Joy Watford (joywatford.bsky.social)

Thanks to everyone who shared this. Sadly, to love the Philippines is to have your heart broken many times in many ways. Those We Lost has a new project with the wives and mothers of EJK victims. Please watch out for an update.

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For the first time, a series of Toni Morrison's Princeton lectures has been compiled into a book. Now, readers can engage with Morrison, not only through the lens of her fiction or essays, but through her role as a teacher. bit.ly/4bXSZeh

For a few seconds, I thought they were talking about Frantz Fanon and got very confused. I'm too old for this space.🤧

On Al Jazeera. The Epstein scandal continues to reverberate globally. Emails released by the US Department of Justice, and as first reported by The Philippine Star, show the convicted sex offender hired a team in the Philippines to scrub online search results linked to his criminal record. The revelations have thrown a spotlight on the country’s so-called online trolls – and their growing influence.

On 1-7 Feb 2026, 6 died in Marcos’s drug war. Police pursued killers of one victim; a student w/ no known drug ties was caught in the crossfire. In Negros Occidental, a pusher killed by a non-state agent was a minor. Sources: dahas.upd.edu.ph/2026-sources/

@arielverstohlen Oh, this is annoying. It’s definitely AI writing. It ticks so many boxes!

🟥 “Silence is the language of the oppressor.” 🔳Sudanese journalist Naji-Al Kurshabi breaks down mid-interview, saying he wishes he could write the stories instead of speak them because the pain of saying them aloud is unbearable. 🔳What’s happening in Sudan is not distant. It’s the same story as Gaza, as Syria the world watching while entire families are starved into silence and cities reduced to ash. Oppression has no borders. No colour. No excuse. If you care about justice in Gaza, you must care about Sudan too. 🔴Watch this man’s voice crack then ask yourself why those responsible are still met with handshakes, not handcuffs. @MENAUncensored @waladkosti

Horrible news from where I used to live. There's about a 15-minute distance between Peterborough, where the attack started, and Huntingdon, where the train stopped. I can't bear to think the terror everyone on that train felt in each of those 15 minutes. theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/n…

Unilever / Magnum stopped Ben & Jerry’s from creating a flavor for Palestine — so I’m doing it myself. I’ve got a watermelon, an empty pint, and I need your help: Name the flavor or suggest ingredients Or design the pint packaging Tag @yobencohen, @MagnumGlobal use #JusticeforPalestine to submit Use your voice when Ben & Jerry’s can’t — to secure peace, justice, and dignity in Palestine #FreeBenandJerrys

Language matters.

Yesterday was proof that 2 MAGA billionaires can turn off the internet Anyway, carry on

It’s because families in Gaza have been torn apart or completely wiped out by Israel. No family has been spared—everyone has lost someone.

There are 30,000 humanitarian reasons for Rodrigo Duterte to stay in prison. #DuterteLegacy #philippinedrugwar #justiceforejkvictims

'HUSTISYA PARA KAY ERIC SABER' Hustisya ang panawagan ng mga kaanak at tagasuporta sa isinasagawang funeral march patungong Manila North Cemetery para kay Eric Saber ngayong Huwebes, Oktubre 2. Si Saber ay isang construction worker na pinaslang noong Setyembre 21 sa police dispersal ng protesta sa Mendiola.

'MAGNANAKAW IKULONG, WAG ANG KABATAAN': Following police brutality in yesterday's post-anti-corruption protest in Manila, progressives and relatives of arrested individuals and victims hold a protest at Manila Police District Headquarters today, September 22.

In spirit with those protesting today. May this be the spark that brings about real change in the Philippines, where the corrupt are penalised not just through legal prosecution but by election loss as well.

Strange how the people shouting about cancel culture and freedom of speech don’t seem to be making a peep when TV shows that criticise Trump are actually cancelled. Maybe those people were just bigots who wanted to make racial slurs and joke about minorities all along, who knew!

After 47 years, Jerry has made the difficult decision to step down from the company we built together. I’m sharing his words as he resigns from Ben & Jerry’s. His legacy deserves to be true to our values, not silenced by @MagnumGlobal #FreeBenAndJerrys

Horrific terrorism. Israel has just bombed a family that were evacuating Gaza City. They were walking close to al-Shifa Hospital when they were slaughtered by Israel. TEN individuals were slaughtered. This is a developing story.