Asha
@lucyintheloo.bsky.social
Lover and hater, mostly kind, but can be a bitch when I need to be.
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Finally out into the world, the labour of many months. My long essay in the inaugural edition of the Alter Magazine on the pasts, presents, and futures of Indian science fiction.
“The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction” —
altermag.com/articles/the...
“The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction” —
altermag.com/articles/the...
The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction.
Before Asimov, there was Rokeya.
altermag.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Finally out into the world, the labour of many months. My long essay in the inaugural edition of the Alter Magazine on the pasts, presents, and futures of Indian science fiction.
“The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction” —
altermag.com/articles/the...
“The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction” —
altermag.com/articles/the...
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“The sacred is not merely a matter of belief or tradition; it is a powerful & underutilized cultural technology for managing common goods.”
— @xygalatas.bsky.social
— @xygalatas.bsky.social
To Save Nature, Make It Sacred | NOEMA
Beyond science and policy, the key to protecting Earth’s most vulnerable ecosystems may lie in the human capacity to treat certain places as sacred.
www.noemamag.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
“The sacred is not merely a matter of belief or tradition; it is a powerful & underutilized cultural technology for managing common goods.”
— @xygalatas.bsky.social
— @xygalatas.bsky.social
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Tuesday Weld - Teenager of the Year [Germany, Indie Rock] (1996)
https://redd.it/5j8h74
https://youtu.be/IF7JfQ78N-E
https://redd.it/5j8h74
https://youtu.be/IF7JfQ78N-E
Tuesday Weld - Teenager of the Year [Germany, Indie Rock] (1996)
youtu.be
October 12, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Tuesday Weld - Teenager of the Year [Germany, Indie Rock] (1996)
https://redd.it/5j8h74
https://youtu.be/IF7JfQ78N-E
https://redd.it/5j8h74
https://youtu.be/IF7JfQ78N-E
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Nothing scares the Israeli government more than Jewish-Palestinian partnership.
In this case, it’s a movie by a Jewish-Israeli about a Palestinian boy from the West Bank trying to make it to Tel Aviv to see the sea for the first time: edition.cnn.com/2025/09/17/m...
In this case, it’s a movie by a Jewish-Israeli about a Palestinian boy from the West Bank trying to make it to Tel Aviv to see the sea for the first time: edition.cnn.com/2025/09/17/m...
Israel’s culture minister vows to defund ‘Israeli Oscars’ after film about Palestinian boy wins big | CNN
Israel’s minister of culture has vowed to cut funding for the country’s film academy and its annual awards show after a movie about a Palestinian boy’s dream of seeing the ocean won big.
edition.cnn.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Nothing scares the Israeli government more than Jewish-Palestinian partnership.
In this case, it’s a movie by a Jewish-Israeli about a Palestinian boy from the West Bank trying to make it to Tel Aviv to see the sea for the first time: edition.cnn.com/2025/09/17/m...
In this case, it’s a movie by a Jewish-Israeli about a Palestinian boy from the West Bank trying to make it to Tel Aviv to see the sea for the first time: edition.cnn.com/2025/09/17/m...
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Hi! I make indie horror comics.
If you like terrifying and rotten black & white horror comics you should check out my work
I sell my work in print here: erikapriceart.bigcartel.com
And I have a patreon where I post pages and process images from my new series, Worms www.patreon.com/erikapriceart
If you like terrifying and rotten black & white horror comics you should check out my work
I sell my work in print here: erikapriceart.bigcartel.com
And I have a patreon where I post pages and process images from my new series, Worms www.patreon.com/erikapriceart
September 15, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Hi! I make indie horror comics.
If you like terrifying and rotten black & white horror comics you should check out my work
I sell my work in print here: erikapriceart.bigcartel.com
And I have a patreon where I post pages and process images from my new series, Worms www.patreon.com/erikapriceart
If you like terrifying and rotten black & white horror comics you should check out my work
I sell my work in print here: erikapriceart.bigcartel.com
And I have a patreon where I post pages and process images from my new series, Worms www.patreon.com/erikapriceart
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Fuck you, YouTube.
YouTube is secretly using AI to edit people's videos
• Skin is being smoothed or sharpened
• Features like ears are being altered
• YouTube confirmed there's an 'experiment' on Shorts to 'unblur' and 'improve' clarity
• There's currently no way to opt out
(via BBC)
• Skin is being smoothed or sharpened
• Features like ears are being altered
• YouTube confirmed there's an 'experiment' on Shorts to 'unblur' and 'improve' clarity
• There's currently no way to opt out
(via BBC)
August 26, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Fuck you, YouTube.
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A popular free VPN has been accused of spying on its userbase after security researchers observed it taking non-consenting screenshots of user browsing activity.
Read more: ia.acs.org.au/article/2025...
Read more: ia.acs.org.au/article/2025...
Popular free VPN caught spying on users
Researchers find Chrome extension taking hidden screenshots.
ia.acs.org.au
August 26, 2025 at 1:42 AM
A popular free VPN has been accused of spying on its userbase after security researchers observed it taking non-consenting screenshots of user browsing activity.
Read more: ia.acs.org.au/article/2025...
Read more: ia.acs.org.au/article/2025...
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From drunk signings to hidden nukes, 5 secrets about Singapore’s separation from Malaysia - https://www.channelnewsasia.com/cna-insider/separation-declassified-documents-singapore-malaysia-agreement-signing-british-secrets-5312751
From drunk signings to hidden nukes, 5 secrets about Singapore’s separation from Malaysia
A new documentary, Separation: Declassified, revisits one of Southeast Asia’s most dramatic political divorces, with assassination plots to personal betrayals revealed in declassified documents and eyewitness accounts.
www.channelnewsasia.com
August 26, 2025 at 1:51 AM
From drunk signings to hidden nukes, 5 secrets about Singapore’s separation from Malaysia - https://www.channelnewsasia.com/cna-insider/separation-declassified-documents-singapore-malaysia-agreement-signing-british-secrets-5312751
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“What we witness today is a struggle to stay ‘hopelessly hopeful’,” Mech Dara says. “Even when there’s no reason to believe things will improve, we can’t help but cling to this diminishing hope.”
Memories of a golden age - Mekong Review
In the face of funding cuts and growing oppression, Cambodian reporters cling on to hope through memories of a golden age of journalism
mekongreview.com
August 11, 2025 at 6:59 AM
“What we witness today is a struggle to stay ‘hopelessly hopeful’,” Mech Dara says. “Even when there’s no reason to believe things will improve, we can’t help but cling to this diminishing hope.”
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Former PM Hun Sen played golf today, noting that since the armed clashes with Thailand, he has been drinking coffee twice a day—once in the morning and once in the evening—with no sugar.
August 10, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Former PM Hun Sen played golf today, noting that since the armed clashes with Thailand, he has been drinking coffee twice a day—once in the morning and once in the evening—with no sugar.
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Just read that again: AI tech bosses are choosing not to have children because they don't think the world will be around much longer.
WHY are we inviting this monstrous tech into all levels of education? Why are we blithely going along with Big Tech as it tells us we cannot do without AI?
WHY?
WHY are we inviting this monstrous tech into all levels of education? Why are we blithely going along with Big Tech as it tells us we cannot do without AI?
WHY?
Karen Hao on AI tech bosses: ‘Many choose not to have children because they don’t think the world is going to be around much longer’
Karen Hao on AI tech bosses: ‘Many choose not to have children because they don’t think the world is going to be around much longer’
The author of Empire of AI: Inside the Reckless Race for Total Domination discusses the cost of Big Tech’s huge investment in technologies that may do more harm than good
www.irishtimes.com
August 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Just read that again: AI tech bosses are choosing not to have children because they don't think the world will be around much longer.
WHY are we inviting this monstrous tech into all levels of education? Why are we blithely going along with Big Tech as it tells us we cannot do without AI?
WHY?
WHY are we inviting this monstrous tech into all levels of education? Why are we blithely going along with Big Tech as it tells us we cannot do without AI?
WHY?
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"Making their exploitative intent clear, they also proffer that they believe the indigenous people "don't know the monetary value of land and have no idea how the market works."
"I am the lawyer for a multinational group active in the energy sector that intends to displace a small Amazonian indigenous community from their territories in order to build a dam and a hydroelectric plant … How can we get the lowest possible price in negotiations with these indigenous people?"
Leaked ChatGPT Conversation Shows User Identified as Lawyer Asking How to "Displace a Small Amazonian Indigenous Community From Their Territories in Order to Build a Dam and a Hydroelectric Plant"
Tens of thousands of ChatGPT conversations were mistakenly shared by users who used a feature that OpenAI has swiftly removed.
futurism.com
August 10, 2025 at 11:48 AM
"Making their exploitative intent clear, they also proffer that they believe the indigenous people "don't know the monetary value of land and have no idea how the market works."
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'Breathing Space', etching by contemporary artist and printmaker Janis Goodman #WomensArt
August 10, 2025 at 5:19 AM
'Breathing Space', etching by contemporary artist and printmaker Janis Goodman #WomensArt