Amazon is shutting down its services in Quebec because 2 out of the 7 factories they have there unionized.

They are doing this bcs they are worried other branches unionize, and I hope they do. They cannot shut them all.

ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/213...

This introduction on Sustainable Aviation Fuel from the National Farmers Union goes hard:

“any plan to fuel a doubling of air travel from the planet’s oversubscribed land reveals an ignorance of the magnitude by which we have already transgressed planetary boundaries” www.nfu.ca/publications...

Nearly all white phosphorus strikes by #Israel in South #Lebanon this past year fall within recently occupied Lebanese territories, as verified and geolocated by our team. This pattern of deliberate contamination blocks displaced residents from safely reclaiming their lands.

My first story from Damascus is out - on the celebratory mood in the Syrian capital on Monday

With photos from Raghed Waked

www.aljazeera.com/features/202...

May all authoritarian regimes fall.

news.thin-ink.net/p/sowing-bit...

On why seed sovereignty is so important today more than ever...

Ceasefire in Lebanon does not mean that the Israelis have left. Here is an Israeli tank casually pointing at a Lebanese man in front of it in southern Lebanon.

My latest for Al Jazeera on what the ceasefire agreement between #Hezbollah and #Israel entails and whether it will hold.

Here's all you need to know.

#Lebanon

www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11...

Moments after Biden announces a ceasefire, three Israeli air strikes could be heard across Beirut.

That contradiction perfectly epitomizes the disconnect between Washington's rhetoric, Israel's behavior and the frightening reality for civilians on the ground.

“In my opinion, I will say nowhere [is safe], Israel is always changing [targets],” 71-year-old cobbler, Abou Ali said. “Maybe it hits here or there or Achrafieh, or Sabra or the camps. Nobody knows anything.”

Netanyahu makes it clear in his speech that he will link a ceasefire in Lebanon with even more horrors inflicted on Gaza

I recently wrote an article highlighting, among other things, the importance of seed sovereignty and farmer autonomy in Lebanon, and how heirloom seed preservation and propagation initiatives can help to build resilience against a changing climate.

al-rawiya.com/a-fertile-gr...

Hello #BlueSky!

Here's a bit about me. Wasn't very active over on the other website so maybe I'll try my hand at this one here.

I'm a Lebanese researcher currently based in Montréal interested in topics like political ecology, environmental justice, agroecology and food sovereignty.

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