Examples of discriminatory remarks against Buryat people mentioned in this article:
“I thought you could only herd cattle”
“Buryats are superstitious”
“For a Buryat you are quite beautiful”
“Before joining Russia, the Buryats did not even have a written language”
"Nihao": greeting in Chinese.
“Have you bought a passport?"
"Narrow-Eyed"
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I'm also East Asian, so the last one has been said to me in France and Pakistan. :mastogrin:
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tootblue/media_attachments/files/111/076/591/807/364/314/original/988cc9bbfecdaedb.jpg
"Since the beginning of the war in Donbass, a meme has appeared about “fighting Buryats” who are ready to die for Putin. After the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, they remembered him again. Racial divisions in a country that is "fighting Nazis" have come to the surface. Asians have been made the faces of this war, although as a percentage they are fighting in an absolute minority."
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Examples of discriminatory remarks against Buryat people mentioned in this article:
“I thought you could only herd cattle”
“Buryats are superstitious”
“For a Buryat you are quite beautiful”
“Before joining Russia, the Buryats did not even have a written language”
"Nihao": greeting in Chinese.
“Have you bought a passport?"
"Narrow-Eyed"
(3/3)
I'm also East Asian, so the last one has been said to me in France and Pakistan. :mastogrin:
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tootblue/media_attachments/files/111/076/591/807/364/314/original/988cc9bbfecdaedb.jpg
"Since the beginning of the war in Donbass, a meme has appeared about “fighting Buryats” who are ready to die for Putin. After the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, they remembered him again. Racial divisions in a country that is "fighting Nazis" have come to the surface. Asians have been made the faces of this war, although as a percentage they are fighting in an absolute minority."
(2/3)
According to th Clash Report, Bayraktar TB2 is being used in relief efforts following the Moroccan earthquake.
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Clash Report
@clashreport
Moroccan Bayraktar TB2 UAV spotted 5 shepherds who were stranded in a mountainous area for 72 hours after a devastating earthquake in the country.
Relief teams delivered aid to the shepherds thanks to Bayraktar TB2’s efforts.
https://twitter.com/clashreport/status/1703068764869181454
People all over the world are positive about the Ig Nobel Prize, and due to this atmosphere, the press covers it as a "fun science topic'', but I find it difficult to enjoy the award as I used to.
There are many people who choose a career in research and suffer from low wages. The generation that starts families and raises children is suffering.
The same is true in Japan and America. There are only a limited number of people who can get tenure posts that provide lifelong stable income.
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The Ig Nobel Prize can be very sinful if it seduces people with its "academic charm'' and ends up ruining their lives or causing them to take a detour in their life.
So I'm starting to feel uncomfortable with the Ig Nobel Prize.
Science is not guilty. The culprits are the scientists who use up young researchers and easily fire fixed-term employees, pretending to be innocent.
Ref:
研究者「月30万では家族の生活を支えられないので辞めようかな」
https://togetter.com/li/2223467
US postdocs on strike
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02848-3
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As a precaution, I deleted the credit card information registered at Amazon.com for payment.
二段階認証も突破？ Amazonの不正利用でギフトカードを大量購入される被害相次ぐ(Internet Watch/Impress)
(Has the two-step verification been breached? A series of incidents of fraudulent bulk purchases of gift cards on Amazon)
https://internet.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/yajiuma/1531794.html
"The junta has started sending fully armed soldiers to supermarkets, convenience stores and pubs in Yangon to force them to sell Myanmar Beer because the military-controlled conglomerate that makes it is suffering mounting losses from a nationwide boycott, according to residents and shop and bar owners of the country’s commercial capital."
Power-Drunk Junta Tries Selling Myanmar Beer at Gunpoint(The Irawaddy)
https://www.irrawaddy.com/business/power-drunk-junta-tries-selling-myanmar-beer-at-gunpoint.html
I made an appointment for a booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccination is scheduled for the first week of next month.
However, there is currently a rapid outbreak of influenza in Japan.
I must also make an appointment for the influenza vaccine, but I haven't received any information about the vaccination from the local government where I live for this fall-winter season, so I'm a little bit worried. :mastomask:
[안전정보] 오사카여행 시 주의사항 알림(주오사카 대한민국 총영사관)
"현재 간사이 지역에서 인기가 있는 '한신 타이거즈' 야구팀의 리그 우승이 예상 되며, 일본 경찰 당국은 과거 위 야구팀의 우승 당일 도톤보리에 인파가 폭주하여 각종 안전 및 인파사고가 발생한다고 경고해 왔습니다."
Safety notice for Korean tourists from Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Osaka
In short:
・There is a risk that the Hanshin Tigers will win the league.
・If the team wins, Dotonbori will be in turmoil.
・Be careful. Don't go near Dotonbori at the night of Hanshin’s victory.
🐯 🐯 🐯
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tootblue/media_attachments/files/111/062/854/610/718/158/original/130483265dcdff79.jpg
"Since its opening to the public last month, regime officials have posted photos to the statue’s Facebook page, “Smiling Buddha”, looking to create the false impression that there is no shortage of pilgrims flocking to see it. It fails to mention the fact that most of the visitors were government staff on the regime’s sponsored tours, treated to the daily allowance and free lunch."
Myanmar Junta Buses In Govt Staff as Pilgrims Shun ‘Dictator’s Pagoda’(The Irrawaddy)
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-junta-buses-in-govt-staff-as-pilgrims-shun-dictators-pagoda.html
"With over 40,000 women now serving on or near the front lines in Ukraine, the need for uniforms tailored for the female frame has been addressed. Now attention turns to their body armor."
Bullet Proof Vest Placed on Kyiv Statue Focuses Attention on Women Fighters(Kyiv Post)
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/21593
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Augie Ray
@868b3aad
It's not the flu.
Study: “The incidence of hospitalizations with a #COVID19 diagnosis was 4.6 times higher than the incidence of hospitalizations with an influenza diagnosis. Hospitalizations with COVID-19 were higher in all age groups. Nearly all adults hospitalized with COVID-19 had at least one underlying medical condition, but 25.8% of 0-5-year-olds and 18.3% of 6-17-year-olds had no underlying medical conditions.”
https://mastodon.social/@augieray/111055722110359835
* This article is a preprint
Hagit Kopel et.al., Comparison of COVID-19 and Influenza-Related Outcomes in the United States during Fall-Winter 2022-2023, medRxiv, Posted September 11(2023)
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.09.08.23295262v1
National Geographic is the clumsy supporter of this folly.
Why this company sent ancient human fossils into space(National Geographic)
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/premium/article/ancient-human-fossils-space-virgin-galactic
"The fossilized bones of two ancient human ancestors were aboard Virgin Galactic's third commercial spaceflight in a celebration of discovery."
LOL
Millionairess, rockets, and stupidity go hand in hand in the 21st century.🤢
The engineers and rocket geeks who crowd around space program led by these sociopathic rich people are worthy of contempt.
National Geographic is the clumsy supporter of this folly.
Why this company sent ancient human fossils into space(National Geographic)
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/premium/article/ancient-human-fossils-space-virgin-galactic
"The fossilized bones of two ancient human ancestors were aboard Virgin Galactic's third commercial spaceflight in a celebration of discovery."
LOL
In the cabinet reshuffle to be held today, Masahito Moriyama, a member of the Liberal Democratic Party's Kishida faction, appointed as the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20230912/k10014193401000.html
In 2016, he called Nada Junior High School to ask the principal why the school had adopted a history textbook, saying it was an "inquiry from the government side.'' This became a social issue as a pressure on education from politicians.
"[The 119 call line is extremely busy]
119 is a number for emergency call.
If you call 119 for simple inquiries or consultations, we may not be able to respond to truly necessary emergency calls.
Unnecessary and non-urgent calls may be disconnected without listening to the end of the call.
Thank you for your cooperation as this is a measure to prioritize other emergency calls."(The Tokyo Fire Department)
https://twitter.com/Tokyo_Fire_D/status/1701069301334385039
I'm glad that Gekidan Inu Curry is credited as the other world designer. :mastogrin:
『劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉』特報第1弾
(“Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie〈Walpurgis no Kaiten〉” Special Trailer Part 1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXpnlROHu78
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Михайло Подоляк @Podolyak_M
Sometimes a mistake is much more than just a mistake. By not allowing Ukrainian drones to destroy part of the Russian military (!) fleet via #Starlink interference, @elonmusk
allowed this fleet to fire Kalibr missiles at Ukrainian cities. As a result, civilians, children are being killed. This is the price of a cocktail of ignorance and big ego.
https://twitter.com/Podolyak_M/status/1699820072418656331
There are some areas where the number of infected people has calmed down for a while but is increasing again, such as Okinawa. The impact of the start of the new school term may continue for some time.
汚染水呼称は「フェイク」 経産相、原発の処理水巡り(共同)
The expression “contaminated water” is “fake”: Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry said about treated water of the nuclear power plant(Kyodo)
https://www.47news.jp/9833309.html
Say, "Trick or Treated" :mastoface_with_rolling_eyes:
The main measures are as follows
・Establish fertility incentives and support
・Advocate age-appropriate marriage and childbirth for military personnel
・Creating a new childcare leave system
・Protect the legitimate rights and interests of military personnel who implement family planning (this clause seems to be to ensure that having children is not disadvantageous)
The "Measures" will be effective from September 10, 2023.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDmuJAD9vvM
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China's population began to decline in 2022. As a countermeasure against the declining birthrate, the Chinese Communist Party has launched a new policy of helping PLA soldiers to have children.
中央军委主席习近平签署命令发布《军队实施〈中华人民共和国人口与计划生育法〉办法》(新华社)
http://www.news.cn/politics/leaders/2023-09/07/c_1129850679.htm
As the chairman of the Central Military Commission, Xi Jinping signed an order to issue the "Measures for the Military Implementation of the Population and Family Planning Law of the People's Republic of China".
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The main measures are as follows
・Establish fertility incentives and support
・Advocate age-appropriate marriage and childbirth for military personnel
・Creating a new childcare leave system
・Protect the legitimate rights and interests of military personnel who implement family planning (this clause seems to be to ensure that having children is not disadvantageous)
The "Measures" will be effective from September 10, 2023.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDmuJAD9vvM
(2/2)
Singer Wang Fang(王芳), who participated in a mission organized by the Chinese Communist Party to the "Donetsk Republic" (Russia's puppet government), recited "Katyusha" in the ruins of the Mariupol Drama Theater, caused anger and grief among Ukrainians and decent Chinese people.
The theater was destroyed by Russian airstrike on March 16, 2022. At least 300 civilians, including children, who took refuge there, were killed. It is said that the bodies not recovered are still buried underground.
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tootblue/media_attachments/files/111/025/221/022/932/646/original/2c3927129ea452db.mp4
[Points to consider]
・As the new school term has started, infections at and through schools are increasing.
・ Chiba Prefecture, where the governor was enthusiastic about removing the mask, is the worst.
・The relatively low number of cases in Tokyo may be due to the fact that many people infected in Tokyo seek medical treatment in nearby prefectures where they live.
→If so, it's not that Tokyo is relatively safe.
ミャンマー軍事法廷、記者に禁錮20年判決 報道免許剝奪の独立系メディア サイクロン被害取材中の5月から拘束(東京新聞)
(Myanmar military tribunal sentences journalist to 20 years in prison/ Independent media outlet deprived of press license/ Detained since May while reporting on cyclone damage, Tokyo Shimbun)
https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/275508
If the Japanese government got cocky and started making new messes, they would become new problems so I wish travelers to say "I'm worried,'' even if it's just "lip service." :0090:
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