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Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · 6h ago

Lewis also claims the footsoldiers had a certain type: white, middleclass, desperate to have Elon's attention. Many had been rejected from elite institutions and had a chip on their shoulder and enjoyed their sense of power over people who knew much more than they did.

The people who rallied to the cause and felt qualified to execute Elon Musk’s vision for the federal government shared certain qualities. They were mostly young white males. They were mostly from upper-middle-class or rich families. Most knew or pretended to know how to program a computer. Not all of them, but enough of them for there to be a pattern, had been rejected from the most selective colleges and universities and ended up feeling they’d been screwed by the admissions process. They landed at Penn instead of Princeton, or the University of Nebraska instead of Harvard, with a grievance that added to the foundation of their politics. They thought of themselves as the smartest people in the room and couldn’t understand why the rest of the room didn’t simply stand up and cheer. In Washington they borrowed from Elon Musk their status and sense of superiority. They also seemed to share his pleasure in the idea of people being afraid of them.
Martha Crawford@whatashrinkthinks.com · 6h ago

You all: your kids are ABSOLUTELY going to see it because even if you can manage block it in your household devices some other kid is going to show it to them on the bus or at lunch. Start talking now. Help them think about their own boundaries and how to assert them.

The Associated Press@apnews.com · 16h ago

The Pentagon's plan to livestream Nidal Malik Hasan's firing-squad execution creates a parenting challenge that extends well beyond the broadcast.

Brian Groom@groomb.bsky.social · 20h ago

Annie Kenney and Christabel Pankhurst were arrested on this day 1905 after disrupting a Liberal rally at Manchester's Free Trade Hall attended by Winston Churchill and Sir Edward Grey. They shouted: ‘Will the Liberal government give votes to women?’

Brian Groom@groomb.bsky.social · last yr.

Made in Saddleworth, Oldham and Manchester: Annie Kenney (1879-1953), born in Springhead, started working in cotton mills at age 10 and became a leading suffragette in the Women's Social and Political Union. She was jailed 13 times and repeatedly force-fed. 1/9

Anand@calmerfuture.bsky.social · 21h ago

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"We learnt nothing," say youngsters disenchanted with the CJP | Ground Report

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Scroll@scroll.in · 21h ago

Today on Scroll: -Watch: A generation’s revolt against Modi -‘Private parts kicked, phones taken away’: Detained Delhi protestors allege assault in police vans -Rahul Gandhi, INDIA bloc leaders move SC against EC, seek audit of SIR deletions More ⤵️ scrollnewsletter.substack.com/p/daily-brie...

Love Glasgow Hate Racism@lghr.bsky.social · 22h ago

Glasgow is seeing a dramatic rise in racist incidents, from physical attacks to racist patrols in streets. The rise of emboldened racists needs to be taken seriously, but protests like this show that the majority of Glaswegians will still not accept racism in their city. Keep fighting back ✊🏾

Ireland against Fascism@irlagainstfascism.bsky.social · yesterday

Chants of 'Don't protect the women, we can fight. We don't need your fascist shite' rang out in Glasgow tonight. As anti-fascists, women's rights groups and trade unionists protested against 'patriot platform' and their supporters pushing their racist agenda in the city. Things you love to see ✊

Helen Czerski@helenczerski.bsky.social · yesterday

Can you revive a zombie river? Our cities are full of rivers that have been buried in concrete after industrial pollution filled them with filth. But there's a global drive to bring them back: to "daylight" these forgotten rivers. I had a lovely day out in Sheffield today, seeing it actually happen.

Helen and six of the members of the Sheffield Castlegate project team, all in hard hats and fluorescent jackets.A worksite with a 12 metre wide trough dug into the ground, currently reinforced with large yellow metal bars across its width.
Helen Czerski@helenczerski.bsky.social · yesterday

There are huge projects underway in Paris, Seoul, Manila, Madrid, New York & many others, as cities realise that they need the rivers that spawned them in the first place. Not just for river "services", but because it's a focal point for a much better city. Listen to what we found on November 5th.

March Mammal Madness@mmmletsgo.bsky.social · yesterday

If you love #2026MMM CHECK OUT SOME AMAZING BATTLE NARRATIONS from our friends at #BlackMammalogistsWeek26 #BMW2026 in CELEBRATION of #BMW2026Resist The inimitable @amanatiala.bsky.social delivering her incredible battle narration skills!

Black Mammalogists Week@blackmammalogists.bsky.social · yesterday

On the not-so-fair British Columbia coast, where we lay our scene, we zoom in on the Sitka deer mouse. A subspecies of the northwestern deer mouse, this contestant (0.20 stoats heavy) is currently searching for food #StoatsAsMeasurement #BMW2026Resist

Lyndal Rowlands@lyndalrowlands.bsky.social · 3w ago

Indonesian journalist Dewi Safitri says she co-founded Indonesian Journalists for Climate because of her “anguish, as climate continues to be sidelined in mainstream media reporting in Indonesia.” I also feel the same about climate change journalism in Australia and am looking at ways to change this