The Mavi Marmara all over again. 💔

@parallel-effect.bsky.social is about to launch a podcast series... It takes the premise at the heart of the project – that an untold number of universes exist alongside each other – & provides direct access to some of our reality’s most fascinating thinkers.

What hope do any of us have when 60,000 humans can be murdered in plain sight, & our collective will to uphold International Humanitarian Law — designed to protect civilians, the sick & wounded, and prisoners of war — is deemed secondary in importance to the architecture of empire?

That's me (well, my knee anyway)in the orange and black animal appreciation pattern... And that extended leg - right up in my grill - belongs to an entitled twat on public transport. Grrr.

Att: researchers, environmentalists, & food systems ppl: What are some key historical milestones when the environmental impact of global food systems—particularly diets & agricultural practices—was first directly linked to climate change & carbon emissions? [1 of 2]

friends, have you subscribed to theparalleleffect.substack.com yet? if not, you should. some really incredible stuff is about to happen.

Am about to interview one of my heroes. Such an inspirational thinker and all-round champion human, MJ Barker. So excited: www.rewriting-the-rules.com/about-me/

Easter prayers for the resurrection of a just & inclusive reality for all beings. One in which we can all take pride & truly thrive. These wishes are uttered alongside the drumming of this extraordinary woodpecker – the 1st I've ever witnessed IRL – such a resonant voice from such a tiny body 🌿👊🍉 🏳️‍⚧️

Dreaming dog.

An image of an old friend.

Paul Parker, Quakers in Britain, said: “No-one has been arrested in a Quaker meeting house in living memory. “This aggressive violation of our place of worship & the forceful removal of young people holding a protest group meeting clearly shows what happens when a society criminalises protest."

For as long as I can remember there have been Tawny Frogmouths in the trees in this backyard. Even though they are nocturnal carnivores, they have weak feet & no talons, & therefore are not classified as owls. Where there's one, there's almost always two.🦉🦉

‘River to Sea,’ a stirring tune by composer Kellee Green, won the jazz gong at the QldMusicAwards on Tues. Written in response to the livestreamed genocide, Kellee has since come under attack for "vile hate speech" & the awards have lost funding. [1 of 3]

friends, have you subscribed to theparalleleffect.substack.com yet? if not, you should. some really incredible stuff is about to happen.

Now that fascism is here, and not pretending to be hiding in the wings, wondering how many people who are using less surveilled comms tools like signal, are prepared to donate a dollar to ensure it keeps going?

Israel is now imposing additional registration requirements on NGOs working in Palestine. These are designed to further control & hinder humanitarian ‎operations. Pls read the statement released by the Palestinian NGO Network (PNGO): tinyurl.com/4nnerxap

P@LESTINIAN LIVES ARE SACRED. Do you believe your life is more sacred than that of a P@lestinian? If so, you may be a racist, a supremacist, or a racist supremacist.

P@LESTINIAN LIVES ARE SACRED. Do you believe your life is more sacred than that of a P@lestinian? If so, you may be a racist, a supremacist, or a racist supremacist.

The sand and the wind make majestic playfellows.

I really wish the left would stop eating itself. At a time of rising global fascism, we need to hunker down collectively, and focus on the true enemies, instead of tearing shreds off each other in a hypercritical echo chamber!

Interesting development.

A new skin-signpost to honour my magnificent mother (a month since she left us today!) – to honour the act of creation, of connection and weaving, and the art and act of all the glorious and expansive maternal traits comprising 'mothering' in general. [text continued in replies].

Pls donate to this urban agriculture project - led by Muhanad Al Araj - part of a wonderful family I got to know in the Palestinian village of al-Walaja. Funds will help buy greenhouses for villages in the Bethlehem area, enabling them to grow their own food and sell produce at the local market.

It’s funny because it’s true.

I studied film, wrote about it, & discussed it as a broadcaster for over a decade. Recently, however, I've struggled to find a space to hold its magic in our current reality—a framework of madness, horror, & terror. Tilda's speech casts cinema in the realm of possibility, solidarity & imagination.

Another university just ditched fossil fuel and arms companies - thanks to student campaigns Arts University Bournemouth is now the 11th UK university to end fossil fuel recruitment on campus - thanks to a @peopleandplanet.bsky.social led campaign www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...

An extraordinary image of the striped mackerel snapped by underwater photographer, Alex Mustard. This fish swims with its mouth open, using its gill rakers like a net to filter its food from the ocean. It almost looks like a glorious concertina built of iridescent silver taffeta.

Beauty. Always a salve and always a reminder - no matter what form it takes - of what is worth fighting for. #muloobinba #awabakal #worimi countries

No prizes for guessing why this field manual which was compiled by the precursor to the CIA during WW2 & declassified in 2008, is currently one of the most popular open source books on the internet...The motivating factor for writing the guide: to train everyday ppl in the art of simple sabotage.

Today Isr@eli police raided 2 famous P@lestinian bookstores in EstJerusalem: The Educational Bookshop & The Bookshop at the American Colony Hotel, confiscating books & detaining 2 of the owners in the al-Quds interrogation facility known as 'al-Moscabiyeh'.

Taken on my mum's last day of life. Some moments of exquisite beauty captured amidst heaviness.

Looking to meet talented vegan artists (working in any medium) living on Aboriginal land in Victoria, Australia. If you have someone in mind, please suggest them here.

Poignant cartoon by Amjad Rasmi. Published in the Arab News on January 23, 2025.

On average, 4 incidents of settler violence take place each day in the occupied West Bank according to data from the @unocha.org

A gloriously unpretentious institution that fosters community and a happy place for all cinephiles in London's West End. The city would simply not be the same without the beloved @princecharlescinema.com ❤️ Please sign the petition below to #savethePCC ✊

Powerful essay by juliabard.bsky.social & davidjrosenberg.bsky.social. "Any nuanced understanding of the Holocaust, which would be a resource for every minority threatened by the current rise of racism and fascism, is being undermined and subsumed under a singular interpretation of anti-semitism."

This is a very powerful 3-min video from the traditional owner and knowledge holder, Carol Ridgeway-Bisset of the Maiangal ngurra of the Worimi Nation of Port Stephens and Stockton area. #alwayswasalwayswillbe

WTF! @intifada.bsky.social's brilliant Ali Abunimah was arrested by Swiss police ahead of a speaking event in Zurich on Saturday afternoon.

It's repugnant that Jan 26 – the anniversary of the 1788 landing & raising of GB's Union Flag – a day of violence & mourning – is still used by 'Australia' to ‘celebrate’ nebulous ideas of national identity & ‘gratitude.’ Gratitude for what exactly? Racial supremacy? Systemic violence? Imperialism?

Mutual aid is not just a disaster response, it’s a way of caring for one another, building stronger communities, and preparing for whatever life may throw at us next. It’s a labor of love—and a way of life. I put together a reading list (and words of advice) for LitHub: lithub.com/we-only-have...

If you're into Vangelis AND microneurosurgery, well, today is your lucky day. Dr. Stergios Tegos – a neurosurgeon in Athens – asked Vangelis to compose music for 12 hours worth of footage of microneurosurgery. vangeliscollector.com/movies_micro...

my mum died yesterday and even though we did end of life care at home and i've been preparing for this for over three years (she had terminal colorectal cancer) i am waking up in the middle of the night questioning whether it all really transpired the way it did. i miss her so much.

'A Year After The War Ends' by Mahmoud Darwish She said: When will we meet? I said: A year after the war ends. She said: When will the war end? I said: When we meet.

Duolingo laying it on a bit heavy for mid January 😬 #Speirgorm #gaeilge

Ceasefire?

Sharing again. Making sense of life and death at a time of genocide and climate emergency.

Some fascinating new research into the reciprocal relationship between humans & the environment of the Southern Caucasus over the past 6000 yrs.

solidarity with everyone who is doing their best not to scream right now.

Wildfires. Ecocide. Genocide. Capitalism. Imperialism. Colonialism. All this violence, destruction and blatant disregard for life and futures, are sown of the same vile seeds and systems.

Less than a month after yet another 2 humanitarian orgs (HRW & Amnesty International) joined the chorus of experts declaring Israel’s actions in Gaza consistent with genocide, Israel's finance minister is lobbying to expel Palestinians & demolish homes & infrastructure inside the occupied West Bank.