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Japan/Indonesia/global historian@Leiden University, author of _Japan's Occupation of Java: A Transnational History_, and translator of _Grassroots Fascism: The War Experience of the Japanese People_ (吉見義明の『草の根のファシズム』の英訳); bass, vocals, drums, and percussion; WWII, colonialism & funky music
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https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/staffmembers/ethan-mark#tab-1

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Special Guest Lecture: Civilian Internment in India: Omissions and Exceptions, Incarceration camps of the Pacific War - Leiden University

Did you know that there were internment camps in India during World War II? Have you wondered who was incarcerated there? Why do we know so little about their experiences? This presentation explores civilian internment in India through a small cast of characters unwittingly drawn into and implicated…

Know anyone struggling with Long Covid?
They should definitely have a look at this study.
SSRIs were effective in improving long covid symptoms in roughly 2/3 of patients in this trial. Particularly those with neurological complaints.
This is not entirely a surprise to me, as an SSRI also practically saved my son from a devastating chronic Lyme infection,, with symptoms very similar to those of Long Covid.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-45072-9
Treatment of 95 post-Covid patients with SSRIs - Scientific Reports

After Covid-19 infection, 12.5% develops post-Covid-syndrome (PCS). Symptoms indicate numerous affected organ systems. After a year, chronic fatigue, dysautonomia and neurological and neuropsychiatric complaints predominate. In this study, 95 PCS patients were treated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). This study used an exploratory questionnaire and found that two-thirds of patients had a reasonably good to strong response on SSRIs, over a quarter of patients had moderate response, while 10% reported no response. Overall, patients experienced substantial improved well-being. Brainfog and sensory overload decreased most, followed by chronic fatigue and dysautonomia. Outcomes were measured with three different measures that correlated strongly with each other. The response to SSRIs in PCS conditions was explained by seven possible neurobiological mechanisms based on recent literature on PCS integrated with already existing knowledge. Important for understanding these mechanisms is the underlying biochemical interaction between various neurotransmitter systems and parts of the immune system, and their dysregulation in PCS. The main link appears to be with the metabolic kynurenine pathway (KP) which interacts extensively with the immune system. The KP uses the same precursor as serotonin: tryptophan. The KP is overactive in PCS which maintains inflammation and which causes a lack of tryptophan. Finally, potential avenues for future research to advance this line of clinical research are discussed.

Nature
At least one good thing emerging from the current horrors is the shelving of the cynical US scheme to normalize relations between Israël and Saudi Arabia. Biden's policies in the Middle East have been barely distinguishable from those of Trump (starting with acceptance of Trump's inflammatory move of the US embassy to Jerusalem).
(Source: NY Times)
Ur-Fascism

Umberto Eco Ur-Fascism June 22, 1995

The Anarchist Library
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Our Concerned Scholars group has released "Scholarly and Public Responses to 'Contracting for Sex in the Pacific War': The Current State of the Problem." We address issues stemming from J. Mark Ramseyer's comfort women article & its aftermath, focusing on questions of academic integrity & historical denialism. We suggest how historians might continue to address the problem of misleading scholarship based on false claims masquerading as “academic freedom.” 1/3 https://sites.google.com/view/concernedhistorians/the-current-state-of-the-problem-sept-2023 #histodons
Concerned Scholars - The Current State of the Problem (Sept. 2023)

The Current State of the Problem (September 2023)

突然ですが、J. Mark Ramseyerによる慰安婦に関する論文スキャンダルの「その後」について、Concerned Scholarsがまとめた文書を発表します。

Scholarly and Public Responses to “Contracting for Sex in the Pacific War”: The Current State of the Problem

https://sites.google.com/view/concernedhistorians/the-current-state-of-the-problem-sept-2023

We did not respond to Ramseyer's "response" or IRLE's decision immediately. But we have been closely watching various people's reactions, writings, and events. Here's what we think the current state of the problem is.

Concerned Scholars - The Current State of the Problem (Sept. 2023)

The Current State of the Problem (September 2023)

Brash Netanyahu Attempt to Unseat Meg Ryan Heightens Standoff

RIP to the fantastic Lord Creator at the ripe old age of 87.
This past Saturday Columbia University's WKCR-FM weekly reggae show had a great little retrospective that included this amazing vocal-only version of Kingston Town.

https://archive.org/details/kingston-town-vocal

Kingston Town Vocal : Carter Van Pelt : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Lord Creator's vocal track to Kingston Town, produced by Clancy Eccles, 1970. Recorded at Randy's Studio 17.Jamaica turns 60 this Saturday. I wanted to do...

Internet Archive
Message to newly "freed" Dutch slaves in the Surinaamsche Courant, July 1st 1863. The paternalistic Dutch colonial mentality in a nutshell. "wederliefde" (mutual love) my fucking ass. As an extra token of love they were made to work the plantations for another 10 years on starvation wages to give the slaveholders time to adjust to the new situation (after they, not the former enslaved, received state compensation for their "losses")