Shannon Galpin
@sgalpin.bsky.social
human rights activist - 8 years in Afghanistan + 4 years running evacuations • author • artist • explorer
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Shannon Galpin
@sgalpin.bsky.social
· Nov 15
These Women Were Some of Afghanistan’s Best Athletes. Then They Started Getting Death Threats.
They led a cycling revolution in a country where women were forbidden to ride. When the Taliban returned to power, their only hope was a harrowing escape to an uncertain future.
www.bicycling.com
Must read in @bicycling by Kim Cross. This story focused on the founders of the first women’s led cycling team in Afghanistan. It took nearly 3 years to get published against a backdrop of ongoing safeguarding, border crossings, and resettlements.
www.bicycling.com/culture/a625...
www.bicycling.com/culture/a625...
45 civilians boats have set sail from Turkey to Gaza in response to Israeli piracy against the Global Sumud Flotilla. This is in addition to the flotilla led by Madleen that left from Sicily!!
Let’s go!!! More boats. Overwhelm the blockade.
Let’s go!!! More boats. Overwhelm the blockade.
October 2, 2025 at 12:14 PM
45 civilians boats have set sail from Turkey to Gaza in response to Israeli piracy against the Global Sumud Flotilla. This is in addition to the flotilla led by Madleen that left from Sicily!!
Let’s go!!! More boats. Overwhelm the blockade.
Let’s go!!! More boats. Overwhelm the blockade.
This isn’t over. Amplify. Press media. Press governments. The large number of boats and social media attention is what is making this successful.
October 2, 2025 at 7:57 AM
This isn’t over. Amplify. Press media. Press governments. The large number of boats and social media attention is what is making this successful.
Barcelona gathered in protest outside the Zionist consulate after news of the illegal attacks on the Global Flotilla. The world is with Palestine. Where are our governments to protect the flotilla?
October 2, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Barcelona gathered in protest outside the Zionist consulate after news of the illegal attacks on the Global Flotilla. The world is with Palestine. Where are our governments to protect the flotilla?
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Italian unions call for general strike as global protests grow and multiple governments criticise Israel.
How the world is responding to Israel’s interception of Gaza flotilla
Italian unions call for general strike as global protests grow and multiple governments criticise Israel.
bit.ly
October 2, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Italian unions call for general strike as global protests grow and multiple governments criticise Israel.
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Flotilla tracker shows Gaza-bound vessel enters territorial waters - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/flotilla-tracker-shows-gaza-bound-vessel-enters-territorial-waters
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="606" data-start="482">The Global Sumud Flotilla’s live tracker shows that one of its boats, the <em data-end="564" data-start="556">Mikeno</em>, has entered Gaza’s territorial waters.</p>
<p data-end="779" data-start="608">Israeli naval forces continue to stop vessels heading towards the enclave, but several others are now approaching the coast. Organisers say 24 ships remain in operation.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Mikeno ship, which had lost its signal, appeared inside Gaza’s territorial waters about 9.3 miles from Gaza <a href="https://t.co/jC0wT7GUkr">pic.twitter.com/jC0wT7GUkr</a></p>
— Global Sumud Flotilla Commentary (@GlobalSumudF) <a href="https://twitter.com/GlobalSumudF/status/1973631935231803581?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 2, 2025</a></blockquote>
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www.middleeasteye.net
October 2, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Flotilla tracker shows Gaza-bound vessel enters territorial waters - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/flotilla-tracker-shows-gaza-bound-vessel-enters-territorial-waters
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BREAKING: At least 29 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza since dawn, medical sources in the besieged enclave's hospitals told Al Jazeera.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/i8122u
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/i8122u
September 28, 2025 at 8:12 AM
BREAKING: At least 29 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza since dawn, medical sources in the besieged enclave's hospitals told Al Jazeera.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/i8122u
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/i8122u
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A Spanish naval vessel will join the Global Sumud Flotilla to provide assistance and, if necessary, conduct rescues, says Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez.
Italy earlier announced it was dispatching a frigate after a night of drone attacks on the flotilla opposed by the Israeli gov't.
Italy earlier announced it was dispatching a frigate after a night of drone attacks on the flotilla opposed by the Israeli gov't.
September 24, 2025 at 11:10 PM
A Spanish naval vessel will join the Global Sumud Flotilla to provide assistance and, if necessary, conduct rescues, says Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez.
Italy earlier announced it was dispatching a frigate after a night of drone attacks on the flotilla opposed by the Israeli gov't.
Italy earlier announced it was dispatching a frigate after a night of drone attacks on the flotilla opposed by the Israeli gov't.
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The fugitive revolutionary spent decades in exile after escaping from a US jail in 1979.
Assata Shakur, US Black liberation activist exiled in Cuba, dies at 78
The fugitive revolutionary spent decades in exile after escaping from a US jail in 1979.
bit.ly
September 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The fugitive revolutionary spent decades in exile after escaping from a US jail in 1979.
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Horrific: Doctors Without Borders is suspending medical work in Gaza City due to Israel's violence, including airstrikes & tanks less than 1KM from their facilities.
Comes same day Netanyahu used his UN speech to scold dozens of nations for accusing him of committing war crimes.
Comes same day Netanyahu used his UN speech to scold dozens of nations for accusing him of committing war crimes.
September 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Horrific: Doctors Without Borders is suspending medical work in Gaza City due to Israel's violence, including airstrikes & tanks less than 1KM from their facilities.
Comes same day Netanyahu used his UN speech to scold dozens of nations for accusing him of committing war crimes.
Comes same day Netanyahu used his UN speech to scold dozens of nations for accusing him of committing war crimes.
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“We are going to present a proposal to the General Assembly of the Peoples at the United Nations for a resolution ordering the UN to set up an international protection army whose first task is to liberate Palestine.”
—🇨🇴 Colombian President Gustavo Petro
—🇨🇴 Colombian President Gustavo Petro
September 27, 2025 at 4:37 AM
“We are going to present a proposal to the General Assembly of the Peoples at the United Nations for a resolution ordering the UN to set up an international protection army whose first task is to liberate Palestine.”
—🇨🇴 Colombian President Gustavo Petro
—🇨🇴 Colombian President Gustavo Petro
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FBI Director Kash Patel has fired agents who were photographed kneeling during a Black Lives Matter protest for George Floyd in 2020.
Keystone Kash Patel Orders Friday Night Massacre of ‘Woke’ Agents
The FBI has fired agents who were photographed kneeling during a Black Lives Matter protest in 2020.
trib.al
September 27, 2025 at 5:00 AM
FBI Director Kash Patel has fired agents who were photographed kneeling during a Black Lives Matter protest for George Floyd in 2020.
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Some say Charlie Kirk did Politics the right way, that he was an authoritative champion of free speech and discourse.
Part of that “Politics” is a 1200-person Professor Watchlist that’s led to harassment, censoring, cancellation campaigns, and death threats.
Part of that “Politics” is a 1200-person Professor Watchlist that’s led to harassment, censoring, cancellation campaigns, and death threats.
Politics ‘The Right Way’? How Charlie Kirk’s Professor Watchlist Censors and Harasses Academics of Color
The years-old 1200-name blacklist has ruined professors’ lives, chilled speech, and previewed exactly how the Trump administration is responding to Kirk’s killing today.
zeteo.com
September 26, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Some say Charlie Kirk did Politics the right way, that he was an authoritative champion of free speech and discourse.
Part of that “Politics” is a 1200-person Professor Watchlist that’s led to harassment, censoring, cancellation campaigns, and death threats.
Part of that “Politics” is a 1200-person Professor Watchlist that’s led to harassment, censoring, cancellation campaigns, and death threats.
The Afghan Women’s Sports Archive is launching with 9 sports including basketball which goes back to the 70s and 80s. Afghan women made history and changed culture through sport. This archive ensures that future generations know their stories.
www.combatapathy.com/archive-proj...
www.combatapathy.com/archive-proj...
September 22, 2025 at 11:07 AM
The Afghan Women’s Sports Archive is launching with 9 sports including basketball which goes back to the 70s and 80s. Afghan women made history and changed culture through sport. This archive ensures that future generations know their stories.
www.combatapathy.com/archive-proj...
www.combatapathy.com/archive-proj...
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President Trump has authorized the deployment of National Guard troops to Memphis, Tennessee.
Trump Uses “Black Criminality” Myth to Take Over Black-Led Cities: Memphis Rep. Justin J. Pearson
President Trump signed an order authorizing the deployment of National Guard troops to Memphis, Tennessee, on Monday. The order also creates a so-called safe task force, which Trump claims will addres...
www.democracynow.org
September 17, 2025 at 4:16 PM
President Trump has authorized the deployment of National Guard troops to Memphis, Tennessee.
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NEW — 18 members of Congress now say Israel is committing genocide.
"As a member of Congress, I have a responsibility to name and speak against what is happening: this is genocide," says Texas Rep. Veronica Escobar.
514 members are currently genocide deniers.
"As a member of Congress, I have a responsibility to name and speak against what is happening: this is genocide," says Texas Rep. Veronica Escobar.
514 members are currently genocide deniers.
Who Says Israel Is Committing a Genocide in Gaza? Everyone on This List
After almost two years, more and more politicians, experts, and human rights groups are finally using the G-word to describe Israel's violence in Gaza, but the list is still relatively short.
zeteo.com
September 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
NEW — 18 members of Congress now say Israel is committing genocide.
"As a member of Congress, I have a responsibility to name and speak against what is happening: this is genocide," says Texas Rep. Veronica Escobar.
514 members are currently genocide deniers.
"As a member of Congress, I have a responsibility to name and speak against what is happening: this is genocide," says Texas Rep. Veronica Escobar.
514 members are currently genocide deniers.
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These deployments could already have cost hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars. The actual number is unknown because the Pentagon is engaged in a coordinated cover-up of the costs.
Trump Troop Deployment in U.S. Climbs to 35,000 Boots on the Ground
A federal judge found the deployment to LA violated bedrock constitutional law, but Trump’s domestic military campaign continues.
interc.pt
September 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM
These deployments could already have cost hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars. The actual number is unknown because the Pentagon is engaged in a coordinated cover-up of the costs.
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“Israel fears the people who tell the world about what is happening in Gaza — the war, the genocide, the famine. Anas made it a mission to tell these stories, our stories, all over the world. And people listened,” a pseudonymous Palestinian journalist who lives in the US writes for @theintercept.com
Anas al-Sharif Was My Friend. Here’s Why Israel Feared Him So Much.
I met Anas al-Sharif during an Israeli siege of a hospital. The Al Jazeera journalist grew to be my mentor — and my friend.
theintercept.com
August 15, 2025 at 12:09 AM
“Israel fears the people who tell the world about what is happening in Gaza — the war, the genocide, the famine. Anas made it a mission to tell these stories, our stories, all over the world. And people listened,” a pseudonymous Palestinian journalist who lives in the US writes for @theintercept.com
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Today, Afghanistan faces one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
The fourth anniversary of the Taliban takeover is a grim reminder of the serious and widespread abuses in Afghanistan, but it’s also a call for action ⤵️
The fourth anniversary of the Taliban takeover is a grim reminder of the serious and widespread abuses in Afghanistan, but it’s also a call for action ⤵️
August 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Today, Afghanistan faces one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
The fourth anniversary of the Taliban takeover is a grim reminder of the serious and widespread abuses in Afghanistan, but it’s also a call for action ⤵️
The fourth anniversary of the Taliban takeover is a grim reminder of the serious and widespread abuses in Afghanistan, but it’s also a call for action ⤵️
4 years today the evacuation of Afghans was officially in motion. I was sitting on the floor of my apartment in Edinburgh, Scotland frantically messaging everyone I knew including one young woman who founded the first girls’ bike club. It isnt over yet... shannongalpin.substack.com/p/evacuating...
Evacuating the Cyclists of Afghanistan
4 years ago today, I joined a thousands of digitally connected strangers to evacuate Afghans
shannongalpin.substack.com
August 15, 2025 at 10:59 AM
4 years today the evacuation of Afghans was officially in motion. I was sitting on the floor of my apartment in Edinburgh, Scotland frantically messaging everyone I knew including one young woman who founded the first girls’ bike club. It isnt over yet... shannongalpin.substack.com/p/evacuating...
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“Maybe the world won’t act, maybe the world won’t help us but there might be a motive to stop this war—every time I document a massacre or event or bombing, I think that maybe through this bombing or this image that the war could stop and this war would end...”
August 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
“Maybe the world won’t act, maybe the world won’t help us but there might be a motive to stop this war—every time I document a massacre or event or bombing, I think that maybe through this bombing or this image that the war could stop and this war would end...”
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Colleagues, family, and friends gathered at the cemetery today to honor six Palestinian journalists killed in an Israeli airstrike on a press tent outside al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City - among them Anas Al-Sharif, the voice of Gaza.
August 11, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Colleagues, family, and friends gathered at the cemetery today to honor six Palestinian journalists killed in an Israeli airstrike on a press tent outside al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City - among them Anas Al-Sharif, the voice of Gaza.
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NEW from @dropsitenews.com: The Israeli Assassination of Journalist Anas al-Sharif and Five Colleagues in Gaza City
“We understand these are our last days.”
By Abdel Qader Sabbah in Gaza City and Sharif Abdel Kouddous
www.dropsitenews.com/p/anas-al-sh...
“We understand these are our last days.”
By Abdel Qader Sabbah in Gaza City and Sharif Abdel Kouddous
www.dropsitenews.com/p/anas-al-sh...
The Israeli Assassination of Journalist Anas al-Sharif and Five Colleagues in Gaza City
“We understand these are our last days.”
www.dropsitenews.com
August 12, 2025 at 2:02 AM
NEW from @dropsitenews.com: The Israeli Assassination of Journalist Anas al-Sharif and Five Colleagues in Gaza City
“We understand these are our last days.”
By Abdel Qader Sabbah in Gaza City and Sharif Abdel Kouddous
www.dropsitenews.com/p/anas-al-sh...
“We understand these are our last days.”
By Abdel Qader Sabbah in Gaza City and Sharif Abdel Kouddous
www.dropsitenews.com/p/anas-al-sh...
It is illegal in the UK to sit quietly holding a piece of paper in support of a group that protests genocide and has to date hurt ZERO people.
August 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM
It is illegal in the UK to sit quietly holding a piece of paper in support of a group that protests genocide and has to date hurt ZERO people.
Resistance takes many forms. I am building an Afghan Women’s Sport Archive to ensure the women who made history and challenged gender barriers and culture through sport are not forgotten or erased for future generations. We are starting with 8 sports. Onwards.
www.combatapathy.com/afghan-women...
www.combatapathy.com/afghan-women...
July 25, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Resistance takes many forms. I am building an Afghan Women’s Sport Archive to ensure the women who made history and challenged gender barriers and culture through sport are not forgotten or erased for future generations. We are starting with 8 sports. Onwards.
www.combatapathy.com/afghan-women...
www.combatapathy.com/afghan-women...