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aliciablackgirl.bsky.social @aliciablackgirl.bsky.social · 11h

Trump's America.

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BCISLEMAN @bcisleman.bsky.social · 11h

You must've been in quite a jam.

a pot of cranberry sauce with a spatula in it

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d

This strikes me as pretty bad

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 22h

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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BCISLEMAN @bcisleman.bsky.social · 20h

Or anyone else in Trump's entourage.

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

When people are hired, not for their honesty or competency, but for their ability to be snarling trolls on TV for the delight of their immature and unpleasant boss, you get an AG like Pamela Jo Bondi.

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Turn Left Media @turnleftmedia.co.uk · 1d

Oct 7th Doesn't Mean The Genocide Isn't Happening!

Watch 📺: youtu.be/ThUOkBJfTzk

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BCISLEMAN @bcisleman.bsky.social · 1d

TAKE ACTION: Stop offensive weapons sales to Israel rootsaction.org/us-recognize...

ADD YOUR NAME: The United States must recognize a Palestinian state.

This is the moment for the United States to act, to work with the international community to bring an end to the ongoing tragedy in Gaza and pursue a just and lasting resolution to the decades-long Is...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Durbin: "What has taken place since January 20, 2025, would make even President Nixon recoil. This is your legacy, AG Bondi."

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BCISLEMAN @bcisleman.bsky.social · 1d

The founding fathers “took great pains to try and divide power, and to give so much of it to Congress,”

‘Dangerous Cities,’ the Military, Trump and the Founding Fathers www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/u...

‘Dangerous Cities,’ the Military, Trump and the Founding Fathers

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BCISLEMAN @bcisleman.bsky.social · 1d

"He claims the U.S. wants international collaboration on the issue of chronic diseases but fails to suggest how that could happen. Instead, he says the U.S. would rather walk away from the U.N.”

BCISLEMAN @bcisleman.bsky.social · 1d

“The health secretary’s comments were disturbing, misleading and full of contradictions."

Kennedy Says U.S. Rejects Global Health Goals www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/h...

Kennedy Says U.S. Rejects Global Health Goals

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BCISLEMAN @bcisleman.bsky.social · 1d

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/s...

Jane Goodall: A Life in Pictures

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BCISLEMAN @bcisleman.bsky.social · 1d

The rising disapproval of the war was driven by a sharp decline in support from Democratic voters.

Americans’ Views of Israel-Gaza War Shift Alongside Changing Social Media Posts www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/b...

Americans’ Views of Israel-Gaza War Shift Alongside Changing Social Media Posts

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BCISLEMAN @bcisleman.bsky.social · 1d

"It's because the chimpanzees are so like us that we can then say, 'What makes us different? What makes us unique?' "
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Jane Goodall, legendary primatologist, has died at age 91

Jane Goodall, primatologist who transformed our understanding of the lives of apes, has died, according to an announcement from the Jane Goodall Institute.

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BCISLEMAN @bcisleman.bsky.social · 1d

I know I could die in pregnancy or from malnutrition and that the baby might not live to see birth.

But I don’t think about all of that now, I focus on each moment only.

BCISLEMAN @bcisleman.bsky.social · 1d

Before the war we used to think about our children’s future, now everything is different. We think about how we will survive today and what we will eat.
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‘Will my baby be born in a tent? Will it have food?’: what it’s like to be pregnant in Gaza

The World Health Organization has warned that more than 40% of pregnant women in the Gaza Strip are malnourished. Here, Nour Ziad al-Batsh, who is expecting her third child in March, describes her dai...

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BCISLEMAN @bcisleman.bsky.social · 1d

“Ninety-five years, why did it take so long?” Grant asked. “We’ve been quietly and patiently telling her story.”
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Nearly 100 years after her death, Oxford’s first female Indigenous scholar honoured

Mākereti Papakura died weeks before handing in her thesis at Oxford university documenting the life and customs of her tribe, work that is still used by Māori today

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BCISLEMAN @bcisleman.bsky.social · 1d

Given that Biden & Trump enabled the mass slaughter of Indigenous women & children, no one should be surprised that Hegseth is affirming the mass slaughter of Indigenous women & children 135 years ago.

Wounded Knee medals decision sparks Native outrage
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Wounded Knee medals decision sparks outrage in Native communities

Indigenous leaders on Tuesday called the move part of a culture war against racial and ethnic minorities and women’s rights.

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BCISLEMAN @bcisleman.bsky.social · 1d

Days earlier, unions across Italy called a nationwide strike, sparking massive pro-Palestine protests and bringing trains and highway transport to a standstill.

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BCISLEMAN @bcisleman.bsky.social · 1d

Dockworkers from France to Italy to Greece have refused to load arms components bound for Israel. Last week, dockworkers from across Europe converged in Italy to coordinate efforts to block arms shipments to Israel.
www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/2025/10/01/i...

Israel is losing Americans. - JVP

Our movement has helped propel a sea change in American public opinion and a massive rise in support for Palestinian freedom.

www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org

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BCISLEMAN @bcisleman.bsky.social · 1d

Learn about the Potlatch Ban, the Sixties Scoop, the Millennium Scoop, sterilization of Indigenous women and the contemporary concerns Indigenous Nations and groups face today as a result of this history.

Residential Schools are not the only colonial atrocity
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Reconciliation includes recognizing Residential Schools are not the only colonial atrocity

When it comes to reconciliation in Canada, we need to remember that the colonial history encompasses many assimilation tactics and its impacts are ongoing.

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BCISLEMAN @bcisleman.bsky.social · 1d

Since long before this war began, Mr. Netanyahu has been hostile to Palestinian autonomy. And the new White House plan gestures at it in only vague terms. Ultimately, Mr. Trump may need to threaten Mr. Netanyahu with consequences.

BCISLEMAN @bcisleman.bsky.social · 1d

needs to force Mr. Netanyahu to accept that Israel must leave Gaza soon and that Palestinians must eventually run it.

This Terrible War Must End www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/o...

Opinion | This Terrible War Must End

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BCISLEMAN @bcisleman.bsky.social · 1d

Those who helped establish the international court and claim to uphold the values underpinning it must step up to defend them.

BCISLEMAN @bcisleman.bsky.social · 1d

Governments need to condemn efforts to undermine the I.C.C.’s independence and to silence those who are documenting abuses.

What Happened to Human Rights for Palestinians? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...

Opinion | What Happened to Human Rights for Palestinians?

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