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Congrats to Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez on the wedding – and to Venice for running them out of town | Emma Brockes
Congrats to Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez on the wedding – and to Venice for running them out of town | Emma Brockes
People power forced a change of venue, proving that a man worth £223bn can still fall foul of ordinary folk with pool floats, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes
www.theguardian.com
June 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Congrats to Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez on the wedding – and to Venice for running them out of town | Emma Brockes
American News Outlets: "And now back to our review of the childishly named but dangerous Big Beautiful Bill."
June 15, 2025 at 7:38 PM
American News Outlets: "And now back to our review of the childishly named but dangerous Big Beautiful Bill."
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Wait. That military parade is supposed to make other countries fear and respect us more?
June 15, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Wait. That military parade is supposed to make other countries fear and respect us more?
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That army parade was straight outta Spinal Tap.
June 15, 2025 at 9:02 AM
That army parade was straight outta Spinal Tap.
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June 14, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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To report ICE agents in your area or if you need help locating someone in ICE custody, ICIRR has a hotline at 1-855-HELP-MY-FAMILY
(1-855-435-7693)
(1-855-435-7693)
June 14, 2025 at 12:29 PM
To report ICE agents in your area or if you need help locating someone in ICE custody, ICIRR has a hotline at 1-855-HELP-MY-FAMILY
(1-855-435-7693)
(1-855-435-7693)
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As Trump deploys thousands of troops in response to ICE protests, people across America are also planning on attending rallies and demonstrations.
Here's a WIRED guide on protesting safely.
Here's a WIRED guide on protesting safely.
How to Protest Safely: What to Bring, What to Do, and What to Avoid
If you’re planning to hit the streets, here’s what you need to know.
wrd.cm
June 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
As Trump deploys thousands of troops in response to ICE protests, people across America are also planning on attending rallies and demonstrations.
Here's a WIRED guide on protesting safely.
Here's a WIRED guide on protesting safely.
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June 7, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Please circulate. These aid workers need public attention for their safety.
In 2010, Israel killed nine Freedom Flotilla volunteers headed for Gaza with humanitarian aid.
Brazilian activist Thiago Ávila, who is aboard the @freedomflotilla.bsky.social, responds to the threat of Israeli violence.
Brazilian activist Thiago Ávila, who is aboard the @freedomflotilla.bsky.social, responds to the threat of Israeli violence.
June 6, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Please circulate. These aid workers need public attention for their safety.
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In 2010, Israel killed nine Freedom Flotilla volunteers headed for Gaza with humanitarian aid.
Brazilian activist Thiago Ávila, who is aboard the @freedomflotilla.bsky.social, responds to the threat of Israeli violence.
Brazilian activist Thiago Ávila, who is aboard the @freedomflotilla.bsky.social, responds to the threat of Israeli violence.
June 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
In 2010, Israel killed nine Freedom Flotilla volunteers headed for Gaza with humanitarian aid.
Brazilian activist Thiago Ávila, who is aboard the @freedomflotilla.bsky.social, responds to the threat of Israeli violence.
Brazilian activist Thiago Ávila, who is aboard the @freedomflotilla.bsky.social, responds to the threat of Israeli violence.
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Interview with Harvard's 2025 valedictorian, a Chinese national, while two American men fight over nothing in the background
June 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Interview with Harvard's 2025 valedictorian, a Chinese national, while two American men fight over nothing in the background
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Book tour, round three.
La escritora estadounidense, que se ha convertido en una referencia global para el feminismo, defiende en Madrid “una resistencia climática radical, pero alegre y optimista”, y cuestiona la “ideología aislacionista” que proponen los ultrarricos de Silicon Valley.
Rebecca Solnit: "Silicon Valley y la IA son un enemigo de la democracia y del clima" - Climática, el medio especializado en clima y biodiversidad
La escritora estadounidense Rebecca Solnit defiende en Madrid “una resistencia climática radical, pero alegre y optimista”, y cuestiona la “ideología aislacionista” que proponen los ultrarricos de Silicon Valley: “Vivimos en una pandemia de soledad global”.
f.mtr.cool
June 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Book tour, round three.
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In the midnight hour
she cried
Moore, More, Moore
With a rebel yell
she cried
Moore, More, Moore
she cried
Moore, More, Moore
With a rebel yell
she cried
Moore, More, Moore
June 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
In the midnight hour
she cried
Moore, More, Moore
With a rebel yell
she cried
Moore, More, Moore
she cried
Moore, More, Moore
With a rebel yell
she cried
Moore, More, Moore
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I could watch this over and over again 🤣
TikToker Goes Viral For Creating Real-Life Version Of Infamous 'Wallace & Gromit' Contraption
Wow!
www.comicsands.com
May 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I could watch this over and over again 🤣
Mr. Duffy described the issues at Newark as “stress on an old network. What you see in Newark is going to happen in other places across the country,” Mr. Duffy said an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press With Kristen Welker.” “It has to be fixed.”
He added, “I’m concerned about the whole airspace.”
He added, “I’m concerned about the whole airspace.”
May 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Mr. Duffy described the issues at Newark as “stress on an old network. What you see in Newark is going to happen in other places across the country,” Mr. Duffy said an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press With Kristen Welker.” “It has to be fixed.”
He added, “I’m concerned about the whole airspace.”
He added, “I’m concerned about the whole airspace.”
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Who can ever forget Wyatt VII, the Cowboy Pope, or Gary III, the Secular Pope? Barry Blitt illustrates some great moments in the Papacy.
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May 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Who can ever forget Wyatt VII, the Cowboy Pope, or Gary III, the Secular Pope? Barry Blitt illustrates some great moments in the Papacy.
nyer.cm/aHeNpSy
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Trump must have wet himself over the way the new pope was chosen: the antithesis of a DEI hire.
May 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Trump must have wet himself over the way the new pope was chosen: the antithesis of a DEI hire.
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Crash at 20: is it the worst best picture winner of all time?
Crash at 20: is it the worst best picture winner of all time?
Paul Haggis’s interconnected drama about racism in Los Angeles remains one of the most embarrassing Oscar decisions ever made
www.theguardian.com
May 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Crash at 20: is it the worst best picture winner of all time?
In other tariff news, Mattel announces new line of made-in-USA Barbies.
May 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
In other tariff news, Mattel announces new line of made-in-USA Barbies.
In what way is this high-stakes? ANY deal we make with the States is meaningless. Placing the smallest amount of trust in Trump is delusional. Why are we wasting time & money on this?
May 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
In what way is this high-stakes? ANY deal we make with the States is meaningless. Placing the smallest amount of trust in Trump is delusional. Why are we wasting time & money on this?
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...One of the curiosities of American political life is that Republicans refuse to acknowledge the complexities and interconnections as ideology, but are very good at working with them practically, while the opposite is true of the Democrats....
‘Protest shapes the world’: Rebecca Solnit on the fight back against Trump
Demonstrations against the US president have been underplayed and dismissed, but a lifetime of activism has taught me how powerful collective action can be
www.theguardian.com
May 5, 2025 at 3:12 PM
...One of the curiosities of American political life is that Republicans refuse to acknowledge the complexities and interconnections as ideology, but are very good at working with them practically, while the opposite is true of the Democrats....
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Journalist and author @naomiaklein.bsky.social says that because Trump has not met campaign promises to lower prices and boost the economy, he has leaned into the more “sadistic” aspects of his agenda.
May 5, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Journalist and author @naomiaklein.bsky.social says that because Trump has not met campaign promises to lower prices and boost the economy, he has leaned into the more “sadistic” aspects of his agenda.
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Trump’s attack on the film industry is a sign of xenophobic contempt | Jesse Hassenger
Trump’s attack on the film industry is a sign of xenophobic contempt | Jesse Hassenger
By insisting tariffs on films at least partly produced outside the US, the president is trying to limit the important worldview of cinema
www.theguardian.com
May 5, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Trump’s attack on the film industry is a sign of xenophobic contempt | Jesse Hassenger