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[Michael Magee @michaelmagee__]

several independent bookshops in the North of Ireland including No Alibis in Belfast and Bridge Books (@BridgeBooksDro1) are continuing to source and sell Sally Rooney’s books because they stand on the right side of history and not with the regressive, authoritarian laws and legislation of the British state

they are able to do this because the North has dual access to both UK and EU markets (thanks Brexit) and can order books through Irish distributors (Argosy etc) meaning that they are technically operating outside UK jurisdiction (any revenue made off Sally’s books in this case would be Irish revenue / sales)

so hypothetically, if there was an owner of an independent bookshop in Britain who wants to put two fingers up to the British government and this ridiculous law, you could do what the bookshops here are doing and source Sally’s books through those same Irish distributors…

just a thought…

and sure if you’d like to tag your local bookshop below / share this post, and if they want or need advice or more clarity about this… I know a guy, that’s all I’m saying

[Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1]

BREAKING WaPo:

Trump officials scrutinized Rep. Ilhan Omar in 2019. They didn't find citizenship issues.

The earlier review of Omar's immigration records looked at many of the same issues being investigated now. https://t.co/0qApXdMhQI

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

Me: "Do you regret [hosting Benjamin Netanyahu at CAP]?"

Neera Tanden: "I wish we did not host him, a hundred percent."

Mehdi: "When did you realize that you shouldn't have hosted him?"

Neera: "I mean, he's been basically acting as a kind of war criminal, so yes, I absolutely regret hosting him."

Mehdi: "Because at the time, Neera, you emailed John Podesta saying Jonathan Lavine at Bain Capital 'is joining our board. So Netanyahu was worth it.' Smiley emoji."

Neera: "I don't remember that."

Full interview: https://t.co/gp2h0FwaId

[Ryan Grim @ryangrim]

Mike Rogers second wife worked for Paul Bremer in Iraq.

Rogers divorced his wife in 2007 and married Kristi Clemens in 2010.

After her Iraq job, Kristi launched the U.S. branch of Aegis, a security contractor, which got a billion dollar contract after Mike Rogers became chair of the Intel Committee. Kristi Rogers took credit for it in a now-deleted bio.

Then in 2014, Rogers faced criticism from the right for slow-walking the Benghazi investigation in order to protect his wife and her firm, which was doing work in Libya.

After his divorce, Rogers broke, his disclosures show. His wealth surged as his wife’s company raked in taxpayer money.

Details here:

[Niraj Warikoo @nwarikoo]

Mike Rogers and his campaign have been hammering Abdul El-Sayed in ads and posts over his mother once working decades ago for a Muslim charity based in Missouri, Islamic American Relief Agency (IARA), that was raided in 2004 and shut down, labeled as a terrorist entity by U.S. govt. But his mom was never even accused or charged, let alone found guilty. Ironically, it was a Republican Congressman from Michigan, Rep. Mark Siljander, who was found guilty for helping the same Muslim charity and sentenced to prison. Siljander was later pardoned by Trump.

[Prof Julia Lawton @Prof_J_Lawton]

For those with Long Covid: do you think the stress of not being believed by doctors, family, or friends has made your condition worse?

[Hind Khoudary @Hind_Gaza]

اسمعوا، بعتت لناس عندهم ملايين المتابعين يشاركوا حملة بلدية غزة «ما قبل الشتاء»، حملة تمويل عشان البلدية تقدر تفتح المجاري وتسلّكها، ونحاول نمنع ميّة المطر من إنها تغرق خيام الناس.. طنشوني 😬

يمكن عشان الحملة تطوعية، وما في مصاري مقابل نشر ستوري، مع إنه كل دولار فيها حق للناس اللي بدنا نحميهم من الغرق والشتا.

بتعرفوا حد ممكن يساعد في النشر بدون مقابل؟

رابط الحملة:

https://t.co/emKLLwvDFk

[Jay in Kyiv @JayinKyiv]

Allowing a mad billionaire to own starlink is a catastrophe for the free world.

His push for global fascism is fully in partnership with everything Trump and Putin want for the world.

Not much time left to fight it.

[Nathan J Robinson @NathanJRobinson]

Pleased to announce @Curaffairs has put in place one of the strictest anti-AI policies in publishing.
Newsrooms across the country are embracing AI writing and laying off writers. Our magazine is doing the opposite, ensuring we remain handmade.
https://t.co/Ac8UnNaxfP

[Democracy Docket @DemocracyDocket]

In 2020, an angry crowd gathered at an election center in Michigan as workers counted ballots, and false claims of fraud spread online.

Now, a new Republican lawsuit in the state could be a sign that the GOP plans to try to inject chaos into the voting process once again: https://t.co/PhJ2O3arMu

[Dr. Ann Olivarius @AnnOlivarius]

On average men were diagnosed in 3 months. Women in 2 years.

Women's auto-immune diseases aren't trickier.

But doctors afford women less epistemological authority.
Women are simply considered less trustworthy, even, especially, about themselves.
https://t.co/jKqaBBC3oE

[Mike Hoerger, PhD MSCR MBA @michael_hoerger]

When I talk to people about the ongoing impact of COVID, I find it helpful to lead with a concrete, undeniable indicator, which is that there are about 3,000,000 more disabled workers in the US than at pandemic onset.

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

Thank you Abdul El-Sayed for putting out a bold plan to protect the American people against the very serious dangers posed by advanced AI & superintelligence.

I look forward to working with you to pass it.

We won’t allow Big Tech Oligarchs to determine the future of humanity.

[tern @1goodtern]

Everyone should have these facts at their fingertips 👇

[Abdul HQ @AbdulElSayedHQ]

JB PRITZKER: Abdul El-Sayed is running on three things: Universal healthcare, money out of politics, and money in your pockets. I don’t think that any Democrat disagrees with any of those three things. And by the way those are the very things that people are thinking when they get home. These are the things that the people really need.

[Dr. Abdul El-Sayed @AbdulElSayed]

Met some friends across Michigan this past week:

Port Huron: 1,300
Mt. Pleasant: 1,250
Cadillac: 800
Traverse City: 600
Hart: 500
Muskegon: 1,400
Ionia: 783

And there were hundreds of you that I met outside various events that the venues couldn't fit. Our momentum is inspiring. Let's go win on November 3rd.

[Sam Robinson @samueljrob]

Detroit Federation of Teachers President Lakia Wilson-Lumpkins says Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers helped pass the law that took away local control of Detroit’s school system as majority floor leader of the Michigan Senate.

[Ilhan Omar @IlhanMN]

I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation.

I will not be silenced.

[Brad Lander @bradlander]

In 2018, my friend Ady Barkan — the bravest person I’ve ever known — was traveling across the U.S. Despite his rapidly advancing ALS, he was fighting so fiercely for healthcare for every American.

On that trip, he introduced me to @AbdulElSayed, who was running for governor of Michigan. He told me that Abdul would fight for Medicare for All just as fiercely as he would. Now, Ady was a prankster, and sometimes he tricked me, it’s true — but never about something like this.

[Zdenek Vrozina @ZdenekVrozina]

A study in Scientific Reports scanned the hearts of people two years after COVID. The title says long COVID population, but most participants had no symptoms. This is a study of COVID survivors, mostly symptom free. And 39% of them had a blood-flow defect on heart imaging🧵