Great creative strategies here! airesistlist.org

Woke up with this stuck in my head the other day www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLy5...

I edited this article which has just been published by @mrrors.bsky.social. It’s an important one, on the UAE’s mass expulsion of Pakistani Shia migrants www.mrrors.org/2026/05/deta...

“The poor think the rich have it easy, and they do. But they also don’t, because wealth on a scale like theirs is not natural, and it takes a lot of contorting to keep it theirs.” @anandwrites.bsky.social on what the Epstein files reveal about billionaires: the.ink/p/rich-brain

Oh hello Edinburgh, I saw this recently and it’s a documentary about friends of mine. It also does a spot-on job of explaining how Malaysia works (which can be hard to fully communicate to outsiders!). Strongly recommend.

"When AI is sending emails and even making phone calls, it becomes harder to tell if the person behind them is sincere or capable." restofworld.org/2026/ai-agen...

In our rights-averse times this is a sad, disappointing and scary development. Transnational repression exacerbated by the Zambian authorities' contempt for the RightsCon organisers they had established an agreement with. Teruk af www.rightscon.org/rc26-statement

This Labour Day I just want to be compensated for my labour. I've been working full-time for free for so long. The refugee cases I manage are in the hundreds. Organisations with paid staff send referrals my way. But trying to find a salary is like a whole other full-time endeavour. I'm exhausted.

Idk why I'm still on LHDN Malaysia's mailing list but I can't bring myself to unsubscribe due to the high GRAPHIC DESIGN IS MY PASSION energy

🔥 www.commondreams.org/news/chamel-...

“While she was sharing her story, a man distributing toys nearby stopped his car and asked, ‘Is everyone here Lebanese?’ When she proudly responded, ‘Not us, I am Bangladeshi,’ he cut her short, rolled his window up, & drove away.” New article from my friend Mehk: thepublicsource.org/migrant-disp...

Mesmerising. youtu.be/AZNl_RQ7AuA

“You are small and important. You will only ever make millions of tiny differences. That is more than enough.” drdevonprice.substack.com/p/im-not-an-...

I like checking out book recs every so often, but @joshuastephens.bsky.social’s are a cut above - feels very much curated to match my own interests www.jxshua.com/blog/books-b...

My dear friend Mehk is in Lebanon right now, reporting on mutual aid efforts by citizens and migrants: wagingnonviolence.org/2026/04/mutu...

Regretting updating LinkedIn because now everyone is congratulating me for getting a part-time job when actually it earned me USD 70 last month

If any Malaysian drag queens out there are looking for a name, may I suggest Bella Chan

This is possibly the first David Sedaris I've read? And oh, shit. I get it, okay. genius.com/David-sedari...

This new album from Habibi Funk Records brings together Indonesian and Lebanese musicians, in a mesh of styles including psychedelia, surf rock and disco habibifunkrecords.bandcamp.com/album/habibi...

A really nice article on Somali community organising in Minnesota: truthout.org/articles/som...

The story of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, the blind Rohingya refugee who was allowed to die by US authorities. From Myanmar to Malaysia to the USA, he barely tasted freedom at all www.investigativepost.org/2026/02/28/s...

My partner's Mum is one of the many Filipinos working in the Middle East. Please spare a thought for the Global South workers in places like the UAE. They're much more likely to be at risk than wealthy Westerners.

Illegal clinics, run by & for migrants, exist because Malaysia imposes high financial barriers to healthcare for foreigners. Enforcement without addressing this does not solve the bigger problem. The Malaysian Medical Association seems to have stopped short of saying this. thesun.my/news/malaysi...

In Malaysia, migrant electronics workers have been targeted and deported for unionising. Support them through @labourstart.bsky.social's campaign - it takes a minute to send an email to Apple: www.labourstartcampaigns.net/show_campaig...

“We were like cattle. If you have many visible whip marks on your body, you won’t be sold for a higher price because they’ll know you aren’t an earner.” @zekuzelalem.bsky.social hears from African survivors of Southeast Asian scam centres: www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...

Please it’s 2026 stop making every second word a hashtag

Drop an album that was important to you when you were nineteen

An additional risk is the government’s own complacency: its systemic exclusion of non-citizens from affordable healthcare. Although TB is treated for free, I knew a young refugee who died of it three years ago because getting diagnosed in the first place cost money she didn’t have.

Imagine directing your first ever feature film and it’s Little Miss Sunshine letterboxd.com/journal/litt...

Border violence in Malaysia just got upgraded www.malaymail.com/news/malaysi...

An absolutely stunning read.

Renfrew Christie’s description of death row in South Africa is just 😭 “The whole prison would sing for two or three days before the hanging, to ease the terror of the victims” (also, what a life! A must-read) www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/w...

“A lot of people punch the clock and bring a bagged lunch when they go to the Destruction of Humanity Factory.” @gordonzola.bsky.social and friends on Minneapolis. The situation is horrific, but the solidarity and organising is inspirational www.patreon.com/posts/148535...

Even 'gay-friendly' is an issue now in Malaysia. www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nat...

Can’t sleep so I switched on my phone and started reading the replies to this. Great move!!

2016: Sunday Beauty Queen 2006: The Great Happiness Space 1996: Chacun Cherche son Chat / Walking and Talking 1986: Down and Out in Beverly Hills 1976: Car Wash Okay I have some serious favourites marking milestones this year

"I consider myself a communist and very left-wing, and it's been extremely painful to see leftist leaders around the world ignore clear human rights violations, electoral fraud, & forced displacement, simply because Venezuela is considered an ally." Some important context: gishty.com/interviews/i...

Yesterday I was talking to a person at risk in Somalia, who was contemplating fleeing to Uganda. I had to advise against it. Somalis already have so few avenues to safety and now this one has closed too. www.refugeesinternational.org/statements-a...

3/****So my FB account was reviewed and now it’s permanently disabled for “violating community standards”, no possibility of appeal. Does anyone know of a way to help with this so I don’t lose crucial fundraising and movement info sharing access after 16 years of building up that account?*****

According to the linked source, he was actually hit in the face with a camera. This was followed up five years later by someone hitting him in the face with a replica of Milan’s cathedral, ‘famous for its gothic spires’. news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/...

An update on this: Moniro is now in Australia, her cat Ava is now in a foster home in Malaysia, but the next step will be for Ava to spend six months in Singapore, as Australia doesn’t accept pet relocations directly from Malaysia. So, we’re now seeking a foster home in Singapore 🙏🏻

In her latest newsletter, @shamjaff.bsky.social analyses Israel’s recognition of Somaliland; plus, #MalaysiaMentioned. The newsletter - a highly recommended curation of Global Majority news - has a new online home which reduces dependence on third-party service providers gishty.com/issues/2025-...

Letterboxd needs a section where I can compile my top 10 negative reviews of Sentimental Value

“This is Malaysia. Hatred towards the LGBTQ community isn’t just normalised, it’s encouraged.” www.scmp.com/week-asia/li...

"Hospitality, in Syria, is a language older than fear. I took my guests through Aleppo the way someone introduces a lover." Another incredible, chilling post; I hope I'll see a book from this same friend. This is one newsletter you should subscribe to. xenowrites.substack.com/p/when-hospi...

Sharing a fundraising appeal in very sad circumstances. I am in contact with Savan and previously communicated with his father Yassin; my heart breaks for them to be so far apart at a time like this. Anything you can give will be of help, guaranteed. gofund.me/1147cba57

“Because in those rooms, you learn quickly: the people with power are allowed to be tired. The people without it cannot.” A refugee friend describes their experience at UNHCR: xenowrites.substack.com/p/when-waiti...

You’ll never guess how the IDF decided to talk about killing these two kids, 8 and 11 years old, in its official statement

I belatedly wrote a post for Transgender Day of Remembrance, for a refugee who was not resettled in time. www.linkedin.com/posts/ninesi...

“Freelance journalism in 2025 is an incredibly difficult place to build a career. But, it turns out, it’s a decent enough arena for a scam.” An excellent investigation by @nickhunebrown.bsky.social, and what an ending thelocal.to/investigatin...