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Susan Kiddie 🍉

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Pro-humanity. Anti-fascist. Anti-genocide. Human Rights. Covid conscious, history, social justice, disability rights. She/Her. Keep your mental health stigma off my feed. Dystopian living is not as much fun as people led me to believe.

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Susan Kiddie 🍉 @susankiddie.bsky.social · 4d

"There was a feast once, and it became the Last Supper of my people.
And the world, indifferent, learned, self-satisfied, did not attend.
But it must remember. Because if it does not, then we, the living, will have died for nothing, and the dead will have died twice."

#GazaGenocide

Anjali Enjeti @anjalienjeti.bsky.social · 4d

This is the kind of poetry that should never have had to be written. Tweet from Gaza doctor Dr. Ezzideen (@ezzinggaza).

Two years ago, on a Friday that now stands outside of time, my father prepared a feast. It was meant to honor life, my graduation, my return, the promise of a future. The table was full, not only with food, but with faith: the quiet, unspoken faith that tomorrow would exist. How easily we believe in continuity, in the mercy of another morning.

We gathered as one family, laughing, speaking over one another, breaking bread with careless joy, pouring juice into glasses as though it were the wine of peace itself. Each gesture was a prayer, though none of us knew it. My father’s hands moved as Christ’s once did, blessing the bread, dividing it among those he loved. And somewhere, though no one could name it, there hung in the air that same fragile foreboding that filled the upper room in Jerusalem, when love spoke its last words before betrayal.

The air trembled with that kind of happiness which only later reveals itself as farewell.

And then, silence.
The silence that only the dead can teach.

When I look now at the photographs, I see the faces of the condemned, though they did not know it. More than half of them are gone, devoured by what men call war and what truth calls murder. The homes that once contained our breathing, our prayers, our smallest tenderness, crushed. The gardens that smelled of oranges and evening, erased. I walk in memory as one walks through ruins, touching the stones of vanished laughter.

October 7 was not the birth of a war; it was the death of illusion. On that day, history tore itself open, and the wound has not closed. It bleeds through every surviving soul. And in that blood I see not only the crime of one nation against another, but the crime of humanity against itself, the old, endless betrayal that men repeat while invoking God.

If justice still exists, it must weep.
If God still looks upon this earth, He must avert His eyes.

This day should be marked forever, not as an event of politics, but as a revelation of the human abyss. Let every flag descend into silence. Let every tongue fall still. Because what was taken from us was not only life, but the very rhythm of being alive, the rustle of bread torn by a father’s hand, the sound of a child laughing before she learns what grief is.

They took from us the ordinary, and left us with eternity.

And yet, I remain. I, who ate with them, who still taste that bread in my mouth as though it were guilt itself. I live, and I do not know why. Perhaps only to remember. Perhaps only to tell the world that history is not written in treaties or speeches, but in the trembling of hands that once passed a dish across a table, in the laughter that did not know it was bidding farewell to the world.

There was a feast once, and it became the Last Supper of my people.
And the world, indifferent, learned, self-satisfied, did not attend.
But it must remember. Because if it does not, then we, the living, will have died for nothing, and the dead will have died twice.

#GazaGenocide

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Adv Adham Madi 🍉🇵🇸 @mr-adham.bsky.social · 35m

Dear friends, I documented my return journey from the south to the north on my Instagram story.
You can follow and watch by searching for my name adham_madi or the link in my bio. ❤️

Please don't forget to support us:
tinyurl.com/HelpAdhamsFa...

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 52m

🔴 In the past 24 hours, Gaza’s Health Ministry reported an additional 151 killed (116 of whom were recovered from the rubble) and 72 injured arriving at hospitals.

This brings the recorded death toll from the Israeli genocide in Gaza to 67,682 and 170,033 injuries (likely 3-5x higher).

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Usdi Crittenden @lilusdi.bsky.social · 23h

Anyway. Free Palestine and End Antisemitism. These are not remotely conflicting statements.

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Jeff Doctor @jeff.doctor · 3h

I am once again asking Canadian journalists to ask the most basic-ass question of "on whose land will these be built?" How is it that every other major industry must consider Indigenous rights but with tech it's like "meh".
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

ANALYSIS | Why OpenAI wants to help Canada build homegrown artificial intelligence | CBC News

OpenAI wants to help Canada build a sovereign digital infrastructure for artificial intelligence, putting the country in a tough spot as it tries to distance itself from overreliance on U.S. tech comp...

www.cbc.ca

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Susan Kiddie 🍉 @susankiddie.bsky.social · 1h

Or, and I'm just spitballing here, we could LEARN and mask up BEFORE there are spikes in cases.

Preventative measures.

Pretty wild, I know.

Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 18h

Masks will be required in all Health P.E.I. facilities starting Oct. 14 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-mask-mandate-health-facilites-9.6934985

𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter

Health P.E.I. is reinstating a mandatory masking policy in all of its facilities in response to the growing presence of respiratory illnesses on the Island.

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Susan Kiddie 🍉 @susankiddie.bsky.social · 1h

Ladies and gentlebeans, why do I reject the label "mental illness"?

I give you exhibit 5848848585

One day, somewhere in the future, people will be astonished that these diseases were ever mislabeled as "mental" problems.

Anne Carpenter @drannecarpenter.bsky.social · 1d

15 years in the making, we confirmed that mitochondria - the powerhouse of the cell - have an unusual localization in patients who experience psychosis (including schizophrenia and bipolar disorders). You’ll never guess what kind of patient cells we used to make this discovery… 🧵

mitochondria from bipolar patients are closer to the nucleus in these images; control patients' are spread out further

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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 20h

The packaging of Netanyahu and a small number of his cabinet colleagues and military officers as those solely responsible for the genocide, are already starting to show. #auspol #genicide #complicit

How the West will package the genocide after Netanyahu

In the not-too-distant future, the Netanyahu Government will fall. When this happens, it will become politically fashionable (and indeed necessary) for Western leaders outside the US to intellectually “package” the genocide in Gaza.

johnmenadue.com

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Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 8h

If reports are to be believed, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya is to remain in Israeli prison (without charges or trial) even after the exchange of hostages.

Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · Dec 29

Dr Husam Abu Safya, head of Kamal Adwan hospital, surrendering himself to a Israeli tank, December 2024

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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 22h

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but you’re under absolutely no obligation to justify yourself to anyone if you choose to spend the entire weekend drinking tea, reading books, and eating a scandalous amount of cinnamon rolls.

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elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · 7h

Israel bombed south Lebanon overnight

This is what Israel means by ceasefire

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 6h

For two long years, the people of #Gaza have survived the worst bombardment, displacement, loss and grief.

UNRWA teams have been there — every single day — delivering lifesaving food, medicines and essential supplies.

We will stay and continue to serve those who need us the most.

#UNRWAworks

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 13h

One of those days where I feel like I typed the wrong words to help. Mahmoud’s wife has a baby on the way and they have two small kids- they’ve lost literally everything- any help is appreciated

Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 1d

I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Mahmoud. Mahmoud was a computer engineer doing web development before this. He’s lost his job and home (and many coworkers) and is in a tent with his family including his children Zeina, 6 and Zane, 2. His wife Malak is 7 months pregnant.

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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 7h

“The situation has gone beyond disaster and genocide inside the city, and the world remains silent.”

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Militia drone strike kills at least 30 in Sudan displacement camp, says El Fasher group

RSF paramilitary group hit Dar al-Arqam shelter on university grounds in western city, says resistance committee

www.theguardian.com

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 9h

I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Azza. Before this Azza worked in a kindergarten and her husband owned a small coffee shop. They lost their home in the first two weeks of the war. They are trying to survive with their children Nisreen, 16, Layan, 14 and Ibrahim, 11.

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Blayne Haggart @bhaggart.bsky.social · 7h

My naive wish is that even one Canadian journalist, one politician, one security analyst, would address the implications of Canada choosing military integration with an authoritarian power that no longer respects the rule of law or international law.
Looks like that’s not going to happen today.

Golden Dome signals change to Canada’s long-time opposition to joining U.S. missile defence

Canada opted to stay on the sidelines in 2005 as the U.S. developed defences against ballistic missiles

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Omar Baddar @omarbaddar.bsky.social · 5h

Telling CNN what the ceasefire agreement after 2 years of genocide will mean for Gaza, & how keeping the boot of occupation on the necks of Palestinians will never bring true peace or security for Palestinians or Israelis.

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Alona Ferber @aloner.bsky.social · 5h

I tried to write about what these two years have done to us, on being human after Gaza and the 7th October

Prospect Magazine @prospectmagazine.co.uk · 6h

“For two whole years we have watched, seemingly helpless, as so little has been done and words, shouted in opposition, have been rendered silent,” writes @aloner.bsky.social.

Two years that broke our world

Since the Hamas attack of 7th October, what remains of big ideals such as our shared humanity?

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk

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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 23h

“There's been a responsibility for world leaders including Canada to uphold International Humanitarian Law and that doesn't simply go away at the flip of a switch or the announcement of a peace agreement,” says @sana.msf.ca, Executive Director of MSF.

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Susan Kiddie 🍉 @susankiddie.bsky.social · 21h

JFC, will you look at this 💩

#MedicalGaslighting

Therapy may be the most effective way to ease irritable bowel syndrome

People with irritable bowel syndrome are often only given treatments like cognitive behavioural therapy after others have failed, but research suggests this approach is more effective than we thought

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 22h

⚡️NEW from Drop Site News: “We may have survived physically, but we haven't survived mentally.”

Five Gaza journalists reflect on the toll of the genocide as the ceasefire takes effect.

www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-journ...

“We may have survived physically, but we haven't survived mentally.”

Five Gaza journalists reflect on the toll of the genocide as the ceasefire takes effect.

www.dropsitenews.com

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Susan Kiddie 🍉 @susankiddie.bsky.social · 23h

I hope that Adham and his family will be able to return to the north and begin to rebuild.

He still needs our help. Please share and, if you can, contribute. 🙏🏽🍉💜

Adv Adham Madi 🍉🇵🇸 @mr-adham.bsky.social · 5d

From southern Gaza
I send you my heartfelt gratitude despite the pain we endure

After a long journey of suffering we were finally able to rent a simple place to shelter us and protect us from the cold and harshness of the open air

we still desperately need your support🙏🏼
tinyurl.com/HelpAdhamsFa...

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MEDIA INDIGENA @mediaindigena.bsky.social · 1d

"[Manitoba] provincial court Judge Heather Pullan noted [the late Darren Wood's] sister Sophie, whose first language was Oji-Cree, 'struggled with English literacy' and was without representation... after the justice department turned down the family’s request for funds to cover legal costs"

Winnipeg Free Press @winnipegfreepress.com · 1d

An inquest judge took it upon herself to secure legal representation for the family of a man who died in the Winnipeg Remand Centre when the province denied their funding request four days before hearings were to begin.

Inquest judge finds legal counsel for dead inmate’s family after province denies funding

www.winnipegfreepress.com

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Susan Kiddie 🍉 @susankiddie.bsky.social · 23h

1) the RCMP are incompetent

2) it is not the cop's job to hold the powerful accountable. This "inquiry" is performative.

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Pete Quily @pqpolitics.bsky.social · 1d

Time for multimillionaire Carney to tax his fellow multimillionaires

“Income gap is at ‘record high’ amid weakening economy, StatCan say”

The wealthiest households continue to hold the vast majority of all wealth in Canada, and that trend continues to grow.

globalnews.ca/news/1147146... #cdnpoli

Income gap is at ‘record high’ amid weakening economy, StatCan says - National | Globalnews.ca

Canada's income divide remains at record high levels, according to Statistics Canada, which adds that the top 20 per cent hold the majority of household net worth in Canada.

globalnews.ca

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Susan Kiddie 🍉 @susankiddie.bsky.social · 1d

"The real war is now. The war of healing. Of remembering. Of refusing to forget. Of restarting. Of chasing our dreams."

Jack Mirkinson @jackmirkinson.bsky.social · 1d

This extraordinary piece from Gaza by Ali Skaik about the ceasefire made me cry. It contains so much—joy, grief, determination, love, sorrow, hope. Very proud to run it in @thenation.com today. Please read it. www.thenation.com/article/worl...

Then my sister Huda, 21, was awakened by a phone call. Her friend told her the ceasefire would begin at 12 PM. "A ceasefire! A ceasefire!" she shouted, her voice shaking with disbelief. The whole house erupted— some of us laughed, some of us cried, and all of us dared to hope, if only for a moment. My 10-year-old brother Abedrahim jumped from his mattress and danced around the room shouting, "The genocide is over! We'll finally eat chicken!"

I walked through the ruins of Al-Rimal to find a cafe with internet so I could submit my exam. The streets were unrecognizable. Shops were flattened. Homes were piles of ash and steel.

I ran into my friend Khaled Al-Saqqa, 27, the sole survivor of his entire family. When I told him about the ceasefire, his eyes filled with tears. “Why was I left to suffer alone?!” he asked. I had no answer. I simply hugged him and whispered, “God gives you strength.”

We’ll welcome back loved ones who fled to the south—but not all will return. The IOF killed many who sought safety in so-called “safe zones.” Among them was the family of my father’s cousin Yusuf. A midnight strike on September 28, 2025, hit the apartment next to theirs as they prepared to pitch a tent. His wife Nidaa, daughter Ruaa, 18, and son Hamoud, 11, with curly yellow hair, were killed. Yusuf survived, along with his daughter Aya, 21, who suffered a broken leg and pelvis, and Aboud, 17, who remembers hearing his mother’s last breath.

We will remember the martyrs—those who died teaching, reporting, healing, mothering, surviving. We will carry their memory like fire in our hearts. And we will begin again.

The real war is now. The war of healing. Of remembering. Of refusing to forget. Of restarting. Of chasing our dreams.