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Sad that this is common now in Thailand… it’s become a place where Chinese oligarchs flex like this for “daddy Xi”
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
How a Bangkok art show was censored following China's anger
The Burmese curators of the show, which contained Tibetan, Uyghur and Hong Kong art, have fled to the UK.
www.bbc.com
August 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Sad that this is common now in Thailand… it’s become a place where Chinese oligarchs flex like this for “daddy Xi”
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Al Jazeera Media Network condemns the targeted assassination of its correspondents Anas Al Sharif and Mohammeel Qraiqea, along with photographers Ibrahim Al Thaher, and Mohamed Nofal, by Israeli forces.
#JournalismIsNotACrime
#JournalismIsNotACrime
August 11, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Al Jazeera Media Network condemns the targeted assassination of its correspondents Anas Al Sharif and Mohammeel Qraiqea, along with photographers Ibrahim Al Thaher, and Mohamed Nofal, by Israeli forces.
#JournalismIsNotACrime
#JournalismIsNotACrime
“One academic involved experiencing harassment from a visiting scholar from China, who whispered “we’re watching you” in one case and another scholar experienced a severe campaign of online harassment.”
These EXACT SAME things happened to me.
These EXACT SAME things happened to me.
August 4, 2025 at 5:08 AM
“One academic involved experiencing harassment from a visiting scholar from China, who whispered “we’re watching you” in one case and another scholar experienced a severe campaign of online harassment.”
These EXACT SAME things happened to me.
These EXACT SAME things happened to me.
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As the government embraces AI, we must ask ourselves whether or not we can trust it, and consider the fallout from depending heavily on it.
Can we really trust AI to tell the truth?
www.bigissue.com
August 3, 2025 at 5:13 AM
As the government embraces AI, we must ask ourselves whether or not we can trust it, and consider the fallout from depending heavily on it.
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God’s Work should prick the conscience of anyone who thinks they can solve homelessness or save homeless people without actually talking and listening to them.
INVISIBLE EXISTENCE OP-ED: No-holds-barred account of lives of the homeless is an ‘awakening of our social conscience’
www.dailymaverick.co.za
August 1, 2025 at 10:52 AM
God’s Work should prick the conscience of anyone who thinks they can solve homelessness or save homeless people without actually talking and listening to them.
faux universities teaching only what ‘what XI daddy loves’ 🙄
8 public universities in HK have signed a new accountability agreement requiring them to follow the "advice and guidance" of the central government and align with the remarks of Chinese leader Xi Jinping. In full: buff.ly/P6eR2cL
HK universities sign new agreement requiring alignment with Xi’s remarks
8 public universities in HK have signed a new accountability agreement requiring them to follow the "advice and guidance" of the central government and align with the remarks of Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
buff.ly
July 30, 2025 at 2:08 AM
faux universities teaching only what ‘what XI daddy loves’ 🙄
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34-Year-Old Asks For Big Piece theonion.com/34-year...
July 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
34-Year-Old Asks For Big Piece theonion.com/34-year...
A Columbia genocide scholar says she may leave over university's new definition of antisemitism
apnews.com/article/colu...
apnews.com/article/colu...
A Columbia genocide scholar says she may leave over university's new definition of antisemitism
Academics around the country are raising alarm about growing efforts to define antisemitism on terms pushed by the Trump administration.
apnews.com
July 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
A Columbia genocide scholar says she may leave over university's new definition of antisemitism
apnews.com/article/colu...
apnews.com/article/colu...
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I’ve been reading through Latin curse tablets (defixiones) and thought this one from Roman-period Britain was neat: someone seemingly cursing the person who stole their beehive ‘vas apium’)! 🐝 (Brit. 48.10 10; text and images: romaninscriptionsofbritain.org/inscriptions...; images by R.S.O. Tomlin)
July 18, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I’ve been reading through Latin curse tablets (defixiones) and thought this one from Roman-period Britain was neat: someone seemingly cursing the person who stole their beehive ‘vas apium’)! 🐝 (Brit. 48.10 10; text and images: romaninscriptionsofbritain.org/inscriptions...; images by R.S.O. Tomlin)
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"The key lies in treating the fantastical with the same emotional seriousness as the real. In many Indigenous worldviews, the mythic is not a separate realm – it coexists with the tangible," author Subi Taba tells Anannya Nath.
Read the full interview: scroll.in/article/1084...
Read the full interview: scroll.in/article/1084...
July 13, 2025 at 1:58 PM
"The key lies in treating the fantastical with the same emotional seriousness as the real. In many Indigenous worldviews, the mythic is not a separate realm – it coexists with the tangible," author Subi Taba tells Anannya Nath.
Read the full interview: scroll.in/article/1084...
Read the full interview: scroll.in/article/1084...
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As AI infiltrates every aspect of our lives, futurist Ray Kurzweil shares lessons from 60 years of working on AI. What he got right—wrong—and where he thinks we are headed next. This is part one of TED Radio Hour's special series, "Prophets of Technology."
Could AI extend your life indefinitely? Futurist Ray Kurzweil thinks so : TED Radio Hour
As AI infiltrates every aspect of our lives, who are some of the people behind this huge inflection point? In this special three-part series, you'll hear from the people predicting and shaping our tech future. Host Manoush Zomorodi reports on the latest and revisits her favorite conversations with the minds crafting the digital world we live in today: what they've gotten right — and wrong — and where they think we're headed next. Part 1 features futurist Ray Kurzweil and counterculture icon Stewart Brand.TED Radio Hour+ subscribers now get access to bonus episodes, with more ideas from TED speakers and a behind the scenes look with our producers. A Plus subscription also lets you listen to regular episodes (like this one!) without sponsors. Sign-up at plus.npr.org/ted.
n.pr
July 12, 2025 at 9:28 PM
As AI infiltrates every aspect of our lives, futurist Ray Kurzweil shares lessons from 60 years of working on AI. What he got right—wrong—and where he thinks we are headed next. This is part one of TED Radio Hour's special series, "Prophets of Technology."
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Black People are the patriots white people pretend to be—always have been.
July 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Black People are the patriots white people pretend to be—always have been.
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“Books won’t stay banned. They won’t burn. Ideas won’t go to jail. In the long run of history, the censor and the inquisitor have always lost.”
— A. Whitney Griswold
— A. Whitney Griswold
July 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
“Books won’t stay banned. They won’t burn. Ideas won’t go to jail. In the long run of history, the censor and the inquisitor have always lost.”
— A. Whitney Griswold
— A. Whitney Griswold
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July 2, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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The Dalai Lama has laid out plans on how his successor will be chosen, a process that is expected to face interference from China.
The Dalai Lama Is Turning 90 and Has a Birthday Message for Beijing
Tibet’s spiritual leader laid out plans for his succession, a process that is expected to face interference from China.
on.wsj.com
July 2, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The Dalai Lama has laid out plans on how his successor will be chosen, a process that is expected to face interference from China.
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Just published. New edition. Still relevant, I think.
June 30, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Just published. New edition. Still relevant, I think.
Haitang: China is cracking down on young women who write gay erotica www.bbc.com/news/article...
Haitang: China is cracking down on young women who write gay erotica
"Every word I once wrote has come back to haunt me," posted a writer who says she was arrested for "obscene" work.
www.bbc.com
June 30, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Haitang: China is cracking down on young women who write gay erotica www.bbc.com/news/article...
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I for one am tired of Humanities academics pushing their elitist agenda of basic literacy, independent thinking and an elementary knowledge of human history
June 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I for one am tired of Humanities academics pushing their elitist agenda of basic literacy, independent thinking and an elementary knowledge of human history
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BREAKING: ICE agents are run off the property at Dodgers stadium.
Fans, protestors and the LA Dodgers themselves have refused ICE agents access to Dodgers stadium. Here is LAPD escorting them off the estate.
More of this! Resist.
(🎥 Kevin Takumi, Fox L.A.)
Fans, protestors and the LA Dodgers themselves have refused ICE agents access to Dodgers stadium. Here is LAPD escorting them off the estate.
More of this! Resist.
(🎥 Kevin Takumi, Fox L.A.)
June 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
BREAKING: ICE agents are run off the property at Dodgers stadium.
Fans, protestors and the LA Dodgers themselves have refused ICE agents access to Dodgers stadium. Here is LAPD escorting them off the estate.
More of this! Resist.
(🎥 Kevin Takumi, Fox L.A.)
Fans, protestors and the LA Dodgers themselves have refused ICE agents access to Dodgers stadium. Here is LAPD escorting them off the estate.
More of this! Resist.
(🎥 Kevin Takumi, Fox L.A.)
Did you know that Harvard is dismantling their ‘Religion and Public Life’ program to appease Trump?
June 10, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Did you know that Harvard is dismantling their ‘Religion and Public Life’ program to appease Trump?
This brave woman is more of a leader than most ‘real leaders’ on the world stage
June 9, 2025 at 12:13 PM
This brave woman is more of a leader than most ‘real leaders’ on the world stage
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We're on the hunt for guest columnist for The Edge newsletter. If you're a smart, witty, and courageous writers, let us know. Reap joy (and swag) in return. Details here: chroni.cl/443JdmW
An Open Call to Be a Guest Columnist for The Edge
Wanted: smart, witty, and courageous writers. Reap joy (and swag) in return.
chroni.cl
June 7, 2025 at 10:14 PM
We're on the hunt for guest columnist for The Edge newsletter. If you're a smart, witty, and courageous writers, let us know. Reap joy (and swag) in return. Details here: chroni.cl/443JdmW
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Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg and other 11 activists will set sail for Gaza on a ship in an effort to bring in aid and raise “international awareness” over the ongoing humanitarian crisis, the activists said. nbcnews.to/4dKYoVh
June 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg and other 11 activists will set sail for Gaza on a ship in an effort to bring in aid and raise “international awareness” over the ongoing humanitarian crisis, the activists said. nbcnews.to/4dKYoVh
