'Bernie Sanders says El-Sayed “pulled off the biggest upset that I have ever heard of in my life.” “This guy had to take on the Michigan Democratic establishment, the national Dem establishment, and he had to take on over $60 million dollars in Super PAC funding.
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Before the votes had even been counted, some were treating last night’s Michigan result as a defeat for the Left. This is hard to square with the fact that well beyond Abdul El-Sayed’s win, progressives and socialists won major races.
Yes, the Left Won Big Last Night
Before the votes had even been counted, some were treating last night’s Michigan result as a defeat for the Left. This is hard to square with the fact that well beyond Abdul El-Sayed’s win, progressives and socialists won major races.
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She's really starting to remind me of Anthony Weiner; a backbench Democrat representative who built an aggressive media personality into a national following and then completely fell apart when exposed to scrutiny, due to being an overweening narcissist without any deeper loyalties.
'If you are going to integrate Central Asia into your history, you can absolutely integrate sub-Saharan Africa into your history. You just can't talk about the Indian Ocean unless you talk about eastern Africa. worldhistoryconnected.press.uillinois.edu/2.1/ehret.html
World History Connected | Vol. 2 No. 1 | Christopher Ehret: "Christopher Ehret"
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Michigan Democrats chose Abdul El-Sayed because he’s a fighter willing to stand up to the tyrant in the Oval Office. Corporate Democrats like Chuck Schumer aren't up to the task because they won’t bite the corporate hands that feed them.
The Real Meaning of El-Sayed's Victory
It's not what you're hearing
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For years, Palestinians surviving genocide in Gaza have warned us that the perpetrators—the US and Israeli governments—are lying to all of us. That’s why Palestinians in Gaza are telling the world four words: #TheyLiedToYou
Newly crowned Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed faces a stiff challenge from Republicans in November. But he's got precisely the right message for the moment, writes @nicholsuprising.bsky.social. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Abdul El-Sayed: "The Power of Our Many Is Greater Than the Power of Their Money"
The lessons from a primary win that can be applied to defeat a Republican in November.
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"We cannot petition the architectures of our exploitation for our emancipation. To break the digital treadmill, Global Africa must transition from an economy of extraction to an economy of processing and sovereign authority." Mohammed Ahmed Mohammed pambazuka.org/The-Digital-...
The US military's partnership with Ecuador has already been associated with unexplained drone strikes and torture of people wrongfully accused of drug trafficking.
More Civilian Attacks Feared as Pentagon Shifts Boat Strike Campaign to Countries Across Latin America
The US and Ecuadorian joint attacks in Latin America are escalating, with the Pentagon expanding boat bombings to combat drug cartels. Despite concerns of war crimes, the US military is pushing forward with deadly operations.
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Judge Reyes has issued her conforming order, officially ending Temporary Protected Status for Haiti. As of August 5, 2026, TPS protections for Haitian nationals are no longer in effect.
In the West Bank village where ‘No Other Land’ was filmed, settlers sexually harass Palestinian women daily, human rights groups say, and the Israeli military took over a man’s bathroom. Diana Buttu tells @mehdirhasan.bsky.social about the settler system. Full video- zeteo.com/p/what-happe...
Sudanese authorities have detained journalist Al-Reih Essam Jaksa in Al Jazira state for alleged national security offenses, the Sudanese Journalists’ Union and the Sudan Shield Forces said Tuesday.
Vice President Kamala Harris endorses Abdul El-Sayed for U.S. Senate in Michigan. “This was a hard-fought Democratic primary, and Michiganders were lucky to have such inspiring leaders step up in this moment.”
Will only become more and more true— one of the many reasons why I don't filter my perception of the Palestine question thru left vs liberal factionalism is because the actually pertinent divide is establishment vs anti establishment. But the establishment is facing immense pressure to concede here.
Just very depressing to me that this sincerity, honesty, and clarity is a huge electoral risk while muttering the same three slogans over and over again forever is savvy campaigning with a proven track record of success.
El-Sayed: "I believe in equal rights to peace, dignity, and self-determination, for Palestinians and Jewish Israelis alike... If that’s 2 states, I’m for it. If it’s 1 state, I’m for that. If it’s this 'land for all' model, ... or whatever they decide." www.newyorker.com/news/the-new...
💢The Resistance Calls Israel’s Bluff Dr. Sami Al-Arian tells Jeremy Scahill that Palestinian factions accepted a deeply contentious weapons decommissioning roadmap to put Israel, the Trump-led Board of Peace, regional mediators & the broader international community on the spot. “It was a bitter...
Understanding the mindset of violent Israeli settlers in the West Bank: A settler brags in interview that 'one Jewish life is worth 10 million Palestinians... because God chose us; because of this you are jealous' youtu.be/1CxfDyhEY58?...
Israeli Settler Brags: '1 Jewish Life Worth 10 Million Palestinians'
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🚨🎥 “We could hear the cries and screams of the wounded from beneath the rubble. Some were still alive. But because we lacked equipment, we could not reach them.” At the mass funeral for 112 members of the Al-Hasayna & Abu Sharia families, Fares Affana, dir. of ambulance & emergency services for...
🎥 The “Ceasefire” Israel Keeps Violating Jeremy Scahill breaks down the Sharm el-Sheikh deal signed last Oct., which required Israel to withdraw in phases, allow reconstruction, & permit 600 aid trucks into Gaza daily. Instead, while the Palestinian side “has overwhelmingly complied with every...
One of the cofounders of the Federalist Society just confessed that he doesn't know what bananas from a grocery store actually looks like
Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir lashed out as the Supreme Court heard a petition challenging laws restricting UNRWA’s work in Israel, including East Jerusalem, and barring Israeli authorities from cooperating with the agency in Gaza and the West Bank.
“Some New York immigration activists fear the ICE enforcement surge that Trump’s border czar Tom Homan threatened has already started, as an influx of ICE agents has been spotted throughout the five boroughs and on Long Island.”
Has ICE’s New York surge begun? Masked agents caught on camera across city stopping people, attacking protesters with pepper spray | amNewYork
Has the ICE enforcement surge, that Trump's border czar Tom Homan threatened, started? Some New York immigration activists fear it has.
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NYC’s Education Department is changing how it responds to students who are chronically absent due to school avoidance, according to an agreement officials signed last week. Via Chalkbeat NY
NYC Schools Will Change How They Handle Chronic Absence Due to Disabilities
Public schools will adopt systemwide rules and appoint dedicated liaisons to help students missing school due to severe anxiety, depression or other disabilities.
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The UK Green Party’s former leader Caroline Lucas recently nailed the Labor Party for “burying the most explosive report” of the year by UK military and intelligence sources.
The Most Shocking Climate News of 2026
The UK Green Party’s former leader Caroline Lucas recently nailed the Labor Party for “burying the most explosive report” of the year by UK military and intelligence sources. The concealed report warn...
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