A Sudanese massacre foretold: the grim familiarity of the RSF’s rampage through El Fasher

This was written in 2017. The current political moment was completely avoidable. ”the pain of looking back and seeing that there was a small window in which it was possible to act, and then discovering how suddenly and irrevocably that window can be slammed shut.” www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...

No one is illegal! Status for all our neighbors because the scariest thing on #Halloween is how the Canadian state separates families, exploits migrant labour then deports them.Many of whom often flee violence in their home nations due to Canadian backed violence, incl Canadian mining firms and arms

We out here on #halloween where they hold our neighbours in cages, at the Surrey Detention Center, before separating them from their families and deport them. Canada isn’t an exception to the United States, it’s a part of the same exploitative class of entities. No one is illegal, status for all!

Sydney researchers commercialising a product they say can cool indoor spaces and will cost little more than standard premium paints. #energyefficiency www.theguardian.com/environment/...

They just want to revive eugenics and scientific racism. They’re correct when they say Canada was once a leader, as Canada led in eugenics research and now that this group sees the return of fascism they’re putting forward meritocratic arguments for which scientists are best suited for fascist rule.

She asked, 'Are You Afraid of The Dark?'/ Cuz I got some Tales From The Crypt on my list that are biblical/ And I'm not talking about Noah's arc/ Walk with me as I spit some lyrical Freaky Stories in your ears/ Let the Goosebumps rise, as I confirm all your fears. - Halloween 🎃

Hey Halifax, if your bike has been stolen in the past year, check out to see if it was stolen by a cop! www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...

"Despite repeated assurances to Washington that it would not arm Sudan’s belligerents, the UAE has continued these transfers, as confirmed by the Biden administration in one of its last acts as well as by members of Congress.” www.commondreams.org/news/sudan-a...

I just watched the most brilliant tv show, the Assembly. It’s a show where a panel of autistic and neurodivergent people ask celebrities any question. It’s direct, honest, funny and brave. It reminds me of the Gibsons community assembly I worked on for urban planning processes, but for journalism.

If crime is way down, why are Canadians so afraid of crime? And what are politicians funnelling money into? My latest -- they are boosting policing to police us ... not keep us safe (unless you're rich, which trust me, you are not.) noraloreto.substack.com/p/the-big-cr...

Friendly reminder that The people who genuinely say "people abuse snap" "people don't deserve welfare" are repeating Hitler's "useless-eaters" rhetoric, and they want the poor and disabled to die.

“People who are eager for power… leverage the idea of racism, anti-immigrant sentiment, sexism to consolidate power.” John Harwood and Heather Cox Richardson compare the rise of the KKK in the 1920s to our current day, as they explain the economic push behind racism. 🔗 zeteo.com/p/historian-...

A record number of ppl are failing to make car payments, a level of financial stress not seen since the last economic recession. This is occurring while Trump stops funds for transit and looks to cut inter-city trains, further isolating communities and preventing alternative paths of travel to work

I'm sure the BC NDP government is being honest with these new relationships about how many for products from B.C. come from the destruction of non-renewable old-growth forests that it has promised to protect, right? Right?

“Cost of climate inaction will hit hard and soon... Promoting new fossil fuel projects is nation burning, not nation building,” @angelavcarter.bsky.social Memorial University www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/29/n... #cdnpoli #climatecrisis #bcpoli

Vacancy control would block predatory landlords from hiking rents & evicting renters for profit. It would restore an essential guardrail for renters — championed by Barrett NDP govt in ‘74, then scrapped by conservative govt in ‘84. Next up: Freeze the rent & build social housing at scale⚡️ #bcpoli

UK-manufactured small-arms systems have been recovered from killing sites in the UAE backed ethnic cleansing that has now caused the world’s biggest humanitarian crisis in Sudan. Britain’s export of arms to the UAE, has continued to supply arms to the paramilitary RSF in Sudan. Please donate below:

At the first SF Transit Riders member assembly! They plan to hold these quarterly to update members, hear feedback, and let members propose projects.

I’m only now realizing that I’ve never gone beyond the first twilight movie and I hear the final battle scene is something I should watch…

Urbanists should talk about Palestine more.

“It’s time to have people around you that are not just characterized by the quickness with which they say YES to every idea that you put in front of them.” Something tells me this was a dig at the Klein-Yglesias abundance crowd and their deference to the whims of the market and private capital.

In 2 days!! Sign up for this generative writing workshop, where Fatima-Ayan Malika Hirsi will guides us as we let the music of Sade alchemize rage into reminders of ways we hang on to our love for one another through every attack on each kiss of life. Benefits the Sameer Project's medical campaign.

Please unfollow me if you’re a whataboutist Zionist using Sudan for your own agenda. It’s Free Palestine always and it is Palestinians surviving genocide who are raising awareness about El Fashir who are partly responsible for the uptick in social media attention on Darfur.

The one call to action people could amplify is a trade and arms embargo on the UAE until they stop arming and supporting the RSF. The UAE is one of Canada and the US’ biggest trading partners in the MENA region. #KeepEyesOnSudan #KeepEyesOnDarfur

For the left, we must remember that all anti-racist struggles are class struggles—the struggles of migrant workers for status; the self-organized communities of precarious Palestinians, Guineans, undocumented women; and immigration detainees organizing hunger strikes against their incarceration.

Slavery has always been the goal.

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Illinois deputy found guilty of murder in the shooting of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who called 911 asking for help.

Im BEGGING y’all: please just give money to yhe foodbanks. Foodbanks are one charity where money goes a LONG ASS WAY because they get subsidized prices for the food they purchase. I only raised $3K by myself and it was enough for almost 11,000 full MEALS they told me. Donate MONEY.

Kat Abu seemingly has broken the news of her own indictment by the DOJ for protesting near an ICE facility

I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Hazem. Hazem was a lawyer before this. He’s been displaced with his family including his daughters Elen, 5 and Ela, 3. He told me he spends most days looking for a job or a way to raise money for his family but he needs help ❤️

The ceasefire is not increasingly fragile. It is non-existent, as Israel continues its genocidal campaign.

I still find it weird when people don’t call their friend’s moms khaltu/auntie.

Jays win! The World Series will come back to Toronto for Game 6 on Friday. Game 5 tomorrow.

Paris shows what happens when cities put people before cars: cleaner air, greener streets, and healthier lives. The data (and the air) speak for themselves! 🌱🚶‍♀️🚴

#NewWest Vision Zero Task Force is launching! I'm excited about this work! This is why:

In the midst of forced famine and war, we find the efforts of mutual aid groups and resistance organizations in civil society that have made life possible. We talk about the Sudanese Solidarity Collective, which provides a vital conduit of aid to Sudan from its diasporic communities and others.

Keep your eyes on El Fashir in Sudan and on Jamaica and on Gaza because it’s possible to follow all and contribute to mutual aid groups in all of these places…

Forty million people are poised to lose food access. Nearly three quarters of a million federal workers are furloughed. Corporations are laying off tens of thousands at a time. We face the worst unemployment crisis since the pandemic. Farmers are broke. Today the stock market reached a record high.

Waiting for it to trickle down...

Amazon has intimidated workers, displayed anti-union messages and frozen pay at a newly unionized Delta, B.C., warehouse, alleges the union representing them. Amazon, which is fighting the unionization in court, says the union is presenting "a false narrative."

Workers at Amazon and Uber, two companies notoriously difficult to organize, just formed unions in British Columbia. What makes BC's labour environment so special? pressprogress.ca/british-colu...

We’ve progressed from watching the baseball game to being held hostage by the baseball game.

You can tell its a good World Series because nobody looks happy to be there.

I just got back on Facebook after 10 yrs of not having access to my account and it’s chaotic over there. It’s Twitter ‘x’, TikTok and dashboard all rolled in one and I’m pretty sure my grand-aunt in Kenya knows her way around it better than I do; I keep falling for the AI animal ‘feel good’ stories.

This is why it’s a problem to have right-wing governments at the local government level. If passed, this budget would not only devastate services, it would pass debt to future councils. Interest and inflation don’t magically disappear. It’s “electoral math,” not fiscal prudence or good governance.

Great news for our neighbourhood - and for the whole city.

"Helsinki has not recorded a single traffic fatality in the past 12 months, city and police officials confirmed this week." This is the direct and predictable result of policy decisions, not random happenstance. #visionzero #publichealth yle.fi/a/74-20174831