Sara Koopman
@spaceforpeace.bsky.social
Feminist political geographer, peace studies prof (views my own), solidarity activist. #Colombia.
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Sara Koopman
@spaceforpeace.bsky.social
· Oct 17
Making Space for Peace in Contexts of ‘Non-war’ Violence: Challenging War-Peace Binaries Through Feminist, Spatio-Temporal, and Decolonial Approaches
Peace is often represented as a matter of time, as a political state that happens after war. This special issue contests this linear and binary view by giving an account of being and thinking betwe...
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🧵⬇️Check out the great papers in our new special issue of Geopolitics (29, 5: 2024): Making Space for Peace in Contexts of ‘Non-war’ Violence: Challenging War-Peace Binaries Through Feminist, Spatio-Temporal, & Decolonial Approaches doi.org/10.1080/1465...
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Some thoughts by @sofiagraca.bsky.social on this year's 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence theme on ending digital violence.
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#NoExcuse for online abuse: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence | Expert comment
Dr Sofia Graca explains how it is all our responsibility to raise awareness and educate ourselves if we are to take steps towards eliminating gender-based violence. Since 1991, the period between 25 N...
blogs.canterbury.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Some thoughts by @sofiagraca.bsky.social on this year's 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence theme on ending digital violence.
blogs.canterbury.ac.uk/expertcommen...
blogs.canterbury.ac.uk/expertcommen...
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Thread, today in St. Paul, Minnesota raid and attacks by federal agents.
Dana Thiede, KARE11:
"As word spread about the operation unfolding on Rose Ave., neighbors and activists calling themselves 'constitutional observers' streamed in, holding phones in the air to videotape what was unfolding."
Dana Thiede, KARE11:
"As word spread about the operation unfolding on Rose Ave., neighbors and activists calling themselves 'constitutional observers' streamed in, holding phones in the air to videotape what was unfolding."
Federal agents launch another operation in St. Paul
A witness said the number of agents "just kept growin' and growin' and growin," as did an angry crowd that was eventually sprayed with chemical irritants.
www.kare11.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Thread, today in St. Paul, Minnesota raid and attacks by federal agents.
Dana Thiede, KARE11:
"As word spread about the operation unfolding on Rose Ave., neighbors and activists calling themselves 'constitutional observers' streamed in, holding phones in the air to videotape what was unfolding."
Dana Thiede, KARE11:
"As word spread about the operation unfolding on Rose Ave., neighbors and activists calling themselves 'constitutional observers' streamed in, holding phones in the air to videotape what was unfolding."
Is it a Russian plan? As a translator I find it very convincing that "Luke Harding of The Guardian noted that the plan appears to have been translated from Russian, as many of the phrases in the text read naturally in that language but are awkward and clunky in English." - Heather Cox Richardson
November 25, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Is it a Russian plan? As a translator I find it very convincing that "Luke Harding of The Guardian noted that the plan appears to have been translated from Russian, as many of the phrases in the text read naturally in that language but are awkward and clunky in English." - Heather Cox Richardson
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So Elon opened a feature on Twitter X that allows you to see the country of origin of an account. This new feature exposed literally millions of MAGA accounts as bots, he then promptly shut down the feature. MAGA is literally fake news.
November 23, 2025 at 9:33 AM
So Elon opened a feature on Twitter X that allows you to see the country of origin of an account. This new feature exposed literally millions of MAGA accounts as bots, he then promptly shut down the feature. MAGA is literally fake news.
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Please join me in contacting Senators and your representative to let them know we do not want to deregulate AI. You can easily send them an email using the link below.
Stop Congress from deregulating AI
Should Elon Musk be allowed to deploy dangerous Robotaxis anywhere he wants without oversight or rules? That's a real possibility—and it gets worse. Tech broligarchs want AI to be completely unregula...
actionnetwork.org
November 24, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Please join me in contacting Senators and your representative to let them know we do not want to deregulate AI. You can easily send them an email using the link below.
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A very detailed follow-the-money research about who will benefit the most from the newest US invasion.
The US’s Top Military Contractors Are Cashing In on Caribbean Operations
The weapons industry is reaping the benefits as Trump amasses ships, drones, and missiles off the coast of Venezuela.
truthout.org
November 15, 2025 at 6:57 PM
A very detailed follow-the-money research about who will benefit the most from the newest US invasion.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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Only problem is that pigs are very intelligent and he’s not. Of course he doesn’t know that.
November 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Only problem is that pigs are very intelligent and he’s not. Of course he doesn’t know that.
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To everyone saying that people in our military already know not to follow unlawful orders, how do you explain almost 100 civilians murdered on fishing boats in the Caribbean so far?
November 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
To everyone saying that people in our military already know not to follow unlawful orders, how do you explain almost 100 civilians murdered on fishing boats in the Caribbean so far?
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'People forget what Khashoggi was investigating when he was murdered. He was writing about Kushner turning over classified info to MBS, who used it to hunt down, arrest and murder his opponents.'
h/t @cocacolakid
h/t @cocacolakid
November 20, 2025 at 11:28 AM
'People forget what Khashoggi was investigating when he was murdered. He was writing about Kushner turning over classified info to MBS, who used it to hunt down, arrest and murder his opponents.'
h/t @cocacolakid
h/t @cocacolakid
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Trump thinks reminding people to obey the constitution, court orders and the law is sedition and treason justifying the death penalty.
Crow: "It just tells us everything that we need to know that reminding people to obey the law, reminding people to obey the Constitution, is somehow criminal in Trumpworld and should be responded to with death threats. It's very, very telling."
November 20, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Trump thinks reminding people to obey the constitution, court orders and the law is sedition and treason justifying the death penalty.
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A New Jersey fraudster who was pardoned by President Trump in 2021 was sentenced to 37 years in prison this month for running a $44 million Ponzi scheme, one of a growing number of people granted clemency by Trump only to be charged with new crimes.
A Fraudster Pardoned by Trump Gets 37 Years for Running Ponzi Scheme
A New Jersey man convicted of defrauding investors of roughly a quarter-billion dollars is among a growing number of people granted clemency only to to be charged with new crimes.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 3:30 AM
A New Jersey fraudster who was pardoned by President Trump in 2021 was sentenced to 37 years in prison this month for running a $44 million Ponzi scheme, one of a growing number of people granted clemency by Trump only to be charged with new crimes.
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NEW: We traced out a devastating outbreak of bird flu to its source: an egg farm in Ohio. Where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Within weeks, the farms downwind were about 20 times as likely to see outbreaks as those that weren’t.
Within weeks, the farms downwind were about 20 times as likely to see outbreaks as those that weren’t.
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: We traced out a devastating outbreak of bird flu to its source: an egg farm in Ohio. Where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Within weeks, the farms downwind were about 20 times as likely to see outbreaks as those that weren’t.
Within weeks, the farms downwind were about 20 times as likely to see outbreaks as those that weren’t.
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NEW: Peter Thiel has blinked. Yesterday, I posted an article about the "Great AI Bubble". And today, we find out that he's bailed on the market.
Has he cut & run? Or is this some 3-D chess-type voodoo? Thoughts please.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Has he cut & run? Or is this some 3-D chess-type voodoo? Thoughts please.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Peter Thiel Gets Out of Dodge
Yesterday, I published on "Great AI Bubble". Today, Silicon Valley's Dr Evil dumps his stock
open.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
NEW: Peter Thiel has blinked. Yesterday, I posted an article about the "Great AI Bubble". And today, we find out that he's bailed on the market.
Has he cut & run? Or is this some 3-D chess-type voodoo? Thoughts please.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Has he cut & run? Or is this some 3-D chess-type voodoo? Thoughts please.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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Again, this is an existential crisis for the entire financial & academic model of 🇺🇸 public universities, but the public doesn’t understand this, in part because our leaders have been on this issue. It’s maddening:
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New foreign student enrollment in the US fell 17% this fall www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
How foreign student enrollment is shifting in the U.S., in 6 charts
Foreign student enrollment in U.S. colleges has stalled, with a 17 percent decline in new students this fall after Trump policy changes, a key survey shows.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Again, this is an existential crisis for the entire financial & academic model of 🇺🇸 public universities, but the public doesn’t understand this, in part because our leaders have been on this issue. It’s maddening:
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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“Law enforcement physically attacked 72 journalists covering immigration in LA this year—more than double the city’s 2020 BLM protest total, according to the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker.”
Ahh yup- can confirm
lapublicpress.org/2025/11/indy...
Ahh yup- can confirm
lapublicpress.org/2025/11/indy...
Scrappy and underpaid, LA's independent reporters risk it all to cover the ICE beat
Law enforcement physically attacked 72 journalists covering immigration in LA this year—more than double the city's 2020 BLM protest total, according to the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker.
lapublicpress.org
November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
“Law enforcement physically attacked 72 journalists covering immigration in LA this year—more than double the city’s 2020 BLM protest total, according to the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker.”
Ahh yup- can confirm
lapublicpress.org/2025/11/indy...
Ahh yup- can confirm
lapublicpress.org/2025/11/indy...
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It's really cool that some of the original sit-inners were present for the unveiling of this memorial.
www.oklahoman.com/picture-gall...
www.oklahoman.com/picture-gall...
November 7, 2025 at 2:47 AM
It's really cool that some of the original sit-inners were present for the unveiling of this memorial.
www.oklahoman.com/picture-gall...
www.oklahoman.com/picture-gall...
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Aún se me escapa el por qué la gente va a ese país de mierda, de verdad. Solo iría por trabajo y habría que ver cuánto pagan como para arriesgarme
NEW: An Irish tourist visiting the US was jailed by ICE for 3 months after overstaying 3 days due to medical issue. Thomas agreed to be deported, but instead went to federal prison where he recounted horrific conditions + no medical care.
“Nobody's safe from the system if they get pulled into it"
“Nobody's safe from the system if they get pulled into it"
Irish tourist jailed by Ice for months after overstaying US visit by three days: ‘Nobody is safe’
Exclusive: For roughly 100 days, Thomas says he faced harsh detention conditions, despite agreeing to deportation
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Aún se me escapa el por qué la gente va a ese país de mierda, de verdad. Solo iría por trabajo y habría que ver cuánto pagan como para arriesgarme
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I’ve been thinking about this exchange all weekend. Even with everything else, the fact it hasn’t brought politics and the news in general to a screeching halt is surreal. There’s a new book “Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows” about how collective knowledge drives collective action, or inaction. /1
Reporter: Have you ruled out a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell?
Trump: I haven’t even thought about it. I haven’t thought about for months. Maybe I haven’t thought about it at all.
Reporter: Why can’t you rule it out?
Trump: I don’t rule it in or out
Trump: I haven’t even thought about it. I haven’t thought about for months. Maybe I haven’t thought about it at all.
Reporter: Why can’t you rule it out?
Trump: I don’t rule it in or out
November 17, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I’ve been thinking about this exchange all weekend. Even with everything else, the fact it hasn’t brought politics and the news in general to a screeching halt is surreal. There’s a new book “Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows” about how collective knowledge drives collective action, or inaction. /1
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Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
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Starbucks’ CEO makes 6,666x what the average @sbworkersunited.org barista does. It would take less than one day of sales to finalize a fair contract.
Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.
Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.
November 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Starbucks’ CEO makes 6,666x what the average @sbworkersunited.org barista does. It would take less than one day of sales to finalize a fair contract.
Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.
Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.
Reposted by Sara Koopman
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
I might be in Ohio now but grew up in Seattle and forever a Seattleite. So thrilled and proud. NYC, Seattle. Where next?
November 13, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I might be in Ohio now but grew up in Seattle and forever a Seattleite. So thrilled and proud. NYC, Seattle. Where next?
