Maybe your computer keeps asking if you’re a robot because it’s just looking for a friend? You ever think about that? No, of course not, because you only think about yourself. Typical human.

“There is no uniquely deviant “Epstein class.” Instead, we have something far worse: a system that can create deviance in nearly anyone and everyone, if the incentives are right.”

I enjoyed this wide-ranging conversation with Gagan Sethi and Minar Pimple on the state of #civilsociety, #philanthropy, and #CSR in India and how we might collectively address it. Bonus: thoughts on how activists of ‘a certain age’ might gainfully deploy their experience. 😉

I enjoyed this wide-ranging conversation with Gagan Sethi and Minar Pimple on the state of #civilsociety, #philanthropy, and #CSR in India and how we might collectively address it. Bonus: thoughts on how activists of ‘a certain age’ might gainfully deploy their experience. 😉

NGO Committee revokes status for accredited groups through arbitrary, gravely concerning process. In a setback for civil society, members of the Committee on NGOs moved to strip two organisations of their consultative status, with more NGOs likely to face similar action. https://ow.ly/MkII50YguPB

“There are now more places to sell plasma than there are Costco stores [in the US] — and more are popping up in solidly middle-class neighborhoods”

“The stock market’s Magnificent Seven chase growth. The charitable sector’s Magnificent Seven protect people. In moments of pressure and threat, that mission is not something to soften or hide. It is something to defend — clearly, collectively, and without fear. It’s long past time to stand up.”

Wait till they hear about people who don’t go to parties at all

A quietly remarkable Indian businessperson, philanthropist and citizen.

Superb takedown of the McKinsey report on philanthropic leadership by the always on point @philxbuchanan.bsky.social

“This is how democratic censorship often works today. It does not silence by decree. It silences by changing the costs of speaking.”

Where is Lynne Truss when you need her?

PM-CARES: Neither fish nor fowl, escapes the scrutiny owed by both public and private entities.

Another day, another instance of Indian women achieving the impossible by attempting the previously unthinkable.

Pedro Sánchez, the Prime Minister of Spain, makes a non-ideological case for immigration.

The original recipe for samosas is quite dire abhijeetmakesthings.com/2025/01/17/n...

If you are unlawfully killed by the authorities, you posthumously become a terrorist.

To the values that our republic is founded on.

"India’s cowardly and short-sighted foreign policy has robbed the world of a vital voice to fight against discrimination, racist bigotry, and imperialism, failing not only itself, but also the world." My piece. m.thewire.in/article/dipl...

The 2026 AWID calendar: 12 months of dreaming a better world featuring feminist art from around the world. Each month brings you dreams of resistance, healing and radical imagination. Download via https://bit.ly/4a8XyBv

Reminded today of the treaty commemorated by this plaque on the Treasury building in Washington DC. It prevented a war between the USA and Canada over territory in New Brunswick / Maine almost 200 years ago.

Remembering Gene Sharp, one of my all-time heroes, on his birth anniversary.

Gitanjali Angmo said that the matter was an “open and shut case” and said the detention reflected the “state of democracy in the country”, where power was being used to illegally detain “people who have been working for this country”. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10900... #SonamWangchuk

"We have checked our inventory thoroughly, and we no longer have any shits left to give. We only had a small amount of shits left at the end of last year, and now we’ve found that the most recent news cycles have completely emptied us out." www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/faq...

Schrödinger’s fund: public when it comes to fundraising, private when it comes to accountability.

“If philanthropy wants to remain relevant in a world where civic space is shrinking, courage cannot remain an aspiration. It has to appear in what is resourced, how long support is sustained and which risks are shared rather than quietly displaced.”

Happy birthday, Joan Baez.

Nothing to see here. Just another right being rolled back.

Are we starting to write eulogies to academic freedom in India?

Modi is demonizing critical thought in India. It offers a vital warning for other countries where higher education is in danger. muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...

FTSE 100 CEOs earn more than average worker’s yearly pay by noon on 6 January

Define rogue state.

"Art is our weapon. Culture is a form of resistance..." Shirin Neshat, Iranian artist #WomensArt

The mass fantasising @bhanupratap.bsky.social describes here is made possible by the silencing or co-opting of media, civil society, and the academy.

#WorldIntrovertDay Don’t call us.

Thought for the day. 🤔

Of 128 journalists killed globally last year, 56 were Palestinian, the International Federation of Journalists said.

Rafale (French pronunciation: [ʁafal], literally meaning "gust of wind" or "burst of fire" in a more military sense)

Ouch!

Delighted that marking celebrations and commemorations by gifting a contribution to CRY is now so much easier.

In the tropics we have to make our own snow.

All set for Jólabókaflóðið?

A manifesto from @resourcealliance.bsky.social for fundraisers, campaigners, philanthropists, and changemakers at this critical juncture for those we serve.

Unexpected visitor.