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DuffyWrites @bethduffbrown.bsky.social · 7d

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Stephen King is the most banned author in US schools, PEN report says

A new report on book bans in U.S. schools finds Stephen King as the author most likely to be censored.

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DuffyWrites @bethduffbrown.bsky.social · 7d

RIP to one of the best. Jane Goodall, conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died

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Jane Goodall, conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died

Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died. She was 91.

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Jon Gambrell @jongambrell.bsky.social · 13d

The Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, the BBC and Reuters release a short film calling on Israel to allow foreign journalists into the Gaza Strip.

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BBC and news agencies launch film calling on Israel to allow foreign journalists into Gaza

Israel does not allow foreign journalists into Gaza independently, citing security grounds.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15d

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15d

Newsom: "I fear that we will not have an election in 2028 -- I really mean that in the core of my soul -- unless we wake up to the code red, what's happening in this country, and we wake up soberly to how serious this moment is."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15d

Newsom: "People ask, 'Are you being hyperbolic?' Bullshit we're being hyperbolic. If you're Black or brown, it's here in this country. And so I'm deeply proud that I had the privilege of signing the nation's first bill to address masking ... these are authoritarian actions by an authoritarian govt"

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DuffyWrites @bethduffbrown.bsky.social · 19d

Pentagon Expands Its Restrictions on Reporter Access—and prior restraint on First Amendment rights. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/b...

Pentagon Expands Its Restrictions on Reporter Access

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Tom Warren @realtack.bsky.social · 20d

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Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 20d

Stephen Colbert's opening monologue on 'The Late Show'

"After threats from Trump's FCC chair, ABC yanked Jimmy Kimmel off the air indefinitely. That is blatant censorship ... With an autocrat, you can't give an inch ... If ABC thinks this is going to satisfy the regime, they are woefully naive"

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 22d

Why is the right so angry? They control the entire government and they’re still miserable f*cks.

Joy Reid nailed it.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 23d

Next time someone on the right claims all the political violence in this country is coming from the left, not the right, do please show them this.

You're welcome

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DuffyWrites @bethduffbrown.bsky.social · Sep 1

We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...

Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health

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I’ve Had It Podcast @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social · Aug 26

Canks literally has NO IDEA what’s going on.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · Aug 23

Most of the immigrants ICE arrested in California last month have never even been charged with a crime, much less convicted.

If Donald Trump says he’s only targeting the “worst of the worst,” why do his own numbers prove otherwise?

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DuffyWrites @bethduffbrown.bsky.social · Aug 20

Why isn’t this getting more coverage?!

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · Aug 18

“Trump and his minions think they’re right to put America first. What they don’t understand is that, defined in their narrow way, “America First” is America Alone. In an interconnected world, those who are alone, to use a favorite word of the president’s, are losers”

www.salon.com/2025/08/16/t...

Trump's assault on global health is cruel — and it's making America look weak - Salon.com

Demolishing USAID is a humanitarian disaster — and will damage America's reputation forever

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DuffyWrites @bethduffbrown.bsky.social · Aug 18

Starving babies mean nothing to the billionaires. What’s so sad is they themselves could feed these children while still playing golf and sailing their yachts.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Aug 17

USAID funded roughly half the world’s supply of ready-to-use therapeutic food. The dismantling of the agency has disrupted the global supply chain that provides the packets, leaving thousands of malnourished children at risk of dying.

A $45 Treatment Can Save a Starving Child. US Aid Cuts Have Frozen the Supply

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DuffyWrites @bethduffbrown.bsky.social · Aug 13

We have lost our way as that country that opens its arms to newcomers and closes them to those in need. 💔

Trump Administration Can Withhold Billions in Aid, Appeals Court Rules www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/u...

Trump Administration Can Withhold Billions in Aid, Appeals Court Rules

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Josh Turek @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social · Aug 12

I was born an underdog. 21 surgeries by the age of 12 for spina bifida. A kid wearing goodwill hand-me-downs. I knew nothing would come easy, but I never doubted my right to the American dream.

Now, I'm running for the U.S. Senate to make sure all Iowans have a shot at theirs.

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DuffyWrites @bethduffbrown.bsky.social · Aug 11

💔 Such a heartbreak, this targeted murder of journalists. These reporters having been risking their lives to get the truth out about the starvation and atrocities of the IDF, particularly since Israel won't let foreign media on the ground. We stand with you.

Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · Aug 11

Media network condemns ‘assassination’ of its Gaza correspondents and photographers by Israeli forces.

Al Jazeera condemns killing of its journalists by Israeli forces in Gaza

Media network condemns ‘assassination’ of its Gaza correspondents and photographers by Israeli forces.

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DuffyWrites @bethduffbrown.bsky.social · Aug 8

Incredible project; heartbreaking talent and beauty.

The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · Aug 8

"While many of their cases have gone quiet, each family is still fighting to keep their child’s memory alive. Drawing inspiration from photos, videos, and family interviews, local artist Cbabi Bayoc created vibrant portraits imbued with traces of each young person’s life and values."

Unsolved, Not Forgotten: Families Recall Loved Ones in Joy Over Pain

These families have yet to see justice in the deaths of their loved ones. Amid the grief, they are fighting to keep their memories from fading.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · Aug 8

This is so breathtakingly cruel that my soul glitched. I’m never surprised by the depths of depravity, per se, but having to process it still exacts an emotional cost.

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U.S. Air Force to deny early retirement benefits to some transgender service members

The U.S. Air Force said Thursday it would deny all transgender service members who have served between 15 and 18 years the option to retire early and would instead separate them without retirement ben...

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DuffyWrites @bethduffbrown.bsky.social · Aug 7

Kennedy’s rejection of mRNA vaccines thwarts scientific progress — and threatens national security, experts say www.statnews.com/2025/08/07/k... via @statnews.com

Kennedy’s rejection of mRNA vaccines thwarts scientific progress — and threatens national security, experts say

Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to discontinue funding for mRNA vaccines has alarmed scientists. But it is also a matter of national security, experts say.

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · Aug 4

This is amongst the most impactful two minutes of broadcasting I’ve ever seen.

By Emma Murphy, International Editor, ITV News. #Gaza

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DuffyWrites @bethduffbrown.bsky.social · Aug 5

He fled Boko Haram and helped build an award-winning restaurant. Now he’s facing #ICE deportation. This one really hurts; he did everything by the book and those of you who know Boko Haram will understand his compounding fear.
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He fled Boko Haram and helped build an award-winning restaurant. Now he’s facing deportation.

Paul Dama left Nigeria after being kidnapped in 2018. His detention feels like "a second kidnapping," says his sister.

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