Harms Committed

· 4mo ago

"McGill has an exchange program with Tel-Aviv University." "Although a majority of voters cast their ballots in favour of a boycott, the university is refusing to recognize it." ——————————————— Title: Why is McGill Fighting to be on the Wrong Side of History? Author: Christopher Curtis Publication: The Rover April 9, 2026 ——————————————— #Quebec #Canada #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Courts #Protest #Education #Genocide https://therover.ca/opinion-why-is-mcgill-fighting-to-be-on-the-wrong-side-of-history/

The Rover

OPINION: Why is McGill Fighting to be on the Wrong Side of History? – The Rover

The university insists on silencing its students as they push McGill to take a stand on genocide.

· 4mo ago

"Keir Starmer's claim that he is only letting Donald Trump use British bases for 'defensive' airstrikes on Iran is a 'fiction', a former Royal Air Force officer has told Declassified."
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Title: Starmer's 'defensive strikes' on Iran are a 'fiction', air force veteran warns
Author: Phil Miller
Publication: Declassified UK
April 7, 2026
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#UK #USA #Iran #Military #Weapons
https://www.declassifieduk.org/starmers-defensive-strikes-on-iran-are-a-fiction-air-force-veteran-warns/

Declassified UK

Starmer’s ‘defensive strikes’ on Iran are a ‘fiction’, air force veteran warns

The prime minister is ‘deeply wrong’ to let Trump bomb Iran from British soil, a former RAF officer has said

· 4mo ago

"Land means everything to me."

"We bitterly endured all of this so as not to lose our land."

"Clutching to land is like clutching to life itself — and giving it up is like ripping the soul from the body."
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Title: Israel Has Buried Gaza in Rubble, But Our Love for the Land Will Always Survive
Author: Hend Salama Abo Helow
Publication: Truthout
April 7, 2026
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#Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Genocide #EthnicCleansing #DeathPenalty #Protest
https://truthout.org/articles/israel-has-buried-gaza-in-rubble-but-our-love-for-the-land-will-always-survive/

Israel Has Buried Gaza in Rubble, But Our Love for the Land Will Always Survive

Israel Has Buried Gaza in Rubble, But Our Love for the Land Will Always Survive

Israel tries to debate, cast doubt, and erase our belonging to the land, but our love for Palestine will not cease.

· 4mo ago

"People don't realize this isn't a done deal."

"It doesn't matter if they award the construction contract. They cannot build until they have the land."

"So don't give it to them. Don't make it easy for them. Fight for your land."
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Title: DHS plans to build a border wall in the Rio Grande are 'a matter of life and death'
Author: ray levy uyeda
Publication: Prism
April 8, 2026
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#Texas #USA #Water #Climate #Immigration #Border
https://prismreports.org/2026/04/08/dhs-rio-grande-border-wall/

DHS plans to build Rio Grande border wall ‘a matter of life and death’

DHS plans to build Rio Grande border wall ‘a matter of life and death’

The imperiled river sits at the center of the Trump administration's efforts to expand the border wall against desires of the local community

· 4mo ago

"[B]rutally demoralizing."

"[E]scorted to the solitary confinement unit where they work as custodians."

"[P]rison administration tried to force work crews to clean blood and bodily fluids without compensation."
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Title: They Had to Clean Solitary Cells. What They Saw Forced Them to Quit.
Author: Antoine E. Davis
Publication: Solitary Watch
April 7, 2026
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#Washington #USA #Labour #Incarceration #Solitary #Suicide #Torture #SexualViolence
https://solitarywatch.org/2026/04/07/they-had-to-clean-solitary-cells-what-they-saw-forced-them-to-quit/

Solitary Watch

They Had to Clean Solitary Cells. What They Saw Forced Them to Quit. - Solitary Watch

Incarcerated journalist Antoine Davis reports on the psychological and physical effects of being forced to work on the hazmat team in solitary.

· 4mo ago

"Republican-led state legislatures are passing a slate of laws that effectively shield oil and gas companies from legal claims that they are responsible for the destruction and mounting toll caused by climate change."

"This is economic civil war."
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Author: Abrahm Lustgarten
Publication: ProPublica
April 7, 2026
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#USA #FossilFuels #Nonprofit #Climate #Courts
https://www.propublica.org/article/climate-change-alec-leonard-leo-lawsuits-fossil-fuel-oil-gas-immunity

“Economic Civil War”: States Push Laws to Shield Oil and Gas Companies From Accountability

ProPublica

“Economic Civil War”: States Push Laws to Shield Oil and Gas Companies From Accountability

Most of the 15 bills being considered are part of a coordinated effort by groups linked to right-wing activist Leonard Leo.

· 4mo ago

"[M]ajor announcements that will militarize and mine the Arctic."

"Carney's costly, carbon-intensive plan will degrade the oceanic ecosystem, accelerate climate breakdown, and increase conflict."
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Title: Carney's plan to militarize the melting Arctic threatens peace at the top of the world
Author: Tamara Lorincz
Publication: Ricochet Media
April 8, 2026
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#NorthwestTerritories #Nunavut #Yukon #Canada #Climate #Mining #Military
https://ricochet.media/climate/carneys-plan-to-militarize-the-melting-arctic-threatens-peace-at-the-top-of-the-world/

Carney’s plan to militarize the melting Arctic threatens peace at the top of the world

Ricochet

Carney’s plan to militarize the melting Arctic threatens peace at the top of the world

Mark Carney's plan to militarize the melting Arctic threatens peace and escalates conflict in this crucial region of the world.

· 4mo ago

"Arizona is just the alarm bell."

"This is likely going to happen in every state."

"The drop represents nearly 47% of the state's participants in the program better known as food stamps and includes about 180,000 children."
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Title: "The Alarm Bell": Arizona's Drop in SNAP Participation Signals Potential Nationwide Impact of Trump Legislation
Author: Nicole Santa Cruz
Publication: ProPublica
April 8, 2026
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#Arizona #USA #Labour #Food
https://www.propublica.org/article/arizona-snap-benefits-trump-legislation

“The Alarm Bell”: Arizona’s Drop in SNAP Participation Signals Potential Nationwide Impact of Trump Legislation

ProPublica

“The Alarm Bell”: Arizona’s Drop in SNAP Participation Signals Potential Nationwide Impact of Trump Legislation

Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act imposes stricter food stamp work requirements and shifts a larger share of the costs to states. Arizona’s swift implementation has made it more difficult to apply and caused nearly half of recipients to lose benefits.

· 4mo ago

"No first responders working in southern Lebanon are under any illusions as to the risks associated with their work."

"When you start working, you forget yourself. Totally. You start thinking: Does this casualty have children? Is this martyr a child?"
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Authors: Jahan de Bellaigue & Pau Alarcón
Publication: New Lines Magazine
April 8, 2026
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#Lebanon #Israel #Healthcare #Military
https://newlinesmag.com/reportage/inside-a-volunteer-paramedic-unit-risking-everything-in-southern-lebanon/

Inside a Volunteer Paramedic Unit Risking Everything in Southern Lebanon

New Lines Magazine

Inside a Volunteer Paramedic Unit Risking Everything in Southern Lebanon

In Nabatieh, the first responders bury their young colleagues and keep running toward the smoke

· 4mo ago

"For over a week, Malik Muhammed effectively vanished inside the prison system."

"No answers. No confirmation. Just a string of contradictions."

"Remove them. Isolate them. Disrupt their support. Increase pressure."
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Title: From "Confidential Location" to South Carolina: The Escalating Isolation of Malik Muhammed
Author: Alissa Azar
Publication: We Will Free Us
April 7, 2026
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#Oregon #SouthCarolina #USA #Incarceration
https://www.wewillfreeus.org/from-confidential-location-to-south-carolina-the-escalating-isolation-of-malik-muhammad/

The Escalating Isolation of Malik Muhammad

We Will Free Us

The Escalating Isolation of Malik Muhammad

From “Confidential Location” to South Carolina: The Escalating Isolation of Malik Muhammad

· 4mo ago

Salah Sarsour "is the president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee."

"We consider him a political prisoner, targeted [..] for speaking out against the injustices that have taken place in Gaza."
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Title: Supporters say Wisconsin mosque president was detained over Israel criticism
Author: Michael Arria
Publication: Mondoweiss
April 7, 2026
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#Wisconsin #USA #Israel #Gaza #Palestine #Deportation #EthnicCleansing #Incarceration #Genocide #Torture
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/04/supporters-say-wisconsin-mosque-president-was-detained-over-israel-criticism/

Supporters say Wisconsin mosque president was detained over Israel criticism

Mondoweiss

Supporters say Wisconsin mosque president was detained over Israel criticism

Wisconsin resident Salah Sarsour was detained by ICE on March 30. The Trump administration is accusing him of lying on his Green Card application. But those close to him say he’s a ‘political prisoner’ being targeted for his criticism of Israel.

· 4mo ago

"In the three years since Maryland legalized recreational cannabis, Baltimore has received more than $35 million in tax revenue to reinvest in communities devastated by the War on Drugs."

"[N]ot a single dollar has reached the people it was meant to help."
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Author: Jaisal Noor
Publication: Baltimore Beat
April 7, 2026
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#Maryland #USA #Policing #Drugs #Taxes
https://baltimorebeat.com/baltimore-has-more-than-35-million-in-cannabis-reparations-money-but-none-of-it-has-reached-residents/

Baltimore has received more than $35 million in cannabis reparations money, but none of it has reached residents

Baltimore Beat

Baltimore has received more than $35 million in cannabis reparations money, but none of it has reached residents

In the three years since Maryland legalized recreational cannabis, Baltimore has received more than $35 million in tax revenue to reinvest in communities devastated by the War on Drugs. To date, not a single dollar has reached the people it was meant to help, and the first round of funding may still be a year […]

· 6mo ago

"I decided to join the Handala after trying to move the system from the inside."

"I was contacting the deputy Secretary General to send UN observers."

"It was difficult for me to understand why there was so much lack of courage."
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Authors: Ramsey Hanhan & Chloé Ludden
Publication: Mondoweiss @mondoweiss@social.mondoweiss.net
March 24, 2026
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#Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Incarceration #Water #Military #Genocide
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/03/why-i-resigned-from-the-un-to-join-the-gaza-freedom-flotilla/

Why I resigned from the UN to join the Gaza Freedom Flotilla

Mondoweiss

Why I resigned from the UN to join the Gaza Freedom Flotilla

Mondoweiss interviews former UN official Chloé Ludden about her experiences at sea during the Gaza Freedom Flotilla and why those working at international organizations, including civil servants, can no longer afford the luxury of silence.

· 6mo ago

University College Dublin "has a selective approach to 'academic freedom.'"

"[S]upport Israel or the arms industry [and] enjoy freedom."

"[P]rotest against UCD's partnerships with Israel [and] get disciplined."
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Author: Joshua Lobo
Publication: The Electronic Intifada
March 24, 2026
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#Ireland #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Policing #Protest #Education #Genocide
https://electronicintifada.net/content/dublin-denies-freedom-students-protesting-against-genocide/51305

The Electronic Intifada

Dublin denies freedom to students protesting against genocide

Why has an Irish university entered new research partnerships with Israel?

· 6mo ago

"Carlos arrived at an [ICE] office in New Mexico in December, believing he was one step closer to reuniting with his children."

"[T]hey stripped off his clothes [..] and chained him by the neck, waist, and legs."

"They tricked me."
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Authors: Claudia Boyd-Barrett, Renuka Rayasam, & Amanda Seitz
Publication: KFF Health News
March 24, 2026
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#NewMexico #USA #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/trump-deportation-immigration-unaccompanied-children-bait-parent-arrests-hhs/

KFF Health News

‘They Tricked Me’: A Father Was Chained After He Went to ICE To Reunite With His Kids - KFF Health News

The administration has largely converted the HHS Office of Refugee Resettlement into an arm of immigration enforcement, detaining children longer while helping immigration officers arrest their parents or other family members. One father was chained when he went to an ICE office to discuss being reunited with his son and daughter.

· 6mo ago

"Over 82,000 civilian structures have been damaged by U.S. and Israeli bombardments."

"62,000 homes, 498 schools, and 281 medical centers, hospitals, and pharmacies."

"[D]irect assaults on the lifelines that save human lives."
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Author: Sharon Zhang
Publication: Truthout
March 24, 2026
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#USA #Israel #Iran #Housing #Education #Healthcare #Military
https://truthout.org/articles/us-israeli-attacks-have-damaged-nearly-500-schools-300-health-centers-in-iran/

US, Israeli Attacks Have Damaged Nearly 500 Schools, 300 Health Centers in Iran

US, Israeli Attacks Have Damaged Nearly 500 Schools, 300 Health Centers in Iran

Over 82,000 civilian structures have been damaged by US and Israeli bombardments, the Red Crescent says.

· 6mo ago

"At every level of organizing, and in every role, trans and queer Mainers showed up, a microcosm of trends that seem to hold across the country."

"[T]hose with the most to lose are often the ones risking it all."
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Author: Evan Urquhart
Publication: Assigned Media
March 24, 2026
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#Maine #USA #MutualAid #Protest #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/trans-ice-resistance-lgbtq-queer-portand-lewiston-maine

Assigned Media

When ICE Came to Maine, Trans Mainers Fought Back - Assigned Media

Crystal Cron leads an immigrant mutual aid organization. Crystal is nonbinary and Latine. Jesse Holleran does coms for Equality Maine by day, and volunteers to fight ICE after work. They’re far from alone.

· 6mo ago

"Munition remnants pictured at the site of a strike that killed at least 17 people in the town of Tiné, Chad, last week appear to match a weapon previously used by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces."

"'[A]lmost certainly' been re-exported to the group by the UAE."
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Authors: Sebastian Vandermeersch, Trevor Ball, & Carlos Gonzales
Publication: Bellingcat
March 24, 2026
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#Chad #Sudan #UAE #Military #Weapons
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03/24/munition-remnants-pictured-at-site-of-deadly-chad-strike-match-weapon-previously-used-by-sudans-rsf/

bellingcat

Munition Remnants Pictured at Site of Deadly Chad Strike Match Weapon Previously Used by Sudan’s RSF - bellingcat

Munition remnants pictured at the site of a strike in the town of Tiné, Chad, appear to match a weapon previously used by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

· 6mo ago

"[M]uzzling the process."

"Ontario has not been involved in the federal government's regional assessment of the Ring of Fire, withholding scientific data and funding needed to understand the impact of mining development, even as the province ushers it through."
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Authors: Fatima Syed & Carl Meyer
Publication: The Narwhal @thenarwhal@mstdn.ca
March 24, 2026
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#Ontario #Canada #Climate #Mining
https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-federal-ring-of-fire-assessment/

The Narwhal

‘Muzzling the process’: Ontario didn’t participate in Ring of Fire assessment | The Narwhal

A report on the impacts of mining and other development in the Ring of Fire, produced by First Nations and the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, reveals Ontario was absent

· 6mo ago

"The right-wing media ecosystem that enabled Trump's political ascendancy found, in expatriate Persian-language media, remarkably fertile soil."

"The minimum obligation of those of us outside Iran is to [..] refuse to amplify the war's propaganda."
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Author: Nahid Siamdoust
Publication: New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag@mastodon.world
March 23, 2026
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#Iran #USA #Israel #Media #Protest #Military
https://newlinesmag.com/argument/a-anguished-debate-among-iranians/

New Lines Magazine

An Anguished Debate Among Iranians

Divisions between those who oppose the war on their home country and those who have, through suffering and desperation, come to support it will not be resolved easily

· 6mo ago

"Johnson decided to delay a vote on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act."

"If the bill ultimately advances to the House floor, however, some top Democrats [..] are already lobbying colleagues to vote for Trump's request."
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Author: Matt Sledge
Publication: The Intercept @TheIntercept@flipboard.com
March 23, 2026
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#USA #Iran #Surveillance #Voting
https://theintercept.com/2026/03/23/trump-domestic-spying-fisa-702-democrats/

Democrats Might Save Mike Johnson’s Push to Give Trump Domestic Spying Power

The Intercept

Democrats Might Save Mike Johnson’s Push to Give Trump Domestic Spying Power

Some Democrats are crossing party lines to renew domestic spying via Section 702 of FISA. One opponent says, “What could go wrong with that?”

· 4mo ago

"Arms industry executives have been given direct influence over British university courses."

"BAE Systems, Leonardo, Thales and Rolls-Royce are among the firms who have been invited to sit on at least 53 university advisory committees across the country."
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Title: Arms industry given direct influence over university courses
Author: Martin Williams
Publication: Declassified UK
April 8, 2026
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#UK #Military #Weapons #Education
https://www.declassifieduk.org/arms-industry-given-direct-influence-over-university-courses/

Declassified UK

Arms industry given direct influence over university courses

Officials from BAE Systems, Leonardo and Thales sit on advisory committees that oversee the ‘strategic direction’ of academic departments

· 4mo ago

"After 35 years of defending Palestinian children's rights, we are not able to overcome operational challenges resulting from Israel's targeted criminalization of Palestinian human rights organizations."
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Title: Top Palestinian Children's Rights Group Shutters After Being Targeted By Israel
Author: Sharon Zhang
Publication: Truthout
April 7, 2026
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#Gaza #WestBank #Palestine #Israel #Incarceration #Genocide #Torture
https://truthout.org/articles/top-palestinian-childrens-rights-group-shutters-after-being-targeted-by-israel/

Top Palestinian Children’s Rights Group Shutters After Being Targeted by Israel

Top Palestinian Children’s Rights Group Shutters After Being Targeted by Israel

Defense for Children International-Palestine was critical in exposing Israel’s mass atrocities against children.

· 6mo ago

"Six men began their abuse of young orphans on one coast of Canada, then by a travesty of justice were sent to the opposite side of the country, where they allegedly abused [200] more boys."
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Author: Michael Harris
Publication: The Tyee @thetyee@mstdn.ca
March 23, 2026
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#BritishColumbia #NewfoundlandLabrador #Canada #Housing #Policing #Education #Courts #SexualViolence
https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/03/23/Mount-Cashel-Continuing-Saga-Abuse-Conspiracy/

The Tyee

Mount Cashel’s Continuing Saga of Abuse and Conspiracy | The Tyee

Efforts to hide orphanage horrors in Newfoundland resonate 50 years after in a $30-million BC lawsuit.

· 6mo ago

"Canadian unions and workers have nothing to gain from war in the Middle East."

"Their interests lie with workers in Iran and across the world."

"[C]alls for peace, de-escalation and solidarity with workers in Iran need to be paired with action."
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Author: Adam D.K. King
Publication: The Maple
March 23, 2026
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#Canada #USA #Iran #Israel #Labour #Military
https://www.readthemaple.com/canadas-unions-should-mobilize-against-the-iran-war/

Canada’s Unions Should Mobilize Against The Iran War

The Maple

Canada’s Unions Should Mobilize Against The Iran War

As the U.S. and Israel continue their illegal war on Iran, some unions and labour orgs are speaking out.

· 6mo ago

"[O]ver 5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide."

"The first two weeks of the U.S. and Israel's war on Iran released a deluge of carbon emissions equivalent to the combined yearly climate warming pollution output of the lowest 84 emitters."
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Author: Sharon Zhang
Publication: Truthout
March 23, 2026
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#Iran #USA #Israel #Climate #Military #FossilFuels
https://truthout.org/articles/2-weeks-of-iran-war-released-more-carbon-emissions-than-84-countries-do-yearly/

2 Weeks of War on Iran Released More Carbon Emissions Than 84 Countries Do in a Year

2 Weeks of War on Iran Released More Carbon Emissions Than 84 Countries Do in a Year

Destroyed buildings were the top contributor, new research finds, with at least 20,000 units in Iran hit in the war.

· 4mo ago

"Ending these modern-day witch trials demands repealing laws that criminalize the aftermath of pregnancy, rejecting prenatal personhood as a tool for prosecutors, and affirming that pregnancy loss should never be recast as a nefarious and criminal act."
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Title: Arrests for Pregnancy Loss Are Little More Than Modern Witch Trials
Author: Kulsoom Ijaz
Publication: Autonomy News
April 8, 2026
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#USA #Healthcare #Courts #Slavery #Torture
https://www.autonomynews.co/arrests-for-pregnancy-loss-are-little-more-than-modern-witch-trials/

Arrests for Pregnancy Loss Are Little More Than Modern Witch Trials

Autonomy News

Arrests for Pregnancy Loss Are Little More Than Modern Witch Trials

Centuries ago, the state wounded women’s bodies in public to enforce obedience. Today, it punishes them through arrests, indictments, and mugshots plastered all over the news that trail people for life.

· 6mo ago

"You good here."

"In a place where LGBTQ offenders are targeted because of their identity, The Circle protects those in the dorm from uncomfortable conversations or physical altercations."

"It's just a place to sit and talk safely."
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Author: B Speaks
Publication: Assigned Media
March 23, 2026
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#Georgia #USA #Incarceration
https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/value-routines-community-prison

Assigned Media

Assigned Media Homepage - Assigned Media

Latest News View All Academic News View All Political News View All Medical News View All

· 4mo ago

"Especially in some of these rural communities, where voter fraud narratives are so ingrained, what if a vigilant poll worker questions you?"

"Anytime you out yourself can be very risky."

"I have to be able to vote to get my rights back."
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Title: A New Law Voids IDs of Transgender Kansans. It Also Threatens Their Voting Access.
Author: Alex Burness
Publication: Bolts
April 7, 2026
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#Kansas #USA #Identification #Voting #Genocide
https://boltsmag.org/kansas-transgender-license-law-also-threatens-voting-rights/

Bolts

A New Law Voids IDs of Transgender Kansans. It Also Threatens Their Voting Access. - Bolts

Almost as soon as Kansas lawmakers passed a new law targeting transgender people in late February, state officials started invalidating some people’s driver’s licenses without warning. The law, which makes... Read More

· 6mo ago

"Over 165 schoolgirls buried. 66 schools bombed."

"The capitalist imperialist forces that bomb children abroad are the same ones that starve our children."

"Empire does not stop at the border. It starts at home."
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Author: Ryan S.
Publication: The Kansas City Defender
March 23, 2026
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#Missouri #USA #Iran #Israel #Education #Military
https://kansascitydefender.com/global-briefing/%f0%9f%9a%a8-kill-the-imperialist-lies-the-truth-on-the-u-s-war-against-iran/

The Kansas City Defender

🚨 Kill the Imperialist Lies: The Truth on the U.S. War Against Iran – The Kansas City Defender

Your government launched an illegal war, bombed 66 schools, killed 165 schoolgirls, and is asking you to pay $200 billion for it. Here is everything Western media won't tell you.

· 6mo ago

"536 miles of buoys that the federal government plans to stretch from the Gulf of Mexico deep into South Texas."

"Federal agencies have not made any environmental assessment or flood modeling for the border buoys available to the public."
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Author: Martha Pskowski
Publication: Inside Climate News @InsideClimate@flipboard.com
March 23, 2026
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#Texas #USA #Mexico #Immigration #Protest #Water #Climate
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23032026/texas-rio-grande-border-buoy-environmental-risks/

Inside Climate News

Border Communities Remain in the Dark About Federal Government’s Billion-Dollar Buoy Project - Inside Climate News

The industrial-grade buoys, already being installed in Brownsville, Texas, are meant to prevent unauthorized crossings. But experts warn the buoys could intensify flooding and change the river’s course.

· 4mo ago

"The Maine Wire launched in 2011."

"[D]eveloped a fixation on Maine's Somali community."

"[M]illions of dollars in donations from [..] Leonard Leo, the judicial activist widely credited with the conservative takeover of the Supreme Court."
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Title: GOP Megadonor Leonard Leo Is Bankrolling a Website on the Warpath Against Somalis
Author: Noah Hurowitz
Publication: The Intercept
April 8, 2026
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#Maine #USA #Media #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
https://theintercept.com/2026/04/08/maine-wire-conservative-news-leonard-leo-somalis/

GOP Megadonor Leonard Leo Is Bankrolling a Website on the Warpath Against Somalis

The Intercept

GOP Megadonor Leonard Leo Is Bankrolling a Website on the Warpath Against Somalis

The Maine Wire presents itself as a plucky upstart fighting for the common Mainer, but it’s fueled by powerful right-wing money men.

· 6mo ago

Newsom said "that he 'reveres' Israel."

"The interviewer [..] then asked if the Democratic governor regrets using the word 'apartheid' to describe Israel."

"'I do,' said Newsom."
———————————————
Author: Sharon Zhang
Publication: Truthout
March 24, 2026
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#California #USA #Israel #Gaza #WestBank #Palestine #Genocide #Apartheid #EthnicCleansing
https://truthout.org/articles/newsom-says-he-reveres-the-state-of-israel-says-he-regrets-apartheid-label/

Gavin Newsom Says He “Reveres the State of Israel,” Walks Back Apartheid Statements

Gavin Newsom Says He “Reveres the State of Israel,” Walks Back Apartheid Statements

If Netanyahu continues down this path, apartheid is “a word you may hear others use,” the California governor said.

· 6mo ago

"[N]ew antifascist consensus."

"What does antifascism look like when the fascists have state power, and when their foot soldiers don't have Patriot Front shields, but [..] qualified immunity?"

"[W]e have power when we choose to act together."
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Author: Shane Burley @Shane_Burley@journa.host
Publication: In These Times @InTheseTimesMag@flipboard.com
March 23, 2026
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#USA #Protest #MutualAid #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
https://inthesetimes.com/article/the-new-antifascist-consensus-ice-rapid-response-community-defense

In These Times

The New Antifascist Consensus

How organizers and everyday residents—now activists—are stopping ICE around the country

· 6mo ago

"Democrats recently touted Pope Leo XIV as a hero for [..] a vaguely positive comment about the right to universal healthcare."

"Trans care, as it far too often is, was completely ignored."

"[G]et angry and, please, stop praising the damn papacy."
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Author: David Forbes
Publication: Trans News Network
March 23, 2026
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#USA #Healthcare #Genocide
https://transnews.network/p/it-s-a-nightmare-the-human-toll-of-the-catholic-church-s-trans-healthcare-ban

‘It’s a Nightmare’: The Human Toll of the Catholic Church’s Trans Healthcare Ban

Trans News Network

‘It’s a Nightmare’: The Human Toll of the Catholic Church’s Trans Healthcare Ban

Missing hormones. Canceled surgeries. Bureaucratic denials. Late last year the Catholic Church banned all trans healthcare across its sprawling networks. The impact on trans people's lives is devastating. Here are some of those stories.

· 6mo ago

"The presence of ICE was certainly not helping anyone, it wasn't speeding up security lines, and at worst it was making people uncomfortable."

"[I]t certainly added to the feeling that everything is on fire."
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Author: Marisa Kabas @marisakabas@journa.host
Publication: The Handbasket
March 23, 2026
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#USA #Transportation #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/ice-agents-airport-homan-atlanta-houston

The Handbasket

Airports on ICE

Federal immigration agents popped up around the country on Monday to do seemingly nothing.

· 6mo ago

"Girls in Afghanistan can't go to school."

"For the family, it was a choice between crushing their two daughters' dreams and staying alive."

"Roughly 2,000 Afghans are crossing back to Afghanistan daily, around 70% of them women and children."
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Author: Arwa Damon
Publication: New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag@mastodon.world
March 23, 2026
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#Afghanistan #Iran #USA #Israel #Military #Education
https://newlinesmag.com/spotlight/irans-afghan-refugees-flee-homeward/

New Lines Magazine

Iran’s Afghan Refugees Flee Homeward

Thousands are returning daily at the Islam Qala border crossing between the two countries

· 6mo ago

"[A]waiting a court decision that will have serious ramifications for voter rights in Florida."

"[P]laintiffs argue that lawmakers drew districts by linking disparate neighborhoods [..] and treating Latinx voters as though they form a single political bloc."
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Author: Alexandra Martinez
Publication: Prism
March 23, 2026
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#Florida #USA #Voting #Courts
https://prismreports.org/2026/03/23/south-florida-organizers-await-ruling-in-gerrymandering-lawsuit/

South Florida organizers await ruling in gerrymandering lawsuit aiming to recognize Latinx community diversity

South Florida organizers await ruling in gerrymandering lawsuit aiming to recognize Latinx community diversity

At the center of Cubanos Pa’Lante v. Florida House of Representatives are accusations that lawmakers drew districts by linking disparate neighborhoods, splitting established communities, and treating Latinx voters as a single political bloc

· 4mo ago

"Crime prediction algorithms [..] should more accurately be called crime production algorithms."

"Fighting to ban facial recognition is not enough; it must be part of the larger fight to stop carceral biometrics and advance digital abolition."
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Title: Precrime Is No Longer Science Fiction
Author: Sarah Fathallah
Publication: Inquest
April 7, 2026
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#USA #Policing #Technology #Surveillance #Incarceration
https://inquest.org/precrime-is-no-longer-science-fiction/

Inquest

Precrime Is No Longer Science Fiction - Sarah Fathallah - Inquest

Policing technology is increasingly relying on biometric data to try to predict whether someone has or will commit a crime.

· 6mo ago

"March 21 marked the two-year anniversary of Dexter Reed's death."

"[T]wo uncomfortable realities remain: one, the standardized practice of pretextual traffic stops contributed to Mr. Reed's death; two, pretextual stops are still rampant across Chicago."
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Authors: Olatunji Oboi Reed & Lisa Sharon Harper
Publication: The TRiiBE
March 23, 2026
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#Illinois #USA #Transportation #Policing
https://thetriibe.com/2026/03/letter-chicago-we-must-end-pretextual-stops/

thetriibe.com

· 6mo ago

"[G]rowing up as a hijabi here, you always know you're not fully seen as a Québécois."

"Bill 21 has effectively 'erased' a generation of hijabi educators from Quebec's classrooms."

"Supreme Court hearings this week remain the last hope."
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Author: Lucas-Matthew Marsh
Publication: The Rover
March 23, 2026
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#Quebec #Canada #Apartheid #Education #Courts
https://therover.ca/will-bill-21-erase-a-generation-of-muslim-teachers-from-quebec/

The Rover

Will Bill 21 ‘Erase’ a Generation of Muslim Teachers from Quebec? – The Rover

The legal battle over Quebec’s religious symbols ban has reached the Supreme Court in a case that will make Canadian history.

· 6mo ago

"Documentation of births, if it existed at all, was written down in a family Bible."

"That absence of a legal record [..] is now part of a bitter political fight over voter eligibility."

"SAVE America Act, would narrow ballot access, especially for Black communities."
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Author: Brandon Tensley
Publication: Capital B
March 24, 2026
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#USA #Voting #Identification
https://capitalbnews.org/black-elders-save-america-act-voting/

Black Elders Without Birth Records Could Lose Vote Under SAVE America Act

Capital B News

Black Elders Without Birth Records Could Lose Vote Under SAVE America Act

Decades after segregation left gaps in citizenship documents, a controversial voting bill could create barriers at the ballot box.

· 4mo ago

"The Canadian government has criticized the racist death-by-hanging bill."

"These words ring hollow."

"In the very same week, Canada forcibly dissolved an important support network for Palestinian political prisoners."
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Title: As Israel eyes executions, Canada targets Palestine solidarity
Author: Owen Schalk
Publication: Canadian Dimension
April 8, 2026
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#Canada #Israel #Palestine #Apartheid #Incarceration #DeathPenalty #Torture
https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/as-israel-eyes-executions-canada-targets-palestine-solidarity

canadiandimension.com

As Israel eyes executions, Canada targets Palestine solidarity

In late March, the federal government moved to dissolve Samidoun, the Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, an international group of organizers and activists long targeted for criminalization by the Israel lobby in Canada. The move follows changes introduced in the 2025 federal budget granting Ottawa authority to disband organizations designated as “terrorist entities.”

· 4mo ago

"[P]olitical education is imperative as a partner to political action."

"We cannot make the mistake of taking one without the other."

"Abolition School [..] tackles this informative work by training next generation leftist organizers."
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Title: Philadelphia's Abolition School taps the 'radical potential' of political education
Author: Adryan Corcione
Publication: Prism
April 8, 2026
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#Pennsylvania #USA #Incarceration #Slavery #Education
https://prismreports.org/2026/04/08/philadelphia-abolition-school-political-education/

Philadelphia’s Abolition School taps the ‘radical potential’ of political education

Philadelphia’s Abolition School taps the ‘radical potential’ of political education

Known as the W.E.B. Movement School for Abolition and Reconstruction, the organization grounds local organizers in historical knowledge, theory, and rigorous analysis

· 6mo ago

"Their friend died in front of them."

"Six months later, the five young people, still affected by the events, sued the City of Longueuil and its police department."

"At night, 'he has nightmares where the police show up at his house and kill him.'"
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Authors: Lela Savić & Elsa Iskander
Publication: La Converse
March 23, 2026
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#Quebec #Canada #Policing #Courts
https://www.laconverse.com/en/articles/mort-de-nooran-rezayi---quatre-meres-et-leurs-adolescents-poursuivent-la-ville-de-longueuil-et-son-service-de-police-et-reclament-des-reponses

laconverse.com

Death of Nooran Rezayi — Four mothers and their teenagers sue the City of Longueuil and its police department and demand answers | Articles | La Converse

Cinq adolescents marqués par la mort de Nooran Rezayi poursuivent Longueuil et la police pour 1,9 M$.

· 6mo ago

"In ordinary times, legal visits are essential."

"In times of crisis, they are indispensable."

"Her case is an example of the mistreatment of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons that has become systematic."
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Author: Janan Abdu
Publication: +972 Magazine
March 23, 2026
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#Israel #Palestine #Incarceration #Apartheid #Food #Healthcare #Surveillance #Torture
https://www.972mag.com/palestinian-woman-israeli-prison/

I represent a Palestinian woman in Israeli prison. Now I can’t reach her

+972 Magazine

I represent a Palestinian woman in Israeli prison. Now I can’t reach her

Israel locked down its prisons at the start of the Iran war, barring almost all lawyer visits and leaving my client without a voice beyond her cell.

· 4mo ago

"[A]ggressive attacks on the health care system, on ambulances, on health care workers."

"[T]he attacks put a strain on Lebanon's medical infrastructure, similar to how Israel targets Gaza's health care system."
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Title: Health care workers in Lebanon face Israel's illegal attacks
Author: Neha Madhira
Publication: Prism
April 7, 2026
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#Israel #Lebanon #Healthcare #Military
https://prismreports.org/2026/04/07/health-care-workers-lebanon-israel-illegal-attacks/

Health care workers in Lebanon face Israel's illegal attacks

Health care workers in Lebanon face Israel's illegal attacks

Health care workers warn the attacks put a strain on Lebanon’s medical infrastructure, similar to how Israel targets Gaza’s health care system

· 6mo ago

Due to an upcoming deadline, Harms Committed will be on a brief hiatus until Saturday, April 4th.

When I return, I'll catch up on everything I've missed to ensure there are no gaps in the archive.

Thank you, as always, to everyone who supports this project!