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Not one government has told Israel to stop kidnapping their citizens in international waters and let them bring baby formula to starving babies. What a shameful time to be alive

Bluesky keeps deleting Abo Jameel's fundraiser so you should definitely donate or share today

Yipeng holds a sign that reads « liberation is good medicine » at a protest for Palestine.

Liberation is good medicine. 🍉

6 canadians standing in two rows on the deck of the Conscience, a Freedom Flotilla boat to break the blockade of Gaza.

Tell the Canadian government & your MP that Israel must allow safe passage to #Gaza for humanitarian cargo & free the kidnapped @freedomflotilla.bsky.social @1kmadleenfr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy activists, now. Just click on this link, send & SHARE!
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The boats carrying food and water, never made it to Gaza, but because the military efforts were focused on the boats people in Gaza were able to fish‼️The Flotilla wasn’t for nothing‼️

The conversation between Klein and Coates showed me that a lot of people who screech about “infighting” on the left aren’t aware of the fact that marginalized people have been forced to learn how to regulate their emotions during conflict, and so, are better able to hear what’s actually being said.

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: 21st Century Neocolonialism: Capitalism, Compradors, and the Ongoing Scramble for Africa. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joi... The Black Alliance for Peace launches our 5th International Month of Action Against AFRICOM, a crucial period of global education, mobilization, and resistance. This year, we sharpen our focus with th...

Black Alliance for Peace webinar tomorrow "21st Century Neocolonialism: Capitalism, Compradors, and the Ongoing Scramble for Africa." A great group of panelists discussing Congo, Sudan and other issues.
Saturday, October at 1pm EST.

Register here:
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US acts like pirates in the Caribbean The United States is acting less like a global guardian and more like a Caribbean pirate—launching drone strikes, flouting international law, and pursuing oil under the guise of fighting drugs. From P...

The United States is waging drone strikes in the Caribbean under the banner of fighting drugs—but history tells a different story. From Panama to Venezuela, Washington’s interventions look less like justice and more like piracy, plundering resources while ignoring international law.

When you hear old, opining white men asking how can we afford this or that social plan let them know it’s the same place where they got the money for this

Please note: Canadian taxpayer money is being used to fund American defence contractors

British foreign office "The aid carried by the flotilla should be turned over to humanitarian organisations on the ground to be delivered safely into Gaza. "It is the responsibility of the Israeli government to resolve the atrocious humanitarian crisis in Gaza."

As leaders around the world respond to Israel's illegal abduction of humanitarians carrying aid to babies in Gaza, silence from Canada's @mark-carney.bsky.social
@anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social, and yet they want us to believe this country has moral authority in the world?

Even the UK commented!

From Madagascar to Morocco: Gen Z protests shake Africa Gen Z-led protests in two diverse African countries highlight frustration over years of poor governance. Fueled by social media, these youth movements are demanding accountability.

www.npr.org/2025/10/02/n...

📢Introducing the incredible speakers joining us on Friday, Oct. 10th at our event, “Policing-Free Schools Is Disability Justice: Knowledge Mobilization & Calls-to-Action”!

Meet our amazing panelists for:“School-Prison Nexus & Carceral ‘Care’”⬇️

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greta thunberg’s moral clarity throws other people’s callous indifference into sharp relief. The existence of a person who can unabashedly refuse the excuses cheapens and undermines their excuses. Her existence exposes their lie.

The supply and demand myth of housing It is clear that supply and demand curves are not sufficient for understanding the housing crisis. We can build all we want, but if we are building houses as financial assets prices are going to stay ...

The housing crisis will not be resolved by increasing supply, but by increasing the right kind of supply. Constructing more homes will only lower costs if they are kept out of reach of investors and paired with significant non-market alternatives.

A group of Black South African peace activists who were part
of the #GlobalSumudFlotilla heading to #Gaza, including #NelsonMandela’s grandson, have disappeared- possibly apprehended by #Israel. Their friends, who had been in close contact w/ them, are worried about their safety.

Alt: a square graphic with a bright yellow background. At the center are three nested triangles, each with a different color outline and bold black text. The outermost triangle has a dark blue outline and text reading on each side: "Accessible To Live In", "Affordable to Live In", "Access to Care to Live", followed by a white triangle with text inside reading on each side: "Nothing About Us, Without Us, Run By Us.", and finally a light blue triangle. Inside the light blue triangle is a simple line drawing of a building with multiple windows and a door, accompanied by the word "Home" in bold text beneath it.

What does accessible housing mean, really? It isn't just door widths and lighting—it's about making sure we have access to care resources as we need/want it, making sure we can afford it, making sure all of us can live in those spaces, and making sure we *run* those spaces.
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Blood in the endowment The University of Manitoba proclaims commitments to human rights and academic integrity, yet invests in arms manufacturers supplying Israel’s genocide in Gaza. This essay exposes the contradiction, fr...

The University of Manitoba holds over 13,000 shares in General Dynamics—the maker of bombs that have levelled refugee camps in Gaza. As those shares rose by $2.14M and paid $206K in dividends, the university chose profit over principle, making itself complicit. Divestment is the only credible path.

Protests erupt in response to Israel's unlawful raid on Sumud Flotilla <article data-history-node-id="429514" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/protests-erupt-response-israels-unlawful-raid-sumud-flotilla" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/protests-erupt-response-israels-unlawful-raid-sumud-flotilla" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Protests erupt in response to Israel's unlawful raid on Sumud Flotilla</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Protests have erupted in major cities in response to Israel's unlawful raid on the Sumud Flotilla.&nbsp;</p> <p>The protests are occuring in&nbsp;Rome, Istanbul, Berlin and other cities according to video shared on social media.&nbsp;</p> <p>Israel has unlawfully intercepted at least six vessels, MEE has reported.&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </article>

Protests erupt in response to Israel's unlawful raid on Sumud Flotilla - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/protests-erupt-response-israels-unlawful-raid-sumud-flotilla

Why am I not seeing this on Canadian news media

I’ve noticed that survivors of abusive relationships are some of the people who are most optimistic that we will get out of fascism someday.

And this is why. The reality is that those who abuse power ultimately undermine their own power. There will be opportunities for the oppressed to escape.

Please remember this October that asylums are part of a very painful history of the oppression of disabled people & other marginalized groups, forced institutionalization & abuse of psychiatric patients still happens, + that these things should not be a part of your costume or Halloween events

Vance: "If you're an American citizen and you've been to the hospital in the last few years, you've probably noticed that wait times are especially large and very often somebody who's there in the ER is an illegal alien. Why do those people get healthcare benefits at hospitals paid for by American citizens?"

Fascism: assigning blame for all the problems caused by capitalism to minorities in order to defend the interests of the capitalist class.

Et voila.

Patty Krawec's 'must-read' books to reflect on the Indigenous experience in North America | CBC Books Sept. 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day. The Anishinaabe Ukrainian author and activist recommends 18 titles to read today and beyond.

A TRC Day listicle for CBC. Enough books here to keep you going through the winter.

"These books helped me understand the willfulness of that not knowing and peoples' willingness to believe other stories about those schools."

www.cbc.ca/books/patty-...

A lot of people are shocked by Hegseth’s call to start the violence on American soil.

But that’s always where military violence begins—in the form of sexual assault. If soldiers can be taught to hurt each other, they can absolutely hurt anyone else.

It’s the process of dehumanization.

Paranormal Palestine #1 The Promise Kept: A Folktale from Gaza by SoniaSulaiman A story within a story, a riddle, sworn brothers, and the king of the fishes!

Speaking of being short on rent this month if you’d like something in return for helping me out, you can name your price for these short zines I created about Palestinian folklore: Paranormal Palestine! soniasulaiman.itch.io/paranormal-p...

Professor Florence Ashley was placed on (non-disciplinary) leave by the University of Alberta because of CK social media posts.

This is a blatant violation of academic freedom in Canada. CAUT should be examining censuring UA for this violation.

cfe.torontomu.ca/blog/2025/09...

I woke up this morning to see a video of a healthcare worker colleague in Gaza be shot in the head while working in the hospital. Shot in the head by the Israeli military. While working in the hospital. Israel continues to target healthcare workers with impunity. Fuck this world.

There is a difference between righteous anger, directed at injustice, and hateful anger, directed at those who are different. Authoritarian regimes deliberately conflate the two to silence criticism and create false equivalence. It's important we don't let those in power succeed in this endeavor.

The cover of Tricky Grounds: Indigenous Women's Experiences in Canadian University Administration by Candace Brunette-Debiassige. A woman in a ribbon skirt faces away from us, on a piece of land, her braid connects to forests seen in the distance and she has her right arm raised holding a feather.

This is a must-read for anyone in academia. While it focuses on administrative positions in certain parts, it's such an excellent resource with stats and critiques of all the indigenization/reconciliation rhetoric that it's got something for everyone. Highly recommend.

No, Tylenol Didn’t Actually Mean Its Products Aren’t Recommended During Pregnancy Unravelling a poorly-worded 2017 tweet and other misinformation about acetaminophen and pregnancy

No, Tylenol didn’t *actually* mean that its products aren’t recommended during pregnancy.

@brishti.bsky.social unravels an old, poorly-worded tweet that the U.S. President and his supporters are clinging to:

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