Jack Draper III
@jackdraper3.bsky.social
Author, Saudade in Brazilian Cinema (Intellect Books)
Editor, Woman-Centered Brazilian Cinema (SUNY Press)
Translator, The Black Man in Brazilian Soccer (UNC Press)
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Editor, Woman-Centered Brazilian Cinema (SUNY Press)
Translator, The Black Man in Brazilian Soccer (UNC Press)
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Jack Draper III
@jackdraper3.bsky.social
· Mar 28
"[T]hese rightless people are indeed thrown back into a peculiar state of nature...they appear as the first signs of a possible regression from civilization." --Hannah Arendt
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“There are a lot of disturbing aspects. But this is one of the most disturbing.”
Boat Strike Survivors Clung to Wreckage for Some 45 Minutes Before U.S. Military Killed Them
“There are a lot of disturbing aspects. But this is one of the most disturbing.”
interc.pt
December 6, 2025 at 12:08 AM
“There are a lot of disturbing aspects. But this is one of the most disturbing.”
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⭕️ NEW: “They Broke His Teeth and Ribs”: 66-Y.O. Palestinian Leader Marwan Barghouti Savagely Beaten in Israeli Custody
Qassam Barghouti, the son of prominent Palestinian political prisoner Marwan Barghouti, wrote in a social media post on Fri that his father was severely beaten & abused in prison.
Qassam Barghouti, the son of prominent Palestinian political prisoner Marwan Barghouti, wrote in a social media post on Fri that his father was severely beaten & abused in prison.
December 6, 2025 at 3:00 AM
⭕️ NEW: “They Broke His Teeth and Ribs”: 66-Y.O. Palestinian Leader Marwan Barghouti Savagely Beaten in Israeli Custody
Qassam Barghouti, the son of prominent Palestinian political prisoner Marwan Barghouti, wrote in a social media post on Fri that his father was severely beaten & abused in prison.
Qassam Barghouti, the son of prominent Palestinian political prisoner Marwan Barghouti, wrote in a social media post on Fri that his father was severely beaten & abused in prison.
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BREAKING: Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans & intersex people, memo says. A DOJ memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans and intersex people
A Department of Justice memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act do not align with Trump’s executive order
prismreports.org
December 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
BREAKING: Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans & intersex people, memo says. A DOJ memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
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Bernie and Zohran were out in the streets of New York, standing with Starbucks workers fighting for better wages and dignity on the job.
This is what we mean when we say we need allies — elected officials who don’t just “support workers” in speeches, but who show up and fight alongside us.
This is what we mean when we say we need allies — elected officials who don’t just “support workers” in speeches, but who show up and fight alongside us.
December 2, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Bernie and Zohran were out in the streets of New York, standing with Starbucks workers fighting for better wages and dignity on the job.
This is what we mean when we say we need allies — elected officials who don’t just “support workers” in speeches, but who show up and fight alongside us.
This is what we mean when we say we need allies — elected officials who don’t just “support workers” in speeches, but who show up and fight alongside us.
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Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol made $95 million last year. His workers are striking for the bare minimum. Glad to be on the right side of the picket line with them.
December 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol made $95 million last year. His workers are striking for the bare minimum. Glad to be on the right side of the picket line with them.
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Nova primeira-ministra do Japão ameaça a China, criando uma das maiores tensões entre os dois países desde o final da Segunda Guerra Mundial - trazendo sérios riscos para o mundo todo.
O militarismo japonês retorna das sombras
Nova primeira-ministra do Japão ameaça a China, criando uma das maiores tensões entre os dois países desde o final da Segunda Guerra Mundial - trazendo sérios riscos para o mundo todo.
jacobin.com.br
December 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Nova primeira-ministra do Japão ameaça a China, criando uma das maiores tensões entre os dois países desde o final da Segunda Guerra Mundial - trazendo sérios riscos para o mundo todo.
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Do you get to nominate your outlet for this
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December 2, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Do you get to nominate your outlet for this
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Peace forever / ¡no a la guerra!
#Venezuela
#Venezuela
December 2, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Peace forever / ¡no a la guerra!
#Venezuela
#Venezuela
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Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
November 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
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The acclaimed writer Tom Stoppard has died, at 88. For the award-winning playwright, “art is a game within a game—the larger game being life itself,” Kenneth Tynan wrote, in 1977.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/197...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/197...
Tom Stoppard, Withdrawing with Style from the Chaos
From 1977: For the playwright, art is a game within a game—the larger game being life itself, an absurd mosaic of incidents and accidents.
www.newyorker.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The acclaimed writer Tom Stoppard has died, at 88. For the award-winning playwright, “art is a game within a game—the larger game being life itself,” Kenneth Tynan wrote, in 1977.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/197...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/197...
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Today is the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act.
While IDEA was a leap forward for disability rights, members like Jean understand that there is still a long way to go.
While IDEA was a leap forward for disability rights, members like Jean understand that there is still a long way to go.
November 29, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Today is the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act.
While IDEA was a leap forward for disability rights, members like Jean understand that there is still a long way to go.
While IDEA was a leap forward for disability rights, members like Jean understand that there is still a long way to go.
'Em Pernambuco, os pesquisadores afirmam que “há consistentes provas documentais da ação direta de mulheres cativas, libertas e livres em processos de alforria e de coordenação de fugas de escravizados.”'
Conheça a história de Gertrudes de Jesus, mulher negra que pode ter sido responsável por ajudar a libertar cerca de três mil escravos no Pernambuco durante o regime escravista no século 19
Gertrudes de Jesus, uma mulher negra à frente do movimento abolicionista em Pernambuco
Três mil pessoas podem ter fugido de barco do Recife com ajuda de Gertrudes e clube de abolicionistas
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November 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
'Em Pernambuco, os pesquisadores afirmam que “há consistentes provas documentais da ação direta de mulheres cativas, libertas e livres em processos de alforria e de coordenação de fugas de escravizados.”'
'“Billionaires have taken control of this country in ways we’ve never seen before, and it is hurting all of us,” [Alexis M.] Rinck told Bolts. “Progressives in Seattle who won spoke pretty unapologetically about that reality. We didn’t try to...gaslight voters that wealth inequality isn’t an issue.'
Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison introduced banishment zones for people suspected of committing certain offenses that barred them from entering parts of the city. She lost her reelection bid to a challenger who opposes that policy.
Progressives Win in Seattle, Changing Directions on Public Safety
Voters ousted a mayor who oversaw a surge in encampment sweeps, and a Republican prosecutor who pursued punitive policies toward homeless people and drug users.
boltsmag.org
November 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
'“Billionaires have taken control of this country in ways we’ve never seen before, and it is hurting all of us,” [Alexis M.] Rinck told Bolts. “Progressives in Seattle who won spoke pretty unapologetically about that reality. We didn’t try to...gaslight voters that wealth inequality isn’t an issue.'
Happy Thanksgiving! A day to say #thankyoufarmworkers
"Arnulfo" shares, "These are heads of broccoli that I've harvested. I've been working in the fields of CAs Central Coast for 21 years. I plant and grow broccoli, lettuce, cauliflower, and other vegetables you probably will see on your #Thanksgiving tables." #WeFeedYou
November 27, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Happy Thanksgiving! A day to say #thankyoufarmworkers
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Menos de 1% de presos tenta romper tornozeleira eletrônica
Menos de 1% tenta romper tornozeleira eletrônica: 'Eu não tentaria. Você vai ser penalizado', diz fabricante
Presidente de empresa que fabrica o equipamento em 16 estados diz que são raras as tentativas de fuga e que tudo fica registrado
www1.folha.uol.com.br
November 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Menos de 1% de presos tenta romper tornozeleira eletrônica
Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Ziegler made up fake content of a SCOTUS ruling
To the contrary: In Moore v. Harper, the majority acknowledged that state courts may play a legitimate, meaningful role in congressional redistricting. Ziegler seems to have made up a quote that (a) doesn't appear in the opinion and (b) contradicts its holding. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22p...
November 25, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Ziegler made up fake content of a SCOTUS ruling
Merz diz não ter encontrado pão de verdade em Angola
Em nova gafe, primeiro-ministro da Alemanha diz não ter encontrado 'pão decente' em Angola
'A gente percebe mesmo o quanto aprecia o pão alemão quando está no exterior', disse Friedrich Merz
www1.folha.uol.com.br
November 25, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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A coluna de hoje é sobre o Jair ter ido em cana.
#OPINIÃO
📝Celso Rocha de Barros | Ao ver Bolsonaro na cadeia, lembre-se: ali está o maior criminoso da história da República. Com a redução das tarifas de Trump, ex-presidente foi preso assistindo ao fracasso de seu último grande crime
📝Celso Rocha de Barros | Ao ver Bolsonaro na cadeia, lembre-se: ali está o maior criminoso da história da República. Com a redução das tarifas de Trump, ex-presidente foi preso assistindo ao fracasso de seu último grande crime
Opinião - Celso Rocha de Barros: Ao ver Bolsonaro na cadeia, lembre-se: ali está o maior criminoso da história da República
Com a redução das tarifas de Trump, ex-presidente foi preso assistindo ao fracasso de seu último grande crime
mla.bs
November 22, 2025 at 9:45 PM
A coluna de hoje é sobre o Jair ter ido em cana.
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"Countries with state subsidies for abortion, transgender-friendly policies for children, hate speech laws and affirmative action policies will now be considered to be violating human rights under rules imposed at the [US] State Department..."
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
Abortion And DEI Policies Now Considered Violations Of Human Rights, U.S. Says
The Trump administration has overhauled how the State Department conducts its annual Human Rights Report.
www.forbes.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"Countries with state subsidies for abortion, transgender-friendly policies for children, hate speech laws and affirmative action policies will now be considered to be violating human rights under rules imposed at the [US] State Department..."
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
'When Ta-Nehisi Coates travels to the West Bank and sees Jim Crow, his eyes are not deceiving him. He is not blinded by TikTok. His historical memory is not misperceiving the occupation. His historical memory is activated by the occupation.'
I felt like I was losing my mind watching this person's remarks and had to write about how disgusting they are.
Sarah Hurwitz Profanes the Holocaust
Holocaust education has worked too well for the Obama speechwriter, since when she rationalizes Israel's genocide, "I sound obscene." Maybe sit with that, Sarah
www.forever-wars.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:38 AM
'When Ta-Nehisi Coates travels to the West Bank and sees Jim Crow, his eyes are not deceiving him. He is not blinded by TikTok. His historical memory is not misperceiving the occupation. His historical memory is activated by the occupation.'
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ICYMI: Baristas linked arms in front of lines of trucks at Starbucks’ largest East Coast distribution center.
Workers are escalating the ULP strike until Starbucks finally does the right thing and bargains in good faith. ✊🏾☕️
Workers are escalating the ULP strike until Starbucks finally does the right thing and bargains in good faith. ✊🏾☕️
November 22, 2025 at 12:34 AM
ICYMI: Baristas linked arms in front of lines of trucks at Starbucks’ largest East Coast distribution center.
Workers are escalating the ULP strike until Starbucks finally does the right thing and bargains in good faith. ✊🏾☕️
Workers are escalating the ULP strike until Starbucks finally does the right thing and bargains in good faith. ✊🏾☕️
Gotta get some Goggins tequila
Walton Goggins’s Weirdly Hot Jalapeño Tequila, Nancy Pelosi’s Summer Sundowner, and other lesser-known celebrity alcohol brands, via New Yorker Humor. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/nIRzqz
Lesser-Known Celebrity-Owned Alcohol Brands
Featuring Walton Goggins’s Weirdly Hot Jalapeño Tequila and Sydney Sweeney’s Pure White Rum.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 21, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Gotta get some Goggins tequila
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Sudanese researcher Lina Yassin explains the roots of the genocide in Sudan.
“The UAE has been using the RSF militia to illegally smuggle gold out to finance the war and finance their own gold reserves.”
“The UAE has been using the RSF militia to illegally smuggle gold out to finance the war and finance their own gold reserves.”
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Sudanese researcher Lina Yassin explains the roots of the genocide in Sudan.
“The UAE has been using the RSF militia to illegally smuggle gold out to finance the war and finance their own gold reserves.”
“The UAE has been using the RSF militia to illegally smuggle gold out to finance the war and finance their own gold reserves.”
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November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
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'Today, the Washington Post opinion section is going through an increasing Saudification – imposing harsh red lines on who and what can publish. [...] Jamal’s plight and murder was a warning sign for America, of the impending loss of freedom and censorship that would sweep the country.'
My first piece for @theguardian.com on MBS’s visit to the U.S., seven years after Jamal Khashoggi’s murder.
Trump’s America is beginning to look like MBS’s Saudi Arabia— which Jamal warned me about.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump’s America is beginning to look like MBS’s Saudi Arabia— which Jamal warned me about.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Saudification of America is under way | Karen Attiah
Jamal Khashoggi’s plight and murder was a warning sign for the US, of the impending loss of freedom and censorship that would sweep the country
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:11 AM
'Today, the Washington Post opinion section is going through an increasing Saudification – imposing harsh red lines on who and what can publish. [...] Jamal’s plight and murder was a warning sign for America, of the impending loss of freedom and censorship that would sweep the country.'