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Extremely funny to call the pope “holier-than-thou”
December 25, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Extremely funny to call the pope “holier-than-thou”
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🌀Introduction🌀
Harms Committed is a news service and research tool to help journalists, academics, and activists access independent journalism on state violence.
This thread explains what to expect and how it functions.
1/12 🧵
Harms Committed is a news service and research tool to help journalists, academics, and activists access independent journalism on state violence.
This thread explains what to expect and how it functions.
1/12 🧵
December 19, 2025 at 7:06 PM
🌀Introduction🌀
Harms Committed is a news service and research tool to help journalists, academics, and activists access independent journalism on state violence.
This thread explains what to expect and how it functions.
1/12 🧵
Harms Committed is a news service and research tool to help journalists, academics, and activists access independent journalism on state violence.
This thread explains what to expect and how it functions.
1/12 🧵
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For two years, a Sudanese paramilitary force has been massacring civilians—with Canadian-made weapons.
@nisrinelamin.bsky.social and Ismail Adam join @desmondcole.bsky.social to discuss how decades of Canadian mining interests and weapons smuggling makes Ottawa complicit in the war in Sudan.
@nisrinelamin.bsky.social and Ismail Adam join @desmondcole.bsky.social to discuss how decades of Canadian mining interests and weapons smuggling makes Ottawa complicit in the war in Sudan.
Canadian weapons are enabling Sudan’s ‘war against civilians’ ⋆ The Breach
Nisrin Elamin and Ismail Adam join Desmond Cole to discuss how decades of Canadian mining interests and weapons smuggling makes the country complicit in the war in Sudan
breachmedia.ca
November 28, 2025 at 2:44 PM
For two years, a Sudanese paramilitary force has been massacring civilians—with Canadian-made weapons.
@nisrinelamin.bsky.social and Ismail Adam join @desmondcole.bsky.social to discuss how decades of Canadian mining interests and weapons smuggling makes Ottawa complicit in the war in Sudan.
@nisrinelamin.bsky.social and Ismail Adam join @desmondcole.bsky.social to discuss how decades of Canadian mining interests and weapons smuggling makes Ottawa complicit in the war in Sudan.
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Fellow academics and cultural workers, please consider joining me and scholars like Robin Kelley, Angela Davis and Ruthie Gilmore in signing this important UAE boycott letter:
spectrejournal.com/for-a-cultur...
spectrejournal.com/for-a-cultur...
For a Cultural and Academic Boycott of the UAE – Spectre Journal
TAGATU3 call for a cultural and academic boycott of the UAE.
spectrejournal.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Fellow academics and cultural workers, please consider joining me and scholars like Robin Kelley, Angela Davis and Ruthie Gilmore in signing this important UAE boycott letter:
spectrejournal.com/for-a-cultur...
spectrejournal.com/for-a-cultur...
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The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
December 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
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Landmark legal decision has affirmed that Canada owes a legally binding fiduciary duty to provide adequate on-reserve housing.
The ruling is being viewed as a huge victory for more than 100 First Nations across the country.
For more Truth & Politics:
The ruling is being viewed as a huge victory for more than 100 First Nations across the country.
For more Truth & Politics:
Will a recent landmark legal decision help address the on-reserve housing crisis? | Truth & Politics
YouTube video by APTN News
youtu.be
December 12, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Landmark legal decision has affirmed that Canada owes a legally binding fiduciary duty to provide adequate on-reserve housing.
The ruling is being viewed as a huge victory for more than 100 First Nations across the country.
For more Truth & Politics:
The ruling is being viewed as a huge victory for more than 100 First Nations across the country.
For more Truth & Politics:
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1/ The Carney government has fallen hard for AI hype, and it's endangering us all.
This unprecedented invitation of data-hungry tech execs inside our house (where all our confidential data is stored) is a disturbing betrayal of public trust.
dub.link/NDYvJU0
This unprecedented invitation of data-hungry tech execs inside our house (where all our confidential data is stored) is a disturbing betrayal of public trust.
dub.link/NDYvJU0
Ottawa hands corporate leaders 50 roles in government
Ottawa plans to embed the private sector workers after adopting a business group's proposal — even naming the program after them, a briefing note reveals.
dub.link
December 11, 2025 at 10:06 PM
1/ The Carney government has fallen hard for AI hype, and it's endangering us all.
This unprecedented invitation of data-hungry tech execs inside our house (where all our confidential data is stored) is a disturbing betrayal of public trust.
dub.link/NDYvJU0
This unprecedented invitation of data-hungry tech execs inside our house (where all our confidential data is stored) is a disturbing betrayal of public trust.
dub.link/NDYvJU0
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The EPA has removed references about humans causing climate change from its website.
No US government website can be trusted for science information.
No US government website can be trusted for science information.
December 10, 2025 at 7:52 AM
The EPA has removed references about humans causing climate change from its website.
No US government website can be trusted for science information.
No US government website can be trusted for science information.
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"Some people say food deserts."
"I say food apartheid, because it's an imposed system."
"Their message is clear: Indigenous food systems are the path forward."
#NorthDakota #SouthDakota #USA #Food #Apartheid
"I say food apartheid, because it's an imposed system."
"Their message is clear: Indigenous food systems are the path forward."
#NorthDakota #SouthDakota #USA #Food #Apartheid
SNAP stoppage exposed need for Indigenous food sovereignty
When the federal government shutdown halted SNAP benefits, Indigenous leaders amped up efforts to share traditional food and knowledge within communities.
prismreports.org
December 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
"Some people say food deserts."
"I say food apartheid, because it's an imposed system."
"Their message is clear: Indigenous food systems are the path forward."
#NorthDakota #SouthDakota #USA #Food #Apartheid
"I say food apartheid, because it's an imposed system."
"Their message is clear: Indigenous food systems are the path forward."
#NorthDakota #SouthDakota #USA #Food #Apartheid
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"The creator of ICEBlock, a popular ICE-spotting app that Apple removed after direct pressure from the [DOJ], is suing Attorney General Pam Bondi and other top officials, arguing that the demand violated his First Amendment rights."
#USA #Technology #Censorship #Courts #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
#USA #Technology #Censorship #Courts #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
ICEBlock Creator Sues U.S. Government Over App's Removal
The Department of Justice demanded Apple remove ICEBlock, which reports sightings of ICE officials, from its App Store. Now the creator is suing, saying the demand violated his First Amendment rights.
www.404media.co
December 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"The creator of ICEBlock, a popular ICE-spotting app that Apple removed after direct pressure from the [DOJ], is suing Attorney General Pam Bondi and other top officials, arguing that the demand violated his First Amendment rights."
#USA #Technology #Censorship #Courts #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
#USA #Technology #Censorship #Courts #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
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Just as the United States hits its first official trillion-dollar annual military budget, the New York Times editorial board has published an article which argues that the US is going to need to increase military funding to prepare for a major war with China.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/new-york-t...
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/new-york-t...
New York Times Wants The US Military Built Up For War With China
Reading by Tim Foley:
www.caitlinjohnst.one
December 10, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Just as the United States hits its first official trillion-dollar annual military budget, the New York Times editorial board has published an article which argues that the US is going to need to increase military funding to prepare for a major war with China.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/new-york-t...
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/new-york-t...
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Here are 12 notable works of independent journalism on Israel's crimes against humanity that you may have missed from the past 7 days.
Ruwaida Amer's "Along Israel's expanding Yellow Line, the war in Gaza never ended." December 5, 2025.
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Ruwaida Amer's "Along Israel's expanding Yellow Line, the war in Gaza never ended." December 5, 2025.
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"Crossing this 'Yellow Line' [..] constitutes a death sentence — even for children collecting firewood for their wheelchair-bound father."
"Yet not only is it poorly demarcated; it is also continuously expanding."
#Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Housing #Genocide #Military #EthnicCleansing
"Yet not only is it poorly demarcated; it is also continuously expanding."
#Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Housing #Genocide #Military #EthnicCleansing
Along Israel's expanding Yellow Line, the war in Gaza never ended
Israeli forces are advancing beyond stipulated boundaries, where Palestinians say supposedly safe neighborhoods are coming under fire without warning.
www.972mag.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Here are 12 notable works of independent journalism on Israel's crimes against humanity that you may have missed from the past 7 days.
Ruwaida Amer's "Along Israel's expanding Yellow Line, the war in Gaza never ended." December 5, 2025.
1/12 🧵
Ruwaida Amer's "Along Israel's expanding Yellow Line, the war in Gaza never ended." December 5, 2025.
1/12 🧵
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Forgot to post here!
Asked Mamdani for comment on the anti-ICE mobilization that sabotaged a major ICE raid last wkd.
Mamdani described the action as people exercising their free speech, that he looks forward to protecting that right.
He has not previously commented on the community defense.
Asked Mamdani for comment on the anti-ICE mobilization that sabotaged a major ICE raid last wkd.
Mamdani described the action as people exercising their free speech, that he looks forward to protecting that right.
He has not previously commented on the community defense.
December 5, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Forgot to post here!
Asked Mamdani for comment on the anti-ICE mobilization that sabotaged a major ICE raid last wkd.
Mamdani described the action as people exercising their free speech, that he looks forward to protecting that right.
He has not previously commented on the community defense.
Asked Mamdani for comment on the anti-ICE mobilization that sabotaged a major ICE raid last wkd.
Mamdani described the action as people exercising their free speech, that he looks forward to protecting that right.
He has not previously commented on the community defense.
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Gaza remains suspended in limbo. Waiting for aid. Waiting for news of prisoners. Waiting for the world to see that the genocide has not ended—it has only changed its form.
https://bit.ly/48zjsvP
https://bit.ly/48zjsvP
The Gaza Genocide Has Not Ended. It Has Only Changed Its Form.
A real ceasefire would mean opening borders, rebuilding what was destroyed, and allowing life to return. But this is not happening.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Gaza remains suspended in limbo. Waiting for aid. Waiting for news of prisoners. Waiting for the world to see that the genocide has not ended—it has only changed its form.
https://bit.ly/48zjsvP
https://bit.ly/48zjsvP
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Since our fucking government isn’t observing World AIDS Day, I will. In 1990, I started taking care of people in the last stages of AIDS in their homes. I did this for nearly two years. The home care company I worked for had meetings for those of us who solely (or nearly solely) took care of PWAs.
December 1, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Since our fucking government isn’t observing World AIDS Day, I will. In 1990, I started taking care of people in the last stages of AIDS in their homes. I did this for nearly two years. The home care company I worked for had meetings for those of us who solely (or nearly solely) took care of PWAs.
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The Craziest Thing In The World Is That We Could End Poverty, But We Don't
It’s just so insane how this doesn’t sit front and center in our attention all the time.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/the-crazie...
It’s just so insane how this doesn’t sit front and center in our attention all the time.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/the-crazie...
The Craziest Thing In The World Is That We Could End Poverty, But We Don't
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):
www.caitlinjohnst.one
December 1, 2025 at 2:05 AM
The Craziest Thing In The World Is That We Could End Poverty, But We Don't
It’s just so insane how this doesn’t sit front and center in our attention all the time.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/the-crazie...
It’s just so insane how this doesn’t sit front and center in our attention all the time.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/the-crazie...
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American ALS patient died alone after paying $84K US in pursuit of healing at controversial Sask. facility www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
December 1, 2025 at 3:39 AM
American ALS patient died alone after paying $84K US in pursuit of healing at controversial Sask. facility www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
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The question was “if your husband died while cheating on you, what would do with his ashes?” I said “make his mistress eat the ashes.” my friend thought I was crazy.
December 1, 2025 at 3:48 AM
The question was “if your husband died while cheating on you, what would do with his ashes?” I said “make his mistress eat the ashes.” my friend thought I was crazy.
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Eleven years ago, I wrote to Tom Stoppard to ask about this coup de théâtre from 1949. It took me down an unexpected rabbit hole - in memory of Stoppard, here's what I found.
November 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Eleven years ago, I wrote to Tom Stoppard to ask about this coup de théâtre from 1949. It took me down an unexpected rabbit hole - in memory of Stoppard, here's what I found.
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"Kinew’s government, among others, have begun shifting towards progressive carcerality, and the expansion of policing and punishment often hidden behind political figures who are deemed 'diverse.'"
~Black Indigenous Harm Reduction Alliance
deadlycollective.com/2025/11/12/g...
~Black Indigenous Harm Reduction Alliance
deadlycollective.com/2025/11/12/g...
Governing Harm: Policing Indigenous Presence in Manitoba
In Manitoba, Wab Kinew’s NDP government passed Bill 48 strengthening policies to incarcerate houseless peoples. The Protective Detention and Care of Intoxicated Persons Act came as no surprise for …
deadlycollective.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
"Kinew’s government, among others, have begun shifting towards progressive carcerality, and the expansion of policing and punishment often hidden behind political figures who are deemed 'diverse.'"
~Black Indigenous Harm Reduction Alliance
deadlycollective.com/2025/11/12/g...
~Black Indigenous Harm Reduction Alliance
deadlycollective.com/2025/11/12/g...
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"The logical end of censoring Black history is national suicide."
"Black history can free us from the right-wing image of the U.S. as a white Christian nationalist utopia, which never existed, and lead us to a clear-eyed radical realism."
#USA #Labour #Policing #Protest #Censorship #Slavery
"Black history can free us from the right-wing image of the U.S. as a white Christian nationalist utopia, which never existed, and lead us to a clear-eyed radical realism."
#USA #Labour #Policing #Protest #Censorship #Slavery
Black History Has the Power to Ignite Movements. That's Why the Right Fears It.
The administration's preemptive assault on history is a desperate attempt to stop new social movements from starting.
truthout.org
November 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Canadian weapons are being used by the RSF to commit atrocities in Sudan, but the complicity runs deeper
Ismail Adam, @nisrinelamin.bsky.social and @policingblack.bsky.social call for an arms embargo to Sudan, increased aid, and a robust refugee resettlement program
breachmedia.ca/in-the-genoc...
Ismail Adam, @nisrinelamin.bsky.social and @policingblack.bsky.social call for an arms embargo to Sudan, increased aid, and a robust refugee resettlement program
breachmedia.ca/in-the-genoc...
In the genocide in Sudan, Canada has a hand in the violence ⋆ The Breach
The massacres of civilians in Sudan are being fuelled by Canadian weapons, mining interests, and refugee restrictions. It’s time for Canada to end its complicity
breachmedia.ca
November 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Canadian weapons are being used by the RSF to commit atrocities in Sudan, but the complicity runs deeper
Ismail Adam, @nisrinelamin.bsky.social and @policingblack.bsky.social call for an arms embargo to Sudan, increased aid, and a robust refugee resettlement program
breachmedia.ca/in-the-genoc...
Ismail Adam, @nisrinelamin.bsky.social and @policingblack.bsky.social call for an arms embargo to Sudan, increased aid, and a robust refugee resettlement program
breachmedia.ca/in-the-genoc...
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How to talk about politics at Thanksgiving and not go insane from @premthakker.bsky.social
“Welcoming someone into your moral universe is much more powerful than trying to disguise it out of anticipation that they don’t deserve the dignity of your full self.”
zeteo.com/p/how-to-tal...
“Welcoming someone into your moral universe is much more powerful than trying to disguise it out of anticipation that they don’t deserve the dignity of your full self.”
zeteo.com/p/how-to-tal...
November 26, 2025 at 10:39 PM
How to talk about politics at Thanksgiving and not go insane from @premthakker.bsky.social
“Welcoming someone into your moral universe is much more powerful than trying to disguise it out of anticipation that they don’t deserve the dignity of your full self.”
zeteo.com/p/how-to-tal...
“Welcoming someone into your moral universe is much more powerful than trying to disguise it out of anticipation that they don’t deserve the dignity of your full self.”
zeteo.com/p/how-to-tal...
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Systemic failings in health care system led quadriplegic man to choose MAID: coroner montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...
November 27, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Systemic failings in health care system led quadriplegic man to choose MAID: coroner montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...