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TLDR: The paper I'm teaching tomorrow finds that the shadow of enslavement is SO LONG that there's NO level of saving, education, capital gains, wealth tax, or income redistribution that closes the racial wealth gap. Only one thing closes the gap: REPARATIONS. academic.oup.com/qje/article-...

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And the Oscar goes to No Other Land 💫 Available to stream here: releasing.dogwoof.com/no-other-land

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“‘No Other Land’ reflects the harsh reality that we have been enduring for decades and still persist as we call on the world to take serious actions to stop the injustice and to stop the ethnic cleansing of Palestinian people.” — Basel Adra while accepting the #Oscar for Documentary Feature Film.

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One of Norway's largest fuel companies just announced that they will no longer refuel US Navy vessels after Trump’s treatment of Zelenskyy. “It made us sick... We encourage all Norwegians and Europeans to follow our example.”

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✅Measles was declared eliminated in U.S. in 2000 due to the measles vaccine. 📍Today, Mexico has issued a warning to avoid traveling to the U.S. because of measles outbreaks in Texas and 7 other U.S. states.

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The institution of American science is on the front lines in the fight against fascism. This is more than just indirect cost caps. On March 7th, we stand for the freedom of thought, the power of knowledge, and, ultimately, democracy. #standupforscience2025 #scienceforall Please share widely!

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NOTE: The opponents of DEI are purging anyone who is not a white man from military leadership This is not about merit; it’s about normalizing racism and misogyny

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"Once again, Republicans are proving that their defining 2024 campaign theme - fighting for hardworking people and against the wealthy establishment - was a lie all along." A must-read piece on the crisis emerging for the GOP from @andrewbatesnc.bsky.social.

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HEY EVERYONE REMEMBER WHEN TRUMP WAS IMPEACHED FOR DENYING AID TO UKRAINE BECAUSE HE WANTED ZELENSKY TO LIE AND SAY BAD THINGS ABOUT BIDEN AND ZELENKSY WOULDN’T DO IT? Maybe literally one fucking American newspapers could mention this in their, “think pieces,” about what happened yesterday.

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huh weird!

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"We’re witnessing the self-sabotage of the United States" from @davidfrum.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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NEW: A searing editorial in the The Kyiv Independent. “It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up. “A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.” @kyivindependent.com

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I was preparing a lecture on the far right as the voice of the 'left behind', a key mainstreaming myth and was reminded of this: JD Vance counterfactually arguing that Donald Trump was 'a hero to so many of the forgotten white working class' in The Guardian

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Also, on Latinx specifically, my partner literally wrote a book on queer activism in Latin America and queer activists in Mexico have used -x and -e as gender-neutral word endings for like three decades. The whole "this is only woke white people" thing is a ruse. www.dukeupress.edu/queering-the...

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My god. Can Mexico provide our flu shots? Canada? Maybe our state governments?

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Harsh findings on Trump’s aid freeze kept secret by USAID watchdog

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GOP = Party of death and destruction They could care less if people die. More for them.

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Some Republicans fear Medicaid cuts could cost them their jobs. GOP is the party of death and destruction.

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youtu.be/4Q1LFLtRqXE

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Breaking: FDA's March meeting to select flu shot strains for 2025-2026 season has been canceled per email sent to committee members, a VRBPAC member told me. drug companies need about 6 months leeway to make shots in time for fall vax campaigns. #healthpolicy

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This is insane.

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The first measles death in the US in a decade -- the tragic, preventable death of a child whose parents chose not to protect them with vaccination -- should spark an immediate nation-wide campaign to ensure all children are protected against preventable diseases. Anything less is unconscionable.

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And I am an ally. If you are too, let the world know.

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Murphy: "There's no separation between the Kremlin & the White House right now. The White House is a full-time Kremlin propaganda operation..there's a real probability American troops are going to have fight abroad to protect the global world order & our allies & perhaps American sovereignty itself"

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gravedigger of american democracy. a more malign influence than john c calhoun.

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Baldwin: "Last night, the president said 'I'm not touching Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, VA, I'm not touching them.' By this morning, he endorsed the House budget resolution which paves the way for massive cuts to Medicaid."

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Please sign and share our petition calling on Northwestern leadership to defend the values of the university. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Oh, look what normal countries do when a former president leads a far right coup attempt.

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Every union should be echoing this statement.

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JUST IN: Another medical horror story in an affidavit from a USAID employee stationed overseas. Says his pregnant wife was not medevac-ed for emergency health care because of directives from DC. Took intervention of a U.S. senator to reverse — but was too late. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

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Zelenskyy: "I will never accept any decisions between the United States and Russia about Ukraine. Never."

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AND ALSO THERE'S A COUP

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i feel like it's an open question whether or not the flu vaccine will even be available next season

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soon enough, the mere presence of black and latino students on campus will be illegal racial discrimination against white students www.insidehighered.com/news/diversi...

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The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.

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This is probably the most accurate take.

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What these nihilistic vandals are doing to dismantle science & medicine—generations of expertise & public service & life improving benefits—is cultural revolution level national self harm. No foreign foe could inflict such brutal damage & senseless suffering on US so fast & effectively & unresisted.

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SCOOP: A group including Columbia alumni, professors & parents is trying to get students deported & arrested and urged people to tip off FBI. They’ve also disparaged Jewish protesters & tried to compile lists of JVP members. W/ @natashalennard.bsky.social theintercept.com/2025/02/15/c...

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The cracks are showing.

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Centers for Disease Control cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health in U.S EIS officers investigate disease outbreaks and health threats in the U.S. and abroad www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...

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