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Father, Social Rebel, Political-Ecologist, Child of the Black Panther Movement, Amateur Astronomist, Lover of Books
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3 Deals in 3 Countries on Trump’s Trip. A video walkthrough of the many conflicts of interest that were on display as Trump toured the Middle East, all of which we examined in NYT stories in recent weeks www.nytimes.com/video/world/...

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The UAE and Saudi Arabia are investing billions in US AI infrastructure. The deals could help the US in the AI race against China. www.wired.com/story/trump-...

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Meta is building a new data center in Louisiana—and this Senate committee wants to know why it’s being powered by gas (exclusive) The local utility says Meta’s AI data center requires three new natural gas plants. www.fastcompany.com/91334846/met...

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Louisiana plant at the center of an environmental justice fight halts operations A petrochemical plant in Louisiana accused of increasing cancer risks for a majority Black community indefinitely suspended operations due to the high cost of reducing toxic pollution. apnews.com/article/denk...

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How memories of clean water, frogs and fresh air could help save Rio’s favelas from future climate disaster A new exhibition looks at how water, the environment and extreme weather is interwoven with personal stories from 10 marginalised communities www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

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Soccer and our political moment are colliding. We talk with Valair Shabilla, about the story of La Brigada de Oro, Nashville SC's biggest Latino supporters group, boycotting gameday activities because of the number of people arrested in traffic stops and ICE raids in the area. youtu.be/AbuEKnG6vng

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Argentina bans 15,000 violent fans from stadiums during Club World Cup Argentina handed the United States Embassy in Buenos Aires a list of 15,000 violent football fans from Argentina who will be banned from stadiums during this summer’s Club World Cup. www.nytimes.com/athletic/635...

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an overview of the administration’s most egregious attacks on the constitution and some thoughts on why conservatives are perfectly fine with them www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/o...

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Top human rights group challenges FIFA over Trump and 2026 World Cup Human Rights Watch says football’s governing body should be prepared to “reconsider” choice of U.S. as tournament co-host. www.politico.eu/article/dona...

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What can the U.S. learn from Australian democracy? Ideas from Down Under include democracy sausage, not spending $103 per vote, and an Election Commission with its act together cklibanoff.medium.com/what-can-the...

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America Is the Land of Opportunity—For White South Africans Trump has frozen refugee admissions and cut off resettlement funding, but he has made an exception for white South Africans, who he says are victims of racial discrimination www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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French football intends to create a business model similar to the Premier League, with a club-owned entity replacing the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) as part of plans announced by France Football Federation president Philippe Diallo on Monday www.espn.com/soccer/story...

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EVERY TIME YOU SAY IT IS ANTISEMITIC TO BE AGAINST KILLING PALESTINIANS, YOU'RE SAYING IT IS JEWISH TO MURDER *THAT* IS THE ANTISEMITISM

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"Baltimore was essentially non-constitutional—a bastion of notably unlawful law enforcement." Democrats "have invested countless billions into authoritarian policing with little impact on crime, and as a result have paved the way for an authoritarian national movement." #Maryland #USA #Policing

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White House fires Copyright Office leaders as controversial AI report surfaces Did a report on artificial intelligence and copyright law lead to firings at the Library of Congress? mashable.com/article/copy...

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something about Trump's DOJ announcing that it was ending its desegregation case against Plaquemines Parish School Board felt *off* to me, even beyond the obvious reasons, so I did some digging sure enough, it's even more fucked up than it appears on the surface ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...

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The Crisis of American Leadership Reaches an Empty Desert Photographs from the humanitarian disaster in Sudan and Chad www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

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"There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle because we don't live single-issue lives" Audre Lourde

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What’s the Cost to Society of Pollution? Trump Says Zero. The Trump administration has directed agencies to stop estimating the economic impact of climate change when developing policies and regulations www.nytimes.com/2025/05/10/c...

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Pope Leo XIV lays out vision of papacy and identifies AI as a main challenge for humanity apnews.com/article/pope...

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This is a rich conversation between @chenoweth.bsky.social & @chrislhayes.bsky.social—it examines the role of protest & civil society in crisis with compelling detail & evidence that’s still accessible, & it can speak to those who think everything’s fine & those who need hope because they’re scared

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