Monsters in Half Light
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A year ago 6 year old Hind Rajab was murdered by Israeli soldiers. A couple of days ago two year old Layla Khateeb (same first name as my daughter) was killed in Jenin in cold blood. This poem is for Layla & for the thousands of children killed by the genocidal Israeli government

ICE is targeting Indigenous peoples, Puerto Ricans, kids, hospitals, schools, and anyone who fits the profile of the “illegal alien.” Never forget that ethnic cleansing is the foundation of US settler colonialism.

Why does every single narrative about any-effing-thing emerging from the US-pipeline have to be a 'war' trope, have to be about the 'win' US can score?
There are multiple other ways to relate to our world.

It’s great to see many people following! It’s refreshing to have an alternative (maybe a hideout for now) to twitter.

Also, we’re still setting up the account, but plz keep up w/ the work of my org @alshabaka.bsky.social & my colleagues @yarahawari.bsky.social & @tksshawa.bsky.social al-shabaka.org

- Layla Khateeb was two years old.
She was shot in the head by an Israeli soldier in #Jenin (West Bank) yesterday while she was having dinner with her family in their home. @yarahawari.bsky.social

From a photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh

Layla Khateeb was two years old. She was shot in the head by an Israeli soldier in #Jenin (West Bank) yesterday while she was having dinner with her family in their home.
@yarahawari

I have been appalled & disgusted by the silence of academic colleauges on the genocide in Gaza (but not surprised). So I expect little from them. For everyone else who cares about knowledge, humanity & truth, this is an powerful film on the scholasticide perpetrated by Israel youtu.be/G5MmIDc1LXE

⚡️ @dropsitenews.com obtained internal contract documents revealing Microsoft is a major provider of cloud services and artificial intelligence for the Israeli military. Israel’s usage spiked dramatically as it waged its brutal war on Gaza. 🔽

www.dropsitenews.com/p/microsoft-...

The GMAF pilot program…is expanding to bring Palestinian visiting scientists, known as “GMAF fellows” to MIT. For each year of the pilot, MIT will select up to 5 Palestinian fellows, currently either in Palestine or recently displaced from Palestine.
global.mit.edu/gmaf-palesti...

Our new series launches today!

🌵🪴🌴EMPIRE OF PLANTS 🌴🪴🌵

How did plants power imperialism?

In our first episode, @sathnam.bsky.social joins @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social to discuss the colonial history of Kew Gardens...

As tribute to 132nd birth anniversary of anti-fascist left activist #AntonioGramsci, I am sharing excerpts of my poem Monsters in Half Light (Interregnum) inspired by #Gramsci's writing & praxis. #EndColonialism #EndCapitalism #EndFacism

Quick and clear PSA: Multiple genders as intangible cultural heritage (if there’s something called gender at all, not just an effect of gender regime).

These days have been so heavy. The weight of the suffering in the world feels unbearable at times. I am reminded again as of late, that to feel deeply - to mourn and to grieve and to be enraged - is to be human resisting against the politics of dehumanization.

Epistemicide/Scholasticide: Similar to the "Reconquista," when the Spanish destroyed hundreds of thousands of books in Al-Andalus, in 1948, Israel destroyed tens of thousands of books that were deemed 'inappropriate' for containing 'material against the state' (Maya Wind).

The International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants on Netanyahu & Gallant for "war crime of starvation as a method of warfare; & the crimes against humanity of murder, persecution, & other inhumane acts." Our advocacy works & we need to increase the pressure: www.icc-cpi.int/news/situati...

I’m co-organizing this event with some amazing people.

If you’re in Ottawa, we’d love to see you at the event in-person. You can also register to attend virtually/online.

Register here: linktr.ee/educationfor...

The International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu for Gaza war crimes.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...