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Migration & refugee rights expert. Former UNHCR in Washington,DC, USCCB, Global Refuge (former LIRS) & Tahirih Justice Center Board of Directors. Harvard Law School, Princeton University & Bronx High School of Science alumni associations.Concerned citizen.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
New from Nikole Hannah-Jones: In fighting for every Black child, Did I betray my own? ‘A decade ago, I made a decision about my daughter’s education that I hoped would challenge NYC’s unequal school system. Now 16, she thinks I made the wrong choice’
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In Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own? (Gift Article)
A decade ago, I made a decision about my daughter’s education that I hoped would challenge New York City’s separate and unequal school system. Now 16, she thinks I made the wrong choice.
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WorldPeaceForYou @worldpeaceforyou.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This video of African-American babies learning about Canada should go viral. cc: @sandela.bsky.social @wickdchiq.bsky.social @emilienicolas.bsky.social @nolore.bsky.social @thestar.com @mtlgazette.bsky.social @utoronto.ca @toronto.ca @en.ottawa.ca @mark-carney.bsky.social
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Black American Educator Captures Canadian Hearts With Her Preschool Class Learning About Canada
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 05/09/2026
We toured Trump’s DC vanity projects. It’s a mess. Come with us on a video tour around Donald Trump’s DC and see for yourself.
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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Bishop Robert Boxie III was asked why so few Black men become Catholic bishops. “The short answer is racism,” he said. Conservatives attacked Pope Leo XIV’s appointee. www.thelettersfromleo.com/p/the-short-...
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Conservatives Attack Pope Leo XIV’s Newest Black Bishop, Robert Boxie, for Calling Out Racism
Pope Leo made Robert Boxie the first African American bishop ordained in the U.S. in nearly a decade. Within hours, Calvin Robinson and a swarm of accounts turned on him — and some began defending…
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WorldPeaceForYou @worldpeaceforyou.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Singapore pays people to pick up a book in battle against doomscrolling
Affluent city-state hopes plan will improve critical thinking and imagination ‘in a world of extraordinary abundance of stimulation’
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 15/09/2026
This is Cadence on her first day of 2-K last week in Jamaica, Queens. Her mom Christine said she was brave and ready to learn. Stories like Christine and Cadence's aren't fairytales. They're a real family positively impacted by programs like free child care. nyc.gov/storytime
Christine and Cadence pose with a sign that says “first day of preschool.” Cadence sits at a classroom table eating snacks.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/09/2026
Abdul El-Sayed: "Weijia, with all due respect, this is the third time you've asked about a Twitch streamer ... their whole game is to make us fight culture wars so that we don't pay attention to the fact the president has made $2.2 billion ... "
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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 13/09/2026
Star/ICIJ Investigation: Dr. Bishal Gyawali can prescribe high cost cancer drugs to his Ontario patients "with three clicks of a mouse." He doesn’t begrudge this prescribing ease for drugs like pembrolizumab, known as Keytruda, which he calls “true game changers.”
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WorldPeaceForYou @worldpeaceforyou.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
“25 Years After 9/11: Remembering the Black Firefighters” - @therootdotcom.bsky.social cc: @mayor.nyc.gov @jamaalbowmanny.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @democrats.org @joyannreid.bsky.social @mehdirhasan.bsky.social @rolandsmartin.bsky.social @karenhunter.bsky.social
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25 Years After 9/11: Remembering the 12 Black Firefighters Who Gave Their Lives to Save Others – The Root
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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 08/09/2026
Canadian students ranked ninth in science, eleventh in math and 12th in reading, according to international test results released Tuesday. However, their scores continue to slide. Here's a look at some of the factors impacting test outcomes.
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CNN @cnn.com · 05/09/2026
The United Nations General Assembly voted to adopt a new world map that reflects countries’ true relative sizes, after African nations urged the UN to right a centuries-old wrong.
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UN votes to adopt new map that makes our world look very different | CNN
The United Nations General Assembly voted on Friday to adopt a new world map that reflects countries' true relative sizes, after African nations urged the UN to right a centuries-old wrong.
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WorldPeaceForYou @worldpeaceforyou.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
cc: @democrats.org @joyannreid.bsky.social @mehdirhasan.bsky.social @rolandsmartin.bsky.social @capitalb.bsky.social africa.businessinsider.com/local/market...
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The world’s second-largest economy just decided, with one of its top African partners, to do away with the use of the US dollar
As the world’s second-largest economy by nominal GDP, China has actively sought to conduct international trade with its commercial partners using its own currency rather than the United States dollar
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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · 02/09/2026
Well, that confirmation vote aged beautifully. Sen. Thom Tillis voted to confirm Pete Hegseth. Now he says: “I have never witnessed more inept management. He is intimidated by competence.” #SheShed
Split image of Pete Hegseth and Sen. Thom Tillis above bold text reading: “A Republican senator who voted to confirm Hegseth now calls on Trump to replace him.”
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Sarah Cowley @bournemouth4eu.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Indeed. All the lies, unchecked as journalists repeated the lies told by one, spread by others. @monkemma.bsky.social was able to show evidence that he'd run 30 marathons, had never claimed to be a professional footballer etc. Why didn't journalists find it? monkdebunks.substack.com/p/the-media-...
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The media frenzy that stripped Jason Arday of one of his life-defining achievements.
Plus the available evidence on the 30 marathons in 35 days and the footballing claims
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
VICTORY: Karen Attiah wins her case against Bezos' Washington Post An arbitrator has now ruled that no fortune is big enough to buy the 1st Amendment. She is REINSTATED @democracydefendersfund.org is proud to rep her w/ @wbng.org in this landmark fight
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Washington Post Ordered to Rehire Fired Columnist Karen Attiah
An arbitrator ordered the newspaper to reinstate Karen Attiah, who was fired after posting about “white men who espouse hatred and violence” following Charlie Kirk’s killing.
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
BREAKING: After the Washington Post fired me last year for speaking the truth in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing, I fought back. And I'm happy to announce: I won my case against the Washington Post. They have been ordered to reinstate me immediately. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/b...
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Washington Post Ordered to Rehire Fired Columnist Karen Attiah
An arbitrator ordered the newspaper to reinstate Karen Attiah, who was fired after posting about “white men who espouse hatred and violence” following Charlie Kirk’s killing.
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WorldPeaceForYou @worldpeaceforyou.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
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Black Intellect Media @blackintellect.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Indiana residents endure a ninth day without power: Tens of thousands of residents in NW Indiana were in survival mode as they endured a 9th day without power, throwing out spoiled food, lining up for hot meals, & searching for places to charge their phones. www.npr.org/2026/08/21/g...
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'Survival mode': Indiana residents endure a ninth day without power
Tens of thousands of people in Indiana are entering a second week without power after a deadly storm toppled trees and power lines. Schools remain closed and businesses have been unable to reopen.
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Peter Breedveld @frontaalnaakt.nl · 20/08/2026
“Claims made by Jason Arday, who was the subject of a relentless media campaign over many aspects of his work and life and who was found dead on Friday, appear to be true, a Middle East Eye analysis has found.”
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Jason Arday's marathon challenge and football claims found to be true after his death
Claims the late academic made which were widely derided as false in media and online discourse this month appear to be true, an MEE analysis has found
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WorldPeaceForYou @worldpeaceforyou.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
1 group elects Epstein class who end life.USA survives w/ progressives. cc: @democrats.org @wired.com @zeteo.com @pressley.house.gov @mayor.nyc.gov @kamalaharris.com @replamonica.bsky.social @angieforfl.bsky.social @abdulelsayed.bsky.social @nithyaforthecity.bsky.social www.dyingofwhiteness.com
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NASA spots new crater on moon left by SpaceX rocket
The SpaceX rocket fragment hit the moon at several times the speed of sound on August 5
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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️™️ 🧵 By now, the 1921 Tulsa race massacre is known to many. Today, we are not going to talk about that. Let us get into how Black Wall Street began and meet the movers & shakers behind it. Pull up a seat🪑my friends.(cont) #ProudBlue #ResistanceRoots #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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WorldPeaceForYou @worldpeaceforyou.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
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Post from AntiHR® an HR Consultancy - YouTube
Jason Arday is dead. And he should not be. And before somebody jumps into my comments asking, “Who is Jason Arday?” — Google is free. Look him up. And don’t ...
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Jason Arday, Cambridge’s Youngest Black Professor, Found Dead in South London Home After Years of
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Harry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
A Maryland church is half-empty because ICE has been terrorizing the Haitian community in Salisbury. Pastor Toussaint's words stopped me cold: 'If you really send us over there, you send us to die.' This is the fight. www.standingourground.us/p/ice-is-ter... www.standingourground.us/p/ice-is-ter...
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 13/08/2026
Our new Executive Paywatch report is here, and - spoiler alert - greedy CEOs are making even MORE. Top CEOs made 312x what workers make and took home an average of $22.8 MILLION per YEAR in total compensation. Read our full Paywatch report here: Aflcio.org/paywatch
Executive Paywatch. Your CEO made 312x what you did in 2025. Learn more: aflcio.org/paywatch | AFL-CIO
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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 12/08/2026
Can’t count how many times the dystopian stuff that make people want to abolish ICE is also something that’s already being used by police or subjected upon people in the criminal legal system.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Pearson will now take on Senator Brent Taylor — last seen sucking ICE cubes to taunt anti-ICE protestors — in the general election
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Early voting officially begins statewide THIS Sat, Aug 8! Join myself alongside @mauricewfp.bsky.social and Congressman Frost for a kickoff rally and canvass in Orlando as we talk to voters about the movement we're ready to bring to DC for working families. RSVP at Angie4US.com/orl
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 02/08/2026
Capital One says Trump Organization account closures in 2021 followed review by anti-money-laundering team.
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Capital One cites anti-money laundering concerns in Trump Organization case
Capital One says Trump Organization account closures in 2021 followed review by anti-money-laundering team.
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WorldPeaceForYou @worldpeaceforyou.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
What’s[ #AI ‘s] Pax Silica? cc @mayor.nyc.gov @timnitgebru.blacksky.app @drtedros.who.int @wto.org @who.int @unhcr.org @aljazeera.com @ajplus.net @theguardian.com @afp.com @africa-confidential.com @joyannreid.bsky.social @mehdirhasan.bsky.social @channel4news.bsky.social @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
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What Is Pax Silica and Why Should Filipinos Care About It? - 8List.ph
Pax Silica is being pitched as an economic win, but the real story is what we're trading away to get it, and whether that trade is worth making.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Here is a full list of every state that DOJ had sued and lost for access to their voter file: Arizona California Connecticut Kentucky Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin
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WorldPeaceForYou @worldpeaceforyou.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
@democrats.org US Senate candidate Dr. @abdulelsayed.bsky.social,who dedicates his life to healing,will fight for Medicare for all (universal health system that exists in all rich nations). @rephaleystevens.bsky.social doesn’t support Medicare for all. cc: @joyannreid.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social
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The TJRS Abdul El Sayed Interview: Fund Schools and Healthcare, Not Bombs | The Joy Reid Show
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The European Commission has fined Google a total of €890mn for breaching the bloc’s digital rule book, while threatening to impose daily fines if the search engine company does not abide by its rules. Brussels on Thursday said Google gave preferential treatment to its own services,
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EU fines Google €890mn in test of Donald Trump’s threats to protect Big Tech
EU competition chief says it is bloc’s ‘duty to defend rule of law’ while delivering ‘strong message’ to search giant
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I took a hard look at the financial donors to ICE’s biggest supporters in Congress. These are people who want to significantly expand ICE’s power and have sponsored or co-sponsored legislation to do so. Here are the top 25 consumer brands bankrolling the biggest ICE supporters in Congress:
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Thomas Brewster @thomasbrewster.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
🚨NEW🚨 Well, this is a first for me: A surveillance company CEO says sorry. Flock's chief Garrett Langley says it was a "mistake" to label activists tracking the spread of its surveillance technology "terrorists." His comments come amid a rising public backlash. www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
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Flock CEO Apologizes For Calling Activists ‘Terrorists’
As a movement against $8.3 billion Flock Safety’s license plate readers gathers momentum, company CEO Garrett Langley tells Forbes he shouldn’t have called non-violent activists “terroristic” organiza...
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 16/07/2026
The beautiful game. The people’s game. Throughout this World Cup, we have been reminded of a simple truth: football belongs to everyone. So does the joy and community it creates. Yesterday, I joined New Yorkers on Rikers Island to watch England take on Argentina.
Mayor Mamdani greets detainees in Rikers Island jail for a World Cup watch party. A detainee on Rikers Island is served from a buffet.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
A politician with the guts to say it: "No American child from the blue collar or the middle class should have to die fighting in Iran. Let the Epstein class fight the Epstein War." - Premier Wab Kinew at the NDP national convention, Winnipeg.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/07/2026
REP. RANDY FINE: The way we settle disputes is at the ballot box, not w/ violence NN: In recent tweets you've referred to "Muslim terror candidates," you've called for the denaturalization & deportation of "Jihadi Mamdani.' Surely that doesn't help? FINE: Look, I didn't invent how we use language
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Reuters @reuters.com · 17/02/2026
Millions of files related to Jeffrey Epstein suggest the existence of a 'global criminal enterprise' that carried out acts meeting the legal threshold of crimes against humanity, a panel of independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council says reut.rs/4rpxDfl
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Allegations in Epstein files may amount to 'crimes against humanity,' UN experts say
Millions of files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein suggest the existence of a "global criminal enterprise" that carried out acts meeting the legal threshold of crimes against humanity,...
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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · 06/07/2026
At just 16 years old, Bohlale Mphahlele invented a safety earring designed to help protect women and girls. Disguised as jewelry, it includes a camera, GPS tracking, and an emergency alert system that can discreetly send the wearer’s location to trusted contacts. #SheShed #ViVaHerAlliance
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Rep. LaMonica McIver @replamonica.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
No child should go hungry just because school is out. I introduced the Summer Meals REACH Act with @kim.senate.gov to cut red tape, expand grab-and-go meal options, and help more communities provide free, healthy meals to kids all summer long.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
The more I read about this Freedom 250 event in Brussels, the more bizarre it gets. Four US senators attended, including Republicans John Barrasso, Ted Budd and Alan Armstrong...plus Democrat Tim Kaine?
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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
I present The Wail of the Wounded Centrist Democrat: "I like it here in the Democratic center. It's quiet. In fact, it’s just me and a guy who’s still worried Obamacare might have gone too far. I don’t like him because he’s better at quivering than I am." www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
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I am a centrist Democrat and I am terrified of success | Opinion
Hello, I am a centrist Democrat who is terrified that progressive liberal candidates keep winning primary elections.
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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Hello, I am a centrist Democrat. I appeal to 'the center,' which is an ambiguous blob-like thing that exists only in the minds of Democratic strategists whose brains stopped working in the 1990s. Progressives keep winning. Feel my fear! My column: www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
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I am a centrist Democrat and I am terrified of success | Opinion
Hello, I am a centrist Democrat who is terrified that progressive liberal candidates keep winning primary elections.
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WIRED @wired.com · 21/06/2026
The software engineers filed a complaint with Seattle’s civil rights office accusing Amazon of illegally retaliating against them for expressing their personal political beliefs.
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3 Amazon Workers Say They’re Under Investigation for Speaking Out About Data Centers
The software engineers filed a complaint with Seattle’s civil rights office accusing Amazon of illegally retaliating against them for expressing their personal political beliefs.
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Mediapart @mediapart.fr · 21/06/2026
Le Parlement cubain a approuvé 176 mesures économiques pour sauver l’économie sclérosée du pays. Dans un contexte de crise et de mécontentement social sans précédent, ce plan d’urgence renforcerait singulièrement le secteur privé. Sa mise en œuvre reste incertaine. Par Margot Davier
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À Cuba, des réformes économiques spectaculaires et des questions sur leur faisabilité
Le Parlement cubain a approuvé 176 mesures économiques pour sauver l’économie sclérosée du pays. Dans un contexte de crise et de mécontentement social sans précédent, ce plan d’urgence renforcerait singulièrement le secteur privé. Sa mise en œuvre reste incertaine.
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Rep. LaMonica McIver @replamonica.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
In a new low, ICE would not let us speak with any detainees inside Delaney Hall.  If you know someone at Delaney Hall, if you love someone at Delaney Hall—tell them to request a privacy release form so we can get them the help they need. ⬇️
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Montreal Gazette @mtlgazette.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside Station 39 in Montreal North on Monday evening in response to reports that a patrol team operating out of the station disproportionately targeted Black and Arab citizens montrealgazette.com/news/montrea...
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AG Andrea Joy Campbell @massago.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
"This is a big deal to me, and it relieves a great stressor," a resident wrote my office after we helped get his $276,401 student loan debt forgiven. It's easy to feel hopeless with all the division from the federal government. Know that my office is working every day to deliver results and relief.
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