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Nikos Leverenz

@nikosleverenz.bsky.social
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Wandering through the Skeetverse in Honolulu, Hawaii. Still paying attention elsewhere.

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Nikos Leverenz @nikosleverenz.bsky.social · 3h
Quoc was the beloved barber at Moanalua Great Clips. I donated after learning he was deported to Vietnam, separated from his wife and two children, and now needs housing and food. The GoFundMe is 86% funded. Thanks to everyone helping him rebuild. #SupportQuoc gofund.me/2e624a6c4
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Donate to Help Quoc Start Over in Vietnam, organized by Taylor Cook
Quoc is a beloved barber at the Moanalua Great Clips and a longtime family friend who has … Taylor Cook needs your support for Help Quoc Start Over in Vietnam
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 8h
Judge Gary Brown, a Trump appointee in New York, rebukes ICE for arresting two people erroneously — including a U.S. citizen — and later claiming "mistaken identity." "ICE agents falsified official records," he says. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 9h
It's been such a long few years, I'd forgotten this particular rape accusation against Hegseth. The woman told police she may have been drugged. Hegseth, who was married to one woman and had just had a baby with another, said it was consensual but paid her $50k to settle. He was confirmed anyway.
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Evan Hurst @evanhurst.substack.com · 6h
No matter how petty. The goal is to make it look like he was never there, never existed.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 6h
Despite multiple complaints — and videos — of physical abuse and mistreatment of students, Arkansas' Delta Institute continues to receive public funds. It is just one of hundreds of private schools taking state money with little oversight. (Published July with @arktimes.bsky.social)
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This Private School Had Students Scrub Floors and Attack a Fellow Classmate. The State Still Funds It.
One of the few requirements for Arkansas private schools is that they have an American flag and a flagpole. But millions in state funds go to the largely unmonitored schools while complaints about saf...
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Tijo @djlaz.bsky.social · 6h
Join the fight against government regulations on the books that you and your family are allowed to read in the United States by signing the petition today. action.everylibrary.org/bannedbooks via @everylibrary.bsky.social‬
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PETITION: Don't Ban Books in the United States
Proposed censorship measures in several states could deny your right to read some books in our Nation's libraries and lead to librarians facing criminal charges for the books on the shelves.
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 8h
What is really interesting in this exchange is that he fully put Martha MacCallum on the defensive to the point where she was trying to act like she hasn't been a cheerleader for this war -- which anyone who has watched her program the past year can say in unequivocably false.
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A Dandelion @onedandelion.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The money tells a story reinforced by the polling. Republicans pulling money out of NC and putting it in KS? Whoa… time for us to press even harder! They’re running scared, and this could be a blue tsunami. Story: buff.ly/6dq8VJw
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Nikos Leverenz @nikosleverenz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Trump's reckless and sloppy war with Iran is crippling America. Full stop. Will Democrats have the nerve to drag that m—f—er and his silly goons, government and corporate, ceaselessly for weakening the U.S.? There should be no limit to calling out the myriad failures and wanting corruption.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I don't really know what to do with these pieces, because: 1. They refuse to used "illegal" & "unconstitutional" & "corruption" in the heds, deks, ledes, or body text 2. They disappear from the front page/headlines within 36 hours & never become THE NARRATIVE, contra EMAILS & BIDEN IS OLD, etc.
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Anne-Marie W. Clark 👩‍👧‍👦🐶⚖️😷🌎🚢📚🌦️⚜️ @amwclark.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"Empire of Grift” by @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu
Slowly, the Brazilians were learning the same lesson as other American allies around the world: The United States of America is no longer the entity they knew. And American power is no longer deployed solely by trained diplomats and reliable officials, working through state channels. Informal envoys, private companies, online grifters, and hardened ideologues both inside and outside the government matter more. Unlike their predecessors, these people do not talk about spreading democracy, and don’t want to build long-term relationships. They don’t care about America’s reputation. They are deploying the tools of American diplomacy and government for their own purposes, to promote their own business interests or their own ideological goals, because, suddenly, they can.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
In 1989 CEOs made 60x the average worker. Today it's 325x. I guess the corporate ladder is getting taller. With @svaneksmith.bsky.social newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/…
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Nikos Leverenz @nikosleverenz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I just committed to a monthly donation to support World Central Kitchen in its humanitarian work in honor of my father Roman, who walked the path of peace through his life. @wck.org
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Donate to World Central Kitchen
World Central Kitchen https://giving.classy.org/campaign/749360/donate
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Gideon Levy: A wicked man prospers because he is Jewish; a righteous man suffers because he is Palestinian. Could anything be more surreal than ex-cons defeating an innocent man in the High Court of Justice, and all because of an opinion piece? www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026...
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Opinion | In Israel's Supreme Court, thoughtcrime depends on whether you're Jewish or Arab
A wicked man prospers because he is Jewish; a righteous man suffers because he is Palestinian. Could anything be more surreal than ex-cons defeating an innocent man in the High Court of Justice, and a...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Prof. Eliot Jacobson: The final results are in and 2026 came in 2nd place behind 2023 for the total number of days with global surface temperature above 16.0°C. 2023: 128 days 2026: 126 days
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Trump wants the Supreme Court to rule that DHS can imprison-indefinitely-immigrants who enter the US illegally He wants ICE to arrest millions of migrants and keep them incarcerated-maybe for years-until they can be deported Even if they have legal status In violation of their due process rights
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I don’t think everyone realizes how bad things are for US science: For the fiscal year that just ended, the Trump regime withheld $1.4 billion from the National Science Foundation’s research budget, which is about 1/5 of its primary research budget.
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National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress (Gift Article)
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
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Nikos Leverenz @nikosleverenz.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"Both reparations and apologies were a matter for the government, a palace spokesperson said." No apology but King Charles will not shy away from slavery issue during Caribbean tour, Buckingham Palace says | Reuters @reuters.com
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No apology but King Charles will not shy away from slavery issue during Caribbean tour, Buckingham Palace says
King Charles will not shy away from Britain's involvement in the transatlantic slave trade when he tours the Caribbean later this month, but will ​not formally apologise for "the darkest days of our p...
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Mike Pompeo has been rewarded with a teaching fellowship at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. The same school that canceled my class on media, race and international affairs. @columbiasipa.bsky.social share.google/KEvTy5yER71U...
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Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to join SIPA faculty
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will join the School of International and Public Affairs as a fellow at SIPA’s Institute of Global Politics in March, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 03/10/2026
At least 57 people have died in ICE detention since the start of President Trump's second term — more than double the number of deaths recorded from the previous four years combined. ICE must be held accountable before any more lives are lost.
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Deaths in ICE Detention More Than Doubles Under Trump
Death rate could be higher if it includes hidden deaths of people released from detention that ICE is reporting under Trump administration.
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Law Professor @jentaub.bsky.social joined me to talk the case in Cornell University. She explained, "Every institution that was supposed to help her as a victim failed her" from Cornell Univ to Cornell Police to the District Attorney. youtu.be/PsMv0cDPKVw
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What Is Really Happening at Cornell? Law Professor Jennifer Tapp Explains
YouTube video by The Dean Obeidallah Show
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Nikos Leverenz @nikosleverenz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Hawaii's famed Holei Sea Arch is gone forever | SFGate @sfgate.com
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Hawaii's famed Holei Sea Arch is gone forever
The arch is believed to have been 550 years old.
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Mike Hixenbaugh @mikehixenbaugh.com · 02/10/2026
We’ve got the inside story of how Trump’s displeasure with seeing homeless people in D.C. became the first domino in a series of actions that culminated in the administration’s stunning decision to weaken the rights of millions of disabled Americans to live in their homes and communities.
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How Trump’s homelessness crackdown became a sweeping retreat from disability rights
After issuing a memo making it easier to institutionalize homeless people, the Justice Department began abandoning cases protecting disabled people’s right to live in the community.
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Nikos Leverenz @nikosleverenz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"Here, it was very much a bottom-up approach of the heritage society coming up with a plan, working with professionals." ‘Hugely exciting’ finds on tiny Scottish island shed light on spread of Christianity | The Guardian @theguardian.com
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‘Hugely exciting’ finds on tiny Scottish island shed light on spread of Christianity
Community-funded archaeological excavations of ‘really important’ sixth-century monastery also rewrite story of Lismore
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Nikos Leverenz @nikosleverenz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“Let them have coffee before meditation.” —Ven. Fulton J. Sheen Happy International Coffee Day! Let Them Drink Coffee (2022) | @ncronline.bsky.social
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Let Them Drink Coffee
“Give strong drink to him who is perishing.” (Proverbs 31:6)
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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Whilst we are on the subject: Funeral Cakes were a tradition especially common in the Yorkshire Dales, that can trace their origins to the Arval bread of the Vikings. These delicacies are reminiscent of shortcake biscuits, adorned with caraway seeds, and elegantly enveloped in
A funeral cake marker - these cake markers were locally made hand carved wooden stamps used to decorate funeral cakes. Possibly made by each family for their own use in the late 19th Century Image: © Dales Countryside Museum
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The English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? Mary Oliver
Morning sun and the silhouette of our trees
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The war on empathy, led by Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and embraced by Trump and his MAGA movement, is a systematic rejection of Christian systematic theology as established from the second century. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Why Empathy Is Now ‘Toxic,’ ‘Suicidal,’ and a ‘Sin’
According to Gad Saad and his powerful acolytes, compassion is a recipe for “the collective suicide of the West.”
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hegseth has by all professional assessments bungled a war against Iran and likely lost it. He is incapable of articulating the reason for the war or the objectives he is pursuing. Yet he is spending almost every waking hour denigrating soldiers, sailors and airmen and trying to foment divisions and
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
By vote to 47 to 51, with John Fetterman siding with the Republicans, the US Senate officially declared it was perfectly fine with Israel murdering nine Americans, and it had no interest in demanding any explanation for the murders. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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US Senate blocks resolution demanding accountability over Israeli violence in West Bank
Nine American citizens have been killed by Israeli settlers or security forces in occupied West Bank since 2022
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The English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
My father had fire in his eyes, and watching the flame extinguished as I held him will hurt until my last breath. Ten years later I can still feel his hand Everything I do is because of his guidance. He is with me now in our woodland
One of our oaks
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Scott Lemieux @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
He had all afternoon and this is the best he could come up with. Great ratio!
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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Takako Yamaguchi (Japanese, born 1952) Trap, 2024 Oil paint and metal leaf on canvas 60 x 40 in (152.4 x 101.6 cm) Private collection #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Time for this classic again.
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The English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
River mist is the ghosts of our ancestors finding their Elysium
River mist
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glastomichelle.bsky.social @glastomichelle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Golden Wednesday. That was quite an unexpected end to my morning walk. After going up Glastonbury Tor in torrential rain, I was on my way home and the sky cleared in seconds!
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 29/09/2026
Imagine how luck Schmitt is that he doesn’t represent a state that has the Jets, Mets and Nets. He’d never figure out who was doing what.
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Nikos Leverenz @nikosleverenz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Senator Eric Schmitt has thoroughly disgraced Missouri on the national stage trying to flex on Jack Smith. Or maybe he's actually representing the "show me stupid" state?
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
this really is impeachable for any president, but really grotesque coming from a regime that cut life-saving development aid because they said it was not efficient
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Nikos Leverenz @nikosleverenz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
How long will GOP members of Congress continue to shirk its core duties for silly self-defeating theatrics? The short-fingered vulgarian has a litany of serious crimes, past and present. [GIFT ARTICLE] 🎁 As Jack Smith Testifies, a Senator’s Accusation of Perjury Falls Apart | New York Times
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Jack Smith Defends Trump Charges as Senator’s Perjury Claim Falls Apart (Gift Article)
A Republican eager to prove the former special counsel was dishonest appeared to instead demonstrate his own confusion over basic facts.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm…
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020 — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system.
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The English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Nature is not a place to visit. It is our home
Winnie the Pooh & Christopher Robin inspect a hollow oak
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Nikos Leverenz @nikosleverenz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Despicable. "Entire divisions have been shuttered, including teams that worked on smoking, sexual violence, child abuse and falls among older adults." [GIFT ARTICLE] 🎁 ‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission | New York Times
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‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)
The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.
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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"We're told some of the attendees were shocked the former Republican governor would host Raman, a democratic socialist. But after hearing her pitch for tackling L.A.'s problems, some who came in skeptical walked away impressed." www.tmz.com/2026/09/25/a...
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Introduces L.A. Mayoral Candidate Nithya Raman to Power Players
Arnold Schwarzenegger is opening doors for Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman ... bringing her face-to-face with some of the city's biggest power players, TMZ has learned.
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 26/09/2026
Mass layoffs kill people. Thousands of quiet tragedies follow every billionaire's predatory decision. Never forget.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens — the latest snafu in the department’s attempts to uncover illegal voters across the country. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DHS noncitizen voter claims unravel in Nevada as state confirms flagged voters are citizens
Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens.
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Nikos Leverenz @nikosleverenz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Won't it give him the latitude to suspend elections, along with other critical aspects of civic and economic life? Whatever the case, every incumbent member of Congress and candidate for Congress should be asked to weigh in on this with, at minimum, a clear "yes" or "no" response.
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