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Sarah Katz-Lavigne, PhD - Free 🇵🇸

@sarahgeokl.bsky.social
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Runner, researcher, writer on resource capitalism in the DRC and the EU. Migrant and postdoc at the University of Antwerp in Belgium. De Montréal.

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Ed Wilson @eddwilson.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
John Donnison, BBC News, paraphrased Last week, doctors in what's left of al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City had to perform a Caesarian section on a nine-months-pregnant woman who'd had her head blown off. They managed to save the baby.
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Oxfam International Media Team @newsfromoxfam.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
🚨 Oxfam and over 100+ humanitarian organizations, incl. @savethechildren.org, @amnesty.org, @msfincanada.bsky.social & @careintuk.bsky.social, sound the alarm: let aid into #Gaza. Read our joint statement👉 oxf.am/4o2lY4J
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IOB - Institute of Development Policy @iobua.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
💡 Nouveau IOB Working Paper (2025.04) par Sara Geenen & @sarahgeokl.bsky.social: "Faire face aux risques: les risques et la précarité dans les mines artisanales et à petite échelle en #RDCongo" 🔗 Read more: medialibrary.uantwerpen.be/files/2137/0... #DRC #RDC #DRCongo #ArtisanalMining
IOB working paper 2025.04 "Faire face aux risques : Les risques et la précarité dans les mines artisanales et à petite échelle en République démocratique du Congo" by Sara Geenen & Sarah Katz-Lavigne
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Sarah Katz-Lavigne, PhD - Free 🇵🇸 @sarahgeokl.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Another year, another @uantwerpen.be university team in the Antwerp 10 Miles in April, which is sponsored by TWO (2) oil companies. I thought the university was supposed to be "climate neutral" by 2030 and "fossil free" by 2050 - but is fielding a team at a fossil fuel PR event in a climate crisis??
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Henri Ouellette-Vézina @henriouelvez.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Montréal recule sur la piétonnisation de Sainte-Catherine Ouest et maintiendra pour l’instant la circulation automobile sur l’ensemble de la rue. Un comité de travail sera néanmoins mis sur pied avec les commerçants afin de tester graduellement l’arrivée d’une rue piétonne.
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Rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest | Montréal recule sur son projet de piétonnisation
Montréal recule sur son projet de piétonnisation de la rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest et maintiendra pour l’instant la circulation automobile sur l’ensemble de la rue. Un comité de travail sera néanmoins ...
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IOB - Institute of Development Policy @iobua.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
📚 Nouveau IOB Working Paper par @sarahgeokl.bsky.social, Sara Geenen & Hadassah Arian: Certaines initiatives pour assainir les mines de #cobalt en #RDC restent discrètes. Les entreprises s'invisibilisent pour éviter les "risques" perçus. 🔗 medialibrary.uantwerpen.be/files/2137/7... #DRC #RDCongo
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Sarah Katz-Lavigne, PhD - Free 🇵🇸 @sarahgeokl.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Another year, another @uantwerpen.be university team in the Antwerp 10 Miles in April, which is sponsored by TWO (2) oil companies. I thought the university was supposed to be "climate neutral" by 2030 and "fossil free" by 2050 - but is fielding a team at a fossil fuel PR event in a climate crisis??
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Momodou Taal, the Black Cornell University student targeted by ICE for protesting against Israel’s genocidal assault against Palestinians, has announced he is leaving America. x.com/MomodouTaal/...
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Sarah Katz-Lavigne, PhD - Free 🇵🇸 @sarahgeokl.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Une très belle lettre. Non à une répétition de l'érreur boréale @coalitionavenirquebec.org !!! www.lapresse.ca/dialogue/opi...
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Réforme du régime forestier | Non à une répétition de l’erreur boréale !
Les nombreux cosignataires de cette lettre estiment que la réforme que prépare la ministre Blanchette Vézina met en péril une richesse essentielle, nos forêts
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Another dataset I like is from the National Atmospheric Deposition Program, which has maps of the US that show we fixed the acid rain problem by implementing stricter emission controls on power plants. nadp.slh.wisc.edu/maps-data/nt...
Map of the United States displaying hydrogen ion wet deposition levels from measurements taken in 1985 by the Central Analytical Laboratory. The map uses a color gradient from green (low deposition) to red (high deposition) to show varying levels of H+ deposition (kg/ha). The highest deposition levels are concentrated in the northeastern U.S., while the western U.S. has the lowest levels. Black dots indicate measurement locations. The map is sourced from the National Atmospheric Deposition Program/National Trends NetworkMap showing hydrogen ion wet deposition measurements across the United States and parts of Canada, indicating values in kg/ha for 2022. The color gradient represents different concentration levels, with a scale on the right. Sites not pictured are listed at the bottom. The map is mostly green, indicating that H+ deposition is no longer a environment issue that it once was.
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CHEM Trust @chemtrust.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
👏 Great news! 🇫🇷 Today French MPs voted to #BanPFAS from consumer products like clothing and cosmetics. Over 140,000 citizens called on their MPs to back the ban & this is a huge win for the protection of people’s health & environment in France. More in our news story: buff.ly/4bb9Vfb
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Sarah Katz-Lavigne, PhD - Free 🇵🇸 @sarahgeokl.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
I support a strong Global Plastics Treaty that cuts plastic production so that we can finally turn off the tap and end the age of plastic - for our communities, our country, and our planet. Join me act.gp/42PXUdg
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Let’s end the age of plastic! - Greenpeace International
I support a strong Global Plastics Treaty that cuts plastic production so that we can finally turn off the tap and end the age of plastic - for our communities, our country, and our planet. Join me
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Sarah Katz-Lavigne, PhD - Free 🇵🇸 @sarahgeokl.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
I am incredibly honoured to have been offered an #MSCA postdoctoral fellowship for my research project GenderedMinerals, which considers European Union critical raw materials policy through an ecological feminist lens, working with the fantastic @dianavelaalmeida.bsky.social. More details to come...
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Sarah Katz-Lavigne, PhD - Free 🇵🇸 @sarahgeokl.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
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We can tell the truth about pregnancy without scaring women to death – in fact, it’s vital that we do | Emily Oster
Many women have no idea about the potential complications until they happen. Without discussion there is no treatment or prevention, says author Emily Oster
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Sarah Katz-Lavigne, PhD - Free 🇵🇸 @sarahgeokl.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Alvaro Barrington at the Tate Britain - absolutely gorgeous exhibit. www.bbc.com/arts/arts-in... "He reveals his process in creating his art to reflect his Caribbean heritage and family memories, from the strength of women in his life to the broader themes of resilience and survival.""
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Niigaan Sinclair @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Huge miigwech, thanks to @thetyee.ca for including Winipek and so many other great books on this year’s Holiday Reads list! thetyee.ca/Culture/2024...
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Hilarious, Dazzling, Triumphant: All I Want for Christmas Is Books | The Tyee
Gather round! It’s The Tyee’s annual holiday reads list. Please share your own picks.
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Christi Belcourt @christibelcourt.com · 09/12/2024
Concordia University hired Israeli security firms to suppress pro-Palestinian student protests.
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Daniel Martin @fizbin.bsky.social · 22/03/2024
I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases) projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
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Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim
You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...
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Lina Rhrissi @linarhrissi.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
« C’est comme si c’était la fin du monde. On doit protéger nos enfants des insectes, de la chaleur, et il n’y a pas d’eau propre, pas de toilettes, et pendant ce temps, les bombardements se poursuivent. On a l’impression d’être des sous-humains. » www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
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Un rapport d’Amnesty International qualifie la guerre en cours à Gaza de « génocide »
Dans un document de 300 pages, fruit de neuf mois d’enquête, l’ONG de défense des droits de l’homme estime que la destruction de l’enclave palestinienne, qui a fait près de 45 000 morts, est le résult...
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Climate News @climatenews.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
You seem to have misunderstood. A reduction from 8 billion to 2 billion would have zero impact on the climate - the richest 80 million humans cause more greenhouse gas emissions than the poorest 5 billion humans.
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Lucy Gaynor @lucyjgaynor.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
The #Belgian state is found guilty, by a Belgian court, of #CrimesAgainstHumanity in the colonial #Congo 5 women, forcibly removed from their mothers as children between 1948-53 and sent to a #Catholic mission, brought the case. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
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Belgium found guilty of crimes against humanity in colonial Congo
Court said five women were victims of ‘systematic kidnapping’ by state over forced removal from mothers as small children
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Jan Sändig @jan-saendig.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
A starter pack with great colleagues working in this area, incl @sarahgeokl.bsky.social @terrefebiruk.bsky.social @janahoenke.bsky.social @carolinavestena.bsky.social @kaikodden.bsky.social @econgeo.bsky.social @michaelreckordt.bsky.social and more! go.bsky.app/F5kHhiN
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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
When people park selfishly across pavements they make life incredibly difficult for people in wheelchairs and many others We headed out with @pamthomas01.bsky.social to see the challenges she faces on a daily basis because of this selfish behaviour www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
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'People's selfish parking makes me not want to leave my house'
"I'm just at a point now where I am like 'I will just stay in the house' and it shouldn't be that way"
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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
The same state that questioned Mayron’s fitness to care for her four children forced her to continue a pregnancy that risked her life to have a fifth — one that would require more intensive care than any of the others. projects.propublica....
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She Was Denied an Abortion After Roe Fell. This Is a Year in Her Family’s Life.
Tennessee law prohibits women from having abortions in nearly all circumstances. But once the babies are here, the state provides little help. We followed one family as they struggled to make it.
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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
"Every year, billions of vehicles worldwide shed an estimated 6 million tonnes of tire fragments. These tiny flakes of plastic, generated by the wear and tear of normal driving, [account] for 28% of microplastics entering the environment globally." theconversation.com/car-tyres-sh...
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Car tyres shed a quarter of all microplastics in the environment – urgent action is needed
Tiny flakes of plastic, generated by the wear and tear of normal driving, eventually accumulate in the soil, in rivers and lakes, and even in our food.
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Erica Fischer @ericafd.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
#AcademicFreedom in theory: “A scholar’s freedom to express ideas through respectful discourse and the pursuit of open discussion, without risk of censure.” (#UBC Strategic Plan) @caut.bsky.social #cdnpse In practice: ⬇️
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Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 27/11/2024
I'm seeing an increasing number of people say it's inappropriate to express joy or do joyful things because of the ongoing genocides. I respectfully disagree, for a few reasons.
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Prof Lisa Schipper 🌍🍉💪 @lisaschipper.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
This report on how emissions could be recalculated with colonial rule in mind by @carbonbrief.org came a year ago. Definitely worth rereading to put the COP outcomes into perspective and ask questions about responsibility. www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-how...
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Revealed: How colonial rule radically shifts historical responsibility for climate change - Carbon Brief
Historical responsibility for climate change is radically shifted when colonial rule is taken into account, Carbon Brief analysis reveals.
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Prof Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
This disaster in Samoa was worsened by vaccine disinformation fuelled by an eager RFKjr. I dread to think what harm he can do next 🧪
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‘We learned the hard way’: Samoa remembers a deadly measles outbreak and a visit from RFK Jr
A few months before the outbreak in 2019, Kennedy travelled to Samoa and met with anti-vaccine figures, contributing to what health experts claim was a ‘significant disinformation campaign’
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
If you have family or friends who aren't convinced of the horrors brought upon Indigenous people in Canada maybe tell them the story of how the federal government murdered thousands of sled dog puppies to try and destroy the Inuit way of life
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Sarah Katz-Lavigne, PhD - Free 🇵🇸 @sarahgeokl.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
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‘I feel guilty and angry’: the captain turned campaigner trying to keep cruise ships at bay
After spending most of his life on commercial vessels, Guillaume Picard is now fighting to keep these vast liners out of the French port of Marseille
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 25/11/2024
🔴 About 130,000 Palestinian children under the age of 10 trapped in north Gaza since October 6 when Israeli forces launched a siege, reports Save the Children. LIVE updates: aje.io/34qdmr
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Peter van Heusden (he/him) 🗿 @pvanheus.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
#SouthAfrica has an enduring housing crisis that the poor majority in the cities largely solve for themselves by building "informal" settlements. Now, the government wants to address that by making it easier to evict people: www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024...
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Government seeks eviction law change as number of informal settlements soars
Activists have warned the Department of Human Settlements against the impact eviction law changes could have on the country’s most vulnerable.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
"Elon Musk, whose companies have received nearly $8 billion in government funding through an assortment of federal grants, tax breaks, government subsidies and contracts, proposed today that senior citizens need to 'tighten their belt' to help balance the national budget." See? It's not hard.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
It's time to end this cruel "sport" once and for all. @thegreenparty.bsky.social are working towards a total ban on greyhound racing and we'll continue to amplify that call.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
It's not fashionable to talk about consuming less as a climate solution because our economy is based on selling us crap that no one needs. Still, I challenge you not to buy anything even if there's some crazy Black Friday sale.
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Sarah Katz-Lavigne, PhD - Free 🇵🇸 @sarahgeokl.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle... Expropriation is climate reparation!
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‘It’s not drought - it’s looting’: the Spanish villages where people are forced to buy back their own drinking water
Spain is increasingly either parched or flooded – and one group is profiting from these extremes: the water-grabbing multinational companies forcing angry citizens to pay for it in bottles
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Sarah Katz-Lavigne, PhD - Free 🇵🇸 @sarahgeokl.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
"Genocide,colonial conquest, the seizure of resources from the poor: all are resurgent, even before Trump returns to the White House.The rich have learned how to game our political systems. Capital has found the means of solving its longstanding problem:democracy" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Trump has pledged to wage war on planet Earth – and it will take a progressive revolution to stop him | George Monbiot
Voters have never been swayed by ‘rational debate’. Only a genuine change in the way we do politics can prevent the march of the right, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Tiago Dias @tiagodf.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Portuguese Foreign Minister, Paulo Rangel, says Portuguese authorities will carry out the ICC warrants, if the circumstance arises.
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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 21/11/2024
Summer UK temperatures have warmed faster than global average temperature. But the very hottest days have warmed 4x faster than the global average, especially in south-east England. Global warming is not "just" 1°C or 2°C. The effects of climate change are non-linear, especially for extremes.
Maps showing warming for each UK county for typical summer days (left) and hottest days (right), with darker reds and faster warming for the hottest days especially in south-east England.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
How privatisation works (and Thames Water is just the latest example). 1. A government takes a national asset built up with taxpayers' money and the work of public servants over many years, and hands it, for a fraction of its value, to a private company. 2. In doing so, it creates a monopoly. 🧵
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Camila Vergara @camilavergara.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
I was invited to deliver this year's Kogon Lecture at TU Darmstadt but I was canceled and called antisemitic due to my statements on the genocide in Gaza. Please consider signing this letter of support. Thank you for your solidarity. 👇 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 18/11/2024
The cement company that paid millions to Isis: was Lafarge complicit in crimes against humanity? – podcast
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The cement company that paid millions to Isis: was Lafarge complicit in crimes against humanity? – podcast
The French cement giant started operating in Syria just before the civil war erupted. When Islamic State took over the region, Lafarge paid them protection money so it could keep trading. The consequences are still playing out. By Samanth Subramanian…
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Stefan Ouma @econgeo.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Migrating all my open access work that have been published over the past 3 years to this space, as many new folks coming in. Today, our piece on "Labour, Efficiency, Critique: writing the plantation into the technological present-future". #geosky #geo journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Labour, Efficiency, Critique: writing the plantation into the technological present-future - Stefan Ouma, Saumya Premchander, 2022
In this commentary, we call upon critical labour scholars, including labour geographers, to feature what sociologist Palmer called the ‘thrust of efficiency’ mo...
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Madam Snazzy @moatatamaira.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
I want you all to know that I valiantly ignored vacuuming to write this piece about yesterday's haka, haka in general, and why I think it resonates so far. #kikorangi the-opinionist.ghost.io/tenei-te-tan...
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Tēnei te tangata
It's the haka heard around the world but why does it resonate so much with people outside of Aotearoa New Zealand?
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Jasmine K Gani @jasminekgani.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Thanks everyone for the generous interest in this starter pack. Very glad it's been useful 🙏. It's already reached its limit of 150 people (non-dormant accounts only) so I can't add more people to this one. But there are some other great starter packs with overlapping themes, linked below 🧵
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Jairo I. Fúnez-Flores @insurgentthought.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Maybe other accounts can be suggested to be added to this starter pack. go.bsky.app/SNvMPk3
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