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UN chief Antonio Guterres says Gaza has become “a killing field” as Israeli forces continue bombarding the enclave.
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April 9, 2025 at 6:04 AM
UN chief Antonio Guterres says Gaza has become “a killing field” as Israeli forces continue bombarding the enclave.
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I just came across this - it's out 28th April. It features 37 writers from Gaza, sharing their stories of life during the current war. I know it will not be an easy read. But a rare chance for the outside world to hear from Gazans themselves, not talk *about* them. www.penguin.sg/book/letters...
Letters from Gaza - Penguin Random House SEA
LETTERS FROM GAZA is more than a book – it’s a voice from the silence, a heartbeat in the wreckage. Through poetry, letters, and monologues, 30 Gazans lay bare their fears, grief, and relentless hope ...
www.penguin.sg
April 9, 2025 at 6:47 AM
I just came across this - it's out 28th April. It features 37 writers from Gaza, sharing their stories of life during the current war. I know it will not be an easy read. But a rare chance for the outside world to hear from Gazans themselves, not talk *about* them. www.penguin.sg/book/letters...
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The White Lotus final episode unfolded like a Greek tragedy. I am especially pleased that the hideous Ratliffes survived to return to the reality that awaits them. #TheWhiteLotus
April 7, 2025 at 7:58 AM
The White Lotus final episode unfolded like a Greek tragedy. I am especially pleased that the hideous Ratliffes survived to return to the reality that awaits them. #TheWhiteLotus
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What if it were you?
Snatched off the street for writing an op-ed.
No charges. No trial. Just disappeared.
That’s what happened to Rumeysa Öztürk.
They want silence.
Let’s give them noise.
Go to avaaz.org/FreedomForRumeysa
#FreeRumeysa
Snatched off the street for writing an op-ed.
No charges. No trial. Just disappeared.
That’s what happened to Rumeysa Öztürk.
They want silence.
Let’s give them noise.
Go to avaaz.org/FreedomForRumeysa
#FreeRumeysa
April 5, 2025 at 9:50 AM
What if it were you?
Snatched off the street for writing an op-ed.
No charges. No trial. Just disappeared.
That’s what happened to Rumeysa Öztürk.
They want silence.
Let’s give them noise.
Go to avaaz.org/FreedomForRumeysa
#FreeRumeysa
Snatched off the street for writing an op-ed.
No charges. No trial. Just disappeared.
That’s what happened to Rumeysa Öztürk.
They want silence.
Let’s give them noise.
Go to avaaz.org/FreedomForRumeysa
#FreeRumeysa
April 5, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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This is a good, clear summary of a horrific story. It is intolerable and there must be consequences. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
The Gaza paramedic killings: a visual timeline
A week after contact was lost with a team of Palestinian rescue workers and medics in southern Gaza, their bodies were found in a mass grave
www.theguardian.com
April 4, 2025 at 8:25 AM
This is a good, clear summary of a horrific story. It is intolerable and there must be consequences. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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Netanyahu landed in Hungary despite the ICC arrest warrant for crimes against humanity. And Hungary´s prime minister Orbán says his country will withdraw from the Court! Hungary, the EU, and the world must uphold international law and take action. avaaz.org/HungaryArrestNetanyahu
#ICC
#ICC
April 4, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Netanyahu landed in Hungary despite the ICC arrest warrant for crimes against humanity. And Hungary´s prime minister Orbán says his country will withdraw from the Court! Hungary, the EU, and the world must uphold international law and take action. avaaz.org/HungaryArrestNetanyahu
#ICC
#ICC
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The reason Trump has slapped tariffs on the entire world is not to protect American workers.
What Trump cares about is being able to get concessions out of other countries and corporations that seek exemptions.
It's all about his ability to hand out punishments and rewards.
What Trump cares about is being able to get concessions out of other countries and corporations that seek exemptions.
It's all about his ability to hand out punishments and rewards.
April 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The reason Trump has slapped tariffs on the entire world is not to protect American workers.
What Trump cares about is being able to get concessions out of other countries and corporations that seek exemptions.
It's all about his ability to hand out punishments and rewards.
What Trump cares about is being able to get concessions out of other countries and corporations that seek exemptions.
It's all about his ability to hand out punishments and rewards.
Seriously, I hope that governments who think they can negotiate with this administration (including mine) think again, and think hard.
Imagine you’re Timothy Haugh, a decorated general, confirmed unanimously by the Senate to head the NSA. And while you’re traveling abroad, you find out the President just fired you on the advice of a 9/11 truther whose bigotry once got her banned by Uber.
Gen. Timothy Haugh Ousted as Head of NSA and Cyber Command
No reason was given for the removal of Gen. Timothy D. Haugh, but the far-right activist Laura Loomer had called for his ouster in a meeting with President Trump, an official said.
www.nytimes.com
April 4, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Seriously, I hope that governments who think they can negotiate with this administration (including mine) think again, and think hard.
It's a short article so please take the time to read it.
This is not a surprise. We know what causes CO₂ to increase in the atmosphere and we know how to stop climate change. We just don’t want to.
Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from 36 fossil fuel firms, study shows
Researchers say data strengthens case for holding firms to account for their contribution to climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
March 6, 2025 at 7:12 AM
It's a short article so please take the time to read it.
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‘“Nature has its way of taking out the weak and the not so well and the injured. The eagle likely thought it would be able to take it out quite easily,” Sequeira [the Ontario-based photographer] said. “But, it wasn’t.””
Canada goose fights off bald eagle in rare, symbolism-laden battle on ice
Photographer captures 20-minute clash between birds emblematic of Canada and US amid high trade tensions
www.theguardian.com
March 6, 2025 at 1:53 AM
‘“Nature has its way of taking out the weak and the not so well and the injured. The eagle likely thought it would be able to take it out quite easily,” Sequeira [the Ontario-based photographer] said. “But, it wasn’t.””
If you find you feed as depressing as I do, here’s something to do that could perhaps make you feel a little less helpless. #ukraine #avaaz
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Make Putin Pay
People everywhere are urging Europe to use frozen Russian assets for Ukraine
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March 6, 2025 at 4:26 AM
If you find you feed as depressing as I do, here’s something to do that could perhaps make you feel a little less helpless. #ukraine #avaaz
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Thread. I endorse much of this.
My take is this: we cannot ask people to keep spending money at places they feel are unethical.
My take is this: we cannot ask people to keep spending money at places they feel are unethical.
i keep seeing authors who are all-in on KU complaining that boycotting amazon means it will mostly hurt small creators
and i'm like. idk. obviously aligning onesself exclusively with Amazon puts one in a position to defend Amazon's dominance, and that's not ACTUALLY good for small creators.
and i'm like. idk. obviously aligning onesself exclusively with Amazon puts one in a position to defend Amazon's dominance, and that's not ACTUALLY good for small creators.
March 2, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Thread. I endorse much of this.
My take is this: we cannot ask people to keep spending money at places they feel are unethical.
My take is this: we cannot ask people to keep spending money at places they feel are unethical.
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No Other Land Co-Director Yuval Abraham:
"The foreign policy in this country is helping to block this path. Why? Can't you see that we are intertwined? There is another way. It's not too late for life, for the living. There is no other way."
"The foreign policy in this country is helping to block this path. Why? Can't you see that we are intertwined? There is another way. It's not too late for life, for the living. There is no other way."
March 3, 2025 at 2:49 AM
No Other Land Co-Director Yuval Abraham:
"The foreign policy in this country is helping to block this path. Why? Can't you see that we are intertwined? There is another way. It's not too late for life, for the living. There is no other way."
"The foreign policy in this country is helping to block this path. Why? Can't you see that we are intertwined? There is another way. It's not too late for life, for the living. There is no other way."
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Three things:
1. Israel doesn’t get to unilaterally ‘propose’ extensions of a ceasefire that it has repeatedly violated.
2. Netanyahu was already indicted for starvation. Here’s more of the clear starvation policy.
3. It’s the beginning of Ramadan, the cruelty is just so brazen and shameful.
1. Israel doesn’t get to unilaterally ‘propose’ extensions of a ceasefire that it has repeatedly violated.
2. Netanyahu was already indicted for starvation. Here’s more of the clear starvation policy.
3. It’s the beginning of Ramadan, the cruelty is just so brazen and shameful.
Breaking News: Israel announced that it was halting all aid into Gaza, hours after proposing a temporary extension of the now-expired cease-fire with Hamas.
Israel Halts All Aid Into Gaza Immediately as Cease-Fire Expires
The move came hours after Israel had proposed a temporary extension of the truce, though one with terms that Hamas is unlikely to accept.
www.nytimes.com
March 2, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Three things:
1. Israel doesn’t get to unilaterally ‘propose’ extensions of a ceasefire that it has repeatedly violated.
2. Netanyahu was already indicted for starvation. Here’s more of the clear starvation policy.
3. It’s the beginning of Ramadan, the cruelty is just so brazen and shameful.
1. Israel doesn’t get to unilaterally ‘propose’ extensions of a ceasefire that it has repeatedly violated.
2. Netanyahu was already indicted for starvation. Here’s more of the clear starvation policy.
3. It’s the beginning of Ramadan, the cruelty is just so brazen and shameful.
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This, so much. If an abuser wants to yell at you, even the very act of not giving them a reason enrages them.
Re Zelensky at the WH, yet again, feminists and trauma/abuse- informed thinkers are years ahead of political analysts.
There is no acceptable affect, no way to charm an abuser, and no “deal” other than playing very very dead that would change how Trump and his flying monkey Vance behaved.
There is no acceptable affect, no way to charm an abuser, and no “deal” other than playing very very dead that would change how Trump and his flying monkey Vance behaved.
March 1, 2025 at 10:20 PM
This, so much. If an abuser wants to yell at you, even the very act of not giving them a reason enrages them.
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This man is the leader of the free world.
February 28, 2025 at 11:52 PM
This man is the leader of the free world.
Pakhshan Azizi has been held in solitary confinement in Iran for months, and tortured. They would repeatedly hang her, or bury her 10m underground – then pull her back up. The horror is unimaginable. Now, following a bogus trial, Iran sentenced Pakhshan to death.
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Will Iran hang Pakhshan for helping women and children?
Demand her freedom! Join this urgent global call to save Pakhshan’s life:
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February 16, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Pakhshan Azizi has been held in solitary confinement in Iran for months, and tortured. They would repeatedly hang her, or bury her 10m underground – then pull her back up. The horror is unimaginable. Now, following a bogus trial, Iran sentenced Pakhshan to death.
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For many, experiencing the incremental effects of climate change is akin to a lobster slowly being boiled alive. We may not realise that we're cooked until it's too late.
Do severe climatic events move public opinion?
Apparently, not!
blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
Is this a given or can this be affected by how climate advocates organise? Are there places where it has had a lasting impact?
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Apparently, not!
blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
Is this a given or can this be affected by how climate advocates organise? Are there places where it has had a lasting impact?
@rupertread.bsky.social
@katharinehayhoe.com
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
There is little evidence extreme weather events spur political action on climate change
Extreme weather events like flooding and wildfires are often cited as evidence of the need to tackle climate change. But do these events lead to real political change? Drawing on a new study coveri…
blogs.lse.ac.uk
January 11, 2025 at 5:06 AM
For many, experiencing the incremental effects of climate change is akin to a lobster slowly being boiled alive. We may not realise that we're cooked until it's too late.
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if you see this post, your actions are:
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
I’ve never donated to Wikipedia before but I set up a small monthly donation as a fuck you to the world’s richest psychopath.
Elon Musk takes aim at Wikipedia
Musk has denounced Wikipedia as "Wokepedia" on X and urged people not to donate to the platform.
www.newsweek.com
December 26, 2024 at 12:03 PM
if you see this post, your actions are:
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
Appropriate.
POLARIZATION and BRAIN ROT
These are the Merriam-Webster and Oxford Dictionaries' words of the year, respectively.
These are the Merriam-Webster and Oxford Dictionaries' words of the year, respectively.
December 31, 2024 at 3:53 AM
Appropriate.
I abet clients in perpetuating lies about their brand and products, which I believe until. It's. Too. Late.
December 31, 2024 at 3:44 AM
I abet clients in perpetuating lies about their brand and products, which I believe until. It's. Too. Late.
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How to critically read a text. This is what the author wrote, here’s one way to interpret what they’re saying and here’s why I think it’s interesting or significant. It’s an invaluable skill. And increasingly rare across different mediums.
17. What is one thing you think every human being should learn how to do?
December 30, 2024 at 11:02 PM
How to critically read a text. This is what the author wrote, here’s one way to interpret what they’re saying and here’s why I think it’s interesting or significant. It’s an invaluable skill. And increasingly rare across different mediums.
A modicum of self-awareness would help make your advertising more meaningful and effective.
That’s it - I’ve seen the dumbest commercial - Air Canada where the girl is sad that her backyard rink is melted SO SHE GETS ON AN AIRPLANE to fly somewhere for a magic potion to freeze the ice and you know what would actually help preserve backyard ice?! 📉
December 30, 2024 at 5:31 AM
A modicum of self-awareness would help make your advertising more meaningful and effective.