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Doug @dougincanberra.bsky.social · 3h

The Attack on Black Institutions
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The Attack on Black Institutions

They Fought to Keep Us Free—Now They’re Fighting to Survive

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 4h

Is there an explanation for why Palestinians are "prisoners" and Israelis are "hostages"?

Is the implication meant to be that the Palestinians were 'criminals' being punished through imprisonment?

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Palestinian prisoners freed after Israeli hostages released from Gaza

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Friends World Committee @globalquakers.bsky.social · 4h

QCEA put the words #LoveYourNeighbour into action by supporting migrants and refugees with their programmes. #WorldQuakerDay

QCEA @qcea.bsky.social · 8d

Yesterday, on the 5th of October, we celebrated World Quaker Day 2025 under the theme Love Your Neighbor.🫶

🗨️ As our Migration & Peace officer Feblezi Huebi puts it, "Loving our neighbor means welcoming the stranger."

Learn more about our #migration work here 👉 www.qcea.org/homepage/mig...

An orange image with a photo of QCEA Migration & Peace Officer Feblezi Huebi. The text: 'Loving our neighbour means welcoming the stranger. QCEA’s Migration Programme works to shift European policies from fear and exclusion toward solidarity, protection, and respect for every human life.'

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Doug @dougincanberra.bsky.social · 4h

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Democratic Senators Probe ‘Apparent Neglect’ of Detained Flotilla Activists

It took the State Department four days to assess the well-being of American citizens apprehended by Israel for participating in the Global Sumud Flotilla.

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Doug @dougincanberra.bsky.social · 6h

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The Parable of the Widow as an Unsettling Force | Political Theology Network

This parable is very much about the widow being a “new and unsettling force in the complacent life” of this unrighteous judge and the structures which incentivize his brutality. To speak of the widow…

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Christine Moretti @christine520.bsky.social · 1d

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ONE PEOPLE's No Kings 2 United Pushback · ONE PEOPLE

Trump is ramping up his attacks on our rights and democracy, but we’re not backing down. On October 18, we’re taking to the streets in more cities and in larger numbers to remind Trump, his cronies, a...

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Christine Moretti @christine520.bsky.social · 1d

Choose humanity.
Choose peaceful resistance.

“Let’s be antifascists, by which I mean let's be humans. Let's be wise and normal and silly and joyous and brave and hopeful.”

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The Crime of Human Virtue

Sometimes it really is as simple as good vs. evil. This is one of those times. Human virtue is our great crime against the fascist project; it's also our great weapon against it.

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Doug @dougincanberra.bsky.social · 7h

This ain't democracy

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 14h

Republican lawmakers in North Carolina announced plans on Monday to redraw the state’s already gerrymandered congressional maps to further favor their party. The most likely target is the First Congressional District, which has the state’s only competitive House seat.

North Carolina Republicans Plan to Redraw Congressional Map to Add a Seat

The Trump administration has pushed Republican leaders to redraw House district maps before the midterm elections next year. His party already holds 10 of North Carolina’s 14 congressional seats.

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 7h

COMMENTARY: Donald Trump is the “Shakedown President.”

The US president has used his powers to exact a price from whoever he interacts with. It’s the unifying theme of his leadership and his approach to the world.

Donald Trump, the shakedown president

Soon, everyone will get wiser and realize they have alternatives — and that when they unite, the U.S. president will be unable to continue his shake down operations.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17h

The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.

When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.

The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.

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Jill Segger @quakerpen.bsky.social · 7h

Long read. Worth it.

Christine Moretti @christine520.bsky.social · 1d

Choose humanity.
Choose peaceful resistance.

“Let’s be antifascists, by which I mean let's be humans. Let's be wise and normal and silly and joyous and brave and hopeful.”

www.the-reframe.com/the-crime-of...

The Crime of Human Virtue

Sometimes it really is as simple as good vs. evil. This is one of those times. Human virtue is our great crime against the fascist project; it's also our great weapon against it.

www.the-reframe.com

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 12h

"Residents in Chicago and Portland are living in a police state where masked armed forces kidnap who they want to kidnap, where they have to listen to public officials routinely lie about what is happening in their neighborhoods." donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...

StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 19h

Federal Secret Police and plainclothes ICE agents kidnap multiple people from a neighborhood in Chicago. They then deploy teargas and brutally beat neighbors who come out to express their concern.

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Ruth Delgado @heylookitsruth.bsky.social · 18h

A mom in Houston reported her 15-year-old son with autism missing. She spent 6 days terrified, searching for him. The whole time, Houston police knew exactly where he was since they helped ICE place him in a refugee facility.

This is beyond cruel.
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Missing teen with autism transferred to refugee facility by HPD

He is currently being held at an Office for Refugee Resettlement facility.

www.houstonchronicle.com

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John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 9h

#AUKUS doesn’t need protection from politics. Or rather, it does need protection because proper democratic scrutiny would almost certainly kill it #auspol

AUKUS doesn’t need protection from politics

Democracy works best when defence debates are transparent.

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Doug @dougincanberra.bsky.social · 8h

PROTEST AND POWER ON THE ROAD TO PINE GAP declassifiedaus.org/2025/10/14/p...

PROTEST AND POWER ON THE ROAD TO PINE GAP - Declassified Australia

Pine Gap protesters walk free as Crown Prosecutor acknowledges the “systematic annihilation” of the Palestinian people.

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Doug @dougincanberra.bsky.social · 8h

Triumphal arches - fascist architecture October 13, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

October 13, 2025

Last Tuesday, President Donald J.

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Doug @dougincanberra.bsky.social · 10h

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Media Release: Multicultural communities ‘betrayed’ by Albanese government

Leaders of multicultural communities say they are being betrayed by the Albanese Government. Tired of seeing the weaponisation of hatred and discrimination towards migrants for political gain, they ha...

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Doug @dougincanberra.bsky.social · 10h

Cars for members of parliament were also knocked back as part of the protests. I have had contact with political activist in TL for a couple of decades - there is a strong democratic impulse there

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Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 16h

After getting zero firm commitments to this point from the first nine invitees, the Trump administration is extending its proposed compact to all colleges. Expect some red-state publics to say yes.

Trump Offers All Colleges Preferential Funding Plan Rejected by MIT

The Trump administration is inviting all US colleges to participate in a compact — initially rejected by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology — that would grant preferential federal funding in re...

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Doug @dougincanberra.bsky.social · 10h

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What I witnessed in Chicago: Day 1 – Baptist News Global

When my editor called me Friday and asked if I’d like to fly to Chicago to cover what’s happening here, I, of course, said yes.

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Doug @dougincanberra.bsky.social · 12h

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'Outrageous conflict of interest': Crypto is making the Trumps hundreds of millions of dollars

Donald Trump's wealth has skyrocketed since his return to the White House nine months ago, leading to accusations that he is profiting from the presidency.

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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 14h

Chris Christie: “Thie is no longer, the Department of Justice, is no longer the premier prosecuting office in America. What it is now is a capo regime who goes out and executes hits when directed by the Don to do so. That’s what it is.”

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Doug @dougincanberra.bsky.social · 12h

ICE Serves Only to Terrorize and Occupy Americans
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ICE Serves To Only Terrorize and Occupy Americans

It's no longer just undocumented immigrants, Muslims, Black people, & pro-Palestinian activists who are targets. As ICE violently marches across American cities, the majority must stand up & resist.

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 3d

I like how the news will be like “while the President claiming Portland was ruled by a giant skeleton named Mr Nibbles is not strictly true, it does speak to the anxiety of many Americans”

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The Onion @theonion.com · 17h

Nation’s Indigenous People Confirm They Don’t Need Special Holiday, Just Large Swaths Of Land Returned Immediately https://theonion.com/nation-s-indigenous-people-confirm-they-don-t-need-spec-1839033177/

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