Izumi Sakamoto
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Dozens of people remain at the medical centre, the last functioning hospital in the north of the Palestinian territory.
Israel orders closure of al-Awda Hospital, a ‘lifeline’ in north Gaza
Dozens of people remain at the medical centre, the last functioning hospital in the north of the Palestinian territory.
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May 29, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Dozens of people remain at the medical centre, the last functioning hospital in the north of the Palestinian territory.
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Your School House Rock moment......
May 6, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Your School House Rock moment......
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Pope Francis worked to make the Catholic Church more open to the LGBTQ community. NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with the Rev. James Martin about what direction the new pontiff could take the church.
This priest has advocated for LGBTQ Catholics. Here's what he thinks of the conclave
Pope Francis worked to make the Catholic Church more open to the LGBTQ community. NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with the Rev. James Martin about what direction the new pontiff could take the church.
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May 7, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Pope Francis worked to make the Catholic Church more open to the LGBTQ community. NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with the Rev. James Martin about what direction the new pontiff could take the church.
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Israel has launched a new plan for Gaza which could induce ethnic cleansing and advance a genocide, say experts.
How Israel’s ‘plan’ for Gaza could turbocharge ethnic cleansing
Israel has launched a new plan for Gaza which could induce ethnic cleansing and advance a genocide, say experts.
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May 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Israel has launched a new plan for Gaza which could induce ethnic cleansing and advance a genocide, say experts.
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Also, the process of colonisation usually involved playing off tensions between rival ethnic groups. So they’d create a sectarian war, escalate it to genocidal levels, then say “we’re off home, your border is around there somewhere, I’m sure you’ll figure it”.
May 7, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Also, the process of colonisation usually involved playing off tensions between rival ethnic groups. So they’d create a sectarian war, escalate it to genocidal levels, then say “we’re off home, your border is around there somewhere, I’m sure you’ll figure it”.
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The Guardian has an 'explainer' about the India-Pakistan conflict that manages to avoid stating that the border between the countries was originally drawn by an Englishman who had never been to India and signed off on in a hurry by Lord Mountbatten because he had to get back to Britain for a party.
May 7, 2025 at 11:31 AM
The Guardian has an 'explainer' about the India-Pakistan conflict that manages to avoid stating that the border between the countries was originally drawn by an Englishman who had never been to India and signed off on in a hurry by Lord Mountbatten because he had to get back to Britain for a party.
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One of grants frozen at Cornell: $6.7M (4 yrs) to develop heart pumps for babies born w/ heart defects.
It took decades of work to get to point of prepping device for in-human clinical trials. No private company could do this.
The cruelty of the Trump administration is heartbreaking. So to speak.
It took decades of work to get to point of prepping device for in-human clinical trials. No private company could do this.
The cruelty of the Trump administration is heartbreaking. So to speak.
Research at risk: Life-saving heart pumps for babies | Cornell Chronicle
After receiving a stop-work order from the federal government, the future of a device to help children with heart defects is uncertain.
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May 7, 2025 at 11:56 AM
One of grants frozen at Cornell: $6.7M (4 yrs) to develop heart pumps for babies born w/ heart defects.
It took decades of work to get to point of prepping device for in-human clinical trials. No private company could do this.
The cruelty of the Trump administration is heartbreaking. So to speak.
It took decades of work to get to point of prepping device for in-human clinical trials. No private company could do this.
The cruelty of the Trump administration is heartbreaking. So to speak.
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You are all invited to register for the new Affilia webinar on May 8 -- this time about arts-based research! bit.ly/AffiliaWebinarMay2025
April 24, 2025 at 9:20 PM
You are all invited to register for the new Affilia webinar on May 8 -- this time about arts-based research! bit.ly/AffiliaWebinarMay2025
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I was thrilled to share survey and interview findings from the Eloping Project at the University of Sheffield yesterday. Thanks to @davidbenshannon.bsky.social and the School of Education for hosting!
Slides available through the link.
uwaterloo.ca/scholar/m23g...
Slides available through the link.
uwaterloo.ca/scholar/m23g...
Autistic "eloping" and other fugitive practices: Reflections on neuroqueer resistance
uwaterloo.ca
April 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I was thrilled to share survey and interview findings from the Eloping Project at the University of Sheffield yesterday. Thanks to @davidbenshannon.bsky.social and the School of Education for hosting!
Slides available through the link.
uwaterloo.ca/scholar/m23g...
Slides available through the link.
uwaterloo.ca/scholar/m23g...
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Worked with colleagues from YUFA (York), OCADFA, SGPPUM (Montréal), & AUNBT (UNB) to ask @caut.bsky.social to form a Task Force (including a researcher on Palestine) on the repression of freedom of expression & research on Palestine on university & college campuses. Thanks Council for passing it!
May 3, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Worked with colleagues from YUFA (York), OCADFA, SGPPUM (Montréal), & AUNBT (UNB) to ask @caut.bsky.social to form a Task Force (including a researcher on Palestine) on the repression of freedom of expression & research on Palestine on university & college campuses. Thanks Council for passing it!
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oh fuck
there's been an E. Coli outbreak and the Trump administration essentially hid it
there's been an E. Coli outbreak and the Trump administration essentially hid it
These stories landed today, within 11 hours of each other.
This presidential administration is a clear and present danger to the American people.
This presidential administration is a clear and present danger to the American people.
April 17, 2025 at 8:31 PM
oh fuck
there's been an E. Coli outbreak and the Trump administration essentially hid it
there's been an E. Coli outbreak and the Trump administration essentially hid it
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Steven Dunn founder and CEO of Munchkin a U.S.-based company selling lifestyle products for mothers, babies and children. Dunn has written an open letter to President Trump and Congress about how tariffs could harm his business and American families.
How tariffs could impact the availability of baby products
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Steven Dunn founder and CEO of Munchkin a U.S.-based company selling lifestyle products for mothers, babies and children. Dunn has written an open letter to Preside...
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April 17, 2025 at 9:58 PM
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Steven Dunn founder and CEO of Munchkin a U.S.-based company selling lifestyle products for mothers, babies and children. Dunn has written an open letter to President Trump and Congress about how tariffs could harm his business and American families.
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Power up and great work #WHO #WorldHealthDay2025
@aphapublichealth.bsky.social @populationhealth.bsky.social @wilsoncentermhi.bsky.social @maternalhealth.bsky.social @asha617.bsky.social @mmhalliance.bsky.social @acog-org.bsky.social
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World Health Day 2025 to spotlight women and babies’ survival, urging solidarity at a critical moment for global health
The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially announced the theme of World Health Day 2025, Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures, which will focus on improving maternal and newborn health and surv...
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February 24, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Another lavender scare!
In the USDA, multiple people have been asked to report the names of LGBTQ employee resource group leaders to higher-ranking officials.
“People came to us because they needed community, needed connection. We were trying to keep each other safe. Now, we’re all just this big target.”
“People came to us because they needed community, needed connection. We were trying to keep each other safe. Now, we’re all just this big target.”
LGBTQ federal workers brace for a McCarthyist purge
"They’re not asking people ‘Are you gay? Are you lesbian?’ They’re asking, ‘Who is participating in DEI?'"
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February 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Another lavender scare!
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Asylum seekers are deported to Panama, locked in a hotel without access to counsel, and then sent to a jungle detention camp which one migrant described as “a zoo with cages.” Among them are 8 children.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/w...
Migrants, Deported to Panama Under Trump Plan, Detained in Remote Jungle Camp
The group of unauthorized migrants, which includes children, were bused to the camp late Tuesday night. “It looks like a zoo, there are fenced cages,” said one of the detainees.
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February 20, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Asylum seekers are deported to Panama, locked in a hotel without access to counsel, and then sent to a jungle detention camp which one migrant described as “a zoo with cages.” Among them are 8 children.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/w...
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Just in case: @statnews.com has backed up and is monitoring #CDC 's data. www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
STAT is backing up and monitoring CDC data in real time: See what's changing
STAT is backing up and monitoring CDC data in real time: See what's changing.
www.statnews.com
February 14, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Just in case: @statnews.com has backed up and is monitoring #CDC 's data. www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
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It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too.
Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
January 30, 2025 at 4:03 AM
It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too.
Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
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Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:
www.404media.co/declassified...
www.404media.co/declassified...
Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral
The World War II-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" is full of steps that office workers can take to resist leadership.
www.404media.co
January 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:
www.404media.co/declassified...
www.404media.co/declassified...
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Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
January 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
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Nearly all coffee consumed in the United States is imported, and the largest source of that coffee is Colombia. Trump is putting a 25% tax on our top source of coffee, and that tax will be passed on to American consumers
BREAKING: Trump orders 25% tariffs on all goods from Colombia after 2 deportation flights were rejected
January 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Nearly all coffee consumed in the United States is imported, and the largest source of that coffee is Colombia. Trump is putting a 25% tax on our top source of coffee, and that tax will be passed on to American consumers
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On the campaign trail, President Trump promised to deport visa-holders that participated in pro-Palestinian protests on campus.
Now, he has issued an executive order that could be used to do just that.
Now, he has issued an executive order that could be used to do just that.
Trump has threatened the visas of international student protesters. A post-grad at risk shares his fears | CNN
Post-grad student Momodou Taal nearly lost his student visa after taking part in protests. He says international students may face the same dilemma as him.
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January 26, 2025 at 7:26 PM
On the campaign trail, President Trump promised to deport visa-holders that participated in pro-Palestinian protests on campus.
Now, he has issued an executive order that could be used to do just that.
Now, he has issued an executive order that could be used to do just that.
Fukuoka becomes 3rd high court in Japan to rule same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
The court judged for the first time that civil law provisions not allowing same-sex marriage violated Article 13 of the Constitution, which guarantees the right to the pursuit of happiness.
The court judged for the first time that civil law provisions not allowing same-sex marriage violated Article 13 of the Constitution, which guarantees the right to the pursuit of happiness.
Fukuoka becomes 3rd high court in Japan to rule same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional - The Mainichi
FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- The Fukuoka High Court on Friday became the third high court in Japan to rule the country's lack of legal recognition of same-sex m
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December 13, 2024 at 4:39 PM