Let’s not pretend Australian right wing politicians aren’t as rhetorically/morally depraved as elsewhere in the world (not that anyone reading this thread is likely guilty of this)
Not sure if you’re a Simpsons fan but there’s a clip for this - youtu.be/E5_Sem03i4Q
Yo tengo una tristeza enorme para mis compadres cubanos. La batalla contra el imperialismo nunca termina.
Screen grab from The Guardian about Australia’s use of temporary exclusion orders
Temporary exclusion orders - didn’t know this was a thing in Australia (that an Australian citizen can be bared from re-entering the country if they’re a safety/terror threat).
I can’t find a data on how often this has happened/happens. Anyone know if one can find said data anywhere?
El gallo negro era grande, pero el gallo rojo era valiente
Para todos que esten luchando contra el autoritarismo
That said, I do question the limits of the argument. When does the violence become unbearable and must be met in kind? Can there be physical resistance without violence? And the notion of (group) self defence -what of it?
Still, I will be giving my students this to read in week one of Moral Theory
Although I agree with her, I struggle to internalise this message, to fight hate without becoming hateful, fight violence without becoming violent. I find myself weak in the face of hate.
Finally got around to reading this piece by @roxanegay.bsky.social
It’s marvellous for its clarity, simplicity, and power.
"When we stand for what is right, we have to always stand for what is right, without exception."
(Da Mayor would endorse wholeheartedly)
Thank you!!!
(Amazing memory!)
Yo te llevo dentro, hasta la raíz
Y por más que crezca, vas a estar aquí
Aunque yo me oculte tras la montaña
Y encuentre un campo lleno de caña
No habrá manera, mi rayo de Luna
Que tú te vayas
The beautiful “Hasta la raiz” by Natalia Lafourcade. A song about how we take our lands and culture in our souls as we travel the earth (in the case of Lafourcade, the beautiful Mexico)
youtu.be/IKmPci5VXz0
Yeesh. Speaking of apocalyptic beaches, ever read “on the beach”?
Bit of background: this is a cover by Julieta Rada of her dad’s, Ruben Rada, a legend of Uruguayan candombe and an advocate for the AfroUruguayan community. Here’s Señor Rada’s rendition with the equally indomitable Eduardo Mateo
youtu.be/NIrE8NtsCoM
"Botija de mi país
Si libre quieres vivir
No dejes de hablar con tus hermanos
Si te quieren reprimir
Júntate con cinco mil
Y juntos repiqueteen las manos"
youtu.be/wn3Egcled5I
of rebellion, hope, struggle, faith. Some classic tunes, others more recent. Not sure who reads my posts, but in case it’s of any help - and I do feel I turn to art in these dark moments for respite - I’ll post a song periodically with some lyrics that stand out for me.
authoritarian governments propped up by the US and US corporations. (Here’s a good time to note that despite being agnostic, I do want to believe in an afterlife, if only for Kissinger to be held to divine justice).
I find myself listening to a lot of music from Latin America. Songs of protest,
I’ve really been struggling since the US invaded Venezuela to make sense of what’s happening (emotionally, I get it from a ‘realist’, post rules-based viewpoint). As a Latino, it's impossible not to think about the history of 1970s, and the personal stories I heard growing up, of right-wing (cont)
Talk about corrupting the youth! Am I right?!?!
(Too soon?)
A screenshot of a commentary published in Nature Medicine, titled "Navigating Difficult Ethical Decisions in Global Health".
New commentary published in @natmed.nature.com with @dsilvaphd.bsky.social, Anna Levy, and Katherine Littler:
Navigating Difficult Ethical Decisions in Global Health
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
💯
A very good read.
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Unconventional Director Sets Shakespeare Play In Time, Place Shakespeare Intended
Unconventional Director Sets Shakespeare Play In Time, Place Shakespeare Intended https://theonion.com/unconventional-director-sets-shakespeare-play-in-time-1819569151/
The political power of art.
The bandwagon is getting full
Day 15 - I was going to post this yesterday at the start of Chanukah, and then wasn’t sure I should post it tonight. But I think it’s perfect. Laughter heals. Fuck the terrorists. And what’s the history of comedy with Jews? Not much! Here’s Jon Stewart & Stephen Colbert
youtu.be/3GsJe_vh7T0
