Katharine Khamhaengwong
@katharinegk.bsky.social
editor @bindinghook.bsky.social / freelance editor & writer (oxford analytica, brill yearbook of muslims in europe 2022-present, eater, eurasianet, oc media, saveur, the moscow times, etc)
based in oegstgeest
also: birds, bikes, georgian, snacks, trains
based in oegstgeest
also: birds, bikes, georgian, snacks, trains
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Georgia protests: The view from Adjara
Dissatisfaction is widespread, but many are cautious about expressing displeasure publicly.
eurasianet.org
In Adjara a few weeks ago, nobody was happy with the government and the one Georgian Dream guy I know in Khulo was asking for tips to get to America. Wrote about it for @eurasianet.bsky.social:
eurasianet.org/georgia-prot...
eurasianet.org/georgia-prot...
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New: A CBP agent in Charlotte wore Meta Ray Bans to an immigration raid and used it to record, based on photos shared with 404 Media. We've seen them wearing these glasses before but this is the first specific evidence we have of them recording
www.404media.co/border-patro...
www.404media.co/border-patro...
Border Patrol Agent Recorded Raid with Meta’s Ray-Ban Smart Glasses
New videos and photos shared with 404 Media show a Border Patrol agent wearing Meta Ray-Bans glasses with the recording light clearly on. This is despite a DHS ban on officers recording with personal ...
www.404media.co
December 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
New: A CBP agent in Charlotte wore Meta Ray Bans to an immigration raid and used it to record, based on photos shared with 404 Media. We've seen them wearing these glasses before but this is the first specific evidence we have of them recording
www.404media.co/border-patro...
www.404media.co/border-patro...
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NEW: an activist has been charged for allegedly wiping a Google Pixel phone before CBP could search it. Search was by a secretive CBP Tactical Terrorism Response Team, which ACLU says "interrogate innocent travelers." We uploaded the indictment here: www.404media.co/man-charged-...
Man Charged for Wiping Phone Before CBP Could Search It
The exact circumstances around the search are not known. But activist Samuel Tunick is charged with deleting data from a Google Pixel before CBP’s Tactical Terrorism Response Team could search it.
www.404media.co
December 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
NEW: an activist has been charged for allegedly wiping a Google Pixel phone before CBP could search it. Search was by a secretive CBP Tactical Terrorism Response Team, which ACLU says "interrogate innocent travelers." We uploaded the indictment here: www.404media.co/man-charged-...
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Georgian Dream plans to extend anti-protest laws to pedestrian zones, introducing mandatory prior notice and administrative detention – and, for repeated acts, criminal sentences - for taking part in rallies that obstruct “uninterrupted movement of people." civil.ge/archives/714...
Georgian Dream Plans to Extend Anti-Protest Laws to Pedestrian Zones - Civil Georgia
The ruling Georgian Dream plans to extend anti-protest laws to pedestrian zones, introducing mandato
civil.ge
December 8, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Georgian Dream plans to extend anti-protest laws to pedestrian zones, introducing mandatory prior notice and administrative detention – and, for repeated acts, criminal sentences - for taking part in rallies that obstruct “uninterrupted movement of people." civil.ge/archives/714...
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Far-right Conservatives for Georgia party members and supporters rallied outside Parliament in Tbilisi on Sunday to protest an Emirati investment that they say would lead to the construction of two “Arab cities” in Georgia.
Far-Right Conservatives for Georgia Rally Against Emirati Investment - Civil Georgia
Members and supporters of the far-right Conservatives for Georgia party rallied outside Parliament i
civil.ge
December 8, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Far-right Conservatives for Georgia party members and supporters rallied outside Parliament in Tbilisi on Sunday to protest an Emirati investment that they say would lead to the construction of two “Arab cities” in Georgia.
ah monday the best time of week to send reminders to companies that are 8 months overdue on the invoices
December 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
ah monday the best time of week to send reminders to companies that are 8 months overdue on the invoices
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BREAKING: At least 4 Cambodian civilians have been killed and 9 injured in Thai military attacks on Cambodia, says Minister of Information Neth Pheaktra.
December 8, 2025 at 8:51 AM
BREAKING: At least 4 Cambodian civilians have been killed and 9 injured in Thai military attacks on Cambodia, says Minister of Information Neth Pheaktra.
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“Landlords may say ‘smart home’ devices are a tenant convenience. But the reality is, these AI-enabled systems can track patterns of tenant behavior, identify when people are home, and provide landlords with personal information that could be used to push out tenants perceived as too costly.”
ACLU Sues San Francisco Landlords over AI-Powered Surveillance in Tenants' Homes | ACLU of Northern CA
www.aclunc.org
December 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
“Landlords may say ‘smart home’ devices are a tenant convenience. But the reality is, these AI-enabled systems can track patterns of tenant behavior, identify when people are home, and provide landlords with personal information that could be used to push out tenants perceived as too costly.”
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Edward Seago made just the one visit to Hong Kong in 1962 and plays the tourist here, emerging himself in the noise and bustle of an early morning market, capturing the sight, sounds and figures he would have seen.
December 7, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Edward Seago made just the one visit to Hong Kong in 1962 and plays the tourist here, emerging himself in the noise and bustle of an early morning market, capturing the sight, sounds and figures he would have seen.
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There is no sight that more efficiently puts the lie to immigration “court” than the common sight of children “representing themselves.” Children too small to climb into the chair, children in pajamas who don’t know where they are, children not yet old enough to speak.
Three-year-old child forced to serve as her own attorney in Tucson immigration court
More than a dozen undocumented minors were forced to make their case in front of an immigration judge as the Trump administration ramps up removal proceedings.
coppercourier.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
There is no sight that more efficiently puts the lie to immigration “court” than the common sight of children “representing themselves.” Children too small to climb into the chair, children in pajamas who don’t know where they are, children not yet old enough to speak.
you’re welcome
In Leiden verliest de rivierkreeft (wèl) terrein: 17 keer minder dan eerst #goed-nieuws
In Leiden verliest de rivierkreeft (wèl) terrein: 17 keer minder dan eerst
Het hoogheemraadschap van Rijnland begon twee jaar geleden met een proef om het aantal Amerikaanse rivierkreeften terug te dringen. Het overlastgevende dier rukte de afgelopen jaren flink op. Nu blijkt dat dankzij het experiment al zeventien keer minder kreeften in het water zitten dan in 2023.
www.nu.nl
December 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
you’re welcome
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🚨 Friday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the lowest on record (JAXA data)
• about 840,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,380,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,070,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,530,000 km² below the 1980s mean
Graphics zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
• about 840,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,380,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,070,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,530,000 km² below the 1980s mean
Graphics zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
December 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
🚨 Friday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the lowest on record (JAXA data)
• about 840,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,380,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,070,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,530,000 km² below the 1980s mean
Graphics zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
• about 840,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,380,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,070,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,530,000 km² below the 1980s mean
Graphics zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
dutch government formation vibe
December 5, 2025 at 2:23 PM
dutch government formation vibe
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1. Hard to believe, but Amazon has persuaded schools and cities across the country to abandon competitive bidding and fixed price contracts. Instead, they're signing contracts with Amazon that specify dynamic pricing. The result: Paying $37 for 12 pens or $74 for 36 markers.
December 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
1. Hard to believe, but Amazon has persuaded schools and cities across the country to abandon competitive bidding and fixed price contracts. Instead, they're signing contracts with Amazon that specify dynamic pricing. The result: Paying $37 for 12 pens or $74 for 36 markers.
Reposted by Katharine Khamhaengwong
60,000 African penguins starve to death after sardine numbers collapse – study
60,000 African penguins starve to death after sardine numbers collapse – study
Climate crisis and overfishing contributed to loss of 95% of penguins in two breeding colonies in South Africa, research finds
More than 60,000 penguins in colonies off the coast of South Africa have starved to death as a result of disappearing sardines, a new paper has found.
More than 95% of the African penguins in two of the most important breeding colonies, on Dassen Island and Robben Island, died between 2004 and 2012. The breeding penguins probably starved to death during the moulting period, according to the paper, which said the climate crisis and overfishing were driving declines. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:10 AM
60,000 African penguins starve to death after sardine numbers collapse – study
the meijendel pancake house is by far the best 30 km bike loop from my house, now with added tawny owl
December 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM
the meijendel pancake house is by far the best 30 km bike loop from my house, now with added tawny owl
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US President Donald Trump announced he will pardon Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife Imelda, charged with accepting $600,000 in Azerbaijani bribes, citing a vendetta by former President Joe Biden.
oc-media.org/trump-to-par...
oc-media.org/trump-to-par...
Trump to pardon US congressperson charged with accepting Azerbaijani bribes
Henry and Imelda Cuellar were charged with accepting around $600,000 in bribes to influence legislation favourable to Azerbaijan.
oc-media.org
December 4, 2025 at 8:51 AM
US President Donald Trump announced he will pardon Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife Imelda, charged with accepting $600,000 in Azerbaijani bribes, citing a vendetta by former President Joe Biden.
oc-media.org/trump-to-par...
oc-media.org/trump-to-par...
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Georgia's massive education reform: state universities will have to stop accepting foreign students: "for Georgians only".
This will affect mostly the Medical University, which hosts many Indian students. In the last few years the number of foreign students has grown rapidly.
bm.ge/news/shemdeg...
This will affect mostly the Medical University, which hosts many Indian students. In the last few years the number of foreign students has grown rapidly.
bm.ge/news/shemdeg...
"შემდეგი წლიდან,
სახელმწიფო
უნივერსიტეტები ვერ
მიიღებენ უცხოელ
სტუდენტებს" - უცხო ქვეყნის
რამდენი მოქალაქე
სწავლობს საქართველოში?
საქართველოს სახელმწიფო
უნივერსიტეტები მომავალი
სასწავლო წლიდან უცხოელ
სტუდენტებს ვეღარ
მიიღებენ. როგ...
bm.ge
December 4, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Georgia's massive education reform: state universities will have to stop accepting foreign students: "for Georgians only".
This will affect mostly the Medical University, which hosts many Indian students. In the last few years the number of foreign students has grown rapidly.
bm.ge/news/shemdeg...
This will affect mostly the Medical University, which hosts many Indian students. In the last few years the number of foreign students has grown rapidly.
bm.ge/news/shemdeg...
what are the chances you get given (by mistake) a hand-crank radio on the same day the advice on how to survive the first three days of russian invasion booklet they’re sending everyone in the country arrives
December 3, 2025 at 10:32 PM
what are the chances you get given (by mistake) a hand-crank radio on the same day the advice on how to survive the first three days of russian invasion booklet they’re sending everyone in the country arrives
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Jimmie Duncan, who was on death row in Louisiana for 27 years for the murder of his former girlfriend's toddler, is free on bail following a @propublica.org + @veritenews.org investigation that examined the reliability of the key forensic evidence used to convict him.
A Death Row Inmate Was Released on Bail After His Conviction Was Overturned. Louisiana Still Wants to Execute Him.
Months after a judge tossed out his 1998 murder conviction, Jimmie Duncan is free on bail. But prosecutors have asked the Louisiana Supreme Court to reinstate the death penalty for Duncan, even as the...
www.propublica.org
December 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Jimmie Duncan, who was on death row in Louisiana for 27 years for the murder of his former girlfriend's toddler, is free on bail following a @propublica.org + @veritenews.org investigation that examined the reliability of the key forensic evidence used to convict him.
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Starting Dec 10, most Bay Area transit transfers will be free for two hours. If you take AC Transit to BART then transfer to Muni, your fare today is $9.10. With Clipper 2, the free AC and Muni transfers mean your fare will be just $3.90
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December 3, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Starting Dec 10, most Bay Area transit transfers will be free for two hours. If you take AC Transit to BART then transfer to Muni, your fare today is $9.10. With Clipper 2, the free AC and Muni transfers mean your fare will be just $3.90
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trip’s only real once there‘s a spreadsheet
December 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
trip’s only real once there‘s a spreadsheet
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we’re almost always vegetarian at home but i wanted to make whatever the classic recipe was for these gnocchetti sardi i brought back from italy and that is apparently a saffron-infused ragu, unfortunately very very good
December 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
we’re almost always vegetarian at home but i wanted to make whatever the classic recipe was for these gnocchetti sardi i brought back from italy and that is apparently a saffron-infused ragu, unfortunately very very good
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Police in Saint Petersburg have threatened to open an extremism case against Lena Patyaeva, the friend of missing Chechen woman Seda Suleymanova. Officers claim that Patyaeva’s poster, which she recently protested with, could contain ‘signs of extremism’.
oc-media.org/police-threa...
oc-media.org/police-threa...
Police threaten extremism charges against friend of Seda Suleymanova
Lena Patyaeva is currently serving a 10-day sentence for an alleged violation of the rules on holding a picket.
oc-media.org
December 3, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Police in Saint Petersburg have threatened to open an extremism case against Lena Patyaeva, the friend of missing Chechen woman Seda Suleymanova. Officers claim that Patyaeva’s poster, which she recently protested with, could contain ‘signs of extremism’.
oc-media.org/police-threa...
oc-media.org/police-threa...