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the khalsa spirit

it’s a pretty big blessing that we can listen to darbar sahib live 24/7 through so many modalities

anyone still here? 🤔

The court just handed @WhatsApp a major win in the case against NSO Group ⚖️🎉 NSO was found liable under federal #CFAA & state law for #Pegasus hacking through WhatsApp's servers. As a lawyer working on surveillance, let me break down the ruling🧵 1/

100+ DAYS UNDER THE OPEN SKY: Recap video of last 100 days by the talented Awaaz team: m.youtube.com/watch?v=dx9bow… On August 30, a committee of affected workers began an encampment next to Brampton’s busiest highway in protest of the federal government’s sudden & unfair changes in immigration policies. They have been calling for extensions of expiring work permits, an end to Labour Market Impact Assessment exploitation (i.e. bonded labour), and a fair pathway to permanent residency.

ਤੂੰ ਜਲਨਿਧਿ ਹਉ ਜਲ ਕਾ ਮੀਨੁ ॥ ਜਲ ਮਹਿ ਰਹਉ ਜਲਹਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਖੀਨੁ ॥੧॥ ਤੂੰ ਪਿੰਜਰੁ ਹਉ ਸੂਅਟਾ ਤੋਰ ॥ ਜਮੁ ਮੰਜਾਰੁ ਕਹਾ ਕਰੈ ਮੋਰ ॥੨॥ ਤੂੰ ਤਰਵਰੁ ਹਉ ਪੰਖੀ ਆਹਿ ॥ ਮੰਦਭਾਗੀ ਤੇਰੋ ਦਰਸਨੁ ਨਾਹਿ ॥੩॥ ਤੂੰ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਹਉ ਨਉਤਨੁ ਚੇਲਾ ॥ ਕਹਿ ਕਬੀਰ ਮਿਲੁ ਅੰਤ ਕੀ ਬੇਲਾ ॥੪॥੨॥ 🌻⚔️

a special guest artist made an appearance at the uni today 🎨🤍

@weaponrespecter where’s your stance on khalistan? just say you’re a right-wing trump supporter with no nuanced understanding of geopolitics. that’s okay — you’re out of your element. modi tweeted on diwali about maintaining relationships with modi and india, but go on. no party is on sikhs’ side

kamala literally said "cut your kesh and stop practicing ur religion" but god forbid we don't vote for her

if you get goosebumps while listening to dhadi, know that is centuries of ithihaas and sound/ vibration from sri guru hargobind sahib ji’s “time” which activates deeper parts of your being and consciousness. in many ways, dhadi vaar break binaries and enclosures of time 🤍⚔️ ਅਕਾਲ

i often think abt the profound impact of deep sidhu & the naare at his funeral — that raw emotion naujawan felt. there’s no way to manufacture that through the type of advocacy work some sikh diaspora orgs are implementing. instead, it co-opts and capitalizes on that momentum

khalsa akaal purakh ki fauj

so-called organizing rooted in a sense of individualism, even in the name of uplifting community, will never represent the collective grassroots consciousness — rebellion which is organically grounded in akaal purakh’s spirit. no funds or career positions can create that raw-ness

A 19-year old worker, a young woman belonging to the Sikh community in Halifax, has died after being trapped in Walmart’s walk-in oven. This is heartbreaking news for this worker’s family, the community and for workers everywhere. Workplace deaths are not new nor are they infrequent. Injuries and deaths at work are the result of poor safety conditions, cost-cutting measures, and exploitation. #Shame #Justice4Workers t.co/0foW2Rt9cs

US Justice Department has unsealed the indictment against India’s R&AW official Vikas Yadav in relation to a plot to assassinate a US citizen Sikh activist in USA which was foiled by US authorities. Following photograph is released in the indictment.

that’s my question to all panth dhardi sikhs: what are our demands? now knowing the severity of threats, how do we truly build grounded analysis, engage in deep study and struggle to build true community power (outside of neoliberal structures) to engage in sikh struggle? (6/6)

western country for its protection. the khalsa can protect itself, but more interested in transparency about how surveillance/ intelligence sharing functions, the degree to which agents have infiltrated our spaces and gurudware, etc (5/n)

With the canadian government’s expulsion of indian diplomats, we must ask sharp, critical questions like, how is intelligence exchanged and verified between these two nations, and how do western countries act on such info? this moment reminds me of COINTELPRO .. (1/n)

As we navigate this incident, it is critical that we avoid the dangerous trap of becoming ensnared in reactionary politics. panthpunjab.com/p/navigating-s…