It's absolutely wild this isn't bigger news. "Arizona Democrats closed their field office in Tempe, Ariz. after three shooting incidents. The office served as a base for the Sun State’s congressional campaigns and Vice President Harris’s presidential effort in recent weeks."

Democrats shut down Arizona office after shootings

Arizona Democrats closed their field office in Tempe, Ariz. after three shooting incidents. The office served as a base for the Sun State’s congressional campaigns and Vice President Harris’s…

It appears as though Israeli troops have breached a peacekeeping compound and are firing smoke rounds at UN peacekeepers. www.bbc.com/news/live/c8...

Israel-Lebanon live updates: Israeli PM Netanyahu tells UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon to withdraw 'immediately'

Yesterday, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) said a fifth peacekeeper was injured in southern Lebanon on Friday.

Everyone I’m in contact with in Northern Gaza is really struggling right now

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“no food aid has reached northern Gaza since 1 October”

‘The fear is unspeakable’: airstrikes on northern Gaza leave hundreds of thousands with nowhere to go

Roughly 400,000 people trapped in latest offensive with most of territory under evacuation orders

I see Politico has decided not to f**k around with headlines anymore. www.politico.com/news/2024/10...

We watched 20 Trump rallies. His racist, anti-immigrant messaging is getting darker.

A POLITICO analysis of more than 20 of his rallies and campaign events shows Trump has demonized minority groups in all of them.

love when someone says "historians will look back in horror" and historians chime in like "we are presently horrified also", great times to live inlove when someone says "historians will look back in horror" and historians chime in like "we are presently horrified also", great times to live in

Think slavery doesn't matter today? Wrong. Current Congress members whose families owned 16+ enslaved people now have 4 million $ more than members who did not own slaves. Slave owning = 2024 money and influence 🧪 journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Slaveholder ancestry and current net worth of members of the United States Congress

Background Whether and how much past slavery affects contemporary social and economic conditions in the United States is an area of active debate. Newly available data on which members of the United S...

20 trans and nonbinary actors who are changing the industry for the better www.yardbarker.com/e...#transgender#trans#LGBTQ#LGBTQIA

20 trans and nonbinary actors who are changing the industry for the better

In recent years, some of the biggest productions, such as Spider-Man and The Last Of Us, have included trans and non-binary actors. Thanks to the talent of the 20 performers listed below, the entertainment industry has begun making great strides towards more inclusive representation. Check them out!

We have La ColectiVA here that has been doing good work for years to fight ICE and get people out of immigration detention lacolectiva.org

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Disturbing undercover recordings reveal how MAGA is considering using armed thugs to make sure Trump wins next month.

Roger Stone Suggests Using 'Armed Guards' During Election in Secret Video — Rolling Stone

The Trump ally explains how to ensure the former president returns to office in undercover footage from liberal documentarian Lauren Windsor

See the post for further reflections from the judges, including our commendation of two shortlisted works: Edwards & Nystrom' wonderful book 'Ordinary Lives: Recovering Deaf Social History through the American Census ' and Wilson et al's article "The Living Machine".