May be of interest- calling all artists, an invitation! For an excellent cause. Exhibit in San Miguel during Dias de Los Muertos.

BREAKING: Israel calls up tens of thousands of reservists to expand war on Gaza aje.io/m0g6bk

There's nothing stopping Canada from expelling Israel's diplomats from Canada and shuttering our embassy in Tel Aviv until they stop intentionally starving civilians (including hundreds of thousands of children) except for the fact that our government really doesn't care that Israel is doing this.

Pierre Poilievre in a nutshell.
If ever there was a case to drain the swamp...

Enrollment for Race, Media and International Affairs 101 is now open! Grab your spot in Karen Attiah's Resistance Summer School pilot course.

It's official.

Resistance Summer School is happening.

Columbia cancelled my class on Race, Media and International Affairs, but I'm going to teach it anyway.

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Looking forward to reading this!

Hamas has condemned Israeli forces for preventing Palestinian Christians from reaching Jerusalem to take part in Palm Sunday services, which mark the beginning of the Christian Holy Week leading to Easter.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/zkw9tq

A blue Tesla Model 3 has been crushed by an Olmec statue. A man with long black braids leans against the hood of the car with his arms crossed, staring down the camera.

Tesla Model 3 crushed by an Olmec statue
By Mexican sculptor @chavismarmol.bsky.social

Daily Show for March 14, 2025 A daily independent global news hour with Amy Goodman & Juan González. “Never Again for Anyone”: 100 Jewish Activists Arrested at Trump Tower Protesting Mahmoud Khalil Arrest; “Imperialism and Totalit...

www.democracynow.org/shows/2025/3...

Today marks what would have been the 84th birthday of Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish, whose words continue to resonate across generations and borders.

Israel carried out “genocidal acts” against Palestinians by systematically destroying women’s healthcare facilities during its war on Gaza and using sexual violence as a war strategy, say UN experts.

Read more: aje.io/pup0ac

Okay friends this is a fun challenge.
Canada's right are rallying around Elon Musk to say much they love him.
They are freaked out that my petition is about to be become most signed petition in Canadian history.
Send a message to Elon, please sign my petition.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

They want to keep it quiet, so you know what to do.

This, for example.... bsky.app/profile/deni...

Hot off the presses!

REDress: Art, Action and the Power of Presence
Anthology by Jaime Black-Morsette

Published by Highwater Press (www.highwaterpress.com)
ISBN: 9781774921388

Remember What Audre Lorde Told Us: The Oppressor Doesn’t Determine What’s True To navigate these terrible times, we need Audre’s Lorde’s audacity: Protect the public sphere. Refuse to be silenced.

To navigate these terrible times, we need Audre’s Lorde’s audacity: Protect the public sphere. Refuse to be silenced.

Trump Admin Twists Civil Rights Law to Enforce Anti-Trans Crackdown “This is just a transphobic witch hunt using taxpayer dollars,” said legislative researcher Allison Chapman.

The order directs federal agencies to penalize schools and athletic organizations that permit transgender people’s participation, arguing that such policies violate Title IX, the federal law prohibiting sex-based discrimination in education.

Top F.B.I. Agent in New York Vows to ‘Dig In’ After Removals at Agency James E. Dennehy, the highly respected leader of the largest and most important field office in the bureau, said the F.B.I. was in a “battle of our own.”

Another FBI leader standing up for the rule of law

“Today, we find ourselves in the middle of a battle of our own, as good people are being walked out of the FBI and others are being targeted because they did their jobs in accordance with the law and FBI policy."

James Dennehy, FBI NY Field Office

Welcome to Meditations in an Emergency We are very clearly in a lot of emergencies right now. They demand action. But action demands thought and thoughtfulness: who are we, what are our values, our goals, our allies, our possibilities, and...

I finally launched my own newsletter! I'm happy to be albeit write what I want when I want. And to put a lot of short in-the-moment essays that used to be on FB at this site instead. Please subscribe! meditations-in-an-emergency.ghost.io/welcome-to-m...

Family of U.S. Citizens Shopping in Milwaukee Detained for Speaking Spanish — Report The family members were only released after they produced their birth certificates, a news report details.

US Citizens Detained by Officials in Milwaukee for Speaking Spanish truthout.org/articles/fam...

US President Donald Trump pledges to deport ‘Hamas sympathisers’ involved in Palestinian solidarity protests on college campuses aje.io/wi976n

Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star

YouTube video by claus250 The Band - The Weight [Woodstock]

The Band
The Weight
08/17/69
Woodstock

And then there were none. Rest in Peace Garth.

#TheBand
#GarthHudson

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As ugly and dismal as it is unsurprising.

Same-sex couples in Thailand speak of happiness before marriage equality law takes effect BANGKOK (AP) — It's a big week for LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand. On Thursday, they will be able to legally register their marriages, making it only the third place in Asia, after Taiwan and Nepal, where...

It’s a big week for LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand.

On Thursday, they will be able to legally register their marriages, making it only the third place in Asia, after Taiwan and Nepal, where they have such a right.

apnews.com/article/thai...

Convicted US Capitol rioter Pam Hemphill turns down Trump pardon Former "Maga granny" Pamela Hemphill tells the BBC the Trump government is trying to "rewrite history".

"Accepting a pardon would only insult the Capitol police officers, rule of law and, of course, our nation," she said.

"I pleaded guilty because I was guilty, and accepting a pardon also would serve to contribute to their gaslighting and false narrative."

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Trump launches savage attack on bishop who asked for ‘mercy’ for minorities U.S. president calls the clergywoman a “Radical Left hard line Trump hater,” “ungracious,” “nasty” and “not compelling or smart.”

Will other American Church leaders stand up for the prophetic tradition of demanding justice, mercy, peace and love of the poor from tyrants?
www.politico.eu/article/donl...