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Tiziana Torresi (she/her)

@tizianatorresi.bsky.social
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Political philosopher, University of Adelaide Migration, temporary migration, cities and migration, citizenship, populism. Theories of wellbeing, love, Buddhism, and cyberpolitics!

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 5h
Mortgage rates have increased now for *7 weeks in a row* They're at the highest levels in almost *3 years* This is EXACTLY what Donald Trump said he wants to do Can't afford to buy a home or even rent an apartment? Now you know why It's the #CostOfTrumpsCorruption And we're ALL paying for it
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Dave Wenning @rxdavid.bsky.social · 7h
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 8h
> @cnbc.com #Tariffs www.cnbc.com/2026/10/08/i...
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Antagoniste 🏴 @antagonisteqc.bsky.social · 3h
je pense que pete hegseth a beaucoup manqué d'amour quand il était jeune
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Maida ☠️ @emmaidama.bsky.social · 10h
Megyn Kelly’s awfulness is on full display! #Pinks 🌸 #IAmJaneDoe apple.news/AY3wblvjwRda...
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Opinion | Megyn Kelly’s authentic awfulness is on full display with misogynistic attacks on Cornell’s ‘Jane Doe’ — MS NOW
The ex-Fox News host’s rant was women-hating, plain and simple, from a woman who has leaned on her femininity when it suits her.
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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 3h
The death penalty on its own is morally indefensible; Turning it into a public spectacle is an abomination
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Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 3h
ICE agents shot and wounded a man in a car on a bustling New York City street Thursday afternoon, narrowly missing a child who was seated in the vehicle and sparking a heated confrontation between the feds and outraged citizens, officials said www.nydailynews.com/2026/10/08/f...
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ICE agents nearly hit child as they open fire on man in NYC clash
The incident happened at about 4 p.m. on Marble Hill Ave. near W. 225th St., officials said.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h
Marco Rubio has a meltdown when asked about Kimberly Guilfoyle: "I'm not playing this game ... you guys are not gonna be our only source of information in the world. I'm sorry to tell you that. No... I don't even know if what you're reporting is true." (It's true! The Journal has her text messages!)
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𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐲 𝐉.𝐒. 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐝𝐚 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 ¬1𝜄 = 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗂𝗈𝗍𝖺 @ajsdecepida.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
⊛ Trump says he could have done “very bad things” to Clinton, Biden and Obama, then praises his own restraint. ⊛ Hostage situation? He’s the 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞-𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫, suffering 𝚂𝚝𝚘𝚌𝚔𝚑𝚘𝚕𝚖 𝚜𝚢𝚗𝚍𝚛𝚘𝚖𝚎 for himself. ⊛ And he calls that respect for the presidency. ↷ www.rawstory.com/trump-impeac...
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Trump bizarre impeachment rant stuns Oval Office onlookers: 'This is not normal'
President Donald Trump left onlookers stunned Wednesday when he went on a bizarre rant about what Democrats will do to him if they take back control of Congress after the midterm elections. Speaking t...
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
ICE is now separating children from their parents in the nation’s interior and deeming them “unaccompanied.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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“You kidnapped my son”
ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.”
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Just a reminder: Tillis persuaded the woman Hegseth allegedly raped to come forward with her story, and told her that if she did, it would sink the nomination. She did. At great risk to herself. Tillis then cast the deciding vote for Hegseth. Because he’s a goddamned coward.
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Outgoing Sen. Tillis regrets pivotal vote for Hegseth: ‘He’s an actor. He’s not a manager’
Outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis spoke to MS NOW about regretting his vote to confirm Pete Hegseth and his strained relationship with Trump.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Pete Hegseth removing tenure protections shows precisely why they are needed. He wants to silence dissent by being able to fire anyone who questions his vision of the military. www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...
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Hegseth halts tenure appointments for civilian faculty at military academies
Military academies will no longer appoint civilian faculty to tenured positions as Hegseth says it can contribute to “academic stagnation.”
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Patti Olivier 💙VOTE BLUE @patti3333.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES (sound up) DAY 05 OCTOBER 2O26 MIDTERMS IN 29 DAYS LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE...ARIZONA, TEXAS, OHIO, & FLORIDA Still Time do it now Check Your Registration Iwillvote.com Tonight, ICYMI The Great Robert DeNiro Yesterday at the "Hands Off Our Vote Rally" in NYC ENJOY ⬇️
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A 10K contribution and a $900 million return. The scale of the graft in Homeland Security is a) off the charts and b) possible because no-one believes they will face any accountability
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Michael Yarbrough (he/him) @mwyarbrough.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
tell your friends!
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the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
yes. the big takeaway from the crucifixion of Jesus is that capital punishment is good.
Jack Posobiec

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Christ Himself accepted the death penalty
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Lula (president of Brazil) “asked the court to investigate possible support from the Rockbridge Network, a [Peter Thiel-backed] conservative U.S. donor network co-founded by…JD Vance. It said a political organizer tied to the group works at Flávio Bolsonaro’s campaign headquarters...” 10/4/26 …1/
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Lula seeks probe into possible US election interference
Lula’s coalition asked Brazil’s top electoral court to investigate actions benefiting Flávio Bolsonaro, while the Workers’ Party sought a Federal Police inquiry from the Supreme Court.
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Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The US (federal govt and corporations) has been meddling in Brazil's democracy and economy for a long time now, trying to tip the scales in favor of the far-right. bsky.app/profile/ians...
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Laguna Beach Democratic Club @lagunabeachdems.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
#LagunaBeach is an art colony. Today we celebrate Ian Adelman's incredible sand sculpture. As Ian notes, "Don't get washed out to sea." #Vote #SandSculpture #Beach #sandcastle
Sand castle that spells Vote
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Jay Nordlinger @jaynordlinger.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Corruption on stilts. But given the tsunami of corruption coming from this administration, I'm surprised this made the news. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...
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Kristi Noem’s Agency Gave Her Donor a Lucrative Contract Just Before She Left (Gift Article)
The Homeland Security Department signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft from a company owned by a political contributor of the secretary on her last day, documents show.
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Nita Cosby @5-2blue.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Happy News! Mayor Mamdani Announces Largest-Ever Trick-or-Streets With 160 Car-Free Open Streets and Plazas Citywide Record number of car-free spaces will welcome New Yorkers of all ages for free Halloween and fall celebrations throughout October. www.nyc.gov/mayors-offic...
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Mayor Mamdani Announces Largest-Ever Trick-or-Streets With 160 Car-Free Open Streets and Plazas Citywide
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I really wish the world’s most dangerous, extreme anti-vaccine activist & conspiracy theorist, RFK Jr, who is a eugenicist & a MAHA dude who repeatedly peddles vile lies, had not been put in charge of the US health system Here he is telling truly horrific, dangerous lies about HPV & COVID vaccines
RFK Jr saying that the HPV vaccine increases the risk of cervical cancer & the Covid vaccine increases the risk of Covid—these are 2 dangerous lies
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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#ResistanceEarth Ithaca College is letting more of its turf areas go wild. It's a win-win-win-win: less mowing, easier on the environment, greater biodiversity and higher quality student life. Out of 670 acres on campus, 560 are protected natural areas. theithacan.org/69572/life-c...
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“Mow Less. Grow More” Brings Biodiversity to Ithaca College - The Ithacan
Across Ithaca College's campus, some of the grassy areas are getting a little wilder. Areas that were once regularly mowed are now allowed to grow as part of the college's “Mow Less. Grow More” initia...
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Harold S @oldredsubby.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Episcopal bishop who urged Trump to ‘have mercy’ to resign post in Washington DC | Washington DC | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Episcopal bishop who urged Trump to ‘have mercy’ to resign post in Washington DC
Mariann Budde gained national attention for calling on US president to consider immigrants and LGBTQ+ people
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Tiziana Torresi (she/her) @tizianatorresi.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This is great, more of this! If you want vibrants, interesting cities, more of this!
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MadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A woman invented the "Rape Kit", her name was Marty Goddard. Still used today. Hundreds of thousands of sexual assault kit (rape kits) packaged by doctors to collect physical and DNA evidence after an attack, sat untested in police storage rooms and crime labs across the United States.
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Tiziana Torresi (she/her) @tizianatorresi.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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The interest rate rise is the wrong medicine and an even worse alibi | Yanis Varoufakis
Inflation is again being used as an excuse for acts of vandalism on some of Australia’s important institutions
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 02/10/2026
Illinoisans have lost access to food assistance because the President wanted to make himself and his friends at Mar-a-Lago even richer. He made families choose between putting food on the table and paying their bills by driving up costs and cutting SNAP.
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Millions of Americans are losing SNAP benefits: "It feels as though people are being punished"
More than 5 million Americans have lost food-stamp benefits since 2025. "I have to prove that I'm sick," one SNAP recipient said.
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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Getting lots of requests for money from politicians right now but I'd rather support the many people, like Nurse Freeman, following their consciences to help others.
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Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Dr. Jay Bhattacharya on Measles: “I Think I’ve Done My Best.”
As football coach Bill Parcells famously said, “you are what your record says you are”.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I missed this in the Constitution.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The most corrupt administration in the history of the US by far. You could add up all instances of corruption by every other admin in US history and it will not equal the amount of corruption perpetrated by this one in less than 2 years.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 02/10/2026
Inside the undersea kingdom: the secret, sinister battle to control what lies beneath the waves
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Inside the undersea kingdom: the secret, sinister battle to control what lies beneath the waves
Every day, trillions of dollars, oil and gas and 99% of the world’s web traffic move through undersea pipelines under no state’s protection. With superpowers and corporations now vying for control, should we be worried about this potential new wild west of geopolitical power?
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Yale AAUP @aaupyale.org · 01/10/2026
Yale removed “improving the world today” and “ethical, interdependent, and diverse community” from its core mission statement, centering research and teaching. Brian Rosenberg called the change “a retreat.” How does narrowing Yale’s stated purpose help rebuild public trust? 3/5
Cream AAUP Yale graphic with a hand holding a magnifying glass. Heading: “What changed at Yale? A narrower core mission.” Language removed from the previous statement: “improving the world today” and “ethical, interdependent, and diverse community.” Current core mission: “Yale’s core mission is to create, disseminate, and preserve knowledge through research and teaching.” Closing text: “The revised statement centers knowledge, research, and teaching while removing explicit language about broader social and community commitments.”Cream AAUP Yale quote graphic with oversized quotation marks. Quote: “a retreat at a time when we’re not seeing a lot of profiles in courage.” Attributed to Brian Rosenberg, former president of Macalester College, quoted in The Chronicle on the proposed change to Yale’s mission. Below: “Rosenberg called changing the mission a mistake. Yale nevertheless adopted the narrower statement.”
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WatchYourRepsTN&SC @watchyourrepssc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Weeks before the midterms, Trump is starring in TV ads that literally say “Paid for by the U.S. Government.” He’s using our tax dollars to put himself on TV and campaign for his regime. #PayToPlayPresident
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ex-WV police chief violently attacked a woman over an expired registration. Though innocent, she spent five days in jail before the charge was dismissed. He resigned and was decertified.
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 30/09/2026
oh man you know a small paper did good when the NYT reports on their reporting rather than ripping them off without credit www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/n...
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Students at Cornell Daily Sun Pursued Sexual Assault Case for Two Years (Gift Article)
The student newspaper, The Cornell Daily Sun, covered the allegations of rape at a fraternity party since they were first made in 2024 and led the reporting on the case.
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404 Media @404media.co · 30/09/2026
The idea is that, since USPS trucks are constantly traveling anyway, they can be used as a way to collect data, eventually potentially across the nation.
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USPS To Put Cameras in Trucks That Scan Roads for ‘Community Safety’
USPS says the cameras, put on USPS truck dashboards, will scan roads, signs, and more.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 30/09/2026
Visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year. “We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.” www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
every day it seems like a brand new sentence is written to describe the state of the world
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
NEW: Meta found a way to turn massive data centers into “pilot models” and cash in on a 1980s tax credit. The result? Meta avoided nearly $4 billion in taxes last year alone. Gift link. 👇 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...
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How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes (Gift Article)
Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky.
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Holly McCall @jhollymc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Just in from @tennesseelookout.com: The State of Tennessee will execute death row inmate Christa Pike Wednesday night after the US Supreme Court vacated an earlier stay of execution.
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US Supreme Court allows execution of Tennessee woman on death row to proceed • Tennessee Lookout
A three-judge panel of the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked the execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee on Wednesday.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.commondreams.org/news/trump-d...
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'Monstrous' US Deportation Hearings for Children Who 'Have No One' Shock Consciences | Common Dreams
Children as young as 3 facing deportation orders without legal representation in immigration court hearings. How can we allow this injustice to continue? The Trump administration's fast-tracked deport...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 30/09/2026
Antarctic winter sea ice falls to third-lowest level on record as scientists warn of ‘now problem’
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Antarctic winter sea ice falls to third-lowest level on record as scientists warn of ‘now problem’
Coverage levels fall a million square kilometres short of the long-term average, with global heating likely driving losses * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Antarctica’s winter sea ice has peaked at its third-lowest level on record, falling a million square kilometres – or almost 400,000 square miles – short of the long-term average, scientists have confirmed. Confirmation of the peak meant the four lowest years on record for the continent’s sea ice – a vital component of the planet’s climate and critical for marine life – had all occurred in the past four years. Continue reading...
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Travandboo @travandboo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is incredible and joins with the recent release of Daraxonrasib the breakthrough Pancreatic cancer treatment. It’s is NO WONDER that these advances are coming on the heels of Biden’s massive Cancer Moonshot funding programs. Thank you, Sir.
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Paula Villar @artevillar.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
GATEIROS COM LULA
Desenho do Lula frontal olhando levemente para a direita. Ele está usando o seu tradicional chapeu. Ao redor do seu pescoço está deitado um gato cinza, seu rosto está à esquerda da imagem. O fundo é rosa. O título da imagem está escrito em branco com um traçado preto. Está escrito "gateiros com Lula". Assinado por @artevillar
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Josh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
they DIDN'T REFUND her fucking TUITION?????
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Holy shit, this ad! I cannot imagine the impetus for pardoning this guy. But I’m not even sure it matters. Kind of along the lines of that Roger Marshall ad. If you’re explaining you’re losing.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 30/09/2026
More than 100 Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians and soldiers in the West Bank on Monday, preventing the Israeli military from enforcing a court order to ensure a Palestinian family that fled violence could return to their home.
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Israeli Settlers Stop Soldiers From Returning Palestinians to Their Home
The Supreme Court had ordered the military to ensure a West Bank family that fled violence could go back. But settlers blocked the effort, with the authorities accused of not doing enough to confront them.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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