Spes Semper™️
@spessemper.bsky.social
Mom. Reader. Author. Traveler. Ajay Devgn fan. Blue Dot. Never give in. Never give up. #Resist! 🔵♿️📚🌊🕊👊🇺🇲
created November 28, 2024
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Dean Obeidallah (@deanobeidallah.bsky.social) reposted
The crusade to erase Palestine and Palestinians spans from the Middle East to the US. And now it's targeting a one person show in NYC by a Palestinian actress--who is my fiance. My new article: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/the-war-to...
Le Monde (@lemonde.fr) reposted
Le gouvernement réforme les pouponnières de l’ASE : encadrement renforcé, durée de placement limitée
The Guardian (@theguardian.com) reposted
Prison time, fines and ostracisation: anti-gay law shocks community in African country seen as relatively safe
Los Angeles Times (@latimes.com) reposted
Arellano: The evil absurdity of ICE's push to recruit law enforcement officers
Unicorn Riot (@unicornriot.bsky.social) reposted
NEW: Student journalists at the University of Texas Dallas tell us the story of how they formed their own newspaper after being dismissed from their school's paper for their coverage of the 2023 pro-Palestine protests on campus. unicornriot.ninja/2025/rip-mer...
Peter Murphy (@peterwmurphy1.bsky.social) reposted
Peter Dutton voted worst ever. So many things: Worst ever MP for Dickson Worst ever Federal Health Minister Worst ever Immigration Minister (!) Worst ever Home Affairs Minister Worst ever Opposition Leader Worst ever representative for Gina Landslide defeat in 2025, losing 15 seats. #auspol
Le Monde (@lemonde.fr) reposted
A Visa pour l’image, Jean-Louis Courtinat, photographe des exclus et de leur quotidien
Peter Murphy (@peterwmurphy1.bsky.social) reposted
The first Greens Mayor in the NT ever. Asta Hill was born and raised in Alice Springs, a lawyer with a passion for social justice and human rights. I wonder if ABC's David Speers will even mention this on tomorrow morning's #Insiders. 🤔 #auspol #NTpol #AliceSprings
NPR (@npr.org) reposted
The iceberg, known as A23a, has been on a journey following the current into warmer waters for months. Now, it has begun the predicted and natural process of breaking apart, and eventually melting.
The Guardian (@theguardian.com) reposted
Pope prepares to canonise London-born teenager nicknamed ‘God’s influencer’
The Guardian (@theguardian.com) reposted
Israeli arms manufacturer closes UK facility targeted by Palestine Action
Robb Edwards 🌱 (@robedwards1.bsky.social) reposted
What climate change means for the Mediterranean Sea phys.org/news/2025-09... via @physorg_com
Bloomberg News (@bloomberg.com) reposted
President Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing a designation for state sponsors of wrongful detention, giving the US new tools to punish countries that illegally detain American nationals
The Guardian (@theguardian.com) reposted
‘Everything is gone’: Punjabi farmers suffer worst floods in three decades
Reuters (@reuters.com) reposted
US yet to approve any help following Afghanistan earthquake, sources say reut.rs/3V5GCUl
The Guardian (@theguardian.com) reposted
Food industry lobbying is leading Labour to drop public health plans, experts say
Bloomberg News (@bloomberg.com) reposted
Small businesses challenging President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs told the US Supreme Court they backed his proposal for a fast-track review of the levies in a clash with global economic implications
Anonymous (@youranoncentral.bsky.social) reposted
Trump & Hegseth promise “maximum lethality” that’s MAGA speak for they plan to murder a lot of civilians around the world. This is the sort of thing we imprison* people at the Hague for. Hegseth doesn’t have immunity. “Maximum lethality. Not tepid legality. Violent effect, not politically correct.”
Le Monde (@lemonde.fr) reposted
Dans la ville de Gaza, l’offensive israélienne s’intensifie : « J’ai déjà vécu l’humiliation du déplacement. Avec ma famille, nous préférons mourir chez nous »
Ars Technica (@arstechnica.com) reposted
Los Angeles Times (@latimes.com) reposted
California joins firefighting compact with a dozen Northwest states and Canadian provinces
Mother Jones (@motherjones.com) reposted
@annamerlan.bsky.social called it: Through a spectacularly ham-handed series of moves, the Trump administration has ensured that Epstein conspiracy theories will never really end.
United Farm Workers (@ufw.bsky.social) reposted
Sacramento immigration raid violated court order, UFW and ACLU say in filing www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...
The New York Times (@nytimes.com) reposted
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com An exercise of military force like the one the Trump administration is threatening in Chicago, "regardless of the legitimacy of its aims, inevitably intrudes on the political rights and economic livelihoods of ordinary people," Robert Pape writes in a guest essay.
ProPublica (@propublica.org) reposted
Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it faced hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects last year. (Published July 2024)
The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) reposted
A dispute between the U.S. and France over Gaza escalated as France refuted Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s claim that French recognition of Palestinian statehood caused failed ceasefire talks.
The New York Times (@nytimes.com) reposted
As Brazil’s Supreme Court decides the legal fate of Jair Bolsonaro, the former president accused of plotting a coup, the nation is bracing for greater backlash from a powerful supporter of the right-wing populist: President Trump.
Krassensteins (@krassenstein.bsky.social) reposted
BREAKING: Trump is considering launching military strikes against drug cartels in Venezuela, including strikes inside the country. Do you guys think this deserves a Nobel peace prize?
Le Monde (@lemonde.fr) reposted
Donald Trump hausse encore le ton envers le Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro tente de jouer l’apaisement
UNICEF (@unicef.org) reposted
Famine is now a reality in Gaza. A man-made disaster for children and families that we have been warning about. Urgent, large-scale action is needed NOW for children and families.
UNICEF (@unicef.org) reposted
In Bangladesh, too many girls still face silence, shame and barriers when it comes to managing their periods safely. Here are five ways UNICEF and partners are helping to break taboos, keep girls in school and ensure dignity for everyone who menstruates.
Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan.bsky.social) reposted
Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 (@rweingarten.bsky.social) reposted
Public schools are full of moments that change lives. That’s why we’re relaunching #PublicSchoolProud — to lift up stories like Savannah’s in Philadelphia, where she told @governor.pa.gov & me how her CTE high school changed her life. #CTEworks youtu.be/i450tFRc2fg
Los Angeles Times (@latimes.com) reposted
Garnet fire threatens vulnerable grove of giant sequoias
The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) reposted
The world’s largest and most enduring iceberg is splintering into smaller pieces, to the point that it’s no longer the biggest chunk of ice floating in the ocean. https://wapo.st/4mUgVlS
Mother Jones (@motherjones.com) reposted
Why don't evangelicals care about Trump’s Epstein scandal? Well, they have a long history of falling for narcissists posing as saviors.
The Guardian (@theguardian.com) reposted
As censure increases over war in Gaza, Israel finds support among Pacific Islands
NPR (@npr.org) reposted
The hottest parts of the sun are its solar flares, and a new study suggests these flares could be more than six times hotter than scientists used to believe.
ACLU (@aclu.org) reposted
No matter what uniform they wear, federal agents and military troops on our streets are bound by the Constitution. For more information, go to aclu.org/deployment_kyr.
Dean Obeidallah (@deanobeidallah.bsky.social) reposted
The war to erase Palestinians goes from the Middle East to a one person show in NYC. The efforts to silence and erase Palestinians has been waged for decades. It's now becoming even more desperate as I detail in my new article: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/the-war-to...
The New York Times (@nytimes.com) reposted
The release of a second consecutive poor jobs report on Friday confirmed the reality that President Trump has been trying to avoid. The labor market is stalling — and the nation is facing real strains — under the weight of his economic agenda.
HuffPost (@huffpost.com) reposted
"He's like a cornered rat," said the comedian following the president's latest bizarre post.
HuffPost (@huffpost.com) reposted
More than 100,000 migrants who arrived at the U.S. border last year were children.
Bloomberg News (@bloomberg.com) reposted
The Trump administration remains under a court order to spend billions in US foreign assistance funding set to expire later this month after a federal appeals court rejected the government’s request to immediately intervene
Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan.bsky.social) reposted
There’s a simple solution to not being able to edit out Trump administration guests’ lies from interviews - just call out those lies as lies in real time, mid-interview. Oh but wait, they won’t do that either 🤦🏽♂️
The New York Times (@nytimes.com) reposted
The Trump administration warned in immigration court on Thursday that if Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia’s recent attempt to open an asylum case in the U.S. is successful, officials will seek to deport him back to El Salvador, according to a copy of the court filing obtained by The New York Times.
Le Monde (@lemonde.fr) reposted
Le journaliste Thomas Legrand suspendu par France Inter après des propos sur Rachida Dati révélés par une vidéo
Catholic News World (@catholicnewsworld.bsky.social) reposted
Vatican Representative Warns of Dangers of Nuclear Weapons at U.N. High-level Plenary Meeting in New York www.catholicnewsworld.com/2025/09/vati...
The New York Times (@nytimes.com) reposted
Portugal was in mourning after the Glória funicular, one of Lisbon’s best-known sights, crashed this week, killing more than a dozen people and injuring 21 others. Workers removed the wreckage on Friday. Here's what we know: nyti.ms/4p7gtlB
Los Angeles Times (@latimes.com) reposted
Mark Volman, co-founder of Turtles and Flo & Eddie, dies at 78
Bloomberg News (@bloomberg.com) reposted
After the Trump administration slashed the US international aid budget, an outbreak of Ebola in Congo is testing the global health community's emergency responses
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Mikie Sherrill on Lara Trump’s claim that prices are coming down: I think in New Jersey we’d call that a barrage of shit. Prices are not going down. We’re seeing them go up everywhere, and I think that trend is only going to continue.
Salon.com (@salon.com) reposted
“The only motive for opposing this bill would be to conceal wrongdoing,” said one victim.
Democracy Docket (@democracydocket.com) reposted
UPDATE: After losing in court, the GOP-led Utah Legislature is asking the state Supreme Court to pause the ruling that struck down their gerrymandered map. They are asking the court to let them keep using the 2021 map during appeals and upcoming elections.
Martin Luther King III (@officialmlk3.bsky.social) reposted
Today, we honor the life of Joseph McNeil, a freedom fighter who sat down so that justice could stand tall. One of the original Greensboro Four has passed at 83, but his courage lives on in every act of conscience, every march for dignity, and every voice that dares to say: Enough.
Reuters (@reuters.com) reposted
Robinhood to join S&P 500 in watershed moment for US fintech sector reut.rs/3VyLql8
Reuters (@reuters.com) reposted
U.S. will enforce foreign worker laws, White House says after Hyundai raid reut.rs/4gjEzWA
Peter Morley ♿️ (@petermorley.bsky.social) reposted
🚨The CMS WISeR rule is an ASSAULT on Medicare. Dr. Oz has been salivating to PRIVATIZE Traditional Medicare for years and now he may get his chance. We must ALL speak up! Prior Authorizations & AI decision making will DELAY & DENY care. Please read.⬇️ healthcareuncovered.substack.com/p/cms-is-try...
Claire G. Coleman (@clairegcoleman.bsky.social) reposted
'Disgusted” Noongar writer Claire G. Coleman, writing on Bluesky, called Meanjin’s closure “cultural vandalism of the highest order”; she pointed out the journal is older than the Sydney Opera House.' theconversation.com/australian-w...
Unicorn Riot (@unicornriot.bsky.social) reposted
Two years ago, news broke that the state of Georgia was filing political RICO charges against people allegedly involved in the #StopCopCity movement. Much of the indictment hinges on accusations like "anarchist ideology" and "environmental activism": unicornriot.ninja/2023/over-60...
Bloomberg News (@bloomberg.com) reposted
Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec bring together the latest news from the world of business and finance and the interesting stories.
Reuters (@reuters.com) reposted
Trump signs order related to modifying scope of reciprocal tariffs, White House says reut.rs/4mSXObU
Unicorn Riot (@unicornriot.bsky.social) reposted
US-backed Zionist forces are using aid distribution points of the so-called 'Gaza Humanitarian Foundation' to lure and kill civilians. Most of those killed at GHF sites have been shot in the head (indicating deliberate killing), said paramedic Mohammed Ayoub.
Spes Semper™️ (@spessemper.bsky.social) reply parent
That's assuming he's still in place.
HuffPost (@huffpost.com) reposted
Trump announced that next year's G20 summit in Miami will be held at the Doral, a private club he owns and profits from.
Krassensteins (@krassenstein.bsky.social) reposted
BREAKING: Mike Johnson just claimed that Trump “was an FBI informant” to help take down Jeffrey Epstein. If this is the case then Trump would be a hero after it’s all released in the Epstein Files. Release the files!
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
OMG are they really going with this story now? NOW? Okay. In that case, release the FBI informant files.
The New York Times (@nytimes.com) reposted
“I’d put my two weeks in, respectfully.” The Powerball jackpot hit $1.8 billion ahead of Saturday’s drawing, making it the second-largest and inspiring many to play.
Reuters (@reuters.com) reposted
Exam administrator College Board scraps tool for identifying disadvantaged students reut.rs/4g94IY5
NPR (@npr.org) reposted
NPR combed through court records and other data related to Trump's takeover of D.C. police to get a better understanding of who has been swept up in the federal surge and what charges they are facing.
Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan.bsky.social) reposted
Ex-Israeli spokesman: "You represent sharia. You represent the hatred of Western society." Me: "I am Western, you racist piece of shit... I thought I was coming on to debate John Spencer not this ridiculous war criminal." Full debate between me & an Israeli racist: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A0c...
Legal AF (@legalafmtn.bsky.social) reposted
Mary Trump raises alarms about Donald’s health, comparing signs of dementia to her father’s decline. She also addresses the explosive Epstein files, confirming Donald is on the list, tying together family history, health, and scandal like never before. Full conversation below.
Robb Edwards 🌱 (@robedwards1.bsky.social) reposted
The magnificent 🌟🤩 Pesquet's #parrot 🦜🦜 of #Papua has striking red and black feathers and glides around the forests of #WestPapua. Help them to survive when you support #indigenous sovereignty and #BoycottPalmOil 🚫⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social wp.me/pcFhgU-8cf
ACLU (@aclu.org) reposted
The Trump administration's usage of the infamous Angola prison — located on a former Louisiana plantation — to expand immigrant detention continues its cruel pattern of reviving historic sites of abuse and violence to harm our immigrant neighbors and loved ones.
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick (@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social) reposted
🚨NEW: Reversing *generations* of practice, the Board of Immigration Appeals gives ICE exactly what it demanded, ruling that any undocumented immigrant who entered illegally is categorically ineligible for release from detention on bond — expanding mandatory detention by millions of people.
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
Every accusation is a confession www.reuters.com/world/us/bil...
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Trump orders his aides to forcibly remove an anti-Trump demonstrator who has been outside the White House for decades
Reuters (@reuters.com) reposted
Trump signs executive order paving way for states to be designated sponsors of wrongful detention reut.rs/3HNHdXQ
Spes Semper™️ (@spessemper.bsky.social) reply parent
Stars and Stripes (@starsandstripes.bsky.social) reposted
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to rename the Defense Department the Department of War. Trump can’t formally change the name without Congress. Yet, he authorized the Pentagon to use secondary titles such as “secretary of war” and “Department of War” in official correspondence.
Anonymous (@youranoncentral.bsky.social) reposted
Trump looks poised to invade Venezuela. Naval ships are taking aggressive formations and Venezuela has called on thousands of reinforcements to stand guard. Also, it turns out that fentanyl from Venezuela is nearly none existent and most is arriving through the pacific instead.
Dean Obeidallah (@deanobeidallah.bsky.social) reposted
And who was FBI director when Trump was working an as an undercover FBI agent in 2003-2004? Wait for it...Robert Mueller. Yep!
Politico (@politico.com) reposted
Trump threatened to impose more tariffs against the European Union after the bloc levied a €2.95 billion fine against Google for violating anti-monopoly laws.
Elizabeth Warren (@warren.senate.gov) reposted
Today’s jobs report makes one thing clear: Trump’s economic agenda is wrecking the labor market. If he doesn't reverse course, the Fed must step in to protect American jobs.
The Verge (@theverge.com) reposted
Classic Sesame Street episodes are coming to YouTube
The New York Times (@nytimes.com) reposted
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “DEI initiatives helped others see value in my abilities and experience that would have been missed otherwise. And it was through the lens of math that I came to understand this,” Eugenia Cheng writes in a guest essay.
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Ms. Magazine (@msmagazine.com) reposted
The state finds new ways to target women’s reproductive health and autonomy and inspires other states to enact their own draconian laws.
Anonymous (@youranoncentral.bsky.social) reposted
A high-ranking Pentagon official confirms that Trump's strike on a boat in the Caribbean was a criminal attack on civilians. Two government officials report that Pete Hegseth's rationale for the murder came together after the fact. Trump murdered 11 people. #3E theintercept.com/2025/09/05/p...
Dean Obeidallah (@deanobeidallah.bsky.social) reposted
In addition Trump claimed he had warned Epstein not to "Steal" any more girls. Then he did it again that is why Trump tossed him out. Why didn't Trump tell FBI first time about Epstein?!
Anonymous (@youranoncentral.bsky.social) reposted
It has been revealed that Trump murdered 6 innocent fishermen in North Korea in 2019. He initially ordered Seal Team 6 to infiltrate North Korea and plant a listening device but they failed the mission immediately on arrival and murdered 6 civilians for just existing. Trump hid it from congress.
Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (@crockett.house.gov) reposted
More lies. More letdowns. Trump promised to fix the economy, but today’s jobs report is the worst since the pandemic. Doesn’t sound like the “greatest economy ever” to me.
Peter Morley ♿️ (@petermorley.bsky.social) reposted
NEVER FORGET: Seniors, people with disabilities/chronic illnesses and children will die as a result of a combination of anti-vax RFK Jr. vaccine policies and lack of medical access due to the BBB. Sadly it is inevitable.
George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted
All Jackson needs to say is that Trump will live to 300 and he could become the first Fleet Admiral since Chester Nimitz
Robb Edwards 🌱 (@robedwards1.bsky.social) reposted
Hands off the EU’s environmental laws! www.rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/13... via @RainforestResq
Reuters (@reuters.com) reposted
Balderton Capital sells about $1 billion worth of Revolut shares, FT reports reut.rs/42avCZC
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Trump on Hyundai raid: "We had as I understand it a lot of illegal aliens. Some not the best of people. But we had a lot of illegal aliens working there ... That's what they have to do."
The New York Times (@nytimes.com) reposted
In the month and a half after Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor, he received an outpouring of small contributions from individual donors, according to the latest campaign finance disclosures. See how New Yorkers are donating. nyti.ms/3VC3GtW
Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann (@poetryireland.bsky.social) reposted
POETRY OPEN MIC & MUSIC Presented by Clare Poetry Collective in association with Poetry Ireland. The next event is September 6th at 12.30pm in Glor Ennis. To register for open mic, please arrive for 12noon. If you are new to poetry, come and say hello! All welcome!