How have livestreamed funerals and online condolences changed how people mourn? TCD PhD researcher @smora.bsky.social wants to find out. She is seeking participants aged 50+ to understand how mourning in Ireland has changed. Learn more: youtu.be/AOtVXYo7llg @langslitscultures.bsky.social

Really excited to begin the next phase of my research. dh.tcd.ie/index.php/pr...

Woah. Newsmax’s legal analyst just said Pete Hegseth and everyone involved in the illegal boat strike should be “prosecuted for a war crime.” They’ve even lost Newsmax on this one.

A French ICC judge sanctioned by the US over the Netanyau arrest warrant says all his accounts with US companies have been closed, making it “like being sent back to the 1990s.” “Without sovereignty – military, health, financial and digital – we can no longer guarantee the rule of law,” he says.

🔥POWERFUL AD ABOUT ICE AGENTS: “What will you say when your kids ask you about your day? A mask can’t hide you from your neighbors, your family, God… you can walk away, but the shame will follow you home.”

Fear is contagious, but so is courage. I remain steadfast in my oath to the Constitution and am grateful to those across the nation who stand with us. Don't give up the ship.

Google defaulting all Gmail users to a setting that enables Google to harvest all your emails into chatbot training is straight-up evil and invasive. www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...

"At this time, I suggest the general public avoid the CDC website." --epidemiologist @kkjetelina.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...

To “my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.” www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...

79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5. He’s been taken by ICE in Florida. www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...

NEW: An Irish tourist visiting the US was jailed by ICE for 3 months after overstaying 3 days due to medical issue. Thomas agreed to be deported, but instead went to federal prison where he recounted horrific conditions + no medical care. “Nobody's safe from the system if they get pulled into it"

NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative. The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.

The correspondence between a NYT reporter & Epstein is extraordinary. But the NYT also has questions to answer: it fired him for soliciting a donation from Epstein. Did it not conduct any sort of investigation? Or did it just decide to not make public?

In the same week a news hurricane engulfs the BBC in the UK, the NYT: hold my beer. To be fair, I believe the NYT deserves a shitstorm: it does brilliant journalism. It’s also untransparent & unaccountable

AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"

One of the ways I cope with researching death and mourning is by singing in Trinity's Choral Society. Join me next week on 12th or 13th for Carl Orff's Carmina Burana: t.e2ma.net/click/pccxlh... #Speirgorm @tcddublin.bsky.social @langslitscultures.bsky.social

Am very much looking forward to speaking @tlrhub.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social Wed 26 Nov at 1pm GMT - HYBRID event. Topic - The Long Goodbye: Hidden Histories of Baby Loss & Parental Bereavement in 20th century Ireland #MedHums #HistMed #Speirgorm #Skystorians #Midwifery tinyurl.com/2s3cwn9u

Schumer (NY) 202 224-6542 Booker (NJ) 202 224-3224 King (ME) 202 224-5344 Hassan (NH) 202 224-3324 Durbin (IL) 202 224-2152 Ossoff (GA) 202 224-3521 Shaheen (NH) 202 224-2841 Gillibrand (NY) 202 224-4451 Masto (NV) 202 224-3542 Warner (VA) 202 224-2023

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NEW: EXCLUSIVE: I spoke to sources at FBI and DOJ that reviewed the Epstein files. It’s worse than the photos. I’ll let you know what they said today at 3:30 PM PT / 6:30 PM ET on @meidastouch.com. Link to show: www.youtube.com/live/hEi77Ib...

Democrats can't defeat Trump-MAGA authoritarianism without an agenda that stands squarely on the side of working people. We need a pro-worker, pro-democracy, anti-establishment movement that will take on oligarchy like never before. It starts with the party rejecting Big Money.

Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office. If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.

ICE sprays large canister of pepper spray directly into family car—hitting 1 year old baby. "They were simply shopping at Sam's Club," said man who took video. "ICE agents drove by and sprayed pepper spray directly inside—where their baby and 16 year old sister sat." Cicero, Illinois

If you're in other states call your own senators NOW. And tell them to demand strong Dem leadership. These numbers are for New Yorkers.

Really important. Call now. Schumer 202-224-6542. Gillibrand 202-224-4451. NO budget deal without ACA protection!

🚨 We’re hearing that Senate Democrats are on the verge of caving to Trump in another “Schumer Surrender.” That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now. Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal... Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...

Oh for the love of Sharing, since I just googled these so I could leave angry voicemails telling these motherfuckers to hold the line Schumer's DC office number: 202-224-6542 Gillibrand's DC office number: (202) 224-4451

"When I picked up my granddaughter from the federal agents, she had a dirty diaper, a bruise on her face, and was developing a rash. She was exhausted and cried… My heart aches knowing this could happen to others, to my kids, or even me, despite being U.S. citizens.”

BREAKING: Cornell caved. Here is the settlement agreement, signed today by the university's president, Michael Kotlikoff: statements.cornell.edu/2025/documen...

NEW: The US Army website for its bases in Bavaria, Germany told its soldiers and employees that it might need to obtain free food from the German government during the US government shutdown. The Army later altered publication to remove a list of food banks, but we have the original text here:

I have to imagine far-right Catholics are really struggling with the fact that they can now hear this stuff in English directly from the pope.

One of the ways I cope with researching death and mourning is by singing in Trinity's Choral Society. Join me next week on 12th or 13th for Carl Orff's Carmina Burana: t.e2ma.net/click/pccxlh... #Speirgorm @tcddublin.bsky.social @langslitscultures.bsky.social

the second polls close in California, CNN projects that Proposition 50 passes

BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students. Follow AP for live updates.

BREAKING: DECISION DESK HQ CALLS NYC MAYORAL RACE FOR ZOHRAN MAMDANI.

The fascists are not inevitable. They're not unstoppable. They're not all powerful. They want you to think that, but millions turned out last month to call their bluff. And millions turned out today to claim our power. We will win.

NEW: NBC News projects that Democrats will retain control of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, as voters approved the retention of three Democratic justices. This maintains the Democrats’ 5-2 majority on the state’s high court.

BREAKING: Democrat Corey O’Connor is elected Pittsburgh mayor, defeating Republican Tony Moreno. Follow AP for live updates.

Every single county in Virginia shifted Blue.

Applying for a job at I.C.E.? Here are some tips to help nail your interview!

When you book a flight through major travel sites, a data broker owned by U.S. airlines will sell details about your flight—your name, credit card used, and where you’re flying to the government. We found out how to opt-out of ARC selling your travel data. A guide: www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...

"The Sanders/Mamdani style of democratic socialism is, whatever its merits, at least compatible with America’s tradition of liberal democracy. The Trump style of national socialism is not."

Don’t stream fascism. Spotify is running recruitment ads for ICE, helping tear families apart. Cancel your subscription and make Spotify listen — the power belongs to the people: indivisible.org/canc...

“Of all the words spoken in opposition to, or aghast at what’s happening in the United States, only one set of remarks has rattled in my head day after day, for going on a month now.” Compelling and insightful article today from @brianbeutler.bsky.social 1/

“I will put it more bluntly. We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies….“

UPDATE: Cal Guard & Cal Volunteers are in San Diego helping prepare & distribute meals for families facing food insecurity Directed by @governor.ca.gov Gavin Newsom, this humanitarian mission ensures no family goes hungry as the Trump Admin's shutdown delays SNAP for 5.5M Californians

On Friday night, Donald Trump held a Great Gatsby-inspired Halloween party themed "A little party never killed nobody.” On Monday morning, the Trump administration told a judge it will only PARTIALLY fund SNAP and 40 million Americans should expect delays for food benefits.

A picture from the party that Trump hosted on Halloween at Mar-A-Lago. One day before SNAP benefits are to be cut. They are spitting in the faces of the millions who will starve due to income inequality Ironically, the theme for this party was Great Gatsby, a book where income inequality is central