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I'm not interested in investigating people just because I don't like them. I want to investigate them because I suspect they've put our national security at risk, they've been breaking the law, and they are lying to the American people.
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Veteran on President Trump's proposed arch: "We reject the vanity, the worship of a single man, over the 400,000 that have earned the right to be remembered; that have earned the right to keep an eye over our nation as they look towards the Lincoln Memorial."
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Dear Stacey Abrams,
This moment is dedicated to YOU.
Before Keisha Lance Bottoms made history as the first Black woman elected governor in America, you dared to show us that it was possible.
You ran when the road was uncertain. You stood tall when the outcome wasn’t what we’d hoped. And instead of allowing defeat to define your story, you continued the work of making sure our voices were heard.
Your courage, your grace, your commitment to voting rights, and your power to organize helped lay the groundwork for a Georgia that looks different today.
And while we celebrate this historic victory and the wave of change sweeping across the country, we cannot forget the women who helped make moments like this possible.
Stacey, we see you. We thank you. And we give you your flowers.
Video: @thezactivist
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GOLDEN STATE. GOLD STANDARD.
Your 2026 @WNBA Champions, the Golden State Valkyries. 🗣️
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Patrick Stewart, the legendary British actor best known for his role as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the long-running "Star Trek" TV series, has died. He was 86. cnn.it/3WzbMHy
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Dolores Huerta brought resolve, animo and power to our movement for generations. She started her career as a teacher and became an organizer and union leader after seeing students in her community arriving at school hungry. We are forever inspired by her. We will miss her.
It is difficult to put into words what an inspiration she was to me as a young person growing up in Bakersfield. Even more challenging to voice my deep gratitude for her transformational impact on our nation. nytimes.com/2026/10/28/us/do…
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BREAKING: Labor leader, feminist and civil rights icon Dolores Huerta has died at 96. apnews.com/article/dolores-h…
Maria Laws retweeted
Wow! Make Amy Acton governor.
“I am making a promise to Ohioans...that no one in my state will ever, ever be invisible to me."
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on presenting the Hero of Ukraine award to parents who lost a child:
"When I present this award to parents who lost a child, soldiers, that feeling, I cease to exist. It's not pain, it's something terrible. I look at these people, at their eyes, and there are people who just ask for a hug"
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Of course, we are not losing this war. But we are losing people. Because of the Russian attacks, we're losing people and time. It's such a pity, because our children don't have a real life and childhood. Not only children, but all people. That's why we need to end this war as quickly as possible. I hope that our partners, Americans and Europeans, will help us. God bless, our strong soldiers stay strong on the battlefield. It helps me stay strong during any kind of negotiations.
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The Black Panther Party was founded in Oakland 60 years ago, and although the organization dissolved in the early 1980s, its legacy can still be seen and felt around the city. Huey Newton, the founder of the Black Panther Party's widow, Frederika Newton, have continued efforts to preserve historic Black Panther Party sites in Oakland. Here's a walk-through of various historic sites in Oakland. abc7news.com/19938189/
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today i am thinking about michelle kwan’s fields of gold gala skate at the 2002 olympics where she does the most gorgeous finishing backward spiral through tears
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-How do you begin a poem?
-Other way around. It begins me.
When literature laureate Anne Carson talks about her creative process, she often describes writing as opening herself and listening to whatever shows up in the mind. In an interview she compares creating something from scratch with following a fox that runs across your backyard. If you decide to follow it, you might get to see where the fox lives.
”Just think about something and follow it down to where it gets true.”
ALT Portrait of Anne Carson smiling.
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In awarding this year’s #NobelPeacePrize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee wants to remind the world that the rule of law – national and international – underpins the system we have set up to ensure peace and resolve conflicts non-violently. Peace requires justice.
History has shown that a world operating without the rule of law is unjust, unwise and inhumane. The judges – those who guard the thin red line between order and chaos – are therefore highly deserving of our praise. But today, as these same judges are sanctioned, and their institutions are attacked, we need people of courage, vision and determination – qualities that 2026 peace laureate Navi Pillay demonstrates in her work on the bench.
#NobelPrize
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Wangari Maathai was the first female professor in Kenya and the first African woman to be awarded the #NobelPeacePrize. She founded the Green Belt Movement, which led to the planting of millions of trees.
Today we announce the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.
ALT Wangari Maathai, smiling, holds a potted plant, dressed in a bright blue and yellow traditional dress and matching headscarf.
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2026 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay’s commitment to universal legal principles and her firm moral compass are constants in a long career. Born into a family of Indian Tamil origin under apartheid in Durban, South Africa, Pillay became a lawyer and legal pioneer, confronting deep structural discrimination, segregation and exclusion. A common thread runs from her early work defending Nelson Mandela and others who stood up against apartheid to her service as a judge in some of the key international court cases of our time.
This year’s laureate has significantly enlarged the scope and impact of international law. She has served as a judge on the High Court in South Africa, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the International Criminal Court. She was the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and, until recently, she chaired the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Today Navi Pillay is a judge on the International Court of Justice in the case where Myanmar stands accused of genocide.
In historic international court cases, she has shown that legal measures can help prevent acts of war and violence. Navi Pillay has also contributed to strengthen the institutions of international law. Her independence, expertise and steadfastness have made her one of the most respected international jurists of our time.
Learn more about the 2026 #NobelPeacePrize: bit.ly/4xjOJ03
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