Amina

I exist, therefore I am.

[Amina @yeahshewrites]

Despair is psychological warfare. This is not the time to switch off your survival instincts and succumb to oppressors. Things are going to be messy for a while but a better world is possible. Deep breaths, buckle up and give yourself a chance again.

You’re not alone. Get up.

[countrymouse @cox2_edel]

Ukraine voting to starve Cuba but we're supposed to believe they are hereos and defenders of Europe?

[Alex Colston @re_colston]

NEW: On Friday, dockworkers at 111 ports in 22 countries and regions on five continents will stop work in a coordinated strike against war, according to the most recent information from the organizing unions.

More than 25 dockworkers’ unions have now signed on, from Marseille to Mumbai, Hamburg to Montevideo, Melbourne to Oakland. Days ago the count stood at about 100 ports in 17 countries, and that figure doesn’t include the dozens of unions in other sectors that have pledged support. Their demand is simple: no weapons and no military cargo through their ports. Nearly everything the world ships passes through the docks, and without the workers who load and unload it, nothing moves.

In France, the main dockers’ union says the country’s ports will be 95% shut. Italy, India, Greece and Turkey face 24-hour strikes, and Morocco and Cyprus will see stoppages of up to two hours, with rallies planned in port cities around the world. In Greece, metalworkers, ship-repair workers and young people are joining the dockers, and in the US, ILWU Local 10 is striking in Oakland and San Francisco. The unions are working from the Istanbul Declaration, signed in May, with each one deciding for itself how to take part. They are also fighting for their own jobs, against cuts from automation and for contracts, raises, shorter hours and safety.

The unions point to escalating wars in Ukraine and the Middle East and the danger of a generalized war. They condemn Israel’s new crimes in Hebron, carried out with the backing of the US, NATO and the EU. Israel’s lockdown of the city is now in its sixth day, with more than 3,000 Palestinians displaced, according to the UN. Palestinian unions have endorsed Friday’s action.

In Italy, the fight has spilled beyond the docks. The union USB has called for a nationwide general strike. Last night, the Italian government ordered transport workers back on the job last night. USB said it would defy the order and accept the steep penalties.

The unions are calling on workers and young people everywhere to stand with the dockworkers, saying “Ports for peace and the peoples, not launching pads for war.”

I’m reporting from Calabria, Italy, and I will be in Genoa tomorrow ahead of the strike to report on the ground during the mobilzation.

[Focus @FocusMedia_Fr]

🇫🇷🇵🇸 URGENT — UNE GRÈVE DE 24 HEURES EST ANNONCÉE DANS LES PORTS FRANÇAIS LE 30 OCTOBRE. Des syndicats de dockers européens et méditerranéens appellent à une MOBILISATION INTERNATIONALE contre la militarisation des ports, exigeant l’ARRÊT DU TRANSPORT DE MATÉRIEL MILITAIRE et l’ouverture de CORRIDORS HUMANITAIRES vers GAZA. (Anadolu)

[Mohammed El-Kurd @m7mdkurd]

As the tide turns globally, I see the effort to pin the blame solely on Netanyahu. The strategy is to resurrect Israel's image in the process of toppling him. But genocide is not a one-man show; the whole system is culpable. Zionism must be abolished. There is no going back.

[Chisom- Global Careers Adviser 🌏 @FLOTUK]

https://t.co/dg1iQu3iSo

[Momodou ✊🏿 @MomodouTaal]

Lula is not without fault but my god this is much needed good news. As the region increasingly veers to the right, with leader after leader declaring their commitment the Zion*sm, the largest Latin American country not following suit is definitely something worth celebrating.

[Darializa Democrat (Iris) ✪🇵🇸🇧🇷 @WokeMaelle]

To everyone celebrating Lula’s reelection victory, I just want us to all acknowledge Erika Hilton right here. She’s a Black trans woman who became the most voted congresswoman in Brazilian history this cycle and has been campaigning nonstop for Lula in the second round

[FunkLip @funkomi]

Wholeheartedly agree with this. Society just accepts showing up for every whim of married &/or parents but outside of that things are often presented as fanciful or an inconvenience. Its actually unacceptable.

[#OromoProtests @SeiseBagbo]

on another episode of: we are not outnumbered, we are out organized.

[Lakyn Thee Stylist @OgLakyn]

I’m so proud of Brazil. This election literally saved the planet. Lula’s commitment to stopping deforestation of the Amazon can and will slow climate change. Not to mention the way people were mobilized. People were in canoes to go vote! The power of the people is so beautiful.

[Abby Rose Morris @morethantracyt]

When you are unmarried & childless there is an undeniable pressure to show off other accomplishments. Like your career has to be exceptional in order to justify “choosing it over” a relationship

[ceciatl @ceciATL]

wishing robust friendship networks for all women. it makes all the difference

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

Phillip Mullin has become the first child in Louisiana to be functionally cured of sickle cell disease https://t.co/Lf2gY26iqT

[Lucy Easthope @LucyGoBag]

Excellent as ever by @IsabelHardman 🖋️ The UK is already at war – but Brits aren't listening https://t.co/reF2AirnJD

[tzolis stan @E5THXR]

I’m going to start rejecting this label of a low maintenance friend sorry, me not needing constant contact is translating into me not needing effort at all loool

[Uńo  @owenhabel2]

Clearing his name after he’s no longer here to see it.

Rest in peace, Professor Jason Arday. You deserved your flowers while you were still, here. #writing #WritingCommmunity

[Amina @yeahshewrites]

Mind you, Netanyahu is still loose and roaming.

[MJs Nose Job @ewwww2345]

Women still think in big 2026 the worst thing they can be is single????? Being miserable and humiliated isn't worse??? My God man 😭😭😭

[Israel Exposed @xIsraelExposedx]

🚨Warning.

Someone created a malicious fake copy of our website, using a misspelled address. It adds an extra 'e' to its URL. (check video below)

It shows some users a fake "verify you're human" box and tells you to open Command Prompt and paste a code. That pasted command is a virus that steals your passwords, logins and history. Never paste or run it.

✅ Our only website is https://t.co/a1Cw5d9k1n
❌ Don't open the misspelled version, and never paste anything it tells you to.

We have reverse engineered the malware and are digging into the source. Hashes have been sent to google, microsoft, virustotal, etc

You can find them in the report here: https://t.co/lKi9AlT6zg

Our work is definitely hitting a nerve and they are looking for any way to target those associated with it.

Stay safe.

[Paul Walsh @Paul__Walsh]

I’m working on an article to explain why I believe the UK and Irish governments are telling households to stockpile water and food that doesn’t require electricity.

TL;DR: I believe governments are preparing to prioritise AI data centres over their own citizens.

The electricity consumption figures and government policies point to a serious problem. Both countries are preparing households for prolonged power outages while giving energy hungry AI data centres preferential treatment.

Are these warnings really about extreme weather, or do governments already know their electricity grids won’t be able to cope with the expansion of AI data centres?

[georgina @somaobscura]

I think loving a woman should give you a personal vendetta against whatever is making her life difficult