AI Was My Therapy for Political Burnout
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When OpenAI’s Sora shuts down, one creator confronts what it means to lose not just a platform, but a coping mechanism for surviving America’s relentless political stress. @Jasmyne
The Social Media: Threat to Humanity
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e need to recognize social media apps, sites, and algorithms manipulate us; they’re designed to keep us clicking, scrolling, and otherwise (over)stimulated. @astore_wj #socialmedia
Count of Monte Cristo: A Fascinating Series
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The series has much to recommend it: excellent acting and directing; and enough plot twists and turns to keep viewers hooked. Walter Moss #pbs
Spring TV Preview: The Good, the Bad and the Bland
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Bland was the word this year for so much of what was on offer, though there were also really horrible series and a few exceptional ones. Dennis Broe #television
Play It Again, Sam: Hally’s Comet
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During the course of Fugard’s one-act play, the racial power dynamic of South African apartheid is unraveled. Ed Rampell #fugards
A Bump at the End of the Road
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I can’t wait to get back out on the road. At 84 there’s nothing to prove, you just want to make people happy. Life is a gift. @g_keillor
Israeli Athletes, Actors and Musicians Didn’t Kill Anyone in Gaza
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Deni Avdija’s a basketball player, and a great one; not an Israeli politician, not a member of Likud, and he never killed anybody in Gaza. @donewithNFL @zionism
The Deception Behind Trump’s Attacks on Iran
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Sophia Gonzalez: If Americans want to stand with the Iranian people, they should stand for ceasefire. #iranwar
Facing Up to Blackface
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Peter Laarman: And why anti-black racism is not just another form of bigotry. #blackface
Donald Says Happy Birthday USA! in His Own Special Way
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Trump has put himself in charge of a "Freedom 250" celebration which many scholars are criticizing as a glorification of himself. Berry Craig #trump
Magic Bullet Delusion
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Bill Blum: Neither impeachment nor the 25th Amendment offers remedies for removing a mad president leading the nation to disaster. @BlumsLaw #impeachment #25thamendment #trump
Fast-food Wage Win
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Mark Kreidler: The fast-food wage remains a significant achievement without the serious side effects that its detractors foretold. #fastfood @MarkKreidler
“No Kings”: The Global Revolt Against White Male Power and Elite Rule
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No Kings means people don’t believe anyone is blue-blooded royalty. @desi_cortez #nokings
ICE Has Arresting Dozens of Delivery Drivers at San Diego's Camp Pendleton Gates
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Kate Morrissey: Advocates warn immigrants to avoid military bases when working for apps like Uber, Lyft and DoorDash. @bgirledukate #ice
Who Gains and Who Loses in Trump's America
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The phrase “Manifest Destiny,” the rubric deployed by American politicians to explain away their predatory behavior as something fated to be. Steve Fraser #trump
The Iran War Strengthens the Already Strong Case for Renewable Power
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Renewable power like wind and solar is the most cost effective way to supply our energy needs. Walter Moss #iranwar
Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion
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Trump's attacks on Pope Leo puts us in mind of the 1884 presidential election, which was swung by one party's ridicule of the largely Roman Catholic Irish-American voters.
Eric Strong: Can a Progressive Insider Reform LA's Sheriff’s Department?
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Sheriff candidate Eric Strong argues that LA County’s biggest law enforcement crisis is not just policy—it is culture. Sharon Kyle & Dick Price #ericstrong
By Failing to Stop Israel’s Genocide in Gaza, We've Allowed It to Expand Into Lebanon
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Israel is also perpetrating war crimes and crimes against humanity in Lebanon. @marjoriecohn #gaza
Who Won at the DNC’s Latest Meeting? Israel, Ethnic Cleansing and Genocide
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Why did pro-Israel groups voice so much pleasure and praise—not only for the sidelining of pro-human-rights resolutions? @normansolomon #dnc
History Is Clear: Democracy Depends on Broad-Based Taxation
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Gary M. Feinman: Regimes that rely heavily on external revenues are far more likely to tolerate high levels of inequality. #irs
History Is Clear: Democracy Depends on Broad-Based Taxation
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Regimes that rely heavily on external revenues are far more likely to concentrate power. Gary M. Feinman #taxation
Innocent Until Proven Guilty? A Democratic Principle Under Strain
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Allegations now travel instantly, amplified by social media and reinforced by news cycles that reward immediacy over verification. JC McDermott #law
Free Speech or Harm? Supreme Court Ruling Revives Conversion Therapy Debate
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MAn 8–1 decision in Chiles v. Salazar reframes conversion therapy as protected speech. @RevIreneMonroe #conversiontherapy
Touchstones of Freedom
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The realities of history remind us both that Americans had some touchstones of freedom decades before the Declaration of Independence Tom Hall #freedom
Who Wins? The Electric Car (Made in China)
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Trump's tit for tat response weaponizing access to the Gulf garners no moral authority, and while it hurts Iran it further alienates Europe and Asia. Charles Fredricks #electriccars
When White Power Took the World Hostage
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This country now feels like a repo lot for white grievance, corporate greed, and military swagger. @desi_cortez #whitepower
Tucker Carlson Gets One Thing Right
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Tucker Carlson may have Turned on Israel and Trump, but he’s no friend to Progressives or Muslims. @donewithNFL #tuckercarlson
The Deception Behind Trump’s Attacks on Iran
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If Americans want to stand with the Iranian people, they should stand for ceasefire, diplomacy, truthful reporting and the protection of civilians. Sophia Gonzalez #iran
From Golden Calf to Sacred Dwelling: Reimagining Jewish Identity Beyond the Nation-State
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Ariel Gold: Despite thousands of years of Torah study, we have done it again this time, a nation-state. @ArielElyseGold