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Richard Ashby Wilson

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Princeton University Professor of #Anthropology & Co-Director of the Human Rights Initiative. Views are personal.

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Richard Ashby Wilson @richardawilson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Lively discussion of International Institutions and Agencies with Jessica Greenberg, Milena Jaksic, and Elif Babul. Moderated by Stephen Macedo.
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Richard Ashby Wilson @richardawilson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Excellent panel on International Law and the Rule of Law including Didier Fassin, Asli Bali, and Lori Allen. @Princeton @princetonanthro.bsky.social
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Richard Ashby Wilson @richardawilson.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Please join us @princeton.edu for a conference on: #HumanRights and Social Movements in an Era of #Authoritarianism with an amazing line-up of speakers from around the globe! October 2-3, 2026. anthropology.princeton.edu/events/human...
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Human Rights and Social Movements in an Era of Authoritarianism
The conference aims to take stock of the attack on human rights discourses and institutions and identify ways of advocating for human rights that are relevant to the current authoritarian era. The his...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🔥JACK SMITH: "Trump engaged in serious crimes against 🇺🇸- a criminal scheme to prevent a lawful transfer of power... the rule of law faces challenges unlike any we've experienced. I won't be silenced by threats of prosecution. While fear may be contagious, courage is as well."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/09/2026
ProPublica obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing. From the archives:
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The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax
ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, ev...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026
Zelenskyy: "For first time in Russia’s history, we now hear that its oil industry is running on fumes. Our target is Russia’s ability to finance this war, to drag it out, to make it more brutal & destructive. Russia’s finances & Russia’s production are what must be stopped if Putin is to be stopped”
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Richard Ashby Wilson @richardawilson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
US stands with #warcriminals as it prepares to sanction the #ICC, that indicted Russia's Putin and Israel's Netanyahu for war crimes www.yacnews.com/us-prepares-...
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US prepares to sanction the ICC, that indicted Russia's Putin and Israel's Netanyahu for war crimes
Trump is preparing sanctions against the International Criminal Court itself, potentially cutting it off from U.S. banking, technology and services. The US has already sanctioned 13 ICC officials and ...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
NEW: Since 2020, certification has increasingly become a tool for fringe local officials to delay results, force state intervention and cast doubt on votes they are legally required to finalize. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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How rogue counties could help Trump and throw the midterms into chaos after Election Day
Since 2020, certification has increasingly become a tool for fringe local officials to delay results, force state intervention and cast doubt on votes they are legally required to finalize.
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
He is not wrong. "There are reasonable grounds to believe that the reported 68 attacks that killed 223 people constituted crimes against humanity of murder under customary international law" - United Nations Special Rapporteur on U.S. Killing “Narco-Terrorists” at Sea www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Merely hours after the shooting, a man was abruptly discharged from the hospital & taken directly into ICE custody. His family & their immigration lawyer, Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, reported that they were initially kept in the dark by the hospital & have not been told exactly where he is detained.
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ICE officer shoots and injures delivery driver in Austin: Police
A man was shot and injured in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement incident in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, according to officials.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Meanwhile, we’re still murdering people in the Caribbean. www.reuters.com/world/us-say...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Tax the rich. Break up big banks. Primary corporate Democrats. Get Big Money out of politics. The message of the Occupy Movement is as important today as it was 15 years ago.
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Adam Isacson @adamisacson.com · 20/09/2026
New boat strike tonight. 4 more killed in the Caribbean. The utter degradation of the United States of America continues. www.southcom.mil/News/PressRe...
234 reported people killed (including 23 unrecovered survivors).
67 reported attack events.
71 reported boats struck.
3 reported survivors recovered.
45 reported events in the Eastern Pacific. 20 reported events in the Caribbean. 2 reported events in unspecified locations.
32 events ordered by Southern Command Commander Gen. Francis Donovan (101 reported killed). 19 events ordered by President Donald Trump (76 reported killed). 14 events ordered by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (50 reported killed). 2 events listed as “under the direction of U.S. Southern Command” (7 reported killed).
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
By moving to the “center,” Democrats have failed to fight the forces that led us to Donald Trump: widening inequality, economic insecurity, and the unchecked political power of corporations and the rich. Political centrism is nonsense. There is no middle ground between democracy and oligarchy.
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Inequality Media @inequalitymedia.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
NEW: How would a wealth tax on billionaires like Jeff Bezos ACTUALLY work? Economist and wealth inequality expert @gabrielzucman.bsky.social explains.
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How Would a Wealth Tax Really Work? (ft. Gabriel Zucman)
Billionaires want you to believe taxing their extreme wealth is too radical and that it can’t be done.Baloney.Economist
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 18/09/2026
The Turkish government’s major crackdown on groups and activists defending LGBT rights threatens the rule of law and fundamental rights in Türkiye. Following coordinated police raids, police arrested at least 112 people, with 82 still detained under court order.
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Türkiye: LGBT Rights Crackdown Strikes at Rule of Law
The Turkish government’s major crackdown on groups and activists defending the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people threatens the rule of law and fundamental rights.
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Rabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Gerald A. Cooper (1896-1975) ~ Sunflower Seeds
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
#BREAKING: Over *no* public dissents, #SCOTUS *stays* the federal district court’s TRO in the Missouri redistricting case, effectively restoring the Missouri Supreme Court ruling from last week (and the 2022 map that it requires the state to use in November).
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🇬🇧 ED MILIBAND: “The British government agrees there is ETHNIC CLEANSING in areas of the West Bank, perpetrated by 🇮🇱 settler terrorists— all too often the 🇮🇱 government has turned a blind eye or supported the forced displacement of Palestinians.” Full: x.com/ed_miliband/...
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The 40-hour work week. The weekend itself. Lifesaving safety standards. Organized labor has changed our country for the better. This Labor Day, we recognize the achievements of our unions and the workers who make the American way of life possible.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/09/2026
ProPublica reviewed the court records for more than 70,000 habeas petition cases and found that judges in some parts of the country take far longer than others to decide whether people with no criminal record should be detained by ICE. See our full list: propub.li/46ejybx
Excerpt of a searchable table titled "How long do habeas cases take in different judges' courtrooms?" The description reads: "Among judges who have been assigned at least 50 habeas cases during the second Trump administration, the median time for a case to be closed varies widely." The table is organized into columns, from left to right: judge (appointed by); district; total cases; and median days to close. For example: The top judge, Charles Goodwin, is a Trump appointee in the Western District of Oklahoma, with 169 total cases and 144 median days to close a case. Most of the top 9 judges shown were appointed by Republican presidents and are in red state districts. They all take a median 92 days or longer to close habeas cases.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Increase in productivity since 1979: 93% Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 34% Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%. As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 04/09/2026
“They gave no reason, nothing… people have no job. No money to pay our bills. For 11 years, I made money for them. And now they’re not doing anything for me.”
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‘Treated worse than cattle’: 2,500 Tyson workers laid off, plant shutters overnight
“They gave no reason, nothing... people have no job. No money to pay our bills. For 11 years, I made money for them. And now they’re not doing anything for me.”
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 05/09/2026
Many federal judges have repeatedly stood up to abuses of executive power. But doing so takes courage, especially as threats and intimidation against judges rise. Protecting judges is essential to protecting the rule of law. bit.ly/4h2IUPI
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Protecting Those Who Protect the Constitution
A new Brennan Center report documents the threats faced by federal judges.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 03/09/2026
NEW: Over the “strongest possible” objections of a federal prosecutor handling the case, Trump DOJ officials quashed plans to bring civil rights charges against an ICE agent accused of shooting a Venezuelan immigrant and then lying about it.
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Trump’s DOJ Blocked Serious ICE Shooting Charge Over Federal Prosecutor’s “Strongest Possible” Objections
A prosecutor planned to file civil rights charges — similar to those brought against the officers who killed George Floyd — against an ICE agent. In an email we exclusively obtained, he reveals that T...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The richest man owns X. The second and fourth richest men control Google. The third richest man owns The Washington Post. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the seventh richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
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Richard Ashby Wilson @richardawilson.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
How is this any different from #Colonialism ? How did that end? Trump Says U.S. Has Deal for Control of Large Share of #VenezuelaOil www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/b...
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Trump Says U.S. Has Deal for Control of Large Share of Venezuela’s Oil
The president said an agreement between the countries covered more than 65 billion barrels of reserves. A U.S. official said it would involve a partnership with a private company.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
GOP candidates in crucial swing states want to send law enforcement to the polls in November. It’s a troubling escalation in lockstep with President Donald Trump’s calls to “take over” elections and stop voting fraud he’s repeatedly failed to prove exists. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Taking cues from Trump, GOP candidates push for law enforcement at polls
Read more here.
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Sergey Vasiliev @sevslv.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Chair of the Dutch Council for the Judiciary: 'It is time for a firm and united response to the U.S. government.’ ‘Disapproving words are not enough. Those words must lead to action.' ‘We cannot stand by while the US threatens to dismantle the ICC’
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‘We cannot stand by while the US threatens to dismantle the International Criminal Court’ | Rechtspraak
Den Haag, 13 augustus 2026 om 09:48, ‘It’s time for countries that recognize the immense value of international law to take a stand.’ This statement comes from Henk Naves, Chair of the Dutch Council for the Judiciary. He is responding to a joint declaration by European judicial organizations following new threats by the U.S. government directed at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Naves says, ‘This declaration should mark the beginning of concrete support from Europe for the ICC. It is time for a firm and united response to the U.S. government.’
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Y'all... the Band of the Coldstream Guards performed "9 to 5" in front of Buckingham Palace in honor of Dolly Parton.
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Richard Ashby Wilson @richardawilson.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
#Meta Squeeze them until the pips squeak. But the downside: what the U.S. can't regulate through sensible legislation, we shall regulate through torts. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/t...
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Meta to Pay Up to $17.1 Billion in Landmark Settlement Over Social Media Addiction Claims
The social media giant settled with 47 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories, and agreed to make major changes to its products over claims its platforms endangered children.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson accused the Supreme Court’s conservative majority of injecting “chaos and uncertainty” into the 2026 midterm elections Monday after the Court lifted one injunction blocking Donald Trump’s anti-mail voting executive order. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Jackson slams Supreme Court majority for injecting ‘chaos’ into midterms as voting advocates blast mail ballot ruling
Jackson said the decision creates a new bind for states and voting rights groups seeking to challenge last-minute election changes. They can be told they sued too early before a final rule is issued, ...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
NEW: The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals tossed a Republican lawsuit challenging Nevada’s grace period for late mail ballots Friday, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Watson v. Republican National Committee. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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9th Circuit junks GOP lawsuit challenging Nevada’s mail ballot grace period
"By their own admission, Plaintiffs have not suffered any ‘actual or threatened injury,’" the court held.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Some of the biggest recipients of tax breaks in 2025 were these six corporations. Together they got $83 billion in federal tax breaks thanks in large part to the passage of the Trump-Republican Big Ugly Bill. Each are major players in the development of AI and data centers. Remember this.
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Adil Haque @adhaque.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
My rogue government announces sanctions on the President of the International Criminal Court, and on a judicial nominee. This is deranged behavior by a permanent member of the UN Security Council.
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Dee 🦋 @iamstillwithher.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
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Music Box Magazine @musicboxonline.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
You may or may not be aware of just *how much* surveillance is out there. You also may or may not be aware of *how much* it is misused. Once again, John Oliver lays it all out quite well. 📺
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Police Surveillance Technology: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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Rabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Steve Shapiro, Selma, Alabama 1965
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Matiangai Sirleaf @matiangai.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Interview on moving beyond recognition toward repair for chattel enslavement, the trade in African peoples, and their enduring legacies. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ltc7...
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Beyond Recognition, Toward Repair: A conversation with Professor Matiangai Sirleaf
YouTube video by The Resistance Bureau
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Richard Ashby Wilson @richardawilson.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
#GestapoState
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ACLU @aclu.org · 11/08/2026
1. Flock tracks and stores every passing vehicle, not just crime suspects. 2. Flock makes huge profits for itself and its investors by trading away our privacy. 3. Flock's tech is ripe for abuse — police officers have already been fired for using it to stalk women. Should we keep going?
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Why Are So Many People Upset About Flock Cameras?
Flock Safety’s automated license plate-reading cameras, used by thousands of law enforcement agencies in the U.S., have drawn intense criticism from civil liberties groups.
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AltYellostoneNatPar @altyellonatpark.org · 08/08/2026
How about a law that all Data Centers must operate entirely off grid using renewable energy. And another requiring their cooling mechanisms use only closed loop cooling systems. How about if taxpayers don't end up paying the bills.
Pronghorn Buck showing those famous horns that shed annually, have forks and a boney core.
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Jeffrey F Steiner @jfs.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Visiting New York City and I think I found the communism that Mamdani is doing.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
The top 10% of richest Americans own 87% of stocks. The top 1% alone own roughly half of all stocks. It's worth pointing out once again: the stock market is not the economy.
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US stock market hits record highs as AI profits pile and oil prices ease
S&P 500 shot up 1.8% and the main measure of Wall Street’s health topped its prior all-time high set a few months ago
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Ilya Somin @ilyasomin.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
In this post, I explain why most of Trump's new executive order targeting birthright citizenship is blatantly unconstitutional under the Supreme Court's recent ruling in Trump v. Barbara: reason.com/volokh/2026/...
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Trump Issues Another Unconstitutional Executive Order Targeting Birthright Citizenship
Milla74/Dreamstime In Trump v. Barbara, issued in June, the Supreme Court ruled against Donald Trump's executive order denying birthright citizenship…
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ʟᴇɢꜱ ʙᴇɴᴇᴅɪᴄᴛ ✨ 𝟏𝟎/𝟒 @maybecam.blacksky.app · 05/08/2026
Waking up to Sharia Law in NYC is crazy. Knicks won, crime is down, 2,000 toddlers are going to school for free, parents got “date night” with nyc babysitters, they’re building housing on city land, small businesses are saving money and selling ice cream. Its sunny out i should go get one.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it.
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Richard Ashby Wilson @richardawilson.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Brilliant. The economic model espoused since Reagan and Thatcher, by left parties too btw, has exacerbated poverty and eviscerated the middle class. We need a new model that contributes to human flourishing.
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Jim Parrett 🍁 @jymn.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Jimi Hendrix, Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, San Jose, CA, May 25 1969.
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