The school’s $100m project to examine its slave ownership in Antigua is mired in controversy as academics allege obstruction — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/apr/18/harvard-university-antigua-slavery-history
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Seattle activist Kai Sorem killed by Philippine military
Community members held a vigil on Saturday night to mourn the killing of 26-year-old Seattle activist Kai Sorem by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Sorem was a longtime Filipina American youth organizer in South Seattle and her shocking death sparked cries for justice and accountability. — Read on gossipguy.net/seattle-activist-kai-sorem-killed-by-philippine-military/
Who is paint bombing Oakland’s Flock cameras?
Some of OPD’s license plate readers have been vandalized with paint. The vandalism coincides with a nationwide pushback against surveillance. — Read on oaklandside.org/2026/04/24/who-is-paint-bombing-oaklands-flock-cameras/
Recruitment flyers for controversial Jewish group spotted in Queens — Queens Daily Eagle
Flyers calling for recruits to join a far-right Jewish group once dubbed a terrorist organization by the FBI were recently spotted in Queens, plastered to a parking meter across the street from the office of the borough’s top cop. — Read on queenseagle.com/all/2026/4/26/recruitment-flyers-for-controversial-jewish-group-spotted-in-queens
Central Valley big-game hunter trampled to death by elephants
Ernie Dosio, a prominent wine grower in the Lodi area and a well-known member of the big-game hunting community, was killed in Africa last week. — Read on http://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/lodi-big-game-hunter-killed-22224929.php
Existence and Belonging: Six Reflections on Palestine – Steve Salaita
Yes, joy. You felt it, too. It does no good to deny it. You don’t have to say so. I say it for you. It might not have been a sustained joy once you had time to reflect on things. Or maybe it was. You may have denied it in the moment or disavowed itContinue reading “Existence and Belonging: Six Reflections on Palestine – Steve Salaita”
Investors press Amazon, Microsoft and Google on water, power use in US data centers | Reuters
Amazon, Microsoft and Alphabet’s Google have each recently abandoned construction of multibillion-dollar data centers over community opposition and now the companies are coming under shareholder pressure over the environmental impact of their projects. — Read on http://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/investors-press-amazon-microsoft-google-water-power-use-us-data-centers-2026-04-06/
The noise about sideshows
The screeching moral panic over the sideshow hides what it really is: an event, shaped by cops and capital flight, where Oakland youth fights for a place to play. — Read on http://www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org/sideshow-history-oakland/
AI got the blame for the Iran school bombing. The truth is far more worrying | Iran | The Guardian
LLMs-gone-rogue dominated coverage, but had nothing to do with the targeting. Instead, it was choices made by human beings, over many years, that gave us this atrocity — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/mar/26/ai-got-the-blame-for-the-iran-school-bombing-the-truth-is-far-more-worrying
Oregon DOC is actively disappearing Malik Muhammad | Anarchist Black Cross Federation
Family and friends have been frantically calling Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution (EOCI) and various contact numbers for Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC). State representatives were very reluctant to provide any information, though one in the Office of Population Management stated that Malik was moved to a “confidential location” but refused to specify where or forContinue reading “Oregon DOC is actively disappearing Malik Muhammad | Anarchist Black Cross Federation”
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