alyaza

how's your week going, Beehaw

it has been a pretty quiet week, although there was excellent schadenfreude yesterday from Ron Desantis dropping out

The online hate campaign turning Indonesians against Rohingya refugees (www.theguardian.com)

Cape Verde reaches malaria-free milestone (www.bbc.com)

Iran says it has launched attacks on what it calls militant bases in Pakistan (apnews.com)

Norway to pay Sámi reindeer herders millions for violating their human rights (grist.org)

'The Coup, For Now, Is Over': Arévalo Sworn In as Guatemala's President (www.commondreams.org)

alyaza, 8 months ago

Alyaza what have been your favorite/most interesting book among the four?

the majority of my reading list would not make for particularly comfortable reading so i’ll just point you to the fairly normal pick from last year, which is I’m Glad My Mom Died

alyaza, 8 months ago

now that i’ve read a bit more this week: The Great Transition by Nick Fuller Googins is an early contender for my book of the year and the first to get 5 stars this year from me (although i’m a generous reviewer)

The Future Of E-Commerce Is A Product Whose Name Is A Boilerplate AI-Generated Apology (defector.com)

2023 confirmed as world's hottest year on record (www.bbc.co.uk)

Nonalcoholic Beer Is Booming. Here Are the Ones to Try. (punchdrink.com)

Manosphere-inspired YouTubers are encouraging men to start OnlyFans management agencies (prismreports.org)

alyaza, 8 months ago

oh, i guess i have two partners now and i forgot to mention that

alyaza, 8 months ago

Is it a poly constellation

just a fairly straightforward arrangement where all three of us are dating each other

Inside Israel's torture camp for Gaza detainees (www.972mag.com)

How humans have changed the Earth’s surface in 2023 (www.bbc.com)

Strong quake prompts tsunami warning for Japan's western coast (www.japantimes.co.jp)

how's your year going, Beehaw

welcome to the new age

how's your holidays going, Beehaw

it’s a special Christmas/New Years edition of the Beehaw weekly thread! post all the shenanigans you’re up to

Iran, child bride and year-long victim of domestic violence Samira Sabzian who killed her 'husband' has been been executed in Ghezelhesar Prison (www.iranhr.net)

Samira was a child bride married at 15 and a victim of domestic violence. She had two young children, one a new-born baby, when she was arrested and had not seen her children in ten years. She saw them for the first and last time when they came to the prison to say goodbye....

As Tunisia suffers economic woes, voters will head to polls for local elections on Sunday (www.pbs.org)