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Somali - khaniis 🌈 - organizer - abolitionist - neurodivergent - booklover - musicnerd - writer - he/him 🇲🇼🇸🇴🇩🇯
*mutual aid support for trans & queer Somalis in EA*
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For a Cultural and Academic Boycott of the UAE – Spectre Journal
TAGATU3 call for a cultural and academic boycott of the UAE.
spectrejournal.com
pls read and sign!
"Sudanese Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of the UAE, a group of Sudanese diasporans and allies working to end the UAE’s patronage of the RSF militia and its political complicity in fueling the world’s worst humanitarian crisis in the 21st century."
#BoycottUAE
"Sudanese Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of the UAE, a group of Sudanese diasporans and allies working to end the UAE’s patronage of the RSF militia and its political complicity in fueling the world’s worst humanitarian crisis in the 21st century."
#BoycottUAE
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After reading Careless People it’s actually wild to open meta’s text-based platforms and see them try to do all of the things to me that Sarah Wynn Williams describes in the book
I think if you are gonna use Threads you have to read the book so you know the anti-democracy machine you’re sustaining
I think if you are gonna use Threads you have to read the book so you know the anti-democracy machine you’re sustaining
As a media person, I am probably paying a real cost by refusing to engage with Threads. I just can't do it.
Firstly, Facebook is an evil company and I want less of them in my life.
Secondly, every time I opened Threads it served me an awful stream
of garbage that made me upset and angry.
Firstly, Facebook is an evil company and I want less of them in my life.
Secondly, every time I opened Threads it served me an awful stream
of garbage that made me upset and angry.
when I open threads, 90% of the posts that are served to me are either rage bait or straight out false information
And the algorithm is choosing that
Nothing comparable happening here at all
And the algorithm is choosing that
Nothing comparable happening here at all
February 18, 2026 at 1:48 AM
After reading Careless People it’s actually wild to open meta’s text-based platforms and see them try to do all of the things to me that Sarah Wynn Williams describes in the book
I think if you are gonna use Threads you have to read the book so you know the anti-democracy machine you’re sustaining
I think if you are gonna use Threads you have to read the book so you know the anti-democracy machine you’re sustaining
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Watching crypto exchanges pivot to prediction markets confirms they were always casinos masquerading as investment institutions.
February 17, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Watching crypto exchanges pivot to prediction markets confirms they were always casinos masquerading as investment institutions.
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Today's quick update [Feb 17]:
- RSF drone strike on Alrahad Abu Dakna, North Kordofan; 3 civilians reported killed and others injured.
#KeepEyesOnSudan
- RSF drone strike on Alrahad Abu Dakna, North Kordofan; 3 civilians reported killed and others injured.
#KeepEyesOnSudan
February 18, 2026 at 5:59 AM
Today's quick update [Feb 17]:
- RSF drone strike on Alrahad Abu Dakna, North Kordofan; 3 civilians reported killed and others injured.
#KeepEyesOnSudan
- RSF drone strike on Alrahad Abu Dakna, North Kordofan; 3 civilians reported killed and others injured.
#KeepEyesOnSudan
i love bringing Black folks who are visiting or new to the city to my favorite Black community spots around the part of the the city i live, most of them food related. seeing the joy and wonder in their faces will never get old 🖤😍
February 18, 2026 at 12:45 AM
i love bringing Black folks who are visiting or new to the city to my favorite Black community spots around the part of the the city i live, most of them food related. seeing the joy and wonder in their faces will never get old 🖤😍
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my nephew got racismed
bout to hop on a plane to nc
bout to hop on a plane to nc
February 18, 2026 at 12:15 AM
my nephew got racismed
bout to hop on a plane to nc
bout to hop on a plane to nc
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German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd, partly owned by Saudi Arabia and Qatar, signed a deal on Monday to acquire Israeli flagship cargo company ZIM.
The deal, which still needs the final approval of the state of Israel, is worth $4.2bn.
The deal, which still needs the final approval of the state of Israel, is worth $4.2bn.
February 18, 2026 at 12:22 AM
German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd, partly owned by Saudi Arabia and Qatar, signed a deal on Monday to acquire Israeli flagship cargo company ZIM.
The deal, which still needs the final approval of the state of Israel, is worth $4.2bn.
The deal, which still needs the final approval of the state of Israel, is worth $4.2bn.
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we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
December 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
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i always hated the dance ministry.
Am I to understand that
*Reads notes*
A group of dancers did an interpretive dance portray the brutal murder of two people by ice in front of the Kennedy center.
As protest.
*Reads notes*
A group of dancers did an interpretive dance portray the brutal murder of two people by ice in front of the Kennedy center.
As protest.
February 17, 2026 at 5:45 PM
i always hated the dance ministry.
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I'd rather be a fully fledged human being free to express my humanity & partake in the fullness of human brotherhood than be white any day.
February 17, 2026 at 5:25 PM
I'd rather be a fully fledged human being free to express my humanity & partake in the fullness of human brotherhood than be white any day.
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white people don’t take shit serious. 😭
February 17, 2026 at 5:34 PM
white people don’t take shit serious. 😭
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Embarassing and in aweful taste.
Imagine being murdered by a right wing death squad and the libs' responce is to recreate it in interperative dance. I would haunt their asses so hard if it were me.
Imagine being murdered by a right wing death squad and the libs' responce is to recreate it in interperative dance. I would haunt their asses so hard if it were me.
February 17, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Embarassing and in aweful taste.
Imagine being murdered by a right wing death squad and the libs' responce is to recreate it in interperative dance. I would haunt their asses so hard if it were me.
Imagine being murdered by a right wing death squad and the libs' responce is to recreate it in interperative dance. I would haunt their asses so hard if it were me.
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ICE the musical is absolutely insane.
February 17, 2026 at 5:35 PM
ICE the musical is absolutely insane.
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In honor of President's Day, fuck all presidents as a staff, as a crew, & a label, & if you're down with presidents fuck you too.
February 16, 2026 at 2:45 PM
In honor of President's Day, fuck all presidents as a staff, as a crew, & a label, & if you're down with presidents fuck you too.
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None 😭 I got so used to not having them
How many drafts y’all yappers got already? 🌚
February 17, 2026 at 12:04 PM
None 😭 I got so used to not having them
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Libraries don’t run on good intentions alone. If you’ve ever wondered how to step up for your neighborhood library, this Open House event from FTP will walk through how Friends and Foundations groups work and how you can join one. 2/19, 6:30–8pm ET. RSVP at
FTP Friends and Foundations Network Open House — For The People
Strengthen and protect your library by getting involved with a Friends of the Library or Foundation group! FTP is launching a Friends and Foundations Network to help folks get involved in these local…
buff.ly
February 16, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Libraries don’t run on good intentions alone. If you’ve ever wondered how to step up for your neighborhood library, this Open House event from FTP will walk through how Friends and Foundations groups work and how you can join one. 2/19, 6:30–8pm ET. RSVP at
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It's the difference between "my tire is flat, guess I should change it" and "my tire is flat, gotta replace the whole car." The answer should be simple. You break the single service down into pieces so you can easily swap them when one no longer does the job properly.
February 17, 2026 at 11:33 AM
It's the difference between "my tire is flat, guess I should change it" and "my tire is flat, gotta replace the whole car." The answer should be simple. You break the single service down into pieces so you can easily swap them when one no longer does the job properly.
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but the issue is there SHOULDN'T be a single app that does everything and that everyone is on. That's how you run into these kind of situations. Discord replaced forums, voice chat services, and live text chat services with convenience and now they are showing why having swappable parts is best
February 17, 2026 at 11:33 AM
but the issue is there SHOULDN'T be a single app that does everything and that everyone is on. That's how you run into these kind of situations. Discord replaced forums, voice chat services, and live text chat services with convenience and now they are showing why having swappable parts is best
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Wish more people were taking the Discord problems seriously and were willing to actually do something about it. Everyone wants the convenience of a centralized platform even if it's going to cost them their identity. Even a lot of people open to alternatives are waiting until there's a consensus
February 17, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Wish more people were taking the Discord problems seriously and were willing to actually do something about it. Everyone wants the convenience of a centralized platform even if it's going to cost them their identity. Even a lot of people open to alternatives are waiting until there's a consensus
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Today's quick update [Feb 16]:
- SAF drone strikes on Alsunut, West Kordofan; civilian deaths and casualties reported.
- SAF drone strikes on Nyala, South Darfur.
- Sudan Tribune: at least 28 people killed in drone strike on Sodari, North Kordofan yesterday.
#KeepEyesOnSudan
- SAF drone strikes on Alsunut, West Kordofan; civilian deaths and casualties reported.
- SAF drone strikes on Nyala, South Darfur.
- Sudan Tribune: at least 28 people killed in drone strike on Sodari, North Kordofan yesterday.
#KeepEyesOnSudan
February 17, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Today's quick update [Feb 16]:
- SAF drone strikes on Alsunut, West Kordofan; civilian deaths and casualties reported.
- SAF drone strikes on Nyala, South Darfur.
- Sudan Tribune: at least 28 people killed in drone strike on Sodari, North Kordofan yesterday.
#KeepEyesOnSudan
- SAF drone strikes on Alsunut, West Kordofan; civilian deaths and casualties reported.
- SAF drone strikes on Nyala, South Darfur.
- Sudan Tribune: at least 28 people killed in drone strike on Sodari, North Kordofan yesterday.
#KeepEyesOnSudan
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When they set up their generous system they were 90+% white. & now thanks to discrimination their politicians want to restrict that system so ‘outsiders’ can’t benefit from it. Which sounds an awful lot like what the USA has done all along. Scandinavia is this gif but a region.
a woman sits at a desk with her mouth open and says i can excuse racism but i draw the line
Alt: In Community Britta—come to think of it a very Scandinavian name—says “I can excuse racism but i draw the line at animal cruelty.”
media.tenor.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:14 PM
When they set up their generous system they were 90+% white. & now thanks to discrimination their politicians want to restrict that system so ‘outsiders’ can’t benefit from it. Which sounds an awful lot like what the USA has done all along. Scandinavia is this gif but a region.
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When the usual suspects extol Scandinavia & post longingly about their desire for the US to be more like Norway & Denmark, show them this.
Increidble story half Brazilian/half Norwegian ditches team norway after experiencing lots of racism to ski for Brasil and have more say over his training. Then wins gold in Italy.
Posts photo with kaepernick calls him a hero
Posts photo with kaepernick calls him a hero
Brasil’s 1st Winter Gold Medalist Posts Photo with Colin Kaepernick
For Braathen, who had broken with the Norwegian ski team to join the Brazilian Olympic team, Kaepernick was one of his heroes.
paydayreport.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:07 PM
When the usual suspects extol Scandinavia & post longingly about their desire for the US to be more like Norway & Denmark, show them this.
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There are whole newsrooms dedicated to minimizing what they’re doing in the name of “balance”
US judge tells National Park Service to reinstall Philadelphia slavery exhibit reut.rs/4kAr5rm
US judge tells National Park Service to reinstall Philadelphia slavery exhibit
A U.S. judge in Pennsylvania on Monday ordered the National Park Service to reinstall a slavery exhibit at a Philadelphia historic site, pending the outcome of ongoing litigation after the city sued the federal government over its removal.
reut.rs
February 16, 2026 at 8:39 PM
There are whole newsrooms dedicated to minimizing what they’re doing in the name of “balance”
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Today's quick update [Feb 15]:
- Sudan Doctors Network: 3 people killed and 7 others injured in RSF drone strike on a hospital in Sennar (red).
- SAF drone strike destorys RSF air defense system in Abu Zabad, West Kordofan (blue).
#KeepEyesOnSudan
- Sudan Doctors Network: 3 people killed and 7 others injured in RSF drone strike on a hospital in Sennar (red).
- SAF drone strike destorys RSF air defense system in Abu Zabad, West Kordofan (blue).
#KeepEyesOnSudan
February 16, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Today's quick update [Feb 15]:
- Sudan Doctors Network: 3 people killed and 7 others injured in RSF drone strike on a hospital in Sennar (red).
- SAF drone strike destorys RSF air defense system in Abu Zabad, West Kordofan (blue).
#KeepEyesOnSudan
- Sudan Doctors Network: 3 people killed and 7 others injured in RSF drone strike on a hospital in Sennar (red).
- SAF drone strike destorys RSF air defense system in Abu Zabad, West Kordofan (blue).
#KeepEyesOnSudan