Priests at temples in #Odisha are a law unto themselves berating and forcing pilgrims to follow specific routes where other priests extort and demand money in the name of God and for so called “annadhaan”. Any attempt to deviate is met with shouts and shoves. #sakigopal#puri
Putting out a wager that #liberationday#tariffs are a big hoax to appeal to Trump’s voter base and are unlikely to sting as widely as markets and politicians are expecting.
Silence is not always a sign of disengagement. It's sometimes a symbol of deep reflection.
The quieter people in the room aren't refusing to contribute. They're choosing to process before reacting.
It's usually better to think without speaking than to speak without thinking.
@jburnmurdoch Hiroshima is a must do and don’t miss the museum. On your way there or back stop off at Okayama, hire a bicycle outside the station and spend half a day pedalling through beautiful countryside and paddy fields. Photo from a past trip.
Not an article I wanted to write.
The deadly H5N1 bird flu is spreading widely, including to mammals.
For the first time, it's now likely spreading mammal-to-mammal, among minks which are exceptionally well-suited conduits to humans.
We must act now.
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