If you don't oppose genocide you don't oppose fascism
In Arabic we have a phrase: people smarter than you have tried.
I’m the “TQ” part that they just scrubbed LGBTQ part of federal websites.
Calling poetry lovers and lovers of other worlds!! Next Sunday, Feb 9th, we welcome Tracy Fuad, who will be teaching a workshop called "Poetics of Incantation."
www.workshops4gaza.com/calendar/poe...
10 martyrs, more than 40 injuries and about 600 displaced, as a result of the occupation's aggression on Jenin and its camp in the northern occupied West Bank
Israel released 90 hostages in Gaza then took 90 new hostages in the West Bank. This is what Israel does and this is the vile colonial violence it’s founded on, beyond any kind of reform
Palestine Solidarity Campaign director Ben Jamal charged after London protest - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/palestine-solidarity-campaign-director-ben-jamal-charged-after-protest
It should come as no surprise that the corporate leaders who raised funds for IOF soldiers, who depend heavily on the militias & exploitative labor in the DRC for resources, who fight against unions & workers at home, align so readily with this “mask-off” administration.
The peoples interests are education, healthcare, higher wages, rent control, better living conditions, basic rights for women, lgbtqia+, the disabled…
The ruling class interests are police, military, big pharma, prisons & us aligned w 2 parties that share the same interests.
your friend and does not have the best interest of the people at heart.
The police in your community are trained in Israel, use Israeli surveillance equipment & techniques & are there to protect the interests of the ruling/corporate class.
We are not afforded the privilege of choosing parties like teams when the root of both parties is racialized capitalism & imperial allegiance.
The enemy of the people is the ruling class of both parties. Any & every Democrat who held their tongue on condemning genocide is not
& the liberal media played along. Yes, Trump & his cohorts are 🗑️- & we also witnessed Dems choose the will of donors over voters with such blatant hypocrisy that many voters just threw up their hands in disgust.
Dems threw away the election bc the donor class wins either way.
I implore you to acknowledge that the American people are f*cked from both sides of the duopoly. Yes, Trump & his cohorts are 🗑️- & Yes, the extreme racism & gaslighting of the Democratic Party fueled a live-streamed genocide treating student protesters as terrorist sympathizers
Even with a ceasefire in place Palestinian families whose lives and homes have been destroyed still need our help. This campaign is for a family of seven. If you are in a position to help PLEASE give what you can 🙏🏿🖤✨ chuffed.org/project/1180...
Thread on one of our workshop teachers very early on, Fargo Tbakhi, and what their essay, Notes on Craft pushes historians to think about
At 100 years old, legendary saxophonist and Sun Ra leader Marshall Allen is releasing his debut solo album
Yesterday, the L.A. Sheriff's Department warned deputies in Altadena that the air is so toxic they should wear masks and decontaminate their uniforms before stepping foot in their homes:
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the obsession with "looting" as if oil execs/politicians havent looted our planet & landlords arent about to loot what remains of LA is a level of stupidity that's unsalvageable... there's no saving your rotted brain. congrats on riding this hard for a system thats trying to kill you
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN LOS ANGELES:
If you’re looking to get involved with volunteer efforts in LA, please check out this list provided by Mutual Aid LA:
I talked to the Black residents of Altadena who say they’ve lost everything but hope.
“When you escape tragedy, you say, ‘it could have got me.’ It didn’t. So I’m going to keep on going,” said 83-year-old Walt Butler.
Support incarcerated fire fighters and an end to incarceration.
Anti-Recidivism Coalition is working directly to support incarcerated folks on the fire’s front lines.
bit.ly/freeTHEM
Type “firefighter fund” in the site’s donation description.
Seeing video’s of families & elders who lost their homes in historic Altadena is heartbreaking. Here is a compiled list of gofundme’s for the displaced Black families of Altadena.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…
ACAB!
Huge fires are now raging in large areas of northern #Gaza, after they were set on fire by Israeli occupation forces during large scale demolitions.
Beit Lahia and Tal al-Zaatar among the areas affected.
#Palestine
Photography: Khalil Al-Kahlout
