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Sameer More Nov 11, 2022

Sibin Nov 11, 2022

Wrote a thread on the bird site about its impending doom and how (and more importantly, why) people should find alternatives.

https://twitter.com/sibinmohan/status/1590922268221542401

Sibin “sibin” on mastodon.social on Twitter

“I hope I haven’t left this thread too late. I read that great thread by @timjacobwise about how people who “flee” twitter (to Mastodon) have privilege while many others (e.g. black/marginalized folks) who helped build up this place and found a place for themselves cannot. 1/29”

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Sameer More Nov 11, 2022

Chandrima Das Nov 11, 2022

Dona Paula in Goa is not just a tourist attraction. It is also the backdrop for a folk story that’s been haunting these rocky cliffs for hundreds of years.
How did a folk legend turn Dona Paula into a symbol of love and longing? Does the pathos and romance in this well-told legend end up obscuring historical facts?
To find out tune into the latest episode of RUMORS.

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#podcast #stories #ghosts

Rumors: Dark Lore From India

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Sameer More Dec 19, 2019

Chandrima Das Dec 17, 2019

Read if you want to understand why Assam has been burning, despite the state having become a BJP bastion in the last few years. This article does it as a series of events rather than an outpouring of sentiment.
https://thefederal.com/states/north-east/citizenship-act-reopens-old-wounds-of-assamese-sub-nationalism/

Citizenship Act reopens old wounds of Assamese sub-nationalism - The Federal

Assam has been witnessing agitations against the new citizenship law

Sameer More Dec 19, 2019

Chandrima Das Dec 17, 2019

This is the script for Bhakts.
For #CAA: "This bill has been passed by the majority and was part of the BJP electoral manifesto. It doesn't harm anyone and welcomes persecuted refugees. What's wrong with you? No empathy for refugees?"
Notice that the narrative completely delinks it from the NRC, dynamics in NE and the Constitution.
When the NRC arrives, the narrative will again delink it from the CAA, the Constitution, and ask citizens to not subvert a democratically elected majority govt.

Sameer More Nov 20, 2019

Chandrima Das Nov 20, 2019

#scifi #musing
People who are paranoid about extraterrestrials are afraid that a "superior life-form" would treat humans the way we treat other living beings: as competition, food, labor, objects to be studied, or at best, as pets.

Sameer More Nov 15, 2019

When somebody steps out of your life, it's your decision whether to allow them back or not.

Sameer More Nov 14, 2019

Chandrima Das Nov 14, 2019

Yesterday I met a woman who never swears. Like never ever, ever.
Eager to break what I thought was a "good girl" image, I asked, "Is it because you think it's rude?"
"No no. Don't feel the need to give gaali."
"Never felt an f-bomb come up?"
"Never. I don't manage my frustration with gaali. If I feel I've been wronged then I just threaten people with the real consequences. If they don't change their behavior, I just carry out the punishment."
She proceeded to give me a huge grin.
🙊

Sameer More Nov 13, 2019

Rooh Nov 13, 2019

What if we are all a story in each other's life like a Whatsapp or an Instagram story?

Destiny is the algorithm then.

Sameer More Nov 13, 2019

If you are smart/wise enough to not anything in life for granted, you will have a more restful life than many others.

Sameer More Nov 13, 2019

Swati Nov 13, 2019

Good people of Mastodon, I've been seeing a number of posts here that compare the Ayodhya judgment to a husband losing his wife to another man, treatment of rape victims etc. This is quite worrisome.

Women aren't property that one can win/lose claim over. Such comparisons reinforce the idea of ownership over women as passive objects. I have high hopes from this space and how we talk about women here.

So please do continue with the much-needed criticism, but please keep women out of it.