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James Hughes @dystopian-fashion.bsky.social · 13h

Bari has presented herself as a champion of free speech, but in reality, she has a 20-year history of suppressing speech that she finds objectionable, especially when it’s speech regarding the rights of Palestinians and anyone criticizing the state of Israel.

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Bari Weiss to Head CBS News Within Pro-Trump, Pro-Israel Expanding Media Empire

Weiss’s appointment by the billionaire Ellison family “is an ideological power play,” says journalist David Klion.

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Paul Brown @pbrown4348.bsky.social · 11h

Thank you. Context: aspects of life requiring intelligence and decency.

Bucky Rea @buckyrea.bsky.social · 11h

It really helps if you provide context to your opinions. Just a courtesy to keep friends from googling around just to figure out what you're talking about

Paul Brown @pbrown4348.bsky.social · 11h

White House Flips Out After Chicago Mayor Announces "ICE-Free Zones". Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has announced a new initiative to fight back against the Trump administration’s attacks on his city. newsletter.tnr.com/lt.php?x=4lZ...

Paul Brown @pbrown4348.bsky.social · 11h

Judge Who Ruled Against Trump Finds Her Home Burned to the Ground. The judge had also received multiple death threats in the days leading up to the fire. newsletter.tnr.com/lt.php?x=4lZ...

Paul Brown @pbrown4348.bsky.social · 11h

New hymn to replace Amazing Grace: Appalling Fools.

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Paul Brown @pbrown4348.bsky.social · 11h

Trump's Plan. To invoke the Insurrection Act. substack.com/app-link/pos...

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Ken Levy @kjlevy100.bsky.social · 11h

Call it authoritarianism, dictatorship, fascism or anything you want.

Whatever you call it, it kind of boils down to this:
Everybody just do what you're told. This handful of filthy lying savages in suits will decide everything for everybody from now on.

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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 13h

And Jared Kushner is involved in the ‘peace talks’. Months ago, amid this horrific suffering, Kushner said • “Gaza’s waterfront property, it could be very valuable”. — He also said that if he were in Israel’s position, he “would do my best to move the people out and then clean it up.”

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 13h

BREAKING: Israeli war planes continue to launch raids on Gaza City as Palestinians celebrate the ceasefire announcement, according to an Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent on the ground.

🔴 LIVE update: aje.io/xqppys

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Paul Brown @pbrown4348.bsky.social · 11h

People often miscalculate climate choices, a study says. One surprise is owning a dog. [appalling ignorance]. apnews.com/article/clim...

Paul Brown @pbrown4348.bsky.social · 11h

Trump’s Minions Are Trying to Terrorize Judges Into Submission. Facing rebukes from the courts, Stephen Miller and Elon Musk are threatening the independence of the judiciary. link.thenation.com/click/418657...

Paul Brown @pbrown4348.bsky.social · 11h

Lincoln faced a real insurrection and still did not go as far as this president. substack.com/app-link/pos...

Paul Brown @pbrown4348.bsky.social · 18h

Man-Made Famine & Malnutrition in Sudan, Exacerbated by U.S. Aid Cuts. Starvation is now being used as a weapon of war in numerous conflicts across the globe — including Sudan, which continues to endure a years-long famine. democracynow.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?...

Paul Brown @pbrown4348.bsky.social · 18h

Trump Adminstration Asks MIT to Abandon Academic Freedom to Secure Funding. The offer is “a loyalty oath to the federal government,” said an MIT professor. While MIT declined to comment, there isn't much inclination to make a deal with the White House. public-api.wordpress.com/bar/?stat=gr...

Paul Brown @pbrown4348.bsky.social · 18h

Watchdog journalism’s future may lie in the work of independent reporters like Pablo Torre. Underground reporters could be among the last bulwarks against unchecked power. theconversationus.cmail20.com/t/r-l-tkjyht...

Paul Brown @pbrown4348.bsky.social · 18h

US 4th Amendment on Life Support — What Do You Do When Your Government Becomes the Criminal? Raids without warrants, kids in zip-ties: this is the moral collapse of the US. It's time for state authorities to start making arrests. substack.com/app-link/pos...

Paul Brown @pbrown4348.bsky.social · 18h

Trump’s Attack on Museums and History Is Fascist Capture of the Culture. Unless he abolishes or rigs future elections, this will be swept away by his successors. He will be portrayed in the Smithsonian and the textbooks as a buffoon and a tyrant. public-api.wordpress.com/bar/?stat=gr...

Paul Brown @pbrown4348.bsky.social · 18h

Governors Warn of ‘Martial Law’ and Trump ‘Invasion’ as US Judge Halts Troop Order—for Now. commondreams.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?...

Paul Brown @pbrown4348.bsky.social · 18h

Digital ID cards will put the UK on a dangerous path – just ask India. The UK government claims Aadhar has saved India’s government over $10bn each year – an oft-repeated but never proven claim that has been endlessly criticised as incorrect. support.opendemocracy.net/civicrm/mail...

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Paul Brown @pbrown4348.bsky.social · 18h

We Found the ‘Enemy from Within’. He’s in the White House. substack.com/app-link/pos...

Paul Brown @pbrown4348.bsky.social · 19h

The ocean is a carbon toilet. Marine heat waves are clogging it. The planet would be a whole lot hotter if it weren’t for fecal pellets. go.grist.org/e/399522/-ne...

Paul Brown @pbrown4348.bsky.social · 19h

Trump's invasion. This weekend marked a major escalation of his campaign of terror. substack.com/app-link/pos...

Paul Brown @pbrown4348.bsky.social · 19h

How next-gen solar panels could go on lampposts, cars and even windows. pdpwbj.clicks.mlsend.com/tf/cl/eyJ2Ij...

Paul Brown @pbrown4348.bsky.social · 19h

How growing rice differently could ease climate change. pdpwbj.clicks.mlsend.com/tf/cl/eyJ2Ij...

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 19h

Chicago neighbors are forming watches near schools to protect students and guardians from ICE. blockclubchi.co/42v94TN

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