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Record 129 press members killed in 2025; Israel responsible for 2/3 of deaths - Committee to Protect Journalists Key findings Introduction At a time when armed conflict has reached historic levels around the world, journalist killings also reached an all-time high primarily due to the actions of one government: ...

CPJ finds 129 journalists and media workers were killed in 2025 — the highest annual toll since CPJ began collecting data in 1992. It marks the second consecutive annual record for press death.

Israel was responsible for more than two-thirds of the global total in 2025.

cpj.org/special-repo...

ICYMI

Helping my son with his homework!

Thinking of you... sending healing love.

Dog looking attentively over a boy's shoulder as he does homework.

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Wow! Great little forum! I wish you well, and will probably be stopping in.

Such a small, small world of corrupt and nasty people ruling us.

The common 🧵 in every single election, from Susan Crawford in Wisconsin to Zohran Mamdani in NYC to Taylor Rehmet in Texas, is that a clear majority of voters don't like evil, hate, incompetence, & far right authoritarianism. The policy details are election-specific, but that's the hummable tune.

when we say complex processes of repression & violence are highly contingent & dynamic, we mean they depend on active choices people make—nothing is inevitable.

we know from lots of research that people can interrupt violent processes by making choices that reflect their values. this is an example.

Thanks for sharing!

Several agents hold a person down and sprays them with pepper spray.

An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Not small at all. Or, small, but in the lies the best of humanity.

Took the morning to go see these monks passing through central NC. This has been such an incredibly powerful and healing witness in the communities along the way. Very grateful for this.

I am grateful for your gentle, authentic presence on here.

These are great.

Light purple book cover with black handwritten text that reads Climbing - Hil Malatino

predictably odd + bad times for a book announcement, but nevertheless this little book about climbing (and grief and time and mortality and obsession and work and trust and fun) will be in the world in a few months, thanks to @dukepress.bsky.social

available for pre-order now!

Thank you!!!

Can you post a link for pre-orders? Having trouble finding it. Thanks, and excited to read!

“Do not get lost in a sea of despair.”

- John Lewis #RIP

I’ve been shocked by the simplicity. it’s binary. you see it, you run out of your home. they are mistaken to underestimate that. there’s no thought. it’s a primal human urge to protect your neighbors and it’s not easy to extinguish in us normies.

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January 9, 2026 Beginning in 1943, the War Department published a series of pamphlets for U.S.

From @hcrichardson.bsky.social
The War Department thought it was important for Americans to understand the tactics fascists would use to take power in the United States. They would try to gain power “under the guise of ‘super-patriotism’ and ‘super-Americanism.’”
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

World’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam Richest 1% took 10 days while wealthiest 0.1% needed just three days to exhaust annual carbon budget, study shows

World’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam

How many women have died with “fucking bitch” ringing in their ears? Don’t let the misogyny get erased here

What A Week Of Freedom Can Do For A Lab Mouse | Defector Each time Matthew Zipple, a behavioral ecologist at Cornell University, releases a mouse that was born and raised in a laboratory into the green expanse of a field, he is amazed. He transports the mou...

What A Week Of Freedom Can Do For A Lab Mouse - defector.com/what-a-week-...

Anyone Can Vote in the Hugo Awards — And Here's How - Reactor You — yes, you! — can nominate work and vote for the winners of the 2026 Hugo Awards!

Did you know that ANYONE can vote in the Hugo Awards? Read on to find out how:
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‘Old growth forest’ dating back centuries found on land bought by NC conservancy They were growing before Columbus arrived, experts say.

Trees estimated at 300 to 400 years old saved by NC land deal | Charlotte Observer share.google/d8XEYqLFJdO8...