Patsy H

Patsy H

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The Guardian
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Nobel laureate’s smuggled memoir details beatings and neglect in Iranian prisons

theguardian.comNobel laureate’s smuggled memoir details beatings and neglect in Iranian prisonsWriting by Narges Mohammadi, arrested 14 times for activism, offers a disturbing insight into treatment In an exclusive extract of writing smuggled from prison in Iran, the Nobel peace prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has described the “torture” of solitary confinement, and her systematic medical neglect by the prison system. The writing from the past decade will be part of a soon to be published memoir that gives a rare and alarming insight into the treatment of Mohammadi, who is in critical condition. It details beatings, constant interrogations, deprivation of medical care and long stretches in solitary confinement during her numerous imprisonments. Continue reading...

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The New York Times
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Venezuelan officials, hoping to end their country’s clash with the U.S., offered the Trump administration a dominant stake in Venezuela’s oil and other mineral wealth in discussions that lasted for months, according to people close to the talks.

nyti.msVenezuela’s Maduro Offered the U.S. His Nation’s Riches to Avoid ConflictVenezuela’s autocrat had proposed allocating his country’s oil wealth and other natural resources to the U.S. and ending deals with American adversaries to appease President Trump.

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Stephen King
@stephenking.bsky.social

As long as guns are easily available to crazy people, mass killings directed at so-called soft targets will continue. This is a fact. Countries where it's more difficult for crazy people to obtain guns have less shootings. This is also a fact. Do with these facts as you will.

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Rich Raho
@richraho.bsky.social

On Pentecost, Pope Leo calls for a church that “opens the borders between peoples and breaks down the barriers between class and race;” criticizes an “exclusionary mindset that, tragically, we now see emerging also in political nationalisms.” 🔥 🔥 🔥 www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

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Al Jazeera English
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Palestinians searched for bodies after an Israeli air attack leveled a building in Jabalia, as Israel ramped up its Gaza offensive. At least 16 people were killed on Friday as aid trickled in for the first time in two months.

Patsy H
@patsy-h.bsky.social

The fact that Trump tried it on with Harvard ! The sheer audacity !

Financial Times@financialtimes.com

The Ivy League university had shown that it would 'sustain immediate and irreparable injury' without the temporary restraining order, the judge said. www.ft.com/content/bdf1...

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Gail Gregory
@gailgreg.bsky.social

Good Morning 😊 Happy Friday ! My last piece of art for Dementia Action Week…of course there will be others 😊 This piece if you look closely is snippets from my life story. Enjoy your day and have a lovely weekend 😊

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Farrukh
@implausibleblog.bsky.social

Ciaran Jenkins, "I ask the UN's Emergency Relief Coordinator what he saw in Gaza" Tom Fletcher, "It's worse than I feared, and I had feared the worst" #C4News "It is apocalyptic" "You drive for miles and miles and all you see is rubble"

Patsy H
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All my sympathies

Guardian US@us.theguardian.com

"Donald Trump fired me on Monday from my job as a member of the bipartisan Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board – a job he nominated me for twice," writes Travis LeBlanc for the Guardian US. "He also fired every other board member who is not a registered Republican."

theguardian.comPresident Trump fired me. Now it will be easier for the government to spy on Americans | Travis LeBlancThese partisan witch-hunts and firings need to stop
Patsy H
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Clearly Hegseth is out of his depth

The New York Times@nytimes.com

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told Gen. Mark Milley, the retired chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, that he is removing his security detail, revoking his security clearance, and ordering an inspector general inquiry into his record, the Pentagon said.

nytimes.comPentagon Removes General Milley’s Security Detail and Revokes His ClearanceThe Pentagon has asked its inspector general to review the record and behavior of Gen. Mark A. Milley, the retired chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who stood up to President Trump in his first te...
Patsy H
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Some good news

Inequality Media@inequalitymedia.bsky.social

Thanks to the UAW's strike, nearly 48,000 GM workers will receive profit-sharing payouts of up to $14,500 from the company Profit-sharing is an old idea that emerged in 1916, when many companies actually shared their success with their workers.

youtube.comThis 1916 Experiment Made Workers Wealthy | Robert ReichRobert Reich makes the case for bringing back the old practice of corporations sharing profits with their workers.Watch More: The 5-Step CEO Pay Scam ►►https...
Patsy H
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Ah good night

JM Rieger@riegerreport.bsky.social

"Meta has agreed to pay ~$25 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit Trump brought against the company and its CEO after [it] suspended his accounts following the attacks on the US Capitol...Of that, $22m will go toward a fund for Trump’s presidential library" www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

wsj.comExclusive | Meta to Pay $25 Million to Settle 2021 Trump LawsuitThe president had sued the social-media company after his accounts were suspended following the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Patsy H
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Happy days

The New York Times@nytimes.com

Hamas on Saturday released four female Israeli soldiers held hostage in the Gaza Strip. It was the second release of hostages as part of a cease-fire deal that went into effect nearly a week earlier.

nyti.msAs Hamas Releases More Israeli Hostages, It Puts on a Show of ForceThe handover of four female Israeli soldiers by Hamas on Saturday came as Israel released 200 prisoners. But a dispute arose over the hostage release timetable.

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍
@irishrainforest.bsky.social

"If the world adopted a plant-based diet, we would reduce global agricultural land use from 4 to 1 billion hectares" Imagine 3 billion more hectares for fully wild ecosystems. Diet is THE elephant in the room when it comes to reversing nature collapse. ourworldindata.org/land-use-diets

ourworldindata.orgIf the world adopted a plant-based diet, we would reduce global agricultural land use from 4 to 1 billion hectaresWe could reduce the amount of land used for grazing and croplands used to grow animal feed.

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Amy Maxmen, PhD
@amymaxmen.bsky.social

To Make America Healthy, all populations need consideration. This chart is not a good look for the world's richest nation. Mine @theemancipator.org / @kffhealthnews.bsky.social

The Emancipator@theemancipator.org

Americans’ health has long been unequal, but a new study shows that the disparity between the life expectancies of different populations has nearly doubled since 2000. Via @kffhealthnews.bsky.social theemancipator.org/2025/01/24/t...

theemancipator.orgThe growing inequality in life expectancy among AmericansTo deliver on pledges from the new Trump administration, policymakers will need to close gaps in longevity among racial and ethnic groups.