America is going through a civil war, but only one side is fighting it. The other side is getting killed due to pacifism, incompetence, laziness, and cowardice. One side has no problem killing their enemies. The other side has a choice: FIGHT BACK or DIE!https://bsky.app/profile/bennelson.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/bennelson.bsky.social/post/3mqducmith22nAhmed al-Sharaa is a former al-Qaeda commander responsible for massacring civilians. But according to Donald Trump, that’s just fine. https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-united-states-is-no-longer-pretending-it-doesnt-support-terrorists11 Jul 2026 04:48 +0000at://did:plc:wsuqvhbbfpcew3m6beh6bgld/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqducmith22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/bennelson.bsky.social/post/3mqduamhlbk2nThe ocean absorbs 90 percent of the excess heat from global warming. It doesn't all stay there. https://grist.org/climate/heatwaves-oceans-record-temperatures-el-nino/11 Jul 2026 04:47 +0000at://did:plc:wsuqvhbbfpcew3m6beh6bgld/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqduamhlbk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/bennelson.bsky.social/post/3mqdu7b4kj22nA little-noticed section in a bipartisan housing bill could accelerate new construction after major disasters. https://grist.org/politics/trump-congress-housing-bill-disaster-recovery/11 Jul 2026 04:46 +0000at://did:plc:wsuqvhbbfpcew3m6beh6bgld/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqdu7b4kj22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/bennelson.bsky.social/post/3mqdu62bi6s2nWorkers are risking dangerous heat to keep the World Cup running https://grist.org/extreme-heat/workers-are-risking-dangerous-heat-to-keep-the-world-cup-running/11 Jul 2026 04:45 +0000at://did:plc:wsuqvhbbfpcew3m6beh6bgld/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqdu62bi6s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/bennelson.bsky.social/post/3mqdu4sxn7k2nIn a revised energy plan, the Tennessee Valley Authority follows Trump administration directives and shies away from solar and wind. https://grist.org/energy/the-nations-biggest-public-utility-just-doubled-down-on-coal-gas-and-nuclear/11 Jul 2026 04:45 +0000at://did:plc:wsuqvhbbfpcew3m6beh6bgld/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqdu4sxn7k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/bennelson.bsky.social/post/3mqdu3aqu7s2nBuilding Our Future Together https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/building-our-future-together11 Jul 2026 04:44 +0000at://did:plc:wsuqvhbbfpcew3m6beh6bgld/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqdu3aqu7s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/bennelson.bsky.social/post/3mqdtzuec7k2nAutomated Moderation Is Here to Stay—Accountability Must Keep Pace https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/part-2-automated-moderation-here-stay-accountability-must-keep-pace11 Jul 2026 04:43 +0000at://did:plc:wsuqvhbbfpcew3m6beh6bgld/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqdtzuec7k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/bennelson.bsky.social/post/3mqdtybe5p22nFourth U.S. Third-Country Removal Operation Raises Fresh Human Rights Concerns https://www.amnestyusa.org/press-releases/eswatini-fourth-u-s-third-country-removal-operation-raises-fresh-human-rights-concerns/11 Jul 2026 04:42 +0000at://did:plc:wsuqvhbbfpcew3m6beh6bgld/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqdtybe5p22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/bennelson.bsky.social/post/3mqdtwtfm3c2nFrom Europe to the Gulf states, Indian migrant workers are being recruited for the most insecure, low-paid, and dangerous jobs. The story begins at home, where India’s caste system produces a labor force vulnerable to the most extreme exploitation. https://jacobin.com/2026/07/india-caste-migrant-labor-exploitation11 Jul 2026 04:41 +0000at://did:plc:wsuqvhbbfpcew3m6beh6bgld/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqdtwtfm3c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/bennelson.bsky.social/post/3mqdttjk4o22nThe scam compounds proliferating across Cambodia and Laos represent one of global capitalism’s newest industries: a convergence of financial speculation, digital technology, artificial intelligence, human trafficking, and extreme labor exploitation. https://jacobin.com/2026/07/southeast-asia-scam-capitalism-tech11 Jul 2026 04:39 +0000at://did:plc:wsuqvhbbfpcew3m6beh6bgld/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqdttjk4o22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/bennelson.bsky.social/post/3mqdts5f5t22nBosses have desired ways to cut labor costs since time immemorial. Artificial-intelligence hype provides a powerful new excuse to replace stable employment with gig work. https://jacobin.com/2026/07/ai-gig-work-layoffs-contractors11 Jul 2026 04:39 +0000at://did:plc:wsuqvhbbfpcew3m6beh6bgld/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqdts5f5t22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/bennelson.bsky.social/post/3mqdtqgpy6s2nSince the war on terror, the US Army has been increasingly lax in allowing neo-Nazis and white supremacists to join. It’s allowing them to gain combat experience and lay the basis for a militarized far right. https://jacobin.com/2026/07/us-military-war-on-terror-neo-nazis11 Jul 2026 04:38 +0000at://did:plc:wsuqvhbbfpcew3m6beh6bgld/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqdtqgpy6s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/bennelson.bsky.social/post/3mqdtocn2m22nRahm Emanuel’s speech on Israel reflects an understanding that major changes in the optics of US policy toward Israel are needed if the status quo is to be maintained. This is an opportunity that Israel’s critics should not let go to waste. https://jacobin.com/2026/07/israel-us-rahm-emanuel-gaza11 Jul 2026 04:37 +0000at://did:plc:wsuqvhbbfpcew3m6beh6bgld/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqdtocn2m22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/bennelson.bsky.social/post/3mqdtn265422nThe Trump administration claims that Europe is being invaded by migrants. In reality, the real flow of invaders comes from across the Atlantic as the US far right tries to spread its poisonous agenda with boatloads of cash. https://jacobin.com/2026/07/far-right-us-europe-xenophobia11 Jul 2026 04:36 +0000at://did:plc:wsuqvhbbfpcew3m6beh6bgld/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqdtn265422nhttps://bsky.app/profile/bennelson.bsky.social/post/3mqbbq3hyac24For nearly two decades, I have been arrested, ignored, and dismissed for protesting nuclear weapons—but as the Doomsday Clock inches toward midnight, giving up is not an option. https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/how-fear-of-nuclear-armageddon-leads-me-to-protest10 Jul 2026 04:10 +0000at://did:plc:wsuqvhbbfpcew3m6beh6bgld/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqbbq3hyac24https://bsky.app/profile/bennelson.bsky.social/post/3mqbbnh5btk24Understand the risks associated with extreme heat and what to do when you’re facing down a heat wave with this guide based on years of climate study. https://grist.org/extreme-weather/why-heat-is-so-deadly-and-how-to-stay-safe/10 Jul 2026 04:09 +0000at://did:plc:wsuqvhbbfpcew3m6beh6bgld/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqbbnh5btk24https://bsky.app/profile/bennelson.bsky.social/post/3mqbblhz2es24How to build a highway in the age of climate change https://grist.org/transportation/how-to-build-a-highway-in-the-age-of-climate-change/10 Jul 2026 04:07 +0000at://did:plc:wsuqvhbbfpcew3m6beh6bgld/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqbblhz2es24https://bsky.app/profile/bennelson.bsky.social/post/3mqbbkdotx224The cell that wasn't there https://grist.org/science/nitrogen-cycle-cell-discovery-nitroplast-science-fertilizer-algae-bacteria/10 Jul 2026 04:07 +0000at://did:plc:wsuqvhbbfpcew3m6beh6bgld/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqbbkdotx224https://bsky.app/profile/bennelson.bsky.social/post/3mqbbijykvc24Several countries experienced all-time highs in June as Europeans endured unprecedented heat and dangerously elevated overnight temperatures. https://grist.org/extreme-weather/western-europe-just-set-the-record-for-its-hottest-june-ever/10 Jul 2026 04:06 +0000at://did:plc:wsuqvhbbfpcew3m6beh6bgld/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqbbijykvc24https://bsky.app/profile/bennelson.bsky.social/post/3mqbbgyslpc24"We Want Texans to Know Their Rights": Q&A with Mayday Health on the Impact of Surveillance on Abortion Care https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/we-want-texans-know-their-rights-qa-mayday-health-impact-surveillance-abortion10 Jul 2026 04:05 +0000at://did:plc:wsuqvhbbfpcew3m6beh6bgld/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqbbgyslpc24https://bsky.app/profile/bennelson.bsky.social/post/3mqbbflb5z224The House Passed The KIDS Act—The Senate Should Reject It https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/house-passed-kids-act-senate-should-reject-it10 Jul 2026 04:04 +0000at://did:plc:wsuqvhbbfpcew3m6beh6bgld/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqbbflb5z224https://bsky.app/profile/bennelson.bsky.social/post/3mqbbefj4rs24European Commission Chooses to Keep EU Users Locked Up Behind Big Tech’s Gates https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/european-commission-chooses-keep-eu-users-locked-behind-big-techs-gates10 Jul 2026 04:04 +0000at://did:plc:wsuqvhbbfpcew3m6beh6bgld/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqbbefj4rs24https://bsky.app/profile/bennelson.bsky.social/post/3mqbbde42t224Google's New Remote Attestation Scheme is As Bad As Its Old One https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/googles-new-remote-attestation-scheme-every-bit-terrible-its-old-remote10 Jul 2026 04:03 +0000at://did:plc:wsuqvhbbfpcew3m6beh6bgld/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqbbde42t224https://bsky.app/profile/bennelson.bsky.social/post/3mqbbbppncs24Deaths of Transferred Negombo Prisoners Following Clashes Must Be Urgently Investigated https://www.amnestyusa.org/press-releases/sri-lanka-deaths-of-transferred-negombo-prisoners-following-clashes-must-be-urgently-investigated/10 Jul 2026 04:02 +0000at://did:plc:wsuqvhbbfpcew3m6beh6bgld/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqbbbppncs24https://bsky.app/profile/bennelson.bsky.social/post/3mqbbaipiv224Two Years After the Enforced Disappearance of FNDC Activists, Abductions and Disappearances Continue With Impunity https://www.amnestyusa.org/press-releases/guinea-two-years-after-the-enforced-disappearance-of-fndc-activists-abductions-and-disappearances-continue-with-impunity/10 Jul 2026 04:01 +0000at://did:plc:wsuqvhbbfpcew3m6beh6bgld/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqbbaipiv224https://bsky.app/profile/bennelson.bsky.social/post/3mqbb6t3wh224Being disastrously wrong about virtually every aspect of the Iran war has not stopped an army of hawkish pundits from continuing to try to shape US policy on the matter. From Ben Shapiro to Mark Dubowitz, here are eight of the worst offenders. https://jacobin.com/2026/07/iran-war-pundits-fox-trump10 Jul 2026 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:wsuqvhbbfpcew3m6beh6bgld/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqbb6t3wh224https://bsky.app/profile/bennelson.bsky.social/post/3mqbb3kssec24The list of civilians deliberately killed by Israel in Lebanon includes journalists trying to report on the invasion. The Union of Journalists in Lebanon is campaigning for justice while the US works to shield Israel from accountability. https://jacobin.com/2026/07/lebanon-israel-journalists-killings-ujl10 Jul 2026 03:59 +0000at://did:plc:wsuqvhbbfpcew3m6beh6bgld/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqbb3kssec24https://bsky.app/profile/bennelson.bsky.social/post/3mqbb2dr44s24Artificial intelligence has been built by robbing the collective work of humanity. The public built AI — we should own it, not a handful of billionaires. https://jacobin.com/2026/07/ai-policy-nationalization-commons-work10 Jul 2026 03:58 +0000at://did:plc:wsuqvhbbfpcew3m6beh6bgld/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqbb2dr44s24https://bsky.app/profile/bennelson.bsky.social/post/3mqbaxxcmzc24A hostile caricature depicts Friedrich Engels as an arch-determinist who presented human beings as the puppets of economic forces. In fact, his historical writings were subtle and sophisticated, showing how human agency can change the course of history. https://jacobin.com/2026/07/engels-marx-history-agency-determinism10 Jul 2026 03:57 +0000at://did:plc:wsuqvhbbfpcew3m6beh6bgld/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqbaxxcmzc24https://bsky.app/profile/bennelson.bsky.social/post/3mqbawka5tk24European and US companies continued to sell pesticides abroad years after they were banned at home. Our reporter traveled to Kenya to learn how farmers are paying the price for these chemical products with their health — and how they’re fighting back. https://jacobin.com/2026/07/kenya-agriculture-pesticides-health-cancer10 Jul 2026 03:56 +0000at://did:plc:wsuqvhbbfpcew3m6beh6bgld/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqbawka5tk24