Israel has created a system of routine abuse against thousands of Palestinians in its prisons: severe violence, inhuman conditions, deliberate starvation, denial of medical care, humiliation and psychological abuse. Some released prisoners recounted severe sexual violence:

re Mark Carney: while I appreciate the honesty of a speech whose main thrust is "Look, OBVIOUSLY the Rules-Based International Order was always a sham, but for many years WE got the good end of the stick," I won't pretend I love the sentiment!!!!

"Lenin and Buddha", 2025. Painting by Russian Buryat artist Evgeny Bolsoboev.

I don't understand why the Testament of Ann Lee isn't up for any Oscars? It's easily the best film I've seen in the past year.

Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

New Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) analysis by Dr Karl Frost of the Max Planck Institute, which cites heavily but goes above & beyond my previous work on the subject, discredits Israel's Historic Lie about its ratio of civilians to combatants killed in Gaza. Frost estimates a 5:1 CCR for IDF.

It's entirely possible that the one-day general strike in Minneapolis fails, but even a failure has the potential to energise and radicalise the working class there.

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Hans-Georg Gadamer was born on February 11, 1900. On his 100th birthday, Gadamer was asked by a television reporter for the secret of a such a long and healthy life. He answered her by say- ing: “It is simple. Never take elevators, and learn a poem every day by heart.”

I don't think anything the Maple is doing here is, or should be, illegal, and this campaign of unfounded criminal complaints against it should be treated by the authorities as either vexatious litigation or criminal harassment.

In "red script of questions," poet Ali Choudhary creates a harrowing dialogue with the children of Gaza as they continue to endure Israel's genocide. proteanmag.com/2026/02/11/red…

Over the past couple years, a common refrain among Canadian authors who didn't support the Giller Prize boycott was that the campaign had a point, but was unlikely to 'make a difference.' Scotiabank had a $368-million (US) stake in Elbit at the end of 2022. Now it's $0.

Since none of these outlets will publish comment from our campaign even though they reference it in their reporting—here's our full statement: noarmsinthearts.com Big love to the artists, organizers, and people of conscience across the country who contributed to this win.

All this "There no (good) women philosophers" crap is really self-reporting from people who don't actually read philosophy. Just a pathetic demonstration of their own ignorance.

The hardest part of a limited two week military engagement is the first six years.