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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 8d

Hegseth basically forced more than 800 top military commanders to sit for a MAGA pep rally.

Hegseth uses unprecedented meeting to fat-shame generals

The US military's top brass were silent as the secretary ordered a return to the "highest male standard."

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daviddorantes.bsky.social @daviddorantes.bsky.social · 12d

#DesordenPúblico #Ska #Venezuela in #Houston #Texas

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Atti 17.11 @atti1711.bsky.social · 22d

Don't worry, we all know he's a liar, don't let him intimidate you!!!
Trump sues The New York Times for defamation, seeks $15 billion | AP News share.google/decmBowCq6PA...

Trump files $15B defamation lawsuit against The New York Times

The lawsuit names several articles and one book written by two of the publication’s journalists and published in the lead up to the 2024 election.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 24d

"Whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you," he claimed in a Saturday speech to a far-right rally in London.

Elon Musk urges Brits to "fight back" against their political enemies

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Dr Adam Levy @climateadam.bsky.social · 25d

Causing climate change is killing us.

Even if you ignore the climate change bit.

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Why Destroying the Planet is Destroying Us

YouTube video by ClimateAdam

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Martin Sauerbrey @martinsauerbrey.bsky.social · 29d

The murder of Iryna Zarutska has shocked me profoundly. The brutality, the bystanders, the social media reaction, the instrumentalization.

Obviously many brave souls would have helped, would have saved her or would have soothed her.

Outrage is omnipresent.

But... ⬇️ 🧵

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daviddorantes.bsky.social @daviddorantes.bsky.social · 28d

El #Libro de #Cuentos ‘Travesías interiores’, editado por @literalmagazine.bsky.social de @rosemarysalum.bsky.social, reune obra de varios escritores hispanos en #Texas y se presentará en #Houston. La #Literatura en #Español avanza con fuerza en #EEUU. Si andan por #Houstotitlán vayan!

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Sep 8

“The Fourth Amendment protects every individual’s constitutional right to be ‘free from arbitrary interference by law officers,'” wrote Justice Sonia Sotomayor in dissent. “After today, that may no longer be true."

Supreme Court blesses racial profiling by ICE

The conservative justices don't explain a decision that green lights detaining people for how they look.

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daviddorantes.bsky.social @daviddorantes.bsky.social · Sep 4

Lene Lovich es una de las figuras más enigmáticas y poderosas del #Punk #NewWave de #Inglaterra. Ahora regresa para abrir la gira de Devo y The B-52’s por Estados Unidos. Debido a eso escribí un texto en @literalmagazine.bsky.social va: literalmagazine.com/lene-lovich-...

Lene Lovich y el fino arte de transgredir - Literal Magazine

Say When Lene Lovich está en la carretera otra vez. Locuaz, vivaracha, irreverente, crítica, mordaz, atrevida. Esas palabras definen la carrera musical de uno de los grandes íconos femeninos del punk/...

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · Aug 23

🚨BREAKING: Hours after Texas passed its new map, my law firm has challenged it in federal court. In addition to violating the VRA, HB 4 violates the 14th Amendment because it unjustifiably considers race and partisanship as part of a voluntary, mid-cycle redistricting. @redistrictfdn.bsky.social

🚨 League of United Latin American Citizens v. Abbott

Learn more.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · Aug 14

🚨BREAKING: The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling Thursday, striking down Louisiana’s state legislative maps for violating the Voting Rights Act. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Federal Court Delivers Major Win for Black Voters in Louisiana State Redistricting Battle

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Aug 15

“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.

The Invention of “Sesame Street”

Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Aug 15

The White House's memes about imprisonment, deportation, and death by alligator are designed to radicalize and desensitize.

“What you have is this desire to get people to buy into the fun of sadism,” says Jason Stanley, an author who’s leaving the US because of “concerns over fascism.”

The official voice of the US government Is cruel, gross, and weird. What is that doing to us?

Joking memes about imprisonment, deportation, and death by alligator are designed to radicalize and desensitize.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · Aug 13

New Uvalde school shooting records — nearly 12GB — come as part of a settlement in a yearslong lawsuit that news organizations, including ProPublica and @texastribune.org, brought against state and local governments.

We continue to seek records from the state Department of Public Safety.

New Uvalde Records Reveal Details About School Safety Concerns and Shooter’s Behavioral Issues

The release is part of a settlement agreement in a lawsuit that news organizations brought against state and local governments. The fight continues to get the Texas Department of Public Safety to rele...

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Aug 12

"We’re creating something even more dangerous to the country: A masked monster of a law enforcement agency, one uniquely unsuited for its new power, authority, reach, and funding levels."

Spending $200 billion on ICE is a terrible idea

I've covered federal law enforcement for two decades. Here are the things that worry me most.

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Literal, Latin American Voices @literalmagazine.bsky.social · Aug 7

Literal Magazine te invita a participar en el taller online de poesía con la poeta mexicana Malva Flores. Lunes de 7 a 9 pm literalmagazine.com/tallerdepoes...

Taller de poesía con Malva Flores - Literal Magazine

La poesía es para todos siempre que todos creamos que no hay una sola vía Literal Magazine te invita a participar en el taller de poesía con la poeta mexicana Malva Flores. Objetivos Conocer distintas...

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Aug 7

Breaking News: President Trump’s new tariffs on more than 90 countries went into effect, part of a trade war that has started to affect the U.S. economy.

Staggering U.S. Tariffs Begin as Trump Widens Trade War

The duties, which the president announced last week, took effect for about 90 countries just after midnight.

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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · Aug 6

#standforwolves #wolfconservation

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · Aug 5

NEW: Cornyn sent a letter Tuesday to FBI Director Kash Patel, asking him to take “any appropriate steps to aid in Texas state law enforcement efforts to locate or arrest potential lawbreakers who have fled the state.” www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Texas AG Will Ask Courts to Vacate Seats of Democrats Halting GOP Map

Read more here.

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Literal, Latin American Voices @literalmagazine.bsky.social · Aug 4

"La banda de ska venezolana cumple 40 años" Daniel Centeno Maldonado literalmagazine.com/desorden-pub...

DESORDEN PÚBLICO - EN LAS BUENAS Y EN LAS MALAS - Literal Magazine

La banda de ska venezolana cumple 40 años, y lo piensa celebrar con toda la pompa posible. A punto de sacar un disco tributo a la Fania All Stars, y en medio de una gira internacional, que los traerá ...

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Aug 5

News Analysis: President Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics forced his allies into the awkward spot of criticizing an agency they had freely cited in the past.

After Trump’s Firing of BLS Commissioner, Republicans Fall in Line With His Criticism

President Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics forced his allies into the awkward spot of criticizing an agency they had freely cited in the past.

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daviddorantes.bsky.social @daviddorantes.bsky.social · Aug 5

En @literalmagazine.bsky.social de @rosemarysalum.bsky.social se publicó mi #Poema “Phoenix, Arizona” y me hacen un honor si lo leen. Va: literalmagazine.com/phoenix-ariz...

Phoenix, Arizona - Literal Magazine

Quiso nieve de pistache en la madrugada sus órdenes eran por entonces mis deseos y salimos en la jarley bajo la ventisca negra cuando los perros de la calle nos ladraban. No había nadie más bella qu...

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Punk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social · Aug 3

48 years ago

CBGB, New York City, August 1977

Dictators - Search & Destroy

#punk #punkrock #cbgb #dictators #nyc #history #punkrockhistory

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daviddorantes.bsky.social @daviddorantes.bsky.social · Aug 2

Estoy muy conmovido y afectado por la partida del gran Carlos Ramírez, uno de los hombres que le abrió caminos al #Rock y el #Jazz en los medios de comunicación de #Guadalajara en #México. Descanse en Paz.

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