Plank Knot
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Louis Aragon 📚 #Poésie
Les Roses de Noël
Un poème très actuel.
« Le sang versé ne peut longtemps se taire
Oublierez-vous d'où la récolte vint
Et le raisin des lèvres sur la terre
Et le goût noir qu'en a gardé le vin »
Les Roses de Noël
Un poème très actuel.
« Le sang versé ne peut longtemps se taire
Oublierez-vous d'où la récolte vint
Et le raisin des lèvres sur la terre
Et le goût noir qu'en a gardé le vin »
January 17, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Louis Aragon 📚 #Poésie
Les Roses de Noël
Un poème très actuel.
« Le sang versé ne peut longtemps se taire
Oublierez-vous d'où la récolte vint
Et le raisin des lèvres sur la terre
Et le goût noir qu'en a gardé le vin »
Les Roses de Noël
Un poème très actuel.
« Le sang versé ne peut longtemps se taire
Oublierez-vous d'où la récolte vint
Et le raisin des lèvres sur la terre
Et le goût noir qu'en a gardé le vin »
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May we have a fraction of this man’s courage and integrity www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/w...
Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:32 PM
May we have a fraction of this man’s courage and integrity www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/w...
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The murdering of US citizens by ICE will only get worse!
January 8, 2026 at 8:36 PM
The murdering of US citizens by ICE will only get worse!
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Arrested by ICE in Minnesota for being a Giraffe!
January 13, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Arrested by ICE in Minnesota for being a Giraffe!
Too right
"In every society fallen to authoritarianism, the state goes after the press first+ closes in on universities next.
All of us who live, work,+learn within the university should think of our institution as part of the larger constitutional structure of the nation."
www.chronicle.com/article/univ...
All of us who live, work,+learn within the university should think of our institution as part of the larger constitutional structure of the nation."
www.chronicle.com/article/univ...
Universities Need a New Defense
The authoritarian threat is growing. The old playbook won’t work.
www.chronicle.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Too right
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any political project that does not have as its goal the destruction of the system that produced that video is not worth a moment of your time
January 9, 2026 at 7:10 PM
any political project that does not have as its goal the destruction of the system that produced that video is not worth a moment of your time
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The 1972 miners' strike was a national industrial dispute over pay between the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the Conservative government of Prime Minister Edward Heath. Lasting from today's date 9 January to 28 February in 1972, it was the first official national
January 9, 2026 at 7:26 AM
The 1972 miners' strike was a national industrial dispute over pay between the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the Conservative government of Prime Minister Edward Heath. Lasting from today's date 9 January to 28 February in 1972, it was the first official national
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"Low-lift national targets are mostly public-facing companies with relatively small ICE contracts that are set to expire soon, making them particularly vulnerable to consumer and employee pressure."
www.laborpolitics.com/p/want-to-st...
www.laborpolitics.com/p/want-to-st...
Want to Stop ICE? Go After Its Corporate Collaborators
ICE can’t function without help from the private sector. So we should force the private sector to stop helping.
www.laborpolitics.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:43 PM
"Low-lift national targets are mostly public-facing companies with relatively small ICE contracts that are set to expire soon, making them particularly vulnerable to consumer and employee pressure."
www.laborpolitics.com/p/want-to-st...
www.laborpolitics.com/p/want-to-st...
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If the Palestine Action hunger strikers die - which they could do at any moment, as they are now very close to the end - it will be the government that killed them. Today’s column explains why. Please share, and write urgently to your MP.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Let’s be clear: if the Palestine Action hunger strikers die, the government will bear moral responsibility | George Monbiot
The three remaining hunger strikers have been convicted of nothing. Yet with astonishing cruelty, ministers refuse to listen to their reasonable demands, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:07 AM
If the Palestine Action hunger strikers die - which they could do at any moment, as they are now very close to the end - it will be the government that killed them. Today’s column explains why. Please share, and write urgently to your MP.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Big Oil spent nearly $100M to get Trump elected in 2024.
Now Trump is returning the favor, giving them advance notice of his Venezuela attack and sending their stocks skyrocketing by promising them control of the country's oil reserves.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
Now Trump is returning the favor, giving them advance notice of his Venezuela attack and sending their stocks skyrocketing by promising them control of the country's oil reserves.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
January 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Big Oil spent nearly $100M to get Trump elected in 2024.
Now Trump is returning the favor, giving them advance notice of his Venezuela attack and sending their stocks skyrocketing by promising them control of the country's oil reserves.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
Now Trump is returning the favor, giving them advance notice of his Venezuela attack and sending their stocks skyrocketing by promising them control of the country's oil reserves.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
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BBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
January 5, 2026 at 1:19 PM
BBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
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And there ya have it…
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Finance Industry Eyes Investment Opportunities in Venezuela
Some on Wall Street are already considering possible investment opportunities in Venezuela following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to Charles Myers, chairman of consulting firm Signum Globa...
www.wsj.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:13 PM
And there ya have it…
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
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This song seems apropos. From the great Kip Hanrahan.
soundcloud.com/kiphanrahan/...
soundcloud.com/kiphanrahan/...
Geography (from Kip Hanrahan / Tenderness amcl 1016/17) [feat. Fernando Saunders, Giovanni Hidalgo, Leo Nocentelli, Lucy Penabaz & Robby Ameen]
Listen to Geography (from Kip Hanrahan / Tenderness amcl 1016/17) [feat. Fernando Saunders, Giovanni Hidalgo, Leo Nocentelli, Lucy Penabaz & Robby Ameen] by Kip Hanrahan #np on #SoundCloud
soundcloud.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:22 PM
This song seems apropos. From the great Kip Hanrahan.
soundcloud.com/kiphanrahan/...
soundcloud.com/kiphanrahan/...
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On January 1, 1804, revolutionaries established the independent country of Haiti, the first nation to permanently ban slavery. As we begin a year engulfed by the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence, it’s worth reading the Haitian Declaration of Independence in full. 🇭🇹
January 1, 2026 at 1:04 PM
On January 1, 1804, revolutionaries established the independent country of Haiti, the first nation to permanently ban slavery. As we begin a year engulfed by the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence, it’s worth reading the Haitian Declaration of Independence in full. 🇭🇹
How has a publication as essential to our times as @eurozine.bsky.social
Got less than 1000 followers on a platform such as @bsky.app ?
Got less than 1000 followers on a platform such as @bsky.app ?
December 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
How has a publication as essential to our times as @eurozine.bsky.social
Got less than 1000 followers on a platform such as @bsky.app ?
Got less than 1000 followers on a platform such as @bsky.app ?
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Crises tend to correlate with intense literary activity, but not necessarily with intellectual perspicacity. Our picks of 2025 have clearsightedness in abundance – as do all the articles Eurozine has had the privilege to publish in the past year. www.eurozine.com/our-picks-of...
Our picks of 2025
Crises tend to correlate with intense literary activity, but not necessarily with intellectual perspicacity. Our picks of 2025 have clearsightedness in abundance – as do all the articles Eurozine has ...
www.eurozine.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Crises tend to correlate with intense literary activity, but not necessarily with intellectual perspicacity. Our picks of 2025 have clearsightedness in abundance – as do all the articles Eurozine has had the privilege to publish in the past year. www.eurozine.com/our-picks-of...
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These are war crimes committed in our name.
December 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM
These are war crimes committed in our name.
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He’s taking a battering.
France’s far-right leader hit by egg, days after flour attack
French far-right leader hit on the head with an egg
Jordan Bardella, leader of France’s far-right National Rally party, was hit on the head with an egg Saturday, just days after another incident in which a protester threw flour at him.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 30, 2025 at 7:15 AM
He’s taking a battering.
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I do appreciate that they've completely dropped the pretense.
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I do appreciate that they've completely dropped the pretense.
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Le Travail
Les flics
Les hommes
tuent.
Les flics
Les hommes
tuent.
November 25, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Le Travail
Les flics
Les hommes
tuent.
Les flics
Les hommes
tuent.
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We need to ensure our elected officials are acting on the best intelligence when it comes to tackling the climate crisis . It's why I'm opening the National Emergency Briefing on 27 November , ensure your MP is attending at nebriefing.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
We need to ensure our elected officials are acting on the best intelligence when it comes to tackling the climate crisis . It's why I'm opening the National Emergency Briefing on 27 November , ensure your MP is attending at nebriefing.org
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I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this video.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
November 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this video.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
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Protests and demonstrations are not a new phenomenon and were a common part of Victorian and earlier life. Bonfire night, because of its origins was often a focal point for protest with Guy Fawkes seen as a rebel with right on his side. Such was the case in Wakefield 1/2
November 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Protests and demonstrations are not a new phenomenon and were a common part of Victorian and earlier life. Bonfire night, because of its origins was often a focal point for protest with Guy Fawkes seen as a rebel with right on his side. Such was the case in Wakefield 1/2