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EXCLUSIVE from @mondoweiss.net: Hamas says it doesn’t need to govern Gaza—but it won’t disarm while Israel continues its occupation. Meanwhile, Israel is sabotaging the ceasefire with constant violations, proving once again that it was never serious about peace. mondoweiss.net/2025/02/excl...

👋🏾 New mutual aid initiative to expand a workspace for students & workers in غaza connect to studies/work remotely! 💡 The short goal for Ramadan is £550 by Saturday to support electricity costs. 💡 Anything helps! Support this work to rebuild: https://chuffed.org/project/spark-space-gaza

Yeah don't bother improving people's material conditions through housing, training, fair paying jobs etc. Just give the police powers for *checks notes* warrantless raids?! I'm sure those powers will never be abused or expanded, it's definitely fine 😐

Yeah don't bother improving people's material conditions through housing, training, fair paying jobs etc. Just give the police powers for *checks notes* warrantless raids?! I'm sure those powers will never be abused or expanded, it's definitely fine 😐

This would probably be more meaningful if you actually removed Elon Musk as a Fellow…

The West Bank is completely under attack and there’s been very little coverage in American media

Same when people say "the arc of history bends towards justice" It doesn't bend on its own, it is bent by people and our actions. We have to work together to bend it towards justice, because there are always people trying their hardest to bend it in other directions.

Same when people say "the arc of history bends towards justice" It doesn't bend on its own, it is bent by people and our actions. We have to work together to bend it towards justice, because there are always people trying their hardest to bend it in other directions.

Ok, I'm doing a version of this thread for 🧪 who are new to political conditions where info security is a safety issue: 1. Don't make public lists of people who are engaging in acts of resistance 2. Be weary of calls to advertise acts of subversion 3. Don't live post resistance meetings

There were several moments where Emily revealed her magic powers 🧙🏻✨ Her character was basically my little brother, she somehow unintentionally imagined the physical appearance of the bird I had taken inspiration from, and then this...

Happy Friday! If you want a cozy wind-down watch after a busy week, check out the Mappa Mundi one-shot I ran on @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social! 🗺️🐦🪺🌿 Featuring amazing performances from @sciwithrach.bsky.social, @samsighs.bsky.social and @emzywb.bsky.social 🥰

There were several moments where Emily revealed her magic powers 🧙🏻✨ Her character was basically my little brother, she somehow unintentionally imagined the physical appearance of the bird I had taken inspiration from, and then this...

Happy Friday! If you want a cozy wind-down watch after a busy week, check out the Mappa Mundi one-shot I ran on @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social! 🗺️🐦🪺🌿 Featuring amazing performances from @sciwithrach.bsky.social, @samsighs.bsky.social and @emzywb.bsky.social 🥰

I often see the same wonderful, generous people giving to urgent direct aid appeals for people who need it. Let's try to spread it out and we can help Palestinian families survive after a year and a half of intense violence and 75+ years of ongoing genocide. 🇵🇸❤️🕊️⚖️✌🏼

They really will try anything other than improving people's material conditions huh 🤷‍♂️ Give people secure homes, quality healthcare and protect them from being exploited, and you'll see real change in public health.

I’m going to make individual posts for the Palestinian accounts I’m boosting today so they don’t get lost in a thread but if you are looking for them all in one place I’ll link them here 🔽

Ahmad is trying to raise money to support his family in Gaza, but he hasn't received anything for several days now - please consider donating generously and sharing his fundraiser widely! tiny.cc/helpahmad

Israel has destroyed dozens of homes in Rafah, southern Gaza, despite the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, satellite imagery analysis conducted by Al Jazeera’s fact-checking agency, Sanad, has revealed ⤵️ aje.io/sybivy

Yo! I've been a bit quiet recently, processing *everything* while trying to survive under capitalism 🫠 On the subject of surviving, families in #Gaza 🇵🇸 need your support more than ever as the threat of renewed attack by Israel looms. I've donated to some, but I'm running out of money to give. 🧵👇🏼

REPORT: Since the ceasefire began, Israel has arrested more Palestinians from the occupied West Bank (380) than it released as part of the ceasefire-exchange deal (358).

From reddit: a letter from a postdoc who survived the Bolsonaro years. This is helpful framing for how to science in this administration. 🧪 www.reddit.com/r/labrats/s/...

Breathtaking historical illiteracy combined with multiple levels of dehumanisation. At least 1 million people died and more than 15 million people were displaced as a consequence of partition, followed by decades of trauma.

Obsessed with the way institutions will use terms to blame communities as ‘ignorant’ or ‘avoidant’ or ‘disloyal’ and then the communities are like “no we do engage with actual science/news/higher education/arts and culture/etc., just not through you…” 🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️

Don't think the quiet part has ever been louder than in the "Palestinian refugees accidentally allowed into Ukrainian refugee program" story

This was a good chat! So good it was actually the highest viewed episode of Spinning the Yarn so far! Be sure to check out the VOD 🥰

We – Mahmoud and Ahmad's friends and colleagues in the UK – are in touch with the family. We have no further news. This is an entirely inexcusable and illegitimate act

“This area has turned as scary as haunted woods.” Forcibly displaced Palestinians returning to northern Gaza have found once-bustling cities reduced to toxic wastelands, according to residents and aid agencies.

Where are my PoC/Global Majority TTRPG-playing femmes? We want to give you a seat at one of our tables in March!

Shaun is on his SEVENTH consecutive day of live streaming 9am to 9pm to raise money for the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund ❤️‍🩹 So far he’s raised $428K so so close to the half a mundo!! Come hang out in the stream and donate :)

🩸Veins of Resistance 🩸 Our next @prideinstem.bsky.social one shot is tomorrow, and it's a Paint the Town Red game with an all-POC cast! With @michellicopter.bsky.social, @masquewren.bsky.social, @stellarencore.bsky.social & @sciwithrach.bsky.social Blood, guts, and sad, gay vampires!

Going live in a couple of minutes! Come hang with me and Taylor as we chat hobbies, performance, life and everything 😊

Potentially hot take: there are too many names in most stories/games. I tend to name places descriptively, with a name that somehow relates to how the players are likely to experience it. -Mountains that reach the heavens? Star Mountains ✨⛰️ -Gloomy wetlands? Duskmarsh 🌌🏞️ -Town on stilts? Upton ⬆️🏙️

This was absolutely excellent. All four Monsters @samsighs.bsky.social and @drtalksalot.bsky.social made were amazing. Go watch it. And then once you're done, and you want to make your own, go check out Mappa Mundi on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/thr...

Many have correctly noted that forced transfer/deportation is a war crime & crime against humanity. On “voluntariness,” it bears emphasizing that the forced nature of transfer can be established where the perpetrators take advantage of a coercive environment that precludes genuine choice.

LONDON! TOMORROW! I'll be giving a short talk on Palestinian connections to place through plants, food and nature. 🇵🇸🌿🫒🍉🍊🌺 The rest of the evening will be full of food, music, conversations and community. Come along! ⏰: Thursday 6th Feb, 6pm 📍: Pelican House, Bethnal Green, London 🎟️: 👇🏼