Reposted by NineIan Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 17hHi, I’m a sighted alt text user! Here are some reasons I use it: - Slow Internet on an airplane - I’m over 40, I have no idea who that celebrity is - Bluesky broke images again - My vision sucks and that text is too small to read otherwise - Conveys further context and authorial intent 11665171950
Nine @jinxremoving.bsky.social · 09/10/2026My very smart friend @blot.city, on the evolution and enclosure of the internet: covering.substack.com/p/33covering.substack.com3.3%Anti-hedgerow action 110
Nine @jinxremoving.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Hadn’t been especially planning to watch Primetime but now that it’s been banned in Malaysia I guess I should give it a go 020
Nine @jinxremoving.bsky.social · 06/10/2026A beautifully written tribute to Karpe. I wish I had made it to one of their shows, but even just the live footage of them performing paf.no makes me cry every time brownhistory.substack.com/p/norway-is-...brownhistory.substack.comNorway Is Losing Its Mind Over a Retiring Gujarati-Egyptian Rap Duo... And The Rest of the World Has No IdeaThey made immigrant identity the most popular thing in Norway. 010
Nine @jinxremoving.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Yep. And on top of that, some even have the toxic belief that refugees are 'cowards' because they should just stay and fight (and die). 020
Nine @jinxremoving.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Alas yes. If the genocide in Gaza was committed by anyone other than Jews, it's hard to imagine many Malaysians would take an interest. 130
Nine @jinxremoving.bsky.social · 01/10/2026But every time, you get the trolls or bots or just fervent patriots who lack critical thinking. Whataboutery abounds. They’re happy to regurgitate genocidal talking points and they’re sometimes even pro-Palestine. Guna otak can or not. 152
Nine @jinxremoving.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Ihsan has no place in Malaysia’s actions towards refugees. If it did, they’d be able to work & study. Healthcare would be affordable. They wouldn’t be easy prey for corrupt police. They wouldn’t be at risk of detention (for stateless Rohingya, indefinite) for no crime greater than lacking documents. 172
Nine @jinxremoving.bsky.social · 01/10/2026About 5 years ago Malaysia Twitter was all “We’ve been so kind to them but this is how we’re repaid 🥺!” because Malaysia was, again, deservedly, under criticism for its treatment of refugees. Can’t remember if the issue that time was the mass detentions or the mass COVID infections in detention. 131
Nine @jinxremoving.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This week Malaysia sent a gift to the Myanmar military junta: over a thousand refugees who had sought protection from it. But criticise this action and many Malaysians will act like they’re the ones harmed. 11913
Reposted by NineZecharias Zelalem @zekuzelalem.bsky.social · 27/09/2026DRONE TARGETS JOURNALISTS These images from the @afp.com show the aftermath of an Ethiopian drone strike today, on the headquarter TV station of the local Tigrai TV network in the Tigrayan city of Mekele, as war rages on. No info on casualties, Tigrai TV has been off air since the attack. 13222
Nine @jinxremoving.bsky.social · 27/09/2026“If you go out, go out for something important”: an article on life for trans Muslims in Kelantan www.scmp.com/week-asia/pe...scmp.comIn Malaysia, a mother’s love offers her trans daughter refugeFor transgender Muslims in Kelantan, quiet family acceptance at home contrasts with growing fear of sharia crackdowns. 020
Nine @jinxremoving.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Where the hell is Derry Girls. I have been successfully ragebaited 030
Nine @jinxremoving.bsky.social · 21/09/2026More than 450 organisations around the world - including mine, Garabtaag - have signed on to @kadinininsanhaklari.org's urgent call to stop the criminalisation of the LGBTIQ+ movement in Türkiye. Wish we could do more for our Turkish friends 💔 wwhr.org/a-joint-inte...wwhr.org 041
Nine @jinxremoving.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Idk, if you’re truly concerned about racism in Malaysia then I encourage you to notice that its government is poised to deport thousands of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar’s junta. But if your main thing is just guessing how much time Malaysians spend thinking about the US then carry on I guess 195
Nine @jinxremoving.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The Converse discourse is wild because a non-zero amount of Americans concerned about racism are making some pretty racist assumptions about Malaysia/Korea/Asia as a whole 220
Nine @jinxremoving.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Oh god Americans on here are having another round of Let’s Make Assumptions About Malaysia 130
Nine @jinxremoving.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Wild that a paper as big as the Times of India published this tripe (and still hasn’t responded let alone removed it). With such unprofessional standards it’s presumably not an isolated incident 47523
Nine @jinxremoving.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Love that film! And Pam Ferris and the Irish Mob deserve a special mention 010
Reposted by NineNaomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 14/09/2026But is it fascism? Do they really yearn for apocalypse? Isn't that polarizing? Shouldn't we be nice to them? We made a short video so folks can hear the end timers in their own words and judge for themselves: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK2n...youtube.comHow modern fascism works | End Times Fascism | Naomi Klein and Astra TaylorYouTube video by Naomi Klein 10439184
Nine @jinxremoving.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Are you quite sure your reference is to Malaysia here? 010
Nine @jinxremoving.bsky.social · 13/09/2026HAYAT does amazing work not only in advocating decarceration, drug policy reform and death penalty abolition but also to support those impacted by the current prison system. Learn more about them! www.hayat-life.orghayat-life.orgHAYAT: Towards Rehabilitative & Restorative Justice in MalaysiaA Malaysian 🇲🇾 human rights organization committed to advocating for rehabilitative and restorative justice, with a focus on decarceration, drug policy reform, and the total abolition of the death pen... 187
Nine @jinxremoving.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I love a good online investigation. Here's one into a network of shady websites promoting UAE-friendly messaging about Sudan: marcowenjones.substack.com/p/from-north...marcowenjones.substack.comAn AI-Powered, Coordinated Paid Campaign on Sudan's War, Disguised as Four Independent News SitesInvestigation reveals info op involving a Hong Kong company, three North Macedonians, 558 ads across LinkedIn & Meta, reaching 5 million accounts in the EU alone — all pushing one side of Sudan’s war 011
Nine @jinxremoving.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I clicked through to find out who Prince George is since I don’t think I’d heard of him before 🤷🏻♀️ 110
Nine @jinxremoving.bsky.social · 08/09/2026It’s fucked up beyond measure that any of this is accepted. prospect.org/2026/08/31/w...prospect.org‘What America Did to Me Is Wrong’: Inside One of the Largest Third-Country Removal Flights So Far - The American ProspectOn July 31, an estimated 71 detainees were expelled to various countries on a hellish flight to Africa. Many were then illegally returned to their home countries. 044
Nine @jinxremoving.bsky.social · 07/09/2026A brilliant piece of writing on a train journey across Canada, by Soraya Roberts, who recently passed away www.geist.com/fact/silver-...geist.comSilver & Blue - Geist.com 011
Nine @jinxremoving.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I hope yougaiz won't be hit with this additional wait and can just get on with it 010
Nine @jinxremoving.bsky.social · 07/09/2026At least you have a headstart, my husband and I tried moving to Ireland four years ago but didn’t last long due to the lack of housing and gender-affirming healthcare. It would have been helpful if the government took an interest in fixing those instead 100
Nine @jinxremoving.bsky.social · 06/09/2026The USS Abraham Lincoln in Pattaya was a non-event for sex workers. Except for those who were arrested in the pre-arrival crackdown. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...washingtonpost.comAfter nine months at sea, a muted stay in Thailand for crew of USS Abraham LincolnThe aircraft carrier’s record-long Iran war deployment, which some of the crew described as a grueling odyssey, is winding down at last. 030
Nine @jinxremoving.bsky.social · 05/09/2026[watching Silo episode one] imagine she gets out and it’s, like, Telawi 020
Nine @jinxremoving.bsky.social · 05/09/2026OMG I need to do this for the Garabtaag handbook actually, thank you for crystallising this for me 010
Nine @jinxremoving.bsky.social · 04/09/2026My organisation, Garabtaag, also endorsed this statement ⬇️ 050
Reposted by NineSally Hayden @sallyhayd.bsky.social · 30/08/2026One of the most horrific stories I’ve ever reported was published this weekend. Please, everyone privileged in this world, read it and really think about what it means not to have freedom of travel. www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...irishtimes.com‘It was day 13 or 14 when people started dying’: More than 200 set sail for Europe. Only 36 survivedA harrowing story of death and survival on the Atlantic migration route from west Africa, ‘the deadliest in the world’ 4253138
Nine @jinxremoving.bsky.social · 30/08/2026You all might be interested in this book which I highly recommend: blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/research-sub... Missing from my review was that the book also addressed Ashkenazi privilege, disenfranchisement of Mizrahim, and how class tensions were exploited and redirected towards newcomersblogs.law.ox.ac.ukBook Review: The Unchosen: The Lives of Israel’s New Others 231
Nine @jinxremoving.bsky.social · 29/08/2026I’ve known a few refugees who gave up on Malaysia and went to Thailand because they hoped to be safer there 😓 020
Nine @jinxremoving.bsky.social · 26/08/2026“Malaysia made me feel like I was asking for too much when I was only asking for the bare minimum: a roof over my head, a bank account, & the ability to move around without being harassed.” My friend Al Ibrahim on being a Black migrant, first in KL, now in Berlin: garage.madebyal.net/2026/08/blac...garage.madebyal.netB(l)ack in Berlin – The Garage 0124
Nine @jinxremoving.bsky.social · 24/08/2026This is one hell of a read. Pussy Riot member Rita Flores has left Russia after being pressured by the security service to inform on her peers. She and her lawyer have advice for other coerced informants. theins.press/en/news/296386theins.pressEx-Pussy Riot member Rita Flores says she cooperated with the FSB for nearly three years before escaping RussiaFormer Pussy Riot member Rita Flores has stated that in February 2023, officers from the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) coerced her into cooperating… 010
Nine @jinxremoving.bsky.social · 21/08/2026My friend's parents recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. They spent their honeymoon in Kabul. In her latest newsletter, Holly looks at what happened there since then hollyedwards80.substack.com/p/fifty-year...hollyedwards80.substack.comFifty Years in AfghanistanA Tragedy in Five Decades 010
Nine @jinxremoving.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Do you ever confuse, like, idk, maybe a distant lawnmower with some particularly atmospheric drone music? Because I think I’m getting that right now 030
Nine @jinxremoving.bsky.social · 19/08/2026For @womeninmigration.bsky.social & Efecto Colibrí, I wrote about the state of migration today: efectocolibri.com/en/pushing-b... 000
Nine @jinxremoving.bsky.social · 13/08/2026In honour of yesterday’s event I reread this 1979 account by Annie Dillard. It’s so good, so haunting pioneerworks.org/broadcast/to...pioneerworks.orgAnnie Dillard: Total Eclipse | BroadcastThe great writer on the best minutes of her lifetime. 120
Nine @jinxremoving.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Partial eclipse time in the Netherlands and it is indeed still and silent outside. Complete absence of birdsong 040