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Jack Draper III

@jackdraper3.bsky.social
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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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Jack Draper III @jackdraper3.bsky.social · 20h
How is the court not currently a lever for the party in power? That's not merely a hypothetical problem in the future w/ a bigger court. The GOP, and maybe the Dems too if they're smart & care about their own legislative agenda, will always try to use the court as a lever, no matter its size.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22h
strategic political capture of the court has, for 40 years, been a one-way ratchet. among other things, this has inculcated a sense among conservatives that they can act with virtual impunity. showing them that their opponents will play hardball is a necessary first step toward a better status quo.
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 21h
This Brian Flores document is some one the most racist dogwhistle shit *put in writing* I've seen in an employment discrimination suit. frontofficesports.com/article/bria...
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Controversial Search Firm Memo on Brian Flores Unsealed by Court
The memo says Flores is “Polished and a good presenter despite growing up in Brownsville, Brooklyn.”
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Folha de S.Paulo @folha.com · 15/10/2026
Lula comemora aprovação no Senado da PEC do fim da escala 6x1
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Lula comemora aprovação no Senado da PEC do fim da escala 6x1
Presidente diz que medida nasce das ruas e do desejo dos trabalhadores
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 15/10/2026
Brazil's Congress approves shorter workweek
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Brazil's Congress approves shorter workweek
The measure, which the government has been pushing for months, provides for two paid days off a week instead of the current one and reduces the maximum workweek from 44 to 40 hours. Lula is counting on the bill's passage to close the gap with right-wing rival Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of the October 25 runoff.
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Jack Draper III @jackdraper3.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
'O ofício pede que seja disponibilizado transporte adequado a eleitores de comunidades tradicionais, bem como intérprete linguístico e cultural, além da garantia de que pessoas acompanhadas de filhos menores não sejam barradas da votação.'
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Jacobin @jacobinmag.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The message from United Auto Workers members in their recent internal elections, in which President Shawn Fain and his slate are poised to win big, is clear, argues former Fain Chief of Staff Chris Brooks: they want their union to keep fighting.
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Shawn Fain’s Slate Has Swept the UAW Elections
The message from United Auto Workers members in their recent internal elections, in which President Shawn Fain and his slate are poised to win big, is clear, argues former Fain Chief of Staff Chris Brooks: they want their union to keep fighting.
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Jack Draper III @jackdraper3.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
'When so much of contemporary culture feels familiar even before it is encountered, and when bloated tentpoles try to pass themselves off as the height of cinematic artistry by insisting on a 70mm release, bright shines the nugget that had previously fallen through the sieve.'
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Jack Draper III @jackdraper3.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
'Uma sociedade fundada na escravidão e acostumada a ser servida tende a considerar natural a disponibilidade permanente do tempo alheio. Quem pode organizar o domingo em torno da eleição talvez nem se pergunte se a pessoa que preparou sua comida ou limpou seu quarto conseguiu chegar até a urna.'
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 06/10/2026
A federal judge said that police conducted an “unconstitutional warrantless search” by using Flock cameras to reconstruct a woman’s travels without probable cause. wapo.st/4ANsaDS
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 04/10/2026
We speak with Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil about his new memoir, "No Land to Stand On." It details his 104 days of detention inside a Louisiana ICE jail after he was targeted for arrest and deportation by the Trump administration over his pro-Palestine campus advocacy at Columbia University.
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“No Land to Stand On”: Mahmoud Khalil on His Memoir, Palestine, Fighting Deportation & Suing Columbia
We speak with Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil about his new memoir, No Land to Stand On: Notes from Detention. It details his 104 days of detention inside a Louisiana ICE jail after he was targete...
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Jack Draper III @jackdraper3.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Can we finally listen to and join with Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun's vow? FROM THIS DAY FORWARD, I NO LONGER SHALL TINKER WITH THE MACHINERY OF DEATH. #Abolish www.npr.org/2026/10/02/n...
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Failed 'torturous' execution attempt on Christa Pike reignites death penalty debate
The botched execution in Tennessee of Christa Pike, who survived despite being subject to two doses of lethal injection on Wednesday, has reignited furious debate about the death penalty in the U.S.
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Marco Zero Conteúdo @marcozero.org · 30/09/2026
🚩Em artigo exclusivo, Tiago Paraíba e Rafael Rocha analisam os possíveis desdobramentos e consequências para a esquerda pernambucana tanto em caso de vitória de João Campos quanto de Raquel Lyra nas eleições de 2026 🧐
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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🚨 The Pentagon is "increasing [nuclear] options available to the President," per classified briefing to Congress:
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Trump’s Finger Gets Closer to Nuclear Button
Not that Congress cares
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Jack Draper III @jackdraper3.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Kennedy didn't sit idly by though. He literally helped hold up the idiotic poster!
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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 29/09/2026
Sen. SCHMITT: We have texts saying you attended an Atlanta Hawks game in February 2024. Former Special Counsel Jack Smith: I believe it was a Maryland-Iowa game. Sen. KLOBUCHAR: The Iowa HAWKeyes. Perhaps the Senator from Missouri should have looked at these texts more carefully.
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Ava" says, "I’ve worked in the broccoli fields since early 2000. I enjoy every part of my job from cutting to packaging. I can do it all w/my eyes closed. I have years of experience, but I'm not paid for it. I don’t get incentives, benefits & just earn minimum wage." #WeFeedYou
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Jack Draper III @jackdraper3.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
You have to give Musk this--by saying people are what they appear to be, he has scientifically proven that he's a douchebag
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 18/09/2026
Donald Trump and every member of Congress should be working for the American people — NOT their stock portfolio.
TRUMP HAS MADE MORE TRADES THAN ALL OF CONGRESS COMBINED. TRUMP: 28,700. HOUSE: 19,400. SENATE: 2,900
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Jacobin @jacobinmag.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
When AI insiders warn that their products could wipe out humanity, they mean that their own work is maximally important and demands unprecedented investment. This extinction fantasy distracts from the real damage AI is already doing.
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AI Doomsaying Is an Aggressive Sales Pitch
When AI insiders warn that their products could wipe out humanity, they mean that their own work is maximally important and demands unprecedented investment. This extinction fantasy distracts from the real damage AI is already doing.
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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Great feature by @anamariecox.com on the Texas Senate race. It's a good story to say that James Talarico is using progressive Christian language to ju-jitsu the religious right. But the boring, accurate reality is that Texans are fed up with being governed by Republicans.
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A Path to a Texas Breakthrough - The American Prospect
James Talarico is deploying his Christian faith in his bid for the Senate. But he’s winning because Texans have been pummeled by inflation and corruption.
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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A company with up to $5 billion in assets could qualify as a small business under new federal rules, making them eligible for contracts and loans earmarked for SBA support. The companies building data centers for Big Tech, for example, could get small business credits. Great story from Zachary Groz.
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The Trump Administration Creates a Monopolization Machine - The American Prospect
New rules could grant ‘small business’ benefits to companies with up to $5 billion in assets. Actual small businesses may have no choice but to sell.
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
First excerpt from End Times Fascism! So happy The Guardian went for the part of the book about the wonder of THIS world, and the people doing everything to commit to it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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The end times fascists are plotting their escape from our world. Our mission is clear
An unholy alliance is working toward an apocalyptic future from which only a chosen few will emerge unscathed. It’s becoming clear how we stop them
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
authorities to use Missouri’s 2022 congressional map for November. The U.S. Supreme Court also blocked the newer map Thursday, leaving the 2022 boundaries (which produced a 6 Republican-2 Democratic delegation) in place for the midterms.
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Missouri Supreme Court holds Secretary of State Denny Hoskins in contempt, then clears it
The Missouri Supreme Court found Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins in contempt of court on Thursday.Chief Justice W. Brent Powell announced the decision
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
So rather than put Texas ABC affiliates in the middle of it, Kimmel says the full interview will be posted to YouTube instead. This is where we are now. A candidate interview gets moved off broadcast television because local stations are worried about what the federal government might do next.
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Talarico's upcoming Kimmel interview will not air due to FCC pressure, host says
Talarico's upcoming interview will be his second that fails to air on a major network this year.
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Jack Draper III @jackdraper3.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
This is part of a wonderful series that @prospect.org published in August. Judy Heumann (1947-2023) is one of the amazing Americans featured in the series about whom I was inspired to learn a lot I didn't know. prospect.org/2026/08/07/a...
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Judy Heumann: Tenacious Symbol - The American Prospect
The disability rights activist carried forward the demands of those who didn’t get to live to see the movement’s triumphs.
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Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The slaughter on the high seas continues. The U.S. killed four more civilians in its recently renewed boat-strike murder spree -- this time back in the Caribbean. We're tracking every strike @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2025/11/17/t...
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Jack Draper III @jackdraper3.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Fascinating discussion of the 1983 Chadha decision that neutered the congressional veto power that had been considered constitutional up to that point. But does its scope really include the War Powers Act, as presidents in office have assumed ever since? youtu.be/Foo8-1qUlPo?... From @levernews.com
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The Untouched Power That Could Stop The Iran War | Master Plan
YouTube video by The Lever
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Jack Draper III @jackdraper3.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
'“Transparency was thrown entirely out the window, replaced by outright deception,”...the Washington bureau chief for the NYT said [...] “That’s a terrible precedent. And the fact that it left journalists and staff members unknowingly exposed to a potential threat made it much, much worse.”'
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Folha de S.Paulo @folha.com · 15/08/2026
Maior avião elétrico do mundo realiza primeiro voo nos EUA; veja o vídeo
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Maior avião elétrico do mundo realiza primeiro voo nos EUA; veja o vídeo
Protótipo X1, da Heart Aerospace, voa por 27 minutos no estado de Nova York
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Folha de S.Paulo @folha.com · 15/08/2026
Austrália tornou-se o epicentro das extinções de espécies
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Como a Austrália, conhecida por sua fauna exuberante, tornou-se o epicentro das extinções no planeta
Lista oficial tem 67 registros de extinção, mas número pode ser ainda maior
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Nexo Jornal @nexojornal.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
#AcessoLivre | [externo] Ao entrelaçaram política, meio ambiente e cultura, elas trazem à tona a presença dos corpos d’água em espaços urbanos. Leia no texto do @nonadajornalismo.
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As artistas brasileiras que exploram os rios das cidades - Nexo Jornal
Ao entrelaçar política, meio ambiente e cultura, elas trazem à tona a presença dos corpos d’água em espaços urbanos
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Jack Draper III @jackdraper3.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
'The question is, while it does make it possible to have democracy, is capitalism the ideal system or the best possible system for democracy? And to that, the answer is no.'
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Jack Draper III @jackdraper3.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The poll actually says "23% cite corporate greed & excessive profits as a top message for CEOs", so not quite what the headline suggests. Likely many more want CEOs to stop being greedy. Worth looking at the poll itself for other interesting info: www.brunswickgroup.com/app/uploads/...
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Jack Draper III @jackdraper3.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
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US Justice Department subpoenas New York Times freelancer over North Korea story, paper says
The Justice Department has subpoenaed the records of a freelance journalist for ​the New York Times as part of a probe ‌into the sourcing of a 2025 story about a botched U.S. military operation in Nor...
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Jack Draper III @jackdraper3.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I missed this disturbing story when published last year. Posting in solidarity with the reporter Matthew Cole, whose notes and documents are now being subpoenaed by Trump’s DOJ. www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
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US special forces killed North Korean civilians in botched 2019 mission, NYT says
U.S. Navy SEALs shot and killed a number of North Korean civilians during a botched covert mission to plant a listening device in the nuclear-armed country during high-stakes diplomatic negotiations i...
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Jack Draper III @jackdraper3.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Nobody should focus on redebating the past--the relevance of this fact now is that the Democrats *must* take back the Senate and they *must* refuse to confirm any Trump nomination just like Republicans did to Obama.
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Jack Draper III @jackdraper3.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I've got particular issues w/ the fascist Trump regime, part of an international alliance of fascistic governments. I'd like to kneecap them or take them off the table & the best near-term solution I can see is taking the legislature out of their hands, w/ whoever ends up running against the GOP.
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Jack Draper III @jackdraper3.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Too often we see people going too far against their primary opponents when that person has a good chance of being the nominee. I mean, El-Sayed said in this interview he'd support the Dem nominee if he loses but if you suggest your opponent is "bought and sold" how much can you really endorse them?
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Jack Draper III @jackdraper3.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I see it as a mix of someone trying to half pivot to the general election, attacking the Repub more than his primary opponent, while also making clear he's still the left lane in the primary. If he seems to be avoiding answering, that's not great for him, but he's also got to hit his talking points.
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Jack Draper III @jackdraper3.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Interesting exchange related to capitalism / socialism between Jen Psaki and Abdul El-Sayed on MSNOW, 7-28-26 (4 pages)
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Jack Draper III @jackdraper3.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
'CDC currently supports treatment for more than 14 million people with HIV & uses its PEPFAR role to perform vital global health security work reaching pandemics beyond HIV. This work would end on 10/1 unless Congress intervenes to stop implementation of State’s policy' healthgap.org/press/activi...
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Activists Disrupt U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Jeff Graham at International AIDS Conference, Protesting Trump’s Chokehold on Congressionally Appropriated HIV Funding, Mass Closure of Key Population Pr...
PRESS STATEMENTNew Data Show Trump and Rubio Responsible for Severe Deterioration in Program Outcomes, Including HIV Treatment Cut for 77,163 Children, 42% Reduction in PrEP Enrollment, Closure of 170...
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Jack Draper III @jackdraper3.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
'"Há meses existe uma emergência de saúde pública causada pelas interrupções mortais do seu governo na programação do Pepfar e na ajuda global de saúde, e não vamos permitir que esse fato seja apagado", discursou Asia Russell, da organização HealthGAP, após tomar a palavra.'
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Jack Draper III @jackdraper3.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Definitely a clear difference in foreign policy related to Brazil between Biden & Trump, to Biden's credit. Biden on Brazil was pro-democracy, pro-environment, pro-worker; while Trump tries to export election denialism & neocolonialism there, & even threatens their super popular payment system, Pix
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 22/07/2026
The President's war with Iran is such a fiasco that he's now back to threatening to commit war crimes. This is wrong and must stop. Congress needs to end this war, not rubber stamp a $1.5 trillion military budget.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
It should be clear by now that Trump does not actually care about "election integrity." If he did, he wouldn't have made cuts to the government agencies tasked with protecting our elections from foreign influence.
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Jack Draper III @jackdraper3.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
What about the damn masks? Are they going to make masks part of their official uniform now?
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Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
After ranting that reports of a Pentagon casualty were “baseless and malicious,” top Pentagon spox Sean Parnell admitted that ~100 troops were injured since July 7. But the official Pentagon database tracking U.S. casualties continues to show no U.S. forces were wounded in action during July.
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 17/07/2026
"I am still very concerned that this speech is intended to lay the groundwork for the administration to interfere in the midterms and that his speech is going to ratchet up pressure to interfere in the midterms."
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Trump’s Election Integrity Speech Lays Groundwork for Midterm Interference: Ari Berman
In a primetime address on Thursday, President Trump accused China of meddling in U.S. elections in his latest effort to spread doubt about the U.S. voting system ahead of the midterm elections in Nove...
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Jack Draper III @jackdraper3.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Last time I was in Brazil, I paid with PIX for the first time. It's super easy and convenient. No wonder Brazilians love it and want to protect it!
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