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Brief: Starvation in Gaza continues, New settlement announced - The Take This week: Israel continued to attack north Gaza. An Israeli minister announced an aggressive plan to build settlements. Palestinian journalists in Gaza fear for their safety. It is day 681 of the war...

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Love has coloured me mad: The wild devotion of Mirabai Poetic Disobedience Part 7

Love has coloured me mad: The wild devotion of Mirabai
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What does it truly mean to love, completely, fully, without condition?

I am still learning, and Mirabai's example is to me one of loving the divine within.

AOC: We heard that we should take your word that Medicaid will be protected — that we should trust you that no one is going to be affected by this. But as a woman, the word was given that my rights would not be taken away by the Supreme Court — and that wasn’t true.

In case you hadn't noticed:

YouTube video by Robert Reich What We Must Do Now | Robert Reich Speaks at Berkeley Rally | April 17, 2025

"Tyranny cannot exist unless people submit"

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Auchincloss: "This issue about the Maryland man is not about border security or immigration. It's about freedom. Freedom in the US means that if your feet are on American soil, you get to stand in front of a judge on an equal basis to the awesome power of the state and put forward the facts."

Everything We Need Since Elias Khoury, the celebrated Lebanese novelist and critic, died in September, I have been thinking about a passage from his 1998 epic of Palestinian displacement, Gate of the Sun.

Something to sit with today.
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The campus protest movement, one year later On refusing to be an outsider

When people not born in the US but legal residents lose their right to peacefully protest and to free speech it is a step toward authoritarian rule. When the Federal government refuses to abide by court orders that is a fissure in the checks and balances.
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We knew exactly what this administration was going to do because it was written in Project 2025.

Folks can be surprised at how quickly it has moved, but no one can act like they didn't know.

I cannot convey enough how grateful I am to the millions of you all supporting us with your time, resources, and energy.

Your support has allowed us to rally people together at record scale to organize their communities.

All with an average donation of $21.

THANK YOU & Pa’lante 🙏🏽♥️

Isn’t that what Martha Stewart got 6 months for? Or was that just because she has a clitoris?

Biggest insider trading market manipulation scheme in history.

They aren't even bothering to hide it.

Also, women: If you do not feel compelled to change your name when getting married, don’t. And if you don’t feel desperately compelled to marry, don’t. The nuclear family is a cornerstone of the patriarchal system of government we have in the united states.

Pro-life protesters at South high school right now in Denver

This is what democracy looks like in Denver,CO.

YouTube video by The Denver Post Pro-Palestine protesters thrown out of CU Boulder classroom

Violence against peaceful protest is being normalized at our nation’s universities.
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Out now, episode 1 of 6 on #Genetics in American #Politics & #Culture, www.geneticfrontiers.org/episode9-ang..., an interview Angela Saini. It's urgent to talk frankly about how what is happening politically in the US is informed by cultural ideas about science, genetics, heredity & human worth.

Today is April 2! Did you miss last night’s executive order?

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YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson Politics Chat: March 4, 2025

@hcrichardson.bsky.social keeps me sane, putting the coup in historical perspective and offering sound actionable ideas on how to respond.
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Love @mermaidmamamaggie.bsky.social !

One Dark Window and Two Twisted Crowns Duology books by Rachel Gillig

Devoured these two books by Rachel Gillig, One Dark Window and Two Twisted Crowns. My new favorite author!
#Booksky

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As the Trump administration incites fear and threatens our right to protest, we leave y’all with an encouraging reminder from long time organizer Celeste Faison about the importance and effectiveness ... TikTok video by Women’s March

Thank you, Celeste Faison.
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Barbie has become the first film on Letterboxd to join the Five Million Watched Club 💖

Give Space, Take Space A Few Thoughts on Boundaries

Posted this #Substack yesterday. The blows are coming so fast these days, it’s difficult not to feel exhausted. I hope this message provides inspiration for likeminded souls.

Use your power. Take up space.

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This was my breast cancer therapy. We need art for our mental health. Keep creating!

I’m conscious so many people are feeling anxious or angry. It’s because you care. It’s because you have heart and empathy for your fellow citizens. Take comfort from knowing you are not alone, and collectively we can create good in this world. Small to begin with, but it will grow. Rest well. 😊

Genetic Frontiers tile. a podcast about the promise, power, and perils of genetic information.

Just edited a great episode with Journalist and Author, Angela Saini www.angelasaini.co.uk for Genetic Frontiers Podcast @geneticfrontiers.bsky.social .

PSA for protesters!

#50501Movement #denver #colorado #march4

Great turn out in Denver.
My daughter and I marched. It energized me!
My favorite chant:
No Nazis
No Kings
These are not American things

#50501Movement #denver #colorado #march4