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@phinsea.bsky.social

retired healthcare worker and trade unionist; knower that trees are key.

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Post image 01.03.2026 18:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 53    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Kristi Noem testified in Congress today โ€” but the real testimony came from the people. Activists from DC confronted the fear and chaos her policies have spread across this country. Impeach or resign.

03.03.2026 19:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Our new media fellow, Hammi Sylla, reflects on the prospect of war with Iran, remembering the human costs of the post-9/11 wars.

26.02.2026 16:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

If you're not following @costsofwar.bsky.social, now is a good time.

02.03.2026 13:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Human Costs of the Post-9/11 Wars: Direct War Deaths in Major War Zones

The Human Costs of the Post-9/11 Wars: Direct War Deaths in Major War Zones

This recent justification for bombing Iran mirrors much of what we saw in Iraq.

At least 306,000 people died in Iraq due to direct war violence, with many more dead due to the reverberating impacts of war. costsofwar.watson.brown.edu/paper/human-...

02.03.2026 18:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Toxic Roots of the Silicon Forest: People, Power, and Pollution in the Semiconductor Industry Portland Jobs with Justice and CHIPS Communities United invite you to join us on June 3-4, 2026, for Toxic Roots of the Silicon Forest: People, Power, and Pollution in the Semiconductor Industry. F...

Big Tech is in our backyards lining their pockets with our tax dollars, laying off our workers, + destroying our environment! Join us at the Toxic Roots conference to learn how to fight back + hold semiconductor manufacturers + data centers accountable!

Registration is LIVE! RSVP: bit.ly/TOXICROOTS

26.02.2026 18:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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No to War on Iran! Starmer has given Trump permission to use UK bases for attacks on Iran. Join us to say No!
Demo at Fairford US air base , Sat 7 March, 1.00 โ€“ 2.30 pm Organised @dronewarsuk.bsky.social, @cnduk.bsky.social and Oxfordshire Peace Campaign.
Details: dronewars.net/2026/03/02/e...

02.03.2026 10:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Image with picture of Emmanuel Macron giving a speech in front of a nuclear-armed submarine. Text below reads: "Britain joins 'Eurobomb' plan."

Image with picture of Emmanuel Macron giving a speech in front of a nuclear-armed submarine. Text below reads: "Britain joins 'Eurobomb' plan."

CND's Sophie Bolt:

โ€œNuclear expansion across Europe - as well as here in Britain - will not keep our populations safe. These plans are part of a huge rearmament programme backed by new US nuclear weapons stationed at NATO bases across Europe. How on earth could siting nuclear weapons even closer to nuclear-armed Russia be a plan to secure stability and reduce tensions? This is far more likely to lead to a further escalation of tensions and increase the risk of nuclear confrontation. CND is part of a growing movement across Europe that is opposing this war drive. We need a nuclear-free Europe and a common security strategy based on peace, diplomacy, and dialogue.โ€

CND's Sophie Bolt: โ€œNuclear expansion across Europe - as well as here in Britain - will not keep our populations safe. These plans are part of a huge rearmament programme backed by new US nuclear weapons stationed at NATO bases across Europe. How on earth could siting nuclear weapons even closer to nuclear-armed Russia be a plan to secure stability and reduce tensions? This is far more likely to lead to a further escalation of tensions and increase the risk of nuclear confrontation. CND is part of a growing movement across Europe that is opposing this war drive. We need a nuclear-free Europe and a common security strategy based on peace, diplomacy, and dialogue.โ€

French plans for a 'Eurobomb' nuclear shield will only to lead to a further escalation of tensions and increase the risk of nuclear confrontation.

We need a nuclear-free Europe and a common security strategy based on diplomacy and dialogue.

Read more: cnduk.org/britain-join...

03.03.2026 17:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Thousands in Minab, Iran attended the funeral for the 175 children and staff killed in Saturdayโ€™s U.S.-Israeli strike on a girlsโ€™ primary school.

03.03.2026 18:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The people who spent two years levelling Gaza would like you to know Iran is violating international law In a masterclass of humanitarian restraint that has now stretched into its third glorious year, Israel has continued to show the world how deeply it respects international law.

Laughing through my tears this morning.

Laura of @normalisland.co.uk:
"The people who spent two years levelling Gaza would like you to know Iran is violating international law"

open.substack.com/pub/normalis...

02.03.2026 11:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Iran posed no imminent threat to US: Pentagon tells Congress Pentagon briefers have revealed that there was no imminent threat from Tehran to US bases in the region.

Pentagon staff acknowledged during a congressional briefing on Sunday that Iran was not planning to strike US forces or bases in West Asia unless Israel attacked Iran first, according to multiple people who attended the session.

www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/...

02.03.2026 15:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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This week at CODEPINK, we:
โ˜ฎ๏ธ Opposed US-Israeli attacks on Iran
โ˜ฎ๏ธ Visited Venezuela in solidarity against US aggression
โ˜ฎ๏ธ Demanded Airbnb cancel its contract with FIFA
& much more!

Check it out:
www.codepink.org/february_23_...

02.03.2026 17:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thereโ€™s a pretty robust case to make that the Iran Hostage crisis of 1979, the revolution itself, and the policies of the Iranian government towards the US
since, was all blowback from the CIAโ€™s decision to overthrow Mossadegh in 1953. www.cnn.com/2013/08/19/p...

02.03.2026 02:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3208    ๐Ÿ” 751    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 89    ๐Ÿ“Œ 39
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โ€œWe are under attack from the U.S. This is obvious. This is a very simple fact."

When asked how strikes on U.S. bases could be โ€œjustified,โ€ Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi explains to NBC anchors why they have a right to defend themselves.

28.02.2026 22:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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BREAKING: Cleveland, OH marches against the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. This is one of many emergency actions called in response to this morning's attacks on Tehran.

28.02.2026 21:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Good strength to Steven!
#FreeThemAll

27.02.2026 22:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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For The First Time, More Americans Sympathize With Palestinians Than Israelis This is a huge change from recent decades, when sympathy for Israelis had, at times, a 50-point lead.

For the first time in modern history, polling finds that more Americans sympathize with Palestinians than Israelis โ€” a stark reflection of changing attitudes toward the top U.S. ally as it commits a live-streamed genocide in Gaza and wanton ethnic cleansing in the occupied West Bank.

27.02.2026 21:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 103    ๐Ÿ” 48    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Graphic which says 94% of FCE voted YES with 90% members voting, and 94% of FFAP voted YES with 85% members voting.

Graphic which says 94% of FCE voted YES with 90% members voting, and 94% of FFAP voted YES with 85% members voting.

In a historic action, both federations at PCC have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike!
This does not mean a strike begins now, but that our unions are organized and ready to fight for a fair contract.
#solidarityforever #wefixpcc

21.02.2026 20:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

PCC Unions Authorize Historic STRIKE! This vote is a historic demonstration of workers' collective power, and PCC could see its first strike as soon as March 11th!

25.02.2026 16:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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La Resistencia volunteers who observe the deportation flights informed us about the number of people deported from and transferred from Northwest Detention Center.

24.02.2026 20:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Please join La Resistencia for a vigil tonight at 6 pm to be in solidarity with Steven. Location: 1623 East J Street, Tacoma, WA 98421

#AbolishICE #AbolishGEOGROUP #ChingaLaMigra #ShutdownNWDC #FreeThemALL

24.02.2026 22:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Celebrating the revolutionary contributions of Michael Parenti YouTube video by International Manifesto Group

Celebrating the revolutionary contributions of Michael Parenti by the International Manifesto Group.
Beautiful tribute.

youtube.com/live/eGPXwOP...

22.02.2026 02:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜No one deserves thisโ€™: Beaverton father dies after deportation to Mexico A Beaverton family is grieving after the father, who was detained and deported by ICE, has now died.

This 53 year old man who lived in my neighborhood w/no criminal record & who had been in the US for 30 years, was detained and thrown into a cold cell for days, caught pneumonia and COVID there and deported.

He finally died.

I am so angry.
www.kptv.com/2026/02/21/n...

21.02.2026 16:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13143    ๐Ÿ” 6654    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 400    ๐Ÿ“Œ 368

As maniacs in DC and Israel plan for another slaughter that will sink the world into further chaos, remember active duty that there is no declaration of war, Iran is not a threat to the American people, and YOU HAVE A DUTY to refuse illegal orders.

www.veteransforpeace.org/take-action/...

20.02.2026 20:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

โ€œThe Secretary-General is extremely concerned about the humanitarian situation in Cuba, which will worsen, and if not collapse, if its oil needs go unmet,โ€ said UN Spokesperson Stรฉphane Dujarric. The UNGA has been calling for an end to the US embargo for more than three decades. (2/2)

16.02.2026 14:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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In response to Trumpโ€™s recent executive order that threatens to impose additional tariffs on countries that provide oil to Cuba, the UN is warning of a humanitarian collapse in Cuba.๐Ÿงต(1/2)

16.02.2026 14:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
UN Warns U.S. Oil Blockade Has Severe Impact On Cubansโ€™ Human Rights
YouTube video by Belly of the Beast UN Warns U.S. Oil Blockade Has Severe Impact On Cubansโ€™ Human Rights

UN Human Rights spokesperson Marta Hurtado questioned how Cuba is expected to overcome its crisis under U.S. blockade on oil shipments to the island. โ€œThis is having an increasingly severe impact on the human rights of people in Cuba,โ€ she said.

17.02.2026 14:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Terrorized By ICE, Unable to Pay Rent, Minnesotans Are Getting Ready for a Rent Strike A tenant organizing push in the Twin Cities has support from labor unions representing more than 25,000 workers.

Greg Nammacher, president of SEIU Local 26, says his union has โ€‹โ€œlearned the hard wayโ€ that gains at the bargaining table can quickly be eroded by economic pressures, like rising housing costs. โ€œWe cannot limit ourselves narrowly to just traditional wages and benefits.โ€

19.02.2026 23:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Terrorized By ICE, Unable to Pay Rent, Minnesotans Are Getting Ready for a Rent Strike A tenant organizing push in the Twin Cities has support from labor unions representing more than 25,000 workers.

Terrorized by ICE, unable to pay rent, Twin Cities tenants are undertaking a serious organizing effort to get ready for a rent strike if Gov. Walz doesn't instate an eviction moratorium. They have support from labor unions representing 25,000 workers. New piece by @rebeccaburns.bsky.social and me.

19.02.2026 22:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 105    ๐Ÿ” 57    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0