Laura Jalkanen (she/they) ✨
@laujalkanen.bsky.social
English, Portuguese & Translation Studies (Helsinki Uni). Translator. Trans enby, neurospicy. | Feminism, trans rights, Palestinian resistance, literature, philosophy, history, nerdy/geeky stuff, drawing, dogs... and much more. Posts in FI, EN, PT, DE.
Libraries are one of the most beautiful institutions humans have created. Let's keep them thriving around the world. 💚
March 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Libraries are one of the most beautiful institutions humans have created. Let's keep them thriving around the world. 💚
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A second Columbia student has been detained by ICE. Leqaa Kordia is a Palestinian from the West Bank.
Exclusive | Second anti-Israel Columbia protester, Leqaa Kordia, arrested by Homeland Security for immigration violations
Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian who hails from the West Bank, was first arrested in April 2024 for taking part in one of the protests on Columbia’s campus while overstaying her twice-cancelled st…
nypost.com
March 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM
A second Columbia student has been detained by ICE. Leqaa Kordia is a Palestinian from the West Bank.
I sometimes forget about my account here and sink into the toxic rabbit hole of that other platform.
That happened again yesterday and I reemerged so exhausted and feeling "tainted".
I just feel like here I'm a totally different person. That other place tho? It brings out the worst in me. Scary.
That happened again yesterday and I reemerged so exhausted and feeling "tainted".
I just feel like here I'm a totally different person. That other place tho? It brings out the worst in me. Scary.
March 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I sometimes forget about my account here and sink into the toxic rabbit hole of that other platform.
That happened again yesterday and I reemerged so exhausted and feeling "tainted".
I just feel like here I'm a totally different person. That other place tho? It brings out the worst in me. Scary.
That happened again yesterday and I reemerged so exhausted and feeling "tainted".
I just feel like here I'm a totally different person. That other place tho? It brings out the worst in me. Scary.
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If you try hard enough you can make any holiday, even Pi Day, about birds 😂 This is one of my older drawings; "pied" refers to something that has at least two different colours, in this case black and white! Happy Pi(ed) Day!
March 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM
If you try hard enough you can make any holiday, even Pi Day, about birds 😂 This is one of my older drawings; "pied" refers to something that has at least two different colours, in this case black and white! Happy Pi(ed) Day!
I can't even express how horrified I am for every person in the US who may be affected by this. I can't imagine how it feels like to be an immigrant, an illegal, or apparently even a tourist in the US right now.
It's never the actual criminals getting rounded up and thrown behind bars. Fuck this.
It's never the actual criminals getting rounded up and thrown behind bars. Fuck this.
"The Alien Enemies Act has been invoked three times in US history, during World Wars I and II, it was used to justify detentions and expulsions of German, Austro-Hungarian, Italian and Japanese immigrants"
So....concentration camps?
www.cnn.com/2025/03/13/p...
So....concentration camps?
www.cnn.com/2025/03/13/p...
Trump expected to invoke wartime authority to speed up mass deportation effort in coming days | CNN Politics
The Trump administration is expected to invoke a sweeping wartime authority to speed up the president’s mass deportation pledge in the coming days, according to four sources familiar with the discussi...
www.cnn.com
March 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I can't even express how horrified I am for every person in the US who may be affected by this. I can't imagine how it feels like to be an immigrant, an illegal, or apparently even a tourist in the US right now.
It's never the actual criminals getting rounded up and thrown behind bars. Fuck this.
It's never the actual criminals getting rounded up and thrown behind bars. Fuck this.
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I wrote about the kidnapping and potential deportation of Mahmoud Khalil, the histories of repression this case is built upon, and the new and horrifying moment we are experiencing.
Mahmoud Khalil and the Repression That Was, Is, and Will Be
Do not wait until this violence comes to your doorstep.
organizingmythoughts.org
March 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I wrote about the kidnapping and potential deportation of Mahmoud Khalil, the histories of repression this case is built upon, and the new and horrifying moment we are experiencing.
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Turnabout is fair play.
March 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Turnabout is fair play.
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Niin totta tosiaan. Biometristen tietojen avaaminen tarkoittaa, että kasvontunnistus kuvista/videolta helpottuu.
Naamioituminen mielenosoituksissa entistä suositeltavampaa.
Naamioituminen mielenosoituksissa entistä suositeltavampaa.
Suomalaisille vakuutettiin, että passeihin ja henkilökortteihin kerättyjä sormenjälkiä ja kasvokuvia ei käytettäisi mihinkään muuhun
Toisin kävi, poliisi saamassa pääsyn kaikkiin jo kerättyihinkin, noin neljän miljoonan suomalaisen tietoihin.
#uutiset
Toisin kävi, poliisi saamassa pääsyn kaikkiin jo kerättyihinkin, noin neljän miljoonan suomalaisen tietoihin.
#uutiset
Poliisi saamassa pääsyn passien sormenjälkiin
Sisäministeriön ehdotus pyrkii sallimaan poliisille pääsyn passeja ja henkilökortteja varten kerättyihin sormenjälkiin ja kasvokuviin.
dawn.fi
February 5, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Niin totta tosiaan. Biometristen tietojen avaaminen tarkoittaa, että kasvontunnistus kuvista/videolta helpottuu.
Naamioituminen mielenosoituksissa entistä suositeltavampaa.
Naamioituminen mielenosoituksissa entistä suositeltavampaa.
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I wonder who may be responsible for this, Daily Mail?
February 5, 2025 at 8:50 AM
I wonder who may be responsible for this, Daily Mail?
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January 30, 2025 at 11:07 AM
I'm just sort of laughing at how I used to think that the USA was such an unreal, bizarre, nonsensical place that I wouldn't feel at all comfortable visiting, and mind you this was YEARS before Trump's first presidency.
Now I honestly have no idea which one I'll travel to first, the US or Russia.
Now I honestly have no idea which one I'll travel to first, the US or Russia.
January 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I'm just sort of laughing at how I used to think that the USA was such an unreal, bizarre, nonsensical place that I wouldn't feel at all comfortable visiting, and mind you this was YEARS before Trump's first presidency.
Now I honestly have no idea which one I'll travel to first, the US or Russia.
Now I honestly have no idea which one I'll travel to first, the US or Russia.
I'm finally feeling motivated about writing my thesis (and doing a bunch of other stuff) but it's happening while I'm suffering from a cold and should be mostly resting...
Why does my brain work like this??
Why does my brain work like this??
a cartoon character with red hair is covering her eyes with her hands and the words like this on the bottom right
ALT: a cartoon character with red hair is covering her eyes with her hands and the words like this on the bottom right
media.tenor.com
January 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I'm finally feeling motivated about writing my thesis (and doing a bunch of other stuff) but it's happening while I'm suffering from a cold and should be mostly resting...
Why does my brain work like this??
Why does my brain work like this??
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Erika Hilton, transgender member of the Brazilian parliament, reports that the National Congress Building is now illuminated with transgender colors.
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
January 30, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Erika Hilton, transgender member of the Brazilian parliament, reports that the National Congress Building is now illuminated with transgender colors.
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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Posting this again because a lot of people said they found it helpful! Guide to ALT text: www.perkins.org/resource/how...
April 19, 2024 at 8:18 PM
Posting this again because a lot of people said they found it helpful! Guide to ALT text: www.perkins.org/resource/how...
Climate:
More than half of the municipalities in the state of Amazônia suffered from drought throughout the year 2024.
More than half of the municipalities in the state of Amazônia suffered from drought throughout the year 2024.
Em 2024, Tarauacá, no Acre, foi o único município da Amazônia a atingir o nível mais grave de seca: excepcional. A cidade enfrentou variações entre níveis de seca ao longo de todo o ano, sem pausas.
Mais da metade dos municípios da Amazônia passou 2024 inteiro em seca
Análise da InfoAmazonia, com base em dados do Centro Nacional de Monitoramento e Alerta de Desastres Naturais, revela que 459 municípios da região (59,5% do total) registraram algum grau de seca de 1º janeiro até 31 de dezembro no ano passado.
infoamazonia.org
January 28, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Climate:
More than half of the municipalities in the state of Amazônia suffered from drought throughout the year 2024.
More than half of the municipalities in the state of Amazônia suffered from drought throughout the year 2024.
The power of seeing videos like this one ❤️
Thousands of Palestinians, separated for over 15 months, are finally returning home on foot to reunite with their families.
Israeli war on Gaza have resulted in over 47,000 Palestinian deaths and mass displacement. More than 650,000 people were forced to flee northern Gaza.
Israeli war on Gaza have resulted in over 47,000 Palestinian deaths and mass displacement. More than 650,000 people were forced to flee northern Gaza.
January 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The power of seeing videos like this one ❤️
Helmikuu on Helsingissä palestiinalaisen käsityön kuukausi 💚🍉
Save The Dates! Ainutlaatuinen tatreez-näyttely Pasilan kirjastossa 1.-28.2.2025
Avajaiset lauantaina 1.2. klo 14 alkaen.
Avajaiset lauantaina 1.2. klo 14 alkaen.
January 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Helmikuu on Helsingissä palestiinalaisen käsityön kuukausi 💚🍉
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The start of the specific 10 year period they chose was the point they reformed the service to actually start engaging with patients properly.
It's notable that they've chosen to stop looking at 2021, rather than 2024, because the obvious leveling off effect would be even more obvious.
It's notable that they've chosen to stop looking at 2021, rather than 2024, because the obvious leveling off effect would be even more obvious.
This framing of shocking stat and then rather ordinary reality is a not just a journalistic/business choice to get clicks, it's a political one that serves to fuel reactionary moral panics
And it's done twice in ten lines...
And it's done twice in ten lines...
January 24, 2025 at 7:20 AM
The start of the specific 10 year period they chose was the point they reformed the service to actually start engaging with patients properly.
It's notable that they've chosen to stop looking at 2021, rather than 2024, because the obvious leveling off effect would be even more obvious.
It's notable that they've chosen to stop looking at 2021, rather than 2024, because the obvious leveling off effect would be even more obvious.
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Ahmed Qandeel is a construction worker who has been out of work since the genocide in Gaza began. He, his wife, and their baby son are fundraising to start their lives over somewhere safe. Please donate and share if you're able. @ahmedgaza0.bsky.social
Donate to “A Humanitarian Appeal from Gaza: A Family’s Struggle for Sa, organized by Mohammed Qandeel
Hello everyone, I am Ahmed Qandeel from the Gaza Strip, speci… Mohammed Qandeel needs your support for “A Humanitarian Appeal from Gaza: A Family’s Struggle for Sa
www.gofundme.com
January 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Ahmed Qandeel is a construction worker who has been out of work since the genocide in Gaza began. He, his wife, and their baby son are fundraising to start their lives over somewhere safe. Please donate and share if you're able. @ahmedgaza0.bsky.social
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I am sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Noor. Noor has lost so much including her daughter during this war. She has been displaced and is living with her family including her two children, Bilal, 3 and Maryam, 6 in a tent.
December 31, 2024 at 10:51 AM
I am sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Noor. Noor has lost so much including her daughter during this war. She has been displaced and is living with her family including her two children, Bilal, 3 and Maryam, 6 in a tent.
Please help Osama support his family and rebuild his livelihood.
Every small contribution counts. 🍉💚
Every small contribution counts. 🍉💚
December 31, 2024 at 10:55 AM
Please help Osama support his family and rebuild his livelihood.
Every small contribution counts. 🍉💚
Every small contribution counts. 🍉💚