Formerly @divya on twitter. A transplant from #chennai via #singapore and #seattle in #sanfrancisco. தமிழ். Love bending the arc of Justice towards a more equitable world for all beings. I cook often, take care of plants and a rescue dog. Love birding, sewing, woodworking. These interests are funded by my tech job in #cupertino. Tech engineering manager by profession. Previously: project manager, web evangelist, web developer, sales executive, device driver engineer.
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Last Notes npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs OMG this is hilarious (for people who sew) https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7en8fsu04s/ npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs I was so peeved Alameda Antique fair had port-a-potties — PORT-A-POTTIES — that were gendered. WHY?? I pointedly used a men's one. npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs Next time you find someone asking Hamas to release hostages, show them this official statement from Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-wont-end-war-for-deal-to-free-all-hostages-pms-aide-said-to-tell-families/ npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs Billionaires can get laws written in just weeks since they get distressed by it. Remember this the next time they say they cannot do anything to address climate change or poverty. Also, remember this law exists because of the newly minted billionaire Taylor Swift. https://gizmodo.com/congress-just-made-it-way-harder-to-track-taylor-swift-1851492383 npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs Got tomatillos coz together with the plastic bag of chilies they were $5 at Alemany. I am gonna follow this aunty's recipe for Salsa verde coz she is doing all the things I like (boiling garlic + adding raw garlic, making tomatillo pieces chonky). Though – after that burning hand I experienced all of last night cutting these chillies for freezing – I am not gonna add as many chilies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5Iv5QkKf5Q npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs @npub13vv…0sze WHOAAA NOIIIS plate! npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs Why did Mozilla fire 250 people and then now trying to hire people?? (I know why). I dearly wish we had a union. https://boards.greenhouse.io/mozilla/jobs/5979676?gh_src=a037ef5f1us npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs @npub1aq0…py77 wow!! My dog refused to use em. Maybe I should keep trying npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs HOLY SHIT. Racists burn down the home of a Black dog walker who was previously targeted by racist threats. What is this, the sixties???? Shame on SFPD for not prioritizing finding the criminals. https://missionlocal.org/2024/05/fire-chars-home-of-black-dog-walker-earlier-targeted-by-racist-threats/ npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs An alleged coup in Congo has connections to IDF and it is unclear if it is was a real coup or not. Twitter thread from a Congolese person. https://twitter.com/kambale/status/1792694030578627003 npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs Reading the PFAS bombshell from ProPublica. I know this has nothing to do with nuclear power generation but this is exactly the story of workplace violence found in nuclear power plants like GE's. This is also why I am anti-nuclear power plants. ". They told Hodge only part of what they knew: that PFOS had sickened and even killed laboratory animals and had caused liver abnormalities in factory workers." https://www.propublica.org/article/3m-forever-chemicals-pfas-pfos-inside-story npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs A wild story of a white socialist who killed a Belizean police office & who had kids out of wedlock with a UK conservative billionaire's son https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jasmine-hartin-henry-jemmott-fatal-shooting-48-hours/ npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs Not me getting caught in the wild fire traffic on bay bridge 😭😭😭😭 npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs @npub1aq0…py77 how is Bark Lord so CUUUTE npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs Oh you thought colonialism ended? "**More French police arrive in New Caledonia amid riots** French High Commissioner Louis Le Franc said reinforcements had been deployed to "regain control of all the areas of the urban area that we have lost". The unrest erupted this week after lawmakers in Paris backed and approved changes to voting rolls that the indigenous population say will dilute their political influence." https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyj348wwggzo npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs Maybe someone can let NPS know who these trash bags are who destroyed a historic site off roading. Another reason to dislike off-roading https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/environment/death-valley-salt-tram/ npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs Only $10 to chip your pet at Oakland Animal Services! https://www.oaklandanimalservices.org/resources/low-cost-vet-services/ npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs Imagine being a billionaire and then using your influence to change the law so people dont see how polluting you are. Some folks think Billionaires are harmless but in fact they are the *most* harmful people on earth. npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs Shame on Gavin for not advocating for giving the land back to the Indigenous people with the Feds and shame on the department of Interior for having an Indigenous head and asking for money from the same people they stole the land from. https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article288482087.html#storylink=cpy npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs Calling Tabu a superstar is a reach. But its really good that one of the few remaining Muslim stars in Bollywood is getting the recognition she deserves https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1790087220801712153 npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs An older white woman was wielding a knife at Berkley middle schoolers who were protesting for Palestine. Black & brown people have been killed for holding far less threatening objects https://www.instagram.com/berkeleycollectiveliberation/reel/C65Q2PiruFw/ npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs "He was evicted and his home was later listed on Airbnb. Meanwhile, his landlord hosted a charity event to end homelessness" headline from Toronto but could be a headline from SF https://www.thestar.com/real-estate/he-was-evicted-and-his-home-was-later-listed-on-airbnb-meanwhile-his-landlord-hosted/article_72c86bde-e162-11ee-b6d0-e3e7190ad965.html npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs Everything about Boeing news is so wild "**Emergency Slide Falls Off [Boeing] Plane, Winds Up At Home Of Lawyer Whose Firm Is Suing Boeing" ** https://www.huffpost.com/entry/missing-delta-boeing-emergency-slide-found-on-beach_n_6630f8fae4b0c558f741c0e5 npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs @npub1kc8…j65c who is the "they?" npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs Indian tech bros who pre-ordered teslas never got them & neither did they get a refund. Lol I feel no sympathy for these wind-up toy brains https://restofworld.org/2024/tesla-india-refund/ npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs MAAAN, the amount of horror Eelam tamils endured my god. One of the militant organizations ostensibly working for freedom of tamils used to kidnap tamil children to sell them. The man who helped shed light on this was kidnapped and never seen again. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eelam_People%27s_Democratic_Party npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs Didnt know Department of Energy has an army of its own https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Protective_Forces npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs @npub1qk5…jlda Hope they are "enjoying" the 30°C anomalous weather you all seem to be experiencing!! What doofuses npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs pets interacting with public infrastructure is my favorite genre of photos. I saw an instagram post of a pitbull howling gloriously to the soundtrack of the train honking nearby (sadly it was a story). npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs Personally I am extremely worried about the precedence set by the US politicians around who owns TikTok. The conversation should be around all social media and not just one company. To me, this feels as though US already knows it can control Facebook but not TikTok and hence this meddling. npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs Just read a news item about a woman arrested in Utah for laundering money for drug cartels and immediately thought of the Drug Queen POA staffer who apparently was granted bail without even an ankle monitor despite her grave offenses. https://nypost.com/2023/07/31/joanne-segovia-smiles-despite-facing-20-year-sentence/ npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs Interesting list of Vetos *only* by US. Literally US been wrong every time. (Pro-South African apartheid, pro-proto-colonization of Nicaragua, Pro-Israel occupation of Palestine) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_vetoed_United_Nations_Security_Council_resolutions npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs Every time someone asks "why privacy", remember, you can be targeted for belonging to a WhatsApp group by a missile. https://blog.paulbiggar.com/meta-and-lavender/ npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs The mother of a Bollywood nepo baby told an actual journalist that her son threw a servant into the pool knowing that person does not know swimming to see what will happen. That servant nearly drowned. Most of Bollywood is like this and this is why most Bollywood movies suck big time. https://twitter.com/CriipticGirl/status/1779741159432102243/photo/2 npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs WOOHOOOO! After more than 100 years of white people hunting wolves to extinction, wolves are BACK at Sequoia National Park. The only reason for this is the state law protecting them and yet ranchers are itching to kill em. https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2023-08-30/gray-wolves-reappear-in-giant-sequoia-national-monument npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs wow racists are now invading shareholder meetings by asking for a vote on how DEI initiatives are creating "risks" for companies. I wish we banned share-holding. Only employees should be share holders. npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs NYPD is alleged to have made public information about sexual assault of an activist to smear her. Please for GAWDS SAKE stop watching Law & Order https://www.thecity.nyc/2024/04/08/nypd-dana-rachlin-jeffrey-maddrey-brooklyn-john-chell-police-reform/ npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs @npub1kc8…j65c but the doggo's ears are WIDE ALERT for emergencies hahahahahaha npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs @npub1kc8…j65c OMGG this is SO CUUUUTE npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs Shower thoughts: Passenger airlines should lobby to ban private jets. They can increase the cost of first class seats by 100x, keep it available only for the rich (or those with credible threats on their life), offer a secluded lounge and a covered buggy to pick and drop off people discreetly. Airports can make money by taking a cut of the price to operate the lounge. Employ more unionized airport workers. It is a win win win win. npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs Fascinating, people who were pro-Israel on Oct 7 have have started having doubts in their support of Israel since the air strike on World Central Kitchen staff. npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs @npub1ten…z3h2 BTW this is Stephen Fry :(( https://www.thesouthafrican.com/opinion/taking-sides-dont-touch-stephen-fry-on-his-colonialism/ npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs You know who is going to heaven? This retired white lady who saves scores of injured bats and bat pups in Sacramento. She feeds the pups every two hours (even at night) and will hike up a cave to return a pup to a group of bats when the pups are ready. Profile in the spring issue of Bay Nature (will be public in May) https://baynature.org/magazine-archive/current-issue/ npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs @npub1mdk…aptk if you are signed into the same iCloud account on both Mac and phone, you should be able to hand off to phone https://support.apple.com/en-us/102426 npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs Did not know Israel was kidnapping Jewish babies in 1948 from Middle East & North Africa to be given to jewish couples of European descent. https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/israel-hebrew/israel-kidnapped-children-activism-yemenite-babies-affair/ npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs Russia hacked a Ukranian family's baby camera to target air strikes. We need to completely ban all wifi enabled internet of things immediately. https://ipvm.com/reports/russia-hacked-hikvision npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs @npub13vv…0sze seriously, the early Grantchester was really nice! I am not feeling that way about the new priest. npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs @npub13vv…0sze 😭😭😭😭😭 npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs The *nerve* of a British tv show set in the Caribbean to claim the non-white private school suspects were the bullies of the scholarship student victim and the only white suspect was the kind person who was *afraid* of them. I am the fool to watch these trash shows. npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs I hate it when people claim to be "SF native". If you are not indigenous, you are not "native" IMHO. npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs I cannot even fathom what it's like to be Black in this city. Its so infuriating to know there is at least one young white coworker of mine who has *never* paid for public transit in his 4 years of living in San Francisco and has *never* been caught but this Black person who happens to use the outlet that apparently shouldn't be used (but isn't illegal) was arrested. https://sfstandard.com/2024/03/22/bart-rider-detained-charging-phone/ npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs Asking to be diagnosed with ADHD and Kaiser has this insane multi-step process that kinda defeats the purpose? If you have severe ADHD how the hell are you going to complete all the steps without someone nudging you? "This is a multi-step process that includes a substance use drug screen, EKG, use of screeners, assessments, structured clinical interview, obtaining and reviewing collateral and supplemental information, and may include further assessments as clinically indicated. It is our goal to provide an accurate diagnosis in order to tailor a treatment plan to target your specific symptomatology." npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs A great list of people whose art work I will never see again https://variety.com/2024/film/news/jonathan-glazer-oscar-speech-zone-of-interest-open-letter-1235944880/ npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs Finally Indian citizens are learning who paid money to influence the current ruling party and turns out it's all the industrialists who got a lot of benefits in elimination of regulations by the current ruling party. Surprise! https://www.thenewsminute.com/news/top-buyers-of-electoral-bonds-are-lottery-king-and-megha-engineering Also companies like this: "Navayuga Engineering Company, makers of the Silkyara tunnel where 41 workers were stuck, paid Rs 55 crore through electoral bonds. And it couldn't find enough money to reward the rat miners who rescued the labour and the company's reputation" npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs @npub1kc8…j65c this is so sad to hear 😤😤😤 npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs It's not at all funny how "modern" TV shows about Indian workplace show bosses who scream and slap their coworkers. I have never worked in India but not sure this is normal? Thinking about this as I read this info: A journalist who died in India was found to have suffered from abuse from his editor (Twitter link https://twitter.com/mumbaipressclub/status/1767971423581262205) npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs *All* Irish bands have cancelled their SXSW performance and instead will make a statement in show of support for Palestine. https://nialler9.com/all-irish-bands-have-now-cancelled-their-official-sxsw-performances/ npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs This *IS* my ideal car. Whoever builds this will have my money immediately. The only trick is it should also be easy to use by a very arthritic dog (via Twitter https://twitter.com/alopex_ii/status/1766557864821235857) https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/072/245/974/054/978/original/b290cde0f3c2d036.png npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs I had a great time at the Garden for the Environment sustainable garden series class. There were so many new things I learned that I couldn’t from over 20 books on gardening I have read. They have a lot of events so sign up! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/new-start-date-introduction-to-sustainable-gardening-series-spring-2024-tickets-777969085477 npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs @npub1kc8…j65c it wont be wrong though, just like it isn't wrong to blame CIA for Pakistan's current mess! npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs OMG Caravan is making the case that CIA was involved in Hindutva's rise????? I really need to renew my subscription so I can read this explosive article. https://caravanmagazine.in/history/how-a-cia-man-helped-the-rss-come-out-of-godse-shadow npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs Democrats-all-the-way down NY deployed the *national guard* on subways???? What a "free" country we live in, right Jon Stewart? npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs @npub1kc8…j65c oh yeah Bharat gets on my nerves lol. npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs @npub1kc8…j65c yeah totally fair though I don't know how much the average citizen cares about "Bharat" as much as where is my job / wage increase / health / wealth. npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs @npub1kc8…j65c I think a lot of people are thinking this way rather than what BJP is thinking. npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs yes this is correct. India as a nation is an invention. https://thesouthfirst.com/tamilnadu/india-has-never-been-a-nation-it-has-several-cultures-dmk-leader-a-raja/ npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs I honestly feel so much pity for the billionaire brain which functions like a toddler showing to the whole world "look at my big ass emerald!!" https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/038/410/719/530/769/original/be85f8eb33556758.png npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs "First U.S. moon lander in half a century stops working a week after tipping over at touchdown" If this is not a perfect metaphor for private enterprises trying to fulfill social needs, I don't know what is. https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-03-01/first-us-moon-lander-in-half-a-century-stops-working-a-week-after-tipping-over-at-touchdown npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs All the billionaires wish they get this sort of reception for their fake generosity. Sorry for twitter link but the joy you hear is amazing in this video https://twitter.com/MontefioreNYC/status/1762146599336026386 npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs I really appreciate @npub1q8t…nzdr posting transcripts of his conversation. Here is one about Covid. I cannot believe we are being so casual about it. "There is a clear dysregulation of the vasculature, the immune response, and the reaction to the spike protein of Covid in particular can have very important effects on the vessels in the nervous system and that can trigger a cascade of effects that can cause nervous system dysregulation and may feed directly into that reactivity of the microglia. There also can be reactivation of other infections previous, for example, herpes virus infections. EBV for example, can be reactivated and trigger a new immune challenge in the context of the immune dysregulation that Covid can induce." https://erictopol.substack.com/p/michelle-monje-the-brain-in-long npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs If anyone is excited by Shohei Ohtani joining the Dodgers, there is a *perfect* murder mystery set in Dodgers stadium featuring a fictitious famous Japanese baseball star joining the Dodgers written in 2016. Free on Hoopla for SFPL/San Jose public library members. https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12252490 npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs What a great use of money to pay police officers amirite 15 year LAPD veteran has been arrested for stealing credit & debit cards from visitors of people in custody. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-08-09/lapd-officer-arrested-after-stolen-credit-card-used-at-store npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs Caste in Gurkha communities "Any public or private functions there—such as the wedding or *barkhi *feasts in honour of the dead—witness the public humiliation of Dalits, who are seated separately and made to wash their cups and plates themselves. Any “low caste” that touches the food, drinks or utensils meant for the dominant castes is likely to get beaten up, if not killed. Forget about private homes, even the public temples and some shops and tea stalls are out of bounds for them. Traditional forms of caste oppression continue even though many Dalit households have pulled themselves out of absolute poverty either through exporting unskilled labour to the Gulf countries and Malaysia, including a few to Japan and South Korea, or through employment in Nepali towns." https://kathmandupost.com/columns/2024/02/19/caste-in-gurkha-communities npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs @npub1kc8…j65c so gorgeous! npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs "Loftis said he worked at Texas Steel Tech, a steel fabrication and construction company in Weatherford. Requests for comment to the company by email and phone about whether the white nationalist fight club leader is still employed there went unanswered." This fascist is still employed by Texas Steel Tech. CW: link has photos of Nazi symbols https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/02/15/texas-active-club-leader-blurred-his-face-but-forgot-to-scrub-his-socials/ "Texas Steel Tech LLC is a limited liability company (LLC) located at 220 Fort Worth Hwy Ste 850 in Weatherford, Texas that received a Coronavirus-related PPP loan from the SBA of **$58,652.00** in February, 2021. The company has reported itself as a White male owned business, and employed at least four people during the applicable loan loan period." https://www.federalpay.org/paycheck-protection-program/texas-steel-tech-llc-weatherford-tx npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs @npub1qk5…jlda this is SO COOOOOOL npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs The cemetery scammers who allegedly pocketed millions in public funds meant for upkeep of cemeteries into gold & properties now want to transfer the money to a religious group that…they run so they can no longer be under the purview of the state. https://www.vallejosun.com/vallejo-cemetery-owners-buck-kamphausen-evidence-neglected-maintenance-financial-audits-asset-seizure/ npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs Consumer Reports wants US regulators to ban water bead toys. These are very tiny beads that grow 100x the size after absorbing water and have already made a couple of children sick because they thought it was something to eat. Sign this petition to make this something the regulators take action on. https://action.consumerreports.org/sm-20230921-waterbeads npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs Aishwarya Rai wishing birthday wishes: - Mother: "HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎂🎊💐🌹and LOVE YOU❤️💝💖💗💕" - Daughter: "✨❤️I LOVE YOU infinitely, unconditionally, forever and beyond my darling Angel" - Husband: "Here’s wishing you Happy Birthday 🎊🌈with much happiness, love, calm, peace and good health God Bless🧿🌈💝Shine on!🌟" Indian Media: "Putting an end to ongoing divorce rumours, **Aishwarya** **Rai** **Bachchan **subtly dismissed any speculation by expressing her love for her husband, actor **Abhishek** **Bachchan**, on her Instagram account." npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs 'The AP met women in Mississippi locked up at restitution centers, the equivalent of debtors’ prisons, to pay off court-mandated expenses. They worked at Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen and other fast-food chains and also have been hired out to individuals for work like lawn mowing or home repairs.' As expected, the labor shortage & immigration crackdown means people are employing prisoners for free to do hard labor. This is what I was concerned about. This means, the companies need a steady supply of prisoners to do the work and will likely criminalize more actions to enable it. https://apnews.com/article/prison-to-plate-inmate-labor-investigation-c6f0eb4747963283316e494eadf08c4e npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs I absolutely love the direction LA Library is going. I wish more libraries became publishers themselves to nurture stories about where they are located & to encourage writers from the ethnicities that live there. In my dream world, there would be a United Nations of Libraries that would operate Libby / other library-necessary software & set prices for books that will enable libraries around the world to pursue activities like this & more! https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2024-01-08/the-l-a-public-library-is-getting-into-book-publishing-why-it-makes-total-sense npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs @npub1qk5…jlda are these the fish that randomly appeared in your pond??? npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs I have got to say, after the Iraq war this is the most bizarro timeline I have lived through yet – wherein the whole world seems to move in a direction opposite to mine. npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs If Americans want to know what true effective fascism looks like they need to look to India where an actual secular democracy has been remade in fascist terms within 15 years. Today is the opening of the Hindu temple constructed on the destruction by f an ancient mosque and the death of 1000s of Muslims in the ensuing riots organized by Hindu terrorists. Of the 6 newspapers (4 English, 2 Tamil) my father subscribes to, only 1 didn’t have a full page ad on its front page about the event. Even that newspaper had this full page ad on the inside last page though. npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs Everything in India is operating at an accelerated right wing mode. There is an actual national holiday to celebrate the destruction of Babri Masjid that stood for 800 years and the inauguration of a hindu temple constructed with extreme corruption in its place. The idea of India as a secular republic is dead. https://www.thenewsminute.com/news/ayodhya-ram-temple-inauguration-states-participation-against-constitutional-morality npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs It is so "funny" how around the same time all over the world, white people were forcing non-whites to stop giving birth. A record of Danish government sterilizing Inuits in Greenland. https://www.thedial.world/issue-12/greenland-inuit-danish-birth-control-iud-campaign A record of US threatening to withhold food aid if India did not embark on a crash sterilization program (which it did resulting in 1000s of men dying). https://www.asianstudies.org/publications/eaa/archives/india-the-emergency-and-the-politics-of-mass-sterilization/ A record of US sterilizing Native American women https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterilization_of_Native_American_women npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs From Twitter "We ask why women don’t leave their abusers. She left, she called the police and still, he murdered her outside her kids’ school. The most dangerous time for a survivor is when they leave; 75% of Femicides occur upon separation." https://twitter.com/amykaufman84/status/1747479974573900261 npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs @npub1kc8…j65c He is only selling to white people and not the Indians here. The % of desis who vote are likely too few to matter for a Presidential race. npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs LMAO, Vivek's wife's definition of Hinduism that incorporates caste as a "gift". Shameful & completely incorrect. She is apparently a 'Tiwari' which is interesting coz how the hell could two brahmins find each other without having the filter of caste? “Our religion teaches us that all of us have been put here by God for a purpose,” she continued. “And that everyone has been given a gift, some gifts by God, and it is our job to use those gifts to the best of our abilities while we are here on this earth. And so, that is in a lot of ways why we are doing this.” https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/vivek-ramaswamy-campaign-still-facing-voter-questions-race-religion-da-rcna133721 npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs Another Boeing 737 returns back with a crack on the cockpit window https://news.sky.com/story/japan-passenger-plane-turns-back-to-airport-after-cockpit-window-crack-found-mid-air-13047273 npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs VC money has evaporated in India which means tech workers who return to India coz they do not have a green card have a hard time finding jobs https://restofworld.org/2024/indian-workers-us-tech-layoffs/ npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs WOW TIL the rise of fascism in Italy is a direct result of the US defense budget. Is there anything positive thats the result of the US defense budget? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Gladio npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs The IRS funding has claimed its first victim!! me! My neighbor who prepared my taxes let me know he was taking a job with the IRS and can’t help prepare 2023 taxes 😭😭😭😭 Given how many people ask for tax preparers in the slack at work I think I am not unique. npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs Street Spirit news – a monthly newspaper sold by the unhoused in Berkley & Oakland – has enough money to start printing again! They are still looking for donations to help with next year's printing. https://mailchi.mp/7a6e08b9cc03/we-did-it?e=cedd773243 npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs "Similarly, when shelter-in-place hotel rooms were being offered in July 2020, 83% of people engaged at encampments chose to move indoors. But by December, when the hotels stopped accepting intakes, only 30% accepted." "This pattern of harassment and mismanagement occurred in the city’s most robust shelter offerings, which it has since shuttered in favor of worse options." https://hostilearchitects.substack.com/p/harassment-wrongful-evictions-and?r=fom26&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs Found from instagram that, today is the day that UK bans pitbulls. They are offering "compensation" to put down pitbulls. The dogs that have been violent towards people have usually been tiny dogs in my experience. RIP pitbulls in UK. May the people who created this legislation know no peace. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/xl-bully-type-dogs-to-be-banned npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs SUCCESS! I have created two lists in sfba.club – Bay Area murder mysteries https://sfba.club/list/6/s/bay-area-based-murder-mysteries - Murder mysteries without copaganda https://sfba.club/list/5/s/murder-mysteries-without-copaganda npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs Texted Joe Biden to stop the genocide in Gaza. You can too! 302-404-0880 npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs I also was just reminded by a tweet that I saw free COVID tests at my local SFPL library!! If you need a test find a SFPL branch and get one! npub10pfe7agqty6lvg7fdd6zut0cxdqmesd9dludk60vhsnggqfv45uq5ezufs npub10p…ezufs I know I have been an AI hater but I really like Amazon's AI review summaries. They not only summarize the reviews but also highlight in tags what were the key features people are talking about *and* why it classified reviews as positive or negative with examples from the reviews. This is a good use of AI.