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Raj Thamotheram

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Formerly a sustainable finance guy who's also not fond of pandemics or genocides or fascists.

On here for as long as it helps us organise a centre left response to the polycrisis.

If we have something in common, feel free to send me a DM.

  1. Students at Olympic high school in charlotte, NC walkout to protest ICE defying the principal.

    Young people are waking up to the injustices of this administration, they won’t tolerate being lied to for much longer. ICE isn’t here to protect. Young people need to realize how much power they hold!

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  2. Way back when, mayor Pete's reform-minded chief of police, Daryl Boykins, recorded some of his officers making vile racist statements. So Buttigieg fired... the police chief.🤡

    Boykins was the 1st Black police chief in city history, and was building trust with Black folk.

    But it gets worse...

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  3. 'Experts warn that climate change is creating new underground routes for toxic substances that were previously immobilized in the frozen ground. Now, these pollutants can reach lakes and rivers, increasing risks to ecosystems and freshwater sources.'

    noticiasambientales.com/science/a-st...

    The accelerated thawing of permafrost and the increase in precipitation are facilitating the spread of industrial and military pollutants in the Canadian

    A study revealed that permafrost thaw releases pollutants in the Canadian Arctic and there is concern - Noticias Ambientales

    The accelerated thawing of permafrost and the increase in precipitation are facilitating the spread of industrial and military pollutants in the Canadian

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  4. I think the Trumpist coalition is fracturing and there's a not insignificant chance this will lead to Trump's downfall.

    However, the absolute worst thing we can do if this does end up happening is pretend that our constitutional ordered worked the way it was supposed to.

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  5. “The language that CSIS used in this document fundamentally delegitimizes the rights of Indigenous people. I think it's fair to claim that a lot of this language itself is racist. It's highly colonial,” said Jeffrey Monaghan, an associate professor of criminology at Carleton U #CDNpoli #LandBack

    Canada's spies subjected Indigenous activists to a series of “Native extremism” investigations for at least a decade beginning in 1988, in what internal documents show was a countrywide surveillance p...

    How investigating Indigenous activists became a CSIS priority for at least a decade | CBC News

    Canada's spies subjected Indigenous activists to a series of “Native extremism” investigations for at least a decade beginning in 1988, in what internal documents show was a countrywide surveillance p...

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