“I found her ring in the rubble, blackened, but I could still see our names engraved inside. I held it so tight it cut my palm. I didn’t feel it. All I felt was her absence.” I talked with twenty people in Gaza after the ceasefire, who shared raw, heart-wrenching stories of grief, loss, and hope.

sorry but what is the ideal timing for the crumbling of soft power

your fave kenyan journalist is see eye ay and you’ll never convince me otherwise

In fact, DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS KIND OF THING. YOU WERE NEVER THERE. YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT.

NEW: Two top security officials at USAID were put on admin leave Saturday night after refusing to allow officials from Musk’s DOGE to access systems at the agency, even after DOGE personnel threatened to call law enforcement, multiple sources familiar told CNN www.cnn.com/2025/02/02/p...

To answer the number one comment here, the Internet Archive is OF COURSE mirrored and backed up in numerous places, including outside the USA, so even if jack-booted troopers were to kick in its San Francisco door it could be relaunched somewhere else.

The Trump administration is scrubbing the CDC’s website of documents on reproductive rights issues, sexual health, intimate partner violence, and more. I'm trying to save them. You can find the deleted docs at cdcguidelines.com - I'll be adding more over the weekend.

TODAY Sunday at 3:00: Protest TODAY (Sunday) outside the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) bldg., where Musk & his cyber-thugs have seized control of the computers. 1900 E Street NW (corner of E and 19th Sts.), Wash. DC. Please spread the word to folks in DC.

in honor of black history month, help support a sudanese family trying to survive the war and rebuild their lives. the goal for this month is to get sidahmed to 6.5K, so please share, boost, and donate if you can! #KeepEyesOnSudan gofund.me/be2901a2

Patience Uwezo is mother of 3 living in Goma. Since 18 January her family has taken in two more families, adding 7 people, including a pregnant woman, to their household. “It’s a delicate situation. It’s not easy to feed a bunch of people when there’s no money in circulation because of the war.”

BREAKING: The Rafah border crossing has opened for the first time in nearly nine months to allow sick and wounded Palestinian patients in Gaza to travel to Egypt for medical treatment aje.io/fvp5d6

kelis on ig talmbout her favourite thing about east africa is that we have office buildings and houses and malls pls god is ruto not more than enough punishment

lmao

organizing gets the goods

This film took MASSIVE courage to make "The two-hour film, made over the course of six years" The people who made it knew that they would likely be charged with new crimes for having contraband cell phones Praying for them 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ja...

1. School systems across the United States are declaring they will not comply with Trump's anti-trans executive order. MCPS, Maryland said they will fiercely protect their teacher sand students. Columbus City Public Schools president: "bring it on." Subscribe to support my journalism.

he was replaced by a billionaire mass murderer???!?!?

Statement by Haitian Women for #Haitian Refugees about the Laken Riley Act: mailchi.mp/fab2c1538cf2...

my weekly video chats with my mum lately “hi mama!” “hi! where’s Mosi?” “he’s right here” “what’s he doing? let me see him?????”

conversation I had with a ranger at Corbett National Tiger Reserve me: whats the most dangerous animal in the jungle? Tiger? him: elephant me: what about in the water him: elephant me: you don't understand, I mean aquatic animal him: no you don't understand, don't fuck with elephant

Going 1v1 with nature because you believe in the evolutionary advantage of your sweat glands… Gone be the most erotic 30 seconds of your life

this a safe space?

my cucu just asked me if i wash the dog i said yes she asked where i said in the bathtub she said the same one you use for yourself I said yes and you just have to imagine the increasing incredulity of this line of questioning lmao

Mosi’s farts????? I’m dying 😭😭😭😭

BREAKING: Amazon drivers at a major Atlanta facility have voted unanimously to authorize a strike. They join @teamsters.bsky.social in NYC, Illinois, and California in authorizing strikes at Amazon in the lead up to Christmas — the company's busiest days.

south african women on the bird app defending their decision to go to that concert is doing my fucking head in

It's a week till Christmas --- help us get some mums home for the holidays! M-PESA: 0714984673 paypal.me/cmutanyi Please email a note to [email protected] or text/WhatsApp the M-PESA number when you send your donation. Thank you!

just went to the pet shop to get food and as he’s ringing me up the cashier asks “would you like to donate $5 for a toy for a military child”

calotropis >>>>>

i be on instagram posting captions like 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 that time it’s just the 1000th pic of Mosi sleeping

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Was deeply inspired by Doechii‘s recent performance, in particular the message of connection. Seeing the imagery made me think of how we are connected through our past, present & future. Loved it

Hi, everyone. Remember Jordan Neely, a talented performance artist and MJ impersonator.

🔔 Fighting against deportations: "Building Rapid Response Network" webinar 🔔 12/4 @ 3-4:30pm ET Anti-deportation organizers will share best practices for building a rapid response network. Register: bit.ly/buildingrrn @detentionwatch.bsky.social @immjustice.bsky.social @cosecha.bsky.social & GLAHR

update: the depression i postponed in order to attend to the needs of a 3 month old puppy has come back to bludgeon me with zero couth, and also the puppy’s adult teeth are growing in 😭😭😭

somebody just told me to keep my dog off their $600 sidewalk grass 💀