a proof-of-principle assessment | Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Tuberculosis (TB) remains the world’s deadliest infectious disease, yet diagnosis still relies heavily on sputum, which many patients struggle to produce. This study introduces the AveloMask Kit, a…
journals.asm.org
September 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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NEWS: There is a weekend hearing going on right now before Judge Chutkan, due to imminent risks of these people being re-deported from Ghana to their home countries.
NEW: A judge warned Friday that the Trump admin is "with a wink and a nod" deporting people to Ghana, only for Ghana to quickly re-deport them to countries where they face torture and persecution.

w/ @joshgerstein

www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
September 13, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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REMINDERS:
* Not every post is for every person; some are to inform legal folks of something.
* If I have time & if it matters, I say more, but I don't always have time & it doesn't always matter.
* If it's important, I usually cover it at Law Dork, where I work to make reports accessible to all.
Law Dork | Chris Geidner | Substack
The Supreme Court, law, politics, and more. Click to read Law Dork, by Chris Geidner, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
www.lawdork.com
February 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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🚨At the Kennedy Center, Stuttgart Ballet ticket sales languish at 4–19%, subscriptions have plunged 50%, and a $1.6M shortfall warns America’s cultural heart is being hollowed out by politics.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
September 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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🚨 Canadians name U.S. as top threat, citing Trump’s provocations and sovereignty clash, fracturing decades of trust.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
September 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Madison Cawthorn has been arrested again — this time in Florida after failing to appear in court. From carrying firearms through airport security to allegations of misconduct, his life has been defined by scandal.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/madison-ca...
Madison Cawthorn Arrested — Again
The disgraced former congressman’s Florida arrest underscores a career defined by scandal, collapse, and failed comebacks.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com
September 12, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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And now I begin my 31st year managing the planetarium. That fact and four dollars will get me a cup of coffee. 🔭
September 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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With lots more time and a larger field, here are Pickering's Triangle and Fleming's Triangular Wisp!
9.8hrs #Seestar S50 🔭🧪
Siril, GraXpert, StarNet, GIMP
September 13, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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July 16, 2025 at 9:55 AM