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rossac.bsky.social
Escaping to ancient Greece with Emily Wilson's translation of Homer's The Odyssey is 100% recommended. Of Gods, Goddesses, men, women and everyone in between.

"Tell me about a complicated man.
Muse, tell me how he wandered and was lost when he had wrecked the holy town of Troy..."
Cover of The Odyssey by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson.
February 2, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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brendanjharkin.bsky.social
Photos from yesterday's Bloody Sunday March for Justice are up

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February 2, 2026 at 4:14 PM
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davidgraeberinst.bsky.social
It never ends well when one person has a lot of power over another.
"Anarchism is just the way people act when they are free to do as they choose, and when they deal with others who are equally free, and therefore aware of the responsibility to others that entails. This leads to another crucial point: that while people can be reasonable and considerate when they are dealing with equals, human nature is such that they cannot be trusted to do so when given power over others. Give someone such power, they will almost invariably abuse it in some way or another." . - David Graeber
February 1, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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haymarketbooks.org
“Kids Who Die”
Langston Hughes, 1938
This is for the kids who die, Black and white, For kids will die certainly. The old and rich will live on awhile, As always, Eating blood and gold, Letting kids die. Kids will die in the swamps of Mississippi Organizing sharecroppers. Kids will die in the streets of Chicago Organizing workers. Kids will die in the orange groves of California Telling others to get together. Whites and Filipinos, Negroes and Mexicans, All kinds of kids will die Who don't believe in lies, and bribes, and contentment And a lousy peace. Of course, the wise and the learned Who pen editorials in the papers, And the gentlemen with Dr. in front of their names. White and black, Who make surveys and write books. Will live on weaving words to smother the kids who die, And the sleazy courts, And the bribe-reaching police, And the blood-loving generals, And the money-loving preachers Will all raise their hands against the kids who die, Beating them with laws and clubs and bayonets and bullets To frighten the people— For the kids who die are like iron in the blood of the people— And the old and rich don't want the people To taste the iron of the kids who die, Don't want the people to get wise to their own power, To believe an Angelo Herndon, or even get together. Listen, kids who die— Maybe, now, there will be no monument for you Except in our hearts Maybe your bodies'll be lost in a swamp. Or a prison grave, or the potter's field, Or the rivers where you're drowned like Leibknecht. But the day will come— You are sure yourselves that it is coming— When the marching feet of the masses Will raise for you a living monument of love, And joy, and laughter, And black hands and white hands clasped as one, And a song that reaches the sky— The song of the life triumphant Through the kids who die.
February 1, 2026 at 7:33 PM
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11 Palestinians, including women and children, have been killed this morning in Gaza after Israel carried out a series of new airstrikes, marking yet another blatant breach of the ceasefire.

Footage from journalist Ayman Alhesi
February 1, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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Israeli forces order the expulsion of 40 Bedouins near Ramallah as settlers attack schools and homes in other locations.
Israel orders eviction of Bedouins as settlers target West Bank schools
Israeli forces order the expulsion of 40 Bedouins near Ramallah as settlers attack schools and homes in other locations.
www.aljazeera.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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brendanjharkin.bsky.social
Photos from today's IPSC march are up on the webshite nai

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January 31, 2026 at 4:18 PM
rossac.bsky.social
There is no ceasefire in Gaza! 💔
January 31, 2026 at 10:40 AM
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aboodradwan1.bsky.social
Relentless bombing and massacres in Gaza 💔
Mass evacuations in Deir al-Balah and western Gaza City.

Where is the world? Where is conscience?

Pray for us 🙏🤍
January 31, 2026 at 10:36 AM
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aboodradwan1.bsky.social
The situation is very difficult now 💔🙏
New warnings in Deir al-Balah, and fear fills our hearts.

We need your prayers more than ever 😭💔
May God be with us
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January 31, 2026 at 10:37 AM
rossac.bsky.social
My thoughts exactly. He's dead.
January 30, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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carolecadwalla.bsky.social
We urgently need a parliamentary debate on Palantir. Please sign this & share with your network. Via @the-citizens.bsky.social & @change.org.

www.change.org/p/hold-a-par...
January 29, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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irishfamilydetective.ie
Remembering Ann Lovett who died #Onthisday 1984 www.dib.ie/biography/lo...
January 30, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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andydiggle.bsky.social
"The UK creative industries — which contributed £125 billion to the economy in 2024 and supported 2.4 million jobs — are being destroyed by an AI sector that, whatever its long-term potential, contributed just £11 billion in the same year and supported only 85,000 jobs."

archive.is/hvRv2
The Times, 30th January 2026: "All 2.4m of Britain’s creative workers are at risk — and we know why. A new report into the impact of AI on the creative sector makes for apocalyptic reading. The government must act now." Source: https://archive.is/hvRv2
January 30, 2026 at 9:02 AM
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owenjones.bsky.social
Israel's apologists spent over 2 years sowing distrust in the official Gaza death toll.

Now the Israeli army quietly accepts that it is actually an underestimate.

Eternal shame for the atrocity deniers. They must never be absolved of their guilt.
January 30, 2026 at 9:32 AM
rossac.bsky.social
But Israel is still your trusted trading partner and ally despite murdering hundreds of thousands of Palestinians.

How do you intend to answer Israeli repression?
January 29, 2026 at 3:27 PM
rossac.bsky.social
I'm having it foisted on me at work. I'm refusing to use it. There are workshops coming up about "using chat bots to help streamline productivity" and it's a hard pass, thanks.
January 29, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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aaliyahxx.bsky.social
🚨 Gaza | The Ministry of Awqaf says Israeli forces have destroyed 40 of Gaza’s 60 cemeteries. The latest attack targeted al-Batsh Cemetery, where hundreds of graves were desecrated, remains exhumed, and bodies left exposed — a deliberate violation aimed at erasing Palestinian identity and dignity.
Alt text: Aerial view of a heavily damaged cemetery in Gaza. Rows of graves are destroyed and dug up, with large sections of earth torn open and human remains visible among rubble and debris. Excavators and disturbed burial sites can be seen, indicating deliberate destruction and desecration of graves. The scene conveys widespread devastation and the violation of the dignity of the dead.
January 29, 2026 at 9:58 AM
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mosababutoha.bsky.social
More than 70,000 Palestinians have registered with the Palestinian Embassy in Cairo to return to Gaza in anticipation of the reopening of the Rafah border crossing.
January 28, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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dedalusdenaries.bsky.social
Immunity, in reality, already exists, the only issue with those who wish to formalize it in legacy legislation is to bring a neat end to exposure of the events that occasioned it.
thejournal.ie The Journal @thejournal.ie · 5d
Eight former British soldiers who were investigated over allegations of giving false evidence about the events of Bloody Sunday will not be prosecuted, the Public Prosecution Service in Northern Ireland has said. jrnl.ie/6940635
Eight former British soldiers will not face charges over alleged Bloody Sunday perjury
Northern Ireland’s Public Prosecution Service said the “evidential threshold to proceed with a prosecution has not been met”.
jrnl.ie
January 28, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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January 28, 2026 at 7:31 PM
rossac.bsky.social
Solidarity with Nan Goldin. An outspoken advocate for Palestine.
January 28, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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palestineproject.bsky.social
With Israel running its prisons as ‘torture facilities,’ lawyers point to the absence of state and judicial oversight allowing them to operate with impunity.
The impossible task of representing Palestinian detainees
With Israel running its prisons as 'torture facilities,' lawyers point to the absence of state and judicial oversight allowing them to operate with impunity.
www.972mag.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:25 AM
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carolecadwalla.bsky.social
NEW: Our investigation for @thenerve_news reveals not only that Peter Thiel’s Palantir is completely enmeshed in our critical national infrastructure.

It’s also the ‘cloud support’ for our nuclear weapons system 🤯
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www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-t...
January 28, 2026 at 11:32 AM