Essential reading www.wired.com/story/oral-h...

“There are many living witnesses to what happened,” Mastromonaco says. “But it’s either not broadly acknowledged or it’s trivialized, perceived as anecdotal and insignificant. But it wasn’t anecdotal, and it wasn’t insignificant.” @thewalrus.ca thewalrus.ca/were-immigra...

In another racist move, Trump is pulling millions in funding from Chicago Public Schools after giving the district 72 hours to abolish the Black Success Plan and bar transgender students from bathrooms. CPS says they comply with all state laws. #ProudBlue#Voices4Victory apple.news/AGm4Yy-7FQ0e...

La transition énergétique est en train de conduire à un «colonialisme vert», dénonce Oxfam

President Trump suggested that two prominent donors to liberal causes should be investigated for possibly funding domestic terrorism. “I hear names of some pretty rich people that are radical left people,” he said, naming George Soros and Reid Hoffman. https://wapo.st/4gNCouI

NJ PBS shutting down next summer. “15yrs ago Gov. Christie ended 4 decades of state funding for public TV, forcing them to find a new funder. The state cut $750k in funding this yr, but that was hardly the fatal blow; that came from the end of federal funds.” newjerseyglobe.com/media/new-je...

Dans l’urgence, comment choisir les mots "neutres" ? Faut-il dire "révolte" ou "émeute" ? "Hexagone" ou "métropole" ? Entretien avec Jessica Lopez, chargée d'éthique et de diversité à l'AFP 🔽 www.arretsurimages.net/articles/ter...

On Radio Atlantic, @anneapplebaum.bsky.social and @garrykasparov.bsky.social discuss how Donald Trump could mute the courts. They debate the best way to fight back against authoritarian forces, for both Democrats and average citizens, and agree on the urgency of this moment:

NYT gift article. "WH suggested that the alleged shooter was part of a coordinated movement that was fomenting violence against conservatives, without presenting evidence that such a network existed. Critics said could lay the groundwork for broadly crushing dissent." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u...

The US decertifies Colombia as a reliable partner in the War on Drugs Huge ramifications in both Colombia and regionally

"Violence prevention workers say they worry the city is being exploited to normalize military force on US streets" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Kind of weird how Roberts declared the VRA preclearance to rest on dated and unfair assumptions about the South and within 15 years the former Confederate states will have effectively eliminated almost every black district within those states.

Unions are the first line of defense against authoritarianism. As Trump and Republicans find any excuse to ramp up their relentless attacks on workers, we have to stand with union workers across the country.

The University of Mississippi fired Lauren Stokes, the executive assistant to the vice chancellor, for sharing a post on social media that criticized Charlie Kirk’s views after his assassination. The post cited his views on race, guns and forcing child rape victims to carry pregnancies.

Research published this month found that even in pristine, untouched areas, insect populations are still on the decline. Climate change is a likely culprit.

🇧🇷 Condamnation au Brésil de Bolsonaro : «Notre démocratie a été menacée dans son existence même mais a fini par triompher» C’est la première fois dans l’histoire du pays que l’auteur d’une tentative de coup d’Etat est condamné. Lire 👇

New Mexico set to become first state to offer free universal childcare. NM Democratic governor, Michelle Lujan Grisham, announced free childcare for all families, regardless of income. Estimated to save families $12,000 per child each year. Government for the PEOPLE. #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

Meanwhile in Russia: state TV host Olga Skabeeva and First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Defense Committee Alexey Zhuravlyov were thrilled with Donald Trump's stance, predicting that nothing will happen in response to the drones flying into Poland. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy-2...

A federal program created during the pandemic to supply public schools with local produce was abruptly ended in March, leaving Washington state farmers without a critical source of income.

Poland and Latvia imposed sweeping restrictions on civilian flights along their eastern borders after Russian drones crossed into Polish airspace early yesterday morning.

Read Lee's account in full

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo said he doesn't need to study the potential impact of ending vaccine mandates for children.

Featured story, from @byjustinmiller.bsky.social: These changes could deliver the GOP as many as 5 seats in the House and provide enough political cushion for the party to maintain control of the chamber and shield Donald Trump from electoral accountability and Democratic-led oversight.

"The authors contend that enacting policies to reduce climate change and to strengthen fisheries management could be effective ways to manage and reduce human impacts, given the outsize roles that ocean warming and biomass loss play in the estimate of future human impacts on the ocean."

OPINION: "The lesson of Emmett Till is not simply about looking back: It is about looking in the mirror," Malone writes. "Do we see a democracy strong enough to hold truth, or one fragile enough to shatter under fear?"

Des enfants dans un poumon d’acier collectif, avant l’arrivée du vaccin contre la poliomyélite dans les années 1950.

[OPINION] Banques canadiennes: l’économie ralentit, leurs profits explosent (Francis Gosselin)

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Von der Leyen’s plane hit by suspected Russian GPS interference on.ft.com/4p2wEAO

En Inde, l’opposition bat le pavé pour alerter sur le « trucage » des élections Par @comebastin.bsky.social

“At Goodwill of North Georgia, the number of Black people who for the first time ask for help finding work is up 41% over the past three months, compared with a 23% increase in the number of new white job seekers.” www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...

Lots of amazing teamwork today to halt the Administration’s assault on children. Thank you all!!

NEW: 72 of the 76 Guatemalan children previously boarded onto planes have been returned to ORR custody, per DOJ, with the remaining 4 expected to be returned in the next 15 min. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Ça commence par un livre, un jour… Le temps de cligner des yeux et c’est l’ensemble de l’édifice qui est atteint. Or c’est le thème de « Une pastorale américaine », présentée le 13/09 au festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec , docu suivi d’une discussion => fcvq.ca/programmatio...

It always starts with a book. or a few books. You blink and next thing you know, it has come down to the very structure of the rule of law and the democracy. And that is the theme of "An American Pastoral" documentary to be screened on sept. 13th, in Quebec City. fcvq.ca/programmatio...

#Callforpapers - #Borders #BorderStudies The Fez Border Studies Conference II: Interdisciplinary Dialogues on Borders, Walls, and Security, to be held in May 2026 in Fez, Morocco Deadline: October 15th, 2025

The first ever successful & impactful cyber-physical attack on European critical infrastructure outside of Ukraine? “Russian hackers took control of a Norwegian dam this year, opening a floodgate and allowing water to flow unnoticed for four hours, Norway’s intelligence service has said.”

“It feels like the CDC is over.” Current and former CDC officials say that the departure of several top leaders will further undermine the agency’s ability to provide reliable guidance to Americans, Tom Bartlett reports.

This isn't just a political claim, it's an empirical one. If "the problem is not guns" then we shouldn't see any correlation between gun ownership and oh wait platform.vox.com/wp-content/u...

La colère intacte d’Algériennes victimes des exactions de l’armée française

“An intrepid reporter who wants to use his time in America to become an even more effective watchdog against government corruption is an undesirable in the eyes of a corrupt government like ours,” @seth-stern.bsky.social told @theintercept.com about journalist Kaushik Raj’s student visa denial.

The eugenicists are going full on suicidal this time

L’état de famine dans la bande de Gaza a été déclaré vendredi par l’ONU. Le responsable en est le gouvernement israélien. Entretien avec Jérôme Grimaud, coordinateur de MSF dans le territoire palestinien, par Gwenaelle Lenoir.

One of the most terrible crimes of Russia’s terrible war. www.newsweek.com/president-pu...

“Eliminating this option through an executive order would not only be unconstitutional, it would add to the barriers many disabled voters already face, from inaccessible polling places to health risks. Elected leaders should be expanding accessible voting options, not dismantling them.”

Thousands of Israelis stayed home from work, flooded city streets and blocked roads and highways across the country on Sunday, staging some of the largest anti-war protests in months as the military prepares for a major assault on Gaza City. wapo.st/4mvMVfK

A majority of undergraduate students use AI for classwork, several studies show. Ian Bogost spoke with college students to explore their motivations behind using the tool—and the painful revelation professors may face this in classrooms this fall.

Oh the old days 🤢