Basic background resources for those who not familiar with Saydnaya (also Sednaya/Seydnaya/Sadnaya) & other notorious Syrian prisons such as Tadmor (destroyed 2015), Mazzeh (Air Force Intelligence/Mazzeh Mil Airport), & Qism Falastin (Palestine Branch/Branch 235). The sheer magnitude of this. 1/6

The White Helmets are sending teams to Saydnaya to help rescue the remaining prisoners

BREAKING The Russian government state media agency Tass reports that Bashar Al-Assad and his family are in Moscow and have been granted political asylum.

US & Canadian universities hire Israeli firms to curb pro-Palestinian protests. Screenshots from @aljazeeraenglish.bsky.social live updates from today Link to archived article w/more details here: archive.ph/qY0kr @cairnational.bsky.social @dropsitenews.com @taliajane.bsky.social @self.agency

if we defund the police, who'll put crack cocaine on the streets?!

WTAF?!?

The absolute horrors of the Assad regime exemplified by Saydnaya prison. Many prisoners are not freed yet bcs the rebels cannot get to them as they are 3 floors underground. #Syria

Whatever comes next in Syria, don't deprive or diminish this feeling of liberation for Syrians by caveating their celebrations. There are several reasons to be sceptical. But for today, let Syrians savour this hard won moment, which came at a tragic price for so many people over many years.

Seeing the thousands of unjustly detained women and men freed from prisons across Syria, particularly Saydnaya, fills my heart with a happiness I haven't felt since Mubarak was forced to resign. May you know that feeling & may we work to build societies that are so much better.

This is it. Syrians have lived through at least one dictator, a civil war, brutal repression a decade of war crimes, ISIS, and devastating sanctions. They freed themselves. I’m worried too but no one in London or DC knows better than Syrians what is at risk.

Every one of my Syrian and non-Syrian colleagues is aware of the huge risks surrounding the post-revolutionary order in Syria. But if everyone pre-emptively abandons hope then the world flees into paralysis that fails to encourage many hopeful trends that can be found too.

A powerful moment: “I’ve been in prison for 10 years. What happened?” “The regime fell.” His laughter echoed with a mix of disbelief and newfound hope—a sound that speaks of freedom long overdue.

Seeing an uptick in accounts claiming all Gazans on here are scams because ‘there is no electricity in Gaza’ and encouraging people to report Gazans - again, I need folks to be proactive in stopping this shit from spreading. You can always share Molly’s post below! bsky.app/profile/momm...

Half a decade. The first confirmed case of COVID-19 was five years ago today.

I've posted several times about the working paper, but the publication on "AER: Insights" is a good occasion to do it again: immigrants to the US have been less likely to be incarcerated for over 50 years **even without controlling for demographic characteristics.** www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

It’s always a Good Friday night with Sade.

I know everyone is talking about Matt Gaetz but please don't miss this: Georgia fired every single person on its maternal mortality review committee. Why? They didn't like that reporters found out that the state's ban killed two women www.propublica.org/article/geor...

This right here. If Democrats can’t defend the basic civil rights of their elected colleague, what the hell are they even doing?!

This isn't a culture war. This is the only trans congresswoman, ever being bullied through the press and legislation, and having only 1 of hundreds of colleagues stand up for her. They can do more than 1 thing at a time. Defending her will not take so much effort that they can't do their jobs.

Hmm, who would have thought catching my first block on this site would be because of something as innocuous as making a comment about the Hep B vaccine not being giving to babies because they’ll grow up to have sex someday.

Just because an infection can be sexually transmitted, doesn’t mean it’s only sexually transmitted.

I am done with my term, no schoolwork until February! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 And, only terms left of my MPH (unless I take one more bio stats class in term 3, but, you know, details)!!!

How in the world are you going to say capitalism isn’t the problem when we’ve literally managed to cause climate change and a global mass extinction in less than 500 years of it existing? Any system that demands constant growth and consumption is unsustainable.

Slotkin is overestimating the difference between the “faculty lounge” and the “assembly line.” I’ve worked for unions that bargained for bathroom access, lobbied for trans rights, and trained members on inclusive language. If you want to be a bigot, don’t pretend the working class hates with you.

Quoting to remember to go back and read as well as share.

I just overheard one of our MDs tell a patient “the liver is a dramatic organ” and I’m dying. #HeIsNotWrong 😂😂😂

Hey BlueSkiers, anybody know why a post is showing up in replies instead of on my primary post feed?

No one thinks McBride is a threat to anyone. Pulling this shit only further confirms that the anti-trans stuff was never about safety. It’s performative cruelty to dehumanize and humiliate trans people.

Elmo’s beef with Rocco has got to be one of the top ten beefs in pop culture.

Allodynia is so fun. What random part of my body is going to burn today? Tonight, it’s the lower half of my palm on my right hand and my inner forearm. And for how long? Five minutes, a few hours, a week? It’s a mystery! #FunWithFibro

For the last time: Abyss = for staring into Void = for screaming into Please stop screaming into the abyss, people are trying to work here.

Good public health is invisible. People tend not to notice the absence of disease. Until people like RFK Jr start bringing it back. My new piece medium.com/@gidmk/good-...

After 13 months, still in the field. Despite the unbearable conditions we've been working in, I am blessed to be a doctor and to be able to keep serving my people in these horrible times. I kindly ask you to Share & Donate to my campaign🕊️🍉🇵🇸 gofund.me/f292a4b4

Jeremy Clarkson, James Dyson, the Earl of Derby – they’re up in arms about paying tax on the vast areas of land they own. Small farmers are worried that changes to Agricultural Property Relief (APR) will affect them. But who are the big landowners complaining the loudest? Thread: 1/

Powerful statement from journalist turned activist Gwyneth Ho on her FB, published after she was sentenced to 7 years in prison by a Hong Kong court today: "we rose above fear and emerged as a genuine civil society."

An excellent and very personal article on the weaponisation of antisemitism within academia and the chilling of pro-Palestinian voices that comes with it.

Israeli occupation forces and settlers have killed 171 Palestinian children in the occupied West Bank over the past year. Settlers and soldiers act with total impunity. A daily reality of life under brutal Israeli occupation and apartheid. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...

The term “broligarchy” is so vomit-inducing but accurate. Which is I suppose *why* it’s so vomit-inducing. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

Israel destroyed 83% of plant life in Gaza by June this year. It destroyed 70% of its agricultural land. It damaged or destroyed 65% of water tanks and 47% of groundwater wells. Israel has deliberately tried to make Gaza uninhabitable. This is genocide.

Gwyneth Ho is among 45 HK pro-democracy activists wrongfully convicted today. From her statement: “When social institutions crumbled around us, we rose above fear and emerged as a genuine civil society, each living out the true meaning of citizenship.“ Full post: www.facebook.com/share/p/19k6...

Remember this picture every time you hear someone in your city say "we're not Amsterdam." This was #Amsterdam in the 1970s. Many of the cities we admire made better choices regarding cars in the past. and are still making better choices today. Better choices instead of excuses.

Please don't add lakotaman into your Indigenous / Native starter packs. Thank you.

This is a story well worth reading.

This is just intellectually dishonest and, frankly, disgusting equivocation that should be forcefully denounced by anyone who actually gives a shit about antisemitism in the US