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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 1d

AG Bondi, here’s that correction you requested.

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 2d

Please, God, may there be a ceasefire agreement soon, and may it be the beginning of a new, more whole future for everyone in the region.

May new leadership rise that eschews slaughter and helps to chart a new course.

May there be repentance and repair, insofar as it may ever be possible.

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 2d

Mourning those murdered by Hamas isn't incompatible with mourning those murdered by the Israeli state.

Demanding that the hostages return isn't incompatible with naming & demanding an end to genocide.

Naming the power imbalance & impact thereof doesn't desecrate those murdered two years ago today.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 1d

This entire thread:

Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 2d

Mourning those murdered by Hamas isn't incompatible with mourning those murdered by the Israeli state.

Demanding that the hostages return isn't incompatible with naming & demanding an end to genocide.

Naming the power imbalance & impact thereof doesn't desecrate those murdered two years ago today.

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1d

We’re getting very used to this but the statement is unusually unhinged.

Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 1d

Citing the “martyrdom” of Charlie Kirk, Texas AG Ken Paxton says his office is pursuing sweeping undercover investigations into “leftist” groups. “To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming."

"Leftist political terrorism is a clear and present danger. Corrupted ideologies like transgenderism and Antifa are a cancer on our culture and have unleashed their deranged and drugged-up foot soldiers on the American people," said Attorney General Paxton. "The martyrdom of Charlie Kirk marks a turning point in America.
There can be no compromise with those who want us dead. To that end, I have directed my office to continue its efforts to identify, investigate, and infiltrate these leftist terror cells. To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming."
The radical Left has incubated an environment where political violence is not only justified but celebrated and praised. In July, nearly two dozen armed leftists connected to various Texas-based Antifa-like groups ambushed an Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") facility in Alvarado, Texas. On September 10, 2025, a leftist assassin connected to the radical transgender movement murdered Charlie Kirk because of Kirk's bold support for truth, love of country, and unshakable faith. Two weeks later, another deranged leftist opened fire at an ICE facility in Dallas.
President Donald Trump has officially designated Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization and instructed his administration to "utilize all applicable authorities to investigate, disrupt, and dismantle any and all illegal operations — especially those involving terrorist actions — conducted by Antifa." Building on President Trump's bold actions, Attorney General Paxton has instructed his office to initiate sweeping investigations into radical leftist organizations engaged in or providing support to those performing political violence.

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 2d

Jake Tapper did a whole interview with Trump by text message? Which means he can't actually confirm it was him. And now everyone's asking even more than before very reasonable questions about the wannabe dictator's health.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

The CNN anchor did not explain how he verified that it was the president — not any of his aides — who authored the written responses to his questions.

He also did not explain whether he’d made any effort to speak with the president by phone, something that has become commonplace for reporters covering the second Trump administration because Trump has maintained use of his personal mobile phone since returning to the presidency and frequently uses it to contact reporters directly.

The president’s purported text message exchange with Tapper was also unusual because Trump is not known to be a frequent user of his phone’s text message capacity.

He also famously eschews email and other written forms of communication and during his first term he openly complained when attorneys working for his administration took notes during meetings.

Trump’s unconventional use of text-based communications to purportedly respond to Tapper comes as questions continue to swirl about the state of his health

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

Jake Tapper, who eviscerated Biden for the sin of growing older, has done everything but help install a chair lift in the White House to cover up Trump's deepening dementia and utter feebleness.

Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 2d

Jake Tapper did a whole interview with Trump by text message? Which means he can't actually confirm it was him. And now everyone's asking even more than before very reasonable questions about the wannabe dictator's health.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 2d

Getting into debt over a takeaway: The risks and benefits of buy-now, pay-later

Klarna, which went public last month, said about 13.6% of its revenue comes from late payment, or so-called ‘snooze fees’

www.irishtimes.com

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Sally Latham @sallylatham.bsky.social · 2d

I will say that every experience I have had with Philosophy at the University of Birmingham has been inclusive and supportive, whether I have been there as a teacher, PhD student or as an ECR.

Women can't always say that... so thank-you.

#philsky #academicsky

Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 2d

We cannot change the profession all at once, in one big sweep. But we can create a few spaces where things work as we would want them to. Hoping that people notice that good is possible and our micro-utopias catch on. #philsky #academicsky

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Helen Lindberg @cloudbuster01.bsky.social · 2d

Så om jag förstått de senaste dagarna rätt träffar vår statsminister hellre den radikala högerextremisten Peter Thiel än fördömer Israels brutala övergrepp och behandling av en ung svensk kvinna?

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Nicolas Tenzer @nicolastenzer.bsky.social · 2d

Two years ago, on October 7, 2023, the terrorist movement Hamas and some other groups cold-bloodedly murdered more than 1,200 people because they were Jews.
In the face of radical barbarism, there can be no “buts.”
Without at first this unconditional condemnation, everything else is meaningless.

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Paul T. Levin @paultlevin.bsky.social · 4d

Jag har lite svårt att förstå varför det inte är en nationell storm över detta. En av våra mest kända svenskar har enligt uppgift förödmjukats, tvingas krypa & kyssa en främmande makts flagga, fängslad utan tillräckligt rent vatten. Expressen begravde nyheten längst ner. DN rapporterar inte alls.

Paul T. Levin @paultlevin.bsky.social · 4d

““They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others,” the Turkish activist ErsinÇelik, a participant in the Sumud flotilla, told Anadolu news agency.”+

Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags

Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

www.theguardian.com

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CosmicRami 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @cosmicrami.com · 2d

There is an important conversation that should be going on (maybe at the UN level?) about this, as it will become worse with time (as more satellites are orbited).

Nations worked together to build the Montreal Protocol to protect the Ozone Layer.

These constellations threaten all of that work.

David Roberts @volts.wtf · 3d

"There are currently one to two Starlink satellites falling back to Earth every day ... Soon, McDowell told us, there will be up to 5 satellite reentries per day." 😳

1 to 2 Starlink satellites are falling back to Earth each day

earthsky.org

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Sadiah Qureshi @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social · 2d

Now would be a great time to check out this BBC radio 4 series on the far right and racism in Britain by the amazing Camilla Schofield.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 4 - Britain's Fascist Thread

Camilla Schofield explores the unbroken thread of fascism in Britain.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Helen Lindberg @cloudbuster01.bsky.social · 2d

Här är länken, missade den först www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Helen Lindberg @cloudbuster01.bsky.social · 2d

This is highly intriguing research. Något för Fredrik Kärrholm och Aschberg kanske?

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Igor Sushko @igorsushko.bsky.social · 5d

Danish residents are packing emergency kits in anticipation of an impending war with Russia: blankets, water containers for three days' supply, and radios with dynamo generators to listen to government instructions.

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Karam Bales @karambales.bsky.social · 5d

Kulldorff promotes vaccine
birth defects disinformation

Prior to the pandemic he worked on genuinely useful projects, but the contrarian path has reduced him to a mouthpiece for RFKs antivax talking points
open.substack.com/pub/counterd...

Kulldorff promotes vaccine birth defects disinformation

Prior to the pandemic he worked on genuinely useful projects, but the contrarian path has reduced him to a mouthpiece for RFKs antivax talking points

open.substack.com

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 5d

1. This is one of the most insane statements ever delivered by a presidential spokesperson in U.S. history. Totally disconnected from reality.

2. There is either going to be a civil war or abject Democratic surrender to autocracy. They are telling this you, to your face, in explicit terms.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

Leavitt: "President Trump will end the radical left's reign of terror in Portland once and for all. The president has directed Secretary Hegseth to provide all necessary troops to protect war-ravaged Portland."

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Patrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 5d

One of the things I always find telling is the idea that we have to judge past people by the standards of their time, as if the fact that they did bad things means that everyone thought it was okay. They didn't. Pretty much every obviously evil act had people saying that it was, in fact, bad.

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James Ryan @jdryan08.bsky.social · 5d

A point I am emphasizing to my World History since 1500 students constantly and from day one.

Patrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 5d

One of the things I always find telling is the idea that we have to judge past people by the standards of their time, as if the fact that they did bad things means that everyone thought it was okay. They didn't. Pretty much every obviously evil act had people saying that it was, in fact, bad.

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Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 6d

The UC system and individual campuses have been capitulating to the feds. The only ones holding the line are faculty.

timesofsandiego.com/education/20...

Faculty says UC releasing personal information to federal investigators

The association is requesting transparency around the release of personal information that was reportedly shared with the federal government.

timesofsandiego.com

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Monica Maalouf, MD @maaloufmd.bsky.social · 5d

My husband was detained by ICE today

Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away

I have had zero contact or updates since

#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov

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The American Prospect @prospect.org · 5d

“But what if antisemitism and Islamophobia, instead of existential opposites, are two sides of one coin, always in each other’s company? The two prejudices are not antitheses, as usually understood, but related aspects of one tradition of denigration.” From James Caroll: trib.al/2d2E7dR

Secret Sharers: Jews, Muslims, and this Long, Cruel War

How the Christian West turned its loathed infidels into mutual antagonists

trib.al

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Helen Lindberg @cloudbuster01.bsky.social · 6d

And oh, just release the Epstein files already

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