“We strongly condemn his killing and call... for the immediate restoration of the ceasefire.” Doctors Without Borders (MSF) says its 11th staff member has been killed in Gaza in an Israeli attack alongside his family members. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/sxg5ta

Israel admits firing at ambulances in Gaza after Palestinians say rescuers missing in Rafah

While the BBC headline is an outright lie, about the outcome, here is the correct observation. A moment of truth prevailing, increasingly rare these days. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...

Horrific: More than 160 Gazan medics are still being held in Israeli prisons, with many said to be tortured and starved. Detention of healthcare workers is illegal under international law, whilst also eradicating the healthcare of Palestinians. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Found this on the girls’ bathroom wall in my local secondary school where I go in the evenings to practise speaking Chinese. I mean… they’re not wrong!

Nan Goldin: principled and courageous. This is a great article about how Germany’s support for Israel illuminates how *little* they have come to terms with their past lithub.com/on-the-coura...

Utterly sickening news in todays @theguardian.com - also notable is that Meta removed the clause in its guidelines prohibiting users from calling women ‘household objects or property’ #Meta #Transphobia #Misogyny #Misinformation

I didn’t read Percival Everett’s James for months because I was scared it wouldn’t live up to the hype. I was wrong - it’s utterly brilliant, as is he #goodreads

The ongoing attempt to frame child exploitation in the UK primarily as the result of the ‘dangerous brown man’ is a tale as old as time. The main losers when we limit the debate in this way are the survivors themselves www.bbc.com/news/article...

Does anyone else feel disheartened that so many Best of... books lists are just so Eurocentric? I always make it a point to check out Brittle Paper's annual 100 notable African books. And there are some real beauties in this list... brittlepaper.com/100-notable-...

#FreeDrHussamAbuSafiya #FreePalestine

Beyond sad to hear that the poet Nikki Giovanni died this week. Here’s one of my favourites. Rest in Power, Nikki.

I never thought I wanted nor needed a PHD until I saw the instructions to use my toilet in Bangkok

I went on a temple tour in Bangkok, and I could hear Jamaica Kincaid’s “Ugly Tourist Essay” the whole time at the back of my mind.🫣😂😭

If you want to know how you will look in 20 years’ time, with a hangover, I really recommend looking in the mirror in the aeroplane bathroom. I have never NOT looked like the bride of Frankenstein

Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee has said without providing any evidence that one of the three World Central Kitchen aid workers killed in Gaza purportedly took part in last year’s October 7 attack on Israel. 🔴 LIVE updates ⤵️

Whenever I want to cower, even though I know the right thing to do is to step forward, I look at Zanele Muholi’s pictures. They are incredible - what a powerhouse they are…

Spending today talking about intersectional organising - the pleasure and the pain. We use this picture of parliamentarian Sarah Jammah as a teaching tool - she was thrown out of the legislature for refusing to take off her keffiyeh. Pay attention to her colleagues… #feministleadership

Ready to organize for power? Free movement building training and support for Africa- and Asia-Pacific activists and campaigners to build people power. March - May 2025, followed by coaching support. Language access. Learn more and register here: socialmovementtechnologies.org/movement-bui...

This was a great event - loved hearing from @jaseokundaye.bsky.social and Colin Grant. Thank you Jason for reminding us about what Baldwin had to say about Palestine. For those interested in how Baldwin's opinions about the state of Israel evolved, check out this pod: www.npr.org/2024/08/28/1...

This article is essential: many of us have been highlighting how NGOs have been censoring staff and perpetuating double standards on Palestine for years. Including those that purport to have signed up to ‘feminist’ leadership approaches www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2024/11...

Poetry will restore you like nothing else. I loved Natalie Diaz’s beautiful collection - the sorrow, the humour and the humanity. So happy it came into my hands

God bless the British. They just love water - especially when it's frozen in cubes and surrounded by Gin.