Sign in

Raimo Kangasniemi

@rk70534.bsky.social
39K followers 50K following 69K posts

A useless humanist with a love for art, astronomy, history, literature, science, human rights and social justice. I hate oppression. linktr.ee/raimokangasniemi

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Raimo Kangasniemi
Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 12m
Register at: tr.ee/wWdTmT
tr.ee
Official No Kings Virtual & Accessible GOTV Rally
<b>Join us for this virtual event that ensures everyone has a way to show up and participate in the movement to defend our democracy</b>. The rally offers people across and outside of the U.S. an…
0106
Reposted by Raimo Kangasniemi
Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 12m
The No Kings Virtual & Accessible GOTV Rally will bring together speakers & participants from the activist, scientific, disability, international, & voting rights communities to speak about health, democracy, & access: access to care, to science, to voting, & to full participation in public life.
1116
Reposted by Raimo Kangasniemi
Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 12m
She will be joined by best-selling author Michael Lewis, veteran disability rights activist Theo W. Braddy, and Stand Up for Science Founder Colette Delawalla.
141
Reposted by Raimo Kangasniemi
Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 12m
Stacey Abrams @staceyabrams.com , voting rights advocate, New York Times best-selling author, and political leader is now scheduled to speak at our Virtual & Accessible Get Out the Vote Rally on October 17th, 7pm ET!
Promotional poster for Stand Up For Science's No King Event: a Virtual and Accessible Get Out The Vote (GOTV) Rally that includes ASL and Spanish interpretation. Flyer features Stacey Abrams as a speaker. Photo of Stacey seated in a chair against a blue background. Event is on October 17th, 2026 at 12pm ET
1248
Reposted by Raimo Kangasniemi
Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 11m
At Cape Canaveral, archaeologists are exploring the launch complexes for the Mercury and Apollo program rockets—and learning much about the 3,000 years before, when Indigenous Floridians lived and worshipped here. archaeology.org/issues/november-december-2026/letters-from/dawn-of-the-space-age/
042
Reposted by Raimo Kangasniemi
Maqsood Asi @maqsoodasi.bsky.social · 13h
#Yemen ’s #Houthi -run Saba news agency has reported air strikes on the #Hamdan district in #Sanaa governorate and two strikes on al-Zurbi Road in the Hayfan district in #Taiz There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. AlJazeera
001
Reposted by Raimo Kangasniemi
Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 10h
Air strikes reported in Yemen’s Sanaa and Taiz - www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/liv…
middleeasteye.net
Air strikes reported in Yemen’s Sanaa and Taiz
<article data-history-node-id="449194" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/air-strikes-reported-yemens-sanaa-and-taiz" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/air-strikes-reported-yemens-sanaa-and-taiz" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Air strikes reported in Yemen’s Sanaa and Taiz</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Air strikes were reported on the Hamdan district in Sanaa&nbsp;and two more strikes on al-Zurbi Road in the Hayfan district in Taiz, according to&nbsp;Yemen’s Houthi-run Saba news agency.</p> <p>No casualties or damages have been reported so far.&nbsp;</p> <p>Since early September, the&nbsp;Houthi-run Health Ministry said that at least 272 people were killed.&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </article>
015
Reposted by Raimo Kangasniemi
Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 10h
Air strikes reported in Yemen’s Sanaa, Saada and Taiz - www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/liv…
middleeasteye.net
Air strikes reported in Yemen’s Sanaa, Saada and Taiz
<article data-history-node-id="449194" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/air-strikes-reported-yemens-sanaa-and-taiz" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/air-strikes-reported-yemens-sanaa-and-taiz" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Air strikes reported in Yemen’s Sanaa, Saada and Taiz</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Air strikes were reported on the Hamdan district in Sanaa&nbsp;and two more strikes on al-Zurbi Road in the Hayfan district in Taiz, according to&nbsp;Yemen’s Houthi-run Saba news agency.</p> <p>Missile attacks were later reported on&nbsp;the border district of al-Dhaher in Saada province.</p> <p>No casualties or damages have been reported so far.&nbsp;</p> <p>Since early September, the&nbsp;Houthi-run Health Ministry said that at least 272 people were killed.&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </article>
003
Reposted by Raimo Kangasniemi
Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 6h
Yemeni government forces claim strikes on Houthi positions in Taiz - www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/liv…
middleeasteye.net
Yemeni government forces claim strikes on Houthi positions in Taiz
<article data-history-node-id="449202" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/yemeni-government-forces-claim-strikes-houthi-positions-taiz" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/yemeni-government-forces-claim-strikes-houthi-positions-taiz" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Yemeni government forces claim strikes on Houthi positions in Taiz</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Yemeni government forces have claimed a fresh wave of attacks on Houthi positions in Taiz, in the country's southwest.</p> <p>The military said in a statement that the strikes “targeted sites of the terrorist Houthi militia in the Al-Arsum and Al-Maraziqan areas and 60th Street north of Taiz”, with other attacks hitting "Jabal al-Mun’im and Tabat al-Khalwa west of Taiz, and the Central Security Camp east of the city”.</p> </div> </div> </article>
001
Reposted by Raimo Kangasniemi
Adam Baron @adammbaron.bsky.social · 6h
Yemen roundup, internal: -Continued fighting between in/around Bab al-Mandab -Taiz city remains under Houthi/AA siege, effectively trapping about a million people -Marib/al-Jawf fronts still hot -STC rally in Aden this week, underlines lingering tensions in the south
021
Reposted by Raimo Kangasniemi
UNRWA @unrwa.org · 1h
“We have 10,500 staff on the ground in Gaza doing everything from healthcare to sanitation, to teachers,” UNRWA Commissioner-General a.i. Christian Saunders tells the BBC. Despite enormous constraints, UNRWA continues working in #Gaza, the occupied #WestBank, and across the region. #UNRWAworks
089
Reposted by Raimo Kangasniemi
Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 1h
Another reason to be thankful, on this Canadian Thanksgiving, that I'm north of the border. It would perhaps be edifying, however, to inquire exactly where the fuck the Democratic Congressional "Leadership" is. Oh, wait, silly me, she's Muslim so they won't lift a finger to help her.
thehill.com
Federal agents search Omar’s home in criminal investigation
Federal agents searched the home of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Monday morning as part of an ongoing criminal investigation. Agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) — the investigative …
4359
Reposted by Raimo Kangasniemi
Shabana Mir @shabana.bsky.social · 1h
She condemned the Biden U.S. arms deal with Israel, and as retaliation the Biden administration opened an investigation against her. The Trump administration is actually piggybacking off that Democratic investigation. Both parties are cesspools of Islamophobia.
1297126
Reposted by Raimo Kangasniemi
Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 1h
Forgot to celebrate the 10th anniversary of this.
cnn.com
Melania Trump will address immigration controversy, Donald Trump says | CNN Politics
Donald Trump announced Tuesday evening that his wife will hold a news conference “over the next couple of weeks” to address reports that she violated immigration laws when she first came to the U.S.
316929
Reposted by Raimo Kangasniemi
Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 1h
Just thinking about this as the state harasses Ilhan Omar over 40 year old paperwork.
washingtonpost.com
Elon Musk, enemy of ‘open borders,’ launched his career working illegally
Investors in Musk’s first company worried about “our founder being deported” and gave him a deadline for obtaining a work visa.
442090727
Reposted by Raimo Kangasniemi
Dr. Ruth Marshall is still kicking against the pricks @wtfis2bdone.bsky.social · 18m
Fascist genocidal psychopaths.
171
Reposted by Raimo Kangasniemi
Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 21h
"The self-styled neo-nazi scrawled messages on his cell walls glorifying Adolf Hitler and the far-right Norwegian terrorist Anders Breivik, who murdered 77 people and wounded 323 others in 2011."
041
Reposted by Raimo Kangasniemi
Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 21h
'Using illegally obtained burner phones, he would view videos of teenage girls self-harming, while logging onto Discord to lure minors into joining his “cult”.'
141
Reposted by Raimo Kangasniemi
Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 21h
"The proceedings were held behind closed doors because... CVLT was particularly active in the US, had sought to intimidate victims and witnesses and had threatened US prosecutors. Rane, who had been held in prison since his arrest in 2021, continued to target minors from his prison cell."
151
Reposted by Raimo Kangasniemi
Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 21h
"In his recorded confessions, Rane said he got particular pleasure in tormenting a 12-year-old girl linked to a gay Black Lives Matter community because of her race, branding her with a vile racist word."
141
Reposted by Raimo Kangasniemi
Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 21h
"Some of the sex ring’s alleged victims were selected because they were Jewish, Muslim, Mexican or black, according to the French investigation. Victims, often under the age of 15, were filmed to create videos of scenes of torture and humiliation, the court heard."
161
Reposted by Raimo Kangasniemi
Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 21h
"Investigators say the victims were targeted on Instagram and other social media and blackmailed by a group of men from the US, Germany and New Zealand who communicated on the popular messaging platform Discord."
151
Reposted by Raimo Kangasniemi
Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 21h
'It promoted “neo-nazism, nihilism, and paedophilia as its core principles”, according to a US Department of Justice statement. Investigators say CVLT members described themselves as “warlords” and referred to their victims as “slaves” or “housewives”.'
151
Reposted by Raimo Kangasniemi
Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 21h
'In March, Merritt, a convicted rapist, confessed to producing child sexual abuse material, including images of self-harm, for around 50 members of CVLT (pronounced “cult”), that espoused racist and antisemitic views and expressed hostility toward feminists and the LGBTQ community.'
151
Reposted by Raimo Kangasniemi
Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 21h
'Others accused in the case were three US citizens, according to reports, including Kaleb Merritt, a 26-year-old from Texas who used the online nickname “eTerror”. Merritt is currently serving a 33-year prison sentence in the US.'
151
Reposted by Raimo Kangasniemi
Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 21h
"Investigators identified Rohan Rane, a 29-year-old Indian national... a fitness coach, as the leader of a neo-nazi sect obsessed with sexually abusing and humiliating young girls. ...Rane was a self-declared fascist, reported French media." searchlightmagazine.com/2026/10/20-y...
searchlightmagazine.com
20 year sentence for leader of neo-nazi cult that tortured girls online | Searchlight
A 29-year-old neo-nazi has been jailed for 20 years for orchestrating an international network of child sexual exploitation, torture and blackmail involving ...
1810
Reposted by Raimo Kangasniemi
mleroi.bsky.social @mleroi.bsky.social · 1h
www.instagram.com/stories/tp4p...
162
Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 17m
Team Palestine for PCRF (Palestine Children's Relief Fund, www.pcrf.net) at Chicago Marathon on Sunday October 11th 2026: (29/x)
010
Reposted by Raimo Kangasniemi
Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 1h
THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE FUCKING FIVE ALARM FIRE. The President is weaponizing DOJ to go after an opposition leader. It's a massive completely unjustified abuse of power by his secret police to shut down dissent and we won't stand for it. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/u...
nytimes.com
Federal Agents Search Home of Rep. Ilhan Omar
The search takes places within the 60-day window of the midterm elections, when the Justice Department has historically avoided such investigative steps related to political candidates.
11370121
Reposted by Raimo Kangasniemi
Micah @rincewind.run · 32m
there is and there should be because, as previously mentioned, all of these people are criminals
421912
Reposted by Raimo Kangasniemi
Micah @rincewind.run · 38m
the only vague silver lining I can see to this is that given the admin’s previous track record with prosecuting its political enemies, this is likely to be an embarrassing disaster for them
1134117
Reposted by Raimo Kangasniemi
Micah @rincewind.run · 41m
this is indeed a criminal investigation, in the sense that everyone involved in pursuing it is a criminal
71022120
Reposted by Raimo Kangasniemi
Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 56m
Americans see this for what it is - President Trump is abusing his power to go after political opponents weeks before an election.
33941259
Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 18m
Team Palestine for PCRF (Palestine Children's Relief Fund, www.pcrf.net) at Chicago Marathon on Sunday October 11th 2026: (28/x)
120
Reposted by Raimo Kangasniemi
saud-almansour.bsky.social @saud-almansour.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
5285
Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 19m
Team Palestine for PCRF (Palestine Children's Relief Fund, www.pcrf.net) at Chicago Marathon on Sunday October 11th 2026: (27/x)
120
Reposted by Raimo Kangasniemi
Wear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Israeli settler terrorists steal the car of a Palestinian family in broad daylight in the village of Yabrud in the occupied West Bank.
74335
Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 21m
Team Palestine for PCRF (Palestine Children's Relief Fund, www.pcrf.net) at Chicago Marathon on Sunday October 11th 2026: (26/x)
110
Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 21m
Team Palestine for PCRF (Palestine Children's Relief Fund, www.pcrf.net) at Chicago Marathon on Sunday October 11th 2026: (25/x)
120
Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 22m
Team Palestine for PCRF (Palestine Children's Relief Fund, www.pcrf.net) at Chicago Marathon on Sunday October 11th 2026: (24/x)
100
Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 23m
Team Palestine for PCRF (Palestine Children's Relief Fund, www.pcrf.net) at Chicago Marathon on Sunday October 11th 2026: (23/x)
100
Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 23m
Team Palestine for PCRF (Palestine Children's Relief Fund, www.pcrf.net) at Chicago Marathon on Sunday October 11th 2026: (22/x)
100
Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 24m
Team Palestine for PCRF (Palestine Children's Relief Fund, www.pcrf.net) at Chicago Marathon on Sunday October 11th 2026: (21/x)
100
Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 24m
Team Palestine for PCRF (Palestine Children's Relief Fund, www.pcrf.net) at Chicago Marathon on Sunday October 11th 2026: (20/x)
100
Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 25m
Team Palestine for PCRF (Palestine Children's Relief Fund, www.pcrf.net) at Chicago Marathon on Sunday October 11th 2026: (19/x)
100
Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 25m
Team Palestine for PCRF (Palestine Children's Relief Fund, www.pcrf.net) at Chicago Marathon on Sunday October 11th 2026: (17/x)
110
Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 26m
Team Palestine for PCRF (Palestine Children's Relief Fund, www.pcrf.net) at Chicago Marathon on Sunday October 11th 2026: (16/x)
110
Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 27m
Team Palestine for PCRF (Palestine Children's Relief Fund, www.pcrf.net) at Chicago Marathon on Sunday October 11th 2026: (15/x)
100
Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 28m
Team Palestine for PCRF (Palestine Children's Relief Fund, www.pcrf.net) at Chicago Marathon on Sunday October 11th 2026: (14/x)
110
Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 28m
Team Palestine for PCRF (Palestine Children's Relief Fund, www.pcrf.net) at Chicago Marathon on Sunday October 11th 2026: (13/x)
100