NEW: Spanish police identified a pro-Catalan independence activist thanks to legal requests to Apple, and encrypted services Wire and Protonmail.

Story shows that using apps that encrypt content won't save you if there's personal info in the metadata.

techcrunch.com/2024/05/08/enc…

Gboyega Odubanjo's loved ones are running the Hackney Half Marathon. We sadly lost Gboyega too soon, but to honour him, they’ll be running 20+ kilometres in one of his favourite places of all time: Hackney (where he was born)
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Support their efforts here:
crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hackney-half…

The 218 page report by HRW lays out a widespread, systematic assault waged against Massalit & non-Arab civilians in W Darfur by the RSF & allied militias that constitutes crimes against humanity of murder, torture, persecution, and forcible transfer of the civilian population.

Tienes que ser muy miserable para negar más de 500 años de colonización, explotación, despojo y espistemicidio; un exterminio que no ha terminado y dónde las mujeres blancas no solo han sido misóginas, ese término les queda muy pequeño.

what is happening in amsterdam right now is absolutely unprecedented in my lifetime!

direct action protesters have just managed to put a fence around the fucking cops in the fucking city center of amsterdam!

In our lifetime Falastiin will be free and Zionism will fall!

demonstration being held outside glasgow sec, where barclays bank are hosting their AGM. a new report has found Barclays bank is financing + profiting from the production of weapons used in israel’s war on gaza. palestinecampaign.org/barclays-armin… #freepalestine

your r̶e̶p̶u̶t̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶ distribution precedes you

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$395 is needed to keep a teenager housed. He was previously unhoused. This is such a small goal that can make a huge impact however if unmet. He has 24 hrs.

Please share, donate, share in your circles.

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We're very excited to share Life of a Book: a series of free online events designed to clarify the journey and processes of writing and publishing a book ✍️ 📚 ✨

It will run over five days, 13th–17th May, covering a variety of topics.

More ℹ️ here: buff.ly/4aWmWYG

168 UNIVERSITIES HAVE STOOD UP FOR HUMANITY

i really love Macklemore’s Hind’s Hall💯—but let’s not forget it was a Black rapper named Redveil who was the 1st artist to name all children killed in Gaza, call for a ceasefire & say “Free Palestine!” during a live concert

he was 19 & it was nov 12th

An average of 200 people are leaving Rafah every hour following Israel’s evacuation order, according to estimates by the UN relief agency for Palestinians.

British foods only talent is to traumatise international students from all over the world

No other demographic gets this level of protection, this is insane 😂 and we can’t even call this out because the auntie semiconductor allegations will fly!

#GiveawayAlert : to win a copy of #LeilaAboulela 's sweeping, powerful historical novel #RiverSpirit , longlisted for Jhalak Prize 24, RT + reply to this tweet by noon tomorrow (UK only).
#jhalakprize24 #giveaway #JhalakShowcase

emergency demonstration in glasgow this evening following israel’s attack on rafah. #HandsOffRafah #EyesOnRafah #freepalestine

Donate to Watermelon Relief here: gofundme.com/f/watermelonre…

HIND’S HALL. Once it’s up on streaming all proceeds to UNRWA.

Fuck your pulitzers, your morally bankrupt token writers, your imperial newspapers. Fuck your industry, your arts, your everything.

Zionism murdered professors, poets, writers, journalists, worlds and worlds of real art and wonder.

Eyes on Rafah and all else can go to hell.

One week today until we welcome Alycia Pirmohamed back to the bookshop! 💫 Sign up to attend her Writing Poetry & Landscape masterclass here: theportobellobookshop.com/events/writing…