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Anya Kamenetz @anya1anya.bsky.social · 3h

It's hard to think of anyone else who was so recently so famous, such an international media darling, whose extremely newsworthy actions are then subject to a near-total mainstream media blackout.

Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 4h

Greta Thunberg: “Israeli soldiers hit, kicked, starved, and tortured me”

• They placed a flag next to me, and anytime the flag touched me, they kicked me
• Whenever I raised my head to look at Ben-Gvir, I was kicked
• She was filmed while stripped naked

Aftonbladet: tinyurl.com/a33vxatc

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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: The Trump administration has blocked or slowed almost $28 billion in federal aid since the shutdown began, largely harming Democratic-led cities, congressional districts and states, underscoring how the president has weaponized a fiscal stalemate

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1d

I can’t help but think today about how many young people were savaged on social media, branded as anti-semites and abandoned by their schools for daring to call for a ceasefire. I remember saying that it was the first time I can remember that calling for ceasefire was regarded as a hostile demand.

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Lynn Erskine @lynnerskine.bsky.social · 18d

Important to recognize— Trump administration is putting ICE officers at risk by paying them to arrest unlawfully, work without proper training, use violent methods, sweep communities by racial profiling. Masked ICE are objects of fear, breaking the law and empowered by our felon president.

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Lynn Erskine @lynnerskine.bsky.social · 1d

“It was not just the attorney general's verbal violence that was striking, but also the silence of the Republican Party. Neither Charles Grassley, the veteran who chairs the Judiciary Committee, nor any of his colleagues called Bondi to order.” -- Hugo Toudic, Sorbonne/ University of Chicago

Lynn Erskine @lynnerskine.bsky.social · 2d

This could have been President Biden, yet Trump can claim peacemaker. Biden sabotaged ceasefire and hostage deals by continuing to arm and enable Netanyahu’s siege of Gaza — with our taxdollars. May peace hold.

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Lynn Erskine @lynnerskine.bsky.social · 2d

www.bbc.com/news/article...

'In an instant, they were gone': Small town mourns after Tennessee explosives factory blast

Authorities say the 16 people missing after the explosives factory incident are all presumed dead.

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Lynn Erskine @lynnerskine.bsky.social · 2d

inthesetimes.com/article/gaza...

In 2 Years of Gaza Genocide, Sunday Shows on NBC, ABC and CNN Have Not Featured a Single Palestinian Guest

In a microcosm of the U.S. coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza, since Oct. 7, 2023, influential Sunday news shows have not seen fit to book any Palestinians.

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Lynn Erskine @lynnerskine.bsky.social · 2d

Happy for Israelis and happy for Palestinians, peace is possible! This ceasefire and hostage deal is exactly what US college students demonstrated for —yet they were criticized, doxxed and suspended. May this ceasefire hold.

Lynn Erskine @lynnerskine.bsky.social · 11d

Biden administration never forced Netanyahu to end its horrific siege of Gaza, thus enabling Trump to claim peacemaker.

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Wear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · 4d

David Alder, a Jewish American activist on board the Global Sumud Flotilla describes the inhumane conditions in the ‘Guantanamo Bay of Israel’ after they were abducted in international waters.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3d

Today and every day, we recognize the hardworking Illinoisans who work around the clock to put food on our tables and carry on our proud agricultural traditions.

Know that we’ll always have your back.

Happy National Farmer’s Day!

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Lakeshore Drive Slut @shredded-teat.bsky.social · 3d

ice chuds gassing up a neighborhood again

The Sidewalk School @thesidewalkschool.bsky.social · 3d

Keep Resisting Chicago! At Wilson and Sawyer -an hour ago. 10/12/25

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Lynn Erskine @lynnerskine.bsky.social · 3d

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid, one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before t...

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Lynn Erskine @lynnerskine.bsky.social · 4d

Faith groups stepping up! 🙏 The people of Illinois are supporting their fellow community members detained by ICE. Watch this from Chicago ⬇️

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 4d

A group of hundreds of faith in coalition who started at a Maywood church just arrived at the detention center for a eucharistic procession.

They want to offer communion to detainees inside, but won't be able to get past the barricades and fence on Beach Street.

Lynn Erskine @lynnerskine.bsky.social · 4d

We need leadership in respiratory illness, global health and measles outbreaks, not layoffs.

Trump / Republicans are making all of us less safe. And you can bet when there‘s outbreak they will blame others and whine like cowards.

Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 4d

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 4d

Among other RIF notices at CDC:
—Center for Forecasting and Analytics;
—all of CDC Washington
—Office of Human Resources
—National Center for Injury Prevention and Control 3/4

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Lynn Erskine @lynnerskine.bsky.social · 4d

Mothers pay a price. "(In) the pandemic...the evaporation of child care availability translated to more women than men leaving the labor force. Time away leaves workers with disadvantageous resume gaps...return to work 'at lower level than they left.'" www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Women are taking pay cuts as companies mandate return to office

Researchers are identifying several key factors behind why gender pay gap – which had narrowed steadily over the years – has suddenly widened.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 5d

Mr. President. Stop breaking the law.

The shutdown does not give you the right to fire thousands of hard working federal employees.

Instead of giving huge tax breaks to your billionaire friends, show some respect for the struggling working families of our country.

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Lynn Erskine @lynnerskine.bsky.social · 5d

We live near the National Zoo, I can confirm that long holiday weekends are prime time for local families to enjoy the zoo and other Smithsonians. They’re free. So this is a unfortunate — and hurts local businesses too. Republicans end the shutdown. time.com/7324850/smit...

All Smithsonian Museums to Close Sunday as Shutdown Drags On

The National Zoo's popular Giant Panda Cam will stay turned off until the shutdown is over.

time.com

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Le Monde @lemonde.fr · 9d

EN DIRECT, Gaza : « Nos gouvernements ne font même pas le strict minimum » pour empêcher « un génocide » à Gaza, estime Greta Thunberg

Les Etats ont « l’obligation légale d’agir pour prévenir et faire cesser un génocide », a martelé l’activiste suédoise, qui faisait partie de la flottille Global Sumud, à son arrivée à Athènes, après avoir été expulsée d’Israël.

www.lemonde.fr

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Jewish Voice for Peace @jvp.bsky.social · 6d

First ceasefire, then Palestinian liberation.

Today, after more than two years of the US-backed Israeli genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, President Trump announced that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of ceasefire agreement.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 6d

China endorses Italy's plan for global ceasefire for Winter Games, Italian minister says reut.rs/47hFxj2

China endorses Italy's plan for global ceasefire for Winter Games, Italian minister says

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi backed an Italian plan to propose a global ceasefire to the United Nations ahead of next year's Milano-Cortina winter Olympics, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Wednesday.

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Lynn Erskine @lynnerskine.bsky.social · 6d

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

Almost 55,000 children in Gaza acutely malnourished, Lancet study estimates

Study shows clear link between Israeli restrictions on aid entering Gaza and levels of malnutrition among children

www.theguardian.com

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William Hazen @williamhazen.bsky.social · 8d

This is the most accurate depiction of the Midwest to date. Wichita has always felt like the last Midwest city while also being the first plains city.

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 9d

It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...

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