Hello John, hope you're good! (but not too good)
Justis Brokenrope has collected vinyl by Native musicians for the past decade. Now he shares that music with the digital world
Justis Brokenrope’s vinyl collection of Native artists is bringing generations of music to new audiences on social media. The collection he’s built over the last decade includes about 300 records by I...
“Sentimentality, the ostentatious parading of excessive and spurious emotion, is the mark of dishonesty, the inability to feel; the wet eyes of the sentimentalist betray his aversion to experience, his fear of life, his arid heart…”
James Baldwin on Uncle Tom’s Cabin and Native Son is a big one for me nymag.com/news/frank-r...
Uncle Tom’s Cabin is a very bad novel, having, in its self-righteous, virtuous sentimentality, much in common with Little Women. Sentimentality, the ostentatious parading of excessive and spurious emo...
“Thousands of children, women and families chose this area because Israel claimed that it was a safe area.”
Israel bombs tent camp housing displaced Palestinians, leading to a huge blaze and killing dozens of people.
These 2,000lb bmbs are manufactured in Texas and Pennsylvania, with guidance systems made in Missouri, before being sent by the US government direct to the occupation. To do exactly this.
Just a reminder that today is a good day to pick a family or org in Gaza to help promote- Operation Olive Branch has a whole spreadsheet full of vetted fundraisers to choose from- some people want to evacuate, some people want to rebuild, some are providing aid on the ground linktr.ee/opolivebranch
Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda and AJ+ win Peabody Award for Gaza war coverage. And Bisan dedicated her award to protesters around the world who are supporting Gaza. www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/...
Palestinian journalist dedicates award to protesters around the world who are supporting Gaza.
I was very proud yesterday of the imprisoned Kurdish poet, İlhan Sami Çomak, and of myself as his translator, when I received the hard copy of an educational text book for 16-18 year olds that featured his poem, written in prison. He is due for release in August after 30 years. Well done Ilhan. :)
