Today's reminder that the current genAI boom is powered by GPUs manufactured with a mineral called coltan (and other rare earths, and cobalt) mined through the labor of enslaved children in Congo, and the US and UAE fund the paramilitaries which protect those mines and keep those children enslaved.

Recuerden, Angela Davis es una abolicionista del sistema carcelario y punitivista. Si bien es válido criticar el contexto en el que se publicó, la realidad es que Irán, Gringolandia, 1sra3l y la mayoría de los países del mundo son punitivistas y carcelarios. Y eso es un hecho.

Remember, Angela Davis is an abolitionist of prisons. The letter is addressed to prisoners in Iran. While it's okay to criticize the context in which it was released, the reality is that Iran, the US, Israel, and most countries worldwide have punitive and carceral systems. And that's a fact.

Re-upping this for the morning crowd. Already almost as many signatures as the other letter, in just half a day

Pieter T. L. Beck@ptrbck.bsky.social · 22h ago

We have written a statement in support of Ghent Uni's decision to suspend Nathan Cofnas. We resist attempts to frame this as a punishment for "whistleblowing" or censorship of "controversial research". We invite all academics who share our views to sign our letter. forms.gle/qwN8xzEM5C7Q...

This is a must read. Puts into words some of my own feelings, which I admit I haven't been able to express. I still can't fully comprehend how violent what they did to him is - and in many ways it got even worse after his death.

dr. thrasher is stepping out (of academia)@thrasherxy.bsky.social · 2d ago

for @literaryhub.bsky.social, i wrote about the killing of jason arday lithub.com/steven-thras...

I dare to say it's an attack on Black women in sports.

Kat Tenbarge@kattenbarge.bsky.social · yesterday

When I see someone characterize cis men disrupting and harassing women’s basketball players as “protecting” women’s sports, I think about how last year at a women’s soccer game some young men behind me paid for tickets just to heckle the women on the field. It’s all blatantly misogynistic.

Bueno, hagamos apuestas a quién podría ganar el premio Nobel de la Paz este año.

Nobel Prize@nobelprize.org · 2d ago

We've arrived on Bluesky! We hope you will follow along as we share inspiring, motivational and exciting content about the achievements and individuals that have been awarded a Nobel Prize. Stay tuned.

Remember when Europeans invaded the American continent and renamed places to eradicate the presence of indigenous peoples? Well, it's the same procedure of colonizers to colonize 🤷‍♀️

The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · yesterday

President Trump threatened to change the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” in the latest escalation of tensions between the U.S. and Canada.

¿Por qué no dejan a los adolescentes farmear aura en paz? No hayan de qué quejarse.

20minutos@20minutos.es · yesterday

'Supongo que cada generación encuentra una manera nueva de hacer el idiota; lo verdaderamente novedoso es que la nuestra haya conseguido convertirlo en una disciplina competitiva'.

Today's daily reminder that the UAE is currently engaged in a genocide in Sudan using weapons they receive from the US and Israel and money they receive from our tourism dollars, and every celebrity who lives or vacations in Dubai or Abu Dhabi is knowingly funding it.

Something tells me this is an attack against Black women. Historically womanhood has been a category reserved for white women. If you're a Terf, then you're also anti-Black.

David M. Perry@lollardfish.bsky.social · 3d ago

Last week I wrote about how awesome the Lynx are, and that the people trying to "save the WNBA" not only are transphobes but also don't care about women's sports and would be happy to see the league fail. www.startribune.com/womens-girls...

darkly funny that people objecting to Cofnas' suspension and investigation by Ghent have figured out how to judge a set of actions in the context of the broader political project they advance and not just their self proclaimed aims and rationales

roterote@roterote.bsky.social · 4d ago

Here is the full suspension letter from UGent that was sent to Nathan Cofnas, it shows ample reason for his suspension and potential termination. Including breach of contract, using the University of Ghent’s name and legitimacy to promote his racial supremacist views and causing reputational damage.

Recommended read, if you want to understand the harm that race science does. Ethics are a core part of research integrity, and so have to be taken into account when considering whether something should be protected by “academic freedom”. Research which is clearly harmful should not be protected

Quinn Slobodian@quinnslobodian.com · 4d ago

Combining a research project on "the future of liberalism" with "race realism" and "the heriditarian revolution." If that combination sounds confusing, I've got a reading recommendation!

Totally agreed with this thread. Moreover, what's Daniel intention with it?

Eiynah 🇵🇸@nicemangos.bsky.social · 3d ago

I'm sorry but this is such a deeply problematic take, legitimizing some of the worst Zionist conflations. And making excuses for *sensitivity* towards people who support and enable genocide. Nothing more depressing than seeing leftists do this shit on bsky.

Para quien quiera saber qué es eso de “farmear aura”, esta señora lo explica muy bien y sin reírse de la muchachada que lo hace.

We have to be careful about how we use the words "token/tokenism." I've noticed how white journalists use it to problematize the hiring of BIPOC as professors in academia, claiming inclusion without rigorous procedures. They're turning it into a racial trope in response to prof. Arday death.

Sehr interessant zu sehen, welche deutschen Journos den Rassisten verteidigen oder gar als “Whistleblower” bezeichnen.

roterote@roterote.bsky.social · 4d ago

Here is the full suspension letter from UGent that was sent to Nathan Cofnas, it shows ample reason for his suspension and potential termination. Including breach of contract, using the University of Ghent’s name and legitimacy to promote his racial supremacist views and causing reputational damage.

Feuilleton vollführt weiter stur seine Legitimierungs-Stürzkür als hätten wir 2014. Selbstverherrlichung in ein bisschen Gold und Silber, ein bisschen Glitzer Glitzer. Dazu Rassenhass, Eugenik und Marginalisierungsgier mit dem eigenen Untergangsglanz geadelt. Macht doch lieber ein eigenes Zine.

Enjoy this Extremely Serious clip from my upcoming chat with @jowiph.bsky.social !

My latest essay is out

Der Spekter@derspekter.org · 5d ago

Now on to the main event. This week we have two complementary essays that address the question of memory and its mobilization for political ends. First, repeat contributor and host of The Fire These Times podcast @ayoub.bsky.social looks at German memory culture and ongoing scapegoating of the Other

I've always thought that body language analysis is a pseudoscience to scam people by using psychological jargon and pretend to be "experts". Now there are people calling everyone "narcissist" or "psychopath" without knowing WTF that is.

Kat Tenbarge@kattenbarge.bsky.social · 6d ago

Post-Amber Heard, if you’re a woman on trial in a high-profile case with cameras in the room, you can look forward to thousands of people on TikTok analyzing your every facial expression and move to determine you’re actually a lying psychopath

As with the Israeli destruction of libraries, universities and bookshops in Gaza, the destruction of knowledge is a core part of a genocidal state’s tactics www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...

Ukrainian publishers call for support after Russian attacks destroy 10m books

The country risks ‘the collapse of the entire book ecosystem’ following destruction of warehouses in July and August, say Ukrainian publishers

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Das ist verrückt – die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate haben 2016 einen israelischen Auftragskiller nach London geschickt, um einen britischen Staatsbürger, einen bekannten Berater mit mutmaßlichen Verbindungen zur Muslimbruderschaft, umzubringen. Ein ehemaliger Komplize hat jetzt ausgepackt.

UAE-funded mercenary 'ran covert operation' against British activist in London | ITV News

Mercenary Abraham Golan was allegedly hired to mount a covert surveillance operation against a British academic, on UK soil. | ITV National News

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Wir müssen nicht vergessen, dass Plan Condor 2.0 weltweit ist und das Ziel ist, linke AktivistInnen und Politikerinnen —der Großteil ist rassifizierte Menschen— zu verfolgen und vernichten.

Nadia Zaboura@nadiazaboura.bsky.social · 6d ago

Medienanalytische Einordnung: Das ist kein informierender Journalismus, sondern mediale Stoffentgleisung in Reinform. Der öffentlich-rechtliche Deutschlandfunk setzt mit diesem Posting die anti-demokratische, menschenfeindliche, misogyne, faschistische Maga-Bewegung auf eine Ebene mit einer 1/3

Black people are not randomly hanging themselves from trees to commit suicide, they're being lynched. Just like Indigenous people in Canada were not walking in the middle of nowhere to freeze themselves to death, cops were taking them on "Starlight tours"

A 29-year-old mother of four was found dead hanging from a tree in Mississippi. Now her family is demanding answers. And her case is far from the only one raising alarm. Suri Crowe examines the disturbing deaths of Black Americans fueling demands for investigations, transparency, and justice.

DEEPLY DISTURBING News Quickly PILES UP in…MISSISSIPPI

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Imagine, the NYT that censors journalists from using words when talking about Palestine but not when talking about racialized people or manufacturing wars is reflecting on censorship. How dare Black people ask for accountability.

elia ayoub@ayoub.bsky.social · last wk.

The NYT knows very well what it's doing here. I was at the largest vigil for Jason Arday. There were no calls for censorship. There were calls for accountability. This is intentionally misrepresenting calls by Black people throughout the UK as a way of silencing them.

Remember, being racist is not inherently a human trait but an assimilated ideology rooted among elitists and academics, as Martin Luther King once said. Racism is instilled through education, socialization and media propaganda.

So powerful to be in Trafalgar Square at the vigil. Rest in Power, Professor Jason Arday.

Dort regieren Grüne mit der CDU.

netzpolitik.org@netzpolitik.org · last wk.

„Direkt aus dem Roman 1984“: Das neue Polizeigesetz von Schleswig-Holstein soll eines der härtesten Deutschlands werden. Die Gruppe Freiheitsfoo analysiert es in einem 22seitigen Gutachten. Ihr Ergebnis: Der Entwurf ist eine Bedrohung für die Demokratie. netzpolitik.org/2026/polizei...