John Clarke
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John Clarke
@johncke.bsky.social
Former organizer with the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP).
When it comes to Theodor Herzl's 'wall of defence for Europe in Asia, an outpost of civilization against barbarism,' #Netanyahu is only one of a long line of bricklayers.
January 28, 2026 at 1:01 PM
When you look at the strategies of containment, forms of social control and brutal police methods used against #Indigenous people in both Canada and Australia, you have to wonder if those in power in both countries are working from the same handbook.
nit.com.au/26-01-2026/2...
Aboriginal man dies in police custody after being tasered and pepper sprayed
A 43-year-old Aboriginal man has died in police custody in Kalgoorlie after being tasered and pepper sprayed.WA Police said they responded to reports of a man behaving erratically with a knife at the ...
nit.com.au
January 28, 2026 at 12:49 PM
“#Plastics life cycles emit a range of...pollutants that contribute to...disease, including greenhouse gases that drive #climatechange, air pollutants...and hazardous chemicals associated with cancers and other noncommunicable diseases.”
www.commondreams.org/news/health-...
Lancet Study Warns Plastics Could Cost Humanity 83 Million Years of Healthy Life | Common Dreams
A study published in the Lancet Planetary Health highlights how humanity's continued reliance on plastics—which are primarily derived from planet-heating fossil fuels—is expected to harm global health...
www.commondreams.org
January 28, 2026 at 11:59 AM
The President of Peace has a few wrinkles to iron out in Germany. #Trump
January 28, 2026 at 11:45 AM
“Get ready folks for the next big round of antiprotest law. NSW: the police state – what a legacy NSW Labor premier Chris Minns.”
www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/nsw-gov...
NSW Government Plans to Further Curtail the Right to Protest
Premier Minns announced to the media that his government may pass further laws which restrict the right to protest and thereby suppress political dissent.
www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au
January 28, 2026 at 11:18 AM
#Israel's state of permanent war is hardly a tourist magnet yet Jared Kushner is forging ahead with plans to turn devastated Gaza into an ethnically cleansed luxury resort.
January 28, 2026 at 11:01 AM
"The national interest has always been the excuse for the violence and brutality conducted by the state. So we have no reason to trust #CSIS or the government of Canada."
www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
Activist warns of ‘propaganda’ as CSIS officials tout agency’s new approach to Indigenous people | CBC News
Officials at the Canadian Security Intelligence Service say the organization is mending its ways and acknowledging past investigating of Indigenous people has left a legacy of mistrust that persists t...
www.cbc.ca
January 28, 2026 at 10:26 AM
The US now demands increased tribute and subservience from its former junior partners in crime.
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John Clarke
People in many countries throughout the Global South would be amused that anyone would be shocked that the US would ignore national sovereignty and international law and use its military power to...
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January 28, 2026 at 10:13 AM
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We can and we will do better!
Major legal win in bid to overturn Palestine Action ban
www.thenational.scot/news/2580004...
Major legal win in bid to overturn Palestine Action ban
A LEGAL bid to overturn the Palestine Action proscription through the Scottish courts has passed a major milestone as judges have approved plans for…
www.thenational.scot
January 27, 2026 at 11:59 AM
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NEW: Louisiana’s parole board freed 185 prisoners during Gov. Jeff Landry’s tenure, compared with 858 in the two years before he took office.

Hundreds who would’ve been released under previous governors remain incarcerated with little chance of parole.

W/ @veritenews.org
Louisiana Paroles Its Lowest Number of Prisoners in 20 Years Under Gov. Jeff Landry
The state parole board freed 185 prisoners during Landry’s tenure, compared with 858 in the two years before he took office. Hundreds who would have been released under previous governors remain incar...
www.propublica.org
January 27, 2026 at 1:58 PM
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CBC Market Place about Canadian food prices. #cdnpoli 👇
Property controls: Investigating a tool grocery chains use that can keep prices higher.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYdi...
Property controls: Investigating a tool grocery chains use that can keep prices higher | Marketplace
YouTube video by CBC News
www.youtube.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:25 AM
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Dark Matter Map

"Scientists have created the highest resolution map of the dark matter that threads through the universe—showing its influence on the formation of stars, galaxies and planets."

#News #Science 🧪
High-resolution map shows dark matter's gravity pulled normal matter into galaxies
Scientists have created the highest resolution map of the dark matter that threads through the universe—showing its influence on the formation of stars, galaxies and planets.
phys.org
January 27, 2026 at 7:17 AM
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Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente workers in California & Hawaii go on strike. “More than 31,000 workers across at least two dozen hospitals and hundreds of clinics run by the non-profit health care system walked off the job at 7 a.m. PT..." abcnews.go.com/Health/31000...
More than 31,000 nurses, health care workers strike at Kaiser Permanente, arguing for safe staffing levels, fair wages
Tens of thousands of nurses and health care workers at Kaiser Permanente facilities across California and Hawaii went on strike on Monday morning.
abcnews.go.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:41 AM
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ICE officers will be used as security for February’s Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, despite opposition from Italian government officials.
ICE Will Reportedly Be Used As Security At Winter Olympics
ICE officers will be used as security for February’s Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, despite opposition from Italian government officials.
www.forbes.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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Astronomers puzzled out minuscule distortions in images of faraway galaxies taken by JWST in order to chart the invisible
JWST unveils most intricate map yet of cosmic dark matter
Astronomers puzzled out minuscule distortions in images of faraway galaxies taken by JWST in order to chart the invisible
www.scientificamerican.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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'Under current funding schemes...' is the operative phrase here giving a hefty clue to the government...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
England’s most deprived areas to get worse by next election, report for No 10 finds
Exclusive: the 613 most deprived areas will see higher crime rates and worse unemployment under current funding schemes, report says
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:52 AM
The #AmericaFirst approach is driven by the changing US place in the world and a section of the US establishment is embracing notions of a refocused and unrestrained imperialist brutality that has no time for international law and previous notions of 'rules based' conduct.
January 27, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Though they all agree on the dispossession of the #Palestinians, #Trump and Kushner want stability and profitable redevelopment but the demolition crew doesn't know when to stop. #Netanyahu
January 27, 2026 at 12:41 PM
#Poverty in the UK is still not just widespread, it is deeper and more damaging than at any point in the last 30 years.'
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Record number of people in UK live in ‘very deep poverty’, analysis shows
Joseph Rowntree Foundation finds problem is ‘deeper and more damaging than at any point in the last 30 years’
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:19 PM