Shuvo of the Left

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Human, pediatrician, musician, café owner, writer, traveler, seeker
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There are many examples of the collective fraying at the seams, & of illegitimate or irresponsible voices receiving attention/adulation. Everyone knows Trump does that sort of bellowing. But for example this latest defence, by someone as unjustly revered as E Musk, of straight-up racism (from Scott Adams) should be cause for immediate call out. Any African-American still using Twitter needs to wake up to that racist’s MO.
Quietly observing US society, I find huge swathes of it entirely unrecognisable these days. Hidden under the sheen of normalcy is an absolutely deteriorated core that is barely held together by a handful of holdouts who still believe in the idea of a pluralistic, democratic nation. But those in power have given up the pretence of actually working towards that & are now blatantly corrupt hoarders. How much longer can such tenuous circumstances last?
Life isn't fair. Death isn't fair. We need a third, more fair option.
Wyoming Republicans take a stand, want to ban electric cars

As childish legislative stunts go, this one is certainly pathetic.

Ars Technica
Boost this toot if you're planning on sticking around Mastodon whether or not it becomes more popular than the birdsite.
Time to launch a government run telco to force Rogers, Bell and Telus to lower prices? There’s already a precedent https://www.thestar.com/business/technology/opinion/2023/01/14/why-canada-needs-a-nation-wide-public-telecom.html via @torontostar
Opinion | Time to launch a government run telco to force Rogers, Bell and Telus to lower prices? There’s already a precedent

SaskTel — a publicly-owned telecommunications company — already enjoys significant market share in Saskatchewan, forcing the big guys to lower their prices to compete.

thestar.com

It’s not difficult….

Domain. Eukaryota
Kingdom. Animalia
Phylum. Chordata
Class. Mammalia
Order. Primates
Family. Homindae
Genus. Homo
Species. Sapiens

Can you see “race” on that fucking list? No, because there is no “race” we are all the same.

Fucking grow up.

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Amazon.com

This story out of India is horrific, shocking, disturbing, disgusting, heartbreaking…what a truly catastrophic way to start 2023

https://theprint.in/india/anjali-singh-delhis-hit-and-run-victim-risked-life-to-earn-for-family-hoped-to-open-salon/1296196/?amp

HER NAME WAS ANJALI SINGH
😞💔😭🙏🏽

Anjali Singh, Delhi’s hit-and-run victim, ‘risked life’ to earn for family & hoped to open salon

After her father died around 8 yrs ago, Anjali took over as the sole breadwinner of the family, initially working at a salon and later, after she lost her job, at weddings and events.

ThePrint

I admit I was pretty bummed out about not being about to quote-toot at first, but I took the time to understand why Mastodon made a different choice than Twitter and gave it a chance to see what it was like before running around demanding features.

A journalist should do the same, especially if they are claiming to speak for journalists in general. And if me pointing this out makes you super angry, you have made my point. 😐