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Took too long, but glad to see the United Nations #HCHR finally release a statement on the #Uyghurs exiles at risk of deportation to #China (and certain abuse or death) from #Thailand. (social.coop)
 

Took too long, but glad to see the United Nations #HCHR finally release a statement on the #Uyghurs exiles at risk of deportation to #China (and certain abuse or death) from #Thailand.

https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2025/01/thailand-must-immediately-halt-deportation-48-uyghurs-china-un-experts

#UNHCHR #standup4humanrights #HumanRights #refugees

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Listened to a quite good podcast about #energy in #China with an academic expert. But the last question was on #Uyghur #forcedlabor and he answered it like it was a compliance issue, something to be (social.coop)
 

Listened to a quite good podcast about #energy in #China with an academic expert. But the last question was on #Uyghur #forcedlabor and he answered it like it was a compliance issue, something to be managed.

I realized, though, that's how a lot of people see many #humanrights issues. As a risk to be managed or avoided. Not a moral imperative and an issue that, frankly, should be front and central to any supply chain discussion on #cleanenergy

I keep hearing from #Mongols #Turks and now #Uyghurs living in #Japan that #Japanese is relatively easy for them to learn, as the grammar and structure is similar to their languages. That can't be a in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

@[email protected] These days, it's considered its own language family - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japonic_languages

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I keep hearing from #Mongols #Turks and now #Uyghurs living in #Japan that #Japanese is relatively easy for them to learn, as the grammar and structure is similar to their languages. That can't be a (social.coop)
 

I keep hearing from #Mongols #Turks and now #Uyghurs living in #Japan that #Japanese is relatively easy for them to learn, as the grammar and structure is similar to their languages. That can't be a coincidence, seems like there is a likely common linguistic heritage, no?

Yet, linguists claim they are unrelated languages. Why the contradiction? Is it #Japanese nationalism? Or #western academic elitism?

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Imagine all the conversations if #China didn't block Chinese users from using every single widely used foreign app, platform, or social network. (social.coop)
 

Imagine all the conversations if #China didn't block Chinese users from using every single widely used foreign app, platform, or social network.

Even #TikTok, remember, blocked interactions between Chinese users and those abroad. #RedNote will soon follow in creating that wall.

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How oblivious do you have to be talking loudly on your phone in a crowded train and not realize that you're the only one talking? (social.coop)
 

How oblivious do you have to be talking loudly on your phone in a crowded train and not realize that you're the only one talking?

#Japan #Tourists

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A good time to re-up my take on the #TikTok debate, calling for a different path proposal - mandate reciprocal access for any foreign platform entering a given market. More fair, more democratic & (social.coop)
 

A good time to re-up my take on the #TikTok debate, calling for a different path proposal - mandate reciprocal access for any foreign platform entering a given market. More fair, more democratic & puts the impetus for action on the #Chinese government.

https://thediplomat.com/2024/04/reciprocal-access-how-to-deal-with-tiktok-and-other-chinese-apps-fairly-and-democratically/

#China #Censorship #SocialMedia #Apps

I wish climate-linked disasters in other countries mattered. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

@[email protected] But will it? The massive flooding far inland due to a freak Hurricane #Helene in North Carolina didn't seem to have much of an impact, despite clear links to climate change. Nor the Texas grid crisis from a few years ago.

Grew up partly in Kansas myself so certainly understand the challenge in red America.

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I wish climate-linked disasters in other countries mattered. (social.coop)
 

I wish climate-linked disasters in other countries mattered.

The #LAFires wouldn't be a "wake-up call" if we were paying attention when floods, typhoons, and fires hit countries like #Bangladesh, #India #Philippines and #brazil #pinoy

It’s a popular meme in Indonesia to point to neighbors like Malaysia and Singapore and say that things might have been better had it been the British who colonized the country because the Dutch were in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

@[email protected] I actually found that so annoying that one of my first articles, for an expat magazine, was countering it.

https://indonesiaexpat.id/travel/history-culture/counterpoint-dutch-colonialism-versus-the-divisive-legacy-of-the-british-in-south-asia/

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We're a dangerous path towards a very unjust #energytransition, led by #china (social.coop)
 

We're a dangerous path towards a very unjust #energytransition, led by #china

https://www.wired.com/story/the-worlds-biggest-maker-of-evs-has-the-worst-appraisal-of-human-rights/

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This steel report gives a false perception. Of the 11 so-called "steel majors," only 1 is #Chinese (social.coop)
 

This steel report gives a false perception. Of the 11 so-called "steel majors," only 1 is #Chinese

In reality, 6 of 10 and 11 of the top 20 steelmakers are 🇨🇳. China produces 54% of the world's steel. Strange to exclude them but include tiny >50 🇯🇵Kobe Steel.

https://speakslouder.org/report/testing-the-mettle/

#china

Something the #US #China and #Japan (and some of the world's most despotic regimes) can apparently all agree on - the use of the #deathpenalty in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

@frog_[email protected] I hope that at least Taiwan would have abstained...

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Something the #US #China and #Japan (and some of the world's most despotic regimes) can apparently all agree on - the use of the #deathpenalty (fedia.io)
 

Something the #US #China and #Japan (and some of the world's most despotic regimes) can apparently all agree on - the use of the #deathpenalty

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Great to see that the latest report from #Japan's Renewable Energy Institute specifically mentions both #Uyghur #forcedlabor & #coal intensity as concerns with #China's dominance of global #Solar (social.coop)
 

Great to see that the latest report from #Japan's Renewable Energy Institute specifically mentions both #Uyghur #forcedlabor & #coal intensity as concerns with #China's dominance of global #Solar

One of the first times a #climate/#energy group in Japan, as far as I know, has raised this. Not surprised its REI, the most independent & expert led such org.

https://www.renewable-ei.org/en/activities/reports/20241218.php

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When China opened the world's largest solar plant this year, nearly all media reports & #climate reactions were positive (social.coop)
 

When China opened the world's largest solar plant this year, nearly all media reports & #climate reactions were positive

They all that #China’s solar prowess rests on the exploitation of #Uyghurs in their homeland

My latest for Atmos on the real cost of solar https://buff.ly/4gtT0pK

On paper, the opening of the world’s largest #solar plant in China is a win for renewable energy and #climate action. But this plant, producing 3.5 GW of power, is in #Xinjiang, where many believe a in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

@[email protected] It is possible to source US or Korean made panels - with less exposure to forced labor.

Just saw a job listing for a position where the first 2 paragraphs was just about how great the founder of the org is and how many prizes/awards they won. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

@[email protected] Kinda expected for corporate jobs. This was a non-profit job, and in the listing, barely mentions the org, just the founder.

The amount of resources being used to find the murderer of a CEO really show how certain lives matter more than others. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

@[email protected] Yep. NY Times did an entire multimedia investigation into how that yacht sank. Meanwhile, when 150+ #Rohingya refugees drowned a few weekslater...barely any attention and no investigations.

The amount of resources being used to find the murderer of a CEO really show how certain lives matter more than others. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

@JeffreySmith Don't even have to go that far. A murder in a tent in the Bronx would be as inconsequential.

Google Voice replacement? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

@VeganCheesecake @pelletbucket probably the most ethical alternative is http://jmp.chat/. I use it and it works pretty well, though not as user friendly as big tech.

OpenTalk - Videoconferencing secure and GDPR compliant (Jitsi alternative, written in Rust) in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

@helenslunch @furrowsofar I'm very happy with https://meet.coop - runs on BigBlueButton, secure and Open Source, but not free. But I don't mind paying for a good service.

Omnivore is an excellent open-source read-it-later alternative to Pocket, that can be self-hosted as well in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

@davehtaylor @sik0fewl you mean destroyed by Yahoo

What are the best zoom alternatives? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@privacyfalcon9899 I've been using https://meet.coop/ for nearly 2 years, find it better than Zoom. Runs on BigBlueButton.

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