Haroon Akram-Lodhi
@ahakram-lodhi.bsky.social
Professor Emeritus of Economics, Global Justice and Development at Trent University in Peterborough, Canada, whose research is on the feminist political ecology of agrarian change, livelihoods and food systems.
@nfucanada.bsky.social recognizes intimate partner violence and gender-based violence as an epidemic
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NFU Declares IPV/GBV an Epidemic | L'UNF déclare que la VPI/VS constituent une épidémie
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November 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
@nfucanada.bsky.social recognizes intimate partner violence and gender-based violence as an epidemic
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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Political Scientist Vahid Abedini detained boarding flight as he traveled to the annual MESA conference
November 24, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Political Scientist Vahid Abedini detained boarding flight as he traveled to the annual MESA conference
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SOUTHCOM is curbing holiday leave as it prepares for potential land strikes in Venezuela within the next 10–14 days, NewsNation reports.
November 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
SOUTHCOM is curbing holiday leave as it prepares for potential land strikes in Venezuela within the next 10–14 days, NewsNation reports.
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Officials at the University of Houston used Dataminr to surveil students, while University of Connecticut administrators voiced concerns over protests against a military contractor and major donor.
How Corporate Partnerships Powered University Surveillance of Palestine Protests
Internal emails reveal U.S. universities’ playbooks for cracking down on the student movement for Palestine.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Officials at the University of Houston used Dataminr to surveil students, while University of Connecticut administrators voiced concerns over protests against a military contractor and major donor.
Motherhood changes how women spend, save and think about money
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Motherhood changes how women spend, save and think about money
Research suggests mothers put their children’s future ahead of their own, prioritizing education savings or splurging on non-essential items they believe will make their children happy.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Motherhood changes how women spend, save and think about money
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Cometh, sure, but if there is no snow, it still has not
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Cometh, sure, but if there is no snow, it still has not
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I'm seeing claims that progress was made at #COP30, but it really wasn't. Each passing year with no fossil fuel phaseout comes at great opportunity cost as we further burn through the vanishing carbon budget that remains for averting dangerous warming. See my commentary: michaelmann.net/bad-cop/
November 23, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I'm seeing claims that progress was made at #COP30, but it really wasn't. Each passing year with no fossil fuel phaseout comes at great opportunity cost as we further burn through the vanishing carbon budget that remains for averting dangerous warming. See my commentary: michaelmann.net/bad-cop/
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"Israel" shares we are getting ready to harvest the celery that many will use while making their Thanksgiving stuffing. "I'm proud of the work I do that brings food to tables across the US. With our hands we do the hard work that feeds America." #WeFeedYou
November 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"Israel" shares we are getting ready to harvest the celery that many will use while making their Thanksgiving stuffing. "I'm proud of the work I do that brings food to tables across the US. With our hands we do the hard work that feeds America." #WeFeedYou
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24 November 1917 | A Dutch Jewish woman, Eva Waas-de Bruin, was born in Avereest.
In December 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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Women at Auschwitz
Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/
Podcast: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8
In December 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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Women at Auschwitz
Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/
Podcast: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8
November 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
24 November 1917 | A Dutch Jewish woman, Eva Waas-de Bruin, was born in Avereest.
In December 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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Women at Auschwitz
Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/
Podcast: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8
In December 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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Women at Auschwitz
Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/
Podcast: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8
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Gender equality is a mere “aspect” of Canadian foreign policy. And we certainly don’t call that policy “feminist”. At a time when we need & crave global human rights leadership, the Carney government keeps heading in the other direction.
No more feminist foreign policy, Carney says
The Prime Minister, who made the comments at the G20 summit in Johannesburg, has placed less emphasis on feminist policies than the Trudeau government
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November 24, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Gender equality is a mere “aspect” of Canadian foreign policy. And we certainly don’t call that policy “feminist”. At a time when we need & crave global human rights leadership, the Carney government keeps heading in the other direction.
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Minister McGuinty, what gives? Surely the Canadian military has no interest in learning IDF lessons about waging genocide. We need confirmation no Canadian soldiers took part. And if they did, a whole lot of explaining & accountability.
Minister ‘Can’t Confirm’ If Canadian Officers Went To Israeli Seminar
The seminar reportedly focused on Israel’s experiences in waging its genocidal war on Gaza.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Minister McGuinty, what gives? Surely the Canadian military has no interest in learning IDF lessons about waging genocide. We need confirmation no Canadian soldiers took part. And if they did, a whole lot of explaining & accountability.
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This is heartbreaking, infuriating & shameful all at once. Our “record” as a country committed to refugee protection is rapidly crumbling, at a time when that example is so sorely needed in a world of closing borders. Time to turn in our Nansen Award.
Immigration minister puts new private refugee sponsorships on hold until 2027
Canadian Council for Refugees terms extension a ‘cruel blow for refugees’
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November 24, 2025 at 1:17 AM
This is heartbreaking, infuriating & shameful all at once. Our “record” as a country committed to refugee protection is rapidly crumbling, at a time when that example is so sorely needed in a world of closing borders. Time to turn in our Nansen Award.
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Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
November 24, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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We saw it with big tobacco, we saw it with the fossil fuels industry. When their own internal research showed the harm from their product, the defunded the research and attacked independent researchers coming to the very same conclusions.
#ScienceUnderSiege
#ScienceUnderSiege
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:59 AM
We saw it with big tobacco, we saw it with the fossil fuels industry. When their own internal research showed the harm from their product, the defunded the research and attacked independent researchers coming to the very same conclusions.
#ScienceUnderSiege
#ScienceUnderSiege
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24 November 1917 | Dutch Jew, Leon Salomon van der Stam, was born in Amsterdam.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in February 1943. He did not survive.
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Learn about the fate of Jews deported from the German-occupied Netherlands to Auschwitz: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/32_en/
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in February 1943. He did not survive.
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Learn about the fate of Jews deported from the German-occupied Netherlands to Auschwitz: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/32_en/
November 24, 2025 at 3:00 AM
24 November 1917 | Dutch Jew, Leon Salomon van der Stam, was born in Amsterdam.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in February 1943. He did not survive.
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Learn about the fate of Jews deported from the German-occupied Netherlands to Auschwitz: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/32_en/
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in February 1943. He did not survive.
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Learn about the fate of Jews deported from the German-occupied Netherlands to Auschwitz: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/32_en/
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20,000 children
November 24, 2025 at 3:03 AM
20,000 children
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Every conversation I had with another woman at church this morning was about how much cooking each of us are responsible for this week. I guess this is Thanksgiving in middle age.
a woman wearing sunglasses and a turkey head stands in a kitchen
ALT: a woman wearing sunglasses and a turkey head stands in a kitchen
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November 24, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Every conversation I had with another woman at church this morning was about how much cooking each of us are responsible for this week. I guess this is Thanksgiving in middle age.
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The House Is Black (Forugh Farrokhzad, 1963)
November 24, 2025 at 3:17 AM
The House Is Black (Forugh Farrokhzad, 1963)
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Tree of My Life, Joseph Stella, 1919
November 24, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Tree of My Life, Joseph Stella, 1919
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"COP30 ends with a whimper - The climate conference acknowledged that more climate action is needed, then failed to provide it" via @economist.com [paywalled]: www.economist.com/internationa...
#COP30
#COP30
COP30 ends with a whimper
The climate conference acknowledged that more climate action is needed, then failed to provide it
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November 23, 2025 at 12:09 AM
"COP30 ends with a whimper - The climate conference acknowledged that more climate action is needed, then failed to provide it" via @economist.com [paywalled]: www.economist.com/internationa...
#COP30
#COP30
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Inside Greenpeace USA's fight for its life
Inside Greenpeace USA's fight for its life
The environmental group is grappling with leadership turnover and staff cuts as it fights an energy company in court.
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November 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Inside Greenpeace USA's fight for its life
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UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima, speaking at G20 Summit, welcomes Leaders’ Declaration
🗞️https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/pressreleaseandstatementarchive/2025/november/20251122_g20
🗞️https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/pressreleaseandstatementarchive/2025/november/20251122_g20
November 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima, speaking at G20 Summit, welcomes Leaders’ Declaration
🗞️https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/pressreleaseandstatementarchive/2025/november/20251122_g20
🗞️https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/pressreleaseandstatementarchive/2025/november/20251122_g20
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Did you hear that the Department of Education reclassified some professional degrees to non-professional and guess what? Most of them are female-dominated jobs. They really want to economically subjugate women
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Full list of degrees not classed as ‘professional’ by Trump admin
Certain students may no longer receive the same loan for their studies as what counts as "professional" will determine how much they get.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Did you hear that the Department of Education reclassified some professional degrees to non-professional and guess what? Most of them are female-dominated jobs. They really want to economically subjugate women
www.newsweek.com/full-list-de...
www.newsweek.com/full-list-de...
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"Rebekah Maciorowski, a medical aid worker in Ukraine, was recently interviewed in The Independent about the dramatically changing face of drone warfare. She warned that NATO had no clue what is coming"
The warscape of the Terminator movies could easily be mistaken for Gaza under the IDF or the drone war in Ukraine.
AI warfare is becoming increasingly deadly.
AI scientists warning about the need for guardrails as technology moves faster and faster.
My latest.
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AI warfare is becoming increasingly deadly.
AI scientists warning about the need for guardrails as technology moves faster and faster.
My latest.
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The Terminator Future Has Arrived
Have you ever heard of the Singularity?
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November 22, 2025 at 12:22 AM
"Rebekah Maciorowski, a medical aid worker in Ukraine, was recently interviewed in The Independent about the dramatically changing face of drone warfare. She warned that NATO had no clue what is coming"