following Ali Kadri, every IOF-U.S. bomb as a waste of human life, a furtherance of structural genocide against Arab peoples, and, in the long term, an attempt at enclosure, producing wasted land to be eventually put in service via settler-colonialism to western capital.
It is too much, has been too much, and it is hard to bear.
I have recently written a review of this fascinating book for the April edition of Bronte Studies
Juliet Shields reviews @sarahdallison.bsky.social's excellent book: www.review19.org/view_doc.php...
![Examining the bodies returned to their people after the most recent so-called ceasefire, Palestinian doctors noted that, in some bodies “the rib cage and ribs were clipped with a sharp saw—a medical saw, a bone saw—and the sternum, along with the central part of the ribs, [were] lifted to allow for the removal of the heart and lungs without damage to the organ being taken.” Organ procurement, with few exceptions like skin and cornea, requires that the body be either alive—via brain death—or just-dead—via circulatory death. It is plausible that some Palestinian prisoners’ torture led to brain death. It is also possible their torturers felt no need to wait. Palestinian witnesses have reported that some prisoners were alive at the time they were taken for organ extraction. In one batch of bodies, the organs removed were those commonly transplanted: heart, liver, lungs. The transplant surgeon waits for a person to die; the soldier can’t. The settler surgeon wields his mastery over the body to serve the state. Here, the surgeon acts as—is—a soldier.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tgw3d4hvw3x5ijrxax7lg26u/bafkreiesvmsm3hrmrwxi7d7wvuaxc7u7oovqonpx2tdpxdnjhlgxh7lhni@jpeg)
Examining the bodies returned to their people after the most recent so-called ceasefire, Palestinian doctors noted that, in some bodies “the rib cage and ribs were clipped with a sharp saw—a medical saw, a bone saw—and the sternum, along with the central part of the ribs, [were] lifted to allow for the removal of the heart and lungs without damage to the organ being taken.” Organ procurement, with few exceptions like skin and cornea, requires that the body be either alive—via brain death—or just-dead—via circulatory death. It is plausible that some Palestinian prisoners’ torture led to brain death. It is also possible their torturers felt no need to wait. Palestinian witnesses have reported that some prisoners were alive at the time they were taken for organ extraction. In one batch of bodies, the organs removed were those commonly transplanted: heart, liver, lungs. The transplant surgeon waits for a person to die; the soldier can’t. The settler surgeon wields his mastery over the body to serve the state. Here, the surgeon acts as—is—a soldier.
"Palestinian witnesses have reported that some prisoners were alive at the time they were taken for organ extraction. In one batch of bodies, the organs removed were those commonly transplanted: heart, liver, lungs... Here, the surgeon acts as—is—a soldier."
I'm honestly speechless.
Out this spring!!
Barbara Leckie reviewing @nathankhensley.bsky.social's beautiful book: www.review19.org/view_doc.php...
Re-reading books is such a pleasure.
hey bsky let's pay March rent for these families in MN:
www.gofundme.com/f/support-po...
A flyer for the Vcologies Early Career Paper Prize, announcing a call for papers under 3,500 words on ecological thinking in the Anglophone world 1750–1945 by Ph.D. students or scholars <3 years out from the Ph.D. Papers should be sent to kfrederickson@ucdavis.edu by February 15, 2026.
The deadline for submissions to the Vcologies Early Career Paper Prize has been extended to February 15! Submissions should be emailed to Kathleen Frederickson. See attached flyer for details! #envhist #envhum
“There’s no single answer that will solve all our future problems. There’s no magic bullet. Instead there are thousands of answers—at least. You can be one of them if you choose to be.”
― Octavia E. Butler, A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay
The title of the collection is just perfection.
Lots of points of hope in this piece about the Twin Cities. And what Serwer calls “neighborism” is what I associate with diasporism—I truly believe with my heart that it’s the key to our futures.
It seems clear Alex Pretti, a healthcare worker, was murdered for engaging in the exact kind of community care we hope all care workers to embody: the kind that doesn’t stop at the threshold of the hospital, the clinic, but that aims to care for and support the community where and how they can
minnesota coming together to show us all how to stand up against ICE is such a beautiful display of what solidarity looks like
It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
Fucking incredible.
I guess I do think if you participated in the arrest of a five-year-old you are probably just fundamentally incompatible with society. That you are not a safe person for humanity to be around, generally
may Minneapolis reveal what people can do to keep each other safe from violence, and expose the lie that police work does the same thing. the violence is the police; safety is everyday acts like this:
But when I asked an organizer what they wanted to see out of press coverage, they told me they wanted people to see the beautiful things they are building here, and not just the worst stories of the worst of ICE's crimes.
What people are doing here is beautiful. It's a tragic beauty, but a real one
oh man, the Walker Art Center is going to be closed on Friday
(If you're not from the Twin Cities, this is like MoMA closing in support of a general strike—a very big deal)
Saint Paul Public Schools, one of the biggest school districts in the state, is closed for the next two days because teachers need time to build hybrid learning because unaccountable masked, armed federal government goons have made it too difficult for nonwhite children to leave their homes.
Poster for Georgetown Event: UNDERSTANDING THE PRESENT CRISIS I: WHAT IS AN INSTITUTION FOR? AN INTERDEPARTMENTAL TEACH-IN THE WORD "INSTITUTION" NAMES ANY SOCIAL FORM THAT PERSISTS ACROSS TIME. FOR MUCH OF THE TWENTIETH AND TWENTY-FIRST CENTURIES, COMMITTED ANALYSIS OFTEN FOCUSED ON THE CRITIQUE OF INSTITUTIONS --STATE, EDUCATIONAL, & CULTURAL-- SINCE THESE FORMS ENSURED THAT OFTEN-VIOLENT SOCIAL RELATIONS COULD PERSIST INTO THE FUTURE. THE PRESENT CRISIS IS CHARACTERIZED BY FRONTAL ATTACKS ON LONG-ESTABLISHED INSTITUTIONS AND THE SUSTAINED DESTRUCTION OF RULES, NORMS, AND EVEN WHOLE AGENCIES THAT TURNED OUT TO HAVE OFFERED DEGREES OF (LIMITED) PROTECTION AND EVEN FLOURISHING. WHAT IS AN INSTITUTION FOR? THIS TEACH-IN ADDRESSES THE DOUBLE-SIDED NATURE OF INSTITUTIONS, EVALUATES THEIR FUNCTION AND PURPOSE NOW, & ASKS WHAT TO DO IN- AND OUTSIDE OF THEM TODAY. THIS IS THE THIRD IN AN ONGOING SERIES OF TEACH-IN EVENTS. ANALYTICAL CLARITY AND COMMUNITY ARE THE GOALS. DISCUSSION WILL FOLLOW. ALL ARE WELCOME. GU Humanities GEORGETOHSY UNIVERSITY College of Arts & Sciences Department of English THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 12-1:30 PM OLD NORTH 205 PIZZA SERVED: ALL WELCOME: BRING A FRIEND
If you’re near Georgetown on Thursday it would be good to see you for this.
The great @nicolerizzuto.bsky.social will be talking about ed-tech contracts & members of @guaap.bsky.social will be sharing results of a student survey of GU working conditions 💙
No work, No school, No shopping — only community, conscience, and collective action.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
Mark your calendar. Make your plan. Encourage community to stand with you + Join the Twin Cities DSA contingency for the march!
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