Michael Safyan

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Neo-nazism
Neo-Nazis on DeviantArt Radicalized a Woman Who Planned a Mass Shooting - VICE
VICE - Mack Lamoureux
The cutesy art site was the surprising birthplace for a number of players in the modern extreme-right movement. Lindsay Souvannarath, a young woman from Illinois, likely didn't expect a trip to DeviantArt
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Russia
PACE votes to allow Russia to return five years after ban over Crimea annexation
The Telegraph - By Agence France-Presse
The Council of Europe's parliamentary assembly agreed early Tuesday to allow Russian representatives to return to the body, five years after it was stripped of its voting rights over the annexation of
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Economics
The Time Use Survey Has Feminist Origins
The Atlantic - Anastacia Marx de Salcedo
Despite years of data, the unpaid-labor gap hasn’t improved much at all. In one of my many failed schemes to introduce a more equitable division of labor into my home, I stuck lined Post-it Notes on the
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Palestinian Authority
Palestinians must devise a proactive strategy, rather than just boycotting Trump
middleeasteye.net
Ahead of the Trump administration’s “economic workshop” in Bahrain, Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt recently acknowledged what many had already …
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Ackerman McQueen
N.R.A. Shuts Down Production of NRATV, and Its No. 2 Official Resigns
The New York Times - By DANNY HAKIM
Moving to clean house amid an organizational crisis, the National Rifle Association cut ties with its second-in-command, Christopher W. Cox; severed its relationship with Ackerman McQueen, its estranged
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Netherlands
Indonesian Muslim figures help promote ‘middle Islam’ in the Netherlands
thejakartapost.com - The Jakarta Post
Indonesian Muslim figures spoke at the second international conference on moderate Islam, “Seeking The Middle Path (Al Wasatiyya): Articulations of …
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TSA
TSA sending 650 airport screeners to U.S.-Mexico border
The Washington Times - Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration plans to send more than 650 airport screeners and federal air marshals to beef up protection …
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Bernie Sanders
A grim border drowning underlines peril facing many migrants
Associated Press - By PETER ORSI and AMY GUTHRIE, Associated Press
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The man and his 23-month-old daughter lay face down in shallow water along the bank of the Rio Grande, his black shirt hiked up to his chest with the girl tucked inside. Her arm was
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African-American News
Americans in the age of Trump: Less tolerant
The Washington Post - By Jennifer Rubin
In a disturbing new poll, the Public Religion Research Institute finds that “while at least two thirds of Americans oppose allowing small business owners to refuse products or services to minority groups
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Lufthansa
Chasidic Judge Saves Passenger’s Life Mid-Flight
collive.com
Judge Ruchie Freier made a kiddush Hashem on a Lufthansa flight recently when she was able to provide medical care and save the life of a non-Jewish …
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A Muslim Immigrant Rebuilds His Life With The Help Of A Jewish Family | Kind World
wbur.org - Sabrina DelMonaco
Note: This story is an update to “Turning Point,” which originally aired on September 12, 2017. According to the United Nations, one person is …
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Hong Kong
‘We have no other choice’: as China erodes democracy Hong Kong citizens prepare to leave
The Guardian - Verna Yu
I love Hong Kong but we have no other choice ... who would want to leave the place where you grew up? Elisa Wong Elisa Wong had always thought she would move away from Hong Kong when her seven-year-old
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Bill Maher
Bill Maher Criticizes AOC’s Concentration Camp Remarks
jewishjournal.com - Aaron Bandler
HBO “Real Time” host Bill Maher criticized Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-N.Y.) comparison of the migrant detention facilities on the United …
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Burkini
Muslim women defy ban to swim in burkinis at French pool
BBC News
Muslim women in France are disobeying the rules at a local swimming pool by wearing burkinis. In a protest inspired by US civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks, they bathed in suits covering their entire bodies
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Palestinian Authority
Testimonies of Palestinians Tortured by the PA to be Shown at The Hague
algemeiner.com - Shiryn Ghermezian
JNS.org – The testimonies of Palestinians who suffered torture at the hands of the Palestinian Authority because they collaborated or were suspected …
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Exports
Germany to ban exports of side-arms to non-allies
Reuters - Reuters Editorial
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will ban exports of small side arms to most countries outside NATO and the European Union, government sources told Reuters on Monday, confirming an earlier report from the Funke
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Bosnian Serbs pull reserve police plan under Western pressure
Reuters - by Gordana Katana
BANJA LUKA, Bosnia (Reuters) - Bosnia’s Serb entity on Monday withdrew a bill to set up a reserve police force under pressure from Western peace envoys who said it would be divisive, with memories still
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Baikonur
Kazakhstan munitions depot blows up
DW News - DW English
Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated after a military depot blew up in Kazakhstan. A series of blasts rocked the Soviet-era facility. A …
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Iran
Iran Hawks Like Bolton Owe Americans Some Answers
The Atlantic - Peter Beinart
What happens after the bombing starts? The people pushing for a fight with Tehran have offered only the vaguest details. Since September 11, 2001, the United States has waged wars to unseat the rulers
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Politics
States across the country take action to save child brides
NBC News - Dartunorro Clark
Even as the problem gets increased attention, advocates fear loopholes will allow forced underage marriages to continue. As a conservative Republican, Pennsylvania state Rep. Jesse Topper always leaned
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Carbon Dioxide
Turning carbon dioxide into cash
BBC News - Roger Harrabin
Scientists from round the world are meeting in Germany to improve ways of making money from carbon dioxide. They want to transform some of the CO2 that’s overheating the planet into products to benefit
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Dallas, TX
2 young children die in hot cars in Texas during scorching temperatures over the weekend
ABC News - Julia Jacobo
Two young children have died in Texas after they were left in hot cars during scorching temperatures over the weekend. A 1-year-old died in Galveston …
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Probation
'Wake-Up Call' About A Broken System: New Study Shows Failings Of Probation, Parole
NPR - Carrie Johnson
Nearly half the people admitted to state prisons in the U.S. are there because of violations of probation or parole, according to a new nationwide study that highlights the personal and economic costs
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Trump Tower
Exclusive: Massive leak of Trump transition vetting documents shows "red flags" for top officials
Axios - Jonathan Swan,
Nearly 100 internal Trump transition vetting documents leaked to "Axios on HBO" identify a host of "red flags" about officials who went on to get …
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Thread by @alvarombedoya: "1/ Darlyn Cristabel Cordova-Valle hadn’t seen her mom in 9 years. She came here to see her mom.
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He died on May 20 in our government’s custody. He was 16. 7/ For 10 years, not one migrant child died in U.S. government custody. Since September, at …
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Laurene Powell
Inside a Texas Building Where the Government Is Holding Immigrant Children
The New Yorker - Isaac Chotiner
Hundreds of immigrant children who have been separated from their parents or family members are being held in dirty, neglectful, and dangerous conditions at Border Patrol facilities in Texas. This week,
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The City
Cities Nationwide Refuse To Cooperate With ICE’s Mass Deportation Raids
HuffPost - Carla Herreria
Officials in major cities are taking a stand against President Trump's threats for mass deportation in order to protect their immigrant residents. Mayors, city officials and police departments from across
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Dolphins
Dolphins are dying at an alarming rate. No one knows why.
CBS News
Scientists are puzzled by a disturbing trend in the waters along four Gulf Coast states: almost 300 dead and dying dolphins have washed ashore since …
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Oregon State Police
Oregon Statehouse Shut Down After Lawmakers Flee, Team Up With Right-Wing Militias
The Daily Beast - Kelly Weill
Oregon’s statehouse shut down for safety concerns on Saturday. But the threats weren’t coming from anonymous trolls or foreign fighters—they were …
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Jewish Culture
Why Are Progressives Using an Anti-Semitic Slur Coined by the KKK? | Jewish Journal
jewishjournal.com - BY Ariel Sobel | Jun 19, 2019 | Columnists
After a video of New York University student Leen Dweik confronting Chelsea Clinton at the Christchurch, New Zealand, massacre vigil went viral in …