The Giant Squid Nebula

Musings from Anna Fusco

Today, people in Oakland, California, Eugene, Oregon, and Chicago, Illinois have blocked major highways. Demonstrators in Minnesota blockaded an Amazon facility. Others from Canada to Australia have shut down ports and other infrastructure.

These courageous actions in solidarity with Palestinians are just one step towards stopping the genocide in Gaza, where the Israeli military has slaughtered over 34,000 people, the majority of whom are women and children.

It's up to us to create a world without colonial violence of any kind.

https://crimethinc.com/GazaSolidarity

Increased accessibility benefits EVERYONE!

Here are some ways YOU can advocate for increased accessibility:

Online:

Use alt-text to describe any images

Record events

Have closed captioning

Share content warnings

Avoid flashing lights or imagery

At Work:

Invest in meaningful Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiatives

Provide more PAID time off

Avoid ableist language (like 'lame' or 'crazy')

Provide remote working options

UNIONIZE!

For In-Person Events:

Communicate ANY walking distance (in distance, not minutes!)

Include information about public transit

Provide gender neutral bathrooms

Avoid heavy perfumes or scents

Hire sign language interpreters

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Not to be dramatic, but Haiti hasn’t had a presidential election since our last president was assassinated in 2021. We haven’t had a proper government for 3 years. The U.S. has been dragging their feet convicting people for the murder and much of the case has been classified.

The U.S. has a history of overthrowing our democratically elected leaders in favor of a U.S. backed puppet, and that puppet is our Prime Minister, Ariel Henry, who has done next to nothing to support the people; he’s only there to prop up the international board of leaders in Haiti that only hold the interests American banks in relation to the country.

With Aristide in the early 2000’s, we were supposed to have a government that was elected by the people for the people; a president who demanded that the U.S. give Haiti reparations but the U.S. had him overthrown to protect their interests.

All we want is the power to govern ourselves, and choose our own leaders who actually put the country first and not American banks. We’re tired. We’re angry.

And we see what’s going on in Palestine and we weep because we see the pattern. America is nothing if not predictable.

A free Palestine is a free Haiti is a free Sudan is a free DR Congo.

Sheffield, UK - Sunday: 12:30

July 25th is The International Day of Solidarity with Antifascist Prisoners! We are calling on everyone opposed to fascism to mark next Thursday with a demonstration of solidarity and support for the 35+ antifascists currently behind bars for the "crime" of defending their communities from the scourge of bigotry, fascism, and hatred. Not sure what you can do? Some ideas: 1) Write to an antifascist prisoner. Letters from the outside mean A LOT when you're locked up inside! You'll find a list of the mailing addresses of antifascist prisoners here. Please also read this tip-loaded primer for writing to prisoners! 2) Spread the word about the day & things people can do to support antifa prisoners. You'll find everything you need to do that right here. If you're posting about it on social media, please use the hashtag #j25antifa so your posts are easy for others to find! 3) Get this t-shirt:

These shirts were designed by a former antifascist prisoner & all proceeds are donated to current antifascist prisoners. Get yours here. 4) Donate to antifascist prisoners. We run a donation page for antifascist prisoners and donate 100% of the proceeds directly to antifascist prisoners, either via their prison commissaries, families, support groups, or legal teams. You'll find a list of other ideas here. JULY 25TH = THE TIME TO SHOW SOME SOLIDARITY WITH OUR COMRADES!

Religious fucknut doesn't read their own fucking "holy" text in rush to alienate the "other".

"This is not “The Ten Commandments” that can be found in any Bible. It’s “The Ten Commandments” that Hollywood used to promote DeMille’s 1956 blockbuster The Ten Commandments."

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Louisiana will post the Twelve Commandments in schools

The 12 commandments mandated for Louisiana schools are not from the Bible. They're from a 1950s promotional campaign by the Fraternal Order