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Ania J. Lichtarowicz
19 days ago
The next election threat isn’t hackers or bots - it’s AI swarms pretending to be human. 🤖 This week on
@soeptech.bsky.social
: 🇺🇸 US pulls back from digital rights groups 🗳️ AI agents influence opinion online Who controls democracy now? 🌍 🎧 Listen now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCBi...
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Why the US Is Withdrawing From Internet Freedom Groups and What It Means for Your Digital Rights.
YouTube video by Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast ex BBC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCBi2ftfvGg
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Mumbai podcasters, I hope to see you here tomorrow evening: Jan 17, 2025, 5pm to 7pm. Spread the word!
about 1 month ago
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Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast
about 1 month ago
This week we delve into the worst internet shutdown ever recorded in Iran. Then: why up to half of fresh fruit & veg is wasted. One 5-day error. 300 tonnes of apples lost. When information breaks down, the costs are human and global.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqoi...
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The Communications Blackout in Iran: Network Data Show Near-Total Comms Shutdown
YouTube video by Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqoid2He2hE
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Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast
about 1 month ago
🚨 Could AI sway your vote? 🤖 A few minutes with a chatbot can shift opinions. And what happens to your digital life after you die? 💻💸 An app can make sure your money, policies, and accounts go to the right people. 🎧
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv7F...
#AI
#DigitalLegacy
#Podcast
#FutureOfTech
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Will AI Sway Your Vote? And How to Make Sure Your Digital Legacy Goes to the Right People
YouTube video by Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv7F89rOYtY&t=57s
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Anil Dash
about 2 months ago
A podcast that is only, or primarily, on YouTube isn’t a podcast if you can’t watch that video without being on YouTube. The word “podcast” specifically *means* not being beholden to any tech giants like YouTube/Google/Alphabet.
anildash.com/2024/02/05/w...
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Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast
about 2 months ago
🌍 Drones hunting malaria puddles in Ghana. Swab tests transforming TB diagnosis in India. And a government app sparking a privacy storm. Our latest Somewhere on Earth Podcast connects global tech, health, and controversy. 🎧
#GlobalTech
#Malaria
#TB
#Privacy
#Podcast
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEYG...
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Drones vs. Mosquitoes, Swabs vs. TB, and a Cyber App India Doesn’t Want
YouTube video by Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEYGErR0E0A
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Reveal
about 2 months ago
"The hot new thing right now is to be a Christian nationalist. And unfortunately, it means hurting an awful lot of people along the way." This Christmas, check out our interview with
@maklelan.bsky.social
, who discusses how politicians have used the Bible to serve their own interests.
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The Bible says so…or does it?
On this week’s “More To The Story,” religious scholar and TikTok star Dan McClellan examines how some Christian nationalists use—and often abuse—the Bible to gain political power.
https://revealnews.org/podcast/dan-mcclellan-bible-christian-nationalism-religion-politics/
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I'm on this podcast! AI, Internet, vines, Fast fashion, landfills, fungi, bacteria, PFAS -- all in one episode!
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2 months ago
🌐 Twitter’s first engineer built Divine & Nostr: short videos, human-first, no AI slop, no algorithm tricks. Creators own their content. The internet you remember — but better. Also
#funghitech
dealing with waste textiles 💡
#OpenWeb
#CreatorEconomy
#SomewhereOnEarth
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🌍 Taking Back Control of the Internet & Turning Textile Waste Into Profit
YouTube video by Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IHen44iAkk&t=1130s
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Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast
3 months ago
#Poland
is quietly becoming
#Europe’s
#tech
powerhouse! 🌍 From AI-powered greenhouses 🌱 to
#mobile
IDs 📱 and
#AI
fertility apps ❤️, innovators are changing everyday life. Hear their stories on Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast! 🎧
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-N8...
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Poland’s Tech Boom: AI Greenhouses, Mobile IDs & Virtual Fertility Clinics
YouTube video by Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-N8uX7xblI&t=853s
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/c...
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E.P.A. Set to Cancel Grants Aimed at Protecting Children From Toxic Chemicals (Gift Article)
The cancellations, set to apply to pending and active grants, also affect research into “forever chemicals” contaminating the food supply.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/climate/epa-cuts-forever-chemicals-grants.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Bk8.K6ET.Y4v-ZYVnkR3f&smid=bs-share
10 months ago
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Pulitzer Center
6 months ago
Despite financial troubles, Keru Dahifale hosted a feast. “Otherwise, the goddess wouldn’t bless me and grant my wishes.” Grantee Parth MN reveals how a temple in
#Mohate
,
#India
, exploits faith for commercial gain. Story for People's Archive of Rural India (PARI).
bit.ly/46jMxLQ
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Superstition Reaps a Harvest of Gold in Mohate
A famous temple trust in Ahilyanagar, Maharashtra state, buried golden instruments to “capture the minute energy waves from the universe to bless devotees.” It remains a popular pilgrimage spot. Being...
https://pulitzercenter.org/stories/superstition-reaps-harvest-gold-mohate?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=Indigenous-Rights
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Krittika
over 1 year ago
Since that NYT article is doing the rounds, here is a detailed report by PARI (People's Archive of Rural India) from 2022, which goes into the suffering behind the sugar on our tables. Content note: health, descriptions of traumatic medical procedures
ruralindiaonline.org/en/articles/...
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‘It all started after my uterus was removed’
In Beed district, where a large numbers of female sugarcane workers underwent hysterectomies, women are silently coping with post-surgery anxiety, depression, physical ailments and strained marital re...
https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/articles/it-all-started-after-my-uterus-was-removed/
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chuffed.org/project/1438...
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Help Fadi Abu Odeh rebuild his family's security
Hello, I'm abdul Haadi from Portugal. I'm opening this campaign on behalf of our brother Fadi and his Family, they wish to rebuild a security into Gaza, Palestine. Here is his presentation :"My name i...
https://chuffed.org/project/143827-help-fadi-abu-odeh-in-gaza?utm_campaign=success&utm_id=143827&utm_medium=bluesky&utm_source=chuffedreferral
5 months ago
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Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast
5 months ago
🚀 New show out now! 1️⃣ Digital Ceasefires: What would it mean to protect human rights—not just on the ground, but online? 2️⃣ DeepSeek’s AI Breakthrough: No billion-dollar compute. No hype-driven roadmap. Just pure, efficient innovation. 🎧 Full episode link:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIQ2...
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Digital Ceasefires & DeepSeek’s Breakthrough: How Peace and Science Are Redefining Our Digital Fu...
YouTube video by Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIQ2KzLsNbA&t=786s
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Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast
6 months ago
🎉 100 episodes! Somewhere on Earth has explored online abuse, AI privacy risks, and stories that impact millions. 💬 Which episode has been your favourite? 🎧 Listen to the milestone episode →
www.youtube.com/@SomewhereOn...
#Podcast
#100Episodes
#DigitalRights
#AI
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Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast
Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast is a weekly #podcast that looks at #technology and how it impacts our daily lives. We're the former #bbc #worldservice #DigitalPlanet team and we tell the #...
https://www.youtube.com/@SomewhereOnEarthPodcast
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Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast
6 months ago
🚗📲 In Brazil, GigU helps ride-hailing & delivery drivers decide which jobs are worth taking — boosting incomes & challenging industry giants. 🎧 Hear the story on Somewhere on Earth:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzrv...
#DaniloLuiz
#GigEconomy
#WorkersRights
#PositiveNews
#Podcast
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GigU app boosts driver earnings as Danilo Luiz champions positive media in Brazil
YouTube video by Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzrvUC8X-Qg
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COP Resilience Hub
8 months ago
Ever asked yourself, “What exactly is the COP Resilience Hub?” We got you covered in under 60 seconds. 🌎🎬 🔗 Learn more: cop-resilience-hub.org
#COPResilienceHub
#COP30
#RaceToResilience
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Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast
7 months ago
💍🤖 Can AI help plan your wedding? Yep—and it might just save your budget, guest list, and your sanity. 📺 Watch here →
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8FG...
#Bridechilla
#SOEP
#AIWedding
#TechPodcast
#WebSummit
#ChatGPT
#WeddingPlanning
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Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast
7 months ago
🌊 Meta’s new undersea cable = 31,000 miles (!!) Enough to stretch NYC→Sydney→NYC again
#TechMarvel
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz0b...
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Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast
8 months ago
Your data = the new gold. 💰 Brittany Kaiser (ex-Cambridge Analytica) says it's the most valuable asset on Earth, but individuals get nothing for it. Time for a change. Should YOU profit from YOUR data? 🤔
#DataRights
#Privacy
#BigTech
#WebSummit
www.youtube.com/shorts/3gs4x...
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Your Data: The New Gold?💰Shocking Truth from Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower! #dataprivacy
YouTube video by Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3gs4x1v4kxc
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South Africa Built a Medical Research Powerhouse. Trump Cuts Have Demolished It.
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South Africa Built a Medical Research Powerhouse. Trump Cuts Have Demolished It.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/health/south-africa-medical-research-trump.html?rsrc=flt&smid=bs-share
8 months ago
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The News Professionals
8 months ago
Fantastic opportunity for investigative journalists looking to dig deep or kick-start important leads. Whether you’ve got a fully formed pitch or just the start of something big, this kind of support can make all the difference. Definitely worth bookmarking!
#Journalism
#Grants
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The News Professionals
8 months ago
Stories about journalism and press freedom are more vital than ever. Looking forward to seeing the creative, bold, and deeply human work this year’s submissions bring to the screen. Best of luck to all the storytellers hitting “submit”!
#PressPlayPrague
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emily
10 months ago
To be clear, organizing does not mean you need to *become* a community organizer. Find the organizers in your community! They’ll have actions you can support in small and big ways. Together, we win.
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emily
10 months ago
A lot of these people are also paralyzed by shame/guilt. Because if you fall into the individual consumption trap, nothing will ever be enough. This used to be me. The answer is organizing.
www.nytimes.com/2020/01/10/o...
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The Doctor (Commissions open)
10 months ago
April 24th onwards. Much excite!
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/c...
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E.P.A. Set to Cancel Grants Aimed at Protecting Children From Toxic Chemicals (Gift Article)
The cancellations, set to apply to pending and active grants, also affect research into “forever chemicals” contaminating the food supply.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/climate/epa-cuts-forever-chemicals-grants.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Bk8.K6ET.Y4v-ZYVnkR3f&smid=bs-share
10 months ago
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Michael
10 months ago
I'm like a broken record on this, but this stuff needs to be stopped right now and it's of paramount importance. we are staring into the abyss of ethnic cleansing and mass murder in not too long at all. this cannot be come the new normal.
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Big Issue
10 months ago
"It wasn’t just a place to live – it was a space where I felt able to be myself" For British music icon Craig David, it all started with social housing. Now, he's returned to his childhood home with Shelter to call for more social rent homes 🏠 🏠 🏠
buff.ly/yLoNKk5
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Outrider Foundation
10 months ago
Wildfires are spreading to places once thought safe. Research shows that 115 million Americans live in areas at risk, and the situation is getting worse.
@gabriellecanon.bsky.social
dives into the issue in
@us.theguardian.com
, showing how cities and suburbs are now prime targets.
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Millions of Americans believe they’re safe from wildfires in their cities. New research shows they’re not
Many of the suburbs and cities hit hardest in recent years were caught off-guard, and key stakeholders are racing to understand the dynamics that drive these fires
https://buff.ly/eN9XCq5
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/c...
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By Redefining ‘Harm,’ Agencies Aim to End Longstanding Wildlife Protections (Gift Article)
Trump officials have proposed changing a decades-old interpretation of a key word in the Endangered Species Act, which would make it much easier to log, build or drill for oil.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/climate/trump-endangered-species-act-harm.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Bk8.gZMS.Gl5kGNzE2Ztt&smid=bs-share
10 months ago
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Nicky/Nicole (she/her) 🦋🐛🌱🌿🐈⬛🐈
10 months ago
My mom recently had a skunk in her garage; she’s a huge wildlife fan and also likes spiders
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Lucid Illusions (Pixelfed Era)
10 months ago
#Postcard from Mumbai. There are small parts in the city which is green, not crowded and feels comfortable.
#photography
#postcard
#fromthearchive
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Sonny Singh
10 months ago
Shame on the Wellspring Fund for halting its funding of 18 Million Rising because they had the audacity to speak out against genocide. We are grateful for you
@18millionrising.bsky.social
Thanks for sharing your story publicly.
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@tortoisemedia.bsky.social
identified almost 300 online actors posting about climate change – in ways that range from scepticism to outright misinformation – and created a database of their posts in order to understand how this information spreads.
www.tortoisemedia.com/data/hot-air...
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Hot Air
https://www.tortoisemedia.com/data/hot-air?utm_campaign=433643_DailySensemaker_250422&utm_medium=email&utm_source=dotdigital&UID=&dm_i=7EQK,9ALN,VDMKE,16BJ2,1
10 months ago
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‘Ozone-climate penalty’ adds to India’s air pollution
Climate change is raising ozone levels in India, threatening health and food security.
https://www.scidev.net/global/news/ozone-climate-penalty-adds-to-indias-air-pollution/
10 months ago
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youtu.be/vEioDeOiqEs?...
#MurderBot
is a tv show. And it's visibile and audible with an androgynous-ish voice but I don't LIKE IT AT ALL, Martha! In my head MurderBot is nongendered, but maybe more femme. Crie
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YouTube video by Apple TV
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10 months ago
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Gautam Bhatia
11 months ago
I’ll be speaking on speculative fiction and alternative futures this Friday evening, in Bhopal. Please drop by if you’re free.
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5 bottle caps worth of plastic in the brain. That's some of where the microplastics in your body are turning up
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/w...
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What Are Microplastics Doing to Our Bodies? This Lab Is Racing to Find Out.
Inside a New Mexico lab, researchers estimate there is five bottle caps worth of plastic in human brains. Now they are trying to find out its effects.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/well/microplastics-health.html
10 months ago
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Using a ‘Tiny Bit of Math’ May Improve Your Heart Health, Study Suggests
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/h...
Divide your average daily heart rate by your daily average number of steps. The resulting ratio — daily heart rate per step, DHRPS — provides insight into how efficiently the heart is working
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Using a ‘Tiny Bit of Math’ May Improve Your Heart Health, Study Suggests
Your average daily heart rate is a useful metric; so is your daily step count. Combining the two might be even better.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/health/heart-health-steps-smartwatch.html?smid=bs-share
11 months ago
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Jay Rosen
11 months ago
Meanwhile,
@wired.com
"will no longer put articles that primarily use public records obtained by FOIA behind its paywall." From Reliable Sources:
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Geriatric Penguins Get a ‘Retirement Home’ at New England Aquarium
Six African Penguins at the New England Aquarium in Boston have made a new home on an island designed to address the aches and pains of aging.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/science/penguin-retirement-home-aquarium.html?smid=bs-share
11 months ago
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Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast
11 months ago
Can
#AI
predict your intentions and can this be misused against us? With
@garethmitchell.bsky.social
and
@gboddington.bsky.social
Listen to the full podcast here:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
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https://www.wired.com/story/reju-polyester-recycling/
The European company Reju may have developed the polyester recycling technology the textile industry needs. The question is whether the world is ready for it (and also why they're even doing this) Awesome piece by
aldenwicker.bsky.social
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The World Is in a Polyester Crisis. One Company Is Trying to Recycle a Way Out
The European company Reju may have developed the polyester recycling technology the textile industry needs. The question is whether the world is ready for it.
https://www.wired.com/story/reju-polyester-recycling/
12 months ago
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"This Women’s Day and on other days, I want to reclaim my head space and outgrow the demands to manage and maintain, self and others." Amen
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/leave-me-alone-this-womens-day-9863601/
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Leave me alone this Women’s Day
This Women’s Day and on other days, I want to reclaim my head space and outgrow the demands to manage and maintain, self and others.
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/leave-me-alone-this-womens-day-9863601/
12 months ago
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Sharada
12 months ago
For folks based out of the Netherlands who haven’t been yet, the Wereldmuseum Leiden has a portion of the Benin Bronzes in the Dutch collection on display until the 9th of March; after which they’ll be taken down to be finally restituted to Nigeria in a historic agreement.
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Cuts to National Weather Service Leave Forecasters Reeling
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/w...
Since the climate crisis and extreme weather events like floods and fires don't actually exist or impact anything, who cares about predicting the weather, right? /s
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Cuts to National Weather Service Leave Forecasters Reeling
“Lives are being put in danger,” one meteorologist warned, as some experts feared the cuts will harm public safety.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/weather/national-weather-serivce-cuts-trump-impact.html?smid=bs-share
12 months ago
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Signal Hill
about 1 year ago
Issue One comes out next week, and we’re having a party! Come celebrate with us at
#franciskiteclub
on Thursday, February 20, at 8 pm. Free and open to all.
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