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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 26m

I love that we live in a world where we're all supposed to now praise Trump for his peace-making and ignore the fact that at least 20,000 Palestinians have been killed on his watch, with bombs & bullets - & rhetorical support! - that he supplied to Israel.
That's all erased now.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1h

"The Supreme Court’s Dark Money Man Is Trying to Make It Harder to Vote"

Leonard Leo’s network is bankrolling the main donor behind a ballot initiative in Maine to limit absentee voting & impose voter ID requirements.

Important reporting from Zeteo's new political reporter @andrewperez.bsky.social

The Supreme Court’s Dark Money Man Is Trying to Make It Harder to Vote

Leonard Leo’s network is bankrolling the main donor behind a ballot initiative in Maine that would limit absentee voting and impose voter ID requirements.

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Richard M. Thompson @hildana0.bsky.social · 39m

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The Auntie Fascists: How a Group of Black Women Defeated Walmart, Lost Cause and the Erasure of Black History

When a group of retirees hatched a plan to save their historic Black school, they had no idea that they were creating a blueprint for legislators, museums and historic sites across America.

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Richard M. Thompson @hildana0.bsky.social · 45m

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The Crisis of American Governance

Political Extremism, Economic Hardship, and the Fight for Healthcare

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 10h

"Black people are tired. Not metaphorically tired—actually tired. The kind of tired that turns every group chat into a mix of gallows humor and emotional triage."

I write about white ignorance and how exhausting it is to hear white ppl insist "this isn't who we are, when it's ALWAYS who we've been.

White People’s Performative Ignorance Is Exhausting—Opinion

Disbelief over authoritarianism in America isn’t a cutesy personality trait. It’s a confession: You haven’t been paying attention.

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 9h

➡️ The Trump economy SUCKS

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The Unofficial Jobs Numbers Are In and It’s Rough Out There

In a federal data blackout, Wall Street numbers and surveys are filling the void, and the nongovernment numbers are telling the same basic story: Few companies are hiring.

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Richard M. Thompson @hildana0.bsky.social · 8h

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Coons for Content: Black MAGA Plan to Invade HBCU Homecomings

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Richard M. Thompson @hildana0.bsky.social · 9h

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Some White Folks Got Jumped By An Elephant in Africa

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Richard M. Thompson @hildana0.bsky.social · 1d

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The initial 40 minutes of the @daniellemoodie.bsky.social show needs to be listened to and then please share the entire episode.
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Trump Eyes Insurrection Act in Chicago --Fallout & Legal Showdown | The Danielle Moodie Show

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Richard M. Thompson @hildana0.bsky.social · 1d

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What Does It Mean to Poll a Genocide?

How American media outlets turn mass murder into metric while Gazans die.

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Richard M. Thompson @hildana0.bsky.social · 1d

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The Wake-Up Call: Why America Loves Political Violence

Which lives we value is the key to understanding political violence.

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Richard M. Thompson @hildana0.bsky.social · 1d

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Beyond the Breaking Point: The Unfolding Takeover of US Democracy

From Open Talk of Martial Law to Targeted Detentions: The Clear and Present Danger to Civil Liberties.

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Dr. Nola Haynes @nolahaynes1.substack.com · 2d

Another escalating situation.

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Venezuela warns of possible attack on the US embassy in Caracas

Venezuela's National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said on Sunday that Washington had been warned of a "false flag operation" by "extremist sectors of the local Venezuelan right" to plant explosives at the U.S. Embassy in Caracas.

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NPR @npr.org · 1d

U.S. allies in Europe and the Indo-Pacific are showing willingness to coordinate and cooperate across a wide range of shared interests, from trade to defense and alliance management to China.

With U.S. leadership in doubt, can its allies chart their own course?

U.S. allies in Europe and the Indo-Pacific are showing willingness to coordinate and cooperate across a wide range of shared interests, from trade to defense and alliance management to China.

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NPR @npr.org · 1d

Some federal workers support the government shutdown, even as President Trump threatens to use this moment to lay off employees and cut funding to programs.

Why some federal workers aren't scared by the threat of shutdown layoffs

Some federal workers support the government shutdown, even as President Trump threatens to use this moment to lay off employees and cut funding to programs.

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 2d

3 MAGA extremists have re-intro'd a bill that allows South Carolina to execute women who receive an abortion. If you haven't heard about S 323, it's because corporate media has completely ignored it.

Here's the overview, the sponsors, & how to fight back:
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S. Carolina RE-Intros Bill To Kill Women For Getting An Abortion

Here's what's in the bill, why it is so dangerous, and the meaningful steps you can take to fight back, support women's health, and help block this bill from becoming law

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 2d

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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorn...

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Damien Marie AtHope Ⓐ 🚩🏴🌍 @damienmarieathope.bsky.social · 2d

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Richard M. Thompson @hildana0.bsky.social · 2d

My communication and journalism professors, as well as my African American journalism mentor, the ancestor Mansfield Frazier of Cleveland, Ohio trained me to always have three verifiable sources of information when writing an article. Which is why I gave you three.

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Michael Harriot @michaelharriot.bsky.social · 2d

Speaking of online propaganda…

Today, in less than 10 minutes the Wake-Up Call explains why we should ignore Van Jones’s genocide joke and, instead, interrogate the “critical race theory” part of this conversation

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Keith Boykin @keithboykin.bsky.social · 2d

The top federal prosecutor reviewing the trumped-up case against New York Attorney General Letitia James has reportedly decided not to bring charges.

Elizabeth Yusi told colleagues that she sees no probable cause to believe James engaged in mortgage fraud. Prosecutors expect her to be fired.

Top prosecutor refusing to charge New York AG despite Trump pressure

A key federal prosecutor in Virginia, where James Comey was indicted, is resisting bringing charges against Letitia James.

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Richard M. Thompson @hildana0.bsky.social · 2d

Team work makes the dream work. PolitiFact | No, Erika Kirk’s Romanian charity work was not linked to trafficking share.google/ozbCkVWycxfA...

No evidence linking Erika Kirk’s charity work to trafficking

Social media users circulated the baseless claim that Erika Kirk is banned from Romania after her charity work was linked to child trafficking. None of the purported evidence supports these claims.

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Richard M. Thompson @hildana0.bsky.social · 2d

You're welcome counselor. Here's another reliable source. Fact Check: No Evidence Erika Kirk's 'Romanian Angels' Evangelical Ministry Was Accused Of Trafficking Children Or Banned From Romania share.google/VJiSWZzCKjXO...

Fact Check: No Evidence Erika Kirk's 'Romanian Angels' Evangelical Ministry Was Accused Of Trafficking Children Or Banned From Romania

Is there any evidence that Charlie Kirk's widow Erika Kirk's "Romanian Angels" or "Everyday Heroes like You" ministries were accused of "snatching children only to send them straight into sex and orga...

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Richard M. Thompson @hildana0.bsky.social · 2d

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A very informative segment from today's @luriedanielfavors.bsky.social show on @urbanviewradio.bsky.social channel 126.

COINTELPRO is Back, Trump's Spiritual Advisors Caught Enslaving & WIC is in Danger

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Richard M. Thompson @hildana0.bsky.social · 2d

@luriedanielfavors.bsky.social Please read this article from TV station WRAL NEWS regarding the Romanians and Charlie Kirk's wife.
Fact-checking claims that Erika Kirk's charity is tied to trafficking share.google/rOqqfczDlCMI...

Fact-checking claims that Erika Kirk's charity is tied to trafficking

As conservative activist Erika Kirk publicly mourned her husband Charlie Kirk, social media users targeted her work on a Romanian charity project.

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