Fantastic essay by Shilpa Phadke!

Why and How Is the Power of Big Tech Increasing in the Policy Process? by Shaleen Khanal zhang hongzhou_RSIS Araz 𝗧aeihagh published in Policy & Society Journal, highlighted as one of 10 among 33000 OA articles by Oxford Academic for research & media attention #BigTech #Policy Read: corp.oup.com/feature/a-year…

It is unsurprising that the rich often don't 𝘴𝘦𝘦 class, that men don't 𝘴𝘦𝘦 gender, that white people don't 𝘴𝘦𝘦 race, that upper castes don't 𝘴𝘦𝘦 caste, that dominant ethnic groups don't 𝘴𝘦𝘦 ethnicity; privilege acts as a blinder to those below you in the hierarchy.

DHS datasets taken down! This is madness!

“Menstruation is predominantly still constructed as a hygiene issue that affects adolescent girls alone” – Fran Amery Josephine McAllister Jennifer Thomson et al on how we talk about menstruation in health policy #LSEInequalitiesBlog buff.ly/4bfAksl

My name is Aamir Aziz. I am a poet. My poem Sab Yaad Rakha Jayega has been used without my knowledge, consent, credit, or compensation by the internationally celebrated artist Anita Dube.

It's all "collateral damage" when you are not the one getting screwed over by a State driven bloodbath

War is a disaster for all concerned. The people who are afraid, the soldiers who lose their lives, the economy that suffers terribly. Wars are not fought on social media or TV studios. Jai Hind. Prayers for all the places under blackout today.

DE-ESCALATE!!

We have been watching Israeli airstrikes being livestreamed in Palestine for the last 1.5+ years. NOW LIVESTREAMING FROM OUR OWN BACKYARD!

If you're around Pathankot or in Dharamshala for the IPL and are stuck due to the current situation, I have a homestay in Dharamshala that can comfortably accommodate 10–15 people. Feel free to reach out. Please retweet so it reaches someone in need.

DE-ESCALATE NOW!!!!

At least two ISPs are telling their customers that The Wire cannot be reached because the government has issued orders to block the site. Some readers in India may still be able to access thewire.in directly until the blocking order gets fully implemented. The

🔴 LIVE Updates In a time of rising tensions, we're doing what news should—report facts. Through the day TheNewsMinute, newslaundry & Scroll.in with other independent media will go live with verified updates on #OperationSindoor. 📺Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=HWAM1u…

Qari Md Iqbal was not a Pakistani terrorist. He was a teacher, an Indian citizen from Kashmir, killed in firing by Pakistan in Poonch, J&K. But media outlets fabricated a lie & labelled him a Lashkar commander killed in Operation Sindoor. | @Shinjineemjmdr altnews.in/his-name-was-q…

I will be adding all the accomodation services that people are providing in kashmir to this thread. If you all know of some please add and share with the people who are in need.

Delighted to announce the prelim program for the #AmitavaBoseMemorialAnnualWorkshop. Looking forward to the 4 *Amitava Bose Special Sessions* by Maitreesh Ghatak, #DilipMookherjee, #DebrajRay and #RohiniSomanathan and papers by 45 other economists in the 5 sets of parallel sessions.