Sims
@simmin.bsky.social
A subaltern in the current world hegemonic structures and one that is endlessly learning about governance, history, and culture.
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@AJEnglish: Why is ethnic violence still happening in Manipur? Journalist Greeshma Kuthar travelled to the northeast Indian state to find out ⤵️ https://t.co/36NWRVMxX6
August 16, 2023 at 11:01 AM
@AJEnglish: Why is ethnic violence still happening in Manipur? Journalist Greeshma Kuthar travelled to the northeast Indian state to find out ⤵️ https://t.co/36NWRVMxX6
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Siege on Manipur: Hindu Nationalists' War for Ethnic Supremacy
Siege on Manipur: Hindu Nationalists' War for Ethnic Supremacy
Across India, experiments to forge the 'Hindu national community' are predicated on the breakage of minoritised Muslims and Christians, and Adivasis and Dalits. What's happening in Manipur is part of ...
thewire.in
August 18, 2023 at 1:21 PM
Siege on Manipur: Hindu Nationalists' War for Ethnic Supremacy
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If game over, was a map.
August 20, 2023 at 10:37 PM
If game over, was a map.
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If there was ever a moment when cities/towns should consider AirBnBs impacts to the housing crisis and emergencies, it should be these wildfires in BC.
This use needs to be banned or at the least tighten regs substantially more.
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/okanagan-wildfires-airbnb-no-refund
This use needs to be banned or at the least tighten regs substantially more.
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/okanagan-wildfires-airbnb-no-refund
Woman chases Okanagan Airbnb host for refund during wildfire travel ban | News
Despite a ban on non-essential travel to regions of BC affected by wildfires, one Metro Vancouver customer can't get a refund.
dailyhive.com
August 22, 2023 at 4:11 PM
If there was ever a moment when cities/towns should consider AirBnBs impacts to the housing crisis and emergencies, it should be these wildfires in BC.
This use needs to be banned or at the least tighten regs substantially more.
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/okanagan-wildfires-airbnb-no-refund
This use needs to be banned or at the least tighten regs substantially more.
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/okanagan-wildfires-airbnb-no-refund
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I'm not fully migrating to bluesky yet, but for my first post here I thought I would share the artwork for an album I'll be quietly releasing next week. All the songs are adaptations of revolutionary tracts or speeches and my friend painted this original artwork!
August 4, 2023 at 7:17 PM
I'm not fully migrating to bluesky yet, but for my first post here I thought I would share the artwork for an album I'll be quietly releasing next week. All the songs are adaptations of revolutionary tracts or speeches and my friend painted this original artwork!
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According to a new study, people who endured even mild cases of COVID are at heightened risk two years later of two dozen medical conditions including lung problems, fatigue, diabetes and certain other health problems typical of Long COVID.
Many long-covid symptoms linger even after two years, new study shows
The report finds a heightened risk for lung problems, fatigue, diabetes and other health woes.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 21, 2023 at 4:39 PM
According to a new study, people who endured even mild cases of COVID are at heightened risk two years later of two dozen medical conditions including lung problems, fatigue, diabetes and certain other health problems typical of Long COVID.
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At 18, George Jackson was condemned to a prison for the alleged robbery of $70. Jackson spent the remainder of his short life behind bars, but it was from the confines of prison that he became one of the most powerful revolutionary voices and greatest living threats to the American capitalist system
George Jackson's unfinished revolution
52 years since his death at the hands of California prison authorities, George Jackson's legacy has left an indelible imprint on the ongoing struggles for liberation from capitalist exploitation and t...
therealnews.com
August 21, 2023 at 4:52 PM
At 18, George Jackson was condemned to a prison for the alleged robbery of $70. Jackson spent the remainder of his short life behind bars, but it was from the confines of prison that he became one of the most powerful revolutionary voices and greatest living threats to the American capitalist system
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New #LongCovid study from Ziyad Al-Aly and his team: A wide variety of health risks following a COVID-19 case (heart disease, cognitive symptoms, GI symptoms, and more) persist for at least two years after infection.
I covered the study for @sciencenews.bsky.social:
I covered the study for @sciencenews.bsky.social:
Health risks can persist at least 2 years after COVID-19, new data suggest
U.S. veterans who tested positive for COVID-19 in 2020 remain at higher risk for many long COVID conditions, from heart disease to gastrointestinal issues.
www.sciencenews.org
August 21, 2023 at 4:29 PM
New #LongCovid study from Ziyad Al-Aly and his team: A wide variety of health risks following a COVID-19 case (heart disease, cognitive symptoms, GI symptoms, and more) persist for at least two years after infection.
I covered the study for @sciencenews.bsky.social:
I covered the study for @sciencenews.bsky.social:
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For context, these images give a picture of how bad the wildfire situation is in Canada this year. We’ve never seen this much damage spanning the country in a single year, and you can see how many large fires are still burning.
https://www.disconnect.blog/p/roundup-meta-doesnt-care-about-you
https://www.disconnect.blog/p/roundup-meta-doesnt-care-about-you
August 21, 2023 at 3:18 PM
For context, these images give a picture of how bad the wildfire situation is in Canada this year. We’ve never seen this much damage spanning the country in a single year, and you can see how many large fires are still burning.
https://www.disconnect.blog/p/roundup-meta-doesnt-care-about-you
https://www.disconnect.blog/p/roundup-meta-doesnt-care-about-you
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Canada just evacuated a city of 20,000 people because of the wildfires devastating the country, but when people turn to Facebook for emergency updates, they get caught up in Meta’s news ban.
It shows how little the company really cares about its users.
It shows how little the company really cares about its users.
Roundup: Meta doesn't care about you
Read to the end for some good boys delivering parcels
www.disconnect.blog
August 21, 2023 at 3:17 PM
Canada just evacuated a city of 20,000 people because of the wildfires devastating the country, but when people turn to Facebook for emergency updates, they get caught up in Meta’s news ban.
It shows how little the company really cares about its users.
It shows how little the company really cares about its users.
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If you look at Meta blocking Canadians from accessing news in an emergency situation and decide the real blame lies with the government for trying to regulate the platform, your perspective is fundamentally flawed in my view. Not to mention the law isn’t even in force yet.
Canada just evacuated a city of 20,000 people because of the wildfires devastating the country, but when people turn to Facebook for emergency updates, they get caught up in Meta’s news ban.
It shows how little the company really cares about its users.
It shows how little the company really cares about its users.
Roundup: Meta doesn't care about you
Read to the end for some good boys delivering parcels
www.disconnect.blog
August 21, 2023 at 5:56 PM
If you look at Meta blocking Canadians from accessing news in an emergency situation and decide the real blame lies with the government for trying to regulate the platform, your perspective is fundamentally flawed in my view. Not to mention the law isn’t even in force yet.
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appalling violation of human rights
Citing the Supreme Court's Dobbs opinion throughout, the 11th Circuit allows AL's ban on medical care for trans youth to take effect. Says the rights of parents with transgender youth are not sufficiently rooted in our country's history and tradition media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub...
August 21, 2023 at 9:52 PM
appalling violation of human rights
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“Layoffs in the biotech industry for 2023 have matched the total number of companies that cut staff in all of 2022” https://www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/biopharma-layoffs-reach-119-2023-hitting-last-years-total-mid-august
Fierce Biotech analysis: 2023 biopharma layoffs now match 2022’s total
Layoffs in the biotech industry for 2023 have matched the total number of companies that cut staff in all of 2022, with 119 biopharmas reporting workforce reductions so far this year, according to | ...
www.fiercebiotech.com
August 21, 2023 at 9:47 PM
“Layoffs in the biotech industry for 2023 have matched the total number of companies that cut staff in all of 2022” https://www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/biopharma-layoffs-reach-119-2023-hitting-last-years-total-mid-august
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Ecuadorians reject oil drilling in the Amazon, ending operations in protected area
Ecuadorians reject oil drilling in the Amazon, ending operations in protected area
Ecuadorians voted against drilling for oil in a protected area of the Amazon, an important decision that will require the state oil company to end its operations in a region that’s home to two uncontacted tribes and is a hotspot of biodiversity.
apnews.com
August 21, 2023 at 2:30 PM
Ecuadorians reject oil drilling in the Amazon, ending operations in protected area
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Look at this! I have a chapter in this spectacular volume about the role Italian organized crime panics played in immigration restrictions, immigrant criminalization, international police collaboration, and the deportation state. It'll be out in December!
Managing Migration in Italy and the United States
Managing Migration in Italy and the United States shows how the development of gatekeeping in the United States and Italy laid the groundwork for immigration restriction worldwide at the turn of the t...
www.degruyter.com
August 21, 2023 at 10:19 PM
Look at this! I have a chapter in this spectacular volume about the role Italian organized crime panics played in immigration restrictions, immigrant criminalization, international police collaboration, and the deportation state. It'll be out in December!
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BREAKING: Pilots at American Airlines have approved a new contract that includes raises of more than 46%.
The immediate payments and bonuses alone are worth $1.1 billion.
Worker power gets results.
The immediate payments and bonuses alone are worth $1.1 billion.
Worker power gets results.
August 22, 2023 at 12:39 AM
BREAKING: Pilots at American Airlines have approved a new contract that includes raises of more than 46%.
The immediate payments and bonuses alone are worth $1.1 billion.
Worker power gets results.
The immediate payments and bonuses alone are worth $1.1 billion.
Worker power gets results.
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I donated a couple of items to the Books for Maui auction/fundraiser, which opens today! 1) a read + feedback on your essay or short story, plus a call to discuss the piece (or anything else related to writing/editing/publishing!)
Author Nicole Chung: Critique of Short-Form Piece
Auction item 'Author Nicole Chung: Critique of Short-Form Piece' hosted online at 32auctions.
www.32auctions.com
August 21, 2023 at 5:25 PM
I donated a couple of items to the Books for Maui auction/fundraiser, which opens today! 1) a read + feedback on your essay or short story, plus a call to discuss the piece (or anything else related to writing/editing/publishing!)
Financialism has been held captive by the economics of capitalism and inflation is going to be the response to the capitalist scumbags
United auto workers are looking for 40% increases over the new contract.
Looks like that’s realistic to me!
Looks like that’s realistic to me!
BREAKING: Pilots at American Airlines have approved a new contract that includes raises of more than 46%.
The immediate payments and bonuses alone are worth $1.1 billion.
Worker power gets results.
The immediate payments and bonuses alone are worth $1.1 billion.
Worker power gets results.
August 22, 2023 at 4:13 AM
Financialism has been held captive by the economics of capitalism and inflation is going to be the response to the capitalist scumbags
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When Elon talks about removing blocking to open discourse it’s just a lie. His economic and political approach requires excluding people from opportunity and money and power.
Removing blocking isn’t about openness but actually about harassment and maintaining the violent status quo.
Removing blocking isn’t about openness but actually about harassment and maintaining the violent status quo.
Capitalism Needs Exclusion
Twitter blocks, gated communities, and the lies of a fascist billionaire
open.substack.com
August 22, 2023 at 1:12 AM
When Elon talks about removing blocking to open discourse it’s just a lie. His economic and political approach requires excluding people from opportunity and money and power.
Removing blocking isn’t about openness but actually about harassment and maintaining the violent status quo.
Removing blocking isn’t about openness but actually about harassment and maintaining the violent status quo.
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A man arrived at the store, Mag.pi, around 5 p.m. and criticized Carleton’s Pride flag before he shot her, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. Carleton, 66, was pronounced dead at the scene.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 22, 2023 at 3:01 AM
A man arrived at the store, Mag.pi, around 5 p.m. and criticized Carleton’s Pride flag before he shot her, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. Carleton, 66, was pronounced dead at the scene.