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“Secretary Kennedy is entitled to his views. But he is not entitled to put people’s health at risk. He has rejected science, misled the public and compromised the health of Americans.”

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Montreal Gazette

Oct. 7, 1925: The vice chancellor of Oxford uses his annual convocation address to deplore the student trends of drinking coffee and driving cars. Most offensive of all to Joseph Wells are the men's trousers known as Oxford bags, "more barbarian than any the Dacians wore of old."

Another radical idea, then & now (more than then). bsky.app/profile/100y...

Sister Corita Kent Found the Sacred in the Profane An installation of the artist’s never-before-seen photographs accumulates meaning through association rather than argument.

Sister Corita Kent juggled duties as an art teacher, Roman Catholic nun, left-wing advocate, and artist — much to the dismay of Los Angeles’s conservative Cardinal James Francis McIntyre, who frequently clashed with her over her activist artwork and reform beliefs.

Radical idea, then & now.

Many American Jews sharply critical of Israel on Gaza, Post poll finds Most Jews say Israel is committing war crimes — and 39 percent say genocide — while often distinguishing between the country and its leadership.

Most American Jews are antisemitic, according to right wing gentiles who are constantly employing anti semitic dogwhistles www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

YouTube video by morpolopitan Hugh Masekela & Letta Mbulu- Mahlalela

Someone on r/musictheory has questions about the intro to this Hugh Masakela track and I guess I do too but it sounds incredible youtu.be/QurZ7rKqG6I?...

Will I be the first to suggest the carbon offsets worked exactly as planned: they delayed real action for another 25 years

Flying cars are the perfect example of a point solution: trying to solve a systemic problem (traffic) with an individual product (fly over the traffic).

But traffic is not a technology problem; it's a social problem. Remote work, congestion fees, and dense transit-connected housing solve it better.

YouTube video by JOHNHURTVEVO Mississippi John Hurt - You Got To Walk That Lonesome Valley (Live)

If you need some effortless, laid-back groove, may I recommend Mississippi John Hurt youtu.be/85BvT5X6WSo?...

“There is no justice in America, but it is the fight for justice that sustains you.”

--Amiri Baraka (10/7/1934-1/9/2014)

(blurry photo by me)

Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago (RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

NEW: I spoke to clergy and faith leaders who've joined protests at the Chicago-area ICE facility.

Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.

All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

‘They’re all liars’: Gazans react to Trump’s ‘peace’ proposal and potential ceasefire Many in Gaza believe that Trump’s “peace” plan is a ploy to get the Israeli captives released and then resume the genocide. But despite the deep skepticism, desperation to end the war is outweighing...

Many in Gaza believe that Trump's "peace" plan is a ploy to get the Israeli captives released and then resume the genocide. But despite the deep skepticism, desperation to end the war is outweighing everything else.

mondoweiss.net/2025/10/they...

#Palestine #Israel

* As mad as a hatter.

This made me smile. He's mad.*

Yes, you were speaking out of sheer ignorance. Don't do that. Especially about my department.

You clearly don't know our department.

I guess we’re at the “desegregation was bad” op-Ed’s in NYT stage of MAGA’s campaign to create Jim Crow II.

My first three cas were old Beetles. Manual everything & no AC, of course. Then I moved "up" to a Carolla station wagon. Still all-manual & no AC. 😄

Peace plans cannot solely be relied on to address grave abuses in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. 30+ years of escalating repression of Palestinians as "peace processes" played out made that clear.

Trump's plan is no substitute for urgent action in Gaza.

Israel/Palestine: States Should Act to Halt Atrocities US President Donald Trump’s “Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict,” announced on September 29, 2025, is no substitute for the urgent action governments need to take to protect civilians and sup...

Governments urgently need to take concrete action to protect Gaza’s over two million Palestinians and the Israeli hostages.

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Fact Check: No, the Shutdown Isn't About Immigrant Health Care President Donald Trump and other Republicans claim Democrats forced the government shutdown over giving free health care to immigrants in the U.S. illegally.

President Donald Trump and other high-ranking Republicans claim Democrats forced the government shutdown fight because they want to give free health care to immigrants in the U.S. illegally.

That's not true. Here are the facts.
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People with too much money. A thread. 👇🏽

This October marks the 20th anniversary of the publication of Octavia Butler’s final book.

We spoke with a librarian at @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social's Octavia Lab about the prophetic nature of Butler’s work.



🎥: @marinamasako.bsky.social

Important fact check amid swirling rumors online:

Great little car. I rented one with a manual for three weeks in South Africa sometime around 2010. It was not an ST, but it still handled very well. A lot of fun.

Alison Stine @alisonstine.bsky.social. She's great.

The UVA Library has the DP online.