"The crucial concept of the neutrality of journalists in conflict, a tenuously accepted idea, has all but vanished amid a thicket of propaganda, lies and disinformation. I have watched helplessly as friends and colleagues have been jailed, beaten and killed simply for trying to do their work with honor and integrity."
"But the butcher’s bill is the longest for local #journalists covering the crises in their homelands, countries like #Syria , #Iraq and #Yemen , as well as places like #Mexico , where drug cartels frequently target journalists for assassination. Since the beginning of #Russia ’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, at least 17 journalists have been killed in #Ukraine , 11 of them #Ukrainian "
A little while ago I read something somewhere in replies on YT I think and it kinda made sense
Something like:
"Our parents grew up with the idea that the US was the land of chances and opportunities but our generation almost sees it more like a developing country"
Not to talk down the US but I also experienced this, I always wanted to live in the US very bad but nowadays I rather stay away..
@stux in my much younger years, I used to plan retiring somewhere in the States during the winter months in my old age. As things stand, however, I don't plan to ever step foot there again. #Mexico sounds more and more interesting. Southern #Europe, even more so.
Here goes once again: This time I asked #ChatGPT to generate the hashtags for all Global South countries. Sorry for any mistake and I hope I'm not being too spamy:
I'm selling 2 tickets for #CCCamp23 (#Germany, August 15th to August 19th, 2023)
"Hurricane Hilary grew rapidly to Category 4 strength off Mexico’s Pacific coast on Friday and could reach Southern California as the first tropical storm there in 84 years, causing 'significant and rare impacts' including extensive flooding.
Today in Labor History August 12, 1992: The U.S., Canada and Mexico signed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which took effect in January 1994. As a result of the business agreement, the U.S. lost millions of jobs, while wages in Mexico plummeted, contributing the increase in immigration from Mexico to the U.S.
Gabriel Trujillo was unstoppable when it came to studying nature. Botany, his passion, led him to explore lots of places while cataloging plants and their behaviors. In June 2023, that research took him from California to the mountains of Sonora in northeastern Mexico in hopes of finding Cephalanthus occidentalis, a shrub that...
For the Mayan culture, the cenotes were considered sources of life, in addition to providing the vital liquid they were an entrance to another world and a center of communion with the gods.
I just can’t get over of the beauty of nature. Please, let's take care of the planet 💚
It's been a week since we got back from our trip to Mexico City and we're still thinking about it. Loved the city! It's a proper urbanist city that the US could only dream of.
I knew that the city was nicer than I've been led to believe, but even then I was pleasantly surprised. Separate bike lanes, wide sidewalks, perfect weather, and great people!
I'm not where I want to be, but I'm moving forward more and more every day. Many times we get frustrated because we don't see a result, but let's remember that small actions add up. Be constant and perseverance, tomorrow you will enjoy your results.
Killing of U.S. biologist adds to rising violence against scientists in Mexico (news.mongabay.com)
Gabriel Trujillo was unstoppable when it came to studying nature. Botany, his passion, led him to explore lots of places while cataloging plants and their behaviors. In June 2023, that research took him from California to the mountains of Sonora in northeastern Mexico in hopes of finding Cephalanthus occidentalis, a shrub that...
1,500-year-old Teotihuacan village found in Mexico City (www.thehistoryblog.com)