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  1. @suswatibasu
    I like approaching new regions and epochs of #history through well-researched #HistoricalNovels.
    In the case of #Temüjin who became #Genghis Khan and his heirs, I can recommend the fascinating 4 books of #ConnIggulden's #Conqueror Series: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conque

    You can check them out at the #InternetArchive, which could use some donations in its legal battles against the media multinationals.

    archive.org/details/lordsofbow

    @Jennifer_Pinkley

  2. @suswatibasu
    I like approaching new regions and epochs of #history through well-researched #HistoricalNovels.
    In the case of #Temüjin who became #Genghis Khan and his heirs, I can recommend the fascinating 4 books of #ConnIggulden's #Conqueror Series: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conque

    You can check them out at the #InternetArchive, which could use some donations in its legal battles against the media multinationals.

    archive.org/details/lordsofbow

    @Jennifer_Pinkley

  3. @suswatibasu
    I like approaching new regions and epochs of #history through well-researched #HistoricalNovels.
    In the case of #Temüjin who became #Genghis Khan and his heirs, I can recommend the fascinating 4 books of #ConnIggulden's #Conqueror Series: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conque

    You can check them out at the #InternetArchive, which could use some donations in its legal battles against the media multinationals.

    archive.org/details/lordsofbow

    @Jennifer_Pinkley

  4. @suswatibasu
    I like approaching new regions and epochs of #history through well-researched #HistoricalNovels.
    In the case of #Temüjin who became #Genghis Khan and his heirs, I can recommend the fascinating 4 books of #ConnIggulden's #Conqueror Series: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conque

    You can check them out at the #InternetArchive, which could use some donations in its legal battles against the media multinationals.

    archive.org/details/lordsofbow

    @Jennifer_Pinkley

  5. @suswatibasu
    I like approaching new regions and epochs of #history through well-researched #HistoricalNovels.
    In the case of #Temüjin who became #Genghis Khan and his heirs, I can recommend the fascinating 4 books of #ConnIggulden's #Conqueror Series: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conque

    You can check them out at the #InternetArchive, which could use some donations in its legal battles against the media multinationals.

    archive.org/details/lordsofbow

    @Jennifer_Pinkley

  6. @suswatibasu
    Thanks for sharing this.
    Being an admirer of #GenghisKhan, I had read about his descendant's conquest of #India. (Though by far not as in-depth as you.)

    I was therefore appalled about this #censorship by the #ModiGovernment.

    I'm not sure if you got my repost, but you might want to dig deeper, alas, it does make sense from a political point of view (there are at least 3 layers of chiefly geopolitical threads by now):

    mastodon.social/@HistoPol/1101

    @Jennifer_Pinkley

  7. @philip_cardella @suswatibasu @AmitR @arnfinnp

    (3/3)

    ...seen in the West, as society is much more homogenous (I am aware of the big social divide b/w cities and the countryside, but still).

    This as a starting point for #China.

    (I can really recommend #TheEconomist's podcast series on China, like #DrumTower and the biography of President #Xi.)

    //

  8. @philip_cardella @suswatibasu @AmitR @arnfinnp

    (2/n)

    ...#CCP is now even able to control the narratives on all social and other media within the #GreatFirewallOfChina, not only apply effective #centureship. They even have been using #Orwellian #ThoughtControl techniques, prohibiting the use of certain words, sometimes temporarily.

    2) Apart from ethnic minorities, which are often brutally supressed (e.g. the #Uyghurs), there really aren't the type of #CultureWars...

  9. 🇨🇳 We have a breakdown on the language used to bypass censors in China, including codes used to defy the 'Great Firewall' by Head of Audience @suswatibasu

    The ingenious ways social media users in China are bypassing censors: nationalworld.com/news/world/c #china #COVID19 #COVID #protest #news #politics #白纸革命 #中国 #抗议

  10. CW: Violence at Foxconn iPhone plant in China

    🇨🇳 Huge Foxconn iPhone plant in China rocked by fresh worker unrest - but why are employees protesting at company’s Apple plant in Zhengzhou?

    People in hazmat suits filmed assaulting workers at an Apple plant after rare scenes of open dissent in China - reporting by NationalWorld Deputy Editor @suswatibasu

    nationalworld.com/news/world/f

    #富士康 #Apple #China #郑州 #zhengzhou #foxconn #covid

  11. @justinling
    From my list...
    News

    @TexasObserver
    Founded in 1954, the Texas Observer is a #progressive #nonprofit news outlet and print #magazine covering the Lone Star State.

    @thenarwhal
    Our team of investigative journalists dives deep to tell stories about the natural world in Canada you can’t find anywhere else.

    @thetyee
    Independent BC-based journalism that swims against the current. Paywall-free since 2003.

    @openDemocracy
    Free thinking for the world We're an independent media organisation covering world affairs and ideas.

    @mergerson
    Assistant professor at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland » Interests include media, race, and democracy; journalism history; and journalism and social equity

    @suswatibasu
    Head of Audience / Dep. Editor @NationalWorld Ex-Dataminr, ITV and Channel 4 News journalist.

    @w7voa
    Voice of America chief national correspondent and former White House bureau chief; 2022-23

    @JaeBern
    Journalist covering climate change and other sciencey stuff @ CBC News.

    @ScienceDesk
    We curate the latest science news, including climate change, space exploration, health and more. All posts are written by Flipboard’s editorial team.

    @coloradosun
    Telling stories that matter for a dynamic, evolving state. Independent, journalist-owned news covering the entire state of Colorado.

    @SFPublicPress
    Noncommercial news and investigative reporting for San Francisco Bay Area — online, print and on air at KSFP 102.5 FM & SFPublicPress.org

    @NewsDesk
    We share stories, explainers and analysis to offer context for the top news of the day. All posts are created and curated by Flipboard’s editorial team. Not a bot.

    @mongabay
    Reader-supported news and inspiration from nature's frontline. Mongabay is a non-profit.

    @AK_OK
    Alaska statehouse reporter for the Alaska Beacon, formerly with the Anchorage Daily News, Juneau Empire, Kodiak Mirror and Fairbanks Daily News Miner.

    @Chron
    Houston’s home for news, culture and conversation. Chron, a free digital news site, is Hearst owned and run independently from the Houston Chronicle.

    @Toastie
    Indigenous affairs reporter, High Country News

    @jmcjmc451
    Journalist with an eye for environmental stories, ranging from the effect of climate change on agriculture to investigations into groundwater pollution. Current Midwest Reporting Fellow at Grist.

    @damemagazine
    #Reporting & #analysis on politics, policy, culture and more. Based in the United States. Support women-led independent #journalism.

    @sarahstierch 
Journalist. I write about weather, wildfires and other subjects relevant to Mendocino County for the Mendocino Voice. I cover portions of Sonoma, Napa, and Marin on social media.

    @ProPublica
    The official Mastodon page for ProPublica.
    Pursuing stories with moral force.

    @theintercept
    Fearless, adversarial journalism.

    @gratefuldread
    aggregated leftist news, arts, culture, activism, peace, love - always monitored #RevolutionaryLove - Natalie Davis, owner/editor

    @JeffreyStClair
    Editor of CounterPunch

    @BBC_News_Labs
    This account is part of an experiment from BBC R&D in establishing a BBC presence in the Fediverse. You can read more about this experiment at bbc.co.uk/rd/blog/2023-07-mast

  12. @SMagz
    Yes, if there weren't so many other books unread, I'd re-read the series about the first #Mongol #khans again anytime.

    If you'd like to have a more personal prospective, there is a #podcast miniseries done by natives. The #English is a bit difficult to understand in some episodes, but that other, additional perpective made it worthwhile, I think.

    BTW, there is a transcript.

    #Temujin: An Audio Drama — Act 1

    i.sonnet.fm/UuYEFNoT12qMEx7y5

    @suswatibasu @Jennifer_Pinkley

  13. @gbhnews So glad you're here (I'm from Massachusetts originally , so I appreciate all that you do). I figure you'll want to know who is actually here in the #Fediverse (and not bots, though I do follow some news bots). Here's my list of #journalists and #news outlets here on Mastodon (not including bots).

    @TexasObserver
    Founded in1954, the Texas Observer is a #progressive #nonprofit news outlet and print #magazine covering the Lone Star State.

    @thenarwhal
    Our team of investigative journalists dives deep to tell stories about the natural world in Canada you can’t find anywhere else.

    @thetyee
    Independent BC-based journalism that swims against the current.

    @openDemocracy
    Free thinking for the world We're an independent media organisation covering world affairs and ideas.

    @mergerson
    Assistant professor at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland » Interests include media, race, and democracy; journalism history; and journalism and social equity

    @suswatibasu
    Head of Audience / Dep. Editor @NationalWorld Ex-Dataminr, ITV and Channel 4 News journalist.

    @w7voa
    Voice of America chief national correspondent and former White House bureau chief; 2022-23

    @JaeBern
    Journalist covering climate change and other sciencey stuff @ CBC News.

    @ScienceDesk
    We curate the latest science news, including climate change, space exploration, health and more. All posts are written by Flipboard’s editorial team.

    @coloradosun
    Telling stories that matter for a dynamic, evolving state. Independent, journalist-owned news covering the entire state of Colorado.

    @SFPublicPress
    Noncommercial news and investigative reporting for San Francisco Bay Area

    @NewsDesk
    We share stories, explainers and analysis to offer context for the top news of the day. All posts are created and curated by Flipboard’s editorial team.

    @mongabay
    Reader-supported news and inspiration from nature's frontline. Mongabay is a non-profit.

    @AK_OK
    Alaska statehouse reporter for the Alaska Beacon, formerly with the Anchorage Daily News, Juneau Empire, Kodiak Mirror and Fairbanks Daily News Miner.

    @Chron
    Houston’s home for news, culture and conversation. Chron, a free digital news site, is Hearst owned and run independently from the Houston Chronicle.

    @Toastie
    Indigenous affairs reporter, High Country News

    @jmcjmc451
    Journalist with an eye for environmental stories, ranging from the effect of climate change on agriculture to investigations into groundwater pollution. Current Midwest Reporting Fellow at Grist.

    @damemagazine
    #Reporting & #analysis on politics, policy, culture and more. Based in the United States. Support women-led independent #journalism.

    @sarahstierch 
Journalist. I write about weather, wildfires and other subjects relevant to Mendocino County for the Mendocino Voice. I cover portions of Sonoma, Napa, and Marin on social media.

    @ProPublica
    The official Mastodon page for ProPublica.Pursuing stories with moral force.

    @theintercept
    Fearless, adversarial journalism.

    @gratefuldread
    aggregated leftist news, arts, culture, activism, peace, love - always monitored #RevolutionaryLove - Natalie Davis, owner/editor

    @JeffreyStClair
    Editor of CounterPunch

    @BBC_News_Labs
    This account is part of an experiment from BBC R&D in establishing a BBC presence in the Fediverse.

  14. I need your help! I’ve had major writer’s block for a while, and I need your opinion on this. I have to read it at an open mic this weekend, and the theme is the 90s. I wrote this in 10 minutes. 

    open.substack.com/pub/suswatib

    #poetry #90s #the90s #nostalgic #music

  15. Supporting authors and writers today as Meta is accused of using shadow libraries of thousands of pirated books to train their AI.
    #DoTheWriteThing #MetaBookThieves #Meta

  16. Ismail Kadare books: five top reads by Albanian author

    “Bellos’s translations...first introduced English-speaking readers to the work of this great, lamented, world-class writer", says Booker Prize CEO Gaby Wood

    #IsmailKadare #books #Albania

    howtobe247.com/ismail-kadare-b

  17. Indian authorities set to prosecute author Arundhati Roy over Kashmir comments from ten years ago

    "a clear case of political persecution by an authoritarian government," says Seven Stories Press

    #ArundhatiRoy #UAPA #Kashmir

    howtobe247.com/indian-authorit

  18. Baillie Gifford ends all literary festival sponsorships over investments backlash

    The company has not released a new statement since its partnership with Edinburgh International Book Festival ended.

    #BaillieGifford #books #literature #Gaza #climate

    howtobe247.com/baillie-gifford

  19. John Burnside poems and books that celebrate his talent. The renowned poet passed away at the age of 69

    "Flawed but fearless, fabulously gifted, he was a truly great writer."

    #JohnBurnside #books #poems #poetry

    howtobe247.com/john-burnside-p

  20. Edinburgh Literary Festival ends ties with Baillie Gifford after a 20-year partnership due to pressure from industry

    "This is a victory for authors, academics...organising as workers, and for international solidarity with #Palestine," says Fossil Free Books

    #EIBF howtobe247.com/edinburgh-liter

  21. Will You Read This, Please? writers on mental health storytelling at the Southbank Centre

    "Writing is a therapeutic process. We feel we're going to be listened to if we write something down."

    #WillYouReadThisPlease #MentalHealthWeek #books #MentalHealth

    howtobe247.com/will-you-read-t

  22. Johann Hari sorry over incorrect Magic Pill book claims about Jay Rayner and other controversies

    "This is an unfortunate mistake and we will correct it across all formats."

    howtobe247.com/johann-hari-sor

  23. Johann Hari sorry over incorrect Magic Pill book claims about Jay Rayner and other controversies

    "This is an unfortunate mistake and we will correct it across all formats."

    #JohannHari #Ozempic #MagicPill

    howtobe247.com/johann-hari-sor