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John Beynon
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I'm trying to learn Welsh and Hellenistic Astrology, because relevant subject matter is what I'm most passionate about.
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Extraordinary piece from @simonerzim.bsky.social - searching, tough, honest and with all the receipts. Please share it with anyone you think is ready for a reckoning. The genocide is not only ongoing but accelerating and expanding, this is urgent.
jewishcurrents.bsky.social Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · Aug 22
A new wave of liberal Zionist criticism of the Israeli government rings hollow without accountability for the genocide,
@simonerzim.bsky.social writes. In this piece, she explores what real teshuva would look like within the Jewish world.
Rhetoric Without Reckoning
A new wave of liberal Zionist criticism of the Israeli government rings hollow without accountability for the genocide.
jewishcurrents.org
August 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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"Who has the right to have rights?" This is a must read for anyone who cares about justice and the right to free speech in this country. #FreePalestine #FreeMahmoudKhalil

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Mahmoud Khalil’s Letter From an ICE Detention Center
Mahmoud Khalil, who has been detained and targeted for deportation by the Trump administration for speaking out about the atrocities in Gaza, dictated a letter to the public from his detention cell in...
jacobin.com
March 20, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Sign the petition to demand Mahmoud Khalil be immediately released and threats against his legal status be dropped! And call on members of Congress and university leaders to protect and defend the right for students to organize and protest. sign.moveon.org/petitions/fr...
Free Mahmoud Khalil and protect students exercising their First Amendment rights!
Sign the petition to demand Mahmoud Khalil be immediately released and threats against his legal status be dropped! And call on members of Congress and university leaders to protect and defend the rig...
sign.moveon.org
March 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Protect Education - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/bl...
Block Donald Trump’s Attempts to Abolish the Department of Education
Public education in this country is under attack. And Trump has already made clear his intentions to undermine public education even further at every turn—including the extreme proposal to completely ...
sign.moveon.org
February 15, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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workingfamilies.org
Raise the federal minimum wage.
December 15, 2024 at 12:00 AM
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workingfamilies.org
This is what Twitter looked like last time the federal minimum wage was raised btw……In 2009.
December 15, 2024 at 12:00 AM
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85% of Democratic voters support Medicare for All. Yet, it’s not a part of the official DNC platform.
December 15, 2024 at 12:37 AM
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Newly elected Congressional Progressive Caucus chair Greg Casar is already cooking
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NBC news screenshot of interview with Texas representative Greg Casar "The progressive movement needs to change. We need to re-emphasize core economic issues every time some of these cultural war issues are brought up," Casar said. "So when we hear Republicans attacking queer Americans again, I think the progressive response needs to be that a trans person didn't deny your health insurance claim, a big corporation did - with Republican help. We need to connect the dots for people that the Republican Party obsession with these culture war issues is driven by Republicans' desire to distract voters and have them look away while Republicans pick their pocket."
December 7, 2024 at 2:55 AM