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@leftlackpatience.bsky.social
Leftist, lacking patience for incurious, non-empathetic, narrow-viewed arguers. If you have to pick on any oppressed or marginalized group, you are not welcome.
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she's bari's favorite who did such things as stalk mamdani pre-election, and famously wrote the article saying that the kids starving in gaza already had pre-existing conditions so it's not the same, to which john oliver said "let's table that discussion for when I see you in hell"
December 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
she's bari's favorite who did such things as stalk mamdani pre-election, and famously wrote the article saying that the kids starving in gaza already had pre-existing conditions so it's not the same, to which john oliver said "let's table that discussion for when I see you in hell"
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hey friends: you don’t need to argue with zionists over what “globalize the intifada” means. you know that it is not antisemitic. so do they.
block them. move on.
block them. move on.
December 18, 2025 at 9:46 PM
hey friends: you don’t need to argue with zionists over what “globalize the intifada” means. you know that it is not antisemitic. so do they.
block them. move on.
block them. move on.
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they made it mainstream to argue that “from the river to the sea, palestine will be free” is antisemitic.
they are trying very hard to make as many people as possible think that palestinian freedom is synonymous with antisemitism. don’t let them
they are trying very hard to make as many people as possible think that palestinian freedom is synonymous with antisemitism. don’t let them
December 18, 2025 at 9:48 PM
they made it mainstream to argue that “from the river to the sea, palestine will be free” is antisemitic.
they are trying very hard to make as many people as possible think that palestinian freedom is synonymous with antisemitism. don’t let them
they are trying very hard to make as many people as possible think that palestinian freedom is synonymous with antisemitism. don’t let them
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The day's essential read—From the New York City Bar, a major report itemizing and cataloging breaches of trust and of the law by Donald Trump. It appears designed as a reference guide for prosecutors and legislators investigating Trump's malfeasance in office. bit.ly/49jfeKj
December 18, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The day's essential read—From the New York City Bar, a major report itemizing and cataloging breaches of trust and of the law by Donald Trump. It appears designed as a reference guide for prosecutors and legislators investigating Trump's malfeasance in office. bit.ly/49jfeKj
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My life's work lies in ruins
The Center for European Studies, the African Studies Center, the Carolina Asia Center, the Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies, the Institute for the Study of the Americas and the Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies are all slated to close.
The Center for European Studies, the African Studies Center, the Carolina Asia Center, the Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies, the Institute for the Study of the Americas and the Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies are all slated to close.
America First, at America’s first public university.
UNC cuts all six area studies research centers, effective 2026
As part of the University's plan to make $70 million in budget cuts across the institution, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Operations Nate Knuffman projected that cutting 14 centers and institutes in...
www.dailytarheel.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
My life's work lies in ruins
The Center for European Studies, the African Studies Center, the Carolina Asia Center, the Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies, the Institute for the Study of the Americas and the Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies are all slated to close.
The Center for European Studies, the African Studies Center, the Carolina Asia Center, the Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies, the Institute for the Study of the Americas and the Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies are all slated to close.
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An infant froze to death in Gaza last night, starved and cold.
December 18, 2025 at 8:21 PM
An infant froze to death in Gaza last night, starved and cold.
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The fast-paced cycle of policy changes, executive actions, and judicial rulings makes it hard to stay up-to-date on what’s happening within art institutions. So we compiled a month-by-month recap of how US politics impacted the cultural sector in 2025.
How Trump Impacted Arts and Culture in 2025
In 2025, Hyperallergic’s reporting exposed and chronicled funding cuts and threats to artistic freedom in the United States.
hyperallergic.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The fast-paced cycle of policy changes, executive actions, and judicial rulings makes it hard to stay up-to-date on what’s happening within art institutions. So we compiled a month-by-month recap of how US politics impacted the cultural sector in 2025.
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These are the seven Democrats who voted with MAGA Republicans to perform invasive body cavity searches on migrant children.
We need to primary each of these pro child abuse politicians out of government.
We need to primary each of these pro child abuse politicians out of government.
December 18, 2025 at 2:30 AM
These are the seven Democrats who voted with MAGA Republicans to perform invasive body cavity searches on migrant children.
We need to primary each of these pro child abuse politicians out of government.
We need to primary each of these pro child abuse politicians out of government.
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We need to sound the alarm 🚨. Today, the House passed a barbaric piece of legislation that would subject migrant children to invasive bodily searches, keep them in prison, and refuse to let them be released to their families.
Watch now & subscribe to support my human rights advocacy
Watch now & subscribe to support my human rights advocacy
Today: Congress Advances Abuse of Migrant Children
YouTube video by Qasim Rashid
youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:50 AM
We need to sound the alarm 🚨. Today, the House passed a barbaric piece of legislation that would subject migrant children to invasive bodily searches, keep them in prison, and refuse to let them be released to their families.
Watch now & subscribe to support my human rights advocacy
Watch now & subscribe to support my human rights advocacy
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Ladies and gentleman: The President of the United States
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
December 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Ladies and gentleman: The President of the United States
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
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Equally true of "Israel has the right to defend itself" as well but nobody calls to criminalize this phrase. Think this is the discrepancy.
December 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Equally true of "Israel has the right to defend itself" as well but nobody calls to criminalize this phrase. Think this is the discrepancy.
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A former law enforcement officer in Tennessee is suing his county and sheriff after he was jailed for more than a month for posting a meme related to the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
Man sues Tennessee county after he was jailed over meme related to Charlie Kirk killing
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM
A former law enforcement officer in Tennessee is suing his county and sheriff after he was jailed for more than a month for posting a meme related to the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
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Clay letters from ancient Mesopotamia are alive with idiom, sayings, and everyday language that I love.
Here are just a few random ones so you can enjoy them too.
Here are just a few random ones so you can enjoy them too.
December 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Clay letters from ancient Mesopotamia are alive with idiom, sayings, and everyday language that I love.
Here are just a few random ones so you can enjoy them too.
Here are just a few random ones so you can enjoy them too.
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if you didn’t bother to watch (and i did not) here’s all you need to know
December 18, 2025 at 2:30 AM
if you didn’t bother to watch (and i did not) here’s all you need to know
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shot/chaser in just 2 sentences
December 18, 2025 at 2:24 AM
shot/chaser in just 2 sentences
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Three Democrats (Cuellar, Gonzalez, and Davis) joined the Republicans to pass Marjorie Taylor Greene's federal ban on gender affirming care through the House of Representatives.
It is repugnant that the federal government won't give people health care, but it will TAKE IT AWAY from trans people.
It is repugnant that the federal government won't give people health care, but it will TAKE IT AWAY from trans people.
December 18, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Three Democrats (Cuellar, Gonzalez, and Davis) joined the Republicans to pass Marjorie Taylor Greene's federal ban on gender affirming care through the House of Representatives.
It is repugnant that the federal government won't give people health care, but it will TAKE IT AWAY from trans people.
It is repugnant that the federal government won't give people health care, but it will TAKE IT AWAY from trans people.
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Henry Cuellar, Don Davis, and Vicente Gonzalez joined Republicans in voting to criminalize trans health care.
The bill passed only 216 to 214.
4 Republicans voted no. If they did too, it would have failed.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/rol...
The bill passed only 216 to 214.
4 Republicans voted no. If they did too, it would have failed.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/rol...
clerk.house.gov
December 18, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Henry Cuellar, Don Davis, and Vicente Gonzalez joined Republicans in voting to criminalize trans health care.
The bill passed only 216 to 214.
4 Republicans voted no. If they did too, it would have failed.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/rol...
The bill passed only 216 to 214.
4 Republicans voted no. If they did too, it would have failed.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/rol...
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And in 2014, they did the same to Obama www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014...
Why major US TV networks didn't show Obama's immigration address
CBS, NBC, ABC and Fox stick with hit primetime shows but viewers saw the president’s address on Spanish-language channel Univision
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:30 PM
And in 2014, they did the same to Obama www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014...
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"I didn’t have the courage to come out until I was 21, and that means 21 years of pain, 21 years of unwavering homesickness that only went away when I was able to get the care that I needed. And my biggest regret in life is that I never had a childhood without that pain.”
Ask and you shall receive... MS Now literally just posted on it
Rep. Sarah McBride makes rare personal remarks in opposing anti-trans bills
“My biggest regret in life is that I never had a childhood without that pain,” the congresswoman said on the steps of the Capitol on Wednesday morning.
www.ms.now
December 17, 2025 at 9:31 PM
"I didn’t have the courage to come out until I was 21, and that means 21 years of pain, 21 years of unwavering homesickness that only went away when I was able to get the care that I needed. And my biggest regret in life is that I never had a childhood without that pain.”
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really important moment. when on-air journalists like @ms.now's Vaughn Hillyard rattle off, from memory, specific times Donny was a bastard person, it matters. bravo.
BIG 🎩 @calamityjane19.bsky.social
BIG 🎩 @calamityjane19.bsky.social
The press is starting to speak out. Thank you to MSNow’s Chris Jansing for just telling the goddamn truth.
December 17, 2025 at 9:39 PM
really important moment. when on-air journalists like @ms.now's Vaughn Hillyard rattle off, from memory, specific times Donny was a bastard person, it matters. bravo.
BIG 🎩 @calamityjane19.bsky.social
BIG 🎩 @calamityjane19.bsky.social
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NEW: Judge blocks Trump administration's attempt to limit lawmakers' access to immigration jails. Advance notice no longer required & detention facilities at field offices are open to Congress. w/ @kyledcheney.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Judge lifts Trump administration limits on lawmaker visits to ICE jails
A federal judge ruled that ICE cannot enforce newly adopted policies that require lawmakers to provide seven days notice before visiting detention facilities.
www.politico.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:40 PM
NEW: Judge blocks Trump administration's attempt to limit lawmakers' access to immigration jails. Advance notice no longer required & detention facilities at field offices are open to Congress. w/ @kyledcheney.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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For @literaryhub.bsky.social, I wrote about my deep sadness and anger about Gaza, months into the "ceasefire," as well as about my feelings about Northwestern's deal with Trump lithub.com/feeling-deep...
Feeling Deep Sadness and Anger For Gaza
I feel sad about Gaza. This is not a profound thought, nor an unusual one—especially in South Africa, where I’ve been working lately—or even a new thought for me. But it is an honest thought. I fee…
lithub.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
For @literaryhub.bsky.social, I wrote about my deep sadness and anger about Gaza, months into the "ceasefire," as well as about my feelings about Northwestern's deal with Trump lithub.com/feeling-deep...
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Saeed can’t keep an account on this website but he needs help
Donate to Contribute To Saving The Life Of Saeed and his Family, organized by Sarah El abbassi
My name is Saeed, I am 22 years old, from Gaza
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December 17, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Saeed can’t keep an account on this website but he needs help
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12/17/72: Elaine May's The Heartbreak Kid
w/Grodin, Shepherd ++
W Neil Simon/DP Owen Roizman
@hamrahrama.bsky.social: "an underdog comedy where the underdog is a jerk"
More
@noelvera.bsky.social: criticafterdark.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-...
@tnyfrontrow.bsky.social: www.newyorker.com/culture/rich...
w/Grodin, Shepherd ++
W Neil Simon/DP Owen Roizman
@hamrahrama.bsky.social: "an underdog comedy where the underdog is a jerk"
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@noelvera.bsky.social: criticafterdark.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-...
@tnyfrontrow.bsky.social: www.newyorker.com/culture/rich...
Screening Alert: Elaine May’s Masterly “The Heartbreak Kid”
For many men of a certain generation, “The Heartbreak Kid” left the definitive imprint of a romantic ideal.
www.newyorker.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
12/17/72: Elaine May's The Heartbreak Kid
w/Grodin, Shepherd ++
W Neil Simon/DP Owen Roizman
@hamrahrama.bsky.social: "an underdog comedy where the underdog is a jerk"
More
@noelvera.bsky.social: criticafterdark.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-...
@tnyfrontrow.bsky.social: www.newyorker.com/culture/rich...
w/Grodin, Shepherd ++
W Neil Simon/DP Owen Roizman
@hamrahrama.bsky.social: "an underdog comedy where the underdog is a jerk"
More
@noelvera.bsky.social: criticafterdark.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-...
@tnyfrontrow.bsky.social: www.newyorker.com/culture/rich...
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Four Republicans choose to do basic, bare bones politics.
CNN: *NUCLEAR OPTION*
CNN: *NUCLEAR OPTION*
In a stunning blow to Speaker Mike Johnson, four GOP lawmakers have agreed to back a Democratic push to extend pandemic-era Obamacare subsidies. https://cnn.it/48HCNwa
December 17, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Four Republicans choose to do basic, bare bones politics.
CNN: *NUCLEAR OPTION*
CNN: *NUCLEAR OPTION*