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Jul 12, 2020

76 years ago, as American forces prepared to reinvade Guam, Imperial Japanese soldiers entered my family's home in Hagåtña and ordered my family to march from our village to Manenggon, though some of the boys in my family were ordered to be sent to other smaller work camps.

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@keoraborealis

Feb 17

I have one question. What the fuck is this place? Like, is there even anything there?

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Wondering if this includes the thousands of Pacific Islanders (like my grandfather) who served in the army without being citizens as a result of US expansion into our islands

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Ken Klippenstein

@kenklippenstein

Jan 2

The Army spies on foreign born U.S. servicemembers under a secret program codenamed “Torr Vigil” governmentsecrets.substack.com/p/army-spies-o @warkin

March Mackness

@mckeds

Dec 28, 2022

A Texas jail volunteered to let Comedy Central comedian Jeff Ross roast its inmates. It encouraged inmates to participate. Texas then used the footage to sentence my client, Gabriel Hall, to death. We’re asking #SCOTUS to review the constitutionality of Mr. Hall’s sentence.

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Guam Museum

@guammuseum

Dec 5, 2022

A sketch of some of the cave drawings that can be found in the village of Talofo'fo'. These drawings were featured in the April 1936 edition of the newspaper the Guam Recorder.

khalia. | jungkook x calvin klein

@VERONASFILMS

Nov 13, 2022

tenoch huerta for life & style magazine, august 2022.

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Sending love and solidarity to the striking UC academic workers. The 2019 Board of Regents meeting survey found 44% of undergrad & 25% of grad students are food insecure. 5% and 4%, respectively, experience homelessness with 11% of UCSC gradstudents experiencing homelessness

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More Perfect Union

@MorePerfectUS

Nov 14, 2022

BREAKING: 48,000 academic workers at the University of California have begun the largest higher education strike in U.S. history. The UC workers, represented by @UAW, are picketing at all 10 UC campuses this morning.

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Israel’s Far-Right Kingmakers Draw on U.S. Funding — Despite Terror Classifications

Nov 11, 2022

Don’t worry everyone Deuce Bigalow and his $8 mill net worth is here with his opinion

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Rob Schneider

@RobSchneider

Nov 11, 2022

A federal judge tonight vacated the Presidents executive order to forgive student loans on a mass basis as unlawful. I’m glad that I’m not the only one who feel that transferring 1/2 trillion dollars from working people to college graduates is crazy.

Great new piece by

Even as some in D.C. have expressed concern about the figures in Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition, little is done about the tax-exempt U.S. supporters of Israel’s far right.

Railroads should give workers the benefits they seek

Ella Em

@ella_em_

Oct 19, 2022

Startlingly strong op-ed favoring railroad workers from...the National Association of Chemical Distributors. "Why are we in this predicament? Because the freight rail companies put us here."

supplychaindive.com

It's time to get freight rail back on track with a stable workforce and improved service, writes the National Association of Chemical Distributors.

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Rep. Katie Porter

@RepKatiePorter

Oct 18, 2022

Bigger corporate profits account for *over half* of the higher prices people are paying.

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A Tradition of Violence: The History of Deputy Gangs in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department

Oct 11, 2022

Their sheriff gangs coverage is also a must-read

knock-la.com

An extensive investigation into more than five decades of abuse, terror, and murder carried out by gangs within the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

If you’re following the LA City Council story thank

@KnockDotLA

for their consistent, hard-hitting journalism and consider donating to the journalists who broke this story

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In Leaked Audio, LA City Councilmembers Hurl Racist Comments

On a leaked recording, LA City Council leadership and the Labor Federation President make racist comments and speak about redistricting.

Michael

@_FleerUltra

Oct 7, 2022

as someone with bipolar who would love to see an end to the stigma around it...i fucking really dislike kanye. singlehandedly setting back social attitudes about mental health decades

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WORLDSTARHIPHOP

@WORLDSTAR

Oct 7, 2022

#KanyeWest leaks convo with #Diddy…

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Sep 26, 2022

I asked #craiyon to make me an oil painting of a swarm of sharks 🦈 in the west pacific attacking Magellan’s fleet 😇

2 workers killed in Union Pacific train crash in California

Jonah Furman

@JonahFurman

Sep 15, 2022

By the way, two railroad workers for Union Pacific were killed on the job six days ago. Another one was killed in August. It’s not just dollars and cents, and it’s not a game.

apnews.com

CALIPATRIA, Calif. (AP) — Two Union Pacific operators were killed when their freight train crashed into parked rail cars and derailed early Thursday in Southern California, officials said. The...

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How a Rail Strike Could Wreak Havoc on the American Supply Chain

Alex Press

@alexnpress

Sep 14, 2022

currently the top article on the NYT homepage. refers to the threat of a strike throughout with zero mention that carriers are in fact moving toward a lockout. also no mention of the heart of the issue, sick leave

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If freight trains stop rolling, the result could be chaos for business, shortages for consumers, and fresh momentum for rising prices.

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Congrats on the new gig,

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New shit stirring Intercept hire (@DRBoguslaw) just dropped

Sep 4, 2022

When I was a sophomore in college I wrote a full term paper on legal endangered species protections for Bigfoot as a JOKE now five years later the Bigfoot researchers of the world have found it and are messaging me and citing it and think I’m serious,,,you guys it was a JOKE

In Chile, Even Water Is Privatized. The New Constitution Would Change That.

The Intercept

@theintercept

Aug 15, 2022

In the midst of a devastating drought, Chileans vote to replace the Pinochet-era constitution with one that calls water a human right.

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In the midst of a devastating drought, Chileans vote to replace the Pinochet-era constitution with one that calls water a human right.

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Why is a mother serving more time than the man who abused her daughter?

Samantha Michaels

@sjmichaels

Aug 9, 2022

A mother in Oklahoma was sentenced to 30 years in prison because her boyfriend beat her and her kid. She was blamed—and got punished harsher than he did. Cases like this are more common than you’d expect. For the past year, I've been investigating 1/x

motherjones.com

Failure-to-protect laws are incarcerating women all over the country—for other people's violence.

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More Perfect Union

@MorePerfectUS

Aug 8, 2022

NEW: Starbucks is taking its union-busting to an unprecedented level. A South Carolina store manager is pressing kidnapping & assault charges against unionized workers after they presented a list of demands in a store meeting. Starbucks has suspended all of the workers.

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Ocean warming alters the distributional range, migratory timing, and spatial protections of an apex...

Hammerschlag Lab

@HammerschlagLab

Jul 22, 2022

Female sharks also exhibited genetic monogamy, storing sperm over several mating seasons to produce several litters with full siblings. These insights lead scientists to conclude that tiger shark populations could become increasingly distinct and isolated over time.

Ocean warming alters the distributional range, migratory timing, and spatial protections of an apex predator, the tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) - Hammerschlag - 2022 - Global Change Biology - Wiley Online Library

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We used multiple approaches to evaluate the effects of ocean warming on tiger shark movements in the western North Atlantic. Over the past ~40 years, shark distributions have expanded poleward,...

Ocean warming alters the distributional range, migratory timing, and spatial protections of an apex...

Dr. Neil Hammerschlag

@DrNeilHammer

Jan 13, 2022

1/3: 🚨New #Research Paper Alert🚨: “Ocean Warming Alters the Distributional Range, Migratory Timing, and Spatial Protections of an Apex Predator, the Tiger Shark (Galeocerdo cuvier)” #OpenAccess doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16 Pls #retweet #SpeciesOnTheMove

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We used multiple approaches to evaluate the effects of ocean warming on tiger shark movements in the western North Atlantic. Over the past ~40 years, shark distributions have expanded poleward,...

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Mark Meekan

@MarkMeekan

Jul 25, 2022

Time to rethink what we thought we knew about whale sharks - they don't just eat zooplankton and small fish. Floating algae is also part of the diet making them the largest omnivore on the planet since the dinosaurs: doi.org/10.1002/ecy.38 Photo credit: Andre Rerekura

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Fredrick Brennan

@fr_brennan

Jul 18, 2022

Jim Watkins did a stream on the 15th of July and he reveals a lot of information in it. He seems to be aware of this, as he did this via Telegram, and that’s why the video quality is so bad. Thanks

@kunstderfuge1

for transcribing ^_^ CC:

Nina Turner

@ninaturner

Jul 2, 2022

The Biden administration should be greenlighting clinics to operate on federal lands. No, this doesn’t mean building abortion clinics in Yellowstone, it means allowing patients to be seen for service at pop-up clinics in places like Cuyahoga Valley National Park. 2/

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Nina Turner

@ninaturner

Jul 2, 2022

A 10-year-old girl was denied abortion services in Ohio. 10. So no, I’m not ok with the Democratic Party’s response federally simply being “vote in November.” Residents in my state can’t wait till November and 10-year-olds can’t vote. Here’s what they should be doing. 1/

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Corporate Accountability

@StopCorpAbuse

"This is the second time that the promise of accountability has been snatched away from poisoned Flint residents." We stand with our allies

@FlintRising

and the people of Flint in their struggle for #WaterJustice. #FlintWaterCrisis #Justice4Flint

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Flint Rising

@FlintRising

This is our statement regarding the Michigan Supreme Court ruling that leaves noone criminally responsible for the #FlintWaterCrisis #Justice4Flint #FlintAintFixed #JusticeForFlint #FlintLivesMatter

More than 8 years later the people of Flint, Michigan continue to have justice denied. “It has become increasingly clear that the judicial system is not a viable option for a poor majority Black community facing injustice.”

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Flint Rising

@FlintRising

This is our statement regarding the Michigan Supreme Court ruling that leaves noone criminally responsible for the #FlintWaterCrisis #Justice4Flint #FlintAintFixed #JusticeForFlint #FlintLivesMatter

Jun 14, 2022

Galvani says the message that comes out of the new study is clear: “Universal single-payer health care is both economically responsible and morally imperative.”

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Ken Klippenstein

@kenklippenstein

Jun 14, 2022

Universal Health Care Could Have Saved More Than 330,000 U.S. Lives during COVID scientificamerican.com/article/univer

More Than 90 Survivors of Larry Nassar's Abuse Are Suing the FBI For $1 Billion

POPSUGAR

@POPSUGAR

Jun 8, 2022

Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, McKayla Maroney, Samantha Roy, and Maggie Nichols are among over 90 women filing lawsuits.

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Gymnasts Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, and Maggie Nichols are among 90 survivors of Larry Nassar's abuse suing the FBI for mishandling its investigation.

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Simone Biles

@Simone_Biles

May 27, 2022

and people wonder why women/men don’t come forward, because justice is never served this is literally insane to me, we keep suffering at what price?

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NPR

@NPR

May 26, 2022

The Justice Department is closing its review of two former FBI agents who botched the investigation into Larry Nassar, the doctor who sexually assaulted dozens of girls and women, including some of the nation's most prominent gymnasts. n.pr/3NIcNU9

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Jun 3, 2022

This is the only outlet I’ve seen that got that framing right.

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VICE News

@VICENews

Jun 1, 2022

BREAKING: After a jury heard a string of texts from Johnny Depp saying he wanted to “burn” Amber Heard and that he would “fuck her burnt corpse” to “make sure she is dead,” they decided Heard defamed Depp and acted with “malice.” trib.al/PQ88YxO

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Johnny Depp Just Won Big-Time Against Amber Heard

In the much-anticipated verdict in the Depp–Heard trial, the jury awarded Depp $15 million in damages, and Heard, $2 million.

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Authorities investigating if retired federal agent knew of Buffalo mass shooting plans in advance

Officials are investigating whether a retired federal agent had about 30 minutes advance notice of a white supremacist's plans to murder Black people at a Buffalo supermarket.

The meaning in my student, Taliesin Namkai-Meche's last words (Guest opinion)

May 26, 2022

Portland is not far from its past. This is not an aberration. In many ways it remains the same city it was in 1988 when Mulgeta Seraw was lynched. The fantastic podcast

@idhh_podcast

traces this history excellently and includes input from Reed’s own

Five years ago today a white supremacist killed two people, one of them a classmate

@Reed_College_

named Taliesin, and wounded a third person who attempted to step in when they saw two Black Muslim girls being harassed.

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His message was that he sacrificed himself out of an informed ethics of love, as the ultimate affirmation of the worth -- the love-worthiness of others -- in a word, of diversity.