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• Post #4486564

  RE: https://mastodon.world/@Captain_Jack_Sparrow/117070240646994639 You are absolutely correct. Arabic is the biggest Semitic language. The ancestors of Jews & Arabs were genetically indistinguishable. Eritreans almost all speak Semitic languages, as do a great many Ethiopians as well. Both countries share a lot of DNA with the neighboring Arabs of Yemen.

• Post #4449365

  The scholars had enthusiastically praised Segal, with one committee member describing a presentation he gave as “breathtaking”. But five days after making the offer, the university abruptly withdrew it, citing “perspective” it had received from members of the community. The reversal followed backlash over Segal’s criticism of Israel’s actions in Gaza, which he called “a textbook case of genocide” in an October 2023 op-ed published in Jewish Currents. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-inte...

• Post #4400870

  This is funded by massive American handouts, while there is bitter right-wing resentment of domestic spending on America itself: "The Israeli settlements are considered illegal under international law. Israel’s funding for illegal settlement expansion has continued amid an intensified campaign of settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, with more than 11,000 settler and military attacks across the region so far this year, according to Palestinian media." https://www-a...

• Post #4397336

  In Delaware, one of the few states that reports these figures, Black students make up 12 percent of the homeschool population. Researchers have documented thriving homeschool communities among Black, Hispanic, rural, military and secular families — each homeschooling for their own reasons, from academic fit to school safety to flexibility. Our research has also found that homeschooling parents look a lot like other parents. They value many of the same things... https://thehill.com/opinion/educa...

• Post #4397335

  Burke Law Group has 26 employees across eight offices, according to its website. None of the firm's attorneys list immigration law as a practice area. Instead, their practices include administrative law, white-collar defense, commercial litigation, securities litigation and other areas. One of the founders, Marcella Burkey, was a former Trump appointee to the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Interior. https://abcnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/abcnews.com/amp/U...

• Post #4397334

  A motive other than maintaining security must, therefore, be at play. It is not hard to find one when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ruled out a two-state solution and champions annexing the occupied West Bank to Israel while some members of his cabinet, like Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, a settler himself, openly espouse policies that would encourage West Bank Palestinians to emigrate. https://www-aljazeera-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.aljazeera.com/amp/opinions/2026/8/5/...

• Post #4397333

  Thanedar narrowly won the seat in 2022 after self-funding his campaign, but he has faced his share of scrutiny since. Thanedar initially ran as a progressive but broke with the Democratic Socialists of America in 2023 — he says he quit, the local chapter says he was expelled — and has rebranded more around supporting Israel. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/democratic-rep-shri-thanedar-loses-primary-progressive-challenger-mich-rcna590894

• Post #4397332

  This is heavily self-inflicted. Trump won voters on SNAP nationwide, and he definitely won them while winning AZ again. I'm not sure that even hunger can fix stupid and racist. https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/arizona-lost-half-snap-users-104500791.html

• Post #4397331

  In his comments Wednesday, Mamdani dismissed superficial comparisons between himself and El-Sayed, whom some have dubbed a “mini-Mamdani” because of his eloquence and telegenic looks, noting that the Michigan man obviously spends a lot more time in the gym. “He can lift a lot more than I can,” said Mamdani. https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/08/05/nyc-mayor-mamdani-praises-el-sayed-win-in-michigan-as-progressives-surge-in-democratic-party/

• Post #4360946

  The probe comes just days after the standards watchdog declined to investigate a complaint relating to an undeclared loan of almost £80,000 from convicted fraudster and Nigel Farage ally George Cottrell. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/richard-tice-parliamentary-standards-investigation-reform-uk-b3026355.html

• Post #4355139

  “Teaching something forces you to understand it on a whole other level — so I end up learning just as much from it as the students do, if not more.” https://people.com/18-year-old-becomes-world-youngest-male-professor-12028294

• Post #4352059

  Prolifers are lowering life expectancy to red state levels, with the support of many who are losing their own health care: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-oz-aca-fraud-rising-costs/

• Post #4345208

  Most of the world’s 1.3 billion black people are banned from even visiting the US. In addition, those who aren't banned face steep, racist fees not charged to non-black people, particularly white people. That's what they mean by #MAGA https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/lifestyle/twelve-months-after-its-rollout-the-us-permanently-adopts-visa-bond-program-with/4fwrx9f

• Post #4338654

  RE: https://pnw.zone/@Asbestos/117028025811439064 Not just the government at all. There's enormous private propaganda

• Post #4244506

  "I need my beach," she said. "This is what helped me to walk on my legs. I come here for my exercises." One resident says the becaches helps her to recover from cancer. When I asked what would happen if she could no longer access it, her answer was immediate. "I'd just sit down and vegetate at home. I don't want to vegetate." She questioned why they should have to pay to reach the sea. "Why would I have to pay for free water? This is God's crea...

• Post #4243888

  As they struggle with gas and groceries, Republican voters remain loyal to Trump. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/29/trump-general-motors-escalades

• Post #4241227

  Mamdani is the Mayor of NYC, but this writer blames him for foreigners being reluctant to buy real estate in the US as a whole. No mention of Trump’s immigration and other bullshit https://finance.yahoo.com/real-estate/articles/foreign-buyers-seem-following-zohran-140000334.html

• Post #4217105

  Misinformation against renewable energy doesn't work on the overwhelming majority of humans. It's specifically the most racist who fall for it https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/30/australians-value-batteries-and-evs-but-renewables-industry-must-earn-trust-of-regions-summit-told

• Post #4216771

  The US states with the strictest Covid lockdowns lead the USA in life expectancy. Their lead grew since Covid. Yet prolife Republicans spent today bashing Fauci over lockdown. Republican voters are suicidally dumb, crazy, stupid racists.

• Post #4119986

  RE: https://flipboard.com/@bbcnews/u.s.-and-canada-0m0p8ifgz/-/a-jI4E-KtMR1OO7gVEqjtrtA%3Aa%3A3199692-%2F0 Trump paused attacks to once again manipulate oil, stock and bond markets just before Asian Monday morning opening. He's been doing this since February.

• Post #4119948

  The USA is heading into Civil War II. Trump & Hegseth are preparing by firing leaders who will disobey illegal orders. https://www.newsweek.com/navy-says-brandon-newsom-no-longer-employed-after-undercover-trump-video-12245830

• Post #4117905

  Today, approximately 95 percent of criminal cases in the United States are resolved through guilty pleas rather than trials. In so-called plea bargaining, prosecutors threaten unduly severe sentences for those defendants who dare go to trial or offer unduly lenient sentences for dangerous offenders looking to avoid responsibility. ... How did this occur? The short answer is that the Supreme Court let it happen, caving to Richard Nixon’s “law and order” agenda. https://thehill-com.cdn.ampproject...

• Post #4106716

  @Darkphoenix@universeodon.com The overwhelming majority of billionaire wealth these days isn't caused by billionaires themselves. It's been caused by incessant tax cuts and other such measures imposed by racist voters in backlash against MLK and Civil Rights. Just after Civil Rights, there were far fewer billionaires and they held a much smaller slice of the pie. Racists enrich billionaires in order to concentrate wealth and opportunity. It is economic segregation.

• Post #4100929

  Both parents have previously travelled to the UK for academic visits without any visa problems, but in a rejection letter a Home Office worker said they could not be sure Therese would return home at the end of the trip. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/25/home-office-rejects-palestinian-jerusalemite-womans-uk-visa-but-approves-husbands

• Post #4073898

  A few months after Duncan’s victory in November 2025, the state found another way to knock him down. It moved to eliminate his office entirely, and disenfranchise the thousands of New Orleanians who had just voted him in. A largely obscure, down-ballot local election transformed into a metaphor for this era of competitive authoritarianism, where the desire for power at all costs seemingly snuffs out even the most exceptional and historic achievements. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-int...

• Post #4055688

  This article doesn't mention that most of the world’s 1.3 billion black people are banned from even visiting the US. Teams from predominantly black countries played large without fans, while teams from predominantly white countries had unlimited fans. https://africa.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/49422826/africa-fifa-world-cup-historic-was-characterised-ifs

• Post #4023013

  This dishonest article represents mainstream media in the US very well. It never mentions that this is Republican racist gerrymandering targeting black voters https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/redistricting-pushes-incumbents-exits-politics-desk-rcna588800

• Post #4022876

  We're heading into Civil War II. The Confederates are far more prepared https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/07/22/secret-service-threat-trump-white-house-drones.html

• Post #4004961

  The Dutch measures follow a similar move by Advertisement Belgium, which approved its own import ban days earlier. The Netherlands also joins Spain and the Republic of Ireland among EU states acting unilaterally, as pressure builds on the 27-nation bloc to adopt a coordinated response to Israel’s actions in Gaza and the occupied territories. https://www-aljazeera-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/7/21/netherlands-to-sanction-trade-with-illegal-israeli-settlements?amp_gs...

• Post #3936306

  Brexit lowered life expectancy in the UK. Yet Nigel Farage, the Pied Piper of Brexit is leading the polls. Racism really makes people stupid. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/19/restoring-britains-health-to-2014-levels-could-add-2-to-gdp-thinktank-says