Israel’s Attacks on Seed Banks Destroy Millennia of Palestinian Cultural Heritage When Israel targets Palestinian seed banks, it’s not just destroying buildings. It’s attacking the future itself.

I read this when it came out on @truthout.org and remain gutted. Dante got nothing on a global shrug at scholasticide, ecoside, genocide.

Israel’s Attacks on Seed Banks Destroy Millennia of Palestinian Cultural Heritage truthout.org/articles/isr...

Pitt Palestine club can resume activities, judge rules Students for Justice in Palestine at Pitt sued the university over a suspension. They may now resume activities, as the U.S. District Court case continues.

Big win for Pitt Students for Justice in Palestine.

Border Patrol arrested firefighters as they were battling a wildfire Veteran firefighters worried a DHS raid on the Bear Gulch fire in Washington could make it more difficult to find contractor crews.

Not the first time 'let it burn' was literal - so much stupidity and harm.

Beckett's fascination, in far fewer words

I respect and respect distance with felines b/c I know they are not needy and therefore in a wholly difference space than most of us needful beings

Hands Off Central TX

Rather than simply talking about horrible responses to the flooding in Texas, let's share some vetted and trusted avenues for support, and donate if we can. Hands Off Central TX is raising funds and resources for mutual aid including housing, food, transportation (gas), and medical needs.

I'm so sorry.
That is literal insult to injury/pain.

The protests have continued all week.
Yes, Nebraska.

Who does Trump preps his fast food?

Well, SCOTUS that is one way to be during Pride 🏳️‍🌈

This is the year for every single higher education institution to make THIS book their read of the year. Admins, start reading it now.

breakout groups should consider: Perfect Victims by Mohammed El-Kurd, Can't Pay, Won't Pay by Astra Taylor.

other recs?

So grateful for this session today. The Fire this time with Ezekiel Dixon-Romàn and Jerry Rosiek.

Please join us. As adrienne marie brown reminds us, none of us is leaving this (imperialist fascism on steroids) at the same time, but no one is leaaving alone.

Come, gather, join.

This is part of where we are is the silence around the trauma and grief of the pandemic, and a society generally horrible when it comes to death and grief.

It cauterizes nuance and humanity.

Tomorrow, PIttsburgh, Schenley Plaza, Film screening to follow!

a black and white photo of prince with the words `` this prince '' written next to him . ALT: a black and white photo of prince with the words `` this prince '' written next to him .

Writing is hard going tonight. Deadline looming....

But, I have the opening sentence nailed.

Inspiritation for a strong openine: Prince

They are disappearing people they don’t want counted as human.

The disagreement was initial cover.

learn, archive and protect

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“I insist on being shocked. I am never going to become immune. I think that’s a kind of failure to see so much of it that you die inside. I want to be surprised and shocked every time.”
― Toni Morrison

Universities buckle to authoritarian demands Accepting government orders is a losing strategy.

Crackling with truth and incisiveness. Thank you @hfdavis.bsky.social

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rock it, Ankhi!!!

We all need this 💜

The Insidious Doctrine Fueling the Case Against Mahmoud Khalil - Boston Review How a century of immigration law has evaded constitutional rights.

In 1940 the immigration courts were moved to the Department of Justice, whose main job is fighting crime and criminals. That transfer implied that immigrants were dangerous people—invaders, Trump now says—from whom the country needed protection.

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For folks who don’t know, ethnic studies programs like African American/Africana Studies, Asian American Studies, Chicano Studies and the like come directly from civil right era campus activism. Attempts to disempower such programs should be framed as attacks on civil rights same as much else rn.

They Came for Mahmoud Khalil in the Night, and They Will Come for Us, Too We must treat attacks on our communities as an effort to silence every voice of dissent, because those are the stakes.

"As protests and support efforts for Khalil continue, we should all uplift demands for his freedom."

This is one of the salient things that comes up again and again for me, from Ruthie's retirement: There is at least one other person in the space refusing the normalization of harm.

I am confused, not really, when my public university asks to give IT a donation.

Let me know when the contract with the union-busting law firm of Ballad Spahr ends and how those monies are directed to the most vulnerable.

Yes! The brilliant @srtoliver.bsky.social bringing her 'cut it close the bone' to the challenges of the moment:

"educational opportunities depend even more on where you live, what you have (or don’t), and what you look like."

boom.

This is why conjunctural analysis is crucial.

BREAKING: Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier released from prison after nearly 50 years

and I love any reason to re-post that brilliant piece!