Let us take you to a Gaza neighborhood hard-hit by multiple wars, in this video and reconstruction via @situ_nyc@felipedana@JeannieOhm
https://t.co/ICMKSByqSV
"This is the worst day by far."
@ramsaysky says the situation at Kabul's airport is "utterly horrendous", and that 'hardened soldiers' told him its the "worst thing they have ever seen in their entire career"
"Today, 19 August, is the 102nd anniversary of #Afghanistan’s independence. Yesterday, hundreds of people tried to raise the tricolor Afghanistan flag in Nangarhar province, but were fired on by the #Taliban." https://t.co/lZlMnTS3rm
"Part of being human is that we will forget our past suffering and start to take our current life for granted. But as Nelson notes, 'The work is to remember more often than we forget.'."
This piece will make you feel good, especially if you feel bad.
"The antidote to toxic positivity is “tragic optimism,” which involves the search for meaning amid the inevitable tragedies of human existence" by @sbkaufman
https://t.co/zSRpM0DNTi
"In fairness to #Biden Administration, it inherited from Trump Administration a terrible situation, bcse of the concessions made to the #Taliban abt the timing of a US withdrawal" https://t.co/IN836lUzJm
Enlightening #Afghanistan analysis by @SteveCollNY for @NewYorker@IChotiner
Tandis que des millions d’êtres humains réclament en vain des vaccins, ou meurent de vivre dans un pays pauvre sans défense face à la Covid , quelques milliers d’habitants des pays riches qui ont maquillé leur ignorance et leur égoïsme sous le beau mot de Liberté vont manifester
"Women and girls will be taken to Waziristan in Pakistan to be re-educated and converted to “authentic Islam.”
https://t.co/4RYDYxyUWZ by Vrinda Narain @ConversationEDU
Is this the 21st century?
"Given the lack of a firing squad, electrocution was the only method of execution available in the state."
https://t.co/mjrVYwAp57
#FreddieOwens#BradSigmon#DeathPenalty
@MachineNeura@kiwi_scam@kiwicom247 This is insane right??? they pretended to answer with customer service but like a day away from the initial trip so useless. And their responses were just... void and scamming
In Arabic, there are 12 levels of friendship. Most of our 'friends' are level 5 or below, and many of us don't have a single level 12 friend 🤯
Here are the levels:
1. Zameel - someone you have a nodding acquaintance with
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I’ve arrived in Cornwall for this year’s @G7 where I’ll be asking my fellow leaders to rise to the challenge of beating the pandemic and building back better, fairer and greener.
It will be a busy and important Summit, and I can’t wait to get started.
#G7UK
"Meet our Human Books" deconstructs judgements & prejudices we have against #mentalhealth, #sexuality, #religion & more
Heart wrenching yet so uplifting
https://t.co/r1BDrcyfNT
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