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Susan Kiddie 🍉
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Pro-humanity. Anti-fascist. Anti-genocide. Human Rights. Covid conscious, history, social justice, disability rights. She/Her.

Keep your mental health stigma off my feed.

Dystopian living is not as much fun as people led me to believe.
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Susan Kiddie 🍉 @susankiddie.bsky.social · Oct 7
"There was a feast once, and it became the Last Supper of my people.
And the world, indifferent, learned, self-satisfied, did not attend.
But it must remember. Because if it does not, then we, the living, will have died for nothing, and the dead will have died twice."

#GazaGenocide
anjalienjeti.bsky.social Anjali Enjeti @anjalienjeti.bsky.social · Oct 7
This is the kind of poetry that should never have had to be written. Tweet from Gaza doctor Dr. Ezzideen (@ezzinggaza).
Two years ago, on a Friday that now stands outside of time, my father prepared a feast. It was meant to honor life, my graduation, my return, the promise of a future. The table was full, not only with food, but with faith: the quiet, unspoken faith that tomorrow would exist. How easily we believe in continuity, in the mercy of another morning. We gathered as one family, laughing, speaking over one another, breaking bread with careless joy, pouring juice into glasses as though it were the wine of peace itself. Each gesture was a prayer, though none of us knew it. My father’s hands moved as Christ’s once did, blessing the bread, dividing it among those he loved. And somewhere, though no one could name it, there hung in the air that same fragile foreboding that filled the upper room in Jerusalem, when love spoke its last words before betrayal. The air trembled with that kind of happiness which only later reveals itself as farewell. And then, silence. The silence that only the dead can teach. When I look now at the photographs, I see the faces of the condemned, though they did not know it. More than half of them are gone, devoured by what men call war and what truth calls murder. The homes that once contained our breathing, our prayers, our smallest tenderness, crushed. The gardens that smelled of oranges and evening, erased. I walk in memory as one walks through ruins, touching the stones of vanished laughter. October 7 was not the birth of a war; it was the death of illusion. On that day, history tore itself open, and the wound has not closed. It bleeds through every surviving soul. And in that blood I see not only the crime of one nation against another, but the crime of humanity against itself, the old, endless betrayal that men repeat while invoking God. If justice still exists, it must weep. If God still looks upon this earth, He must avert His eyes. This day should be marked forever, not as an event of politics, but as a revelation of the human abyss. Let every flag descend into silence. Let every tongue fall still. Because what was taken from us was not only life, but the very rhythm of being alive, the rustle of bread torn by a father’s hand, the sound of a child laughing before she learns what grief is. They took from us the ordinary, and left us with eternity. And yet, I remain. I, who ate with them, who still taste that bread in my mouth as though it were guilt itself. I live, and I do not know why. Perhaps only to remember. Perhaps only to tell the world that history is not written in treaties or speeches, but in the trembling of hands that once passed a dish across a table, in the laughter that did not know it was bidding farewell to the world. There was a feast once, and it became the Last Supper of my people. And the world, indifferent, learned, self-satisfied, did not attend. But it must remember. Because if it does not, then we, the living, will have died for nothing, and the dead will have died twice. #GazaGenocide
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dianacmcnally.bsky.social
Homelessness will dramatically increase in Toronto over the winter, primarily because of provincial and federal funding cuts. Because of this, Toronto's Warming Centres will not be able to meet the need.

My interview this morning with CBC Metro Morning.

www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
November 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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mbonner.bsky.social
Good news on a cholera vaccine. Hopefully the trial goes well. apnews.com/article/sout...
Biovac starts trials on South Africa's first domestically developed cholera vaccine
Researchers in South Africa have launched clinical trials for the first vaccine developed entirely in the country.
apnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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dropsitenews.com
When asked about his goals, an IDF soldier said he wanted to “enter Gaza and kill everyone.” The interviewer chuckled.

@OunkaonX via X: "Even in his wheelchair, all he can dream about is killing Palestinians. This is what decades of dehumanization creates - a nation where cruelty is celebrated."
November 11, 2025 at 4:21 AM
susankiddie.bsky.social
"Times are gone
For honest men
Sometimes, far too long for snakes"
November 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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yairwallach.bsky.social
How Israel made away entirely with its already-weak system of accountability for torture of Palestinians.

theconversation.com/arrest-of-to...
Arrest of top whistleblower shows extent of Israeli impunity over torture of Palestinian detainees
The episode highlights serious problems with accountability in Israel’s treatment of Palestinians in custody.
theconversation.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social
US planning to establish military base in Gaza, Israeli media reports - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-planning-establish-military-base-gaza-israeli-media-reports
US planning to establish military base in Gaza, Israeli media reports
<article data-history-node-id="431336" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-planning-establish-military-base-gaza-israeli-media-reports" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-planning-establish-military-base-gaza-israeli-media-reports" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">US planning to establish military base in Gaza, Israeli media reports</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The United States is planning to establish a military base in Gaza, news organisations Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported, citing an Israeli source.&nbsp;</p> <p>The news comes as the Turkish government is <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-readies-military-brigade-gaza-stabilisation-force">finalising </a>plans that would result in the deployment of hundreds of soldiers to Gaza as part of an international peacekeeping force, as negotiations with the US and Israel continue on the issue.&nbsp;</p> <p>Sources familiar with the matter told MEE that a peacekeeping brigade, estimated to include at least 2,000 soldiers, has been drafting personnel from across the country in recent weeks.</p> <p>The contingent, which would join the international stabilisation force in Gaza alongside other partner countries, is set to be made up of soldiers from multiple army branches with prior peacekeeping and conflict-zone experience.</p> <p>The Gaza peace plan, brokered by US President Donald Trump, envisions Turkey as one of the lead countries to take over large swathes of territory in the Palestinian enclave from Hamas.</p> </div> </div> </article>
www.middleeasteye.net
November 11, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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mskellymhayes.bsky.social
Yo, @support.bsky.team, bring back @sarahkendzior.bsky.social.
November 11, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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parismarx.com
Mark Carney’s Liberals were not elected on a mandate to gut Canada Post, but they’re doing it anyway.

The minister intervened to begin the process, now management has now submitted a restructuring plan *in the middle of collective bargaining* that it refuses to share with Canadians.
Canada Post submits overhaul plan to the federal government | CBC News
Canada Post has submitted its plan to the federal government to transform its struggling business model into a financially sustainable postal service.
www.cbc.ca
November 11, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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stillcovidingca.bsky.social
CUPE Alberta launches online campaign against province’s COVID-19 vaccine fee

CTV News
November 7, 2025
By Stephen Hunt

stillcoviding.ca/en/news/cupe...

#COVID #CovidIsNotOver #AxeTheVaxTax #health #vaccines #Alberta
CUPE Alberta launches online campaign against province’s COVID-19 vaccine fee
stillcoviding.ca
November 11, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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antizionistjew.bsky.social
Ana Kasparian reports about YouTube’s removal of over 700 videos documenting gross israeli war crimes in Gaza and central Palestinian

(Sarah Wilkinson)
November 11, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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divyampersaud.com
Another day means another chance to practice hope as an action for these six families & a camp.

Their most urgent needs are emergency doctor & hospital visits for three women with medical crises. Also: nutrition & medicine.

Click “weekly”!!
Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle
We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK, led by two sisters passionate about helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We saw that their...
chuffed.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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aljazeera.com
Critics say the bill would apply only to Arabs who kill Jews, not the other way around.
Israeli parliament nods to bill to introduce death penalty for ‘terrorism’
Critics say the bill would apply only to Arabs who kill Jews, not the other way around.
bit.ly
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social
Gaza officials say 6,000 amputees lack access to medical care - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-officials-say-6000-amputees-lack-access-medical-care
Gaza officials say 6,000 amputees lack access to medical care
<article data-history-node-id="431349" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-officials-say-6000-amputees-lack-access-medical-care" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-officials-say-6000-amputees-lack-access-medical-care" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Gaza officials say 6,000 amputees lack access to medical care</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza&nbsp;on Tuesday said that 6,000 amputation cases registered in the Ministry of Health require urgent rehabilitation.&nbsp;</p> <p>The ministry, in a statement, said that children make up 25 percent of the total number of amputation cases, while women account for 12.7&nbsp;percent.</p> <p>"The shortage of medical resources and assistive devices is worsening the suffering of the wounded who have lost limbs," the statement said.&nbsp;</p> <p>The ministry&nbsp;urged international organisations to make urgent interventions to meet the needs of the wounded, amid a deepening humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip.</p> </div> </div> </article>
www.middleeasteye.net
November 11, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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indyfromspace.bsky.social
Bluesky suspended Sarah Kendzior today for no reason whatsoever. She just shared excerpts of her articles, which were as always incisive and not offensive at all. Hey @pfrazee.com this is super not OK. I know her- we've interacted a fair bit via chats and her work is essential.
November 11, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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alexanderchee.bsky.social
Very chilling sign of the times for @sarahkendzior.bsky.social
to get shut down on here.
November 11, 2025 at 4:25 AM
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prisonculture.bsky.social
Hello @support.bsky.team why has
@sarahkendzior.bsky.social been suspended without explanation?????
November 11, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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justinsalhani.bsky.social
Gaza has dropped out of the conversation in many places post ceasefire - similar to Lebanon, subject to daily Israeli attacks all year despite a ceasefire here.

But the attacks are ongoing and people continue to die regularly in both places.
justinsalhani.bsky.social Justin Salhani @justinsalhani.bsky.social · 6h
"Israel violated the ceasefire agreement at least 282 times from October 10 to November 10, through the continuation of attacks by air, artillery and direct shootings, the Government Media Office in Gaza reports."

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
How many times has Israel violated the Gaza ceasefire? Here are the numbers
Since the ceasefire took effect one month ago, Israeli attacks have killed at least 242 Palestinians and injured 622.
www.aljazeera.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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thrasherxy.bsky.social
Been in touch with a medical provider in Gaza who says “this ceasefire is even less of a ceasefire than the last ceasefire” — nothing’s getting in, no one’s getting out, people are still being killed and badly injured every day
abuaardvark.bsky.social Abu Aardvark’s Ghost @abuaardvark.bsky.social · 3h
“Israeli soldiers have described a free-for-all in Gaza and a breakdown in norms and legal constraints, with civilians killed at the whim of individual officers.”

The stories will get worse over time as censorship erodes. But we knew and didn’t stop it.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Israeli soldiers speak out on killings of Gaza civilians
IDF soldiers tell documentary of opening fire unprovoked and arbitrary designations of who was an enemy
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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reetamac.bsky.social
There appears to be no explanation given so I would hope @support.bsky.team will remedy this error. It is chilling to see that this writer and scholar is removed without cause and Kendzior is a vital voice in these times.
reetamac.bsky.social Syreeta McFadden @reetamac.bsky.social · 4h
@support.bsky.team why is @sarahkendzior’s account suspended?
November 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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stelhami.bsky.social
Who is this "US" that's coming up with these outrageous ideas on how to control the lives of Gazans? Two New York real estate developers? What a travesty! www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Report: U.S. mulls housing Palestinians cleared of Hamas ties in IDF-controlled Gaza
According to the U.S.-backed Plan Reported by The Atlantic, Only Palestinians Approved by Israel's Shin Bet Security Service – and Screened for Ties to Hamas – Will Be Allowed to Live in the New Commu...
www.haaretz.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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jricole.bsky.social
The world is preparing to rebuild Gaza but Few are ready for the Climate Cost
The world is preparing to rebuild Gaza but Few are ready for the Climate Cost
Making Gaza livable again will require a global effort on an unprecedented scale
dlvr.it
November 11, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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moriartylab.bsky.social
Canadian COVID Forecast: Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025

SEVERE: AB
VERY HIGH: CAN, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, QC, SK
HIGH: BC, ON, PEI
MODERATE: none

About 1 in 118 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
This image shows gauges with the Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025 Forecast scores for Canada, the provinces, & territories. From left to right: Canada: VERY HIGH - 10.1 Alberta: SEVERE - 16.2 British Columbia: HIGH - 8.4 Manitoba: VERY HIGH - 11.9 New Brunswick: VERY HIGH - 14.5 Newfoundland & Labrador: VERY HIGH - 10.1 North: VERY HIGH - 11.5 Nova Scotia: VERY HIGH - 12.7 Ontario: HIGH - 9.2 Prince Edward Island: HIGH - 7.7 Quebec: VERY HIGH - 10.1 Saskatchewan: VERY HIGH - 13.1 A text box reads: "The COVID Forecast is calculated from 3 equally weighted categories: 1) Current infections and spread; 2) Healthcare system impact; 3) Mortality. Within each category there is one sub-category for trends over the most recent week (Trends) and one sub-category for current parameter values relative to a specified baseline (Current values). Trends and current values are weighted equally when determining the final score for a category. All Forecast input data and sources are available here (https://datastudio.google.com/embed/u/0/reporting/42b886cf-d661-488e-b7d8-5c5836b55ab6/page/p_2yqs028mwc). Past Forecast scores are available in the table below. Forecast scores are grouped into 4 ranges: MODERATE (1 to <5, white), HIGH (6 to <10, yellow), VERY HIGH (10 to <15, orange), SEVERE (>15 red)."
November 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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anodynesix.bsky.social
"Students and faculty at the Islamic University of Gaza ... described in interviews how they kept studying throughout two years of genocide by charging their laptops with solar energy, watching recorded lectures, and meeting in improvised study groups."
November 8, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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novidscotia.bsky.social
"Why do you think the politicians who caved on genocide will stand up and fight for democracy?" - Ta-Nehisi Coates.
November 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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diplomatofnight.com
Despite consistent demands from both the Israeli government & its opposition that Israel be allowed to veto, Türkiye is prepping more than 2,000 of its soldiers to be deployed to the Gaza Strip and expects that the US will override Tel Aviv.

Türkiye's role has greatly expanded since November 1st.
Turkey readies military brigade for Gaza stabilisation force
While the US is yet to make a decision and Israel opposes Turkish boots on the ground, Ankara is finalising plans to put troops in Gaza
www.middleeasteye.net
November 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM