Anyone have any idea if https://Meet.Coop is still being maintained? Maybe someone at @SocialCoop knows? It had been working fine, but today, suddenly a few people couldn't get audio to work. Haven't gotten any updates from them in months (years) either. If so, a shame as it was my favorite […]

Haven't booted into #windows on either of my laptops in 2+ months. At this point, is it even worth keeping it on there?

Lots of data and neat graphs here illustrating the global problem of #inequality and how it is distributed across the world. Puts into perspective quite a few often repeated myths. Have a look! Work of the reknowned degrowth scholar Jaso Hickel. https://globalinequality.org/ #systemchange […]

As #japan #lng imports peak, #China’s now dominates #naturalgas imports. This will have profound implications for #climate & the #energy transition for countries in South and #southeastasia. My latest for @thejapantimes https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/06/01/energy/china-lng-surge/

For Unfiltered, @ncoca dives into how polluting palm oil power plants harms local communities, and the powerful movement that has, so far, successfully prevented two projects from being built. Harvesting palm oil also means #deforestation and land‑use change in #southeastasia especially […]

A Chinese student studying in France who was part of a Tibet advocacy group has disappeared while on a visit to Yunnan Province in what is believed to be a case of transnational repression […]

アンフィルタードでニシン・コカ (@ncoca)は、汚染を招くパーム油発電所が地域社会に与える被害と、これまでに二つのプロジェクト建設を阻止した市民運動の実態に迫る。パーム油の収穫は東南アジアにおける森林破壊と土地利用変化 — 特に泥炭地でのプランテーション開発 — を意味し、大量の温室効果ガスを排出している。 日本とその近隣諸国に及ぼす短期的・長期的な影響について、詳細を記事にした https://www.unfiltered.coop/palm-oil-power-jp/ #unfiltered #japan #Enviornment #palmoil […]

CPJ - Israel’s targeted strikes on two newspaper offices in Yemen’s capital, which killed 31 journalists and media support workers, is the second deadliest single attack on the press ever recorded […]

Someone shared an article written by a visitor to #japan that started by calling Nishinomiya - a city of nearly 500,000 in #hyogo, near #kobe a "neighborhood on the outskirts of #osaka. And that was when I decided this article wasn't worth reading anymore.

At a conference yesterday, one speaker mentioned that he naturalized as a #singapore citizen for "personal reasons" and gave up his US passport. Sounded strange, so I looked him up and, of course, those "reasons" were tax evasion. Wished I could have asked him what he thinks about all the […]

#malaysia and #canada, are, strangely, the only two foreign countries in the world where I can (mostly) pass as a local.

The last few days, #slack, which I only use via a browser, keeps asking for video and audio permission, even though I'm not joining a call or using their audio feature. Is slack trying to steal my #data and I'm only noticing because I monitor and track all such requests due to #privacy […]

Won't get as much attention as the #murder of someone I'd never heard off in #utah, but this suspicious killing of Vian Ruma, a young #environmental #activist in #indonesia deserves as much, if not more, global attention. We're losing too many of our future in #asia. Via @mongabay […]

#japan is on the front page of the @newyorktimes and of course, it's a story about #convenience #stores #conbeni 😤 It keeps referring to "high quality fresh food" which is what exactly? The bananas? They can't talking about the highly-processed, preservative laden, unhealthy, overpriced #food […]

#klia #malaysia is a badly designed airport. But not sure the right comparison about terrible #international to #domestic connections is 3 airports that have no domestic flights.

It's sad how often I find articles that do this. This supposedly "in-depth" piece includes not a single quote from anyone in #papua, or even #indonesia. Strangely, quotes one Malaysian, and otherwise, all westerners. Sadly, it's a common problem for pieces by this particular reporter, and this […]

So, in a group I'm in, someone shared a campaign call calling on #google to stop supporting the #israel government and end its complicity in war crimes in #gaza The platform they're using to share these messages? #googlegroups of course. The email account the initial person sent the notice […]

I wish you could filter out reviews from westerners on #happycow or other review sites for #asian #vegetarian food. It's a generalization, but can't trust most of them them. Too many mediocre, overpriced restaurants in touristy areas in Japan or elsewhere, catering to western #vegetarians […]

East #southeastasia have the most populated time zones in the world. Yet most so-called "global" #civilsociety calls or meetings are set at times that are incredibly inconvenient for those of us here. And, as a result, you see so few #asians participating in a lot of global networks. It's a […]

Perhaps of interest as #prabowo visits #china, since he came into power, I've noticed a huge uptick in #chinese #propaganda being published by the #indonesian state news agency Antara. Case in point, this piece of garbage […]

#gig #workers are playing a central role in #indonesia's #protests. It's no accident - there's been innovative, grassroots organizing taking place in the sector for years. In fact, I wrote about this a few months ago https://www.equaltimes.org/long-silenced-gig-workers-in #tootssea #labor […]

The hashtag#Japan media cooperative, @Unfiltered_Coop, I've been working with for 2+ years has (soft) relaunched with a timely article on mixed-race athletes and how they are perceived in Japan, by Aviraj Gokool. And we're on the fediverse! […]

This "international" #climate #ngo seems to have its entire senior management consist of a handful of white people located not just in #australia, but within a single state! How can this be possible in 2025?

I'll go a step further - won't buy #starbucks coffee ever, as I haven't for at least 5 years now (and even then, when I was forced to during a business meeting) #strike #labor #workers #coffee #sbux […]

#jacobin is really the king of commissioning older western white #leftists to write about the global south. This piece does no original reporting, has no Indonesian voices, and makes blanket statements. It's not bad, but I can think of dozens of Indonesians who could have written a far better […]

On the keycard at this hotel far from #japan, someone seems to have included #okinawan (unless I am mistaken) as one of the many languages. Interesting - and cool - choice!

Apparently you can't add photos to a #google doc when accessing as a guest. You have to be signed in, which means you need a Google account. They're slowly trying to make it impossible to use google #docs without an account.

First article of mine published in TanahAir.net, and the first one in Indonesian in several months! Pengaruh pertumbuhan LNG Cina pada rencana energi Asia Tenggara https://tanahair.net/id/pengaruh-pertumbuhan-lng-cina-pada-rencana-energi-asia-tenggara/ #indonesia #climate #bahasaindonesia […]

After two days offline, coming back online and seeing the news about the targeted assassination of the #aljazeera journalists by #israel was a tough, painful return to reality. So many crimes, no accountability […]

I bet I'm the only person in #japan who learned about what #onepiece is not from anyone here, but from following news about #indonesia and that symbol being used as a sign of protest against #prabowo https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/prabowo-s-indonesia-draws-opposition-cartoon-pirates

One thing that's great about living in #japan is that it's one of the few countries where the main hard-left party both has some power, and is critical of the pseudo-#fascist, ethno-#nationalist party that controls #china, which somehow still get adoration from other leftists around the world […]

Really sad news from #myanmar. Ma Wutt Yee Aung sounds like a true hero. We've lost another bright, young leader, someone we should have empowered and elevated, not ignored and allowed an oppresive regime to murder […]

One thing I liked about #greenpeace was that they always made an effort to include social factors in their reports or research, and not have it just be about #climate or #environment. Yet, in this report, no mention of any #humanrights, or #labor issues in #evs. Purely a climate ranking. It is […]

Went back for another assignment at #osaka #WorldExpo #japan and saw no line at the mediocre #india (sorry, "Bharat") pavilion but a decent line at the far-superior #indonesia pavilion. Word has gotten around, it seems.

Latest from @pewresearch ▶️ On this, the world should be more like #sweden ▶️ What's up with #nigeria? Are they living in some alternate reality? ▶️ #hungary the most pro-US country in Europe is a surprise. ▶️ Can someone explain why #greece has the biggest Pro #china/#US gap?

Interesting findings on the #sustainability backlash, but the choice to include #turkey as Asia-Pacific and not either #middleeast or #europe is...quite a choice. Also, more than half the world, by population, is in Asia-Pacific - makes it kind of a useless category to make any conclusions.

#india pavilion at #osaka #WorldExpo was a #Hindu-nationalist showcase, adorned with religious symbols, showcasing temples and and scriptures through. Didn't see a single mention of #islam anywhere nor much of anything from #southindia Stark contrast to the far superior #indonesia pavilion next […]

Peng Lifa (彭立發 aka 彭載舟) was disappeared by Chinese authorities after hanging banners critical of CCP policies from a bridge in Beijing in October 2022. News has recently come out that he has been sentenced to 9 years in prison on charges including “arson” and “picking quarrels and provoking […]

Consider this - "only 10.6 per cent of India’s population speaks English" Yet so many major media outlets only publish in English. It's the elite speaking to the elite, while the right speaks in the vernaculars […]

AOC: “I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE. This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined. It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are […]

Have to cover an assignment at the #india pavilion at the #osaka #WorldExpo tomorrow. I wonder how they're going to react to a #japanese outlet sending a #southindian American journalist to cover their event?

Pretty great to see this (via @gombang Seems like #linux has seen some significant growth since 2021. In that time, I've done from using #windows + #chromeos to now running Linux (#mint + #ubuntu Cinnamon) my laptops. https://ostechnix.com/linux-reaches-5-desktop-market-share-in-usa/

This #oil & #gas financing/production analysis is interesting in many ways. ▶️ #china is actually ranked fourth, but not mentioned anywhere in the report. ▶️ #russia is, surprisingly, not categorized as "#globalnorth" despite being considered that by the #un, ▶️ Stunning how much the #us has […]

Only 4 masked people, including myself, on my flights from #lax to #sfo. Of note, 100% of maskers were people of color. A common trend I've noticed in #america, POCs wear mask at a higher rate. #covid #CovidIsNotOver #MaskUp #travel

A (westerner) #japan #energy expert mixed up Inner Mongolia, #china with the country of Mongolia in an energy analysis. Just a mind-numbingly stupid error that rendered the entire analysis wrong. And, as far as I can tell, no one has called him out yet. So many experts here who are totally […]

There are quite a few #asianamericans or #asiancanadians in #japan. Sadly, but not entirely unexpectedly, they're, just like their brethren back home, actively disinterested in Asian migrant communities here (as compared to passive disinterest from most westerners). Japan, as "cool" Asia, is […]

Just got invited to a #media briefing about #energy #climate in #southeastasia featuring 3 white guys based in North America and Europe. How is this still a thing in 2025?

There's an NGO in #indonesia that has been happy to speak with me about #japan or #worldbank funding for #coal or #fossilfuel projects. 🏭 But when I reached out to them about #china's funding, they ignored my message and then apologized for being "too busy last week" - but I had time and asked […]

Read an article that, overall was fantastic, but referred to the language of #bangladesh as "Bangladeshi" and that annoyed me to no end.

Since the #democratic nominee in #newyork is of #indian heritage, I can't wait to see all the pride & #media fascination in #india, like we see regularly for #rishisunak or Satya Nadella. Yeah, don't expect much of that, mainly for one key reason.