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"Although I have no great patriotism for my country[,] I do feel as though I owe it to my community + to future generations to do my best to make things better. ... I want to be patient. I want to be wise. I want to be brave enough to see beyond myself, to wake up calmly, every day, to the horrors.
wrote about a genre of essay i really hate: the rich people who weaponize political fear to sell you a dream of european emigration no one but them can afford www.late-review.com/p/against-th...
against the fleeing to europe industrial complex
a brief polemic
www.late-review.com
May 19, 2025 at 2:50 AM
"Although I have no great patriotism for my country[,] I do feel as though I owe it to my community + to future generations to do my best to make things better. ... I want to be patient. I want to be wise. I want to be brave enough to see beyond myself, to wake up calmly, every day, to the horrors.
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Elon Musk is taking a half step back from DOGE to try to save Tesla’s reputation, but it isn’t making much difference in Europe.
Sales were down 59% in France, 62% in the UK, and a whopping 81% in Sweden — where Tesla has refused to sign a collective agreement.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Sales were down 59% in France, 62% in the UK, and a whopping 81% in Sweden — where Tesla has refused to sign a collective agreement.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
May 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Elon Musk is taking a half step back from DOGE to try to save Tesla’s reputation, but it isn’t making much difference in Europe.
Sales were down 59% in France, 62% in the UK, and a whopping 81% in Sweden — where Tesla has refused to sign a collective agreement.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Sales were down 59% in France, 62% in the UK, and a whopping 81% in Sweden — where Tesla has refused to sign a collective agreement.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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The state government of Karnataka offers 30% concession in workload with full pay for some areas that are typically dry and where temperatures often exceed 40°C in the summer. The first substantive policy announcement I have seen for workers exposed to extreme heat.
www.thehindu.com/news/nationa...
www.thehindu.com/news/nationa...
Government offers 30% work concession for MGNREGA labourers in Kalaburagi, Belagavi divisions for April and May
Government offers 30% work concession under MGNREGA in Kalaburagi and Belagavi due to extreme heat conditions.
www.thehindu.com
April 18, 2025 at 6:58 AM
The state government of Karnataka offers 30% concession in workload with full pay for some areas that are typically dry and where temperatures often exceed 40°C in the summer. The first substantive policy announcement I have seen for workers exposed to extreme heat.
www.thehindu.com/news/nationa...
www.thehindu.com/news/nationa...
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SpaceSail currently has about 90 satellites, but plans to rapidly scale up with 648 by the end of 2025 and 15,000 by 2030. Starlink has more than 7000.
While I like to see competition for Starlink, I still think putting so many satellites in low-earth orbit is a bad idea.
While I like to see competition for Starlink, I still think putting so many satellites in low-earth orbit is a bad idea.
China’s SpaceSail is expanding where Elon Musk is stumbling
The Shanghai satellite company is launching deals in countries where Starlink, X or Tesla are creating friction.
restofworld.org
April 18, 2025 at 1:08 PM
SpaceSail currently has about 90 satellites, but plans to rapidly scale up with 648 by the end of 2025 and 15,000 by 2030. Starlink has more than 7000.
While I like to see competition for Starlink, I still think putting so many satellites in low-earth orbit is a bad idea.
While I like to see competition for Starlink, I still think putting so many satellites in low-earth orbit is a bad idea.
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I'm part of the NYC Public Library Action Network; our research team is hoping to identify other cities, towns, county systems, etc, that have successfully secured a ⭐ fixed percentage of their municipal budget for libraries ⭐ (we're trying to convince mayoral candidates to commit 0.5% every yr!)
March 9, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I'm part of the NYC Public Library Action Network; our research team is hoping to identify other cities, towns, county systems, etc, that have successfully secured a ⭐ fixed percentage of their municipal budget for libraries ⭐ (we're trying to convince mayoral candidates to commit 0.5% every yr!)
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“Wealthy Chinese investors are quietly funnelling tens of millions of dollars into private companies controlled by Elon Musk using an arrangement that shields their identities from public view” www.ft.com/content/6685...
Chinese investors privately take stakes in Elon Musk’s companies
Asset managers have been promoting tech mogul’s ties to Donald Trump to lure capital to xAI, Neuralink and SpaceX
www.ft.com
March 9, 2025 at 10:25 AM
“Wealthy Chinese investors are quietly funnelling tens of millions of dollars into private companies controlled by Elon Musk using an arrangement that shields their identities from public view” www.ft.com/content/6685...
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There’s nothing efficient about shutting down U.S. National Parks when they collectively bring in over $55B a year yet cost over $3.5B a year to upkeep. This is the kind of stupid bullshit what you do when you deliberately want to crash the economy.
March 10, 2025 at 3:40 AM
There’s nothing efficient about shutting down U.S. National Parks when they collectively bring in over $55B a year yet cost over $3.5B a year to upkeep. This is the kind of stupid bullshit what you do when you deliberately want to crash the economy.
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Trump and Vance showed a level of crassness and vulgarity never seen before in the White House with a foreign leader and guest. They were the worst kind of ignorant disgusting bully. They’ve turned our nation into a global embarrassment. And a global threat.
ZELENSKYY: Putin broke the ceasefire. What kind of diplomacy, JD, are you speaking about?
VANCE: I think it's disrespectful to come into the Oval Office and try to litigate this in front of the American media
VANCE: I think it's disrespectful to come into the Oval Office and try to litigate this in front of the American media
February 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Trump and Vance showed a level of crassness and vulgarity never seen before in the White House with a foreign leader and guest. They were the worst kind of ignorant disgusting bully. They’ve turned our nation into a global embarrassment. And a global threat.
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Trump-Vance fracas with Zelenskyy is not about entertainment. New Delhi should pay attention because Trump's antics are dangerous, destructive and damaging; his arguments and creation of a global disorder hurts India, makes it more vulnerable, particularly wrt China.
I write in The Morning Context
I write in The Morning Context
Trump’s White House drama with Zelenskyy creates strategic nightmare for India
US President Donald Trump’s showdown with visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy undermines global norms and weakens India’s strategic position against China.
themorningcontext.com
March 1, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Trump-Vance fracas with Zelenskyy is not about entertainment. New Delhi should pay attention because Trump's antics are dangerous, destructive and damaging; his arguments and creation of a global disorder hurts India, makes it more vulnerable, particularly wrt China.
I write in The Morning Context
I write in The Morning Context
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Once a part of forests considered sacred by the local tribal community. Now a coal mine operated by Adani.
Hasdev forests in Chattisgarh. Central India
Hasdev forests in Chattisgarh. Central India
February 25, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Once a part of forests considered sacred by the local tribal community. Now a coal mine operated by Adani.
Hasdev forests in Chattisgarh. Central India
Hasdev forests in Chattisgarh. Central India