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China has implemented new export controls for rare earth minerals and magnets. The changes could upend the shift to electric vehicles.

Read more from @abigailbassett.bsky.social:
A new cold war is brewing over rare earth minerals
Rare earth materials aren’t that rare.
www.theverge.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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New from @kattenbarge.bsky.social: X influencers are using Grok to unveil Muslim women in hijabs and show them being beaten by men. Women in sarees are also being stripped: www.wired.com/story/grok-i...
Grok Is Being Used to Mock and Strip Women in Hijabs and Sarees
A substantial number of AI images generated or edited with Grok are targeting women in religious and cultural clothing.
www.wired.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:51 AM
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Sudan🇸🇩 is set to receive weapons, jets and drones under a proposed $1.5 billion arms deal with Pakistan, sources say. The agreement could bolster the Sudanese army in its fight against the Rapid Support Forces and reflects the growing reach of Pakistan’s defence industry.
January 10, 2026 at 3:13 AM
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South Africa🇿🇦 is building a massive concrete wall along the Mozambique border. The project aims to strengthen border control and security, marking a major infrastructure move that has sparked regional attention and debate.
January 10, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Nairobi National Park
December 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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The Indian government sparked controversy after the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting denied permission to screen 19 films at the 30th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK), including several Palestinian films.
December 18, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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Three Body Problem but the aliens have a single sun and it's totally fine, they're just completely scared of the nighttime
December 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Kisumu sunset hues
December 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Latinas in the U.S. are using twin braids with colorful ribbons as a symbol of resistance against immigration raids.

This traditional hairstyle, rooted in Mexican culture, represents resilience and identity.
Latinas are wearing twin braids with colorful ribbons in peaceful protest
The practice of wearing two long braids isn’t new and is widely associated with Latino culture. But it has gained new significance as a symbol of peaceful protest.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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#Kenya 🇰🇪 CIPESA is concerned that inadequate #AI governance could undermine human rights, distort fairness, and weaken protections for workers across the continent. buff.ly/nzv17Tj
November 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
Solange Opens Free Digital Library Of Rare Black Books
Solange has launched a digital library archive of Black and brown authors where readers can borrow books at no cost.
peopleofcolorintech.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Elon Musk’s new pay package could amount to $100B per year.

That's the same as 3.2 million cashiers’ paychecks combined.

It’s more than 1.4 million elementary school teachers’ paychecks.

It’s more than 2 million janitors’ paychecks.

Billionaire greed is out of control.
November 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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#Niger 🇳🇪 @rsf.org highlights how the country’s revamped cybercrime law is being weaponised to detain journalists for routine reporting.
In Niger, 7 journalists targeted by abusive use of cybercrime law in just 2 months
As six journalists face charges, three of whom are in pre-trial detention, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the abusive application of the cybercrime law against media professionals in Niger.…
buff.ly
November 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Physicians for Human Rights-Israel reveals torture, abuse carried out against Palestinians held in Israeli prisons.
‘It’s Israeli policy’: Report reveals abuse of Palestinians in prisons
Physicians for Human Rights-Israel reveals torture, abuse carried out against Palestinians held in Israeli prisons.
bit.ly
November 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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November 13, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Journalists and everyone else as well. Many of us can’t read the screenshots without alt text
Journalists please, please, please copy paste your big blocks screenshot text into alt text. It takes five seconds longer and makes your work three times as accessible and searchable.
November 14, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Bathi, Kiambu
November 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Did you know that the Hubble Space Telescope is one of the most productive scientific instruments ever built? Astronomers using Hubble data have published more than 15,000 scientific papers. Those papers have been cited in other papers 738,000 times.
November 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Are we there yet? #art #oilpainting
November 6, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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If you want to get to know a person, you could look at their social media.

But the truth also lies within the Notes app: keeper of shopping lists, graveyard of text message drafts. Too private to post, too important to forget, too forgettable to remember.
We asked strangers to show us their Notes app. Here’s what we learned.
A repository of wish lists, reminders and half-baked ideas, the digital jotting pad may be the most analog app in your phone — and in some ways, the most revealing.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Tensions had been building for months in the lead-up to the election — widely viewed as a coronation for Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan.

But few foresaw the chaos on election day, or the bloody repression that followed.
Families search for bodies in Tanzania after mass political killings
Witnesses across Tanzania described rampant killings by state security forces, which activists believe left more than 1,000 people dead.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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This weeks @thecontinent.org covers the story of the fall of El Fasher – the last Darfuri city to resist the Rapid Support Forces. On Monday, the Sudanese army negotiated a safe exit for its troops, abandoning a quarter of a million people as genocidal militias swept in.
November 2, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Apple to use Google's AI model to run new Siri, Bloomberg News reports reut.rs/3Jvr7Tx
Apple to use Google's AI model to run new Siri, Bloomberg News reports
Apple plans to use a 1.2 trillion parameter artificial intelligence model developed by Google to help power an overhaul of the Siri voice assistant, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:35 PM