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Community Engagement Isnât Always a Verb
For Kathy Yep, an ancient practice holds important lessons
https://www.pitzer.edu/participant/fall-24/kathy-yep-qi-gong
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CleanTechnica
9 days ago
Data Center Opponents Push Back Against âSuperhumanâ AI
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Data Center Opponents Push Back Against "Superhuman" AI - CleanTechnica
The rush to build more and bigger data centers to power the AI revolution is getting pushback from an array of opponents in the US.
https://cleantechnica.com/2025/12/13/data-center-opponents-push-back-against-superhuman-ai/
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Lynn Becker
9 days ago
AI is coming for the Great Lakes. The "world's most-powerful AI data center" in Wisconsin will gobble up 8.4 billion gallons. Even the average data center uses 300,000 gallons a day. Oh, and they're getting fat tax exemptions.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Water levels across the Great Lakes are falling â just as US data centers move in
Region struggling with drought now threatened by energy-hungry facilities â but some residents are fighting back
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/16/great-lakes-us-data-centers
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Common Dreams
8 days ago
Sanders Pushes for Moratorium on New AI Data Center Construction Amid Growing Backlash
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Sanders Pushes for Moratorium on New AI Data Center Construction Amid Growing Backlash
Sen. Bernie Sanders calls for a moratorium on AI data center construction in the US amid growing backlash. Concerns raised about economic and social impacts.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-sanders-data-centers?share_id=9096118
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Portland Press Herald
8 days ago
Lewiston votes down AI data center after public outcry
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Lewiston votes down AI data center after public outcry
One councilor said the data center proposal for Bates Mill No. 3 yielded 'by far' the most public feedback he's received on a single issue.
https://www.pressherald.com/2025/12/16/lewiston-votes-down-ai-data-center-project-after-public-outcry/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=local_news&utm_source=bluesky
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More Perfect Union
8 days ago
An anonymous AI company wants to buy Dr. Tim Grosser's family land in Kentucky to build a data center. They offered him up to $8 million dollars, and he refused. They asked him to name his price, and he still refused.
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The Tennessee Holler
8 days ago
PEOPLE MAG ON MUSK VS. MEMPHIS: âResident says she canât open windows anymore because of rotten smell from living near Elonâs data center in BOXTOWNâŚâ No community input. Just vague promises of jobs and investment. @MemphisChamber @mayorpaulyoung
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Rest of World
9 days ago
Find hot data centers near you
https://restofworld.org/2025/data-center-heat-map/
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We mapped the worldâs hottest data centers
In 21 countries, all data centers are located in climates that are too hot.
https://restofworld.org/2025/data-center-heat-map/
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Carl Quintanilla
8 days ago
WELLS DESK, on this report: ".. Blue Owl is up to its gills in data center exposure. .. lenders are getting stricter .. data center build outs now have another form of headwind that is not related to actual infrastructure build out but rather financial complexities .."
www.ft.com/content/84c1...
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Oracleâs $10bn Michigan data centre in limbo after Blue Owl funding talks stall
Investment firm concerned about tougher debt terms and the risk of delays to the vast project
https://www.ft.com/content/84c147a4-aabb-4243-8298-11fabf1022a3
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Genial Black Man
10 days ago
lolz "Residents packed a city council meeting to watch the data center go down in flames in a 7-0 vote. [Lobbyist Kyrsten] Sinema was nowhere to be found."
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Thumbs down: Chandler kills Sinema-backed data center in 7-0 vote
Sinema lobbied hard for the data center, but her involvement created exactly the opposition she tried to sweeping away.
https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/chandler-city-council-unanimously-kills-sinema-backed-data-center-40628102/
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Puff the Magic Hater
14 days ago
Our last episode of the year is a conversation about what resisting ICE has looked like in Chicago, what we've learned, what it's cost, and where we go from here. I'm so grateful to Gabe Gonzalez, Rey Wences, and Jocelyn Walsh for this convo. This one is special to me. Audio + transcript:
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How Weâve Resisted ICE: Street Lessons From Chicago
âI cannot imagine doing anything else in this moment,â says community defense organizer Gabe Gonzalez.
https://truthout.org/audio/how-weve-resisted-ice-street-lessons-from-chicago/
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Sarah Posner
13 days ago
âKeep fighting. Do not give up. I wish all of you love and justice. Keep going.â âĽď¸âĽď¸âĽď¸
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Jonathan Cohn
8 days ago
Trump has the maturity of a 12-year-old.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
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White House adds insulting plaques below Biden and Obama portraits
Newest additions appear to be part of the administrationâs ongoing âtrollâ campaign against former presidents and Trumpâs opponents
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/white-house-portraits-biden-obama-trump-b2886535.html
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Reuters
8 days ago
Finland's prime minister apologises to Asian nations over racism scandal
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Finland's prime minister apologises to Asian nations over racism scandal
Finland's prime minister apologised to Asian nations on Wednesday as he sought to contain a growing controversy over derogatory images posted by far-right members of the Nordic country's parliament.
https://reut.rs/3L6UY5m
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Kyle Griffin
8 days ago
MORE from Jack Smith: "The decision to bring charges against President Trump was mine, but the basis for those charges rests entirely with President Trump and his actions, as alleged in the indictments returned by grand juries in two different districts."
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Kyle Griffin
8 days ago
BREAKING MS NOW: FBI deputy director Dan Bongino has quietly told confidants he plans to formally leave his job early in the new year and will not be returning to headquarters to work this month, according to eight people briefed on his account.Â
www.ms.now/news/bongino...
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FBIâs No. 2 quietly tells colleagues heâs moving on
Controversial deputy director has cleared out his office, sources tell MS NOW.
https://www.ms.now/news/bongino-fbi-leaving
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CHEM Trust
10 days ago
đ¨ PAN UKâs âDirty Dozenâ reveals the 12 fruit and vegetables most likely to contain residues of 2 or more pesticides, with over 100 different pesticides found in our produce. đ Grapefruit topped the list, followed by grapes, limes and bananas.
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Blog for Iowa
11 days ago
Let's connect the dots. College campuses were a primary target of the 1971 conservative plan to destroy liberalism.
www.greenpeace.org/usa/democrac...
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Not an OG Just a G
15 days ago
Magnificent new painting by Christian Faltis.
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Andreas Harsono
16 days ago
Indonesia is grappling with severe shortages of food, medicine, and clean water after catastrophic floods and landslides on Sumatra Island. Displacement has risen into the hundreds of thousands
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTnS...
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Indonesia floods: Shortages create challenges for recovery effort
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTnSaPgCdlM
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In These Times
21 days ago
AI data centers produce massive noise pollution, use huge amounts of water and keep us hooked on fossil fuels.
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Poor Communities Are Paying the Price for "Free" AI Tools
AI data centers produce massive noise pollution, use huge amounts of water and keep us hooked on fossil fuels.
https://inthesetimes.com/article/artificial-intelligence-ai-data-centers-climate-change
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Science Friday
20 days ago
Theyâve cost hundreds of billions of dollars so far, and require an incredible amount of energy to operate.
@technologyreview.com
reporter
@caseycrownhart.bsky.social
shares the latest news on the boom in data centers to power AI.
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As Companies Build Data Centers For AI, Communities Push Back
A boom in construction of AI data centers is facing backlash over soaring electricity and water usage, and the resulting utility hikes.
https://buff.ly/CcMLqUj
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#TuckFrump
20 days ago
Woman aggressively arrested after speaking out against AI data centers
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www.alternet.org
Woman aggressively arrested after speaking out against AI data centers
https://twp.ai/4isVeW
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Newsweek
24 days ago
FOIA emails reveal how FBI reviewed and redacted Epstein records have sparked new scrutiny and a public reply from Dan Bongino.
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FBIâs Dan Bongino reacts to Epstein Files âredactionsâ email
FOIA emails reveal how FBI reviewed and redacted Epstein records have sparked new scrutiny and a public reply from Dan Bongino.
https://www.newsweek.com/fbis-dan-bongino-reacts-to-epstein-files-redactions-email-11136488?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1764612325-2
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Jason Leopold
25 days ago
NEW: Here's a rare look behind the scenes at the FBI's review of the Epstein files in March, based on emails I obtained via
#FOIA
. Dan Bongino was copied on an email related to "guidance on the types of redactions to apply."
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Bill Madden
23 days ago
To protect the pedophile president, newly released emails obtained through an FOIA request reveal FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino was approached in March to redact and censor the Epstein files. đłđ
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đ˝đľđźđđźđłđżđŽđşđą
24 days ago
Bongino Scrambles to Explain Epstein Files Redaction Email
#EpsteinCoverup
www.thedailybeast.com/dan-bongino-...
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Bongino Scrambles to Explain Epstein Files Redaction Email
The FBI deputy director had faced questions over his role in a âspecialâ project to redact Epstein-related materials.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/dan-bongino-scrambles-to-explain-epstein-files-redaction-email/?via=mobile&source=twitter
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Celeste Labedz
19 days ago
It's over. Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
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BREAKING: âThis hurtsâ: UNL eliminates 4 programs despite faculty, student pleas
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln eliminates the Earth and atmospheric sciences 8-0, educational administration 7-1, statistics 7-1, textiles, merchandising and fashion design 7-1 programs.
https://www.dailynebraskan.com/news/administration/breaking-this-hurts-unl-eliminates-4-programs-despite-faculty-student-pleas/article_e0d11a61-0fcc-4e66-b364-d16e89bea336.html
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Minnesota 50501
19 days ago
What's the likelihood established local news never reports on this?
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Elise Wang
19 days ago
There is no sight that more efficiently puts the lie to immigration âcourtâ than the common sight of children ârepresenting themselves.â Children too small to climb into the chair, children in pajamas who donât know where they are, children not yet old enough to speak.
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Three-year-old child forced to serve as her own attorney in Tucson immigration court
More than a dozen undocumented minors were forced to make their case in front of an immigration judge as the Trump administration ramps up removal proceedings.
https://coppercourier.com/2025/12/05/childrens-immigration-court/?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAdGRleAOhQC1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAadjGLlm0E05fKRKExzQChNCbl0_roRDshoN1cuOMGibdt8Gxh3ld6_JMzSOOA_aem_rONfBOHip4jUDkLwXqoTAw
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23 days ago
More cities are seeing PFAS pollution in drinking water. Here's what Louisville found
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More cities are seeing PFAS pollution in drinking water. Here's what Louisville found
Workers at the drinking water plant in Louisville, Ky. saw a sudden spike in the level of a 'forever chemical.' They traced it up the Ohio River to a factory embroiled in a pollution lawsuit.
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/11/30/nx-s1-5604679/drinking-water-pfas-genx-pollution-louisville-epa-chemours
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claudia irizarry aponte
23 days ago
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i...
@thecity.nyc
@gwynnefitz.bsky.social
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ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The sonâs location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/ice-arrested-separated-chinese-father-6-year-old-son/
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SG Voices: Community for Change
23 days ago
Tonight our community members stood with our community.
@brianctabatabai.bsky.social
asked the West Covina Council to take action and support Tom.
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Pesticide Action Network Europe (PAN Europe)
about 1 month ago
đ˘ In 2024 alone, the EU exported 120,000 tonnes of banned
#pesticides
. If theyâre too dangerous for Europe, theyâre too dangerous for everyone. đŚ Join us as we return them on đ 2 Dec at 09:00 in front of the European Commission.
#ReturnToSender
#StopToxicExports
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Pesticide Action Network Europe (PAN Europe)
29 days ago
đ§đŞđ§ââď¸ The Belgian Council of State ruled illegal three authorisations granted to abamectin-based
#pesticides
, an insecticide highly toxic to the environment and suspected of being genotoxic to humans. Read more here:
www.pan-europe.info/press-releas...
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Belgian court cancels 3 illegal prolongations of pesticides in Belgium
On 20 November, the Belgian Council of State ruled illegal three authorisations granted to abamectin-based pesticides, an insecticide highly toxic to the environment and suspected of being genotoxic t...
https://www.pan-europe.info/press-releases/2025/11/belgian-court-cancels-3-illegal-prolongations-pesticides-belgium#
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Jonathan M. Katz
28 days ago
Or this one
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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U.S. citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents about children gathering at bus stop, lawyers say
Lawyers for Carlos Jimenez said he was in fear after an agent threatened him with chemical spray, then pointed a gun at him.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-11-02/lawyers-say-ice-shot-us-citizen-from-behind-as-he-stopped-to-warn-them-of-childre
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The Guardian
28 days ago
âA constant fearâ: Myanmar nationals face imprisonment back home as US ends protected status
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âA constant fearâ: Myanmar nationals face imprisonment back home as US ends protected status
Thousands of Myanmar diaspora are at risk of deportation, after the US said they no longer required Temporary Protective Status
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/28/usa-terminating-myanmar-protected-status-deportation-fears?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1764303927
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Working Class History
28 days ago
#OtD
28 Nov 1979 mostly Asian women workers at the Chix confectionery factory in Slough, were on strike. They had walked out in October for recognition of their union, and stayed out for eight months until they won
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RedScharlach
30 days ago
I feel you, ancient Mongolian ceramic hedgehog. I feel you.
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PFAS Project Lab
29 days ago
"Who Pays The Price? The Growing Costs of PFAS Pollution" Read the fact sheet about the cost of PFAS pollution created by the West Plains Water Coalition and Department of Ecology of Washington:
apps.ecology.wa.gov/publications...
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#TuckFrump
29 days ago
The EPA Is Embracing PFAS Pesticides. These Are The Health Risks
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EPA Is Embracing PFAS Pesticides. These Are The Health Risks
https://twp.ai/9PXXFg
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activist360
about 1 month ago
New EPA moves could send more toxic PFAS âforever chemicalsâ into our food from potatoes to lettuce, while reporting rules are being weakened. A major setback for public health and environmental safety.
tinyurl.com/tp9bjefb
#PFAS
#PublicHealth
#ClimateJustice
#ClimateAction
#RightToHealth
#Health
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Get ready to consume more forever chemicals
The Make America Healthy Again movement has quite a few hurdles to jump through with this one.ďż˝ The Environmental Protection Agency is moving toward approving two new pesticides that ...
https://tinyurl.com/tp9bjefb
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Meade Krosby
about 1 month ago
With the disappointing progress at Cop30, evergreen reminder it isn't "we" or "humanity" failing to address the climate crisis â oil-producing nations and fossil fuel interests are actively obstructing action, despite heroic efforts by developing nations, Indigenous peoples, and many, many others.
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End of fossil fuel era inches closer as Cop30 deal agreed after bitter standoff
Wealthy countries should triple funds for countries to tackle climate impacts, but deforestation and critical minerals blocked from final deal
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/22/cop30-deal-inches-closer-to-end-of-fossil-fuel-era-after-bitter-standoff
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Truthout
29 days ago
A Gen Z-led advocacy group announced a boycott campaign targeting major corporations âthat enable, profit from, or directly collaborate with ICE.â Beyond the Ballot launched âNot With My Dollars: ICE Out of My Walletâ just days before Black Friday kicks off.
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Boycott Campaign Targets Companies Tied to ICE Ahead of Black Friday
The Not With My Dollars campaign takes aim at Amazon, Whole Foods, Dell, Microsoft, Home Depot, Spotify, and Target.
https://truthout.org/articles/boycott-campaign-targets-companies-tied-to-ice-ahead-of-black-friday/
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The Final Straw Radio
about 1 month ago
3 part episode: Peter Gelderloos on Weaving Paths to Ecological Revolution & the UN COP30 in BelĂŠm, Brazil; Kaingang shaman & leader, Gah Te Iracema from Porto Alegre; + recap of February's anti-Maersk action in Copenhagen in solidarity with
#Palestine
thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2025/11...
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Erica Chenoweth
about 1 month ago
Join
@stevelevitsky.bsky.social
& me online, Monday 11/24 at 3:30pm ET, to talk about where we are in the US struggle for democracy.
ash.harvard.edu/events/the-b...
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The Breakdown with Erica Chenoweth and Steve Levitsky â Ash Center
Join Erica Chenoweth and Steven Levitsky for The Breakdown, a webinar series on the ongoing struggle for American democracy. Each month, Chenoweth and Levitsky will break down key developments, reflec...
https://ash.harvard.edu/events/the-breakdown/
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Luca Migo âđ
about 1 month ago
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
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Charles Ornstein
about 1 month ago
Jaw dropped. Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content
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Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content - Oklahoma Watch
The Trump administration removed a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the DOJ website, citing compliance with an executive order against DEI. Senators who ch...
https://oklahomawatch.org/2025/11/14/trump-administration-removes-report-on-missing-and-murdered-native-americans-calling-it-dei-content/
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Julia MĂŠtraux
about 1 month ago
There's also racial dynamics that's often ignored. It's white figureheads that are often the loudest about remote learning being bad, meanwhile Indigenous and Black kids lost caregivers from Covid at higher rates. And the horrors they faced are almost never mentioned in opinion pieces.
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Al Jazeera English
about 1 month ago
Protest comes as Brazil's leader Lula says COP30 participants should be 'inspired' by Indigenous peoples.
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Indigenous activists storm COP30 climate summit in Brazil, demanding action
Protest comes as Brazil's leader Lula says COP30 participants should be 'inspired' by Indigenous peoples.
https://bit.ly/3WRqQxk
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Justin Mikulka
about 1 month ago
Some powerful images on LinkedIn.
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