Eliya Abu Hadr (إيليا أبو حاضر)
@shadawar.bsky.social
Environment/Health & Safety legal researcher, Hapa, Arabist, Utah-based backcountry hiker, handicraft obsessed, bi, chronically ill/disabled, always reading at least 5 different books 🌍🎌🏳️🌈♿️🏔️
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U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1 trillion.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed seven straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed seven straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
December 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1 trillion.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed seven straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed seven straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
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So the president was like “hey Indiana, help me cheat in the next election,” and Indiana was all “no thanks,” but then the president went “you better disenfranchise a bunch of your citizens or I’ll illegally withhold money to hurt you,” and the Indiana Senate went “in that case, an even bigger no.”
December 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
So the president was like “hey Indiana, help me cheat in the next election,” and Indiana was all “no thanks,” but then the president went “you better disenfranchise a bunch of your citizens or I’ll illegally withhold money to hurt you,” and the Indiana Senate went “in that case, an even bigger no.”
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I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
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This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
December 12, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
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Sam Altman: hey I made a machine that stole literally all your stuff in order to make CSAM of your child actors, sometimes it encourages people to kill themselves
Disney: Holy shit here's a billion dollars
Altman: the machine loses more than that each week but thank you. Soon it will become god.
Disney: Holy shit here's a billion dollars
Altman: the machine loses more than that each week but thank you. Soon it will become god.
December 12, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Sam Altman: hey I made a machine that stole literally all your stuff in order to make CSAM of your child actors, sometimes it encourages people to kill themselves
Disney: Holy shit here's a billion dollars
Altman: the machine loses more than that each week but thank you. Soon it will become god.
Disney: Holy shit here's a billion dollars
Altman: the machine loses more than that each week but thank you. Soon it will become god.
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Thinking of that time when my dad, himself a doctor, was thrown by a horse on a trail ride. Punctured his spleen, internal bleeding, got him to an ER just in time. He lived another 20 years. With two hours delay, probably wouldn't have.
We rushed to *nearest* ER. Not comparison-shop for ER prices.
We rushed to *nearest* ER. Not comparison-shop for ER prices.
Roger Marshall: "We want patients to become consumers again. We want patients to see what the actual prices are. We believe that if we would add the price tags to this bill, that it would save the country a trillion dollars a year."
December 11, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Thinking of that time when my dad, himself a doctor, was thrown by a horse on a trail ride. Punctured his spleen, internal bleeding, got him to an ER just in time. He lived another 20 years. With two hours delay, probably wouldn't have.
We rushed to *nearest* ER. Not comparison-shop for ER prices.
We rushed to *nearest* ER. Not comparison-shop for ER prices.
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Data from reliable national surveys shows that more people are leaving that LDS church today than in prior decades and this is especially drawn by disaffection among younger Mormons. The church would have you believe otherwise but that's not borne out in any data we have available.
US Gen Zers and millennials are leaving the LDS church, data confirms
(RNS) — LDS church leaders have said it is merely a ‘narrative’ that more young adults are leaving the faith. But in the US at least, it’s a narrative driven by data.
religionnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Data from reliable national surveys shows that more people are leaving that LDS church today than in prior decades and this is especially drawn by disaffection among younger Mormons. The church would have you believe otherwise but that's not borne out in any data we have available.
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Look at this chart.
Still wondering if inequality is a problem throughout the world?
Wealth doesn’t just beget more wealth — it begets more power. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/dec/10/visual-breakdown-worlds-wealthiest-people
Still wondering if inequality is a problem throughout the world?
Wealth doesn’t just beget more wealth — it begets more power. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/dec/10/visual-breakdown-worlds-wealthiest-people
December 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Look at this chart.
Still wondering if inequality is a problem throughout the world?
Wealth doesn’t just beget more wealth — it begets more power. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/dec/10/visual-breakdown-worlds-wealthiest-people
Still wondering if inequality is a problem throughout the world?
Wealth doesn’t just beget more wealth — it begets more power. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/dec/10/visual-breakdown-worlds-wealthiest-people
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Reposted by Eliya Abu Hadr (إيليا أبو حاضر)
How many times do we need to point this out?
By appeasing the far right, you do not weaken it. You strengthen it.
While weakening your own position.
There's a vast amount of academic research showing this.
But Labour will not listen.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
By appeasing the far right, you do not weaken it. You strengthen it.
While weakening your own position.
There's a vast amount of academic research showing this.
But Labour will not listen.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
Starmer urges Europe’s leaders to curb ECHR to halt rise of far right
Exclusive: PM calls for members of European convention on human rights to allow tougher action to protect borders
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:56 AM
How many times do we need to point this out?
By appeasing the far right, you do not weaken it. You strengthen it.
While weakening your own position.
There's a vast amount of academic research showing this.
But Labour will not listen.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
By appeasing the far right, you do not weaken it. You strengthen it.
While weakening your own position.
There's a vast amount of academic research showing this.
But Labour will not listen.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
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This is like hiring Jeffrey Dahmer to investigate Dahmer murders
Mike Benz, the pathological paranoiac who never did find the 22 million tweets Stanford supposedly censored, or explain how the CIA ran me as an asset, is now “investigating” USAID — the agency he boasts about being instrumental in killing — from the inside.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
USAID Hired the Right-Wing Influencer Responsible for Its Decimation
Mike Benz was brought aboard to find evidence for his claims that the agency is secretly a spy operation.
www.theatlantic.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
This is like hiring Jeffrey Dahmer to investigate Dahmer murders
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Ossoff: "She's gonna have to give up her insurance in the middle of chemotherapy while she's fighting breast cancer. What are people supposed to do when they lose health insurance in the middle of a cancer battle? ... this is life or death"
December 9, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Ossoff: "She's gonna have to give up her insurance in the middle of chemotherapy while she's fighting breast cancer. What are people supposed to do when they lose health insurance in the middle of a cancer battle? ... this is life or death"
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"there's a new serif in town"
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
"there's a new serif in town"
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Wow -- Russia reportedly plotted last year to plant bombs on US-bound flights (gift link) giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
December 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Wow -- Russia reportedly plotted last year to plant bombs on US-bound flights (gift link) giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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@jorkussmellington.bsky.social On coffee (and really, I would say most other food-related questions OTHER than unchecked consumption of red meat, which the biggest single food-related source of emissions and unsustainable use of land/water resources), this post makes an excellent point!
December 9, 2025 at 6:27 PM
@jorkussmellington.bsky.social On coffee (and really, I would say most other food-related questions OTHER than unchecked consumption of red meat, which the biggest single food-related source of emissions and unsustainable use of land/water resources), this post makes an excellent point!
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Regular Coffee Drinking Can Protect and Restore Liver Health www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
"Regular coffee consumption is associated with lower incidence and progression of chronic viral hepatitis, ALD, MASLD, HCC, cirrhosis, and fibrosis."
#TeamCoffee #TeamConfirmationBias
"Regular coffee consumption is associated with lower incidence and progression of chronic viral hepatitis, ALD, MASLD, HCC, cirrhosis, and fibrosis."
#TeamCoffee #TeamConfirmationBias
Regular Coffee Drinking Can Protect and Restore Liver Health
A synthesis of research and a deep dive into potential cellular and molecular mechanisms reveals how coffee can help prevent and mitigate liver diseases.
www.medscape.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Regular Coffee Drinking Can Protect and Restore Liver Health www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
"Regular coffee consumption is associated with lower incidence and progression of chronic viral hepatitis, ALD, MASLD, HCC, cirrhosis, and fibrosis."
#TeamCoffee #TeamConfirmationBias
"Regular coffee consumption is associated with lower incidence and progression of chronic viral hepatitis, ALD, MASLD, HCC, cirrhosis, and fibrosis."
#TeamCoffee #TeamConfirmationBias
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Today is the 4 year anniversary of our first union victory! Since then, we've won over 650 union elections.
It's been 4 years without a contract, and 4 years of union busting. That's why we're on day 26 of our national ULP strike - and we won't back down.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/09/b...
It's been 4 years without a contract, and 4 years of union busting. That's why we're on day 26 of our national ULP strike - and we won't back down.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/09/b...
Starbucks workers are still without a labor deal four years after their first union win. Here’s why | CNN Business
The Starbucks union organizing campaign has been one of the biggest successes in the American labor movement over the past few years. But despite momentum, there is still no first labor contract, a ke...
www.cnn.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Today is the 4 year anniversary of our first union victory! Since then, we've won over 650 union elections.
It's been 4 years without a contract, and 4 years of union busting. That's why we're on day 26 of our national ULP strike - and we won't back down.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/09/b...
It's been 4 years without a contract, and 4 years of union busting. That's why we're on day 26 of our national ULP strike - and we won't back down.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/09/b...
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Reposted by Eliya Abu Hadr (إيليا أبو حاضر)
Look, the shingles vax does kinda suck.
You know what is like 10,000 times worse? Shingles.
You know what is like 10,000 times worse? Shingles.
All over my FB people talking about their bad experiences with shingles vax and dissuading each other from getting it! We need to give people real info on how to mitigate the symtoms caused by vaccines because vaccines are always better than meeting a virus unprepared. Yet drs aren't coaching ppl
December 9, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Look, the shingles vax does kinda suck.
You know what is like 10,000 times worse? Shingles.
You know what is like 10,000 times worse? Shingles.
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do you know how overwhelming the evidence has to be for insurance to voluntarily cover something
Because the vaccine prevents chronic hepatitis B for which there is no cure and the lifelong treatment costs more than a single birth dose of the vaccine. Insurance companies recognize this is a no brainer.
Brought to you by prevention beats treatment any day.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/07/h...
Brought to you by prevention beats treatment any day.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/07/h...
Insurance coverage of hepatitis B vaccine won’t change, industry and officials say | CNN
Parents will still be able to get the hepatitis B vaccine for their children at no cost even though the US Centers for Disease and Control Prevention’s vaccine advisers recommended a major change to t...
www.cnn.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:50 AM
do you know how overwhelming the evidence has to be for insurance to voluntarily cover something
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Jair Celis, a 29-year-old Utah father and soccer coach who is married to a U.S. citizen, was arrested at what should have been his final interview before being granted permanent residency.
Attorney for Utahn arrested at final green card interview will ask that Jair Celis be released on bond
A 29-year-old Utah father and soccer coach was arrested at what should have been his final interview before being granted permanent residency, his attorney said.
www.sltrib.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Jair Celis, a 29-year-old Utah father and soccer coach who is married to a U.S. citizen, was arrested at what should have been his final interview before being granted permanent residency.
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Faces of Amazon Resistance: See this @apnews.com profile of environmental defender Jani Silva and other social leaders who confront oil companies and illegal armed groups that issue threats of violence to repress legitimate protest.
apnews.com/article/colo...
apnews.com/article/colo...
'It’s not safe to live here.' Colombia is deadliest country for environmental defenders
Jani Silva is a renowned environmental activist in Colombia’s Amazon, but she has been unable to live in her house for nearly a decade.
apnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Faces of Amazon Resistance: See this @apnews.com profile of environmental defender Jani Silva and other social leaders who confront oil companies and illegal armed groups that issue threats of violence to repress legitimate protest.
apnews.com/article/colo...
apnews.com/article/colo...
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“After they broke up, Ferreira said in court records that Michael Leavitt had in the past threatened to try to get her deported.”
EXCLUSIVE:
Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew rejects White House narrative of her ICE arrest
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew rejects White House narrative of her ICE arrest
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew rejects White House narrative of her ICE arrest
In an interview, Bruna Ferreira, who chose the White House press secretary as her son’s godmother, contested the portrayal of her as a criminal, absentee mom.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
“After they broke up, Ferreira said in court records that Michael Leavitt had in the past threatened to try to get her deported.”
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“Kill all boats no matter where they are going or what they possess” isn’t a strategy, it’s just a killing spree
WELKER: Is there any hard evidence showing this particular boat was headed to the US?
TOM COTTON: That didn't come up in my briefing
WELKER: Are you comfortable having the US target a boat that you're not sure is heading to the US?
COTTON: I'm not just comfortable with it -- I want to continue it
TOM COTTON: That didn't come up in my briefing
WELKER: Are you comfortable having the US target a boat that you're not sure is heading to the US?
COTTON: I'm not just comfortable with it -- I want to continue it
December 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
“Kill all boats no matter where they are going or what they possess” isn’t a strategy, it’s just a killing spree
Reposted by Eliya Abu Hadr (إيليا أبو حاضر)
There's a subset of GOPer that seems to have entered politics almost entirely for the potential to be adjacent to killing people and well imo that sort of person probably shouldn't be in office
WELKER: Is there any hard evidence showing this particular boat was headed to the US?
TOM COTTON: That didn't come up in my briefing
WELKER: Are you comfortable having the US target a boat that you're not sure is heading to the US?
COTTON: I'm not just comfortable with it -- I want to continue it
TOM COTTON: That didn't come up in my briefing
WELKER: Are you comfortable having the US target a boat that you're not sure is heading to the US?
COTTON: I'm not just comfortable with it -- I want to continue it
December 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
There's a subset of GOPer that seems to have entered politics almost entirely for the potential to be adjacent to killing people and well imo that sort of person probably shouldn't be in office