Rika N

Making sense out of randomness and chaos

[Rika N @riebourdon]

I wish my younger self could learn more about:

1| Critical thinking

2| Problem solving, and

3| Staying positive in the face of failure.

What would you say to your younger-self?

[Kangkung @pedas__manis]

Jika dibandingkan waktu demo tahun lalu. Kita semua bisa cek CCTV, sampe ada ojol dilindes kendaraan taktikal pun langsung keliatan dari CCTV. Semua media berlomba2 menayangkan Breaking News Live.

Tahun sekarang? Cuma Kompas TV yang berani menayangkan aksi demo. Sedangkan media lain bungkam, udah dibeli oleh rezim. CCTV pun dimatiin.

Para pendemo dihalangi dan gak sampe ke titik orasi. Rakyat dibungkam bahkan sebelum sempat bicara. Ini bener2 ngeri sih.

Gimana? Udah berasa hawa orbanya?

[Si Paling Gen Z @txtdarigenz97]

Fun Fact
Mau tau seberapa mengerikan pajak kendaraan di Indonesia?

🇲🇾 Malaysia
UMR = 7,4 juta
Pajak mobil Avanza = 330k/tahun

🇮🇩 Indonesia
UMR = 3,4 Juta
Pajak mobil Avanza = 4 juta/tahun

Pantas aja banyak yg udah kerja keras setiap hari, tapi tetap sulit untuk bisa hidup layak

[JANA | PMOS. @_healthx]

كل ما اقطع البصل واشوف الغشاء الداخلي له ، اتذكر صورته تحت المجهر واتامل عظمه دقه خلق ربنا لمخلوقاته 😮 .

[i Expose Racists & Pedos @SeeRacists]

🚨 UPDATE: 8 people charged in Sex Ring “Underground Bunker” for Paying adults to Rape their Children and Pets — Ages 3-16. Trial delayed as mom pleads guilty and flips on co-defendants

In Bibb County, Alabama, eight suspects ran a sex trafficking ring out of an underground bunker where children as young as 3 were drugged, bound, and raped with adults paying to abuse them.

Animals were also targeted.

Rebecca Brewer and mother of some of the victims, pleaded guilty to sexual torture and nine counts of first-degree kidnapping. As part of the deal she agreed to testify against the other seven defendants.

The trial for the remaining suspects has been delayed while the case expands, including a federal investigation into at least one of them.

These monsters turned their own kids and pets into victims for profit.

How long will it take for every last one of them to face real justice?

[えんがわ(おいしい) @oishii_hirame]

6歳とゴッホ展に行って夜のカフェテラスを3週した。私が撮った写真を見せたら、
6歳が｢僕が見たのはもっと遅い夜だよ｣と言うので、もう1回並んで6歳に写真を撮ってもらった。視点で見え方が変わるとは思わなかった。抱き上げて見せたら｢夜が明るくなったね｣と言っていた。

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

"Twisted Chrysanthemum Joint," a Japanese woodworking technique that interlocks wood pieces without nails or glue

[listyantidewi @listyantidewi]

Hatiku rasanya seperti tersayat-sayat ketika harus mempresentasikan tentang Indonesia's Education system di forum e-ICON South Korea.

Di antara peserta forum, ada beberapa negara Afrika seperti Rwanda, yang bahkan terlihat lebih baik komitmen pemerintahnya terhadap kemajuan pendidikan bangsanya.

Di sebelah saya, ada guru sekolah setara SMA dari Filipina, yang gajinya bahkan hampir 3x lipat dari saya dengan masa kerja yang nyaris sama.

[Jedi @dhe3g]

Seven hours. All children.

[vvv @g9nsai]

ma nouvelle création : l’ail pensif

[Mike Netter @nettermike]

The hardware store closes at 6PM.. It's 5:58 when a kid walks in. The kid can't be more than sixteen. Soaking wet and shaking from the rain...

"We're closing." Tom says.

"Please. I just need a lock. For a door."

Something in the kid's voice. Terror. Desperation.

"What kind of lock?"

"I don't know. Just one that keeps people out."

The kid's got a black eye. Fresh. The kind that's still swelling.

Tom doesn't ask. Just walks to aisle seven. Shows him the locks. The kid reaches for the cheapest one, $8.99.

"That one's garbage," Tom says, "Won't stop anyone determined."

He hands him a deadbolt. Heavy duty. $34.99.

The kid's face crumbles. "I only have twelve dollars."

They stand there. Store empty except for them.

Tom takes the deadbolt to the register. Rings it up. "Twelve dollars."

"But,"

"Sale price. Today only."

The kid knows there's no sale. Knows this old man is lying. Tries not to cry and fails.

Tom bags it. Adds a screwdriver. Free.

"You know how to install it?"

The kid shakes his head...

They drive in Tom's truck. Don't talk. The kid directs him to a rundown duplex on the east side.

Upstairs apartment. Door frame cracked. Old lock broken, hanging loose.

Tom installs the deadbolt. Takes him fifteen minutes. Tests it. Solid.

Hands the kid both keys.

"Someone tries to get in, you call 911. You hear me?"

The kid nods.

Tom's halfway to his truck when he hears it, "Why?"

He turns around. The kid's standing in the doorway, backlit, holding those keys like they're made of gold.

"Why did you help me?"

Tom thinks about his own son. Twenty years ago. Different city. Same desperate eyes. Didn't make it.

"Because you asked," Tom says simply.

He drives home. Doesn't tell his wife. Doesn't think much about it.

Three weeks pass.

A woman comes into the store. Tired eyes but smiling. "Are you Tom?"

"Yes, Ma'am."

"My son told me about you. The lock you sold him." She's crying now. "His father, my ex-husband, he's not a good man. That lock kept us safe until I could get the restraining order. Until we could breathe."

She hands Tom an envelope. "It's not much. But it's the thirty dollars we owed you, plus a little more."

Tom tries to refuse. She won't let him.

"You didn't just sell him a lock," she says. "You saw him. You saw us. When we were invisible."

After she leaves, Tom opens the envelope. Sixty dollars. And a note from the kid:

"Installed three more locks for neighbors who needed them. Taught myself how...

"Going to trade school next year. Maybe I'll work in a hardware store someday. Be someone like you. -Marcus"

Tom's manager notices him crying by the register.

"You okay?"

"Yeah," Tom says. "Just... yeah."

That night, Tom stayed two minutes past closing. Then five. Then ten.

In case someone walks in at 5:58PM. Soaking wet. Desperate. Needing more than just a lock.

Tom learned something.

The last customer of the day may be the most important one we ever serve.

[Imtiaz Mahmood @ImtiazMadmood]

A gorilla tries his best to reconcile with his angry wife.

[Dimar @dimarsasongko98]

1998: Fahri Hamzah pimpin KAMMI, turun ke jalan lawan Orde Baru.
Tuntutannya: cabut dwifungsi ABRI, berantas KKN, tegakkan demokrasi.

2024: Fahri masuk Kabinet Prabowo jadi Wakil Menteri.

2026: Di depan kamera, Fahri bilang mahasiswa yang demo "salah paham."
Bilang Prabowo punya "niat baik."
Bilang sistemnya sudah baik.

Di malam yang sama, Feri Amsari mencatat: dari enam agenda reformasi yang dulu diperjuangkan , lima sudah rusak.

Multifungsi militer kembali.
Polisi masuk ruang sipil.
DPR bukan lagi penyeimbang eksekutif.

Fahri tidak membantah satu angka pun.

Dulu Fahri di jalanan, tuntut cabut dwifungsi ABRI.

Sekarang Fahri di kabinet , dan dwifungsi itu sedang kembali dalam wujud baru.

Yang berubah bukan situasinya.
Yang berubah adalah posisi duduknya.

Kalau niat baik cukup jadi alasan untuk tidak dikritik , kenapa dulu Fahri turun ke jalan?

[Ardianto Satriawan @ardisatriawan]

See?

Gak ada angin gak ada hujan.

Gak ngomong apa-apa.

BOOM!

NAIKKKK!!!

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

As sea levels rise along Indonesia’s coastline, areas in Java are sinking by 1.15 metres a year. The island’s subsidence is partly the legacy of centuries of exploitation.

Photos by Garry Lotulung detail how history and nature are colliding https://t.co/WcquIcLCJp

[Ahmad Arif @aik_arif]

Yang menjijikkan dari skandal di Badan Gizi Nasional bukan hanya dugaan korupsinya. Namun juga cara banyak pejabat dan elite politik tiba-tiba berbalik arah setelah kasus itu meledak.

Ketika MBG diluncurkan, kritik hampir tidak diberi ruang. Setiap pertanyaan tentang anggaran, tata kelola, kesiapan infrastruktur, transparansi pengadaan, hingga risiko kebocoran dana dianggap sebagai sikap anti-pemerintah atau tidak mendukung perbaikan gizi anak. Buzzer dikerahkan, bahkan militer meneror ortu yang mengeluhkan kualitas MBG. Padahal sejak awal MBG adalah program raksasa dengan anggaran yang terus membengkak, bahkan menjadi salah satu pos belanja terbesar negara.

Saat itu, banyak pejabat berlomba-lomba menjadi juru bicara program. Mereka memuji tanpa reserve. Mereka menjual optimisme, mengulang slogan, dan menampilkan keberhasilan yang jauh dari terbukti. Kritik dianggap musuh dan antek asing.

Kini, orang-orang yang dulu paling keras membela program mendadak menjadi pengkritik. Mereka berbicara tentang perlunya evaluasi, pengawasan, audit, dan transparansi. Seolah-olah mereka tidak pernah menjadi bagian dari barisan yang membungkam pertanyaan-pertanyaan itu sejak awal.

Fenomena ini menunjukkan moral
hazard.

[yammi @sighyam]

For those who want a bit more context: a massive student and worker protest is unfolding in Indonesia’s capital in response to the Prabowo government’s decision to raise fuel prices, alongside other policies that many Indonesians are calling corrupt because they deepen the burden on working-class Indonesians already struggling with rising living costs and a weakening rupiah.

What’s fueling the anger even further is the broader feeling that economic pressure is being pushed downward onto ordinary people while major policy decisions continue to favour politicians and the ultra wealthy.

Just last year, Indonesians protested over the same kind of government corruption, which led to a crackdown on its own civilians using military force in cities like Jakarta and Bandung, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries, including those of students.

This situation, however, embarrassed the Probowo government, as people from all over the world began paying attention and massed mobilised to send food, medical/legal aid and financial donations via apps like Grab and Ojek (the region’s equivalent of Uber) the movement received particularly strong support from people across Asia, especially Southeast and East Asia, while also drawing contributions from around the world. This is why Indonesians are asking the world pay attention to their country again.

[🅽🅸🅲🅺🆈 🅰🆁🆃🅰 🇮🇩 @Inie_UtyCute]

" Seorang pria di Batang jadi tersangka usai mengubah sawahnya menjadi tambak udang. Direktorat Reserse Kriminal Khusus Polda Jawa Tengah menyebut pria tersebut diduga melakukan tindak pidana alih fungsi Lahan Pertanian Pangan Berkelanjutan "

Waahhhh bapak ini coba suruh ke Kalimantan dimana hutan di tebang di jadikan IKN. Atau ke Sulawesi, Sumatera dimana hutan di alih fungsikan sebagai kebun sawit ! Kalo seorang pemilik sawah aja bisa di begitukan kenapa tidak berlaku ke orang yg telah membabat sawah untuk mendirikan bangunan kopdes merah putih !?

Giliran sama rakyat kecil aja guwalaknya bukan main, coba kalo sama oligarki udah nunduk2 itu.

[CNN @CNN]

In the North Atlantic Ocean, south of Greenland and Iceland, a large patch of water is doing something very strange. While the rest of the ocean heats up, it's been getting colder. A new study says it has the answer to this mystery — and it's an ominous sign the world is hurtling toward one of the most alarming climate tipping points. https://t.co/3IcVwmYXBy

[Kompas.com @kompascom]

Klaim sepihak pemerintah yang menyebut BBM jenis Pertamax hanya dikonsumsi "orang kaya" telak dihantam realita di aspal. Faktanya, kebijakan menaikkan harga Pertamax hingga Rp4.000 per liter justru mencekik leher kelas pekerja bawah mereka yang terpaksa bertahan demi menjaga modal kerja utama yaitu mesin kendaraan.

~RS

[Prabowo Subianto @prabowo]

Unjuk rasa adalah bagian dari demokrasi kita yang dijamin oleh UUD 1945. Unjuk rasa adalah hak konstitusional setiap warga negara.