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“Any decent society has to be built on trust and love, and the intelligent use of information and feelings. Education involves being able to practice those things...to build a decent society that can be nonviolent.” ― Myles Horton

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
You can read Jamal’s work here. It was the honor of my life to have been his editor at the Washington Post. Rest in peace, Jamal. And I’m sorry the Washington Post opinions page ended up betraying what we both stood for. www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-...
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Opinion | Read Jamal Khashoggi’s columns for The Washington Post
Jamal Khashoggi, a veteran Saudi journalist who Turkish officials say was killed in Istanbul after walking into the consulate of Saudi Arabia, had been writing a column for The Post since last year.
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Thread of the day
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Presidential vanity ads in addition to presidential vanity wars and presidential vanity monuments—all paid for by the U.S. taxpayer.
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Protect Our Care @protectourcare.org · 02/10/2026
"I don't know what my fate is." She fled Syria for her safety. Two years ago she came to the U.S. as a refugee. Now Trump's Big, Ugly Bill has cut off her Medicaid, and with it her home nurse, her doctor's appointments, and her diabetes medication.
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Little Free Library @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Banned Books Week is NEXT WEEK! Join us in celebrating the freedom to read October 4-10! Learn how we'll be marking the week and how you can take part by sharing a banned book in a Little Free Library! lflib.org/bbw #BannedBooksWeek #LetBooksBe
Colorful cartoon animals and creatures reading books under the slogan 'Let Books Be' for Banned Books Week Oct 4-10, 2026.
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Deva Woodly @devawo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I follow this man on Instagram like the xennial I am (my kids make fun of me but I am content). It’s very wholesome.
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Craig Johnson @cajohnson-craig.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
moving away from fossil fuels is vital to the future of literally every single thing, and i mean that literally literallly
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
“A 1-year-old baby appeared in immigration court without legal representation in Arizona and received an instruction: File an asylum application before the next hearing or face deportation.”
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Judge to Baby: File an Asylum Application
The 1-year-old is one of the migrant children who advocates say appeared in immigration court without legal representation.
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The USA Singers @theusasingers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Mf’er is like Batman.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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isaac @sevier.io · 30/09/2026
i'm hearing that copies of @mskellymhayes.bsky.social's book that i sent to comrades precisely for this season is now circulating in national electoral networks 💕 it's a good reminder for me to revisit it too.
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Read This When Things Fall Apart by Kelly Hayes | Pilsen Community Books
A bundle of letters to activists and organizers on the frontlines in catastrophic times from Let This Radicalize You co-author Kelly Hayes In social movements, some heartbreaks are all but inevitable.
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Quinn Slobodian @quinnslobodian.com · 01/10/2026
AI has entered the Dad Joke tier of cultural saturation
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Louise Seamster @louiseseamster.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Elizabeth Catlett received possibly the first MFA at the University of Iowa, which would become known for pioneering this type of program. one more piece of the university's almost-submerged Black history
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Ordinary Notes @hystericalblkns.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
And now.
Full moon. Full moon. Bright.
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Dee Nickerson, contemporary UK painter who explores themes of living in the countryside #womensart
Painting of a landscape with a small female  figure walking amongst  bare trees and yellow fields
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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
on this day in 1962 Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring is first published. “Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature -- ...
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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
...the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.”
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
We can make more jobs and drop the price of electricity while solving the climate crisis, too.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 27/09/2026
“Then yield thee, fucking coward.”
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nerdpsyche.bsky.social @nerdpsyche.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"A day before the trial of Jason Van Dyke, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel made a surprise announcement - he [wouldn't] seek a third term in office. The mayor had faced intense scrutiny for how he handled the shooting of Laquan McDonald."
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16 Shots
A podcast about the fatal police shooting of Laquan McDonald, the trial of Officer Jason Van Dyke, and the troubled relationship between African-Americans and the Chicago Police Department. Brought to...
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Contrary to some, I am a fan of political stunts. More stunts, please. If he walked around with some fake credit cards to illustrate how much more people are paying with a link to his website, all the better.
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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Nice piece. Fight nihilism about society by joining society. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...
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Opinion | Young Democrats Are Putting the Party Back in Politics. It’s Working.
Fun, free events communicate a larger goal: that everyday people should be able to afford a joyful life.
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Astra Taylor @astra.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A few days late on the draw, but I'm still totally floored by this. True thanks to all who have read, spread the word, shaped our thinking, or put up with me when I'm deep in the writing zone. And the biggest huzzah to my amazing co-author and book tour buddy @naomiaklein.bsky.social
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
just terrible
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/09/2026
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “We talk a lot about truth to power, but I think it’s actually a lot harder to speak truth to pain,” says Abdul El-Sayed on “The Ezra Klein Show.” “We’ve got to get a lot better at speaking truth to pain if we’re going to get through some of these challenges.”
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Opinion | What Does Abdul El-Sayed Believe?
The Senate nominee talks about his view for the future of the Democratic Party.
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Dr. Cara Berg Powers @clbergpowers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
They are trying to make an example of her because they believe (with lots of evidence) that our society is too steeped in misogynoir to care. Don't let them be right.
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Astra Taylor @astra.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Forget grandiose talk of curing cancer - this is what AI is actually doing to healthcare. In the words of one cardiologist: “it’s bots fighting bots, agents fighting agents, a horrible dystopic future nobody wants to live in.”
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I know the weather's going to be kinda gross tomorrow, but I need to see you on the parkway. luma.com/9pkktiw5
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Save the Academy Family Rally · Luma
Save the Academy Family Rally Roar for the Academy 🦕 Join us for an afternoon of arts-and-crafts, bubbles, face painting, music, dancing, and more— right in…
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Thank you to all readers, booksellers, and the entire team at our publishers, Farrar, Straus and Giroux. #2! @astra.bsky.social
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Deva Woodly @devawo.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Oh.
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Shana Gadarian @sgadarian.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Culture for all is a pretty popular position.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 04/08/2026
And it's happening all over.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 04/08/2026
Don't look now, but the world has now installed 3TW of solar. Took 10 years to get from 100GW to 1TW. Less than 3 years to get to 2TW. Less than 2 years to get to 3TW. Analysts expect *9TW* by 2036.
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The World Crossed a Major Solar Milestone. No One Noticed
The next phase of the boom may reveal a shift in who is gaining access to the technology.
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Reasons to be Cheerful @reasonstobecheerful.world · 10/09/2026
Solving the biodiversity crisis, argues entomologist Doug Tallamy, will happen not in some distant wilderness, but in our own backyards. reasonstobecheerful.world/the-natio…
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The ‘National Park’ That Stretches From Coast to Coast
Solving the biodiversity crisis, argues entomologist Doug Tallamy, will happen not in some distant wilderness, but in our own backyards.
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Recalling the quaint notion that the U.S. President should act in the national interest rather than in his own personal financial interest. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump and sons invest heavily in AI economy as he resists calls for slowdown
Trump’s decisions as president on one of the most consequential policy debates of his administration could affect the value of his personal investments.
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
'Furnished with memories' by Lesley Wood, contemporary textile artist and member of the Embroiderers' Guild (via Instagram) #Womensart
Textile and mixed media artwork featuring a sitting older woman facing left looking out of a window, surrounded by a lace border
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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 19/09/2026
Missouri and Montana would have some of the nation’s most robust constitutional protections for direct democracy if voters approve two citizen-initiated ballot measures this fall.
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To Protect Direct Democracy, Two States Mull a New Approach: Name It As a Right - Bolts
Ballot measures in Missouri and Montana would strengthen citizen-led initiatives. Democracy advocates in each state are going on the offense after facing years of attack.
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W. Kamau Bell @wkamaubell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Oakland! If you believe that it is wrong for a handful of billionaires to own the media then come out to this rally tomorrow (Sunday 9/20). We need Attorney General Rob Bonta to stand strong against a Paramount-WB merger. 5pm at 1515 Clay St, Oakland, CA 94612. www.mobilize.us/notabovethel...
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Block the Merger: Don't Settle with Paramount! · Not Above the Law
Join us to rally outside of the California Attorney General's Oakland office! We need Attorney General Rob Bonta to stand strong against a Paramount-Warner Brothers Merger. A core principle behind a...
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
All in fewer than nine months. Extraordinary. Read the full stats here: www.nyc.gov/mayors-offic...
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More Affordable, Safer, Better Run: Mayor Mamdani’s First Management Report Shows ‘Pothole Politics’ is Working Across City Government
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It's pretty damn impressive how much ground Mayor Mamdani has been able to cover after only nine months in office on a wide range of basic quality-of-life issues in NYC. I was reading through the numbers this morning, and they're kinda astonishing. (thread)
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18/09/2026
i am genuinely bewildered by people who say that the rise of white nationalism in the republican party is a response to the "woke left." like, did the woke left cause pat buchanan's 1992 presidential campaign? is the woke left why steve king had a long career in congress?
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 19/09/2026
Amnesty International released a new report concluding that the repressive measures used by Iranian authorities to crush the Woman, Life, Freedom protests in 2022 constitute crimes against humanity. We speak with Raha Bahreini, a human rights lawyer and researcher on Iran for Amnesty International.
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“Architects of Atrocities”: Amnesty Says Iran Committed Crimes Against Humanity in 2022 Crackdown
Four years ago today, the Woman, Life, Freedom uprising erupted in Iran after the death in custody of Zhina Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman who had been arrested by Iran’s “morality police.” ...
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Institute for Palestine Studies @palestinestudies.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Palestinian folk songs do more than entertain, they document occupation in real time. Serena Rasoul launches the Palestinian Folk Music Archive: a free digital collection of 800+ songs gathered from Palestinian families everywhere. Yezen Saadah reports: www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1659...
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 17/09/2026
We speak with moral philosopher Susan Neiman, author of the new book Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era. Neiman argues that evil — far from being an outdated religious concept — is a vital way to understand how injustice works in the world.
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“Call It Evil”: Philosopher Susan Neiman on Why Moral Clarity Matters in the Trump Era
We speak with moral philosopher Susan Neiman, author of the new book Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era. Neiman argues that evil — far from being an outdated religious concept — is a vital way ...
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Dee Nickerson, contemporary UK painter who explores themes of living in the countryside #WomensArt #September
Painting featuring two women walking in a golden field with two dogs and a cat surrounded by flying birds
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Sarah Lees, contemporary UK fine art painter inspired by landscapes.(via Instagram) #Womensart
Painting featuring a stylised rural landscape with a field in green and bare trees in a horizontal line in white in the foreground and a line in black in the distance
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Zinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The U.S. government's response to 9/11 attacks was war in Afghanistan, followed by invasion of Iraq — and, domestically, an explosion of Islamophobia. Here are lessons to challenge Islamophobia, including part two of the “Whose ‘Terrorism’?” lesson above. www.challengeislamophobia.org
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Challenge Islamophobia
The Challenge Islamophobia Project offers lessons and resources to teach all of us to rethink what we know about the history of Muslims in the U.S.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I am grateful to the folks at DRUM for putting together this timeline. If you are under 40, I especially hope that you will take some time this weekend to review it. www.drumnyc.org/9-11-freedom/
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9/11 Freedom - DRUM - Desis Rising Up & Moving
Background Content warning: audio testimony depicting graphic police violence. Below you will find a timeline that delves into some of how DRUM members, organizers, and volunteers organized in the con...
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Maya Schenwar @mayaschenwar.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"If we believe a world beyond the war on terror is possible, then we have to act as though it is by refusing its normalization, confronting the institutions & narratives that have allowed it to continue, and building towards collective liberation..." -Maha Hilal truthout.org/articles/25-...
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25 Years Later, We Still Live in the World the War on Terror Made
The war on terror was not inevitable, nor was the extraordinary violence carried out in its name necessary.
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omerbartov.bsky.social @omerbartov.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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Omer Bartov & Peter Beinart in Conversation: Israel: What Went Wrong?
YouTube video by Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library
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