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This is embarrassing. I’m embarrassed for Bret Stephens. If you’re going to write why a mayoral candidate scares you, shouldn’t you name some bad things you think he’d do as mayor, not rely on negative interpretation of words he said in college?
October 22, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This is embarrassing. I’m embarrassed for Bret Stephens. If you’re going to write why a mayoral candidate scares you, shouldn’t you name some bad things you think he’d do as mayor, not rely on negative interpretation of words he said in college?
Saudi money dividing areas of culture again, mirroring golf/LIV split (tho that context is of course different and has become somewhat normalized because of the majors & those cool with just taking the Saudi money and leaving the US and Europe money) not to dive into their other sports investments
The participation of big name funnymen, including Dave Chappelle, Aziz Ansari and Kevin Hart, provoked criticism from fellow comedians and human rights groups.
Marc Maron, Human Rights Watch and others slam Saudi comedy festival
The participation of big name funnymen, including Dave Chappelle, Aziz Ansari and Kevin Hart, provoked criticism from fellow comedians and human rights groups.
n.pr
September 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Saudi money dividing areas of culture again, mirroring golf/LIV split (tho that context is of course different and has become somewhat normalized because of the majors & those cool with just taking the Saudi money and leaving the US and Europe money) not to dive into their other sports investments
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"I just want to say, go birds, fuck ICE and free Palestine," "Hacks" star Hannah Einbinder at the Emmys.
September 15, 2025 at 8:34 AM
"I just want to say, go birds, fuck ICE and free Palestine," "Hacks" star Hannah Einbinder at the Emmys.
Huge DC moment
August 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Huge DC moment
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BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.
August 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.
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Gaza Freedom Flotilla has released statement that Black labour leader Chris Smalls (Amazon Labour Union) faced violence that no one else on Handala did. He has been severely beaten in Israeli custody.
Smalls follows in legacy of Black radical tradition for Palestine. Labour must stand for Smalls.
Smalls follows in legacy of Black radical tradition for Palestine. Labour must stand for Smalls.
July 29, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Gaza Freedom Flotilla has released statement that Black labour leader Chris Smalls (Amazon Labour Union) faced violence that no one else on Handala did. He has been severely beaten in Israeli custody.
Smalls follows in legacy of Black radical tradition for Palestine. Labour must stand for Smalls.
Smalls follows in legacy of Black radical tradition for Palestine. Labour must stand for Smalls.
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the one thing i genuinely did not anticipate from this administration was its vicious, know nothing hostility to any and everything that might even be adjacent to science and scientific research. they genuinely one to destroy the entirety of the nation’s research capacity. and for what, exactly?
If you think I've forgotten about the hurricane satellites, think again. The Navy is permanently unplugging them this week, on the brink of the busiest stretch of the season. There's so much more to this story, and I have the latest scoop. ⬇️
Navy Set to Unplug Critical Hurricane Satellites this Week
Abrupt termination of satellite data by U.S. Department of Defense sends forecasters scrambling for a fix on the brink of the busiest stretch of the hurricane season
michaelrlowry.substack.com
July 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
the one thing i genuinely did not anticipate from this administration was its vicious, know nothing hostility to any and everything that might even be adjacent to science and scientific research. they genuinely one to destroy the entirety of the nation’s research capacity. and for what, exactly?
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Several masked and armed ICE goons raided the Super Gigante West Norriton Farmers Market in southeastern Pennsylvania, detaining both employees and shoppers at the store. One witness shouted, "This is disgusting...
These are hardworking people... You're separating families."
These are hardworking people... You're separating families."
July 16, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Several masked and armed ICE goons raided the Super Gigante West Norriton Farmers Market in southeastern Pennsylvania, detaining both employees and shoppers at the store. One witness shouted, "This is disgusting...
These are hardworking people... You're separating families."
These are hardworking people... You're separating families."
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You want to know what fascism looks like? Here it is on full display in #VenturaCounty today at a farm in #Camarillo CA. Our volunteers are there as legal observers.
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July 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
You want to know what fascism looks like? Here it is on full display in #VenturaCounty today at a farm in #Camarillo CA. Our volunteers are there as legal observers.
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A message from the striking municipal workers of Philadelphia:
July 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
A message from the striking municipal workers of Philadelphia:
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People in wheelchairs are getting arrested right now in the Russell Senate Office Building in DC. They showed up to tell Congress not to cut their Medicaid, because they cant afford health care without it. If you look closely you can see the zip ties on their hands. #WeWontGetOverLosingMedicaid
June 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
People in wheelchairs are getting arrested right now in the Russell Senate Office Building in DC. They showed up to tell Congress not to cut their Medicaid, because they cant afford health care without it. If you look closely you can see the zip ties on their hands. #WeWontGetOverLosingMedicaid
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Hope and solidarity won tonight, and will win again in November.
Congratulations, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Congratulations, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
June 25, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Hope and solidarity won tonight, and will win again in November.
Congratulations, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Congratulations, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
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On Friday night, we walked the length of Manhattan, from Inwood Hill to Battery Park.
New Yorkers deserve a Mayor they can see, hear, even yell at. The city is in the streets.
New Yorkers deserve a Mayor they can see, hear, even yell at. The city is in the streets.
June 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
On Friday night, we walked the length of Manhattan, from Inwood Hill to Battery Park.
New Yorkers deserve a Mayor they can see, hear, even yell at. The city is in the streets.
New Yorkers deserve a Mayor they can see, hear, even yell at. The city is in the streets.
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"To everyone who pulls me aside to whisper with the best intentions 'You have already won', I am sorry, but the days of moral victories are over. And as my father told me years ago, 'When the Right wins power, the Left writes a great book.' Those days are over too."
-Zohran Mamdani
-Zohran Mamdani
June 15, 2025 at 2:46 AM
"To everyone who pulls me aside to whisper with the best intentions 'You have already won', I am sorry, but the days of moral victories are over. And as my father told me years ago, 'When the Right wins power, the Left writes a great book.' Those days are over too."
-Zohran Mamdani
-Zohran Mamdani
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The 51st is wants to hear from the community about what we think about the new #RFK proposal. Submit your opinions here: docs.google.com/forms/d/17tm... @51st.news
What do you think of the city's RFK deal?
If somehow you haven't heard, the Commanders are planning a D.C. return. The city struck a $3.7 billion deal to bring the team back to RFK Stadium by 2030. Per the terms of the agreement, the District...
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May 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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RIEDL, on the House Budget:
“.. [It] will cost more than the 2017 tax cuts, the pandemic CARES Act, Biden's stimulus, and the Inflation Reduction Act combined.”
@yahoofinance.com 🇺🇸
“.. [It] will cost more than the 2017 tax cuts, the pandemic CARES Act, Biden's stimulus, and the Inflation Reduction Act combined.”
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May 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
RIEDL, on the House Budget:
“.. [It] will cost more than the 2017 tax cuts, the pandemic CARES Act, Biden's stimulus, and the Inflation Reduction Act combined.”
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“.. [It] will cost more than the 2017 tax cuts, the pandemic CARES Act, Biden's stimulus, and the Inflation Reduction Act combined.”
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“States must act now to end the violence or bear witness to the annihilation of the Palestinian population in Gaza – an outcome with irreversible consequences for our shared humanity”
End unfolding genocide or watch it end life in Gaza: UN experts say States face defining choice
GENEVA – Escalating atrocities in Gaza present an urgent moral crossroads and States must act now to end the violence or bear witness to the annihilation of the Palestinian population in Gaza – an out...
www.ohchr.org
May 8, 2025 at 3:09 PM
“States must act now to end the violence or bear witness to the annihilation of the Palestinian population in Gaza – an outcome with irreversible consequences for our shared humanity”
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Israel is starving us in Gaza. This is what that feels like | Aya Al-Hattab
Israel is starving us in Gaza. This is what that feels like | Aya Al-Hattab
Because of the blockade, hunger is part of our daily reality now. It is deep and cruel, and there is no relief, says Palestinian writer Aya Al-Hattab
www.theguardian.com
May 6, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Israel is starving us in Gaza. This is what that feels like | Aya Al-Hattab
May 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Robert De Niro Shares ‘Love and Support’ for His Daughter Airyn After She Comes Out as Transgender: ‘I Don’t Know What the Big Deal Is’
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
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Robert De Niro Shares ‘Love and Support’ for His Daughter Airyn After She Comes Out as Transgender: ‘I Don’t Know What the Big Deal Is’
Robert De Niro is showing 'love and support' for his daughter Airyn De Niro after she recently came out as transgender.
variety.com
May 1, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Robert De Niro Shares ‘Love and Support’ for His Daughter Airyn After She Comes Out as Transgender: ‘I Don’t Know What the Big Deal Is’
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"This Holy Week, the only thing I care to reflect on is how the label terrorist is deployed by empires to dehumanize and criminalize people."
Jesus Was a Terrorist
This Holy Week, it is necessary to remember that empires have always called people "terrorists" to dehumanize them.
sojo.net
April 17, 2025 at 9:49 PM
"This Holy Week, the only thing I care to reflect on is how the label terrorist is deployed by empires to dehumanize and criminalize people."
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United States Disappeared Tracker: 1214 and growing.
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April 10, 2025 at 1:16 AM
United States Disappeared Tracker: 1214 and growing.
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