Laura Seay

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Political scientist, Africanist, tired (she/her)

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An article in the peer-reviewed medical journal The Lancet, using the conservative estimate of 4 indirect deaths in Gaza for every one direct death (in other conflicts it’s been 3-15x), calculates that Israel has killed approximately 186,000 Palestinians. That is 8% of the population of Gaza.

Counting the dead in Gaza: difficult but essentialwww.thelancet.com By June 19, 2024, 37 396 people had been killed in the Gaza Strip since the attack by Hamas and the Israeli invasion in October, 2023, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, as reported by the UN Offi...

Seems like the biggest story in France might be about voter turnout.

BREAKING NEWS: Voters turned out in numbers not seen in decades to stop the far-right National Rally from taking power in the French National Assembly. Polls predicted a first-place finish for National Rally, which instead came in third in initial results as polling stations closed.

Projections in France's election show voters rejecting the far rightwww.npr.org Voters turned out in numbers not seen in decades to stop the far-right National Rally from taking power in the French National Assembly. Polls predicted a first-place finish for National Rally, which ...

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The French are world leaders at "The govt sucks, I'm voting for my ideal, no way I'll compromise, you compromise" (round 1) followed by "The only way to stop the far right? Ugh, fine." (round 2). Often a responsibility placed more on the left, but this time the center too, perhaps more. Let's see...

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Hemry, Local Bartender

The fact that this is a huge meme/joke in non white-dominated spaces and yet is almost completely unreported on should tell you something about who our pundit class is and which people's perspectives they see as important

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Take this for what you will, but while the elite commentariat is melting down about biden literally the only thing I've heard about the debate in the real world is people at the bar making fun of trump's "black jobs" line

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Molly Knight

There's a lot of coordination between the national abortion advocacy groups & state organizations. Unfortunately, though, 24 states do not have ballot initiative or referendum procedures that would allow their citizens to put this or any other issue up for a vote.

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Just a reminder that Michelle Wolf nailed it at the White House Correspondents Dinner. NYT, I’m looking in your direction especially.

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some ambitious young creative should make a series of Schoolhouse Rock-style animated info clips based on Project 2025

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genuinely hopeful sign that every big name GOP garbage monster is frantically trying to distance themselves from Project Say The Quiet Part Loud In an Easily-Digestible Bullet Point Format About Which There Can Be No Confusion. this means we should all absolutely continue never shutting up about it

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Don Moynihan

"I don't know anything about Project 2025" says man recording Project 2025 promotional video in front of Project 2025 publication. More substantively, Project 2025 has embraced Trump and Miller's immigration approach of using power to close both legal and illegal immigration.

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Stephen Miller now following Trump's lead and saying he has nothing to do with Project 2025. 1. His organization is on the Project 2025 advisory board. 2. He recorded a video as part of Project 2025 training tools 3. You can see Mandate for Leadership, the Project 2025 publication in the background

I maintain that Trump would never have become a viable candidate in 2015 if the national media hadn't treated him like a viable candidate. We have *so much* research on the ways media narratives make or break candidates.

one of the most dishonest things people in my profession do is pretend as if “the story” and “the narrative” isn’t something they have direct control over

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Don Zeko

one of the most dishonest things people in my profession do is pretend as if “the story” and “the narrative” isn’t something they have direct control over

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Starmer kills off Rwanda plan on first day as PMwww.telegraph.co.uk Labour insiders tell The Telegraph Tory scheme effectively ‘dead’ after party pledged to scrap it

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Joe Biden refusing to take advice from people who have been wrong about everything for decades could be seen as an indication his brain is still working

Arkansas, y'all.

Arkansas abortion rights groups collect enough signatures to advance ballot measurewww.nbcnews.com A measure to enshrine abortion rights in the ruby red state’s constitution is now one step closer to making the November ballot — but major obstacles remain.

Count me as one of those "some."

MONUSCO has achieved numerous noteworthy accomplishments despite significant challenges. So why is the government pushing UN peacekeepers leave? Some believe it has to do with reducing oversight of Congolese security forces. africacenter.org/spo...

Understanding the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Push for MONUSCO’s Departure – Africa Center for Strategic Studiesafricacenter.org Many Congolese dread the withdrawal of MONUSCO peacekeepers, believing government forces are unable to provide security in the eastern DRC.

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Indications are not strong that DRC forces are ready to take on the challenge of all the armed groups in the east alone. Many Congolese citizens do not think the government is up to the task, and fear the departure of the UN's MONUSCO mission. www.reuters.com/worl...

DR Congo soldiers sentenced to death for fleeing battlewww.reuters.com Twenty-five soldiers have been sentenced to death by a military tribunal in the Democratic Republic of Congo for fleeing battles against M23 rebels and theft, their lawyer and an army spokesman said on Thursday.

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In an "animated and defiant speech," President Biden said “I’m staying in this race," to cheers. “I’m not letting one 90-minute debate wipe out three-and-a-half years of work.” www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07...

Election Live Updates: In Wisconsin, a Defiant Biden Says ‘I’m Staying in the Race’www.nytimes.com The brief speech kicked off a weekend that could be make-or-break for President Biden’s campaign, including a high-stakes ABC News interview that will air in prime time on Friday.

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The Texas parole board has unanimously recommended a pardon for ex-Army sergeant Daniel Perry, who was convicted of murder for the 2020 killing of Black Lives Matter protester Garrett Foster

Texas parole board recommends pardon for Daniel Perry, convicted of killing BLM protesterwww.statesman.com A Texas parole board unanimously recommended a pardon for Daniel Perry, convicted of murder for the death of Garrett Foster during 2020 protests.

Is that a...ventriloquist on the right?

There is a 7 foot tall guy behind Rishi Sunak who likely ran for office just to be able to hold a printed out L behind him during his concession speech.

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Just to be really explicit about what’s happening here, the cover conflates age, physical disability, and cognitive disability, and goes on to conflate disability with unfitness for office. It’s utter bullshit.

IMO this is a straight-up ageist and ableist image, no?

No idea what's going on in the grocery bakery department, but the cake decorator sure enlivened our cookout! Happy 4th, everyone!

In case the reference is unclear:

"You Look Like the Fourth of July!" | LEGALLY BLONDE 2: RED, WHITE & BLONDE (2003) | MGMyoutu.be Elle Woods heads to Washington, D.C. to join the staff of a Representative in order to pass a bill to ban animal testing.Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c...

Sorry to link to the Other Place, but this clip of Sky News' anchors being literally unable to form words when they saw the UK exit poll results is amazing.

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It should not be controversial to say that prison sexual violence and/or coercion is never a good thing or an appropriate thing to joke or threaten about, even when the target is someone terrible. It is a deeply fucked up, traumatic part of our carceral system.

This is, in fact, really fucked up

Steve Bannon prison video sparks fury: "Disgusting beyond words"www.newsweek.com The Lincoln Project's video mocks Bannon over the prospect of him being assaulted while serving his prison time.

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Anthea Butler

My cousins go to his churches! So special.

This story keeps getting more horrifying.

Texas megachurch pastor tried to pay off his child sexual abuse victim, phone transcript shows | Texas | The Guardianamp.theguardian.com Gateway founder Robert Morris allegedly told survivor Cindy Clemishire in 2005 to ‘put a price on it’

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Saw this display at the grocery store in ABQ yesterday and it sure is a vibe

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Michael Hobbes

Sticking with Biden or running Harris would be *far* less risky than dedicating two of the next four months to Democrat infighting, followed by an unprecedented delegate voting process and dubious chances of even getting on the ballot. Knowing this shit is supposed to be these people's job