A useless humanist with a love for art, astronomy, history, literature, science, human rights and social justice. I hate oppression. https://linktr.ee/raimokangasniemi
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“After the event, the US govt temporarily suspended the practice of advising foreign governments on shooting down planes over Peru and Colombia. It also paid compensation of $8 million to the Bowers family and the pilot. The program was discontinued in 2001” Things that wouldn’t happen under Trump.
In 2001 Peruvian forces, acting on US-provided intelligence, shot down a planeload of US missionaries over the Amazon. Bad things happen, often, when forces kill civilians aboard vessels or aircraft without a clear self-defense justification. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Pe...
Here's the video Trump just posted to Truth Social, with the claim that 11 people aboard the boat were killed. There is zero evidence of self-defense here. Looks like a massacre of civilians at sea. Even if they had drugs aboard, that's not a capital offense.
And here’s the middle point in this through line. www.vice.com/en/article/w...
Reading this from 11 years ago is a *trip* www.theguardian.com/world/2014/j...
There’s a think piece out there about how there is a straight line of social media posting from the ISIS videos to whatever extrajudicial killing posted by the US president is.
Next time you pay an outrageous price for your coffee remember Trump put a 50% tariff on Brazil solely because they are prosecuting their ex-president who tried to stage a coup. That’s a 50% tax on your coffee because Brazil enforces their laws unlike America where the rich do as they please.
#FreeCongo - #MutualAidFunds It's been a week now without any donations and we're relying on them for our survival and evacuation. Please be a blessing to us and kindly share/donate!! gogetfunding.com/help-francin...
'Over the next three years, the army destroyed 626 villages, killed or “disappeared” more than 200,000 people and displaced an additional 1.5 million, while more than 150,000 were driven to seek refuge in Mexico.' [And others to Belize, where many still remain as refugees.] hmh.org/library/rese...
Remember that we can always find power, solidarity, and hope in the labor movement. [Artwork by Ricardo Levins Morales]
"Who was the first king of England?" is one of those questions that will be revisited again & again; one day (soon) we will get the pendulum swinging & claim that Alfred the Great should be given that honour again, or Athelstan's brother Eadred(946-55) who saw end of Viking rule in Northumbria 954.
How can you deter the Trump administration's immigrant deportation machine when it pops up in your community? Follow these steps.
Confronting the Siege on Gaza www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIlk... #GazaStrip #Israel #IsraelNews #News #Palestine #PalestineNews #WorldNews
Who was the first king of England? 👑 @davidwoodman45.bsky.social thinks more people should know that Æthelstan created England in 927AD – should his story be on the school curriculum? David makes the case in his groundbreaking new biography 👉 https://bit.ly/45Jcww4
There was no declaration of creation of England. 👑😉 What happened was that Athelstan 🤴 got the other Anglo-Saxon king, ruling in the non-Viking part of Northumbria, to give up their royal title 🙇♂️. And briefly, 957-59, there were again two Anglo-Saxon kings, Athelstan's nephews Eadwig and Edgar.
The antisemitism envoy saying nothing about the Nazi march, meanwhile her husband donates 50k to the people promoting the Nazi march 🧐
Reminder that the Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism donates to hate group Advance Australia and STILL has not condemned the nazi rally. Hey Jillian, DO YOU CONDEMN NAZIS! #auspol
. THIS is one of the biggest problems of our time . . . ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ .
Well the slope from “let the elderly and disabled die of COVID” to “let’s trash all the rest of our ethics, morals and laws” was basically a short walk on a flat path wasn’t it?
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Pritzker: "When did we become a country where it's ok for the US president to insist on national television that a state should call him to beg for anything? Especially something we don't want. Have we truly lost all sense of sanity in this nation that we treat this as normal?"
Saeed and his family are stuck in an active combat zone. Please help them escape if you can. Share and give.
"Humanitarian partners are ramping up response efforts following the devastating 6.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Nangarhar Province, eastern Afghanistan late on 31 August 2025."
#Afghanistan: "Search and rescue efforts are ongoing with the de facto authorities (DfA) now reporting just over 1,400 people killed, a further 3,100 injured and up to 5,400 homes destroyed." reliefweb.int/report/afgha... #AfghanistanNews #News #WorldNews
"Aerial view shows devastation in Kunar after earthquake | تصاویر هوایی ویرانی ناشی از زلزله در کنر" www.youtube.com/shorts/5Cyqy... #Afghanistan #AfghanistanNews #News #WorldNews
Automatic translation is available in the settings: Kunar earthquake death toll surpasses 1,400 شمار جان باختگان زلزله کنر از ۱۴۰۰ فرا رفت www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcub... #Afghanistan #AfghanistanNews #News #WorldNews
#Afghanistan: "The magnitude 6.0 earthquake, followed by at least five aftershocks, hit remote areas in mountainous provinces near the border with Pakistan about midnight on Sunday.... Villagers joined the rescue efforts, using their bare hands to clear debris..." www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2025...
⭕️Les seules voitures à #Gaza : des drones #Israéliens larguent des bombes incendiaires sur des ambulances et du personnel médical à la clinique "Sheikh Radwan", au Nord de la bande de #Gaza.
⭕️Des soldats #Israéliens ont attaqué des #Palestiniens avec des gaz et des bombes assourdissantes à #Hébron lors d’une manifestation pacifique pour commémorer les 726 #Palestiniens dont les corps sont retenus en otage par l’occupation #Israélienne.
⭕️Des drones #Israéliens ont incendié les seules ambulances de la bande de #Gaza, alors qu'elles se trouvaient à la clinique "Sheikh Radwan", au Nord de la ville.
⭕LES #ISRAÉLIENS AIMENT BIEN LA "SURVEILLANCE" MAIS SEULEMENT LA LEUR… Cette nuit, les soldats #Israéliens ont détruit les caméras de surveillance des maisons #Palestiniennes lors de l’assaut de la ville d’Al-Sileh Al-Harithiya, à l’Ouest de #Jénine en #Cisjordanie occupée.
⭕En réalité, #Israël a procédé au lancement d’un nouveau satellite de reconnaissance destiné à renforcer ses capacités de surveillance au-dessus du #Liban, ont indiqué mardi des sources sécuritaires.
Cette nouvelle tactique vise à empêcher les personnes déplacées d’utiliser tout moyen de transport pour se rendre vers le Sud de la bande de #Gaza ou même dans les zones occidentales de la ville.
⭕️Des drones quadricoptères #Israéliens ont largué des bombes incendiaires sur des voitures civiles dans le quartier de "Sheikh Radwan", à l’Ouest de #Gaza.
⭕️Une nuit difficile pour le quartier de "Sheikh Radwan", dans le Nord de la bande de #Gaza, alors que les drones #Israéliens continuent de larguer des bombes incendiaires sur des tentes, des véhicules et des maisons.
Around 5pm today, HSI and Park Police were conducting an arrest in downtown DC. Residents gathered around them to record, and when one tried to ask the guy being arrested what he was being accused of, a Park Police officer shoved him back and told him to stay 8 feet away.
I'm not going to sugarcoat my situation, I'm doing rough, but I am absolutely doing my best to get by. I'm just on my own at where I am. I don't know what else to say as I plan out the future in the meantime. I kindly ask for any help possible. I'm appreciative of y'all.❤️ truly. www.paypal.me/XP1991
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There is no safety under bombardment, and no innocence spared for children… thousands of children have been killed or wounded in airstrikes on areas falsely declared “safe” in Gaza.
American politicians and Israel did this. Hold them all accountable!
🧵 Belgium #Palestine
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Ok so maybe my Zoom pic could use some updating. What do you think? Which one most conveys dignity and professionalism?
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"Hundreds of people from 44 countries are sailing dozens of vessels carrying aid for #Gaza in the largest flotilla yet to break #Israel ’s siege. Here’s what to know about the #GlobalSumudFlotilla." www.youtube.com/shorts/whzFo... #GazaStrip #IsraelNews #News #Palestine #PalestineNews #WorldNews
"Israel has engaged in systematic crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide in #Gaza. That's according to a resolution by members of the International Association of Genocide Scholars." www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0Zs... #GazaStrip #Israel #IsraelNews #News #Palestine #PalestineNews #WorldNews
"Novara Media's Kieran Andrieu spoke to Greta Thunberg as the Global Sumud Flotilla ACTUALLY departed Barcelona after bad weather held us up." www.youtube.com/shorts/JaUsz... #FreedomFlotilla #GlobalSumudFlotilla #Gaza #Israel #Palestine #GazaStrip
"February 2009 In the final hours of the Gaza war, Israeli tank shells slammed into Doctor Abuelaishs home killing half of his family. His tragic phone call to Channel 10 Israel has become a symbol of the war worldwide." www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nYo...
The World’s Shame in Gaza Statement from the International Crisis Group www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-...
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Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul urges Chicagoans to protest peacefully. "Do not take the bait," Raoul says.
Mayor Brandon Johnson: The the president is the last person who cares about violence on Chicago's South and West sides. "There is too much violence in Chicago not because we have too many immigrants but because we have too many guns."
Pritzker again exhorts the news media to tell the truth about what's happening: "I refuse to pretend that any of this is normal."
Pritzker: "Unidentifiable agents in unmarked vehicles with masks are planning to raid Latino communities and say they're targeting violent criminals."
BREAKING: Gov. JB Pritzker says the Trump administration has sent the Texas National Guard to Great Lakes Naval Base outside Chicago, awaiting orders to deploy to Chicago. Trump administration officials will target Mexican Independence Day (Sept. 16) celebrations. @wttw.bsky.social
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Full statement: in French
8) Belgium will also push for, on the EU level: the total suspension of the commercial part of the association agreement; and the total suspension of the research, innovation and technological cooperation component of the Association Agreement, including Israel's participation in Horizon Europe
7) The Federal Government of Belgium instructs the Minister of Defence to ensure that, where possible and equivalent alternatives exist, future purchases of equipment, spare parts and maintenance contracts may no longer be made from companies located in Israel
6) The Federal Government of Belgium instructs the Minister of Foreign Affairs to act to restrict the capability of Israelis living in occupied Palestinian territory to access visas to Belgium.
5) The Federal Government of Belgium instructs the Minister of Foreign Affairs to refuse, as long as the war continues, requests from the Israeli authorities for military flights to fly over Belgian airspace.
4) The Federal Government of Belgium also instructs the Minister of Foreign Affairs to limit access to consular services for Belgians residing in Israeli occupied Palestine, aka in the illegal colonies or settlements of Israel, to only the emergency assistance provided for by law.
3) In accordance with the opinion delivered by the International Court of Justice on 19 July 2024, the Kingdom of Belgium will ban the import of all settler goods, including those produced or processed in occupied East Jerusalem.
2) The Kingdom of Belgium will work to ensure that there continues to be a de jure and de facto ban on the import and export of dual-use military equipment to the State of Israel.
1) The Kingdom of Belgium will sanction the Finance Minister of Israel as well as the Minister of National Security, Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir respectively. Belgium will also sanction violent settlers and settler organizations involved in the expansion of the settlement enterprise.
THREAD: Based on the official statement issued by the Belgian Foreign Ministry earlier today, here is the full list of economic and legal action that Belgium will take against Israel in addition to the recognition of the State of Palestine later this month at the UNGA
Foot-dragging Ireland overtaken by Belgium. Maybe that was the plan. #otb #speirgorm.
Predictions?
Hello everyone I appeal to you with all my tiredness & pain from Gaza. We are dying from hunger & b0mbing. My family hasn’t eaten for weeks. We are starving & deprived of food. There is no water or food. We beg & implore you to donate and support us so that we can buy food😭🫂🙏🏻 gofund.me/ef391201
My baby girl is battling severe malnutrition, and it breaks my heart to see her fading day by day. We desperately need help—every donation, no matter how small, could save her life. Please support us on GoFundMe: 💔🙏 gofund.me/4f2edf6d
Her work is invisible on Wikipedia but available here: americanindian.si.edu/exhibitions/...
Ska-ba-quay Tesson is missing in Spanish and all languages but English. She is excluded and neglected by women's projects, considered of low importance for Indigenous Peoples of North America.
Ska-ba-quay Tesson (c. 1846 – 1929) was a Meskwaki textile artist. Living during a tumultuous transitional period for the Meskwaki Nation, she helped maintain and innovate on the practice of textile bags and designs. This beautiful bag lives at the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian.
#TextileTuesday
IRAK / KURDISTAN – Le journaliste Hemin Mamand a été blessé lors d’une fusillade menée par des assaillants dans la ville kurde de Sulaymaniyah, au Kurdistan du Sud. kurdistan-au-feminin.fr/2025/09/02/k...
A loving, desperate father is doing everything he can for his baby You can help him by sharing his appeal and contributing as you can gofund.me/4f2edf6d
"Israeli forces killed 2 more Palestinian journalists in Gaza... ...Rasmi Jihad Salem was killed in an Israeli air strike on Abu al-Amin Street, near al-Jalaa Roundabout in Gaza City... Journalist Eman al-Zamli was shot&killed by Israeli drone... near Hamad City... www.instagram.com/p/DOGr2nbE0CW/
www.instagram.com/p/DOHVDjtke0... #Israel #Palestine #Memoire Les voix de la résistance israélienne. "I am lesbian and transgender. I am a working-class, secular Jewish socialist. And with every breath and every sinew, I fight for Palestinien libération." Leslie Feinberg Z"L
If my mockery is cruel it’s only in direct proportion to the danger these foolish people have placed us in.
This thinking was so wide-spread and hegemonic we saw people who knew better start to hedge their bets. Tuck their tails a little. Go along with the zeitgeist and complain about wokeness run amuck. Now they can’t find their tongues.
This was all laid out in explicit fashion by Lee Atwater. Didn’t matter. The press and the leading figures in politics were adamant racism was behind us. What day we put it behind us, who’s to say.
They know you, they know what makes you tick. They’ve cultivated this response through years of propaganda distributed among a variety of outlets. Your response is their achievement.
There’s someone reading this right now mumbling “if you people hadn’t been so woke and annoying,” and it’s you, yes you, who has been the perfect dupe this entire time.
You guys are unteachable.
It’s the monster, from the beginning of the movie, surprise!
Drily cackling at the end of civic rule being so clearly connected to decades of racist propaganda and pervasive acceptance of polite racism.
Buried 35 paragraphs in: "Violent crime in Chicago has dropped significantly in the first half of the year, according to official data released by the city. Shootings are down 37% and homicides have dropped by 32% compared to the first half of 2024, while total violent crime dropped by over 22%..."
"'Glonzo politics' has become a label for appeals to low-information voters who hold beliefs completely detached from reality. We can today see in hindsight that the specter of 'Black crime' was, in fact, the proto-Glonzo. In this essay, I w—" (*transmission lost*)
"The suffering of civilians in Palestine is intolerable. It is high time for the European Union to act and use its own policy tools to live up to the international legal obligations to protect civilians."
"The EU holds critical leverage to revindicate international law and accountability. Furthermore, the EU has the obligation to co-operate towards bringing Israel’s unlawful presence in oPt to an end." opiniojuris.org/2025/09/01/t...