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Natalie Brender @nataliebrender.bsky.social · 3h

Fortunately 'culinary psychopath' is not a thing.

Natalie Brender @nataliebrender.bsky.social · 20h

Surely he'd be capable of laughing with, not at.

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 22h

They’ve, already, commenced with a brutal and tortuous campaign

The mobilisation order was reportedly issued via phone calls and text messages which said the aim was to "cleanse Gaza of outlaws and collaborators with Israel" and told fighters to report within 24 hours

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

Gaza: Hamas mobilises fighters as fears of internal violence mount - BBC News

Clashes have already taken place between the group and an armed clan in Gaza City.

www.bbc.com

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Natalie Brender @nataliebrender.bsky.social · 1d

‪Hume and Kant looking on from philosophical posterity, teary-eyed--because they knew that human decency is so damn fragile that only the constant societal resolve to keep up appearances can save things from unravelling. More sincerity, less authenticity called for these days.

utopia deferred @utopia-defer.red · 2d

anyone else notice that the west took a turn for the worse once the concept of signaling one’s own social virtue became derogatory, almost as if cynically deriding all displays of charity and good will is indicative of a deeply cynical and nihilistic society capable of collaborating in genocide

larry @larrrrrry.bsky.social · 2d

her advocacy for Palestinians doesn't bother me nearly as much as she is so desperately doing all this as an actual act of transparent virtue signaling, to fill the absence she has in depth of character

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Natalie Brender @nataliebrender.bsky.social · 1d

Well, given those panel members....

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Natalie Brender @nataliebrender.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, that seems a bad line of argument. Who makes it in Canada?

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Natalie Brender @nataliebrender.bsky.social · 1d

Do the folk who argue for institutional neutrality on speech issues, ie @jacobtlevy.bsky.social, state that this ought to apply to institutional partnership & investment decisions? Not sure political theorists would see these as based on the same principles.

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 1d

Great interview:

“For years, I’d smiled in pictures with these leaders, shaken their hands and stood next to them at podiums – but not one of them picked up the phone, or replied to my messages. To the men who ran the world, I was just a photo op.”

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

‘To the men who ran the world, I was just a photo op’: Malala Yousafzai on growing up, getting cynical – and how getting high nearly broke her

The global icon of women’s education is ready to tell the full story of her turbulent recent life, from arguing with her parents to being ghosted by the statesmen who were once desperate to be seen with her

www.theguardian.com

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Natalie Brender @nataliebrender.bsky.social · 1d

If factories aren't churning out giant inflatable lice, locust, boils and hail costumes right now, what is bible study even for.

mbbendt @bendts2cents.bsky.social · 2d

Pretty sure that when you have giant frogs everywhere, God is very disappointed in how you are treating immigrants.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 2d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Natalie Brender @nataliebrender.bsky.social · 1d

Jfc--not used lightly--it's one thing to speculate "they may have discussed their shared Catholic faith" in a speculative history or biography, but here and now in the news this week?? Seriously, @theglobeandmail.com?

The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 1d

Carney and Vance’s shared Catholic faith could have been dinner-table conversation topic, experts say

A readout from the Prime Minister’s office says the pair discussed ‘common priorities’ at Tuesday event

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Natalie Brender @nataliebrender.bsky.social · 1d

An academic field taking responsibility for displacing political engagement that grapples directly with the locus of power in the media system? Nah the blame is general. Liberalism looked pretty good for a long time.

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Natalie Brender @nataliebrender.bsky.social · 2d

He probably perpetrates hummus crimes too. A shanda.

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Alyssa Harad @alyssaharad.bsky.social · 2d

And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:

Adam Selzer @adamchicago.bsky.social · 2d

The frogs have landed in Chicago!

Protestor in a frog suit and an anti-Ice sign with what I believe to be a Pokémon character on a street corner in Rogers Park.

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Natalie Brender @nataliebrender.bsky.social · 2d

Is that even real? Hate thinking this way now.

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Natalie Brender @nataliebrender.bsky.social · 2d

I was very enlightened by @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social's perspective on why Barghouti might not be included, potentially by his own choice. See thread: bsky.app/profile/rima...

Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 4d

The difficulty wrangling is always saved for last. It’s beginning to appear that there are possibly only two really problematic or difficult persons and imo important to consider that Barghouti has to agree to be released. He can and could decline.

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Natalie Brender @nataliebrender.bsky.social · 2d

Looking forward to next year's APSA panel on this.

Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 2d

Very much enjoying the inflatable frog segment of the civil war.

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Natalie Brender @nataliebrender.bsky.social · 2d

Can verify it was a terrific set of panels, with much crossover to health disinformation. The challenges of effective communication in this environment are huge; Catherine brought the candour & spice. Kudos to @thewalrus.ca for important work.

Catherine McKenna @cathmckenna.bsky.social · 2d

Incredible #ClimateAtACrossroads event yesterday, hosted by @thewalrus.ca & McGill's @maxbellschool.bsky.social. I joined a passionate panel alongside Kathryn Harrison, Andrew Leach, and Christopher Ragan for a feisty discussion about fighting climate disinformation & greenwashing.

Natalie Brender @nataliebrender.bsky.social · 2d

Panel was moderated by the host of this TVO show on mis/disinformation, who was very keen to learn about NCC. www.tvo.org/big-if-true

Natalie Brender @nataliebrender.bsky.social · 2d

They think Pope Leo is plotting a stealth insurrection against them. Though all that's left in the 'possible rise' department for him is an annunciation.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 3d

As Pope Leo begins to reveal some of his views on divisive issues, some conservative critics of his predecessor are rejecting the possible rise of another “liberal pope.”

As Pope Leo riles conservatives, some say ‘just focus on the church’

Conservatives who hoped that Leo, the first U.S.-born pope, would be more of a traditionalist instead hear echoes of his predecessor, Francis, in his public statements.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 2d

Of all the clerics they could have popped, those ICE idiots had to hit Hot Priest.

Presbyterian minister David Black on CNN, who was shot with pepper balls while praying outside an ICE facility.

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Natalie Brender @nataliebrender.bsky.social · 2d

At an Ottawa conference today on climate change disinformation today ppl were lamenting the lack of initiatives to train influencers for civic good & I was happy to share word of MCC. Much discussion too re value/scalability of funding this and civic dialogue approaches; but what's the alternative?

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Natalie Brender @nataliebrender.bsky.social · 3d

Amazing! Was he clowning or was his face palsied?

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Natalie Brender @nataliebrender.bsky.social · 4d

Yes. Thank you for sharing your expertise at this moment.

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Natalie Brender @nataliebrender.bsky.social · 4d

Thx, will read. I'm wondering what could possibly incentivize Bibi not to start war again, given how far the current incentives have lasted.

Natalie Brender @nataliebrender.bsky.social · 4d

Well who could believe Netanyahu is acting in good faith... Tough list of unlikely conditions, ugh.

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