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@southerngayteacher

I am the author of Southern. Gay. Teacher. and Gay Arab American and Middle Eastern Men. I’m interested in working towards social justice. Please no dm. I donate monthly to the UNRWA. I can’t donate more. #authors #booksky #queer #lgbtq #edusky

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‘Only Nazis ban books’: on the frontlines with students fighting Trump over higher education Documentary First They Came for My College goes inside the fight for academic freedom at Florida’s New College

“First They Came for My College also reckons with questions: ‘What are universities for?” asks one student. “Are they businesses to extract wealth from people, or are they places where we not only expand consciousness but also gain skillsets to improve humanity?”

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Brad Schneider

Brad Schneider

In honor of Liam Ramos, the 5 year old detained by Ice,(now released) for the next 75 days, I will post one Democrat per day of the 75 who signed a letter expressing gratitude for ICE. We can and must do better. Everyone should know who these people are. #75icedems

Day 44
Schneider, Brad (IL-10)

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Ben Jennings political cartoon: soldiers with commander on stage saying And praise our savior Donald Trump for bringing forth Armageddon to distract from all his sins.

Ben Jennings political cartoon: soldiers with commander on stage saying And praise our savior Donald Trump for bringing forth Armageddon to distract from all his sins.

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Capitol rioter pardoned by Trump given life sentence for molesting two children Andrew Paul Johnson, 45, of Florida among several January 6 defendants charged with new crimes

“One of his victims told investigators that the abuse started several months before Johnson was sentenced.

He told one of his victims that he expected to be compensated and would be putting the child in his will to inherit any leftover money,

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ICE detainee in Arizona dies after not receiving ‘timely medical attention’ Emmanuel Damas, a Haitian asylum seeker, was being held at the Florence correctional center before he died

“Emmanuel Damas, a Haitian asylum seeker, was being held in Arizona when he began to feel a toothache a pain that weeks later led him to the hospital before he died.

“He was complaining for almost two weeks until he collapsed and got septic from the infection,”

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Trump: want to finish Iran then Cuba 'question of time' U.S. ​President Donald Trump said ‌on Thursday he wants to finish the war ​in Iran first, ​but then it "will be ⁠just a question ​of time before you ​and a lot of unbelievable people are going to ​be ...

It feels more like 1826 than 2026. Our imperial president has further conquests while the concerns of most Americans are ignored.

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Florida college Republicans group chat reveals racist texts: ‘Avoid the coloreds like the plague’ In leaked chats, students at Florida International University referenced Nazis and made antisemitic and racist remarks

“the Miami Herald published leaked WhatsApp conversations in which the college Republicans made racist, sexist, antisemitic and homophobic comments, including variations of the N-word used more than 400 times.

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Trump fires homeland security secretary Kristi Noem as Democrats welcome her exit – US politics live President picks ‘Maga warrior’ Markwayne Mullin as nominee to replace Noem as Democrats hail decision after months of controversy

Finally…

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Senators demand investigation after ninth American killed by Israeli settlers or soldiers in West Bank Lawmakers cite ‘consistent pattern’ in which Americans are being killed ‘without justice or accountability’

I wish people would stop calling these people “settlers,” and call them what they are “Jewish Israelis.” The Israeli government provides them with atvs and guns to carry out the attacks and
sends the IDF to protect them and further persecute the Palestinians.

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@oliveralarkin.bsky.social is running against Moskowitz in the primary.

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More info: Appointed by DeSantis, Moskowitz has received over $600,000 from AIPAC, was the first Democrat in the country on the DOGE committee, and was the only Florida Democrat to vote for Trump's immigration bill.

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The US-Israel relationship is finally facing a reckoning. It doesn't need to slide into antisemitism | Joel Swanson Israel’s role in drawing the US into a war on Iran is attracting healthy scrutiny. It’s also creating a permission structure for antisemitism

“at a time when Israel is committing what nearly every international and Israeli human rights group considers to be a genocide in Gaza, while implementing an apartheid regime, the US cannot afford to simply continue to provide unquestioned financial support

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Jared Moscowitz

Jared Moscowitz

In honor of Liam Ramos, the 5 year old detained by Ice,(now released) for the next 75 days, I will post one Democrat per day of the 75 who signed a letter expressing gratitude for ICE. We can and must do better. Everyone should know who these people are. #75icedems

Day 43
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US may not have capacity to take down full barrage of Iranian drones, officials warn Chair of joint chiefs of staff and others in classified meeting said Iran is trying to get US to spend its munitions

“The high rate of fire has been expensive. In the first days of the war, the US spent about $2bn per day, although that figure has dropped to closer to $1bn and is expected to fall further as the conflict continues, according to a person familiar…”

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Canadian PM Mark Carney offers to team up with Australia as ‘strategic cousins’ to push back against dominant superpowers Visiting PM tells Australia’s parliament ‘middle power’ countries must work together on defence, trade and AI

“In this new world, we should be strategic collaborators. To boost investments, accelerate technical cooperation, enhance supply chain resilience, expand our domestic processing abilities, while boosting our strategic autonomy.”

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Lord Byron quote: Those who will not reason are bigots, those who cannot are fools, and those who dare not are slaves.  Credit: Philosophy Love

Lord Byron quote: Those who will not reason are bigots, those who cannot are fools, and those who dare not are slaves. Credit: Philosophy Love

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Colorado governor likely to grant clemency to election denier Tina Peters, lawyer says Lawyer for Peters says he expects Jared Polis to commute nine-year sentence over voting breach in 2020 election

“Peters organized the breach of the election equipment, broke the public trust and attacked the very foundations of our democratic process. Her actions are still being used to try to undermine the election. She should get no special treatment.”

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04.03.2026 23:28 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 0

If they can prove the lie, she will face perjury charges.

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