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Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 45m

As world leaders celebrate the release of Israeli captives, over 9,000 Palestinian prisoners still face torture, hunger, and isolation behind bars. Half of them are held by Israel without charge or trial.

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The 9,100 Palestinians left behind in Israeli prisons after the ‘peace’ deal

As world leaders celebrate the release of Israeli captives, over 9,000 Palestinian prisoners still face torture, hunger, and isolation behind bars. Half of them are held by Israel without charge or trial.

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David Graeber Institute @davidgraeberinst.bsky.social · 6h

Modern capitalism has more in common with Feudalism and the oldstyle slave-system than most people realize.

From: davidgraeber.org/articles/tur...

"In the case of slave mode of production,
the exploiters directly own the primary
producers; in feudalism, both have complex
relations to the land, but the lords use direct
jural-political means to extract a surplus; in
capitalism, the exploiters own the means of
production and the primary producers are
thus reduced to selling their labor power.
The state, in each case, is essentially an
apparatus of coercion that backs up these
property rights by force."
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- David Graeber

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 1h

UPDATE: Following the firing of the director of the student newspaper, Indiana University has now cut the print edition of the newspaper entirely.

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Indiana University cuts IDS print entirely, hours after firing student media director
By IDS staff
Oct 15, 2025 1:23 pm · Updated Oct 15, 2025 1:23 pm

IU previously directed the Indiana Daily Student to stop printing news coverage in our newspaper. Upon pushback, the university fully cut print, including our special editions. The IDS was not involved in the decision.

Media School Dean David Tolchinsky sent the order to IDS leadership in an email responding to its appeal that the school not censor the newspaper. And the dean attributed the decision to “the campus.” He has not yet responded to a message for clarification.

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 21h

It really feels like Sam Altman promised a lot of Very Serious Old People he was going to create capitalist blowjob jesus based off a tech demo, and now that the bottom’s falling out he’s throwing whatever he can think of at the wall to avoid getting disappeared because he wasted all their money.

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Dean Frey @dean.bsky.social · 7h

Remembering Italo Calvino on his birthday 🎂
📷 Ulf Andersen, 1984

"Architect of scrupulously imagined, apparently fantastic, insidiously plausible words, Calvino occupies a literary space somewhere east of Jorge Luis Borges & west of Vladimir Nabokov."
- Michael Wood

Three-quarter portrait of the author in a three-piece suit

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Tyler Wilcox @tylerwilcox.bsky.social · 3h

It's Fall-port Convention! Check out a sweet tape with Sandy Denny from just about 50 years ago ... doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/7974830...

1975 promo photo for Sandy Denny and Fairport Convention

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 3h

A reminder that Ben Gvir was set to be sanctioned by the United States government in February 2024 but was personally taken off the list by President Biden.

ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 4h

Itamar Ben Gvir is a real monster www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...

Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”

– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar

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Bryan Thomas @munkiman.bsky.social · 3h

I could live here: During the 1990s, Diane Keaton owned silent movie actor Ramon Novarro's Mayan-themed Art Deco-style Los Feliz-L.A. house, built in 1928. She worked tirelessly to restore the home to its original Lloyd Wright design. (posted on Facebook by Vintage Los Angeles) (more: alt text)

Designed by architect Lloyd Wright (the son of Frank Lloyd Wright), the Mayan-Revival-style home was originally built in 1928 for Louis Samuel, Novarro's manager.

However, when Novarro discovered Samuel had embezzled money from him, he took possession of the property in 1931.

Novarro's residency: The silent film star lived in the house from 1932 until the late 1930s. During his time there, he worked with Lloyd Wright to expand and renovate the interior and garden.

Diane Keaton bought the home in 1988 for $1.5 million and undertook a meticulous restoration of the historic property with architect Josh Schweitzer. She later sold it in the mid-1990s, and the renovation is often credited with igniting her passion for architectural preservation.

The house has passed through the hands of several notable residents, including composer Leonard Bernstein, director Jerome Robbins, and actress Christina Ricci.

The Samuel-Novarro House is a striking example of Mayan Revival architecture, with its bold geometric patterns and concrete construction accented with oxidized copper.

Its location in the hills of Los Feliz, with multiple terraces and a private courtyard pool, emphasizes the characteristic Southern California blend of indoor and outdoor living.

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Andrew Karre @andrewkarre.bsky.social · 7h

🧵It has been clear for years that a key difference between past instances of book banning and the present censorship cataclysm is that the banning happening now targets not only books, but librarianship as a profession and libraries as an institution. 1/4

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Daniel Bachman @danielbachman.bsky.social · 6h

Just tried to repost a VA Forestry thing about fire season starting today & IG took my wildfire track down. V weird. This Quaker Run Wildfire event was 100% related to flash drought conditions fueled by global heating.

Quaker Run Wildfire (10/24/23–11/17/23) for Fiddle and Guitar | Daniel Bachman

Quaker Run Wildfire (10/24/23–11/17/23) for Fiddle and Guitar, by Daniel Bachman

track by Daniel Bachman

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Steven W. Thrasher is finishing The Overseer Class @thrasherxy.bsky.social · 7h

Mandela’s cell where he spent 18 years

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Dean Frey @dean.bsky.social · 7h

This is very cool:

Barry McGuire, Diane Keaton & Steve Curry in the Broadway production of Hair
📷 Kenn Duncan, 1968

McGuire turns 90 today. #RIP Diane; stay well, Barry!

The three pose together one atop the other: Keaton astride Curry & McGuire standing behind them with his arms out.

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Observations of Deviance @obsofdeviance.bsky.social · 13h

Rahsaan Roland Kirk - "Seek & Listen" & "Vibrations in the Village" (Mini-Documentary)

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Rahsaan Roland Kirk - "Seek & Listen" & "Vibrations in the Village" (Mini-Documentary)

YouTube video by resonancerecords

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Margaret Morgan 🇳🇱🇦🇺🇪🇺 @margaretmorgan.bsky.social · 14h

"The communications could demonstrate willful infringement, potentially leading to enhanced damages of up to $150,000 per work, a massive increase from just $750."

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OpenAI in Danger After Authors Suing It Gain Access to Its Internal Slack Messages

Authors and publishers, who are suing OpenAI, secured access to internal Slack messages and emails discussing the deletion of pirated books.

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Wowhaus @wowhaus.bsky.social · 12h

The architecture is obviously older, but the finish makes this something of a 1960s time capsule in Blackpool, Lancashire. Some impressive details inside. bit.ly/4961VNF

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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 12h

As a friend who was planning to go to the 2026 WC told me, "this settles it". He won't.

Comparison of prices between the prices of tickets at the 2022 and 2026 Fifa World Cup, showing prices increases of up to 1,000%.

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Malt Lick Nursery @maltlicknursery.bsky.social · 13h

"If you see me strictly as a musician it's okay. I don't want to say that it is wrong to see me that way. I don't want to say that it is right. I want to leave everything to the individual to see me the way they think is right. That's the best way."

Happy Birthday Fela Kuti
born 15 October 1938

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SUGAR @sugarcopperblue.bsky.social · 9h

Sugar is back! New music at sugarcopperblue.com PLUS May 2026 live shows in NYC and London. All the info is here!

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Baseball by BSmile @bsmile.bsky.social · 9h

Today In 1988: Hobbled by injuries to his legs, Kirk Gibson delivers a historic pinch-hit, walk-off HR to win World Series Game 1 for the Los Angeles #Dodgers vs. the Oakland A's at Dodger Stadium! Classic call by Vin Scully! #MLB #Baseball #Inspiration #History #WorldSeries

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Bruce Gorrie @bsgorrie.bsky.social · 9h

Charlie and Shirley

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Bradshaw Lentz @shawbie.bsky.social · 7h

1974: Gandolfi Brothers Handmade Cameras | Industrial Grand Tour | Making of... | BBC Archive

YouTube video by BBC Archive

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[UNOFFICIAL] Now Playing on Criterion 24/7 @upnextcriterion.bsky.social · 8h

Now playing (06:05 AM PST):
"La strada" (1954)
By Federico Fellini
Runtime: 115 min.

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 14h

THREAD. When my parents' cat Bridget went missing, my dad, to try to ease his worry, painted her on a variety of historical adventures. These soon multiplied. Significantly.

After much nagging, he has had some postcards printed of this brilliant series:
michaelcoxmoredaysthansausages.bigcartel.com

Bridget Hangs Out With The Hunters In The Snow

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Bruce Gorrie @bsgorrie.bsky.social · 8h

Polish take on 80s youth subcultures and their music and drugs of choice

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Mike Duquette @mikeduquette.bsky.social · 8h

Gotta recommend this read on the reunion too! (It sure seems people are still interested!!)

Bob Mould on the Reunion of Sugar: 'I Want to See If People Are Still Interested'

Bob Mould talks reuniting Sugar, his Nineties alt-rock band, for a new song and a pair of concerts.

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