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silverbeet-gd.bsky.social @silverbeet-gd.bsky.social · 13h
Puffins shot for sport Wealthy hunters are paying £3,000 to travel to Iceland, take aim at up to 100 adorable puffins as they nest and raise their babies, and rack up a body count. Iceland is one of the last places on Earth where puffin hunting is still legal action.eko.org/a/ban-puffin...
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Ban puffin hunting!
Wealthy hunters are paying £3,000 for the chance to travel to Iceland, take aim at up to 100 adorable puffins as they nest and raise their babies, and rack up a body count.It’s disgusting, and what ma
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silverbeet-gd.bsky.social @silverbeet-gd.bsky.social · 17h
Thousands March Against Far Right in Brazil Ahead of Runoff Election Demonstrators marched after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva accused the Trump administration of meddling in the election in favor of Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro www.commondreams.org/news/brazil-...
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Thousands March Against Far Right in Brazil Ahead of Runoff Election | Common Dreams
Students in Rio de Janeiro march in support of progressive Lula, fearing the rise of the far right in Brazil. Thousands join, carrying signs denouncing Bolsonaro. With the runoff approaching, tensions...
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silverbeet-gd.bsky.social @silverbeet-gd.bsky.social · 17h
Gaza Genocide 'Not Over,' Says UN Expert as Israel's Onslaught Enters Fourth Year “The situation on the ground is catastrophic,” said Francesca Albanese. “It’s really beyond what words can say.” www.commondreams.org/news/frances...
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Gaza Genocide 'Not Over,' Says UN Expert as Israel's Onslaught Enters Fourth Year | Common Dreams
“The situation on the ground is catastrophic," said Francesca Albanese. "It’s really beyond what words can say."
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Pe[low]te Hegseth can’t keep up with women he claims aren’t strong enough to compete with men in his “warrior” military.
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silverbeet-gd.bsky.social @silverbeet-gd.bsky.social · 17h
The Problem With Israel Goes Much Deeper Than 'Netanyahu’s Extremist Government' Netanyahu is a war criminal, but not the problem; he has overseen genocide in Gaza but inherited a social and political order structured around Palestinian dispossession and erasure www.commondreams.org/opinion/prob...
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The Problem With Israel Goes Much Deeper Than 'Netanyahu’s Extremist Government' | Common Dreams
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal, but he is not the problem; he has overseen the genocide in Gaza, but he inherited a social and political order structured around Palestinia...
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silverbeet-gd.bsky.social @silverbeet-gd.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
apnews.com/article/welf... Arkansas campaign ad sparks conservative backlash for portraying lazy welfare recipient as white
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Common Dreams @commondreams.org · 06/10/2026
"Communities have a right to determine which industries get to move into their backyards," one @wa-air.bsky.social activist said.
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'Halt the Out-of-Control Tech Oligarchs': WA State Calls for Data Center Moratorium
"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 and data centers," one organizer said.
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Brett Shaw @brettshaw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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silverbeet-gd.bsky.social @silverbeet-gd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Deborah Frances-White: It’s not just Cornell: rape culture spreads from frat houses to business, politics and even boys’ phones College fraternities are notoriously unsafe places for women – also where the most powerful men in the world learn to be misogynistic www.thenerve.news/p/deborah-fr...
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Deborah Frances-White: It’s not just Cornell: rape culture spreads from frat houses to business, politics and even boys’ phones
College fraternities are notoriously unsafe places for women. But it’s worse than that: they are also where the most powerful men in the world learn to be misogynistic, writes the Guilty Feminist
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silverbeet-gd.bsky.social @silverbeet-gd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Make justice for Palestine non-negotiable in 2026 General Election Stand against Israel's ethnic cleansing and genocide of the Palestinian people, regime of apartheid and decades-long illegal occupation – refuse New Zealand Govt choosing to make us complicit our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/pl...
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Pledge: Make Your Vote Count for Palestine
This year’s General Election provides a crucial opportunity to elect representatives who will take a stand for justice and be accountable to us, the people. Voters can use their power to demonstrate t...
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Common Dreams @commondreams.org · 04/10/2026
Palestinian researcher @muhammadshehad2 reviewed the list of 170 journalists killed in Gaza that the IDF claimed were "terrorists." He found the list to be "the most sloppy, shameless fraud possible."
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Palestinian Researcher Dismantles Israel's List of So-Called 'Terrorist' Journalists Slain in Gaza
Researcher Muhammad Shehada reviewed all 170 names on the IDF's list of supposed militants posing as journalists and found it to be "the most sloppy shameless fraud possible."
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The collective ignorance of MAGA, a cult that mindlessly repeats whatever they've been told by liars—and knows no actual history.
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silverbeet-gd.bsky.social @silverbeet-gd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
MSF Says Israel Is 'Asphyxiating' Gaza, With Palestinians Pushed Into 'Smaller and Smaller Area' “The yellow line cannot be treated simply as a line on a map. It has become a mechanism of encirclement and ethnic cleansing.” www.commondreams.org/news/gaza-ye...
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MSF Says Israel Is 'Asphyxiating' Gaza, With Palestinians Pushed Into 'Smaller and Smaller Area' | Common Dreams
After a year of creeping westward, the IDF now occupies 65% of Gaza, squeezing 2.1 million Palestinians into smaller areas. MSF struggles to provide aid as Israel restricts essentials, leading to illn...
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silverbeet-gd.bsky.social @silverbeet-gd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Indian Supreme Court Demands 'Transparent' Answers From Modi's Government on Voter Purge Hundreds of people have been arrested in recent days at youth-led protests over the removal of more than 130 million names from voter rolls www.commondreams.org/news/india-p...
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Indian Supreme Court Demands 'Transparent' Answers From Modi's Government on Voter Purge | Common Dreams
India's Supreme Court demands answers from PM Modi's government over alleged voter purge. Thousands protest, calling for accountability. Journalists detained, police accused of assault.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Trump's people are using blue curtains to hide empty seats at this evening's rally in Grand Island, Nebraska. Those accurate reports of poor turnout in Ohio and Alabama *really* got under his skin.
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silverbeet-gd.bsky.social @silverbeet-gd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Brazil on the Brink: Why Lula Is Down Against Bolsonaro Jr. There are still three weeks until the next round, and Lula could still win, but it’s gonna take a massive fight. Part of that fight is changing how the international media covers things www.commondreams.org/opinion/lula...
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Brazil on the Brink: Why Lula Is Down Against Bolsonaro Jr. | Common Dreams
There are still three weeks until the next round, and Lula could still win, but it's gonna take a massive fight. Part of that fight is changing how the international media covers things.
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silverbeet-gd.bsky.social @silverbeet-gd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Should the government spend less? A debate between a neoliberal and a progressive: Oliver Hartwich and Max Rashbrooke thespinoff.co.nz/politics/06-...
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Should the government spend less? A debate between a neoliberal and a progressive | The Spinoff
In this email debate, researcher Max Rashbrooke and The New Zealand Initiative's Oliver Hartwich argue the merits and parameters of state spending.
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Common Dreams @commondreams.org · 05/10/2026
This massive power shift is even more starkly illustrated by the billionaires, financial mavens, and tech bros who put Trump in power, who refuse to slow climate change, and who are now deciding on the future of AI and therefore humanity, writes @rbreich.bsky.social.
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The Wealthy Hold More Power Than Ever—Can We Take It Back?
How can government enact and enforce the necessary reforms if it’s under the control of a power elite that won’t permit them?
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silverbeet-gd.bsky.social @silverbeet-gd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Only 319 Mexican gray wolves remain in the wild—and Trump just signed their death sentence To ranchers: “You can shoot them as of today” – illegal for now, but time is running out … under 70 days to stop Interior Secretary Doug Burgum from fulfilling Trump’s attack action.eko.org/a/stop-trump...
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Stop Trump’s attack on wolves!
Majestic, intelligent, and fiercely loyal, gray wolves live in devoted family packs—led by an alpha pair who mate for life and raise their pups as a tight-knit unit.Among them is the Mexican gray wolf
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
FFS… Is it really an accident anymore at this point?
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silverbeet-gd.bsky.social @silverbeet-gd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Ipsos urges National to withdraw inaccurate claim about its polling on tax Carin Hercock, country manager for Ipsos NZ: “While Ipsos is happy for any of our published research to be quoted, we take the accurate reporting of our research and survey data seriously.” thespinoff.co.nz/politics/04-...
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Ipsos urges National to withdraw inaccurate claim about its polling on tax | The Spinoff
‘We take the accurate reporting of our research and survey data seriously.’
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silverbeet-gd.bsky.social @silverbeet-gd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Country Star Zach Bryan Defies Robert Kraft's Censorship, Wearing 'Free Palestine' Shirt at Gillette Stadium Show Weeks earlier, Kraft pushed for NFL stadiums to ban Macklemore over his pro-Palestine comments. www.commondreams.org/news/country...
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Country Star Zach Bryan Defies Robert Kraft's Censorship, Wearing 'Free Palestine' Shirt at Gillette Stadium Show | Common Dreams
Weeks earlier, Kraft pushed for NFL stadiums to ban Macklemore over his pro-Palestine comments.
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davidej2025.bsky.social @davidej2025.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
One of the greatest presidents has returned to help defeat the most corrupt person in US history.
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Mourning NAVALNY😢 @jan-readsalot.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Just when we think it can’t get worse … it does.
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silverbeet-gd.bsky.social @silverbeet-gd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Palestinian Researcher Dismantles Israel's List of So-Called 'Terrorist' Journalists Slain in Gaza Muhammad Shehada reviewed all 170 names on the IDF’s list of supposed militants posing as journalists and found it to be “the most sloppy shameless fraud possible” www.commondreams.org/news/idf-gaz...
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Palestinian Researcher Dismantles Israel's List of So-Called 'Terrorist' Journalists Slain in Gaza | Common Dreams
Researcher Muhammad Shehada reviewed all 170 names on the IDF's list of supposed militants posing as journalists and found it to be "the most sloppy shameless fraud possible."
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Council Estate Media @councilestatemedia.uk · 04/10/2026
The fact the British media is angrier about a "Zionism is racism" motion than about Zionists committing genocide speaks volumes about the British media
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AliceK @coalisdead.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
‘Concern’ for the ‘humanitarian’ nature of the ongoing #genocide in Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem - never extended to criticism of Israel’s replacement of UNRWA with the system of privatised aid, which killed and injured thousands #albomp #auspol. Why? theconversation.com/privatised-a...
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Privatised aid failed the people of Gaza. The world should learn not to repeat it
New research looking into the US government-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation shows when aid is handed over to corporations, civilians pay the price.
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Whakamataku - Toitū Te Tiriti 🍉 @whakamataku.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Greens knock it out out of the park… AGAIN! Communicate like verbal kaitiaki and then kanikani into the sun.. 💚💚💚🕺🏽💚💚💚 #nzpol
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Greens eye free, fast and reliable public transport with election promises
The Green Party has pledged to make public transport free for eligible groups and cap bus and train fares at $2 for everyone else.
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silverbeet-gd.bsky.social @silverbeet-gd.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Britain's contracts with Palantir hit £1bn Newly surfaced disclosures reveal the government has spent or agreed to spend at least £992m with Peter Thiel’s controversial AI company – as pressure mounts on Andy Burnham to block them. Max Colbert reports for the Nerve www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-1...
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Revealed: Britain's contracts with Palantir hit £1bn
Newly surfaced disclosures reveal the government has spent or agreed to spend at least £992m with Peter Thiel’s controversial AI company – as pressure mounts on Andy Burnham to block them. Max Colbert...
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silverbeet-gd.bsky.social @silverbeet-gd.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
When is the right time to compare US politics to the Nazi era? This expert on Christian nationalism says: now Robert P Jones argues that declining white Christian influence has fuelled an alliance with Trump, and warns it is reshaping US democracy www.theguardian.com/books/2026/o...
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When is the right time to compare US politics to the Nazi era? This expert on Christian nationalism says: now
Robert P Jones argues that declining white Christian influence has fuelled an alliance with Trump, and warns it is reshaping US democracy
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silverbeet-gd.bsky.social @silverbeet-gd.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
To: The Government of Aotearoa New Zealand Urgent Establishment of a Sudan Special Humanitarian Visa Pathway Many Sudanese people in Aotearoa remain separated from their immediate and extended families, with no safe or accessible pathway for reunification our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/ur...
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Urgent Establishment of a Sudan Special Humanitarian Visa Pathway
Context  April 15 marked three years since the outbreak of war in Sudan. The crisis has escalated into one of the most severe humanitarian emergencies globally, with over 33.7 million people in n...
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silverbeet-gd.bsky.social @silverbeet-gd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Brazil’s Lula says only he can stop rise of fascism under Bolsonaro’s son President leads huge rally in Rio before election on Sunday seen as most important for decades www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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Brazil’s Lula says only he can stop rise of fascism under Bolsonaro’s son
President leads huge rally in Rio before election on Sunday seen as most important for decades
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Seriously 💥
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Rep. Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.house.gov · 02/10/2026
This corruption must be investigated.
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silverbeet-gd.bsky.social @silverbeet-gd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
White Ribbon campaign For White Ribbon, a nonprofit organization that gets men and boys involved in ending violence against women, Broken Heart Love Affair addresses toxic social media www.commarts.com/exhibit/whit...
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White Ribbon campaign | Communication Arts
For White Ribbon, a nonprofit organization that gets men and boys involved in ending violence against women, Broken Heart Love Affair addresses toxic social media.
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silverbeet-gd.bsky.social @silverbeet-gd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
ProPublica wanted to find out just how easy it is to start a private school. It was A) Easy B) Simple C) Effortless and D) All of the above We’re Reporters, Not Teachers. We Were Able to Start Private Schools Anyway www.propublica.org/article/prop...
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Almost Anyone Can Start a Private School. We Put This to the Test.
Our reporting has shown how easily people — some with questionable backgrounds — have founded their own private schools in barns, strip malls and other places. That led us to an experiment: If the hur...
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silverbeet-gd.bsky.social @silverbeet-gd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Did Creative New Zealand silence staff at the Venice Biennale? A group armed with OIA documents are asking questions around the legality of staff guidelines at the Venice Biennale, but the documents reveal other shortcomings www.thebigidea.co.nz/stories/cnz-...
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Did CNZ silence staff at the Venice Biennale?
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silverbeet-gd.bsky.social @silverbeet-gd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
How are independent presses changing New Zealand's publishing landscape? A quietly ambitious wave of small presses is changing what gets made, who gets published, and what ends up on our bookshelves www.thebigidea.co.nz/stories/how-...
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How are independent presses changing our publishing landscape?
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silverbeet-gd.bsky.social @silverbeet-gd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
'Your Struggle Is Our Struggle' Says Hasidic Anti-Zionist Rabbi Facing ICE Deportation Over Pro-Palestinian Protest Lawyer for 35-year-old Yehonatan Ovadia said his arrest by ICE demonstrates how “equating anti-Zionism with antisemitism produces absurd results.” www.commondreams.org/news/rabbi-d...
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'Your Struggle Is Our Struggle' Says Hasidic Anti-Zionist Rabbi Facing ICE Deportation Over Pro-Palestinian Protest | Common Dreams
A lawyer for 35-year-old Yehonatan Ovadia said his arrest by ICE demonstrates how "equating anti-Zionism with antisemitism produces absurd results."
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silverbeet-gd.bsky.social @silverbeet-gd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
'By Annihilating Iran, We've Created Peace': Trump's Genocidal Rhetoric Takes Orwellian Turn in Time Interview Trump also said that the war has continued into its seventh month, “only because I wanted to go further.” www.commondreams.org/news/trump-w...
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'By Annihilating Iran, We've Created Peace': Trump's Genocidal Rhetoric Takes Orwellian Turn in Time Interview | Common Dreams
Trump also acknowledged that the war has continued into its seventh month, "Only because I wanted to go further."
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silverbeet-gd.bsky.social @silverbeet-gd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Another Trump DOJ Weaponization Ploy Implodes as Judge Permanently Ends Reflecting Pool Vandalism Case “… a miscarriage of justice, and what happened... is an outrage that should shock every American,” said attorneys representing former Olympian David Hearn www.commondreams.org/news/reflect...
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Another Trump DOJ Weaponization Ploy Implodes as Judge Permanently Ends Reflecting Pool Vandalism Case | Common Dreams
Washington, DC judge dismisses false charges against former Olympian for vandalizing Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. DOJ case deemed unjust.
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silverbeet-gd.bsky.social @silverbeet-gd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
From Robert Kraft to Netanyahu, Israel’s supporters keep helping its critics – Peter Beinart These men’s actions aren’t just morally loathsome; they’re politically stupid. Social science may explain the phenomenon www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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From Robert Kraft to Netanyahu, Israel’s supporters keep helping its critics | Peter Beinart
These men’s actions aren’t just morally loathsome; they’re politically stupid. Social science may explain the phenomenon
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silverbeet-gd.bsky.social @silverbeet-gd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
New Google Maps images reveal massive scale of devastation in Gaza Satellite imagery shows further destruction of homes, businesses and places of worship since fragile ceasefire www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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New Google Maps images reveal massive scale of devastation in Gaza
Satellite imagery shows further destruction of homes, businesses and places of worship since fragile ceasefire
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silverbeet-gd.bsky.social @silverbeet-gd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
NAZA film-makers say they spoke to more than 100 sources about Israeli actions in Gaza Team behind documentary push back against IDF attempt to discredit its exposure of military systems www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oc...
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NAZA film-makers say they spoke to more than 100 sources about Israeli actions in Gaza
Team behind documentary push back against IDF attempt to discredit its exposure of military systems
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silverbeet-gd.bsky.social @silverbeet-gd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Trump administration diverts human rights funds to push far-right agenda abroad Support such as for white Afrikaners, a campaign against Brazil’s supreme court and anti-communism reveals how US is redefining what qualifies as human rights www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump administration diverts human rights funds to push far-right agenda abroad
Support such as for white Afrikaners and anti-communism reveals how US is redefining what qualifies as human rights
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silverbeet-gd.bsky.social @silverbeet-gd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Brazil attorney general says meddling ‘cannot be tolerated’ after Trump funding plans revealed Jorge Messias calls Guardian report ‘an important alert for Brazilian sovereignty’ as nation prepares to go to polls www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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Brazil attorney general says meddling ‘cannot be tolerated’ after Trump funding plans revealed
Jorge Messias calls Guardian report ‘an important alert for Brazilian sovereignty’ as nation prepares to go to polls
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silverbeet-gd.bsky.social @silverbeet-gd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Israeli forces overwhelmed by violent settlers in ‘terrorist attack’ on Palestinian family Settler violence in West Bank makes everyday life ‘untenable’ for Palestinians, says ICRC after assault on family trying to return home in Jalud www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Israeli forces overwhelmed by violent settlers in ‘terrorist attack’ on Palestinian family
Settler violence in West Bank makes everyday life ‘untenable’ for Palestinians, says ICRC after assault on family trying to return home in Jalud
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silverbeet-gd.bsky.social @silverbeet-gd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Alarm Grows Over 'Clearly Illegal' Trump-Rubio Election Meddling in Brazil “The Trump-Rubio interventions, with the collaboration of the Bolsonaro clan, have made the Flávio campaign into another US regime change operation. This should be defeated.” www.commondreams.org/news/trump-e...
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Alarm Grows Over 'Clearly Illegal' Trump-Rubio Election Meddling in Brazil | Common Dreams
"The Trump-Rubio interventions, with the collaboration of the Bolsonaro clan, have made the Flávio campaign into another US regime change operation. This should be defeated."
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Truthout @truthout.org · 30/09/2026
Far right Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his cabinet have voted to designate the U.S.’s leading Muslim civil rights group as a “domestic terrorist organization,” threatening to shutter and impose severe penalties on the group and its state affiliate.
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DeSantis Administration Votes to Designate Major Muslim American Group as “Terrorist” Organization
Florida Republicans have spent months maneuvering to grant DeSantis the authority to ban the group.
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silverbeet-gd.bsky.social @silverbeet-gd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
1 in 5 Children in Lebanon Facing Daily Hunger Due to Israeli Assault: UNICEF After more than six months, 329,000 people in Lebanon remain displaced from their homes by Israel’s occupation, one-third of whom are children www.commondreams.org/news/lebanon...
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1 in 5 Children in Lebanon Facing Daily Hunger Due to Israeli Assault: UNICEF | Common Dreams
​Israel's occupation of southern Lebanon has forcibly displaced more than 1.1 million people, including around 329,000 children.
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