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$23 million cut for CUNY, libraries closed, but 600 new cops plus subway-patrolling robots — love this world

Oakland protestors stage early-morning occupation of port in opposition to U.S. Aid to Israel (KRON) -- Protesters gathered at the Port of Oakland at 5 a.m. on early morning on Saturday to demand an end to the United States' support of Israel's actions in Palestine. More than 1000 people confirmed attendance to the protest's morning portion, according to event media contact Wassim Hage. Organizers expect a few thousand protestors [...]

Oakland protestors stage early-morning occupation of port in opposition to U.S. Aid to Israel

I have drank the zettlekasten kool aid

The Texas Historical Commission Removed Books on Slavery From Plantation Gift Shops An agency spokesperson claimed that the move had nothing to do with politics. Internal emails show otherwise.

a literal pro-slavery crank got the texas historical commission to remove books about slavery from gift shops at texas plantations www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...

Also I think good that lots of white people are opposing atrocities rather than cheerleading them, but hey who knows might just be privileged or whatever

a selfie that Bisan took surrounded by houses that were destroyed by Israeli Occupying Forces. she is wearing a brown corduroy hoodie.

caption of instagram post from Wizard_Bisan1: I no longer have any hope of survival like I had at the beginning of this genocide, and I am certain that I will die in the next few weeks or maybe days. I have been sick with severe viral infection for days and cannot move from the mattress! I suffer from nightmares that are so closely resemble reality that I no longer differentiate between reality and dream. I live in a world other than the one I claimed to be building! I am a community activist who lived on the fantasy that the world was free and just, and I sought to bring rights not only to my people, but to many men and women in third world countries!

the rest of the caption from the Wizard_Bisan1's instagram post: I was shocked that I was not from the third world! Indeed, we are the most humane and moral! Yes, because the world approves, supports, and finances the genocide we are being subjected to, legislates it, and gives reasons for for 58 days! While we are a people who have been living on occupied land for 75 years and are still searching for our rights and communicating our voice to the world! My message to the world: You are not innocent of what is happening to us, you as governments or peoples that support Israel’s annihilation of my people. We will not forgive you, we will not forgive you, humanity will not forgive you, we will not forget, even if we die, the history will never forget . A Message to friends: Thank you and the supporters around the world. You have been compassionate and very strong. We ask you not to lose hope, even if the world seems completely unfair and your efforts have not yet resulted in a ceasefire

"A Message to friends: Thank you and the supporters around the world. You have been compassionate and very strong. We ask you not to lose hope, even if the world seems completely unfair and your efforts have not yet resulted in a ceasefire."

Bisan

What the Scale of Displacement in Gaza Looks Like Eighty percent of Gazans are displaced from their homes as Israel orders more evacuations. See where thousands have been sheltering amid the war’s destruction.

"Up to 1.8 million Gazans — around 80 percent of the population — have been forced to leave their homes since Israel began its bombardment in response to Hamas’s attack on Oct. 7. That number is expected to rise after Israel issued a new evacuation order on Saturday for areas in the south."

Lazy ass apologist brain

Tweet and video: Netanyahu is now going fully genocidal; calling Palestinians "Amalek" & citing the bible to justify their destruction! The bible called to "utterly destroy all that Amalek have, & spare them not; but slay both man & WOMAN, INFANT & suckling, ox & sheep, camel & donkey"! (1/2)

This is openly genocidal rhetoric.

Anyone in denial of it at this point… knowing who his other ministers are, what they’ve said about Palestinians, the overall rhetoric around the war… is going out of their way to ignore what’s happening.

No more! We are witnessing a horror.

a picture of a huge crowd of protesters at Grand Central Station in New York

this is absolutely remarkable, organized by @jvp.bsky.social

they shut down NYC's Grand Central Station demanding #CeasefireNOW

Doing one of my little thought experiments and imagining how Americans would react to being denied water and electricity by a foreign power for even 12 hours.

Turns out the twenty somethings of the world are still making great music despite me growing old. Great discovery, the music hunt is back on

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There are mobs of armed settlers rampaging around the West Bank brazenly stealing from Palestinians and forcing them to flee their homes, and we're here being tone-policed about how we talk about it.
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As of two hours ago, the Death toll in Gaza is 5156 including 2009 children and 15740 injured.

Yeah agree. I totally don’t give a shit about that post and don’t want to read everyone’s response to some thoughts not worth engaging

@AJEnglish: The 20-truck convoy that arrived in Gaza on Saturday included only one day's worth of water for 22,000 people, far from enough to meet the besieged enclave's needs, officials have said.

🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/kYs8cveoW9 https://t.co/HJvzd4q0yU

Found a song that’s at once very sad and also very catchy to remember my friends who left us to soon. Unusual niche to fill perhaps, but here I share:

freakslug.bandcamp.com/track/27-club

Can’t lose sight of which side created the conditions for conflict (see Nakba to present) while undermining a peace process for decades, which side is currently killing enormous numbers of civilians intentionally, and which side holds the power to end the conflict. It’s pretty clear

I’m glad I have had the experience of doing some labor organizing in the interregnum. I have seen and helped people shift their views and take action, and even win. This has been politically uplifting. We can win; we just have to join those already organizing on Palestine, and keep fighting

I don’t know how to describe what I’m feeling now. Haven’t been under the illusion that the US employs human rights rhetoric except as a weapon against enemies and a cynical shield for a long time, but the gleeful funding for the slaughter of children is revolting and unforgivable

A formative experience for me was traveling to Guatemala to do service work when I was younger. When I got home, I started reading about Guatemala’s history & learned about the unspeakable atrocities the US perpetrated there during the Cold War. It was disillusioning and reshaped me politically.

It’s a good point when Israel has already bombed hospitals, schools etc and continues to target civilians. I do think ppl are using it as a distraction now, and if somehow it really wasn’t Israel (how?), all this time debating it will have been lost to the occupier

Bad for everyone with sick leave too bc these people are serving you your food, drinks, preparing it etc

A reading list of 15 articles, made open access by Journal of Palestine Studies. Articles provide historical context and analysis of the 17-year Israeli blockade of Gaza.

#Polisky

www.tandfonline.com/journals/rpa...

Cops in Minnesota are running a straight-up mafia protection racket targeting immigrant-owned businesses

I used to think content/trigger warnings were a bit over-the-top, yet now I think I need to stay off the social media sites for a bit. Hard to see all the callous destruction, dead parents, dead children. Really unbelievable world and wow what shelter I’ve had from it

The biggest lie being spread about the war is that it has anything to do with saving the hostages.

The Israeli government is sacrificing the safety of the hostages specifically in order to wage the war.

Any other framing is a dishonest or ignorant way of justifying the war.

Another concept implodes: Israel can’t be managed by a criminal defendant ***

“Anyone who wants to thwart the establishment of a Palestinian state has to support bolstering Hamas and transferring money to Hamas,” Netanyahu said. “This is part of our strategy – to isolate the Palestinians in Gaza from the Palestinians in the West Bank.” www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...