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Films, Books, History, Science, Humour
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“It has become the great political hack of our era: European governments have discovered a magical shield that allows them to advance the most draconian, dehumanising anti-immigrant policies, without being accused of racism.
“The secret is simple: put a non-white face on the cruelty” […]
“The secret is simple: put a non-white face on the cruelty” […]
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mstdn.ca
December 2, 2025 at 1:33 AM
“It has become the great political hack of our era: European governments have discovered a magical shield that allows them to advance the most draconian, dehumanising anti-immigrant policies, without being accused of racism.
“The secret is simple: put a non-white face on the cruelty” […]
“The secret is simple: put a non-white face on the cruelty” […]
Professor Ron Purser exposes how AI's destruction of the university is even worse than you think, and goes well beyond students cheating with ChatGPT.
#AI
https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-destroying-the-university-and-learning-itself
#AI
https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-destroying-the-university-and-learning-itself
AI is Destroying the University and Learning Itself
Students use AI to write papers, professors use AI to grade them, degrees become meaningless, and tech companies make fortunes. Welcome to the death of higher education.
www.currentaffairs.org
December 2, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Professor Ron Purser exposes how AI's destruction of the university is even worse than you think, and goes well beyond students cheating with ChatGPT.
#AI
https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-destroying-the-university-and-learning-itself
#AI
https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-destroying-the-university-and-learning-itself
The massacres of civilians in Sudan are being fuelled by Canadian weapons, mining interests, and refugee restrictions. It’s time for Canada to end its complicity.
#Sudan
https://breachmedia.ca/in-the-genocide-in-sudan-canada-has-a-hand-in-the-violence/
#Sudan
https://breachmedia.ca/in-the-genocide-in-sudan-canada-has-a-hand-in-the-violence/
December 1, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The massacres of civilians in Sudan are being fuelled by Canadian weapons, mining interests, and refugee restrictions. It’s time for Canada to end its complicity.
#Sudan
https://breachmedia.ca/in-the-genocide-in-sudan-canada-has-a-hand-in-the-violence/
#Sudan
https://breachmedia.ca/in-the-genocide-in-sudan-canada-has-a-hand-in-the-violence/
Brilliant explanation of a basic fear fuelling the 'anti-woke' movement.
...the final sentence 🔥
...the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Brilliant explanation of a basic fear fuelling the 'anti-woke' movement.
...the final sentence 🔥
...the final sentence 🔥
Here's a list of the most clichéd, threadbare excuses Israelis and their supporters use ad nauseum to give cover to the settler colony's ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.
https://theprogressivejew.substack.com/p/biggest-zionist-lies-of-all-time
https://theprogressivejew.substack.com/p/biggest-zionist-lies-of-all-time
The Biggest Zionist Lies of All Time
Zionism has always relied on myths, distortions, and falsehoods to maintain support among Western audiences.
theprogressivejew.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Here's a list of the most clichéd, threadbare excuses Israelis and their supporters use ad nauseum to give cover to the settler colony's ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.
https://theprogressivejew.substack.com/p/biggest-zionist-lies-of-all-time
https://theprogressivejew.substack.com/p/biggest-zionist-lies-of-all-time
"... the CIA maintained a secret army of up to 14,000 Tibetan separatists in China. While the guerrillas believed Washington sincerely supported their secessionist crusade... the Agency was solely concerned with creating security problems for Beijing..."
#cia #China #tibet […]
#cia #China #tibet […]
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December 1, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Israel will never stop. Israel will have to be stopped.
“The genocide in Gaza is far from over” because it has become a model of permanent settler colonial elimination in a world shaped by the brutality of force. From “never again” to “again and again.” […]
“The genocide in Gaza is far from over” because it has become a model of permanent settler colonial elimination in a world shaped by the brutality of force. From “never again” to “again and again.” […]
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mstdn.ca
November 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Israel will never stop. Israel will have to be stopped.
“The genocide in Gaza is far from over” because it has become a model of permanent settler colonial elimination in a world shaped by the brutality of force. From “never again” to “again and again.” […]
“The genocide in Gaza is far from over” because it has become a model of permanent settler colonial elimination in a world shaped by the brutality of force. From “never again” to “again and again.” […]
A video has ignited questions in the UK over the impartiality of British policing after a man holding a placard reading “I oppose Palestine Action I support genocide” approached officers and asked why he was not being arrested despite police detaining people […]
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[Original post on mstdn.ca]
November 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
A video has ignited questions in the UK over the impartiality of British policing after a man holding a placard reading “I oppose Palestine Action I support genocide” approached officers and asked why he was not being arrested despite police detaining people […]
[Original post on mstdn.ca]
[Original post on mstdn.ca]
In 1967 Holocaust survivor Stephen Kapos went to Israel to visit his extended family. That visit ended up driving him to pro-Palestine activism:
“To my horror, I found that every member of my family [in Israel]...were all racist.”
Full interview […]
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“To my horror, I found that every member of my family [in Israel]...were all racist.”
Full interview […]
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November 29, 2025 at 11:27 PM
In 1967 Holocaust survivor Stephen Kapos went to Israel to visit his extended family. That visit ended up driving him to pro-Palestine activism:
“To my horror, I found that every member of my family [in Israel]...were all racist.”
Full interview […]
[Original post on mstdn.ca]
“To my horror, I found that every member of my family [in Israel]...were all racist.”
Full interview […]
[Original post on mstdn.ca]
Guy Pearce saying what we're all thinking.
November 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Guy Pearce saying what we're all thinking.
“How could you take a man’s life to save $20 on a TV?”
In America, people have often been willing to go that far.
#blackfriday
https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/black-friday-red-tower
In America, people have often been willing to go that far.
#blackfriday
https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/black-friday-red-tower
Black Friday, Red Tower
Every year, Americans hurt and kill each other fighting over Black Friday deals. To understand why, turn to nihilist horror author Thomas Ligotti.
www.currentaffairs.org
November 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
“How could you take a man’s life to save $20 on a TV?”
In America, people have often been willing to go that far.
#blackfriday
https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/black-friday-red-tower
In America, people have often been willing to go that far.
#blackfriday
https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/black-friday-red-tower
"I think what we are witnessing is not something that we've understood yet. We might have understood it politically or geopolitically, maybe academically, but there is something that's happening now, that's changed us as humans." - Tareq Baconi, 24:48 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYW0Iy5jUcw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYW0Iy5jUcw
November 28, 2025 at 11:27 PM
"I think what we are witnessing is not something that we've understood yet. We might have understood it politically or geopolitically, maybe academically, but there is something that's happening now, that's changed us as humans." - Tareq Baconi, 24:48 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYW0Iy5jUcw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYW0Iy5jUcw
“If I care for 35 ER patients - 1 will legitimately express their frustration. The other 34 know we are trying our best and have their pain treated, their illness treated & their tests done well. Our Canadian media solely focuses on the 1 out of 35. The other 34 don't matter.” - Dr. Raghu Venugopal
November 28, 2025 at 7:14 PM
“If I care for 35 ER patients - 1 will legitimately express their frustration. The other 34 know we are trying our best and have their pain treated, their illness treated & their tests done well. Our Canadian media solely focuses on the 1 out of 35. The other 34 don't matter.” - Dr. Raghu Venugopal
Onigaming First Nation in northern Ontario says it’s done being ignored, as mining plans that threaten its water advance without its consent.
For a community grieving five recent deaths after a decade of government inaction, Elders signal they’re done being ignored as development plans advance […]
For a community grieving five recent deaths after a decade of government inaction, Elders signal they’re done being ignored as development plans advance […]
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mstdn.ca
November 28, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Onigaming First Nation in northern Ontario says it’s done being ignored, as mining plans that threaten its water advance without its consent.
For a community grieving five recent deaths after a decade of government inaction, Elders signal they’re done being ignored as development plans advance […]
For a community grieving five recent deaths after a decade of government inaction, Elders signal they’re done being ignored as development plans advance […]
Ta-Nehisi Coates asks Palestinian scholar and writer Tareq Baconi “what is it about this genocide particularly” that has changed us?
"If we're standing at this juncture between moving into a fascist world or moving into a decolonial world, for me that juncture runs through Palestine." […]
"If we're standing at this juncture between moving into a fascist world or moving into a decolonial world, for me that juncture runs through Palestine." […]
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November 28, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Ta-Nehisi Coates asks Palestinian scholar and writer Tareq Baconi “what is it about this genocide particularly” that has changed us?
"If we're standing at this juncture between moving into a fascist world or moving into a decolonial world, for me that juncture runs through Palestine." […]
"If we're standing at this juncture between moving into a fascist world or moving into a decolonial world, for me that juncture runs through Palestine." […]
Ms Rachel shared the trailer for the film The Voice of Hind Rajab on IG. The movie was released yesterday in France and arrives in US theatres Dec. 17, and in Canada Dec. 25.
This is a film that will deeply touch your heart, if you have a heart to touch ❤️💔
This is a film that will deeply touch your heart, if you have a heart to touch ❤️💔
November 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Ms Rachel shared the trailer for the film The Voice of Hind Rajab on IG. The movie was released yesterday in France and arrives in US theatres Dec. 17, and in Canada Dec. 25.
This is a film that will deeply touch your heart, if you have a heart to touch ❤️💔
This is a film that will deeply touch your heart, if you have a heart to touch ❤️💔
Apple is an evil, predatory company.
On Nov. 25, the International Rights Advocates filed a lawsuit in Washington, DC's Superior Court, accusing Apple of sourcing cobalt, tin, tantalum, and tungsten tied to child labor, forced labor, and armed groups […]
On Nov. 25, the International Rights Advocates filed a lawsuit in Washington, DC's Superior Court, accusing Apple of sourcing cobalt, tin, tantalum, and tungsten tied to child labor, forced labor, and armed groups […]
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mstdn.ca
November 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Apple is an evil, predatory company.
On Nov. 25, the International Rights Advocates filed a lawsuit in Washington, DC's Superior Court, accusing Apple of sourcing cobalt, tin, tantalum, and tungsten tied to child labor, forced labor, and armed groups […]
On Nov. 25, the International Rights Advocates filed a lawsuit in Washington, DC's Superior Court, accusing Apple of sourcing cobalt, tin, tantalum, and tungsten tied to child labor, forced labor, and armed groups […]
Illegal israeli settlers attacked the village of Al-Rashayda near Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, which was then followed by a raid by the IOF who fired tear gas towards a kindergarten class. Children cried as they ran out suffocating.
#palestine #westbank
#palestine #westbank
November 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Illegal israeli settlers attacked the village of Al-Rashayda near Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, which was then followed by a raid by the IOF who fired tear gas towards a kindergarten class. Children cried as they ran out suffocating.
#palestine #westbank
#palestine #westbank
Israel is at the core of so much suffering in West Asia.
At least 13 people, including children, have been killed and 25 were injured as Israel launched another incursion into Syrian territory in the Damascus countryside […]
At least 13 people, including children, have been killed and 25 were injured as Israel launched another incursion into Syrian territory in the Damascus countryside […]
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mstdn.ca
November 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Israel is at the core of so much suffering in West Asia.
At least 13 people, including children, have been killed and 25 were injured as Israel launched another incursion into Syrian territory in the Damascus countryside […]
At least 13 people, including children, have been killed and 25 were injured as Israel launched another incursion into Syrian territory in the Damascus countryside […]
📍 GENEVA: The United Nations said on Friday the killing of two Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank by Israeli security forces as they appeared to be surrendering, unarmed, looked like a “summary execution.”
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2624282/middle-east
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2624282/middle-east
November 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
📍 GENEVA: The United Nations said on Friday the killing of two Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank by Israeli security forces as they appeared to be surrendering, unarmed, looked like a “summary execution.”
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2624282/middle-east
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2624282/middle-east
For decades, American companies dumped cheap, low-quality chicken products on Nigeria, devastating the country’s agriculture. But Nigerian farmers are fighting back.
https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-nigerian-chicken-revolution
https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-nigerian-chicken-revolution
The Nigerian Chicken Revolution
For decades, American companies dumped cheap, low-quality chicken products on Nigeria, devastating the country’s agriculture. But Nigerian farmers are fighting back.
www.currentaffairs.org
November 28, 2025 at 3:54 PM
For decades, American companies dumped cheap, low-quality chicken products on Nigeria, devastating the country’s agriculture. But Nigerian farmers are fighting back.
https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-nigerian-chicken-revolution
https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-nigerian-chicken-revolution
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"It's so painful what we see in Gaza. It hurts my whole body."
"Let me be clear, it's not about ideology. It's not about whether I'm right, or you're wrong. It's just about the love of life, about the care of your neighbour."
Pep Guardiola,
Manchester.
Pep Guardiola speaks on Gaza and […]
"Let me be clear, it's not about ideology. It's not about whether I'm right, or you're wrong. It's just about the love of life, about the care of your neighbour."
Pep Guardiola,
Manchester.
Pep Guardiola speaks on Gaza and […]
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June 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
"It's so painful what we see in Gaza. It hurts my whole body."
"Let me be clear, it's not about ideology. It's not about whether I'm right, or you're wrong. It's just about the love of life, about the care of your neighbour."
Pep Guardiola,
Manchester.
Pep Guardiola speaks on Gaza and […]
"Let me be clear, it's not about ideology. It's not about whether I'm right, or you're wrong. It's just about the love of life, about the care of your neighbour."
Pep Guardiola,
Manchester.
Pep Guardiola speaks on Gaza and […]