Gaythia Weis @Gaythia@social.cleverlibre.org

I have some disgustingly talented artists as friends, but there's none quite like Pete. He just composed this beautiful orchestral piece, and used my paintings in his video. I am so incredibly honored.

https://youtu.be/5ARSTZk189I

If we collected what is actually owed from the top 1% in taxes, we could forgive student loans, invest more in infrastructure and green energy, protect social security and help Ukraine beat Russia. I call that multiple win-wins.

Like a pack of Scrooges, straight out of “A Christmas Carol.”

A Christmas Message from the President of Ireland

"...may I express my gratitude to the migrants who now call Ireland their home. Their presence enriches our culture, contributes to our society, bringing as they do experiences, traditions, and perspectives that make us stronger as a nation.'

http://telescoper.blog/2023/12/24/a-christmas-message-from-the-president-of-ireland/

Why do so many who recognize that it's wrong to punish Israeli citizens for the sins of the regime still believe it's morally right to punish Palestinian citizens for the sins of Hamas?

#Israel #Hamas #Gaza #Palestine #FreePalestine #GiftArticle

https://wapo.st/3TErVYK

This is so tender and timely: Eleanor Roosevelt's little-known Christmas story of hope, written in the middle of a world war — we need those beacon who remind us, with passion and purpose, that happiness and harmony are possible https://t.co/U4ssA2FqoW

Also, if he actually thought he had absolute immunity from criminal liability, would't he want to know that now?

If he did have absolute immunity, all the criminal cases against him would evaporate.

To say, "I have absolute criminal liability but I want you to decide that next year while I have to keep defending myself in these other cases while I run for office" makes no sense.

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For anyone looking to support a black owned / woman owned US non-profit organization this holidays, please check out: www.faceafrica.org
Founded by @sarankjones in 2009, our org helps empower remote communities in West Africa with capacity building, clean water and latrines.

All end of year giving is tax deductible in North America. Here's a video I made about an incredible man, Cheyee Kpanwone Jr, who continues to inspire us to keep doing this work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCjLif_Q6pk

For too long, she said, pollsters have described abortion as a deeply divisive issue. In fact, she said, voters are not divided, if the question they are asked is who should decide whether to have an abortion: Seven in 10 will say the person who is pregnant. The same percentage say they do not struggle with their views. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/17/us/where-will-abortion-rights-land.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

JEFF BEZOS used Amazon to remake sectors of the economy to be lower wage, non-union, and far more precarious with major impacts on workers at Amazon and beyond. The innovation was changing the labor model, not world-changing technology.

*SAY HER NAME: THE STORY OF RUBY FREEMAN AND SHAYE MOSS’ VINDICATION*

Marcy Wheeler
#EmptyWheel
(12/16/23)
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[My Op-ed: Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss are heroes. THEY will be -- had better be --- written in the history books as two Americans who fought for and are winning during this horrible time in our American history. To not make them the headline is an act that brings legitimacy to a person who has no legitimacy. Do better, #News organizations. Do better.]

#SayTheirNames #SayHerName #RubyFreeman #ShayeMoss #Georgia #Journalists @washingtonpost
@politico #History #Histodons #BlackHistory #BLM

https://www.emptywheel.net/2023/12/16/say-her-name-the-story-of-ruby-freeman-and-shaye-moss-vindication/

Cutting federal funding for basic research will hurt the US economy | The Hill

https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/4364324-cutting-federal-funding-for-basic-research-will-hurt-the-us-economy/

Pay attention. Learn from history. Don’t let this man anywhere near the White House ever again.

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Data updated through last month. Graphic available at https://zacklabe.com/climate-change-indicators/

In the last 24 hours journalists out of Gaza report:
•IDF killed another journalist named Samer Abu Daqqa
•IDF killed 3 Israeli hostages who were shirtless and waving white flags, named Yotam Haim, Alon Shamriz, and Samer Talalka
•IDF killed two Christian women at the Latin Church in Gaza, named Nahida Anton & her daughter Samar
•IDF bulldozed over a refugee camp, killing people inside

Jews, Christians, Muslims — all murdered. I am horrified and aghast. None of this is self defense.

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"They used to throw women in the water to see if they were witches. If they drowned, they were innocent. Now they're saying the only #abortion exception is if the woman's life is at risk. If she dies, she was at risk.

You can see the recurring flaw in the methodology."

h/t @gfarrell
source: https://mastodon.social/@gfarrell@mastodon.world/111573387801867541

The election in 2024 is a crucial one for our democracy and our rights. Abortion rights, in particular, are on the line. Men: Please speak up in support of women on this issue. We need to hear from you as well.