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marxist-leninist fellow traveller / chinese / north america / he\him

[美国要崩溃 @comradeTL]

@Mont_Jiang I miss the city a lot, even though the summers are the peak of dreadful weather to me

[CGTN America @cgtnamerica]

The Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has risen to 488 confirmed cases and 86 deaths, spreading across 25 health zones and raising fresh concerns about the virus' persistence in a region already burdened by conflict, displacement and fragile healthcare systems.

Caused by the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, the outbreak has affected three provinces, Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu, with active transmission continuing in several health zones. Unlike the more common Zaire strain, for which vaccines and therapies have been developed over the past decade, no licensed vaccine or targeted medicine exists for Bundibugyo, leaving public health measures as the primary tool for containing the disease.

Ituri remains the epicenter of the outbreak, while the hotspots in North Kivu and South Kivu remain under active surveillance.

Health authorities say 267 patients in the country are currently in isolation or receiving treatment, while only nine recoveries have been recorded so far. The overall case fatality rate stands at 17.6%.

The outbreak has alarmed regional and international health agencies. Earlier, Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Director-General Dr. Jean Kaseya warned that while African health experts have extensive experience responding to Ebola outbreaks, the absence of a vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain remains a major challenge.

Despite the rising caseload, officials point to signs of progress in the response effort. All reported alerts are now being investigated within 24 hours, a measure considered critical to preventing wider community transmission. Contact tracing has also improved, reaching 67.2% as surveillance teams expand their reach across affected communities.

The response increasingly relies on a combination of medical intervention and community engagement. Healthcare workers are carrying out decontamination campaigns, strengthening infection-control measures in hospitals and clinics, and distributing protective equipment to reduce the risk of transmission among frontline staff.

At the same time, local leaders, religious organizations, youth groups and community volunteers are helping authorities combat misinformation and encourage preventive behavior in areas where trust remains essential to containing the disease.

Screening checkpoints and points of entry are also being gradually activated to improve early detection and monitor population movement between affected areas.

While health officials say the response capacity remains strong, the continued spread of the virus across eastern DR Congo underscores the challenge of containing outbreaks in a region marked by insecurity, difficult terrain and limited access to healthcare. For now, authorities are betting that faster detection, stronger surveillance and community cooperation can prevent the outbreak from gaining further momentum.

[美国要崩溃 @comradeTL]

@princess_tude This is like how you see Superman shave himself in the DCAU with his heat vision - people just gotta use their noggins and think for a second

[Crixiv 2 🇵🇸 @solzhenidiot]

This is exactly what talking to highly educated Westerners is like. Have you ever been to a dinner party in New York or Toronto? It's a combo of this and ex tempore versions of Epstein's emails. This is exactly how people talk who have a PhD in the humanities

[tphuang @tphuang]

Latest in China's AI DC innovation - prefab computing center base

Containerized power infrastructure module that integrates HV AC/DC power conversion & distribution
Direct green power connectivity + BESS
Intelligent control system of energy

Done to speed up construction cycle & lower construction cost.

[Crixiv 2 🇵🇸 @solzhenidiot]

As a Canadian, I am really thankful to Marxism for revealing to me that the reason my country is a multicultural KKK rally is that it is nothing but a magnet for, primarily, the most rightwing emissaries of the most reactionary segments of basically every country on earth.

[美国要崩溃 @comradeTL]

@Leninistwarrior Definitely on the list of cities I’d wanna retire in

[美国要崩溃 @comradeTL]

@redaskiy She doesn’t even have a big fucking sword

[美国要崩溃 @comradeTL]

@Leninistwarrior Oomf spreading misinfo (in a good way)

[tphuang @tphuang]

Spirit of Toulouse was launched @ WuChang shipyard. It will be carrying Airbus supply chain bw factories in Mobile, Alabama & Saint Nazaire, France.

It can carry parts for 6 single-aisle aircraft per ship + 70 TEUs outside. Will also use 6 chimney-like rotor sails to generate wind power & reduce power consumption by 15 to 20%.

Uses methanol dual fuel propulsion & reduce CO2 emission by 25% vs conventional power.

Expects to be delivered in Nov.
2 other units "Spirit of Mobile" & "Spirit of Mirabel" (named after other Airbus plants) are under construction.

[tphuang @tphuang]

A great photo of Sinopec gas station:
Has gas pump, regular charging & flash charging.

Chinese auto market is shifting from left to right.

[美国要崩溃 @comradeTL]

@princess_tude BEAST MODE

[Victims of Capitalism Memorial Foundation @karaokecomputer]

In July of 2024, Marjane Satrapi went on Democracy Now to react to the progressive coalition defeating the fascist National Rally party in French parliamentary elections. Satrapi condemned Melenchon as a “radical leftist anti-Semite” whose “relationship with Hamas is quiet” and who “loves” South American “dictators” like “Chávez”.

[Victims of Capitalism Memorial Foundation @karaokecomputer]

Amy Goodman actually had Satrapi on primarily for this segment which serves not just as yet another indictment of Satrapi’s europhilic imperialist pro-sanctions politics but also as a snapshot of a recent much more precarious stage in Iran’s revolutionary project pre-Ramadan War.

[美国要崩溃 @comradeTL]

@haesoook This is like illuminati spotting but dumber

[Carl Zha @CarlZha]

China uses AI visual recognition in automatic crawlfish peeling machines:

[美国要崩溃 @comradeTL]

@ezwoem Not a fan of the Middle East, also I’d rather stick with places where I already have status

[美国要崩溃 @comradeTL]

I need to hang in for a few weeks more, opportunities are opening up. I’ll make it through these shit work times

[美国要崩溃 @comradeTL]

I am starting to feel rage

[美国要崩溃 @comradeTL]

@ezwoem I’m applying to HK, so the requirement is less, but still very good to have

[美国要崩溃 @comradeTL]

@ezwoem Basic conversation

[美国要崩溃 @comradeTL]

@ezwoem It’s all part of the plan, and I do mean all of it