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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 23m

So, by your logic, they “deserve”to loose everything, they deserve to suffer and millions deserve to endure food crippling shortages? Are we the punishment party, or the Democrat party who wants to see betterment for all? I choose the latter.

Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 1h

“Song loving brood.” 😁

Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · 2h

mockery is what the namesake amphibians in Aristophanes's "The Frogs" do to the Greek god Dionysus, who is rowing a boat and complaining about his sore butt

the frogs troll Dionysus in many ways, including onomatopoeia ("brekekekex koax koax")

www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?...

Frogs
Brekekekex koax koax.

Dionysus
Go to hell with your koax
koax and nothing but koax!

Frogs
Rightly so, you busybody.
the Muses of the fine lyre love us
And so does horn-crested Pan, playing his reed pipe.
And the harpist Apollo delights in us as well,
On account of the reed, which as a bridge for his lyre
I nourish in the water of the pond.
Brekekekex koax koax.

Dionysus
I've got blisters,
and for long now my rump's been sweating.
It's going to pop up and say—

Frogs
Brekekekex koax koax.

Dionysus
Song-loving brood,
Stop!

Frogs
No, all the more
will we sing, if ever
On a sunshiny day,
we leaped through the weeds
and the rushes, rejoicing in the song's
diving melodies,
or fleeing Zeus' rain
at the bottom our watery dance—
song we sang
with bubbles and splashes.

Dionysus
Brekekekex koax koax.
I'll just take this from you.

Frogs
Ah, then we'll suffer horribly.

Dionysus
But I suffer worse,
if I explode as I row.

Frogs
Brekekekex koax koax.

Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 1h

Rest in peace Asher. 💔 You left us way too soon.

youtu.be/Vbh635tBDBQ?...

Asher Fedi - Old Song

YouTube video by Soultone Cymbals

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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 7h

"We are a decade into Trumpism. These Young Republicans have never known any other type of Republicanism....We’re talking about a full generation of Republicans who *only* understand politics in the context of an authoritarian project."
www.thebulwark.com/p/all-the-pr...

All the Pretty Little Nazis

The shape of things to come.

www.thebulwark.com

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 2h

I hope one day we do! My paternal grandmother was a Beiruti, with a fascinating old origin history from what seems to be Tunisia. Life is remarkable in its twists and turns.

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 3h

People need to read the full reports from university internal investigations. Anyone who tolerates such overt harassment and treatment are complicit. I still go back to Dara Horn’s piece. She’s an immensely wise woman

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

October 7 Created a Permission Structure for Anti-Semitism

What American Jews have experienced in the past year is both a pattern and a warning.

www.theatlantic.com

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 3h

And not to diminish anything, but Bowers was convinced we were both taking over the world, Jews and Muslims in some deranged conspiracy. This more recent uptick is accompanied by unabashed rhetoric, loud and proud, it’s not heightened anxiety based on the imaginary.It based on concrete incidents

Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 3h

Bucket List!

a woman standing in front of a heart shaped door with the words rise and shine and give me your glory glory

ALT: a woman standing in front of a heart shaped door with the words rise and shine and give me your glory glory

media.tenor.com

Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 3h

The first of it was hilarious enough- “no, like, we’ve got nothing against it, for real, but literally, there’s no room!” and Smitten Kitchen getting all those messages. 🤣🤣 (howling!) —- but that they’ve kept up! Brilliant!

Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 3h

Interesting

毒目观世 @principleking.bsky.social · 4h

1996年，台湾首次总统大选，中共发射导弹飞越台湾上空，企图让台湾取消大选。后来被揭发是空包弹，没有炸药在里面，中共有多名将军因泄密被处决。
中国最怕泄密的不是中共的武器有多利害，而是怕外人知道共军的武器有多么的假冒伪劣。

2025年，川普山寨江泽民的做法，恫吓加州政府！

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 9h

BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Trump may launch missiles from warships into California this Friday and Saturday as part of what is being described as a “vanity parade” and shut down portions of the I-5 during the No Kings protests meidasnews.com/news/exclusi...

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 4h

SF Chronicle joins the LA Times in confirming MeidasTouch’s reporting

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 3h

Insane.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 9h

BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Trump may launch missiles from warships into California this Friday and Saturday as part of what is being described as a “vanity parade” and shut down portions of the I-5 during the No Kings protests meidasnews.com/news/exclusi...

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 8h

This is both everything good about New York and everything bad in New York, in one single story: www.thenation.com/article/soci...

The Man Behind the Radical Walking Tours of New York City

Asad Dandia sued the NYPD after it spied on his family and community. Now he uses people’s history to reclaim the streets from the systems that surveilled him.

www.thenation.com

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Ariel Zellman @arielzellman.bsky.social · 4h

A message from the family of Bipin Joshi, the Nepalese worker who was kidnapped by Hamas on 7 October 2023 and then murdered by them in captivity.

The family of Bipin Joshi has asked to share the following message:

"A week ago, we shared proof of life of our beloved son, Bipin. It was filmed in Hamas tunnels about a month after October 7th, showing our son speaking to the camera, healthy and strong. We held on to that video with faith and hope, believing we would see our beautiful boy smile again and return home.
With immense pain, we received today the most devastating news.

Our dear son, Bipin, the brother and soul companion of our daughter Pushpa, was murdered in Hamas captivity. The ground has fallen beneath our feet; words cannot describe the void left within us—a void that first opened two years ago and has now deepened forever. Bipin left us with excitement, setting out for a year-long learning experience in Israel. We never imagined that the hug we gave him that day would be the last.

Today we can say out loud: Bipin, you are a hero! The grenade you deflected before being brutally abducted saved the lives of your friends. We were so afraid they would discover you were a hero and hurt you; we only prayed you would survive. Before you were taken, you wrote to your cousin, asking him to stay strong and always look to the future. It is hard to imagine the future without you, Bipin. Every flower in the garden we planted for you will remind us of you, every orchard, every field. You are part of Nepal's landscape, and now also part of Israel's.

We wish to thank President Trump, the government of the United States, and the governments of Israel and Nepal, as well as all those who helped bring our son back and complete the circle.

Bipin, our hearts ache knowing you will never know how hard we fought for you, that the people of Israel and Nepal fought for you, that the IDF soldiers fought for you. We fought with all our strength, believing that one day we would return home together.
Soon, you will return home to your eternal rest, and we will continue to fight—this time for sanity, for the strength to wake …

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 3h

Family fears for 66-year-old’s life after assault while he was being transferred between prisons

“Arab Barghouti said his 66-year-old father was assaulted by eight guards on 14 September as he was being transferred between Ganot and Megiddo prisons.”

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti assaulted by Israeli prison guards, son says

Family fears for 66-year-old’s life after assault while he was being transferred between prisons

www.theguardian.com

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 4h

Yep, and that’s the job description, to serve the entire community. We rise by lifting everyone up. It’s essential to demarcate the difference between the two parties. She’s so eloquent.

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 4h

1000%! Keep on and louder for the folks in the back!

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 4h

This is the way.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 5h

Unlike Trump, I don't care if someone likes me or not. That will never change the fact that I'm going to fight for them to have health care.

I want MAGA to have health care. I want MAGA to be paid a living wage.

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 4h

““We’ve been casually referring to it as ‘Glory Hole Gate,’” she adds.”

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 5h

Yeah, I’m not into revenge politics esp when it’s based on limited understanding, anymore than I’d argue that a guy who got smashed drunk ran into a tree and severed an artery shouldn’t be treated. As a former farmer, this is a useful enlightenment.

open.substack.com/pub/thecockl...

The Numbers Behind the Farm Vote. And Why Those Numbers Matter.

While most farmers and ranchers did vote for Trump, most of his actions have been harmful to the farm economy. This analysis provides context for the "farmers are reaping what they've sown" talk.

open.substack.com

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 5h

HalohFarmChick @halohfarmchick.bsky.social · 7h

Yeah, where I grew up and where ol JD claims to have grown up, all of those people would be on their 2nd or 3rd marriage with multiple kids and some would have grandkids. They knew what they were saying and will continue to say for the rest of their lives. They’re only sorry they got caught.

Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 5h

A 35 yr old grandparent?

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 7h

No one in the GOP Hitler chat was a "kid," JD Vance. We checked.

By scanning public records and media reports, Mother Jones determined the ages of eight of the 11 participants in the abhorrent leaked texts from young Republicans that Politico covered on Tuesday: They appear to range from 24 to 35.

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 5h

Thanks Kate! I’m going to engage in self care and a good book! 🫂 💞

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 5h

the entire convo to “masculinity crisis”. Ffs.🤦🏼‍♀️ Totally lost.

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 5h

I’d only glancingly seen Spring, well there’s no excuse to not mobilize. This weekend will give us some good metrics to assess and proceed from. Was trying to watch this town hall w Bernie and AOC and nxt thing Abbie has Dan Crenshaw on a panel to discuss these vile young republicans and shifting

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