Ellen Klempner
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Retired Chinese adjunct instructor at the College of Charleston, cat lover, married with a grown daughter Voracious reader
May 26, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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Harvard Promises Changes After Reports on Antisemitism and Islamophobia (Gift Article)
The two reports, which run hundreds of pages, come at a difficult time for the university, which is suing the Trump administration over federal funding cuts.
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May 1, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Syrians Recount Gas Attack Under Assad as They Seek Justice (Gift Article)
Syria’s ousted dictator, Bashar al-Assad, unleashed a Sarin gas strike on the suburbs of Damascus in 2013, killing at least 1,500. Now, the survivors want justice.
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April 18, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Gov. Josh Shapiro and Family Evacuated After Arson at Pennsylvania Residence (Gift Article)
The governor said the State Police banged on the door early on Sunday to wake him and his family after an arsonist set fire to the governor’s official residence in Harrisburg.
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April 13, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Dutch authorities have arrested Aseel Kashif, a Syrian resident in the #Netherlands, after she was caught on video saying:
“Do whatever you want with them [Alawites], just don’t film it.”
A deportation order has since been issued against her.
#Syria #Terrorist #Dreckling #ThisIsIslam
“Do whatever you want with them [Alawites], just don’t film it.”
A deportation order has since been issued against her.
#Syria #Terrorist #Dreckling #ThisIsIslam
March 11, 2025 at 4:18 AM
It’s the jihadist face “mask” -wrap that is disturbing. I doubt that many other mask wearers are disabled as there are far too many of them. And recent demonstrations at Columbia didn’t seem very peaceful to me, especially with the latest slogans of “armed resistance “ and “globalize the intifada.
March 11, 2025 at 3:22 AM
It’s the jihadist face “mask” -wrap that is disturbing. I doubt that many other mask wearers are disabled as there are far too many of them. And recent demonstrations at Columbia didn’t seem very peaceful to me, especially with the latest slogans of “armed resistance “ and “globalize the intifada.
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February 28, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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Note: I’ve blocked two people who were commenting on my re-post of a NYT article on political demographics in a very rude manner. I didn’t expect this of BlueSky when I signed up
February 25, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Note: I’ve blocked two people who were commenting on my re-post of a NYT article on political demographics in a very rude manner. I didn’t expect this of BlueSky when I signed up
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Opinion | Why Elon Musk and JD Vance Went to Bat for a Self-Described Racist (Gift Article)
Trump’s acolytes placed qualified civil servants on leave and reinstated a far-right troll.
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February 11, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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How the American media failed — and is still failing — in its coverage of Israel and Gaza
How the American media failed — and is still failing — in its coverage of Israel and Gaza
If you want to know the truth about what's happening in the Middle East, you won't find it watching PBS or listening to NPR.
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February 11, 2025 at 11:20 PM
How the American media failed — and is still failing — in its coverage of Israel and Gaza
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Israeli Hostages’ Accounts of Abuse Raise Alarms for Remaining Captives (Gift Article)
Freed hostages have told of starvation, and relatives of others held in Gaza say officials have relayed accounts of torture.
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February 11, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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My re-posting of articles from Instagram are not showing up well here. The last one was a video of “patriotic” Palestinian youth celebrating. One boy regrets that “Hitler left some (Jews obviously) behind “. And so on and so forth
February 4, 2025 at 1:11 AM
My re-posting of articles from Instagram are not showing up well here. The last one was a video of “patriotic” Palestinian youth celebrating. One boy regrets that “Hitler left some (Jews obviously) behind “. And so on and so forth
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Before Crash, an Alarming Pattern of Near-Misses Between Planes
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February 2, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Opinion | Trump and Stupidity (Gift Article)
I define stupidity as ignoring the question: What would happen next? By that definition, the Trump administration has produced volleys of it.
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February 1, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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‘The Rizzler’ and the Creeping Childishness of Pop Culture (Gift Article)
Some corners of American entertainment are becoming worrisomely infantile.
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January 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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My problem with Tiktok is that the government of China can now produce propaganda videos so sophisticated that they are able to reach and influence GenZ'ers and the politically naive on any number of highly charged issues, not limited to topics related to East Asia that it worries me.
January 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM
My problem with Tiktok is that the government of China can now produce propaganda videos so sophisticated that they are able to reach and influence GenZ'ers and the politically naive on any number of highly charged issues, not limited to topics related to East Asia that it worries me.
Why is there nothing about China’s very long history on the Chinese history Feed?
January 21, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Why is there nothing about China’s very long history on the Chinese history Feed?
January 21, 2025 at 3:46 AM