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Lifeline for Palestine

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#BREAKING | People in Rome protesting the hijacking of the Global Sumud Flotilla ships.

Breaking Down Trump's New Higher Ed Loyalty Oath Compacts and Why We Must Resist YouTube video by TheAAUP

We’re going live at 7PM ET on YouTube & Instagram to discuss the Trump admin’s offer to give preferential treatment to colleges & universities that pledge an oath of loyalty to Trump’s ideological agenda.

Pure corruption & a violation of core principles of US higher education & democracy.

Excerpt from a linked article that describes Bernadette Devlin's tour of the US and her abhorrence of the racism she witnessed from Irish Americans.

I think that was probably the incredible powerhouse that is Bernadette Devlin. muse.jhu.edu/article/3851...

Galway woman detained by Israeli forces as Gaza-bound flotilla is intercepted A Galway-born poet who was aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla has been detained by Israeli forces when the boat she was travelling on was intercepted on its final stretch towards Gaza strip.

Galway woman, poet and activist Sarah Clancy @sarahmaintains.bsky.social , detained by Israeli forces as Gaza-bound flotilla is intercepted www.independent.ie/regionals/du...

Update: Clare Champion columnist Sarah Clancy confirmed as detained by Israeli forces Update at 23:35 GMT: Sarah Clancy confirmed as detained In the last few moments the Irish media contact for the Global Sumud Flotilla has confirmed that Sarah Clancy as well as Sinn Féin Senator Chris Andrew, Louise Heaney and Tadhg Hickey have all be confirmed as detailed. Sarah Clancy and Senator Andrew were both aboard The Spectre, and both gave interviews to The Clare Champion from the deck of that vessel a few hours ago.

Update: Clare Champion columnist Sarah Clancy confirmed as detained by Israeli forces

Update at 23:35 GMT: Sarah Clancy confirmed as detained In the last few moments the Irish media contact for the Global Sumud Flotilla has confirmed that Sarah Clancy as well as Sinn Féin Senator Chris Andrew,…

Explosions and drones targeting Gaza aid flotilla boats, activists say The Global Sumud Flotilla said they would ‘not be intimidated’, after third report of drone attacks this month Organisers of a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying aid and pro-Palestinian activists have reported explosions and multiple drones that targeted some of their boats, currently situated near Greece. “Multiple drones, unidentified objects dropped, communications jammed and explosions heard from a number of boats,” the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) said in a statement. “We are witnessing these psychological operations first-hand, right now, but we will not be intimidated.” Continue reading...

Explosions and drones targeting Gaza aid flotilla boats, activists say

Academia.edu is changing its Terms and Conditions, and they're so outrageous (AI training; signing over ownership to them etc) I closed my account today.

A thread with some practical tips if you want to delete your account (5 steps):

Happy #SilkSong Day! 🎉 Kudos to all who kept the faith!

Sanction Israel now: Europe's long overdue moral reckoning on Gaza - Foundation for European Progressive Studies Gaza is in ruins. Europe is out of excuses. As the EU finally begins to […]

#SanctionIsraelNow. Suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement. Stand for humanity.

🇵🇸 In this week's ProgPage, MEP @aodhanoriordain.bsky.social calls on Europe to take long overdue action on the humanitarian tragedy in #Gaza and the Israeli government's crimes.

🗞️ feps-europe.eu/sanction-isr...

Military veterans object to Donald Trump deploying soldiers to Los Angeles protests US president says move is necessary to quell unrest by ‘insurrectionists’

Military veterans object to Donald Trump deploying soldiers to Los Angeles protests

https://www.ft.com/content/ff61c9b0-6466-4cd0-8ccf-b6903b329bb2

**Madleen is in Ashdod Port**

We have just received confirmation that all 11 volunteers and one Al Jazeera reporter from the ‘Madleen’ are currently at Ashdod Port.

They are being processed and transferred to detention. They are expected to be moved to the Ramleh detention facility unless ...2/

Take one minute: go to bit.ly/IsraelOnNotice and send a letter to the Israeli government, UN officials, and diplomatic missions demanding that Israel abide by international law and refrain from attacking, sabotaging or otherwise interfering with the #Madleen and her mission.

Webinar: Israeli bonds and the Central Bank | Financial Justice Ireland Join Financial Justice Ireland for this webinar, where we will host a panel discussion on the Central Bank of Ireland’s continued trading of Israel’s government bonds. Israeli ‘war bonds’ …

Free webinar from Financial Justice Ireland on the implications of the Irish Central Bank’s trading of Israeli war bonds which play a direct role in funding genocide in Gaza #SpéirGhorm

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The Gaza Health Ministry has released a new 1,000-page document with the names, ages and other statistical information of 52,959 Palestinians killed in Gaza.

The first 100 pages (over 5,000 names), the age is listed at 5 years or younger.

The first 18 pages the age is listed as 0 (under 1 year)

'Sesame Street' moves in with Netflix, but will stay on PBS Netflix has thrown “Sesame Street” a safety net with a new streaming deal. The deal announced Monday offers the popular children’s staple a broad reach while keeping it on its long-standing home, PBS,...

Some good news! Like so many, I can trace pro-social values to Gordon, Luis, Susan, Maria, Gina and Bob (and sarcasm to Oscar of course)! A world without #SesameStreet would be a poorer place.

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Eurovision has always been a political project - for European unity; integration of East & West; positive LGBTQI+ visibility; censuring of Russia. Platforming the Netanyahu regime & banning performers' displays of solidarity with Palestine: also political. I will not be watching. @rte.ie #eurovision

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Activists in Berlin told to stop speaking Irish at Palestine solidarity event at Reichstag Building The group said it was “immediately confronted” by police when the event began.

Can anyone tell me if there has been/is likely to be any response to, not just this event, but the legislation cited, in terms of language-based discrimination? Either from the Irish State or from the EU? #spéirgorm
#Gaeilge #minoritylanguages

www.thejournal.ie/irish-pro-pa...

A person wearing a navy blue t-shirt with white text that reads "Down With This Skort Of Thing." The background features a colorful wall hanging with various vibrant colors and patterns, and some decorative items hanging on the wall. - Co-pilot assisted alt-text

Had to share this. All credit to hariybaby.com for their genius. Let me get my order in before you clear them out.
#spéirgorm #NotJustASkort #CamogieEquality

Of the european union citizens initiative to ban conversion therapy in the European union does not reach one million signatures within 7 days, it will fail

Si la iniciativa a ciudadana europea para prohibir las terapias de conversion en la union europa no alcanza el million de firmas antes de 7 dias por desgracia fracasara

Wenn die europäische bürgerinitiative zum verbot von konversionstherapien in der eu nicht innerhalb von 7 tagen eine million unterschrifen erreicht wird sie leider scheitern

Dobbiamo raggiungere 1 millione di firme nei prossimi 7 giorni per proibire le terapie di conversione nell unione europea senno dovremo ricominciare da zero

La France vient de dépasser les 100 000 signatures à elle seule ! On a besoin d'aide pour pousser les autres pays à signer plus ! Vous pouvez aider en envoyer ces posts traduits et le lien aux asso, personnalités, partis, médias des 27 pays de l'UE !
🎯 1 million !
eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#...

Just out! Our peer-reviewed critique of the Cass Review has been published by BMC Medical Research Methodology. Please read and share. We show that the Cass Review is fatally flawed and should not be the basis for policy or practice in transgender healthcare.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

After all the millions spent on investigations, reviews, reports and recommendations to address racism, homophobia and misogyny in the Met? Plus ça change... How depressing for residents, for officers from affected minority communities and for allies in the service. @london.gov.uk

Nantes : la librairie queer Les Vagues vandalisée - Association STOP Homophobie Dans la nuit du 8 au 9 mai, la librairie indépendante Les Vagues, à Nantes, a été prise pour cible. Spécialisée dans les cultures queer et les luttes contre les discriminations, elle a vu sa vitrine f...

🇫🇷🚨 La librairie queer Les Vagues, à Nantes, a été vandalisée.

Depuis son ouverture en 2024, ce lieu est un refuge pour les cultures queer, les luttes féministes, antiracistes, les droits LGBTQIA+.

✊ Soutien total.

Are you a qualified scientist or medical expert? Please sign* this letter in support of trans & non-binary people.

It is clear that sex is not a binary. As any qualified professional is aware, sex is a continuum or spectrum. We must stand up to dangerous pseudoscience.

Biology Is Not Binary

Universities have ‘more power to resist politics than they think’ Institutions forget their importance to countries when they let themselves get embroiled in political debates, summit hears

Universities have more power to “push back” against politicians than they realise as the source of the “brain power” driving countries’ economies, scholars have stressed. @julietterowsell.bsky.social reports from #THEeurope
#AcademicSky

How universities can protect and promote academic freedom EUA - European University Association

University leaders should work to shield research and teaching communities from undue external pressure and interference.

Read EUA's position paper on 'How universities can protect and promote academic freedom'. buff.ly/35qwaif

#AcademicSky

Given the Trump administration's deleting trans from federal stats, re-sharing my paper with @miambloom.bsky.social and @sophiamoskalenko.bsky.social, where we show the dangerous spillover into extremism from political marginalisation of the LGBTQ+ community! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

The Doctoral Debate Why mainstreaming gender in research content is necessary

For Eva Cerezo @www.unizar.es , the inclusion of a gender perspective in research projects not only improves the quality & relevance of their results, but also contributes to the construction of a fairer & more equitable society.

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#DoctoralDebate #GenderMainstreaming #EDI #EduSky

Opinion from the FT's Editorial Board: 'The US and European countries that tout Israel as an ally that shares their values have issued barely a word of condemnation. They should be ashamed of their silence, and stop enabling Netanyahu to act with impunity.' www.ft.com/content/f5fd...