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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 17h

JUST IN: The Republican Mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska’s second biggest city, lost re-election last night to a Democrat.

Mayor David Pruhs is a conservative who fought protections for LGBTQ+ residents; he made comments this year drew condemnation this year from Alaska Natives. He lost to Mindy O'Neall.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 18h

Kemi Badenoch blames those crossing borders for our problems. It’s a lie aimed to distract.

The real issue is a system protecting the super-rich while nurses & carers can’t make ends meet. Tax wealth fairly, fund public services properly. This is how we give Britain hope again.

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 1d

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s video of the incident

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Uri Horesh @urihoresh.bsky.social · 20h

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Uri Horesh @urihoresh.bsky.social · 20h

The New York Times has interviewed more than 700 people in Gaza over the past two years.
They now tried to find them again. This is what they said.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

We Tried to Reach Gazans We Interviewed Over Two Years of War. Here’s What Happened to Them. (Gift Article)

We kept wondering: Did they find their missing relatives? Were they even still alive?

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Uri Horesh @urihoresh.bsky.social · 1d

Rutgers professor moving to Europe after threats over antifa “accusations”.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Rutgers professor moving to Europe after threats over antifa accusations

Mark Bray says threats intensified after a Turning Point USA petition accused him of promoting political violence

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Uri Horesh @urihoresh.bsky.social · 1d

Flu vaccine 💉 ✅
Covid-19 booster 💉✅
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Yanis Varoufakis @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social · 1d

David Adler reporting, in audio, on the brutal treatment of Israel's abductees - on the actual conditions inside Israel's prisons - on the display of inhumanity by Israeli officials, including genocidal Ben-Gvir and his minions. Listen now! soundcloud.com/yanisv/david...

David Adler on his abduction by Israeli forces and the conditions he was held at

Listen to David Adler on his abduction by Israeli forces and the conditions he was held at by yanisv #np on #SoundCloud

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Uri Horesh @urihoresh.bsky.social · 1d

New book by Bruno Herin and Enam Al-Wer – _A Grammar of Jordanian Arabic_ – available Open Access at:
www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...

A Grammar of Jordanian Arabic

The present grammar is based on empirical data collected over more than three decades. It investigates the phonology and morphosyntax of Jordanian Arabic, with a focus on the traditional sedentary var...

www.openbookpublishers.com

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Anne H. Charity Hudley @acharityhudley.bsky.social · 2d

It is the honor of my lifetime to share that @universitypress.cambridge.org will publish the @lingsocam.bsky.social's new Journal of Black Language & Culture. www.lsadc.org/content.asp?...

JBLAC fosters a transdisciplinary conversation on Black language & culture through a global, diasporic lens.

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Uri Horesh @urihoresh.bsky.social · 2d

What Is the National Guard? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/u...

What Is the National Guard?

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Uri Horesh @urihoresh.bsky.social · 2d

Judge Poised to Free Abrego Garcia if Officials Can’t Supply Deportation Plans www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/u...

Judge Poised to Free Abrego Garcia if Officials Can’t Supply Deportation Plans

www.nytimes.com

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Uri Horesh @urihoresh.bsky.social · 2d

This is giving Liz Truss on steroids.

Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 2d

Absolute shock in France: Lecornu, who was just appointed prime minister by Macron two weeks ago, announced today that he was resigning.

The country was already in unprecedented territory, but this pushes it to another level; odds of new elections shortly just soared.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2d

inews.co.uk/opinion/zack...

Zack Polanski: I'm a Jewish Mancunian. Our grief cannot be used to silence protest

The answer to bigotry cannot be to shut down protest

inews.co.uk

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Uri Horesh @urihoresh.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, I sometimes don’t get how some universities get away with paying, e.g., senior lecturers the same salaries my university pays lecturers.

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Nina Markl 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @ninamarkl.bsky.social · 2d

is this a good time to talk about the fact that some unis (not sure if all of the ones listed here) hire lecturers at the salary level you get as a postdoc at other unis?

Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 2d

'Staff at some institutions will not get even get the small rise due to them because of a clause in the negotiations that allows for a delay for up to 11 months if a university is facing financial difficulties.' So far, Dundee, Kent, Brunel, Coventry, Swansea.

Five UK universities tell staff they can’t afford pay rises

Negotiations over whether to honour 1.4 per cent increase ongoing at several other institutions amid financial crunch

www.timeshighereducation.com

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Candyce 🌊🦋🌈💙🩵 @candycemv1.bsky.social · 3d

I agree

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Uri Horesh @urihoresh.bsky.social · 3d

Björk has removed her music from streaming platforms in Israel, Vísir reported on September 22, citing Israeli media. According to a report by the Times of Israel, Björk’s music is unavailable on key streaming platforms Spotify and Apple Music.

grapevine.is/news/2025/09...

Björk’s Music Made Inaccessible In Israel

Icelandic artist Björk Guðmundsdóttir has removed her music from streaming platforms in Israel, Vísir reported on September 22 citing Israeli...

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Uri Horesh @urihoresh.bsky.social · 3d

Yes, the ADL is a ‘political front masquerading as a watchdog’

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By @culturejamming.bsky.social

Yes, the ADL is a ‘political front masquerading as a watchdog’

And for the past two years, it has played well the ‘arsonist and the fireman’ scam.

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hannah @hannahkateboast.bsky.social · 8d

Call for applications: Institute of Languages, Cultures and Societies Creative Practitioner in Residence 2025-26. Based at School of Advanced Study, University of London. Deadline 31 Oct: ilcs.sas.ac.uk/fellowships/...

ILCS Creative Practitioner in Residence 2025-26

ILCS has an opportunity for a creative practitioner interested in working collaboratively with the Institute’s Environmental Humanities research community.

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Uri Horesh @urihoresh.bsky.social · 4d

Écriture inclusive : l’Association canadienne de linguistique prend position — Gender-Inclusive Writing: CLA Position
Statement:

cla-acl.ca/pdfs/Ecritur...

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Heracles Sakalis @monsieurhercule.bsky.social · 4d

Trying to recall if KKKeir SStarmer has mentioned anything about the grief of the legion of victims of a genocide he is enabling, who are still being annihilated by the Zionist Nazi monstrosity aka Israel.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 4d

Israel-Gaza live: airstrikes reported in Gaza despite Trump’s call for Israel to stop bombing ‘immediately’

Netanyahu’s office has said that Israel is preparing for an ‘immediate implementation’ of the first stage of Trump’s Gaza plan * Full report: Donald Trump orders Israel to ‘immediately’ stop bombing Gaza as Hamas agrees to free hostages Turkey said 36 of its citizens were expected to return home via a special flight on Saturday afternoon, after Israel intercepted a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. “We expected 36 of our nationals on the Global Sumud Flotilla vessels seized by Israeli forces in international waters will return to our country this afternoon via a special flight,” Turkish foreign ministry spokesman Oncu Keceli said on X, adding that the final number has not been finalised. Continue reading...

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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · 5d

Polanski: "The proscription of Palestine Action must be withdrawn" - noting that Lib Dems failed to vote against the ban.

The Green leader calls it an attempt to "silence dissent"

"The alarm bells of authoritarianism are ringing loud and clear" he says

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Uri Horesh @urihoresh.bsky.social · 5d

How Israeli actions caused famine in Gaza, visualized
www.cnn.com/2025/10/02/m...

How Israeli actions caused famine in Gaza, visualized | CNN

Israel’s war in Gaza led to more than half a million Palestinians being stuck in a cycle of ‘starvation, destitution and death,’ a UN-backed initiative said. Five charts explain how.

www.cnn.com

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