GlobalEd718

@globaled718.bsky.social

"I'm not a biter, I'm a writer for myself & others." Brooklyn born & raised, Catracho de corazón, Boston U Terrier, ♔Columbia U Sports Management Graduate♔

What I love about this parity era of the NBA is that you can actually talk yourself into teams, you can see a team that's good and think "Hey, maybe they're close" without them categorically having to be a top-3 team in the sport.

“oh you contacted everyone to tell them you’re worried about your safety courtside, that’s fine no worries you can sit in a suite with extra security” “no i don’t want to i want to sit courtside” “since you’re worried about your safety and don’t want the accommodations guess you can’t come in”

me: hey, aren't you jack reacher? reacher: poster. mid-tier, by the look of it. you were on twitter until it became x. now you're just on one of the knockoffs, most likely bluesky, because you don't have the self-confidence for instagram or tiktok. me: ok t— reacher: peaked in the buzzfeed era.

As honoured as I am to see that The Times has picked up my Chagos article practically *word for word*, including my hard-gotten quotes, I’d prefer some credit — or for everyone to read my original FT piece! free link to read the evidently enviable article below (cheaper than a Times sub!) 🌴

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I can't believe we're doing this but, yes, it's the job of journalists to interview people of note -- which includes everyone from celebrities to royalty to presidents to mobsters to dictators and mass murderers. And yes, that included Osama bin Laden and Timothy McVeigh.

Jesus Christ: UC Berkeley international students will no longer be allowed to complete internships or co-ops for course credit unless they form an “integral part of an established curriculum,” following repeated threats from ICE. This is going to send shockwaves across SF and Silicon Valley

Lynda Lopez@lyndab08.bsky.social · 2mo ago

“The Berkeley International Office announced Wednesday that it will pause international students’ applications for Course Credit Curricular Practical Training “for the foreseeable future.”

Ten people who were deported and taken to Liberia this month described a harrowing journey that included months in detention in the U.S. before being sent to nations where they had no ties. All of them said they experienced or witnessed what they described as abusive or violent treatment by ICE.

Deportees Sent to Liberia Recount Harrowing Details of U.S. Expulsion and Treatment by ICE

Ten deportees said they experienced or witnessed what they called abusive or violent treatment by ICE. They spent months in detention, they said, before being sent to nations where they had no ties.

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