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John Clarke

@johncke.bsky.social
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Former organizer with the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP).

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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 11h
I can't speak for anyone else but I'm amused.
I can't speak for anyone else but I'm amused.
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 15h
#Coyote encounter. www.facebook.com/john.clarke....
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 15h
'For the working-class, ostensible democracy in the political arena has always been compromised by the transparent lack of democracy in productive everyday life, where the interests of capital prevail.' socialistproject.ca/2026/09/and-...
socialistproject.ca
‘And They Call it Democracy’
The reflection on democracy that follows was originally written by Bryan Palmer to structure his remarks at an October 2, 2026, workshop titled “The Reset: Citizens and Other Marginalized People in th...
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 17h
I wouldn't pin too many hopes on it if I was you.
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 17h
#Capitalism has ways out of every crisis it has ever created, and it takes them unless it is stopped. Whether it is stopped is decided by class struggle and organization.' mronline.org/2026/09/28/c...
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Making sure you're not a bot!
You are seeing this because the administrator of this website has set up Anubis to protect the server against the scourge of AI companies aggressively scraping websites. This can and does cause downtime for the websites, which makes their resources inaccessible for everyone.
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 18h
'If Salameh had been allowed to respond, she said, his message would have been, "I am beyond your humiliation, more steadfast than your threats, and stronger than the fear you seek to instill in me."' #PalestinianPrisoners english.palinfo.com/news/2026/09...
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Hassan Salameh’s fiancée: “They wanted to show him broken, but he appeared more steadfast than ever”
For Ghofran Zamel, the image of Palestinian prisoner Hassan Salameh appearing after years out of public view was far more than a passing moment. It answered many of the questions she had carried about...
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 18h
'In a downside scenario in which earnings disappoint and expectations prove too optimistic, a 25% correction in the S&P 500 could wipe around USD27trn from US household wealth..with weaker confidence and spending pushing the US economy into recession.' #AI www.allianz.com/en/economic_...
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Global Wealth Report Summary: Allianz 2026 Key Findings
Global Wealth Report Summary: Explore Allianz’s 2026 findings on assets, debt, inequality and AI. » Read the key findings.
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 18h
'The #DULF founders said there were no pathways through the relevant laws that would have permitted a 'non-medicalized safer supply program...'' www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
cbc.ca
Judge tosses drug trafficking convictions for B.C. compassion club founders after constitutional challenge | CBC News
A B.C. Supreme Court judge has ruled in favour of two harm reduction activists convicted of drug trafficking who argued they were doing it to reduce the harms caused by toxic drugs.
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 18h
'It is crucial that we do not let Canada redefine antisemitism to silence voices that speak out against #Zionism and the ongoing atrocities being committed under its ideological banner.' actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
actionnetwork.org
Tell Canada: Anti-Zionism is not Antisemitism
Cliquez ici pour une version française de cette campagne. Last week, Public Safety Canada tried to quietly redefine anti-Zionism as antisemitic. This marks the first time the Canadian government has...
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 18h
Generally speaking, those who advance political ideologies are anxious to debate and disprove their critics. #Zionism, however, is distinguished by its insistence that disagreement with its propositions should be disallowed and treated as a criminal act.
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 18h
The Hamilton and District Labour Council gives a lead in challenging #Carney's attack on workers' rights.
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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 21h
World’s oceans absorbed record heat equal to 40 times annual global energy use
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World’s oceans absorbed record heat equal to 40 times annual global energy use
The injection of thermal energy comes amid an increasing rise in sea levels and continuing acidification
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Carceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Profiles in resistance: Residents of this Kansas town unite in opposition to ICE and CoreCivic kansasreflector.com/2026/09/29/p...
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Profiles in resistance: Residents of this Kansas town unite in opposition to ICE and CoreCivic • Kansas Reflector
Kansas Reflector is telling the personal stories of eight Leavenworth commuity members who gather volunteers, raise money and host meetings for the sake of those in detainment. They don’t share the sa...
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Living in a neoliberal dystopian hellscape @breakify.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We've been in the worst economy of our lives for at least the last 6 years. All of the benefits are going to the top, while everyone else gets left behind.
cnbc.com
Consumer optimism slides sharply as fears escalate over rising prices and jobs
The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index tumbled to 81.9, a decline of 6.7 points and a reading well below the forecast for 89.
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Palm Oil Detectives | #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social · 22h
#News: EU-approved pesticide FLUAZINAM linked to brain damage! 🧠🚫 New study shows it shrinks brains. it’s still legal in #UK until 2029! Regulators must ban it NOW to protect children. #BoycottPalmOil #BanPesticides @palmoildetect.bsky.social
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EU-approved pesticide found to have potential effects on brain development
New study on fluazinam’s neurotoxicity comes up with different findings from earlier report based on manufacturer’s data
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Update: The Texas Tribune identified Gregory Feathers as the ICE agent who fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston.
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ICE agent who shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston identified
The federal government has withheld his identification, even as major state and local law enforcement agencies across the country typically identify officers involved in shootings on the job soon afte...
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epbs.bsky.social @epbs.bsky.social · 19h
GOP senators are plotting Hegseth's doom — but it's really Trump they're coming for www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...
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GOP senators are plotting Hegseth's doom — but it's really Trump they're coming for
You can hear it in their voices, the words they use, the issues brought up, the frustration evolving into tinged anger, and the conviction — no more, you're pushing it, really pushing it. Republican s...
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.commondreams.org/news/shopper... “Shoppers shouldn’t have to outsmart an algorithm, decode the fine print, or fight their way out of a subscription just to get a fair deal.”
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12-Point 'Shopper's Bill of Rights' Proposed to Guard Against Corporate Greed in the Digital Age | Common Dreams
Groundwork Collaborative unveils a proposal for a "Shopper's Bill of Rights" to protect US consumers from corporate greed.
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SJSCentralTX @sjscentraltx.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Austin man shot by ICE agent charged with assault, resisting arrest DHS is lying. Again.
texastribune.org
Austin man shot by ICE agent faces assault, resisting charge
In a federal criminal complaint, DHS says Wilber Rafael Garces Perez knew he was fleeing federal agents and his car’s sideview mirror struck an officer.
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dharmalee3❌👑 @dharmalee3.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Impeachment Calls Grow as Dems Say Up to $20 Million in Taxpayer Funds Were Used for 'Illegal' Pro-Trump Ads www.commondreams.org/news/donald-...
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Impeachment Calls Grow as Dems Say Up to $20 Million in Taxpayer Funds Were Used for 'Illegal' Pro-Trump Ads | Common Dreams
Democrats in Congress demand answers and accountability for Trump's misuse of taxpayer dollars for "illegal" ads.
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Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 19h
BBC still feels it necessary to tell what #Israel claims. When the #Israeli regime is essentially mocking its victims, like Raseel (and the entire world) with this: 'Israel's military says it has no record of the attack and that it "regrets any harm to civilians".' www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
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Girl has multiple surgeries to control infections after strike in Gaza
Witnesses say Raseel's tent was hit by an Israeli helicopter strike. Israel’s military says it has no record of the attack.
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Tell Canada: Anti-Zionism is not Antisemitism. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
actionnetwork.org
Tell Canada: Anti-Zionism is not Antisemitism
Cliquez ici pour une version française de cette campagne. Last week, Public Safety Canada tried to quietly redefine anti-Zionism as antisemitic. This marks the first time the Canadian government has...
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
'There is this resentment towards this unprovoked war and very flagrant and unashamed attack on civilians. And that feeling is also being reconciled with people’s resentment towards the state.' #IranWar‌ www.thenation.com/article/worl...
thenation.com
The Decades-Old Roots of Trump’s War on Iran
An interview with historian Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi about the generations of US presidents who have tried to destroy the Iranian regime.
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
'A subimperial power is not a global imperial force; rather, it acts as an imperial actor within its own regional sphere while aligning its actions with the overarching interests of a global power like the United States.' #UAE jacobin.com/2026/09/suda...
jacobin.com
The United Arab Emirates Is Devastating Sudan for Profit
Several outside actors have stoked the flames of war in Sudan, but none has had as great an impact as the United Arab Emirates. The evidence of its destructive role is overwhelming, but the Gulf kingd...
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
'It aligns the #BoardofPeace with #Israel’s longstanding campaign to marginalise and ultimately dismantle the agency, removing it not only from #Gaza’s present but from its future.' www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/...
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‘No role for UNRWA in Gaza’: Does the Board of Peace toe Israeli lines?
Board of Peace excludes UNRWA from Gaza, aligning with repeated Israeli calls to sideline the refugee aid agency.
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The sight of a racist fanatic with a camera crew in tow threatening a sick prisoner from behind a body of armed guards says a great deal about the state of Israel. #BenGvir gazaherald.com/2026/09/28/c...
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Rights Group Calls for International Probe Into Ben-Gvir’s Death Threats Against Prisoner Hassan Salameh
The Palestinian Center for Prisoner Rights and Human Defense called Sunday for an international investigation after far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir entered the cell of Pal...
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
'Look at these satellite images of #Gaza and listen to the inconsistency, the hypocrisy, and the ugliness of the soul of the deniers... who will tell you above all not to use the word genocide.' www.commondreams.org/news/google-...
commondreams.org
Updated Google Satellite Images Show 'Apocalyptic' Destruction of Gaza by Israel | Common Dreams
One Palestinian from Gaza said the imagery "shows you the Israeli barbarism and terrorism that the world lets happen."
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
'These are the largest body of residential school records in Canada — an irreplaceable body of evidence, containing more than six times as many testimonies as the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. And in September 2027, it is set to be destroyed.' thenarwhal.ca/trc-resident...
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Canada plans to destroy thousands of residential school testimonies. These women think survivors should have a choice
The 38,000 testimonies are the largest body of evidence about children’s experiences in these institutions. Journalist Connie Walker and lawyer Kimberly Murray say losing it would mean losing history — both painful and illuminating
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
'The Bund in particular and its belief system, #Bundism,” had far more popularity than any strand of #Zionism.' monthlyreview.org/articles/rad...
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Radical Jewish Tradition - Monthly Review
Paul Buhle The Radical Jewish Tradition by Donny Glickstein and Janey Stone. The book, Buhle writes, is a window onto “the antinomies of nineteenth-century Jewish life”—including the growing movement ...
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
'Images of María del Carmen Abascal, known as #Maricarmen, being evicted from her home in Madrid have become the latest symbol of Spain's #housingcrisis.' www.msn.com/en-ca/news/o...
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is damage control and an effort to appease and contain at the smallest cost possible. At the same time, however, it is a testimony to the enormous pressure that has been generated by the #Palestinesolidarity movement. The issue is not to be appeased but to greatly increase the pressure.
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dharmalee3❌👑 @dharmalee3.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Farmers are bleeding money like crazy.” That warning from Iowa comes as harvest gets underway and diesel costs hammer both farms and trucking. When the people producing and moving food cannot cover the fuel bill, every family pays for Republicans’ failure.
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David J. Climenhaga @djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Political pressure, negligence, incompetence all contributed to pandemic tragedy at High River plant, new report says. albertapolitics.ca/2026/09/poli...
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Political pressure, negligence, incompetence all contributed to pandemic tragedy at High River plant, new report says - Alberta Politics
One of the most disgraceful episodes of the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta took place on April 18, 2020, when Devin Dreeshen, Jason Copping and Deena Hinshaw assured employees of Cargill Inc.’s meat pac...
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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 29/09/2026
“I have never seen this many open records requests in such a short time,” "People working on climate-related issues are “unwelcome in the U.S.,” he said." Inside the anti-climate campaign against researchers via @politico.com at www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
politico.com
Inside the anti-climate campaign against researchers
A POLITICO investigation reveals more than 100 open records requests demanding documents from climate scientists nationwide.
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Robb Edwards 🌱 @robedwards1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Olive ridley sea turtles seen nesting in California for the first time: www.earth.com/animals/oliv...
earth.com
Olive ridley sea turtles seen nesting in California for the first time
Olive ridley sea turtles nested in California for the first time, raising questions about warm waters, nesting range, and future habitat.
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OMG.WTF 🇦🇺 🇲🇪 🇿🇲 @amsickofpollies.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
. Geez I’m glad we no longer have a mortgage But all our kids, nephews and nieces do……. What now? .
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Castanet.net @castanet.net · 28/09/2026
Competition Bureau investigates minimum advertised pricing policies in grocery sector (Canada)
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Competition Bureau investigates minimum advertised pricing policies in grocery sector - Business News
The Competition Bureau has launched an investigation into the use of minimum advertised pricing policies in the grocery sector, rules that can prevent retailers from advertising their lowest prices.
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Jared Rutecki @jaredrutecki.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Chicago police officer who fired three shots on the 606 Bloomingdale Trail at a man he suspected of an attempted carjacking should be fired, the agency tasked with investigating police misconduct concluded. (via @heathercherone.bsky.social)
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CPD Officer Who Fired 3 Shots at Suspected Carjacker on 606 Trail Faces Firing: Records
It is unclear why the probe into the April 2021 shooting took more than five years to complete.
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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump's "Golden Age" 🤣🤣 Consumer sentiment drops near all-time low as prices weigh on shoppers The monthly reading is the second-lowest in the 74-year history of the survey. - ABC News share.google/JFregD83x49X...
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Consumer sentiment drops near all-time low as prices weigh on shoppers
The monthly reading is the second lowest in the 74-year history of the survey.
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Kev - I see SMART people - On Bluesky @57kev.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is great news for everyone, but it’s only the start of what will be needed as we move further into the digital age. While the shift toward online shopping isn’t necessarily bad, it does create plenty of opportunities for companies to take advantage of consumers.
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12-Point 'Shopper's Bill of Rights' Proposed to Guard Against Corporate Greed in the Digital Age | Common Dreams
Groundwork Collaborative unveils a proposal for a "Shopper's Bill of Rights" to protect US consumers from corporate greed.
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
When to debate and when to refuse to engage. www.facebook.com/john.clarke....
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
'New numbers shows women experiencing #homelessness in B.C. rose 46 per cent in five years, to 11,416 in 2024 from 7,848 in 2019. Men identified as homeless rose 30 per cent over the same period.' vancouversun.com/news/nearly-...
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'A wake-up call': Nearly twice as many B.C. women facing homelessness, new data show
Many people in B.C. are now one paycheque away from needing a housing subsidy, says one service provider.
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
'The conditions that allowed #GoldenDawn to enter parliament in 2012 did not disappear when its leaders entered prison.' jacobin.com/2026/09/gree...
jacobin.com
Greece’s Neo-Nazis Are Back
In 2020, Greek courts condemned neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn as a criminal organization. After six years in jail, its former deputy leader Ilias Kasidiaris is making a political comeback, in conditions ...
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
'We refute this characterization of #antiZionism and refuse to be told as #Palestinians that we cannot condemn this ideology that dispossessed our whole nation and people and continues to implement our ethnic cleansing and genocide!' cpavancouver.org/2026/09/cana...
cpavancouver.org
Canadian government affirms its anti-Palestinian racism!
On September 24, 2026, “Public Safety” Canada issued a progress report on their efforts to combat anti-Semitism. This report stated that the government committed to:“…support the recognition, understa...
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
An interesting look at the destructive and massively exploitative nature of #smartphone manufacture. The article points to how they could be produced and maintained at a greatly reduced environmental cost. theconversation.com/new-mining-m...
theconversation.com
New mining map highlights damage caused by extracting metals for your smartphone
This new open-access tool connects global extraction sites with the ten key metals inside smartphones.
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
'The right to strike is under threat like perhaps never before. The labour movement needs to act like it.' #BillC39 www.readthemaple.com/bill-c-39-po...
readthemaple.com
Bill C-39 Poses An Existential Risk To Strike Rights
It will effectively allow the labour minister to decide if workers can strike.
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
'If there was one thing which could have undermined the peace process it is allowing the Orangemen to march on the #GarvaghyRoad.' www.counterfire.org/article/the-...
counterfire.org
‘The fools, the fools’….the British government and the Garvaghy Road
Chris Bambery looks at the history of sectarian marches in Drumcree and argues that successive governments have a lot to answer for There have been many terrible decisions made by British governmen...
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Chris Dixon @withmovements.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Many thanks to @johncke.bsky.social for this thoughtful review of FOR THE LONG HAUL! I especially appreciate the crucial questions he raises about the structural impediments we face in building radical movements.
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
My review for @canadiandimension.bsky.social of Chris Dixon's book on sustaining movements of social resistance. canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
canadiandimension.com
Building movements for the long haul
With his new book, For the Long Haul: How to Stay in the Fight for a Better World, Chris Dixon provides a useful study of the varied factors that undermine the capacity of movements and activists to m...
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
'Kurdish unity against oppression can be vital. And..the fight for freedom can include a fight for independence, if this is inclusive and doesn’t prioritise one ethnicity. But no national unity should be at the expense..of the struggle for systemic change' links.org.au/navigating-k...
links.org.au
Navigating Kurdish unity: An internationalist perspective
Kurdish unity against oppression can be vital. But no national unity should be at the expense of wider solidarity or the struggle for systemic change, contends Sarah Glynn.
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