Finally, people are realising the harmful effects of tobacco. Good move taken by the Telangana government!
The Telangana government has issued a one-year ban on the manufacture, storage, distribution, transportation and sale of gutka and pan masala containing tobacco and nicotine throughout the State, effective immediately.
Gaza has began to attack Central Israel through rockets!
Will the war ever end?
A massive barrage of rockets targeted Tel Aviv and central Israel for the first time in months. The rockets were fired from Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-803682
Lots of other white men, including some of my husband’s [#journalism colleagues, were quick to comment that we shouldn’t jump to conclusions. Well, that’s bullshit. Even for people who did recognize the shootings as an act of #racism, I had to explain to them that it’s not just racism. It’s a #racialized#misogyny that’s very, very specific to #AsianWomen. ]
Transphobia Will Dominate the Ballot now in the UK Election!
The UK is in a bad state economically and socially, largely as a result of the Conservative government’s disastrous policies, like austerity and welfare reforms, the mishandling of the Covid 19 pandemic and, of course, Brexit.
It's the typical case of using power to exploit the poor and bribing them to get away with anything.
In Pune porsche crash case, the accused's grandfather told the family driver to take the blame for the accident and threatened him against speaking about the matter to anyone and now has been arrested.
FWIW We’re all a bit disappointed in the decline of media in the U.S as to what’s covered and how. For those of us in the U.S. just know things suck more on a holiday weekend. They did so back in better times, but it’s worse now. So, use the chance to turn off and relax.
In Cheboygan, Michigan, there are no local journalists to report news.
Local residents are turning to Facebook for local news. (Personal note: argh, Facebook isn't a reliable or trustworthy resource to learn what's happening in your community.)
Today is #NewstodonFriday, a day to feature work from newsrooms that have an active presence in the #Fediverse. If you like what you see in the thread below, follow the profiles and boost their stories. If you're a journo or newsroom that we don't know about (or there's someone that should be on our radar), please comment below.
Northwestern U journalism prof Steven Thrasher was on #DemocracyNow this morning and they referenced this article.
It's bittersweet. These protest camps are beautiful and inspiring, but attempts -- by college admins, politicians, police, and journalists to extinguish and discredit them is disgusting.
Peru's new bill classifies LGBTQ people as mentally ill! This is the new of society.
Transgender model Carmen Carrera is speaking out against Peru's new bill that officially classifies transgender, nonbinary, and intersex people as "mentally ill"
Some people with a bias for institutional authority and deference to elite power condescend to the idea of blogs or citizen #journalism. My hypothesis: part of the reason is the word ‘blog’ sounds funny and people feel self-conscious saying it out loud. #American exceptionalism is the ability to memory-hole first-principles, history, and the meaning of words better than the rest than the rest of the world.