@majdal.cc
What are *you* doing to stop the genocide? To build a better future for all of us? I'm a PhD student, in geography, at uToronto. I think about just futures in the context of climate change. More active on Mastodon: @majdal@social.coop #FreePalestine
1/ The images coming out of Iran are already unbearable. Reports of an elementary school struck by missiles, killing dozens of people, with scores more killed around the country. Fear and chaos in the streets as families run through smoke and search for safety.
New from @splawinski.bsky.social at Can We Still Govern: To stymie ICE, look at the sources of its power.
That includes money but also co-operative 287(g) agreements with state and local govts.
Blocking and reversing those agreements weakens ICE capacity. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/a-federali...
The final official NDP Leadership Debate is happening tonight!
I'll be taking the stage and sharing the vision that’s inspiring so many people across the country!
Watch live, beginning at 4:45 pm PT / 7:45 pm ET:
Congrats to BART rider and Oakland legend Alysa Liu on winning a gold medal at the Olympics and making the Bay Area proud!
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
This is why I'm active on the fediverse and not here.
Here's where you can find me: social.coop/@majdal
i remember how big a deal it was in early bluesky when dril joined the platform
My latest for Canadian Dimension -- rejecting Bianca Muguenyi's candidacy shows that the party isn't about to fix it's deep democratic problems, and only one candidate has anything about changing the vetting process in their platform.
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
I have always said it, I will continue to say it, we are limiting the productive potential of millions of freaks by demanding they earn a wage to survive instead of enabling them to do whatever thing their brain is broken for
An add for a law firm reads,”Whether you’re in the theater or being questioned by police, MJM Law Office reminds you to stay quiet.”
I’ll never get tired of this ad at our local indie theater 😂
I got about 100 new followers in the past day... Where did of you arrive from?
Welcome, everyone 👋
FYI, I'm more active over in the #Fediverse. I'm a part of a cooperatively run instance. It's the version of the Internet that I feel most comfortable in.
Find me there: social.coop/@majdal
Catching up with what's happening in Iran? Here is an excellent interview with Iranian–Canadian journalist @smohyeddin.bsky.social
youtube.com/watch?v=8ISI...
New Yorkers built a movement around the belief that every family should be able to afford a dignified life. Today, as Governor Kathy Hochul and I mark our commitment to universal childcare, we're proving that a movement of the people can transform how government serves the people.
I wish I could post polls on Bluesky, the way I can do on #Mastodon...
A "Save the Date" flyer inviting you to a conversation on boycotts, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) across the academy, featuring speakers from the American Association of Geographers, the American Sociological Association, and the American Historical Association. the event is September 9 at 12pm eastern time. you can register for the webinar at linktr.ee/geog4pal
please join us next week for an online event with colleagues in other disciplines who have worked to bring BDS resolutions to votes within their academic associations!
An empty booth with a sign that says “vendor removed for selling AI art #ArtBYHumans”
I love the smell of consequences in the morning. Thank you, @dragoncon.org
I considered writing a long carefully constructed argument laying out the harms and limitations of AI, but instead I wrote about being a hater. Only humans can be haters.
1/n Dear friends, in light of the current events in Palestine and to help spread awareness, a large number of filmmakers have made their FILMS about PALESTINE AVAILABLE FOR ONLINE FOR FREE
Below, we are sharing links to films that you can watch and share to spread our message to the world:
Part of the reason I reject using AI is because I resent the idea that I have to optimize my life to an even further extent. Enough already
"We are witnessing a horrific return to a eugenicist 'commonsense' even though history shows us that the way test scores register intelligence is far from objective science." Pepper Stetler explores the troubling history of IQ tests and special education. lareviewofbooks.org/article/trum...
A poster describing a recent divestment campaign. Beige background and black font. Breaking News: Divestment victory! Yesterday, with a record turnout for the vote. Uoft faculty and librarians passed an historic divestment motion. The membership of the university of Toronto Faculty Association (UTFA) Called on the university pension plan (UPP) to divest from the manufacture of weapons used to commit or facilitate war crimes in the occupied Palestinian Territory, Sudan and all other contexts or crimes against humanity, illegal occupation and other serious violations or international law.
There is something about seeing the word Sudan circulating by non-Sudanese in the context of a campaign like this that is idk…I’m so grateful to my Black colleagues for this!
Our friends at 18 Million Rising do incredible work, and they were punished by one of their funders for the simple act of speaking out against genocide and defending Palestinian rights.
We need to talk about this. Authoritarians and bigots are using funding as a chokepoint to censor and suppress.
Done
@nolore.bsky.social can I DM you about today’s episode please?
Listen to this interview with Maya Wind, author of "Towers of Ivory and Steel," discuss the complicity of Israeli universities in Israel's genocide of Palestinians. Maya herself is Israeli.
youtu.be/1p3uyX3jmPI
Infographic showing number of flights from Beirut and Damascus to cities across the world, grouped west (Europe and North America), east (Asia), and south (Africa).
Beautiful #infographic of aerial traffic out of #Beirut and #Damascus, from the 1968 master plan of Damascus, by Michel Écochard.
There are many beautiful things to note, One of my favourite is that the map spreads eastwards as well as westwards. Riyadh is there, but has fewer flights than Karachi.
ليلّي بحب كتبت مقالة عن الموضوع بالإنگليزي:
doi.org/10.1215/0038...
#فلسطين بحاجة لتصوّر جديد لشو معنى التحرير، ومن شو عم نتحرّر بالأصل. لأن الإحتلال والاستعمار مش هن الوحيدين يلّي عم بيقهرونا ويذلّونا.
#غزة #سوريا #لا_ارض_اخرى #اوسكار
يلّي عم بقولو أن لازم نقاطع فيلم لا أرض أخرى بسبب التطبيع هن نفسهن يلّي كانو عن بقولو أن ما في فرق بين بايدن وطرمب
هذلون الأشخاص بحاجة لمراجعة مفهومهم لكيف التغيير بصير بالعالم، عن طريق السبل السياسيّة وغيرها، لأن النموذج يلّي ماشين عليه توضّح أنّه ما عاد متماشي مع الواقع (وما بعرف إذا بعمره كان)
#فلسطين