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War backlash! Ari on Trump debacle and Banksy’s global activism
MSNBC· 2026-03-18 00:14
Seems like all eyes have been on the war in Iran while Russia's war in Ukraine is now in its fourth year and there have been calls to rally for Ukraine amidst all these other problems in the U .N. , from NATO to activists, even artists. Here's an image that was painted directly on buildings destroyed by Russia.This is inside the Ukraine war zone from 2022. If you look closely, that's not a real person. It's art.A woman depicted in her robe with a gas mask and a fire extinguisher. It's a comment on this war' ...
How stubborn people change the world | Fatima Rougi | TEDxLuxembourgCityWomen
TEDx Talks· 2026-03-11 15:33
This is my favorite failure. Almost 10 years ago, I launched a petition to reduce the ton tax in Luxmbbo. It went nowhere. Nowhere.Not enough signatures, no political traction, honestly a total flop. But when you are an activist, you have to trust the process, right. Look behind the horizon because four years later, even without this petition, the top tax did drop.It dropped because hundreds of conversation followed because the the topic refused to die because we refused to shut up because we insisted becau ...
‘We’ve got a lot of work to do’: Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. remembers his father
MSNBC· 2026-02-21 22:53
And joining me now is my mentor's so FORMER CONGRESSMAN OF ILLINOIS AND RUNNING AGAIN, AGAIN, JESSE JACKSON, JR. JESSE, THAT WAS YOU AND YOUR SIBLINGS INTRODUCING YOUR FATHER AS A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE AT THE 1988 DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION IN ATLANTA, AMERICA KNOWS YOUR FATHER'S IMPACT ON POLITICS AND CULTURE BUT WHAT DID YOU AND YOUR SIBLINGS SEEING HIM THAT THE PUBLIC MAYBE DIDN'T. REVEREND SHARPTON, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING ME ON YOUR PROGRAM.REVEREND JACKSON WAS A SPECIAL KIND OF A PERS ...
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The Economist· 2026-02-18 21:20
Some people seem to be shaking them down for pad thai; others are releasing rage by tipping the poor things over. The agitation is translating into activism https://t.co/ZAy6bm833H ...
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The Economist· 2026-02-17 18:00
Some people seem to be shaking them down for pad thai; others are releasing rage by tipping the poor things over. The agitation is translating into activism https://t.co/hnCxhX5EuzPhoto: Getty Images https://t.co/x5I3p4OQl9 ...
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Nick Szabo· 2026-02-15 18:31
RT Brandon Warmke (@BrandonWarmke)Academics: "No one is trying to hire scholars to do activism. That's just a made up right-wing trope used to attack universities."Philosophers, right in their job ads: https://t.co/JfumykIiWg ...
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Mike Benz· 2026-02-15 02:54
If it wants to be an activist organization, the university can go be a 501(c)(4) like every other taxable political advocacy group. ...
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Mike Benz· 2026-02-15 02:53
The moment a 501(c)(3) university explicitly says it promotes “activism” beyond education, it needs to lose its 501(c)(3) status for a year.Brandon Warmke (@BrandonWarmke):Academics: "No one is trying to hire scholars to do activism. That's just a made up right-wing trope used to attack universities."Philosophers, right in their job ads: https://t.co/JfumykIiWg ...
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Nick Szabo· 2026-02-15 02:17
RT Brandon Warmke (@BrandonWarmke)Academics: "No one is trying to hire scholars to do activism. That's just a made up right-wing trope used to attack universities."Philosophers, right in their job ads: https://t.co/JfumykIiWg ...
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Nick Szabo· 2026-02-09 04:23
RT 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐦 (@Malcolm_Pal9)This brave girl is Rachel Corrie.Rachel Corrie was an American activist from Olympia, Washington. In 2003, she went to Gaza with a group called the International Solidarity Movement (ISM).She stood in front of a Palestinian home that was going to be demolished. While she was there, an Israeli bulldozer ran over her, and she died. She was 23 years old.Rachel was in Gaza during the Second Intifada, a time of intense conflict. She went there to protect civilians and speak out against ...