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Margaret Nielsen

@margaretnielsen.bsky.social
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Retired professor, married, grandmother, post- #polio #disability, social justice and peace advocate @msunielsen on other social media

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Skip hop jump Blue Dolphin🍀🐬🐚🐸🐾 @bluealways.bsky.social · 8h
Princeton Lauds the Nobel Winner It Denied Tenure Anne Carson, the Canadian poet and essayist who just won the Nobel Prize in Literature, taught classics at Princeton in the 1980s but was denied tenure there, reports the New York Times, which calls her "the Nobel laureate who got away."
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Princeton Lauds the Nobel Winner It Denied Tenure
University hails former professor Anne Carson, notes that she taught classics in the 1980s
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Mary Grace @emgeekay.bsky.social · 12h
Voting in local elections including for school boards really matters. Kudos to progressives who run for election.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Precisely.
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FCNL @fcnl.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
New from FCNL's @bridgetmoixfcnl.bsky.social: "President Trump’s rhetoric and actions have helped create a climate of fear, doubt and intimidation as we prepare to head to the polls." 📢 "But we do not have to be cowed ... across the country there are signs of growing resistance and resolve."
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Let’s show up this election season with love, not fear
(RNS) — President Trump’s rhetoric and actions have helped create a climate of fear, doubt and intimidation as we prepare to head to the polls. But we do not have to be cowed.
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FCNL @fcnl.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
As a Quaker organization, our opposition to the death penalty is rooted in our belief in the inherent dignity of all people. We call on members of Congress to strongly denounce this execution and to act to abolish the death penalty for good.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 14h
no one has more contempt for his supporters than he does.
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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 15h
Do read this sparkling profile of Neha Bohra by Rohini Mohan "Indian police’s most wanted student protester is an unlikely heroine When the police drag Bohra along the road,the protester leans back,face placid but eyes blazing,& delivers pitch-perfect political rhetoric in literary Hindi & English"
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From PhD student to Indian police’s most wanted Gen Z protester: Who is Neha Bora?
Neha Bora becomes a symbol of India’s Gen Z protests over voter roll deletions and calls for the election chief’s resignation. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 16h
interesting
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It's Going Down @igd.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
"Construction workers in #SanDiego stood up to ICE agents who tried to kidnap their co-workers on the job site...workers stopped their job, helped their co-workers get away and demanded that ICE leave." Source Stop ICE: www.instagram.com/p/DeQGKxtv4Pq/
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Zinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 17h
Yes, and @jessehagopian.bsky.social includes David Walker's Appeal in his lesson that explores 11 key scenarios with laws passed to suppress Black education in the wake of major victories/actions (like the Appeal) for the Black Freedom Struggle -- see below. www.zinnedproject.org/materials/le...
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Legalize Black Education: The Long Fight for the Right to Learn
Teaching Activity. By Jesse Hagopian. 2025. 40 pages. This lesson explores major examples of laws passed to suppress Black education in the wake of major victories for the Black Freedom Struggle, high...
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JenniferJames100 @femmenoire.bsky.social · 16h
www.pennpress.org/978081225378...
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 17h
If interested, we published a zine recently about the Appeal: www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2941-b...
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Black Study
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 18h
David Walker published An Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World in pamphlet form in 1829. It's one of the most important and influential abolitionist texts in U.S. history. Yet, very few people have actually read it and many people don't know who Walker was especially among young people.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 15h
Also the social capital - ie the friend of my parents friend who can hook me up with a meeting with a key person who might invest in my idea either with $$ or with more social connections - what Granovetter calls the "strength of weak ties"
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NPR @npr.org · 18h
Hurricane Isaias is blamed for at least two deaths, after the storm made landfall on the Florida coast and ran through Alabama. There are numerous reports of downed trees, with hundreds of thousands of people without power. n.pr/3VEfGP4
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At least 2 deaths attributed to Isaias after hurricane bashes Florida and Alabama
Hurricane Isaias is blamed for at least two deaths, after the storm made landfall on the Florida coast and ran through Alabama. The are numerous reports of downed trees, with hundreds of thousands of people without power.
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NPR @npr.org · 22h
It has been one year since Hamas released the remaining Israeli hostages and President Trump promised an end to the war, but Palestinians say the past 12 months have been a ceasefire in name only. n.pr/47hkjkD
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A year of ceasefire in Gaza through the lens of NPR's reporter
It has been one year since Hamas released the remaining Israeli hostages and President Trump promised an end to the war, but Palestinians say the past 12 months have been a ceasefire in name only.
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NPR @npr.org · 09/10/2026
The three fired workers say OpenAI punished them for being outspoken about safety. The company disputes the claims and says they were fired over mishandling sensitive information. n.pr/4jOjWW7
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Fired OpenAI employees question the company's commitment to safety
The three fired workers say OpenAI punished them for being outspoken about safety. The company disputes the claims and says they were fired over mishandling sensitive information.
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NPR @npr.org · 09/10/2026
Hamilton was in her early thirties when she led the team of software engineers that powered NASA's Apollo missions. She later said, "There was no choice but to be pioneers." n.pr/4jdONeD
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Margaret Hamilton, whose software sent humans to the moon, dies at 90
Hamilton was in her early thirties when she led the team of software engineers that powered NASA's Apollo missions. She later said, "There was no choice but to be pioneers."
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William Lawrence @wewill2026.bsky.social · 20h
It was an honor to walk in the MSU homecoming parade yesterday. Now, MSU is under attack from the Trump administration, enabled by Tom Barrett. In Congress, I will fight to defend our public universities and invest in public education.
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FCNL @fcnl.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
One of the cruelest and most outrageous parts of the Trump administration's mass-deportation agenda that's not getting enough attention. ⬇️ "Deporting people to countries where they have never set foot is part of a US policy designed to cause human suffering as a means to deter migration."
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FCNL @fcnl.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
We are deeply disturbed and sickened by the U.S. military’s plans to broadcast a public execution. Our faith teaches us that violence harms all those who partake in it, and carrying out a public execution would inflict a terrible and shameful wound on the moral soul of our nation.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Good night everyone. May tomorrow bring us more justice and some peace.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
www.themarshallproject.org/2026/10/09/q...
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Despite the Machismo of Prison, These Men Collaborated on a Quilt
A quilting workshop united men at Vermont’s Southern State Correctional Facility. The result? A museum-quality piece of art.
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Abby Ruggiero @ruggie13.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I filmed this at Stadium-Armory Metro Station in Washington, DC this evening around 6:30 pm. He was minding his business waiting for the train, he wasn’t fighting them, but all of them piled onto him without giving him time to react to that many of them surrounding him.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
What is Pritzker doing about this? Isn't he planning to run for President????
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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
What are @wmata.com workers doing here??? Nothing?? WORSE???
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Read the whole thread.
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Ruha Benjamin @ruha9.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I’m in DC scheduled to give this talk today. But the organizers flagged slides in my deck that mention racism, structural gaslighting, New Jim Code and other themes that are off limits in the Land of the Free.
APA Women’s Leadership Institute event flyer with “keynote speaker” crossed out with a red X
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 09/10/2026
Nobel Peace Prize: Navanethem Pillay, a tireless advocate for international justice
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Nobel Peace Prize: Navanethem Pillay, a tireless advocate for international justice
The 85-year-old South African judge, who notably served on the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in the 1990s, recently chaired the United Nations Human Rights Council's Commission of Inquiry, which determined that a 'genocide' was taking place in Gaza.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 10/10/2026
The Nobel Committee said it chose human rights lawyer Navi Pillay to win the Nobel Peace Prize at a time when "institutions of international law are under political attack." Hours later, the Trump administration sanctioned the ICC, where Pillay was a judge. to.pbs.org/4AY9vVZ
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Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize after long career of investigating war crimes
International human rights lawyer Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. The Nobel Committee said it chose her as “institutions of international law are under political attack.” Hours later,...
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Ciara Torres-Spelliscy @profciara.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Reminder there are 85 year olds who are outstanding. ☮️🥇👇
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FCNL @fcnl.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
President's Trump's attack on the Kennedy Center is about more than just a building. It stands as a living memorial honoring President Kennedy’s legacy of supporting the arts, education, diplomacy, and other programs that reflect our nation's most fundamental values and highest aspirations. ⬇️
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Kennedy Center: From the Grace of its Shadow to Shadow of its Absence | Friends Committee On National Legislation
In every race, I wonder if I should keep running or take a break, but the 2026 DC Half-Marathon race was a little different. Not only is it difficult to run 13.1 miles on a good day, but it was…
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Trump voters are looking my way because I'm not bought off. I want money out of politics, money in your pocket, and Medicare for All.
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Lindsey Boylan @lindseyboylan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
ICE is terrorizing our city and our communities. They’ve just shot someone with a five-year-old in the car. There is no justification for this or their presence in New York. ICE out of NYC. #abolishice. Image via @gothamist.com
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Robert Ellingsworth @by1959.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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ICE amassed millions of voter records in sweeping fraud hunt, documents reveal
It's one of the clearest pictures yet of how deeply Trump's immigration enforcement apparatus has become involved in elections.
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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 09/10/2026
We will care for our neighbors & enforce our laws, not commit pogroms Every day, POTUS proves his unfitness to more Americans His grip on power weakens and his desperation grows
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
he communicates clearly.
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FCNL @fcnl.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The “War on Terror” began 25 years ago today. These remarkable advocates have been gathering ever since — week after week, year after year, defying rain, heat, and snow to protest for peace. ⬇️
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FCNL @fcnl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“Wherever there is resistance to this industry, more people learn that they are not powerless and that they can play a role in determining what happens in their community."
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'Halt the Out-of-Control Tech Oligarchs': Advocates Demand Data Center Moratorium in Washington State | Common Dreams
"Wherever there is resistance to this industry, more people learn that they are not powerless and that they can play a role in determining what happens in their community and with the future of AI…
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Another ICE shooting, in NYC abc7ny.com/post/person-...
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Person shot during interaction with ICE agents in Marble Hill
A person was shot during an interaction with ICE agents in Manhattan on Thursday.
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 08/10/2026
About 26,500 New Yorkers have lost food benefits under new federal work requirements, raising concerns about the financial toll on neighborhood bodegas. (via @HealthbeatUS)
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‘Why Are They Doing This?’: SNAP Cuts Pose Financial Threat to NYC's Bodegas
About 26,500 New Yorkers have lost food benefits under new federal work requirements, raising concerns about the financial toll on neighborhood bodegas.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Whoa. @haleaziz.bsky.social has the scoop on a truly insane plan to use some military training ships for deportations, with people presumably shackled or locked in cells for days at a time as they transit to Central and South America. Each journey would be staggeringly expensive — and dangerous.
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Trump Administration Considers Using Ships to Deport Immigrants (Gift Article)
Journeys to destinations including El Salvador and Venezuela could take days and cost millions. Officials cautioned that discussions are still preliminary.
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🇲🇽🕷️rustbelt rebel🕷️🇲🇽 @rustbeltrebel.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Have you all been talking w the seniors in your lives about how that $90 Medicare ‘gift’ is a fucking bribe that will be a part of destroying Medicare/medicaid?
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
People voted for lower prices and fascism, and they got higher prices and fascism. www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/10/...
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Inflation on many everyday items was entirely due to tariffs, NY Fed says
Tariffs added 2.9 percentage points to inflation in 67 categories of goods by February 2026, researchers at the New York Federal Reserve found.
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Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 08/10/2026
In addition to the unrelenting bombardment, Palestinians in Gaza are at risk of losing their lives and limbs through the unexploded ordnances that the Israeli army leaves behind. mondoweiss.net/2026/10/unex...
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Unexploded ordnances left by Israel in Gaza pose a constant danger to Palestinians
In addition to the unrelenting bombardment, Palestinians in Gaza are at risk of losing their lives and limbs through the unexploded ordnances that the Israeli army leaves behind.
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
New Pew poll has Trump's approval at 30% (!) 68% of the country disapproves of him. Lowest in his second term, at January 6 levels. *31%* of Trump 2024 voters now disapprove of him.
Trump's approval rating continues to drop
Three-in-ten Americans now say they approve of Trump's handling of his job as president, while 68% disapprove - down 4 percentage points from July and his lowest approval rating of his second term.
Trump's approval rating drops to 30% - on par with his rating prior to leaving office in January 2021

*chart showing his sinking approval ratings, compared alongside his first term*

Much of this decline in his approval ratings over the course of his term is among Trump's own 2024 voters - 67% of validated Trump 2024 voters approve of his job performance today while 31% disapprove. At the beginning of his term, 95% approved.
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Ryan Hillier @ryanhillier.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
“The coming together of labor unions, the youth movement, and the parliamentary left-wing opposition forms a kind of ‘tortoise formation’ of mutual protection, making a broader collective momentum possible […]."
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French students shut down schools in historic strike against austerity - BT News
French students continue with mobilizations, demanding the right to education with support from unions and progressive forces.
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Interrupting Criminalization @interruptcrim.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Click here for our toolkit of ways YOU can fight the ICE machine, some even from your own home!
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Block It! — Interrupting Criminalization
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NPR @npr.org · 09/10/2026
The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier has returned home after a record-setting uninterrupted time at sea supporting the Iran war. The extended deployment drew attention following reports of crew stress and supply shortages. n.pr/4jNLdId
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The long-deployed USS Lincoln returns home to San Diego Bay
The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier has returned home after a record-setting uninterrupted time at sea supporting the Iran war. The extended deployment drew attention following reports of crew stress and supply shortages.
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NPR @npr.org · 08/10/2026
A trove of documents and interviews with people close to tech billionaire Elon Musk reveal a damning picture of his rise as one of the world's richest and most powerful men. n.pr/4j6d5aj
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How 'Musk' director Alex Gibney became a critic
A trove of documents and interviews with people close to tech billionaire Elon Musk reveal a damning picture of his rise as one of the world's richest and most powerful men.
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