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Appreciate that it has been out a few years but this edition of Mutual Aid released by @pmpress.bsky.social is such a beautiful work of art!
August 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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1/The EU’s Horizon programme gave more than €1.2 billion to Israeli institutions between 2014 and 2020 — including companies involved in surveillance, drone tech, and military research.

Now, the EU Commission is proposing a partial suspension of funding — but many say it’s too little, too late.
August 1, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Look, a happy new subscriber to my #Kurdistan newsletter! Join the growing club of loyal subscribers, get informed and support my independent #journalism! www.frederikegeerdink.com/expert-kurdistan
August 4, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Hadn’t heard this previously… “in Turkey, whoever was caught with a lemon was immediately arrested as lemon juice was effective in counteracting the burning effects of pepper spray used by the Turkish security forces against protesters” 🍋
August 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Feminisms features:
Ren Aldridge & Janey Starling, Stacey Clare, Abu Leila, Lola Olufemi, Leah Cowan, Emma Heaney, Nazmia Jamal, Sophie K Rosa, Sophie Lewis and Dilar Dirik
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👉 crowdfunder.co.uk/p/feminisms
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Sneak peek, illustrations by @catsimsart.bsky.social
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August 4, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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Members of the Kurdish diaspora held a protest in Glasgow and other cities in the UK today in solidarity with the public servants who tried to hold a demonstration today in Sulaimani.

Salaries are not just an economic issue but “a matter of respect and dignity,” one speaker said.
June 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Some thoughts from author Matt Broomfield about the Rojava Revolution and the bigger questions he grapples with in his forthcoming book 𝘏𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘏𝘰𝘱𝘦: 𝘙𝘰𝘫𝘢𝘷𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. The book will be released July 15. Preorder now: www.akpress.org/hope-without...
June 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM