“People are being killed, and there appears to be no action, or limited action, by those who should be acting,” he said. “What we’re trying to do right now is just get people to safety, get them food, and get them housing, and then we can worry about the process of what country will ultimately protect them.”
The Intercept has made extensive efforts to authenticate the document. Given the security climate in Pakistan, independent confirmation from sources in the Pakistani government was not possible. The Pakistan Embassy in Washington, D.C., did not respond to a request for comment....
Since my openDemocracy column in late April about gun violence in the United States, there have been more than 250 mass shootings in the country, bringing the total for the year so far (as of yesterday) to 430. That’s just shy of two mass shootings a day for 2023 so far....
The review was published in 2016 before ND transitioned, I’m old-posting it due to the movie coming out on Netflix recently. Deadnaming is bad, though it’s clearly not malicious on the part of the article’s author.
Blackheart -> Boldheart, Loinheart -> Goldenloin. It dials down the absurd humor in favor of pathos enough that the ending doesn’t feel like tonal whiplash. It also keeps the queerness, maybe dials the transgender elements up a bit. It still works.
I didn’t realize there were so many queer-centered stories in cinema that they had become formulaic.
I love new music, but I don’t follow links to music unless I know I’ll like the genre. For anyone that migrated, r/listentothis is my prime example (I don’t know if they ever came back online, so I’m unsure if anyone can go back to reference)...
Any rule adds a burden to the mod team. It can be made easier with auto-mod software, but we should make it clear we’re asking for more labor from volunteers.
That being said, I’d love a rule to prevent directly linking to youtube, and using invidious or piped instead. I’ll mod if it helps to enforce the rule.
A four-day conference featuring dozens of panels, lectures, and workshops organized by groups from all over the country, the Socialism Conference will facilitate exchanges between existing activists and organizations, while bringing in new layers of the politically curious as part of rebuilding our radical traditions and...
What’s that below the Moon? Jupiter – and its largest moons. Many skygazers across planet Earth enjoyed the close conjunction of Earth’s Moon passing nearly in front of Jupiter in mid-June. The featured image is a single exposure of the event taken from Morón de la Frontera, Spain. The sunlit lunar crescent on the left is...
Clint Lorance, a former Army lieutenant convicted of second-degree murder for war crimes in Afghanistan, was one beneficiary of the many pardons issued to convicted war criminals by former President Donald Trump....
The bank robber John Dillinger is one of history’s most famous thieves, absconding with the equivalent today of about $7 million. You’d think that if someone had stolen $7 million on each of 7 million separate crime sprees, you would have heard about it, right? But you would be wrong....
An anti-abortion charity that claimed to have shut down following a scandal nine years ago may have resurfaced as a directory of so-called ‘crisis pregnancy centres’ (CPCs), an openDemocracy investigation has discovered....
“I will have to leave this country,” Natalia*, a human rights lawyer, told openDemocracy. “Otherwise, there will most likely be legal consequences for me because what I’m doing can ‘spread banned propaganda’.”...
For six years, Nancy Baladán has ridden her motorcycle along Uruguay’s country paths and urban highways in search of answers about the night that altered her life forever....
I don’t think he’s trying to amend for past misdeeds – I think he’s just trying to live his life. If we lived in a restorative justice society instead of a punitive one, I’d have different expectations of him. We are a society ruled by war criminals who have never seen a day of prison. Things are hard enough for people who’ve survived incarceration, it’s a shitty thing to throw his past at him. Especially since the people who tend to do it are acting in bad faith, and whose actual beef is that he’s not simping for genocidal dictators.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was interrupted repeatedly by jeers during a breakfast speech in Kentucky Saturday, for what appeared to be the entirety of his appearance. While the Commonwealth Journal describes how McConnell “arrived to a prolonged standing ovation,” he was soon met with boos as McConnell...
DeSantis Still Can’t Find Enough Employees for His Voter Fraud Crackdown (theintercept.com)
As the Taliban Hunts Prosecutors, Afghan and U.S. Lawyers Team Up to Bring Their Colleagues to Safety (theintercept.com)
“People are being killed, and there appears to be no action, or limited action, by those who should be acting,” he said. “What we’re trying to do right now is just get people to safety, get them food, and get them housing, and then we can worry about the process of what country will ultimately protect them.”
Secret Pakistan Cable Documents U.S. Pressure to Remove Imran Khan (theintercept.com)
The Intercept has made extensive efforts to authenticate the document. Given the security climate in Pakistan, independent confirmation from sources in the Pakistani government was not possible. The Pakistan Embassy in Washington, D.C., did not respond to a request for comment....
Video shows officers beat, arrest wrong suspect holding baby (yt.artemislena.eu)
A viral video is prompting calls for accountability for a group of Kenosha police officers....
Chrissy Stroop: What young Americans really think about guns (www.opendemocracy.net)
Since my openDemocracy column in late April about gun violence in the United States, there have been more than 250 mass shootings in the country, bringing the total for the year so far (as of yesterday) to 430. That’s just shy of two mass shootings a day for 2023 so far....
Argentina election: Youths’ anger fuels far-right populist (www.opendemocracy.net)
Feminist Book Review: Nimona (herstoryarc.com)
Excerpt:...
New Hampshire Has Been Sued For Removing A Historical Sign Commemorating Labor Leader and Communist Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (themessenger.com)
Ohio’s Special Election Shows Abortion Is Still Driving People to the Polls (www.vanityfair.com)
Nimona’s radical page-to-screen story changes were a queer necessity (www.polygon.com)
[Meta] Can we add a rule to include genres to song links that are posted?
I love new music, but I don’t follow links to music unless I know I’ll like the genre. For anyone that migrated, r/listentothis is my prime example (I don’t know if they ever came back online, so I’m unsure if anyone can go back to reference)...
Socialism 2023 Conference - Chicago September 1-4 (socialismconference.org)
A four-day conference featuring dozens of panels, lectures, and workshops organized by groups from all over the country, the Socialism Conference will facilitate exchanges between existing activists and organizations, while bringing in new layers of the politically curious as part of rebuilding our radical traditions and...
APOD 2023-08-08: Moon Meets Jupiter (beehaw.org)
What’s that below the Moon? Jupiter – and its largest moons. Many skygazers across planet Earth enjoyed the close conjunction of Earth’s Moon passing nearly in front of Jupiter in mid-June. The featured image is a single exposure of the event taken from Morón de la Frontera, Spain. The sunlit lunar crescent on the left is...
Which Side Are You On? REMIX - Rebel Diaz ft. Dead Prez and Rakaa Iriscience (yt.artemislena.eu)
War Criminal’s Bid to Become Lawyer Faces Obstacle: His Own Troops (theintercept.com)
Clint Lorance, a former Army lieutenant convicted of second-degree murder for war crimes in Afghanistan, was one beneficiary of the many pardons issued to convicted war criminals by former President Donald Trump....
The Big Myth About “Free” Markets That Justified History’s Greatest Heist (theintercept.com)
The bank robber John Dillinger is one of history’s most famous thieves, absconding with the equivalent today of about $7 million. You’d think that if someone had stolen $7 million on each of 7 million separate crime sprees, you would have heard about it, right? But you would be wrong....
Has defunct anti-abortion charity resurfaced in secret? (www.opendemocracy.net)
An anti-abortion charity that claimed to have shut down following a scandal nine years ago may have resurfaced as a directory of so-called ‘crisis pregnancy centres’ (CPCs), an openDemocracy investigation has discovered....
Russia’s draconian new law is forcing trans people to flee the country (www.opendemocracy.net)
“I will have to leave this country,” Natalia*, a human rights lawyer, told openDemocracy. “Otherwise, there will most likely be legal consequences for me because what I’m doing can ‘spread banned propaganda’.”...
Uruguay’s missing women may have been trafficked. Why doesn’t the state care? (www.opendemocracy.net)
For six years, Nancy Baladán has ridden her motorcycle along Uruguay’s country paths and urban highways in search of answers about the night that altered her life forever....
Let's talk about Trump's continuing social media mess.... (yewtu.be)
Beau of the Fifth Column discusses Trump’s truth social post, the DOJ’s response, and more…
Mitch McConnell Mercilessly Heckled During Speech With Chants of ‘Retire!’ (www.thedailybeast.com)
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was interrupted repeatedly by jeers during a breakfast speech in Kentucky Saturday, for what appeared to be the entirety of his appearance. While the Commonwealth Journal describes how McConnell “arrived to a prolonged standing ovation,” he was soon met with boos as McConnell...
DC The Midi Alien - The Spirit Pt. 2 (Produced by DC The Midi Alien) (yt.artemislena.eu)
[Verse 1: Quite Nyce]...