Oh I don’t think you need an alternative, Proton is great…just to be aware to Not Provide a Recovery Email, and pay by…crypto or cash? (I’m not sure about that last point, just assuming that would provide anonymity)

Note for Proton, authorities can trace you if you provide Proton with a recovery email or pay by credit card—that info sits with Proton and is discoverable

A Very Short History of the Israel–Palestine Conflict An indispensable guide to understanding the Israel–Palestine conflict, and how we might yet still find a way out of it.

As well, a good read along has been Ilan Pappe’s book…

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Genocide Bad - Sim Kern - Interlink Books This is a must-read! Part activist memoir, part crash course in Jewish and Palestinian history, Genocide Bad dismantles Zionist propaganda in ten unapologetic essays. Kern doesn’t flinch when…

While in Cairo at Diwan Books, I picked up this awesome read by @simkern.bsky.social…all the words you’ll need to know when you feel that..

GENOCIDE BAD.

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Sudan💕 check out our new blogpost & drone rescue

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Djibouti & Eritrea Sailing into the Red Sea takes us through the Bab El-Menab Strait that the Houthis have not yet closed in solidarity with Iran.

Loving this part of the world
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Google Has a Secret Reference Desk. Here's How to Use It. 40 Google features to find exactly what you need, the alternative search engines that do things Google won't, and the reference desk framework underneath all of it.

I know this has circulated with alacrity recently, so you may have already seen it, but if you haven't... WOW BOY HOWDY it's the most useful thing.

Thank you cardcatalogforlife.substack.com -- this is a very very very helpful public service:

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Court orders cesarean « Both the doctors… mentioned recommendations (re risk of vaginal del’y) from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. However, neither one cited the organization’s stance on court-ordered C-sections, which the group has deemed to be “ethically impermissible.”

Socotra, Yemen Politically and culturally, Socotra is to Yemen as Hawaii is to the US. On the island, the people speak Socotri, an old unwritten language, and you can still buy dates packed in goat skin and sourc…

Yes! Camping in Yemen…well actually Socotra…which resembles very little of Yemen
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The Maldives Oceanic Whitetips are on the critically endangered list and in Nov 2025, they were added to CITES Appendix 1, the highest protection prohibiting any trade. They are not well studied but their popul…

A new blogposts, Maldives diving with oceanic Whitetips
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Orange sunrise, underlit clouds over water

Sunrise in Socotra, Yemen

Map of Indian Ocean with red line indicating sailing route from Thailand to Maldives to Red Sea

While Sailing across the Indian Ocean en route to the Red Sea, my dad died back home. Once you itemize the gifts your dad gives you, you realize that your adventure started with him

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Maldives dive with Day Octopus YouTube video by Ann Montgomery

Currently a month in the Maldives sailing en route to Red Sea and Med. A great dive with two octopuses, so amazing!
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Vertical coloured stripes of cool blues on the left increasing through yellow and orange to red representing heating temperature change

Another graphic display of the rising temperature

Show Your Stripes Visualising how the climate has changed for every country across the globe

Toronto weather warming since 1850

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Just seeing this now and have no more info than when I’ve read here—perhaps with her symptoms when she first presented, should have done BP and ordered D-Dimer bloodwork? What meds was she given? Just thinking grieving family also has case for negligent care

Toronto in Literature: Book Lists by Neighbourhood Use the literary map of Toronto to discover books set in specific neighbourhoods.

And this! I love the work of librarians- they’ve complied a list of books set in or about Toronto…by neighbourhood 💕 www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/books-video-...

There are novels (whose names I can’t remember) that are set in Yorkville circa 1960s about the music scene jonimitchell.com/library/view...

Can the term ‘cloud fascism’ help us understand – and resist – the hard right? | Ece Temelkuran Like clouds, far-right ideology moves here then there with absolute randomness. The danger is that those who can, shrink under their umbrellas, warns political commentator Ece Temelkuran

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“Those who can afford the umbrellas to protect themselves from cloud fascism, who without any protest buy the burner phone, have their dignity broken too, even if they numb their heart not to feel it”

Can the term ‘cloud fascism’ help us understand – and resist – the hard right?

I will forever be haunted by this footage.

Trawling has only been filmed underwater a few times in documentary history, and never with such clarity.

What’s so heart-rending about these shots is watching how the animals don’t just get swept up — they swim for their lives.
🌎🦑🧪

Guna Yala Islands Technically, you could visit a different island every day for a year, from a white sand, deserted island with a single coconut tree to populated larger islands with bridges and shops. The area is c…

Hah! We’re huge fans of Vanencio! 2022!

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Ocean with David Attenborough review – a passionate case against the ruination of the seas Released on his 99th birthday and presented in the context of his remarkable career, Sir David’s authority is matched only by nature’s grandeur in this visually stunning film

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Add your message in support of the High Seas Treaty I’ve taken action to support swift ratification of the #HighSeasTreaty by adding my message. You can make your voice heard too! Leave your message here. #HighSeas #RaceForRatification #BBNJ

After being inspired by the new David Attenborough film Oceans, go over to High Seas Alliance and check if your gov’t has ratified the UN High Seas Treaty—we have an opportunity to establish marine protection zones & sustainable fishing in int’l waters… highseasalliance.org/treaty-ratif...

Red Dress Day when Métis artist Jamie Black hung hundreds of red dresses to honour Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people. It has since become an annual day, taking place every May 5 — a movement to honour lives lost, and to demand justice.

Komodo National Park The Komodo dragon’s hunting strategy is to ambush its prey & with one bite, the venom prevents blood coagulation & drops blood pressure. The dragon will then catch up with you later, …

New post: Diving Komodo National Park in Indonesia

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Social Media Victims Lawyer Up with Laura Marquez-Garrett Podcast Episode · Your Undivided Attention · 2023-07-21 · 35m

ICYMI litigation in the US re Facebook’s opaque algorithm doesn’t work as advertised—the consumer protection argument

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If you want maritime explorers (minus ‘polar’) « Sea People » by Christina Thompson about Pacific Islander explorers circa 800-1700BCE. So well written and mind blowing navigation techniques explained

Welcome to Save The U.S. National Science Foundation A Girl Looking at a Physics Model TAKE ACTION Save NSF is a coalition of concerned scientists and allies who are working to save funding for scientific grants through the U.S. National Science Foundation. Our mission is to support and advocate for the continuation of vital research and innovation in various scientific fields. NSF funding is critical to this work. Join us in our endeavor to ensure a sustainable future for scientific exploration and discovery.

I am so heartened to this seriously AWESOME #SaveNSF website go up today!!!!

Has a take action toolkit with:

1. Press outreach templates
2. Social media toolkit
3. Elected official outreach
4. Talking points

Check it out and share widely!!!! Likely more to come.

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Trump blew up the global fight against AIDS. Can it recover? An ambitious plan to stop the global threat of AIDS has been derailed. But many are hopeful that progress can be salvaged.

“as the US demolishes its foreign-aid infrastructure and global health groups attempt to salvage the pieces, some advocates are hoping that countries will take ownership of their AIDS response and create programs that are more accountable, more innovative than before”

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