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@AJEnglish: Why is ethnic violence still happening in Manipur? Journalist Greeshma Kuthar travelled to the northeast Indian state to find out ⤵️ https://t.co/36NWRVMxX6

Siege on Manipur: Hindu Nationalists' War for Ethnic Supremacy Across India, experiments to forge the 'Hindu national community' are predicated on the breakage of minoritised Muslims and Christians, and Adivasis and Dalits. What's happening in Manipur is part of ...

Siege on Manipur: Hindu Nationalists' War for Ethnic Supremacy

Ideas | A horrific video sparks a national reckoning in India The northeastern state of Manipur has plunged into violence since May as the two major ethnic groups fight over identity, land, and influence.

A horrific video sparks a national reckoning in India

restofworld.org/2023/manipur...

A mapped image from NASA showing all of the fires 🔥 surrounding Vancouver, across British Columbia, Alberta, the North West Territories and across the border into Oregon and Washington.

If game over, was a map.

Woman chases Okanagan Airbnb host for refund during wildfire travel ban | News Despite a ban on non-essential travel to regions of BC affected by wildfires, one Metro Vancouver customer can't get a refund.

If there was ever a moment when cities/towns should consider AirBnBs impacts to the housing crisis and emergencies, it should be these wildfires in BC.

This use needs to be banned or at the least tighten regs substantially more.
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/okanagan-wildfires-airbnb-no-refund

I'm not fully migrating to bluesky yet, but for my first post here I thought I would share the artwork for an album I'll be quietly releasing next week. All the songs are adaptations of revolutionary tracts or speeches and my friend painted this original artwork!

Many long-covid symptoms linger even after two years, new study shows The report finds a heightened risk for lung problems, fatigue, diabetes and other health woes.

According to a new study, people who endured even mild cases of COVID are at heightened risk two years later of two dozen medical conditions including lung problems, fatigue, diabetes and certain other health problems typical of Long COVID.

George Jackson's unfinished revolution 52 years since his death at the hands of California prison authorities, George Jackson's legacy has left an indelible imprint on the ongoing struggles for liberation from capitalist exploitation and t...

At 18, George Jackson was condemned to a prison for the alleged robbery of $70. Jackson spent the remainder of his short life behind bars, but it was from the confines of prison that he became one of the most powerful revolutionary voices and greatest living threats to the American capitalist system

Health risks can persist at least 2 years after COVID-19, new data suggest U.S. veterans who tested positive for COVID-19 in 2020 remain at higher risk for many long COVID conditions, from heart disease to gastrointestinal issues.

New #LongCovid study from Ziyad Al-Aly and his team: A wide variety of health risks following a COVID-19 case (heart disease, cognitive symptoms, GI symptoms, and more) persist for at least two years after infection.

I covered the study for @sciencenews.bsky.social:

Graph showing how much more land has burned in Canda in 2023 vs previous years.

Current map of fires burning across Canada and the US.

For context, these images give a picture of how bad the wildfire situation is in Canada this year. We’ve never seen this much damage spanning the country in a single year, and you can see how many large fires are still burning.

https://www.disconnect.blog/p/roundup-meta-doesnt-care-about-you

Roundup: Meta doesn't care about you Read to the end for some good boys delivering parcels

Canada just evacuated a city of 20,000 people because of the wildfires devastating the country, but when people turn to Facebook for emergency updates, they get caught up in Meta’s news ban.

It shows how little the company really cares about its users.

If you look at Meta blocking Canadians from accessing news in an emergency situation and decide the real blame lies with the government for trying to regulate the platform, your perspective is fundamentally flawed in my view. Not to mention the law isn’t even in force yet.

appalling violation of human rights

Fierce Biotech analysis: 2023 biopharma layoffs now match 2022’s total Layoffs in the biotech industry for 2023 have matched the total number of companies that cut staff in all of 2022, with 119 biopharmas reporting workforce reductions so far this year, according to | ...

“Layoffs in the biotech industry for 2023 have matched the total number of companies that cut staff in all of 2022” https://www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/biopharma-layoffs-reach-119-2023-hitting-last-years-total-mid-august

Ecuadorians reject oil drilling in the Amazon, ending operations in protected area Ecuadorians voted against drilling for oil in a protected area of the Amazon, an important decision that will require the state oil company to end its operations in a region that’s home to two uncontacted tribes and is a hotspot of biodiversity.

Ecuadorians reject oil drilling in the Amazon, ending operations in protected area

Managing Migration in Italy and the United States Managing Migration in Italy and the United States shows how the development of gatekeeping in the United States and Italy laid the groundwork for immigration restriction worldwide at the turn of the t...

Look at this! I have a chapter in this spectacular volume about the role Italian organized crime panics played in immigration restrictions, immigrant criminalization, international police collaboration, and the deportation state. It'll be out in December!

BREAKING: Pilots at American Airlines have approved a new contract that includes raises of more than 46%.

The immediate payments and bonuses alone are worth $1.1 billion.

Worker power gets results.

I donated a couple of items to the Books for Maui auction/fundraiser, which opens today! 1) a read + feedback on your essay or short story, plus a call to discuss the piece (or anything else related to writing/editing/publishing!)

And radical love helping to vision the way forward through these increasing cannibalism of the developed world upon the flesh of those they claim to benevolently be developing. #disastercapitalism #latestagecapitalism #hyperinflation

so as we prepare for the hardships of hyper inflation it is absolutely an imperative that people are reinforcing their communities by thinking of analogous forms of mutual aid, and the ability to do so with extreme scrutiny

Financialism has been held captive by the economics of capitalism and inflation is going to be the response to the capitalist scumbags

Capitalism Needs Exclusion Twitter blocks, gated communities, and the lies of a fascist billionaire

When Elon talks about removing blocking to open discourse it’s just a lie. His economic and political approach requires excluding people from opportunity and money and power.

Removing blocking isn’t about openness but actually about harassment and maintaining the violent status quo.

A man arrived at the store, Mag.pi, around 5 p.m. and criticized Carleton’s Pride flag before he shot her, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. Carleton, 66, was pronounced dead at the scene.