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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

I’m not going to predict what the Supreme Court will do. I will say, again and again, that if you wait for a reactionary Supreme Court to tell you what the Constitution means, you will get a reactionary constitutional order. So, don’t do that.

America got a kind of Brexit vibe rn

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.

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: www.latimes.com/california/s... www.latimes.com/california/s...

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

Keep thinking it’s all disconnected. Keep thinking “what happens over there has nothing to do with what happens over here”. Impunity is not immunity. We pay for the greed of the corporate & ruling class in more ways than one. Or yeah, blame the wind

California has a long history of using incarcerated people as firefighters. www.npr.org/2024/07/05/n...

There is so much to unpack & process in the PERVERSIONS OF POWER witnessed over the past year. While punishing anyone that spoke up against the ongoing genocide they are still openly funding & fueling, the Democratic Party made an attempt to manipulate Black women into championing what was already

This morning, Israeli occupation forces repeated the devastating tactics used at Kamal Adwan Hospital, this time targeting the Indonesian Hospital in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip. Israeli occupation forces surrounded the Indonesian Hospital amidst gunfire targeting 1/2👇🏻 #Gaza

Another important way to support Gazans!

Don't miss this new poem by @shaimaabulebda.bsky.social arablit.org/2025/01/02/n...

My family is facing unimaginable hardships due to the ongoing crisis.They urgently need food, medical supplies, and shelter.Your generosity can make a life-saving difference. Please consider donating and sharing our story to amplify our plea for help. 💔🙏 gofund.me/3fa71caa

Could two followers please copy and re-post this message to show that someone is always there? Please reach out for the assistance you need if you need it. National Suicide Prevention Hotline UK: 0800 689 5652 US: 1-800-273-8255 Canada: 1.833.456.4566

Even cats were not spared from the bombing. A kitten sits next to her dead mother 💔🥲

New year. New corpses. New rubble. New bombs for newborns. New shrouds. New prayers said again & again. The misery is not new. The lies are not new. The deception is not new. The hypocrisy is not new even when new generations play along. New death toll. New prisoners. New weapons.