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[Shashank Nayak 🏗🚆🏢 @ShazCoder]

@okaythenfuture @Haz501st @CecaLoather The Vietnamese Party-State, very much like their Chinese counterparts, intend to build a comprehensive and full fledged industrial system.

The Cold War 2.0 and Trump tarrifs have converted it into a reconfiguration node of the Chinese super industrial machine that remains (1/n)

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@unusual_whales holy shit

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@unusual_whales the only way to get out of prison is to grow our way out of prison

[Daily Stoic @dailystoic]

“This is the mark of perfection of character—to spend each
day as if it were your last, without frenzy, laziness, or any pretending.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 7.69

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@25YearsAgoLive this is rough

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hbo’s talent for finding awkwardly cretinous gangly white men as these fantastic supporting characters doesn’t get praised enough

[@ratlimit @ratlimit]

Interesting how 15 years ago, traveling a lot meant you were interesting; but now it’s one of the most embarrassing things you can be known for.

[trusty dusty @uribay]

@TheStalwart can’t see how you’ll be wrong

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

RepresentativeDan Crenshaw has said that Americans struggling with high prices should: "Stop whining, get a job, eat Ramen"

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

Caesarean section was considered a life-threatening procedure in England that was only to be undertaken in the direst of circumstances and facing the decision on whether to save the life of the mother or baby.
The first successful C-section done in Africa ("success" defined as both surviving) is usually credited to Irish surgeon James Barry (Margaret Ann Bulkley), who performed the operation in Cape Town, South Africa.
This may well not be true due to the quality of surgical techniques in present-day Uganda. Ugandans performed non-fatal C-sections without anesthesia but with supply of banana wine.
In 1879, medical missionary Robert Felkin was visiting the Kingdom of Bunyoro. He later published his observations of obstetric care, which included an account of a C-section.
He had a chance to observe a C section being performed. He observed that in Uganda, C-sections were performed with the intention of saving both the mother and the baby, unlike in Europe where maternal mortality was high.
In the Ugandan c-section, there were 3 men; one was holding a knife, the other was holding unto the ankles of the young woman and the third stood above her abdomen, supporting either sides with his hands in the course of the surgical procedure.
The surgeon who wielded the knife foremost washed his hands, surgical instruments and the abdomen of the young woman with banana wine for sterilization purposes.
She was given some banana wine to drink in order to make her less sensitive to the surgeon’s blades.
the surgeon started the C-section by reciting an incantation. After the ceremonial prayer, he proceeded with the operation.
In Europe, the concept of surgeons sterilizing their hands before the c-section was very new, & only just starting to catch on. Ultimately, it prevented a lot of deaths once they started doing it.
The Ugandans had mastered the procedure long before there was any interaction with Europeans, as well as with explorers, missionaries and plunderers from other parts of the world, who came to steal and enslave

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yay!!!

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

BREAKING: Drinking up to five cups of coffee per day may potentially lower heart disease risk, per ABC

[Nintendo of America @NintendoAmerica]

Left the peloton in Pallet Town.

Cycling through Kanto in #PokemonFRLG.

[trusty dusty @uribay]

hey guys the wars over i took care of it you’re welcome don’t worry about it

[Daily Stoic @dailystoic]

"Stop drifting. Write off your hopes, and if your well-being matters to you, be your own savior." Marcus Aurelius

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

In 1989, Nike filmed an AD in Kenya featuring a Samburu tribesman wearing traditional clothing alongside a pair of Nike sneakers. The advertisement ended with his spoken words, which were translated for viewers as the company's famous slogan: “Just Do It.”

Years later, an anthropologist who had spent two years living among the Samburu people claimed the translation was not accurate. According to him, the tribesman's actual remark was closer to: “I don't want these. Give me big shoes.”

Whether the result of a misunderstanding, a translation error, or a creative marketing decision remains a subject of debate. What is clear is that the story has since become a widely cited example of how cultural messages can sometimes be reshaped when they cross linguistic and commercial boundaries.

The Samburu are a semi-nomadic pastoralist people of northern Kenya, closely related to the Maasai. Traditionally, cattle have played a central role in their economy, culture, and social status, making livestock an important measure of wealth and community standing.

The story serves as a reminder that language, context, and culture matter, especially when global brands seek to tell local stories to international audiences.

[Black Media Hub ✊🏿 @BlackMediaHub]

Some songs are just perfect—‘Walk On By’ by Dionne Warwick is one of them, and once you hear it, it stays with you all day.

[Mike Bird @Birdyword]

I've gone back to look at Jimmy Carter's Malaise speech a few times recently. You could reproduce large parts of it now and it'd be equally (maybe even more) relevant to America today

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‘better to be lucky than to be good’ - bunk

[Pedro Stolf @p_stolf]

One of my favorite images from the Internet