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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 9h

Pressure is mounting for Israel to release many more detainees as part of the U.S.-backed Gaza ceasefire deal, including Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital, who has been held under harsh conditions without charge since December,

Free Dr. Abu Safiya: Calls Grow for Israel to Release Imprisoned Gaza Healthcare Workers

Pressure is mounting for Israel to release many more detainees as part of the U.S.-backed Gaza ceasefire deal, including Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital, who has been he...

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Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 9h

"🚨 In blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement, #Israel has announced it will slash agreed aid shipments in half & keep the Rafah crossing closed, after Hamas returned 4 of the 28 bodies of #Israeli captives believed to be in #Gaza."

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

#News #Palestine #WorldNews

In Blatant Violation of Ceasefire Agreement,Israel Announced Will Slash Agreed Aid Shipments in Half

YouTube video by Drop Site News

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Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 9h

Justice for Ladakh — Release Sonam Wangchuk & Respect Promises

www.change.org/p/justice-fo...

Sign the Petition

Justice for Ladakh — Release Sonam Wangchuk & Respect Promises

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Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 11h

Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?

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Truthout @truthout.org · 14h

Israel is reportedly forcing 154 Palestinians freed from Israeli prisons as part of the ceasefire deal into exile and deporting them to an unknown country. Experts say the move is a violation of international law.

154 Freed Palestinian Prisoners Reportedly Being Forced Into Exile by Israel

“Exiling Palestinian prisoners is the continuation of captivity by other means,” one legal expert said.

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❤️Kai in Kanada🇨🇦 @kleinekin.bsky.social · 1d

Well, he and his dear old daddy used to attend KKK "rituals" together, so yeah, def tracks.

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Lauren McKenzie @themckenziest.gay · 1d

Notice the difference?

Also Israel has killed dozens of Palestinians since this “ceasefire” began. Including a beloved journalist named Saleh Aljafarawi who was only 28 years old.

He spent this genocide chronicling life in Gaza. And they murdered him while claiming peace.

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Palestinians celebrate return of detainees freed by Israel
Today's Podcast
News Today
All 20 living hostages in Gaza freed by Hamas as peace plan holds

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mohfarraaahhhh.bsky.social @mohfarraaahhhh.bsky.social · 17d

My heart carries heavy truths. I’m Farah. With dignity, I invite you to see the link below.
gogetfunding.com/HelpFarahand...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10h

“Swear her in! Swear her in!”

#TrumpEpsteinCoverup

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 9h

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Gaza ceasefire will not affect his country’s genocide case against Israel at the ICJ aje.io/mbmr4o

South Africa says ICJ genocide case will continue despite Gaza ceasefire

President Cyril Ramaphosa says progress and healing hinge on the case against Israel being heard.

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Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 1d

Please help the Nashwan family survive the aftermath of 2 years of Israel's genocidal famine & destruction of Gaza by sharing & donating to cover the costs of food, healthcare, shelter, they're starving & exhausted. Bluesky torments them with constant deletions:

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Hunter D Phoenix 🐦‍🔥🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @hunterdphoenix.bsky.social · 2d

The post below is my most viral post on any platform & it’s the one I’m most proud of because it showed me #BlueSky was caring, inclusive, & happy to promote #Accessibility.
I posted it shortly after joining BlueSky & its popularity made me feel all fuzzy inside.

Please share it again.😎

Hunter D Phoenix 🐦‍🔥🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @hunterdphoenix.bsky.social · Nov 18

I appreciate all of you who use the Alt-text description for the images you post. As a blind dude I feel so much more included here.

For those of you who forget:
Did you know there’s a reminder in Settings/Accessibility to toggle on & then it won’t let you post image without Alt-text.

Thanks 🙏😎

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Nick Harkaway @nickharkaway.com · 2d

This is a) utterly terrifying and b) vital. Don’t turn away. The crisis is fixable because it is, ultimately, political. We know the chemistry. We decline the action necessary.

Gregory Norminton @gregorynorminton.bsky.social · 2d

The headline news that won't be headline news.

'A tragedy': World may have reached first climate 'tipping point' as coral reefs face collapse

Warm-water coral reefs - on which a billion people and a quarter of all marine life depend - are on the brink of collapse, according to a major new scientific study

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A.M. Tuomala @amtuomala.bsky.social · 14d

I was lucky enough to hear Wole Talabi read some of his novella "Descent" at Flights of Foundry, and having just finished reading it, I want to make everyone else read it, too. Fascinating worldbuilding; gorgeous images; a thoughtful portrayal of how and why we seek knowledge. tinyurl.com/wt-descent

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 1d

Heritage president Kevin Roberts, in a truly revealing passage of his Foreword to the Project 2025 policy agenda, states that the project of “dismantling the administrative state” is not about the actual size of government at all:

The goal is to cut “the secret lifeblood of the Great Awokening.”

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

a key thing about vought — and all of these guys — is that they have a totally top down and hierarchical vision of the world. they believe that the cultural changes they hate can be turned off by destroying the federal government because they can’t imagine that they emerged bottom-up in society

Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 2d

What he’s railing against is a profound shift in culture, status… He’s obsessed with the idea that America is controlled by a leftist “ruling elite” - but “elite” isn’t defined socio-economically or by political power, it means something like: Getting to define “real America” and who gets to belong.

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Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 2d

Please share & give to help Ahmad's family survive the aftermath of 2 years of Israel's genocidal famine & destruction of Gaza. They've been left homeless & with nothing, & are in urgent need of funds to rebuild their lives:

Donate to support Ahmed and his family's resilience in Gaza., organized by Ahmad Madhoun

Hello everyone, I am Ahmed Nabil Al-Madhoun, 25 years old, st… Ahmad Madhoun needs your support for Donate to support Ahmed and his family's resilience in Gaza.

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Kelly Mangan (She/Her) 🏳️‍🌈💖💜💙 @kellyamangan.bsky.social · 2d

In case you aren’t aware, any video you see with the label “Sora” is A.I. generated. It’s fake.

Do NOT make or share #AI videos. It contributes to misinformation, and to a larger culture of disrespect for truth and disregard of reality.

Plus it enriches capitalist techbros raping the planet.

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rehabwadi.bsky.social @rehabwadi.bsky.social · 3d

Hello I'm a widow from Gaza, struggling to raise my three daughters and a young son alone. We have no source of income to cover even the most basic needs like food, clothing, and shelter.
Every little contribution can help us survive these very difficult times. Please support us gofund.me/5089f60c5

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E.D.E. Bell @edebell.com · 2d

Anyway, I've helped run 5 cons, published 50+ books, and helped found PPABB but there's not a genre con on the continent who thinks I have anything interesting to say on panels.

(And that's even if none of them care about what this has done to my mental health, which apparently is the case.)

*bah*

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Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 1d

Please help the Nashwan family survive the aftermath of 2 years of Israel's genocidal famine & destruction of Gaza by sharing & donating to cover the costs of food, healthcare, shelter, they're starving & exhausted. Bluesky torments them with constant deletions:

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 1d

While there is "some joy" in knowing that bombs have stopped falling on Gaza, Israeli historian Ilan Pappé warns that many Israeli leaders remain committed to using violence in order to "wipe out Palestine as a nation, as a people and as a country."

Ilan Pappé's new book is "Israel on the Brink."

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Tessa Hastjarjanto @tessahastjarjanto.com · 2d

Doing another call to #booksky for participation in an event we're doing in November!

If you're a book blogger, reviewer, book lover, I'd love for you to join us with a review of an indie book or guest post about any book-ish topic.

More info ⬇️⬇️⬇️

www.readindiefantasy.com/announcing-a...

Announcing a Month of Rain and Reads… Coming this November! – Read Indie Fantasy

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Dr. Divya 🇵🇸🧿 (offline) @divyampersaud.com · 1d

Please share ❤️‍🩹 We mustn’t switch off when our duty to Palestinian life continues—so long as there is one person hungry, homeless, without medical care; so long as the border walls stand.

One link, six families, daily needs of food & shelter.

10 hours left 🚨 528/1000

Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle

We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK, led by two sisters passionate about helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We saw that…

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Mary Ellen is secretly living in your walls. Hi. @maryellenreads.caviaporcell.us · 1d

I started listening to @amalelmohtar.com's The River Has Roots on audio yesterday, and it is utterly gorgeous. I usually have a hard time with immersive audiobooks that have sounds effects or music, but this one! It is the most beautiful experience, and I cannot recommend it highly enough.

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