John Clarke
@johncke.bsky.social
Former organizer with the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP).
'Today, as attention centers on Gaza, Iran, and Lebanon, Israel continues to escalate its clear strategy of de facto annexation in the #WestBank...'
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The past year has seen an unprecedented displacement of Palestinian communities in the West Bank
In 2025, Israeli settlers, backed by the army, displaced rural Palestinian communities in the West Bank at unprecedented rates. It is part of Israel’s escalating strategy to take control of as much of...
mondoweiss.net
January 26, 2026 at 3:16 PM
'Today, as attention centers on Gaza, Iran, and Lebanon, Israel continues to escalate its clear strategy of de facto annexation in the #WestBank...'
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/the-...
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/the-...
"Without one brick being laid, it gives a further layer of permission to #Israel clearing the area, and displacing or killing #Palestinians in the process."
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
United Arab Emirates plans to bankroll first ‘planned community’ in south Gaza
Exclusive: Blueprints describe a ‘case study’ community where residents submit biometric data to gain entry
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:08 PM
"Without one brick being laid, it gives a further layer of permission to #Israel clearing the area, and displacing or killing #Palestinians in the process."
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
A telling indication of the instability and uncertainty of the period ushered in by the #AmericaFirst shift.
January 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM
A telling indication of the instability and uncertainty of the period ushered in by the #AmericaFirst shift.
“These actions are a violation of our inherent rights and a breach of the #JayTreaty, which guarantees the free passage of #FirstNations peoples across the border.”
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A warning from First Nations on crossing U.S. border prompted by ICE actions
The Assembly of First Nations is warning First Nations people to be wary of crossing the border into the United States in response to immigration enforcement raids and the detention of some Indigenous...
www.ctvnews.ca
January 26, 2026 at 2:53 PM
“These actions are a violation of our inherent rights and a breach of the #JayTreaty, which guarantees the free passage of #FirstNations peoples across the border.”
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Taking forward my Fighting to Win course for union and community activists in 2026.
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John Clarke
I now have one and two-day versions of my Fighting to Win Course for union and community activists being planned for the Canadian Association of Professional Employees (CAPE) in Ottawa, CUPE in...
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January 26, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Taking forward my Fighting to Win course for union and community activists in 2026.
www.facebook.com/john.clarke....
www.facebook.com/john.clarke....
The #JaredKushner brand of developer colonialism. #GazaGenocide
www.middleeasteye.net/news/kushner...
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How Jared Kushner's Gaza plan would erase Palestinian culture
Analysts say proposal for shiny skyscrapers and coastal attractions resemble the Gulf, deliberately wiping away Gaza's heritage
www.middleeasteye.net
January 26, 2026 at 1:56 PM
The #JaredKushner brand of developer colonialism. #GazaGenocide
www.middleeasteye.net/news/kushner...
www.middleeasteye.net/news/kushner...
'#Capitalism may have begun to develop its distinct social relations and circuits before #colonialism, but...could not really have consolidated its domination...without the circuits of trade and, indeed, plunder...of the seventeenth century.'
www.counterfire.org/article/colo...
www.counterfire.org/article/colo...
Colonialism and the origins of capitalism
Vivek Chibber’s polemic denying a role for colonial plunder to the origins of capitalism is rife with errors about how the system came to be, argues Dominic Alexander
The debate about the origins o...
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January 26, 2026 at 1:37 PM
'#Capitalism may have begun to develop its distinct social relations and circuits before #colonialism, but...could not really have consolidated its domination...without the circuits of trade and, indeed, plunder...of the seventeenth century.'
www.counterfire.org/article/colo...
www.counterfire.org/article/colo...
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Reposted by John Clarke
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: It's time to abolish ICE. Do sign this petition with me. Thanks. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/it...
It's time to abolish ICE
Federal immigration agents have shot and killed another person in Minneapolis, the third such incident in just weeks amid aggressive federal enforcement. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agen...
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January 25, 2026 at 4:56 PM
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: It's time to abolish ICE. Do sign this petition with me. Thanks. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/it...
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"Why is it so normal for law enforcement — those who are supposed to be keepers of law and order — to kill Americans? And why is the only question at the end of the day how much their victims deserved to die?"
Read more from @sarahjeong.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/86745...
Read more from @sarahjeong.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/86745...
January 25, 2026 at 5:12 PM
"Why is it so normal for law enforcement — those who are supposed to be keepers of law and order — to kill Americans? And why is the only question at the end of the day how much their victims deserved to die?"
Read more from @sarahjeong.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/86745...
Read more from @sarahjeong.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/86745...
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NGC 1614 with #JWST NIRCam (F200W, F277W, F410M). program: www.stsci.edu/jwst-program...
January 25, 2026 at 9:58 PM
NGC 1614 with #JWST NIRCam (F200W, F277W, F410M). program: www.stsci.edu/jwst-program...
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Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse, was shot and killed by ICE agents on Saturday.
Athletes And Celebrities Condemn Alex Pretti Shooting In Minneapolis
Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse, was shot and killed by ICE agents on Saturday.
www.forbes.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse, was shot and killed by ICE agents on Saturday.
Reposted by John Clarke
Reposted by John Clarke
Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian family in Birzeit in the occupied West Bank, injuring four Palestinians.
After the attack, the army arrested Palestinians, not the settlers. (1/3)
After the attack, the army arrested Palestinians, not the settlers. (1/3)
January 25, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian family in Birzeit in the occupied West Bank, injuring four Palestinians.
After the attack, the army arrested Palestinians, not the settlers. (1/3)
After the attack, the army arrested Palestinians, not the settlers. (1/3)
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To everyone who told me to be quiet, that I was overreacting, to wait and see.
"The federal department says research centres in Guelph, ON, Quebec City and Lacombe, AB, as well as four satellite research farms across NS, SK and MB are closing."
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"The federal department says research centres in Guelph, ON, Quebec City and Lacombe, AB, as well as four satellite research farms across NS, SK and MB are closing."
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada announces closure of research operations, jobs cuts
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada says it has identified savings opportunities and is closing seven research operations.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 24, 2026 at 11:10 PM
To everyone who told me to be quiet, that I was overreacting, to wait and see.
"The federal department says research centres in Guelph, ON, Quebec City and Lacombe, AB, as well as four satellite research farms across NS, SK and MB are closing."
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
"The federal department says research centres in Guelph, ON, Quebec City and Lacombe, AB, as well as four satellite research farms across NS, SK and MB are closing."
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Hopeless disorientation on the relationship between the US and Israel.
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John Clarke
I just came across some poor lost soul asserting as an established fact that Trump's immigration enforcers are operating under the direct control of the Israeli government.
Some people have such a...
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January 25, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Hopeless disorientation on the relationship between the US and Israel.
www.facebook.com/john.clarke....
www.facebook.com/john.clarke....
This isn't a lie on the level of a hastily improvised response to damning evidence. This speaks to an established machinery of falsification at the White House, with a chain of command and technical resources at the ready.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
White House posts digitally altered image of woman arrested after ICE protest
Guardian analysis shows images are the same, with Nekima Levy Armstrong looking composed in original but sobbing after alteration
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:29 PM
This isn't a lie on the level of a hastily improvised response to damning evidence. This speaks to an established machinery of falsification at the White House, with a chain of command and technical resources at the ready.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
No matter what evidence emerges, for #StephenMiller and the rest of the #Trump Gang, the boldness of the lie is its greatest strength. #AlexPretti
January 25, 2026 at 2:01 PM
No matter what evidence emerges, for #StephenMiller and the rest of the #Trump Gang, the boldness of the lie is its greatest strength. #AlexPretti