What I endured & survived after I became seen as a ”nat’l security threat” by virtue of research 4 a book exploring torture ties bw US #solitary units & CIA/DIA/Army #torture abroad is impossible to summarize, but the documentary link in my bio is a start. The illnesses I now struggle with …

The disclosure of this Apple tracking app to keep tabs on women in #SaudiArabia is appalling but not surprising. The US will not compromise their geopolitical machinations w oppressive MENA govts like SA, UAE, Israel, Egypt (& so many more) despite ample evidence of extreme human rights violations.

Domestic terrorism (in the guise of #whitesupremacy & right-wing extremism) poses the greatest modern threat to America. This isn’t news to you. But what IS being overlooked by most is that NEVER before in modern history have these groups been so globally interlinked & organized. #GlobalFascism

Dear Americans: The next time you see a #homeless (unhoused) person on the street, consider the likelihood that they tried everything they could think of to get help. Consider the likelihood that he/she is a #veteran, educated and/or once had a regular job & home. It really CAN happen to you, too.

I would be a complete hypocrite if I spent all of my time just criticizing the U.S. and the greed, apathy & malice that makes that place a nightmare for millions of Americans living under the thumb of the world’s dumbest dictator. My grandfather fought 2 wars for #Finnish independence.

The world’s happiest country? A Roma woman undergoes back surgery. She is left w/ both legs paralyzed. Pursues charges against hospital which initially admitted fault. When case moves forward, they quickly rewrite her medical records. No one had thought to print out original. #Finland #medicalcare.

Suomen julkinen terveyshoito nyt tappaa ja satuttaa ihmisiä päivittäin. Olen kerännyt lukuisia esimerkkejä mistä kirjoitan tänne osan, mutta jakaa tämän: Olen ollut täysin ilman hoitoa vaikeaan Crohnin tautiin (suolisto tulehdus tauti) nyt jo yli 4 vuotta. Uusi lähete Gastroon kiellettiin tänään.

Acknowledge the humanity of ppl around you, remembering that most (regardless of background) are living in anxiety & distress about making ends meet & mattering somehow in this chaotic world. Don’t make snap judgments and DO NOT spread slander. In my faith, it is considered as serious as murder.*

Curious if there are ANY Europeans here willing & able to talk about how right-wing policies have impacted their #socialwelfare nets & #medicalcare in the last decade in particular. Interested especially in hearing from #Nordic residents, but also #Germany, #France, #Netherlands & so on.

The urgency of my resistance 2 the collapse of one of last remaining social welfare systems IN THE WORLD, in #Finland, is overwhelming. In next posts I’m going to give staggering examples of actual DEATHS & life-altering abuses based on #eugenics mentality combined w/ rt-wing populism. Stay tuned.

Do you have a question about #Finnish #Romani ppl you’ve always wanted to ask? Bc I’m sick of the sheer levels of ignorance in Europe that I’m running out of creative or logical ways to educate others. Ppl know nearly nothing about the myriad CULTURES that exist around the world for exodus #Roma.

As a minority & survivor of multitude assaults & rapes as well as decades of research on women & sex abuse (inc Angela Davis interviews) I hv to state fact: Most Euro-Am women who are raped hv Euro-Am perps. Most Af-Am women who are raped hv Af-Am perps. Same is true 4 all ethnicities .. cont …

Brought to you by a #Trump, who is still revered by (fundamentalist) Christians. What would #Jesus do? Flip over the Oval Office table in righteous protest as per Temple days. For starters. His heart was w/ the poor & dispossessed. Period. Trump goes to sleep w/ the devil tucked in next to him.

Pop culture observation: Holiday season romcom pap filling the airwaves side by side w/ #truecrime & fictional serial killer material w/ VILE, nauseating depictions of #torture & murder, esp of females. The sheer brutality on display even 4 teens is astounding. It’s truly pathological. #misogyny

Another unbelievable internet moment. This is from the Department of Homeland Security.

I live by this code, which is rooted in my spirituality & the street life that raised me (after I immigrated to the U.S. as a kid): Keep my word in all things. Aid those who need my help. Do not slander others but DO sound the alarm re: those who are trying to cause harm to others & do so with proof

Ihmiskauppa Suomessa on erittäin yleinen, todella vakava ilmiö. Orjien käyttö meidän metsien hakkaamisesta on uusi tieto minulle, tästä enemmän. Se mikä on kaikkein yleisin on ”sex trafficking,” johon meidän poliisit/poliitikot laittaa aivan liian vähäisen resursseja. He katsovat toiseen suuntaan.

Never before in modern history have white supremacists, neo-fascists, authoritarian tyrants, political/religious extremists & right-wing xenophobic/racist fanatics been so closely aligned & networked. This isn’t just an American problem. It’s a global phenomenon that demands a global response.

Once #GhislaineMaxwell was incarcerated at #FCITallahassee, I had hoped it would shed light on the rampant sexual abuse that seems endemic to the #BOP. My research (1.5 yrs worth) uncovered such a travesty that multiple fed agencies went there to investigate (cont) … theappeal.org/fci-tallahas...

If you are averse to critical thinking or any analysis that doesn’t just posit that every crisis will be somehow miraculously be solved by pointing fingers or (worse yet) by executing “the enemy,” you might consider what it is that MAGAts do daily: the exact same thing. Dare to strive for more.

There is but one logical answer as to why the 2nd wave of genocide in #Sudan continues to receive almost no attention from people who say that their hearts and minds are with the oppressed: The color of the skin of the victims. themedialine.org/top-stories/...

I was forced to sever ties w/ a once trusted source & lifer inside a fed prison after she was brainwashed by a Christian cult operating inside. She & other prisoners in FL are only allowed to watch FOX News, converting many of them to #MAGA ideology. They actually believe Trump cares about them.

Revelations of Trump “spending time” with at least one underage Epstein/Maxwell trafficked victim come as no surprise. The Clinton/Lewinsky scandal brought that administration to its knees (no pun intended) while Trump is likely to grab his 3rd term as the 1st official U.S. dictator. #4thReich

My peoples, like so many others, sing and dance because our tears have dried up.

The slave master has achieved his ultimate goal when he convinces slaves that they somehow deserve their plight. Once they begin to fight one another for scraps off his table, the slave master’s work is essentially done. Oppression of the mind is the most powerful weapon in the world.

A horrifyingly predictable legal shield memo. The real intent is to protect higher-ups, as was the case w/ John Yoo’s infamous torture memos during the #GeorgeWBush #AbuGhraib & #BlackSite era (not that Black Sites are gone). Trump’s ppl admire Yoo: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

The need to blame everything from homelessness to police/prison/ICE brutality on victimized individuals is usually a reflection of one’s class & ethnic privilege and/or level of denial about the ubiquitous nature of societal oppression. It is a subconscious, knee-jerk reaction for FAR too many.

Why do I bother sharing info about the collapse of the “social welfare” (hyvinvointivaltio) #Finnish nation? Because all the hallmarks of this governance are in a state of free-fall owing to continued mimicry of capitalist methods. Our society is crumbling. And we need alternatives to #capitalism.

Jos luette viimeiset postaukset, tiedätte että minun äskettäinen käynti t-keskuksessa oli järkyttävä. Minun ultraharvinainen (ääri versio) neurologinen/iho/verenkierto taudista on nyt NIIN pahassa kunnossa etten enää pärjää. Tarvitsen taloudellista apua päästä yksityis neurologiseen vastaanottoon.

I am now doing something that I have NEVER done in #Finland: calling out for financial help. I am below poverty level BECAUSE I am so sick. Before, I worked 80-hr weeks & earned a living as a writer. Hear me please: I MUST get to a private neurologist bc the public sector won’t even refer me.

I just returned from a deeply traumatizing visit to a Russian doc at my local public health clinic here in #Finland. Complete dismissal of my chronic severe neurological/skun/circulatory disorder, #erythromelalgia, which I have in the extreme in addition to other illnesses & disabilities … cont …

My peoples, like so many others, sing and dance because our tears have dried up.

Trump kills several dozen ppl on the water with drone strikes and ppl are calling it outrageous. And IT IS. But far too many didn’t even shrug when the U.S. went “shock and awe” in #Iraq & #Afghanistan for DECADES. KILLING MILLIONS. See the pattern. The U.S. empire=murder. Whenever & wherever.

Just in case you were wondering why you’re surrounded by sociopaths …

In the aftermath of #trauma, the most important thing we can do is to find others who have experienced such suffering EVEN if the environment or circumstances are completely different. I identify w/ other refugees as well as military #vets bc of the commonality of #PTSD & societal abandonment.

There is no other country in the world as obsessed with maintaining #eugenics as status quo than the U.S. The very concept of “races of people” has been completely scientifically debunked. Yet nearly every application, arrest/prison record, & the U.S. census clings 2 idea that these “races” exist.

I’d like every self-declared leftist or radical to explain how they justify continuing to use X, owned & dominated by a zieg heiling far-right fascist & pro-eugenics zealot. Really. I wanna hear it. Because somewhere in your mind you justify it despite it being contemptible. #ElonMusk #Fascist

Talking about how much money one has used to be thought of as gauche (esp by ”old money” ppl) or utterly obnoxious (by the rest of us). Late-stage hypercapitalism changed all that. It’s now completely normal to brag about being (or wanting to be) filthy rich. And I’m still disgusted by it. 🤑🤮

Consider that this mind-blowing budgetary increase ALONE would’ve previously been enough to raise the most serious of protests. But Trump’s administration has implemented a rapid fire self-coup* that has thrown even the most organized opposition completely off balance. It’s a fascist tidal wave.

The slave master has achieved his ultimate goal when he convinces slaves that they somehow deserve their plight. Once they begin to fight one another for scraps off his table, the slave master’s work is essentially done. Oppression of the mind is the most powerful weapon in the world.

A common tactic of fascist & authoritarian govts is to use the cover of chaos to silently & smoothly implement oppressive changes while ppl are distracted & distressed. It’s the political equivalent of a magician’s sleight of hand while making sure you’re looking elsewhere.

The #Moomin (Muumi) phenom is no longer limited to #Finland. Kids here grow up w/ the extended #Muumi family, lovingly conceptualized by the multitalented (lesbian) artist Tove Jansson. New collectibles emerge regularly 4 adults & their (inner) children. www.finnishdesignshop.fi/fi-fi/tuote/...

Visiting #solitary units in U.S. jails & prisons changed my life. The levels of desperation, fear, torment, self-destruction, overmedication (to force submission) are pure #torture. Try to imagine years, even DECADES of this. Solitary is designed to break you. solitarywatch.org/wp-content/u...

I’m alarmed to see an overall lack of concern on the part of publications & readers alike for the CONSTANTLY worsening conditions of U.S. #jails & #prisons. #ICE facilities are designed to inspire the same terror & helplessness as these carceral institutions, but for years, decades & lifetimes.

Crim justice activists & those w/ loved ones inside federal prisons (#BOP) should know that #prisoner correspondence is now regularly & unapologetically being censored & silenced. #Prisons are cutting off ph calls, deleting entire emails & “losing,” delaying & illegally opening legal mail … cont.

I never thought I’d feel nostalgic for any aspect of my survival driven & struggle-filled life. As it now turns out, I do. That nostalgia is now reserved for cathartic, sociopolitically-informed hardcore #punk gigs where girls & women were free to be, look & sound as wild & free as we wanted …

When I wrote “Women Behind Bars: The Crisis of Women in the US Prison System,” I strove for an in-depth, immersive & investigative examination of a then largely unspoken facet of #massincarceration. Let me assure you: That reality has nothing in common w/ the televised “Orange is the New Black.”

Good night and good luck. Edward R. Murrow takes on the terrifying era of McCarthyism and the paranoia and persecution that followed, impacting the greatest minds & talents of the time (inc. my maternal musician family in Hollywood). A must see. www.justwatch.com/us/movie/goo...

Crim justice activists & those w/ loved ones inside federal prisons (#BOP) should know that #prisoner correspondence is now regularly & unapologetically being censored & silenced. #Prisons are cutting off ph calls, deleting entire emails & “losing,” delaying & illegally opening legal mail … cont.