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@stephenproducer.bsky.social
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Former public radio journalist. I don't make things up.
Displaced northerners 'feel safer' in south Yemen after STC withdrawal
www.middleeasteye.net/news/displac...
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Displaced northerners 'feel safer' in south Yemen after STC withdrawal
Families who fled the north say separatists treated them 'as invaders of the south'
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/displaced-northerners-feel-safer-south-yemen-after-stc-withdrawal
1 day ago
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#Yemenis
, as always, are caught in the middle of a conversation that was never really about them.
www.stimson.org/2026/saudi-a...
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Saudi Arabia Takes Full Control of Yemen's South ⢠Stimson Center
The internationally recognized government of Yemen remains in place, but the locus of decision-making has shifted to Riyadh.
https://www.stimson.org/2026/saudi-arabia-takes-full-control-of-yemens-south/
7 days ago
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One tool in the anti-ICE toolbox: mockery. Please share. 2-minutes of fun.
youtu.be/-qWFURn0YUk?...
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I'm a G Man (wide screen)
YouTube video by stephenproducer
https://youtu.be/-qWFURn0YUk?si=x2pU7JbvRdT9pOcS
8 days ago
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Thinking Boston Massacre, 1770.
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-tur...
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A Turning Point for Trumpâs Marauding Secret Police
People who donât like Donald Trump are kinda gun-shy talking about turning...
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-turning-point-for-trumps-marauding-secret-police
11 days ago
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apnews.com/article/yeme...
separatists announce a constitution for an independent south
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Yemenâs separatists announce a constitution for an independent south
Yemenâs separatist movement has announced a constitution for an independent nation in the south and demanded other factions in the war-torn country accept the move.
https://apnews.com/article/yemen-saudi-arabia-uae-aden-hadramout-stc-47430060997b893492a4770841a6eab1?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=share <br>Yemenâs
17 days ago
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How unresolved Saudi-Emirati differences are ripping
#Yemen
apart, inadvertently helping the Houthis and Al-Qaeda. Not what anyone wants.
amwaj.media/en/article/u...
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Allies become liabilities as Saudi-UAE tension spirals in Yemen
The spiraling tension between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over Yemen is not merely another episode in a protracted confrontation. The spike in contention comes as Riyadh and the An...
https://amwaj.media/en/article/uae-saudi-tensions-in-yemen-when-allies-become-liabilities
17 days ago
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This does not look like the cooperation the US requested of the Saudis and Emiratis.
aje.io/uzbaif
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Saudi coalition will counter Yemen separatists undermining de-escalation
Saudi defence minister urges Yemen's STC to withdraw "peacefully" from seized provinces, Hadramout and al-Mahra.
https://aje.io/uzbaif
23 days ago
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Danish owned cargo carrier braves the Bab al-Mandeb. No interference by
#Yemen's
#Houthi
forces.
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
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Maersk completes first Red Sea voyage in nearly two years
Danish shipping company Maersk said on Friday that one of its vessels successfully navigated the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb Strait for the first time in nearly two years, as shipping companies consider...
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/maersk-completes-first-red-sea-voyage-nearly-two-years-2025-12-19/
about 1 month ago
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Two minutes of fun, dressed up as a 1960's holiday song
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The 12 Days of Donald
YouTube video by stephenproducer
https://youtu.be/F0FL2JO5vo0?si=ROedCkdQMAALee23
about 1 month ago
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US condemns Houthis for detaining local staff of US mission to Yemen
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Condemning the Houthisâ Unlawful Detention of Current and Former Local Staff of the U.S. Mission to Yemen - United States Department of State
The United States condemns the Houthisâ ongoing unlawful detention of current and former local staff of the U.S. Mission to Yemen. The Iran-backed Houthis, a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization,...
https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/12/condemning-the-houthis-unlawful-detention-of-current-and-former-local-staff-of-the-u-s-mission-to-yemen/
about 1 month ago
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Providence neighbors could have been alerted about the active shooter by Rhode Island's emergency WEAS system. Lesson learned? This article from
@thepvdeye.bsky.social
is an eye opener.
pvdeye.org/brown-u-shoo...
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Brown University Shootings Expose Providenceâs Emergency Communications System Shortcomings - The Providence Eye
On Saturday afternoon, minutes after a masked gunman entered a classroom and sprayed gunfire on students studying for an economics exam, Brown students, faculty, and staff were notified of an active s...
https://pvdeye.org/brown-u-shooting-expose/
about 1 month ago
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Excellent backgrounder on
#Yemen
by Nabeel Khoury
arabcenterdc.org/resource/yem...
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Yemen Caught Between Domestic Fragmentation and Regional Tensions
More than a decade into Yemenâs civil war, no end to the conflict is in sight. The lines of control between the two main belligerents have barely changed, and conditions for the Yemeni people continue...
https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/yemen-caught-between-domestic-fragmentation-and-regional-tensions/
2 months ago
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Just in time for Veterans' Day.
@timothysnyder.bsky.social
on how Trump declaring war in US cities can destroy respect and support for our troops.
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
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The Next Terrorist Attack
And What Comes After (Updated)
https://open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p/the-next-terrorist-attack?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
3 months ago
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The least I can do is share Reich's clear message. This is not a time to look the other way. Trump Just Announced His Police State
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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Trump Just Announced His Police State
In yesterdayâs address to U.S. troops
https://open.substack.com/pub/robertreich/p/trump-just-announced-his-police-state?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
3 months ago
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A cautionary tale for the US Raila Odinga and the politics of power:
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2025...
(
@newhumanitarian.bsky.social
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Raila Odinga and the politics of power
Kenyan elites do not seek to build institutions to restrain power but rather movements to capture it.
https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2025/10/23/raila-odinga-politics-power-kenya
3 months ago
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Dance against autocracy with Elvis
#NoKings
youtu.be/-qWFURn0YUk?...
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I'm a G Man (wide screen)
YouTube video by stephenproducer
https://youtu.be/-qWFURn0YUk?si=2L3FZjnQzl0cWYvn
3 months ago
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Organizational chart
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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The Power Map of the Trump Regime
Who really works for whom?
https://open.substack.com/pub/robertreich/p/the-power-map-of-the-trump-regime?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
3 months ago
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Called him home.
youtu.be/7qsMSUU0XU4?...
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Bob Franke - A Still, Small Voice
YouTube video by thefetusboy
https://youtu.be/7qsMSUU0XU4?si=oGM3kGSGwD9NyC9-
3 months ago
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No Kings rally, Boston. Saturday at noon.
mobilize.us/s/pGKqZv
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NO KINGS Boston ¡ No Kings
# BOSTON SAYS NO KINGS! ### âWeâre wicked pissed. Wicked loud. Wicked united.â ## Join us Saturday, October 18, as we take to the Parade Grounds of Boston Common! Weâre standing together against th...
https://mobilize.us/s/pGKqZv
3 months ago
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@heritagefdn.bsky.social
is outdoing itself in redlining universities. My alma mater, Bryant University, has always been center-right, pro-business, much to my dismay. I am so PROUD that it's been given a failing grade by the radical right.
3 months ago
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âTerrible things are happening outside. At any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes... Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated.â - The Diary of Anne Frank, cited by Judith February in
@dailymaverick.co.za
3 months ago
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"I may be Elvis, but he's The King." Music video to share 2-minutes to laugh at the state of things
youtu.be/-qWFURn0YUk?...
via @YouTube
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I'm a G Man (wide screen)
YouTube video by stephenproducer
https://youtu.be/-qWFURn0YUk?si=9c5wB7_l5iFCsjRo
4 months ago
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What if Elvis were to visit the White House today? My 2-minute musical speculation.
youtube.com/shorts/5l-_j...
4 months ago
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#Yemen
has fallen off the US news agenda. I can't imagine that families of the dead in Sana'a and al-Jawf think Washington has nothing to do with Israeli strikes
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Israeli strikes in Yemen kill 35 people, Houthis say
The Israeli military says it hit military targets, but the Houthis say only civilian sites were targeted.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c179e5v552ko
4 months ago
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A spokesperson for UNICEF told CNN that there was an âongoing situation in Sanaa,â but was unable to provide further details
#Yemen
www.cnn.com/2025/08/31/m...
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Houthis storm UN building in Yemenâs Sanaa, officials say, as Netanyahu vows to continue striking the rebel group | CNN
Iran-backed Houthi rebels stormed the headquarters of a United Nations agency in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Sunday, a spokesperson told CNN, as Israelâs Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to con...
https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/31/middleeast/houthis-un-building-yemen-israel-intl
5 months ago
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What if the Beatles could have looked 60 years into the future? I imagined that in this song. 2:35 listen
youtu.be/KTMb8PdZD08
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The Say
YouTube video by stephenproducer
https://youtu.be/KTMb8PdZD08
5 months ago
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Important history, and why it matters now.
theconversation.com/the-case-tha...
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The case that saved the press â and why Trump wants it gone
A landmark 1964 Supreme Court ruling protects the press in lawsuits by public officials angry about how theyâve been covered. Itâs being targeted by President Donald Trump.
https://theconversation.com/the-case-that-saved-the-press-and-why-trump-wants-it-gone-261821?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=bylineblueskybutton
6 months ago
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Why current events cloud
#Yemen's
future.
dawnmena.org/yemens-futur...
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Yemenâs Future Held Hostage: Why the Red Sea Crisis is Far from Over
The Yemen-based Houthi Movement, known locally as Ansar Allah, recently restarted their Red Sea operations, striking and sinking two commercial ships in twin attacks that left at least four sailors de...
https://dawnmena.org/yemens-future-held-hostage-why-the-red-sea-crisis-is-far-from-over/
6 months ago
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GPS distortions in Persian Gulf affecting nearly 1,000 ships. Jamming thought to be cause of ship collisions. Who's responsible?
www.marinelink.com/news/sat-sig...
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With Sat Signal Jamming, Vessel Near Iran Appears to be in Rural Russia
The Front Tyne oil tanker was sailing through the Gulf between Iran and the United Arab Emirates on Sunday when just past 9:40 a.m.
https://www.marinelink.com/news/sat-signal-jamming-vessel-near-iran-527016
7 months ago
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Saturday! A great opportunity to see friends, hear speeches, stand up and be counted as a patriotic American.
youtu.be/llrU2tIDwnI?...
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On June 14th, Give Trump an Unhappy Birthday
YouTube video by Robert Reich
https://youtu.be/llrU2tIDwnI?feature=shared
7 months ago
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A different war Different hostages Same inhumanity
#Yemen
news.un.org/en/story/202...
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UN calls for âimmediate and unconditionalâ release of aid workers arbitrarily detained in Yemen
As June marks one year since the arbitrary detention of dozens of personnel from the UN, NGOs, civil society organizations and diplomatic missions by the Houthi de facto authorities in Yemen, the UN S...
https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/06/1163956
8 months ago
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DOGE trumps FOIA?
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
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Trump admin tells Supreme Court: DOGE needs to do its work in secret
DOJ complains of âsweeping, intrusive discoveryâ after DOGE refused FOIA requests.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/05/trump-admin-tells-supreme-court-doge-needs-to-do-its-work-in-secret/?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=ars&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_mailing=Ars_Orbital_052825&utm_medium=email&bxid=662fad601861733e2e065d2b&cndid=77043730&hasha=06df31fbf393775deda97389f8361406&hashb=1f0b2855972fc19f690c2c2a19d25f510ae95714&hashc=7d0d5354f0938d7297b9517558838f5c538d1f1fbd8d798961dad14d50a56d82&esrc=bx_multi1st_dailyent&utm_content=Final&utm_term=ARS_OrbitalTransmission
8 months ago
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Here dear, let me help you down?
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
8 months ago
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Trump undermining the court follows plays by Berlusconi in Italy, ErdoÄan of TĂźrkiye, Zimbabweâs Mugabe, Duterte in the Philippines and Brazil's Bolsonaro @HC_Richardson nails it
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-27-202...
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May 27, 2025
Political scientist Adam Bonica noted last Friday that Trump and the administration suffered a 96% loss rate in federal courts in the month of May.
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-27-2025?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email-restack-comment&r=2ll2jx&triedRedirect=true
8 months ago
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#Socotra's
Dragon's Blood trees under threat from more frequent and ferocious cyclones, and ravenous goats.
#Yemen
www.cnn.com/2025/05/19/m...
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These dragonâs blood trees exist in only one place on Earth. Now their survival is under threat | CNN
On a windswept plateau high above the Arabian Sea, Sena Keybani cradles a sapling that barely reaches her ankle. The young plant, protected by a makeshift fence of wood and wire, is a kind of dragonâs...
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/19/middleeast/socotra-trees-yemen-climate-change-intl-hnk?utm_source=cnn_Evening+Newsletter+-+Tuesday%2C+May+20%2C+2025&utm_medium=email&bt_ee=IpYyCih8lGhrC9ULJXK%2FO8eLy00D8DgGfHQ2OTKjFdtxKpgDzibwzKj4atmxwJLS&bt_ts=1747775329146
8 months ago
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This has been the question all along: Are Houthi Attacks on Israel Driven by Yemeni Domestic Politics? Interesting take from Ann Arbor historian
@jricole.bsky.social
scheerpost.com/2025/05/05/a...
via @Scheer_Post
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Are Houthi Attacks on Israel Driven by Yemeni Domestic Politics?
Yemeni children play in the rubble of buildings destroyed in an air raid. In 2019, an estimated 24 million peopleâ80% of the populationâare in need of humanitarian assistance or protection. (by PetâŚ
https://scheerpost.com/2025/05/05/are-houthi-attacks-on-israel-driven-by-yemeni-domestic-politics/
9 months ago
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Trump's new automotive tariff exemption benefits one company: Tesla But it will not help the company if no one wants to buy their cars.
mashable.com/article/trum...
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Trump's new automotive tariff exemption benefits one company: Tesla
Is Elon Musk's coziness with the Trump administration paying off?
https://mashable.com/article/trump-automotive-tariff-exemption-tesla?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=topstories&zdee=gAAAAABmNUbSlFskvUH5FSbV3RDrJmnnxzvu6ETgEKhJeGbG9dBv2FPVSZ4jRdUUc7nYuoUbdPonWaim0U-kVt9gGZ6_dtE-KGcwb7HgzO-V1avlB4g-BDU%3D&lctg=45538867902
9 months ago
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The most important lesson of Trump's first hundred days, by @RBReich Not a surprise, but succinctly put.
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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The most important lesson of Trump's first hundred days
Friends,
https://open.substack.com/pub/robertreich/p/the-most-important-lesson-of-trumps?r=2ll2jx&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
9 months ago
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US ups the number of airstrikes on
#Yemen
again 1/3
www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
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US says it struck 800 targets in Yemen, killed 100s of Huthis since March 15
The United States has hit more than 800 targets in Yemen since mid-March, killing hundreds of Huthi rebel fighters, including members of the group's leadership, the US military said Sunday.Washington'...
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2025/04/us-says-it-struck-800-targets-yemen-killed-100s-huthis-march-15
9 months ago
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An easy way to make your voice heard in DC. Pre-written letter to House and Senate that you can edit. No donation required.
www.aclu.org/cecot
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FREE KILMAR ĂBREGO GARCĂA AND THOSE DETAINED IN EL SALVADOR
The Trump administration has wrongfully deported countless people without due process to a prison in El Salvador notorious for torture. Now, despite court orders, President Trump is refusing to bring ...
https://www.aclu.org/cecot
9 months ago
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Important story. Egregious behavior by ICE 1/2
add a skeleton here at some point
9 months ago
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A parable of a shipwreck that might have been averted Can we prevent a sinking of our ship of state? 3-minute listen
youtu.be/PX2EgX3yCPQ?...
via @YouTube
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100 Days
YouTube video by secondcousincurly
https://youtu.be/PX2EgX3yCPQ?feature=shared
9 months ago
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Youâve voted, youâve protested, and still, they ignore you. Frustrated]? Ley's do what the French do. Obseerve a GENERAL STRIKE Here's a signup link - when 11 million of us sign, we can declare a date. Revel in the power of unity.
generalstrikeus.com
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The General Strike
The General strike -the people united shall never be stopped. If we strike together we can make true real change. Sign the strike card today.
https://generalstrikeus.com/
9 months ago
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Yemeni factions plan ground offensive against Houthis amid US strikes, officials say
www.middleeasteye.net/news/yemeni-...
9 months ago
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âŞFascinating graphic of human family tree from
#smithsonianinstitution
Question: will evolutionary research survive funding cuts if it shows apelike humans.
#creationism
humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/hum...
9 months ago
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How a narrowly focused policy can backfire.
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
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Americaâs allies warn that it is driving ANC into the hands of the populists
Western diplomats are anxious about the stability of a coalition government in South Africa that excludes the DA.
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-04-11-western-allies-warn-us-that-hostility-towards-south-africa-risks-strengthening-populists/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekend_thing
9 months ago
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What you can see when you walk the path seldom trod
@nationalgeographic.bsky.social
Explorer Paul Salopek tells
@theworld.org
's Marco Werman about a mobile phone charging station in the desert and a Chinese village decorated to celebrate space exploration
theworld.org/stories/2025...
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Surprising places on the Out of Eden Walk - The World from PRX
National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek has covered a lot of ground: some 14,000 miles â on foot â through 21 countries so far on his now 11-year-long Out of Eden Walk. And because heâs exploring th...
https://theworld.org/stories/2025/04/09/surprising-places-on-the-out-of-eden-walk
9 months ago
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@rozinaali.bsky.social
reports on what the US failed to mention: that Signalgate airstrikes killed women and children while administration bros did a victory lap.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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The Other Side of Signalgate
The Trump Administrationâs extraordinary security breach has elicited shock, amusement, and anger. An eyewitness in Yemen describes what happened when the bombs started to fall.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-other-side-of-signalgate
10 months ago
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The
@atlanticcouncil.bsky.social
usually takes a mature approach to geopolitics, but this article skips over diplomacy and discusses neutralizing Ansar Allah leadership. Then what?
#Yemen
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menaso...
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Can Donald Trump âcompletely annihilateâ the Houthis in Yemen?
The Trump administrationâs Houthi strategy will require a more nuanced approach that deepens these non-military components.
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/can-donald-trump-completely-annihilate-the-houthis-in-yemen/
10 months ago
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US message to foreign tourists - be very careful what you say at the border.
www.newsweek.com/ice-tourist-...
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British tourist detained by ICE for 19 days warns against all US travel
Rebecca Burke told The Guardian that she was declared an illegal alien as she tried to leave the U.S.
https://www.newsweek.com/ice-tourist-immigration-detained-2055805
10 months ago
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