People who have studied the downfall of democracy in other countries recognize exactly what is happening in the U.S. The parallels are unmistakeable; the only difference is the speed - we are going *faster*. apnews.com/article/trum...

Israel Strikes Houthi Targets in Yemen, Witnesses Report Bombing of Civilian Areas Israel says it hit Houthi sites in Yemen, but eyewitnesses report dozens of bombs hitting residential neighborhoods, highlighting Israel’s struggle to neutralize Houthi forces.

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Houthi authorities confirm the chatter that Houthi-aligned PM, Ahmed Ghaleb al-Rahawi, and several other (unnamed) ministers were killed in a recent Israeli airstrike in Sanaa. althawrah.ye/archives/104...

⛔️⛔️⛔️⛔️Again and again and again, I’m being reached out my people asking if the following account is my Bluesky. Not it is not. It is a scam asking people for money. Please do not interact with them. Please all of you do me a favor and share this.

For folks not in DC: - There are full-on police checkpoints most nights - Gangs of 30+ federal agents roam DC - National Guard folks w/ guns patrolling a Harris Teeter - Every day, multiple friends see ICE kidnapping ppl - Daycares are scared to have kids go on walks due to ICE

“We are on the side of humanity and feeding people,” said José. “We urge compassion, love, and care for both Palestinians and Israelis...We continue our calls for a ceasefire, the hostages to be released, and an end to this cruelty and suffering on all sides.” @chefjoseandres.bsky.social

Anyone who thinks history is an esoteric topic needs to realize that manipulating history to present a certain narrow vision of the US is integral to Trump's authoritarian agenda.

Four Al Jazeera staff, including reporter Anas Al Sharif, were killed in an Israeli attack on a tent for journalists outside the main gate of Gaza's al-Shifa hospital aje.io/onll19

In Sudan, starvation crimes and crimes of sexual and gender-based violence are intersecting and mutually exacerbating in a humanitarian and gender emergency. news.un.org/en/story/202...

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Progressive FP already has experience addressing the moral hazard of U.S. security commitments: Saudi Arabia’s military intervention in Yemen. There, as with Israel, sources of leverage were clear: arms sales that sustained the war effort and diplomatic cover internationalpolicy.org/publications...

The UN has determined that the “worst-case scenario of Famine is currently playing out in the Gaza Strip.” Alex DeWaal and @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social call for all States to fulfill their moral, legal, and basic human imperatives now by ensuring comprehensive humanitarian action.

Today on @opb.org's The Evergreen: In the 30s, more & more women were learning to fly in the NW. Among them: some of the first Chinese American women ever to earn pilot's licenses. And they grew up here, in the same tight-knit Chinese community in Portland. We learn about Hazel Ying Lee & Leah Hing:

RIP Tom Lehrer. A true legend. youtu.be/frAEmhqdLFs?...

“hundreds of hours of interviews with fire ecologists, botanists, members of County Fire, policymakers, and more were compiled to make a comprehensive guide of considerations and plans to bring back Chumash cultural fire.” www.independent.com/2025/07/16/i...

"The point of these raids is to demonstrate that no one, no matter what they contribute to the community, will be spared arrest... Ultimately, neither “good” immigrants nor “good” protestors can use their goodness as a shield from ICE’s violence."  newrepublic.com/article/1980...

The ICC issues arrest warrants for Afghanistan's supreme leader Heibatullah Akhundzada and its top Sharia judge, Abdelhakim Haqqani, alleging, rather plausibly, that they have persecuted women and advocates of gender equality. www.icc-cpi.int/news/situati...

The following thread contains 201 open access articles, books, chapters & reports written and led by First Nations’ researchers. We write our own research across all areas. The order is random and ranges across disciplines, because of course it does. #201FirstNationsArticles

A child dies of malnutrition every 15 seconds, as 185,535 boxes of special food for starving children are stacked in a warehouse in Rhode Island, paid for by American taxpayers. After shutting USAID, the Trump administration is just sitting on the boxes. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/o...

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Social media right now is an environment in which it's wildly easy to get facts wrong or make them up; one of the most crucial things about any piece of information should be the answer to the question "how do you know this?"

We are proud to join over 225 organizations in a collective statement of solidarity to oppose the racist 2025 Entry Ban announced by the Trump Administration.

I'm thinking of a South Sudanese woman, a human rights activist, who told me more than a decade ago: "We sing songs to our baby boys about how they will grow up to kill their enemies, and as long as we do that, there will never be peace."

Infuriating - just learned from Renee Tajima-Peña that #PBSLearningMedia has disappeared the Vincent Chin teaching module.

Community kitchens are ready to go, local orgs are ready to move supplies, the only reason these resources aren't keeping kids and their families alive is that the current U.S. government is choosing not to. www.paema.ngo/aid-impact-r...

No matter what anyone says, trans Americans make our military, our communities and our entire nation stronger. On this International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, let’s choose love and reject hate wherever we may see it 🏳️‍⚧️

More than a hundred libraries on federally recognized tribal lands across the country were notified that their congressionally appropriated grant had been terminated midcycle. Those communities are at risk of losing their local libraries and the history they hold.

Yemenia Airways has halted flights from Sana’a after Israeli strikes damaged the airport’s main facilities,...

New Report: we just released our latest report, examining the impact of U.S. aid cuts on communities we work with in Sudan, DRC, Burma and with Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. www.paema.ngo/aid-impact-r...

For the past 3 months, I've been working with the @paema.ngo team and our local partners in #Sudan, #DRC, #Burma, and the #Rohingya camps in Bangladesh to understand how US foreign aid cuts are impacting local orgs and communities. I'm pleased to share our report: www.paema.ngo/aid-impact-r... 1/5

- For the 2nd consecutive day, RSF drone strikes reported in ElObeid, North Kordofan, this time targeting the oil refinery. - RSF shelling on Abushok IDP Camp and Naivasha Market in Elfashir yesterday; at least 5 civilians reported killed & more than 15 injured. #KeepEyesOnSudan

“According to data from Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED), 207 US attacks on Yemen killed at least 209 people between March 15 and April 18.” Al-Jazeera maps them. www.aljazeera.com/news/longfor...

A burial mound in Michigan has been returned to the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi by the city of Detroit. The tribe will now manage the sacred site. #LANDBACK

We recorded 115 civilian casualties in the strike early on 28 April that hit a detention facility in Sa'ada. 68 killed, 47 injured.

“Monday’s alleged strike recalled a similar attack by a Saudi-led coalition battling the Houthis in 2022 on the same compound, which caused a collapse, killing 66 detainees and wounding 113 others, a United Nations report later said.” Not looking good. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

ACTION: Lawyers across the country are taking part in #LawDay on May 1st to speak out, stand together, and publicly renew their commitment to the Constitution and the rule of law. Lawyers in communities large and small can #ReaffirmTheOath locally or online here: www.checksandbalancesnow.org/events

This week, civilians casualties reached 500 in Trump's bombing campaign in Yemen. The number of civilian casualties in U.S. Operation Rough Rider more than doubled in seven days from 16-22 April. At least 95 civilians were killed and 192 injured in the week. mailchi.mp/95736ee05237...

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This frame is a mistake. Democracy is a more efficient system than authoritarianism. They solve problems better than others, have stronger economic and health outcomes growth and fewer financial crises. Authoritarians look decisive because they miss problems and have to do big things to fix them.

STATEMENT: We joined over 35 civil society orgs in condemning the RSF's attacks in #Zamzam and #ElFasher. We're calling for immediate action by the international community who has thus far failed to prevent #genocide in #Sudan, but hasn't even been able to respond. www.paema.ngo/genocideretu...

#Sudan 's civil war is a war on civilians. To mark the 2nd year of the conflict, we produced an interactive that features the voices of five Sudanese civilians whose lives have been upended by the war. Here are there unheard stories. Don't look away. interactive.aljazeera.com/aje/2025/sud...

Important article highlighting how the combatant parties' ongoing telecoms blackout is making it hard to fully understand the scale and scope of the violence happening in Zamzam and the vicinity of El Fashir right now. #Sudan

Today's quick update [Apr 13]: - On day 3 of onslaught, RSF now controls of Zamzam IDP Camp; widespread violations reported, w/civilian death toll in the hundreds (at least 300 reported killed). - Heavy clashes reported b/w SAF/Joint Forces & RSF in Elfashir city. #KeepEyesOnSudan

On day 3 of the onslaught, Zamzam IDP Camp is now under RSF control. Mass exodus of civilians from the camp, and mass killings of those trying to escape. The screenshot below is from the Sudanese American Physicians Association, the last message from their team on the ground. #KeepEyesOnSudan

This is a stain on our country.

The stories we tell ourselves are powerful. On Passover, Jewish people around the world tell the story of liberation, of an escape from servitude to freedom, from bitter darkness to the light. (1/7)

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Akram Al-Akhali, kidnapped and disappeared by Houthis for close to 10 months, has been released. Thanks to unrelenting efforts and Dutch diplomacy, he has safely arrived in Oman. UN and U.S. Embassy #Yemen colleagues are still in Houthi dungeons and their health is deteriorating.