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  1. 🚨 Some "Flock" worker, clearly unaware of irony, frantically dials 911 because a reporter dared to film their exciting public camera setup. 📹 Because when you're installing surveillance, being watched is obviously a crime! 🕵️‍♂️🙄
    investigatetv.com/2026/09/08/f #FlockPrivacy #FlockSurveillance #IronyInAction #911Call #PublicAwareness #HackerNews #ngated

  2. 🚨 Some "Flock" worker, clearly unaware of irony, frantically dials 911 because a reporter dared to film their exciting public camera setup. 📹 Because when you're installing surveillance, being watched is obviously a crime! 🕵️‍♂️🙄
    investigatetv.com/2026/09/08/f #FlockPrivacy #FlockSurveillance #IronyInAction #911Call #PublicAwareness #HackerNews #ngated

  3. 🚨 Some "Flock" worker, clearly unaware of irony, frantically dials 911 because a reporter dared to film their exciting public camera setup. 📹 Because when you're installing surveillance, being watched is obviously a crime! 🕵️‍♂️🙄
    investigatetv.com/2026/09/08/f #FlockPrivacy #FlockSurveillance #IronyInAction #911Call #PublicAwareness #HackerNews #ngated

  4. 🚨 Some "Flock" worker, clearly unaware of irony, frantically dials 911 because a reporter dared to film their exciting public camera setup. 📹 Because when you're installing surveillance, being watched is obviously a crime! 🕵️‍♂️🙄
    investigatetv.com/2026/09/08/f #FlockPrivacy #FlockSurveillance #IronyInAction #911Call #PublicAwareness #HackerNews #ngated

  5. 🚨 Some "Flock" worker, clearly unaware of irony, frantically dials 911 because a reporter dared to film their exciting public camera setup. 📹 Because when you're installing surveillance, being watched is obviously a crime! 🕵️‍♂️🙄
    investigatetv.com/2026/09/08/f #FlockPrivacy #FlockSurveillance #IronyInAction #911Call #PublicAwareness #HackerNews #ngated

  6. From freebie politics and food adulteration to heavy taxes and ignored flood warnings—civic frustrations hit the common citizen every single day.

    Inspired by Saad Alvi’s viral satirical anthem ("Ab Main Ghabrata Hoon"), here is an Indian satire edition highlighting our administrative absurdities with a sharp dose of humor.

    Read the full post here:
    🔗 deepakvasudevan.blogspot.com/2

    #Satire #CivicIssues #Governance #PublicAwareness

  7. Government of Canada supports search and rescue in Québec by investing in boating safety initiative

    MRC DES CHENAUX, QC, Aug. 14, 2026 /CNW/ — Local knowledge, public awareness and well-equipped responders all play…
    #Canada #EleanorOlszewski #François-PhilippeChampagne #MinisterofFinance #MRC #MRCDESCHENAUX #NationalRevenue #publicawareness #PublicSafetyCanada #SearchandRescue
    europesays.com/canada/168027/

  8. Government of Canada supports search and rescue in Québec by investing in boating safety initiative

    MRC DES CHENAUX, QC, Aug. 14, 2026 /CNW/ — Local knowledge, public awareness and well-equipped responders all play…
    #Canada #EleanorOlszewski #François-PhilippeChampagne #MinisterofFinance #MRC #MRCDESCHENAUX #NationalRevenue #publicawareness #PublicSafetyCanada #SearchandRescue
    europesays.com/canada/168025/

  9. 🚨BREAKING: #ICE invents new #transparency technique—only share videos when it makes them look good! 😂 Because why let the public see the whole story when you can just give them the fairy tale version instead? 🕵️‍♂️🎥 #TruthOptional
    apnews.com/article/ice-body-ca #Technique #FairyTale #Media #PublicAwareness #Accountability #HackerNews #ngated

  10. 🚨BREAKING: #ICE invents new #transparency technique—only share videos when it makes them look good! 😂 Because why let the public see the whole story when you can just give them the fairy tale version instead? 🕵️‍♂️🎥 #TruthOptional
    apnews.com/article/ice-body-ca #Technique #FairyTale #Media #PublicAwareness #Accountability #HackerNews #ngated

  11. 🚨BREAKING: #ICE invents new #transparency technique—only share videos when it makes them look good! 😂 Because why let the public see the whole story when you can just give them the fairy tale version instead? 🕵️‍♂️🎥 #TruthOptional
    apnews.com/article/ice-body-ca #Technique #FairyTale #Media #PublicAwareness #Accountability #HackerNews #ngated

  12. 🚨BREAKING: #ICE invents new #transparency technique—only share videos when it makes them look good! 😂 Because why let the public see the whole story when you can just give them the fairy tale version instead? 🕵️‍♂️🎥 #TruthOptional
    apnews.com/article/ice-body-ca #Technique #FairyTale #Media #PublicAwareness #Accountability #HackerNews #ngated

  13. 🚨BREAKING: #ICE invents new #transparency technique—only share videos when it makes them look good! 😂 Because why let the public see the whole story when you can just give them the fairy tale version instead? 🕵️‍♂️🎥 #TruthOptional
    apnews.com/article/ice-body-ca #Technique #FairyTale #Media #PublicAwareness #Accountability #HackerNews #ngated

  14. #MangroveForests are healing after decades of human destruction

    by Matt McGrath and Esme Stallard
    June 4, 2026

    "The world's coastal #mangrove forests, which protect millions of people from storms - and soak up vast amounts of planet-warming gases - are staging an unexpected comeback, scientists find.

    "For decades these swampy trees had been declining rapidly as they were cleared for fish farms and housing.

    "But a new study shows that since 2010 the world has been gaining more mangroves than it has been losing - driven by stronger #LegalProtections and increased #PublicAwareness of their importance, sparked by disasters such as the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

    "The researchers say the key factor though is the remarkable capacity of these forests to #regenerate naturally once humans stop chopping them down.

    "Mangroves are one of the world's unsung #environmental heroes.

    "Not only do they store up to five times more #CarbonDioxide than land-based forests, but their tangled roots can also slow down waves and protect coastal communities from #StormSurges and #tsunamis.

    "These same roots provide a perfect nursery for many species of fish and other #MarineLife - protecting them from predators and providing ample food.

    "These benefits, though, have come under serious threat over the past century as the rise of fish farming, agriculture and the expansion of coastal cities and towns have seen mangroves chopped down and rapidly removed.

    "From the 1980s to 2010, over 12,000 sq km (4,600 sq miles) of mangroves were cleared or destroyed across #Asia, #Africa and the #Americas - an area the size of Jamaica.

    "However, the new study shows a real reversal of that trend, particularly over the last decade. The total net losses - the forest lost and not replaced - since the 1980s have now been reduced to around 849 sq km (328 sq miles)."

    Read more:
    bbc.com/news/articles/cn4pk07n

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/EX19Y

    #SolarPunkSunday #FishNurseries #Mangroves #RestoreNature #CoastalRewilding #RestoringMangroves
    #PreserveNature #OceansAreLife

  15. #MangroveForests are healing after decades of human destruction

    by Matt McGrath and Esme Stallard
    June 4, 2026

    "The world's coastal #mangrove forests, which protect millions of people from storms - and soak up vast amounts of planet-warming gases - are staging an unexpected comeback, scientists find.

    "For decades these swampy trees had been declining rapidly as they were cleared for fish farms and housing.

    "But a new study shows that since 2010 the world has been gaining more mangroves than it has been losing - driven by stronger #LegalProtections and increased #PublicAwareness of their importance, sparked by disasters such as the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

    "The researchers say the key factor though is the remarkable capacity of these forests to #regenerate naturally once humans stop chopping them down.

    "Mangroves are one of the world's unsung #environmental heroes.

    "Not only do they store up to five times more #CarbonDioxide than land-based forests, but their tangled roots can also slow down waves and protect coastal communities from #StormSurges and #tsunamis.

    "These same roots provide a perfect nursery for many species of fish and other #MarineLife - protecting them from predators and providing ample food.

    "These benefits, though, have come under serious threat over the past century as the rise of fish farming, agriculture and the expansion of coastal cities and towns have seen mangroves chopped down and rapidly removed.

    "From the 1980s to 2010, over 12,000 sq km (4,600 sq miles) of mangroves were cleared or destroyed across #Asia, #Africa and the #Americas - an area the size of Jamaica.

    "However, the new study shows a real reversal of that trend, particularly over the last decade. The total net losses - the forest lost and not replaced - since the 1980s have now been reduced to around 849 sq km (328 sq miles)."

    Read more:
    bbc.com/news/articles/cn4pk07n

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/EX19Y

    #SolarPunkSunday #FishNurseries #Mangroves #RestoreNature #CoastalRewilding #RestoringMangroves
    #PreserveNature #OceansAreLife

  16. #MangroveForests are healing after decades of human destruction

    by Matt McGrath and Esme Stallard
    June 4, 2026

    "The world's coastal #mangrove forests, which protect millions of people from storms - and soak up vast amounts of planet-warming gases - are staging an unexpected comeback, scientists find.

    "For decades these swampy trees had been declining rapidly as they were cleared for fish farms and housing.

    "But a new study shows that since 2010 the world has been gaining more mangroves than it has been losing - driven by stronger #LegalProtections and increased #PublicAwareness of their importance, sparked by disasters such as the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

    "The researchers say the key factor though is the remarkable capacity of these forests to #regenerate naturally once humans stop chopping them down.

    "Mangroves are one of the world's unsung #environmental heroes.

    "Not only do they store up to five times more #CarbonDioxide than land-based forests, but their tangled roots can also slow down waves and protect coastal communities from #StormSurges and #tsunamis.

    "These same roots provide a perfect nursery for many species of fish and other #MarineLife - protecting them from predators and providing ample food.

    "These benefits, though, have come under serious threat over the past century as the rise of fish farming, agriculture and the expansion of coastal cities and towns have seen mangroves chopped down and rapidly removed.

    "From the 1980s to 2010, over 12,000 sq km (4,600 sq miles) of mangroves were cleared or destroyed across #Asia, #Africa and the #Americas - an area the size of Jamaica.

    "However, the new study shows a real reversal of that trend, particularly over the last decade. The total net losses - the forest lost and not replaced - since the 1980s have now been reduced to around 849 sq km (328 sq miles)."

    Read more:
    bbc.com/news/articles/cn4pk07n

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/EX19Y

    #SolarPunkSunday #FishNurseries #Mangroves #RestoreNature #CoastalRewilding #RestoringMangroves
    #PreserveNature #OceansAreLife

  17. Poconos wildlife experts urge public: Leave fawns alone | Poconos and Coal Region

    STROUDSBURG, Pa. – Leave fawns alone. That is the message a Poconos wildlife center is sharing after it…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Wildlife #animalrescue #Animal-welfare #Deer #Fawn #poconos #Publicawareness #rehabilitation #Science #stroudsburg #wildlifecenter
    newsbeep.com/us/667978/

  18. Justice After 29 Years: A Personal Accident Claim That Questions India’s Insurance Woes


    In a landmark ruling, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has directed United India Insurance to pay ₹10 crore with 9% annual interest to the family of Kishori Lal Sharan Garg, a Jaipur businessman who died in a road accident in 1997.

    Insurer claim rejection was declared “untenable” and held that the company could not substantiate allegations of suppression of material facts because it failed to produce the original proposal forms forming the basis of the dispute.

    The order comes nearly three decades after the claim was first filed, underscoring the chronic delays in India’s insurance claim settlement system.

    The Case

    • Garg died in a car accident while traveling from Jaipur to Delhi in March 1997.
    • He was covered under two personal accident policies — ₹10 crore from United India Insurance and ₹5 crore from National Insurance.
    • Both insurers repudiated the claims, alleging concealment of material facts.
    • The NCDRC found that United India Insurance failed to justify its rejection, as it could not produce the original proposal forms.
    • The Commission reaffirmed its earlier order, directing the insurer to pay the claim amount with interest to Garg’s widow, Asha Garg, and her family.

    The Larger Problem

    This case is not an isolated anomaly. It reflects systemic issues in India’s insurance sector:

    • Excessive delays: Claims often take years, sometimes decades, to be resolved.
    • Opaque processes: Insurers rely on technicalities and missing paperwork to deny claims.
    • High repudiation rates: A significant share of claims are rejected, eroding consumer trust.
    • Weak grievance redressal: Ombudsman offices and consumer forums remain overburdened.
    • Legal bottlenecks: Thousands of disputes clog the courts, slowing resolution further.

    Eye‑Opening Consumer Perspective

    From the customer’s angle, the verdict is both relief and revelation:

    • “An insurance policy that pays after 29 years is not protection — it’s betrayal.”
    • “The fine print is often used as a weapon against policyholders, not as a safeguard.”
    • “Insurance promises financial security, but for many families it becomes a lifelong legal battle.”

    The Garg family’s 29‑year wait for justice is a sobering reminder of the urgent reforms required in India’s insurance sector. For consumers, it underscores the importance of vigilance and persistence. For insurers and regulators, it is a call to action: insurance must mean security, not endless struggle.

    Such suffering for customers is the root cause of the lack of trust in insurance. There are many cases where claim payouts have been made only after a decade of legal battle. This amounts to harassment of the customer. The regulator and the government have not created provisions to punish those responsible for such mental torture. There is a world of difference between 29 days and 29 years — isn’t it? The judiciary is equally responsible for this harassment, as cases often move in circular motions without resolution.

    With such a reputation, insurance in India risks shifting from “protection” to “betrayal” ???

    Repetitive offences by insurers must be punished including cancellation of licence to operate. It is a known fact that insurers commit for higher sum insured in a product and when claim arises from such products, they start looking for the options to repudiate the claim, irrespective of the merit of the case.

    Many industry leaders keep giving “gyan” while sitting in air‑conditioned cabins or speaking at seminars and conferences. The ground reality, however, is completely different.

    It has been more than 25 years since the inception of IRDAI, yet no significant trust has been established. Whether public or private players, certain issues remain common: claim settlement delays, poor service, mis‑selling, cross‑selling, aggressive solicitation, non‑issuance of policy documents — the list goes on.

    At the end of it all, it is always the customer who suffers.

    –Ashish Kumar

    Check my book – “The Balance Sheet of Life: A Mirror not a Manual”

    https://ashishvision.wordpress.com/2026/01/20/book-release-announcement/

    #Insuranceawareness #Insuranceharassment #Insurancenews #Insuranceproblems #Irdai #Publicawareness #Publicissues #Publicproblems #WhyIndianInsuranceneedreform #29YearsToGetJusticeForAnInsuranceCliam #AshishKumar #AshishKumarBlog #ashishVision #AuthorOfTheBalanceSheetOfLife #challengesInsuranceSectorIsFacing #health #healthInsurance #healthcare #howToBeAwareOfInsuranceRights #Insurance #InsuranceClaimDelaysInIndia #insuranceClaimProblemsInIndia #InsuranceClaimSettlementIssues #selfHelpBook #TheBalanceSheetOfLife #writing
  19. Justice After 29 Years: A Personal Accident Claim That Questions India’s Insurance Woes


    In a landmark ruling, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has directed United India Insurance to pay ₹10 crore with 9% annual interest to the family of Kishori Lal Sharan Garg, a Jaipur businessman who died in a road accident in 1997.

    Insurer claim rejection was declared “untenable” and held that the company could not substantiate allegations of suppression of material facts because it failed to produce the original proposal forms forming the basis of the dispute.

    The order comes nearly three decades after the claim was first filed, underscoring the chronic delays in India’s insurance claim settlement system.

    The Case

    • Garg died in a car accident while traveling from Jaipur to Delhi in March 1997.
    • He was covered under two personal accident policies — ₹10 crore from United India Insurance and ₹5 crore from National Insurance.
    • Both insurers repudiated the claims, alleging concealment of material facts.
    • The NCDRC found that United India Insurance failed to justify its rejection, as it could not produce the original proposal forms.
    • The Commission reaffirmed its earlier order, directing the insurer to pay the claim amount with interest to Garg’s widow, Asha Garg, and her family.

    The Larger Problem

    This case is not an isolated anomaly. It reflects systemic issues in India’s insurance sector:

    • Excessive delays: Claims often take years, sometimes decades, to be resolved.
    • Opaque processes: Insurers rely on technicalities and missing paperwork to deny claims.
    • High repudiation rates: A significant share of claims are rejected, eroding consumer trust.
    • Weak grievance redressal: Ombudsman offices and consumer forums remain overburdened.
    • Legal bottlenecks: Thousands of disputes clog the courts, slowing resolution further.

    Eye‑Opening Consumer Perspective

    From the customer’s angle, the verdict is both relief and revelation:

    • “An insurance policy that pays after 29 years is not protection — it’s betrayal.”
    • “The fine print is often used as a weapon against policyholders, not as a safeguard.”
    • “Insurance promises financial security, but for many families it becomes a lifelong legal battle.”

    The Garg family’s 29‑year wait for justice is a sobering reminder of the urgent reforms required in India’s insurance sector. For consumers, it underscores the importance of vigilance and persistence. For insurers and regulators, it is a call to action: insurance must mean security, not endless struggle.

    Such suffering for customers is the root cause of the lack of trust in insurance. There are many cases where claim payouts have been made only after a decade of legal battle. This amounts to harassment of the customer. The regulator and the government have not created provisions to punish those responsible for such mental torture. There is a world of difference between 29 days and 29 years — isn’t it? The judiciary is equally responsible for this harassment, as cases often move in circular motions without resolution.

    With such a reputation, insurance in India risks shifting from “protection” to “betrayal” ???

    Repetitive offences by insurers must be punished including cancellation of licence to operate. It is a known fact that insurers commit for higher sum insured in a product and when claim arises from such products, they start looking for the options to repudiate the claim, irrespective of the merit of the case.

    Many industry leaders keep giving “gyan” while sitting in air‑conditioned cabins or speaking at seminars and conferences. The ground reality, however, is completely different.

    It has been more than 25 years since the inception of IRDAI, yet no significant trust has been established. Whether public or private players, certain issues remain common: claim settlement delays, poor service, mis‑selling, cross‑selling, aggressive solicitation, non‑issuance of policy documents — the list goes on.

    At the end of it all, it is always the customer who suffers.

    –Ashish Kumar

    Check my book – “The Balance Sheet of Life: A Mirror not a Manual”

    https://ashishvision.wordpress.com/2026/01/20/book-release-announcement/

    #Insuranceawareness #Insuranceharassment #Insurancenews #Insuranceproblems #Irdai #Publicawareness #Publicissues #Publicproblems #WhyIndianInsuranceneedreform #29YearsToGetJusticeForAnInsuranceCliam #AshishKumar #AshishKumarBlog #ashishVision #AuthorOfTheBalanceSheetOfLife #challengesInsuranceSectorIsFacing #health #healthInsurance #healthcare #howToBeAwareOfInsuranceRights #Insurance #InsuranceClaimDelaysInIndia #insuranceClaimProblemsInIndia #InsuranceClaimSettlementIssues #selfHelpBook #TheBalanceSheetOfLife #writing
  20. Justice After 29 Years: A Personal Accident Claim That Questions India’s Insurance Woes


    In a landmark ruling, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has directed United India Insurance to pay ₹10 crore with 9% annual interest to the family of Kishori Lal Sharan Garg, a Jaipur businessman who died in a road accident in 1997.

    Insurer claim rejection was declared “untenable” and held that the company could not substantiate allegations of suppression of material facts because it failed to produce the original proposal forms forming the basis of the dispute.

    The order comes nearly three decades after the claim was first filed, underscoring the chronic delays in India’s insurance claim settlement system.

    The Case

    • Garg died in a car accident while traveling from Jaipur to Delhi in March 1997.
    • He was covered under two personal accident policies — ₹10 crore from United India Insurance and ₹5 crore from National Insurance.
    • Both insurers repudiated the claims, alleging concealment of material facts.
    • The NCDRC found that United India Insurance failed to justify its rejection, as it could not produce the original proposal forms.
    • The Commission reaffirmed its earlier order, directing the insurer to pay the claim amount with interest to Garg’s widow, Asha Garg, and her family.

    The Larger Problem

    This case is not an isolated anomaly. It reflects systemic issues in India’s insurance sector:

    • Excessive delays: Claims often take years, sometimes decades, to be resolved.
    • Opaque processes: Insurers rely on technicalities and missing paperwork to deny claims.
    • High repudiation rates: A significant share of claims are rejected, eroding consumer trust.
    • Weak grievance redressal: Ombudsman offices and consumer forums remain overburdened.
    • Legal bottlenecks: Thousands of disputes clog the courts, slowing resolution further.

    Eye‑Opening Consumer Perspective

    From the customer’s angle, the verdict is both relief and revelation:

    • “An insurance policy that pays after 29 years is not protection — it’s betrayal.”
    • “The fine print is often used as a weapon against policyholders, not as a safeguard.”
    • “Insurance promises financial security, but for many families it becomes a lifelong legal battle.”

    The Garg family’s 29‑year wait for justice is a sobering reminder of the urgent reforms required in India’s insurance sector. For consumers, it underscores the importance of vigilance and persistence. For insurers and regulators, it is a call to action: insurance must mean security, not endless struggle.

    Such suffering for customers is the root cause of the lack of trust in insurance. There are many cases where claim payouts have been made only after a decade of legal battle. This amounts to harassment of the customer. The regulator and the government have not created provisions to punish those responsible for such mental torture. There is a world of difference between 29 days and 29 years — isn’t it? The judiciary is equally responsible for this harassment, as cases often move in circular motions without resolution.

    With such a reputation, insurance in India risks shifting from “protection” to “betrayal” ???

    Repetitive offences by insurers must be punished including cancellation of licence to operate. It is a known fact that insurers commit for higher sum insured in a product and when claim arises from such products, they start looking for the options to repudiate the claim, irrespective of the merit of the case.

    Many industry leaders keep giving “gyan” while sitting in air‑conditioned cabins or speaking at seminars and conferences. The ground reality, however, is completely different.

    It has been more than 25 years since the inception of IRDAI, yet no significant trust has been established. Whether public or private players, certain issues remain common: claim settlement delays, poor service, mis‑selling, cross‑selling, aggressive solicitation, non‑issuance of policy documents — the list goes on.

    At the end of it all, it is always the customer who suffers.

    –Ashish Kumar

    Check my book – “The Balance Sheet of Life: A Mirror not a Manual”

    https://ashishvision.wordpress.com/2026/01/20/book-release-announcement/

    #Insuranceawareness #Insuranceharassment #Insurancenews #Insuranceproblems #Irdai #Publicawareness #Publicissues #Publicproblems #WhyIndianInsuranceneedreform #29YearsToGetJusticeForAnInsuranceCliam #AshishKumar #AshishKumarBlog #ashishVision #AuthorOfTheBalanceSheetOfLife #challengesInsuranceSectorIsFacing #health #healthInsurance #healthcare #howToBeAwareOfInsuranceRights #Insurance #InsuranceClaimDelaysInIndia #insuranceClaimProblemsInIndia #InsuranceClaimSettlementIssues #selfHelpBook #TheBalanceSheetOfLife #writing
  21. My instinct is correct. No human being would do that except for drama. Trump himself said he didn't want it to happen, and then followed with the opposite, saying: but it will. I take the first statement as important as the second. Drama detected. The key was: he used the word "but", suggesting he wasn't serious and confident. Tonald Drump

    #politics #rhetoric #drama #leadership #geopolitics #systemic #communication #strategy #accountability #psychology #publicawareness #analysis #pattern

  22. My instinct is correct. No human being would do that except for drama. Trump himself said he didn't want it to happen, and then followed with the opposite, saying: but it will. I take the first statement as important as the second. Drama detected. The key was: he used the word "but", suggesting he wasn't serious and confident. Tonald Drump

    #politics #rhetoric #drama #leadership #geopolitics #systemic #communication #strategy #accountability #psychology #publicawareness #analysis #pattern

  23. இமயமலையில் நிலநடுக்க அபாயம் ஏன் அதிகம்? முன்னெச்சரிக்கை நடவடிக்கைகள், எச்சரிக்கை அமைப்புகள், மக்கள் விழிப்புணர்வு அவசியம் குறித்து விளக்கம்.
    #earthquake #himalaya #naturaldisaster #earthquakerisk #disastermanagement #earlywarning #safetymeasures #seismicactivity #publicawareness #latestnews
    viralnewstatus.blogspot.com/20

  24. #MIT Professor Cancels #Israeli Military Grant After Student Pressure

    “This concession shows that student campaigns do have an influence,” one student said. "These ties cannot survive transparency."

    by Akela Lacy
    September 22 2025, 9:09 a.m.

    "#ProPalestine student #activists across the country have struggled to get their universities to respond to pressure for divestment from Israel and its military–industrial complex.

    "So when a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology withdrew from a grant from the Israeli military after hearing feedback from students protesting the ongoing genocide in Gaza, it was especially welcome news.

    " 'This is one of the only cases where we know that student activism and public pressure led directly to an Israeli tie being cut, let alone a collaboration with its genocidal military,' said Mila Halgren, a postdoctoral associate at MIT. (The university did not respond to a request for comment.)

    "MIT has come under internal and public scrutiny for conducting research on #warfare technology sponsored by #Israel. In July, the United Nations condemned the school for conducting 'weapons and #surveillance research funded by the Israeli ministry of defense — the only foreign military financing research at the institute.'

    "That research included projects on drone swarm control — technology which the Israeli military has used during its siege on #Gaza — pursuit algorithms, and #UnderwaterSurveillance.

    "Markus Buehler, a professor in the civil engineering department, withdrew the grant earlier this summer shortly after a student pro-Palestine group publicized it on Instagram.

    " 'This concession shows that student campaigns do have an influence,' Halgren said. 'It also shows that these ties cannot survive #transparency and #PublicAwareness. Student action is not meaningless; despite increased repression, it is more important than ever to resist #genocide.”

    Read more:
    theintercept.com/2025/09/22/mi

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/sO9UF

    #ResistGenocide #IsraeliWarCrimes #FreePalestine #FreeGaza #Resistance

  25. #MIT Professor Cancels #Israeli Military Grant After Student Pressure

    “This concession shows that student campaigns do have an influence,” one student said. "These ties cannot survive transparency."

    by Akela Lacy
    September 22 2025, 9:09 a.m.

    "#ProPalestine student #activists across the country have struggled to get their universities to respond to pressure for divestment from Israel and its military–industrial complex.

    "So when a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology withdrew from a grant from the Israeli military after hearing feedback from students protesting the ongoing genocide in Gaza, it was especially welcome news.

    " 'This is one of the only cases where we know that student activism and public pressure led directly to an Israeli tie being cut, let alone a collaboration with its genocidal military,' said Mila Halgren, a postdoctoral associate at MIT. (The university did not respond to a request for comment.)

    "MIT has come under internal and public scrutiny for conducting research on #warfare technology sponsored by #Israel. In July, the United Nations condemned the school for conducting 'weapons and #surveillance research funded by the Israeli ministry of defense — the only foreign military financing research at the institute.'

    "That research included projects on drone swarm control — technology which the Israeli military has used during its siege on #Gaza — pursuit algorithms, and #UnderwaterSurveillance.

    "Markus Buehler, a professor in the civil engineering department, withdrew the grant earlier this summer shortly after a student pro-Palestine group publicized it on Instagram.

    " 'This concession shows that student campaigns do have an influence,' Halgren said. 'It also shows that these ties cannot survive #transparency and #PublicAwareness. Student action is not meaningless; despite increased repression, it is more important than ever to resist #genocide.”

    Read more:
    theintercept.com/2025/09/22/mi

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/sO9UF

    #ResistGenocide #IsraeliWarCrimes #FreePalestine #FreeGaza #Resistance

  26. Pro-life my tuchus

    #Trump #RFKJr #NIH cuts #SafeToSleep that campaigned to reduce #baby sleep #deaths

    “I still remember how, as a new parent, I would often tiptoe into my sleeping son's room multiple times a day — & night — to make sure he was still breathing.

    “Thanks to Safe to Sleep, a #PublicAwareness campaign launched three decades ago, I knew that #sleep-related #infant deaths were a leading cause of deaths for babies in the #US.”

    #SIDS #USpol #Musk #DOGE
    npr.org/2025/05/05/nx-s1-53838

  27. Call to Action 🚨🌍

    Immediate actions are required:

    • Implement One Health policies for a #holistic approach to health for humans, animals, & the environment.

    • Increase funding for research on AMR & climate change to foster innovative solutions & strategies.

    • Enhance #PublicAwareness & #education on AMR & climate change for informed #DecisionMaking.

    • Strengthen global #cooperation addressing AMR & climate change.

    #ClimateAction #AMRPrevention #GlobalHealth

    who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/

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