I see the value of the database that was taken down, and that’s a shame.

I’m less convinced by the subtext of the piece, namely that NED is a CIA front, or that it’s bad to “promote democracy” worldwide by supporting opposition/pro-Western candidates.

That said, it’s definitely a gray area given the US’ history of doing coups…

One thing that helps loneliness is communities, especially those that meet IRL. I believe there has been a significant decline in club membership and social groups in the past decades. I think there are several factors behind this, including financial stress (and the resulting scarcity of free time).

One action that people can take is to join communities and participate in them! Even just online groups with similar interests if not IRL groups can help to make friends and feel connected. HTH

Almost!

Damn. Get an air filter, everyone!

I’m frustrated that this keeps happening (aid money ending up in rich people’s pockets)

Is there any way to mitigate this?

Why don’t they want it to end?

Cheaper than hot war

Why does she look like a damn giant next to these people? Is that a child army?!

I’m like… surely they will just buy these from China now?

FTA:

So partial compensation at the level of RNA transcription is balanced by some sort of “post-transcriptional control” that occurs after RNA synthesis to cancel out the difference.

It will be fascinating to discover how this works.

I love jellyfish 🪼

Great pic!

I did use a crypto mining OS that was Linux but with lots of scripts that were written in… PHP! I never thought I’d see it.

I think these are characters from the artist KAWS

V cool

Source: RT. I’m gonna have mine with a bit of salt (skepticism)

Bashtronaut?

Ad hominem, zero points

The first paragraph of the first link you shared:

The U.S. State Department’s Office of the Legal Advisor concluded earlier this year that China’s mass imprisonment and forced labor of ethnic Uighurs in Xinjiang amounts to crimes against humanity—but there was insufficient evidence to prove genocide

So basically you’re saying “don’t worry they’re just doing crimes against humanity but not technically genocide.” Not a great argument IMHO

This article seems to say that China has shifted to subtler methods of subjugation, possibly due to Western sanctions. Not that it was fabricated.

I’m not here to argue about the definition of genocide. IMHO, if there’s smoke, there’s fire.

Can you provide a source for your claim that “western media has backed away from the claim of Uighur genocide”?