in days, whole countries changed their visa policies and opened up borders. hotels are offering free rooms for refugees. these are great moves but all they show me is sympathy for people devastated by war was always possible. it was just reserved for people who don’t look like us

i’ve spent 6yrs working w refugees from syria, iraq, afg. they’ve faced unimaginable plights en route/within western states, shunned by governments & left to suffer. when afghanistan fell, europe tightened its borders. the barbarity of European racism has cost so many lives.

It was just announced that both McDonald’s and Starbucks are shutting down all of their locations inside of Russia. Meanwhile, both McDonald’s and Starbucks will continue to operate inside of the US naval base at Guantánamo Bay, home to the world’s most notorious torture camp.

why does 7-11 not have Ka Leody? Idk, maybe because a big company wouldn't endorse a labor union leader who wants to raise the minimum wage.

They deleted it but I kept a screenshot. The Ukrainian government actually posted this picture, acting like Ukraine has been bombed more than Syria. This is not only despicable, but a flat-out lie.

Illegal child labour is being used to supply cocoa beans to Cadbury – Britain’s favourite chocolate brand. #Dispatches has been undercover in Ghana where children as young as 10 have been working gruelling hours to supply cocoa beans to Cadbury.

There is a LOT of anti-queer legislation being passed at the state level right now. FIGHT IT. Queer kids need to feel safe. They deserve to feel safe. DO SOMETHING. 14/x

Warum erklimmen wir Berge? Am 19. Mai wird die „Breathing at High Altitude“-Ausstellung der Max Perutz Labs Vienna an der Universität Wien eröffnet. Im Mittelpunkt stehen das Leben von #MaxPerutz und seine Liebe zu Bergen. Die Ausstellung gibt es natürlich auch bei der Lange Nacht der Forschung Österreich zu sehen.⬇️

andres bonifacio who got demoted during the tejeros convention just bc he didn’t have a lawyer’s diploma is rolling in his grave rn

Asia going bonkers: Hong Kong's former police chief selected as new leader South Korea's new president is conservative Conservatives re-elected in Japan Marcos is leading in unofficial count for Philippine presidential race Military in power in Myanmar, Thailand

'Ngayon, nagbabalik ang mga magnanakaw, mga pasista, mamamatay tao... magbabalik din ang mga aktibista noong panahon.' Pido Gonzales, a survivor of the Martial Law era during the dictator Marcos' regime tells us why he is here.

De Guzman: "Hindi ko naman ilalaban 'yung malayong boto ko. Hindi ko na ilalaban yan para makaabot pa ako..." but he wants Comelec to explain irregularities including the consistent ratio of votes between Bongbong Marcos and VP Leni Robredo.

This is the ruling coalition that has accomplished what was impossible during the 30 years, 1992-2022 of the 5th Republic's presidential elections: more than 10 years in power. The time it takes, btw, to make change permanent. Of these figures, one is first among equals: GMA.

Grabe this made me cry so much. Ano na, Pilipinas?

"NGOs give the impression that they are filling the vacuum created by a retreating state.And they are,but their real contribution is that they defuse political anger and dole out as aid or benevolence what people ought to have by right. They alter the public psyche." -Arundhati R

This is the first time, in years that I can remember, that protesters are water-cannoned, bludgeoned, and then harassed at the Commission on Human Rights. This is horrifically symbolic for the imminent Marcos regime—our freedom to protest being silenced in front of human rights.