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Omar Pom

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Anglican. Educator. Non-trad MA student @humanitiesuu. Caribbean. Passionate friend. Polyglot. Cogito antequam credo. RT&❤≠always accord in substance a/o form.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
New research indicates Walmart is working to compile massive amounts of data on individual shoppers and potentially charge them different prices, despite the company’s denial. This shady tactic is called surveillance pricing, and Walmart isn’t the only corporation planning to use it. Watch.
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The Shady World of Surveillance Pricing (Ft. Lina Khan)
Should corporations be able to weaponize your personal data to rip you off?Well, they may already be doing that thanks t
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de Volkskrant @volkskrant.nl · 25/09/2026
Jip van den Toorn
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Jip van den Toorn
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FRANCE 24 @france24.com · 24/09/2026
⛪🇫🇷 D'origine américaine et péruvienne, le pape #LéonXIV a aussi une histoire familiale avec la #France, précisément la #Normandie. Retour sur l'arbre généalogique du pontife en images ⤵️
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 23/09/2026
The challenges facing our cities may span borders, but so do the ideas that can solve them.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/09/2026
DoorDash has ripped off more than 260,000 NYC delivery workers. We’re making them pay $131.5 million — the largest worker settlement in City history. This is New York, where hard work pays and greed will cost you.
DoorDash messed up.
They repeatedly left more than 260,000 NYC delivery workers underpaid or paid late, causing them immense stress and financial difficulty.
That's unacceptable.
We've secured a $131.5M settlement from
DoorDash - the largest worker settlement in NYC history and largest delivery worker settlement in
American municipal history.
Every worker will be paid what they are owed, and every company will be forced to abide by the laws of this city.

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The OFFICE of the MAYOR of NYC
NYC Consumer and Worker Protection Mayor Mamdani and Deliveristas representatives stand behind a podium.Mayor Mamdani signs a giant check.Three delivery workers holding a giant fake check for $131.5M.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 20/09/2026
Tonight, Jewish New Yorkers mark the start of Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. It is the peak of the Yamim Noraim, the Days of Awe, and an opportunity for profound reflection.
 
For those fasting — tzom kal, may your fast be easy and meaningful. 
 
And to all who observe, G'mar chatimah tovah. May you be sealed in the Book of Life for a good year to come.
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de Volkskrant @volkskrant.nl · 18/09/2026
Na de dood van Alfredo Goeloe groeit het wantrouwen tegen de politie in Charlois: ‘Ik denk dan toch dat zijn kleur meespeelt’
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Na de dood van Alfredo Goeloe groeit het wantrouwen tegen de politie in Charlois: ‘Ik denk dan toch dat zijn kleur meespeelt’
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Het Parool @parool.nl · 14/09/2026
Muriel (71) helpt vrouwen in Zuidoost met taal, koken en naaien: ‘Als ze hun eigen naam schrijven, zijn ze zó trots’
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Muriel (71) helpt vrouwen in Zuidoost met taal, koken en naaien: ‘Als ze hun eigen naam schrijven, zijn ze zó trots’
Lees het volledige artikel op Parool.nl
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 11/09/2026
It’s tough for artists from marginalized backgrounds who manage to breakthrough and get a project in front of audiences because the pressure to do everything and be everything to everyone is high and that never happens to the dude bros who get awards for sneezing at being decent
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 05/09/2026
Last week, I was honored to celebrate New York City’s Caribbean community at Gracie Mansion. Caribbean greatness is everywhere. In Flatbush and Wakefield, where a beef patty in coco bread will run you less than five dollars and still stand up to every fine dining reservation in the city.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
while milo gets to chit chat on TV with clear access to safety and basic needs, the US is flying untold numbers of immigrants to unsafe countries of origin or other countries where they don't speak the language or know anyone.
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EL PAÍS @elpais.com · 22/07/2026
Muchos inmigrantes en España se han sumado a la fiesta de La Roja. La victoria en el Mundial de Fútbol es un recuerdo compartido que contribuye a tejer un sentimiento de pertenencia colectiva en esta España donde uno de cada cinco habitantes ha nacido en el extranjero
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Siete inmigrantes explican su amor por La Roja: “Me siento superespañol y supercolombiano”
Las celebraciones por el triunfo en el Mundial de fútbol han mostrado la cara y el acento de una España cada vez más diversa
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 11/07/2026
Don't get TRAPPED paying for subscriptions you don't want anymore.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
“What, to the American slave, is your Fourth of July? I answer: a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim. To him, your celebration is a sham…” —Frederick Douglass, 1852
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Brandee @misscherryjones.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
That's naughty
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EL PAÍS @elpais.com · 02/07/2026
Meloni ha contado que de joven quería ser intérprete de idiomas y los motivos por los que que aprendió algunas de las lenguas en las que se defiende: el francés, para leer a los poetas malditos, el inglés, para entender las canciones de Michael Jackson... y el español, para defenderse en Canarias
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de Volkskrant @volkskrant.nl · 01/07/2026
De Amerikaanse grondwet blijkt niet bestand tegen Donald Trump
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De Amerikaanse grondwet blijkt niet bestand tegen Donald Trump
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 30/06/2026
NYC is opening city grocery stores in every borough — and we need the right spaces to make it happen. If you own or know of a site in Brooklyn, Queens, or Staten Island, submit to the NYC Groceries Sites Portal by June 30: grocery.nyc/portal
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Keanu M. Heydari @keanuheydari.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
I’ve been on team “third space” for a hot minute.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 27/06/2026
To every New Yorker with family in Venezuela: we are holding you close.   The devastating earthquakes this week have claimed hundreds of lives and left thousands more searching for loved ones. If you're able, here's how you can support relief efforts:
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How to help those impacted by the Venezuela earthquakes
Two powerful earthquakes have rocked Venezuela, killing at least 188 people and trapping at least 200 in buildings.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 27/06/2026
Some of the best soccer in the world is played in our parks. Play free late-night pickup soccer in every borough every day from now to July 18th. NYC Open Play is how New Yorkers come together through the world's game. Join the game at nycopenplay.com
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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Happy Juneteenth! To the descendants of enslaved Africans like me and to everyone who shares in the truth of #freedom.
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NPR @npr.org · 18/06/2026
The court ruled that the law used to prosecute a marijuana user violated his Second Amendment right to bear arms and is unconstitutionally vague. n.pr/4egXkKP
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Supreme Court sides with marijuana user who was barred from owning guns
The court ruled that the law used to prosecute a marijuana user violated his Second Amendment right to bear arms and is unconstitutionally vague.
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EL PAÍS @elpais.com · 07/06/2026
La primera visita apostólica de un Papa a España en 15 años arrancó con una carga de profundidad contra la polarización, la ultraderecha y la discriminación. Pese a su carácter tímido, ejerció sin reparos de líder moral con toda la clase política delante
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El Papa irrumpe en el debate político español con un claro alegato contra la polarización y la ultraderecha
El primer día de León XIV en Madrid comienza con un discurso que refuerza su figura de líder moral contra el populismo, sigue en un centro de inmigrantes y culmina en un acto con 500.000 personas
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Openrijk Nieuws @handle.invalid · 01/06/2026
Van 5 tot en met 8 juni 2026 vindt in Den Haag het Interparlementair Koninkrijksoverleg (IPKO) plaats. Parlementariërs uit Aruba, Curaçao, Sint-Maarten en Nederland bespreken hier hun samenwerking. De... #IPKO #Koninkrijk
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Parlementen uit het Koninkrijk overleggen in Den Haag
Van 5 tot en met 8 juni 2026 vindt in Den Haag het Interparlementair Koninkrijksoverleg (IPKO) plaats. Parlementariërs uit Aruba, Curaçao, Sint-Maarten en Nederland bespreken hier hun samenwerking. De delegaties delen plannen over belangrijke onderwerpen die alle landen raken. Een van de subthema's is de vergrijzing, waarvoor een werkbezoek aan Haarlem is gepland. Senator Paul Rosenmöller leidt de Nederlandse delegatie tijdens deze gesprekken. Daarnaast is er veel aandacht voor het betrekken van burgers bij klimaatplannen. Het overleg eindigt op maandag met het vaststellen van afspraken en een persconferentie. De bijeenkomsten zijn voor iedereen live te volgen via internet. Dit overleg wordt twee keer per jaar gehouden om de banden binnen het Koninkrijk sterk te houden. Het is een kans voor politici om direct met elkaar in gesprek te gaan over de toekomst.
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Keanu M. Heydari @keanuheydari.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
It would seem to me that a Jesus-style approach to presently existing social institutions and customs is not to baptize and divinize them, and so to legitimize them, but to subject them to ruthless and withering critique in the service of justice for the dispossessed.
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Michael LaFrance @mlafrance.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
A livestream of a volcano in the Philippines captured a meteor crashing to Earth today. What are the odds? Mayon Volcano, Location: Albay, Luzon, Philippines
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House & Field Negro Quarterly @morethanmud.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
the hungry observatory
black and white photo of domed observatory beneath a full moon; opened at the top resembling the pac man video game about to eat an energy dot
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Keanu M. Heydari @keanuheydari.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Many such cases.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Happy Nameday to my fellow Thomases #Orthodox
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 15/03/2026
The 98th Academy Awards are on Sunday. See the full list of Oscar nominees.
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2026 Oscar Nominations: See the Full List
The movies competing for the 98th Academy Awards. The ceremony will air on March 15.
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Le Monde @lemonde.fr · 09/03/2026
Le pétrole propulsé au-delà des 100 dollars le baril par la guerre au Moyen-Orient
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Le pétrole propulsé au-delà des 100 dollars le baril par la guerre au Moyen-Orient
Le blocage du détroit d’Ormuz force les pays du golfe Persique à réduire leur production d’or noir.
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NPR @npr.org · 25/02/2026
Cuban soldiers have killed four people aboard a speedboat registered in Florida that opened fire on officers in Cuban waters. It was unclear if any U.S. citizens were aboard. Officials said one Cuban officer was injured. n.pr/4qSkwC3
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Cuba says it killed 4 people aboard a Florida-registered speedboat who fired on soldiers
Cuban soldiers have killed four people aboard a speedboat registered in Florida that opened fire on officers in Cuban waters. It was unclear if any U.S. citizens were aboard. Officials said one Cuban officer was injured.
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Dr Rebecca Hall WakeProductions @wakerevolt.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
www.rebhallphd.org/events/event...
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Advanced literacy series: Reading as Resistance — Dr. Rebecca Hall
Join Dr. Rebecca Hall, author of Wake , for a spirited workshop series where she will guide participants on how to read deeply, and how to develop an effective annotation system that works for you to...
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 14/02/2026
I wonder if people are paying attention to how much their doom scrolling is cutting into time they used to use to read books
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Keanu M. Heydari @keanuheydari.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
“Let us begin by disarming our language, avoiding harsh words and rash judgement, refraining from slander and speaking ill of those who are not present and cannot defend themselves.” – Pope Leo
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Pope’s Lenten message: Abstain from harsh words and rash judgement - Vatican News
Ahead of the start of Lent, Pope Leo XIV invites Catholics to open ourselves to listening, fasting, and community, urging us to abstain from words of ...
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EL PAÍS @elpais.com · 03/02/2026
Una implantación quirúrgica en la corteza visual permitió a un hombre ciego percibir la luz, movimientos y hasta letras grandes. La estimulación eléctrica del cerebro está abriendo un sinfín de posibilidades para la comunicación entre cabeza y cuerpo
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Un implante en el cerebro permite recuperar la visión a un hombre ciego por una lesión en el nervio óptico
Científicos de la Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche estimularon la corteza visual del invidente hasta que logró percibir la luz, movimientos y hasta letras grandes
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NRC @nrc.nl · 01/02/2026
GroenLinks-PvdA kan een sleutelrol spelen als grootste oppositiepartij tegenover het minderheidskabinet-Jetten. Maar hoe constructief de partij zich moet opstellen, weten de leden niet.
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Als Klaver zegt dat het landsbestuur in ‘goede handen’ is bij D66, VVD en CDA, klapt maar één iemand
Partijbijeenkomst: GroenLinks-PvdA kan een sleutelrol spelen als grootste oppositiepartij tegenover het minderheidskabinet-Jetten. Maar hoe constructief de partij zich moet opstellen, weten de leden niet.
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NPR @npr.org · 20/01/2026
Warming temperatures are forcing Antarctic penguins to breed earlier and that's a big problem for two of the cute tuxedoed species that face extinction by the end of the century, a study said. n.pr/3ZlA5Xz
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Researchers find Antarctic penguin breeding is heating up sooner
Warming temperatures are forcing Antarctic penguins to breed earlier and that's a big problem for two of the cute tuxedoed species that face extinction by the end of the century, a study said.
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NOS @nieuws.nos.nl · 19/01/2026
OM eist geldboetes tegen VolkerWessels in omkoopzaak rond brug in Sint Maarten
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OM eist geldboetes tegen VolkerWessels in omkoopzaak rond brug in Sint Maarten
Een consultant trad op als kroongetuige in deze zaak
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de Volkskrant @volkskrant.nl · 07/01/2026
Ontvoering Maduro: zo belangrijk waren Amerikaanse hackers
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Ontvoering Maduro: zo belangrijk waren Amerikaanse hackers
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 05/01/2026
Everyone wants to eat better, but who has the time? These easy recipes come together in 45 minutes or less, so you can eat well any day of the week. nyti.ms/4qBnGud
21 Easy, Healthy Recipes for Busy, Tired People. A photo shows a hardboiled egg over rice in a green sauce.
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de Volkskrant @volkskrant.nl · 05/01/2026
Kunstmatige intelligentie heeft wel heel veel nevenschade
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Kunstmatige intelligentie heeft wel heel veel nevenschade
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NRC @nrc.nl · 30/12/2025
Het Ikje van vandaag: Weduwnaar. In het Ikje deelt een lezer een persoonlijk verhaal of anekdote in maximaal 120 woorden. Ook een Ikje insturen? Dat kan door te mailen naar ik@nrc.nl
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HR Lady Politics enjoyer (He/Him) @ryanabt.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
And it always has been. Look at the 1705 Virginia Act Concerning Servants and Slaves. As the Virginians struggled to determine what unfree labor—slavery and indentured—meant, the connected demonstrated assumptions about Blackness, Jewishness, and Muslims that worked together differently to…
The first portion of clause IV of the 1705 Act Concerning Servants and Slaves. It reads:

“IV. And also be it enacted, by the authority afore- Who shall be said, and it is hereby enacted, That all servants imported and brought into this country, by sea or land, who were not christians in their native country, (except Turks and Moors in amity with her majesty, and others that can make due proof of their being free in England, or any other christian country, before…
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Keanu M. Heydari @keanuheydari.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
will watch the garbage tomorrow. for now, getting dinner with a friend I haven’t seen in too long. please remember to take care of yourself. send that text to your friend you haven’t spoken to in a while. call your mom. do the dishes. watch something silly. play with your cat(s), etc., etc.
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NRC @nrc.nl · 28/11/2025
Het platform Substack ontpopt zich met een mengeling van literatuurkritiek, schrijfcursussen, korte verhalen en zelfs volledige romans tot een podium voor auteurs. Er heerst ongebreidelde vrijheid, maar leidt die vrijheid ook tot goede literatuur? buff.ly/W29C1LA
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Van beginners tot beroemdheden – de literatuur bloeit op digitaal platform Substack
Literatuur online: Het platform Substack ontpopt zich met een mengeling van literatuurkritiek, schrijfcursussen, korte verhalen en zelfs volledige romans tot een podium voor auteurs. Er heerst…
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de Volkskrant @volkskrant.nl · 11/11/2025
Opinie: Het is de hoogste tijd voor meer diversiteit binnen de Nederlandse rechtspraak
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Opinie: Het is de hoogste tijd voor meer diversiteit binnen de Nederlandse rechtspraak
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bryan newbold @bnewbold.net · 17/10/2025
as a reminder: bluesky (the app) has a broad set of user interactions controls. beyond blocking and block lists, we have features to control who can reply, mention, and quote-post accounts
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