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Hilde Eliassen Restad @herestad.bsky.social · 20h

"The world has never listened to Palestinian voices or taken seriously the existential threat Israel poses to Palestinian life, and this has not materially changed despite the increase in performative angst." www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

A ‘magic pill’ made Israeli violence invisible. We need to stop swallowing it | Diana Buttu

For years, I pressed Palestinian interests in peace talks. The response to Trump’s plan proves the international community hasn’t learned from catastrophe

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Hilde Eliassen Restad @herestad.bsky.social · 22h

"Trump’s efforts to deploy armed troops onto the streets of several cities run by Democrats are raising a question courts have been able to avoid since the Constitution was drafted: Can presidents unleash the armed forces on their own people without cause?" www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/o...

Opinion | No, Trump Can’t Deploy Troops to Wherever He Wants

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Eyes on the Fright 🎃 @eyesontheright.bsky.social · 2d

Look at what they have to face

Person dressed in a silly looking frog costume at a protest.

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Hilde Eliassen Restad @herestad.bsky.social · 1d

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301. TrumpTirsdag: En nekrolog for USA? - med Hilde Restad

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Hilde Eliassen Restad @herestad.bsky.social · 1d

Det var utrolig hyggelig å få nekrologisere (?) over USA i dagens episode av Det store bildet:) pca.st/episode/1c2f...

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 4d

Everyone is trying to have a normal Saturday night and the president's top advisor is on X announcing that civil war is necessary

@StephenM on X: Legal insurrection. The President is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, not an Oregon judge. Portland and Oregon law enforcement, at the direction of local leaders, have refused to aid ICE officers facing relentless terrorist assault and threats to life. (There are more local law enforcement officers in Oregon than there are guns and badges in the FBI nationwide). This is an organized terrorist attack on the federal government and its officers, and the deployment of troops is an absolute necessity to defend our personnel, our laws, our government, public order and the Republic itself.

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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 4d

“They’re asking us to sacrifice science. They’re asking us to sacrifice international students. They’re asking us to sacrifice our trans students. They’re asking us to sacrifice our whole idea of shared governance.No amount of money is worth that great long list"

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/04/b...

Trump makes MIT an offer, one many on campus hope the school can refuse - The Boston Globe

President Trump issued terms to MIT and other schools; many on campus urge them to push back.

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Dr Mir @shabana.bsky.social · 5d

Hassan lives in a cramped tent with his pregnant wife Sabah who is severely malnourished, and total 10 family members. They are all so hungry. Even a few kilos of flour would mean everything to them. Please donate and share.

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Help Hassan Feed His Pregnant Wife & Family in Gaza

My name is Hassan, I’m 26 and from Gaza.I live in a cramped tent with my pregnant wife Sabah (20), who is in her sixth month and severely malnourished.

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Institut mezinárodních studií FSV UK @ims.fsv.cuni.cz · 6d

🚨 Exciting postdoc opportunity at the Institute of International Relations Prague! Join the INTERFER Project (Oct 2025–Dec 2028). Research focus: foreign interference, disinfo, cyber sec & digital politics. Apply by 12 Oct 2025 👉 www.iir.cz/postdoctoral...

#Postdoc #ResearchJobs

Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute of International Relations in Prague under the project INTERFER, starting October 2025 (until December 2028) | Ústav mezinárodních vztahů - Expertise to impact

We are looking for a new colleague for the position of a Postdoctoral Researcher under the project INTERFER which studies foreign interference by foreign powers in the context of current geopolitical ...

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Ine Harsten 📎 @iharsten.bsky.social · 5d

Dagsavisen, altså.

Norges eneste avis som skriver om den politiske virkelighet?

Kristiansen & Kristensen.

Cornelia bak betalingsmur, men omtale av norsk presses unnfallenhet er verdt én krone for et månedsabonnement?

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Slik går DU glipp av alvoret i Hegseth og Trumps taler til hæren

Skal Donald Trump begå statskupp må han først sørge for at militæret er lojal mot ham og ikke til grunnloven. … Men SÅ du at han elsker sin egen håndskrift?

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Hilde Eliassen Restad @herestad.bsky.social · 5d

Democrats Pull Away From AIPAC, Reflecting a Broader Shift www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...

Democrats Pull Away From AIPAC, Reflecting a Broader Shift

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 7d

Zohran Mamdani calling it a genocide on The View and getting applause.

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 7d

"A GOP push to restrict voting by overseas U.S. citizens continues before 2026 midterms" www.npr.org/2025/10/01/n...

A GOP push to restrict voting by overseas U.S. citizens continues before 2026 midterms

Republican officials are pushing for more voting restrictions on U.S. citizens who were born abroad and have never lived in the country, after unsuccessfully challenging their ballots in 2024.

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Hilde Eliassen Restad @herestad.bsky.social · 7d

De er, la oss si uegnet for dette øyeblikket

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Hilde Eliassen Restad @herestad.bsky.social · 7d

Dette blir spennende. Har jo ikke helt trua på at Schumer og Jeffries er flinke nok kommunikatorer til å hale dette i land på en måte som funker for Ds, men kanskje andre på venstresiden kan.

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Hilde Eliassen Restad @herestad.bsky.social · 7d

Tusen takk for det 🤩

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Hilde Eliassen Restad @herestad.bsky.social · 7d

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Frode #Fella @frodehommedal.bsky.social · 8d

Takk @herestad.bsky.social! Nå er det to grunner til å abonnere på Dagsavisen. Deg og @cokristiansen.bsky.social 😎

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Hilde Eliassen Restad @herestad.bsky.social · 8d

Kunne trengt Pelosi…!

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Hilde Eliassen Restad @herestad.bsky.social · 8d

Schumer har ikke imponert så langt!

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Hilde Eliassen Restad @herestad.bsky.social · 8d

Godt mulig

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Hilde Eliassen Restad @herestad.bsky.social · 8d

Kommer den demokratiske partiledelsen til å ta opp kampen mot Trump, eller bare la mafiabossen herje fritt? I dag får vi svaret. www.dagsavisen.no/kommentar/sk...

Skjebnedag for demokratene

I dag får vi et svar på om demokratene i USA er klare for å kjempe, eller om de nok en gang kommer til å flykte.

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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 10d

I have been haunted by this statement all day www.kgw.com/article/news...

Local News
Trump seems to back off Portland military plan: 'Am I watching things on television that are different from what's happening?'

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Hilde Eliassen Restad @herestad.bsky.social · 9d

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Why Dems Don’t Have Their Own Charlie Kirk Network

The conservative activist built a political empire before he was assassinated at 31. Why haven’t his opponents built one themselves?

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