I want a world where all live in peace and dignity, without judgement for religion or sexuality or language, where borders don't stop people from being where and with whom they love, where no-one huddles in fear or struggles in poverty. Why do some folks hate that idea so much..?

On #ThisDayInHistory in 1946, the Revised Standard Version of the NT was published (the full RSV in 1952, NRSV in 1989, NRSVue in 2021). If you prefer to read the Bible as a scholar, not dogmatically, and are interested in what original authors tried to say, it's a gold standard.

Jordan's king made meek noises about Palestinian rights, but by sitting next to Trump as he reiterated his genocidal plan, the king made clear his first allegiance is to power and empire, not principle. The Arab World is conceding they can't stop this.

On ##ThisDayInHistory in 1990, #NelsonMandela was released by the #apartheid state of #SouthAfrica. He served 27 years as a political prisoner, often in isolation. In the negotiations and vote that followed, formal segregation was dismantled, but whites still own 3/4 of the land.

To-day's pick takes us to the #Sámi people of #Sápmi, #Sweden, and singer/rapper/joiker #MaxidaMärak. #LunchtimeListens #WorldMusic

Fuck you, #Google, for changing an internationally-known geographic term to appease a fascist tyrant and his racist base. That gulf is not in the US; there is no #GulfOfAmerica. The #GulfOfMexico has had that name since 1550, and it remembers the indigenous #Mexica of the #Aztec.

If this country had an actual left, we wouldn't have a neonazi admin that's targeting marginalized people like it's the Jim Crow era. Democrats bear a huge responsibility for causing the rise and growth of Trumpism by shifting the Overton Window rightward and alienating leftists.

Whoops, an hour late, but here is #rock band #Ungu of #Indonesia. #LunchtimeListens #WorldMusic

#MidnightMeditations #AntonioGramsci

Japan's #maglev passenger #train reaches 311 mph. To put that into perspective, the fastest #rail line in the US, the Acela, maxes at 150 mph, and they are introducing an upgrade this year that will reach... 160 mph. Our billionaire class wants you to pay more and receive less.

Here is the #StrawberryAlarmClock of #USA for your Sunday listening pleasure. #PsychedelicSunday #LunchtimeListens

We are back in #Türkiye this afternoon with singer #SelinSümbültepe. #LunchtimeListens #WorldMusic

@MilaLovesJoe Y'all are aggressively denying "biological reality" since we know people are born trans. You are as stupid as the folks who forced left-handers to use their right hand. Grow the fuck up and stop ignoring the science and scholarship, you childish nazi fuckwits.

On #ThisDayInHistory in 1887 the #DawesAct was signed into law. This subdivided #Indigenous reservations into individual plots, forcing capitalism onto #NativeAmericans, and allowed much of it to be sold by the government to white settlers. 100 million acres were lost. #LandBack

Here is another #RightWing #Christian doofus demonstrating that his ilk never actually read the #Bible. He compared America to Philistine champion Goliath, who quite famously fell quickly in combat with a weakly armed youth. Those who worship power never understand its fragility.

Look, I get it -- on a personal level, not everyone in #LawEnforcement is a horrible person. But the concept behind it, the rôle of #police in general, is to uphold an unjust system of #exploitation and violence. We need to #AbolishThePolice. #ACAB means folks need a better job.

@333mcggg @MosheOMara Here is another #RightWing #Christian doofus demonstrating that his ilk never actually read the #Bible. He compared America to Philistine champion Goliath, who quite famously fell quickly in combat with a weakly armed youth. Those who worship power never understand its fragility.

Here is the ever-excellent #RamyEssam of #Egypt. #FlashbackFriday #LunchtimeListens

Whoops, posting late. Here is #GYA from #Romania. #LunchtimeListens #WorldMusic

On #ThisDayInHistory in 1976, the #FBI used false affidavits to capture & imprison #AIM activist #LeonardPeletier. One supposed witness tried to testify that the FBI threatened her to give false evidence but was prevented by the judge. Never forget the US has political prisoners.

@333mcggg @MosheOMara A way, sure, but it needs more word changes as there are only three characters left as it stands. Any thoughts?