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John Clarke
@johncke.bsky.social
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Former organizer with the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP).
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 1h
'...without US weapons and money, #Israel wouldn’t have been able to sustain its genocidal war on #Gaza, start a war with #Iran, or repeatedly bomb #Yemen.'
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How the US funded Israel’s wars on Gaza, Lebanon, Iran
Twin reports from the Costs of War Project find the US has backed Israel with more than $21bn since October 2023.
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 2h
“The earth has left its natural geological epoch, the present interglacial state called the Holocene. Human activities have become so pervasive and profound they rival the great forces of nature and are pushing the earth into planetary terra incognita.”
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Has the Anthropocene Been Canceled? - Monthly Review
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 2h
#CanadaPost at a crossroads.
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Canada Post faces two futures—a revitalized public service or a billionaire cash machine ⋆ The Breach
The Liberal government is dismantling Canada Post for the billionaire class, while ignoring bold proposals from postal workers to reinvent the public service
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 2h
The individuals who carry out these kind of #racist and #Islamophobic attacks may be considered right-wing extremists but they are encouraged and inspired at every turn by the ugly climate that is generated by mainstream politicians and media.
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 2h
'The rejection of charges by a grand jury, once extremely unusual, is growing more common in cities targeted by President Donald #Trump with #immigrationraids, military deployments, and other federal resources to crack down on crime.'

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Grand Jury Declines to Indict Two Chicago-Area ICE Protesters (1)
A federal grand jury declined to indict two people charged with assaulting law enforcement agents outside a suburban Chicago ICE facility, an attorney for one of the defendants said.
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 2h
They're coming back and, sadly, they'll have their police babysitters with them.
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 2h
'These flagrant violations of international law are part and parcel of how #Washington has treated #LatinAmerica for generations.'
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US acts like pirates in the Caribbean
The United States is acting less like a global guardian and more like a Caribbean pirate—launching drone strikes, flouting international law, and pursuing oil under the guise of fighting drugs. From P...
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 3h
Punctuation definitely matters.
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 3h
Beyond regulated and limited forms of struggle.
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We Must Strike to Win! - Susan Rosenthal
Effective strikes don't play by the bosses’ rules. They are not polite; they are defiant. Effective strikes say, “Our lives matter more than your rules, your laws, and your profits.” They get stronger...
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 5h
It's important to remember that overt #racism was the approach of the Canadian political establishment for a very long time and that it isn't very far from the surface today.
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Scottish Friends of Palestine @scottishfop.bsky.social · 6h
Your weekly guide to what’s on in Glasgow for Palestine. More than ever we need to express solidarity and show that we are a peaceful movement seeking justice and an end to the genocide in Gaza.
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What's on in Glasgow for Palestine.docx
The essential weekly link to Palestine related events that are happening in the Glasgow area. The weekly email with details of What’s on in Glasgow for Palestine during the next 10 days. (Supported by...
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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 14h
Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.

Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race

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Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children
Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.
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ardrigh @ardrigh.bsky.social · 10h
At a time the government is cutting support for the most vulnerable in our country, never forget this munter was arguing he was entitled to claim $52K extra in subsidies to live in his own apartment #nzpol

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'It's a distraction': PM’s swift U-turn, will pay back $13k in accommodation allowance
Labour says PM 'treating hard-working Kiwis like a bottomless ATM'.
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Seth Stern @sethstern.bsky.social · 12h
A federal grand jury declined to indict two people charged with assaulting law enforcement agents outside a suburban Chicago ICE facility, an attorney for one of the defendants said, Megan Crepeau and @benjaminpenn.bsky.social report

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Grand Jury Declines to Indict Two Chicago-Area ICE Protesters
A federal grand jury declined to indict two people charged with assaulting law enforcement agents outside a suburban Chicago ICE facility, an attorney for one of the defendants said.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 17h
This strikes me as pretty bad
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16h
Kristi Noem confronts enemy combatants in the Portland war zone today.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 7h
Another benefit of Brexit ... the UK has returned to its traditional role as the dirty man of Europe.
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UK plastic waste exports to developing countries rose 84% in a year, data shows
Campaigners say increase in exports mostly to Malaysia and Indonesia is ‘unethical and irresponsible waste imperialism’
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Canadian Dimension @canadiandimension.bsky.social · 1d
Interventions framed as anti-drug operations often mask the pursuit of resources like oil. Washington’s “law and order” rhetoric echoes a long history of exploiting Latin America under the guise of security while ignoring international law.
US acts like pirates in the Caribbean
The United States is acting less like a global guardian and more like a Caribbean pirate—launching drone strikes, flouting international law, and pursuing oil under the guise of fighting drugs. From P...
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Rob Bluebird @bobbradysd1.bsky.social · 17h
Ex-Justice officials: 'It's our duty to sound the alarm'

Scores of officials who have resigned or been forced out of the Justice Department this year are speaking out against its "destruction."

~ open letter signed by 282 former officials, obtained by MSNBC ..

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Ex-Justice officials: 'It's our duty to sound the alarm'
Scores of officials who have resigned or been forced out of the Justice Department this year are speaking out against its "destruction."
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Trapdinawrpool @trapdinawrpool.bsky.social · 16h
One factor that often gets ignored when discussing the affordability crisis is that for nearly a half century our governments have colluded with business to suppress our wages.
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 20h
Attacks we face in this uncertain period.
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If you look at the murderous conduct of Israel over the last couple of years or consider the rampant and intensifying authoritarian drive of the Trump administration in the US, you get a sense of a...
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 1d
Good luck to #Kneecap. It's quite remarkable how much slander and falsehood is involved in the effort to stifle #Palestinesolidarity.
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 1d
The British Labour government's efforts to contain #Palestinesolidarity take a new dangerous turn. What a treacherous and toxic operation #Starmer is running. #PalestineAction
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Civil liberty groups express concern over plan for more anti-protest powers
Home secretary says police can consider ‘cumulative impact’ of rallies as Palestine Action ban opponents vow ‘escalation’
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 1d
Resistance to #Trump's militarized assault on US cities is of such critical importance. Solidarity with all those taking to the streets to defy authoritarianism.
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 1d
'This is no cherry-picked critique. It is a comprehensive, evidence-based indictment that cannot be ignored.' #BBC #GazaGenocide
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BBC Gives Israeli Deaths 33 Times More Coverage, New Study Reveals | Novara Media
An analysis of over 35,000 broadcast segments and articles found that the BBC referenced the 7 October attacks in at least 40% of its coverage - but only 0.5% of articles referenced Israel’s decades o...
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