Sid Naidu

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS!!!! Seeking Order/ Chaos!
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It's been a minute.

Took an intentional pause to spend a year building off screen and now I'm easing back into writing.

The first piece went live this morning on Substack

If you’re curious, then give it a read: open.substack.com/pub/sidnaidu...

Memory-Holing Jan. 6: What Happens When You Try to Make History Vanish? The Trump administration’s decision to delete a DOJ database of cases against Capitol riot defendants places those who seek to preserve the historical record in direct opposition to their own…

The erasure of the Jan. 6 records comes while the administration is also seeking to whitewash the teaching of U.S. history, threatening to withhold funds from schools that teach about America’s troubled history of racial and gender discrimination.

By @alecmac.bsky.social

Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has been unleashed on federal agencies. ProPublica is attempting to document who is working with him and what they are doing.

New: Elon Musk, the world's richest man, has been unleashed on federal agencies. ProPublica is attempting to document who is working with him and what they are doing.

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First byline at new job!

I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.

Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO

Trump falsely blames DEI (MAGA dog whistle for women and people of color) as he, a white man, is President and Sean Duffy, a white man, is the Sec of Transportation and Pete Hegseth, a white man, is Secretary of Defense.

My new self care routine involves tuning into journalism from @zeteo.com

Shout outs to independent media bringing the needed accountability in reporting.

Democrats who want to be relevant and have a future with the party, look at AOC, Jamie Raskin, Jasmine Crockett, Senators Van Hollen and even Murphy right now.

They're the ones calling it out, refusing to bend the knee, and reflecting the righteous anger of America against the broligarchy.

His Family Voted to Support Trump’s Deportation Plan. That Includes Him. His friends and family members in Rome, Ga., voted to support mass deportation. Now he’s scrambling to stay in the country.

“I’ve never felt like a foreigner until now.” His friends and family members in a Georgia town voted for Donald Trump in support of mass deportation. Now he is scrambling to stay in the country.

Number of journalists killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza climbs to 195 Israel kills journalist Mohammed Baalousha working for Al-Mashhad Channel, says Palestinian Journalists’ Forum - Anadolu Ajansı

ANADOLU AGENCY: Number of journalists killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza climbs to 195 v.aa.com.tr/3424786 #photojournalism #journalism #photography

Podcast production underway for @healthequityca.bsky.social hosting a conversation with Dr. Paul Caulford.

Produced by Lead Podcasting in partnership with Change Made Studios

Brought to you by the Canadian Centre for Refugee & Immigrant Healthcare

#refugeeswelcome #healthequity #Canada

Alberta kept fines for 16 oilsands companies secret for three years | The Narwhal Environment Ministry ordered to release data after keeping names of 16 oilsands companies secret

Three years later, the Alberta government has finally released names of 16 oilsands companies that allegedly flouted rules requiring them to pay for independent environmental monitoring by scientists. @mikedesouza.bsky.social obtained the data.

In the news via @healthequityca.bsky.social

Our gerontocracy needs to be dismantled. These older folks should be relaxing at home, not grasping to power till the very end.

Read the full Amnesty International report on genocide in Gaza:

www.amnesty.org/en/wp-conten...

Hanumankind – Big Dawgs | From The Block Performance 🎙 YouTube video by 4 Shooters Only

On that note & primer you can expect me to drop some of my favourite Hip Hop artists on here.

Who’s been watching From The Block Performances?

Here’s one from South Asian Hip Hop Artist Hanumankind performing his viral track Big Dawgs

Just so it’s out there in the blue:

I was raised on Hip Hop & I will forever be thankful for the culture.

It gave the opportunity to build platforms for others.

It showed me the power in community.

#HipHop #Culture #Community

PHOTO COLLECTION: Syria Global Reaction This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.

THE INDEPENDENT: Syria Global Reaction www.independent.co.uk/news/ap-b266... @the-independent.com #photojournalism #journalism #photography

In pictures: Syrians celebrate end of half a century of Assad family rule Jubilant Syrians poured into the streets in celebration on Sunday after a lightning rebel offensive reached the capital Damascus, putting an end to the Assad family’s 50 years of iron-fisted rule over...

FRANCE 24: Syrians celebrate end of half a century of Assad family rule f24.my/AnZ9.X @france24.bsky.social #photojournalism #journalism

The fall of Damascus: in pictures Islamist-led rebels declared they had taken Damascus in a lightning offensive on 8 December, sending President Bashar al-Assad fleeing and ending five decades of Baath rule in Syria

THE GUARDIAN: The fall of Damascus www.theguardian.com/artanddesign... @theguardian.com #photojournalism #journalism #photography

Events in Syria are moving at remarkable pace. More than a decade of conflict has displaced millions. Now many more are in danger. 

We will respond wherever, whenever, however we can to support people in need, including reception centres – food, water, fuel, tents, blankets. 

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First images of the fall of Assad's regime - L'Orient Today L’Orient Today is an independent, nonpartisan, nonsectarian news platform and your trusted source of information about Lebanon and the Middle East.

L'ORIENT-LE JOUR: First images of the fall of Assad's regime www.lorientlejour.com/multimedia/1... #photojournalism #journalism #photography

Assad’s Downfall Marks a New Realignment in the Middle East Winners and losers have already emerged, Turkey gained, Russia and Iran lost sway—but the gains and losses could prove illusory.

The fall of Syria's regime is bound to have a profound impact on the Middle East, and on the global balance of power

As an international development specialist I’ve followed the conflict in Syria from its start.

The fall of the Assad regime will have hopefully ended one of the longest protracted crises of the Arab spring.

So many lives lost and people displaced as result of this 12 year civil war.

Russian state news agencies say ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad is in Moscow and given asylum The Syrian government collapsed to a lightning rebel offensive that sent crowds into the streets to celebrate the end of the Assad family's 50 years of iron rule.

BREAKING: Russian state news agencies report ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad and his family are in Moscow and given asylum.

Syrians around the world celebrate fall of Bashar al-Assad regime – video Syrians in cities across the world celebrated the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime. People cheered, danced with flags and beeped car horns after the Syrian government was ousted in an end to the Assad family's 50-year rule * Syria live – latest…

Syrians around the world celebrate fall of Bashar al-Assad regime – video

In photos: Syrians celebrate ousting of Assad in Damascus

MIDDLE EAST EYE: Syrians celebrate ousting of Assad in Damascus www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/li... @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social #photojournalism #journalism #photography

Occupied Palestinian Territory: Stop the Escalation of the Humanitarian Catastrophe in Northern Gaza [EN/AR/HE] - occupied Palestinian territory News and Press Release in Arabic on occupied Palestinian territory about Health and Protection and Human Rights; published on 30 Oct 2024 by Physicians for Human Rights Israel

Occupied Palestinian Territory: Stop the Escalation of the Humanitarian Catastrophe in Northern Gaza [EN/AR/HE] #Refugees

Amplifying this because dismantling encampments doesn’t make homelessness go away.

We need long term solutions that address the chronic systemic challenges in our communities.

This years large scale public art installation for Scarborough Made produced in partnership with social impact developers TAS.

After 5 years of creating public art projects, the joy of seeing work go up never gets tiring

#art #culture #community #change #scarborough #Toronto