Alannah
@aclink.bsky.social
indie bookseller • writer • socialist • 🇵🇸🌹
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People in Gaza are posting final messages.
May 16, 2025 at 3:28 AM
People in Gaza are posting final messages.
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The unitary executive theory is animating all of Trump's legal moves, becoming a catch-all defense for the idea that Trump is basically a king. Fittingly, the idea of an unaccountable president started with Nixon. But unlike in 1974, the Supreme Court is on board. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The dangerous legal theory behind Trump’s power grabs
There was no "unitary executive" until some dudes made the idea up to save Nixon.
www.motherjones.com
May 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The unitary executive theory is animating all of Trump's legal moves, becoming a catch-all defense for the idea that Trump is basically a king. Fittingly, the idea of an unaccountable president started with Nixon. But unlike in 1974, the Supreme Court is on board. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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"Liberal parties have failed and we need a real democratic socialist alternative that can advance the interests of working-class communities, environmentalists and other progressive forces with a shared vision for a better world."
nowthenmagazine.com/articles/jas...
nowthenmagazine.com/articles/jas...
Jason Hickel - "We need a real progressive alternative – a democratic ecosocialist movement"
In the run-up to his event at this year's Festival of Debate, economic anthropologist Jason Hickel speaks to Alice Flanagan about degrowth and his hopes for mass mobilisation across the globe.
nowthenmagazine.com
May 1, 2025 at 6:14 AM
"Liberal parties have failed and we need a real democratic socialist alternative that can advance the interests of working-class communities, environmentalists and other progressive forces with a shared vision for a better world."
nowthenmagazine.com/articles/jas...
nowthenmagazine.com/articles/jas...
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NEXT WEEK (out tomorrow early for patreon): organizing against amazon w/ chris smalls and mars verrone
May 1, 2025 at 2:04 AM
NEXT WEEK (out tomorrow early for patreon): organizing against amazon w/ chris smalls and mars verrone
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genuinely interested by cis folks’ answers to the “how did you end up being pro-trans rights” question because a lot of people seem to’ve started with “no opinion/awareness” & grew to “fully down” thanks to social media, schools, trans coworkers/students, & THOSE ARE THE PLACES THEY WANT US BANNED.
April 18, 2025 at 11:30 PM
genuinely interested by cis folks’ answers to the “how did you end up being pro-trans rights” question because a lot of people seem to’ve started with “no opinion/awareness” & grew to “fully down” thanks to social media, schools, trans coworkers/students, & THOSE ARE THE PLACES THEY WANT US BANNED.
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GOOD NEWS! Researchers at the University of Buffalo have developed a nanoparticle-based vaccine candidate for H5N1 avian influenza (clade 2.3.4.4b) that achieved 100% PROTECTION in preclinical trials. The vaccine is under development for potential use in BOTH veterinary AND human medicine. 🧪🧵⬇️
April 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! Researchers at the University of Buffalo have developed a nanoparticle-based vaccine candidate for H5N1 avian influenza (clade 2.3.4.4b) that achieved 100% PROTECTION in preclinical trials. The vaccine is under development for potential use in BOTH veterinary AND human medicine. 🧪🧵⬇️
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One thing I wish people understood about authoritarianism is life often looks more or less the same. Troops aren’t marching down the street every day; people go to restaurants, have their office jobs. But everyone knows that stepping out of line, even slightly, can derail your life with no recourse
April 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
One thing I wish people understood about authoritarianism is life often looks more or less the same. Troops aren’t marching down the street every day; people go to restaurants, have their office jobs. But everyone knows that stepping out of line, even slightly, can derail your life with no recourse
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I couldn’t agree more with @ottawapublichealth.ca.
We can’t solve the overdose and addiction crisis in Centretown without significant investments in housing, addiction treatment, frontline harm reduction and health care.
ottawacitizen.com/news/local-n...
We can’t solve the overdose and addiction crisis in Centretown without significant investments in housing, addiction treatment, frontline harm reduction and health care.
ottawacitizen.com/news/local-n...
More funding needed to support Ottawa's overdose prevention strategy: report
Around 207 opioid-related deaths were reported in Ottawa in 2023, a nearly three-fold increase from 2019.
ottawacitizen.com
April 13, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I couldn’t agree more with @ottawapublichealth.ca.
We can’t solve the overdose and addiction crisis in Centretown without significant investments in housing, addiction treatment, frontline harm reduction and health care.
ottawacitizen.com/news/local-n...
We can’t solve the overdose and addiction crisis in Centretown without significant investments in housing, addiction treatment, frontline harm reduction and health care.
ottawacitizen.com/news/local-n...
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I wrote about why the Luddites were right and why the advent of AI means everyone should become one
Link in next tweet 👇
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April 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I wrote about why the Luddites were right and why the advent of AI means everyone should become one
Link in next tweet 👇
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They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
April 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
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This is the useless garbage that Dems are working on while the entire country gets dismantled and the constitution gets shredded
Today I introduced my first bill in the U.S. Senate, and its to ban Chinese vehicles in the U.S. market.
Learn more here:
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
Learn more here:
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
April 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
This is the useless garbage that Dems are working on while the entire country gets dismantled and the constitution gets shredded
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I recommend not only disentangling yourself from Google products, (see my de-Google Your Life series on Patreon and Substack), but also think about leaving Meta, Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft.
This is a gradual process that takes time.
This is a gradual process that takes time.
April 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I recommend not only disentangling yourself from Google products, (see my de-Google Your Life series on Patreon and Substack), but also think about leaving Meta, Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft.
This is a gradual process that takes time.
This is a gradual process that takes time.
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South-South coordination is more crucial now than ever.
Trump is using tariffs to force global South governments to accept US demands (to cut their export prices, abolish their industrial policy frameworks, devalue their currencies, and accept reduced US payments on bonds). This will be devastating
Trump is using tariffs to force global South governments to accept US demands (to cut their export prices, abolish their industrial policy frameworks, devalue their currencies, and accept reduced US payments on bonds). This will be devastating
April 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
South-South coordination is more crucial now than ever.
Trump is using tariffs to force global South governments to accept US demands (to cut their export prices, abolish their industrial policy frameworks, devalue their currencies, and accept reduced US payments on bonds). This will be devastating
Trump is using tariffs to force global South governments to accept US demands (to cut their export prices, abolish their industrial policy frameworks, devalue their currencies, and accept reduced US payments on bonds). This will be devastating
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New It Could Happen Here
Mia talks with Coalition of Independent Unions organizer Mark Medina about ICE's kidnapping of Familias Unidas por la Justicia organizer Alfredo “Lelo” Juarez, Lelo's work, and the April 12th rally at Portland City Hall to free him.
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
Mia talks with Coalition of Independent Unions organizer Mark Medina about ICE's kidnapping of Familias Unidas por la Justicia organizer Alfredo “Lelo” Juarez, Lelo's work, and the April 12th rally at Portland City Hall to free him.
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
April 9, 2025 at 5:25 PM
New It Could Happen Here
Mia talks with Coalition of Independent Unions organizer Mark Medina about ICE's kidnapping of Familias Unidas por la Justicia organizer Alfredo “Lelo” Juarez, Lelo's work, and the April 12th rally at Portland City Hall to free him.
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
Mia talks with Coalition of Independent Unions organizer Mark Medina about ICE's kidnapping of Familias Unidas por la Justicia organizer Alfredo “Lelo” Juarez, Lelo's work, and the April 12th rally at Portland City Hall to free him.
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
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‘Radwan was gunned down and tossed in a pit, but his voice rose from the grave. His testimony survived the bullets, his story shattering the lie. He told the world what his killers tried to bury: that even mercy is now a crime.’
Gaza medic killings: How a voice from beyond the grave destroyed Israel's lie
As he lay dying, Rifaat Radwan recorded the slaughter of his colleagues, debunking the army's version of events
www.middleeasteye.net
April 7, 2025 at 7:11 PM
‘Radwan was gunned down and tossed in a pit, but his voice rose from the grave. His testimony survived the bullets, his story shattering the lie. He told the world what his killers tried to bury: that even mercy is now a crime.’
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Video shows activists unveiling a massive banner with the names of Palestinians killed in Israel’s war on Gaza since October 2023, during a protest in Washington DC.
April 6, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Video shows activists unveiling a massive banner with the names of Palestinians killed in Israel’s war on Gaza since October 2023, during a protest in Washington DC.
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many things can be true:
- it is good to see masses of people activated
- this is a good organizing opportunity for those of us who are not liberal organizations that are working hand in hand with cops
- you should not trust a liberal organization that is working hand in hand with cops
- it is good to see masses of people activated
- this is a good organizing opportunity for those of us who are not liberal organizations that are working hand in hand with cops
- you should not trust a liberal organization that is working hand in hand with cops
April 6, 2025 at 3:40 AM
many things can be true:
- it is good to see masses of people activated
- this is a good organizing opportunity for those of us who are not liberal organizations that are working hand in hand with cops
- you should not trust a liberal organization that is working hand in hand with cops
- it is good to see masses of people activated
- this is a good organizing opportunity for those of us who are not liberal organizations that are working hand in hand with cops
- you should not trust a liberal organization that is working hand in hand with cops
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“Sewing your own clothes to avoid tariffs” seems like a good idea until you realize it’s very expensive, takes a ton of time, and just about every component — from fabric and thread to sewing machines — are made abroad. I do think this is a great time to learn how to mend clothes, though!
April 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM
“Sewing your own clothes to avoid tariffs” seems like a good idea until you realize it’s very expensive, takes a ton of time, and just about every component — from fabric and thread to sewing machines — are made abroad. I do think this is a great time to learn how to mend clothes, though!
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can't normalize without normies. make your peace with this now
Building a mass movement (instead of a subculture) will require a lot of cringe, so get comfortable with it
April 6, 2025 at 2:45 AM
can't normalize without normies. make your peace with this now
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i have learned that way too many americans see the concept of 'freedom' simply as the potential to be rich and privileged, even if they aren't, & not things like freedom from dying from a preventable illness if you're poor, or being imprisoned for minor crimes, or persecuted by the police, etc
April 5, 2025 at 9:11 AM
i have learned that way too many americans see the concept of 'freedom' simply as the potential to be rich and privileged, even if they aren't, & not things like freedom from dying from a preventable illness if you're poor, or being imprisoned for minor crimes, or persecuted by the police, etc
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you have to be genuinely stupid as fuck to think american companies are going to respond to tariffs by building factories and moving manufacturing to the US. i don't know how else to say it. you have to be genuinely braindead
April 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
you have to be genuinely stupid as fuck to think american companies are going to respond to tariffs by building factories and moving manufacturing to the US. i don't know how else to say it. you have to be genuinely braindead
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New from @policyalternatives.ca: Canada should be targeting American oligarchs—especially those with direct connection to the Trump administration—with economic sanctions. By Sondos Kataite #CanadaUSTradeWar
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Canada’s secret weapon in U.S. trade war? Trump’s billionaire backers - CCPA
Donald Trump’s first presidency was marked by an open-door policy for billionaires seeking favourable policies. His second term promises a deeper entrenchment of oligarchic power.
www.policyalternatives.ca
April 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
New from @policyalternatives.ca: Canada should be targeting American oligarchs—especially those with direct connection to the Trump administration—with economic sanctions. By Sondos Kataite #CanadaUSTradeWar
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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My latest -- honest takes on strategic voting are few and far between, so here something to chew on.
Stop lying to yourself about strategic voting
The other day, I saw my first Conservative placard.
open.substack.com
April 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
My latest -- honest takes on strategic voting are few and far between, so here something to chew on.