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a k_wala @akwala.bsky.social · 6h
www.wired.com/story/experi... #WestBank #Palestine #checkpoints #Israel
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Experience What It’s Like to Travel in the Occupied West Bank
Traverse barriers and checkpoints in the occupied West Bank—your choices reflect the reality of nearly 3.5 million Palestinians who live there.
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a k_wala @akwala.bsky.social · 6h
www.dropsitenews.com/p/uae-alp-se... #USA #UAE #Muslims #LorenzoVidino #smearCampaign
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How the UAE Financed a Plan to Smear American Muslims
Leaked documents show how an Emirati defamation campaign extended into the United States, creating a blacklist that includes mainstream Muslim groups and dozens of American citizens.
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a k_wala @akwala.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#Meta #dataCenters #taxBreak
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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The story of out-of-state consultants homogenizing Troy Jackson is more complicated, Bob Kuttner reports. It was Jackson's own close aide, BJ McCollister, who encouraged him to use Chuck Schumer's team, because McCollister's consulting firm stood to make a fortune from ad placement.
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Chuck Schumer Neuters Troy Jackson - The American Prospect
Can the populist Maine Democratic Senate nominee take back his own campaign?
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Ken Schwencke @schwanksta.com · 29/09/2026
Fresh update to our Habeas case tracker: More than 83,000 immigrants have filed cases challenging the legality of their detention so far since Jan. 2025. projects.propublica.org/habeas-track...
A screenshot of the ProPublica Habeas tracker showing a big 83,328 — the number of cases filed since Jan. 2025.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 29/09/2026
There's less need to stress about advertisers following where you go online when you have Privacy Badger installed. privacybadger.org/
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Privacy Badger
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JennyB @iheartmaps.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I don't know how to deal with you if you read these and don't feel an immense ache for the lack of humanity we are showing to our neighbors.
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a k_wala @akwala.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026... #browsers #firefox #ai
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Interview: Firefox's chief on why he hopes a redesign will help win users from Chrome
Mozilla's Ajit Varma explains why a redesign suits the fight for the open web.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
1. Jay Feely, a former NFL kicker and a GOP candidate for Congress in Arizona, has made “protecting women’s sports” a centerpiece of his election campaign. So I reviewed years of Feely’s podcast appearances to see what he actually thinks about female athletes. 🧵
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Critchley on Heidegger @critonheidegger.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Dr. Simon Critchley NYT Opinion Guest Essay: "The Id, the Ego, and Superintelligence" Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/o... #philosophy #newyorktimes #simoncritchley #AI #memory
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Opinion | The Id, the Ego and the Superintelligence (Gift Article)
Artificial intelligence isn’t coming for philosophers’ jobs — it needs philosophers, and always will.
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RalfGrahn @ralfgrahn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
How the Democrats went along with Israel's genocide in Gaza www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/b...
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How Democrats Were Torn Apart by the War in Gaza (Gift Article)
In “Crossing the Red Line,” Akbar Shahid Ahmed goes behind the scenes in the Biden White House in the wake of the Oct. 7 attacks.
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a k_wala @akwala.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.bbc.com/news/article... China AI: Data centres rise from the rolling plains of Inner Mongolia The BBC visits Inner Mongolia, an unlikely frontier in Beijing's AI race with Washington. #China #AI #dataCenters
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China AI: Data centres rise from the rolling plains of Inner Mongolia
The BBC visits Inner Mongolia, an unlikely frontier in Beijing's AI race with Washington.
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Documented @documentedny.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
DoorDash agreed to a $131.5 million settlement with the city for failing to pay workers' wages.
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Mamdani Delivers Largest Labor Enforcement Action in City's History
DoorDash agreed to a $131.5 million settlement with the city for failing to pay workers' wages.
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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Thanks for sharing, Senator and for your work on this issue. Link to the piece here: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/o...
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Opinion | Why People Are Sabotaging Flock Surveillance Cameras
The campaign against Flock shows that fighting to protect personal privacy isn’t a lost cause.
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Dave Johnson @dcjohnson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Reminder. Bush admin messed up, 9/11 happened, then lied the country into an illegal war. Tortured people. There was financial corrution everywhere. Rule of law was undermined. Obama blocked prosecutions, said "look forward as opposed to looking backwards." www.nytimes.com/2009/01/12/u...
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Obama Reluctant to Look Into Bush Programs (Gift Article)
Barack Obama indicated that he was unlikely to authorize a broad inquiry into Bush administration programs like domestic eavesdropping.
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a k_wala @akwala.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
www.dropsitenews.com/p/ulm5-elbit... #Ulm5 #Germany #Elbit #Gaza #genocide #Israel
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The Ulm 5 Trial Dramatizes Germany’s Complicity with Israel’s Genocide in Gaza
Five activists who vandalized an Elbit Systems factory aim to put Germany and the Israeli weapons company on trial.
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Matthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Google the net worth of the CEO of the Gristedes supermarket chain---> think about how when the price of groceries exceeds "reasonable" it's going to him ----> think about how a state-run grocery store does not need to jack up food prices because there is no CEO who wants to be a billionaire.
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nfariousactivities.bsky.social @nfariousactivities.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
——————————- The Elimination Project: Israel’s Systematic Dismantling of Palestinian Collective Life in the West Bank A just-published report referenced in the op-ed below, by the human rights organization, B’Tselem. www.btselem.org/the_eliminat... Thanks for the post & gift link!
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Andrew Quemere @andrewqmr.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
sick society
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a k_wala @akwala.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
theconversation.com/the-typical-... We've known about this feature of the Walmart paradigm's efficiency. Taxpayers contribute to the company's profits, and that's effectively normal in our capitalism. The feature appearing in the gig economy is a logical progression. #gigEconomy #labor #capitalism
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The typical gig worker is changing – and struggling more than ever to make ends meet
For many gig workers, app-based work is no longer just about extra cash but economic need, a new survey finds.
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a k_wala @akwala.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
#genocide #Israel
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a k_wala @akwala.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/w... There were reports that before their guilt was determined, the Muslim men arrested in the initial dragnet after 9/11 were treated much like the ICE treated these deportees. "This is not who we are" is a wishful thought. #ICE #deportation #thirdcountry
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Deportees Sent to Liberia Recount Harrowing Details of U.S. Expulsion and Treatment by ICE
Ten deportees said they experienced or witnessed what they called abusive or violent treatment by ICE. They spent months in detention, they said, before being sent to nations where they had no ties.
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a k_wala @akwala.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
youtube.com/watch?v=SLxY... #India #Pakistan #Burma #Bangladesh #GCC #empire #partition
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The story of how a Greater India was shattered into 12 modern states | Sam Dalrymple | UNAPOLOGETIC
YouTube video by Middle East Eye
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Food Chain Workers Alliance @foodchainworkers.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
There's a bigger problem here than just the egregious cuts to #H2A workers' wages. Trump is pairing aggressive deportations with lower H-2A wage requirements to "make it easier for growers to transition to a legal workforce." But legal ≠ good. www.newsweek.com/trump-h2a-wa...
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Judge says Trump H-2A wage rule could hurt American farmworkers
The Department of Labor's efforts to address labor shortages and cut costs failed to consider U.S. workers, the judge said.
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@IlainME Vote Blue-your vote matters! NO ARCH @ilainme.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Audio Available www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/u...
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Judge Excludes Key Confession in Sept. 11 Case (Gift Article)
Prosecutors argued the statements by the defendant, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, were crucial evidence for the eventual death-penalty trial.
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Documented @documentedny.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
According to a new city report, enforcement of New York City’s tip transparency law has led to an average of about $2,287 in additional tips for each of the city’s 70,000 app-based delivery workers.
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NYC Delivery Workers Earned $104M Extra in Tips Under New City Law
According to a new city report, enforcement of New York City’s tip transparency law has led to an average of about $2,287 in additional tips for each of the city’s 70,000 app-based delivery workers.
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a k_wala @akwala.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... #NYC #rents #Compass #Zillow #anticompetitive
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Hidden Zillow listings created fake supply shock, raising NYC rents, lawsuit says
Renters say hidden Zillow listings make it harder to afford living in New York City.
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a k_wala @akwala.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
#ICE #deportation #thirdCountry
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a k_wala @akwala.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
#immigration #ICE #deportation #travel
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a k_wala @akwala.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
#ICE #deportation #thirdCountries
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a k_wala @akwala.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
www.thequint.com/news/politic... #India #casteism
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'Tu Sala N**ch': Dalit Journalist Beaten In Udaipur, 2 FIRs Filed, 1 Against Him
"He abused my caste and attacked me with a sharp object on my chest, neck, face and head," alleged Lakhan Salvi. He was attacked in Gogunda district while he was at work, recording people's bytes.
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a k_wala @akwala.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
www.salon.com/2026/08/18/t... > Taxpayer-funded federal security agencies are being used as a private shield for a political dynasty, deployed to physically block the basic mechanics of a civil lawsuit that Trump himself initiated. #Trump #BBC
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Trump sued the BBC — now Jared and Ivanka may pay for it
Secret Service agents blocked the subpoena at the door, but Trump's suit could still force testimony
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a k_wala @akwala.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
How Vivek Ramaswamy’s mom manipulated Alzheimer’s data and made her son rich - popular.info/p/how-vivek-... #VivekRamaswamy #Ohio #pumpAndDump
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How Vivek Ramaswamy’s mom manipulated Alzheimer’s data and made her son rich
Vivek Ramaswamy, a billionaire and the Republican nominee in Ohio’s gubernatorial race, served as the frontman for a dubious pharmaceutical company and then cashed out weeks before its dramatic crash.
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a k_wala @akwala.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
ICE Worked With Iran on Deportation Flights as Trump Laid Plans for War - theintercept.com/2026/08/18/i... #ICE #immigration #asylum #deportation #USA #Iran #Qatar
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ICE Worked With Iranian Regime to Set Up Deportation Flights as Trump Laid Plans for War
Immigration agents appeared to comply with an Iranian request to hand over specific nationals — and send the wrong person to Iran.
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a k_wala @akwala.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
@proton.me Proton Bridge repair has been running for 12+ hours. - Will there be an indication when it has completed? - If the Bridge application is made to quit while the repair is running, will the repair resume when the Bridge is launched the next time?
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a k_wala @akwala.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
#TrumpRegime #MAGA #ICE #deportation
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 10/08/2026
If it looks like an Amazon delivery and drives like an Amazon delivery, then it's an Amazon delivery, right? Not according to Amazon. Big companies like Amazon have built a vast network of subcontractors who deliver their packages while shielding them from accountability.
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a k_wala @akwala.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
#Palestine
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a k_wala @akwala.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
#surveillance #ALPR #facialRecognition
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Mike Elk @mikeelk.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
AIPAC takes another L
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a k_wala @akwala.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
theconversation.com/the-enduring... #India #Kashmir #syncretic #Sufism #Shaivism
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The enduring legacy of Kashmir’s poet-saints who built bridges between faiths
Kashmir’s history as a center of learning and the arts for Hindus, Buddhists and Muslims offers another way of understanding the region – one shaped by centuries of religious coexistence.
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a k_wala @akwala.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
www.thequint.com/news/mumbai-... #Mumbai #India #CJP #protest #freespeech
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Detained, Summoned, And Now Slapped With FIRs: Inside Mumbai's Protest Crackdown
What began as a show of solidarity with students protesting at Delhi's Jantar Mantar has now escalated into a legal battle for several Mumbai residents. Many of them were detained from Shivaji Park, s...
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a k_wala @akwala.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
www.newslaundry.com/2026/07/25/t... > They lost income and faced bruises. Blue-collar workers who travelled from other states explain why they camped at Jantar Mantar. #India #protest #CJP #workingClass
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The working class men who risked everything at Jantar Mantar
They lost income and faced bruises. Blue-collar workers who travelled from other states explain why they camped at Jantar Mantar.
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a k_wala @akwala.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
www.nytimes.com/video/world/... #India #protest #NarendraModi #Modi
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Video: India’s Young Protesters Take Aim at Modi With Creative Signs
India’s young protesters are taking aim at Prime Minister Narendra Modi with creative signs and slogans across the country.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 26/07/2026
Ukrainian former POWs and civilians have recounted sexualized torture they suffered in Russian camps, as evidence grows that the practice has become a core tactic.
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How Russia Uses Sexual Violence to Wage War
Ukrainian former POWs and civilians have recounted sexualized torture they suffered in Russian camps, as evidence grows that the practice has become a core tactic.
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a k_wala @akwala.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
www.newslaundry.com/2026/07/25/t... #CJP #protest
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‘Nobody asked us to’: Meet the silent engine of the Jantar Mantar protest
While the leadership meets delegations, a massive, uncoordinated workforce of spontaneous volunteers is cleaning, guarding, and surviving the police crackdown at Jantar Mantar.
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Andrew Quemere @andrewqmr.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
This is where we're at: people having to sue the federal government in advance so they don't get disappeared when they go to routine appointments with administrative agencies.
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a k_wala @akwala.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
www.thequint.com/news/politic... India's Hindutva goons are ready to do damage... #India #CJP #protest #Hindutva
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'Sanatanis Are Here': Inside Hindutva Outfits Threatening Jantar Mantar Protest
These Hindutva miscreants aim to "deal with the cockroaches" and seem to be infiltrating the Jantar Mantar protest. Here's how the student-led protests against paper leaks in Delhi face an aggressive ...
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a k_wala @akwala.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
www.newslaundry.com/2026/07/24/m... Expressions of solidarity with the young Indians protesting from across the subcontinent, most from Pakistan. #India #CJP #protest #Pakistan #SriLanka #Nepal #Bangladesh
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‘Mad respect’: From Colombo to Karachi, South Asia cheers the Indian Gen Z many had written off
Conspiracy theorists may read another meaning to the avalanche of social media praise from Pakistan for the Jantar Mantar protestors, but they would be missing the angst in most of them.
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a k_wala @akwala.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
One judge has the guts to put the horror of this Supreme Court term in context. - slate.com/news-and-pol... #SCOTUS #Constitution #democracy #Hawaii
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A Sitting Judge Just Delivered the Most Scathing Critique of This Supreme Court Term
The Supreme Court has veered so far off track that even the harshest language can feel inadequate to capture the damage wrought by its most recent term.
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