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surviving covid hegemony 🪰
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As I slept overnight I see $100 has gone into the go fund me of Abdul Rahman and his mother @noorhassan.bsky.social -
I know many Americans get paid on Fridays and many of you are getting paid for the 3rd time this month. Put some of that into this GoFundMe for a family of 7!
May 31, 2024 at 12:52 PM
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By the end of September, more than half of the world’s countries could fit inside the land burned this year in Canada.

“I can’t think of any analogy for the extent to which the modern records were not only broken but destroyed here,” says climate scientist John Abatzoglou.

Read more:
‘It’s Like Our Country Exploded’: Canada’s Year of Fire
Endless evacuations, unimaginable smoke and heat, 45 million acres burned — is this the nation’s new normal?
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2023 at 5:40 PM
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My Palestinian grandparents probably never imagined their dispossession story to be told to 6,000 people on a remote island in the pacific, but they’d have loved it regardless 🥹. I feel I did them justice today. Thank you everyone for the great turnout 💚🇵🇸
October 28, 2023 at 6:46 AM
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Your regular reminder that pandemics are social problems, which cannot be solved by the products of biomedical research if the social infrastructure necessary for delivering said products is in fucking tatters.
“Unless they are ill, many adults interact infrequently with the medical establishment. When they do, they may get care in a variety of places — making it no one person’s job to ensure they are up to date with their vaccinations… adults often have to figure this stuff out themselves”
‘We’re absolutely making it too hard’: The complexity of adult immunization delivery hinders v...
The process of keeping track of which vaccines are recommended — and avoiding paying for them out of pocket — has grown increasingly convoluted.
www.statnews.com
October 27, 2023 at 11:43 PM
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New Zealand, our govt on our behalf gave Israel a free pass to “defend itself” while it’s wiping out 2m people in Gaza. 7k were killed so far, & comms from Gaza shut down today.

Today is the day we ask to stop the genocide. Not on our behalf.
Join us in any of these protests 👇
October 27, 2023 at 6:47 PM
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Jews calling for a cease fire have taken over Grand Central ✊

Tell me again how they’re marginal. Absolute nonsense.
October 27, 2023 at 10:16 PM
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I’m a descendant of Polish Ashkenazi Jews on my fathers side. I am devastated by the mass bombing of Gaza. I’ve signed this petition calling for NZ government to advocate for a ceasefire. #NotInMyName #CeaseFireNow
Sign the Petition
Our Petition is to call the New Zealand Government to advocate and call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza where 4500+ innocent civilians have been killed of whom nearly 2000 are children. 75% of Gaza...
www.change.org
October 27, 2023 at 10:57 PM
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This is breaking news on all the major news sites. There is no humanity in this. We have to call for a ceasefire.

NZ’s statement from earlier this week:
www.mfat.govt.nz/en/media-and...
Israel intensifies Gaza assault and severs communications across territory
IDF announces escalation of air and ground operations as UN warns besieged territory faces ‘massive health hazard’
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2023 at 7:12 PM