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⚠️Every day the Trump regime continues⚠️
⛔️we are all in danger⛔️
⚠️Every day the Trump regime continues⚠️
⛔️we are all in danger⛔️
Pinned
What we are doing to Iran will prove to be both evil and very stupid, because Trump and his regime are both evil and very stupid.
remember Authoritarians don’t want to lift the boots off our necks, they just want to be the ones wearing the boots
September 17, 2026 at 5:05 PM
remember Authoritarians don’t want to lift the boots off our necks, they just want to be the ones wearing the boots
This shit keeps happening to the Left because we allow pro-authoritarian Stalinists, Maoists, and Tankies with bad foreign policy views into our spaces just because they tell us they also hate rich people.
September 17, 2026 at 5:04 PM
This shit keeps happening to the Left because we allow pro-authoritarian Stalinists, Maoists, and Tankies with bad foreign policy views into our spaces just because they tell us they also hate rich people.
The Hlai people are the indigenous people of the island of Hainan. their language is part of the Kra–Dai language family which includes Thai languages. Han Chinese did not begin settling Hainan in large numbers until the 12th century, where they’ve now become the majority.
September 15, 2026 at 9:48 PM
The Hlai people are the indigenous people of the island of Hainan. their language is part of the Kra–Dai language family which includes Thai languages. Han Chinese did not begin settling Hainan in large numbers until the 12th century, where they’ve now become the majority.
FB has a new AI translator that translates in the voice of the speaker, and it’s very creepy for some reason.
September 10, 2026 at 4:53 PM
FB has a new AI translator that translates in the voice of the speaker, and it’s very creepy for some reason.
Let all genders play sportsball together, and also get rid of school sports is my hot take…
September 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Let all genders play sportsball together, and also get rid of school sports is my hot take…
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Serbia’s President says the remains of genocidaire Mladic to arrive in the country today and that “tens of thousands” are expected to attend his funeral. There can be no illusions any longer about the nature of this regime, and its direct threat to Bosnia. www.nedeljnik.rs/vucic-preuze...
Vučić: Preuzeto Mladićevo telo, na sahrani se očekuju desetine hiljada ljudi - Nedeljnik
Predsednik Srbije Aleksandar Vučić izjavio je danas da je telo preminulog generala Vojske Republike Srpske Ratka Mladića, osuđenog u Hagu za genocid i ratne zločine, preuzeto i da bi trebalo danas da ...
www.nedeljnik.rs
September 3, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Serbia’s President says the remains of genocidaire Mladic to arrive in the country today and that “tens of thousands” are expected to attend his funeral. There can be no illusions any longer about the nature of this regime, and its direct threat to Bosnia. www.nedeljnik.rs/vucic-preuze...
I have noticed the shift in Israeli society for a decade now. It’s very normal now for an Israeli to express genocidal expulsion fantasies towards the Palestinians.
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026...
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026...
Otherwise Occupied • Israel isn't debating a Palestinian state. It's preparing for expulsion
Gadi Eisenkot's position on Palestinian statehood is beside the point. Across Gaza, the West Bank and Israel itself, the machinery for making Palestinian life impossible is already operating, laying t...
www.haaretz.com
September 2, 2026 at 4:48 PM
I have noticed the shift in Israeli society for a decade now. It’s very normal now for an Israeli to express genocidal expulsion fantasies towards the Palestinians.
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026...
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026...
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Avi Issacharoff: “Netanyahu is the father of the very conception that cultivated Hamas as the governing authority in Gaza, that said again and again that Hamas was restrained and preferable to the Palestinian Authority.”
www.ynetnews.com/opinions-ana...
www.ynetnews.com/opinions-ana...
This is the truth that Netanyahu is trying to forget
Opinion: The prime minister’s focus on whether he was awakened on October 7 obscures years of policy that strengthened Hamas, ignored repeated warnings and treated the group as deterred, helping creat...
www.ynetnews.com
September 2, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Avi Issacharoff: “Netanyahu is the father of the very conception that cultivated Hamas as the governing authority in Gaza, that said again and again that Hamas was restrained and preferable to the Palestinian Authority.”
www.ynetnews.com/opinions-ana...
www.ynetnews.com/opinions-ana...
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Who are the people behind hate networks, and who funds them? On Thursday, Bellingcat researchers will explore methods for mapping personnel and financial connections, focusing on how these networks enable organised hate groups to operate across borders. Join us live: discord.gg/bellingcat?e...
September 1, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Who are the people behind hate networks, and who funds them? On Thursday, Bellingcat researchers will explore methods for mapping personnel and financial connections, focusing on how these networks enable organised hate groups to operate across borders. Join us live: discord.gg/bellingcat?e...
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After decades of fighting colonial erasure, the Siraya have become Taiwan’s 17th official Indigenous group, and the first from the lowland Pingpu communities to gain legal recognition.
The landmark designation grants long-overdue rights and protections.
@yennikwok.bsky.social reports for #Mongabay.
The landmark designation grants long-overdue rights and protections.
@yennikwok.bsky.social reports for #Mongabay.
Siraya gain recognition as Taiwan’s 17th official Indigenous group
In a significant milestone, the Siraya people of Taiwan have won legal recognition from the government as the island’s 17th officially designated Indigenous group. In late July, the Siraya were the…
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August 15, 2026 at 2:10 AM
After decades of fighting colonial erasure, the Siraya have become Taiwan’s 17th official Indigenous group, and the first from the lowland Pingpu communities to gain legal recognition.
The landmark designation grants long-overdue rights and protections.
@yennikwok.bsky.social reports for #Mongabay.
The landmark designation grants long-overdue rights and protections.
@yennikwok.bsky.social reports for #Mongabay.
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Mainstream media isn’t talking about it, but bulldozers and construction crews have descended upon Texas’ Big Bend National Park as the Trump administration moves forward with its border barrier project. The project will permanently damage one of our nation’s greatest natural treasures.
August 5, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Mainstream media isn’t talking about it, but bulldozers and construction crews have descended upon Texas’ Big Bend National Park as the Trump administration moves forward with its border barrier project. The project will permanently damage one of our nation’s greatest natural treasures.
The jaguar was once a common animal in the area that became the United States from California to Florida.
Native American artifacts depicting jaguars have been found in Missouri and Florida. And as late as 1826 a jaguar was spotted near Monterey, California.
Native American artifacts depicting jaguars have been found in Missouri and Florida. And as late as 1826 a jaguar was spotted near Monterey, California.
August 3, 2026 at 1:38 PM
The jaguar was once a common animal in the area that became the United States from California to Florida.
Native American artifacts depicting jaguars have been found in Missouri and Florida. And as late as 1826 a jaguar was spotted near Monterey, California.
Native American artifacts depicting jaguars have been found in Missouri and Florida. And as late as 1826 a jaguar was spotted near Monterey, California.
The Native American murals in the Lower Pecos Canyonlands on the border between Texas and Mexico represent some of the most significant rockart in all of North America, with a more than 4,000 year old tradition that is still represented by Indigenous Peoples in the United States and Mexico today.
August 1, 2026 at 4:30 PM
The Native American murals in the Lower Pecos Canyonlands on the border between Texas and Mexico represent some of the most significant rockart in all of North America, with a more than 4,000 year old tradition that is still represented by Indigenous Peoples in the United States and Mexico today.
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Bless the wee cotton socks of the Bolshevik writers who could, talking about the Caucasus, skip easily from "We must free them from Imperialism", to, "This isn't the anti-imperialism we expected, why hate us?, to, "Kill them all, or deport them, all we did was try to save the savages!"
Still wild reading Soviet justifications for Russian colonial expansion into Central Asia. This one is from a 1963 book by Soviet-Kyrgyz historian Begimaaly Jamgyrchinov.
July 29, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Bless the wee cotton socks of the Bolshevik writers who could, talking about the Caucasus, skip easily from "We must free them from Imperialism", to, "This isn't the anti-imperialism we expected, why hate us?, to, "Kill them all, or deport them, all we did was try to save the savages!"
After the communist revolution, the Chinese state actually ramped up its Han settler-colonial policies in Central Asia. When the CCP took control in 1949 the population of Xinjiang was 75% Uyghur, and 6% Han Chinese.
July 29, 2026 at 2:32 PM
After the communist revolution, the Chinese state actually ramped up its Han settler-colonial policies in Central Asia. When the CCP took control in 1949 the population of Xinjiang was 75% Uyghur, and 6% Han Chinese.
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Around 1 million Taiwanese indigenous people live in Taiwan today where their Ancestors have lived since time immemorial.
In the 1600’s the Dutch colonial admin. encouraged Han Chinese settlement, and the Chinese settlers have since become the majority population on the island.
In the 1600’s the Dutch colonial admin. encouraged Han Chinese settlement, and the Chinese settlers have since become the majority population on the island.
July 25, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Around 1 million Taiwanese indigenous people live in Taiwan today where their Ancestors have lived since time immemorial.
In the 1600’s the Dutch colonial admin. encouraged Han Chinese settlement, and the Chinese settlers have since become the majority population on the island.
In the 1600’s the Dutch colonial admin. encouraged Han Chinese settlement, and the Chinese settlers have since become the majority population on the island.
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once again wishing that the rest of the world especially on the left would update its understanding of taiwan from the chiang-era project national glory
July 25, 2026 at 5:30 PM
once again wishing that the rest of the world especially on the left would update its understanding of taiwan from the chiang-era project national glory
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Xi: My ‘I pinkie swear I’m totally not selling weapons to Iran’ T-shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my shirt
Trump on China, Russia and Iran.
Fooling this guy, again…..
Fooling this guy, again…..
July 24, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Xi: My ‘I pinkie swear I’m totally not selling weapons to Iran’ T-shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my shirt
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they are now asking for untold billions of dollars in order to fund their desperate attempts to return us to the pre-war status quo, which they will not be able to do
the absolute best case scenario here is that things are worse for everyone than if they'd never started this evil clusterfuck
the absolute best case scenario here is that things are worse for everyone than if they'd never started this evil clusterfuck
As unpopular as the Iran war is, the coverage still doesn't do justice to the fact that they just could have not done any of this. There was literally no reason beyond general bloodthirstiness and incompetence.
July 22, 2026 at 9:50 PM
they are now asking for untold billions of dollars in order to fund their desperate attempts to return us to the pre-war status quo, which they will not be able to do
the absolute best case scenario here is that things are worse for everyone than if they'd never started this evil clusterfuck
the absolute best case scenario here is that things are worse for everyone than if they'd never started this evil clusterfuck
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Mamdani on Netanyahu: "It stems from the belief in how can there be a sanctity in something beyond an understanding of the world where might is right, and justice is simply decided by those who are the strongest?"
July 22, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Mamdani on Netanyahu: "It stems from the belief in how can there be a sanctity in something beyond an understanding of the world where might is right, and justice is simply decided by those who are the strongest?"
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The political project of Israel's government is the elimination of Palestinians from Gaza (and eventually between the river and sea). Their actions and words all point in that direction, and that has remained unchanged. Beyond the question of how you call it, we need to recognise it for what it is.
July 22, 2026 at 2:35 PM
The political project of Israel's government is the elimination of Palestinians from Gaza (and eventually between the river and sea). Their actions and words all point in that direction, and that has remained unchanged. Beyond the question of how you call it, we need to recognise it for what it is.
In May, the Shibechari Ainu Tribe, an Indigenous community in Hokkaido, filed a lawsuit against the Japanese government with the Sapporo District Court, seeking the return of the remains of 279 Ainu ancestors.
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07...
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07...
With lawsuit over remains, Ainu continue fight for cultural recognition
The Shibechari Ainu Tribe in Hokkaido hopes the lawsuit will set a legal precedent that helps address the injustices stemming from the removal of Ainu remains from their graves.
www.japantimes.co.jp
July 22, 2026 at 3:19 PM
In May, the Shibechari Ainu Tribe, an Indigenous community in Hokkaido, filed a lawsuit against the Japanese government with the Sapporo District Court, seeking the return of the remains of 279 Ainu ancestors.
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07...
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07...
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We’re on the streets of Israel doing deep canvassing!
We launched a campaign called “Who Doesn’t Want Peace” in which we set up “peace booths” in busy areas across the country so activists could speak with the public about our future. (1/3)
We launched a campaign called “Who Doesn’t Want Peace” in which we set up “peace booths” in busy areas across the country so activists could speak with the public about our future. (1/3)
July 21, 2026 at 3:59 PM
We’re on the streets of Israel doing deep canvassing!
We launched a campaign called “Who Doesn’t Want Peace” in which we set up “peace booths” in busy areas across the country so activists could speak with the public about our future. (1/3)
We launched a campaign called “Who Doesn’t Want Peace” in which we set up “peace booths” in busy areas across the country so activists could speak with the public about our future. (1/3)