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Evan Gottesman @evangottesman.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Trump pardoned 1500 insurrectionists. The White House has a blackmail arrangement with my city's mayor, who is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Turkish government. This is not about lawfulness. This is about the content of the targeted individual's speech.

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ICE arrests Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University protests, his lawyer says

A prominent Palestinian activist who helped lead last spring's protests at Columbia University has been arrested by federal immigration agents.

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

I don't care how you feel about campus anti-Israel protests, or about antisemitism on campus. Fighting antisemitism cannot mean disappearing foreign citizens in the US on green cards for Wrongthink. It just cannot. Not in my name. Never. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...

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ICE arrests Palestinian activist who led Columbia University protests, lawyer says

Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University's student encampment protests, has been arrested by ICE, his lawyer says.

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ido @ido.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Good one for the Washington Post opinion section’s new focus on free speech, presumably

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Renew Democracy Initiative @renewdemocracy.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

It's *that* holiday icebreaker: "What are you thankful for?" Awkward in the best of times, downright miserable when things are bad. But in a moment of deep uncertainty, gratitude is all the more important. Read our CEO @urielepshtein.bsky.social's Thanksgiving message in the #DemocracyBrief:

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“Well… what are you thankful for?” – RDI

Even in the happiest times, a lot of people recoil at the Thanksgiving icebreaker that is as awkward as it is ubiquitous: “What are you thankful for?” This year, it might feel especially hard to name ...

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Renew Democracy Initiative @renewdemocracy.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Defending democracy at home. Combating authoritarianism abroad. Highlighting how they’re connected. ✊ Find out how we’re teaming up with dissidents to protect freedom: rdi.org/frontlines-of-freedom/ 🗞️ Subscribe to RDI's #DemocracyBrief: rdi.org/get-involved/ 💌 Support our work: rdi.org/donate/

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kilgore trout @kilgoretrout.bsky.social · 01/07/2023

this screencap is my new most valuable possession

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