Alaka
Alaka
@akala1.bsky.social
thinking about crit. of political economy, law, & tech.
of the global south
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Scholars (and students) in solidarity with Cuba - Sign the Petition! c.org/qPvZXVkVcH

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February 15, 2026 at 3:48 AM
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INDIA: CITU congratulates people of India for making the General Strike historic in true sense www.citucentre.org/939-citu-con...
CITU congratulates people of India for making the General Strike historic in true sense
The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) congratulates the workers, farmers and agricultural workers who made the 12 February 2026 All India General Strike a historic and resounding success. Reports r...
www.citucentre.org
February 13, 2026 at 2:56 PM
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ANNOUNCING 🇨🇺 The Nuestra América Flotilla.

We are sailing to Cuba, bringing critical humanitarian aid for its people.

Together, we can break the siege, save lives, and stand up for the cause of Cuban self-determination.

Join us: nuestraamericaflotilla.org
February 12, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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NEW EP gabriel rockhill joins us for a wide-ranging and fascinating conversation on intellectual knowledge production under imperialism and how the anticommunist left is propped up by the capitalist state—from marcuse to chomsky
NEXT WEEK (thrs): the intellectual cold war w/ gabriel rockhill
February 13, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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The US campaign to starve Cuba of fuel should be understood as genocidal. They are targeting a whole nation, deliberately destroying conditions necessary for life, in flagrant violation of international law. Pure barbarism, there is no other way to describe it.
February 11, 2026 at 6:55 PM
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Detained Palestine Action activist on thirst strike faces risk of death within days.

Umer Khalid, 22, the last UK detainee linked to Palestine Action still on hunger strike, has now stopped drinking water, prompting doctors to warn he could die within days.
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January 24, 2026 at 9:32 PM
January 21, 2026 at 1:48 AM
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It is fruitless to appeal to capital, to imperialism, in moral terms. The objective is to defeat it.
January 15, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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Cuba Vows to Defend Itself Against Trump to 'The Last Drop of Blood' | "Cuba is a free, independent, and sovereign nation. Nobody dictates what we do,"​ said Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel in response to the latest threat.
Cuba Vows to Defend Itself Against Trump to 'The Last Drop of Blood'
"Cuba is a free, independent, and sovereign nation. Nobody dictates what we do," said Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel in response to the latest threat from the authoritarian US president.
www.commondreams.org
January 11, 2026 at 8:47 PM
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January 10, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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f**k off
January 10, 2026 at 9:55 AM
“Genuine solidarity requires first recognizing that state sovereignty is not an obstacle to liberation but its precondition — particularly for nations under imperial assault.” - @helyehdoutaghi.bsky.social
"On 9 December (18 Azar), 5,000 contract workers from the South Pars Gas Refinery — one of the most strategic sites of wealth production in the country — took to the streets in one of the largest labour mobilisations in post-revolutionary Iran".
Iran’s Indigenous Labor Movement and Working Class Sovereignty
A field analysis of the largest labor protest in post-revolutionary Iran: against the imperial appropriation of struggles in Iran and class sovereignty as national defense.
buff.ly
January 9, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Access Now is a revolting pro-imperialist organization
January 7, 2026 at 6:55 AM
(global) class war ✊
toward America.”

He added that “the experience of Yemen in confronting America is a school for everyone who is harmed by its evils,” drawing a parallel between Venezuelan resistance and Yemen’s blockade of the Red Sea which targeted US ships in response to the genocide in Gaza.
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January 5, 2026 at 10:33 PM
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Venezuela: In Mass Demonstrations, the People Demand Return of President Maduro
With emotions running high, but with determination and great loyalty, the Venezuelan people mobilized in
2026-01-05T02:22:34.000Z
orinocotribune.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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At a huge rally in Havana near the U.S. Embassy, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel strongly denounced Trump's bombing of Caracas and kidnapping of President Maduro, calling it an act of terrorism and a breach of international law.
January 4, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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We're now £138 away from completing what our family needs.😓

Your kindness and support have carried us this far & we are deeply grateful.
If you’re able to help, it truly means everything to us🫶

Thank you for standing with our family and for not leaving us alone in this journey❤️
gofund.me/0a1a936d9
January 3, 2026 at 3:47 PM
January 4, 2026 at 12:09 AM