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[Youth Institute For Social And Economic Rights @YouthInstitute3]

Today we launch our campaign #KnowYourRights We focus on educating young people in communities about the social and Economic rights. Join us!

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@freemanchari Kkk

[nana aba @thenanaaba]

Condemning xenophobia isn’t politics. It’s basic human decency. Unity starts with treating humans like fellow humans.

Come on, CZECHIA 🙌🙌🙌

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@KMutisi @Jamwanda2 Clown

[Alex & Books 📚 @AlexAndBooks_]

China’s new official obsession: Getting people to read more books.

In February, China passed a new regulation to build more public reading facilities and spaces.

In April, China had its first-ever national reading week.

State media encourages people to put down their phones and pick up a book.

President Xi wants China to become a “cultural powerhouse” by 2035, and says the revival of reading is one of its pillars.

Xi quotes Mao saying, “One can go a day without eating, a day without sleeping, but not a day without reading.”

In 1949, less than 20% of China's population was literate. Today it's approaching 99%.

When one of the most tech-focused countries in the world says that a population of book readers is vital to their future, we should all take note.

[The Iran Spectator @IR_Media24]

🇺🇸Reporter: Is the war really about Iran’s nuclear program?

🇨🇳CHINA: "No it's all about oil"

🇺🇸Reporter: Why So?

🇨🇳CHINA : "A warmongering Israel has nuclear weapons, but Iran — the oldest civilization — can’t have them. That’s America’s biggest double standard."🔥

[RTSG News @RTSG_News]

Xi Jinping said "There was a time when the Chinese nation was impoverished and weak and at the mercy of others."

"Capitalism was tried and failed."

"It was Marxism-Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought that guided the Chinese people out of the long night and established a New China, and it was socialism with Chinese characteristics that led to the rapid development of China."

The comments were made in a speech in 2013.

Follow: @RTSG_News

[Novara Media @novaramedia]

New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced the location of the city’s first publicly owned supermarket, marking a step towards delivering on his pledge to bring down the cost of food.

The city will spend $30m (£22.3m) on the store, which is due to open next year at a marketplace in East Harlem, Mamdani announced on Sunday during an address to mark his first 100 days in office.

He wants to open five of the stores - one for each of the city’s boroughs - before the end of his first term in 2029. They will operate without paying rent or taxes and pass those savings onto shoppers.

During his address, Mamdani rebutted neoliberal arguments about the effectiveness of publicly owned businesses.

"Some will insist that city-owned businesses do not work, that government cannot keep up with corporations," he said. "My answer to them is simple: I look forward to the competition. May the most affordable grocery store win."

Mamdani has been quick to deliver on several of his major campaign pledges – many of them aimed at bringing down the cost of living – since taking office on 1 January. He announced the introduction of a free childcare scheme, intervened on behalf of tenants living in poor conditions and secured millions of dollars of restitution for workers.

Former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders made a surprise appearance at Mamdani’s address.

"I know that the mayor has been criticised and some say this is a radical idea," he told the crowd. "I'll tell you what is a radical idea: Giving tax breaks to billionaires. Throwing people off health care. That's radical. What's radical is starting a terrible war. That's radical. But providing affordable food to working families? That's not radical, it's exactly the right thing to do."

[Jim Njue @jimNjue_]

“We have the capacity to supply West Africa, Central Africa and even East Africa with Fuel. Our only problem is shipping. Africa should not experience fuel rationing”- Aliko Dangote declares.

[Nora @Heal_within96]

Slavery is alive and well. In Libya, Black Africans are being sold for $400 by Arab Libyans. I blame the African governments.

[Mariana Mazzucato @MazzucatoM]

Our economic system is broken. Climate crisis accelerating. Inequality deepening. Public trust crumbling. Wealth concentrates while governments scramble to fix what markets can't do, rather than shape them from the outset.

Presenting my new book The Common Good Economy live at @HowToAcademy—a reimagining of economics and a manifesto for a future economy that serves people and planet.

How we achieve collective goals—through participation, reciprocity and reward-sharing—matters as much as what those goals are.

2 June | 19:00 | St Martin-in-the-Fields | Ticket link below

[Youth Institute For Social And Economic Rights @YouthInstitute3]

What was the utility of this poll?

[nelson chamisa @nelsonchamisa]

Do you support the Constitutional Amendment #CAB3 ?

[Youth Institute For Social And Economic Rights @YouthInstitute3]

@Philip386287161 @shaunrein “We cannot expect great insight from Bessent who has less intellect and charisma than a used tea bag.” Argh🤣🤣

[BRICS News @BRICSinfo]

JUST IN: 🇲🇾🇮🇷 Malaysia says its ships are passing through the Strait of Hormuz without paying any tolls to Iran.

[Breaking911 @Breaking911]

NYC Mayor Mamdani announces free childcare center for government workers:"We never want city workers to have to choose between a job that they love and raising their kids in the city they call home."

[Youth Institute For Social And Economic Rights @YouthInstitute3]

@nickmangwana You are daft man yoh

[Gift Ostallos Siziba @Cde_Ostallos]

I was denied the opportunity to speak and contribute at the Constitutional Bill hearing in Nketa by the openly biased chairperson. People bused in from Matobo and Umguza were selectively given the opportunity to speak, yet many of them appeared unsure of what to say and simply repeated rehearsed slogans. We pushed back and expressed our total rejection of the bill!
#NoTo2030!

[Gift Ostallos Siziba @Cde_Ostallos]

We fight every struggle at every corner! In Bulawayo we have rejected the proposed bill by the regime in Harare!
#NoTo2030!

[Liger @EdbieLigerSmith]

How did China lift 800 million people out of poverty by hating white people?

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@PhiriTofara Don t be stupid

[ZimLive @zimlive]

📸 Nurses at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare staging a demonstration demanding a review of their salaries after rising fuel prices led to higher transport and food costs. Nurses are paid a transport allowance of ZiG500, about $15. Some say they now pay $6 for their daily commute