Sharoz Makarechi
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Sharoz Makarechi
@sharoz.bsky.social
Dying & death are distant cousins, often in opposition.
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Salman Rushdie’s book, #KNIFE is an account of his public stabbing on stage and his unexpected recovery but reads like a love letter to love itself. Also a reminder of the threat posed by Islamic fundamentalism that only he can speak to.
“It occurred to me quite clearly, that I was dying.” The author Salman Rushdie recounted in vivid testimony the moment when an attacker stabbed him about 15 times as he was about to give a lecture in western New York, leaving him blind in one eye.
April 17, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Reposted by Sharoz Makarechi
A new agreement has been reached to end wildcat strikes by thousands of New York State correctional officers, which have created chaos throughout the prison system.
New Deal Reached to End Wildcat Strikes by N.Y. Prison Guards
The state and the correctional officers’ union agreed that officers should return to work Monday and that some limits on solitary confinement would be put on pause.
www.nytimes.com
March 9, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Dying & death are distant cousins, often in opposition.
.
Salman Rushdie’s book, #KNIFE is an account of his public stabbing on stage and his unexpected recovery but reads like a love letter to love itself. Also a reminder of the threat posed by Islamic fundamentalism that only he can speak to.
“It occurred to me quite clearly, that I was dying.” The author Salman Rushdie recounted in vivid testimony the moment when an attacker stabbed him about 15 times as he was about to give a lecture in western New York, leaving him blind in one eye.
‘I Was Dying’: Salman Rushdie Testifies About Terrifying Stabbing Attack
The author recounted in vivid testimony the moment when an attacker stabbed him about 15 times as he was about to give a lecture in western New York.
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2025 at 8:27 PM