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Heba Gowayed ŁŲØŲ© Ų¬ŁŁŲÆ
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I am so upset. Last week Time Magazine solicited a piece from me on Zohran Mamdani & anti-Muslim hate. I pitched a framing re the dehumanization of Muslims & how Mamdaniās inclusive, socialist campaign in its content resists that. They agreed. I wrote the piece. 1/
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Ben Nevis
19 days ago
2020 Haitians consistently call for NGOs and them to leave, and tell people not to donate to those NGOs Most of the aid that goes to Haiti, goes to foreign corporations and the US military not to Haitians
inthesetimes.com/features/hai...
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10 Years Ago, We Pledged To Help Haiti Rebuild. Then What Happened?
Hundreds of millions in aid went to U.S. corporations and the U.S. military. A fraction went to Haitian institutions.
https://inthesetimes.com/features/haiti_earthquake_recovery_us_aid_anniversay_military_waste.html
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Aaron Rupar
23 days ago
Trump: "I don't think we're necessarily going to ask for a declaration of war, I think we're just gonna kill people that are bringing drugs into our country. We're going to kill them. They're going to be, like dead."
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After Jennyfer told police she was sexually assaulted by her manager, authorities arrested, detained, and deported her to Nicaraguaāthe country she had left as a toddler. Heartbreaking read from @alexmar.bsky.social
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Deported after reporting sexual assault: A workerās fight for justice
Jennyfer told police that her manager assaulted her. Within weeks of reporting, she was charged with a DUI and deported to Nicaragua
https://prismreports.org/2025/10/09/deportation-sexual-assault-florida/
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Prem Thakker ć
about 1 month ago
Almost 9 months ago, our press colleague Anas Al-Sharif removed his press vest following the announcement of a ceasefire. And then we saw what happened next. May we ensure the bombs actually end this time. I wish he, and so many more, were here with us.
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Imani Gandied Yams
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I wonder what was going on then that the antifascist movement was responding to. So weird I can't figure it out
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ICE arrested 351 Iranians under Trump up until July 29, according to the latest data. More than 50%, or 183 arrests, came the week after the U.S. bombed Iran during the Israel-Iran war. Great story by Kourosh Ziabari and
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prismreports.org/2025/10/08/i...
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Prism
about 1 month ago
"Palestinian voices are treated as always biased, where westerners & Israelis aren't, as if only westerners can be objective. Major media outlets have been silencing Palestinian voices for decades. It's just amplified today bc the suffering is undeniable." ā Aline Batarseh
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Prism
about 1 month ago
"We were focused on freedom of expression even before Oct 7 because as recognition of Israel's apartheid was growing worldwide, Israel and its supporters were developing additional tactics to silence dissent and silence critics." āĀ Aline Batarseh
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A System of Silencing - Visualizing Palestine
As recognition of Israeli apartheid grows, the Israeli regime and its supporters continuously develop tactics to silence advocates for the Palestinian liberation movement as well as any criticism of I...
https://visualizingpalestine.org/visual/system-of-silencing/
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Prism
about 1 month ago
"We see news launder the idea that a free Palestine is, in and of itself, a threat... that we as a people can't be nuanced or difficult, that we have to be a perfect victim... our freedom was something we had to earn, not inherent to us as human beings."
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Prism
about 1 month ago
"I embarked on an investigation, not to show that there is bias, because we know there is, not to show anti-Palestinian racism, because we know there is, but to understand how it is done." ā
@laubast.bsky.social
on her reporting with Prism and Visualizing Palestine
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Journalists say U.S. newsrooms treat Palestine with fear and contempt
A Prism investigation reveals pro-Israel bias at the leadership levels of mainstream U.S. newsrooms, which intensified after Oct. 7, 2023
https://prismreports.org/2025/09/09/journalists-news-media-bias-palestine/
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Truthout
about 1 month ago
An account given in court by the attorney of a woman who was shot by a Border Patrol agent āreally makes it sounds likeā the agent ātried to murder an anti-ICE protester in Chicago and DHS lied to cover for him,ā said one researcher.
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Attorney Says Video Betrays DHS Account of Border Patrol Shooting in Chicago
An agent shot a woman after federal officers accused her of driving toward them in the Brighton Park neighborhood.
https://truthout.org/articles/attorney-says-video-betrays-dhs-account-of-border-patrol-shooting-in-chicago/
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Truthout
about 1 month ago
In Gaza, another humanitarian crisis has emerged: the soaring displacement expenses ā or, as many people in Gaza bitterly describe it, āThe fees you pay to become homeless in the south.ā Tents cost $1,000 and securing a patch of land to pitch it on can be almost as costly.
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Israelās āSafe Zonesā in Gaza Offer No Safety. Many Canāt Afford to Flee Anyway.
Displacement costs, which many call āthe fees you pay to become homeless in the south,ā have reached nearly $5,000.
https://truthout.org/articles/israels-safe-zones-in-gaza-offer-no-safety-many-cant-afford-to-flee-anyway/
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Prism
about 1 month ago
Two years of Israelās genocidal war against every form of life in Gaza have invaded the very core of childrenās imagination. Funerals, death, & martyrdom have replaced cartoons, playgrounds, & birthday parties as the themes of their play. Ahmad Abushawish details how Israel stole childhood in Gaza.
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How Israel stole childhood in Gaza
Some children don't even recognize simple luxuries like fruit, while others play pretend by reenacting funerals
https://prismreports.org/2025/10/06/gaza-children-childhood/
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Prism
about 2 months ago
This event is FREE, but if you are in a position to donate via a ticket, all proceeds will go to the organizations & people featured on this list compiled by Prism. If you are able, we encourage you to donate directly to any of the fundraisers & organizations as wellš
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Fundraisers for Palestinian liberation: We owe Palestinians our money and support
For those of us outside of Gaza, we are witnessing the U.S.-backed, Israeli-imposed mass starvation and famine of Palestinians in Gaza. Prism has
https://prismreports.org/2025/08/05/fundraisers-for-palestinian-liberation-we-owe-palestinians-our-money-and-support/
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Prism
about 1 month ago
āAs the genocide rages on, I am still struggling with how the term 'journalist' is given both to those on the ground who have died reporting important stories & those who have been complicit in these atrocities,ā writes Samaa Khullar.
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Abandoned by Western peers, Palestinian journalists remain steadfast
Palestinian journalists around the world say the Israeli military's targeting of journalists in Gazaāand Western mediaās silenceāhas led them to think differently about their colleagues and their roles within the industry
https://prismreports.org/2025/10/07/abandoned-by-western-peers-palestinian-journalists-remain-steadfast/
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Happening in about an hour! Please join us for this virtual panel discussion about pro-Israel bias in U.S. media.
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein š
about 1 month ago
When the Orwellian named Dept of Homeland Security was created ⦠MANY of us predicted that it would eventually be doing all the things that it is doing right now Pinning it uniquely on Trump really misses the point in a bunch of ways
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Judge Barbara Lagoa, whose husband represents the state of Florida in other legal cases, should have recused herself from ruling on the āAlligator Alcatrazā detention center, advocates say. New from
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Judgeās reopening of āAlligator Alcatrazā raises ethical concerns
Advocates say Judge Barbara Lagoa, whose husband represents the state of Florida, should have recused herself from the ruling
https://prismreports.org/2025/09/29/alligator-alcatraz-judge-barbara-lagoa-judicial-ethics/
about 2 months ago
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Rainesford Stauffer
about 2 months ago
Must-read by journalist Mario Guevara for
@bittersouth.bsky.social
: "On the afternoon of Saturday, June 14, 2025, my life changed completely. Just as I was doing a regular news coverage, I was arrested by the police in the state of Georgia."
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Journalist Mario Guevara Speaks - Letter from ICE DETENTION FACILITY ā THE BITTER SOUTHERNER
The only journalist detained by ICE on US soil, sends a letter to The Bitter Southerner.
https://bittersoutherner.com/journalist-mario-guevara-speaks-letter-from-ice-detention-facility-english
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Hanaaā Tameez
2 months ago
This story ā which asks what happened to all of those newsroom DEI jobs, committees, and promises from 2020 ā is the hardest one I've ever worked on. I hope you'll spend some time with it today.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/09/from...
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From reckoning to retreat: Journalismās DEI efforts are in decline
Diversity-related newsroom jobs haven't totally disappeared ā but they also haven't stuck.
https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/09/from-reckoning-to-retreat-newsrooms-dei-efforts-are-in-decline/
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Paris Marx
2 months ago
Liberals are doing the rightās job for it. By lionizing Charlie Kirk and refusing to acknowledge his real political project, theyāre giving power to the rightās completely predictable effort to use his death to forward their goal of an authoritarian, fascist state.
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Marisa Kabas
2 months ago
what the fuck is ātransgender ideologyā
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Assigned Media
2 months ago
Without offering an opinion on the quality of WSJ's sourcing, we would note that extreme dishonesty has been a longstanding problem with administration sources. Good journalism is served by reporters keeping that in mind in the course of their reporting on this administration.
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Steven W. Thrasher is finishing The Overseer Class
2 months ago
The orgy of liberal pundits tripping over each other to praise Charlie Kirkāwhen he caused so much violence to the lives of Black and LGBTQ people (including me specifically)āis telling about why the Dems canāt build an antifascist coalition.
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JTDC
2 months ago
It's only political violence if it targets white conservatives, otherwise it's the way things are.
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Soraya Nadia McDonald
2 months ago
Racism is a violence that's perfectly acceptable to way too many.
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Prisonculture
2 months ago
@bluesky moderation is suspending people for posting Kirk's own words which tells you everything you need to know.
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Radley Balko
2 months ago
Which work? Calling for gay people to be stoned to death? Blaming airplane crashes on black pilots? Anti-vax bullshit? Election denialism? Pushing Great Replacement Theory? Kirkās murder is awful and ominous for this country. But no, we donāt need to honor him or ācontinue his work.ā
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Prism
2 months ago
Under Trump, the criminal legal system now targets another population: Green card holders. While there is little public data about the number of lawful permanent residents targeted at ports of entry, an uptick in reports leaves many fearful of traveling abroad,
@mauriziogro.bsky.social
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Under Trump, the criminal legal system now targets green-card holders
While there is little public data about the number of lawful permanent residents targeted at ports of entry, an uptick in reports has immigrants fearful of traveling
https://prismreports.org/2025/09/09/under-trump-the-criminal-legal-system-now-targets-another-population-green-card-holders/
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Prism
2 months ago
Massachusetts plans for antisemitism education spark backlash over Anti-Defamation Leagueās influence,
@shruti-rajkumar.bsky.social
reports. State recommendations face pushback from educators & advocates who warn that the ADLās influence may limit academic freedom & distort historical perspectives.
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Massachusetts antisemitism education sparks backlash over Anti-Defamation League's influence
State recommendations for combating antisemitism in schools are facing pushback from educators and advocates who warn of the ADL's influence
https://prismreports.org/2025/09/09/massachusetts-antisemitism-education-adl/
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Laura
2 months ago
Iāve been working on this for months! It is now out. Read. Read. Read. The stories I collected reveal the extent of bias tactics in U.S. newsrooms, even those we wouldnāt expect Palestine to be muzzled in. Thank you for trusting me to report!
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The IMEU
2 months ago
A new report from
@prismreports.org
reveals how mainstream newsrooms across the country have been silencing journalistsāparticularly those who are Palestinian, Arab, or Muslimāin their reporting of Israelās genocide in Gaza.
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Journalists say U.S. newsrooms treat Palestine with fear and contempt
A Prism investigation reveals pro-Israel bias at the leadership levels of mainstream U.S. newsrooms, which intensified after Oct. 7, 2023
https://ow.ly/AzEr50WU5OG
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Prism
2 months ago
āHere, no bombs fall. But hope doesā: Palestinians displaced in Egypt long for home in Gaza, writes Athar Ihab Abu Samra in a new dispatch. Some Palestinians fled to Egypt to escape the genocide, while others were visitors stuck there after Oct. 7. All are now in endless exile.
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Palestinians displaced in Egypt long for home in Gaza
Some Palestinians fled to Egypt to escape the genocide, while others were visitors stuck there after Oct. 7. All are now in endless exile
https://prismreports.org/2025/09/10/gaza-egypt-palestinians/
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š§® Seattle Data Nerd āāā š”
2 months ago
šØ Seattle Council voted 7-2 to expand police surveillance despite: ⢠1,000+ residents opposed ⢠60+ community groups against it ⢠Civil rights office said no This is democratic deficit in action, ignoring overwhelming public opposition for surveillance state expansion.
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Maurizio Guerrero
2 months ago
A racist criminal system is now being leveraged at ports of entry to arbitrarily harass and detain noncitizens, including lawful permanent residents and green card holders, advocates warn.
@vera.org
@nlgnews.bsky.social
@immcouncil.org
@nipnlg.bsky.social
prismreports.org/2025/09/09/u...
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Under Trump, the criminal legal system now targets green-card holders
While there is little public data about the number of lawful permanent residents targeted at ports of entry, an uptick in reports has immigrants fearful of traveling
https://prismreports.org/2025/09/09/under-trump-the-criminal-legal-system-now-targets-another-population-green-card-holders/
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yash-o-lantern
2 months ago
today
@prismreports.org
is launching its partnership with Visualizing Palestine, featuring this reporting on media bias from the incredible Laura Albast. i'm proud as hell of prism's work every day, but i'm especially proud of this; please give it a read.
prismreports.org/2025/09/09/j...
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Journalists say U.S. newsrooms treat Palestine with fear and contempt
A Prism investigation reveals pro-Israel bias at the leadership levels of mainstream U.S. newsrooms, which intensified after Oct. 7, 2023
https://prismreports.org/2025/09/09/journalists-news-media-bias-palestine/
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Carolyn Copeland
2 months ago
NEW: Today, Prism published a year-long investigation with Visualizing Palestine, spotlighting media bias on Palestine and amplifying voices from top U.S. newsrooms.
prismreports.org/2025/09/09/j...
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Journalists say U.S. newsrooms treat Palestine with fear and contempt
A Prism investigation reveals pro-Israel bias at the leadership levels of mainstream U.S. newsrooms, which intensified after Oct. 7, 2023
https://prismreports.org/2025/09/09/journalists-news-media-bias-palestine/
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Harms Committed
2 months ago
"The Commission is rushing through recommendations that call for Massachusetts schools to employ a contentious and widely criticized definition of antisemitism." "We've broken the facade of the ADL being a civil rights organization."
#Massachusetts
#USA
#Gaza
#Palestine
#Israel
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Massachusetts antisemitism education sparks backlash over Anti-Defamation Leagueās influence
State recommendations for combating antisemitism in schools are facing pushback from educators and advocates who warn of the ADLās influence
https://prismreports.org/2025/09/09/massachusetts-antisemitism-education-adl/
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Tina Vasquez
2 months ago
If you read one thing today, let it be this stunning piece of journalism from Laura Albast about the pro-Israel bias that exists across mainstream newsrooms that was edited over months with great care from my brilliant
@prismreports.org
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@sfatima.bsky.social
prismreports.org/2025/09/09/j...
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Journalists say U.S. newsrooms treat Palestine with fear and contempt
A Prism investigation reveals pro-Israel bias at the leadership levels of mainstream U.S. newsrooms, which intensified after Oct. 7, 2023
https://prismreports.org/2025/09/09/journalists-news-media-bias-palestine/
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Prism
2 months ago
Today, Prism is publishing a monthslong investigation by
@laubast.bsky.social
in partnership with Visualizing Palestine, that takes a deep dive into the experiences of repression that Palestinian, Arab, & Muslim journalists face in the U.S. while attempting to cover the genocide.
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A monthslong
@prismreports.org
investigation by
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reveals pro-Israel bias at the highest levels in U.S. newsrooms. Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim journalists said they felt dehumanized and were questioned over stories even mentioning Palestine. With Visualizing Palestine:
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Journalists say U.S. newsrooms treat Palestine with fear and contempt
A Prism investigation reveals pro-Israel bias at the leadership levels of mainstream U.S. newsrooms, which intensified after Oct. 7, 2023
https://prismreports.org/2025/09/09/journalists-news-media-bias-palestine/
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John Jack paints and draws
3 months ago
As a construction worker i feel a couple times a week at least i have to deal with things that would break an average person physically and/ or mentally. I don't know about single person in this industry that isn't depressed
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Prism
3 months ago
@moderation.bsky.app
has labeled our story as āgraphicā & censored an interview with a physician about Gaza. If itās too graphic for Bluesky to see, you can only imagine what itās like for the children Dr Syed treats to live through. You can access front-lines movement journalism at
prismreports.org
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NEW: FIU workers were directed to secretly deliver equipment to āAlligator Alcatraz.ā Amazing investigative work by the brilliant
@alexmar.bsky.social
prismreports.org/2025/08/11/f...
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FIU workers secretly delivered equipment to Alligator Alcatraz
Public records and a Florida International University employee confirm that at least one operations trailer was transported to the immigration detention facility in the Everglades
https://prismreports.org/2025/08/11/fiu-workers-secretly-deliver-equipment-to-alligator-alcatraz/
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Benjamin Balthaser
3 months ago
Itās almost as tho a certain kind of establishment liberal would prefer to work w fascists than to pay a slightly higher tax on the upper bracket of their capital gains
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Prism
4 months ago
Nadera Mushtha, author of our recent story on starvation by pricing, is a writer & poet from Gaza. She is fundraising for her family & community. You can donate to support her using the link below ⤵ļø
gofund.me/e5af764e
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Prem Thakker ć
4 months ago
Wowāthe Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention (named after Raphael Lemkin, a Holocaust survivor who coined the term genocide) says plainly: "No more discussions, meetings, reports, sessions, summitsā¦IF YOU HAVE THE POWER, YOU MUST USE IT." "HISTORY WILL DETERMINE THE RECTITUDE OF YOUR ACTIONS."
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