“So grave is the scale, nature, systematic character, & transnational reach of these atrocities against women & girls, that a number of them may reasonably meet the legal threshold of crimes against humanity.” www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel... www.justice.gov/epstein/file... US femicide is iatrogenic

New report by Sen. Ron Wyden confirms the new MAGA-fied '60 Minutes' Quietly Killed Story About Epstein’s Shady Banking Tactics newrepublic.com/post/213927/...

60 Minutes Quietly Killed Story About Epstein’s Shady Banking Tactics

Senator Ron Wyden sat for an interview with correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi about Jeffrey Epstein’s bank transactions. Alfonsi was fired for other reasons shortly after, and the story never aired.

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Yep. Earlier this year I was interviewed by Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media is aiding the Trump administration’s Epstein cover up.

The New Republic@newrepublic.com · yesterday

Banks permitted millions in suspicious transactions tied to Epstein—and former 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi had the story months ago. But the report would never air. trib.al/ZShZlIS

This book is an unbelievable feat of social research and theory. press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...

Addiction by Design

An anthropologist traces the intimate connections between gambling addiction and casino industry design tactics

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New blog post: two strategies for helping underprepared students improve their reading skills over the trimester. catherinedenial.org/blog/uncateg...

🎥NEW: a federal court just blocked a USCIS policy that banned nonprofit organizations from registering new citizens to vote at naturalization ceremonies. Marc Elias breaks down the ruling, and what this win means for new Americans and the fight to protect voting rights ahead of the midterms.

BREAKING: Federal Court Blocks Trump's Voter Registration Ban

YouTube video by Democracy Docket

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Just your regular reminder that: 1) Almost everyone has an underlying health issue if you look hard enough 2) People with underlying health issues don't deserve to die for eating lettuce 3) We should be strengthening, not weakening our regulatory processes. And properly funding them.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2d ago

Breaking News: Two deaths in Michigan have been linked to cyclospora. Both people who had the parasite also had underlying health issues.

"don't make enough money" is a fig leaf All those degree programs--social work, art, etc.--have disproportionately female student bodies. This is designed to make it harder for women to attend college--college education being a key factor in women's autonomy from men & left-leaning voting pattern.

The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 2d ago

President Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/aaAEu6v

The author of the Democrats’ 2024 autopsy says a key chapter was left out of what was made public. The chair of the DNC says he never saw it. The chapter addressed “the sway of an operative class that had become ‘generationally wealthy off politics’ while steering Democratic strategy.” Gift link:

Author of Democrats’ 2024 Autopsy Says Party Left Out Key Chapter (Gift Article)

A dispute over the chapter between the author and the Democratic National Committee has added to the party’s turmoil as it tries to look forward, not backward.

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New baby hippo born at Berlin Zoo. Named Brötchen. Which means "little bread roll." You're welcome

Plagiarism, SA & consent: I’ve learned there is a distinct overlap between people who willingly steal the creative work of others & people who force others into unwanted, intimate acts Both have no regard for consent Both see something they want & feel it is their right to take it 

M. Belanger@sethanikeem.bsky.social · 3d ago

So, you can buy his book if you don’t have a problem reading stuff written by a thief But you also need to know that we blacklisted him from our conventions because he would try to skim the young, naïve AFAB folks into his circle. It was always skeevy I don’t believe people like that change

Behind the scenes, Gulf countries are frustrated with what they see as a lack of a clear strategy from the U.S. as the war drags on, subjecting their territories to frequent Iranian attacks, people familiar with the matter said.

I'm not sure folks have realized just how crazy the second half of 2026 and 2027 will be for global temperatures – on the back of a record-smashing El Niño event. Here is my latest estimate of where both years will end up compared to global temperatures since 1850.

Fantastic Nolan interview by a Chinese PhD student who asks all the best questions, and receives all the best answers about his interpretation of the Odyssey youtu.be/wa4I8Ch2TRo?...

Christopher Nolan talks narrative decisions, film critics and whether he Christianised The Odyssey

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Dans les Cyclades, près de l'île d'Andros, découverte et inspection d'une épave des 5ème-4ème siècles AEC contenant une cargaison d'amphores commerciales qui laissent penser à des relations commerciales avec la région de la Mer Noire www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2026/08/s...

Shipwreck from the 5th-4th Centuries BC with a Cargo of Amphorae Containing Wine from the Northern Islands and the Bosporus Found off the Coast of Andros Island

The Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities, under the Greek Ministry of Culture, has completed an official inspection at a point along the shoreline of the island of Andros following a report from a priva...

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“Until our nation confronts the racial wound at the root of its politics, laws, and memory, every other reform will be a house built on sand.” – James Forten (September 2, 1766 – March 4, 1842) was an American abolitionist, activist and businessman in Philadelphia

The Boy Who Heard the Promise

James Forten was nine years old when he first heard that all men are created equal. Two hundred fifty years later, our leaders pretend that Black people were never meant to hear it.

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State Department urges Americans to consider leaving Middle East as regional conflict escalates The State Department warning comes as the U.S. and Iran launched attacks on each other after a fragile ceasefire deal between the two countries fell apart. www.nbcnews.com/world/middle...

State Department urges Americans to consider leaving Middle East as regional conflict escalates

The State Department warning comes as the U.S. and Iran launched attacks on each other after a fragile ceasefire deal between the two countries fell apart.

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With great sadness we report that @baruch.cuny.edu @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @historygc.bsky.social Prof. Johanna Fernández passed away on July 30, 2026. We mourn her loss and celebrate her achievements and legacy: blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/history/?p=447

NEW: Iran is threatening to target energy infrastructure in the Middle East, likely to try to deter the United States and Israel from following through on reported plans to strike Iranian energy infrastructure. (1/7) Read the full update: isw.pub/IranUpdate08...

Academics who write during term (i.e. while teaching): 1. How many classes do you teach per term? 2. How often do you write (e.g. once/wk, when you can, etc.)? 3. When do you write (e.g. weekend, morning, at night, etc.)? 4. What's the biggest barrier(s) to you writing? 5. Do you have any tips?

I wrote about how nuclear weapons are still a problem and it's a problem if the people who have the nuclear codes can't be trusted not to use them "And importantly, scientists need to understand then, who it is we make a deal with when we compromise on our values in order to get funding." ⚛️🧪🔭

We can't have metaphors anymore because everything is literal

or How I'm still worried about nuclear weapons

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She's going back in! REPEAT: She is Going. Back. In.

EMILY WILSON@emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · 4d ago

I cannot rest from discourse. I will see that film again tomorrow. I will drink life to the lees. Again I will enjoy greatly, will suffer greatly, both with those that love me, and in Pleasantville NY. I am become a meme. Film showing: burnsfilmcenter.org/booking/the-...

"When a university is bombed, it is not just a building that is destroyed but a place where thought is created... When a library is burned, the possibility for a young generation to engage with its past is burned." www.972mag.com/archiving-ga...

The battle to save Gaza’s cultural heritage

A new book documents efforts to preserve millennia of culture, refusing to surrender to the enclave’s destruction while laying foundations for its future.

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Iran threatens to strike other nations' energy fields if US launches fresh attacks reut.rs/4h5wFT5

Iran threatens to strike other nations' energy fields if US launches fresh attacks

Iran warned this ​weekend against any “adventurous action” by the U.S. and said it would retaliate decisively if American forces follow through on ‌President Donald Trump's threats of fresh attacks on...

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UPDATE! Dr. Ameaka was released by ICE last night, per her lawyer www.thebanner.com/community/lo...

Johns Hopkins researcher Fatima Ameaka released from ICE custody

A public health researcher at the Johns Hopkins University who was arrested by immigration officials while boarding a domestic flight has been released after spending days in federal custody across th...

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OPINION: "Widespread staff cuts starting in early 2025 across the Department of Health and Human Services, which houses the CDC, crippled much of the agency’s data collection and dissemination," John Kubale writes.

Opinion | Gaps in the CDC’s Public Health Data Are Creating Dangerous Blind Spots

John Kubale writes about the importance of the CDC’s public health data publications and the dangers of losing that data.

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While we might know their officers' names, common soldiers often remain nameless & voiceless, which leaves Civil Wars' true story — the human cost — untold. But this is the story, such as we can tell it, of the men of the Earl of Manchester’s Regiment earlofmanchesters.co.uk/the-men-who-...

The Men Who Fought For Manchester: a history of the Earl of Manchester’s Regiment of Foote

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Capital One Financial Corp. said in a court filing late Friday that it closed accounts belonging to President Donald Trump's sprawling real estate company in 2021 for legitimate reasons after an internal review by the bank's anti-money laundering team. finance.yahoo.com/markets/curr...

Capital One Cites Money Laundering Review in Trump-Related Suit

(Bloomberg) -- Capital One Financial Corp. said in a court filing late Friday that it closed accounts belonging to President Donald Trump’s sprawling real estate company in 2021 for legitimate reasons...

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Taylor farms is convict leasing futurism.com/science-ener...

The Diarrhea Lettuce Company Has Been Linked to Forced Labor

The lettuce-producing Taylor Farms was linked to the widespread use of prison labor before its involvement in a cyclospora outbreak.

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There's a real sense that Trump is running into serious limits on his power right now on many fronts. So I asked @davidkurtz.bsky.social: Are we constraining Trump, or not? His answer is so, so good. I pushed back and he went with it well. Check it out on the pod: newrepublic.com/article/2137...