This “Tankie” thread is great!

⚡⚡ President Zurabishvil vetoed the law on foreign influence. Full statement below;

'I have vetoed the Russian Law. By its essence, by its spirit, this is a Russian law which goes against our constitution, all European standards and is an impediment on our European path.

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I don’t know a modern event more horrific & culture shifting for Black people than Hurricane Katrina. We are still identifying remains and will sadly never have a fully accurate number on the amount of lives lost, families displaced, legacies washed away.

Today we commemorate victims of the Crimean Tatar genocide – hundreds of thousands deported from Crimea 80 years. Today Crimean Tatars once again suffer under occupation in Crimea. At #XLMF we’re exploring how Ukraine can unite the world to stop Russia’s criminal aggression.

UNM member Lasha Parulava's father received a phone call threat that his son would be killed. The man got a stroke and is now fighting for his life.

Israeli youth increasingly support the political right far more than their parents’ or grandparents’ generations. While Israeli politicians continue to speak of “de-radicalizing Palestinian society,” they have for years been encouraging the radicalization of their own society.

I can confirm. I was her American plant.

Euromaidan Press Terrell Jermaine Starr 🇺🇦🌻🇵🇸✊🏾🇬🇪 Terrell Jermaine Starr 🇺🇦🌻🇵🇸✊🏾🇬🇪 is a Godsend in the region, providing more than coverage of Ukraine and Georgia: he's shaping the narrative in a way that is more digestible to the Western psyche.

His coverage of emergent and active conflicts in the region has been unique in the space.

This isn’t surprising.

Georgia Dream wrote the foreign agent bill in such ambiguous language that it could be amended any way they wished in the future.

Exhibit A:

This is a dialogue that is so long overdue, and I'm grateful to Terrell Jermaine Starr 🇺🇦🌻🇵🇸✊🏾🇬🇪 for leading it now.

Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhodze joined Family Purity march with other hd officials.

.Terrell Jermaine Starr 🇺🇦🌻🇵🇸✊🏾🇬🇪: When Putin would talk about about you, about Ukriaine, in a the very derogatory and dehumanizing way, it reminded me of the very deteragatory and racist way that Govenors in the US South would talk about Black people (during the Civil Rights era) — direct,

.Terrell Jermaine Starr 🇺🇦🌻🇵🇸✊🏾🇬🇪 says his coverage of Ukraine, a country that's fighting a war against its colonial oppressor, is informed by his experience as a Black American who grew up in Detroit and witnessed the consequences of Western colonialism in Haiti and Senegal.
#XLMF

“If we want to talk about decolonizing the world, we need to start with decolonizing our mind”, to grapple with our own stereotypes and misperceptions (c) Terrell Jermaine Starr 🇺🇦🌻🇵🇸✊🏾🇬🇪 at #XLMF

Now at #XLMF – Olga Tokariuk, Terrell Jermaine Starr 🇺🇦🌻🇵🇸✊🏾🇬🇪, Lusine Kharatyan & Franak Viačorka will discuss how the world can hear voices of those who have lived for centuries under imperial oppression.

Watch it live on Facebook and look out for key quotes on Twitter.

facebook.com/LvivMediaforum…

BREAKING: GD quietly amended the Russian law before the third vote to extend gov’t access to personal information & impose heavy fines on individuals. It no longer includes just organizations. Persons will be subjected to freezing fines, making their lives in Georgia impossible.

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The story of Ukraine is a very Black experience, says Terrell Jermaine Starr 🇺🇦🌻🇵🇸✊🏾🇬🇪 at #XLMF

-African Americans thought there was no difference between Ukrainians & Russians - 'they are all Slavs'
-I make Ukraine readable by saying story of Ukraine is a very black experience, a colonial story

.Terrell Jermaine Starr 🇺🇦🌻🇵🇸✊🏾🇬🇪: 'If we want to he morally consistent about human rights and the laws we want Russia to follow, they should also apply to Israel. I don't think this is controversial.' Lviv Media Forum #LMF2024

Hi friends - am looking for books, articles, and/or info on:

Black farmers & land loss

Black farmers & the USDA

USDA & racism

Pigford v Glickman

Thanks for your suggestions!🙏♥️