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Stubborn, opinionated, Jewish, believer in facts.

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15.02.2026 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 9460    πŸ” 1741    πŸ’¬ 386    πŸ“Œ 141
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Schools Would Have to Set Aside Time for Prayer, Bible Readings Under Mississippi Bill Mississippi public schools may soon have to set aside time for students to pray and read the Bible and other religious texts under the Mississippi Open to Religion Act.

Under H.B. 1310, each public school district’s board of trustees and the governing boards of charter schools must create their own policies to require each school to give students and employees an optional time outside of school hours to pray and read religious texts.

15.02.2026 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 4
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Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped. The decisions amount to a huge legal rebuke, but the administration has continued jailing people indefinitely.

Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

14.02.2026 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2250    πŸ” 1080    πŸ’¬ 71    πŸ“Œ 111
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Israel reopens West Bank land registry, in first since 1967 | The Jerusalem Post Most of the world has slammed the West Bank changes, but the PM has faced little public pushback from Trump himself.

Israel reopens West Bank land registry, in first since 1967 | The Jerusalem Post

www.jpost.com/israel-news/...

15.02.2026 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump administration drops appeal of court order blocking $1.2-billion UCLA settlement The Trump administration dropped its appeal of a major higher education case in which a federal judge blocked its $1.2-billion settlement proposal to UCLA over alleged civil rights violations. It will...

β€œThe Trump administration’s decision to not appeal this preliminary injunction means that for the foreseeable future, they cannot use civil rights laws or federal funding as a cudgel to remake the UC in its ideological image.”

β€”Veena Dubal, AAUP General Counsel

14.02.2026 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 127    πŸ” 42    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.

DHS requests expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos | MPR News

www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

06.02.2026 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Tirade over Protests Goes Off Rails as Crushing Fox Poll Hits As Trump grows more delusional about how hated his ICE raids have become, a longtime pro-immigrant organizer explains why this may be a watershed moment in terms of public opinion on the issue.

Remarkable: 55% of noncollege whites and even 50% of rural whites say ICE is too aggressive, per new Fox News poll.

And 71% of independents disapprove of Trump on immigration.

This is digging deep into Trump's base.

We detail these numbers on today's pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...

02.02.2026 12:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2504    πŸ” 803    πŸ’¬ 97    πŸ“Œ 84

The Blood-and-Soil Nationalism That Killed Alex Pretti and Renee Good | Vanity Fair archive.is/SDABV

02.02.2026 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Unite to Fight the Far Right!
Protest the 'Walk for Life' West Coast
Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026
Now more critical than ever!
Front steps of Main Library on
Polk St. at Larkin
12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Urgent call to stand up against the largest, most overt demonstration of Right-wing extremism in San Francisco
info: DM on insta @sfreprojustice or reprojustice.sf@gmail.com

Unite to Fight the Far Right! Protest the 'Walk for Life' West Coast Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026 Now more critical than ever! Front steps of Main Library on Polk St. at Larkin 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Urgent call to stand up against the largest, most overt demonstration of Right-wing extremism in San Francisco info: DM on insta @sfreprojustice or reprojustice.sf@gmail.com

Today in San Francisco!

24.01.2026 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Friday Read Latest news, headlines, analysis, photos and videos on The Friday Read

The Friday Read www.politico.com/tag/the-frid... via @politico

17.01.2026 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Weight of Words

For HKers, language is our identity. We speak Cantonese. We write in traditional Chinese. And during the pro-democracy protests when it seemed like no one would hear us, we just made up some new words that speak our truth.

Source: Telegram/ Ah-To (Dec 2019)

10.01.2026 03:14 β€” πŸ‘ 220    πŸ” 88    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 11
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How independent journalism is a form of resistance: β€˜I’m not answering to anyone’ Trump’s attacks on mainstream media have opened a window for journalists who want to operate independently

Independent journalism is absolutely a form of resistance, thanks to the important work of @marisakabas.bsky.social @autonomynews.co @404media.co @assignedmedia.org @boltsmag.org.

My latest in @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

09.01.2026 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 461    πŸ” 137    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 8
β€œThere’s been a lot of stuff that, on paper, shouldn’t be legal, that nonetheless has managed to happen under this administration, and I’m very eyes-open on that,” Urquhart said. β€œI’m concerned about legal and government suppression, more broadly. I take it very seriously. I try and be really aware of what the risks are.”

β€œThere’s been a lot of stuff that, on paper, shouldn’t be legal, that nonetheless has managed to happen under this administration, and I’m very eyes-open on that,” Urquhart said. β€œI’m concerned about legal and government suppression, more broadly. I take it very seriously. I try and be really aware of what the risks are.”

A benefit of having a gazillion little indie news outlets is that we're much more difficult for the administration to suppress. Titans can be felled. A swarm has no weakpoint to target.

Thanks to @mallorycarra.com for telling the story of independent journalism as a tool of resistance in the US.

09.01.2026 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 195    πŸ” 63    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3

I was speaking to someone who's protested against police brutality as well as against ICE, and they said that they've never encountered members of law enforcement who seem so constantly on the edge of violence for no reason. They told me the agents seemed to be "frothing at the mouth."

09.01.2026 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 155    πŸ” 47    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 7

Reminder that β€œSay her name” was developed specifically to call attention to murders of Black women

09.01.2026 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3113    πŸ” 916    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 36
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Renee Macklin Good’s wife says she nurtured kindness On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.

"On Wednesday, January 7th, we stopped to support our neighbors. We had whistles. They had guns." - Becca Good on her wife, the late Renee Macklin Good.

www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

09.01.2026 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 187    πŸ” 93    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3
Art posted on Twitter. Image has "Edit Image" button

Art posted on Twitter. Image has "Edit Image" button

Edit button opens the image with a field for AI prompt

Edit button opens the image with a field for AI prompt

If you still for some reason post your art on Twitter - they added "edit" button to every image, which opens AI prompt letting anybody to modify it and post as their own.

24.12.2025 23:44 β€” πŸ‘ 377    πŸ” 139    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 15
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US Supreme Court in defeat for Trump blocks deployment of National Guard in Chicago β€’ Oregon Capital Chronicle President Donald Trump for now has not met the requirements to send National Guard troops to Chicago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday afternoon in a major setback for the president. The court’s…

President Donald Trump for now has not met the requirements to send National Guard troops to Chicago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday afternoon in a major setback for the president that could have ramifications for Portland.

24.12.2025 00:44 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How Dad’s Fitness May Be Packaged and Passed Down in Sperm RNA | Quanta Magazine Research into how a father’s choices β€” such as diet, exercise, stress, nicotine use β€” may transfer traits to his children has become impossible to ignore.

How Dad’s Fitness May Be Packaged and Passed Down in Sperm RNA | Quanta Magazine www.quantamagazine.org/how-dads-fit...

24.12.2025 00:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

god, this makes me so angry. vaccines are a miracle of the modern age! and people are just... "rip to ur immune system but im different"

24.12.2025 00:08 β€” πŸ‘ 111    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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Florida Catholic bishops urge Trump to halt immigration enforcement until after holidays Florida's Catholic bishops are calling on U.S. President Donald Trump to halt immigration enforcement activities until after the Christmas holidays.

Florida Catholic bishops urge Trump to halt immigration enforcement until after holidays reut.rs/3Nf8lB3

24.12.2025 00:10 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 3

Current issue of @theonion.com nails it again.

21.12.2025 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 11213    πŸ” 2350    πŸ’¬ 60    πŸ“Œ 37

6 months after our initial piece, Creator Mag came back to our office for a follow-up interview!

We talked about ICE, livestreams, and what you can expect in the final stretch of the campaign: youtu.be/XPLH488QiL4?...

22.12.2025 03:20 β€” πŸ‘ 711    πŸ” 130    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 2

Rather than take the L handed to it by a judge two weeks ago who voided its ban on wind power, the White House has employed the only move it knows: doubling down β€” in this case through the invention of β€œnational security concerns.”

22.12.2025 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 226    πŸ” 83    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 3
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One explanation for Bari killing the story is that she did so as a public act of fealty to the administration. But another is that, as an inexperienced journalist, she doesn’t understand that a refusal to go on the record is a kind of comment in and of itself

22.12.2025 12:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3131    πŸ” 392    πŸ’¬ 153    πŸ“Œ 100

I am sure the 60 Minutes report on CECOT was very well done, but what makes the decision to kill it even more damning is that CBS was hardly out on a limb on this story. It has been extremely well documented and reported by many journalists.

22.12.2025 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3052    πŸ” 499    πŸ’¬ 55    πŸ“Œ 16
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How Putin Got His Preferred U.S. Envoy: Come Alone, No CIA The Kremlin fueled the rise of Trump’s friend Steve Witkoff with a prisoner release, sidelining career diplomats.

If you haven't already, definitely read this WSJ story on how Putin hand-picked Witkoff for his malleability and cupidity.

www.wsj.com/world/putin-...

22.12.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 347    πŸ” 140    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 3
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SC measles outbreak tops 140 cases, dozens of students quarantined SC health officials report 9 new measles cases since Tuesday, raising the Upstate outbreak total to 144 and statewide cases in 2025 to 147.

abcnews4.com/news/healtha...

22.12.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2