Shanté Paradigm
@shanteparadigm.bsky.social
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Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
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This #BannedBooksWeek, we stand proudly with @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social and @indexoncensorship.org as they sound the alarm on growing efforts to censor books and curtail the #FreedomToRead.
Learn more: bit.ly/42vjnah
Learn more: bit.ly/42vjnah
October 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
This #BannedBooksWeek, we stand proudly with @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social and @indexoncensorship.org as they sound the alarm on growing efforts to censor books and curtail the #FreedomToRead.
Learn more: bit.ly/42vjnah
Learn more: bit.ly/42vjnah
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On this day in 1963, hundreds of Black Selma residents attempting to register to vote faced state and local officials using violence and intimidation tactics to deny them that right.
Oct. 7, 1963 | Alabama Troopers Attack Black People Registering to Vote in Selma
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
calendar.eji.org
October 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
On this day in 1963, hundreds of Black Selma residents attempting to register to vote faced state and local officials using violence and intimidation tactics to deny them that right.
RSVP here: nyu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
September 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
RSVP here: nyu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Republicans keep proving that free speech isn’t free for everyone. That’s why I introduced the Free Speech Act of 2025 — to stop the FCC from being used as a political weapon and to protect the First Amendment.
September 19, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Republicans keep proving that free speech isn’t free for everyone. That’s why I introduced the Free Speech Act of 2025 — to stop the FCC from being used as a political weapon and to protect the First Amendment.
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Report says ethnic violence has risen as the civil war passed two-year anniversary in the first half of 2025.
Civilians on the front line in Sudan’s ‘forgotten’ war, UN warns
Report says ethnic violence has risen as the civil war passed two-year anniversary in the first half of 2025.
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September 19, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Report says ethnic violence has risen as the civil war passed two-year anniversary in the first half of 2025.
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Here are some things that Charlie Kirk said in his life.
The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.
The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.
September 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Here are some things that Charlie Kirk said in his life.
The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.
The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.
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Nepali army orders people in Kathmandu to stay home amid mass unrest gripping capital.
Military shuts down streets in bid to quell Nepal unrest
Nepali army orders people in Kathmandu to stay home amid mass unrest gripping capital.
bit.ly
September 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Nepali army orders people in Kathmandu to stay home amid mass unrest gripping capital.
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ICE reactivated its contract with spyware manufacturer Paragon Solutions. You can read more about it here, but what does that mean for using encrypted chat apps like Signal? 🧵(1/8)
EFF Statement on ICE Use of Paragon Solutions Malware
This statement can be attributed to EFF Senior Staff Technologist Cooper QuintinIt was recently reported by Jack Poulson on Substack that ICE has reactivated its 2 million dollar contract with Paragon...
www.eff.org
September 8, 2025 at 10:09 PM
ICE reactivated its contract with spyware manufacturer Paragon Solutions. You can read more about it here, but what does that mean for using encrypted chat apps like Signal? 🧵(1/8)
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Install Privacy Badger organization-wide to protect your community from online surveillance and malvertising. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
From Libraries to Schools: Why Organizations Should Install Privacy
In an era of pervasive online surveillance, organizations have an important role to play in protecting their communities’ privacy. Schools, libraries, and other organizations can make private
www.eff.org
September 9, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Install Privacy Badger organization-wide to protect your community from online surveillance and malvertising. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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You might wonder where these comparison signatures came from. They weren’t made up, they were obtained by The New York Times years ago from the official New York City archives of Mayors Rudy Giuliani and Ed Koch. The Times reporters Russ Buettner and Susanne Craig retrieved them while researching.
September 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
You might wonder where these comparison signatures came from. They weren’t made up, they were obtained by The New York Times years ago from the official New York City archives of Mayors Rudy Giuliani and Ed Koch. The Times reporters Russ Buettner and Susanne Craig retrieved them while researching.
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“Some Christians are so cruel because they are following a Jesus that looks more like an empire … Cruelty ensures the status quo.”
Why are Christians so cruel? -
David French wrote a piece just before Christmas entitled, “Why are so many Christians so cruel?” You can read the full piece here if you have a NY Times subscription. But if you don’t here’s a site t...
pastormatthewbest.com
September 9, 2025 at 1:41 AM
“Some Christians are so cruel because they are following a Jesus that looks more like an empire … Cruelty ensures the status quo.”
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Lots of people asking why isn't my state issuing COVID vaccine executive orders?
In most states you can already get vaccines without prescriptions, including: AL, AK, AR, CA, CT, DE, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NE, ND, NH, NJ, OH, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, WA, WI, WY
In most states you can already get vaccines without prescriptions, including: AL, AK, AR, CA, CT, DE, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NE, ND, NH, NJ, OH, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, WA, WI, WY
September 5, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Lots of people asking why isn't my state issuing COVID vaccine executive orders?
In most states you can already get vaccines without prescriptions, including: AL, AK, AR, CA, CT, DE, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NE, ND, NH, NJ, OH, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, WA, WI, WY
In most states you can already get vaccines without prescriptions, including: AL, AK, AR, CA, CT, DE, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NE, ND, NH, NJ, OH, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, WA, WI, WY
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A strongly-worded statement from Bureau of Labor Statistics workers comes a month after President Trump attacked the integrity of the jobs numbers they release monthly.
You can trust the jobs report, Labor Department workers urge public
A strongly-worded statement from Bureau of Labor Statistics workers comes a month after President Trump attacked the integrity of the jobs numbers they release monthly.
n.pr
September 5, 2025 at 8:11 PM
A strongly-worded statement from Bureau of Labor Statistics workers comes a month after President Trump attacked the integrity of the jobs numbers they release monthly.
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Health experts said Kennedy’s ‘repeated efforts to undermine science and public health’ left Americans ‘less safe’.
Experts call on US Health Secretary RFK Jr to resign over misinformation
Health experts said Kennedy’s ‘repeated efforts to undermine science and public health’ left Americans ‘less safe’.
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September 4, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Health experts said Kennedy’s ‘repeated efforts to undermine science and public health’ left Americans ‘less safe’.
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A word from my colleagues across the Potomac at GMU:
"...Singling out a Black leader in this way is not only unprecedented but also deeply troubling, echoing a long and shameful history of weaponizing law and bureaucracy to undermine the legitimacy of leaders of color." #SaveHigherEd #AcademicSky
"...Singling out a Black leader in this way is not only unprecedented but also deeply troubling, echoing a long and shameful history of weaponizing law and bureaucracy to undermine the legitimacy of leaders of color." #SaveHigherEd #AcademicSky
Trump's Dept of Ed has released the preordained findings of its "investigation" into GMU, which we predict they will use to supplant our successful president with a Trump/Youngkin ally.
This is our statement in response.
We will fight for the integrity of GMU.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Joog...
This is our statement in response.
We will fight for the integrity of GMU.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Joog...
AAUP OCR Statement.pdf
drive.google.com
August 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
A word from my colleagues across the Potomac at GMU:
"...Singling out a Black leader in this way is not only unprecedented but also deeply troubling, echoing a long and shameful history of weaponizing law and bureaucracy to undermine the legitimacy of leaders of color." #SaveHigherEd #AcademicSky
"...Singling out a Black leader in this way is not only unprecedented but also deeply troubling, echoing a long and shameful history of weaponizing law and bureaucracy to undermine the legitimacy of leaders of color." #SaveHigherEd #AcademicSky
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A whistleblower complaint says that the personal data of over 300 million Americans was copied to a private cloud account to allow access by members of the Department of Government Efficiency team.
Whistleblower says Trump officials copied millions of Social Security numbers
A whistleblower complaint says that the personal data of over 300 million Americans was copied to a private cloud account to allow access by members of the Department of Government Efficiency team.
n.pr
August 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
A whistleblower complaint says that the personal data of over 300 million Americans was copied to a private cloud account to allow access by members of the Department of Government Efficiency team.
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With COVID vaccine access likely to become restricted soon, now would be good time to get back in the habit of wearing a mask more frequently again if you haven’t been doing so lately.
From @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social: “If you’re under 65 and not high risk, the window to get a Covid-19 vaccine is right now—before the FDA label changes (possibly this Friday). Once it happens, access will be limited immediately.”
August 19, 2025 at 10:03 PM
With COVID vaccine access likely to become restricted soon, now would be good time to get back in the habit of wearing a mask more frequently again if you haven’t been doing so lately.
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COVID-19 rates in the Southwestern United States reached 12.5% — the highest in the nation. It comes as California students return to the classroom after RFK Jr. nixed the CDC’s recommendation that they receive booster shots. apple.news/AYgqw6NIxSxW...
COVID surges nationwide with highest rates in Southwest as students return to school — Los Angeles Times
COVID-19 rates in the Southwestern United States reached 12.5% — the highest in the nation. It comes as California students return to the classroom after RFK Jr. nixed the CDC's recommendation that th...
apple.news
August 18, 2025 at 2:31 AM
COVID-19 rates in the Southwestern United States reached 12.5% — the highest in the nation. It comes as California students return to the classroom after RFK Jr. nixed the CDC’s recommendation that they receive booster shots. apple.news/AYgqw6NIxSxW...
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True famine grips Sudan.
“With the world’s attention focused on crises elsewhere, Sudan’s war-induced famine is growing in what used to be productive farmlands.”
Darfur has suffered two true genocides in the last 20 years.
Why doesn’t Sudan matter?
www.wsj.com/world/africa...
“With the world’s attention focused on crises elsewhere, Sudan’s war-induced famine is growing in what used to be productive farmlands.”
Darfur has suffered two true genocides in the last 20 years.
Why doesn’t Sudan matter?
www.wsj.com/world/africa...
Sudan’s Famine Enters Dangerous New Phase
Here’s what to know as critical farmlands get dragged into the country’s devastating civil war.
www.wsj.com
August 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
True famine grips Sudan.
“With the world’s attention focused on crises elsewhere, Sudan’s war-induced famine is growing in what used to be productive farmlands.”
Darfur has suffered two true genocides in the last 20 years.
Why doesn’t Sudan matter?
www.wsj.com/world/africa...
“With the world’s attention focused on crises elsewhere, Sudan’s war-induced famine is growing in what used to be productive farmlands.”
Darfur has suffered two true genocides in the last 20 years.
Why doesn’t Sudan matter?
www.wsj.com/world/africa...
I see almost no content about #Sudan or #Congo from folks I follow here. So realize I need to expand my algo in BlueSky.
Last month @theatlantic.com published an often problematic piece about the war in #Sudan called “the war about nothing”. This week @thecontinent.org swings back, reminding us that what is “nothing” to you is “everything” to someone else. The Continent is a free publication, subscribe to read.
August 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
My work is on here, so I guess I’m joining the class action suit!
Since this came out I've been so bitterly amused by how *much* of my stuff is here. Folks have spent so much energy declaring my work inferior and me a "DEI hire"... but then they stole every book, story, and even interview to feed their plagiarism machines.
And yeah, I'm adding my name.
And yeah, I'm adding my name.
"If your books were uploaded to LibGen/fed into the LLMs, add your name to the potential class action lawsuit by tomorrow." Details:
LibDem database: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Attorney form: www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...
(This information comes via a reliable Discord source.)
LibDem database: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Attorney form: www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...
(This information comes via a reliable Discord source.)
August 14, 2025 at 10:41 PM
My work is on here, so I guess I’m joining the class action suit!
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Someone finally wrote the data-center/electricity inflation story.
@nytimes.com #CPI
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/b...
@nytimes.com #CPI
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/b...
August 14, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Someone finally wrote the data-center/electricity inflation story.
@nytimes.com #CPI
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/b...
@nytimes.com #CPI
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/b...
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Heavy rains and flooding killed 30 people in Beijing, bringing the death toll from the storms in the region to at least 34. More than 80,000 people have been relocated in Beijing.
Heavy rains and flooding kill at least 34 people in and near Beijing
Heavy rains and flooding killed 30 people in Beijing, bringing the death toll from the storms in the region to at least 34. More than 80,000 people have been relocated in Beijing.
n.pr
July 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Heavy rains and flooding killed 30 people in Beijing, bringing the death toll from the storms in the region to at least 34. More than 80,000 people have been relocated in Beijing.