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Patricia Williams

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Patricia Williams @kaploded.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
@alexanderchee.bsky.social I just saw on another app that you wrote for East of Eden on Netflix! How cool! Congratulations!
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Patricia Williams @kaploded.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
www.avclub.com/edward-said-...
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Middle Eastern voices become crystal clear in two riveting new documentaries
Edward Said: Between Worlds and Rehearsals For A Revolution resurrect subjects and loved ones that only live in memories.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“While Kushner acted as a key Middle East peace negotiator, his private equity firm held the largest stake in an Israeli company backing businesses tied to Israel's military campaign in Gaza, including its largest arms manufacturer.”
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Jared Kushner’s company has large stake in firm with Israeli military links | CNN
At the same time Jared Kushner has negotiated in the war in Gaza, his company has held the largest stake in a firm backing businesses involved in Israel’s military campaigns.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“Could be a major conflict of interest” Lol ya think, @CNN? The Trump family is the most brazenly corrupt family ever. American kleptocracy. www.cnn.com/2026/10/01/u...
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Arrête Mark Carney ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Ed Sheeran’s back-up band Beoga 🎵 found a way better gig on Garvaghy road in Ireland 🇮🇪
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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
And, for the coup de grace, two bills protecting fire survivors from predatory insurance companies, which he vetoed, deliberately, to punish fire survivors for rejecting his "reform" bill that was actually a huge payout to SCE for starting fires. calmatters.org/economy/2026...
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Newsom vetoes insurance-claim bills: Is it ‘petty’ politics?
California governor rejects legislation sponsored by LA fire victims, who had spoken out against his wildfire-liability effort.
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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Things Gavin Newsom has vetoed this week: -A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses -A ban on ICE agents working for the state government -A ban on websites selling your data -A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights -A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers
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Patricia Williams @kaploded.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Four Kids in One Faith-Healing Family Died. Authorities Could Do Nothing.
An exemption in Idaho law shields faith-healing parents from criminal prosecution for conduct that otherwise would be charged as neglect. It also keeps police and social workers from stepping in to pr...
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Patricia Williams @kaploded.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Tom Morello's Star-Studded Power to the People Festival to Stream for Free on YouTube
Tom Morello's Power to the People Festival, featuring Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews, Jack Black, and more, will stream for free on YouTube.
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Leigh Alexander @leighalexander.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
honestly the most depressing thing to me is that we have to talk about this again and again and again and again and again. how to teach men to have human feelings, how to get people to believe us
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
In this issue of Prisons, Prose & Protest, my comrade & friend Holly Krig writes about the effort to obtain a pardon for abuse survivor Keshia Golden, I recommend a podcast about police sexual violence as well as several recent articles and essays, and more...
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Prisons, Prose & Protest - #43
Rants, Musings and More
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Patricia Williams @kaploded.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Kent Monkman's Giant Bronze Beavers Take Up Lodging at Biidaasige Park | UrbanToronto share.google/xfvHPskzZ6Rt...
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Kent Monkman's Giant Bronze Beavers Take Up Lodging at Biidaasige Park | UrbanToronto
The Lassonde Art Trail is making a splash to end their inaugural season at Biidaasige Park with the unveiling of a new monumental artwork by internationally renowned Cree artist Kent Monkman. The 15-f...
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Patricia Williams @kaploded.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.hilltimes.com/2026/09/30/o...
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Outrage rings hollow when paired with lack of action on residential school denialism - The Hill Times
Political institutions and political leaders have effectively played their part in minimizing the horrors of residential schools.
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Patricia Williams @kaploded.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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How Canada used the Indian Act to target Indigenous leaders
Section 141 of the act was used to surveil and intimidate Indigenous leaders and weaken Indigenous political organizing.
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Patricia Williams @kaploded.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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How Indigenous art conveys what words can't: visual truths | CBC Radio
Indigenous curator Gerald McMaster’s new book Art, Truth and Reconciliation, explores the experience and legacy of residential and day schools through art made by the children who were forced to atten...
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Andrea Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 29/09/2026
I wrote about the end of the MAGA makeover, the aesthetic normalization of bigotry, and the mall store selling fascist sweatshirts to teenage girls. New for @theflytrapmedia.com!!
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The 'MAGA Makeover' is Over, and Its Replacement is (Even More) Terrifying
Fascists are using fashion to normalize radical perspectives and groups into normie society.
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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
You know when public attention can reverse a prosecutorial decision like this you almost get the sense that the decision to shrug it off in the first place was not based on an assessment of the quality of the evidence so much as an assessment of the seriousness of the crime.
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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“She nearly lost her home to foreclosure and her teenage daughter was entrusted with running her household. Her college-age son left a football scholarship to return home and help with costs around the home. Mason has three children and also raised four of her brother’s children.”
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Patricia Williams @kaploded.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
@cinemagay.bsky.social My son did this poster!
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Patricia Williams @kaploded.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
New vet team to provide pet care during future evacuations and emergencies in northwestern Ontario | CBC News share.google/LnXRNwYjD7Yq...
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New vet team to provide pet care during evacuations and emergencies | CBC News
Vets Around the Corner’s Community Veterinarian Program is forming a new Veterinary Emergency Preparedness and Response Team to better incorporate pets into sustained emergency and evacuation planning...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 22/09/2026
US strikes on alleged drug boats may constitute ‘crimes against humanity’, UN expert says
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US strikes on alleged drug boats may constitute ‘crimes against humanity’, UN expert says
Dozens of US attacks on boats in the Pacific and Caribbean have killed more than 230 people since September 2025
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
god this is giving me such trauma flashbacks to how all of us who worked at twitter felt when the acquisition finally went through. just abject despair.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
My secret plan has been exposed www.nytimes.com/2025/06/02/w...
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That Cup of Coffee May Have a Longer-Term Perk (Gift Article)
A new study of over 47,000 women found links between coffee drinking and healthy aging. Here’s what we know.
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WIRED @wired.com · 21/09/2026
They were denied opportunities because men can “handle the pressure better.” Another popular trope is the man who only seems to hear a good idea when another man says it. www.wired.com/story/women-...
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We Surveyed 634 Women Who Work in Tech. They Let Loose
Executives happily automating their days with AI. New hires confronting bro culture. Women in tech have a lot to say—and they told it all to WIRED.
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WIRED @wired.com · 21/09/2026
One after another, women reported being sexually harassed by male supervisors, getting paid less than their male peers, getting passed over for promotions, getting talked over in meetings. 🔗 www.wired.com/story/women-...
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Patricia Williams @kaploded.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Meta bans ads for Virginia Woolf play in Spain because they relate to feminism | Meta | The Guardian share.google/GpiDLoTgY0Zx...
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Meta bans ads for Virginia Woolf play in Spain because they relate to feminism
Theatre told that Facebook and Instagram filter out ads mentioning ‘social topics’ such as civil rights or feminism
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This is about one thing and one thing alone. Steering our research dollars for cancer, heart disease, and new infectious diseases to Trump’s political allies and friends.
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Every regime has one true sociopath among the opportunists.
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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
*looks directly at camera*
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Patricia Williams @kaploded.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/se...
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‘This should be condemned by any thinking human’: film industry rallies behind NAZA directors
Backing comes after Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor were threatened with having their citizenship revoked and accused of treason
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Ryan @ryinbk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Whet?!
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onion person @junlper.beer · 14/09/2026
before i read up on what flock is capable of i knew it was scary, but once i read reporting on exactly what cops are able to see and what information its able to parse from very little input, it genuinely became terrifying that this is in every corner of the country
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 14/09/2026
Cis people do not understand how much trans people's rights have regressed in just 5 years. 5 years ago, there were none of these restrictions. 19 states banned legal recognition 21 states have bathroom bans 8 states ban gender marker changes on DLs 25 ban gender affirming care for trans youth
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Patricia Williams @kaploded.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Bob Mackie, Designer Who Bedazzled Carol Burnett and Cher, Dies at 87 - The New York Times share.google/1tUyWHKYibOh...
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Bob Mackie, Designer Who Bedazzled Carol Burnett and Cher, Dies at 87
His sequined gowns and outrageous costumes threw clouds of glitter at American fashion for over half a century.
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Patricia Williams @kaploded.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Canadian boxing legend George Chuvalo has died share.google/nNB5HJjTvfQ1...
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Canadian boxing legend George Chuvalo dead at 89
George Chuvalo, a hard-nosed heavyweight who never hit the canvas despite taking on the world’s best boxers, has died. He was 89.
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pinkybum.bsky.social @pinkybum.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Establishment Democrats are missing the moral, principaled and winning position here.
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Better than Ezra Klein (1) @mr-sshhhhh.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
My kid and trans people across America are about to see $100 million worth of ads in the next two months about how they are what’s wrong with everything. Would it fucking kill a politician who’s supposed to be on their side to just be on their fucking side?
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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 11/09/2026
This is... to me... a denial that trans people exist. The reference to genetic anomalies is common anti-trans language referring to intersex people.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
“I’ve always hated the zero-to-one process of writing a story … Now, it’s actually kind of fun. Going out on my own, I realized I need AI to help with the volume.” - Alex Heath www.wired.com/story/tech-r...
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
“journalist” who admitted to @wired.com that he uses AI to write the first drafts of his stories is becoming a venture capitalist because of course he is
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Patricia Williams @kaploded.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/w...
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How A.D.H.D. Changes as You Age
Researchers are learning more about the ways symptoms can emerge, disappear and evolve.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 10/09/2026
Tens of millions of people fail to get humanitarian aid as global system crumbles
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Tens of millions of people fail to get humanitarian aid as global system crumbles
Funding cuts in 2025 left women, children, older and displaced people hard hit, with 64m fewer people receiving aid The humanitarian aid system is crumbling as funding shrinks, pressures increase and governments not only fail to protect civilians but are increasingly responsible for endangering them, a new report warned on Thursday as figures revealed 64 million fewer people received aid last year. With aid contributions cut by 30% between 2022 and 2025 and thousands of aid workers losing their jobs, the humanitarian system has suffered one of its biggest contractions since being formed in the post-second world war era, according to the State of the Humanitarian System 2026 report. Continue reading...
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Reality TV News/Updates @realitytvfan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The official cast of The Traitors Canada season 4, premiering Sept. 21 on CTV and streaming next day on Crave with extended episodes. #TheTraitors #TheTraitorsCanada
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I lay out why Elon Musk, Katie Miller, Mike Lee and others on the right are lying about the AfD, the far right, the far left, and more, in just 60 seconds. Time for a debunking - and a 60-second rant!
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Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 08/09/2026
Absolutely damning reporting here, from @haaretzcom.bsky.social. Worth reading the entire thing. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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Netanyahu got an explicit warning before Oct. 7. He didn't brief security chiefs
In September '23, UAE President bin Zayed called Netanyahu to deliver a harsh warning. Netanyahu did nothing. An extensive investigation, conducted for a new book, reveals the PM's failures surroundin...
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John Grindrod @grindrod.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I have a piece on the Barbican Conservatory in the FT magazine design special today! www.ft.com/content/6c42...
What happens when the future gets old - headline in the FT magazine about the Barbican, article by John GrindrodFull spread of headline, article opening and photo of the Barbican Conservatory being constructed
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liz holmes stan account @theranos.top · 29/08/2026
it's live! mrf.anthonyisnota.dev/tracker.html github.com/anthonyisnot...
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Price Transparency Tracker
Which US hospitals actually publish the machine-readable price file the law requires, and where the audit runs out of road.
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Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 02/09/2026
Israel regards any kite flown in Gaza as an "act of war" and has ordered the army to treat them like drones. "I don't know what we can do that won't anger Israel," says Muhammad Owais, 13, who struggles to understand the rules of this new reality. mondoweiss.net/2026/08/chil...
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Children in Gaza are afraid flying their kites will get them killed
Israel regards any kite flown in Gaza as an “act of war” and has ordered the army to treat them like drones. “I don’t know what we can do that won’t anger Israel,” says Muhammad Owais, 13, who…
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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
These stories should be headline news everywhere. We are not just in a political crises but a dangerously immoral one.
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