Mastodawn

"The poorer the beneficiary, the louder the sermon. Freebie culture, we are warned. Fiscal collapse. Irresponsible populism. But when public sector banks write off ₹1.29 lakh crore over the years in bad loans, an amount large enough to fund several welfare budgets, the vocabulary softens. What is striking is not that welfare exists. It is that it provokes disproportionate moral anxiety."

doulos Jan 12

Abra Staffin-Wiebe Jan 11

Our neighborhood has a situation where a man was taken by ICE and left about 20 cats in need of care. If you're local to the Twin Cities, able to foster, AND have a separate space 1 or more cats could stay away from your resident pets, please comment below! #Minneapolis

doulos Oct 2, 2025

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Harshad Sharma Sep 30, 2025

Stages of a sunset

#Kodaikanal #Weather

doulos Oct 2, 2025

Karthik S Oct 2, 2025

"The law and order in ... has deteriorated to such an extent that even police officers are engaging in...".

doulos Aug 24, 2025

impermanen_ 🕊️Aug 24, 2025

Somehow missed this:

Pakistan, home to more than 240 million people, is experiencing one of the most rapid #solar revolutions on the planet, even as it grapples with poverty and economic instability.

Suddenly about half the country’s electricity comes from solar. It’s not industrial solar farms or state-led: it’s a bottom-up revolution: households fed up with rising power costs and blackouts buying what are now ridiculously cheap solar panels.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/01/climate/pakistan-solar-boom

How Pakistan pulled off one of the fastest solar revolutions in the world

Pakistan has become one of the biggest new solar markets. It’s bringing cheap, clean power but analysts warn of potential trouble ahead.

CNN

doulos Aug 24, 2025

Karthik S Aug 24, 2025

"In India, heart attacks are becoming more common in individuals in their 20s, 30s, and 40s. Alarmingly, 50% of all heart attacks now occur in people under 50, with 1 in 5 happening in those under 40. This troubling trend is a nationwide issue, with men being more affected than women, and no region is spared".