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WIRED @wired.com · Apr 11

Tim Cook, Mark Zuckerberg, and other tech leaders refrained from making public statements while their companies collectively lost trillions. Their silence was both deafening and strategic.

Where Were Big Tech’s CEOs on Tariffs?

Tim Cook, Mark Zuckerberg, and other tech leaders refrained from making public statements while their companies collectively lost trillions. Their silence was both deafening and strategic.

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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · Apr 11

In Trump’s fascist netherworld, there are a shockingly large number of people who seem incapable of understanding the moral implications of acquiescence in organized cruelty, writes @sashaabramsky.bsky.social. www.thenation.com/article/poli...

America Is Now One Giant Milgram Experiment

Stanley Milgram would have understood this morally cretinous moment all too well.

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · Apr 11

Estonian authorities detained and boarded a ship in the Baltic Sea that belongs to Russia’s shadow fleet, Prime Minister Kristen Michal said today.

Estonia seizes Russian shadow tanker in Baltic Sea

The ghost vessel was “quite clearly” part of Moscow’s dark fleet, says one official.

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ruthAnneofKingston @annedf.bsky.social · Apr 11

The U.S. isn't decoupling from China. They're just engaged in some nutty tariff war. Decoupling would be moving manufacturing to Mexico, Taiwan, India, Phillipines, but, they haven't done that. No incentives to move were given and they should have been.

ruthAnneofKingston @annedf.bsky.social · Apr 11

How far does it go before it catches on fire? No thanks.

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Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · Apr 11

🇳🇴 Norway officially joins Ukraine drone coalition

Norway officially joins Ukraine drone coalition

Norway has officially joined the Ukraine drone coalition led by the United Kingdom and Latvia.

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The Independent @the-independent.com · Apr 11

White House refuses to provide list of countries it claims reached out with tariff deal.

"They all want to negotiate. The only problem is ... you can only do so many at one time," Trump said.

White House refuses to provide list of countries it says reached out with tariff deal

‘They all want to negotiate. The only problem is ... you can only do so many at one time,’ president says

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ruthAnneofKingston @annedf.bsky.social · Apr 11

No thanks. These people have been centered enough.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · Apr 11

BREAKING: The Pentagon has fired a space base commander in Greenland after she dared distance herself from the VP's comments.

She had written in an email: “The concerns of the US administration discussed by Vice President Vance on Friday are not reflective of Pituffik Space Base."

Greenland Base Commander Fired After Email Slamming JD Vance

The Pentagon has fired a space base commander in Greenland after she dared criticize the vice president after his recent visit to the territory.

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CNN @cnn.com · Apr 11

A federal judge said that she will prevent the Trump administration from ordering hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans with temporary legal status to leave the country later this month.

Judge will halt Trump administration from ending humanitarian parole for people from four countries | CNN Politics

A federal judge said Thursday that she will prevent the Trump administration from ordering hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans with temporary legal status to leave t...

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · Apr 11

⚡️ The Kremlin published a video of Vladimir Putin greeting Trump Envoy Steve Witkoff ahead of their meeting in St. Petersburg on Friday.

Read more: www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/04/11/t...

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Raw Story @rawstory.com · Apr 11

Trump moves to 'dismantle key civil rights' by replacing election figure: report

In an attempt to propel his agenda, President Donald Trump is attempting to remove the Chair of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, according to a Politico Report. Current chair, Rochelle Garza, is a...

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Alabama Political Reporter @alreporter.com · Apr 11

The Founders were acutely aware of the destructive outcomes of intertwining religion and politics.

Opinion | Church and state must remain separate

The Founders were acutely aware of the destructive outcomes of intertwining religion and politics.

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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · Apr 11

Trump himself said his tariffs and other policies were bringing back jobs for manly men, writes @joanwalsh.bsky.social. Men, apparently, require the curative power of factory labor to purge the estrogen created by "fake email jobs."
www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Trump’s Tariff Pause Sets Back the “Make Men Manly Again” Movement

Parts of the online “manosphere” welcomed Trump’s tariffs as a way to bring back men’s work.

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Newsweek @newsweek.com · Apr 11

A plane has crashed in Florida as it approached Boca Raton airport.

Plane crashes in Boca Raton, Florida

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ruthAnneofKingston @annedf.bsky.social · Apr 11

So the show should either be "hysterical" or "smile more" Got it.

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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · Apr 11

Accreditors expect to be among the next targets of the administration’s efforts to reshape higher education. chroni.cl/3XXlfGx

Accreditor Urges Academe to ‘Rage’ Against Challenges to Higher Ed. It’s Also Revising Its DEI Standards.

With President Trump expected to take aim at accreditation, one group pondered how to adapt at its annual meeting this week.

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Forbes @forbes.com · Apr 11

Trump's Tariffs Sent U.S. Airline Bookings Into A Tailspin, New Data Show

Airline bookings dropped immediately after Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs announcement.

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ruthAnneofKingston @annedf.bsky.social · Apr 11

Under the circumstances I'm questioning why anyone is paying federal taxes at all since Trump and Musk have removed all services that matter. Of course, I can understand your anger. I feel it too.

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ruthAnneofKingston @annedf.bsky.social · Apr 11

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZOo...

This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like | Carole Cadwalladr | TED

YouTube video by TED

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · Mar 3

NEW: "America is your enemy," I interviewed Jason Stanley for this week's newsletter & podcast. A Yale professor, who's a leading expert in fascism. We're normalizing what's happening & we urgently need to stop. Please read/listen/share. 🙏
broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-united...

'The United States is Your Enemy'

A conversation about fascism as Europe faces the darkness in the west

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Adam Kucharski @adamjkucharski.bsky.social · Apr 10

The 👏 point 👏 of 👏 vaccination 👏 is 👏 that 👏 we 👏 don’t 👏 have 👏 to 👏 urgently 👏 treat 👏 severely 👏 ill 👏 children

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Apr 10

RFK Jr on measles: "We need to do better at treating kids who have this disease, and not just saying the only answer is vaccination."

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ruthAnneofKingston @annedf.bsky.social · Apr 10

So they want us to be brood mares and not be able to vote but, why would we even bother getting married and being mothers under the rule of these vicious madmen? Not me. I wouldn't play this game anymore.

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · Apr 10

Women shouldn't have to or opt to change their name during the marriage process, especially within the US where locking them out of essential documentation is a common practice and a form of repression. Refuse to change it.

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · Apr 10

RFK Jr. is an active danger to America's children. Fuck everyone who allowed this man to come to power.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Apr 10

RFK Jr: "By September we will know what has caused the autism epidemic and we will be able to eliminate those exposures."

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