Jake B
@slightlyirish.bsky.social
left politics, data, cats, games
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December 1, 2023 at 10:20 PM
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Israel drops leaflets warning people to flee southern Gaza towns
Israel drops leaflets warning people to flee southern Gaza towns
Flyer campaign raises fears war could spread to areas IDF previously said were safe
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2023 at 5:40 AM
Israel drops leaflets warning people to flee southern Gaza towns
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As a journalist, I gave a talk to the men's group of a local synagogue. They told me I should keep any criticism of Israel "in-house." But then they're asking "where are the moderate Muslims?" and I'm like, "I don't know, maybe they're being told to keep their criticism in-house, too?"
November 15, 2023 at 2:15 AM
As a journalist, I gave a talk to the men's group of a local synagogue. They told me I should keep any criticism of Israel "in-house." But then they're asking "where are the moderate Muslims?" and I'm like, "I don't know, maybe they're being told to keep their criticism in-house, too?"
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Yes, I actually find it helpful to have Israeli parents and family because it is a reminder that it is American Jews who tend to have a much more flattened view of support for Israel
November 15, 2023 at 2:13 AM
Yes, I actually find it helpful to have Israeli parents and family because it is a reminder that it is American Jews who tend to have a much more flattened view of support for Israel
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Congratulations to Musk the genius, who has come up with the opposite of "satisfaction guaranteed"
November 13, 2023 at 2:19 PM
Congratulations to Musk the genius, who has come up with the opposite of "satisfaction guaranteed"
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oops i tripped and posted the tunnel map!!! whoopsieeee
November 11, 2023 at 11:09 PM
oops i tripped and posted the tunnel map!!! whoopsieeee
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wow it would be so messed up if students were to protest this decision by occupying administration buildings and using the utility tunnels to transport food and other supplies in like what happened in 68. it would be so messed up if custodial staff unlocked all the tunnel entrances in solidarity
Columbia Suspends Pro-Palestine Student Groups Amid Crackdown on Free Speech
“No one should participate in any Columbia events until SJP and JVP are reinstated,” one civil rights attorney wrote.
truthout.org
November 11, 2023 at 10:52 PM
wow it would be so messed up if students were to protest this decision by occupying administration buildings and using the utility tunnels to transport food and other supplies in like what happened in 68. it would be so messed up if custodial staff unlocked all the tunnel entrances in solidarity
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It's a stunningly dangerous precedent to censure a member of Congress for speaking up about the mass killing of an ethnic group, who is part of that same ethnic group.
November 8, 2023 at 4:20 AM
It's a stunningly dangerous precedent to censure a member of Congress for speaking up about the mass killing of an ethnic group, who is part of that same ethnic group.
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“When I say we have no water, I need people to comprehend that we spend days without drinking a single drop of water,” she said. “That’s how limited it is.”
A young woman describes the crisis in Gaza: ‘If the bombs didn’t kill us, our living situation w...
Nour AlSaqqa, who is from Gaza City, has been documenting her life during the Israel-Hamas war. She said she fears that if the shortages of basic necessities persist, she will die.
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2023 at 1:10 AM
“When I say we have no water, I need people to comprehend that we spend days without drinking a single drop of water,” she said. “That’s how limited it is.”
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“In a highly unusual move, the White House has requested for it to be able to conduct arms deals with Israel in complete secrecy, without oversight from Congress or the public”
Biden Wants Arms Deals With Israel to Be Done in Complete Secrecy, Without Congress
“I’ve never seen anything like it,” said Josh Paul, a former top State Department official.
t.co
November 3, 2023 at 4:30 AM
“In a highly unusual move, the White House has requested for it to be able to conduct arms deals with Israel in complete secrecy, without oversight from Congress or the public”
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“We can beat anybody. It's gonna come down to the people that work for [Musk] deciding if they want their fair share... or if they want him to fly himself to outer space at their expense. I believe it’s doable.” UAW President Shawn Fain
UAW President Is Ready to Take on Tesla and Beat Elon Musk
Riding high on historic contract wins against Detroit’s automakers, United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain is confident he can take on Tesla Inc. and its anti-union Chief Executive Officer Elon Mu...
www.bloomberg.com
November 2, 2023 at 10:18 PM
“We can beat anybody. It's gonna come down to the people that work for [Musk] deciding if they want their fair share... or if they want him to fly himself to outer space at their expense. I believe it’s doable.” UAW President Shawn Fain
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In case you’re wondering why the Dems are so terrible, it’s because they’re paid & controlled by the same people who control the GOP. Why would you support these people if they’re clearly hostile to your interests? If you do, you’re a fool.
Other notable Democratic recipients of Harlan Crow's largesse?
Josh Gottheimer
Kyrsten Sinema
Joe Manchin
Jim Costa
Jared Golden
Elissa Slotkin
Abigail Spanberger
Dean Phillips
Josh Gottheimer
Kyrsten Sinema
Joe Manchin
Jim Costa
Jared Golden
Elissa Slotkin
Abigail Spanberger
Dean Phillips
Henry Cuellar, an anti-choice and anti-union conservative Democrat, received at least $12,500 from Harlan Crow since 2006. At least $8,600 of that money was given to help Cuellar defeat Justice Democrats challenger Jessica Cisneros in 2020 and 2022.
therevolvingdoorproject.org/meet-harlan-...
therevolvingdoorproject.org/meet-harlan-...
October 31, 2023 at 6:46 PM
In case you’re wondering why the Dems are so terrible, it’s because they’re paid & controlled by the same people who control the GOP. Why would you support these people if they’re clearly hostile to your interests? If you do, you’re a fool.
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The director of the New York office of the UN’s human rights agency has resigned. “We are seeing a genocide unfolding before our eyes, and the Organization that we serve appears powerless to stop it,” he wrote in a letter.
U.N. human rights lawyer resigns, criticizes the agency and calls the Israeli strikes in Gaza ‘gen...
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2023 at 6:21 PM
The director of the New York office of the UN’s human rights agency has resigned. “We are seeing a genocide unfolding before our eyes, and the Organization that we serve appears powerless to stop it,” he wrote in a letter.
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Latest: Tennessee will pay $125,000 to settle a First Amendment lawsuit by a man who was arrested and jailed for posting a meme mocking a dead cop
Tennessee to pay $125,000 to settle lawsuit by man arrested for posting meme mocking dead cop
Joshua Garton spent nearly two weeks in jail for "manufacturing and disseminating a harassing photograph on social media." A First Amendment lawsuit quickly followed.
reason.com
October 31, 2023 at 7:40 PM
Latest: Tennessee will pay $125,000 to settle a First Amendment lawsuit by a man who was arrested and jailed for posting a meme mocking a dead cop
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“One of our biggest goals coming out of this contract victory is to organize like we’ve never organized before,” said Shawn Fain last night. “When we return to the bargaining table in 2028, it won’t just be the Big Three, but with the Big Five or Big Six.”
October 30, 2023 at 10:20 PM
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Autor, Dube and McGrew show "that a rapid recovery that has brought unemployment near to a 50-year low seems to have empowered lower-wage workers, producing an “unexpected compression” in wage gaps that has eliminated around a quarter of the rise in inequality over the previous four decades."
Great piece by @pkrugman.bsky.social
A combination of market and institutional forces are pushing to (partly) reverse the rise in wage inequality since 1980 by raising workers' real wages, especially bottom and middle.
A combination of market and institutional forces are pushing to (partly) reverse the rise in wage inequality since 1980 by raising workers' real wages, especially bottom and middle.
Opinion | Autoworkers Strike a Blow for Equality
Is this a turning point for unions — and shared prosperity?
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2023 at 1:26 AM
Autor, Dube and McGrew show "that a rapid recovery that has brought unemployment near to a 50-year low seems to have empowered lower-wage workers, producing an “unexpected compression” in wage gaps that has eliminated around a quarter of the rise in inequality over the previous four decades."
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There are mobs of armed settlers rampaging around the West Bank brazenly stealing from Palestinians and forcing them to flee their homes, and we're here being tone-policed about how we talk about it.
jewishcurrents.org/newsletter/t...
jewishcurrents.org/newsletter/t...
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October 25, 2023 at 9:14 PM
There are mobs of armed settlers rampaging around the West Bank brazenly stealing from Palestinians and forcing them to flee their homes, and we're here being tone-policed about how we talk about it.
jewishcurrents.org/newsletter/t...
jewishcurrents.org/newsletter/t...
This kind of dada nonsense is the main reason to social media imo. I was gonna do a “functional parties are all alike, each dysfunctional party…” but someone beat me to it. Salute
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a Republican party no longer in possession of a its senses or values, must be in want of a speaker.
To lose one Speaker may regarded as a misfortune. To lose four looks like carelessness.
October 25, 2023 at 2:29 AM
This kind of dada nonsense is the main reason to social media imo. I was gonna do a “functional parties are all alike, each dysfunctional party…” but someone beat me to it. Salute
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I don't agree with that. If Biden hadn't required an application process, the debt could have been forgiven by fiat, and it would have been up to the court to re-impose it. And if they tried, you have a perfect "Chief Justice Roberts has made his decision, now let him enforce it" situation.
October 22, 2023 at 10:57 PM
I don't agree with that. If Biden hadn't required an application process, the debt could have been forgiven by fiat, and it would have been up to the court to re-impose it. And if they tried, you have a perfect "Chief Justice Roberts has made his decision, now let him enforce it" situation.
with regrets for linking back to x, this interview is worth it. between CNN airing something like this and the haaretz statement (blaming netanyahu!) it feels like a potential sea change
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October 9, 2023 at 2:37 AM
with regrets for linking back to x, this interview is worth it. between CNN airing something like this and the haaretz statement (blaming netanyahu!) it feels like a potential sea change
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