Patrick Emerton
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Gloria Grahame is a legend, a very talented actress. Her life is filled with shadows. Finally some light can be thrown on them. Tony Rayâs unpublished memoirs are now published. For those who love movies and Gloria this is a must: CIRCLE OF LIONS
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Kyle Griffin
about 17 hours ago
Breaking: ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) â Minnesota county investigates ICE arrest of Hmong American man as a potential case of kidnapping and false imprisonment.
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"With determined and revelatory work, the independent press in Hungary played an essential role in the election and in safeguarding what was left of democracy... They offer inspiration and lessons for journalists elsewhere contending with authoritarian leaders." ~ Martin Baron
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Terry Reintke
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Hungary, welcome back đđșđȘđș This is a turning point for Europe. The times of autocratic backsliding must be over. We look to a brighter and united future. Defending rule of law, freedom and democracy. Tonight, we celebrate in the streets of Budapest.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers
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If Melania *really* thought people were lying about her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, she would have sued them for defamation to clear her name under oath, not deliver a lame speech full of lies for television.â
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Dr Karen Pinder đšđŠ đŹ
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Picture of the century. đ đ· credit: Science Tube
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Hannah Dreier and the staff of The New York Times are the winners of the 2026 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting for their series "Exposed and Expendable."
goldsmithawards.org/ceremony/2026/
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Maggie Smith
7 days ago
So pro-life means jailing women who miscarry but shrugging when the deranged president says âa whole civilization will die tonight.â Do I have that right?
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George Conway âïžđșđž
9 days ago
add a skeleton here at some point
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Anne Applebaum
11 days ago
Trump has insulted and tariffed his European allies, persuaded Denmark to prepare for a US invasion and, by pressuring Ukraine and not Russia, encouraged Putin to keep fighting. All of which he has forgotten.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Everyone but Trump Understands What Heâs Done
Allied leaders know that any positive gesture they make will count for nothing.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/trump-iran-war-allies/686423/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK3wsM-mNGvnN32f98z3zNons&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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Threatening to break-up NATO, easing sanctions on Russia, creating an energy crisis in Europe, supporting Orban and halting aid for Ukraine -- clearly, Trump is in office to solve Putin's problems.
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Katie Phang
12 days ago
Lee Zeldin has already destroyed the EPA. If he becomes the next AG, he'll continue in the fine Bondi tradition of destroying the DOJ.
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Nadya Tolokonnikova is on international most-wanted lists and Putin labeled her an âextremist.â Yet, she hides in plain sight, as she fights for human rights. âI donât care about physical safety, I care about making good art.â
hungermag.com/art-culture/...
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Sound the alarm: In conversation with Pussy Riotâs Nadya Tolokonnikova
The artist, activist and political refugee pioneers a global revolution, learning how to expand her reach while the world contracts around her.
https://hungermag.com/art-culture/sound-the-alarm-in-conversation-with-pussy-riots-nadya-tolokonnikova
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Pussy Riot staged a protest at the Manhattan offices of tech company Ubiquiti over their claims that the companyâs Wi-Fi equipment is being used by Russian soldiers in their ongoing war against Ukraine.
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Pussy Riot Stage Manhattan Protest of U.S. Tech Company They Say Is âPowering Russian War Crimesâ
Pussy Riot staged a protest outside U.S. tech firm Ubiquiti's offices on Friday (March 27) over claims the company is aiding Russia's war in Ukraine.
https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/pussy-riot-protest-ny-ubiquiti-powering-russian-war-crimes-1236210053/
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Kyle Cheney
14 days ago
JUST IN: FBI agents who worked on Trump probes have filed a class action lawsuit, saying their abrupt firings violated due process and civil service laws.
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Anne Applebaum
14 days ago
"All this time Putin had, and still has, a mole in all European and NATO official meetings. If the integrity of these meetings is to be maintained, it would be appropriate to ban Hungary from all of them. Every generation has a Kim Philbyâ
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Kremlin hotline: Hungary colluded with Russia to delist sanctioned oligarchs, companies and banks
A hotline between Hungarian Foreign Minister PĂ©ter SzijjĂĄrtĂł and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov gave Moscow strategic information on critical EUâŠ
https://theins.press/en/inv/290911#4
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Senate Judiciary Democrats đșđž
15 days ago
BREAKING: Another person has died in ICE custody, per required notification to Congress.
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Thieves broke into the Magnani-Rocca Foundation outside Parma, Italy, and stole works by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse worth millions.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/30/w...
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Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse Paintings Are Stolen in 3-Minute Museum Heist, Police Say
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/30/world/europe/parma-art-heist-renoir-matisse-cezanne-italy.html
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Russian feminist collective Pussy Riot staged a protest outside Ubiquitiâs Manhattan headquarters for âpowering Russian war crimesâ.
www.nme.com/news/music/p...
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Pussy Riot stage protest against US tech company Ubiquiti for "powering Russian war crimes"
Russian feminist collective Pussy Riot staged a protest outside Ubiquiti's Manhattan headquarters for "powering Russian war crimes".
https://www.nme.com/news/music/pussy-riot-stage-protest-against-us-tech-company-ubiquiti-for-powering-russian-war-crimes-3937271
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At Brandeis, Marty Baron said Jeff Bezosâ perspective changed dramatically after Trump was re-elected in 2024. âWhat he did [this time] is the same as what law firms have done, universities have done⊠In authoritarian regimes this is how it begins.â
www.brandeis.edu/stories/2026...
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Russian feminist group Pussy Riot staged a protest at American technology company Ubiquiti's Manhattan headquarters for "powering Russian war crimes."
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Pussy Riot protests US tech company Ubiquiti for 'powering Russian war crimes'
"We demand that (Ubiquiti) obey U.S. sanctions laws," co-founder Nadya Tolokonnikova said.
https://kyivindependent.com/pussy-riot-occupies-hq-of-american-tech-company-ubiquiti-for-powering-russian-war-crimes/
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Artist and activist Nadezhda Tolokonnikova discusses the Russian platform at PACE, Russia's return to the Venice Biennale, and her OnlyFans account: âIn five seconds on Twitter, I get far more insults than I did in five years of working on OnlyFans."
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«ĐĐœĐ” Ń Đ”ĐčŃ â ĐșаĐș Ń ĐłŃŃŃ ĐČĐŸĐŽĐ°Â». ĐĄĐ°ĐŒĐŸĐč ŃŃĐșĐŸĐč Đž ĐŽĐ”ŃŃДлŃĐœĐŸĐč ŃŃаŃŃĐœĐžŃĐ”Đč ŃĐŸŃŃĐžĐčŃĐșĐŸĐč плаŃŃĐŸŃĐŒŃ ĐżŃĐž ĐĐĐĄĐ ĐœĐ”ĐŸĐ¶ĐžĐŽĐ°ĐœĐœĐŸ ŃŃала ĐаЎДжЎа ĐąĐŸĐ»ĐŸĐșĐŸĐœĐœĐžĐșĐŸĐČа. ĐĐŸŃ Đ”Đ” ĐžĐœŃĐ”ŃĐČŃŃ â Meduza
Đ ŃĐœĐČаŃĐ” ĐœĐ°Ńала ŃĐ°Đ±ĐŸŃаŃŃ ĐżĐ»Đ°ŃŃĐŸŃĐŒĐ°Â ŃĐŸŃŃĐžĐčŃĐșĐžŃ ĐŽĐ”ĐŒĐŸĐșŃаŃĐžŃĐ”ŃĐșĐžŃ ŃОл ĐżŃĐž ĐĐĐĄĐ. ĐĐŽĐœĐŸĐč Оз ŃĐ°ĐŒŃŃ ĐŽĐ”ŃŃДлŃĐœŃŃ ŃŃаŃŃĐœĐžŃ ĐČ ŃŃĐŸĐč ŃŃŃŃĐșŃŃŃĐ” (ĐșĐŸŃĐŸŃаŃ, ĐșаĐș ŃŃĐžŃаДŃŃŃ, ĐżŃДЎŃŃаĐČĐ»ŃĐ”Ń ĐžĐœŃĐ”ŃĐ”ŃŃ Đ°ĐœŃĐžĐČĐŸĐ”ĐœĐœĐŸ ĐœĐ°ŃŃŃĐŸĐ”ĐœĐœŃŃ ŃĐŸ...
https://meduza.io/feature/2026/03/27/mne-heyt-kak-s-gusya-voda
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Tango is the national dance of Argentina, known for its passion, precision and heart. In a hospital in Buenos Aires, it has another purpose: as a therapy for patients with Parkinsonâs disease.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/h...
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Tango Therapy: How the Dance of Passion Is Helping Parkinsonâs Patients
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/health/tango-therapy-parkinsons.html?smid=bs-share
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THE AI DOC: OR HOW I BECAME AN APOCALOPTIMIST || A father-to-be tries to figure out what is happening with all this AI insanity. It's a film about the most powerful technology humanity has ever created and whatâs at stake if we get it wrong.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkPb...
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THE AI DOC: OR HOW I BECAME AN APOCALOPTIMIST - Official Trailer [HD] - Only In Theaters March 27
YouTube video by Focus Features
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkPbV3IRe4Y
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Rachel Maddow
22 days ago
I know this has circulated with alacrity recently, so you may have already seen it, but if you haven't... WOW BOY HOWDY it's the most useful thing. Thank you
cardcatalogforlife.substack.com
-- this is a very very very helpful public service:
cardcatalogforlife.substack.com/p/google-has...
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Google Has a Secret Reference Desk. Here's How to Use It.
40 Google features to find exactly what you need, the alternative search engines that do things Google won't, and the reference desk framework underneath all of it.
https://cardcatalogforlife.substack.com/p/google-has-a-secret-reference-desk
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Dr. Gildert hypothesizes that certain properties of cognition can be modeled using quantum mechanical frameworks - Nirvanicâs goal is to imbue physical AI with an intuition that can handle the unpredictable.
nirvanicai.substack.com/p/from-bezos...
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@nirvanicai.bsky.social
23 days ago
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George Conway âïžđșđž
26 days ago
âWe canât last 34 more months of what weâve seen in the last 14. Weâre fucked if this guy serves out his term. Heâs gonna trash everything once and for all.â
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Victim advocates fear the funds seized from the Prince Groupâs founder will be stashed away for the U.S.âs new strategic cryptocurrency reserve.
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Questions swirl around US plans for record $15B Prince Group crypto seizure - ICIJ
Victim advocates fear the funds seized from the Prince Groupâs founder will be stashed away for the U.S.âs new strategic cryptocurrency reserve.
https://www.icij.org/investigations/coin-laundry/questions-swirl-around-us-plans-for-record-15b-prince-group-crypto-seizure/
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Scott Horton
26 days ago
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The Washington Post
26 days ago
Exclusive: U.S. officials detected unidentified drones above the Washington Army base where Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth live. Officials have not determined where they came from.
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Drones over base where Rubio, Hegseth live raise security concerns
Lockdowns at U.S. bases and a global security alert underscore concerns that Iranian retaliation could extend to officials on American soil.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/18/hegseth-rubio-drone-targeting-iran/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
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Alicia Menendez will be in the anchor chair 2 hours every weekday afternoon on MSNOW in the not-too-far-off future. Her questions always go right to the heart of the issue, her knowledge is deep, and her command of the broadcast medium is impressive. We need her!
@aliciamenendez.bsky.social
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26 days ago
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Anne Applebaum
about 1 month ago
While Jared Kushner is negotiating on behalf of the United States with governments in the Middle East, he is also soliciting investments in his private business ventures from the same governments
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/b...
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Jared Kushner Solicits Funds for His Firm While Working as Mideast Envoy
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/business/jared-kushner-affinity-mideast-funds.html
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Kyle Griffin
about 1 month ago
BREAKING: A federal judge says he's blocking the subpoenas the Trump Justice Department served to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Judge James Boasberg says the government has produced "essentially zero evidence" to suspect Powell of a crime.
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ANIMA | Anima places two strangers in a car. Itâs a tried-and-true story, and one that writer-director Brian Tetsuro Ivie gently twists, to magnificent low-key effect, with a dash of icy sci-fi and a soulful retro yearning.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
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âAnimaâ Review: The Odd-Couple Road Trip Takes Rewarding Detours in an Inventive and Poignant Drama
Sydney Chandler and Takehiro Hira star in Brian Tetsuro Ivieâs first narrative feature, the story of a dying man and a tech employee who has barely acknowledged her own grief.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/anima-review-sydney-chandler-takehiro-hira-1236525369/
about 1 month ago
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Anne Applebaum
about 1 month ago
Wind power, as it turns out, is very useful
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Why China could emerge a winner from Trumpâs global energy shock
Spiking oil prices may reveal how China has been more successful in electrifying its economy and reducing dependence on fossil fuels than the United States.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/03/13/china-winner-iran-energy-oil/
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Ten years ago, Tom McCarthyâs Spotlight emerged from a crowded Best Picture field to score Oscar Nightâs biggest prize. âObviously, the stakes in the story couldn't be more real â the safety of our children. What's more meaningful in any society?â ~ Thomas McCarthy
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âWe had to dare to be boringâ: âSpotlightâ director Tom McCarthy revisits the newsroom to celebrate 10th anniversary of Best Picture win
Tom McCarthy reveals how he crafted a film that's still ranked among the top Best Picture winners in Oscar history.
https://www.goldderby.com/film/2026/2016-oscars-spotlight-tom-mccarthy-best-picture/
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Ron Filipkowski
about 1 month ago
Another hush money payment.
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Thousands of artists, academics, curators, journalists, and political figures are calling on leaders of the Venice Biennale to âaddress the implicationsâ of Russiaâs participation in an open letter published this week.
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Over 6,000 Sign Letter Opposing Russiaâs Venice Biennale Pavilion
The petition, signed by cultural figures such as Pussy Riot's Nadya Tolokonnikova, comes as the European Union threatens to pull Biennale funding over Russia's inclusion.
https://hyperallergic.com/over-6-000-sign-letter-opposing-russias-venice-biennale-pavilion/
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Two prominent doctors stepped down on Tuesday following the release of a report that found that institutional culture discouraged reporting allegations of sexual abuse against a former physician who sexually assaulted hundreds of patients.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/n...
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Culture of Silence at Columbia Shielded Sexual Assault by Physician, Report Finds
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/nyregion/columbia-hospitals-hadden-resignation.html
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In Scathing Ruling, Judge Says 3 Trump Prosecutors Are in Unlawful Roles: Trump admin has shown through its statements and actions that it cares far more about who is running the New Jersey U.S. attorneyâs office âthan whether it is running at all.â
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/n...
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In Scathing Ruling, Judge Says 3 Trump Prosecutors Are in Unlawful Roles
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/nyregion/us-attorney-nj-prosecutors.html?smid=tw-share
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The cover-up is brazenâ: one journalistâs tenacious, traumatic fight to expose Ghislaine Maxwell: "This is a story about grooming and the girls who lived through it.â ~ Lucia Osborne-Crowley
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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âThe cover-up is brazenâ: one journalistâs tenacious, traumatic fight to expose Ghislaine Maxwell
Lucia Osborne-Crowley has endured threats and sexual harassment to report on Jeffrey Epsteinâs chief enabler. Maxwellâs conviction was only the start of the quest for justice, she says
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/09/lucia-osborne-crowley-tenacious-traumatic-fight-expose-ghislaine-maxwell-jeffrey-epstein
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Jack Kerouacâs On the Road was the bible of the beat generation. It shifted the course of US literature and captured the imagination of the world. NYâs Grolier Club will display letters from Jack that haven't been publicly viewed: March 9, April 20, May 4.
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/m...
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âWe all want to know what he was doing in the bedroomâ: Kerouacâs unseen archive goes on show in New York
As the original On the Road scroll heads to auction, a new exhibition uncovers the private life of the Beat legend
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/09/jack-kerouac-archive-photos-sexuality-grolier-club-exhibition-new-york-beat-generation
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At least 330 journalists worldwide were in prison at the end of 2025, up from fewer than 200 a decade ago. One-fifth say they were tortured or beaten - 129 died while doing their jobs or because of them, the highest number since records began in 1992.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/o...
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Opinion | Politicians Are Trying to Control the News
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/opinion/free-press-repression-journalists-prison.html
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On rural lands across the country, community leaders are doing the hard and slow work of âbraiding togetherâ Indigenous sovereignty movements and reparations initiatives, hoping to strengthen both coalitions.
dailyyonder.com/two-liberati...
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Two Liberation Movements, Intertwined | The Daily Yonder
In the 1700s, 80 million bison roamed much of North America. They were everything to the people who lived among them: shelter, food, clothing, and
https://dailyyonder.com/two-liberation-movements-intertwined/2026/03/03/
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NDN Collective
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Nick Tilsen (Oglala Lakota), the founder of NDN Collective, explains that "a Land Back ethic doesnât mean going back in time, but moving forward with all people to create a just and equitable world."
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Two Liberation Movements, Intertwined | The Daily Yonder
In the 1700s, 80 million bison roamed much of North America. They were everything to the people who lived among them: shelter, food, clothing, and
https://dailyyonder.com/two-liberation-movements-intertwined/2026/03/03/
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Russia at the Venice Art Biennale?!? Pussy Riot are not having it! And promise there will be resistance! The collective led by Nadya Tolokonnikova will challenge Russia's presence at the Biennale, calling attention to this sherking of responsibility.
www.artribune.com/attualita/20...
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Alle Pussy Riot non piace per niente il ritorno della Russia in Biennale
Ora promettono delle azioni di resistenza contro la partecipazione del Paese
https://www.artribune.com/attualita/2026/03/pussy-riot-protestano-partecipazione-russia-biennale-arte-venezia-2026/
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A coalition of public interest groups are calling on state AGs to block Paramountâs proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.
deadline.com/2026/03/para...
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Coalition Of Public Interest Groups Call For State Attorneys General To Challenge Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger
The Center for American Progress and other groups called for state AGs to try to block Paramount's proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.
https://deadline.com/2026/03/paramount-warner-bros-state-attorneys-general-1236746176/
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about 1 month ago
My latest on the complicity of lawyers in dismantling democracy and the Justice Department's attempt to thwart the ability of state bars to hold them accountable
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The Last Gatekeepers
Why the Trump administration wants to neutralize state bar discipline.
https://open.substack.com/pub/asharangappa/p/the-last-gatekeepers?r=3od4c&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay
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THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB
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THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB Trailer | TIFF 2025
YouTube video by TIFF
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXTNzdSR2jg
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The Tennessee Holler
about 1 month ago
âYouâre a U.S. senator!â Bernie stops Noemâs replacement from literally trying to fight someoneđđœ This should go great
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