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Gabriel Michelle

@gabrielm2008.bsky.social

Artist, avid reader of history and biography. I AM a library. I WILL recommend books you've likely never heard of.

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Excellent statement in support of Mark Bray, academic freedom, and implicitly antifascism.

09.10.2025 02:32 β€” πŸ‘ 79    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Mark Bray this morning:

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He Wrote a Book About Antifa. Death Threats Are Driving Him Out of the US Rutgers historian Mark Bray is trying to flee to Spain after after an online campaign from far-right influencers was followed by death threats. He was turned back at the airport on his first attempt.

How Mark Bray, author of the book on antifa, was targeted with death threats:

β€” Trump signs EO designating antifa as terrorists
β€” DHS memo warns about "antifa-aligned" individuals
β€” Far-right trolls target Bray on X
β€” TPUSA treasurer launches petition against Bray

www.wired.com/story/mark-b...

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Photo of Sarah Jessica Parker and a quote from her that reads: "To censor a book is to limit imagination, curiosity, connection, empathy, and inspiration." PEN America logo appears at bottom.

Photo of Sarah Jessica Parker and a quote from her that reads: "To censor a book is to limit imagination, curiosity, connection, empathy, and inspiration." PEN America logo appears at bottom.

08.10.2025 22:31 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Wwwooowwww.. because Audible membership lapsed I gotta re get books I previously had in my library. NOT a fan!! Curious how many books in one's Audible library are "permanent" or do they just shut off depending on time lapsed? πŸ€”

08.10.2025 04:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking at you, Scotland. Also, have a look if you have not already, @zackpolanski.bsky.social !

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Le Giornate del Cinema Muto 2025: Pordenone Post No 3 Monday finished with a zinger. I mean a Zingari. Italia Almirante Manzini wowed the Verdi as Wilejka, a heavy-lidded beauty with great hair, but in this case as a heavy-lidded beautiful Gypsy sheph…

Day three of Le Giornate del Cinema Muto was packed with Drama with a capital D. For Diva. silentlondon.co.uk/2025/10/06/l...

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Facts.

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And I'm going to post this cartoon by @anntelnaes.bsky.social so the world never forget what Trump did.

#January6th should have been the end !

πŸ’  🧐 πŸ’ 

07.10.2025 13:26 β€” πŸ‘ 88    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hhaahahahaaahhhaaaahhah!!! *wheeze* 🀣

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Sen Graham is giving quite a performance for an audience of one right now
(cartoon from 2020)
www.c-span.org/event/senate...

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DerriΓ¨re l’Histoire, et la puissance Γ©pique, une certaine propension au lΓ©gendaire et au fantastique affleure.

La critique regard-critique.fr/bandes-dessi...

#BD #comics #manga #Ogre #JeanneDArc #JeanDufaux #JuanLuisLanda #Fresque #MΓ©diΓ©val #GlΓ©nat

03.10.2025 14:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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An Early Taste of Zionism Tablet features news, essays, podcasts, and opinion, covering arts, pop culture, technology, holidays, sports, and more.

www.tabletmag.com/sections/foo... The beauty of recorded history.

03.10.2025 14:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hhhooolllyyy wwwooowwww..

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Why would they? They got a job to do.

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Facts.

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statuscoup on Instagram: ""Get the f*ck off the property!”- ICE agent screams at unarmed activists after riddling one protester with rubber bullet holes up a…" "Get the f*ck off the property!”- ICE agent screams at unarmed activists after riddling one protester with rubber bullet holes up and down his back. Unarmed protesters held strong at the ICE prison right outside of Chicago as ICE agents unleashed pepper balls, sting balls, tear gas, pepper spray, and stun grenades on unarmed protester. Our very own @jonfarina capturer this brutality first-hand in Broadview, IL today.#ICE #Broadview #Illinois #PoliceBrutality #Immigration

www.instagram.com/reel/DPFVYua... American brutality has forgotten that history is recorded and doesn't disappear.

27.09.2025 02:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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UNTIL IT'S DONE, Ep. 2

When the Brownsville Clinic opened in 1916, it was the first birth control center in America. Its very existence felt impossible. For young women, it was a lifeline.

109 years later, the Clinic is long closedβ€”but Brownsville mothers are still struggling.

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Sound on 🐾🀍

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They never were tho? Like ever.

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I mean..

26.09.2025 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

America 2025. Please Don’t Offend The White Supremacists

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Five traditional Chinese brushes of various sizes, with natural hair bristles and bamboo handles.

Five traditional Chinese brushes of various sizes, with natural hair bristles and bamboo handles.

I think I have newer readers here than elsewhere. I generally use traditional Chinese brushes for both drawing (in ink) and painting.

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Pennsylvania Farmers Can’t Find Labor. Now, Why Is That? Perhaps it has something to do with the man they put in the White House, but I can’t be too sure.

β€œPerhaps it has something to do with the man they put in the White House, but I can’t be too sure.” #Pennsylvania www.esquire.com/news-politic...

16.09.2025 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Department of Homeland Security has proposed a rule that, if enacted, would significantly reshape how foreign journalists, students, and exchange visitors live and work in the United States. Take action to oppose this rule at: https://pen.org/oppose-homeland-securitys-proposed-visa-restrictions/

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www.facebook.com/share/v/174f...

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This is Finny. He doesn’t go chasing waterfalls. He carefully studies their timing and arrives in advance. 14/10 very impressive (TT: jordancain70)

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Ends tomorrow! Highest bid is $100 ✨️
Thank you again for all the shares πŸ₯Ή

15.09.2025 17:32 β€” πŸ‘ 68    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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