Yvonne Martin
@ymartin.bsky.social
Teaching PYP Music while masking. Have been called a stirrer - no idea why. Enjoy quilting and other kinds of making.
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Yvonne Martin
@ymartin.bsky.social
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Ayman Zanoun | Kirkus Reviews
www.kirkusreviews.com
My husband Ayman has withdrawn from Substack and from Bluesky; a profile and sample of his book Palestinian Blues is available here: www.kirkusreviews.com/author/ayman...
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I highly recommend watching this segment, not just because the CBS News execs and the White House didn’t want you to, but because these men were tortured and they deserved to have their voices heard.
!! Here’s a link to full video of the 60 Minutes segment that Bari Weiss killed last minute, via @jasonparis.bsky.social:
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
December 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I highly recommend watching this segment, not just because the CBS News execs and the White House didn’t want you to, but because these men were tortured and they deserved to have their voices heard.
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Here’s a throw quilt I finished this past year, a bit different for me, inspired by a picture I saw on instagram. I actually made two tops at the same time in 2024, one was a gift for a friend so I got it quilted immediately because gifts are very motivating! But now this one is done too.
December 22, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Here’s a throw quilt I finished this past year, a bit different for me, inspired by a picture I saw on instagram. I actually made two tops at the same time in 2024, one was a gift for a friend so I got it quilted immediately because gifts are very motivating! But now this one is done too.
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#SocialistSunday
The Metropolitan Police have raided at least 5 pro Palestine supporters homes in the last 24 hours.
This is where we are, arresting pacifists for opposing genocide
The Metropolitan Police have raided at least 5 pro Palestine supporters homes in the last 24 hours.
This is where we are, arresting pacifists for opposing genocide
December 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
#SocialistSunday
The Metropolitan Police have raided at least 5 pro Palestine supporters homes in the last 24 hours.
This is where we are, arresting pacifists for opposing genocide
The Metropolitan Police have raided at least 5 pro Palestine supporters homes in the last 24 hours.
This is where we are, arresting pacifists for opposing genocide
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There is still an ongoing genocide in Gaza, don’t be lulled into thinking otherwise 👇🏼
They’re still genociding in Palestine under the guise of a so-called ceasefire.
Don’t get it twisted and don’t stop speaking and acting out against it.
Don’t get it twisted and don’t stop speaking and acting out against it.
December 22, 2025 at 1:43 AM
There is still an ongoing genocide in Gaza, don’t be lulled into thinking otherwise 👇🏼
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"[P]arties [to the Rome Statute] face a choice: Continue to capitulate to the bullying of the US, or meet the challenge posed by the sanctions ... Which choice they make will reveal the actual values of the states who as a matter of law are pledged to combat atrocity and impunity."
"Nine ICC officials are under sanctions imposed [..] by the Trump administration."
"I've worked all my life in criminal justice, and now I’m on a list with those implicated in terrorism and organized crime."
"Your whole world is restricted."
#USA #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #EU #Genocide #Courts
"I've worked all my life in criminal justice, and now I’m on a list with those implicated in terrorism and organized crime."
"Your whole world is restricted."
#USA #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #EU #Genocide #Courts
ICC Judges 'Wiped Out Economically and Socially' by US Sanctions—But Remain Resolute
"In my country, I prosecuted terrorists and drug lords," said Judge Luz Ibáñez Carranza of Peru. "I will continue my work."
www.commondreams.org
December 22, 2025 at 2:14 AM
"[P]arties [to the Rome Statute] face a choice: Continue to capitulate to the bullying of the US, or meet the challenge posed by the sanctions ... Which choice they make will reveal the actual values of the states who as a matter of law are pledged to combat atrocity and impunity."
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“[…] I am 55 years old, married with children and grandchildren, […] I always look at my children and grandchildren dreaming of good food and warmth, our life in tents is very harsh, these tents do not protect us from the cold and rain, […] any small donation can have a big impact on our lives.”
December 22, 2025 at 1:18 AM
“[…] I am 55 years old, married with children and grandchildren, […] I always look at my children and grandchildren dreaming of good food and warmth, our life in tents is very harsh, these tents do not protect us from the cold and rain, […] any small donation can have a big impact on our lives.”
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"Although Israel is not an [International Criminal Court] member ... Palestine is a state party to the Rome Statute, under which individuals from non-signatory nations can be held liable for crimes committed in the territory of a member state."
"Appellate judges at the embattled International Criminal Court on Monday rejected Israel's attempt to block an investigation into alleged Israeli war crimes committed during the Gaza genocide."
#Gaza #Palestine #Israel #USA #Genocide #Courts
#Gaza #Palestine #Israel #USA #Genocide #Courts
ICC Rejects Israeli Bid to Thwart Gaza War Crimes Probe
Israel is seeking to invalidate the ICC's arrest warrants for fugitive Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes.
www.commondreams.org
December 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
"Although Israel is not an [International Criminal Court] member ... Palestine is a state party to the Rome Statute, under which individuals from non-signatory nations can be held liable for crimes committed in the territory of a member state."
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"Israeli officials and pro-Israel organizations are attempting to hide the horrifying reality of Israel's genocide in Gaza by pretending that there is a substantive debate and ... putting pressure on institutions like Wikipedia to engage in genocide denial."
"[G]enocide denial."
"Wales and Sanger are using their roles as Wikipedia founders to bypass the normal editing and review process."
"Their efforts deny the documented reality of Israel's genocide in Gaza and contradict the broad consensus."
#Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Censorship #Media #Genocide
"Wales and Sanger are using their roles as Wikipedia founders to bypass the normal editing and review process."
"Their efforts deny the documented reality of Israel's genocide in Gaza and contradict the broad consensus."
#Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Censorship #Media #Genocide
40+ Groups Urge Wikipedia to Oppose Co-Founders' 'Censorship on Gaza Genocide'
"Wales and Sanger must be stopped from trying to censor the Wikipedia 'Gaza genocide' entry that clearly documents Israel's horrifying crime against humanity."
www.commondreams.org
December 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
"Israeli officials and pro-Israel organizations are attempting to hide the horrifying reality of Israel's genocide in Gaza by pretending that there is a substantive debate and ... putting pressure on institutions like Wikipedia to engage in genocide denial."
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"The Carney government has achieved a Harper-Pollievre hydra dream: a gutted climate policy and a derailed reconciliation while advancing projects that are financially, legally, and environmentally toxic."
"He is, fundamentally, a banker."
#Alberta #Canada #Climate #FossilFuels
"He is, fundamentally, a banker."
#Alberta #Canada #Climate #FossilFuels
The Carney-Smith 'grand bargain' is a fire sale of our future
The former UN climate envoy is trading Indigenous rights and Canada’s climate legacy for a financially toxic tar sands pipeline deal with Alberta.
ricochet.media
December 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
"The Carney government has achieved a Harper-Pollievre hydra dream: a gutted climate policy and a derailed reconciliation while advancing projects that are financially, legally, and environmentally toxic."
"He is, fundamentally, a banker."
#Alberta #Canada #Climate #FossilFuels
"He is, fundamentally, a banker."
#Alberta #Canada #Climate #FossilFuels
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Francesca Albanese—
"It is becoming more and more intense—personal threats, physical threats, the sanctions—it has not silenced me because you cannot silence the truth in the face of a genocide.
"It's just a matter of time before this injustice ends, sooner or later, it will not last forever."
"It is becoming more and more intense—personal threats, physical threats, the sanctions—it has not silenced me because you cannot silence the truth in the face of a genocide.
"It's just a matter of time before this injustice ends, sooner or later, it will not last forever."
December 21, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Francesca Albanese—
"It is becoming more and more intense—personal threats, physical threats, the sanctions—it has not silenced me because you cannot silence the truth in the face of a genocide.
"It's just a matter of time before this injustice ends, sooner or later, it will not last forever."
"It is becoming more and more intense—personal threats, physical threats, the sanctions—it has not silenced me because you cannot silence the truth in the face of a genocide.
"It's just a matter of time before this injustice ends, sooner or later, it will not last forever."
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The so-called “ceasefire” continues unabated, while the bodies pile up in Gaza and the West Bank
The world continues to ignore the inhumanity while it profits from it’s devastation
Our leaders have failed us all and sold their souls to the highest bidder #auspol #FreePalestine #Zionism #Israel
The world continues to ignore the inhumanity while it profits from it’s devastation
Our leaders have failed us all and sold their souls to the highest bidder #auspol #FreePalestine #Zionism #Israel
One Palestinian killed by Israeli army in Gaza while two Palestinians, including a child, are shot dead in West Bank.
Israel continues ceasefire violations; more Palestinians killed in Gaza, WB
One Palestinian killed by Israeli army in Gaza while two Palestinians, including a child, are shot dead in West Bank.
www.aljazeera.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:02 AM
The so-called “ceasefire” continues unabated, while the bodies pile up in Gaza and the West Bank
The world continues to ignore the inhumanity while it profits from it’s devastation
Our leaders have failed us all and sold their souls to the highest bidder #auspol #FreePalestine #Zionism #Israel
The world continues to ignore the inhumanity while it profits from it’s devastation
Our leaders have failed us all and sold their souls to the highest bidder #auspol #FreePalestine #Zionism #Israel
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www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... guardrails to protect democracy matter and need to be seen before protests take place. Thinking again of those on hunger strike too.
Met using outdated powers to police pro-Palestine protests, say legal experts
Lawyers argue ‘cumulative disruption’ regulations were quashed in May and should therefore not be used
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:43 AM
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... guardrails to protect democracy matter and need to be seen before protests take place. Thinking again of those on hunger strike too.
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Israeli forces detained 5 Palestinian kids - at the request of Israeli settlers. Their crime? Gathering wild vegetables.
The young boy who tries to save his friend at 0:15 shows more courage than the entire international community.
Shame on all of us.
(per @RamAbdu)
The young boy who tries to save his friend at 0:15 shows more courage than the entire international community.
Shame on all of us.
(per @RamAbdu)
December 17, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Israeli forces detained 5 Palestinian kids - at the request of Israeli settlers. Their crime? Gathering wild vegetables.
The young boy who tries to save his friend at 0:15 shows more courage than the entire international community.
Shame on all of us.
(per @RamAbdu)
The young boy who tries to save his friend at 0:15 shows more courage than the entire international community.
Shame on all of us.
(per @RamAbdu)
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The Movie I Was Afraid to See
"An unspoken understanding hangs in the air — Palestinians have been so thoroughly dehumanized by the Israeli media that it’s unimaginable that even a 5-year-old girl could be seen as anything but the enemy."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/o...
"An unspoken understanding hangs in the air — Palestinians have been so thoroughly dehumanized by the Israeli media that it’s unimaginable that even a 5-year-old girl could be seen as anything but the enemy."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/o...
Opinion | The Movie I Was Afraid to See
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The Movie I Was Afraid to See
"An unspoken understanding hangs in the air — Palestinians have been so thoroughly dehumanized by the Israeli media that it’s unimaginable that even a 5-year-old girl could be seen as anything but the enemy."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/o...
"An unspoken understanding hangs in the air — Palestinians have been so thoroughly dehumanized by the Israeli media that it’s unimaginable that even a 5-year-old girl could be seen as anything but the enemy."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/o...
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This is @FranceskAlbs, the UN Rapporteur who is on the frontlines of stopping the genocide in Gaza.
She is also the person the Norwegian Nobel Committee chose NOT to give the Nobel Peace Prize to.
Instead, they gave it to a woman who advocates for the US to bomb her country.
She is also the person the Norwegian Nobel Committee chose NOT to give the Nobel Peace Prize to.
Instead, they gave it to a woman who advocates for the US to bomb her country.
December 14, 2025 at 2:35 AM
This is @FranceskAlbs, the UN Rapporteur who is on the frontlines of stopping the genocide in Gaza.
She is also the person the Norwegian Nobel Committee chose NOT to give the Nobel Peace Prize to.
Instead, they gave it to a woman who advocates for the US to bomb her country.
She is also the person the Norwegian Nobel Committee chose NOT to give the Nobel Peace Prize to.
Instead, they gave it to a woman who advocates for the US to bomb her country.
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‘There are young people dying in British jails again’ — Kneecap say what the world is ignoring m.independent.ie/opinion/naoi...
Naoise Dolan: ‘There are young people dying in British jails again’ — Kneecap say what the world is ignoring
It was late in the night when Kneecap began speaking about the Palestine Action hunger strike. The concert was last Tuesday at the 3Arena and with thousands of us packed in, I was to the right of the...
m.independent.ie
December 21, 2025 at 9:53 AM
‘There are young people dying in British jails again’ — Kneecap say what the world is ignoring m.independent.ie/opinion/naoi...
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This, for the record, is what goes into a footnote. It’s the key part of the research process where I examine the practical, methodological, ethical implications of my sources before I join the stream of interpretation. It cannot be outsourced to an LLM.
Rare footage of a footnote being born in the wild.
December 21, 2025 at 5:53 AM
This, for the record, is what goes into a footnote. It’s the key part of the research process where I examine the practical, methodological, ethical implications of my sources before I join the stream of interpretation. It cannot be outsourced to an LLM.
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"Israels defence industry is making records profits with its weapons manufacturers marketing their products as battle tested [on Palestinians]"
Nour Odeh reports.
Nour Odeh reports.
December 21, 2025 at 9:45 AM
"Israels defence industry is making records profits with its weapons manufacturers marketing their products as battle tested [on Palestinians]"
Nour Odeh reports.
Nour Odeh reports.
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1986: A Palestinian man stands unarmed before Israeli soldiers.
2025: A Palestinian child stands unarmed before armed settlers.
Different generations. Same courage. Same struggle.
Long live the resilience of the Palestinian people. 🇵🇸
2025: A Palestinian child stands unarmed before armed settlers.
Different generations. Same courage. Same struggle.
Long live the resilience of the Palestinian people. 🇵🇸
December 21, 2025 at 12:19 AM
1986: A Palestinian man stands unarmed before Israeli soldiers.
2025: A Palestinian child stands unarmed before armed settlers.
Different generations. Same courage. Same struggle.
Long live the resilience of the Palestinian people. 🇵🇸
2025: A Palestinian child stands unarmed before armed settlers.
Different generations. Same courage. Same struggle.
Long live the resilience of the Palestinian people. 🇵🇸
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There has been a relentless, cacophonous campaign to stigmatise pro-Palestinian activists. But the inconvenient truth is that these are just ordinary people of good conscience who see the horrors of Gaza and simply cannot bear to stand by and do nothing.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I’m on hunger strike in a British prison. This is why | Amu Gib
Our demands are simple – and they start with stopping the flow of arms to Israel, says activist Amu Gib
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
There has been a relentless, cacophonous campaign to stigmatise pro-Palestinian activists. But the inconvenient truth is that these are just ordinary people of good conscience who see the horrors of Gaza and simply cannot bear to stand by and do nothing.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Civil defense teams rescued a child from beneath the rubble of a residential building that collapsed on its residents in Al Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City.
Seven members of the same family are still believed to be trapped under the rubble.
Seven members of the same family are still believed to be trapped under the rubble.
December 20, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Civil defense teams rescued a child from beneath the rubble of a residential building that collapsed on its residents in Al Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City.
Seven members of the same family are still believed to be trapped under the rubble.
Seven members of the same family are still believed to be trapped under the rubble.
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Civil defense teams pull out several civilians injured after a residential building collapsed in Al Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, Gaza City.
December 20, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Civil defense teams pull out several civilians injured after a residential building collapsed in Al Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, Gaza City.
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The Israeli occupation forces committed over 500 violations of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, killing hundreds. The latest of the attacks targeted the wedding of displaced families at Al-Tuffah neighborhood's school.
December 20, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The Israeli occupation forces committed over 500 violations of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, killing hundreds. The latest of the attacks targeted the wedding of displaced families at Al-Tuffah neighborhood's school.