Genocidal Israel has used US thermal weapons to “evaporate” almost 3,000 Palestinians, an investigation reveals. The BDS movement calls for an end to global Israeli-US impunity through meaningful accountability measures now. Boycott. Divest. Sanction.

act.stand.earth/page/84847/p... Please sign this and pass it along. We have to make a stand on this issue for the good of us all.

At least 12 Palestinians were killed and others injured in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, in a fresh violation of the Oct. 10 ceasefire agreement, the Civil Defense said.

I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Tell the Ontario Camps Association Board: Hold Staff Accountable for Vile Anti-Palestinian Racism. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

Dr Assal Rad— "They vaporized people. "Gaza was a testing ground for every dystopian nightmare."

Fellow Canadians, this one's for you! We need to get louder about an upcoming vote & make sure this important bill passes! For Palestine, for one more step towards peace. No more loopholes! Check out the link for more info, & please, pass it on! nwmd.social/s/copylink/4...

I would never argue all self-publishing is bad, but I realized years ago that Amazon designed KDP for exactly this purpose: to incentivize people to adopt new tech to churn out more slop titles in a clear attack on the publishing industry with little regard for readers or even the writers themselves

The government is giving a loan to a Crown corporation that should just be a public service that we pay for because it provides an essential task that Canadians depend on. We don’t provide loans to the health care system or schools; we just pay for them.

Watch “Sounds of Hunger,” an excruciating short documentary on how Israel is using starvation as a weapon of genocide in Gaza. Produced by MIFTAH youtu.be/Upua4oCq3UQ?...

All 6 Palestine Action activists in the Elbit Systems break-in have been found not guilty on all charges. This action was one of the main 'reasons' the govt. proscribed PA as a terrorist organisation. Nearly 3000 people have been arrested for showing support. There must be pardons and compensation.

The Israeli gov has finally admitted that the data from the Gaza Health Ministry on the number of Palestinians killed is in fact accurate. I continue to be astounded by the shamelessness of genocide deniers. And I fear that the actual number of Palestinians killed is far greater.

i want this for canada too, and it will only come through dependable public funding of journalism along the lines that exist in some european (particularly nordic) countries. we need to stop letting conservatives and old-guard figures who arose in a different era try to discredit public funding.

Strongly worded letters? Petition? Sit in? Hunger strike? Terr0r1sm is what white colonialists say when the natives resist..... Stealing is their right. And the only perceived prerogative of the natives is to submit & die..... Well guess what? They wont.... #WeAreLegion #Z10nismIsACancer

❝ The killing of my three colleagues (on Jan. 21) shatters any illusion of ‘post-war’ safety. But the honor of their work and the memory of their laughter cannot be erased. ❞ — Ibtisam Mahdi @972mag.com tinyurl.com/4tyz47ka

GOOD NEWS, EVERYONE!!

Fabric embroidered installation by US artist Judy Chicago, 2020 #WomensArt

"Widespread intellectual and moral docility may be convenient for leaders in the short term, but it is suicidal for nations in the long term." — Carl Sagan

Many Canadian libraries also have Kanopy as part of their digital resources: Calgary, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, BAnQ in Quebec, MUN in NFLD - some public, some academic libraries. Check with your closest library, they'll be able to tell you what you have access to.

It is unacceptable for Canada to promote "dialogue" with Israel on AI, which uses it for the surveillance and mass-killing of Palestinians. Send an email to Minister Evan Solomon to tell him that we don’t need Israel’s genocidal AI: www.cjpme.org/no_israeli_ai

Canada to promote “dialogue” with Israel on AI? The Israeli military uses Israeli AI & tech to surveil & target Palestinians, and to develop kill lists & facilitate its genocide in Gaza. Email Minister Solomon & P.M. Carney, tell them we don’t need Israel’s genocidal AI share.nwmd.social/s/NX5VdrvS

I saw The Voice of Hind Rajab today. There was silence as the credits started to roll. We all sat and let it wash over us, through us. I left more resolved than ever to be a voice for justice & peace. My heart aches for this world. It's a beautiful film. Rest in peace, sweet Hanood. #FreePalestine

Palestinians do not die of natural causes Awful journalism from Isreali client media @cnn.com who STILL REFUSE to NAME THE CULPRIT

Book 7 of Read Around the 🌎: The Master & Margarita, by Mikhail Bulgakov, trans. by Richard Pevear & Larissa Volokhonsky - Russia. The moment I picked this one up I was swept away into a crazed, mystical, darkly curious world. Feels multi-dimensional and defiant. I'm really enjoying it! #BookSky

Americans check their phones over 140 times daily. And reading comprehension scores are declining. Pausing for just a few seconds to critically evaluate information can counteract the mental habits that make us susceptible to misinformation, according to a literacy expert. buff.ly/XMSkj6d

Add your voice, Canada! Help us support the cause. share.nwmd.social/s/vnHRVdsR

Also, Canada, the trees need us too - have a look and consider helping out however you can: act.gp/4msndJJ

Save the date, register, and let's gather to learn more about how we can help to stop the weapons going out of Canada and into Palestine and Venezuela. armsembargonow.ca/webinar?sour...

I'm leading a reading challenge to the moon at work, & loving it! We assign a distance in kms to every book read, all towards collectively reaching 384,400 kms - or the average distance to the moon. All in celebration of and alongside the Artemis II mission. Books and space. My happy place ☺️

1st book finished in 2026 is Death of the Author, by Nnedi Okorafor. What a way to start a new year! It's science fiction at its best, but with a realistic fiction twist. Or is it the other way around? The main character is beautifully complex & her story is so wondrously told. Gorgeous. #BookSky

For all Canadians for value museums as institutions who preserve and educate about history. Help us support the cause. share.nwmd.social/s/l07Ycy9Z

In the past two years of Israeli genocide, the number of Palestinians in Gaza decreased by 10.6%, according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics — representing the deaths or departures of 254,000 people.

From Palestine to Venezuela: We call for unity in the struggle for self-determination and for collective solidarity against the genocidal US-Israel axis. Read our full statement: loom.ly/0PcQonE

No better time than the present to speed up your effort to get off US tech platforms and services.

I've been reading & thinking about lot over the past few years - about politics, war, peace, & about being aware of what I believe & I why I believe it. Every day I'm more keenly aware that my attention & my buy-in is incredibly valuable. We all need to get in touch with the power we have & use it.

How can anyone claim regime change won’t work in Venezuela? Regime change to remove Taliban in Afghanistan worked so effectively that after 20+ years of war, hundreds of thousands of deaths, $3T wasted, we can finally rest easy knowing that the country is the able hands of…Taliban.😳 Ohhh…right.

Thomas Merton 1961

Israeli prison authorities denied Palestinian detainees access to drinking water for periods up to 12 hours as a form of collective punishment during Israel’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, a new report found Wednesday, Anadolu reports. www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260101-isr...

Book 6 of Read Around the 🌎: Present Tense Machine, by Gunnhild Øyehaug, translated from Norwegian by Kari Dickson. I'll finish it today, & that feels right given that, among other things, this book is all about time & shifts in perception & reality. It's a shorter book, but so, so clever #BookSky

While I hope everyone celebrating Xmas today has had a lovely, peaceful time, my heart remains in Palestine, with the people of Palestine. 🇵🇸 #StopIsrael #FreePalestine

Fellow Bluesky Canadians - please have a look at this letter and the work Just Peace Advocates is doing - consider adding your name and sharing: actionnetwork.org/letters/sanc...

Working on book lists today, I love my job. These ones are specifically for classroom books, so I'm dreaming up ways they could be used in lessons and early development. That said, if you are a library or an org who still has lists up that include books like Tikki Tikki Tembo, do better. #BookSky

A shout out for this important book by Rebecca Ruth Gould. I have done a lot of unlearning and learning since October 2023. This book was a huge part of the learning. I didn't know, and there's so much more for me to learn. On top of raising our voices against injustice, we have to get informed.

Contacting your MP isn't just for election cycles! This would mean deep cuts, if not entire cuts, to inter-library loans, & to services for folks who are visually & print impaired. Yes to responsible and transparent stewardship of public money, but I'm certain we could find better ways to save.

I have chosen my titles for Norway and India, & they're up next - but it's a big, beautiful world and there are many countries yet to visit on this project. So #BookSky - I'm reading around the world: what suggestions do you have? I 💚 stories of all kinds, any genre, & I'd love to hear from you!

Book 5 of my Read Around the World project is The Three-Body Problem, by Cixin Liu, translated by Ken Liu - for China. I love good science fiction. With this one I find the science a little daunting at times, but the story is so compelling. I'm enjoying the philosophy woven throughout. #BookSky

Danielle Smith is now facing a recall petition — one of 21 Alberta MLAs under pressure. When even her own constituents say she’s not showing up, that’s a problem. CBC is breaking down what’s really going on. Read more: r.pebmac.ca/https://www....

No one before Sam successfully raised a child, which is why the human species went extinct in Mesopotamia. Seriously, the best way to read this is that countless billions of humans did just fine but Sam is not as competent and self-reliant as them, and that's what AI wants us to be: dependent.

Read Around the 🌎 4 is from Mexico: Reservoir Bitches, by Dahlia de la Cerda, translated by Heather Cleary & Julia Sanches. These short stories are the perfect example of why I'm doing this project: to be exposed to new stories, to learn. It was challenging, I loved it, it broke my heart. #BookSky

"I am not in denial, but I am in open rebellion." That is a phenomenal rallying cry and one we should all carry, because it outlasts and outmatches any developments, any "improvements"; it doesn't matter how "good" the plagiarism machine gets. The better it steals and harms, the more we will rebel.