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zdoubleyoo.bsky.social
Fervent admirer/critic/advocate of all things culture (pop, or otherwise). I am Lebanese coffee with some British fresh double cream mixed in.
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Yeah, fuck flying for a minute

This part

That’s it

I'm just sitting here thinking about how a few years ago, every company, every institution gleefully jumping on the segregationist bandwagon was flooding our inboxes with Black Lives Matter statements. Politicians kneeling in the Kente Cloth but just as easily wore it as hoods.

Are you experiencing censorship of materials or programming related to Palestine in your library or archive? Librarians and Archivists with Palestine is gathering data and telling these stories. Report here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Because of course they are.

this feels like a stark and important reminder that mainstream media - ALL OF IT, even the ones where people's opinions sometimes agree with yours - is never going to be a progressive ally. we all know that, but this really makes it unignorable. corporations gonna corporation, first, last & always

skwawkbox.org/2025/02/21/1...

They fired a top Black general and are replacing him with a much less-qualified white general. They’re not hiding the racism.

We need more stories about how people win together and not because a savior with magical entitlement to Save the World swoops in to save the day

It is time for some of you to learn who I truly am. I'm not just a nerdy payments system, economic policy expert and legal researcher. I'm also the grandchild of Jewish Anti-Zionists who tattooed this on my body December 30th 2023. Accept that you don't get one without the other or get lost.

We need to keep learning from each other, helping each other, and organizing like mad. This is the (only) way. No one is coming to save us, we’re all we’ve got. Fin.

It’s a heist.

I don’t understand how there’s any debate about whether to characterize them as Nazis when they’re out here sieg heiling. It’s an absolute failure of messaging not to name and condemn this behavior, and build a narrative around it.

movies you've watched more than 6 times, gifs only

Hey: If you made it through the week, and you tried to do some things to help other people — large or small — where you could, and you need to hear it, I’m here to tell you thank you. Get some rest. Figure out today, then figure out tomorrow.

Always pay attention on stfu Fridays. Also don't take your phone to protests, don't wear identifying jewelry, ignore the bricks, and don't go into places where you can be easily kettled. Know the difference between a rally, a march, and a protest. Download Signal and use it.

Israel leads the world in torturing and murdering children, imprisoning these children and their families on their own land, and every conversation should start with that www.dci-palestine.org/8_year_old_p...

@zdoubleyoo.bsky.social 🙏🏻Save my child, I am very tired fighting to save him bsky.app/profile/nade...

They stay trolling us. And we’re too busy being (justifiably) mad at the trolling, but not channeling that energy into organizing like we need to. Like our lives depend on it. Because they do.

www.juancole.com/2025/02/demo...

“This is a coup!” they screech, now that the shit’s come home to roost. And, not saying it’s NOT a coup—but this ain’t new. It’s been a slow moving, (albeit now slightly accelerated) coup for DECADES now.

New: DOGE's spending has been secret. No longer. My colleagues have uncovered it. www.propublica.org/article/doge...

Happy Black History Month

In west Altadena, one homeowner who lost everything says, "Your possessions can go poof in a second. These connections we all share — that’s what the real stuff is."

theintercept.com/2025/02/19/f...

And there it is. Same holds for activists, writers, "free speech" orgs, arts institutions and everyone else who has been silent for 15 months.

JFC

From a market in Belfast, Ireland

I feel this, but still, I will not stop fighting, in whatever way I can, for better, for ALL of us

Planes are crashing because Trump and Musk wanted to cut their own taxes even more. Say it over and over and over again until it sinks into people's brains and they correctly associate every crash with two billionaires who never fly commercial.

Oscar-nominated Palestinian director Basel Adra, known for his film No Other Land, condemns global inaction over Israel's actions, highlighting the world's continued indifference and lack of meaningful intervention.

Cutting NASA's workforce by about 10 percent. That's a boost to the Chinese and Russians. And the guy in charge of SpaceX made this decision? That's a total conflict of interest. Moreover, firing all probationary employees shows they're not serious about evaluating programs. It's a machine gun.

@zdoubleyoo.bsky.social Hey 👋, I’m working hard to rebuild my life after the devastation of the war 💔 and support my family. I sincerely need your help— even a small donation of €5 or sharing my campaign can make a huge difference 🙏. Any help is deeply appreciated. ❤️ Link in bio

“[The Israelis] blew up my house, levelled my land, and... enjoyed cutting down the trees.” In Lebanon's Naqoura, returning townspeople are saddened and perplexed by the ferocity of Israel's pointless destruction aje.io/9nd1pm

It boggles my mind to see otherwise intelligent people fail to grasp the fact that the US is a regime of finance capital protected by two parties with little to no daylight between them. Both parties are tasked to protect capital and 'growth' while keeping the hordes at bay.

“Why is it so hard for some to see the beauty? Maybe this is not a question to ask of those who abide the mass murder of children. People who violate universal taboos are not going to understand art or life or love.” Beautiful and powerful writing sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-crafts...

We been known this, but, yeah.

Some inspiration for your Sunday. The story of women-led rebellions on enslaver ships and the Dr. Rebecca Hall @wakerevolt.bsky.social , the remarkable researcher who uncovered this hidden past. Read the rest here: www.WideAwakeAmerica.org

Israel sure killed a lot of journalists

There are protests worldwide today

The irony of the richest man in the world almost single-handedly destroying an agency designed to help the world’s poor, so that the U.S. federal budget has more room for another giant tax cut for the richest man in the world and his pals, should not be lost on anyone. [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]